"Wait a minute, isn't this normal?" Not sure if it was a difference in understanding, but Cheng Ziang actually felt that the actions of the Yichuan Clan from Yin State were not wrong at all.
In their traditional view, studying to become an official has been the dream of scholars for thousands of years. They aspire to become members of the civil officials of the Empire, using their knowledge to manage this vast empire and its people.
But for Yichuan Ying, this had become a shameful thing. Not cultivating, but instead pursuing a civil official role was seen as disgraceful. Could someone who had succeeded in cultivation but was illiterate manage a country well?
Moreover, it had been proven that the system of the Dongsheng Empire was very effective, greatly extending the life of the empire. Although the empire was currently facing huge contradictions both internally and externally, the country had not yet disintegrated, and it hadn't reached the point of collapse.