They believed that Lian Musu committed identity theft in the imperial examinations, undermining the fairness of the imperial exams. No matter the excuses, the law should not be violated by such selfish interests!
Such a person is not worthy of achieving official rank. If they become an official, who knows what they might do out of selfishness? They should be severely punished and banned from taking the imperial examinations for life.
Scholar Zheng and Student Wu, along with others, united to debate fiercely with these people day after day. They spoke until their mouths were dry, yet lacked the sharpness, and thus were defeated time and again.
At this juncture, people from the Imperial Academy stepped in. Minister Jia decisively turned the debate into a practical teaching session, leading many students from the Imperial Academy to confront them in battle.
Debating with those people, would standing up for one's family count as standing for justice?
