193. A prairie fire that will ignite the entire literary world (page 1/2)
Chen Chong was defeated too quickly.
So many people watching the excitement in the audience were confused and wondered:
Is this... the end?!
"Who won?"
"It should be the little prodigy Choi Hyeon."
"Oh, you are indeed a little prodigy, even better than that old master!"
"I won too quickly, I haven't seen enough yet!"
The people were whispering to each other.
It was totally incomprehensible what kind of shock those scholars in Confucian robes, with their mouths open and dull faces, were experiencing in their hearts at this moment.
That’s the famous scholar Chen Chong!
In the hands of Cui Xian, he was defeated so cleanly after only two rounds!
Is this...reasonable?
Don't talk about others.
Even Chen Chong herself was doubting her life.
He stood on the stage, recalling the content of the two rounds of debate he had just had with Cui Xian.
The more he thought about it, the paler he became.
The more I thought about it, the lonelier I felt.
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, this old man, who had been famous for many years and respected as a "great scholar", opened his mouth several times.
Finally, he stared at Cui Xian's face, which was almost too young, and asked a question that seemed to have nothing to do with the debate in a trembling voice: "How old are you?"
Cui Xian cupped his hands and said, "14 years old."
There were sounds of gasps coming from all around.
The little prodigy became famous too early. Five years have passed, and he is actually only 14 now!
The 14-year-old boy Cui Xian is full of vigor and youth.
On the other hand, look next to it.
Chen Chong, who was very old and hunched, swayed and almost fell down after hearing "14 years old".
He looked tired, exhausted and confused.
There was none of the toughness he had when he first came on stage.
He lost to Dong Lai many years ago, and now he lost to Dong Lai's apprentice, 14-year-old Cui Xian.
This feeling of "broken heart" is hard to recover from in a short period of time, even for a great scholar.
Mr. Dong Lai watched coldly from the side without saying a word.
After all, it's all your own fault.
Who can I blame if I am not as skilled as others?
After a long time.
Chen Chong took a deep breath and managed to calm herself down. She bowed silently to the young man who was several dozen years younger than her.
This is what it means to admit defeat.
Cui Xian gave a return gift.
This shocking scene was seen by countless scholars present and was unforgettable for a long time.
The first debate of the five-year agreement.
Cui Xian wins!
But perhaps this debate with such a huge age gap was cruel to Chen Chong.
Therefore, even Pei Jian, Zhuang Jin and others did not cheer for Cui Xian at the first time.
Only the little kids in the crowd who followed their teacher to cheer for Master Cui gave childish cheers.
"Great! Master Cui wins!"
"I knew that Master Cui would win!"
...Master Cui?
After hearing this and looking at the admiration in the eyes of those children, Chen Chong on the debate stage felt a little uneasy for some reason.
Once the seeds of doubt are planted, some previously ignored details will gradually emerge.
For example, the topic Cui Xian just defended himself on was really weird.
Should poetry education focus on interpretation? Or should it focus on understanding the core?
Chen Chong, who was in a dilemma of "broken heart", chewed over these words in her mind, and suddenly she was startled.
His pair of withered old eyes looked back and forth between the master and disciple in front of him.
But what can I do?
Mr. Donglai had a blank expression on his face.
Cui Xian is calm and composed. Although he is still young, he has the demeanor of a man who can "debate with many experts and persuade them with kindness".
I can't see anything.
There is a problem!
There must be something wrong here!
At this moment, Chen Chong even felt a little regretful. She regretted that she should have kept her composure and listened to the defense of Cui Xian and Jia Shao.
I think I can definitely get more useful information.
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Unfortunately, Cui Xian's self-defense was interrupted by him before he could finish it.
However, for some things, it is better to kill someone by mistake than to let them go!
Therefore, there was a chorus of shock, disgust and curses.
The great scholar Chen Chong, who had already admitted defeat, actually spoke again on the debate platform. He looked at Cui Xian and said coldly: "The Book of Rites says: If you break the law by analyzing words, confuse names and change things, and use the left path to disrupt politics, you shall be killed!"
"The Spring and Autumn Annals says: 'The name of reform does not mean to take the system of the previous kings and change it.'"
"Baihutong Wujing says: Confucius edited the Book of Songs and preserved its preface, in order to establish the highest standard for human beings."
"The Book of Filial Piety says: 'I dare not wear clothes that are not in accordance with the law of the ancient kings, and I dare not speak words that are not in accordance with the law of the ancient kings! The Mao Preface inherits the sage lineage of Zixia, just like the ancient instruments of the ancestral temple. How can we move it recklessly? If you are obsessed with it——"
Speaking of this.
Chen Chong looked at the Kaifeng Prefecture School behind the debate platform, looked at the countless scholars present, and sneered at Cui Xian: "All the three thousand volumes here are enemies!"
"The tiger of Hejian roars in the north, the dragon of Jixia soars in the south - can your reed boat possibly cross the boiling cauldron?!"
He is worthy of being an old scholar who has been famous for decades.
When it comes to ideology, he has an almost keen intuition.
He hadn't even really guessed the purpose of Cui Xian's deliberate concealment, but he had decided to force Cui Xian to say it out loud at all costs!
Mr. Dong Lai closed his eyes and thought -
What is coming will eventually come.
In the audience.
Pei Jian and others angrily scolded Chen Chong for having "no martial ethics" and "corrupt character", and for continuing to jump around on the stage even after losing.
Chen Chong turned a deaf ear to the insults and just stared at Cui Xian.
Cui Xian fell silent.
And the more silent he was, the colder and more determined Chen Chong's expression became.
Because the debate is over.
At this moment, Cui Xian only needs to say "I am not determined to delete the "Mao Shi Xu", it is just a simple academic discussion" to turn the page perfectly.
But, no.
Can't get over it.
It's an ideological debate, not an assassination. You can't just hide your tracks and secretly pass a knife to the enemy and he will be stabbed to death.
It requires fighting, it requires countless debates on stage, it requires the passing of fire, and it requires the ignition of a prairie fire.
As a leader of new ideas and a groundbreaking pioneer——
Cui Xian, you can't give in at all!
The strange atmosphere on the stage made Pei Jian, Zhuang Jin, Yan Siyuan and others in the audience realize that something was wrong.
The crowd gradually quieted down.
In the teahouse on the street, Su Qi, Meng Shen and others frowned and looked at Cui Xian, feeling vaguely uneasy.
Under the gaze of hundreds and thousands of people.
Cui Xian seemed to smile.
Then, the young man in red, who had given people a humble and gentle impression since his appearance, raised his chin.
Amid the clear sound of bronze bells swaying from the vermilion-painted pillars surrounding the debate platform.
He looked at Chen Chong proudly, and laughed extraordinarily: "Mencius's "Exerting One's Mind" says: If you believe in books completely, it is better to have no books at all!"
"King Wu defeated King Zhou, and now two of the three chapters of the Tai Shi are missing."
"Confucius edited the Book of Songs, and the three hundred poems originally had no preface."
“Even the sages were not afraid of adding or subtracting, but people today regard the Han Confucianists’ patchwork as the golden rule?”
"If correcting errors is a crime, then—"
Speaking of this.
Under the incredulous gaze of the audience, Cui Xian said firmly: "I am willing to be the first in the world!"
Having said this.
With the debate platform as the center, the whole world seemed to have been silenced as if the "mute button" was pressed.
Pei Jian, Zhuang Jin and the other two turned pale.
But then.
The four of them looked at each other, and tacitly squeezed to the front of the debate platform, as close to Cui Xian as possible, or... protecting him behind them.
Yan Siyuan stared at Cui Xian blankly, and for some reason he suddenly became very angry: "Do you know what you are saying? These words will bring about a fatal disaster!"
And Yan Siyuan's words were soon confirmed.
Cui Xian, who was on the debate stage, was suddenly attacked by countless scolding and cursing!
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