After the meal, Zhu Wencong took Hu Xueyan for a stroll along the courtyard path. The matter of the education fund could only be entrusted entirely to Hu Xueyan.
Jiangning, relying on the Jiangnan Examination Hall, gathered scholars from all over the country. Yet the Successor was always few and far between—most were failures.
Due to years of continuous warfare, the Imperial Examinations had yet to resume, though scholars were already eager and restless.
"Emperor! You should know that the scholars in this country are proud and ambitious. Becoming officials in the court is the lifelong goal they pursue.
While some scholars may serve us merchants, they do so only out of desperation, forced to accept a harsh and dismal reality.
If given a chance, they would surely kick us aside and return to their endless journey on the path of Imperial Examinations.
