Chapter 1076 - - Yangming Discusses About War (1/2)
Translator: Exodus Tales Editor: Exodus Tales
In Gantian Mountain City, all the restaurants and tea houses were all filled up.
It wasn’t that people had mood to drink and feast while the country was at war with Great Shang, instead they gathered here on their own accord. In this place where information was spread easily, they were waiting for the news from the Central Cloud Continent.
Since a month ago the people in Gantian Mountain City were filled with panic.
Even if they had faith in Zong Shou, but the eighteen million troops from Great Shang placed too much pressure on them.
If it was in the past, normal people wouldn’t know about the existence of the six factions.
However Great Gan had established the many dojos, the Ruler did things righteously, not only not banning sects, instead promoting them to open dojos in public to recruit disciples.
Which was why even normal people were able to learn of the six factions.
Naturally one didn’t have to mention the Confucian Faction, the Taoist Faction had eyes and ears all over and there were three thousand sects. In terms of people power they were top of the Cloud World.
Demon Sect wasn’t much weaker, they also had many sects under them.
With the three of them working together, it definitely cause one to feel heavy. They had nothing to do everyday so they gathered in the tea houses and restaurants to discuss about the matters of the east.
Today in Jinyu Pavillion, a tea house and the south of the city famous for being elegant, it was really busy. Opposite it was a branch of Linhai College which opened within Gantian Mountain.
Gantian Mountain City was now a prosperous city that was comparable to the Great Shang Imperial Capital. Great Gan also supported dojos and colleges all over to promote education to make people smarter.
Although it was a branch of Linhai College but the teachers at the actual college wanted to move it over here. However at this moment the gates were closed and the college had stopped.
Although that was the case but there were still many Confucians gathered in the Jinyu Pavillion. Apart from that there were many nearby merchants and rich people.
As compared to usual, it was much busier.
“A month has passed already and the Great Shang army still hasn’t broken Min River?”
“This Kong Yao is actually so skilled! Using three million to fight an enemy six times her number. The imperial army can’t find a way through!”
“She is just relying on the Min River geography and the navy. I don’t think she will be able to last for much longer!”
“Demon, traitor! She is asking to be humiliated…”
Great Gan never punished people for words, so people spoke without any worries. As long as they didn’t purposely humiliate others then they won’t be punished.
However the few words said by the Confucian caused the faces of the people around to change and then they acted like nothing happened.
They didn’t fear anything. Great Gan was in trouble and who knew, if they woke up tomorrow it might have collapsed.
Who would bother to inform the officials and who would bother to punish them?
Going to jail might not be a bad thing. Instead they would be able to get famous among the Confucians and become a scholar.
“She isn’t a traitor but she is overestimating herself and doesn’t know what is right or wrong!”
“I heard that a few months ago Zong Shou used the hundreds of thousands of barbarians there to build a Jiuchi Palace, copying Jiezhou’s wine pond and meat forest. He also took tens of thousands of beautiful girls. The troops are fighting on the front lines while he has fun at the back.”
“As expected he is lustful and unruly! Wasn’t he the same before the battle? He had never bothered about politics and governance!”
“He really knows how to enjoy himself, who knows how long will it last?”
“He is a barbarian king! He can’t compare to the saint army of the Central Cloud Continent, the so called Great Gan will definitely die!”
In the restaurant it wasn’t purely Confucian people. There were many people who kept silent and there were some who were filled with rage.
“Nonsense! After Ruler took the throne he swept all around and has never lost. The policies are clean and the country is strong…”
“Sweep countries all around, never lost? In the past he didn’t lose doesn’t mean he won’t in the future. He just haven’t met an opponent.”
“A clean rule? Officials all chosen from ignorant commoners, what do these people know? Isn’t it just who is rich, who promises more benefits who will become officials?”
“So what? If those rich merchants and races want to be elected they would have to give us enough benefits first…”
“Ignorant! How will these people bother about the welfare of the people? Confucian Faction disciples are taught by the Saints and we strive to rule the world with peace and replicate the ideals of the ancient three emperors. In Zong Shou’s eyes we are people that should be killed! Even if we are used we are only minor officials. Even if we are fortunate to be given land to control, we will be monitored by that Meeting Hall. What nonsense?”
“What is the point of the imperial exams? Great Shang isn’t much better!”
“That is a system that spread for ten thousand years! It created numerous eras of prosperity, how is it something barbarian people like you can understand?”
“You all are slandering and insulting, once Great Gan returns victorious just look at how Ruler will deal with you all!”
“Haha, I am afraid he won’t have such a chance…”
“Why would one fear death if he is dying for his own principles?”