Chapter 56: Discussion of Merits and Faults

Leaving the tea house, Li Longchuan boarded Yan Fu's luxurious sedan chair.

The two sat facing each other, neither speaking for a moment.

The sudden confrontation between Zhang Weiyu and Zhongxuan Sheng this time had erupted fiercely.

First came the renowned scholar Er Fengming, who penned a stirring essay titled "On Merit and Faults," eloquent with several hundred words, adorned with beautiful rhetoric and precise citations. It was instantly circulated throughout Linzi.

The core issue discussed in this essay was whether merits could offset faults.

The ensuing debate was arguably the most intense in the past decade, rivaling the uproar sparked by Xu Fang's denouncement of the abolished Crown Prince years ago.

One side used "On Merit and Faults" as their clarion call, while the other countered with their equally compelling essay "On Heroes and the Nation," serving as their spear.

The heated exchange drew numerous figures from both the court and the public arena.