Painting Doctor Jinhua

Pretending to be from a noble family was a serious crime, and this man's joking question had already put Xiao Jinyu in a desperate situation.

Fenghuang, who had also changed her appearance to pretend to be Lanling King's guard, could not help but clench her fists in worry. At this time, Gao Changgong replied in a stern voice: "I know her identity best. Whether she is an imposter or not is not your turn to judge!"

At this time, Cui Heng and Li Mi walked out of the crowd.

"It's not that difficult to know if he is an imposter. The talents of the Wang and Xie children are rare in the world. We are here to debate today. If he can win over you, his talent is obvious!"

Cui Heng said, and then looked at Xiao Jinyu who had disguised herself as Xie Zhen with some concern.

"What if we can't win?" Yuwen Hui asked with a sneer.

"Then you will be charged with impersonating a noble family!" Chen Shuling continued.

Gao Changgong's expression darkened, and Xiao Xian's eyes also showed worry.

"A gathering of elegant scholars is a place for them to speak freely and display their talents. Why is King Shixing so aggressive?" Li Mi couldn't help but add.

Chen Shuling snorted coldly, and was about to say something when he heard Xiao Jinyu's cold and sarcastic words in his ear: "Okay! So, will all of you ask me questions today?"

"So who comes first?"

She actually said yes! She asked who would go first so calmly, so confidently, so arrogantly!

Xu Ling couldn't help but look over curiously, as if waiting for a good show.

"Then let's take Xiao Xian's defense of Han Zigao as an example. Since when did a lover and a jester become worthy of praise?"

The person asking the questions was still the scholar who had asked Xiao Xian questions just now. Xiao Jinyu glanced at the scholar coldly, knowing that he was deliberately trying to put Xiao Xian in a position of disloyalty and injustice. After all, Han Zigao was killed by the current emperor Chen Xu on the charge of treason.

"Those who are in high positions are not necessarily virtuous, it is because of luck; those who are in low positions are not necessarily stupid, it is because of lack of luck. In the past, Wang Chong wrote "Lun Heng" to tell the world that those who are in high positions are not necessarily virtuous, and those who are in low positions are not necessarily stupid. This is indeed an obvious thing.

Yi Zhi was the prime minister of a country, but he was once a slave of the King of Shen. Han Xin led a million soldiers, but he also suffered humiliation under the crotch. Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang, was born in a peasant family. Even Your Majesty of our Chen State, didn’t he also come from the grassroots?

My envoy, your question just now, where does it put His Majesty?"

The scholar was suddenly horrified, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

At this time, Xiao Jinyu continued, "A hero does not care about his origin. General Han was loyal to the State of Chen until his death. Yi Yin once said that officials should be appointed based on their talents, and the right people should be appointed to their posts. If virtue is manifested, the world will survive, but if virtue is lost, the world will perish. The emperor of our dynasty is also a wise ruler who appoints virtuous people. How could he be so indiscriminate as you, the envoy, and judge people by their appearance or status?"

When these words came out, Xiao Xian was very happy and surprised: This is even silencing His Majesty!

And sure enough, the entire mountaintop fell silent again, and no one dared to object. Who dared to say that Your Majesty was not wise?

Even Chen Xu, who was hiding in a corner and eavesdropping, couldn't help but secretly clench his hands, and cast his eyes through the gaps between the leaves at "Xie Zhen" who was dressed in black!

"Your Majesty, do you want to go out and call Xie Zhen to question him?" asked the eunuch at the side.

Chen Xu waved his hand: "No need, let's see first, can she be like Fan Zhen in the past, convincing thousands of people with her arguments?"

"Who else wants to ask me questions?"

At this time, Xiao Jinyu asked everyone in a loud voice, his eyes clear and sharp as he swept across the scholars and young men present.

"May I ask Mr. Xie Zhen, it is true that women can bring disaster to a country. In the past, Daji and Baosi led to the fall of the country, and in the previous Southern Qi Dynasty, Concubine Pan led to the fall of the country. Is it true that the so-called Zheng music and lewd music led to the fall of the country all due to women?"

The person asking the question was a young man.

His question made Xiao Jinyu chuckle.

"It seems that women are a disaster to a country, but if we look into the root of it, isn't it because the ruler of a country is content with pleasure and greedy for beauty? If the ruler can restrain his selfish desires, behave uprightly, be close to virtuous ministers and stay away from villains, how could there be such things as wine pools and meat forests, and beacon fires to trick the princes? How could the Eastern Emperor Hun carry out large-scale construction projects that make the people live in misery, and kill people at will to force his ministers to rebel?

From this we can see that if a ruler is unkind, cruel and tyrannical, he will surely cause people to lose their hearts, weaken the country, and even be punished by heaven! "

When the last four words came out, everyone held their breath: This young man is really bold!

Isn't this teaching the ruler of a country how to behave as a ruler?

At this moment, even Gao Changgong's expression changed gloomily. In fact, when Xiao Jinyu uttered the first sentence of the debate like pearls and jade, the shock in his heart could be described as a storm.

He is not upright, cruel and tyrannical. Doesn't this describe him, the king of Qi?

"Then how can we explain the fall of the Xiaoliang Dynasty? Emperor Wu of Liang had not entered the harem since he was fifty years old, and he was not interested in women. He also ruled the country with Buddhism. He was a truly benevolent monarch. How could he lead to the fall of the country?"

When Xiao Liang was mentioned, Xiao Jinyu fell silent for a moment, her chest tightened, and she still felt a piercing pain.

Xiao Xian was also dazed.

"There are two sides to benevolence. Ruling a country with Buddhism does not represent true benevolence, or whether this benevolence is used in the right place. Although Emperor Wu of Liang was devoutly devoted to Buddhism and could not bear to wear silk clothes made of silk, he was ruthless in launching wars. The Battle of Fushan caused 100,000 people to be drowned in the flood.

His kindness to Hou Jing, to his enemies, and to his noble relatives did not bring him any reward.

Not to mention that he built more than 500 Buddhist temples, which were extremely magnificent, with more than 100,000 monks and nuns and abundant assets. However, the Buddhist disciples sat on the emperor's land, but did not pay taxes to the court, which emptied the treasury and increased the taxes on the people.

The rich were feasting and drinking, while the poor were freezing to death on the streets. Many common people starved to death in the streets due to the unbearable labor and taxes.

Can this also be called compassion in Buddhism?

Is this also called governing a country with benevolence and virtue?"

These words were spoken with such force and impact that the whole place fell silent again.

Many people have begun to ponder, and Xiao Xian is even more shocked.

"Then according to what Mr. Xie Zhenlang said, what is compassion?" someone couldn't help but ask.

"Those who are compassionate should put all living beings first, and the people first. Therefore, saving one life is not compassion, and saving a hundred lives is not compassion either.

Only when you save all sentient beings can you be merciful! "

When he said this, Xiao Xian finally understood what Xiao Jinyu had said to him before.

That's it!

It turns out that this is the purpose of her coming here to become famous today!

For a moment, everyone fell silent again, and everyone was shocked by the words "saving all sentient beings is true compassion."

During the Wei and Jin dynasties, the mystical school was in vogue, and scholars all talked about Laozi and Zhuangzi. During the Southern Liang Dynasty, led by the Buddhist emperor Xiao Yan, most officials and scholars believed in Buddhism, and Buddhism naturally became the main topic of conversation.

"Xie Zhenlang is indeed a very good debater. His conclusion is well-reasoned and well-founded. I can't argue with it!"

Finally, in the extremely quiet silence, someone sighed.

"That's true. I am convinced by such eloquence!"

At this time, everyone had spoken, and most people's faces showed genuine submission, but a few people like Chen Shuling still had dissatisfaction and hostility on their faces.

Xu Ling also stroked his beard and sighed: "The Xie family of Chen County has a successor!"

"So, this time, Mr. Xie will be the leader of this elegant gathering?"

Cui Heng walked towards Xu Ling and asked with a smile.

"If no one dares to challenge Mr. Xie, then he will naturally be the champion of this elegant gathering!" Xu Ling asked, "Are there any of you who are dissatisfied?"

All the scholars bowed to Xiao Jinyu and left one by one.

But at this moment, Xu Shuling suddenly shouted loudly: "I don't accept it!"

With a shout, everyone stopped.

Then he said: "Although he has eloquence, it cannot prove that he is a descendant of the Xie family of Chenjun. I heard that Wang's calligraphy and Xie's poetry are praised by Emperor Wu of Liang, who called them the best poems.

I heard that Cao Zijian could write a poem in seven steps, so I will give Mr. Xie seven steps to write a poem for you all to hear! "

As Chen Shuling spoke, he stared intently at Xiao Jinyu, as if he wanted to dampen her spirit, his eyes full of pride.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Jinyu still replied calmly: "Okay, then please ask King Shixing to give me a pen, ink, paper and inkstone. I don't need seven steps. I can finish the poem before a leaf falls!"