In a place like Yuelai Tower, it is not uncommon for two young scholars to eat and drink here.
The two readers sitting by the window did not attract much attention. Everyone else was eating and drinking as usual, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
The two scholars were both in their twenties. One of them had a handsome face and a thin figure. He was wearing a long green gown and had a folding fan next to the table. He spoke in an elegant manner.
The young scholar opposite him was a little fat, wearing a light green gown, with a square face, thick eyebrows, a straight nose and a square mouth, giving people a very serious feeling.
The two of them sat there drinking and chatting, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious.
At this moment, the square-faced scholar suddenly slammed the table and stood up.
This shot scared everyone.
Everyone's eyes couldn't help but turn to look at the two scholars, hesitantly and worriedly. What happened? Why did they start making such a commotion?
"You are talking nonsense! How could the Kong family do such a thing?" the square-faced scholar roared.
"I'm talking nonsense?" The thin scholar was a little unconvinced. Without even standing up, he curled his lips and said, "Who in Jining City doesn't know about this? Go out and ask around; it's already spread everywhere. It's just that no one is talking about it out of consideration for Confucius's reputation."
"Look at what the Kong family did. They sold disaster relief grain to the rebellious Wenxiang Sect. Is this what they should do?"
"Not only did they leave the people without food, starving them, and making them believe the government's disaster relief efforts were ineffective and that they were forcing the people to revolt, but they also provided so much military rations to the rebels. What is this? This is treason!"
"Without execution, such a crime will not be enough to appease the public anger, and without execution, it will not be enough to convict the person! Your Majesty only stripped the Duke of Yansheng of his title, which is already a mercy outside the law and is considering the Duke of Yansheng's reputation. But what did the Kong family do?"
"They colluded with the rebels and went straight over there. Look at that manifesto, isn't that what they should have written?"
The square-faced young man seemed to be extremely angry and said angrily: "The situation is unclear now, how can you say such things? The Duke of Yansheng might have been abducted. Some things are unavoidable."
"Captured?" The thin young man sneered, his tone filled with disdain. "Confucius said to sacrifice one's life for benevolence, Mencius said to pursue righteousness. Even if he was captured, can he just do whatever others say? Where has the integrity of scholars gone?"
"They are descendants of the Kong family! Faced with such a thing, shouldn't they learn from Wen Tianxiang? Shouldn't they leave behind a loyal heart that will shine through history? How could they surrender to the enemy? They have the nerve to call themselves descendants of the Duke of Yansheng after such behavior?! Besides, I heard that they weren't abducted, but taken away."
"They are the descendants of Confucius. How can you do this? You should be tolerant of them." said the young man with a square face.
“Nonsense!”
After hearing this, the thin young man stood up suddenly and slammed the table hard.
The dishes on the table suddenly made a clattering sound, and some of them fell to the ground and broke into pieces.
The thin young man ignored all of this and angrily said, "If it were a trivial matter, perhaps some leniency could be granted. But this is a matter of great importance, how can you be lenient with it? Have you become stupid from studying?"
"Even if a descendant of Confucius did such a thing, he should not be tolerated. On the contrary, because he is a descendant of Confucius, he should be despised. You actually said such a thing, which shows that we are on different paths. Since we have different paths, we cannot work together."
The thin young man pulled a silver ingot from his sleeve, slammed it on the table, and then said, "If I don't eat a single meal of yours, I will sever ties with you today!"
After saying this, the thin scholar turned around and walked out, his steps were fast and firm.
The square-faced young man just sat on the chair with a dejected look on his face.
After a long moment, he sighed and said slowly, "Why is it so? Why is it so?"
At this moment, a man nearby also stood up and looked at the upright scholar and said slowly, "You are mistaken. The lineage of the current Duke Yansheng is just the Northern Branch of the Kong family. Who are they? They are just puppets set up by the Tartars."
"Back then, the orthodox lineage of Duke Yansheng lay in the Southern Branch of the Kong Family, which followed the Kong Family of the former Song Dynasty. When the Tartars came, they were forced to give up the title of Duke Yansheng. That was the Confucius of our Han people."
"Nowadays, the lineage of the Northern Sect's Yansheng Duke is so servile and fawning on their master that it's not surprising that they would do something like this!"
Everyone was stunned and quickly turned to look at the person who spoke.
This was a middle-aged man in his fifties, neither strong nor thin, neither tall nor short, but with a very serious face. Judging from his attire, he must also be a scholar.
After hearing his words, the square-faced young man was slightly stunned, then stood up and bowed with joy, saying, "Sir, what you said makes sense. I will take your advice."
After saying this, the square-faced young man also walked downstairs.
The middle-aged man nodded with satisfaction and followed him down.
Although this scene happened in Yuelai Building, the news soon spread.
This led to a widespread discussion about whether the Kong family should be given a lighter sentence for their actions.
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