After Zhang Rong took over as the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Depot, Chongzhen gave him two tasks.
One is to overthrow Kong, and the other is to find a way to kill Sun Zhixie.
The first task can be taken slowly, but the second task must be completed as soon as possible.
The longer he lived, the more miserable Chongzhen would be.
So Zhang Rong chose the simplest and most effective method: betting!
The kind that matters.
The winner beats the loser cleanly and without any delay.
After sitting firmly, Sun Zhixie asked: "Since this is a debate, there must be questions and answers. Who of us will ask first?"
Zhang Rong smiled and said, "I'll ask first! I'll only ask three questions. If your answers can convince everyone present, I'll admit defeat!"
Sun Zhixie frowned and began to hesitate.
In his opinion, Zhang Rong's knowledge was definitely not as good as his.
and...
The other party is not as eloquent as I am.
Especially when it comes to quoting classics, the other party is definitely no match for me.
In other words, the advantage is his.
After figuring this out, Sun Zhixie sneered, "Ha! How dare a mere youngster like you to argue with me? You are simply asking for trouble! Today, I will let you ask first!"
"Okay!" Zhang Rong stood up and extended his right index finger and said, "First question, you think the court's evidence is fake and forged, right?"
Sun Zhixie was stunned.
What kind of question is this?
Strictly speaking, these are not problems, but the voice of all the scholars present.
But since it was a matter of life and death, Sun Zhixie did not dare to neglect it and answered without hesitation: "That's right! We all think the evidence is forged."
"Second question!" Zhang Rong raised his right middle finger and continued to ask: "Do you want to go to Liaodong to confront the Jiannu face to face?"
Sun Zhixie chuckled, nodded and said, "That's right! Let me remind you, you still have one last question. If I can answer it, your death will come."
Smiles also appeared on the faces of the readers at the scene, and some even cheered for victory in advance.
Zhang Rong was not afraid at all, but remained calm.
Dengzhou Governor Yuan Shu and Zheng Chenggong were so anxious that they could no longer sit still.
They are thinking...
What is Zhang Rong doing?
Does he realize the seriousness of the matter?
If Sun Zhixie really answered the three questions, no one present would let him off.
If Zhang Rong died here, the two of them would be in big trouble.
Although Zhang Rong could reveal his identity as the governor of the Eastern Depot to save his life, it would indirectly damage the emperor's reputation.
In the end, he would be executed by Chongzhen.
Just when everyone was lost in thought, Zhang Rong asked the last question with his hands behind his back.
He stared into Sun Zhixie's eyes and asked, "Mr. Sun, suppose you successfully arrived in Liaodong and met the Jiannu. The Jiannu told you that the letter was fake, but the court said it was real. Would you trust the Jiannu and not the court, or would you trust the court and not the Jiannu?"
Um?
Sun Zhixie's smile suddenly stopped.
He suddenly realized that he had been careless.
Before, Zhang Rong asked two questions in a row that were not questions, which made him look down on Zhang Rong.
The third question seems easy to answer, but it is actually full of dangers.
If he answered that he believed in the Jiannu and not the imperial court, then the other party could easily say that he was a traitor.
He is a running dog of the Jiannu.
If the answer was that he believed in the imperial court and not the Jiannu, then there would be no need for him and the scholars present to go to Liaodong.
After all, the words of the Jiannu cannot be trusted.
In short, it makes no sense to go to Liaodong or not.
No way!
If there is no point, what is the point of them making such a fuss for so many days?
Swoosh——
After realizing the difficulty of this problem, the people who had been cheering just now shut up as if they were swept away by the autumn wind.
Zhang Rong couldn't help but raise his lips: "Mr. Sun? Mr. Sun, answer me!"
"This...this...this is a trap!" Sun Zhixie finally uttered this sentence after holding it in for a long time.
Zhang Rong shook his head gently: "You didn't answer the question. I'll give you a chance to answer again, otherwise..."
Zhang Rong reached out and grabbed the mace.
The cruel smell emanating from the bloody nails made everyone present take a step back.
Sun Zhixie also wanted to step back while sitting on the chair.
But my legs were weak and I didn't have the strength to leave the chair.
"Answer my question..." Zhang Rong raised the mace and stretched out his nose to sniff the scent on it.
This move directly frightened many scholars who had never seen the world.
They all moved outwards, ready to escape at any time.
Sun Zhixie had been an official after all, so he was not intimidated by Zhang Rong.
He took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down, and then began to think about the answer to the question.
At this moment, I can no longer answer questions using normal thinking, because there are pitfalls everywhere.
No matter how he answers, he will fall into the pit.
"The Jiannu are the key witnesses of the evidence. If they think the evidence is false, then the authenticity of that evidence is questionable." Sun Zhixie answered after careful consideration.
"What a bullshit that is! Let me ask you, if the Jiannu say that the letter is fake, will you believe the Jiannu and not the imperial court, or will you believe the imperial court and not the Jiannu?" Zhang Rong asked again.
“I...I..." Sun Zhixie didn’t know how to answer and could only repeat the word “I”.
He originally wanted to say that he trusted the imperial court and not the Jiannu.
But answering like that would mean all previous efforts would be wasted.
His purpose was to express his dissatisfaction to the court in this way, rather than actually going to Liaodong to inquire about the Jiannu.
This demand cannot change.
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