Chapter 278 Qin Ye’s Persistence

After Xu Wan announced the debate rules, she said to the two people, "The competition begins. Please let the affirmative side speak first."

All eyes were on Qin Ye. The students in the key classes were stunned. They had just learned about the topic of this debate, which was very clear-cut.

The affirmative side had a clear advantage in arguments, and the negative side had almost no room to fight back. Such a passive debate topic was actually assigned to Jin Cheng, not Qin Ye.

Jin Cheng's grades haven't even caught up with Qin Ye's, and now he's on the opposing side. Isn't he definitely going to be suppressed by Qin Ye?

Zong Wenxiu was even more worried about his brother.

He still remembers that a year ago, Qin Ye didn't know who his younger brother was. His usually strong younger brother was so angry that he cried secretly. That blow was caused by Qin Ye.

Now…if Qin Ye defeated his younger brother in the area where he was best, Zong Wenxiu couldn’t imagine how devastated his younger brother would be.

He even wants to stop now...

However, he thought about his brother's seven days of immersion and hard work. His brother had made so many preparations, so he would not lose, right? Or, he would not lose so badly, right...

The debate officially begins.

The arrogant and cold young boy Qin Ye took the lead in launching an attack: "The treacherous ministers are in power, and the people are suffering. If the people in power order me to reform, I must accept it. Scholars have never studied the books of sages for the purpose of advancing their careers, but to understand the truth and distinguish between loyalty and treachery, and to seek the welfare of the people. At this time when the country is in danger, we should have the courage to stand up and initiate reforms to improve people's livelihood, strengthen national strength, and save the people from danger. In addition, if I stand by and watch the people suffer today, who can guarantee that this knife will not fall on my head in the future? Individuals, the people, and the court have always been prosperous together. Instead of waiting to die passively, it is better to take the initiative and take the initiative into my own hands."

Qin Ye's words were quite proper and he did not start to show any aggression, but perhaps the young boys had filters on him and they only felt that Qin Ye was very calm, spoke in an orderly manner and had a clear purpose.

Zong Jincheng clenched his fingers. He knew that according to Qin Ye's idea, he would also make the same choice, but now it was a debate competition, and he absolutely could not be led by Qin Ye's thinking.

"Have you considered the consequences of accepting the reform? You may fail, and you may be beheaded. Even your brother, parents, and your nine clans may all lose their lives because of your acceptance. We should be loyal to the country, but this is not an obligation. Before becoming a subject of the king, each of us is still the son of our father and the younger brother of our brother. We are still ourselves. We want to avoid fighting and live our lives well. Isn't it wrong?"

Qin Shi was stunned and fell silent, because when he heard Zong Jincheng's defense, he thought of himself. This was his choice.

Qin Ye didn't realize this, and his words finally became sharp: "If everyone is greedy and afraid of death, there will be no stable life for the people. It is because there are such predecessors who take the lead and sacrifice their lives for the court that everyone you mention is qualified to be themselves. Otherwise, everyone will die in the war and disaster."

"Shit..." He Zheng was so anxious that he kept pinching his hands while walking. Qin Ye was too fierce. He was now pointing at his eldest brother's nose and scolding him for being greedy and cowardly. He was so afraid that his eldest brother would suddenly jump up and fight with Qin Ye.

But what Qin Ye said did make sense. The opposing side was too difficult to defend, and any arguments they came up with could be distorted by Qin Ye. He was not bothered by his elder brother's nonsense at all.

Oh my god, is this really Qin Ye’s first time participating in a debate competition?

Although Wei Xinglu was pinched by He Zheng and it hurt, he and Shen Yibai were very excited. This Qin Ye is really awesome and good at talking!

They need to learn this quickly and beat Jin Cheng like this in the future!

Zong Jincheng clenched his fists and gritted his teeth, saying, "To temporarily give up and accept is not because of greed and fear of death, but also for the sake of better offensive. If you want to reform, you must judge the situation. Otherwise, it will be like Wang Anshi's reform. The officials in the court did not support it, and the emperor was disloyal in the later period... In the end, he complained about the failure, and he also ended up depressed, and nothing was done."

Qin Ye said coldly: "If you don't try, how can you know whether you are Shang Yang or Wang Anshi?"

Zong Jincheng reminded: "But the price of trying is too high. It is based on your life. If you die, you will lose everything."

"If my death can help create the next Shang Yang, then what's wrong with that?"

The two young boys argued back and forth quickly, their speech speed getting faster and faster, and their momentum getting stronger and stronger. It seemed that they were about to slam the table and start a fight in the next second.

Zong Jincheng said in a distressed voice: "Did Shang Yang do a good job? Wasn't he also torn to pieces by five horses, and died miserably?"

Qin Ye likes Shang Yang very much.

Qin Ye was a little unhappy about Zong Jincheng's attack on Shang Yang, and his tone became a little colder. He said word by word: "Shang Yang's reform is the most successful reform in history. The Qin State relied on it to enrich the country and strengthen the army, and then successfully unified the six kingdoms. Without him, the process of Qin's unification of the six kingdoms would be slow or even impossible, and the people of the six kingdoms would end the days of war. The situation of peace and prosperity is not something that everyone can achieve. Let alone the death of one Shang Yang, even if ten Shang Yangs died, it would be worth it in exchange for this situation. If you say someone is afraid of death, let me do it."

When Qin Ye said this, his emotions also rose.

His previous strategies were all in the style of Shang Yang, using tough measures to bring about rapid changes. However, his father did not support him, and his teacher did not agree with him, so his grades did not improve.

But why? On what basis?

In history, Shang Yang used this method to solve the difficulties of Qin's unification of the six kingdoms. But he couldn't even pass a small test, let alone implement it.

Later, the dean came to talk to his father and asked him to give up these extreme ideas. Qin Ye was very dissatisfied in his heart, but the imperial examination system was like this. If he insisted on writing like this, he would probably not even have the chance to enter the official career.

So he hid those thoughts and honestly followed the method taught by the master, writing something ordinarily soulless, which was then regarded as the most perfect strategy by them.

——What an irony.

Qin Ye was very emotional, and Zong Jincheng was not very calm either. In order to meet Qin Ye's challenge, he prepared more than just these excuses.

You like Shang Yang, right? You believe in Shang Yang, right?

Okay, then today I will talk to you about Shang Yang!

The little devil said firmly: "I tell you, Shang Yang did too many wrong things in his reform."

Qin Ye looked straight at him, his eyes slightly narrowed.