Jiang Hechuan glanced at everyone and said slowly: "He might even say that Confucius was just a teacher and Mencius was just a lobbyist, saying that the ancient sages were all dregs. But as long as he says that we should keep learning, be a good person, create wealth with our own hands, make our families happier, let our children read more and learn more, and love the land under our feet, then you will know that he is your descendant!"
Jiang Hechuan sighed and said, "We humans inherit spirit, civilization, and knowledge. I am not qualified to judge whether today's Confucianism is Confucianism, nor am I qualified to judge whether future Confucianism is Confucianism. But as long as we keep making progress, keep learning, and keep working hard, even if our descendants forget the word 'Confucianism', I still dare to say that it is Confucianism!"
Yun Luo stared at Jiang Hechuan blankly.
The others also looked at Jiang Hechuan.
Jiang Hechuan smiled and said, "This is why I left the capital and came to the Holy Academy. I believe in him! I believe in Fang Yun!"
Yun Luo said: "The problem now is that no one can tell whether Fang Sheng is replacing the old planks or sinking the ship."
Jiang Hechuan said curiously, "We humans have been in ignorance for tens of thousands of years, but this ship has not sunk! The demon barbarians controlled the Shang Dynasty, but this ship has not sunk! The Hundred Schools of Thought contended, but this ship has not sunk! The Millennium Treaty became invalid, but this ship has not sunk! The Great Sage killed his way outside the Liangjie Mountain, but this ship has not sunk! In the hundreds of thousands of years that the human race has left traces, this ship has not sunk, and it has grown bigger and faster. Now you tell me that Fang Yun alone can sink this ship! Do you believe this? I don't believe it now, and I will never believe it!"
The eyes of the ministers present lit up.
Yes, the human race has persevered despite encountering so many hardships, and things are getting better and better. Why would you believe that Fang Yun’s innovations will lead to the collapse of the human race
"I..." Yun Luo was completely speechless.
Everyone was thinking about Jiang Hechuan's words.
The hall was silent for a long time. Wu Jiu frowned and said, "Not good. I got news that the Za family and some people who oppose Fang Sheng may be making a big move in secret, but I don't know what it is. Before... I didn't want to interfere, but now, I want to nip them in the bud!"
Jiang Hechuan smiled generously and said, "Just like we don't believe that Fang Sheng can sink the human race's ship, do we believe that those rats and sparrows can hinder Fang Sheng?"
All the elders nodded slightly, even Yun Luo nodded twice instinctively, then realized something was wrong and stopped suddenly, as if he had a stiff neck.
After a long time, Yun Luo sighed and said, "If Fang Sheng continues like this, our entire ritual hall may be reformed. Are we just going to watch and do nothing?"
Jiang Hechuan smiled and said, "How could that be? We recorded everything related to the Ritual Palace so that future generations would know that in the highlands of human civilization, there is a layer of sand called the Ritual Palace."
The ministers sat on big chairs, looking quietly ahead, with mist rolling in their eyes.
Every great scholar seemed to see another direction.
"Forget it, I won't interfere in this matter..." Yun Luo said, then slowly stood up, put his hands behind his back, and slowly walked out.
The door of the ceremonial hall opened and closed, as usual.
The date of the Tongsheng examination is slowly approaching.
The entire Shengyuan Continent was in turmoil, and children and students from all over the country began to get busy.
The few scholars who arrived in Kongcheng dispersed, but most of them stayed.
Because many people know that some male scholars are preparing to go to the Shusheng Academy to demand the cancellation of the unified examination for both men and women.
Although the Kong family has admitted their mistakes, some scholars from Jing State occasionally continue to attack the Kong family. On the contrary, scholars from Qing State try their best to defend the Kong family and constantly insinuate that Fang Yun is targeting the Kong family.
The articles on the discussion list were not as intense as before, but there were still a large number of scholars who opposed the simultaneous examination of men and women and opposed Fang Yun's criticism of Confucius.
Together with those who were trying to call back the soul of Qing Jun, Fang Yun's old enemy, the miscellaneous family members, and all kinds of people, they still formed a huge force on the discussion list.
However, these people are extremely clever. They never directly attack Fang Yun's holy path, nor do they curse or insult Fang Yun. They have always been playing word games and constantly stirring up others' dissatisfaction with Fang Yun.
Many scholars stood up to fight back, but most people just stood by and watched.
Because everyone realized that the battle between Fang Sheng and Zong Sheng for the holy path had reached a fever pitch.
In other words, the struggle between the two sides for the Holy Way had officially begun from the day Fang Yun established the Zheng Dao to oppose the Holy Way of the Miscellaneous Schools.
This battle for the holy path will be unprecedentedly brutal.
Therefore, more and more people choose not to help either side and stay away from this vortex.
However, this is a struggle for the holy way, a struggle involving huge forces such as Fangsheng, Zongsheng, Miscellaneous School, Confucianism, Zhengdao, Jingguo, Qingguo, etc. No one can really stay out of it.
Therefore, this dispute over the holy path actually has the tendency to become the elephant in the room.
Everyone knows that an elephant has appeared in the big room of Shengyuan Continent, but except for the relevant personnel, most people seem unable to see this elephant.
There are fewer and fewer scholars who openly discuss this matter in teahouses, restaurants, government offices, academies, imperial schools, Confucius City, and Holy Academy.
But everything is just appearance.
In the private literary gatherings of scholars everywhere, the theme of almost 90% of the gatherings was the dispute over the holy way between the two saints of Fang Zong, and all of the literary gatherings would talk about this matter to some extent.
No matter how turbulent the undercurrents in the human ocean are, it is still calm on the surface, with only a few splashes of water occasionally.
Qing Kingdom, the new capital of Ruidu.
Most officials of Qing State moved to Ruidu and continued to govern the country.
However, the position of Qing Jun is still undecided.
The kings and princes acted out everything that could happen in the fight for the throne.
Ji Mansion.
Although this Ji family is not the Ji family with "three top scholars in one family, four scholars among father and son", it is of the same clan as that Ji family. The head of the family, Ji Quan, the old Hanlin, is the cousin of the head of that Ji family.
Since Ji Anchang became a great scholar, even though he failed to win the literary competition against Li Wenying, he was still a great scholar after all, so Ji Quan's status also rose with him. Unfortunately, not long after, the news of Ji Anchang mocking Fang Yun while drunk became widely known.
Who is the poet saint on the river? Let me take a look at his beautiful writings. The night is so quiet that I cannot write a quatrain, for I am afraid of startling the stars and falling into the cold water!
The first half of the sentence is Ji Anchang's mockery of Fang Yun while he is still drunk, and the second half is Fang Yun's response.
Originally, this matter was just a joke at most, and the Ji family would not be in any danger. After all, Fang Yun was Fang Yun from Jing State, and Ji Anchang was a great scholar from Qing State.
However, after Fang Yun was canonized, this incident and the poem were brought up again, with a very different meaning.
Ji Anchang actually laughed at Fang Sheng for not being a poet.
In addition, Fang Yun killed the King of Qing, and the top leaders of Qing State were filled with fear. They could only distance themselves from Ji Anchang for fear of offending Fang Yun.
The current old Hanlin Ji Quan has also been affected. The position of Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites that he was originally aiming for has been snatched away. He may even be demoted to a poor government office because of the Ji family's loss of power.
The Ji Mansion had been in a gloomy mood for the past few days, until the evening of March 7th, when the old Hanlin's roar was suddenly heard.
"If you want to take the exam to become a student, you have to step over my dead body!"