Why study?

After hearing this, all the disciples looked at each other in shock.

It's not that this question is too difficult, but that it's too simple.

How many people throughout the ages have already given the answer - to be an official!

As expected, someone soon stood up and said as it should be: "Students study to seek official positions."

"The same goes for students."

"The same goes for students."

Among the eleven students, ten students answered this way.

Only Chen Chuge looked at Gu Beichuan with some hesitation.

Since he was born, everyone has told him that the purpose of studying is to be named on the gold medal list and then become an official.

In fact, he has been working hard for this goal for nearly twenty years.

But...I don't know why, but I always feel deep down that this shouldn't be the case.

Is it possible that the sage in the beginning also studied to become an official?

Obviously not!

So he hesitated and was speechless.

Seeing this, the classmates around him all cast surprised glances at him.

Is there any need to think about this kind of problem?

Seeing that he did not answer, Gu Beichuan did not ask further questions, but continued to ask: "Then, why do you want to be an official?"

As soon as this statement came out, most of the people present frowned.

Because many of them have never thought about this issue.

The education they have received in the past, the people they know, and the things they are familiar with all tell them to go to the imperial examination, go to high school, and go to the gold list.

And they have been working hard for it for more than ten years, but what will happen after passing the exam? They have never really thought about it.

At this time, Gu Beichuan gave the answer.

"Should I be a corrupt official who deceives his superiors and deceive his subordinates, amassing money to repay his parents and clan, or should he be a good and upright official who is honest and upright and works for the people's livelihood?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone's faces turned red, and some students stood up and spoke fiercely: "Teacher, how could you humiliate us like this?"

"That is, since we can come to study with the teacher, we already have a small amount of assets in our family. Not to mention that we are not as rich as the country, but we can be prosperous for a lifetime. Why do we need to become corrupt officials who extort excessive taxes?"

Facing the angry students, Gu Beichuan helplessly shook his head and said:

"You think too simply."

"Sometimes, you don't have to do it just because you don't want to do it."

"Everyone is cynical and everyone is complicit."

"Let's just say that Mr. Huo, the governor of Jiangnan County, has a rich family. How does it compare to you?"

Everyone did not understand what Gu Beichuan meant, but they frowned and replied: "The Huo family is the clan of the champion marquis. At its peak, it could be said to be the first-class dignitary in the dynasty."

"Even if it is not as good as before, it is still not comparable to us."

"Yes, I am to the Huo family what a firefly is to a bright moon."

"In this case, have you ever thought about why Mr. Huo was demoted to Jiangnan County when he already had the support of the Huo family? Is he not honest enough? Not enforcing the law impartially? Or is he embezzling money?"

This... words left all the students speechless.

Some students even scratched their heads and said: "Teacher, is it possible that the officialdom is so dark? There is no way out for students like us who come from poor backgrounds?"

Gu Beichuan smiled and shook his head, saying: "No, the current Holy Lord is a sage king who has been rare in Daqian for nearly a hundred years."

"In just a few decades, the broken trunks of mountains and rivers have been reunited and bursting with vitality."

"If I hadn't been born into troubled times, I'm afraid I would have created a great legacy long ago."

"It's just that the officialdom has its own way of being an official. You need to know how to live in harmony with the light and protect yourselves."

As soon as these words came out, another student frowned and said, "Teacher, isn't that just following their wishes? Are you collaborating?"

Gu Beichuan smiled and shook his head: "No, no."

"Still saying that, why are you an official?"

"If you live far away from the rivers and lakes, you should work hard to govern, develop people's livelihood, and benefit the people in that area. If you live high up in the temple, you should work seriously and share the worries of the saints."

"Sharing the worries of the Holy One? What is the Holy One doing?"

"Preparing for the Northern Expedition to Dayan."

"Why do we need to expedition to the north to Yan?"

"Recover our homeland."

"Why should we regain our homeland?"

"Give my Daqian people a place to rest and live."

“So, in the end, it’s for people’s livelihood, right?”

The student who asked the question frowned, thought carefully, and then nodded solemnly and said: "Emperor Taizong Wen once said that the people are like water, and the court is like a boat. Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it. As scholars of our generation, no matter what No matter whether you are far away from the rivers and lakes, or high up in the temple, you should work for the welfare of the people of the world."

"Very good, this is your original intention. As long as you don't forget this original intention, you will be a good official."

"Even if I live with the light, it's all to protect myself."

When the student heard this, he trembled all over and said, "Thank you for your teachings. I will definitely keep it in my heart and never forget it for the rest of my life."

"good."

After answering the student's doubts, Gu Beichuan looked at Chen Chuge again and asked, "Have you gained anything?"

"The disciple has also learned something, but I still have doubts in my heart, and I hope my teacher can answer it."

"Tao Lai."

"The ancient saints were not all officials, so why did they study?"

"It's very simple. It also benefits people's livelihood."

"Some people travel around the country to spread their ideas; some people teach everyone according to their aptitude; some people spread laws and govern the country according to the law."

"It's just to improve the system of the country and the country, so that everyone can read and have food to eat, and create a harmonious society where the doors are not closed at night and the streets are not picked up."

boom!

As soon as these words came out, Chen Chuge trembled all over, as if the long-standing doubts in his heart were finally answered, his horizons instantly broadened, and his soul instantly sublimated.

"I dare to ask my teacher, why do we study?"

As soon as these words came out, before Gu Beichuan could say anything, the other students started talking about it.

What's going on with Chen Chuge? Didn't some of his classmates just say that the purpose of studying is to be an official, and then benefit the people and improve people's livelihood? My mentor has never refuted it, so why ask again?

As if he noticed the surprised looks from his classmates, Chen Chuge added: "Is it possible that the only way for us to realize our ideals is to become an official?"

"Could it be that you don't want to be an official?" The smile on Gu Beichuan's face became more and more intense. In this world, it is really rare to have such an open-minded young man.

"That's not the case, it's just that the disciple feels... it shouldn't be like this."

"If we want to build great harmony, everyone should be able to contribute, not just scholars. There is only one way to become an official."

Gu Beichuan nodded when he heard this, and then asked:

"Do you still remember the old man in the boat by the Huainan River?"

Chen Chuge didn't know that Gu Beichuan just said this, but he still nodded and said: "I have never forgotten it."

"Is it pitiful?"

"In late autumn, when the weather is cold and cold, it is natural for an old man to row a ferry alone."

"When you study, will you be able to reduce the number of such poor people in order to achieve great things?"

"nature."

"Then do you know how many people like this there are in Daqian?"
Chapter completed!