Some scholars originally wanted to oppose, but now they gave up on stopping Fang Yun.
After Zhao Hongzhuang left, Fang Yun continued to deal with official business. In less than a quarter of an hour, one by one, great scholars came in.
Inside the hall, purple robes stood in great numbers, and righteousness surged.
Fang Yun held the writing brush used to mark official documents, gently shook it in the brush washer, and gently swung it out of the water, and put it on the brush rack, and looked at each of the great scholars present.
More than twenty great scholars did not say a word, and calmly looked at Fang Yun.
Fang Yun's expression did not change, and his behavior was natural.
"Please sit." After Fang Yun finished speaking, the yamen runners brought chairs.
After waiting for the great scholars to sit down, Fang Yun asked: "May I know why you have come together?"
Some of the great scholars smiled helplessly. Although Fang Yun did not want to be hostile, there was resistance between the lines.
Everyone looked at each other, and finally their eyes fell on the oldest great scholar, Tian Songshi.
Tian Songshi's hair and beard were white, and his eyes were warm. Although his skin was wrinkled, his eyes were bright, and his face was amiable, so people would not have any vigilance when they saw him.
Tian Songshi smiled freely and said: "Since it is difficult for you to speak, then this old man will take advantage of his seniority and go straight to the point. Fang Xusheng, although it is strange to appoint Zhao Hongzhuang as a female official, it is reasonable. But today, to appoint her as a Jinshi and promote her to be the head of the army, it is really against the etiquette. "
"The etiquette does not allow Zhao Hongzhuang to be a Jinshi?" Fang Yun asked.
Tian Songshi smiled: "Fang Xusheng, we are not here today to argue. These words, you can say to the Left Minister's party, but it is useless for us old guys."
"You want to hear the truth?" Fang Yun asked.
The great scholars nodded gently.
"Day after day, day after day, day after day after day. When the etiquette is old, it needs to be changed. That's all. "Fang Yun's tone was extremely casual, as if he was discussing which cabbage was the most beautiful in the fields.
"We all understand Fang Xusheng's reasoning. However, this idea of a woman as an official and a hen in charge of the morning is too new. It has already exceeded the old ritual of forming a new one. It is a new ritual! "Tian Songshi said.
"If the old etiquette is hindering the progress of the human race, if it can't represent the development of the most advanced political system of the human race, what's the harm in changing the etiquette?" Fang Yun was still chatting as if he was in a vegetable garden.
"You can't say that!" A Great Confucian scholar said in a deep voice.
Kang Ha-chuan forced a smile and said, "Fang Yun, this step of yours is too big."
"If we don't take big steps, the demonic beasts and barbarians will catch up," Fang Yundao said.
"Okay, then tell me, what are your intentions?" Tian Songshi asked.
Fang Yundao said, "I see that there are women who are not inferior to men, and I promote them equally. What do I want?"
Tian Songshi still had a smile on his face and said, "You don't have to hide it. Are you pointing your sword at the women's imperial examinations?"
"That's not the case," Fang Yun replied.
"You don't mean what you say. I hope you can tell me the truth," Tian Songshi said.
Fang Yun smiled indifferently and said, "The women's imperial examinations are very important. When the conditions are right, success will come naturally. It is difficult for people to interfere. How stupid am I, Fang Yun, to point my sword at the imperial examinations?"
"Then why do your Fang Academy and library keep accepting women to study? Why do you support the women's society? Why do you let Zhao Hongzhuang be a high official?"
Fang Yundao said, "Zhao Hongzhuang has meritorious service. She has both talent and experience. She is more than qualified to be the head of the army. If she is tempered, even becoming a high official of the border is not a problem. As for the word 'support' in the women's society, it is not appropriate. It is nothing more than 'those who help themselves will be helped by the heavens, and those who help themselves will be helped by me.' Those women have put in enough effort and have enough knowledge, but they do not have the corresponding status. I will lend a helping hand, that is all. The so-called 'accepting women to study' is even more ridiculous. Some of those women have been abandoned by their parents. Some have been beaten, scolded, and humiliated. Some come from poor families. Some want to study because they have nothing to do. What law has my Academy's library broken by accepting them? Moreover, what do you mean by accepting women to study? Do you think I will stop men from coming to my Academy and library? "
Tian Songshi said helplessly, "Fang Xusheng, in front of us, there is no need to quibble."
The group of Confucian scholars also felt very helpless. As Confucian scholars, they were very sensitive to everything. Obviously, Fang Yun's words were not wrong, but that was not the main point.
"I am just doing what I should do," Fang Yundao said.
"But what you have done has gone beyond the rules of the world."
"Aren't the rules of the world meant to be broken?" Fang Yun asked.
"Don't talk nonsense," a Confucian scholar objected.
Fang Yun said seriously, "The morals of the human race may be different, but they all follow the basic bottom line, and that is to not hurt the innocent. Any words or deeds that deem the innocent as guilty are immoral and beastly. If it is light, they should be punished. If it is heavy, they should be removed from the human race because they are not worthy of being human! To give a very simple example, when the ten countries were at war, Jingguo made Gyeongo an enemy country. Everyone knows this. "
Fang Yun glanced at the crowd and continued, "During the war between the two countries, we did not make detailed rules, but there are some things that everyone knows. For example, if we encounter the enemy soldiers, we will try our best to kill them. If we encounter civilians who attack us, we will also treat them as soldiers and kill them. However, most of the civilians do not want to fight. Even if the food they grow helps the enemy, we will not kill them after we win. Some people will say that this is the law, this is morality. No, not killing innocent civilians has nothing to do with other things. The most fundamental reason is that the human race is self-protection. We all have to try our best to let the human race reproduce and try our best to avoid being killed. It is like saying that we will not kill you indiscriminately, and you will not kill our people indiscriminately. How about we both compromise? It sounds ridiculous, but it can really protect yourself. It's really effective. "
"During a trial, the most important thing is to pay attention to evidence and try to avoid innocent people being convicted. Why? Because if we do not carry out the most basic concept of punishing evil and promoting good, and if we do not hold anyone accountable for harming innocent people, then the order of the human race will immediately collapse. The human race will definitely be wiped out in a short period of time due to internal strife. "
"Therefore, we can say that 'Gyeongo people are annoying', we can say that 'I don't like Gyeongo people', we can say that 'I don't want to buy things from Gyeongo', and of course, we can also say that 'I am willing to buy good things from Gyeongo'. There is nothing wrong with this. If we are more ruthless, we can say that 'the Gyeongo soldiers who are armed should die', 'the Gyeongo people who are hostile to Jingguo should die', and 'the people who intend to harm Jingguo should die'. Although these are not very lenient, they are pardonable. After all, we Gyeongo people have been hurt too deeply by Jingguo. "
After Fang Yun finished speaking, he paused for a moment, then continued.
"However, we cannot say that 'all Gyeongo people can be killed', nor can we say that 'we can rob all the Gyeongo people's property', nor can we say that 'I can rape all the women, children, and men of Gyeongo.' No matter who promotes this, I, Fang Yun, will be the first to not let them off. This kind of person does not deserve to be human. Any country or group that promotes this kind of thing should be destroyed! They should all be killed! Why? Because they have crossed the bottom line of morality and initiated the 'self-destruction of the human race'. Even if such a country wins, it will quickly split up. Then, each side will think that 'they can kill everyone on the other side', which will ultimately lead to the extinction of the human race. "
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