Xia Yan is from Guixi, Jiangxi Province. He has lived in this hometown of Kaoba since childhood. Although the land is fertile because of its large population, although the land is still fertile, there are not many people who own large tracts of land.

Although the Xia family is still wealthy, since childhood, all the parents told him that they would always study hard and be on the list of gold in the future, rather than saying that if they read well and read well, they could learn from the saint's books.

So... why did he study? Isn't he just reading and writing eight-legged essays just to have the present?

But...when he becomes an official, he will consciously hide the utilitarian nature of studying.

Most scholars have a noble attitude. If you admit deep down that you study just to be an official and to have a better life, wouldn’t you admit that you are a villain seeking fame?

This is generally true for all officials. Once they are on the list of gold, they will start to talk about the great truth. What kind of books have their own golden houses, but in fact... they are all deceitful, because they have obtained what they want through reading. At this time, reading has become a sacred thing. Only in this way can they be separated from those villains who seek fame and fortune.

But in fact, Xia Yan studied for fame and fortune!

Ye Chunqiu obviously did not intend to wait for Xia Yan's answer. He smiled and asked and answered himself: "No matter how much scholars in the world deny it, the fact is that studying is to be an official. Before the Ming Dynasty, they could be an official, so they were a member of the eight-legged essay. In the Song Dynasty, if they could be an official based on a policy theory, the scholars in the Song Dynasty studied policy theory, and in the Tang Dynasty, if scholars could be an official based on poetry, they would have tried their best to write poetry."

"This... is the truth. On the road to seeking fame and fortune, I never had any other thoughts at all. Only one thing is to get fame and fortune!"

"No matter what kind of sentiment or feelings are used to conceal and conceal it, being an official is the fundamental."

Ye Chunqiu seemed to have exposed Xia Yan's last fig leaf: "Because of this, the eight-legged essay reform was full of curses. Why? Because most people spent half their life studying the eight-legged essay, and now they have been deposed suddenly. Those who do good essays suddenly lose all their advantages. They have lost their interests. Of course they have to scold them, of course they have to make trouble, and of course they look miserable like they cannot survive or die."

"At the end, the new policy has been implemented. In fact, this is a good opportunity for many people to start over, but at this time, most people are silent. Of course, some people are inevitably cursing with radical people. Xiabutang, do you know why this is? Because although the new system has been launched, they look like, and they have no idea what it looks like. Therefore, these people are silent. Some people scolded it, in fact, just to show their contempt for business and law, and to show their noble personality."

"But Xiabutang seems to have forgotten one thing. After this spring exam, how many scholars have gained benefits. That is, 30,000 people have been admitted, and 30,000 people have an official position and have the opportunity to be proud. Some people have high knowledge and some people have obtained official positions even by accident. When this was the case when I was taking the eight-legged exam, how could this happen? In the past, those who could be an official were just Jinshi, with a full calculation of two or three hundred people. As for Juren, it was a minority. How many people have taken the exam year after year. Xiabutang is a lucky person, but 99% of scholars in the world are not as lucky as you. Today, you

Is it true that this new system is for many people? It is hope! A hope that can really change the fate of many scholars. Because of this, there are most students in this world who have no hope of continuing the exam before. However, because of the new system, they picked up the book again because they knew that even if they didn’t win this subject, they would have great hope as long as they tried their best. They would no longer be ridiculed because of failing the exam, nor were they useless for failing the exam. After studying the eight-legged essay, they could not apply what they learned, and as a result... they went to do other business in a down-and-out manner."

"But...but..." Xia Yan was still dissatisfied, he was dissatisfied: "But I clearly remember that after this subject, many scholars still scolded this new system."

"Are you really scolding?" Ye Chunqiu smiled, but the smile obviously had a bit of mockery, and said, "Xiabutang, you are really wrong. Those silent people, influenced by the Four Books and Five Classics for so many years, will naturally have a little bit of contempt for law and business. So... Although they are secretly studying business and law, and although they all act like they despise business and law, what do you think?"

"Let me tell you, because these scholars are very smart, they know the principle of making a fortune in silence. They know that Ye Chunqiu is here in the court, with His Majesty and the support of the princes, so this new system must continue to be implemented. Since the new system cannot be shaken, why should they maintain the new system? Therefore, most of them are too lazy to pay attention to the dispute between the new and old systems. If someone asks about their support for studying the Four Books and Five Classics, or classics, or classics, business, and law, they must say with a high sound that the Four Books and Five Classics are the principles of saints, but... Scholars have a saying that they are insincere. Anyway, when the sky falls, it is naturally someone who stands by them. It doesn't matter whether they support it or not. Instead, they will say a few good words about the Four Books and Five Classics, which can make people look more brilliant in front of others."
Chapter completed!