Chapter 233: Defending for the bad official?

The little devil smiled and said, "Life expectancy is increasing, and the age of the top scholar is getting younger. Before my father passed the exam, the youngest top scholar was 17 years old, and my father was 15 years old. This is also a trend of gradually decreasing age. In the future, we don't need to know who the top scholar is, we just need to know that the future top scholar can be thirteen years old, eleven years old, or even eight years old."

The three personal trainers almost wanted to applaud the little devil after hearing what he said. This kid had such strong logical ability and was very eloquent, and he could come up with one thing after another when he started arguing.

Wei Xinglu was completely convinced.

He felt that Zong Jincheng was right.

He Zheng had already expected this result and shook his head helplessly.

Finally, Shen Yibai said unyieldingly, "The debate topic that Auntie assigned to us is not reasonable. If we switch sides, we will definitely win."

He Zheng: “…”

Forget it, an 11-year-old top scholar who has never appeared before can be defended by the eldest brother.

Changing the angle will only lead to a worse loss.

Xu Wan came over with a smile to clean up the battlefield: "How about it, kids, is debating fun?"

The three studious kids nodded in unison: "It's fun! I love playing! Can we play more often?"

Shen Yibai and Wei Xinglu: “…” It’s not fun, not fun at all!

Xu Wan looked at their expressions and said with a smile, "How about I choose a debate topic with clear pros and cons for you two to choose from next time? Um... a showdown between a good official and a corrupt official?"

The two frustrated boys raised their heads at the same time: "Can we choose good officials?"

Xu Wan smiled and said, "Of course, I can also move Wen Xiu to your group to fight against Jin Cheng and He Zheng."

Wei Xinglu raised his hands in agreement: "This is good! I like it!!"

Although He Zheng is stronger than the other two, Zong Wenxiu is obviously stronger. He is this year's virgin boy and is ranked ahead of Jin Cheng. He is definitely a strong partner.

Shen Yibai also moved his hands and feet and said, "Let's get started. I can't wait to beat up these two corrupt officials."

Zong Wenxiu: “…”

Is it really that cruel? Let the younger brother speak for the corrupt officials? And he wants to be a good official to overthrow his younger brother?

He now dared not turn his head to look at his brother, for fear that his brother's anger would burn him through.

He Zheng is very happy anyway. His greatest wish is to fight side by side with his big brother! No matter if you are a good official or a corrupt official, you can win any position if you hang out with your big brother!

Xu Wan smiled and said, "There is no rush for this debate. For the sake of fairness, you can prepare for two days each. The private tutors assigned to you two will be in place tomorrow. Yi Bai's teacher is a Jinshi and is very knowledgeable. You can learn more from them, and we will have the official competition the day after tomorrow."

"Jinshi?! Well, Jincheng, just wait to be defeated by me!" Shen Yibai was eager to challenge the leader of the four little dandies.

Wei Xinglu and Shen Yibai were arm in arm, and had already begun discussing a battle of revenge with the little devil.

Zong Jincheng just stood there with a gloomy face and didn't say a word. The atmosphere around him was so low that no one dared to approach him. Every word his mother said was an insult to him. Humph, he just wanted to see how biased she could be.

After Xu Wan arranged all this, she asked Zhao Yin to take the two boys to familiarize themselves with the key classes first, and also tell them where the classic characters that appeared in the debate just now came from.

Zong Jincheng followed her out, staring at her back with angry eyes. Xu Wan didn't have eyes behind her, but she could guess that the kid was angry again.

But Xu Wan discovered that his temper was getting better and better. He no longer yelled at her, nor did he lose his temper, nor did he hold her back to demand an explanation.

A little dandy who could only cry out gradually became so well-behaved and sensible, which really made her heart soften.

Xu Wan stopped and turned around, asking with amusement, "Little friend, why do you always follow me? It's not time to eat yet."

The little devil said with a dark face: "I'm waiting for your explanation and your apology!"

Xu Wan: “…”

Good, good, calm madness, he is really becoming more and more like her.

Xu Wan smiled and said, "Why should I apologize to you? Isn't this a normal teaching?"

The little devil said angrily, "No, you are biased. In order to take care of them, you let me get a difficult topic to debate, just to make me inferior to them. As a result, now that I have won, you are still biased and gave me an even more wrong topic. You let me play the role of a corrupt official and speak for the bad guys. You also transferred my brother away and made him my opponent. You just want to see them defeat me!"

The kid felt wronged, his dark eyes sparkled. He became smarter, but his mind also became more and more delicate. He would notice any partiality of hers and then become unhappy.

Xu Wan rubbed his head and said, "I did deliberately let them get easier topics to increase their enthusiasm for studying. However, this does not mean that you are completely serving them. Difficult topics are the most training for logical thinking and language expression. Although these abilities of yours are already very strong, they are only for people of the same age. In the future, if you really become the top scholar at the age of eleven, and those pedantic old officials in the court come to attack you, can you handle it alone?"

"I..." Zong Jincheng thought about the scene and it seemed a little scary.

It would be too terrifying if hundreds of high-ranking civil officials criticized him one by one. He probably couldn't even defend himself against Pan Hongzhi and other scholars.

Xu Wan continued, "Also, we ask you to argue from the perspective of corrupt officials. This is not to make you like them, nor to make you defend them. Instead, we ask you to think from their perspective: what is their purpose, what are their actions, and what are they afraid of? Only by knowing yourself and your enemy can you win every battle. You must first understand their thinking so that you can defeat them unexpectedly in the future."

The little devil's eyes suddenly opened, as if he had opened the door to a new world.

So...it's actually possible?

My mother is so amazing, how could she even think of this?

Xu Wan was still smiling as she said to him, "We still have two days to prepare. You can also discuss this with Master Pan. Look up the goals, behaviors, positions, and even the fates of famous corrupt officials in history. Remember the saying: Knowing history will help you make wise judgments, and knowing the past will help you understand the present."

The little devil nodded heavily and said happily, "Mom, don't worry, I will definitely study the characteristics of those corrupt officials thoroughly!"

Xu Wan encouraged, "Come on, I'll be waiting for you to make your brother and the others speechless."

Zong Jincheng couldn't help but chuckle when he thought of that scene: "If my brother loses, he will be so angry that he will die. How can the righteous lose to the evil? This is too unreasonable."

Xu Wan sighed and said, "That's how debates work. Everyone only talks about the side that benefits them. Maybe you think this kind of debate is ridiculous. How can evil triumph over good? But there are many such things in history. Many good people have been wrongly killed in this way."