So, everyone read the article with a moment of silence in mind, only to find that the original author of the article was very lively in the replies, constantly thanking those who supported him.
Everyone reread the entire article, and yes, it was indeed criticizing Fang Yun, accusing him of being arrogant and cruel, destroying ancestral laws, provoking disputes over the holy way, and so on.
Can a Jinshi approve a saint
Thus, an hour later, the most bizarre scene in the history of the discussion list appeared.
On the discussion list, except for the most popular article, all the article titles are the same.
It’s all from “The Saint of Criticism of Prescriptions”.
Looking at everything on the discussion board these days, many scholars once again felt that something indestructible in their hearts had collapsed.
For the whole day, the discussion list was in chaos. Even many scholars who supported Fang Yun were filled with curiosity after reading the full article "Criticism of Fang Sheng".
The "Day of the Sage of Criticizing Prescriptions" was a grand event, but gradually, many scholars got tired of it.
Because no matter how many times you review them, they are all the same things, basically there are only two types.
One view is that Fang Yun was too cruel to the human race and killed many people who should not have been killed.
Many people scoff at this argument. Fang Yun must have done something immoral, but Confucianism has never been really bound by morality since Confucius executed Shao Zhengmao. It's not that Confucianism is pseudo-moral, but all Confucians believe that for the sake of a higher ideal, a certain degree of morality can be sacrificed.
If scholars dare to sacrifice even themselves, do they still care about morality
The higher the scholar's rank and the more experience he has had in fighting monsters and barbarians, the less he cares about this aspect.
Everyone has moral flaws, and there is no such thing as a truly perfect moral saint.
No matter how honest a person is, he or she may have dark thoughts in his or her heart.
As long as it is not a big sin, everything can be made up.
The second group of people believe that Fang Yun may bring the human race into the abyss.
Different from the previous reaction, scholars from all over the human race are discussing this issue seriously.
Most people who are against the policy of taking the exam together for both men and women believe that Fang Yun has pointed out a dead end for the human race.
However, many pragmatic workers, farmers, doctors, legalists and other scholars listed detailed events and even data and made a powerful counterattack.
All those who rely on their feelings think that the human race is doomed.
Anyone who relies on facts and data has discovered that the human race is developing at a terrifying speed.
If the growth curve of the human race in many aspects in the past was like a small slope with an angle of less than 5 degrees, then the development of the human race now is like a steep slope of more than 80 degrees.
So, what is strange is that even though the entire discussion list is full of criticism of Fang Sheng, more and more people believe that the consequence of criticizing Fang Sheng will be bad luck for the human race.
As a result, many scholars who were originally on the sidelines also joined the ranks of supporting Fang Yun for the future of humanity and for the justice in their hearts.
However, it is difficult for humans to maintain sanity.
Especially those children of noble families who were criticized by Fang Yun.
Soon, disciples from aristocratic families from all over the human race connected together and arrived in the capital one after another. Most of them directly used the privileges of their aristocratic families and transferred directly to Kongcheng through the literary world or talent.
Everyone in Kongcheng knows that half of Kongcheng belongs to the Kong family, and the remaining half belongs to the saints' family.
Kongcheng has always been the private territory of the saints' families. It is full of various literary venues and large mansions.
No. 17 Kong Mansion is a privately run literary venue. From the front gate, it looks very ordinary in Kongcheng, except that the walls are a bit tall and the gate is not magnificent and even a bit old.
However, if you look closely, you will find that the houses on both sides of Confucius Mansion No. 17 are disguised and are part of the entire large house of Confucius Mansion No. 17.
That night, there was a constant stream of people in front of all the doors of No. 17 Confucius Mansion. One carriage after another stopped and one scholar after another came out.
Among the guests who walked into No. 17 Confucius Mansion, there were many Hanlin scholars and even university scholars, and no one was below the rank of Juren. Even the servants were at least Tongsheng students.
When the lights come on, you have to walk around the garden in front of the main entrance, walk along the corridor past the stream, and go around the screen wall before you can see the main hall of Confucius Mansion No. 17.
This is a large venue that can accommodate tens of thousands of people. Even in the capitals of other countries, there is no private residence this large.
This is the real Confucius Mansion No. 17.
This place is crowded with scholars from all over the place, led by children of aristocratic families and supplemented by famous scholars. There is not a single unknown person.
In the hall, rows of round tables were arranged neatly. On both sides, there were many buffet tables set up in imitation of the layout of Fang Yun's Holy Dao Literary Society in Jingguo. Many foods and low-alcohol drinks were placed on them, and a large number of servants were moving around the hall.
Soon, a clear voice sounded.
"Those who support co-educational examinations, please move elsewhere. If there is a misunderstanding and a fight breaks out, it will not be a good look."
Many people laughed, while others stared intently at the platform deep in the hall.
A tall young scholar stood there, dressed in a white and black imperial robe. His skin glowed like jade under the light, and a black mole the size of a mung bean on the outer end of his left eyebrow was particularly eye-catching, adding a touch of strangeness to him.
The eyebrow-dotting genius Kong Weishan is the most noteworthy rookie of the Kong family in recent years.
In terms of essays and poems, he became Mingzhou; in terms of martial arts, his military achievements ranked among the top ten among the Kong family members under the age of thirty.
He is the son of Kong Deyuan.
Kong Deyuan was the Grand Secretary who had snatched the place in Kong Cheng's Zhang Xuan Academy. He had been expelled from the Kong family and was handed over to Kong Cheng for investigation.
In view of the huge impact and seriousness of the matter, the punishment will inevitably be increased, and the person will be exiled to the ancient land for at least five years.
In the hall, the scholar from the clan looked at Kong Weishan with a smile.
This time, the Za family had been fanning the flames, but they didn't expect Kong Weishan to unite with the Saint Families and happily join in.
Even though Kong Weishan is a member of the Kong family and even though he is a Hanlin, he cannot afford to use No. 17 Kong Mansion.
Even his father Kong Deyuan was not qualified to stand here.
He happened to be the initiator here, so it is obvious who is the force behind him.
Kong Weishan scanned the entire room and saw that no one had left. He said slowly, "That person... went too far!"
A flash of anger crossed the faces of many people present.
His own ancestor was actually criticized in public by Fang Yun, and the criticism was treated as a child's play!
When a half-saint criticizes a half-saint, it’s a dispute over the holy path!
Kong Weishan said: "His achievements are unprecedented and can be called the most extraordinary in the history. I have never denied it. To this day, I still deeply admire him. Apart from Kong Zu, he is the scholar I respect the most, now and in the future."
Not only did everyone not get angry, but they nodded slightly, showing respect and admiration for Kong Weishan.
As children of aristocratic families, even if they have a huge conflict of interest with Fang Yun, they look down on those who act like mad dogs when facing Fang Yun.
"However, he went too far! He could kill Qing Jun, he could blame the Kong family for their negligence, and he could even criticize the saints. However, when he conspired with the Legalists to seize the privileges of the noble families, his ambitions had surpassed his merits and crossed the bottom line of the saintly families!"
"right!"
"well said!"
Everyone in the hall groaned.