In the Capital's Imperial Academy, the erudites gathered together, passing around a confidential decree from the palace, looking at one another in dismay. Liu Chong, the libationer of the Imperial Academy, was the first to break the silence. With furrowed brows, he said, "Such a move is unprecedented. Confucian classics have been passed down for centuries—how can they be easily tampered with? This threatens to shake the very foundation of the state!"
Several senior doctors nearby nodded successively, wearing troubled expressions.
Though the younger teaching assistants dared not speak lightly, fear and bewilderment showed in their eyes. Having studied orthodox Confucianism since childhood, they knew all too well that such a transformation meant a tremendous challenge to tradition.
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