Gyeongo, Old Peach Residence.
Two people were chatting in the courtyard at the top of the mountain.
The two people who were playing chess looked exactly the same, including their aura and breathing.
If there was a difference, it would be that one of them was playing black chess while the other was playing white chess.
The chess pieces on the board showed the shape of mountains and rivers, and gathered the sound of dragons and tigers.
Several hours had passed, but not a single chess piece had been placed on the board.
The chess pieces were placed like mountains.
In the Wenxin Courtyard of Mount Duofeng, various Confucian scholars gathered.
In the hall, the various Confucian scholars fell silent.
After a long time, Zong Ganyu, who was sitting at the head of the table, said slowly, "What do you think about the official examination?"
No one spoke. After a long time, the famous Gyeongo scholar, Hong Maoshan, said, "Half a school of thought."
The various Confucian scholars had different expressions. After a few breaths, someone asked.
"Is it half a school of thought or half a school of thought?"
Hong Maoshan said helplessly, "If it's half a school of thought, why would we gather here?"
A Confucian scholar said, "If that's the case, we must pass the official examination! Now, there are only two paths. We can either force the seal of the Divine Path to force Fang Yun to admit his mistake and hand over the official examination, or we can negotiate and be willing to give up Gyeongo and beg Fang Xusheng to give us the Divine Path. "
"Hmph, you're trying to provoke us! As I see it, there is only one path, and that is to use the threat of the Divine Path and the anger of the Grandmaster as a threat to give up the benefits of the Qing Kingdom as the price, or even take a step back in exchange for the official examination to be included in the Miscellaneous School. "
"Give up Gyeongo's interests? Are we going to let the people of Gyeongo curse us for thousands of years, or do they think that Gyeongo, with Zong Sheng in charge, is not worth helping? "
"The Divine Path should not be obstructed, and Zong Sheng should not be involved in this matter."
"Then, Gyeongo has nowhere to retreat, how can it retreat?"
"If King Qing abdicates, we can take another step back."
"The king is the foundation of the country. If King Qing abdicates, how can Gyeongo maintain its dignity in the Ten Nations?"
"Right now, face is not important. What is important is that using the Qing Emperor to exchange for an official to enter the School of Miscellany, is it a loss or a gain?"
"Are we miscellaneous people or merchants?"
"Wait for the right price to sell, hoarding and profiting, these are Lu Sheng's earnest teachings!"
"If Fang Yun still doesn't agree, how can we retreat?"
"Fang Yun loathes Qing Jun, so he will definitely agree."
"I asked, what if he doesn't agree?"
"Then you should ask Fang Yun if he agrees!"
Zong Ganyu coughed lightly and interrupted the argument, "The Old Man's son died outside of Yueyang Tower. His enmity with Fang Yun is as deep as the ocean. However, this matter concerns the future of Zajia and the future of Gyeongo. We should prioritize peace talks and not act rashly. That Fang Yun … dares to do anything and is capable of doing it! "
The great scholars of Zajia looked at Zong Ganyu. They looked at Zong Ganyu, who seemed to have aged a few decades in just two years. They looked at the wrinkles on his face and showed sympathy.
Hong Maoshan sighed deeply and said, "For Zajia, Ganyu has suffered."
"If Zajia can stand above the hundred schools, I will have no regrets even if I die! Not to mention a son, even if all my descendants are cut off, I will have no complaints. "Zong Ganyu's voice was resolute and decisive.
Hong Maoshan was moved and said, "Even if it is for Brother Zong, we should let go of our prejudices. How about this, the Old Man proposes an immediate vote. Choose peace talks or continue to force Fang Yun. Choose 'Spring and Autumn' from the peace talks and 'Sun Zi' from the pressure talks. "
The great scholars did not immediately take out any books. After a few hundred breaths, the great scholars took out a book one after another and placed it in front of them.
Some took out 'Spring and Autumn' while others took out 'Sun Zi'. However, there were only a few people who took out the latter while the former occupied the majority.
Hong Maoshan said, "This matter should not be delayed. We will discuss it today and choose peace talks tomorrow. As for the bottom line of the peace talks, we will have to carefully consider it. "
"Sigh … Previously, Jingguo begged us for peace talks and we tried to stop them. Now that they are begging us, I am afraid it will be difficult to resolve. For this peace talk, let's not talk about the bottom line. Let's talk about the basics first. That is, we can only take back all the conditions that we previously proposed to Jingguo. The compensation, technology, personnel, and so on, all cannot be changed. "
Hong Maoshan said helplessly, "That's right. We have to give up all the previous conditions. This, no one will object, right? "
The group of Confucian scholars remained silent.
This was not only a matter of conditions, but also a matter of face.
All the great scholars were ashamed to object.
All the conditions that they previously proposed had to be returned intact. This was a heavy slap to the face of Zajia.
"Then, the second thing should be to restore the status of all the scholars who were expelled from Zajia and … give them divine items as compensation."
"Divine items?"
A few of the great scholars were unhappy. Even these great scholars could not obtain many divine items in their lifetime.
Hong Maoshan smiled bitterly and said, "Those officials have already damaged the foundation of their Sage Dao. Fang Yun is also famous for being protective. If we don't give them the divine items, they will definitely not agree."
Zong Ganyu waved her sleeve gently and said, "Forget it, the divine items will be provided by our Zong family. Let's talk about the next thing."
"If nothing goes wrong, the other party will definitely raise a condition, and that is, from now on, we cannot expel Jingguo scholars from Zajia and we cannot use the seal of the Sage Dao."
"No, the premise is that they don't go against Zajia. If they have a conflict with Zajia, we will never be able to punish them. "
"If we can use the seal of the Sage Dao on them at any time, why would they give up on the official examination?"
"Is the power of Zajia's Sage Dao more important than the official examination?"
"The official examination is important."
"Without the official examination, Zajia will still be Zajia. My Sage Dao will not be damaged!"
"Without the official examination, Zajia will only be an incomplete Zajia. It seems that some people don't see the horror of the official examination. Once the official examination is popularized in the Ten Nations, the disciples of each family will be able to rise through the ranks based on what they have learned. Who would still want to learn Zajia's skills? "
"Greed is insatiable. As long as Zajia's Sage Dao can help them rise through the ranks, they will forever understand that there is no harm in having more skills! Apart from Jingguo, the other countries will not reject Zajia. If the official examination is popularized in the Ten Nations, it will definitely lead to more scholars minoring in Zajia. "
"Then, what about those who major in Zajia?" Zong Ganyu asked a key question.
No one in the main hall answered, not even those who had vehemently opposed the peace talks.
All the Confucian scholars present understood that the official examination was indeed eroding the Zajia.
It was because the official examination had various examination papers, but there was no Zajia.
Moreover, Zajia could not become a compulsory subject for grassroots officials.
This meant that only a small number of scholars who wanted and could become high-ranking officials would study Zajia. Most of the scholars would major in other Zajia to prepare for the official examination. At most, they would minor in Zajia in the future.
"We can negotiate with the other countries and let them include Zajia's content in their examination questions."
"As long as Zajia is not listed as a separate subject, scholars will rarely major in it."
"Then we will work hard to include Zajia as a separate subject."
Hong Maoshan asked, "The Zajia's examination paper can be entered into the Ministry of Works and its related offices. The Zajia's examination paper can be entered into the Ministry of Revenue and its related offices. It is the same for the other Zajia's examination papers. In that case, if we only take Zajia's examination paper, which office is suitable for us to work in? "
The objectors were speechless.
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