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The imperial examination system was founded in 605 and was discontinued in 1905. It lasted for 1,300 years in Chinese history and is the longest-existing examination system in the world. Mr. Sun Yat-sen believed: "China's examination system is the oldest and best system used in all countries in the world to select true talents." Although rulers of the past dynasties have formulated various rules to prevent cheating and created a relatively fair competitive environment for the imperial examination, due to the extremely fierce competition in the imperial examination, only a handful of people can stand out. Once the imperial examination is passed, the scholar's life will undergo earth-shaking changes. Therefore, many candidates take desperate risks and cheat in various ways in order to realize their dream of being on the gold list as soon as possible. As the designers and implementers of the system, in order to maintain the fairness and justice of the imperial examinations, the rulers severely cracked down on those who cheated in the imperial examinations, and even went so far as to kill them. Therefore, a case of imperial examination fraud that was staged in Chinese history was truly thrilling.