Chapter 243: Be Arrogant but Don’t Be Complacent

Pan Hongzhi said truthfully: "Jincheng's academic progress has always been very fast, but it sometimes fluctuates and is not very stable."

The little devil's smug face changed in an instant.

He immediately turned his head and looked at Pan Hongzhi, signaling with his eyes: "What's the matter, Master? Why are you bragging and complaining? When did I go up and down? Haven't I always been at the top?"

Pan Hongzhi didn't need to hear him speak before he could imagine the boy yelling and screaming. With a twitch in his mouth, he added, "Jincheng's ideas are all good, but he hasn't caught up with the basics yet."

The little devil looked unconvinced.

What's wrong with him? He's a well-read poet now! He's even polite enough to know not to interrupt when adults are talking!

Damn Master Pan, he never takes the opportunity to praise such a talented person like me.

snort!

Xu Wan agreed, "That's true. We still need to catch up with the progress, otherwise it will be difficult to take the imperial examination next year."

The little devil exploded when he heard this, and the politeness that he had been holding back for a long time disappeared: "How can it be difficult for me? I am a boy, a genius boy. At my current learning speed, I will definitely be the first in the class!"

Everyone knows that in the boy's examination, Zong Wenxiu was only one place ahead of Zong Jincheng. After a few days of debate, everyone agreed that Zong Jincheng had already surpassed Zong Wenxiu, so even if he was proud, it was reasonable, because he was the most capable among them.

Xu Wan said with a smile: "Little friend, isn't your goal to defeat Qin Ye?"

The little devil crossed his arms over his chest and said proudly: "Qin Ye is no match for me. I am invincible in debate."

Xu Wan said quietly, "There is no debate in the Autumn Examination. Besides, do you really think you are invincible? Do you believe that any teacher here can beat you to the ground with the debate you gave a few days ago?"

The little devil was incredulous: "How is it possible?"

That day, it was clear that everyone was surprised by his performance. Even my brother was thrown into disarray by his defense.

How is it possible... How is it possible that the teachers were able to vindicate him in just a few days?

After Xu Wan finished speaking, Pan Hongzhi took a step forward and said with a smile, "Jincheng, do you want to play a game with me?"

When Zong Jincheng's debate ideas came out a few days ago, they were all shocked, because this starting point was so novel, but the opposition is the opposition, and it has too many weak points. After a little thought, they can come up with countermeasures.

All the young dandies stretched their heads to see how the teachers would penetrate Zong Jincheng's impeccable logic; even Zong Wenxiu became curious.

Zong Jincheng looked at everyone's gaze and said with a stiff face, "I...will defend myself. I'm not afraid of you!"

The debate did not take long.

Zong Jincheng's pig-raising theory was brought up again, and Pan Hongzhi followed his example by taking the offensive instead of defending, conducting the debate from the perspective of good officials, citing countless examples of good officials' actions that brought benefits to the people, and giving Pan a few more examples for him to choose from in order to set things right.

Zong Wenxiu listened blankly, and seemed to understand why Pan Hongzhi won.

He should firmly expound his own affirmative arguments instead of being led astray by his brother's thoughts. Once he falls into his brother's questioning trap, he can only passively make choices based on his brother's logic.

No wonder he always seems to make the right choice, but is still confused by his brother's logical arguments!

So that's it... So that's it!!

"Jincheng, do you still need to continue the defense?" Pan Hongzhi asked with a smile, and the heavy stone in his heart finally fell to the ground.

It seems that he is still capable of doing this job, so Qian Cheng is temporarily worry-free.

The little devil had a gloomy face. Amid the jeers of Shen Yibai and Wei Xinglu, he snorted heavily and sat down.

Too much. Too much.

His mother actually let Master Pan destroy his prestige in front of so many people. How can he continue to be so domineering in the class in the future?

The kid sat down in astonishment, while the others applauded and cheered for Pan Hongzhi.

Pan Hongzhi was also a humble person. He said, "Our other teachers are better than me. You can learn from them privately."

The four personal trainers nodded with satisfaction, affirming Pan Hongzhi's high emotional intelligence. Laughter filled the study room, and the little devil was so angry that he plugged his ears.

Damn, disgusting, annoying you guys!!

Seeing that the bloated boy was a little depressed, Xu Wan stood up and said again: "The next debate will be held in a month. The topic is: In ancient times, there was a county called Wei County. There were many people there, but the soil was special and it was impossible to grow food. The court had to provide disaster relief of tens of thousands of taels every year, but it was like a bottomless pit and there was no end. Question: When the county magistrate of Wei County once again requested an imperial decree for disaster relief, should the court approve it?"

"Huh? Which county is Weixian?" Zong Wenxiu asked the question first. He remembered that there was no such special place in our dynasty.

Xu Wan touched her nose and said honestly, "I made it up."

Young boys: “…”

Xu Wan coughed and said, "You can only make up stories so easily. Let me give you a hint. Read more Geography. There will be no distinction between the pros and cons in this debate. In the next month, you need to prepare both arguments. We will draw lots to decide then."

Everyone looked at each other, a little confused, but out of trust in Xu Wan, they had to nod.

Private tutors know best. Madam, this is to extend the learning time so that they can be familiar with geographical knowledge. Both sides' arguments are fully prepared, which will make the children consider things more carefully. Starting from the end, let them engrave the knowledge into their brains and apply it flexibly while preparing for the debate.

After Xu Wan finished speaking, she left, and the little devil chased after her again.

He didn't listen to the new topic the whole time. His mind was filled with dissatisfaction with his mother. He chased her and started to verbally attack her: "You don't love me anymore. You asked Pan Hongzhi to destroy my prestige. You are biased. You only care about them and not me."

Xu Wan was not surprised at his pursuit. The little brat looked so angry that he acted like a little bun, which was both adorable and endearing.

She remembered that others said that love is always a feeling of indebtedness, but the little devil always felt that she owed him. Help... How could there be someone who didn't have any internal friction at all? Envy, jealousy and hatred.

Xu Wan smiled patiently and said, "Little friend, I am helping you improve. Think about it, Pan Hongzhi is just a judge, and you are going to be the top scorer in the imperial examination. If you can't even win an argument with a judge, how can you compete with hundreds of thousands of candidates for the top scorer?"

The little devil frowned, angrily and puzzled, "Is it really just like that?"

Xu Wan said with a smile, "Yes, I didn't have the nerve to expose you in front of so many people. I gave you three days to write the article, but who did you write to please? You were lazy and didn't even write the examples properly. Look at your brother's, which is 2,000 words long. Look at yours, you're so proud of winning two debates, like a race between a tortoise and a hare. In the future, even He Zheng will be able to surpass you."

The little devil was scolded so hard that he couldn't even lift his head. He pouted and said, "Why write so many examples? Don't you all know it?"

Realizing that his mother was looking at him, the little devil quickly raised his hands in surrender: "Okay, okay, I know I was wrong. I'll go back and write a new one. I'll show you the new one tomorrow, okay?"