After returning to the academy, Yang Zhao brought his sister who had just finished busy in the academy library to the canteen for dinner. Unlike Gu Xiao, Fang Chengxian and the others were born noble, they naturally didn't have to eat the canteen. Yang Zhao put a pot of wild vegetable soup and a pot of fried meat in front of Yang Yuhuan. The two siblings just ate it like this. Although the food was not good, there was no meat to eat at all. They were already very satisfied. Yang Zhao knew that his family was not wealthy enough, but fortunately he didn't have to bear too much in the academy.

Yang Yuhuan whispered while eating: "I see my brother is very busy recently."

Yang Zhao nodded while eating the food and said, "Gu Xiao's business is getting bigger and bigger, and I have to help him with many things."

"Yeah." Yang Yuhuan nodded and said, "What did you do with Gu Xiao today?"

"Today I will meet Mr. Cheng..." Yang Zhao looked at his sister strangely, "What do you want to do if you ask me about this?"

"Just ask." Yang Yuhuan lowered his head and ate the meal.

Yang Zhao looked at his sister, put down his chopsticks and said, "I have watched you grow up since I was a child, you have to think about my understanding."

As he spoke, Yang Zhao's face turned redder.

Yang Zhao continued: "Gu Xiao is Gu Qing's son. His family is a prime minister and rich, and Gu Xiao is also the youngest duke in the entire Tang Dynasty. He is the first person to be a duke since the founding of the Tang Dynasty."

"I know." Yang Yuhuan nodded like a chicken pecking at the rice.

Looking at his sister, Yang Zhao sighed, "Our family was born in a humble manner, but they were just officials in the same place. What about Gu Xiao? Nowadays, the princes would call Gu Xiao a big brother and Gu Qing a teacher. We can't compare to them. It is not an exaggeration to say that Gu Qing's power is comparable to the royal family. The Gu family is rich enough to compete with the country. It is the richest family in the Central Plains. Almost the financial power of the entire Central Plains. If Li Xiang ascends the throne, the Gu family will be comparable to the royal family in the future."

"Gu Xiao was born to stand on a high place, and he couldn't see you." Yang Zhao said, packing up the dishes.

Yang Yuhuan stopped eating and remained silent without saying a word.

Seeing his sister feeling uncomfortable, Yang Zhao said again: "Don't be so sad. We are all young. Brothers will study hard and will definitely make a name for themselves. At that time, let Gu Xiao see us. Life is very long. When brothers make a name for themselves, I will let Gu Xiao face you well."

After a meal, Yang Zhao sent his sister back to her dormitory residence and came to the classroom alone, picked up the book and looked at what the Master said today.

It was dusk that the masters of the academy had almost gone. Cen Wenben was about to leave the academy when he saw Yang Zhao still reading a book.

Looking at the curiosity, Cen Wenben stepped forward and greeted, "Aren't you going home?"

Yang Zhao looked up and saw Cen Wenben immediately saluted, "Students have met Mr. Cen."

"What are you looking at?" Cen Wenben looked at the book in Yang Zhao's hand, "Zuo Zhuan? Do you understand?"

"If you can't understand, remember it and you will understand it later." Yang Zhao said.

Cen Wenben looked at Yang Zhao. Now the masters in the academy are most concerned about Gu Xiao. Gu Qing founded this academy, and Gu Xiao is the son of the founder of this academy. Although Gu Xiao is lazy in class on weekdays, he can answer quickly every time the Master asked questions. This is also the fault of the Gu family. They are all on the same starting line. The Gu family let Gu Xiao learn what other children have to learn in five years.

So much so that what Gu Xiao learned now is one step ahead of his children.

Thinking in his mind, Cen Wenben observed Yang Zhao. During the years he entered the court, he could not say that he had seen countless people. Some things were still clear. Yang Zhao was a little too eager for quick success and instant benefits. Not to mention whether he could understand Zuo Chuan now or not, just what he said before was enough to see his mind.

"Do you want to be an official in the future?" Cen Wenben asked tentatively.

"I want to be an official!" Yang Zhao nodded vigorously and said, "I want to be an official. I come to the academy to study to learn skills. I can enter the court and become an official and make a name for myself."

"Are you going to the court to be an official to make a name for yourself?" Cen Wenben sighed.

Yang Zhao replied: "After I became an official in the court, the things I came into contact with were completely different from before. If I had been in the academy, I would have to contact the things in the academy every day, just like a farmer who would only farm for the rest of his life and could only be busy with food, rice, oil and salt every day. If I jumped out of the circle in front of me, I could learn more."

"Do you become an official to make a name for yourself?" Cen Wenben asked in confusion.

"Isn't it all the same?" Yang Zhao was puzzled.

Speaking of this, Cen Wenben became more and more sure of his intentions. Yang Zhao did not regard being an official as a responsibility, but he regarded being an official as a springboard that could leaps into the powerful.

Sit down and Cen Wenben said to Yang Zhao: "Do you know why I was an official?"

"It's also for the sake of making a name for itself?"

"No!" Cen Wenben shook his head and sighed, "It is naturally good for you to be born in this peaceful era, but for me, living well is such a luxurious delusion. Everything I tried to survive at the beginning was to survive. There was only one way to survive in that war-torn era, which made people feel that you are useful and that's all."

"I don't understand very much." Yang Zhao shook his head.

"I was an official just to survive, and to make the princes, princes, generals and ministers feel that I have value in use, they will let me live." Cen Wenben recalled and said: "When the war quelled, I don't have to worry about living, because the world is peaceful, and I was confused at that time, until I saw what Fang Xuanling did. Sometimes being an official was to achieve revenge in my heart. A child in a village saw the injustice of his hometown and the sinister side of the world, he would study hard and try to climb up. Then he wanted to be an official not to be different, but to uphold justice."

"Is it considered a success to be a county magistrate? Maybe not for you, but for others, he becomes an official and uses his actions to make the people live better. He is just a success. Everyone has an ambition in his heart. Ambitions are never cheap, but very high. Even if you try your best for most of your life, you may not be able to realize your own burden, but some ambitions are very cheap."

"What kind of ambition is cheap?" Yang Zhao asked.
Chapter completed!