质疑"为科举制平反论"

刘海峰等先生提出“为科举制平反”,其理由不能成立。评价科举制的好坏,应看其在不同时代对中国社会生产力作用如何,不能以“古代多数人”或几个名人的言论为依据;科举制度下确有一些能人被选出,但被淘汰、扼杀、扭曲的人才更多,以致造成人才大匮乏的局面;科举制使若干“田舍郎”登上了“天子堂”,这种公平只是表面的,实际是通过对中上层官僚队伍的“换血”,巩固了封建皇权,从而为专制主义的社会苟延残喘补充活力。

Oppugn the View Redressing the System of Imperial Examinations

The view of some scholars like LIU Haifeng redressing the system of imperial examinations is not tenable.To judge the system of imperial examinations,what is relied upon is not the words of several celebrities or ancient majorities,but its effect on social productivity in China of different times.Under the system of imperial examinations,a few talents were indeed chosen,but there were more washed out,resulting in the great lack of talents.Apparently,the system made some sons of farmers promoted to the positions of high-rank officials,but in fact,this move was exsanguinotransfusion of high aristocrat ranks in the purpose of enhancing feudal imperial power so as to refuel the absolutist society which was on its last legs.