Minister Fan's anger flared up, and he began to lecture once more, starting from this incident to construct a broader lesson, bringing the entire Imperial Academy into his admonishment. Scolding Minister Qin, he questioned if his teaching methods were such that students were led astray, all out of tune. And yet this institution is called the foremost academy under the heavens? If such trivial matters are neglected, how will they serve His Majesty, the Imperial Court, the common people in the future?
It's truly heart-wrenching and infuriating!
Minister Qin, rubbing his nose, could only bow his head and take the scolding, not daring to argue.
A great Confucian scholar, the Libationer of the Imperial Academy, humbled before Minister Fan like a new student, was reprimanded without a word of objection.
After a good while, Minister Fan delivered his lecture, feeling a wave of relief pass through him; he had vented his frustrations thoroughly.
