Houfu Key Class

Xu Wan was also surprised by the performance of the little devil. This kid has a strong ability to grasp key points. The theory of raising traitorous ministers has not even been mentioned in history books, and most of them are speculated by later generations. But Jin Cheng seized this point and used offense instead of defense, completely disrupting the positive side's argument, and Wen Xiu was about to collapse.

She couldn't make up her mind for a moment, so she turned to look at Baili Weihong, but to her surprise, she saw Baili Weihong nodding and smiling, and agreed.

From ancient times to the present, various schools of thought have been using different methods to teach people to be direct ministers. People in the world think that this is right, but direct ministers have not received the good ending they deserve. She didn't want Wen Xiu to follow the same path as his grandfather, so it would be good to learn to be more thoughtful from Jin Cheng.

Seeing that Baili Weihong had no objection, Xu Wan nodded to Zong Jincheng and motioned for him to continue.

The little devil blinked, listed the books on the table and said: "He Zheng and I sorted out the silver taels obtained by the major traitors in history after their homes were confiscated. Among them, Liang Ji of the Eastern Han Dynasty had the most corruption, with 3 billion taels of silver, which was the entire Half of the tax revenue from the national treasury. You may not have the idea of ​​such a large amount of silver. Let me give you an example: 20 taels of silver can feed Jingzhe brothers and sisters for eight years, and 3 billion taels can feed 16 million people for eight years."

This silver tael conversion question was first told to him by Zong Wenxiu. At that time, it reshaped his concept of silver and made him aware of the hardships of life for the people at the bottom.

Now, he skillfully used this method and taught it to everyone present. Numbers, history books, and articles one after another were spread out on the desk by him, and everyone was shocked again. Looking at each other felt like they were in a dream.

Shen Yibai approached Wei Xinglu and asked quietly: "Brother, last time you asked someone to spray talisman water on Jin Cheng, is it true that no endorser ghost showed up?"

Is the boy in front of me really still the leader of their four little dandies?

With such a reasonable and well-founded quarrel, some people would believe that he is one of the top four talented people.

The corners of Wei Xinglu's mouth twitched and he said, "I tried it, but it didn't show up. Maybe it's really me."

Shen Yibai: "..."

No, as long as he doesn't believe it, it must be false.

Zong Wenxiu was still arguing, and his whole face turned red with anger: "I know how much money 3 billion taels is, but isn't this the result of what you just said about raising pigs? Why do you have to raise a big pig? Traitor? Isn’t it possible to stop these things from the beginning? Can the eight years of food obtained by everyone in the world be saved for a while or for a lifetime? "

He didn't understand, didn't understand why he was doing this.

He simply couldn't accept it.

The little devil raised his head and said: "Brother, you are too naive. This kind of scandal will not be brought to light. As long as the superiors keep the matter of raising traitors well, when the traitors are slaughtered, the good officials and the people will I will only express my gratitude to the sages of the imperial court. Of course, the good officials will not know about it, and the people will be even more grateful. Their happiness will be at its highest, and everyone will be satisfied.”

There was another thing he didn't say, and that was what the prince taught him: the existence of treacherous ministers can become a knife in the hands of those in power, doing things that those in power would not dare to do on the surface.

Zong Wenxiu said with a trembling voice: "But even if the good officials don't know, even if all the people in the world don't know...but when you think of those people who were harmed by traitorous ministers, you...don't you feel a little guilty in your heart?"

The little devil said seriously: "Brother, what do you choose between saving the lives of 16 million people or feeling guilty about these people?"

"I..." Zong Wenxiu was asked again.

Good officials are willing to devote their lives to the court and the people. Between 16 million people and their own death, they will choose the latter without hesitation.

But dying in such a cowardly manner at the hands of a treacherous official is more like being cooked as food, being used, being forced to feed one's body, and a dishonorable sacrifice.

But as my younger brother said, the court can keep it well hidden. Good officials will think that they just did not wait until the day when traitors were punished. History books can still praise good officials and scold bad officials, and the world's talented people can continue to embark on this journey without hesitation. road.

Tears fell from his eyes.

Zong Wenxiu closed his eyes and admitted defeat: "I shouldn't know so much, it's better to die as a fool."

…

Standing on the moral high ground, the affirmative gave up in all three arguments.

The negative team of bad officials won.

"Wow! Brother! We won! We actually won! We won the official group!!" He Zheng was the first to jump up and celebrate excitedly.

But the little devil kept a straight face and only stared at his crying brother. Although he won the debate, he was not in a good mood.

Shen Yibai and Wei Xinglu went over to comfort Zong Wenxiu: "Brother Wenxiu, you are already very powerful. Don't cry. If you lose, you lose. We can win it back in the future. We can wait for the next debate."

Zong Wenxiu was weeping crazily while wiping his tears. The tears in his eyes were like broken beads falling down, more and more.

Baili Weihong also went over to comfort him, but after all, the child was too old to be held in front of so many people, so she had to pat his shoulder and accompany him silently.

Xu Wan stood up and announced: "The opposing side won this debate. Let me reiterate once again that the remarks made in the debate do not represent my actual position. Please do not elevate it to me."

"I know." The Zaizai said in unison.

Xu Wan nodded and continued: "This debate is very exciting. I will leave an homework after class. Everyone will write it independently within three days and give it to me. The title of the article for the opposition group is: How to be a good official; the title of the article for the affirmative group is: How to deal with bad officials.”

The article and today's debate title are reversed, allowing them to overturn their own remarks and make a summary.

The four little dandies were not afraid. No matter how bad the writing was, they could still come up with a few nonsense sentences. But Zong Wenxiu's Taoism was broken, and this question might be written as the last words of a good official.

After the end, Zong Wenxiu finally couldn't help but rush out. The others were still laughing and talking. The little devil kicked He Zheng, who was still laughing, and quickly chased after him.

He Zheng's smile hadn't stopped yet, he was puzzled and asked: "Why did big brother kick me?"

Shen Yibai crossed his arms and snorted: "You laughed too arrogantly, you think you stole his limelight?"

Wei Xinglu nodded in agreement: "That makes sense, Jincheng loves to be in the limelight, this time he led the team to win, why are you laughing so exaggeratedly?"

He Zheng said blankly: "Ah? Is that so? Then I will wait until big brother finishes laughing next time."

"..."

After the debate, the maids returned all the desks to their original positions, and the private teachers were busy summarizing their experience and formulating their next study plans based on the speeches of the little ancestors they were responsible for.

Bai Lixi came up from the podium slowly, smiled at Xu Wan and said: "This child you raised is incredible."

He watched Zong Jincheng transform step by step. Bai Lixi has lived to such an old age and has never seen a child with such an amazing growth rate. Even though Xu Wan's teaching method was indeed very advanced, there was still a clear gap between Zong Jincheng and other children.