Chapter 96 What is the purpose of being an official
Early the next morning, Chen Xiuping organized the students to take the test. As for the group of old men, after being severely beaten by the questions given by Wang Dao yesterday, they all had no objections.
After the names were called and the students received the test papers, their expressions could be said to be worse than eating shit. The questions above made them look confused. The test was not about the Four Books and Five Classics, nor the meaning of the classics.
Common sense of life and issues of choice made this group of scholars stunned.
That scholar is still shopping for groceries, and that scholar is still thinking about how to buy things. These questions are not related to learning at all.
These questions were simplified by Chen Xiuping. If he were to take questions from companies in his previous life, these students would probably not be able to answer a single word.
There are some students who were taught by these great Confucian scholars, but they turned a blind eye to this question. You disciples can only do your best on your own.
Finally, one student couldn't help it anymore. He was here to study. If he were to take the test on the Four Books and Five Classics, he would definitely do well. What the hell are you taking the test? He immediately stood up and protested.
"Your Majesty, the students have great doubts about the examination papers. This examination is entirely about matters that the common people care about. We are the ones who want to gain fame."
"What's your name? Forget it, I don't want to know your name. You can leave if you don't want to."
Someone started provoking, and Wang Dao was naturally not used to it. Whoever came here came here for serious study, to gain the reputation of being a student of a private school run by Wang Dao, and to improve their background in the officialdom in the future.
"My name is Li Tai, and I am the grandson of Li Dou, the fourth-rank Taichang of the reign. I am not convinced. Prince, we all came here to study. Why does the prince treat us like this?"
This man named Li Tai first moved out his grandfather, and then started talking in the same tone as everyone else. He was really a bit cautious.
Wang Dao was about to continue to refute him. A fourth-grade official is so awesome. I am not going to scare you to death by saying that I was an official back then, but Chen Xiuping signaled Wang Dao not to say more and to deal with him himself.
"Master, you keep saying I'll wait, first ask the students next to you if they agree with you using them to speak."
Chen Xiuping's words directly hit the point. As soon as he said these words, several students nearby who were eager to watch the fun quickly said that they did not know this person and that this person had nothing to do with him.
"You are using your strong words to make excuses. They are all cowards. I, Li Tai, will not give in. If you don't tell me the truth today, I will die here now to clarify my ambition."
...Saah, just say a few words and then commit suicide. That's not the ancient book that just begs for death. Chen Xiuping laughed and said: "Okay, today I will tell you some truth."
, you said that you came to study to gain fame, then let me ask you, what is the purpose of becoming an official? "
Li Tai smiled: "What is the purpose of being an official? Throughout the ages, the purpose of being an official is to honor our ancestors."
Faced with such a childish answer, Chen Xiuping really didn't want to explain, but today he wanted to give everyone here a reminder. After all, there are many people here who will become the pillars of the new Song Dynasty in the future: "I'm telling you now
What is the purpose of being an official? What is the purpose of being an official?
For the sake of self-cultivation, ordering the family, governing the country, and bringing peace to the world, if you are prosperous, you can help the world, and if you are poor, you can cultivate yourself alone. The questions I asked are not only as simple as they appear on the surface, they are all related to the interests of the people. Without the people,
, what kind of officials are you?"
Chapter completed!