Putting talent and abilities aside, a person's measure and background, qualifications, sometimes, have no relation at all.
Many aristocrats scoff at such talk, and from history thus far, their view is not unreasonable. After all, commoners striving to achieve greatness often pay extreme attention to those around them, frequently resulting in exceptional abilities paired with insufficient depth and a narrow-mindedness that produces extreme "eccentrics" and "misfits". Few manage to overcome this hurdle and truly deserve the title of "genius". However, to hold this as an absolute truth, clinging to it stubbornly, is nothing short of foolish.
Especially when dealing with extraordinary individuals who often create "exceptions" like Li Lin, continuing this negative stance—while scorning this upstart yet simultaneously being manipulated by Li Lin—is anything but foolish, what should it be called?
(A typical flaw of the hereditary system.)
