Happy Little Scholar

The court suddenly became quiet, and you could hear a pin drop.

The first time Li Xianzi was able to tell the specific location of that sentence in Gongyang Zhuan, it was because he had prepared in advance, but why could he accurately tell the problem of Qi Wenzong the second time?

The officials did not think that Li Xianzi had memorized all the classics by heart, so familiar that he could tell which book, page, or line any sentence came from. No one could do this, not Zhou Daxueshi, nor Qi Wenzong.

The officials looked at the old man surnamed Meng, and they couldn't help but wonder in their hearts, could it be that Li Xianzi had colluded with this old man?

If this was the case, there would be an explanation for His Majesty's sudden replacement of Zhou Daxueshi with Li Xianzi.

But the question is, is the other party really so easy to bribe?

While the officials were full of doubts, they didn't know that Emperor Jing was also not calm. He chose Li Yi completely out of trust in him, and in fact, he didn't quite believe that he could compete with Qi Wenzong in the classics.

Only Li Xuan leaned against a pillar around the old general, counting the number of birds flying across the sky in front of the hall.

No matter who it is, competing with Li Yi, what else is stupid?

The moment he agreed to compete with the Qi Wenzong, the other party had already lost.

"You really surprised me." The old man surnamed Meng finally looked at Li Yi seriously.

Li Yi was thinking in his heart, when will this competition end? It seems that there is no point in asking questions here and there. Does it have to end when one side admits defeat?

What if this old man is a little thick-skinned, won't he be unable to go home for dinner in the morning?

"Is it my turn to ask?" Li Yi looked at the old man and asked.

The old man surnamed Meng narrowed his eyes slightly and nodded.

"In the third year of Emperor Wu of Qi, Wei Jing, the left prime minister, advised Emperor Wu to depose the empress on the grounds that women were disrupting politics. When the emperor and his ministers were discussing the matter, Emperor Wu said only one sentence, which convinced Wei Jing and he never mentioned the matter again." Li Yi looked at the old man surnamed Wei and asked, "How did Emperor Wu respond to Wei Jing, the left prime minister, at that time?"

The third prince of Qi was stunned when he heard this, and then his face changed slightly.

Among the officials, many people changed their faces immediately. What's wrong with Li Xianzi? He actually asked about the affairs of Emperor Wenzong of Qi. Isn't this a clear free point question?

"What nonsense!" The old man surnamed Meng frowned and said, "In the third year of Emperor Wu, Qi was founded not long ago. Empress Wenjing was virtuous and kind. How could she be said to be disrupting politics?"

"Ahem, Lord Meng, Li Xianzi didn't speak nonsense. This is true." The third prince of Qi said with a light cough.

The old man surnamed Meng frowned even more, "Why has this matter never been recorded in history books, and which scripture did it come from?"

"This matter is a secret of the royal family. The books involved have been destroyed. It is normal that Lord Meng does not know." The third prince of Qi shook his head and said, "Lord Meng, there is no need to ask anymore. Continue."

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In the Lizheng Hall, the envoys of Qi and the officials of Jing finally saw the most unique debate they had ever seen in their lives.

According to the conventional process of the debate on the scriptures, most of the time one party asks questions, the other party answers, and then the party asking questions seizes the loopholes of the other party to attack. The scene is fierce, spit flying, and in the end there will always be one party who is speechless and voluntarily admits defeat...

However, the situation today is completely different.

Li Xianzi never asked this great scholar to explain the scriptures, nor did he ask the weird questions like at the beginning, but the questions he asked were more tricky. A generation of scholars could not answer where the questions he asked came from, so how could he explain the principles?

Even several university scholars in the Hongwenguan suspected that Li Xianzi had made it up, but when the eunuch took out the original text from the Hongwenguan, everyone could only look at each other and look at him as if he were a monster.

He even remembered such a niche scripture. Even if the great Wenzong was knowledgeable and had a strong memory, it was impossible for him to remember all the scriptures for thousands of years. At this time, he could only hold his breath in his heart, and the questions he asked became more and more sharp. The great scholars in the court frowned.

However, the result also surprised everyone.

No matter how the old man surnamed Meng asked, Li Xianzi could always give a perfect answer, so perfect that he could not find any loopholes to attack. The whole debate process was orderly. The old man surnamed Meng asked, Li Xianzi answered, Li Xianzi asked, and the old man surnamed Meng could not answer. After several cycles, the old man surnamed Meng could no longer keep calm.

The expressions on the faces of several Qi envoys were as if they had seen a ghost. The scene they saw today had a great impact on them. The old man was suppressed by the young man from beginning to end. What else did he not know?

On the other hand, the officials of Jing State had already relaxed. If they had known that Li Xianzi was so powerful, why would they have worried for so long? Judging from the appearance of Emperor Wenzong of Qi, it was only a matter of time before he admitted defeat.

The third prince of Qi State was shocked. He looked at the old man who was once again in deep thought because of Li Yi's question. He walked to his side and whispered: "Meng Lao..."

"I lost." After a long time, the old man surnamed Meng raised his head and whispered.

There was no resentment or unwillingness in his tone. He had indeed tried his best. However, the young man opposite him was so familiar with the classics that it was amazing. Even if he had studied this for decades, he was far inferior to him.

He even had a feeling that he was not facing a person, but the Hongwenguan of Jing State...

"I didn't expect Jingguo to have such a young talent. I'm willing to admit defeat." At this point, the old man surnamed Meng did not continue. After debating the classics, the other party's answer made him unable to argue. How could he continue?

"Thank you, thank you..." Li Yi said with a bow.

I thought the great scholar debate was so high-end and grand, but I didn't expect it to be opened in this way. It was completely an open-book exam, and all the questions could be easily answered in the book...

But what Li Yi didn't know was that today's so-called debate was not only beyond his expectations, but also beyond everyone's expectations. It was simply a precedent for debate. When the great scholars talked about this in the future, they would sigh that perhaps the cause of the chaos in the classics today was that Li County Master...

The task assigned by the old prince had been successfully completed. When Li Yi was about to retreat, the old man surnamed Meng suddenly asked: "What did the Emperor Wu say to Wei Jing?"

"Do you really want to know, old man?" Li Yi looked at him with a strange expression.

Not only the old man surnamed Meng wanted to know, but even Emperor Jing and all the officials were interested in Li Yi's words and looked at him.

"I am all ears." The old man surnamed Meng nodded.

"Fuck you, if you say another word, I will chop off your dog head!" Li Yi said with a smile.

The third prince of Qi opened his lips slightly, and after a moment, he shook his head and could only smile bitterly.