He wanted to argue because what Zhu Jiayu said contradicted the principles he had always adhered to.
But soon, a sense of powerlessness washed over him.
He wasn't stupid, so he could figure it out and that Zhu Jiayu was right.
He said with a sigh, "Emperor Liming was able to grasp Luo Yu's weaknesses, which is why he trusted him. For an emperor, whether an official is corrupt or not is not important; what is important is whether he has practical talent and can get things done."
Zhu Jiayu nodded and pointed out, "That's absolutely right. Those who should be swept away and eliminated are never corrupt officials, but rather those who are greedy and useless."
Qiu Zhuqing suddenly realized, turned around, cupped her hands, and bowed deeply to her: "So it turns out I've been going astray all this time. Thank you for reminding me today, cousin."
Zhu Jiayu smiled and said, "I didn't do anything, Second Cousin, there's no need for that. In the end, these are just my shallow opinions. Whether you listen to them or not, and how you listen to them, is up to you."
"However, when I talked about these things with my second cousin, I remembered something else. Sometimes when ladies order clothes or handkerchiefs from embroidery shops, they don't know what kind of pattern they want, so they let the embroiderers come up with their own ideas."
"But can embroiderers really come up with their own ideas? If they only act according to their own desires and ignore the ladies' thoughts, they may lose such customers forever. So even if the ladies don't want the patterns they want, they will try to understand the ladies' hearts and make embroidery that satisfies them."
"My second cousin said, isn't writing an essay the same way? It doesn't matter how you do it in ordinary times, but when you're on the imperial examination stage, sometimes right and wrong don't matter, and your own opinions don't matter either. What matters is the other person's opinion, isn't that right?"
Zhu Jiayu smiled charmingly, and after speaking, she pouted in annoyance: "I was too talkative. I am just a woman, what do I know about writing essays and taking the imperial examinations? Second cousin, just pretend I didn't say anything."
Qiu Zhu shook her head slightly, and said with a hoarse and difficult voice, "No, you're right..."
Looking at his cousin's smiling face, he suddenly became uncertain. When his cousin came to him, she asked him to give her some pointers, right? But now... who is giving pointers to whom?
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