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Faced with this sudden change, Gel panicked!

After all, he was just a tribesman from beginning to end... I'm not looking down on ordinary people. In fact, the reason why most ordinary people are ordinary people is because we are really ordinary!

There is nothing shameful about being an ordinary person. After all, you and me are basically ordinary people. There is nothing to avoid. Although most people will subconsciously think that they are the protagonists of the world, the reality is that the world will never revolve around you!

In modern society, we can often observe a common psychological phenomenon, which is called "protagonist syndrome". This symptom not only reflects how individuals view the relationship between themselves and others, but also profoundly affects the way of social interaction. In this concept, individuals tend to regard their own lives as the core of a story, believing that they are the protagonist of the main play, while others are just supporting roles. This egocentric perspective not only leads to alienation in interpersonal relationships, but also poses a potential threat to social harmony. The primary feature of protagonist syndrome is the individual's self-magnification. When a person is immersed in the narrative of his own story, the existence of people around him seems to only add background to his story. The "I"-centered way of thinking makes the self-consciousness inflated, believing that one's needs, wishes, emotions and opinions are always at the core, while the emotions and needs of others are placed on the margins. Therefore, within the framework of this personal story, the relationship with others becomes gradually blurred, and even a sense of alienation is generated. This mentality is particularly evident in social occasions. On a crowded public transportation, a man watched a video with sound unscrupulously without paying attention to the surrounding environment. His behavior is like a mirror, reflecting the phenomenon that more and more people in today's society ignore the feelings of others.

In his eyes, personal entertainment needs are obviously more important than the comfort of others, and for this reason, the empathy of the entire society is eroded. At this time, the only demand of the protagonist for the supporting role is obedience, and the entire interaction is almost one-way. From a psychological point of view, the protagonist syndrome stems from the tension and struggle of the individual in self-identity. In modern society, individuals often feel pressure and anxiety from the outside, and they strive to find self-worth and identity in a complex interpersonal network. Therefore, seeing oneself as a "protagonist" becomes a mechanism to escape reality and enhance self-worth.

This egocentric mode of thinking leads to individuals tending to strengthen themselves and neglecting interpersonal relationships and social responsibilities in the external environment. In this case, the sense of trust between people decreases, and cooperation and communication become more difficult. In the thinking framework of "I am the protagonist of the story", individuals gradually lose the ability to communicate with others, which eventually leads to a deep sense of loneliness between people. Protagonist syndrome not only affects the quality of life of individuals, but also has a profound impact on the overall atmosphere of society. First, it makes the egocentric thinking of society more common, leading to the breeding of a "culture of indifference". Everyone is busy pursuing their own goals and turns a blind eye to the needs of others, thus forming a rift in society.

Secondly, in competitive fields such as finance and business, protagonist syndrome often leads to unfair competition and moral degradation. The lack of cooperation between individuals and the collapse of trust between each other ultimately affect the overall efficiency and moral level of society. To overcome protagonist syndrome, we first need to improve the self-awareness of individuals. Individuals need to realize that in an interconnected society, society can only truly prosper when everyone is regarded as important. Therefore, the ability to communicate and interact with others should be valued and cultivated.

In short, this kind of mentality is unacceptable!

No one is the protagonist.

The most typical example is what is written in many novels, where an ordinary person travels through time and immediately counterattacks. Although this plot looks cool, it is actually very difficult!

The most typical example is that a loser would not be able to survive if he traveled back to ancient times. Let's talk about some common options first.

Ancient times were agricultural societies, so most ordinary people would engage in agricultural production. As for the losers, they were too lazy to even go out of the house, so it was hard to imagine that they would farm, and they were definitely lazy and didn't know how to distinguish between grains, so forget about farming. Another thing was business, and many amateur writers liked to write about the protagonist using modern business methods to make a lot of money in ancient times!

This kind of plot gives people a sense of satisfaction that modern people are crushing ancient times.

But in fact, this thing is impossible! Ancient people were not stupid! The so-called modern business methods may not work well in ancient times. After all, there are different rules for different environments. The rules of ancient industries were very strict. If you mess around, you may touch other people's cakes at any time and get killed, even if you live in a prosperous dynasty with good public security. But do you really think that you, an ordinary person, are better than those old-timers who have been immersed in business for decades?

Apart from anything else, others have deep roots and can kill you in a price war!

Another option is to engage in some handicrafts, such as textiles, ironwork, shipbuilding, porcelain making, etc. These jobs require specialized skills. Even if you, an ordinary modern person, understand some professional knowledge, your skills may not work at all in a completely different environment. In addition, modern people are more impetuous and always desire to get rich overnight. They will definitely not be down-to-earth apprentices, so it will be difficult for them to succeed. You must know that being an apprentice in ancient times was very difficult!

On the other hand, most handicrafts are also physical work, and most people can't bear it. If you are honest and willing to work, it's not a big deal. Although many modern people don't have fine clothes and delicious food, they can be said to be pampered. Many people have never done any heavy work in their lives. You know, many people can't even jog a few thousand meters, let alone heavy physical work.

Finally, you can become a scholar, take the imperial examination, and get a good reputation. Don't even think about it. The imperial examination in ancient times was a one-way street, much more rigorous than today's college entrance examination. Haven't you seen that in "The Scholars", Fan Jin passed the examination at the age of over 50.

As we all know, the imperial examination system was the only way for ordinary students in ancient times to pursue official careers and realize their ideals. It was also a good channel for the court to select outstanding talents. Therefore, the imperial examination was extremely strict. The imperial examination can be divided into four levels, from low to high, namely, the academy examination (also called the prefectural examination, the county examination, and the names are different depending on the region) - the provincial examination - the joint examination - the palace examination. Candidates are also divided into four levels. Only those who pass the examination of the corresponding level have the opportunity to participate in the next level of examination. The county, city and district will allocate the qualification of a student to the students of the right age. Having the qualification of a student is equivalent to having an admission ticket to the imperial examination. A student passes the academy examination to become a scholar, a scholar passes the provincial examination to become a juren, a juren passes the joint examination to become a gongshi, and finally passes the palace examination to become a jinshi. However, generally speaking, those who can pass the provincial examination are already rare.

In ancient times, if you wanted to take the imperial examination, you first needed to have a clean family background. When registering, you had to write down the information of your three generations of ancestors on the registration form. Some special groups (women, merchants, criminals, monks, etc.) would be restricted. For example, if someone in your three generations of ancestors was a constable, then the three generations within that generation could not take the imperial examination. It was better for the soul to travel through time, but if you traveled through time... then you were screwed, you couldn't even get a household registration!

Some people may ask, isn't it OK not to fill in the real information? This is simply impossible! There are three reasons. First, because the registration form not only requires information of three generations of ancestors, but also requires a guarantee from a local person, and the guarantor's information must also be detailed. Once the candidate's information is false or cheats in the exam, the guarantor will bear joint liability and accept punishment. Second, the submitted candidate information will be reviewed by a special person, and the review results will directly determine whether you can take the imperial examination. Most of the people involved in the review are appointed by the court. If they have any deviations, it is a felony, so the review process is extremely strict. Third, although using false information to register can pass the provincial examination by chance, it will be investigated again in the subsequent appointment of the court and the next exam. Once it is exposed in front of the emperor, it is a crime of deceiving the emperor, and in serious cases, the nine clans will be executed.

The third biggest difficulty of the imperial examination is that the test questions and marking are very strict. The test questions not only test the candidates' writing ability, but also require them to be knowledgeable, have a comprehensive understanding of ancient and modern times, understand the laws of governing a country, and have their own unique insights into the development of society.

In order to prevent candidates from cheating, the examination rooms are also very sophisticated. Each examination room is about 1 square meter, with high walls on three sides and a simple roof, and only one side is open. Candidates carry their bags and rations, and cannot come out after entering. They eat, drink, defecate and urinate inside. The imperial examination site is usually silent, and the atmosphere is very depressing. In addition, the duration of the examination varies greatly depending on the dynasty. It can be as short as 3 days or as long as 9 days. The examinations in the Qing Dynasty were nine days long. Due to the long-term mental tension, candidates would go crazy after the exam.

Is it over after the exam?

No, the real trial has just come. The test papers of many candidates will be randomly distributed to the examiners by the chief examiner. The examiners do not know whose paper they are reviewing, so there is no possibility of favoritism and fraud by the examiners. Later, the paper system was reformed, and a sealing method similar to the modern sealing line appeared. Even the chief examiner himself could not tell whose paper he was holding. The reform of this system has improved the fairness and justice of the imperial examination at a deeper level. Because the population of ancient counties and cities was dense, and the number of people admitted to the imperial examination was often related to the population and the tax on people, this increased the difficulty invisibly. Therefore, in the fiercely competitive environment, some rich children would bribe the chief examiner in order to pass the exam, which also increased the difficulty of civilian students to take the exam. During the Qing Dynasty, literary inquisitions were prevalent, and even homophonic puns were not allowed. The imperial examination became more stringent. Since eight-part essays became the mainstream, the thinking of candidates was also restricted. This was also the main reason for the shortage of talents in the Qing Dynasty.

The lack of talent in the Qing Dynasty led to a large number of corrupt officials. These people were far away from the capital, and the emperor had no time to pay attention to them, which made them more blatant and used their positions to make a lot of money, which once made the imperial examination a mess. Fan Jin was able to pass the provincial examination in such an environment, and it was understandable that he went crazy with joy. There are also details in the book that show that the three reporters who came to deliver the letter saw at a glance that Fan Jin was temporarily crazy because of excessive joy, indicating that he often saw such scenes. The ancient feudal thought believed that everything was inferior, only reading was high, and this belief has always supported those people to continue to participate in the imperial examination. Some people even took the exam until their twilight years and still got nothing.

Also, don't underestimate those scholars. Really don't look down on the scholars in ancient times. Those who can pass the examination to become a scholar are all high-end talents!

I'm not bragging, really!

"To be a scholar, one must pass all five examinations and be appointed as a doctor." Although the imperial examinations during the Southern and Northern Dynasties were used to select talents, they still needed to be recommended by officials, so this was very different from the imperial examination system. As the imperial examination system continued to develop and evolve, the imperial examination system in the Sui and Tang dynasties established the scholar category. In the Song Dynasty, those who passed the Ministry of Rites examination could be called scholars, but it was not easy to become a scholar. The admission rate of "scholars" is lower than that of Tsinghua University and Peking University. Today, we will compare ancient and modern times to see what academic qualifications a scholar can be considered today? Under the ancient imperial examination system, one first passed the county examination to become a student, passed the prefecture examination to become a scholar (once a year), passed the academy examination to become a juren, passed the provincial examination to become a gongshi, passed the joint examination to successfully become a quasi-jinshi, and the top three who passed the palace examination were divided into the top three from high to low, and those who passed the palace examination were all called jinshi. From the perspective of the level division alone, we unconsciously associate it with our current journey from kindergarten to doctoral degree or even to obtaining a higher degree. Think about it, it seems that becoming a second-level scholar is still very simple.

Nowadays, we go to school under the nine-year compulsory education. At that time, it was not like now. In the "Preface to Sending Off Ma Sheng from Dongyang" written by Song Lian, Song Lian wrote about his experience of studying.

Poor family, no books to read, can only borrow books from rich families to copy and read, after the crown, you have to run a hundred miles away, respectfully ask the teacher questions. Unlike now, there are books to read and teachers to teach. For Song Lian, he was lucky. But not all poor families can meet a rich family who can borrow books. So it is very difficult to become a scholar. Let's continue to see that for a student to pass the exam, it is not as simple as the current primary school entrance exam. Taking the statistics of the Qing Dynasty as an example, in 260 years, an average of only 2000 scholars were produced each year. This is only 2000 people a year across the country. Although the population was not as large as it is now, scholars a year is also pitiful. The admission rate of this scholar can be said to be very low. Next, let's take a look at what the scholars who are "preparing for the exam" need to do? Before taking the exam for a scholar, you need to prepare books such as the Analects of Confucius, Mencius, Book of Documents, Book of Songs, Book of Rites, Zuo Zhuan, etc., totaling more than words. Of course, it is not that easy to prepare. Not only do you need to be familiar with the principles in the book, but you also need to be able to answer questions fluently behind the scenes without any flaws. These books are not delivered to your home just by saying a word. Without nine years of compulsory education, you can only buy them with your own money. Scholars rarely do farm work, so they can only ask for books from their families or borrow them from relatives and friends. Since then, the living conditions of students preparing for the exam have naturally declined.

When spiritual life is satisfied, material life is not so important. These thousands of seniors spend their days preparing for exams in this environment. Some pass the exams while others fail. Too many people fail to pass the exams after taking them many times. After failing the exams, they return home with more mental pressure from their families, which makes them feel helpless. They can only continue to study hard and fight again next time. Therefore, the saying "ten years of hard study" is not groundless.

These students who wanted to pass the exam to become a scholar paid too much, but only a small number of them succeeded. Just like when we take the college entrance examination now, there are very few students in each city who can get into Tsinghua University or Peking University. But in comparison, we are luckier than them. At least we have more choices than them. Once they take that step, they will either rise to prominence or live in poverty for the rest of their lives. Since it is so difficult to pass the exam to become a scholar, what kind of status does it mean to pass the exam to become a scholar? Readers familiar with Stephen Chow's movies should remember that Fang Tangjing in "Justice, My Foot" did not kneel when confronting the county magistrate played by Stephen Chow. So why is this? Because in ancient times, passing the exam to become a scholar was equivalent to having some privileges. One of them was not having to kneel when seeing an official. As a juren, Fang Tangjing naturally did not have to kneel, and could even argue the case with the county magistrate.

In other words, once you become a scholar, you are affiliated with the imperial court, and naturally you have privileges that ordinary people do not have. In addition to not having to kneel when you see an official, you are not only exempt from corvée, but you can also receive salaries from the imperial court. Officials cannot use torture privately, and you can travel around without restraint. In ancient times, not only was the system hierarchical, but also the clothing was particular. Generally, scholars would wear long gowns, while ordinary people would wear very simple clothes. Kong Yiji, described by Mr. Lu Xun, claimed to be a scholar, always wearing a shabby long gown that he never changed, and disdained to be with the short-sleeved gang in short shirts. Doesn't this just show that the long gown has become a symbol of scholars. But don't think that scholars are already great with these privileges.

So the reason why ordinary people are ordinary people is because we are ordinary enough!

It’s not that you suddenly gain power and you really change...it’s not that simple!

So Gel, even if he becomes a godslayer, he is still a tribesman!