Chapter 1062 Listening to your words is better than reading ten years
After listening carefully to Wu Mingli's words, Yun Luochuan said: "As you said, the officialdom is a big dye vat, but there are also many moths in the court.
However, among all civil and military officials, not everyone is a corrupt official or a corrupt official.
There are good and bad people, and naturally there are honest and corrupt officials.
As far as I know, Meng Xuewei, a student of Mr. Emperor Shiyun, was a good official who loved the people as his own son.
After working as an official for decades, I had a clean life and didn’t even have ten taels of silver in my family. When I left the place where I was posted, the people in the city cried to see each other off."
"He is also an official who has entered the officialdom. Why hasn't he been dyed black by this so-called big dye vat?"
Ou Ziyu has also heard of Mr. Meng. He is indeed a good official and has sponsored many students to take scientific examinations.
"Because he stuck to his heart," Ou Ziyu said.
Yun Luochuan smiled and nodded and said: "Yes, if this scholar can be like the plum blossoms you wrote about Ziyu, stick to his heart, maintain a noble moral character, and not bend for money and power, how can he be stained?
Insulting the lintel?"
Wu Mingli snorted lightly and said: "How many officials like Master Meng are there in this court?"
Yun Luochuan said: "If you want to know, I can count them out with you.
What is a scholar?
It is the future of the country and the hope of the country.
Otherwise, all dynasties would not have attached so much importance to the imperial examination.
It would be a pity that you are young, insightful and talented, but only use it for such elegant things as writing poems, lyrics and reciting poems."
"If you feel that this officialdom is dark, go and change it, save the people who are oppressed by corrupt officials, and clean up this officialdom for the emperor and the people.
Instead of claiming to be aloof here, saying that officials are greedy for money and power, and saying that those scholars who are working hard to change the officialdom and seek benefits for the people are common people."
His words were like an enlightenment, making Ou Ziyu suddenly wake up.
Brother Yun is right. How can a truly noble person, who does not bow down to the powerful, be stained by the officialdom?
Those who can be dyed black are those who are somewhat dark themselves or whose will is not firm.
Yes! They feel that the officialdom is dark and they should change it. Instead of thinking that they are noble, they should talk about the scholars who have joined the officialdom and are working hard to change everything, and the common people who are greedy for money and power.
They are working hard for this country and the people. They are not ordinary people. The real ordinary people are actually themselves.
Wu Mingli and Wu Mingyi remained silent for a long time. They never expected that their idiot cousin could speak such a truth that was deeply rooted in people's hearts.
"Listening to your words is worth ten years of reading."
Ou Ziyu looked at Yun Luochuan, stood up, clasped his hands and gave him a big salute.
"Brother Yun, I understand what I want to do in the future."
After saying that, he turned around and left the pavilion.
"Where are you going, Ziyu?"
Wu Mingli asked loudly.
Ou Ziyu replied loudly: "I want to go home to study and take the imperial examination in two years' time."
He wants to become an official.
The two brothers Wu Mingli looked at each other, and Wu Mingli said: "It's over, you have led Ziyu astray."
Yun Luochuan picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea, and said calmly: "As long as he can live up to his lyrics, he will never go astray."
Moreover, he also believed that with Ou Ziyu's temperament and talent, if he became an official, he would be a blessing to the court and a blessing to the people.
He will definitely become a good official who is upright and honest and will benefit the people.
As Yun Luochuan expected, after many years, this Ou Ziyu really became a good official who eliminated evil tendencies in the officialdom and became an upright and honest official who benefited all people.