He fiercely criticized the Manchu scholar clique and the twelve emperors of the Qing Dynasty.

In late March in Fengtian, the morning sunlight, carrying a hint of chill, pierced through the glass windows of dormitory room 302.

Zhao Shuyao stood in front of the sink, turned on the tap, and splashed cold water on his face with his hands. Water droplets dripped down his jawline, and the icy touch quickly switched his brain from sleep to high-speed operation. This afternoon, he would be facing the cameras of the "**News".

The phone on the corner of the table vibrated, the screen lit up, and the caller ID showed Director Zhang.

Zhao Shuyao grabbed a towel to dry his hands, pressed the answer button, and pulled out a chair to sit down.

"Shuyao, have you washed up?" Director Zhang's voice lacked its usual air of control, instead conveying an extremely relaxed familiarity.

"Just started, Director Zhang," Zhao Shuyao said calmly. "What instructions did the school give us?"

"It's not really an instruction, just conveying the leader's attitude." Director Zhang slowed down his speech slightly, as if he was choosing his words carefully, but he quickly relaxed. "After the surveillance footage was released last night, the effect was extremely good. Dean Xu has spoken with the higher-ups. You don't need to have any worries about the interview with the central media this afternoon."

"The leaders said that as long as you don't violate the major principles, you can say whatever you think. The motto of Dongda University is to seek truth from facts. Since the school has chosen to protect you, it will protect you to the end."

"Understood." Zhao Shuyao's lips curled into a slight smile. "Please thank the leaders for me. I won't ruin Dongda's reputation; I'll make it shine even brighter."

After hanging up the phone, Zhao Shuyao put it aside. This call was not only an encouragement, but also a get-out-of-jail-free card, meaning that he could completely unleash his power to tear apart the lifeline of those cultural compradors.

But he also knew that those lurking interest groups would never sit idly by and wait for their doom. When they couldn't win on the front lines, capital was best at undermining societal perceptions from the sidelines.

At this juncture, if he is not mistaken, a consumerist frenzy targeting the entire society, especially the younger generation, is quietly unfolding.

They will stop at nothing to deconstruct family responsibilities and incite conflict, making men feel increasingly pressured by the extremely high costs of marriage and relationships, thus losing their motivation to strive.

This tactic is almost unsolvable in the short term because it caters to the purest selfish desires in human nature. As long as this logic is implemented, few people can resist the brainwashing message of "enjoying high consumption without working".

"Is this your backup plan?" Zhao Shuyao muttered to himself, tapping his index finger twice on the table. He wasn't afraid of you making a move, he was afraid you wouldn't make a move.

Gathering my thoughts, I gripped the mouse with my right hand, double-clicked to open the browser, and entered the Toutiao creator backend.

The red dot in the upper right corner of the private message icon has changed to "999+", with some media seeking to reprint the message, some seeking business cooperation, and naturally, there are also all kinds of malicious attacks.

The mouse wheel scrolled down at a steady speed, and my eyes precisely caught several highly similar comments.

A user with the online name "Peaceful Years" sent a long message: "Zhao Shuyao, what are you pretending to be so high and mighty for? Your family isn't well-off either, so is having a government job a burden? Now that you're making money by monetizing your online presence, you're just pushing back the spots. Do you realize that by doing this, you've blocked the path for all the ordinary students who come after you!"

"If any junior students suffer injustice in the future, who will dare to speak out and defend their rights online? This is extremely selfish of you; you only care about building your own image!"

These words are a perfect example of the logic of moral blackmail.

Zhao Shuyao stared straight at the text on the screen, and the information processing was completed in less than half a second: the other party was trying to use "the rights of ordinary people" to replace the concept of "privilege allocation".

His decision was extremely simple: ignore it.

But his understanding was extremely clear: if he had taken that position yesterday, he would have truly blocked everyone's path, because that would be called "allocation based on who makes the most noise." Once that door was opened, the management's first reaction to any demands would no longer be to solve the problem, but to silence them or pay hush money.

Only by decisively refusing this piece of bloody flesh could he make everyone understand that defending one's rights is about seeking justice, not about exchanging privileges. He wanted to use this action to firmly shut down the path of those opportunists who tried to gain benefits by inciting emotions.

After closing the private message list, Zhao Shuyao opened the management interface for his articles.

The article "The Helplessness of Nonsense: The Lackey's Cultivation as Seen from the Enthronement Ceremony" and the short video that named Teacher A, which were released last night, are currently at the peak of their popularity.

Especially the video that called out the AI ​​teacher, which has already received over 50,000 comments. Zhao Shuyao opened the comment section and scrolled directly to the top of the most popular comments. The wisdom and sarcastic remarks of the netizens were on full display at this moment.

The top-rated comment reads: "I always thought Teacher A's fan contained some kind of unparalleled military strategy, but it turns out it's filled with four words—'The Qing Dynasty is doomed'."

The second most popular comment reads: "You say the Ming Dynasty had no famous generals, but I think the Hongwu Emperor fought his way all the way to the desert, so the predecessors probably died too quickly and didn't leave you with any psychological trauma."

The third most popular comment reads: "You're using a dimensional reduction attack on a human. They were just trying to make a living, and you're using history books to destroy their livelihood. That's so unfair (doge)."

The fourth most popular comment: "I suggest making a special program about how his maternal family displayed the integrity of 'ministers' in front of foreign powers. That would be a beautiful sight."

The fifth most popular comment reads: "Case solved! The 'three no's' he mentioned refer to no queue, no servants, and no master. The Ming Dynasty certainly didn't meet his family's aesthetic standards."

These comments, full of banter and historical common sense, pleased Zhao Shuyao. But just as he was about to continue reading, a very abrupt, long comment with a strong didactic tone appeared in sixth place, and its likes were rising rapidly.

This is an account called "Historical Bystander": "Everyone, stop making a fuss. Although gxs's words were a bit extreme, he did say that the Ming Dynasty had no notable cultural contributions, which is a fact that is hard to deny."

"You should all put your hands on your hearts and do the math. The Tang Dynasty had Tang poetry, the Song Dynasty had Song lyrics, and even the Yuan Dynasty had Yuan opera. But in the Ming Dynasty, apart from a few emperors who fought wars and eunuchs who supported the eunuch faction, what great thinkers and literary giants could be remembered for all time? Is it really that hard to objectively admit that we were backward?"

This seemingly rational statement instantly sparked a heated debate in the online forum.

Netizens reacted swiftly, with one rebuttal immediately appearing: "Upstairs, did you even finish junior high school? Of the Four Great Classical Novels, *Romance of the Three Kingdoms*, *Water Margin*, and *Journey to the West*, all three were written during the Ming Dynasty! Wang Yangming's philosophy influenced the entire East Asia, and Tang Bohu's calligraphy and paintings are still national treasures. Are you telling me the Ming Dynasty made no cultural contributions?"

Immediately afterwards, the "historical bystander" replied almost instantly, clearly having come prepared.

"Ha, can popular novels and a few paintings represent the cultural pinnacle of an era? Since you insist on comparing, let's take a look at the Qing Dynasty."

"The Qing Dynasty had Nalan Xingde, a master of ci poetry who appears only once every few centuries; and the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou, whose status in the world of calligraphy and painting was no less than that of Tang Bohu! More importantly, the Qing Dynasty had *Dream of the Red Chamber*! This is the absolute pinnacle of classical Chinese novels, the foremost of the Four Great Classical Novels!"

The other person typed extremely fast, continuing with an air of condescending disdain: "Look at the country now, how many universities have established dedicated 'Redology Societies'? How many professors are researching Redology every year?"

"This is a monumental work that has formed an independent discipline! Have any scholars established a special society to study those three novels from your Ming Dynasty? The sheer volume of one book surpasses the cultural accumulation of your Ming Dynasty over three hundred years—that's the difference!"

This reply caused a brief pause in the comment section. Many ordinary netizens were stunned by the logic of this "Redology Society" and couldn't find a suitable angle to refute it for a moment.

Sitting in front of the computer, Zhao Shuyao's eyes were fixed on the three words "Redology Society".

He felt no anger, but rather a profound sense of sorrow and absurdity. The Qing dynasty's emasculation of Chinese culture was comprehensive and brutal, turning a vibrant civilization into a stagnant pool of silence.

Since the other party has brought up "Dream of the Red Chamber" and its cultural contributions, he is prepared to give this group of Manchu remnants and online trolls an unforgettable literacy lesson in this field.