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"Ridiculous." The tone was dismissive.

"If, I mean if, someone asked me to bet on you, so would I," he said.

After a moment of silence, it said unhappily: "Oh, this 'if' is fine, I beg Mr. Zhao to lose me to others quickly, so that I don't have to be angry with you as a waste anymore."

But after speaking, it no longer speaks, does not persuade him.

At this moment, the little fox demon who was standing there staring blankly at Zhao Rong, after hearing his call, responded foolishly, but did not move, but stared at him gradually in the warm sunlight. Looking back from a distance, a pair of fox eyes smiled into crescent moons.

She turned around and walked lightly in the opposite direction.

The little fox demon looked at the yellow-purple Taoist priest with a bluish-white face, tilted his head and said crisply, "I'm here to bet with you. If it's settled, I'll bet on myself...you are not allowed to take anything from him."

Chapter 75 Two Talks

The pre-clearance bet negotiation ends.

Zhao Rong returned to his seat with a straight face.

The little fox demon who just did what she thought was the most daring thing in her life followed Zhao Rong silently.

Su Xiaoxiao had a small face, and after taking a peek at Zhao Rong's face again, her eyes narrowed unconsciously, with a smile, she coughed twice.

Zhao Rong didn't turn his head and walked forward.

"Zhao Rong, that...what is a furnace?"

Zhao Rong turned his head abruptly, stared at the little fox demon with pursed lips, and remained silent.

Su Xiaoxiao pouted and stared at him with an innocent face.

After a while, Zhao Rong was defeated.

The young scholar frowned, "You really don't know?"

The little fox demon's little head shook like a rattle.

Zhao Rong thought for a while, some words were inconvenient to say, so he could only muffled: "It's a relationship closer than a good friend."

Su Xiaoxiao blinked.

Zhao Rong couldn't bear it anymore, "Su Xiaoxiao, can you stop doing these things that you think are good for me?"

"For me to bet my friends is the greatest insult to me, Zhao Ziyu!" Zhao Rong looked serious.

"Not friends, but good friends." She corrected.

Zhao Rong nodded, "Yes, a good friend... No, does it make a difference? Can you catch the point of my words?"

"Yes, there is a difference." Her voice was weak, but her tone was firm.

Thinking of her self-willedness and stubbornness just now, Zhao Rong took a deep breath, stared into her eyes, and said word by word, "This is just this time, never an example."

But seeing Su Xiaoxiao's head down, Zhao Rong's heart softened slightly, and just as he was about to speak, he saw the little girl suddenly raised her head.

The two looked at each other.

"I know that disgusting worm has something you want, the kind you want very much, because...you just kept staring at him and ignored me, Zhao Rong, is it the national teacher's robe? ?”

"I sewed the clothes you liked so much that you didn't like them this morning, and I want to return one to you."

Zhao Rong didn't answer, but sighed inwardly.

Obviously he was going to gamble, but he went around and got this silly girl in.

Why are you so stupid?But he still didn't say it.

"Xiao Xiao believes that you will definitely win!"

But in the next second, the little fox demon suddenly had a frightened expression and said in a timid tone: "Zhao Rong, don't lose Xiaoxiao."

Zhao Rong narrowed his eyes, nodded and remained silent.

When the bell rang, the judge of the debate between Confucianism and Taoism, Liuyi layman, with a wine gourd on his waist, slowly stepped up to the high platform.

Lin Wenruo walked to Zhao Rong's side and stood side by side with him. Neither of them looked at each other, but together they cast their eyes on a group of people facing Chong Xuguan.

The young Confucian scholar frowned, "I want him to die."

The Confucian scholar Qi Chang nodded, "Yes."

Then he continued, "But only if the plan is successful, we must win."

"Definitely." He said firmly.

This was the first time he was so serious after coming to this world.

……

"The two parties have agreed on the bet, and there is no objection. The old man announced that the debate between Confucianism and Taoism has officially started today. The first clear talk, Lanxi Lin's selection, and Chong Xuguan's question."

On the high platform, Liuyi layman said loudly, and the sound of smoke on the platform was instantly dazzling, reverberating in the audience.

Under the stage, Chen Muzhi shook a black feather fan and stood up. After smiling at Zhao Rong and Lin Wenruo, he came to the stage in a dashing manner and said a few words to the Liuyi layman.

Not long after, Qingjingzi heard Liuyi layman's cry, and the corners of his mouth twitched, and he got up and went to the stage.

Lan Yuqing and Qing Yuanzi, who were standing aside, looked at each other and smiled.

At this time, the audience's attention was focused on the stage, but the old man wearing a Nanhua scarf standing in front of the Taoist priest in the Chongxu audience tilted his head and looked at the scenery outside the stage with a calm expression. A string of rosary beads turned gently.

At a certain moment, he raised his eyebrows slightly, turned his head and glanced at a young scholar who had been scrutinizing him, then turned his head and ignored it.

Seeing that the mysterious old man found himself, Zhao Rong didn't hide it, and continued to follow his gaze to look outside the stage. The vision in that direction was wide, and he could have a panoramic view of the scenery of the southern mountains of Zhongnan Mountain. The next moment, Zhao Rong raised his brows. , lips pursed into a red line.

The two parties in the first clear talk were Chen Muzhi and Qing Jingzi.

Before the talk begins, the two sides must report their identities to each other, and there is no need to conceal them at this time.

Qingjingzi is the main party, and the topic is "Supreme Goodness is Like Water" in the "Dao Jing".

The point of the Qingjingzi is that "the highest good is like water. Water benefits all things without arguing, and treats what everyone hates, so it is close to the Tao."

Therefore, as a guest, Chen Muzhi had to ask questions about him, and he could only passively adhere to the opposite argument, that is, "evil is like water".

In this way, the pros and cons at the beginning are easy to see.

One of the core ideas of Taoism is that goodness is like water, and although there are many disputes between Confucianism and Taoism, their views on water are surprisingly consistent.

Zhao Rong has read the books of sages and sages, and has seen many praises for water, all of which are in line with the Taoist Taoist "goodness is like water".

For example, "a wise man is like water, and water has a Confucian style", such as "a gentleman must see the river when he sees it";

Even a Confucian sage's theory that "human nature is inherently good" is another expression of "the highest good is like water".

The root of all this is that in a time that is so long and unknown in the book of sages and sages, the most holy master of Confucianism once met the Taoist ancestor beside a large river, held disciples, and listened to Taoist talk about water...

Therefore, Qingjingzi was indeed wise in choosing this debate topic. After all, there are very few discussions on water in the book, and it can easily be used as a proof.

Debate begins.

After the two sides made their arguments clear, Qing Jingzi held the rosary, but did not turn it, and said solemnly: "Where everyone goes up, the water goes down alone; when everyone is easy, the water alone is dangerous; when everyone is clean, the water alone is filthy. , who are you fighting with? This is why it is the best."

Chen Muzhi raised his chin slightly, shook his feather fan lightly, and said leisurely: "Nature is like turbulent water, if the east is determined, the east will flow, and if the west is determined, the west will flow. things too."

……

Although Chen Muzhi was at a disadvantage in the beginning because of his argument, Qingjingzi lost in less than half a quarter of an hour.

Zhao Rong and Lin Wenruo looked at Qing Jingzi, who was speechless and speechless by Chen Muzhi's argument on the stage, and smiled at each other.

Chen Muzhi adopted the style of Confucianism debate, seized a loophole in Qingjingzi's argument, and attacked the child's shield with the spear of the child.

Didn't you say, "The highest good is like water, water is good for all things without fighting, and it does what everyone hates, so it is almost the Tao"?In other words, water actually has only one quality, that is, "benefit", which is beneficial to all things.

Therefore, Chen Muzhi summed up a brief statement for the opponent's point of view, "the best kind is like water, only profit is profit".

However, water is not intended to "benefit all things", it just flows according to its own laws, and as a result, it "benefits all things" accidentally.It is because of this carelessness that it becomes the best kind in your mouth.

So the water goes with the flow.

So there is a conflict.

If a person wants to be good as water, he must first be profit-seeking; then "do not fight"; then "do what everyone hates"; but these are all self-harming interests for the sake of reputation, and sacrificing oneself for the sake of pleasing everyone. Not with nature, but against nature.

If water is called "superior good", then these people can be called "superior evil".

Chen Muzhi seized a small loophole in the other party and expanded it continuously, chasing after him fiercely and aggressively.

In fact, from the perspective of Zhao Rong's past debate experience and the perspective of bystanders, Chen Muzhi's logical inference is weak and cannot withstand too much scrutiny, but where did Qingjingzi react to these on stage, only Passively responding, you lose half of your momentum, and within half an hour, you lose your armor and unarmor.

The first chat was an easy victory.

After Liuyi Lay announced the victory and defeat, Chen Muzhi walked down the high platform with a red face to the applause of the audience.

Zhao Rong and Lin Wenruo looked at each other and smiled and stepped forward to greet them.

Chen Muzhi took a few deep breaths, and tried his best to say in a calm tone, "Fool, fortunately not disgraceful to the mission."

Zhao Rong couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. The first game was actually the part he was most worried about. He was worried that Chen Muzhi's pride would underestimate the enemy. Now it seems that this has not happened, and everything is developing for the better.

In the second match, the wily Lin Wenruo came to power, but he didn't have much to worry about. The only thing he feared was that the opponent would directly choose him as a "superior horse" in the second match, which would disrupt the plan.

Soon, the second talk began.

Chongxu selected the candidates, and Lanxi Lin selected the topic.

The other party sent Qing Yuanzi with an extremely long jaw beard to take the stage. After a while, Liuyi layman slowly announced the name of the opponent Qing Yuanzi had chosen.

"Lin Wenruo."

The corner of Zhao Rong's mouth twitched slightly, and the opposite party really regarded him as a top horse. Lin Wenruo was chosen for the second match, and everything was planned!

And these days, Lin Wenruo and Chen Muzhi are both seriously studying their opponents, they have studied almost every past talk of their opponents, and they know themselves and their enemies.

Now, according to the dinner discussion that night, the plan has been successfully completed more than half.

As long as you win one more time, you will be able to win a big victory, and change the sky for this Zhongnan Kingdom, which has been suppressed by a Taoist temple for thousands of years!

Lin Wenruo heard the words, sorted out his clothes, and took the stage solemnly. Even though he knew his opponent very well, he did not slack at all and went all out.

Zhao Rong showed a slightly relaxed smile, but then he restrained himself and calmly waited for the applause and the final victory.

But what he never expected was that a quarter of an hour later, when thunderous applause sounded, it was a tall scholar who stumbled off the stage.

The Confucian scholar Qi Chang was shaky and murmured, "He, he has been to Jixia Academy..."

The second clear talk, whether there is a debate, lost.

Chapter 76 We haven't lost yet

Lin Wenruo and Qing Yuanzi had a chat on stage within a quarter of an hour.

Zhao Rong's expression went from relaxed, to calm, to serious, and finally to a frown.

Lin Wenruo sadly stepped down until the thunderous applause exploded in his ears.

In the debate between the two, Lin Wenruo had the upper hand in choosing the topic at first, but Qing Yuanzi was not good at it either. He had a solid foundation in clear talk, rich evidence and clear coherence, and he was stable at the beginning.

But Ruoqing Yuanzi was just like that, Lin Wenruo, who had thoroughly studied his opponent, was not afraid of him at all.

After the clear talk began, Lin Wenruo took every step, expanded his advantages little by little, and fought steadily. Qing Yuanzi gradually became unstoppable and began to respond passively.

In the debate field, passiveness is a disadvantage, and it is often a harbinger of defeat.

Just when Zhao Rong and the two had less than ten sentences, Qing Yuanzi would be crushed and defeated. The purple-robed Taoist priest with a long beard suddenly threw out a surprise that Zhao Rong didn't expect, and Lin Wenruo didn't even dare to think about. logic……

As a result, Qing Yuanzi turned against the guests, and the outcome was completely overturned!

Zhao Rong let out a sigh of relief, feeling that the loss was not a loss, and the hidden backhand on the opposite side was indeed powerful.

The second clear debate is "the debate of whether there is or not".

"The debate between existence and non-existence" is a classic proposition of Taoism, derived from the "Tao Jing", "All things in the world are born from existence, and existence is born from non-existence."

Lin Wenruo holds the "Chongyou Theory", and Qing Yuanzi passively holds "no matter what you are."

The reason why Lin Wenruo chose it was not only because of his research on Qing Yuanzi's past eloquence, and found his weakness here, but also because the "whether or not" debate in this world has developed to this day and was initially widely admired. Many loopholes and contradictions have been discovered by scholars of all dynasties.

"Nothing" is "Tao" in Taoist classics, "being born out of nothing, reality born out of nothingness" was initially recognized by everyone, for example, "Dao creates one, one creates two, two creates three, and three creates all things."

However, there are two fatal contradictions.

First, it is a simple but fatal reasoning. If it is said that "being is born from nothing", then what is the origin of "nothing"?