I’m a Eunuch, and I’ve Started a Civil Service Exam Craze in Ancient Times

After endless studying, Guan Yujun finally passed the civil service exam, only to wake up one day and find herself kneeling in the Hall of Golden Chimes?

The sullen young man on the imperial throne grinned and said that if she couldn't solve the problem, the entire Guan clan would get to experience the torment of being burned alive atop a beacon tower.

The Ministries of Justice, Revenue, Rites, and War each have two vice ministers, and all eight must give reports. Three are scheduled for the morning, three for the afternoon, and two for the evening. The two vice ministers from the same ministry cannot report in the same time slot. How many different schedules are possible for the eight officials?

Guan Yujun: A familiar formula... 13,824?

Guan Yujun always considered herself a study machine. After transmigrating, she hadn't expected to be a peerless scholar, but surely passing the imperial exams and earning the title of provincial graduate shouldn't have been difficult. How did she end up becoming a eunuch?! She comforted herself that it was at least half a “secure government job,” and decided to put up with it.

But working around the clock all year, with no clear, scientifically sound system for promotion, was going too far!

And then...

“Eunuch Guan, Grand Secretary Zhang says his eyesight is failing, and he doesn't understand the quantitative analysis you taught him!” “Tell him if he can't get the answers right, his seniority pay is canceled this year!”

“Eunuch Guan, the Minister of Revenue says he's too worn out to keep working and wants to take mourning leave and retire!” “If he can take mourning leave, why can't I recall him from it? Get back here and keep grinding!”

But what Guan Yujun likes best is this: “Eunuch Guan, are you setting this year's exam questions for both men and women in the spring provincial exams and the palace examination?” “Of course!”