Records of the Human Emperor Chapter 1296: Wang Chong's Counterattack!

Chapter 1296: Wang Chong's Counterattack!

Translated by: Hypersheep325

Edited by: Michyrr

The capital of the Great Tang.

Flap flap! Countless messenger birds flew over the high walls of the Wang Family Residence and into its courtyard. Thump! A few moments later, Su Shixuan and Xu Keyi ran into Wang Chong's study as if they were on fire.

"Milord, it's bad!"

"The situation has worsened! Li Junxian of the Confucian Sect has written two books, one 'Benevolence and Righteousness' and one 'Doctrine of Birds and Beasts', both of them targeted at us. The entire capital is agitated, and all the Confucians have joined together to oppose us."

Xu Keyi and Su Shixuan panted for breath, their faces red and uneasy.

Wang Chong's book 'Might Makes Right' had created a far greater stir in the capital than they had imagined. The tens of thousands of words within it had stimulated all the illustrious Confucians of the capital into fierce opposition.

Countless Confucians had joined together to rebuke Wang Chong, and many of them had imitated Li Junxian by writing their own tracts critical of his ideas. Wang Chong was now the target of the entire capital, and countless storms and gales were making their way to the Wang Clan and Wang Chong, making the two of them extremely worried.

Public opinion was powerful enough to melt metal, and accumulated slander could wear away at the bones. There had never been a militarist who had offended the entire Confucian school like Wang Chong. The sheer power of their verbal and written rebukes could make anyone tremble in fear. Su Shixuan and Xu Keyi couldn't help but be worried about this!

"I understand!"

Wang Chong's indifferent voice rang out in their ears as he sat behind his desk, his expression calm. This voice was infused with some inexplicable power that immediately caused Su Shixuan and Xu Keyi to calm. Both of them stared in a daze at the seated Wang Chong.

"I expected the Confucian school to respond sooner or later. There's no need to worry about it!" Wang Chong nonchalantly said a

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