Demoness, where are you Fleeing to?
Chapter 408 - 333 Purple Air Coming from the East (Seeking Recommendations and Monthly Tickets)_2

Chapter 408: Chapter 333 Purple Air Coming from the East (Seeking Recommendations and Monthly Tickets)_2

Sun Jizong was stunned, then suddenly turned his head to look at the talisman in Wei Bailong’s hand.

But at this moment, what shocked his heart even more was the expressions of those students of the Guozi Bureau. As Sun Jizong looked out, he saw all those students discussing with each other, their eyes full of coldness.

"I knew it, Mr. Hufa is of impeccable character. How could he have an affair with someone?"

"He was indeed framed. How audacious is this relative of the Empress to be so arrogant? So bold!"

"It’s infuriating. After the death of Li Zhetian, all scholars under heaven owe a favor to Mr. Hufa. This person has such audacity—"

"That demonic empress’ brother, was he ever a good person?"

"And to deliberately set up a trap within the Guozi Bureau, his heart should be executed!"

Sun Jizong also saw the solemn faces of the Jijiu of the Guozi Bureau and many professors and lecturers.

His face turned pale as he turned around, and asked Li Xuan with a hoarse voice: "Li Xuan, what do you want?"

He knew that these stale scholars right in front of him are the biggest assets for his grandson, the Crown Prince, to secure his position.

The man on the throne of the Forbidden City would not let go of any opportunity to punish the Earl Huichang’s mansion.

"First, Uncle-in-law needs to provide a document," Li Xuan said with a seemingly mocking smile as he pointed his fan towards Gong Xiaowu, "it must be written on the spot by Uncle-in-law himself, proving that Miss Wu has no ties whatsoever with your Earl Huichang’s mansion."

"Then, Uncle-in-law should think about how to satisfy me and not bring this matter to the government for judgment."

Sun Jizong’s face fluctuated between light and dark. As he hesitated, the old man wearing the jinxian crown with eight lines suddenly spoke, "Earl Huichang, can we address your family’s issues later?"

His gaze was eerie as he looked at Li Xuan: "The noble Neo-Confucianism is really getting worse and worse. How prestigious is the position of Hufa of Neo-Confucianism? The Wenshan Seal, such an important symbol to our teachings, fell into the hands of a none knowledgeable kid."

Li Xuan couldn’t help but fix his eyes on him: "Your words are quite offensive, sir. May I ask which Duke you represent to dare to criticize my Neo-Confucianist inheritance?"

"How impudent!" This was a servant standing behind the old man. He glared at Li Xuan: "My master is Duke Yansheng!"

Li Xuan had already guessed a bit. He gave a polite bow with an impassive face: "It turns out to be the descendant of the Saints, my apologies! But even if you are Duke Yansheng, you are meddling too much. When did taking up the inheritance of the Hufa of Neo-Confucianism require your approval?"

Duke Yansheng was the hereditary title of the eldest son of the Saint, continuing from former Zhao to the present day.

The current Duke Yansheng was named Kong Xiude,

But Li Xuan, who said that he was disrespectful, did not show any respect at all.

In his past life, he had read several self-indulgent online novels on a website called a certain point. He knew about the Kong family from Qufu, Shandong’s infamous reputation of ’Seventy-two generations of slaves, twenty-five generations of second followers’.

What Li Xuan could not accept was that during the Republican era, the last "Duke Yansheng", Kong Decheng wrote a poem, "The rivers and streams of Jiang and Chuan converge, how different are people from the same state," promoting the ideology of "China and Japan sharing the same script and lineage". Then Kong Decheng’s cousin, Kong Lingyu, even congratulated Wang Jingwei on the "third anniversary of the return of the capital".

In this world, as far as Li Xuan knew, the Kong family from Qufu in Shandong was just as notorious, if not more so.

For such a family, even if they were the descendants of Saints, they did not deserve respect from Li Xuan.

The face of Duke Yansheng, Kong Xiude, was clearly tinged with a layer of ominous green: "Neo-Confucianism is a part of Confucianism, as the descendant of the Saint, how can I not interfere?"

He took a step forward, a magnificent Hao Qi spreading around his body, with a ’boom’, it turned the roof and furniture around into dust.

At this time, everyone within a hundred feet felt the strong pressure that appeared out of nowhere.

"A few days ago, my father sent me a letter saying that this generation’s Hufa of Neo-Confucianism is just a child who knows nothing, and he deeply worried that the fate of Confucianism will decline because of this."

Kong Xiude spoke as he stroked his beard, his demeanor was elegant and out of this world, Hao Qi was in awe: "I came to the capital today to see you, Earl Jingan. From what I can see, you really do lack respect for your elders and are arrogant and unrestrained.

I don’t know why Master Yu and those Neo-Confucian predecessors chose a brat like you to be the Hufa of Neo-Confucianism, and I don’t want to comment. But with your current ability and temperament, you simply cannot bear the heavy responsibility of being the Hufa of Neo-Confucianism!"

At this time, in Kong Xiude’s eyes, a red light started to glow as he stared at Li Xuan: "If you still have a shred of respect for your teacher and the Way, quickly hand over the Wenshan Seal and let me keep it for you. When your moral character and learning can bear the weight of being the Hufa of Neo-Confucianism in the future, you can then retrieve the Wenshan Seal from me."

Originally, he wanted to borrow the scandal of Li Xuan’s affair with Sun Jizong’s maidservant to directly take the Wenshan Seal through a legitimate complaint.

Unfortunately, this Uncle-in-law is more harmful than helpful.

However, in the eyes of Kong Xiude, whether Sun Jizong’s plan was successful or not didn’t matter.

Scholars often have sharp tongues. With the status and name of ’Duke Yansheng’, he could spin falsehoods into truths and truths into falsehoods. He could take the ’righteousness’ through his words, or even force Li Xuan to obey, to ’borrow’ the Wenshan Seal, and the results would be the same.

Li Xuan was bearing the strong pressure of Kong Xiude’s Hao Qi, feeling a chill in his heart. He didn’t understand why the man in front of him would be hostile to him, but his malicious intent, and his coveting of the Wenshan Seal made him extremely alert.