One thing Yanyan admired most about the scholars of this era was that they never attempted tasks beyond their capabilities, let alone held sinecures or occupied positions they could not control.
In other words, whether monarchs or high ministers, no one in this era would ever have laymen meddling in the affairs of experts.
Just as the Mohist School excelled in engineering, mechanics, and military affairs, they never interfered in matters of governance.
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