Chapter 17: The War of Words
As soon as Xu Mingyuan said his word, the scholars in the audience immediately exploded, and there was a lot of discussion for a while.
In the previous debates, the difference was only in how to enter the Nanzhao and how to break the Nanzhao, and no one thought about peace talks with the Nanzhao at all. Therefore, what Xu Mingyuan said can be said to be beyond everyone's expectations, or he is going against the trend.
If another academy student said this, maybe the students would be more polite and come up with a bunch of reasoning to argue. But when the students saw that the person who spoke out was Xu Mingyuan, they were connected with the gossip of the past few days, as well as the maverick dress, and they were angry in an instant, and some students sneered at the moment:
"What does this shabby Taoist priest mean? Could it be that I am a big country, and I still have to look at the face of that barbarian small country? ”
"Nanzhao seeks provocation, how can it be avoided without fighting, if it is to seek peace, will it not help the barbarian trend? If all the people follow suit, where is the prestige of Dawan? How to rule the Zhuyi? ”
"There is no ink on the chest, empty talk, and the small country of Nanzhao is on par with my Dawan, could it be Nanzhao's meticulous work?" What's more, he made such a heart-wrenching statement.
Not to mention that the students sitting on the stone floor were in an uproar, even the teachers and officials under the old kui tree also changed their faces slightly.
Zeng Fuzi, who was sitting in the middle, had a smile on his face even more, and Gao Tingshi, who was sitting next to him, also looked at Xu Mingyuan, revealing curiosity.
Wang Luqi glanced at Zeng Kuan, looked at Xu Mingyuan and sneered and said softly: "Huangkou Xiaoer, grandstanding." ”
"Empty talk or practical strategy, you have to listen to it before you can judge." Zeng Fuzi replied in an echo, his tone flat.
Wang Luqi sneered and did not answer again. And Gao Kuo glanced at Wang Luqi thoughtfully, but there was no interface.
Xu Mingyuan was shocked by his words, looking at the angry beings, his face was still indifferent, and he smiled without saying a word. In the protracted scolding war back then, he had never seen any strong winds and waves, and if these academy students were armed with knives and sticks, it would not hurt for him.
If it weren't for the fact that the current situation didn't allow it, he would have been able to scold these academy students who had read too many sage books for a day and a night, without swearing and not repeating it.
Bai Molou looked up at Xu Mingyuan slightly, his face was a little surprised, obviously he didn't expect Xu Mingyuan to say this.
Zhou Binjie looked up at Xu Mingyuan with admiration, and it seemed that Xu Mingyuan's words had successfully aroused the anger and admiration of most of the students. He was afraid that the world would not be chaotic and fanned Xu Mingyuan with a fan, which could be regarded as a silent shout, and he also turned a blind eye to those students who were glaring angrily.
Zeng Qingyi, who was sitting in the shade of the tree, moved under the tree again, avoiding the rising sun, sat cross-legged, and put on a posture of watching a good show.
Wang Ziqi also turned his head to look at Xu Mingyuan, although he didn't say anything sarcastic, but the sneer on the corner of his mouth was the same as Wang Luqi.
Zheng Zhi also looked at Xu Mingyuan with a curious expression, but he didn't fall into the ground.
Seeing that the scene was a little out of control, Nalin Jiaoxi also got up, stretched out his hand to signal the sentient beings to be quiet, and said loudly: "Okay, all sendrons are quiet, and listen to Xu Mingyuan continue." ”
When the beings heard this, although they were still a little angry, they were not good at disobeying the teachings, and then they gradually quieted down. However, at this time, most of the eyes of the audience fell on Xu Mingyuan's body, if Xu Mingyuan couldn't say that he was ugly, but just grandstanding, then the saliva of all beings would probably drown him.
After the audience was quiet, Xu Mingyuan bowed slightly to Lin Jiaoxi to express his gratitude, and then said loudly: "Dawan and Nanzhao have been in diplomatic relations for fifty years, and they can jointly resist Tubo and other countries in the Western Regions, which can be described as a link of lips and teeth. If the troops are facing each other, the Southern Zhao Kingdom is outnumbered, and it is afraid that it will ask Tubo for help. At that time, the Nanzhao Tubo Alliance, wouldn't Dawan cut off his own arm? And the poisonous mist and miasma between the mountains and rivers of Nanzhao are pervasive, and there are countless snakes and scorpions poisonous insects. Therefore, Nanzhao can be peaceful but not warlike, and the soldiers are close to Nanzhao, which is tantamount to digging the foot of the wall. ”
Xu Mingyuan loudly said the center of his argument, on the grounds that Nanzhao and Tubo had formed an alliance, so he should not send troops to Nanzhao.
However, before Xu Mingyuan could continue to elaborate on the discussion, a square-faced academy student stood up and said: "Since Nanzhao and Dawan have rejected Tubo for fifty years and have a blood feud for decades, how can Nanzhao want to form an alliance with Tubo, and Tubo will agree?" ”
The students who got up before Xu Mingyuan, all the students listened attentively, even if they were talking about it, they were talking softly. It was only after the person finished speaking that a student would get up and ask some questions, and then let the person answer, not like now, as soon as Xu Mingyuan finished speaking his opinion, someone got up to refute.
Xu Mingyuan looked at Lin Jiaoxi, who was presiding over the debate under the old kui tree, a little helplessly, whether he wanted to argue with the student first, or continue his own argument.
Lin Jiaoxi didn't expect this situation to occur, and he didn't know how to deal with it at the moment, so he subconsciously looked at Dean Zeng who was sitting in the middle.
Seeing this, Wang Lu Qi had a stronger smile on his face, and even his hunched back straightened a little, as if he wanted to better look at Xu Mingyuan's disgrace. Xu Mingyuan was embarrassed, but he didn't know that it was his face, and it was even more the face of the Zeng master who introduced him to the academy.
The students also looked at Dean Zeng at this time, after all, this matter was indeed inconsistent with the rules of the debate, but what everyone thought in their hearts at this time was not much different from the student with a square face who got up. What he asks is what is in their hearts.
Zeng Fuzi looked at all sentient beings, smiled and said loudly: "Since all sentient beings have words to discern, then today I have changed this debate rule, from today onwards, all sentient beings can debate, and those who have doubts and other views can stand up and argue with each other." In the debate, students can listen to their own discernment. ”
"Good!" "Master's Wisdom!" As soon as the master's words ended, there was a cheer from the audience.
It is conceivable that after the rules of this debate have been changed, future debates will inevitably be indispensable. In the past, due to the rules, after one person finished speaking, there were few fierce arguments, but after today, I am afraid that everyone's debate will be more exciting and changeable.
It's just that everyone thought about it, and couldn't help but look at Xu Mingyuan with a complicated expression, the rules of this debate have been set for more than ten years, but they didn't expect it to be changed because of him today. However, most of those eyes were joking, waiting to see that Xu Mingyuan couldn't answer, and he was embarrassed.
Xu Mingyuan didn't expect the master to change the rules so easily, although it was expected by everyone, but once the rules were changed, the next group of students with surging emotions would definitely not let him pass easily, and a war of words was inevitable.
But Xu Mingyuan is a person who walks through the pile of saliva after all, and he can be comfortable in the turbulent scolding war, what about the tongue war, and he is afraid that these nerds who don't know the cost of firewood, rice, oil and salt will not succeed.
So Xu Mingyuan turned to look at the student with a square face, looked at the undisguised sarcasm on his face, and said with a smile: "Nanzhao and Tubo do have a blood feud, but the country's major policy has always been to put profit first. If the Southern Zhao claims to be subordinate to Tubo, and the Tubo can take over the land of the Southern Zhao without a single soldier, why not? The blood feud is only in the hearts of the people and soldiers who died at the border of the two countries, and in the hearts of the emperors of the two countries, it has never been higher than interests. ”
Hearing this, the square-faced student thought about it carefully, opened his mouth, and didn't know how to argue, so he could only sit down unwillingly.
And the students who originally wanted to watch Xu Mingyuan eat deflated, seeing that Xu Mingyuan was understated, they all refuted the question of the square-faced student, and they were all stunned.
Bai Molou nodded, thoughtful. Zhou Binjie smiled silently, looked at Zhusheng with a smug face, and increased the strength in his hand, helping Xu Mingyuan fan the fan.
The smile on Wang Luqi's face had disappeared, and he looked at Xu Mingyuan's face flickering, not knowing what he was thinking.
And Gao Tingshi looked at Xu Mingyuan's gaze, becoming more and more interested, and whispered a few words with the smiling Zeng Fuzi, and nodded with a smile.
Zeng Qingyi sat in the shade of the tree, yawning boredly, holding her cheeks with one hand, looking at Xu Mingyuan with a cheap smile on his face, thinking about whether to go down and kick in.
Fang Zheng face student sat down in defeat, so that all the students were frustrated, I thought that Xu Mingyuan was just a poor Taoist priest who had studied in the academy for three days, and a few words could make him ashamed and speechless, I never thought that he could be calm, but let the Fang Zheng face student speechless.
Xu Mingyuan's words are by no means nonsense, and those who are talented and learned in all their lives can figure it out after a little thought. And the officials and teachers under the old kui tree are also nodding people, and their gaze at Xu Mingyuan has changed.
However, how could Zhusheng let Xu Mingyuan pass so easily, and immediately someone got up and said: "Nanzhao is just a small country, with my big and strong soldiers, it won't take much time to step flat, and he Nanzhao has the heart to ally with Tubo, but he also has the heart to be weak." Won't it be too late for the Tibetan reinforcements to come to the rescue? ”
Xu Mingyuan looked at the person, it was Ma Zhixiao, who was the first to get up before. Ma Zhixiao was tall and ordinary-looking, but he looked at Xu Mingyuan with burning eyes at this time, but there was no mockery and disdain.
And after seeing Ma Zhixiao get up and ask questions, all the beings also looked at Xu Mingyuan to see if he could still deal with it.
Xu Mingyuan thought about it for a while, then looked at Ma Zhixiao and said loudly: "Although Nanzhao is a corner of the land, it can resist Tubo for fifty years without taking a step back, and the prosperity of soldiers and horses must not be taken lightly." Sending troops to the Southern Zhao, not to mention tens of thousands, and the auxiliary soldiers of the people, I am afraid that there are more than 200,000, such a quantity of grain and grass, how can it be completed in one day?
And the road in the realm of Nanzhao is dangerous, the poisonous fog and miasma are numerous, and the marching speed must be extremely slow.
And on the border between Tubo and Nanzhao and my Dawan, there are several military towns, there are no less than 30,000 soldiers, as long as Tubo Nanzhao forms an alliance, Tubo soldiers and horses can appear on the battlefield of Nanzhao in a few days.
At that time, if Tubo and Nanzhao join forces to go north, Anning City has not yet been completed, and the states south of Jiannan Province may not be enough to resist. ”
When Ma Zhixiao heard this, his brows furrowed slightly, he thought silently for a while, his brows slowly unfolded, and he said sincerely at Xu Mingyuan: "What Brother Xu said is very true, it is Zhixiao who has not thought it through and has been taught. ”
Xu Mingyuan smiled slightly and returned the salute. For this Ma Zhixiao, he has a good impression. Not humble or arrogant, dare to admit mistakes, is an honest person, and is also a smart person.
Ma Zhixiao sat down, but the beings under the seat exploded. Ma Zhixiao is quite famous among all his lives, but at this time, he was convinced by Xu Mingyuan's words, doesn't it mean that Ma Zhixiao is not as good as Xu Mingyuan before admitting it.
The eyes of all beings couldn't help but fall on Wang Ziqi's body.
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