I am not Yuan Shu

Chapter 109 This is a good thing
Because of their different opinions, Han Zong, a doctor of the Imperial College, and Yuan Shu, engaged in a debate on the issue between New Text Confucianism and the School of Mind.

When Han Zong personally died, many students were shocked. They thought that since a great master like Han Zong had died, Yuan Shu was about to suffer his first disastrous defeat in Luoyang.

Before this, Yuan Shu had only debated with some of his disciples and students, defeating them one after another to prove his excellence. However, as the saying goes, there are always people who are better than you, and at least for now, no one thinks that Yuan Shu must be the best in the world.

Han Zong's death was considered by many onlookers to be the first setback Yuan Shu would encounter.

Of course, this is understandable. Yuan Shu defeated Han Zong's seven disciples in a row, and in a very short time. For Han Zong, this was tantamount to a slap in the face. If Han Zong cannot get back at his wits' end, how can he survive in the Imperial Academy in the future?
But from another perspective, the fact that Yuan Shu was able to force out a doctoral-level figure like Han Zong is enough to prove his strength.

Han Zong himself thought that he did not have any outstanding disciples who could defeat Yuan Shu, so he was forced to take the initiative to attack!
So Yuan Shu is already very strong!

But no one could have imagined that Yuan Shu would be as good as chopping melons and vegetables when dealing with Han Zong.

Yuan Shu had no good feelings towards this guy who always made trouble, and Han Zong actually dared to take action personally, which made Yuan Shu even more ecstatic.

Defeating a hundred disciples is not as good as defeating one doctor. He wants to establish his own status and position. He wants the people of Luoyang to recognize his identity as the leader of the school and an authentic teacher of scriptures. In this way, he cannot just debate with little Karamis of the level of his disciples and students.

These guys who claim to be masters of their generation also have to come up and practice with him.

He was originally worried that no big boss would be willing to step down, but Han Zong said so and he stepped down. He was really a straightforward person.

Yuan Shu was very happy and started a debate with Han Zong with all his might, sharp words, eloquent speech and sweet talk. He left Han Zong speechless with the first topic.

In less than a cup of tea, Han Zong was speechless, and then there was an uproar on and off the field, and everyone was surprised by Han Zong's defeat.

Aren't you too fast?

Han Zong obviously knew that he had not performed well. His face turned red, his fists clenched, and he felt his blood pressure soaring.

The first topic revolved around the School of Mind. Yuan Shu felt that Han Zong might not be very familiar with his own School of Mind, so he took the initiative to invite Han Zong to a second debate, starting with the level of "Shangshu".

Is this finally your area of expertise?
Then Yuan Shu opened fire again, his tongue was as sweet as a lotus and his mouth was full of fragrance. After a burst of anger, Han Zong could only defend himself and had no power to fight back. After half a cup of tea, his eyes were empty, his mouth was open and he could not say anything. His face was pale and he looked like an idiot.

Yuan Shu was dumbfounded.

You are a doctor at least, right?

You are at least an absolute authority on certain areas of New Text Confucianism, right?

Are your debate skills so poor?
I don't want you to be erudite, but at least you can't be defeated by me in just five minutes, right?

Both times it was only five or six minutes. Are you the legendary Taixue quick shooter or debater?
There was an uproar again on and off the field. All the onlookers expressed disbelief at the fact that Han Zong was quickly defeated by Yuan Shu. The disciples who followed Han Zong also opened their eyes wide and their mouths wide, as if they saw the Three-Body Man coming.

At that time, Han Zong's mind was blank, there was only a ringing sound in his ears, and then he felt dizzy, and then everything went black before his eyes, and he lost consciousness.

Han Zongyu, a doctor of the Imperial College's "Jingshi Yi" and "Ouyang Shangshu", was defeated by Yuan Shu in public debates, twice, and both times lasted no more than a cup of tea. He was humiliated and defeated miserably.

Yuan Shu even wanted to give him a third chance, but there was no third time. He couldn't hold on any longer and fainted, announcing his own miserable defeat.

The news spread quickly through the streets and alleys of Luoyang as if it had legs. In just half a day, it covered the entire Luoyang city, including the Imperial College outside the city.

It is so unreasonable and offensive that a doctor from the Imperial College was defeated miserably by Yuan Shu, a "heterodox" and fraudulent person in an academic debate.

You, a representative of orthodox academics, were defeated so completely by a fraud who stole the reputation?
Who is the one who deceives the world and steals the reputation?
The front-page headlines in Luoyang City have changed again.

The students of the Imperial College and the opposition politicians in Luoyang City were of course very concerned about this news. They were all shocked and felt that there was something wrong with this world.

They enthusiastically discussed the news that Han Zong's entire sect was defeated by Yuan Shu alone. They kept discussing the details, constantly mocking Han Zong and his disciples, and expressing their admiration for Yuan Shu's powerful fighting ability.

Victory is always the best proof. Yuan Shu’s continuous victories one after another are the best proof of his awesomeness.

As a result, more and more people signed up to join the Yi Xin Society.

Han Zong became the laughing stock of the whole Luoyang, especially in the Imperial Academy, where he became the focus of after-dinner discussions and a source of atmosphere.

Han Zong himself shut himself in, never leaving his house, not seeing anyone, not even his family. His disciples were pointed at and criticized wherever they went, many of them were too ashamed to see anyone, and some even left the Imperial Academy in anger and went home.

I can't stay here any longer, it's too embarrassing, I'm going to die!
After the eunuchs learned about this, on the one hand, they admired Yuan Shu's strong fighting ability, but on the other hand, they also realized the change in the situation.

They did not have a good understanding of the entire ecosystem of scholars, and felt that Yuan Shu was so ruthless in dealing with Han Zong that he would inevitably become mortal enemies with Han Zong in the future.

Their original purpose was to prevent the Yuan family from continuing to have their cake and eat it too. Now that Yuan Shu is pursuing the official school forces relentlessly and mercilessly, isn't that exactly what they want?
As the actual planner of the entire plan, Zhang Rang expressed his views at the nonsense meeting with a sly smile on his face.

He thought this was a good thing.

"Yuan Shu is indeed talented, but he is so ruthless and relentless that Han Zong is speechless in front of the world. While offending Han Zong, he will inevitably offend others, including the doctors in the Imperial Academy and the scholar families that are on good terms with Han.

The more people who are dissatisfied with Yuan Shu, the more successful our plan will be. The more ferocious and arrogant Yuan Shu is, the more scholar families he will offend. The Yuan family will not be able to continue to coexist with scholars, and will be excluded and have many more enemies. Isn't this good?"

Zhang Rang's statement was recognized by a large number of eunuchs. They all felt that Yuan Shu was fierce and good at fighting. His fame was growing, but he also attracted more and more hatred.

The New Text School of Confucianism controlled official education and had a huge influence and deep roots. The Yuan family was a member of this school, so how could they remain immune?

By then, when the Yuan family is ostracized by the entire aristocratic group, won't they have no choice but to throw themselves into the arms of the eunuchs and formally cooperate with them from then on?

This is a good thing!

Many eunuchs were happy, thinking that although Yuan Shu seemed to have disrupted their plans, he actually went forward according to their plans, which was simply brilliant.

But Chunyu Deng was worried.

"I heard that more and more people want to join Yuan Shu's Yi Xin Hui. Although he has offended many people, more people are joining him. Isn't this necessarily a good thing?"

Zhang Rang looked at Chunyu Deng with disdain, then shook his head.

“Those who surrendered to Yuan Shu were all people who coveted his power and status, and they were all villains. On the other hand, those he offended were all people of reputation, status, and position, and they were people who could speak in the court, and the threat to the Yuan family was not small at all.

Yuan Shu seemed to have a large number of supporters, but in fact, those who joined him were all fence-sitters. How many people really helped him? How many people were willing to help him fight against those powerful people?
So we don't need to do anything to Yuan Shu. On the contrary, I suggest that we should arrange more people to help Yuan Shu brag about this victory, help him brag about it to the point where everyone knows about it, and make him and Han Zong become mortal enemies!"

Zhang Rang’s words made sense, and Chunyu Deng had nothing to say. The third round of nonsense finally did not develop into a nonsense war.

However, Chunyu Deng still had a little worry in his heart, but he did not say it out loud.

He always felt that the Yuan family and Yuan Shu would be aware of the hidden concerns behind this situation, and he always felt that Zhang Rang knew too little about the Yuan family's background.

They are the most famous surname in the world.

Is it possible to achieve the prestige of the Zhong surname throughout the world by relying on only a few people with the surname Yuan?
Is it true that someone can easily shake the foundation of the Yuan family?

Can Han Zong do it?

Or can those others?

Chunyu Deng kept these words in his heart and did not say them out loud, because this was not what worried him most. What worried him most was that as the person who deceived Yuan Feng and Yuan Wei, he did not know how to explain this matter to Yuan She when he returned.

The two were good friends, but Chunyu Deng ended up stabbing the Yuan family in the back. What would Yuan She do if he knew about this?
Chunyu Deng didn't know.

The eunuchs are currently welcoming the fact that Yuan Shu has defeated Han Zong. Not only have they not done anything to Yuan Shu, but they have also sent people to help Yuan Shu spread the news of his defeat of Han Zong.

They felt that doing so would deepen the hatred between Han Zong and Yuan Shu.

This is of course true. Han Zong's academic and political career can be said to have come to an end because of this failure. If the situation continues to deteriorate, his living career will probably come to an end ahead of time.

The ridicule of Han Zong and the boasting of Yuan Shu that spread in the streets of Luoyang were constantly stimulating Han Zong to accelerate the consumption of his life.

Of course, Han Zong's failure also stimulated others.

(End of this chapter)