Saint Origin Continent, Kong City, Inverted Peak Mountain, Notre-Dame.
In the main hall of the Hall of Excellence, nine great scholars and many scholars were present. They continued to discuss the candidates for the head of the Four Great Scholars as if it was their daily routine.
Previously, every scholar was present, but now, there were only nineteen scholars, less than half of them. This was because many scholars were tired of the lengthy debate.
Notre-Dame was never a place with high efficiency, but this time, the selection of the Four Great Scholars had definitely broken through the lower limit of Notre-Dame.
In the morning, as usual, the great scholars and scholars all had their own opinions. A portion of them kept on flattering Lei Zhongmo, almost making him as virtuous as Yi Zhishi or Fang Yun. The other portion kept on attacking Lei Zhongmo, repeatedly exposing his past. If Lei Zhongmo was here, he would have exploded with anger before going to the Battle World.
There was also a portion of people who wanted to be the peacemaker, hoping that both sides would take a step back. However, both sides did not give in. One side wanted Lei Zhongmo to be the head of the Four Great Scholars, while the other side would rather choose the least famous scholar than Lei Zhongmo.
In the afternoon, both sides seemed to be really angry and began to argue.
The elder of the Ceremony Hall, Yun Luo, coughed lightly, and everyone immediately shut up. Yun Luo was the most conservative person in the Hall of Excellence. He rarely spoke, but because he was the elder with the highest position in the Ceremony Hall, everyone had to give him enough respect whenever he spoke.
In the selection of the Four Great Scholars, the opinion of the Ceremony Hall was the most important. If the Ceremony Hall did not approve, even if Eastern Sage exerted pressure, it would be useless.
"The Four Great Scholars prioritize talent, does anyone have any objections?" Yun Luo said.
Everyone nodded lightly, no one objected.
"However, the head of the Four Great Scholars prioritizes virtue. Everyone says that one has both virtue and talent, but how many people say that they have both talent and virtue? The Wind City has great talents, the Demon King has great talents, and all the races have great talents. However, there are not many races that are worthy of 'virtue'. "
After Yun Luo finished speaking, Great Scholar Lei Tingzhen hurriedly said, "Mister Yun, using the Demon and Barbarian rebels as an example is too extreme. Since we are selecting the head of the Four Great Scholars, we must prioritize talent. After all, we are not selecting the Four Virtuous Scholars. In terms of talent, the head of the Four Great Scholars is Lei Zhongmo. "
Yun Luo raised his eyelids and shot a glance at Lei Tingzhen. "Oh? Brother Tingzhen, are you acknowledging Lei Zhong and Mo Wude? "
Some people snickered inwardly. Although this Yun Luo was an honest person, he had also dug a trap. Lei Ting had been too impatient and had jumped into it carelessly.
Lei Tingzhen knew that he had fallen into a trap, but his expression did not change. He continued, "Old Man did not finish his words. Even if we choose the 'Head of the Four Talents', Lei Zhongmo is still qualified. There are great virtues and small virtues. How could Sir Yun not know? "
"Brother Tingzhen, please enlighten me." Yun Luo humbly asked for guidance, acting like a gentleman.
"What is Xiao De? The Book of Changes says that 'a gentleman should cultivate virtue', and this virtue is called 'virtue'. You and I must be virtuous in our daily speech and behavior. Otherwise, we will be considered immoral. This virtue was a personal virtue, a minor virtue. Those who value small virtues are selfish gentlemen. "
"What is great virtue? According to the Records of the Grand Historian, 'Qin De was engraved on stone'. What virtue did Qin De have? Have you ever been friendly to others? Have you ever spoken lightly? Have you ever observed etiquette at every step? Never. Qin Zhi's virtue, in the same rail, in the same book, in the same line of work, in the same line of work, in the same line of work. This is not the virtue of a gentleman, it is the virtue of a country, the great virtue of the human race. Those who have great virtue are righteous gentlemen. "
"Old Man thinks that a person, even if his minor virtue is flawed, but his great virtue is not lacking, he is still a modest gentleman, still a virtuous person. Let's not talk about Lei Zhongmo's personal virtue. Just his great virtue, his marriage with the Dragons, and the establishment of the Flood Dragon Literary Platform, are all meritorious deeds to the human race. Looking at the other three scholars, which great virtue can be compared to Lei Zhongmo? "
After Lei Tingzhen finished speaking, many people were silent.
Suddenly, Yun Luo lowered his head, as if he was reaching out to touch the official seal. His expression changed slightly.
Those present were all great scholars or scholars. Nothing could be hidden from them. Everyone was very curious. What could make the great scholar Yun Luo, who did not show his emotions, change?
Soon after, many people noticed that the great scholar of medicine Zhang Cangxiang also lowered his head, as if he was reading a letter.
After a few breaths, Zhang Cangxiang suddenly sighed, and said: "Old Man agrees that Lei Zhongmo is the head of the Four Great Scholars."
Everyone was shocked. Zhang Cangxiang highly respected Fang Yun, and the Lei family was enemies with Fang Yun, so he had always opposed Lei Zhongmo being the head of the Four Great Scholars.
A scholar from Jingguo, Liu Bai Luo, could not help but ask: "Mister Cangxiang, can you tell me the reason?"
A hint of anger flashed past Zhang Cangxiang's eyes. He glanced at Lei Tingzhen, then sighed and said: "Back then, Old Man owed an old friend a great favor. Today, the son of the Old Man sent a letter to the Old Man, the Old Man had no choice but to return this favor."
Everyone was stunned, and looked at Lei Tingzhen. Lei Tingzhen's expression did not change, he was leisurely.
"The Lei family is simply a bunch of rats, shameless and despicable!" Liu Bai Luo, who was over eighty years old, could not help but curse.
Lei Tingzhen did not even look at Liu Bai Luo, and said: "Someone insulted the Xusheng family in front of everyone. Old Man thinks that this person has no talent and no virtue, and should be expelled from the Courtyard. Who objects? "
What was strange was that none of the great scholars objected. Only then did everyone realize that not only Zhang Cangxiang, Yun Luo, and He Qionghai were also reading the letter.
No one objected, a powerful force descended, and expelled Liu Bai Luo from the Courtyard.
Everyone present already understood that the Lei family had been working in the dark these past few days. They had already found the weaknesses of Yun Luo, Zhang Cangxiang, and He Qionghai, and used methods to counter them.
Many of the great scholars were incomparably angry, but they did not dare to speak out. The matter had not been decided yet, if they were to be impulsive like Liu Bai Luo, it would be equivalent to letting the Lei family take advantage of them. It would be better to wait first, and if in the end there was no way to reverse the situation, it would not be too late to curse the Lei family to vent their anger.
After a few breaths, Lei Tingzhen looked at He Qionghai, smiled and said: "Brother He, regarding Lei Zhongmo becoming the head of the Four Great Scholars, what do you think?"
He Qionghai was silent for a long time, and slowly said: "Some of my old friends may know that when Old Man was young, due to a setback, he indulged himself for many years, and his reputation was ruined. Later, after receiving guidance from the Sacred South Emperor, he suddenly repented and turned over a new leaf. Today, the person that Old Man accidentally injured sent a letter. The Old Man pondered for a long time, and today, the mistake of the past will be repaid. However, Lei Zhongmo is definitely not a good person. If this person becomes the head of the Four Great Scholars, the Old Man will exile himself to the Two World Mountain, and never return to Saint Origin World. "
Many of the great scholars revealed sorrowful expressions. They did not blame Zhang Cangxiang and He Qionghai for changing sides, because everyone had made mistakes and owed others favors. As long as they did not do anything evil, as long as they turned over a new leaf, even if they did not praise them, there was no reason to blame them. The two of them straightforwardly revealed their own matters, which was actually worthy of respect.
Especially He Qionghai, this person was a great scholar of the Battle Temple. He had a violent temper, and no one knew how many beasts and barbarians he had killed. When he was over a hundred years old, he entered the Battle Temple and enjoyed the position of Pavilion Elder. In fact, it was considered retirement, and it was also a reward from a Notre-Dame. However, such a person was forced out of Saint Origin World by the Lei family, and when he was over a hundred years old, he still had to go to the Two World Mountain to fight to the death.
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