Da Tiechui was outspoken, so he simply interrupted and said, "Is this guy named Gongsun so ugly? Why does it sound like he doesn't look like a human being after what you said?"
"Ha!" Thief Zhi curled his lips and sneered, "You are right to say that."
Cook Ding, who also had the honor to admire Gongsun's exquisite appearance, nodded with a complex expression and agreed with Tao Zhi's statement, "It's indeed... it's hard to put it into words."
"I think it's better not to study this, bad people have appetite..."
Big Iron Hammer scratched his head and whispered, "The more you say this, the more interesting it becomes..."
"I don't think that woman will leave in a short time. If you are really interested, you can wander around the streets more in the past few days. Maybe you can have a wonderful encounter!" Thief Zhi rolled his eyes and said in a mocking tone.
Irony.
Sledgehammer didn't care about him, and of course he had no intention of actually meeting Gongsun Linglong.
Although he is very curious, he does not want to be imprisoned in the death row of the empire.
Seeing that he had no intention of continuing to ask questions, Robber Zhi continued:
"That fat woman suddenly proposed a...what's it called...debate with Confucianism? Yes, debate!"
Gai Nie took over the conversation in a deep voice, "Debate is a popular way of competing in knowledge among scholars from various schools of thought."
“On a certain controversial topic, both sides quoted scriptures and quoted from other sources, and used words to persuade or refute the other party.”
"Generally speaking, the losing party will inevitably lose some face, but they will also gain some knowledge accordingly. It is a game where winning or losing does not matter."
"Uh..."
At the end of the conversation, Gai Nie wanted to say something more, but after glancing at Xiao Ling with his peripheral vision, he gave up.
He originally wanted to use the Haoliang Debate between the Taoist sage Zhuang Zhou and the famous founder Hui Shi as an example to explain the debate in detail. However, considering that Xiao Ling was present, many people in later generations believed that Zhuangzi's behavior at that time was
The disgraceful behavior of playing rogue - this view is mainly held by famous scholars, but it is also recognized by other sects to a certain extent - he did not talk about it.
"Hehe!" Thief Zhi didn't notice Gai Nie's hesitation, he touched his chin and said with a smile, "That's what it is, but losing face is probably much more important to many people than the little gain in knowledge.
Right?"
"..." Gai Nie was silent for a moment and then replied truthfully, "That's true."
"The original intention of the debate is indeed to explore the truth, but the various schools of thought will inevitably rub against each other and occasionally have conflicts. It is impossible for them to form a deadly feud over this, but they do not mind using this method to make their opponents lose face.
, therefore... gradually evolved into a weapon to criticize others."
Master Ban stroked his beard and continued, "It seems that Li Si does have evil intentions towards Xiaoshengxianzhuang. He brought Gongsun Linglong, a genius in debate, to make it clear that he wanted to use this to embarrass Confucianism."
Xiao Ling chuckled lightly at this time, and after attracting everyone's attention, he slowly said:
"Famous people... I don't know much about them, but as far as I know, although they have gained a lot of fame by relying on sophistry, they have completely fallen into the ranks of heretics and are no longer looked down upon by experts from hundreds of schools of thought.
Up."
"Since Xiaoshengxian Village has masters like Qi and Lu Sanjie, it won't be difficult to deal with a talkative woman, right?"
Gai Nie pondered for a moment and then said, "I'm afraid not necessarily..."
"What should I say, Mr. Gai?" Master Ban asked curiously.
Robber Zhi, who knew the outcome of the debate, was eager to hear the opinions of Gai Nie, a high-ranking disciple.
"As Taoist Master Ling said, famous scholars have long fallen into inferior positions over the years, and Confucians look down upon them the most. After Zi Si's great-great-grandson Kong Chuan debated Gongsun Long, Confucians almost no longer debated with famous scholars.
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"However... one thing that must be admitted is that scholars from various schools of thought are always helpless against the sophistry of famous scholars."
"Today Li Si came to visit as Prime Minister. Gongsun Linglong made a request for argument, but the Confucianists couldn't tolerate it!"
"..." Xiao Ling was silent for a moment, then smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Maybe I don't understand... In my mind, I only know that Gongsun Longzi argued that a chicken has three legs in front of Master Zhuang Zhou, but unfortunately... he didn't do it after all.
Ever eaten that third leg!"
"Ha..." Gai Nie smiled gently, "That's the case. Gongsun Longzi has never eaten the third chicken leg from Senior Zhuangzi, nor has he ever passed the test of the white horse that was not a horse.
Money, but this cannot change the fact that all the seniors from hundreds of schools were defeated by his hands."
"A white horse is not a horse!" Thieves Zhi interrupted in shock at this time, "Mr. Gai also knows this...it should be called a topic, right?"
Gai Nie nodded, "This is the most famous debate question passed down from Gongsun Longzi. It can be regarded as a family inheritance of the Gongsun family. This question is indispensable in every debate."
"Yes, yes!" Robber Zhi nodded in agreement, "The fat woman also debated this ridiculous topic with the Confucian people."
From Robber Zhi's point of view, the idea that a white horse is not a horse is simply ridiculous.
He doesn't care about the differences between objects. In Tao Zhi's simple concept, he has identified the most direct point - if the white horse is not a horse, wouldn't the people in this world be considered human beings!
Isn’t this insulting!
Apart from ridiculous, he couldn't give any other adjective that wasn't directly offensive.
Master Ban interrupted and asked, "So... Confucianism lost in the end?"
"Hehe, you will never guess the ending, just listen to me and tell me slowly!" When he mentioned this, Robber Zhi became excited again, and continued to talk and gesture, "Now that I think about it, I'm still very excited!
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Songhai Xiaoshengxian Villa, in the reception room.
The atmosphere in the room is a bit tense now. To be precise, the Confucian disciples are very nervous. They are all staring at the pile of meat balls kneeling in the center - that is, Gongsun Linglong.
Gongsun Linglong, who was supported by Li Si, made a request for a defense to the Confucianists, and Fu Nian naturally could not refuse, otherwise the Confucianists' argument of being timid would be spread.
But faced with the clever mouth of Gongsun Linglong, a genius in argumentation, the masters of argumentation in Confucianism all fell into disrepute.
It didn’t take long and they were already losing seven games in a row!
I have to say that this woman is really ugly, but she is also really clever with her words and her brain is very fast. Not only is she good at making traps and inducing her opponents to jump into the pits, but she also has very sharp reactions and can always catch her immediately.
Seize some loopholes in your opponent's words, expand and extend them, and then win.
And they always stick to the bottom line of the Gongsun family - sophistry!
After seven debates, there was not a single serious debate topic. They were all nonsense that you would know as soon as you heard it, but relied on secretly changing concepts, overgeneralizing, vague words, and circular arguments...