The original text is not to be a good minister, but to be a good doctor. This famous saying comes from Fan Zhongyan.

According to the record in Volume 13 of "Neng Gai Zhai Man Lu" by Wu Zeng, a famous scholar in the Southern Song Dynasty, "Wen Zhenggong is willing to be a good doctor": Fan Zhongyan, a famous scholar in the Song Dynasty, once went to the ancestral hall to ask for a fortune when he was a child, asking whether he could become prime minister in the future. , the signature stated that it was not possible. So he asked for another lottery and prayed: "If I can't be prime minister, then let me be a good doctor." But the result still didn't work. So Fan Zhongyan sighed sadly and said: "A man is standing in the world, but he can't benefit the people. How sad!" The fortune teller asked him strangely: "Just now you were thinking about becoming the prime minister, how come you suddenly fell into the position of becoming the prime minister?" Where are the doctors?" Fan Zhongyan replied: "In this world, only prime ministers and doctors can benefit the people the most. Since you can't be a prime minister, the best choice for people to benefit the people is to be a doctor. .” After hearing this, the fortune teller sighed: “If you have this kind of heart, you will definitely become a real prime minister in the future!” origin. Ruan Kuisheng of the Qing Dynasty's "Cha Yu Ke Hua" and Huang Kaijun's "Youyu Zhai Yi Hua" both have similar records, but the wording is slightly different.