Judge of the Lamp

Chapter 183 King Huai is behind the scenes?

Xu Zhiqiong asked Gongsun Wen to kowtow on the spot, but Gongsun Wen refused.

The censor and the scholars satirized:

"Since a bet has been made, how can it be broken?"

"Mr. Gongsun, is your theory the theory of two hearts or the theory of ten thousand hearts?"

"I don't know how many hearts this guy has, and I don't know how many faces this guy has. Gods and men may have such abilities!"

Wang Yanyang said with a sneer: "What kind of gods are you talking about, you are a shameless fool."

During the confrontation, Xu Zhiqiong felt a faint murderous aura.

It's strange, how could this guy have such a strong murderous aura without cultivation?
Could it be that……

It's not that this guy has no cultivation, but I can't see his cultivation?

Xu Zhiqiong's heart trembled, and he silently prepared for battle.

Liang Yuyao was still sarcasm: "Mr. Gongsun, you can either tell each of these ten thousand hearts one by one, or you can kneel down and kowtow!"

Gongsun Wen kept bowing his head in silence, when suddenly he saw King Huai standing up: "Your Majesty, according to my younger brother, in academic debates, there is no need to see who is superior and who is inferior. Mr. Gongsun is full of talents, so don't let your words hurt you." Make peace."

Liang Yuyao frowned and said, "When Gongsun Wen was aggressive, why didn't my uncle speak? This guy can't compete with Xu Zhiqiong now, and he wants to mess around, but my uncle talks about being kind again?"

King Huai glared at Liang Yuyao, but Liang Yuyao showed no signs of fear.

In the eyes of the sixth princess, King Huai was an absolute political enemy, a more hateful political enemy than the prince, and Liang Yuyao would not show him any sympathy under any circumstances.

The atmosphere became more and more tense, and the other princesses, princes, and county kings were afraid to speak, and finally Emperor Zhaoxing spoke.

"Yuyao, don't be rude!" Emperor Zhaoxing scolded the sixth princess, then looked around at the crowd, and finally focused on the prince, "Gongsun Wen is accompanied by the prince, so let Yuyang handle this matter."

The ball hit the crown prince, and the crown prince looked at Gongsun Wen: "Mr. Gongsun, at any rate, you have been my teacher for nearly a year, and asking you to kowtow to me is embarrassing for you."

Gongsun Wen clasped his fists and said: "Your Highness thank you for thinking of this, I am very grateful, today's debate, I was caught off guard, fell into Xu Zhiqiong's trap, and wait for the future..."

"Don't talk about the future, today's account still has to be settled," the prince stood up, pinching his waist, showing his usual crazy appearance, "You don't need to kowtow, but you have to be a teacher. If you lose, you lose. You have to worship Xu." Zhiqiong is the teacher!"

Gongsun Wen stared at the prince with wide eyes, and couldn't believe his ears.

"I worship him as a teacher?"

"What's the matter?" the prince said with downcast eyes, "When you Confucian saints were alive, you worshiped many masters. He once said that three people must have my teacher. Confucian saints still have such a heart. Let you worship a teacher. Did you feel wronged?"

Gongsun Wen gritted his teeth and said, "I won't worship this fool..."

The prince lowered his face and said: "Gongsun Wen, you lost, and you are the fool! If you dare to say that Xu Zhiqiong is a fool, I will make you kneel here and kowtow ten thousand times!"

Gongsun Wen didn't dare to say any more, he turned to face Xu Zhiqiong, cupped his hands and said, "Today, Gongsun Wen lost to Xu Denglang in the debate, and I would like to worship Xu Denglang as his teacher!"

Xu Zhiqiong asked the prince: "Your Highness, what is Gongsun Wen's character?"

"The word Kezhong."

Xu Zhiqiong nodded: "Kezhong, you are not talented, you are not broad-minded, you are not young, you are not thin-skinned, and your knowledge is not very good. You should learn more about the basics in the future. Don't write nonsense and make people laugh. It doesn't matter if you lose your face, but you can't lose face as a teacher!"

Wang Yanyang laughed loudly when he heard the words: "What this guy has done really disgraced Xu Qianhu!"

Another scholar said from the side: "Xu Qianhu, expel this fellow from the sect as soon as possible!"

A group of censors and scholars were laughing, and Liang Yuyao was also laughing.

Gongsun Wen clenched his fists tightly and said nothing.

……

At the end of the lecture that day, the crown prince and Xu Zhiqiong happily returned to the East Palace. After seeing Lin Qianniang, the crown prince recounted today's debate. Lin Qianniang was shocked and speechless for a long time.

"One plus one equals three...Xu Lang, how did you think of using such a mysterious method to argue against Gongsun Wen?"

mysterious?In fact, there is no mystery.

There is only one key core of the problem, never challenge mathematics with philosophy.

If Xu Zhiqiong said that, I'm afraid that neither Qianniang nor the prince could understand, so he changed it to a more simple way of saying it.

"One plus one equals two. This is the ancestor of all the principles in this world. Any principle that dares to challenge the ancestors will be untenable!"

"Well said, today is really fun!" The prince didn't think deeply, but Qianniang remained silent.

Xu Zhiqiong's words touched her a lot.

The prince ordered people to prepare wine and food, and the three of them were about to celebrate when they heard someone report that Princess Yuyao came to see her.

"Why is she here?" The prince frowned, "Zhiqiong, you and Qianniang should hide for a while."

……

Liang Yuyao came to the East Palace with two envoys in red, and the crown prince came out with his servants.

"Sixth Sister, you missed me just after we separated for a while? Since you missed me, you can come by yourself. What are you doing with them? It's not good for our affairs to get out!"

Liang Yuyao spat: "You can't be serious when you open your mouth. I brought some wine and vegetables. Let's have a drink!"

"It's easy to say!" The prince ordered someone to set the table, "Sister, tell me what poison you poisoned, I will prepare the antidote first!"

"Could you please say something nice!" Liang Yuyao said angrily, "If you don't want to eat my food, I'll throw it right away!"

"Sister, why can't you see my whole heart!" The prince looked sincere, "As long as it is given by my sister, it is poison, and I will take it too!"

The two chatted and made trouble, and after setting up the food and drink, Liang Yuyao asked the two red-clothed envoys to leave first, and the crown prince also dismissed all the servants.

"Sixth Sister," the prince said with a blushing face, "now there are only two of us left."

Liang Yuyao nodded: "It's a little deserted, you call Xu Zhiqiong, let's have a drink together."

"Why call him here, but not miss our good deeds?"

Liang Yuyao crossed her hands, and put it on her big conscience: "Prince, Xu Zhiqiong will live in the palace for a long time. If I can tolerate him in the future, his life will be easier."

The prince nodded: "Forget it, it's rare that you have such a heart."

……

Xu Zhiqiong was planning to do serious business with Lin Qianniang in the bedroom, but Qianniang was always preoccupied.

The servant Lu Yunxi came in: "Xu Denglang, Princess Yuyao invites you to the banquet."

Xu Zhiqiong waved his hands and said, "My siblings are having dinner, what should I do?"

"Go quickly, you know the princess' temper, this is also His Highness' order!"

"Brother Lu, please tell your Highnesses that I have something urgent to do."

Lu Yunxi stepped forward and grabbed Xu Zhiqiong and said, "Brother Xu, don't make things difficult for our family, and come with me quickly."

Xu Zhiqiong had no choice but to follow Lu Yunxi to the main hall, and when he saw two emissaries in red standing at the door, Xu Zhiqiong felt even more uneasy: "Brother Lu, you can get closer to me later."

"The two Highnesses have ordered that no one is allowed to stay in the main hall. Besides, if Princess Yuyao wants to do something to you, there is nothing we can do about it. Brother, our family will read a few words for you, and ask the gods to bless you. , wish you luck!"

Entering the main hall, Liang Yuyao looked at Xu Zhiqiong with particularly gloomy eyes, and Xu Zhiqiong's heart skipped a beat.

After being seated, Liang Yuyao first poured Xu Zhiqiong a glass of wine: "Today you saved face for my brother, I respect you with this glass."

What's the situation, aren't you and the prince at odds?
Didn't you try to kill me several times?

You still offer me a glass of wine?

Isn't this wine poisonous?

Holding the wine glass, Xu Zhiqiong looked at the prince, who said angrily, "What are you looking at me for? Can I still give you a wine test?"

Liang Yuyao snatched the wine glass from Xu Zhiqiong's hand, drank it in one gulp, then poured another glass for Xu Zhiqiong: "Don't worry this time."

Xu Zhiqiong took the wine glass, feeling that the meaning was a bit wrong.

Although Daxuan is civilized, the wine cup that a woman has drunk should not be given to a man to drink again.

But since Liang Yuyao handed it over, Xu Zhiqiong couldn't refuse, so he could only drink it in one gulp.

The prince observed for a while, seeing that neither of them had any poisonous hair, he also picked up the wine glass and said: "Sixth sister, Zhiqiong, I would like to respect you both."

The sixth princess smiled sweetly: "Look at the faces of you two, is this considered a man's bosom?"

After drinking, the atmosphere became much more harmonious. Liang Yuyao directly opened the topic: "Brother, don't you think things are a little strange today?"

The prince gnawed on the chicken wings and said, "How can you say it's strange?"

"Gongsun Wen dared to humiliate you, it must have been ordered by his father, and King Huai also echoed him, what's the reason?"

The crown prince spat out a chicken bone, snorted and said, "Why are you asking? Don't you understand the reason? How many times has my father humiliated me in these years? Don't you agree with me?"

Liang Yuyao smiled and said, "That's different. I'm used to arguing with you. After all, I'm the son of Emperor Huai, but who is King Huai? He tried to usurp the throne several times, and Emperor Father has always watched him. Why do you want to win over Huai?" Is the king oppressing you? Isn’t it painful for loved ones and quick for enemies?”

While speaking, Liang Yuyao glanced at Xu Zhiqiong.

Xu Zhiqiong was gnawing on the chicken leg, his mouth was full of oil.

The prince sighed: "Father has always looked down on me."

"I don't like you, do I like King Huai?"

The prince said: "There are probably three elders intervening in this."

"I don't understand this even more. With Liang Yuming's actions, it is right to exterminate the nine clans, but why do the three elders keep protecting King Huai?" Liang Yuyao glanced at Xu Zhiqiong again, Xu Zhiqiong was eating mutton , I can't stop my mouth.

"Maybe it's for the peace of the clan!" The prince took a sip of the wine alone and didn't say anything more.

Liang Yuyao sighed: "Let's say a word here today. I won't recognize it when I leave this door. If you become the emperor one day, can you save my life?"

The prince patted his chest and said: "I will never hurt my sister's life. I dare to use my head as a guarantee. If my sister becomes the emperor, can I save my life?"

Liang Yuyao smiled wryly: "It's a shame that I'm a daughter, I won't have this chance in this life!"

The prince looked serious: "Just ask my sister, can you?"

Liang Yuyao nodded and said: "If there is such a day, I will not only save your life, but also protect your prosperity and prosperity for the rest of your life!"

The siblings stared at each other, while Xu Zhiqiong was drinking soup.

Gudong!Gudong!Gudong!

Liang Yuyao patted the table: "Xu Zhiqiong! Did you hear what we said just now?"

Xu Zhiqiong almost spit out the soup, swallowed it twice, wiped his mouth and said, "Listen, I heard everything."

"I heard you, why don't you say a word?"

Xu Zhiqiong said with a smile: "How can I speak about the royal family?"

"Don't think that this matter has nothing to do with you. If King Huai becomes the emperor, you will be the first to be cut to pieces!"

"Princess's words are wrong! How could King Huai be the emperor?"

The prince said: "It may not be impossible. It is reasonable for the father to end up with the son, and the brother to end up with the younger brother."

Xu Zhiqiong said: "But the crown prince is still here, so it's never the turn of King Huai."

Liang Yuyao said: "What if the crown prince is gone?"

If the prince is gone...

assassin!

The prince said: "From this, it can be inferred that the assassin should be sent by King Huai."

Liang Yuyao said: "If it's not him, who else could it be?"

The prince smiled and said, "I always thought it was sent by my sister."

"This is really heartless!" Liang Yuyao said angrily, "The Yuyao Palace and the East Palace are separated by a wall. I have lived next to you for so many years. When did I use such a dirty trick to harm you?"

The prince snorted and said, "Do you usually harm me less?"

The two argued, but Xu Zhiqiong remained silent.

Liang Yuyao said: "Why don't you eat?"

"I'm full." Xu Zhiqiong squeezed his chin, lost in thought.

The assassin might have been sent by King Huai, this inference is reasonable.

Can Emperor Zhaoxing not think of this?

Why did he win over King Huai to humiliate the prince?
To show weakness to King Huai and win reconciliation?

If he is really so weak, he will not be able to be the king for so many years.

Was that blood tree planted by Emperor Zhaoxing?
Besides him, who else can mobilize the penance workshop?

What happened to Taotie's outer body?Does it have anything to do with Emperor Zhaoxing?
Why is Emperor Zhaoxing's mind so elusive?

……

In the secret pavilion, Gongsun Wen knelt down and nodded.

Daxuan did not bow down to the emperor, but Gongsun Wen was a special case. He insisted on bowing down to the emperor according to the tradition of the previous dynasty.

"This humble minister is incompetent, but today he was publicly humiliated by Xu Zhiqiong's bully."

Emperor Zhaoxing smiled and ordered Gongsun Wen to stand up: "Love Qing, a verbal dispute is not what I want, but that guy uses sophistry to make a fool of himself, why should you care about it, Wang Huai, has he ever contacted you?" ?”

Gongsun Wen nodded and said: "It's time to send someone to send a letter to the minister, and invite the minister to have a banquet in his mansion tomorrow night."

Emperor Zhaoxing nodded and said, "Tomorrow night's affairs should be handled properly, and tonight's affairs should not be neglected."

Gongsun Wen knelt down again: "I will fulfill my mission!"

(End of this chapter)