> Alternatively, he could get automatically dumped into the Scribe's
class
>or whichever it is all those minor functionaries belong to. At least he'd
have
>some of the right skills and he won't be required to show so much in the
way
>of initiative and intellect (which is probably a good thing in his case).
Perhaps the one's who only failed by a bit are turned into eunuchs.
The scene, the Imperial Overseer of Mandarin Education explaining the grading system to a graduate student marker:
"Well 0-45%, galley slave (well, that's what we call 'em anyway), 46-65% scribe, 66-85% eunuch-he wouldn't have made a good Mandarin but he'll make a wonderful chamberlain (not enough brains to be left running around but too much ability for a scribe), 86%+ the world's your oyster!"
Oliver
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