The present paper,intensively discussing Emperor Yongzheng's reform of civil service examination,in which an increasing number of candidates could pass the exam thanks to the emperor's special favor,con-cludes that this institutional endeavor was actually an embodiment of the emperor's reliance on Han Chi-nese in improving Qing's governance and exactly for this reason Yongzheng reign should be treated as an independent phase in the history of civil service examination.
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