Seeing that the whole family was so frightened, they didn't have any extra thoughts and kept silent. Su Qiao spoke.
"Dad, do you know now why I don't let you be an official?"
"An official must be thoughtful, scheming, and versatile. He must not harm others, but he must guard against being harmed. Otherwise, he may be framed and lose his head accidentally, and his family may be affected."
"And you don't have much scheming, you don't know how to guard against others, and you don't understand the darkness of officialdom. How can you be an official?"
Ernie was a little curious. "Don't people who are officials have a lot of thoughts?"
"At least smarter than the bad guys." Su Qiao wanted to say, at least better than the worst guys in conspiracy.
"Then... how can we be smarter than the bad guys?"
Su Yaohui The thoughts that had just stopped began to pop up again.
Over the years, he has never been admitted as a scholar. He wanted to teach in a private school, but was rejected. Secretly, he didn't know how many people were watching his joke. If he could become an official, would those people still dare to laugh at him secretly?
"First, be familiar with all kinds of allusions from ancient and modern times, ask about the future and past events of people around you, draw inferences from one instance and learn lessons from them."
"Second, when you encounter anything, think twice before you act, and take one step at a time and look at the next three steps."
"When you encounter something, the first thing you have to do is to stay calm, and then imagine what the results of this decision will be and what changes will occur."
"At this time, don't just look at the advantages. The most important thing is to look at the disadvantages. Will it give others an opportunity to take advantage of you? Will it give others a chance to frame you? If you are really framed, will there be a safe enough escape route?"
The reason why Su Qiao spoke so carefully was not for her father Su Yaohui, but for her eldest brother Su Yichen.
If anyone from the Old Su Family is most likely to become an official, it would be him.
My mind is not bad, and my academic performance is also good. Now I am not as cowardly and independent as before, and I am not as weak as before, and I am not as strong as before. After what happened last time, I have obviously matured a lot and become a lot more determined.
"Is it so difficult?"
Ernie is a little stunned.
It's not easy to be an official. Thinking about all this all day long is enough to give you a headache.
What's more, they are still worried about how they are going to live this life. They might as well be farming. They don't have to think about anything and just work hard.
Su Qiao glanced at Su Yichen who was thoughtful.
"Actually, to really be a good official and be a solid official, I think it is best to travel and gain more knowledge before becoming an official."
Su Yichen raised his head. "Sister, please tell me carefully."
Su Qiao nodded.
"When you have seen all kinds of folk customs and encountered all kinds of emergencies, you know more than the average person and have richer life experience than the average person. In the future, whether you are in officialdom or doing business, many things will be solved easily."
"There is an old saying that goes, it is better to travel thousands of miles than to read thousands of books."
"Reading thousands of books is worse than traveling thousands of miles..."
Su Yichen The more I think about it, the more it makes sense.
"Which famous person said this?"
Su Qiao was almost stopped by the question and said vaguely, "I don't remember either. It seems that it was said by the Grand Academician of the Hanlin Academy."
"Grand Academician of the Hanlin Academy?"
Su Yichen was stunned and looked at his father. "Dad, what rank of official is that?"
Su Yaohui straightened his back and said in awe, "They should be above the fifth rank, and there are also first and second rank officials. Anyway, they are very big officials."