Volume 1 Chapter 17 The First Person in the Three Kingdoms

Li Tian quickly came to Gu Xiaoxue's class and received a name badge from the head teacher Chen Meimei and hung it on his chest.

There is a photo of Gu Xiaoxue on the name tag, indicating that he is Gu Xiaoxue's parent.

He saw many parents of students complimenting Tong Cailiang.

"President Tong is here!"

"Isn't this a scene where a top-level master is slaughtering a village of novices? How dare we make comments on Romance of the Three Kingdoms in front of President Tong?"

"With President Tong here, what else do we have to do? Haha..."

Facing the compliments from everyone, Tong Cailiang seemed humble: "Since ancient times, there has been no first in literature and no second in martial arts. Literature is more subjective. As long as what you say is reasonable and convincing, it is a success. There is no such thing as high or low."

Li Tian sneered at this. Judging from his imposing appearance at the school gate just now, Tong Cailiang's behavior was completely different from what he said. He was very arrogant. If anyone dared to surpass him in literature, he would probably go crazy.

Gu Xiaoxue and Tong Jiaqi are a pair of enemies. They glared at each other when they met again. Tong Jiaqi couldn't help but raise her chin with pride when she saw her father being treated like a star.

"In the adult world, most of the talk is just for show. There's no need to be envious." Li Tian comforted Gu Xiaoxue.

Gu Xiaoxue turned her head and rolled her eyes at him: "You are showing Ah Q spirit."

Li Tian didn't care. He bent down, helped her smooth out her messy hair, and straightened the collar of her school uniform.

After entering the classroom, the parents divided into two camps, the left and the right, while the students sat at the back of the classroom as spectators.

Class teacher Chen Meimei walked into the classroom and said, "Thank you parents for taking time out of your busy schedule to attend our Grade 2 Class 3 parent-child activities. Leaders from the school and the Education Bureau will also be here soon, so everyone should work hard to perform well."

"Don't worry, Teacher Chen, we have made sufficient preparations." Tong Cailiang responded in a loud voice.

"Well, President Tong needs to show more."

When Chen Meimei saw Tong Cailiang, she felt reassured. With Tong Cailiang, the vice president of the Literature Research Association, present, the effect of this event would probably not be too low.

There were footsteps coming from outside.

The school leaders came, as well as the small bosses from the Education Bureau. There were about seven or eight of them, including men and women, young and old.

Tong Cailiang hurriedly walked up to say hello. He seemed to know every leader.

"As expected, the president of a literary research association has a wide network of contacts."

Li Tian felt uncomfortable because after Tong Cailiang greeted the school leaders and the Education Bureau leaders, he also gave him a cold glance, with a warning and a show-off element.

"Your master, it's amazing that you know so many people." Li Tian felt particularly unhappy.

Soon, the activity began.

Chen Meimei said in a clear voice on the podium: "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms is one of the four great masterpieces of my country. It describes the historical events of nearly a hundred years from the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty to the beginning of the Western Jin Dynasty, and created a group of powerful heroes in the Three Kingdoms. Tell me, who is the number one hero in your mind?"

The first person in the Three Kingdoms?

It must be Zhuge Liang, there is no doubt about it.

The parents below began to discuss in a low voice.

Chen Meimei smiled and said, "Everyone raise your hands to speak."

Letting parents raise their hands and speak is to encourage students to be proactive in their future studies.

In order to complete the task assigned by Xie Wanjing, Li Tian quickly raised his hand. The question was relatively simple and he could answer it.

Chen Meimei actually called him out: "Mr. Gu Xiaoxue, please tell me."

"The number one figure in the Three Kingdoms in my mind is naturally Zhuge Liang."

Li Tian pointed out the situation, his hands waving from time to time, "He borrowed arrows from a straw boat, predicted things like a god, scared away Sima Yi's army of hundreds of thousands with the empty city plan, and wrote the popular "The Memorial to the Emperor on Leaving the Capital". He is undoubtedly the best in the Three Kingdoms."

After saying that, Xie Wanjing breathed a sigh of relief and said that he only needed to speak once, and his mission was completed, and he could dive to get soy sauce.

He glanced at Gu Xiaoxue who was sitting among the students, meaning that I didn't embarrass you, did I? What I said was reasonable and well-founded, which was considered a face-saving move.

Gu Xiaoxue, however, showed a disdainful expression, thinking that this was too easy. She would also say that it was not difficult at all.

"Yes, Zhuge Liang had extremely high qualities both in military and literary matters... Parent Tong Jiaqi, do you have a different opinion?" Chen Meimei was commenting on Li Tian's answer when she saw Tong Cailiang raise his hand.

Tong Cailiang glanced at Li Tian, ​​then stood up and said loudly: "I think Sima Yi is the number one person in the Three Kingdoms."

As soon as these words came out, the whole classroom was shocked.

It is almost a consensus among everyone that Zhuge Liang is the greatest figure in the Three Kingdoms. However, it is hard to understand why Sima Yi, the wolf-like fellow who was scared away by Zhuge Liang with an empty city, is the greatest figure in the Three Kingdoms.

Chen Meimei was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Mr. Tong Jiaqi, can you tell me your reasons?"

Tong Cailiang said: "I know everyone thinks that Sima Yi was fooled by Zhuge Liang with an empty city, and that he is a fool and how could he be the best in the Three Kingdoms. But in fact, Sima Yi had already figured out Zhuge Liang's empty city plan. The reason why he did not attack and capture Zhuge Liang alive was because he was very smart and knew the principle of "when the rabbit dies, the dog is cooked, and when the birds are gone, the bow is hidden."

Is there such a thing?

Everyone in the classroom, including the leaders of the school and the Education Bureau, were stunned by Tong Cailiang's shocking words.

Li Tian frowned. This was obviously directed at him. If it was someone else who spoke, he believed that Tong Cailiang would never stand up and say that Sima Yi was the number one person in the Three Kingdoms.

Tong Cailiang continued.

"Sima Yi's career was full of ups and downs, full of hardships, and he was often envied by others and had many political enemies. Cao Cao once said to Hua Xin: 'Sima Yi has an eagle's eye and a wolf's watch. He should not be entrusted with military power. In the long run, he will become a disaster for the country.'"

"When Cao Pi succeeded to the throne, Sima Yi was given important positions and rose rapidly to become a general of the cavalry."

"When Cao Rui became emperor, Sima Yi led his troops to fight against Zhuge Liang and became Zhuge Liang's fiercest enemy on the battlefield."

"After Zhuge Liang withdrew his troops, some treacherous officials in the court posted notices everywhere that Sima Yi was raising an army to depose the emperor. Cao Rui believed it to be true. If Cao Zhen had not made a petition to protect him, Sima Yi would have lost his life."

"The situation changed. Zhuge Liang went to Qishan to lead the Northern Expedition again and defeated Cao's army repeatedly. No one in the court could match him. Sima Yi was once again given important positions."

"He has experienced ups and downs. How could he not understand that although he and Zhuge Liang were enemies, they were in a relationship of mutual dependence. Once he eliminated Zhuge Liang, he would no longer be of any use, and the Cao family would definitely kill him."

"So, the success of the Empty City Plan was not because Zhuge Liang was so powerful and smart, but because Sima Yi knew the interests involved and did it on purpose. People in later generations had a deep misunderstanding of him, thinking that he was suspicious and made such a big joke."

Oh my god!

So that's how it is.

The classroom was silent as everyone was shocked by Tong Cailiang's words. If that was the case, Sima Yi was the number one person in the Three Kingdoms.

As expected of the vice president of the Literary Research Association, his research on Romance of the Three Kingdoms is even more thorough and in-depth.

The school leaders and the Education Bureau leaders discussed quietly and nodded in agreement with Tong Cailiang's opinion.

Among the crowd of students, Tong Jiaqi's face was full of pride and complacency, and she looked at Gu Xiaoxue with contempt.

Gu Xiaoxue clenched her fists tightly, her little body tensed.

Li Tian spoke with her name tag on, but was refuted by Tong Cailiang with powerful words. Not only did Li Tian lose face, she was also embarrassed.

She was very angry now and had asked Li Tian to leave a long time ago, but Li Tian refused to leave. Now, Tong Cailiang deliberately targeted her and both of them became laughing stock. From now on, Tong Jiaqi would be even more arrogant in front of her.