Fang Zhiyuan lowered his eyes. Since all Zhu Xi did was write a book, he might not have anticipated the impact his book would bring. The reason why the Cheng-Zhu school of thought had been pushed to such a height was just the result of deliberate manipulation by people with ulterior motives.
It was laughable that a woman had exposed something that many scholars and officials could not see through.
When Fang Zhiyuan thought of the current situation in the scholarly world in Jiangnan, he felt as if his heart was on fire. Just as Princess Consort Rong had said, if they really allowed the popularity of the Cheng-Zhu school of thought to ensue, there would probably be no new advancement in the academic world in a few decades. Everyone would only blindly follow Zhu Xi's interpretations.
