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Chapter 867 - 867 Debate

?Chapter 867: Debate Chapter 867: Debate Editor: Atlas Studios Fang Zhiyuan lowered his eyes.

Since all Zhu Xi did was write a book, he might not have anticipated the impact his book would bring.

The reason why the Cheng-Zhu school of thought had been pushed to such a height was just the result of deliberate manipulation by people with ulterior motives.

It was laughable that a woman had exposed something that many scholars and officials could not see through.

When Fang Zhiyuan thought of the current situation in the scholarly world in Jiangnan, he felt as if his heart was on fire.

Just as Princess Consort Rong had said, if they really allowed the popularity of the Cheng-Zhu school of thought to ensue, there would probably be no new advancement in the academic world in a few decades.

Everyone would only blindly follow Zhu Xi’s interpretations.

He wanted to break this rule, but he was afraid of arousing the dissatisfaction of the royal family.

Zhu Xi’s “Annotation of the Four Books” was clearly exactly what the royal family wanted, because all his annotations were hinting at loyalty to the ruler and filial piety.

Loyalty to the ruler and filial piety were not wrong, but such emphasis lost the original meaning of the sages’ words.

Fang Zhiyuan looked at Princess Consort Rong, who had already walked away, and sighed faintly.

Even the Princess Consort understood this logic, but he didn’t know if the Emperor understood it.

Of course, Qi Xiuyuan did not understand because he was too busy to pay attention to this.

However, no matter how busy he was, when he received Fang Zhiyuan’s memorial, he still called him over for a sincere discussion before approving it.

Then, the scholars of the Hanlin Academy were informed of the drastic change in the learning schedule in the palace, allowing the princes to have plenty of free time to themselves now.

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