Pei Yue's understatement of "Not anymore" instantly ignited the anger of the scribes.

"Arrogant!"

"Shameless!"

"As an envoy of Beiliang, how can you say such confusing words?"

"Since ancient times, the three cities of Jiangling have been the territory of our dynasty. Now they have been forcibly occupied by your country. Not only do you not feel any guilt at all, but you actually dare to talk nonsense here!"

"Are you really deceiving me that there is no one in the Zhou Dynasty?"

"I advise the Marquis of Zhongshan to take back this statement and not to damage the relationship between Zhou and Liang!"

All these things came one after another, and the huge Mingtang became extremely noisy in a very short period of time. Regardless of whether they had official status or not, and regardless of their true inner thoughts, they all stood up and loudly accused Pei Yue at this moment, as if that short-lived

Five short words is a huge shame, and Pei Yue will definitely be forced to swallow it.

Even Xu Churong was taken aback by this formation. It was obvious that she had never experienced such a horrendous situation. She couldn't help but be extremely worried for a moment, what if the young powerful man next to her got mad and beat up those who had no restraints?

A scholar with the power of a chicken, who can bear the consequences? However, when she turned her head with a worried look on her face, she found that Pei Yue was actually smiling.

It wasn't that kind of arrogant laugh, nor that kind of bluffing fake smile, nor that kind of cold and cunning smile. Xu Churong suddenly felt that he didn't know Pei Yue well enough, because at this moment, the smile on the other person's face was extremely calm and calm.

, seemed not to pay attention to those who besieged him at all.

But she was not blinded by this smile, because she knew her identity and the positions of both parties.

In any case, the three cities of Jiangling are a scar in the hearts of all Zhou people.

Therefore, she asked coldly: "Why are you laughing?"

Among the noisy noise, her voice was slightly soft, but because Pei Yue's five senses were extremely sharp, he heard her clearly. He still looked at the scholars around him who were glaring at him, and said calmly: "I think you

Zhou people are unreasonable."

"The truth?" Xu Churong frowned, she didn't understand what this had to do with the truth.

Pei Yue cleared his throat and said loudly: "Everyone, what I just said is indeed inappropriate."

Everyone looked at each other. Although they were just competing for verbal momentum, they never thought that Pei Yue would really surrender in public. If he dared to do this, could the Emperor of Beiliang allow it? Even if that king valued Pei Yue very much.

, Beiliang Chaoye and others would not let him go. So when Pei Yue suddenly changed his tone at this time, many people thought there was something wrong with their ears.

Taking advantage of the sudden silence in the hall, Pei Yue said calmly: "It cannot be said that the three cities of Jiangling are the territory of our dynasty now. It should be said that they have always been. However, they were invaded by your country for no reason before and are now occupied by them.

I'm just taking it back."

Zhang did not wait for others to make noise again, and refuted sternly: "Absurd! Seventy-six years ago, Emperor Taizu of our dynasty established Jian'an as the capital. At that time, the south bank of Tiancang River was our dynasty's territory. There is evidence for all this. How can we do this?

Allow you to argue with me?"

Pei Yue drank half a glass of wine and said calmly: "Since the old gentleman wants to reason, I will talk to you. Thirty-six years ago, our traitor general Xian Chunqiu fled south across the Yangtze River and was reused by the late emperor of your country.

Taking command, relying on his familiarity and understanding of our border troops in the south, he once invaded our country's territory to the southern end of Qinzhou today."...

Zhang Ji's expression changed slightly, and he looked at Pei Yue sternly, already realizing what this young man was going to say.

Pei Yue looked around at everyone and said with a hint of anger: "Although more than thirty years have passed, there are still many people who have witnessed it in our southern border. After your soldiers went north, they burned, killed, looted and committed all kinds of crimes. The vast land was almost

Drifting in the blood. At that time, Emperor Zhongzong of our country sent envoys to the south many times to negotiate, hoping that your country could withdraw its troops to the south bank of Tiancang River and return our country's territory."

"Bang!"

Pei Yue slammed the table suddenly and said in a deep voice: "What did the late emperor of your country say? The world is big, and those who can take it will take it!"

Zhang Ji frowned and said, "The past grudges were definitely not the fault of one party. Now that your Majesty has agreed to the marriage between the two dynasties, he should show his sincerity. Only in this way can the world be convinced."

Pei Yue sneered and said: "What a joke! When you had the advantage, you took it for granted. Now that you are at a disadvantage, you ask others to be lenient and modest. How can there be such a truth in the world? Mr. Zhang, fellow scribes, I am here today just to observe the grand event of the literary world.

I don’t want to dwell on those old things. But if you are aggressive, please first criticize the words of your late emperor, and then come and discuss with me what is right and wrong!”

Zhang Ji remained silent. He was highly respected in the literary circles of the Southern Zhou Dynasty, but after all, he could not persist in stalking and arguing unreasonably.

Others secretly thought about countermeasures, but Pei Yue's words were too insidious and directly occupied the commanding heights of justice, making them dare not speak at will.

If you want to refute what he said, you must first deny what the late emperor of this dynasty said. How can there be such a rogue argument?

After a brief period of calm, another middle-aged scholar said: "I agree with what Marquis Pei said before. It is difficult to distinguish right from wrong in the war between the two countries. The offensive and defensive trends often change, and it is difficult to judge right from wrong.

However, if we trace back to the root cause, it is an indisputable fact that the south bank of Tiancang River is our country’s territory.”

“Going back to the root cause?”

Pei Yue looked at this person with a faint smile and said calmly: "Okay, I will tell you about the source."

The middle-aged scholar raised his hands and said, "I would like to hear the details."

Pei Yue said slowly: "Since we are talking about the source, of course we have to start with the fall of the former Wei Dynasty. You are all great scholars of the time, and you know the historical records very clearly. I will not be verbose. I will only say one thing: the fall of the former Wei Dynasty was deserved.

But I, Daliang, are where the orthodoxy lies.”

As soon as these words came out, even Xu Churong next to him changed his expression.

Pei Yue continued: "When the former Wei Dynasty fell, Kyoto was hit by a fire, and almost all members of the royal family were killed or injured. It was Emperor Gaozu who turned the tide and led the soldiers and civilians in Kyoto to extinguish the fire and repair the palace. In the next four years,

Emperor Ling of the former Wei Dynasty, Emperor Zen, was the ancestor of our dynasty, and Daliang and the former Wei Dynasty were of the same origin. Before the fall of the former Wei Dynasty, both the territory of Western Wu and your country were the territory of the former Wei Dynasty."

Even though the middle-aged scholar was extremely well-educated, he couldn't help but refute at this moment: "What Marquis Pei said is unreasonable."

Who doesn’t know what the so-called abdication is? Your Emperor Gaozu relied on the strength of his troops and horses, coerced the emperor to command the princes, and bullied the orphans and widows of the former Wei royal family. How could he have the dignity to talk so much?

Pei Yue smiled and said: "Sir, Emperor Wei Ling issued an imperial edict before Emperor Taizu of your country, asking Emperor Taizu of your country to present the city and withdraw his troops. Later, Emperor Gaozu of my country repeatedly advised me, and then I named Taizu of your country King of Zhou.

, don’t you even remember these things? Of course, later on someone proclaimed himself emperor and established a country by arrogance. This is also a story known to the world."

The entire room was speechless.

It is true that Pei Yue has never studied poetry and articles, but since he came to this world, he will study history books whenever he has the opportunity, and he will not relax every day when he is in Green Willow Village. He never thought that he would be like today.

situation, but he knows that if he wants to survive and rise in this world, he must understand the history of this world.

Seeing him refuting all the scribes until they were speechless, Xu Xi sighed softly in his heart and said, "Please forgive me for being so abrupt. I think what Marquis Pei said is biased about whether it is orthodox or not, and it is not worth commenting on."

Pei Yue turned to look at him and said calmly: "What is Mr. Xu's advice?"

Xu Xi said in a deep voice: "When it comes to orthodoxy, the first priority is the people's hearts."

Many people's eyes lit up. It was fitting that these words came out of his mouth. After all, the Xu family in Qinghe was the representative of those Nandu families back then, and it also represented the rich and prosperous cultural atmosphere of this land and water.

Those who win the hearts of the people win the world, and this has been the right path in the world from ancient times to the present.

Pei Yue nodded slightly and said: "That makes sense. But Mr. Xu is thinking the wrong way. Although cultivating and studying family inheritance is a virtue, hundreds of families combined with tens of thousands of people cannot represent the people's sentiments."

Suddenly one person said loudly: "The Xu family in Qinghe cannot be represented, nor can so many Wenhua families be represented. How can you be represented by just copying two poems for fame and reputation?!"


Chapter completed!