When everyone saw Kong Ming bringing a little girl here, they were all puzzled.

Kong Ming saluted to Sun Quan, who was in the right position, and the officials on both sides: "In Xia Zhuge Liang, see General Sun and all the adults. ”

Sun Quan said: "I have heard the name of Mr. Zhuge for a long time, and it is really an honor to see it today." Have a seat. ”

Kong Ming and Xiao Miao sat down, and the ministers also sat down, and Zhiming stood aside, feeling that he was not used to sitting here.

Sun Quan asked, "This little girl is..."

Kong Ming said: "Her name is Xiao Miao, and she is the granddaughter of an ordinary old man in Jingzhou. Now that the old man has died, my lord has taken her in. ”

Zhang Zhao got up and asked, "Why did Mr. bring her here?" You must know that the palace of our Wu Kingdom is not just anyone who can enter. ”

Kong Ming stood up, shook his fan and said with a smile: "This must be Mr. Zhang Zibu, who is famous all over the world and is known as the 'No. 1 Strategist in Jiangdong', right? Mr. Jiuwen is a magnanimous person, so he must not mind a little girl today, right?"

"This..."Zhang Zhao was speechless for a while, "Of course... No, I'm just curious. ”

Sun Quan asked, "I still don't understand, why did Mr. bring a little girl here?"

"I can't hide it, although Xiao Miao is small, she is a witness to Cao Jun's ravages against the people of Jingzhou, and I brought her here precisely to let her prove it. Xiao Miao, let's briefly talk about your feelings. Kong Ming nodded at her, signaling that she didn't need to be nervous.

Xiao Miao stood up bravely. In the face of many unfamiliar faces, she was not only not timid, but said more boldly: "Generals, I am an eight-year-old girl who doesn't know any big truths, I only know that it is wrong to kill innocents indiscriminately. Although the people are of humble status, they also have the right to live. Cao Cao's army ignored the existence of the common people and brutally killed them. They killed all my family!"

The crowd listened and fell into deep thought. She continued: "Cao Jun's atrocities are obvious to all, and I can testify to them. Cao Cao was bent on chasing and killing Uncle Liu, but he had caused tens of thousands of innocent people, and this kind of bestiality was simply the anger of people and gods! Ladies and gentlemen, as the people of the Han Dynasty, you should stand up and eliminate violence and peace for the Han family!"

Everyone was surprised when they heard this, Kong Ming was even more surprised, he hadn't taught her how to say it beforehand, but he didn't expect that in front of so many ministers of Wu State, a little girl who was only eight years old could say such deafening and shocking words, which was really commendable.

After Xiao Miao spoke, one of them got up and said, "Mr. Kong Ming randomly found a little girl to come here to 'preach', how can I be convinced?"

When Kong Ming saw that it was Yan Ji, one of Jiangdong's famous debates, he said: "How can an eight-year-old girl be innocent and make up false words? Besides, if I want to make up lies to deceive you, why should I find a child to take on this important responsibility? Cao Jun's atrocities are well known, and if you don't believe it, you can send someone to investigate and know the details. ”

Yan Jian knew that he was at a loss, so he sat down hurriedly.

Kong Ming continued: "As we all know, Cao Cao committed the bloody atrocities of the Xuzhou Massacre, which shows that he was cruel and unkind, and regarded life as a mustard. Now, in order to hunt down and kill Uncle Liu Huang, he has gone south again and wantonly slaughtered the people of Jingzhou, which is intolerable to heaven! I don't think you should have any objection to Xiao Miao's objective account. ”

Sun Quan nodded and said, "This little girl is not afraid in the face of many unfamiliar faces, she is calm and composed, which is indeed worthy of praise." ”

Xiao Miao said, "Thank you for the compliment." ”

At this time, Zhang Zhao stood up again and said: "Mr. Jiuwen is a genius in the world, and it is rumored that if he wins Mr., he can set the general trend of the world." Now Liu Bei has received the help of Mr., but instead of setting the general trend of the world, he has been chased and killed repeatedly, and has fled all the way to this point, so he is known as the 'fugitive general'. Therefore, I have to question what I have heard before. What is Mr. Unknown's explanation for this?"

Kong Ming knew that the other party was deliberately ridiculing him, so he said, "What Mr. said is very true. But the so-called 'good woman is difficult to cook without rice', even if a person's resourcefulness is high, it is difficult to succeed without certain conditions, and I have not been in my lord for a long time, and the starting point is not high, if I want to win the world in just one and a half years, it is tantamount to building a castle in the sky, it is simply whimsical. Perhaps someone had exaggerated my abilities before, so I could understand my skepticals. On the other hand, Sir may not know, fleeing is also a tactic, not because our army is afraid of the other side, but because we want to temporarily avoid its front in the face of the disparity in strength, and recuperate to wait for an opportunity to counterattack. Jingzhou Mu Liu Biao originally wanted to pass on the position of the state lord to my lord, but my lord could not bear to seize the foundation of the same sect and gave up, so he had no place to live, so he had to flee to Jiangxia to settle down, and then have the opportunity to make a good plan in the future. ”

Zhang Zhao said: "After Liu Bei got his husband, he thought that he was 'like a fish in water', but he didn't expect his career to plummet, not only lost his official title, but also wanted to 'drag his family and mouth' and abandon the city and flee." You must know that as a general in troubled times, you must know how to make trade-offs at the right time, otherwise it will be difficult to achieve great things. In my opinion, your lord has never been able to become a big man, and he is still soft-hearted in the end. ”

Kong Ming smiled and said: "Only by withstanding the turbulence of the wind and waves can you smell the fragrance of flowers on the other side." The rich have evolved from the poor, and if they are lazy and do not work hard all their lives, they will not be able to get rich. I have just debuted, and I am sparing no effort to help my master achieve great things, but the entrepreneurial path is relatively tortuous, and it is difficult to succeed in the short term. In the eyes of ordinary people, it is a fool's act for our lord to escape with his people, but in my eyes, this is a truly noble quality, a feeling of loving the people like a son. You can know that what is the most basic factor on which a country depends for a solid foundation? The people are the foundation of the state, and if the foundation is not stable, even the tallest building will collapse. The people live and work in peace and contentment, so why should the country not be prosperous? However, Cao Cao went against the sky, constantly waged wars, and ruined the lives of the people. Cao Cao subdued people with force, and our lord persuaded people with virtue. Subduing people by force is a coercive move, and it is difficult to consolidate people's hearts; only by subduing people with virtue can people be convinced. That's why I'm willing to commit myself. My lord is a man with great ambitions, respect for the virtuous, and both ability and integrity, and is not as Zibu said, but only 'a soft-hearted', which is taken out of context. ”

Zhang Zhao said again: "According to Mr. Liu's words, Liu Bei's talent is above Cao Cao's? Then why did Cao Cao become the overlord of the Central Plains, but Liu Bei couldn't even do a small Xinye County Order?"

Kong Ming said: "Due to my lord's poor luck, his lack of talent, and his kindness in heart, he couldn't bear to accept Liu Biao's dying entrustment to succeed him as the pastor of Jingzhou, and he missed the opportunity, but let Cao Cao take advantage of it." According to the current situation, he can only avoid his front for the time being, and then find an opportunity to fight back in the future. Although Cao Cao was the overlord of the Central Plains, he could look at the essence of his rule, and his rule was not very stable, for example, there were frequent popular uprisings in the areas of Runan and Nanyang, which showed that not everyone obeyed him; in my opinion, less than half of those who really obeyed him. On the contrary, there are many people who serve Uncle Liu, otherwise there would not be tens of thousands of people who swear to die. Uncle Liu Huang has such a solid foundation of the people, and he will definitely become a great thing in the future. The road to entrepreneurship is bound to be difficult, and my lord is just a late bloomer. I have no comment on Zibu's obsession. ”

Zhang Zhao said with a smile: "Mr.'s words are mostly speculative, and it is difficult to convince the public. Liu Bei has been galloping on the field for several years, if he is really talented, he will not fall into such a predicament; in my opinion, it is not worthy of the name. ”

Kong Ming asked him rhetorically: "How does Zibu think General Sun's talent is better than Cao Cao?"

Zhang Zhao brushed his beard and said: "Of course it is better than Cao Cao." ”

"Then why was Cao Cao able to level the territory of the Quartet and become the overlord of the Central Plains, but General Sun only sat on a small Jiangdong?" Kong Ming countered.

Zhang Zhao was speechless for a while. Sun Quan motioned with his hand for him to sit down first, and Zhang Zhao had no choice but to swallow his anger and sit down for the time being.

Suddenly, another person got up and said: "Cao Gongwei shook the Central Plains, and now he is leading a million elite soldiers to the south, and he is eyeing the south of the Yangtze River, what does Mr. Kong Ming think about this?"

Kong Ming saw that it was the debater Yu Xuan, so he said: "Although Cao Jun is numerous, he is not afraid. First, the northern army was not accustomed to water warfare; second, the northern army was not accustomed to water and soil, and was prone to disease. These two disadvantages are enough to fail. ”

Yu Fu said: "I have heard that the Cao army is fierce in battle, and there is the White Tiger team to help, does Mr. think that I can retreat from the enemy with my Jiangnan Navy Division alone?

Kong Ming shook his head and said: "It's not me, it's you, sir! The soldiers of the six counties in Jiangdong are well-fed and have the Yangtze River, so why should they be afraid? Although Cao's army is brave, it is limited to land warfare, and it can be said that it knows nothing about water warfare, and even if the White Tigers help it, it is useless on the water. As a courtier of the state of Wu, you should stand up and lead the soldiers to defend the country, not cower. Moreover, even if there is a real fight, our army, plus the allied forces of Jiangxia and Xiakou, will also have tens of thousands, and they will fight together with the elite soldiers of your state, so why not win? Compared with Uncle Liu Huang, there is really a world of difference!"

Yu turned his face and sat down. Kong Ming's debating ability is truly embarrassing.

Xue Zong, a famous scholar, stood up and asked, "Who does Mr. Kong Ming think Cao Cao is?"

Kong Ming glanced at him and said, "Of course it's a thief, why bother asking." ”

Xue Zong shook his head with a smile and said, "Sir's words are wrong. In troubled times, there is no such thing as a 'thief', whoever has the ability to control the troubled times is the king of a country. On the contrary, only Cao Gong is the most capable person to govern the world, although he has committed countless crimes of massacring the people, but from the perspective of a hero in troubled times, he is also a hero of a generation. If you want to survive in troubled times, it is reasonable to be forced to abandon humanity at times. ”

When Kong Ming heard this, his face changed suddenly, and he said: "Sir, why did you say such nonsense! As a citizen of the Han Dynasty, not only did you not think about serving the country, but instead spoke for the Han thief, and you also said that if you want to survive in troubled times, you must give up human nature, and you are not worthy of being a human being! Human nature is the foundation of human survival, and to abandon it is equivalent to giving up the value of human existence, which is no different from that of beasts! If your family is also killed by Cao Cao, what do you think? Moreover, as a minister of the state of Wu, you should first support your lordship, but listening to your tone, you think that Cao Cao is the most capable person to dominate the world, and this is tantamount to rebellion! Do you think that General Sun should also submit to Cao Cao? Why are you so confused? Sit down quickly, I don't want to argue with you anymore, it's just a waste of words!"

Xue Zong listened, and sat down with a flushed face, like sitting on pins and needles.

At this time, Lu Ji stood up and said, "I listened to Mr. Kong Ming's passionate words just now, and I deeply admire him. It's just that Mr. overlooked one important thing, which is the problem of Yamagoe. The Shanyue Rebellion, for me Dongwu, is like a needle in a pillow, making people unable to sleep peacefully. Mr. should be well aware of the principle of 'outside must first be inside'. Shanyue has become the most important factor restricting the strength of our Eastern Wu forces, and the existence of this factor is enough to show that our side should not send troops, but seek peace. ”

Kong Ming had also heard the legend of the Yue people, but fortunately he had been prepared, and said: "Listening to your tone, it seems that you are very afraid of the Yue people, right? Why is your state ruled by the Wu people instead of the Yue people? Why do the Yue people always act secretly and do not dare to openly send troops? This shows that the power of the Wu State is far superior to that of the Shanyue, and they dare not openly provoke you, so there is no need to be afraid of this at all. Cao Cao also had worries about sending troops, Ma Teng and Han Sui of Xiliang were eyeing the Central Plains at the moment, and the Xiongnu in the north might also be about to move, but he still sent troops, why? Because he had already deployed all the precautions to ensure that during the southern expedition of the army, foreign enemies would not be able to invade its military core. You have a lot of soldiers, I believe you won't lose to Cao Cao in this point, right?"

Lu Ji was speechless, so he had to sit down.

Debater Zhang Wen stood up and said: "The Taoist scholar Lao Tzu advocates 'Taoism and Nature', emphasizing that everything should conform to nature and obey the natural laws of all things, rather than distorting the nature of things with subjective thoughts. Cao Jun was ordered to go south, we should follow the trend, Mr. Kong Ming wants to go against the sky, why bother?"

Kong Ming replied: "This gentleman also said just now that Lao Tzu advocates 'Taoism and nature', emphasizing that what people do must conform to the principles of heaven and cannot do anything wrong. However, Lao Tzu did not know Cao Cao (side laughs), nor did he point out that Cao Cao was walking against the sky, while we were walking against the sky. In my opinion, the person who really went against the sky was Cao Cao! He used the name of a Han minister, bullied the king and oppressed the people, and even wantonly slaughtered the people in the flames of war, and his crimes were extremely heinous and cannot be punished! In order to avenge his father, he actually committed the evil act of the Xuzhou Massacre, and in one night, hundreds of thousands of innocent people were brutally murdered, and none of them were spared. Does the gentleman think that his behavior is in accordance with heaven?"

Zhang Wen was speechless, so he could only sit down.

Cheng Deshu, the debater, got up and challenged: "Mr. Kong Ming has a few lips and tongues, I'm afraid he can't really learn anything! I persuade Mr. to leave early, so as not to talk here and laugh and be generous." ”

Kong Ming asked rhetorically: "Do you know what 'true talent and real learning' is?"

"Although I am not a famous bachelor, I know a little bit about it. The so-called real talent and practical learning should refer to the 'four haves', that is, ambition, vision, courage and talent, rather than just relying on paper talk. ”

"Sir, I am talking on paper? Haven't you heard of the 'Battle of Bowangpo' and the 'Burning of Xinye'? These two battles were carefully planned by me, and I participated in the whole process of guiding and supervising the battle, and finally our army won a great victory. These battles will surely be recorded in the history books of future generations, is this also called talking on paper? Dare to ask what successful battles Mr. has planned, can you share them with Liang?"

"This ......" Cheng Deshu was speechless for a while, embarrassed and embarrassed. He knew that the debater had no right to plan the war, so he sat down with humor.