At night, Beique Jiadi, Webster's private residence, was lively and noisy for a long time, and finally gradually quieted down.

The children of the Kong family and the slaves and maids of the Kong family, who followed Kong Ba to Chang'an City, have already arranged all the things to settle down in, and the village is in order.

In the main hall of the middle courtyard, there were a total of seven people sitting, all of whom were famous Confucian scholars of the dynasty.

There are still five days to go before the Shiqu Pavilion debate, and many famous Confucians in the world have come to Chang'an one after another, and a polemic is ready to start.

Although not everyone can enter Shiqu Pavilion to participate in the debate, being able to come to Chang'an to watch this feat is a thing that can be boasted about.

Shi Yun and Meng Xi are still the backs of Confucianism, no matter how big the noise is, even if they kill people, it will not affect the general trend of the world.

The final result of Shiqu Pavilion's debate is still up to these people sitting in the hall at the moment to decide.

Sitting at the top of the hall are naturally Kong Ba and Wei Xian, who are the well-deserved core figures of the "opposition" this time.

Sitting on either side of the hall were Confucian scholars who held the same opinion as them.

Tian Wangsun, a doctor of the Book of Changes, Yan Pengzu, a representative of the Ram School, Cai Qianqiu, a representative of the Guliang School, Wei Xian's youngest son Wei Xuancheng, and Kong Ba's eldest son Kong Fu.

Except for Wei Xuancheng and Kong Fu, who were in their early thirties, the rest of them were between forty and fifty years old, which was the time to be full of energy.

The debate in Shiqu Pavilion was a challenge for them, but it was also an opportunity.

Seizing this opportunity, it is not only possible to obtain a higher status in Confucianism, but also to take a step forward in the official career.

Especially Yan Pengzu and Cai Qianqiu, Dr. "Ram" and Dr. "Gu Liang" are still vacant, and it stands to reason that they should be replaced.

After everyone had a brief dinner just now, Wei Xian used an hour to pick out the important content of the whole process of arguing with the Son of Heaven in the greenhouse hall that day.

In the past few days, although there have been a lot of rumors and rumors in Chang'an City, no one knows what happened in the greenhouse hall that day.

Now that Wei Xian said it in detail, everyone can be regarded as a peek in the leopard and see the key to it.

In the process of Wei Xian's narration, the expressions of others have been changing, and from time to time they make a strange sound of "tsk".

They did not expect that the debate in the greenhouse hall would be so fierce that day, nor did they expect that the attitude of the Son of Heaven to promote the popular version of the scriptures would be so resolute......

But what I didn't expect the most was that the Son of Heaven had such a deep understanding of the meaning of the Confucian classics, and it was easy to quote the Confucian classics.

In the depths of his heart, the Confucian scholars of the Han Dynasty looked down on the Son of Heaven in the past dynasties.

The reason is very simple, although the previous emperors were all Ming monarchs, they were not high in Confucianism.

Take Emperor Taizu Gao as an example, although he created the foundation of the Han Dynasty, he was just a pavilion chief, and he will definitely not be a classic.

At the beginning of Emperor Gao's accession to the throne, he was quite disrespectful to Confucianism, and even did the absurd thing of drowning in the Confucian crown.

Now, when I heard that I was proficient in the Confucian scriptures, I felt that I was skeptical at first, and then I couldn't understand it.

Since the Son of Heaven is proficient in Confucianism, he should be moderate and polite, but why is he so crazy?

"Elder Wei Ge, is there someone behind the county official to point out, such as Taixue Ling Wang Shi, or Gong Sui?" Yan Pengzu, who looked a little snarky, asked in disbelief.

"I think the same as Yan Gong, the county official has not yet reached the year of the crown, how can he have such profound Confucian attainments, there must be a master to guide him." The chubby Cai Qianqiu echoed.

Yan Pengzu and Cai Qianqiu belong to the Ram Sect and the Guliang Sect respectively, and they are both prominent scholars in today's Confucianism, and they are at a critical moment of fighting each other.

In Chang'an City, they often broke out into polemics, and the disciples who sat down always provoked each other to debate the scriptures.

But now, these two people stand hand in hand without anyone's persuasion, and they respond to each other like classmates, and they have a very tacit understanding.

After all, their current "enemy" is the Son of Heaven in Weiyang Palace - Yan Pengzu and Cai Qianqiu have "resentment" against the Son of Heaven.

On the one hand, because the former "Ram" Doctor Yan Gongsun and "Gu Liang" Doctor Hu Chang were imprisoned by the Son of Heaven a few months ago, and then they collapsed, and the strength of the school was greatly damaged.

On the other hand, because the Son of Heaven did not appoint Yan Pengzu and Cai Qianqiu to take over as doctoral officers, they could not enter the official career.

In addition, they often hear people mention that the county officials don't like to read "The Biography of Gu Liang" and "The Biography of the Ram", but instead send "The Biography of Zuo" to many courtiers.

This makes them feel even more in crisis.

Isn't it that the Son of Heaven wants to abolish the official status of "The Biography of Gu Liang" and "The Legend of the Ram", and instead establish "The Biography of Zuo" as an official school?

Under this "new hatred and old hatred", it is normal for them to have complaints and resentments against the Son of Heaven.

"On that day, I suddenly gave advice to the county official, but the county official answered fluently, without any hesitation, not like he was prepared in advance."

"Moreover, when I looked at Gong Sui and Wang Shi, they were also shocked at the time, and obviously they never thought that the county officials were so familiar with the scriptures."

"Besides, even if there is a high-ranking person to guide you, but the county officials can learn and sell to this point, it is enough to show that the county officials are talented."

Wei Xian shook his head and said slowly, although he also thought that the words and deeds of the Son of Heaven were a little crazy, but he still recognized the talents of the Son of Heaven.

"Elder Wei Ge, listening to what you said, could it be that this county official is stronger than the most outstanding disciples such as me?"

"But no matter how strong you are, can you still be stronger than Tian Gong's high-footed?" Cai Qianqiu said even more provocatively.

"Hehe, don't say that the old man was frightened by the county official, in the old man's opinion, the county official's talent is enough to be established as a doctoral official." Wei Xian said with a smile.

As soon as Wei Xian's words were finished, Tian Gongsun, the incumbent doctoral officer, and Cai Qianqiu Yan Pengzu, the incumbent doctoral officer, had some doubts on their faces.

Especially Cai Qianqiu and Yan Pengzu, the expressions of anger on their faces were even more overflowing.

The Son of Heaven has not yet been crowned, and he can be compared with them in his forties and fifties?

It really makes them seem a little incompetent, how can this make them feel calm?

But this was said by Wei Xian, even if they were dissatisfied, they didn't dare to refute it directly.

"Xuancheng, you used to be the director of Menxia Temple, and you get along with the county officials day and night, what do you think of the county officials?" Wei Xian asked his son.

Since that day, Wei Xian and Wei Xuancheng made an agreement to "bet on their own" in front of the Menxia Temple, they have not discussed the government together.

Today, Wei Xian asked Wei Xuancheng to come, not because of the relationship between father and son, but because of the relationship between teachers and students.

The matter of ruling the popular version of the Confucian Classics is related to the life and death of Confucianism, and Wei Xuancheng also has to contribute.

This matter has exceeded one family, so Wei Xian thinks that it is not in the gambling contract of the father and son.

"The county official is eloquent and strategic, loves to read, and spends at least two hours a day copying the scriptures, and never allows others to disturb him."

Wei Xuancheng did not express his opinion, only said the details of his observations.

At the moment, under the explanation of Webster's father and son, no one in the hall wanted to question it anymore, and they had to admit that the Son of Heaven did have some talent.

So, everyone turned their eyes to Kong Ba, and after dinner, this backbone did not speak, and was always silent and closed his eyes.

If Kong Ba hadn't picked up the teacup and drank tea from time to time, everyone else would have thought that he had fallen asleep.

Perhaps it was because he found that the hall suddenly fell silent, and Kong Ba finally opened his eyes under the gaze of everyone.

His eyes were calm, as if he was dissatisfied.

Finally, he spoke.

"The imperial examination system, the Xuan school system, papermaking, printing, and the popular version of the Confucian classics...... If the county magistrate didn't have some talent, how could he come up with these things. ”

"There are also the great theories of 'the convergence of a hundred schools, the sole sect of Confucianism' and 'the application of the world', if Wang Shi and Gong Sui came up with it, they would have been reused by the first emperor long ago."

After Kong Ba finished speaking, even though Yan Pengzu and Cai Qianqiu and others still had disdain, they also restrained a lot.

"Gong Kong, then how can I wait, we can't just admit defeat to the county magistrate and let him fish and meat, right?" Yan Pengzu said with righteous indignation, and his mean expression became even more obvious.

"What kind of person is the county official, I'll let it go first, Duke Wei, I don't know something, and I ask Duke Wei for advice." Kong Ba asked Wei Xian.

"Ciru just asks, the old man knows everything!" Wei Xian hurriedly replied.

"Why are only these people here today, why didn't Xiahou Sheng, Hou Cang and others come?" Kong Ba was much younger than the two of them, but at this time, he asked by his name. (End of chapter)