Seeing that the whole family was frightened and had no extra thoughts in their minds, Su Qiao, who had been silent all the time, finally spoke.
"Dad, now you know why I don't let you be an official, right?"
"An official must be deep-minded, scheming, and good at dealing with people. He must not harm others, but he must be on guard against being harmed by others. Otherwise, he may be framed and lose his head if he is not careful, and his family may even be implicated."
"And you don't have much scheming, you don't know how to be on guard against others, and you don't understand the darkness of officialdom. How can you be suitable to be an official?"
Erni was a little curious: "Don't officials have a lot of tricks?"
"At least be smarter than the bad guys." Su Qiao originally wanted to say, at least be better at scheming and plotting than the worst guys.
"Then... then how can we be smarter than the bad guys?"
The thoughts that Su Yaohui had just stopped thinking about started to pop up again.
Over the years, he has never passed the examination to become a scholar. He wanted to teach in a private school, but was rejected. He didn't know how many people were secretly laughing at him. If he could become an official, would those people still dare to laugh at him in secret
"First, be familiar with various anecdotes from ancient and modern times, inquire about the past and future of people around you, draw inferences from one instance, and learn lessons from it."
"Second, think twice before you act, and look three steps ahead before you take any action."
"When something happens, the first thing you need to do is to stay calm and imagine what the result of this decision will be and what kind of changes will occur."
"At this time, don't just look at the benefits. The most important thing is to see what the disadvantages will be. Will it give others an opportunity to take advantage of you and frame you? If you are really framed, do you have a safe way out?"
The reason why Su Qiao spoke in such detail was not to tell her father Su Yaohui, but to her elder brother Su Yichen.
If we were to ask who in the Su family is most likely to become an official, it would be him.
He is smart and has good academic performance. He is no longer as cowardly and indecisive as before, nor is he unable to endure any hardship as before. After what happened last time, he has become much more mature and resolute.
“Is it that difficult?”
Erni was a little shocked.
It's really not easy to be an official. It's a headache to think about these things all day long.
How can we live like this if we still have to worry all the time? It would be better for them to farm. We don’t have to worry about anything and just work hard.
Su Qiao glanced at Su Yichen who seemed to be deep in thought.
"In fact, if you really want to be a good official and hold this position firmly, I think it is best to travel around and gain more experience before becoming an official."
Su Yichen raised his head: "Sister, please tell me in detail."
Su Qiao nodded.
"When you have seen all kinds of folk customs and encountered all kinds of emergencies, you will know more than the average person and have more life experience than the average person. In the future, whether you are in officialdom or doing business, many problems will be easily solved."
"There is an old saying that goes, reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles."
“Reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles…”
The more Su Yichen thought about it, the more it made sense.
"Which celebrity said this?"
Su Qiao was almost stumped by the question and said vaguely: "I don't remember either. It seems that a university scholar from the Hanlin Academy said so."
"Grand Scholar of the Hanlin Academy?"
Su Yichen was stunned for a moment, then looked at his father: "Dad, what rank of official is that?"
Su Yaohui straightened his back and stood in awe: "He should be a fifth rank or above, and there are also first and second rank officials. Anyway, he is a very important official."