Daming: I really don’t want to be an emperor!

"In the previous debate, the School of Mind was in the people's favor. This was the right time. The Imperial College's chief priest Lin Han died for his advice. This was the right place. Now the School of Mind is knocking on the door. This was the right people! If we don't take action now, when will we take action?"

"No matter who wants to destroy Confucianism, I, the Zongheng family, will definitely help them!"

"My Nong family has decided to join hands with Xinxue to destroy Confucianism! The imperial seal has appeared. Even if the court destroys Confucianism, it is in accordance with the will of heaven! It is the will of heaven! No one can argue with it!"

"Yes, with the Imperial Seal in hand, everything you say is the words of Heaven, and everything you do is Heaven's will! And Heaven's will should conform to the will of the people. Therefore, for the sake of scholars, for the sake of the people, for the sake of the country, and for the sake of the Chinese people, our Yin-Yang School has decided to join hands with the School of Mind and destroy Confucianism!"

"You are too slow. I, the Legalists, have already taken action and started to expose all the bad information about the Confucians over the years, and overwhelm the Confucians in public opinion!"

"If the Confucians lose their power, all other schools of thought will attack them!"

"Great!"

The hundreds of schools of thought have also decided to unite and follow the School of Mind to fight Confucianism!

Confucianism has suppressed the Hundred Schools of Thought for thousands of years, and the Hundred Schools of Thought have had enough. If they don’t rebel now, when will they rebel?

So within these three days, a lot of negative information about Confucianism emerged, and began to spread in all directions with the capital as the center.

Confucianism is really too much. When it eats meat, it doesn't even leave a bite of soup for other schools of thought.

Now that Xinxue is taking the lead, the timing, location and people are all favorable. If we don't destroy Confucianism now, when will we?

"Students of our Imperial Academy, beg Your Highness to follow the will of the people, burn books and bury scholars, and revive our Ming Dynasty!"

"We, the disciples of Xinxue, join hands with hundreds of schools to knock on the palace gate and beg Your Highness to burn the books and bury the scholars, so as to revive our Ming Dynasty!"

"Burn books and bury scholars, and revive our Ming Dynasty!"

Loud shouts were heard throughout the palace, indicating that the situation was irreversible.

Anyway, the people are all fools and fence-sitters. They go wherever the wind blows and follow public opinion. How many of them are truly sober?

The Hundred Schools of Thought all attacked Confucianism, and coupled with the debate on the School of Mind, this wave of actions by the Hundred Schools of Thought caught Confucianism off guard. Countless Confucian students burned their books and expressed their withdrawal from Confucianism.

Inside the palace.

"This fire is big enough, right?" Zhu Yunhuan looked at Kong Youde and asked.

Kong Youde shook his head. "The fire is not big enough, and the weight of the death remonstrance is not enough! I have already made arrangements. I am just waiting for the morning court to come. When a bucket of oil is poured on it, the raging fire will have the power to dispel the darkness and illuminate the world with light!"

Zhu Yunhuan sighed and said nothing more. Since the trend had already come about, he had to make a concerted effort to get the job done.

Do it all at once, second time tired, third time exhausted!

……

As an early morning court session approached.

This time, there were more than twenty coffins placed in front of the palace gate.

Countless students hugged the thighs of the teacher in front of them who was wearing official robes.

"Wow, wow, wow, teacher, you died for your country, what should we do!"

A group of students burst into tears.

"Why are you crying? Everyone has to die. Some are more important than Mount Tai, while others are lighter than a feather. As a teacher, you are serving your country with all your heart! If you are willing to die, then you can make a remonstrance. How can you make a remonstrance if you don't die?"

"You all must remember that after your teacher dies, you must carry on his legacy. We study not just to talk about ideals in vain! We must achieve unity of knowledge and action."

"That's right. You must remember that we scholars study for the rise of the Ming Dynasty! If we want a great country to rise, we must work hard to build the country!"

"As long as Confucianism is not destroyed, the Ming Dynasty will not prosper! You have been knocking on the palace for three days, but the court has not responded. Today, I will die as a teacher to advise the Ming Dynasty, and I will have no regrets even if I die!"

"Okay, kids, let go. We died for our country and have no regrets in our death!"

The group of bearded men wiped the tears of relief from their eyes, then turned around and walked into the palace gate with a fearless attitude.

"Everyone, the sun, moon, mountains and rivers are still here, the Ming Dynasty is still here, don't cry, everyone, walk slowly!"

Behind this group of students are the descendants of hundreds of schools of thought, who come to see off these patriots.

The court meeting was about to begin, but they were not qualified to attend the court due to their rank, so they did not follow the other officials into the palace early to wait.

Today's court meeting is destined to be uneventful.

The civil service group has already felt the coming of the storm, and they are also confused about the way forward.

As this group of scholars arrived outside the Fengtian Hall, the hall had just begun to hold meetings, and their arrival made the officials feel even more uneasy.

Zhu Yunhuan summoned them to the hall. After they entered, without waiting for Zhu Yunhuan to ask them why they came, Kong Youde's eyes flashed with determination and he stood up directly.

"Your Highness Kong Youde, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites, leads the 12 lecturers of the Hanlin Academy and the 16 readers of the Imperial College to die for the Ming Dynasty! I beg the court to issue an order to burn books and bury scholars, so that the Ming Dynasty can be revived!"