"Your Majesty, that is how matters stand."
Sun Yan raised his head and, sitting beside Cao Mao, recounted what had happened at Cui Zan's residence.
Although Sun Yan's scholarly principles conflicted somewhat with those Cao Mao supported, and he himself had even opposed Cao Mao in debates on several occasions, there was one point that was easily overlooked.
His teacher was Zheng Xuan.
He had studied the classics under Zheng Xuan since childhood and had grown up in Zheng Xuan's home.
Well, Cao Mao's empress was named Zheng Xian.
Besides, Cao Mao himself did not really count as a supporter of any school of thought. He was the referee.
Sun Yan had always enjoyed a good personal relationship with Cao Mao, and his family would invariably attend the empress's banquets. They were family, after all. It was simply that few people noticed this...
When the others gathered to prepare to oppose Cao Mao, Sun Yan had taken the opportunity to join them, then attended several more gatherings.
Cao Mao sat in the seat of honor, studying the Great Famous Scholar beside him.
This Famous Scholar could not really be called a sycophantic petty man, chiefly because he had always held firmly to his scholarly convictions.
Zheng Learning... If the ruler wanted a minister dead, the minister had no choice but to die!
The emperor came first in everything, and obedience was unconditional.
Sun Yan believed his principles truly could resolve everything. As long as everyone in the realm obeyed the emperor, there would be no wars and no disasters.
Cao Mao found it difficult to pass judgment on this school of thought born amid war.
But from an emperor's position, this school was truly excellent.
Because of his school's principles, even if Sun Yan opposed Cao Mao's relocation policy in