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the people were ruled by the nobles or local feudal lords and the emperor and his ministers. The ministers were the intellectuals who have advanced there social position through state examination.

there was very little social mobility in the classical period because most people were poor and illiterate peasants and couldn't afford to spend their time on studying for the state examination.

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