That's right.
It must be Purim!
Within just a few seconds.
William Whewell identified the mastermind and came up with a rough guess about the context of events.
Purim.
This was the same little old man Xu Yun met when he first arrived at the University of Cambridge, outside William Whewell's office with Wheat and Thomson.
At the time, he had a fierce argument with Whewell and even threw Wheat's axe at Whewell's door.
As for the cause of the argument, it naturally stemmed from the tenure issue.
Purim had been at the University of Cambridge for over thirty years, but it wasn't until 1848 when the moral sciences honorary degree—headed by Tennyson—was established that political economy formally gained recognition.
However, due to ideological conflicts, Whewell believed Purim was not qualified for the position, and Cambridge should dismiss him.
That's what led to the argument that day.
Actually.
