All the students came forward one by one to read. After reading each article, many of them nodded and expressed their praise.
"There are scholars, merchants, farmers, and artisans. Those who hold positions of power through virtue and ability are called scholars; those who cultivate the land and plant crops are called farmers; those who skillfully and skillfully create tools are called artisans; and those who manage wealth and goods are called merchants."
Someone commented on Jin Xuan's answer, "Jin Xuan quoted the words of a sage and extended them. If a sage says so, what's wrong with that? Jin Xuan's answer is correct."
When they looked at the second and third answers, they found that all four of them quoted the same words from the saint, which made the answer seem not very interesting.
As for Tao Jing, he was different from others. He quoted Mozi's words and followed the doctrine of the mean.
When everyone saw Xiao Moer's article, their first reaction was how mediocre it was. The writing was ordinary, full of quotations from unknown people, and the whole article was like an ordinary piece of essay.
"Is this the level of a child prodigy?"
"Can someone of this level be called a prodigy?"
"Don't be too harsh on him. He's only six years old after all. For him to produce something like this is quite impressive. He could barely be considered a child prodigy."
"My dear, do you have any misunderstanding about child prodigies? They are those who can do what others cannot do."
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After reading his article, Tao Jing and others all smiled. They were confident that they would win.
The students were discussing it because they could understand it, but the people outside were illiterate and couldn't understand it.
Someone asked, "What's written on it? Can you tell me?"
Immediately, enthusiastic students read out their articles. The articles written by Jin Xuan and others were full of jargon, making them incomprehensible to even the most unsophisticated. However, when they read Xiao Zimo's article, it was completely plain and easy to understand.
"I understand what the little prodigy said. It's absolutely right."
"That's right. How can those scholars say it's not good?"
"I serve the people, and the people serve me. That's the truth. Born for the people, everyone is a citizen. I love that."
There was even a burly man who muttered loudly, "Whatever the previous ones wrote was bullshit. We couldn't understand them. The little prodigy wrote better. We could understand them."
Jin Xuan and the others were speechless. It’s because you are uneducated that you actually complain about them like that.
They despised it in their hearts, but said nothing.
After discussion, the four young masters chose the final result.
"The winner of this round is Jin Xuan."
Although Xiao Moer spoke well, their ordinary literary style was really not to their liking.
The students from Xiangshan Academy all cheered enthusiastically, while the faces of several people from Wenjin Academy were not very good, especially Qiu Ziming.
Jin Xuan and his companions looked at Xiao Zimo with pride.
Tao Jing looked at him sarcastically, her eyes full of contempt.
Although he did not win this round, as long as one of them could beat him, he would have won a victory.
"Let's start the second round." Tao Jing said with a smile.
Han Zhong stepped out, "This round will be..."
Before he could finish his words, Xiao Zimo interrupted him.
"etc."
When Tao Jing saw him speak, she immediately sneered, "Why are you not convinced?"
"If you lose, you lose. Don't take it to heart. Just keep trying in the next round." Jin Xuan said with a smile, his tone unconsciously holding a hint of pride.
"You can't afford to lose, can you?" the students from Xiangshan Academy mocked.
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