Judge of the Lamp

Chapter 182 Gongsun Companion Reading, How Much Do You Have to Kowtow?
At dawn the next day, the prince came to the front yard with a sad face and woke up Xu Zhiqiong.

"Don't go with me today, it's a shame, I'll go alone."

Xu Zhiqiong asked in surprise, "What concerns does Your Highness have?"

"Father also went to Tianzhang Pavilion today. If you can't argue with Gongsun Wen, but you are ridiculed by your father, if you can't bear this tone and fight with Gongsun Wen, this matter will not end well."

Xu Zhiqiong shook his head and said: "I am His Highness's personal bodyguard, so naturally I will never leave. If I don't go, His Majesty will blame me again, and the matter will not end well."

The prince sighed: "Forget it, you can go as soon as you go, but you have to listen to me, don't say a word, I am used to being teased by others, what can I do if I am teased one more time?"

The crown prince took a group of guards, together with Xu Zhiqiong, to Tianzhang Pavilion.

Tianzhang Pavilion is really lively today, seven princesses, three princes, five county kings, eight heirs, as well as bachelors from Longtu Pavilion, Tianzhang Pavilion and Yuwen Pavilion, plus more than a dozen from Yushitai A censor, nearly a hundred people gathered together in front of the gate of Tianzhang Pavilion, waiting for Gongsunwen to give a lecture.

These scholars and censors were called by Emperor Zhaoxing, and they all have one characteristic in common—they are all officials.

Among them, many people helped Wu Xu and Xu Zhiqiong to talk, and Wang Yanyang was among them.There are also many people who have belittled Wu Xu and Xu Zhiqiong. When the dispute was the most intense, the two sides had reached a situation where water and fire could not be tolerated.

There is only one purpose for calling them here today, to humiliate Xu Zhiqiong in front of them, and then use their mouths to spread the story, turn black and white, and make the world think Xu Zhiqiong is stupid As a man, it was a foolish act for him to offend the majesty of the royal family, and the royal family tolerated him and spared his life as a fool.

Extending this, describing Xu Zhiqiong as heinous, even if he doesn't kill him, it can ruin his reputation!

At that time, it will be useless to say any excuses such as bad words. The reputation of the fool is solid, and everyone will only remember his ugly appearance in Tianzhang Pavilion.

This move, firstly, regained the face of the royal family, secondly, beat the prince, and taught Xu Zhiqiong a lesson, thirdly, it could bring the relationship between Gongsun Wen and King Huai closer.

Bringing the relationship between the two of them closer was of great significance to Emperor Zhaoxing.

At Chenshi, Emperor Zhaoxing came to Tianzhang Pavilion and began to give lectures.

The content of today's lecture is "theory of no fault".

This is the most provocative and topic that Gongsun Wen is best at. The core idea is that there is no fault in this world, only the difference between the fool and the wise.

Xu Zhiqiong has come into contact with this kind of theory in his previous life. To put it bluntly, all things, all behaviors, and all thoughts in the world are correct and reasonable.

Gongsun Wen also extended this theory, arguing that all unreasonable situations come from fools' ignorant understanding of things.

Gongsun Wen gave an example: "When a young man was studying, he saw an old farmer who went to the toilet with golden millet paper!"

When the voice fell to the ground, everyone laughed. Gold millet paper is the highest quality and one of the most expensive papers in Daxuan. A piece of paper can sell for more than one hundred cash, which is much more expensive than silk, but it was sold A farmer took it to the toilet.

Gongsun Wen continued: "I was also curious, so I asked the farmer, where did the golden corn paper come from?"

The farmer replied that he didn't know what kind of paper it was. He only knew that there was a scholar who lived in his home and thought his grandson was intelligent, so he gave him two copybooks made of gold corn paper to teach his grandson how to read. The words were useless, so I took them directly to the toilet. "

Having said that, all the scholars here are extremely disgusted with this farmer, because his behavior has touched the bottom line of the scholars.

In Daxuan, paper is sacred, not to mention golden millet paper, even the most common paper cannot be used for toilet use, bamboo slices are required for toilet use!The sacred paper is a symbol of knowledge and culture, which cannot be defiled!

Mobilizing everyone's emotions, Gongsun Wen brought up his topic: "Is there anything wrong with the paper? Gold millet paper is the treasure of the Daxuan study room. What's wrong with it?
Is the scholar wrong?Seeing a child from a poor family with a talent for reading, isn't it out of good intentions to give him two expensive copybooks?What's wrong?

So whose fault is it?Your Royal Highness, would you like to give me some pointers? "

This guy is provoking again.

The prince didn't want to talk to him, but Emperor Zhaoxing kept looking at the prince, and everyone was looking at the prince, so the prince had to answer.

"In my opinion, it's the farmer who made a mistake. He can't take gold corn paper to the toilet." The prince knew that things were not that simple, but he could only give such an answer.

Gongsun Wen nodded and said: "Your Highness knows that you can't go to the toilet with gold millet paper, which proves that Your Highness is a wise man."

When the words fell to the ground, everyone laughed out loud. These words sounded like approval, but they actually contained deep sarcasm.

Gongsun Wen went on to say: "But that farmer is a fool. He doesn't have the wisdom of His Highness. He doesn't know the value of the golden millet paper. He always thinks that this thing is suitable for using the toilet!"

Everyone laughed, and Gongsun Wen said: "According to the heart of a fool, there is nothing wrong with using gold millet paper to go to the toilet. According to the heart of a wise man, there is nothing wrong with paper, and neither is a scholar. In terms of two hearts, there is no right or wrong in this world! Only the heart of a fool is far from the heart of a wise man."

After the narration, members of the royal family and officials of all sizes praised repeatedly. King Huai got up and saluted and said, "Mr.

Gongsun Wen returned the courtesy and said: "King Huai is too famous, but it is a pity that the words of a wise man are hard to hear. When I was giving lectures in the East Palace, I suffered a lot of ridicule."

King Huai said in astonishment: "Who dares to ridicule Mr.? What a fool! If Mr. does not give up, you can come and give lectures! I am waiting for you as a superior guest!"

King Huai attached great importance to Gongsun Wen, and the other princes and county kings stepped forward to echo him:
"Mr. Gongsun, you are really a god in the world!"

"The dog is not talented, and I would like to donate a lot of money to repair it. I beg you to give me some advice!"

"Sir, if you have free time, let's go to the house for a party!"

Among the scholars and censors of the various pavilions, there are also people who are good at flattering people, and they rushed forward and offered beautiful words:

"Mr. Gongsun, you are truly a sage in this world!"

"I only saw Mr. Gongsun's book, but I didn't see Mr. Gongsun himself. It's really a pity. Thanks to His Majesty's kindness today, I finally got my wish!"

"Sir, would you like to give lectures in the academy? There are thousands of Confucian disciples in the capital, waiting for your instruction!"

Under the emperor's signal, even the princesses came forward to study one after another. The seventh princess said to Liang Yuyao, the sixth princess, "Sister, let's go and ask Mr. for a word."

"What do you want him to do?" Liang Yuyao frowned, "Why are you doing it so quietly?"

The Seventh Princess said in a low voice: "Sister, did you not see Father looking at us all the time?"

Liang Yuyao bowed her head and said, "I want to go to you, I can't learn his tongue skills."

Only the sixth princess and the prince remained in the royal seat.

Liang Yuyao whispered to the prince: "Why didn't you beat him up when he went to your East Palace to give lectures? If you don't have the guts, I'll ask the envoy in red to beat him up!"

The prince sniffled and said with aggrieved face, "Sixth Sister still loves me!"

"Don't talk idle, who loves you? I just can't understand this villain, who only knows how to wag his lips and tongue!"

The prince's expression was correct: "Shaking your lips and tongue, you have to learn too!"

Liang Yuyao sneered: "What do I learn to do?"

The prince said: "I really like it!"

Liang Yuyao was silent for a moment, then turned to spit on the prince.

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There are many people who hold Gongsun Wen, but there are also those who don't buy it.

Old censor Wang Yanyang is one of them.

"Mr. Gongsun, in your opinion, people in this world can't even tell right from wrong?"

Hearing someone provoke, Gongsun Wen smiled: "It's not that you can't tell right from wrong, it's that there is no right or wrong in this world."

Wang Yanyang laughed loudly and said: "I've lived my life in vain, I've never heard such weird arguments."

Gongsun Wendao: "This argument is called the theory of two hearts, and it is the culmination of learning. You know that you have lived so many years in vain, and there is still a cure for it. Now you are humbly asking for advice and studying hard, but you are not wasting your life! "

Wang Yanyang was furious: "I'm old and dull, so I asked Mr. Gongsun for advice first. Mr. Gongsun said that there is no right or wrong in this world. Let me ask Mr., isn't the act of stealing wrong?"

Xu Zhiqiong frowned upon hearing this.

The old censor was recruited.

Don't ask such questions.

He has a hundred ways to justify the theft.

Sure enough, Gongsun Wen started the theory of two hearts: "According to the heart of a fool, stealing is naturally a fault. According to the heart of a wise man, stealing is not only right, but also meritorious!"

Wang Yanyang said with a smile: "Forgive me for my ignorance, according to my law, theft is a felony. Since there is merit, why should it be punished as a crime?"

Gongsun Wen said with a smile: "A fool who commits theft is naturally guilty, and a wise man who steals is meritorious. In the past, the general declared to conquer the monster clan, and the chariot general designed to steal the enemy's food and grass. The soldiers did not kill the monster clan. It is up to you In my opinion, does this count as a charioteer general guilty?"

Wang Yanyang was trembling with anger: "You are arguing! Stealing the enemy's food and grass is not considered theft. This cannot be generalized with the crime of theft. The battlefield changes rapidly, so how can you infer it arbitrarily with common sense..."

The old censor became more and more anxious, and he said a lot of truths, but no one wanted to listen.

In this kind of situation, no one can listen to too many reasons. The more complicated the reason is, the more disadvantaged it will be.

Seeing the old censor trembling with anger, Gongsun Wen smiled and said: "Don't be impatient, Wang Yushi, theft itself is right, but it is treated with the heart of a fool and the heart of a wise man. When you are old, it may be too late to learn the heart of a wise man." It's too late, and it's a blessing to spend the rest of my life happily listening to more wise men's opinions!"

Wang Yanyang was so angry that he couldn't speak, Gongsun Wenshou smiled, now it's time to clean up the prince.

"I just said that the theft was not wrong. Does His Royal Highness have any objections?"

The prince kept silent, knowing that he couldn't compete with him, so he didn't argue with him. He felt that what Xu Zhiqiong said was quite reasonable.

Gongsun Wen asked again: "I said yesterday that there was nothing wrong with the murder, does Your Highness have any objections?"

The prince remained silent.

Liang Yuyao sneered beside her.

Gongsun Wen frowned and said, "Does Princess Yuyao have any objections?"

Liang Yuyao said: "I'm a girl in this palace, so I don't understand the master's principles."

Gongsun Wen was not in the mood to argue with Liang Yuyao, and looked at Xu Zhiqiong in a blink of an eye: "Xu Denglang, let me ask you, there is nothing wrong with stealing, and there is nothing wrong with murder. Is it wrong to study some foreign cultivation techniques?"

Well, you bastard, you're waiting for me here!

Studying the cultivation techniques of foreign races is called Gushu.

There's nothing wrong with Gu techniques, and there's nothing wrong with killing people. Isn't Liang Yuming right?

Was it wrong for me to kill Liang Yuming?Am I right to kill someone?
I'd be fooled by that argument.

He will use a hundred ways to prove that I am a fool. It is definitely wrong for a fool to kill people, but Liang Yuming is a wise man, and Liang Yuming is right in everything he does.

A debate can't convict me, but today I'll be worthless by him!If the matter spreads, together with Wu Qianhu, together with the Yamen in charge of lamps, and those more than [-] living beings will be degraded and worthless!
You dog, with your three-inch tongue, you only deserve to be licked by Mr. Liang's family, and you want to belittle me?

Xu Zhiqiong smiled and said, "Gongsun Companion, I thought your mind was fairly sound, why can't you tell right from wrong?"

Gongsun Wen smiled, this fool was hooked again, and dared to argue with me about right and wrong.

"It's a simple truth, but I don't know how many times I have to tell the fool. Let me be patient, and I will talk to you again. Tell me, what is right and what is wrong? Kowtow to me now!"

Xu Zhiqiong smiled and said: "If I make it clear, you have to kowtow to His Royal Highness, and then kowtow to me!"

Gongsun Wen said sharply, "It's a deal!"

The prince whispered: "Don't say any more, you can't compete with him!"

Liang Yuyao gritted her teeth and whispered: "If you're still arguing about right and wrong, you should find a time to beat this guy up."

Xu Zhiqiong smiled and said to Gongsun Wen: "It seems that you are not very smart like this. You may not understand the truth if you talk too much. I am good at counting. Let me talk about a topic. You said that one plus one equals three. Is it wrong?"

Gongsun Wen laughed loudly when he heard the words: "Is this a matter of calculation?"

King Huai shook his head again and again: "This fool can also count as one plus one."

Xu Zhiqiong said to Gongsun Wen: "Gongsun is reading with you. I told you, you are not a smart person. If the question is difficult, you may not understand it. You just say that one plus one equals three. Is it wrong?"

Gongsun Wendao: "According to the mind of a fool, it is naturally wrong. In the eyes of a fool, one plus one equals two, but in the eyes of a wise man, one plus one equals three, of course it is true! One boy plus one girl gives birth to a child. But isn’t it three people? Two cows, one female and one male, give birth to a calf, isn’t that three cows? Don’t you understand such a simple truth?”

Everyone laughed at Xu Zhiqiong when they heard the words, King Huai sighed: "It takes so much effort to explain a truth to a fool, and you have to give such a superficial example, it's really hard for you sir."

Liang Yuyao gritted her teeth and said, "Absurd, how absurd, one plus one equals three can be justified!"

The prince panicked, he knew that Xu Zhiqiong would never kneel down, but how did this matter end?

Emperor Zhaoxing looked at Xu Zhiqiong silently, with a faint smile on his face.

Xu Zhiqiong laughed and said, "According to the mind of a fool, one plus one equals two! According to the mind of a wise man, one plus one equals three!"

Gongsun Wendao: "This is the theory of two hearts, I let you increase your knowledge for a while! Do you have any objections? If you have no objections, come here and kowtow!"

Xu Zhiqiong asked in surprise, "Mr. hasn't finished talking yet, what about the third heart?"

Gongsun Wen was startled: "Where did you get the third heart?"

Xu Zhiqiong said: "A heart of a fool and a heart of a wise man, aren't there three hearts?"

"This, this, how can this be three hearts?" Gongsun Wen was a little flustered.

Xu Zhiqiong smiled and said, "It's not three, but how many? One plus one equals two. It's a fool's theory. If you say you only have two hearts, you're a fool!"

Gongsun Wen was stunned and speechless.

Xu Zhiqiong said again: "One plus one equals three. This is the theory of the wise. A fool's heart plus a wise man's heart equals three hearts. Please explain the third heart clearly!"

Everyone's laughter stopped abruptly.

Gongsun Wen's face was pale, and he was speechless for a while.

Liang Yuyao said with a smile: "Mr. Gongsun, I don't understand the principle. I understand how much one plus one equals. Now tell me, where is the third heart?"

Wang Yanyang also asked: "I am old and old, and I don't understand the theory of a wise man. Please tell me, sir, where is the third heart?"

A group of censors and scholars kept asking questions, King Huai's face was very ugly, and the emperor's face was even more ugly.

But it's useless to be ugly, this group of bone officials never looked at the emperor's face.

Gongsun Wen was silent for a long time, and suddenly said: "The third heart is a public heart, a public heart for the common people in the world!"

Xu Zhiqiong was startled: "Please explain in detail, sir!"

Gongsun Wendao: "Most of the people in the world are fools, but the king of a country is the wise man among the wise. The king will never leave his people. A public heart is placed between the foolish heart and the wise heart!"

Make him round back!

Not only did Yuan come back, but he also flattered the emperor by the way!
Good practice!No wonder Qianniang couldn't argue with him!
Xu Zhiqiong smiled: "So, what Mr. is talking about is not the theory of two hearts, but the theory of three hearts?"

Gongsun Wen was so angry that he gritted his teeth: "Don't care about your opinions! I just want to ask if you have any objections?"

Xu Zhiqiong smiled and said, "Of course there are objections. Let me ask you, one plus one equals ten thousand. Is it right or wrong?"

Gongsun Wen was so anxious that his body trembled a little.

Xu Zhiqiong withdrew his smile and said, "If you're wrong, you're a fool. If you're right, explain each of these ten thousand hearts clearly!"

Gongsun Wen's face was pale, his eyes were bloodshot, and he couldn't speak a word.

Xu Zhiqiong said with a smile: "I don't understand, but today I have to kowtow, kowtow to the prince, kowtow to me, one head to another, and how many kowtows are you going to have in total!"

(End of this chapter)