Sure enough, not long after, the storybook was met with strong opposition from some men, and Ye Yuwu received a large number of letters.
She's long been used to it; if one day no one writes letters to scold her, she probably wouldn't be used to it.
Ye Yuwu sent books to those literati.
These literati originally intended to read the storybook before writing letters of criticism, but they unexpectedly got absorbed in it.
In fact, most intellectuals initially couldn't accept this female-dominated, male-subordinate setting, but after they delved into it, they discovered things they hadn't noticed before.
This leads them to reflect on themselves and consider things from another perspective: aren't the men in these stories just like the women in real life?
It can only be said that they were much luckier as men. It was because they were biased in the past that they always felt that women should not study, let alone have female officials, which violated the rules passed down from their ancestors.
However, this book brings the issue to the forefront. This Wuming is truly audacious. He is fighting against society on his own, even though society does not understand him and even insults him. The more they read the story, the more obvious this feeling becomes, and they feel ashamed of themselves.
Now they understand why the emperor promoted the system of female officials; the awakening of women signifies the progress of the dynasty.
Unfortunately, many people still cannot understand it.
"I truly admire this Wuming!" Inside the study, under the open hall, white curtains fluttered gently, and the bells under the eaves were tinkled by the wind.
Several men knelt with their legs crossed on a smooth blue wooden board. In front of them was a low table with books, writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones on it, and they held storybooks in their hands.
They had previously written letters angrily denouncing the novel "Starfall Rain" for its disruptive influence on social morality.
Seated in the main seat was an elderly man in his sixties. He stroked his long, white beard, and his robes were loosely draped. His face was serious, and the wrinkles on his face showed that he was a man who rarely smiled.
"Master, who exactly is this Wuming? It feels like 'he' appeared out of thin air." His appearance caused social unrest and greatly shocked the literary circles of Bianjing. Clearly, 'he' was just a writer of vernacular stories at the beginning.
"I'm getting old. In the end, this era still relies on people like Wuming." The old man, addressed as Master, did not answer his disciple's question. His slightly cloudy eyes cleared for a rare moment as he looked out at the sky, a clear blue expanse, a bright future ahead.
On the other side, at the gathering of literati, these men of some renown who had been indignant, saying that Wu Ming was arrogant and that they would write a letter to curb his arrogance, now seemed like completely different people.
"I really want to know what kind of person Wuming is?"
The initial anger I felt when reading female-dominated novels has faded, and I've gradually come to appreciate the different perspectives and discussions among various writers.
"It must be quite remarkable to be able to write such satirical stories."
"It's ridiculous that such a storybook is defined as a low-class book."
"Hey, I really want to get to know this Wuming."
After one of them said that, the room fell silent. No one dared to speak, and they all recalled their own narrow-minded thoughts, even feeling somewhat embarrassed.
They had previously vehemently opposed Wuming and "his" stories, and now they felt as if they had been slapped in the face, feeling both ashamed and embarrassed.
However, it must be said that scholars have pride and those who are knowledgeable are different. Some people may be stubborn, but they can change their minds very quickly. As the saying goes, they can bend and stretch, and they can distinguish right from wrong. This applies to this situation as well.
Ye Yuwu had no idea about their thought process, but then she received a thick stack of letters from them, this time no longer letters of rebuke.
In addition to expressing his apology, the letter also included his unique insights into the storybook and his desire to discuss it with Wuming.
After reading the letter, Ye Yuwu saw their understanding of the dialogue in their words, so he picked up his pen and replied to them, thus making peace with these literati.
But some people think differently. Liu Rujing, who had just returned from a friend's banquet, was so angry that his mouth was almost crooked, but in public he still maintained a gentle and refined demeanor.
He locked himself in his study, getting increasingly angry no matter what he thought about.
Originally, Liu Rujing was in a very good mood to accept the invitation to attend the banquet because everyone was denouncing Wuming's novels.
Like all literati, Liu Rujing also received a thick envelope. He had been pretending to speak well of Wuming at the banquet, but in reality, he had been secretly writing letters to Wuming to scold him. Otherwise, he would not have received the envelope.
He had assumed that everyone would criticize the story at the banquet.
Unexpectedly, this group of people seemed to have become completely different people, and they all started praising the storybook. In order to maintain his image as a virtuous and gentle gentleman, he had no choice but to smile and agree with them.
However, he had never read Wuming's storybook, so he naturally didn't know what they were talking about. In his heart, he felt that such a low-class book was not worthy of his attention.
He simply couldn't understand how these people could change their attitudes and thoughts so quickly.
He recently published a new book. He had already finalized the publication date with the largest bookstore in Bianjing, but the bookstore published a book called "Rebirth: I Want to Take Back Everything" ahead of schedule, which attracted a large number of people to buy it. Knowing that he could not compete, he found an excuse to make the bookstore change the publication date.
He had timed it perfectly, and after waiting for the hype surrounding the storybooks to die down, his book was finally published. Who would have thought that Zhiyu Bookstore would also publish another storybook on the same day?
This story became an instant hit, completely overshadowing the popularity of his book and stealing the limelight.
Who knew that Liu Rujing, author of "First Gentleman," had published a book?!
Do I really want to let this ignorant person trample on my head and steal my title as the number one gentleman?!
Liu Rujing clenched his fists, feeling unwilling. This Wuming was just an unknown nobody, nothing to be afraid of!
These people actually praised "him" to the skies, how ridiculous!
Because two storybooks were published in succession, they quickly became popular again within the Imperial College.
"I've found out again! How many times has this happened?" The supervisor vented his frustration to the chief priest.
Unexpectedly, as soon as I pushed open the door to the chief minister's office, I saw him hurriedly covering something up.
However, the supervisor did not pay much attention to the chief priest's reaction, and instead placed the book on the chief priest's table.
"Your Excellency, recently storybooks have been rampant again within the Imperial Academy. If we don't teach these students a lesson, what will we do if they neglect their studies?!"
Last time, several of them went to the Chancellor of the Imperial Academy to appeal, and only then did no one in the Imperial Academy dare to bring books to see them. Not long after, the idea was born.
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