Thus, everyone entered the article with a sense of silent mourning, only to find that the original author of the article was alive and kicking in his replies, constantly thanking those who supported him.
Everyone reread the full article. That's right, it was indeed criticizing Fang Yun, accusing Fang Yun of being arrogant and cruel, of destroying the ancestral laws, of provoking the battle of the Divine Path, and so on.
Could a scholar criticize a saint?
Thus, after two hours, the most bizarre scene in the history of the rankings appeared.
On the rankings, except for Fang Yun's article, all the articles had the same title.
They were all "The Sage of Approving Prescriptions."
Looking at everything on the rankings in the past few days, many scholars once again felt that something indestructible in their hearts had collapsed.
For an entire day, the rankings were chaotic. Even many scholars who supported Fang Yun were full of curiosity when they saw the full article of "The Sage of Approving Prescriptions."
The "Sage of Approving Prescriptions" had great momentum, but slowly, many scholars felt tired of it.
This was because there were only two kinds of things that were given out in batches.
One kind was that Fang Yun was too cruel to the human race, killing many people who should not have been killed.
Many people scoffed at this argument. Fang Yun must have done something that went against morality, but ever since Confucius killed Shao Zhengmao, the Confucian school had never been bound by morality. It was not that the Confucians were hypocrites, but that all Confucians believed that a certain degree of morality could be sacrificed for the sake of a higher ideal.
Scholars even dared to sacrifice themselves, so why would they care about morality?
The higher the position of the scholar, the more they had experienced battles with demons and barbarians, the less they cared about morality.
Everyone had moral flaws, and there was no such thing as a perfect moral saint.
Even the most honest people had dark thoughts in their hearts.
As long as it was not a great sin, everything could be made up for.
The second kind of people thought that Fang Yun might have brought the human race to the abyss.
Different from the first kind of reaction, scholars from all over the human race were seriously discussing it.
Most of those who opposed taking the same exam for men and women believed that Fang Yun had pointed out a path to ruin for the human race.
However, many pragmatic scholars, farmers, doctors, legalists, and so on listed out detailed events and even data and made a powerful counterattack.
Everyone who relied on their intuition thought that the human race was doomed.
Everyone who relied on facts and data had discovered that the human race was developing at a terrifying speed.
If in the past, the growth curve of the human race in many aspects was like a small slope with an angle of less than 5 degrees, the current development of the human race was like a steep slope with an angle of more than 80 degrees.
Therefore, the strange thing was that even though the list was filled with praises for Fang Sheng, more and more people believed that the human race would be in big trouble if Fang Sheng was mentioned.
As a result, many scholars who were originally watching from the sidelines joined the ranks of Fang Yun for the sake of the future of the human race and for the sake of justice in their hearts.
However, it was difficult for humans to remain rational.
This was especially true for the disciples of aristocratic families who had been labeled as saints by Fang Yun.
Soon, the disciples of the aristocratic families from all over the human race joined forces and arrived at the capital one after another. Most of them directly used their aristocratic family privileges to teleport directly to Kong City through the literary world or talent energy.
Everyone in Kong City knew that half of the city belonged to the Kong Clan, and the other half belonged to the All Saints Clans.
Kong City had always been the private property of the All Saints Clans. There were all kinds of literary venues and large mansions everywhere.
Number 17 of the Kong Residence was a privately run literary venue. From the main entrance, it looked very ordinary in Kong City, except that the walls were somewhat tall and the main entrance was not very grand, even somewhat old.
However, upon closer inspection, one would discover that the mansions on both sides of Number 17 of the Kong Residence were disguised as part of the entire mansion.
That night, there was an endless stream of people and carriages in front of the gates of Number 17 of the Kong Residence. One after another, scholars walked out of the carriages.
Among the people who walked into Number 17 of the Kong Residence, there was no lack of Hanlin scholars and even Grand Scholars. None of them were below the level of High Scholar, and even their servants were at least Tong Scholars.
When the lanterns were lit, one could only see the main hall of Number 17 of the Kong Residence after walking around the garden in front of the main entrance and walking along the corridor and past the screen wall.
This was a large venue that could accommodate tens of thousands of people. Even in the capitals of various countries, there was no such large private residence.
This was the real Number 17 of the Kong Residence.
This place was packed with scholars from all over the world. They were led by the children of the aristocratic families and assisted by the famous scholars. There was no one who was unknown.
In the hall, rows of round tables were neatly arranged. The two sides were actually imitating the layout of Fang Yun's Saint Dao Literary Conference in Jingguo. There were many buffet tables set up, with plenty of food and low-alcohol alcohol on them. Many servants were shuttling around the hall.
Not long after, a clear voice rang out.
"Those who support the same examination for both men and women, please move elsewhere. If there is a misunderstanding and a fight breaks out, it will not look good."
Many people laughed, and some focused their attention on the platform in the depths of the hall.
A young scholar with a tall and straight figure was standing on the platform. He was dressed in a white robe, and due to the light, his skin had a jade-like luster. There was a black mole the size of a mung bean on the outside of his left eyebrow that was particularly eye-catching, adding a strange quality to him.
The prodigy of the eyebrow, Kong Weishan, was the most eye-catching rising star of the Kong Clan in recent years.
His thesis, poetry, and martial arts, he was ranked in the top ten of the Kong Clan under the age of 30.
He was Kong Deyuan's son.
Kong Deyuan was the scholar who had snatched Kong City's Zhang Xuan Academy's slot. He had already been expelled from the Kong Clan and handed over to Kong City for investigation.
Due to the huge influence of this matter, the punishment would definitely be heavier. At the very least, he would be exiled to the ancient land for five years.
In the hall, the scholar from the Zong Clan looked at Kong Weishan with a smile.
This time, the Zong Clan had been adding fuel to the fire. They did not expect that Kong Weishan and the other Saint Clans would happily join in.
Even if Kong Weishan was from the Kong Clan, even if he was from the Hanlin Clan, he could not afford to use Kong Residence 17.
In fact, even his father, Kong Deyuan, did not have the qualifications to stand here.
Since he had become the initiator of this event, it was obvious who the power behind him was.
Kong Weishan swept his gaze across the hall. Seeing that no one had left, he slowly said, "That person … has gone too far!"
A hint of anger flashed across the faces of many people present.
Their own ancestor had actually been criticized by Fang Yun in public, and it was as if it was child's play!
Half-saint versus Half-saint, this was a battle of the Divine Dao!
Kong Weishan said, "That person's achievements have shocked the ancients and dazzled the contemporaries. I have never denied it. Even now, I still deeply admire him. Apart from Ancestor Kong, even now and in the future, he is the scholar I respect the most."
Not only did the crowd not get angry, they even lightly nodded. They were filled with respect and admiration for this Kong Weishan.
As scions of great clans, even if they had an enormous conflict of interest with Fang Yun, they still looked down on those who acted like mad dogs in front of Fang Yun.
"However, he has gone too far! He can kill Lord Qing, he can criticize the Kong Clan for its negligence, and he can even criticize the Saints. However, on the day he conspired with the Legalists to seize the authority of the great clans, his ambition surpassed his merits and crossed the bottom line of the Saint Clans! "
"Right!"
"Well said!"
The people in the hall all softly shouted.
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