In the same period, Chin Ryo (Chen Liang) of the Eiko school and Sho Seki of the Eika school preached on a Utilitarianism school, which claimed that the way of the saint was to benefit the nation and the lives of the people, and criticized Chu His who valued the inner self.
同時代、永康学派の陳亮や永嘉学派の葉適（しょうせき）は、聖人の道は国家や民衆の生活を利することにあるとする事功の学を唱えて自己の内面を重視する朱熹を批判した。