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Zhu Bailu is not a descendant of Zhu Xi, but I don’t know if it’s because they both have the surname Zhu, he is very interested in Zhu Xi’s thoughts.

Xu Yanmiao is not interested in any of the thoughts of the various masters.

Or if you must say, he is the type who reads a little bit of this, knows a little bit of that, understands a little bit of the thoughts of each “master”, but is not proficient in the thoughts of all “masters”.

After Lian Hang waited for Zhu Bailu to leave, he turned around and asked in a low voice: "Xu Lang, can you debate?"

Xu Yanmiao said confidently: "No."

Lian Hang: "Then you!"

Xu Yanmiao coughed: "I have some tricks up my sleeve. I can't tell you the rest now. Do you want to come with me after dinner?"

Lian Hang: "Yes!"

Xu Yanmiao: "Do me another favor..."

Lian Hang sat up straight after listening, and was particularly shocked: "You can actually calculate people?!"

Xu Yanmiao was also shocked: "What misunderstanding do you have about me! I won't offend others unless they offend me. I'm not a steamed bun!"

Lian Hang: "Steamed bun?"

Xu Yanmiao: "It means to describe people who are as easy to bully as steamed buns, with thin skin and big meat, Others can just take a bite. "

Lian Hang looked at his good friend strangely, and suddenly remained silent.

Xu Yanmiao: "?" "

Tell me, what does that look mean to you!

Lian Hang! Don't be silent!

"

Zhu Bailu returned to his temporary house, asked the servants to find the most elegant and knowledgeable robe, washed his hands, feet and body, put on the robe, put on the hair crown, walked out of the house, got on the carriage, and came to Tong Daru's academy.

Then, there was a bit of confusion in his smile: "Why..."

So many people?!

Why are most of the officials in Beijing here?

Why is His Majesty here too?!

Even the retired Prime Minister Dou is here?

Why is Tong Xin Daru here too?

He did secretly let someone spread the news about his debate with Xu Shentong, but not in this way!

Xu Yanmiao walked up to him and asked tactfully, "Did the news leak out somewhere? Otherwise... I'll just say I'm shy and call it quits for this debate. Let's find another place to do it privately?" At

this moment, Zhu Bailu was indeed hesitant.

He wanted to drag Xu Yanmiao down, but he didn't think he would embarrass himself in front of so many people.

——The psychological pressure of being embarrassed after the news spread and being embarrassed on the spot are not the same level.

Xu Yanmiao looked at him quietly.

Zhu Bailu's short hair shook for a moment, and then he bowed to Xu Yanmiao in a very friendly manner: "I think that since it was leaked accidentally, it is also God's will. Why not have a debate about it? What do you think, Mr. Xu?"

[Although I asked Lian Hang to spread this news, but... you can't blame me for not giving him a chance, right? ]

Xu Yanmiao: "Okay, let's start."

The young man looked calm, and he didn't seem to be afraid of being exposed for his lack of knowledge.

You know, if the examiner of the imperial examination is not knowledgeable enough, the students will definitely unite to protest. There was a prime minister in the previous dynasty. He was not lacking in knowledge. The questions he gave were too simple. Students could not use this to differentiate themselves from others. They just started to make trouble. They either sat quietly or criticized him with literature. In the end, the prime minister lost his position.

Zhu Bailu was puzzled.

Could this person really have real knowledge?

But he had bribed the driver of the Quan family. He learned from the driver that Xu Yanmo could not even recite the Analects!

It is impossible that this person has never recited the Analects, but just happened to recite Zhu Xi's works by heart?

It is not such a coincidence, right?

*

Quan Yingzhang had no idea that the driver had earned extra money.

Even if he knew, he would not care, and would even pay for a miracle doctor to come and check Zhu Bailu's brain: Just... what is this Bailu? Did you ask clearly when you asked? Xu Yanmiao couldn't recite the Analects three years ago!

He and Tongxin sat in front of an old tree with a porous trunk.

"Tongyao."

Quan Yingzhang glanced at his friend: "Why are you here too? Don't you despise Zhu Xi and say he is hypocritical?"

- This person even wrote a book specifically to refute Zhu Xi's teachings.

At this point, Tong Xin got angry: "You thief, I treated you as a friend, but you actually hid such a big thing from me!"

Quan Yingzhang was stunned for a moment: "What? What are you talking about?"

Tong Xin: "Before, you secretly followed that Xu Lang and watched a big party, but he didn't even call me!"

Quan Yingzhang felt relieved.

He thought that this child demon had figured out the specialness of Xu Yanmiao.

So he smiled and said: "I didn't have time at that time, so I just followed him. If I have time next time, I will definitely call you."

Tong Xin reluctantly "forgave" his friend.

Quan Yingzhang: "So this time you are not..." He glanced at Xu Yanmiao, and had a guess in his mind, but he was not sure.

Tong Xin: "I think this debate will be very interesting with that friend here."

Quan Yingzhang: "Then you guessed right!"

Quan Yingzhang tried to hint: "There are many interesting things around Xu boy - Tong Yao, do you want to go to court? You don't need to do anything, just be a tutor like me."

- The Prince's tutor is an official position with no fixed number of staff.

Tong Xin shook his head: "I don't want to go to court."

He believed that his friend was telling the truth, but he had long been tired of officialdom. He finally got out of the cage and got his freedom. Even if there were more interesting changes, he was unwilling to go back against his heart.

Quan Yingzhang: "Really?"

Tong Xin: "Of course."

Quan Yingzhang: "Hehe."

Tong Xin: "?"

Quan Yingzhang's eyes flickered. Old demon Tong, you didn't want this! If you come back to be an official in the future, you can't blame me for not reminding you!

He looked up and said, "Wow! Xu boy is really energetic today!"

Tong Xin also looked over subconsciously.

He saw the young man who walked into the middle of the field. He had white skin, big eyes and was very good-looking.

But what made Tong Xin's eyes light up the most was the vigorous vitality of the young man, like a soft and strong vine, growing under the clear and transparent sunlight.

Almost at the first sight, Tong Xin judged: "He has never encountered intrigue in his past life, right?"

Quan Yingzhang laughed and said: "That's true. But he has been in the officialdom for three years!"

Tong Xin savored these two sentences and tasted the meaning: "You want me to die of curiosity!"

How could an ordinary person not be tainted by darkness in the officialdom for three years?

What is so special about this person?

In this officialdom as dark as ink, he can still keep a clear look, isn't it another kind of horror?

Tong Xin felt like a cat's paw was digging in his heart, but no matter how he asked, Quan Yingzhang just smiled and said nothing. When he asked anxiously, Quan Yingzhang said: "Let's finish watching this debate first."

Tong Xin gritted his teeth in hatred, but he could only suppress his curiosity and look at the center of the venue.

——As for the person opposite Xu Lang, I can only say that he did not attract Tong Xin's attention at all.

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"Today's debate is mainly about learning, not about words. Gentlemen are harmonious but different. The road to learning is long. Although we have different opinions, we can also exchange what we have and learn from each other."

"No matter who wins or loses, we should not care too much about temporary success or failure. The winner should be humble and not arrogant. The loser should not be discouraged. Winning or losing is a small matter. The important thing is to improve your knowledge."

Dou Qing, the former prime minister, was invited to act as a temporary referee. After reading a series of speeches, Xu Yanmiao looked at Zhu Bailu. Coincidentally, the other party was also looking at him.

"Gentleman, please."

"Xu Lang, please."

Both of them maintained their politeness.

Those who didn't know the truth in the crowd stroked their beards and thought happily: This is how to debate the classics, with the legacy of the ancient gentlemen.

Looking to the side, they showed disdain.

Some people didn't know where they came from, why did they prepare melon seeds and peanuts! You came to watch scholars debate the classics, not to watch street fights, this is too much!

The prince leaned against the door frame, grabbed a handful of melon seeds from the cloth bag on his waist for his father, and started to crack them himself.

The old emperor: "Crack, crack, crack--"

He also gave some to his prime ministers and ministers.

The left and right prime ministers: "Crack, crack, crack--"

The six ministers: "Crack, crack, crack--"

The melon seed shells kept spitting out.

- Do you regard this debate as a serious debate? Not happening. They decided that it would not take long for them to lose their composure.

In the middle of the venue.

Xu Yanmiao spoke first: "Zhu Xi advocated that 'literature and the Way are one, literature is the Way', advocated 'restore the principles of heaven and eliminate human desires', advocated 'the purpose of education is to fulfill human ethics', advocated 'rectify the emperor's heart', advocated 'learning with the Way', advocated 'self-discipline of pure scholars', advocated 'knowledge first and action later', and advocated 'equal emphasis on knowledge and action'... Which one do you want to discuss? What are your arguments?"

The old emperor exclaimed: "I can't tell that Xu Yanmiao also studies Zhu Xi? This kid is not so ignorant."

[Fortunately, I found someone in advance to ask what Zhu Xi advocated, otherwise it would be embarrassing now. ]

[It is still useful to cram at the last minute. 】

The old emperor: "..."

Just pretend I didn't say that.

Zhu Bailu couldn't hear Xu Yanmo's thoughts. He smiled,

but his heart skipped a beat. 'Oh no, did I really choose Zhuzi, the one this kid is best at, by mistake? '

But it doesn't matter. Is he really here to debate the scriptures?

Zhu Bailu quickly glanced at the emperor beside the prince, and picked a topic that would please the emperor the most: "I have heard about the 'Yulong Temple' incident. Many noble ladies did not observe chastity while their in-laws were still alive, and had affairs with monks. I also heard that some time ago, there was a debate here about whether women who had contact with outsiders were not observing their duties. Today's debate topic is 'Starving to death is a small matter, but losing one's chastity is a big matter'. How about it?"

In order to prevent being accused of referring to the integrity of the literati, Zhu Bailu quickly added: "The original meaning of this sentence is that Zhu Xi asked the literati to observe chastity, just like 'restore the laws of nature and eliminate human desires'. It was when Zhu Xi's dynasty was in the midst of internal and external troubles. Zhu Xi was worried that the king would compromise with the foreign enemies and surround the 'righteous king'. "I hope to use the principles of heaven to regulate the king's words and deeds, to eradicate the king's inner desires, to persuade the king to follow the principles of heaven, to eliminate excessive desires, and not to pursue a luxurious life."

Zhu Bailu paused and continued, "Of course, everything can change. In a few hundred years, 'fulfilling the principles of heaven and eradicating human desires' has changed from requiring kings to requiring scholars and officials, and then to requiring the people. If we only discuss the original meaning, it is fine, and we can also discuss the extended meaning. "

Zhu Bailu: "Now I just want to discuss with Xu Lang that 'starving to death is a small matter, but losing one's chastity is a big matter', and the extended meaning that women should have chastity and righteousness, do you think it is feasible?"

After speaking, Zhu Bailu looked at the emperor present with confidence.

"?" "

Why is there no response?"

Didn't the person he knew before say that the emperor was very interested in "Nu Ji"?

Zhu Bailu, holding the version from three years ago, fell into confusion again.

Xu Yanmiao was also in confusion.

He looked at the gossip about Zhu Xi's thoughts in the system interface again and again, and asked: "Mr. Zhu, can I ask a question?"

Zhu Bailu was absent-minded: "Ask."

Xu Yanmiao: "To argue 'starving to death is a small matter, losing one's chastity is a big matter'... It's okay, but didn't you say you were arguing about Zhu Xi's thoughts?"

Zhu Bailu: "What?"

He suddenly felt something was not good. The Zhu Xi's thoughts that he himself studied in depth had to be qualified: the scope of the examination in the eight-part essay.

If it was not tested in the imperial examination, although he had read it roughly, he was not proficient in it.

Xu Yanmiao took another look at the system gossip and was sure -