Chapter 40: Argument
Standing in the hall of the small Confucian sage village, Gongsun Linglong saluted Li Si and Fu Nian, who were sitting at the top, and said with a coquettish laugh that made people goosebumps. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
"The little woman is exquisite, I have heard for a long time that there are many scholars in Qilu, knowledgeable and eloquent, and Songhai Confucianism is the best in the world, so I have come thousands of miles to ask for advice on the art of debate, and I hope to give advice."
"It's a provocation."
Shao Yu sighed softly with some excitement, and his expression became more attention-grabbing. The war of words between famous scholars and Confucianists is a rare scene.
"All of you are well-educated, and it is very appropriate to discuss knowledge in the small sage village."
The picture is poor, with the famous name of the world as the pioneer, Li Si is not good at coming this time, the sword points to the little sage village, and sincerely wants to make Confucianism look good.
The so-called art of argumentation is a way of contesting knowledge among those scholars among the hundreds of scholars. When the two sides disagree and neither can convince the other, they will compete in front of everyone by debating the question.
To put it simply, the loser is discredited when he finishes playing; Winner takes all and is admired.
The first debate between Confucianism and famous artists, with the theme of birds, the Confucian fighter named Zimu, was only a teenager, wearing a brown Confucian costume, and a slightly fat figure.
Gongsun Linglong: Brother, do you know birds?
Zimu: Yes.
Gongsun Linglong: Do you know if this bird in the air is happy or unhappy?
Zimu: Uh...... The joy of the birds, do you know?
Gongsun Linglong: Of course.
Zimu: Is that happy or unhappy?
Gongsun Linglong: Of course it's happy.
Zimu: I'm afraid that Mr. is just joking, Mr. is not a bird, how can he know the happiness of a bird?
Gongsun Linglong: Oh? If it weren't for the bird, wouldn't it be possible to know the happiness of the bird?
Zimu: That's nature. Isn't it absurd to say that the gentleman is not a bird, but he knows the happiness of birds?
Gongsun Linglong: Really ridiculous?
Zimu: Absolutely.
Gongsun Linglong: That brother is not me, but he asserts that I don't know the happiness of birds, isn't that ridiculous or what?
Zimu: This ...... This one......
Zimu had nothing to say, in order to show justice, Fu Nian sentenced Gongsun Linglong to win.
The first battle was lost, and the atmosphere in the Little Sage Village became a little solemn. But it would be strange if even a Confucian boy couldn't argue with a famous scholar. So in this second game, the Confucian fighter is named Ziyou, a middle-aged man in a blue Confucian costume.
Gongsun Linglong: Excuse me, is victory and defeat the opposite?
Ziyou: Yes.
Gongsun Linglong: Are life and death opposite?
Ziyou: Yes.
Gongsun Linglong: Just like sunrise and sunset, it's also the opposite?
Ziyou: That's good.
Gongsun Linglong: So, after the sun rises, when does the sunset start?
Ziyou: Well, I guess it's dusk.
Gongsun Linglong: Haha, this brother is so cute.
Ziyou: Huh?
Gongsun Linglong: It's a pity that the conclusion is very wrong!
Ziyou: The sun sets in the west at dusk, which is a well-known truth in the world.
Gongsun Linglong: The moment the sun rises in the east, it starts to move closer to the west.
Ziyou: This ......
Gongsun Linglong: So, the sun starts setting from sunrise, doesn't it?
Sub-Tour: Uh......
Gongsun Linglong: So, is the same true of the changes in people's lives and deaths?
Ziyou: Unknown life, unknown death?
Gongsun Linglong: No living soul in the world can escape a word of death, every moment of life is a point closer to death, can you agree with this?
Ziyou: Identity.
Gongsun Linglong: So, when human beings start dying from the moment they are born, right?
Ziyou: So what?
Gongsun Linglong: Haha, you just agreed that the sun begins to set after sunrise, and human beings begin to die after birth. So, this debate with me, from the moment you have the hope of wanting to win, is doomed to fail, do you agree?
Ziyou: This ...... This......
Ziyou had nothing to say, and the second game was also a victory for Gongsun Linglong, who was also strong and reasonable
In the following several games, the Confucian children who participated in the battle were defeated under the skillful eyes of Gongsun Linglong, until Zicong in the seventh game, was carried by the heirloom of the famous family - Gongsun Linglong of the white horse 'stepping on the snow', and the famous 'white horse non-horse', which was also defeated with only a slight modification.
Zicong: Sir, please ask the question.
Gongsun Linglong: This white horse is a family heirloom passed down from generation to generation by my grandson's family to step on the snow, so we will take this as the topic, how about it?
Zicong: Okay, let's take horses as the theme.
Gongsun Linglong: Wrong, it's about white horses.
Zicong: Mr. said that this horse is the theme, and I also agree to use the horse as the theme, why is it wrong?
Gongsun Linglong: This debate is about white horses, not horses.
Zicong: Could it be that for Mr. Gongsun, there is a difference between a white horse and a horse?
Gongsun Linglong: Is there no difference between a white horse and a horse for Brother Tai?
Zicong: Everyone knows that whether it is a white horse or a black horse, they are all horses originally.
Gongsun Linglong: It's wrong, it's wrong, it's just a big mistake. How can a white horse be a horse?
Zicong: White horses are not horses, why did Mr. Gongsun say this?
Gongsun Linglong: There are many colors of horses in this world, white, black, brown, red, yellow, gray, all kinds of colors, do you know about this?
Zicong: Of course I do.
Gongsun Linglong: If your mount is a white horse, and someone else borrows it for a day and rides it, and the next day gives you a black horse, telling you that it's all the same, it's all horses anyway, can you agree?
Zicong: This ...... Uh, can't agree.
Gongsun Linglong: On the other hand, if someone says that a horse is equal to a white horse, or a horse is equal to a black horse, doesn't that mean that a white horse is equal to a black horse? So, is it true that a horse is not equal to a white horse?
Zicong: This ......
Gongsun Linglong: That's it, since it is said that a horse is not equal to a white horse, then I say that this white horse is not a horse, is there anything wrong?
Zicong: Uh...... Mr. was wrong.
Gongsun Linglong: Oh?
Zicong: Sir's reasoning seems reasonable, but in fact it is absurd. Although the so-called white horse is not a horse sounds unassailable, many immutable facts in the world will not change because of the victory or defeat of a debate. Even if the famous master said conclusively that "the white horse is not a horse", but the horse did not disappear in this world because of this debate, and such a way of heaven and earth is the goal of Confucian cultivation.
Gongsun Linglong: Haha......
Zicong: What are you laughing at, sir?
Gongsun Linglong: I laugh at Confucianism, I must be called the prince of heaven and earth, and respect the ancient and virtuous, but I have even forgotten my ancestors.
Zicong: Dare to ask why did Mr. say this?
Gongsun Linglong: There is a famous person who once agreed with our famous white horse is not a horse, and he is also a Confucian person, you should all be familiar with it.
Zicong: Who is it?
Gongsun Linglong: It's your Confucian ancestor Master Confucius.
Zicong: When did Master Kong of my family agree with the famous White Horse's theory?
Gongsun Linglong: As a scholar, I don't know my own allusions. Alas, I will teach you again today. When the king of Chu went out hunting, he lost a treasure bow, and his entourage wanted to look for it, and the king of Chu said: "The Chu people lost it, and the Chu people gained it, why bother looking for it?" "Is there such a thing?
Zicong: Yes.
Gongsun Linglong: Then what did your old Master Kong say when he heard it?
Zicong: Master Zu is worthy of being a generation of grandmasters. After learning about this, he thought that he should broaden his horizons, and that all people are equal, and there is no need to distinguish between Chu people or people from other countries. Therefore, he told the king of Chu that it was enough to say "people lose and people gain", why talk about Chu people?
Gongsun Linglong: Isn't this evidence?
Zicong: What do you say?
Gongsun Linglong: If Chu people are the same, why did Master Confucius bother to correct the king of Chu? Obviously, he thinks that Chu people and people are two different meanings, so he will correct the words of the king of Chu, right? Since Master Confucius thinks that Chu people are not human, doesn't it coincide with my white horse and non-horse? Brother Tai, don't you still admit defeat?
Zicong sighed: Alas.
At this point, the Confucian disciples lost seven games in a row, and the faces of all the Confucian disciples present were ugly.