"Arrogant!"
"Scoundrel!"
"Conceited!"
Dongfang Gu and the others' expressions changed drastically.
This was sheer insolence!
Saying something like that was tantamount to calling everyone present trash!
It was contempt and humiliation!
"Enough talk. Come at me one at a time."
Lin Ke glanced at them, pity in his eyes.
He had long expected someone to cause trouble when Great Wilderness University was completed and opened its doors.
He had deliberately spread the news through newspapers, waiting to see whether any fish would take the bait.
After all, the subjects taught at Great Wilderness University posed a considerable challenge to traditional Confucian learning based on the Four Books and Five Classics.
True Confucian scholars like Li Chungang would gladly welcome new developments in the Confucian School and its teachings.
However, the remnants who clung to the old rites would certainly be displeased.
In their eyes, the old rites had been wonderful. Academies and private schools ought to teach the Confucian learning of the past.
Learning the Rites of Zhou would be even better: enfeoffment throughout the land, strict hierarchies, and no one overstepping their station. Wouldn't that be splendid?
Thus, some people would probably jump out, especially those officials in the Imperial Court.
When that happened, he could purge the Imperial Court from top to bottom once more, freeing up more positions for genuinely ambitious young people to rise.
Unexpectedly, Lin Ke had caught none of the big or small fish he wanted. Instead, he had hauled up a few shrimp and crabs from the Sage Domain.
They might not taste as delicious as fish, but shrimp and crabs would do. Cook them well, and they could offer a different flavor.
"Outrageous!"
The tall, attractive woman was the first to step forward. Turning her hand over, she produced a guqin. "You