Under the dual background of "recruitment through imperial examinations" and "party strife" in the Ming Dynasty, scholars from poor families in the south of the Yangtze River grew up from rural scholars to chief ministers of the cabinet. In the game of adhering to Confucian ethics and adapting to the rules of officialdom, they understood that "being an official is not only about managing the world and benefiting the people, but also the wisdom of maintaining a balance between imperial power and the spirit of scholar-bureaucrats." They completed their growth and transformation from "the spirit of scholarly business" to "the pillar of the country".
