After speaking.
There wasn't even the slightest ripple; it wasn't as terrifying or earth-shattering as I had imagined.
Kong Chan frowned and said with some doubt, "Among the great Confucian scholars of our academy this generation, I have never heard of this person."
Still angry, Chen Zhang snorted and said, "I've never heard of a student with such a name in the academy."
Chen Dexing also said leisurely, "Our academy has never had a servant with such a name."
really.
The Confucian scholars of the academy still valued their reputation, and even if they were unhappy, they would not refuse to answer Ye Tian's question.
However, they had never heard of a man named Li Chunfeng, which contradicted their information about Ye Tian. Could it be that the old man arrived at the academy too early, causing no one to recognize him?
Ye Tian twitched his nose and asked, "Are there any famous seniors in the academy, or any reclusive masters hidden in the mountains of books?"
Kong Chan looked hesitant for a moment before saying, "If we're talking about reclusive masters, then he's probably the only former headmaster of the academy."
Ye Tian became interested, perhaps because when Grandpa Li Chunfeng came to the academy from Zhongzhou a few years ago, he became the academy's dean on a whim.
Kong Chan shook his head, walked away from the calligraphy and poetry display to the sandalwood table and sat down. He slowly stroked the table and said leisurely, "Our academy's former dean was a very legendary figure. It is because of him that our academy has achieved its current status in Feng Dynasty."
Li Chunfeng's repressed yet pretentious nature perfectly matches the former dean's description.
Ye Tian was somewhat excited and hurriedly asked, "Dean, please tell me in detail."
Kong Chan gave Chen Zhang a wink, and Chen Zhang sighed, a look of melancholy creeping onto his face. He walked through the front door and gently closed it behind him.
Then Chen Dexing waved his hand, and the righteous spirit of Confucianism surrounded the world, completely isolating the spiritual energy of Kong Chan's house.
Once it was confirmed that no one could hear, all sounds inside the house were completely blocked.
Only then did Kong Chan begin to explain: "Our academy's headmaster is surnamed Yuan. Back then, the Feng Dynasty was in great chaos. The Feng emperor was corrupt and dissolute, he trusted eunuchs, murdered loyal ministers, and turned right and wrong upside down. Externally, the powerful Wu Dynasty invaded, and internally, there was a severe drought. The people had no harvest and were living in misery. Yet, the court was still indulging in revelry every night."
"In the Feng Dynasty, there was a powerful and influential family named Jiang. At that time, they were quite famous in the area. Although the head of the Jiang family was virtuous and talented and had an amazing reputation in the area, he was unfortunately rather conservative and old-fashioned. He dared not raise an army to revitalize the court. Many people advised the head of the Jiang family to start a rebellion, but he refused them all."
Ye Tian listened attentively to the story, which involved an old incident from the current Jiang Dynasty of the Feng Dynasty.
Kong Chan paused, then continued, "At that time, the heavens and earth cried out, and a poor scholar in tattered cotton-padded clothes with a book hanging from his waist came to the door, wanting to see the head of the Jiang family. At that time, the head of the Jiang family widely summoned heroes from all over the world, intending to discuss a good strategy for defending the country."
"This poor scholar is none other than our academy's former headmaster, Yuan Shanhe. On our first meeting, he successfully persuaded the Jiang family head to launch a rebellion."
Such an exaggerated and astonishing feat—how was this accomplished?
Ye Tian was curious, so he asked Kong Chan.
Kong Chan, the old fellow, remained as steady as Mount Tai, stroked his beard, and said with a smile, "Our academy's dean only did one thing that day."
He laughed.
At this moment, Chen Zhang interjected, "That day, he led the Jiang family head into the Feng Dynasty's army. He directly suppressed and killed a brutal and bloodthirsty martial artist at the peak of the twelfth level of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm! The Jiang family head changed his mind that very day."
"That general was the strongest warrior in the Feng Dynasty at that time."
Ye Tian suddenly realized the truth of the matter. If the Jiang family patriarch truly had no intention of launching a rebellion, why bother summoning heroes from across the land and building up a reputation?
It's simply because they're wary of the Feng Dynasty's strength.
Yuan Shanhe's actions made the Jiang family head realize that it was worth taking a gamble and starting a rebellion.
"What happened next was the Feng Dynasty we see today. Yuan Shanhe, single-handedly skilled in both literature and martial arts, led the Jiang family head and forcefully suppressed the Feng family of the Feng Dynasty. Many opposing clans were all executed!"
hiss.
Such ruthless methods are truly terrifying.
Kong Chan said, "Therefore, in our Feng Dynasty today, there is no king of a different surname. There are two completely different systems. The academy is located outside the Feng Dynasty. The Jiang family is divided into four regions, each with its own local dukes and marquises. Each generation has a decree of favor, and the power in the hands of the dukes and marquises will not become so strong as to be uncontrollable."
I see.
After hearing this story, Ye Tian couldn't help but feel Yuan Shanhe's dashing demeanor.
He single-handedly broke through the gate, charged into the midst of a million-strong army, killed a general, and led the Jiang family patriarch in a rebellion against the enemy. He directly changed the dynasty of Feng, a power that was truly terrifying to scholars.
After finishing his speech, Kong Chan simply smiled faintly and said in a profound and unfathomable tone, "Over the years, the headmaster of my academy has outlived several generations of emperors surnamed Jiang. So he did something."
"What is it?" Ye Tian suddenly realized that this matter might be very sensational and related to Yuan Shanhe's disappearance. To find out if he was the mysterious Li Chunfeng, all he needed to do was listen to this story.
Kong Chan calmly and indifferently said, "He transformed Confucianism into Taoism."
What? !
Transforming Confucianism into Taoism? Is that even possible?
Ye Tian was utterly shocked!
Chen Zhang interjected, "Dean Yuan felt that he had been cultivating the Confucian system for too long, finding it tedious and meaningless. So one day he began to study Taoist arts. On that day, he broke through several realms in succession. The heavens and earth darkened several times, and thunder roared. It seemed as if the heavens and earth were about to send down lightning to strike him dead. Hundreds of Taoist masters came from hundreds of miles away from the academy to bow and kneel in worship, seemingly to thank the dean, saying that he had broken through the greatest mountain in the Taoist cultivation system."
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