While the people of Jing Kingdom were reveling, the holy torrent in the sky was constantly changing.
The Confucian holy way was completely stripped away from the holy way, and was far inferior to before in terms of momentum and total volume. However, the Confucian torrent became increasingly pure, not only did it not show signs of dispersion like the holy ways of eclectic schools, but it became more condensed.
Scholars from all over the world and even saints from all walks of life are puzzled.
When the Confucian doctrine suffered a severe blow, the saints in the demon world cried out in despair.
After all, the saints in the demon world were suppressed by Confucius alone, and they have been suffering from psychological trauma over the years. Once there is a big problem with the Confucian way, it means that Confucius' own way is wrong.
However, the Confucian holy way is only lower in "quantity" or "realm", but it is superior in "quality", which makes the saints in the demon world intolerable.
The human race cannot understand it either.
In the Kong Mansion, the Kong family scholars were very excited and asked the other party to start the attack. They were even about to reach an agreement, but the current change was unexpected and made the Kong family unable to take action.
At that time, both the Eclectic School and the Mohist School experienced crises, and both made almost identical choices, cutting off the side branches and strengthening the main trunk.
Later, the Eclectic School focused on political affairs, while the Mohist School focused on industrial technology. The latter achieved greater results, expanding the Mohist Way into the Industrial Way, which still stands today and is even becoming more powerful.
With such a good example before them, the scholars of the Kong family suspected that the separation of Confucianism from politics might not be a bad thing, or it would not be a bad thing that would lead to a complete confrontation between Confucianism and Fang Yun.
The most crucial point is that Confucianism itself has tremendous power, and the will of Confucian saints from all generations is still there. If Fang Yun really does something to destroy Confucianism, he will definitely encounter all-round attacks.
But now, Confucianism has not countered Fang Yun, and the saints of all ages and even Confucius have not taken any action. This means that either they think Fang Yun is right, or they think Fang Yun may be right. In short, it is impossible to determine whether Fang Yun's behavior is completely wrong.
As a result, the Kong family themselves were in a difficult situation.
In the main hall of the Confucius Mansion, all the Hanlin scholars, university secretaries and great scholars of the Confucius family went from being indignant at the beginning to being hesitant.
The head of the Kong family, who was sitting in the main seat, was sitting on the armchair, with his head slightly lowered and his eyes squinted, as if he was sleeping.
The scholars of the Kong family were not surprised by this and had long accepted the Kong family custom that the head of the family would not make decisions unless faced with major events.
After all, every patriarch of the Kong family was equivalent to a semi-saint.
At this moment, many elders from the Hall of Rites suddenly arrived at the Kong family, but Jiang Hechuan did not come.
The Minister of Rites entered the main hall of Confucius Mansion.
In the Kong family hall, thousands of Kong family members were divided into two groups, with several elders of the hall of rites standing in the middle.
The head of the Kong family, who was sitting in the upper seat, still had his head bowed and brows lowered, as if he was taking a nap.
Yun Luo sighed softly, and the sound spread throughout the hall, like a drum hammer, striking everyone's heart.
Most people in the Kong family were not familiar with Yun Luo, but they were all moved by that sigh and began to understand the helplessness of Yun Luo's demise and the helplessness of Li Dian.
Everyone felt that this great scholar from the Hall of Rites, who had once strongly supported Fang Yun, would eventually part ways with Fang Yun.
"The Kong family is Li Dian's mother's family." Yun Luo said slowly.
Many scholars of the Kong family nodded slightly. The establishment of the Li Hall was strongly supported by the Kong family and Confucianism.
The Li Hall did not disappoint the expectations of the human race. During the period when the human race was constantly at war, it maintained order among the human race and prevented the human race from suffering a great loss of strength due to internal strife.
Yun Luo continued, "I and others are here on behalf of the Palace of Rites and the Holy Court to ask the Kong family to take action to reclaim the Confucian Way, establish human relations, consolidate the principles of morality, and resolve good and evil."
No one from the Kong family answered, and many people looked at the head of the Kong family.
As a result, many people almost rolled their eyes, and the head of the Kong family actually made a slight snoring sound.
Obviously, at least until now, the head of the Kong family has not made a decision.
Seeing that no one reacted, Yun Luo took a deep breath and said, "There is one thing I don't understand. Confucianism was founded by Confucius. Now that it has been invaded and taken away, don't you feel a bit sad? Are you going to let your ancestors' things be taken away by someone else and even distorted?"
The old man closest to the head of the Kong family sighed softly.
The old man's skin was sagging all over his body, his hair had fallen out, his teeth had fallen out, and his entire face looked like a ball of dough, with his organs only visible through the gaps.
Everyone immediately held their breath.
This Kong Lingtai is the famous centenarian of the Kong family. He has remained at the Wen Zong realm, but he has exceeded the 120-year limit for great Confucian scholars. Without using any magical items to prolong life, his lifespan has reached 142 years.
“What Lidian is worried about is also something our Kong family is worried about. However, our ancestor has witnessed with his own eyes that various families were dividing up the Confucian teachings without trying to stop them, so it is not convenient for us, the younger generations, to interfere.” The old man’s voice was extremely weak and powerless, filled with endless sorrow, which swept away the influence that Yun Luo had on the Kong family.
Yun Luo bowed slightly and said, "Old man, what you said makes sense, but the times are different now. Back then, the Saint Confucius suppressed all the realms, and everyone in the world dared not disobey. But now, the demon realm is invading on a large scale, and the Great Saint is about to return. Our Confucianism cannot withstand such a disaster."
Kong Lingtai continued in a weak voice: "Back then, someone asked Lord Shu Sheng, if all the other families eventually devoured Confucianism, what would happen to the Kong family? Lord Shu Sheng replied casually, perhaps, Confucianism is the food of the human race."
Lord Shusheng is the son of Zisi.
Yun Luo was silent for a moment, and then said, "I respect the words of Lord Shu Sheng, and I am not afraid of sacrifice or dedication. However, when the Confucianism was first established, it may have been mainly used to nurture various schools, but now the Confucianism is stable and has become the pillar of the sky. If the Confucianism collapses, the human race will be exterminated! I dare to ask, who can take on such a heavy responsibility?"
"I can't answer this question. I'm afraid only the ancestors of the Kong family can answer it." Kong Lingtai slowly leaned back, leaning against the chair, his breathing becoming weaker.
Everyone could see that Kong Lingtai was obviously unwilling to stand up against Fang Yun, but he did not stop him.
Kong Yingnian, who had leapt into the Dragon Gate with Fang Yun, asked, "May I ask Elder Yun, if the Kong family takes action to suppress Fang Yun, the human race's holy path will be in turmoil, and the demon world will eventually take advantage of the situation and invade. Who can bear this responsibility?"
"I am willing to die as an atonement for my crime!" Yun Luo took a half step forward.
"I am also willing to be punished!"
The other elders of the Hall of Rites came forward one after another.
Kong Yingnian did not hide his sneer and said, "You can't afford to pay! Even if all the people in the ceremonial hall were added together, they would not be as good as Fang Yun!"
Several elders in the Hall of Rites looked angry but were unable to refute.
At this time, a great Confucian scholar said, "Yingnian, you can't say that. It is a fact that the Confucian and Miscellaneous Schools of Thought have suffered a serious blow. Fang Yun is too popular and needs to be suppressed!"
Many members of the Kong family nodded slightly, supporting Kong Siyuan's words.
"What did Fang Yun do wrong? Was it wrong for him to open up the holy path for the human race, or was it wrong for him to point the way for the Legalists? Was it wrong for him to write too many war poems that have been passed down through the ages, or for him to kill too many monsters and barbarians? He has no legitimate reason to do so, and I absolutely do not agree with it." Kong Yingnian argued.