章節 224: Street Assassination

Empress Changning carefully considered the essence of the matter.

He Chuan's question indeed had some deeper meaning. Why did the officials want to be officials?

Create peace for all things?

A few hotheaded youths came with such an attitude, but not many.

Occasionally, one or two would appear, but they would soon be assimilated into the officialdom.

"Fame and fortune. Bring honor to their ancestors?" she was really not sure because the way of a monarch did not teach one to consider why an official should be an official.

"That's a story for the future. If you can't even fill your stomach, how can you talk about fame and fortune and bring honor to your ancestors? First of all, they have to fill their stomachs and support their families, not to mention the officials who have nothing to their name. It's difficult for them to support their families with just a little salary." He Chuan took a sip of the soup.