On the ranking list, the debate was in full swing.
"The most ridiculous part of the opposing side's argument is that they said she contracted venereal disease and that scholars shouldn't have venereal disease. I fell into deep thought after reading this. Lu Mei 'er is a woman, is venereal disease innate? Impossible! Then, where did her venereal disease come from? Men! Did the Notre-Dame rule that men who contracted venereal disease can't participate in the imperial examinations? No! Then, why can't women who were harmed by men participate in the imperial examinations? Also, from what I know, the brothel Lu Mei 'er was in was very high class and the people who came in and out were mostly scholars. So, it's the scholars who harmed her, not the other way around! "
"The opposing side's argument is entangled with a disease, entangled with her identity. But the problem is, we're not talking about her 'body', but her thoughts, mind, spirit, morals, etc. The reason why we mentioned venereal disease and her identity as a prostitute is to express our concern for her personal morals. As for saying that the scholars harmed her, this argument is simply laughable. Let me ask, didn't she know that the guests could contract venereal disease? She knew, but she chose money! "
"The opposing side is simply a group of saints who don't do household chores. What is she? She's a prostitute, not a procuress! Not a big boss! How much choice does she have? If she's from a noble family, a young miss, can she appear in a brothel? She was being forced to do so! You criticize a person who was forced, but don't criticize the pimp or procuress, don't criticize the parents who sold her when she was young, don't criticize the brothel that forced her to become vicious. You're the ones without morals! "
"The opposing side is correct! I completely agree with this point. She was indeed forced. After all, she didn't want to be sold to a brothel. She didn't want to rely on the door to sell her body. She also didn't want to do these lowly things. But, the rebels also think this way! The rebels also don't want to kill humans, but they were forced by the barbarians! The rebels also don't want to sell information about humans, but the barbarians have something on them! Did you notice that the opposing side has always treated Lu Mei 'er as a normal person! "
"We shouldn't use the standard of a normal person to measure scholars, we should use the identity of scholars to measure them! What is a scholar? Even if the barbarians put a knife on a scholar's neck, they can still generously die. Those who kneel are traitors, not scholars! Scholars, even if they're forced and humiliated, they have to maintain integrity. Those who succumb to benefits and threats, not scholars! When Lu Mei 'er wasn't a scholar, who cared about her? But she is a scholar, so we should use the standards of a scholar to measure her! Obviously, she's not worthy! "
"The opposing side's debaters! Did Lu Mei 'er go to prostitute herself again after passing the county-level examinations? Did she sell her body again? Did she go get venereal disease? Nope! After she became a scholar, she was definitely a role model. She had never done any evil! Then, when did she make a mistake? When she was still an ordinary person! You also said that you could tolerate ordinary people doing this and that. ..... Our side won. "
"I think it's necessary for us to reiterate what this debate is about. . The essence of this debate is whether Lu Mei 'er has the qualifications to be a scholar. Then, what are the standards of a scholar? We have many standards for a scholar. We say that a scholar should be noble, should sacrifice his life for righteousness, should have lofty ideals, should do so and so. But we ask, are all scholars like this? I don't think scholars from the ancestral family are like this. Then, can we say that scholars from the ancestral family don't have the qualifications to be scholars? Scholars are defined by the imperial examinations! Since she passed the scholar examination fair and square, she's a scholar. You can say that she's a bad scholar, a bad scholar, but she should indeed be a scholar! "
"Can a rebel be considered a scholar?"
"Of course! If she's a rebel scholar, just kill her. So, you can go and kill Lu Mei 'er, I won't stop you. But I insist that she's a scholar, even if she's a scholar that can be killed. "
Not long later, a long reply sparked a heated discussion.
"I'm a scholar. My eldest brother is a scholar. My second brother is also a scholar. My father is a scholar. My father died in the battle of Two World Mountain. My eldest brother and second brother died in the barbarian invasion of Gu Country. Too many people died at the border of Gu Country, so we have the habit of mass burial and mass sacrifice. My father's, eldest brother's, and second brother's graves are connected together. Every year, I go there twice. Once is Qingming Festival, and the other time is my father's death anniversary, September 20th. "
"Every year, I would bring my family, my father's favorite rice wine, smoked meat, and paper money to their graves. I have two sons, a daughter, a wife, and two concubines. At the same time, there are my two sisters-in-law. Yes, I'm supporting my sisters-in-law now, and my three nephews and two nieces. "
"Every time I go to the graves, I ask my children, nephews, and nieces to kneel down. Then I tell them about my father's most heroic moments. I tell them about how my eldest brother neglected his studies in order to let me study. I tell them about my second brother's earnest teachings. Every time I tell them that in our Liu family, no matter male or female, everyone has to be a scholar. Everyone has to be courteous, righteous, and honorable. Everyone has to be a hero because they're watching us from the heavens. Because they're the reason why the human race hasn't gone extinct! "
"Let the children hear about their father and brothers. I'll tell them about the recent happenings in the human race."
"When Fang Sheng proposed that men and women take the exam together, I didn't object. When the news was confirmed, I immediately called my daughters, nieces, and even all the female family members who can read and study together. I said to them: I let you study, let you take the literary exam, not so that you can fight and sacrifice yourselves like your grandfathers and uncles or other scholars. I let you study so that when you encounter demons and barbarians, you can have more chances to escape and live for a few more days, even if it's just for a few more days. For them, I opened a private family school. I taught them how to take the county-level exam. "
"Unfortunately, everyone can see that there's a severe division in the county-level exam for women. The daughters of big families are especially outstanding, or the few who come from poor families are especially outstanding. However, there are very few women in the middle who can pass the county-level exam. Most of the women are especially bad. Therefore, none of my female family members can pass the county-level exam. "
"After the results were released, I brought all of them to my father's and brother's graves. I didn't make them kneel and cry. I also didn't punish them. I only told their stories, told Fang Sheng's stories, told the stories of those sages. I didn't force them to do anything. I just wanted them to study hard. As long as I don't go to the battlefield, my private school will continue. I feel that letting more people study, no matter male or female, is as great as Kong Sheng! Education without discrimination, this is what I've always insisted on. "
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