The two exchanged dozens of words, and everyone saw that Mu Zhengnan always took the initiative and was aggressive, while Lu Jing was just tired of parrying, his words became poor, and he was gradually unable to resist, and they were worried about him.

At the same time, he secretly scolded Mu Zhengnan for being treacherous, and even hijacked the examiner to change the topic with words, and then used treacherous tactics to choose inaction, causing Lu Jing to be in a passive position from the beginning.

On the one hand, Lu Jing retreated, and on the other hand, he guided him to use the Taoist viewpoint to argue that there is no rule by inaction.

Mu Zhengnan saw that Lu Jing was powerless to resist and retreated, so he took advantage of the victory and pursued: "Nature is natural, numerology does nothing, when the sky responds, I do nothing, and the people are self-controlled; I am so quiet, and the people are upright; I have nothing to do, and the people are rich; I have no desire, and the people are simple, it is the way of heaven to do nothing, to govern the country with righteousness, and to rule by inaction. ”

Seeing Lu Jing nodding silently, everyone was even more worried, and even gradually scolded, blaming Lu Jing for losing the opportunity, and taking into account his reputation, he didn't need to support his assertion with the remarks of the Zonghengjia and the Mohists, so that he was unable to return to the sky.

Lin Daiyu, Xue Baochai, and Lu Zhiyu upstairs in Yufu were all worried when they saw this situation.

Lin Daiyu pursed her lips tightly, kept wringing the handkerchief in her hand, and her eyes were full of worry.

Xue Baochai tensed his body, staring at Lu Jing intently, praying that he could turn defeat into victory.

Lu Zhiyu grabbed Xue Baoqin's hand tightly, kept whispering the blessing of the Bodhisattva, and kept comforting herself: "Brother will not be defeated!" ”

Xue Baoqin, Tanchun, Yingchun, Yinglian and others were also nervous and worried.

When Lu Jing heard him say this, he was secretly happy in his heart, and after a moment of silence, he further guided: "Since you say that nature is natural, the way of heaven is inaction, and everything can be governed by inaction, what about humanity?" ”

Mu Zhengnan saw that Lu Jing was not arguing, but just asked, thinking that he had given up resistance and felt that victory was in his hands, so he pointed out: "Heaven and man are one, and humanity can do nothing." ”

When Lu Jing saw him in his crotch, he shook his head and said, "Heavenly Dao seems to be doing nothing, but in fact, it does everything. All things are born in nature, the stars alternate, the sun and the moon rotate, the four seasons change, cloudy and sunny, cold and warm, wind, rain, thunder and lightning, these are all done by the way of heaven, if there are no changes, there will be no such world. ”

Seeing that he began to argue again, Mu Zhengnan smiled mockingly, and said: "This is a big fallacy, everything you said is the nature of the Heavenly Dao, the Heavenly Dao lasts forever, and all things in heaven and earth evolve naturally. ”

When Lu Jing heard this, he began to retort: "What is the way of heaven, the sage has clouds: 'What does heaven say? At four o'clock, all things are born. 'The four seasons change, and the prosperity and withering of all things is the way of heaven. The way of heaven is to make up for the deficiency if there is more than is lost, the higher is suppressed, the lower is lifted, the surplus is lost, and the insufficient is made up, so the way of heaven does nothing and does everything. ”

Mu Zhengnan's face stiffened when he heard this, Song Xuequan, Zheng Chen and others nodded when they saw Lu Jing say this, and now the offensive and defensive situation is transposed, Lu Jing is attacking, and Mu Xiangnan is the defender.

When the surrounding spectators saw this, their expressions were also excited, and the voices of encouragement were endless.

After nodding his head to the crowd and thanking everyone, Lu Jing immediately took advantage of the argument and continued: "What is humanity, Confucius said: 'Benevolence! Mencius said, 'Righteousness! Xunzi said that the mandate of heaven is used, the sky has its time, the earth has its wealth, and the people have its governance, and when the changes in heaven and earth are mastered, for the benefit of all people. ”

Mu Zhengnan saw that Lu Jing did not retreat, his heart tightened, and he saw that he was going from humanity to doing something, and he hurriedly stopped: "Otherwise, the way of heaven is natural, and so is humanity. ”

Lu Jing saw that he had completely fallen into the trap he had set, so he no longer concealed his edge, and sharply counterattacked: "If humanity does nothing, who tastes all kinds of herbs, who plants grains, who raises livestock and hunts, who builds houses, who protects the family and the country, how can the people live, and how can the country be peaceful?" ”

Although Mu Zhengnan's face remained unchanged, he couldn't help but get nervous in his heart, and forced himself to argue: "This statement is fallacious, all things are born, and people are only one, why are they above all things." ”

"If no one tastes the herbs, the herbs will be safe and worry-free. If no one grows grains, the grains can fall from time to time between the heavens and the earth. There is no one to raise livestock to hunt, and the livestock and beasts are not in danger of being skinned and eaten, so they can save their lives. No one builds a house, and the trees can be preserved. All things coexist in harmony, why do you have to fight against the war, and why do you need to protect your family and protect the country? ”

Lu Jing immediately counterattacked: "If the herbs can be safe, how can people be cured if they are sick?" If the grain is preserved, how can a man eat if he is hungry? If animals and beasts can live, how can people be healthy if they are weak and powerless? If the trees are complete, if people are cold and cold, how can they shelter from the rain and keep warm? Do you sleep in the wilderness all day long, not sheltered from the wind and snow? Sympathize with livestock grains, don't eat three meals, pity the herbs, and don't get medical treatment when you're sick? ”

Mu Zhengnan couldn't refute it head-on, so he had to go back to the previous topic and ask: "If according to what you said, before tasting a hundred herbs, wouldn't people be terminally ill?" Before planting grain and raising livestock, will not man starve? Before a house is built, will not man be frozen? If so, how has humanity been passed down to this day? In fact, people can cultivate themselves and realize the truth and treat all things kindly, so that they can each have a good life. ”

Lu Jing smiled and said: "Your question just proves my point of view, thinking about the ancestors back then, the life of the road was hard, but the self-improvement continued, so that there is everything today, if people do not do it, then inertia is self-generated, how can humanity develop." ”

When Mu Zhengnan heard this, he knew that he had fallen for him, and hurriedly pulled the topic back to the original topic: "The things of ancient times are all deductions, and it is difficult to conclude, let's go back to the original place, the sage said that Shun did nothing, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and did not close their doors at night. ”

Lu Jing saw that he was losing ground and knew that the overall situation had been decided, so he smiled and said: "Since you mentioned that the ancients ruled the country and the country, why is everyone still ancient, but it is really the wind of the world that is declining, and the people's hearts are not ancient." ”

"Now that the people are barren, and there are many sharp weapons, and there are endless thieves, and desires are overflowing, all these things should be governed by man. As the saying goes, nature is public, human nature is private, if you do nothing, the world will be in chaos. If you do nothing, would you like to abandon yourself and hide in the world, not mind the world, and sit and watch the clouds roll up? ”

"Coming back to this, the sage said that he ruled by inaction, only Shun also, so Shun is the cause of the ancient sage, its tens of millions of years, thousands of years below, except for Shun, who rules the world by inaction? Only by doing things to govern, guiding the general trend of the world, putting things right, and sorting out people's hearts, can the world be stable. ”

Mu Zhengnan didn't know how to refute it, and suddenly heard the loophole in his words, and immediately refuted: "This is a big fallacy, the so-called momentum cannot be changed, and it cannot be guided." Qi Zhuang Gong went out of the ranks, there were insects blocking the way, and he wanted to fight the wheels. Zhuang Gong was stunned and asked what kind of worm. Answer: This insect is a praying mantis, and it knows how to advance but does not know how to retreat. ”

"The praying mantis blocks the wheels with its arms, but it doesn't know that it is incompetent, and it guides the general trend of the world with manpower, which is different from the praying mantis."

Lu Jing laughed and said: "Listening to your words, it can be seen that you only understand the skin of the Heavenly Dao, and you are born with all things, and you have their own uses." Although the mosquito is small, it can make a wild cow, and although the elephant is huge, it can't help the vole. People live in the world, and they should devote their talents to the best of their talents, and control the chaos through the world, so that all the people can be healthy and the world can be peaceful, so that they will not accept the gifts of heaven and earth, and the way of heaven will be favored. ”

He also said: "The great trend of heaven cannot be changed, but the small trend can be changed, and people can also do it, such as heavy snow in the sky, and people who bathe in snow may avoid the house, or they can be found to cover it." The weather is cold, and it can not be changed, but you can make a fire to keep warm, cloak yourself in the cold, this is also a do, if everything is not done, let it be, your Excellency is willing to bathe in the wind and snow? ”

When everyone below heard this, they all applauded, especially seeing that Lu Jing had retreated from the unfavorable situation at the beginning, to counterattacking step by step, until he was completely speechless when he asked him at this moment, and he couldn't help but feel admiration in his heart.

When Mu Zhengnan heard this, he instantly came back to his senses, realizing that since he said that he had done nothing, he had fallen into the trap of the other party step by step, and while he had hatred in his heart, he also knew that if he continued to argue, he would only bring humiliation on himself, so he bowed his head and admitted defeat.

Seeing this, Lu Jing stopped talking, and his heart settled down, and at the same time secretly said that he was lucky, if it wasn't for Mu Zhengnan's eagerness to win in this game, he won his own calculations, and he would lose eight achievements by himself, so he was more cautious about the subsequent competition.

Song Xuequan, Zheng Chen and others saw that Lu Jing had won three games in a row, and the victory of today's competition had been decided, and the face of the imperial court and the Hanlin Academy had been saved, and their hearts were all settled, but they were in front of others, and they still maintained the demeanor of a winner, still had a serious face, and did not smile.

Shen Liang, Zhao Xian, and the scholars and people who watched the battle all showed joy on their faces, and the voices of praise were endless, and they bluntly said that this debate was full of ups and downs, and they were nervous.

Seeing this, Lin Daiyu's tense expression finally relaxed, let out a sigh of relief, and let go of the hands that had been tightly twisting the handkerchief.

Xue Baoqin saw that Lu Jing had won, and immediately turned her worries into joy, her eyes were full of admiration, and she said to Lu Zhiyu with a smile: "Your brother is so powerful, the person he said was speechless, and I was still a little worried at first!" ”

Lu Zhiyu's expression relaxed, and said with a coquettish smile: "That's, I said from the beginning to rest assured that my brother will not be defeated." ”

Xue Baoqin pursed her lips and smiled when she heard this, looking at the red marks on her hands that were caught by her, and did not expose her lies.

Lu Zhiyu also knew that she was nervous just now, fell into Baoqin's eyes, looked at Daiyu busily, and changed the topic: "Sister-in-law, did you say it?" ”

Lin Daiyu nodded with a smile and said: "The husband's truth is better than words, but the other party is better than words, and strong words are reasonable, so he naturally can't argue with his husband." ”

Xue Baochai's body also relaxed, and said with a smile: "Sister Lin is right, the meaning of the debate is to explain the truth clearly, so that people do not confuse things, the winner can argue more and more clearly, without losing his opinion, and the loser also has to meet the truth and be lean, since Lord Lu leads the debate to reality, he can naturally win with reason." ”

Lin Daiyu glanced at Baochai in a little surprise, but she didn't expect the two to see each other slightly, so she added: "Sister Bao is right, just like the debate of 'white horses are not horses', only entangled between words and definitions, and using metaphors to divert the direction of the debate, not only loses the theme, but also has no benefit, it is just a clash of words, and there is no reason at all." ”

Tanchun, Yingchun, and Baoqin listened to the judgment of the two, and they all nodded thoughtfully.