With Zheng Chong's timid and fearful character, he probably wouldn't come here voluntarily.

Then who else in the court can invite this person to come?

Sima Zhao can't do it, he must be Sima Shi.

So what is Zheng Chong's ability? Or rather, what merit does he have to serve Sima Shi?

Confucian classics.

This attainment in etiquette and law is very high, no one can surpass him, he once followed He Yan to write the "Analects of the Analects", and he is also one of the editors of the "Jin Law".

So in the end, what did Sima Shi do when he asked this erudite classic to come to the banquet?

First of all, we can rule out the desire to suppress Cao Chao through debate.

Not to mention that Zheng Chong himself has no desires and no desires, and he doesn't like debate at all, even if it is a debate between the two sides, Cao Chao is not ashamed at all if he loses.

This can also make him famous, and if he can debate with Zheng Chong at this age, even if he loses, he is simply a genius among geniuses.

In fact, Cao Chao felt that Sima Shi would not set himself up at all, and he was definitely not an opponent in his eyes.

Cao Chao felt that the most likely thing was that Sima Shi himself did not have the energy to check the content of the debate of Cao Chao and others, and asked Zheng Chong to come to see what everyone said and whether there were any dangerous remarks.

Sure enough, when Cao Chao tentatively asked to debate with Zheng Chong, the so pure Zheng Chong actually agreed without thinking.

The celebrities were a little uproar, and they probably didn't expect that Zheng Chong really wanted to learn from Cao Chao.

Cao Chao didn't mention any scriptures, he pondered for a while, and asked slowly:

"Xia has decayed, Xiang was killed, Shaokang gathered Xia's widows and young, and restored Yu's exploits; Gaozu surpassed everyone in the field, drove the heroes and talents, eliminated Qin and Xiang, and lifted Yunei; These two monarchs can be said to be both great sages with special talents. ”

"Now who should be at the top of their list when their merits are examined?"

The celebrities were in an uproar.

Who is better Shaokang or Liu Bang? ?

This may seem like a simple question, but when you think about it, there are different metaphors.

Zheng Chong was very calm, as if he didn't hear the metaphor at all, he replied seriously: "Your Majesty, the replacement of the artifact is the destiny of heaven, and the virtuous get the destiny of heaven, and the descendants follow it, and the merits of creation and succession are all different, Shaokang is virtuous, but it cannot be compared with Gaozu." ”

Cao Chao smiled and continued: "Since ancient times, emperors have merit, words and deeds, and they are superior to each other, not necessarily all entrepreneurs are superior, and Shao's successors are also inferior."

In the first week, Cao Chao had a debate with Xun Yi and others in Taixue, that is, who was more powerful than Shaokang and Liu Bang.

Those ministers insisted on Liu Bang.

But this is not because they think that Liu Bang is really powerful, but because they think that the benevolence of the newly obtained mandate of heaven is higher than the benevolence of inheriting the mandate of the ancestors.

To put it simply, that is, the Sima family who is going to take the throne next is more benevolent and has a mandate of heaven, and you are not comparable to the guy who inherits the ancestors, and the destiny on your body is not as good as the other party.

And Cao Chao also tried to prove that Shaokang is not necessarily worse than Liu Bang through many arguments, in fact, he doesn't care which of the two people is stronger and who is weak, he just wants to prove that the person who inherits the destiny of the ancestors also has the mandate of heaven and can be more benevolent than the "usurper".

In the end, the ministers who Cao Chao said were speechless and were forced to admit Cao Chao's point of view.

At this moment, taking advantage of the gathering of celebrities, Cao Chao once again put forward this argument.

Sima Fu's face kept changing.

Many celebrities present had different expressions, but they all listened carefully to the debate between the two.

Cao Chao pressed step by step, and after learning the lessons of the week, Cao Chao's debating ability was strengthened again, and he attacked Zheng Chong, an old man, speaking very quickly, not giving the old man too much opportunity to think.

However, Zheng Chong's literary talent is not covered, in the face of Cao Chao's "not speaking of morality" behavior, he is not impatient or impatient, and spreads out his arguments layer by layer, he is more powerful than Xun Yi and others, and Cao Chao is speechless several times.

The debate became more and more exciting.

Regardless of the political content behind it, just talking about the verbal confrontation between the two is really intoxicating.

The celebrities and gentlemen remained motionless, listening carefully to the debate between the two, their eyes full of light.

"Young Kangbud, the hero of benevolence! Gaozu is responsible, and the wise man is also! Renzhi is different, the two emperors are different, dare to ask Zheng Gong, is it benevolent? ”

"Although Shaokang accumulates virtue and benevolence, he inherits the legacy of Dayu as for the Han Zu, starting from cloth clothes, leading rabble, and becoming the emperor's business"

Even Sima Yan was very excited, although he couldn't understand the classics, but this kind of historical debate could still be understood, listening to Cao Chao's heroic attack, forcing Zheng Chong to constantly adjust his debate direction, Sima Yan almost couldn't help but applaud loudly.

"Your Majesty!!"

"Sikong Gong is old, please talk about it another day."

Sima Fu finally couldn't help but interrupt the debate between the two, and opened his mouth to persuade,

At this time, the two had been debating for nearly an hour, Zheng Chong's state had begun to decline, sweating, shortness of breath, and his physical strength was really unbearable.

On the other hand, Cao Chao's guy is getting braver and braver, and he is not ready to stop.

Sima Fu didn't dare to let the debate continue, it didn't matter if he lost to Cao Chao, but if he got into a commonplace, it would be a big deal.

Cao Chao looked at Zheng Chong, who was panting in front of him, and did not speak.

If you hold on for a while, you might be able to win the old man in front of you, but it doesn't make much sense.

What if you win?

Will Baume & Mercier change their stance in support of themselves?

The experience of a week's purpose told Cao Chao that it would not be.

He threw out this argument just to send some good fortune to the general, even if it was to let him sit in front of the case and look at the content of his debate, it would be worth it!

In addition, it is Sima Fu on the side.

If Sima Shi only wants to know the content of the classics, it is enough to send a Zheng Chong, why does Sima Fu also appear here?

Sima Fu and Zheng Chong came together, which can only mean one thing.

Sima Shi began to suspect that there was something wrong with the banquet, or began to suspect Wang Xiang, Chen Qian, and others.

Therefore, he sent these two men, one to record and identify, and the other to scout and identify.

Therefore, he wants to debate this topic with Zheng Chong.

In this way, they can more or less put on a coat on the right thing they want to do, mislead the judgment of the other party, and make the other party think that the problem is in the public opinion war.

The next moment, Cao Chao frowned, revealing a very unwilling look.

Zheng Chong also said: "Your Majesty, the old minister is weak, you can talk about it another day." ”

"Well, that's fine."

Cao Chao nodded, sat back in his place, looked sharp, looked a little reluctant, and sat in his place without saying a word.

The celebrities were already boiling, and they began to comment on the debate, but they did not intend to participate in it, but only flattered the wonderful debate between the two.

The scene became lively again.

Sima Fu frowned and looked at Zheng Chong on the side.

The two looked at each other and didn't say anything more.

"Your Majesty, it's okay, I can see it clearly, you are almost going to win, it is Taifu Gong's favoritism, don't be discouraged, don't say that you will talk about it next time, next time, I will go first, drag him for a while, and when he is tired, Your Majesty will go again!"

Sima Yan sat beside the emperor and calmed down.

Under Sima Yan's appeasement, the emperor's mood seemed to be much better, and he began to take the initiative to find many celebrities, drink with them, and talk and laugh.

He especially likes Wang Shen very much, and always takes him with him.

When Cao Chao walked in front of Ji Kang, looking at Ji Kang with complicated eyes in front of him, Cao Chao shook his head gently, Ji Kang understood what he meant, put away his eagerness, returned to his original appearance, and took a sip of wine.

Cao Chao was actually looking at what went wrong, and he wanted to know who Sima Shi was suspicious of and what he suspected.

And when Cao Chao walked in front of Chen Qian, Sima Fu put down the wine cup in his hand.

Cao Chao immediately understood that it was Chen Qian who was suspected.

How so?

Cao Chao looked at the wine cup in front of him, and couldn't help but exclaim, "Why are you drinking so slowly?" Quick drink! Quick drink! ”

Chen Qian hurriedly picked up the wine cup and drank it happily.

Cao Chao bypassed him and continued to talk to the next minister.

Cao Chao was surprised to find that when he was talking to Zheng Yuan, Sima Fu still looked at his side frequently.

What's going on here?

Cao Chao really gave up the matter of telling Chen Qian, and went directly to the rest of the celebrities, but when everyone was debating, Lu An stayed by Cao Chao's side.

"It's done."

Lu An found the right time and said to Cao Chao.

It seems that this Ji Kang handed over the matter to Lu An to do, so it's okay, Ji Kang is too conspicuous after all, Lu An is much better, and he won't attract too many people's attention.

Even now, when he stood beside him, not many people would stare at him.

"There is labor."

"Don't dare."

In this banquet, Cao Chao is destined to not be able to complete the three things he wanted to do at the beginning.

However, he was not depressed, Chen Qian was a very smart person, Sima Fu and Zheng Chong suddenly appeared here, wouldn't he be suspicious?

For Cao Chao, this is even a good reason to persuade Wang Xiang to do it in advance.

If Wang Xiang learned that Sima Shi had begun to suspect them, Wang Xiang would be unwilling, and he would have to follow Chen Qian together, and now it would be too late to sell his teammates.

Cao Chao looked in Sima Fu's direction and smiled very gently at him.

He raised the cup of wine in his hand.

Thank you for me, the general, this lamp is for him.