People in the Ming Dynasty are lawless

Chapter 556: Scholars are both proud and self-deprecating
It's true that these scholars are the most difficult to deal with.

Because each of these scholars has different ideas.

They even look down on each other among themselves.

So it is actually quite difficult to deal with them now.

Wang Dahai and Liu Baihu had already thought of this, and scholars would definitely ask this question.

I asked this question just now.

If they were allowed to continue taking the imperial examinations, would they feel uncomfortable because they did not have as much money and leisure as those wealthy families?

And they may also invite some talented people to help them review and grasp the key points, so that they may surpass them.

So to be honest, they raised this question after careful consideration.

This also shows that these people have flexible minds and know immediately what the key points are and what issues they should actively pay attention to.

It is precisely because they have flexible minds that they are able to serve as staff for others.

Even if the Ming Dynasty's army arrives later, they will definitely settle accounts with those large landowners who resisted the Ming army at the city gate.

But it won't be their fault.

Because they are just some staff.

They have plenty of opportunities to get rid of their crimes.

Although there were some scholars there who had given their employers some advice on how to resist the attack of the Ming Dynasty.

They even used some of the so-called military strategies they had learned to help their employers avoid the misfortune of being besieged.

Of course they are not afraid.

Because they have a famous saying.

That is, I do everything to serve my employer.

I don't have my own subjective ideas.

Because many people have liquidated these landlords before.

However, these scholars were not liquidated.

Because of what?
It is because these scholars said in their defense that everything I did was to give instructions to my employer.

It’s not for my own purposes.

So I cannot be convicted for this reason.

There is no law that directly condemns counselors.

Of course there is actually a more important reason, that is, even if some people liquidated those landlords.

However, he would also recruit those strategists who gave advice to the landlords and bring them under his command.

Because no matter how they develop in the future, and no matter whether they will exploit the local people like the local landlords.

Those scholars are very important, while those staff members seem to be just giving some advice behind the scenes.

But if they don't know the local area very well, they won't be able to come up with such good suggestions.

Keeping these people in hand will be a very important handle for doing things in this place in the future.

That is why this group of people can be spared the fate of being liquidated time and time again.

Because of this, they know better how to control this scale.

These people have been in this business for a long time, so they always leave room for themselves in everything they do.

I will never come up with any ideas that are harmful to others or that will lead to being caught and held accountable by others.

Even if we launch a resistance, it will be within the scope of our duties.

If you catch him and interrogate him, you will only get out some superficial information.

If you punish him harshly, you will lose the support of some scholars.

They would say that we take money from people just to give them advice and we haven't done anything harmful.

Isn't it a sign of loyalty to help the employer resist the enemy's attack?
Since we are showing our loyalty, why do you want to take us down?
That is why these educated people can act so unscrupulously now, they don’t worry about being liquidated.

They dared to stand up, first of all because they saw a glimmer of hope.

If one could really become an official by studying and taking the imperial examination as Wang Dahai and others said, who wouldn't want that?

Even though they earn a lot as aides in their boss's house, they actually suffer a lot of humiliation.

Because being a staff member is not that easy.

First of all, there is intrigue, needless to say. Not only does one have to compete for favor with other staff members in the mansion.

You even have to worry that others will come up with some ideas that will harm you.

Although those landlords seem to be fat and bloated, they don't seem to be as good at literature as I am.

But these people have quite a lot of ideas.

They also have a lot of ideas.

They won't believe your idea alone.

Instead, they will use your ideas to consider another person.

If the other person disagrees with you, or even wants to harm you, then he or she will stab you in the back and you may lose favor.

At the same time, you may lose your job or even your life.

Intellectuals looked down on each other, and this was not only the case in the Ming Dynasty, but was the case everywhere.

So they live very cautiously and earn money with fear.

The other is to endure all kinds of stupid ideas and even stupid behaviors of these landlords who are fat and have no literary knowledge.

Scholars have learned a lot of knowledge from books and consider themselves to be very smart, even to the point of being well-read. Then they look down on everyone.

Even though they take money from their bosses, they look down on these local rich people in their hearts.

However, it is truly painful to serve them while looking down on them in your heart.

So when they put on a forced smile in front of their boss, they didn't know how many teeth were broken and how much blood they had to swallow.

If it weren't for a meal, their children and their wives, they would not suffer such injustice.

They originally had lofty ambitions and wanted to make decisions by sitting beside the king.

He was originally expected to become a general or a prime minister, but he had no choice but to serve those local rich men.

Just think about what a torture that is.

Under such circumstances, I can still get things done and manage my expression well.

I can also hide my worries and not break down.

Such people are all the best among the best.

They have their own way of digesting things.

Even if you feel wronged, even if you know that others are taking their emotions out on you because of some trivial matter, you still have to endure it and then face it with a smile.

This can help resolve the other person's resentment and allow the other person to speak to you in a friendly manner.

A person with such forbearance can either do great things or do bad things.

Of course, these are not contradictory. They only show that such people are very strong mentally.

And those scholars who dare to stand up and confront Wang Dahai and Liu Baihu are the elites among these lovers.

These people are not easy to deal with.

When they were working as aides for their employers, they discovered that although those playboys seemed to be uneducated, they were actually quite talented.

But you can't help them because they are rich, and they can hire many famous teachers to explain to them. Their behavior is dissolute, but their foundation is very solid.

Even those scholars who devote themselves to studying in their study want to compare themselves with them.

You will find that the breadth of your knowledge is not as good as theirs.

So many times, scholars feel very aggrieved.

I tried so hard, but I couldn't compete with those rich people.

That’s because rich people have people who specialize in organizing knowledge for them.

There are special people who help them to instill knowledge into their ears.

Moreover, many times, when scholars deal with geographical concepts and real objects, they are unable to describe them truly from books.

So they only have one concept.

However, those rich people have the ability to turn the knowledge in books into geographical maps under their feet.

It becomes a real object before their eyes, thus deepening their impression.

During the debate, you will find that what they say are truly outside the books, while you are only limited to the books.

They can draw inferences from one example to another, but when we try to draw inferences from one example to another, we find that there is nothing good to say.

Because you have no knowledge, you cannot improve your cognition.

If you can't improve your cognition, you can only read from the book.

You can only say what is written in the book, without your own opinions or new theories.

So this is where this group of scholars are very conflicted now.

Their ambitions are as high as the sky, but their lives are as fragile as paper.

They wanted to study, so they studied hard for ten years.

However, in the end, I found that I had not learned as much as those rich young men.

When they were working as aides to their employers, they knew very well that their knowledge was much higher than that of the fat and bloated local tycoons.

However, they have to flatter the local rich people by reciting doggerel.

They clearly have the ability to make decisions on the road, but they can only follow the vulgar words of those local rich people.

Over and over again, I destroy the most vulnerable side of my heart and tear my ideals apart to cater to the opinions of others.

Such pain and contradictions made this group of scholars extremely eager for reforms in the Ming Dynasty.

Don't be fooled by the fact that their words now are mixed with gunpowder.

However, it cannot conceal their expectations for reform.

Their expectations for reform are even deeper than those of the craftsmen.

Because the most urgent thing for scholars now is to change the status quo.

The most urgent hope is that one day, there will be something that can make me hold my head high and never let myself be wronged in the homes of those fat and stupid rich men and cater to their vulgar behaviors.

They even hope that after becoming officials, they can truly make decisions and bring some new changes to the people.

Let the common people know that to govern the world, we still need these knowledgeable, learned and capable scholars.

Only in this way can they truly realize their ideals and put into practice the theories of self-cultivation, governing the country and pacifying the world that they have obtained from the books of sages in the Central Plains dynasties.

How could Wang Dahai and Liu Baihu not know what these scholars were thinking?

Although it is impossible to completely guess whether these scholars have the same ideas as those of the scholars in the Central Plains dynasty, they are roughly consistent.

There are two things in the mind of a scholar.

The first is to leave a good reputation in history books.

The second is to change the fate of one's own family.

In fact, these two are not contradictory.

Many educated people have not been able to provide much help to their families since childhood because of their studies.

It can even be said that they are very dependent on the support of their family.

Therefore, after achieving success, they are eager to change their family environment.

Because why should your family work so hard to support you in your studies?

Why should I let you stand out?

Why should we let you eat the best and wear the warmest clothes every day when you are in the study and lack a labor force?

I just hope that one day you can succeed.

I just hope that one day, you can take everyone to soar into the sky together.

I hope you can study well.

This way everyone can have something to look forward to.

So what they hear the most every day is, I hope you can read it well.

I hope you can fly with your family.

Under the indoctrination of this idea, they themselves also have this idea.

They also want to show off in front of others, become the leader in the family, and even hope to be the most handsome guy in the village.

The second one, of course, is to leave a good reputation in history books.

Who among those who can be recorded in history is not a person who brings honor to the family?
So don’t think that they are the ones making the most noise now, and don’t think that each of them seems to be making things difficult for themselves.

In fact, they hoped to see reforms and changes in the Ming Dynasty more than anyone else.

Let them enjoy more power and break through more restrictions.

Be able to break the net above their heads that they just talked about.

That's why so many harsh and seemingly ruthless demands are made.

Even if they want to make things difficult now, they actually have great expectations deep down in their hearts.

Thinking of this, Captain Liu and Wang Dahai looked at each other.

Wang Dahai said directly: "Regarding the question you raised, although we cannot give a particularly satisfactory answer right now.

But there is one thing I want you to know.

We in the Ming Dynasty now understand very well what you scholars are thinking about.

What exactly do you hope for?
How exactly do you people want to be treated by the Ming Dynasty?

I just want to tell you that we can give you whatever you can think of.

I can't give you the most accurate answer right now.

But it can give you some peace of mind."

When most people heard Wang Dahai say this, they immediately looked forward to it.

Those scholars who had asked tricky questions just now pricked up their ears at this moment, fearing that they would miss a single word.

Because these words this time may change your life.

It may change the fate of your family.

At the same time, it will also allow me to soar to the sky and fulfill my family's high expectations of me over the years.

Even though they seem to have made a lot of money as staff members of their employers, this is not enough to satisfy them...

(End of this chapter)