Reopening imperial examinations??
Zhang Rongfang was taken aback.
This is not a trivial matter. Confucianism has always been opposed to gods and Buddhas, and was deliberately suppressed and diminished back in the day, forced into hiding like rats.
Even the top Confucian scholar Chen Junchen was defeated and went missing.
With figures like Chen Junchen gone, how does Confucianism have the sway to create such a big movement?
The first thought that crossed Zhang Rongfang's mind was precisely this.
Upon hearing that Yue Shi was rendered speechless and retreated to the Celestial Sincerity Palace after a debate, his immediate reaction was that Old Yue surely had issues.
Either there was major leniency involved, or Confucianism produced an exceptional figure who surpassed all.
But for such a character to emerge without a hint beforehand is unlikely—the only possibility is that someone deliberately pushed Confucianism to the forefront.
