The government was sending out wives, and I ended up with a princess from the previous dynasty!

Yuan Changqing was rendered speechless by the rebuttal.

What Shangguan Linglong said, while seemingly unreasonable, was actually quite plausible.

Jia Daoshi listened with great interest, thinking how sharp-tongued this chubby girl was.

Next, the three most famous scholars of the Great Jing Dynasty engaged in a fierce debate with him, and in the end, they all lost!

As a result, the three princes of the Longwu Dynasty already showed the smug look of victors on their faces.

"So, the famous scholars and Confucianists of the Great Jing Dynasty are nothing special after all." Shangguan Linglong said smugly, fanning herself with a small round fan in her hand.

Shen Li leaned closer to Jia Daoshi and said, "Jia Daoshi, Shangguan Linglong is too arrogant. I can't stand it anymore. Can you teach her a lesson?"

"So I'm supposed to go up there?" Jia Daoshi was taken aback.

With so many great Confucian scholars in the Great Jing Dynasty, is there really not a single one who is capable?

"I am not very talented, but I would like to learn from Mr. Shangguan!"

A person stood up, and it was Princess Taiping, Ji Bingyan!

Seeing Ji Bingyan stand up, Ji Wuxin was taken aback. After hesitating for a moment, he nodded slightly: "Granted."

Princess Taiping, Ji Bingyan, was outstanding in literature, but the art of discernment was not her forte.

Being appointed to this critical mission at this time was a last resort.

I'm likely to lose this round of debate; I can only salvage some face in the next poetry duel.

Shangguan Linglong's debating skills are unparalleled, truly living up to her reputation.

"It would be my honor to fight Princess Taiping," Shangguan Linglong chuckled and waved towards the door.

Soon, an envoy from the Longwu Kingdom led a magnificent white horse to the palace gate.

"Princess, please look, this is the heirloom of my Shangguan family, the Snow Treader."

Ji Bingyan nodded: "In that case, let's use horses as the theme!"

Shangguan Linglong shook her head: "Princess, you're wrong. This contest is about white horses, not horses!"

Ji Bingyan frowned: "Mr. Shangguan, what's the difference between this white horse and a regular horse?"

“My lord, this Shangguan Linglong is so strange. Isn’t this white horse also a horse?” Yi Qianxiao asked, puzzled.

Jia Daoshi suddenly realized, "The story of the white horse? I didn't expect that this parallel world would have this reference!"

"Yes, a white horse is still a horse, but..."

"But what?"

Just then, Ji Bingyan's voice rang out: "Everyone knows that a white horse or a black horse is still a horse!"

Shangguan Linglong chuckled and said, "Princess, you are mistaken! How can a white horse be a horse?"

As soon as these words came out, the whole place was in an uproar.

If a white horse isn't a horse, is it a donkey or something else?

This Shangguan Linglong is utterly absurd!

"My lord, what's with this fat woman? Isn't she just talking nonsense?" Yi Qianxiao complained. "Ali, what do you think?"

Shen Li rolled her eyes: "How can I watch it? Of course, I'll sit down and watch it."

As Shen Li spent more time with Jia Daoshi, she also started to be sarcastic and witty.

Yi Qianxiao: "..."

"My lord, what do you think?"

“Your husband may be quite learned, but his understanding of Shangguan Linglong is definitely not as good as mine.” Shen Li picked up her wine cup, took a sip, and then laughed, “This is Shangguan Linglong’s ultimate move. Many famous scholars from all over the world have come to learn from her, but they have all been defeated by this move. I think our princess has already fallen into the trap this time, and the situation is not good!”

"If we lose, won't Four Directions City and Moon City be gone?"

"It's hard to say, it's hard to say."

At the same time, Shangguan Linglong launched her offensive: "Princess, if your mount is a white horse, and someone borrows it for a day, but the next day they return it to you as a black horse, telling you they're the same and both are horses, would you agree to that?"

"By the same token, if someone says that a horse is equal to a white horse, or a horse is equal to a black horse, then wouldn't that mean a black horse is equal to a white horse? Therefore, a horse is not equal to a white horse. Do you think what I'm saying makes sense?"

"Since you say that a horse is not the same as a white horse, then what I just said about this white horse not being a horse, isn't that correct?"

Ji Bingyan: "..."

Although this is an illogical sophistry, it is impossible to refute.

"This is confusing me. It seems like every word is true, but in the end, it turns out that a white horse isn't a horse!" Yi Qianxiao frowned. "It seems that if I encounter this Shangguan Linglong in the future, I absolutely mustn't talk to her. I should just beat her up first! Anyway, once she opens her mouth, I'm done for!"

Ji Bingyan shook her head and said, "Mr. Shangguan, what you say seems reasonable, but it is actually absurd. Even if you say that this white horse is not a horse, the horse is right in front of everyone and has not disappeared because of your words. It is still a horse!"

"Hehehe..." Shangguan Linglong chuckled, "You famous scholars and Confucianists of your Great Jing Dynasty always have Heaven, Earth, Ruler, Parents, and Teacher on your lips, respecting the ancients and valuing the virtuous, but you've even forgotten your own ancestors!"

"What do you mean?" Ji Bingyan frowned.

"Your dynasty's founding emperor agreed with our Shangguan family's theory that a white horse is not a horse. Have you all forgotten that?" Upon hearing Shangguan Linglong's words, the faces of everyone from the Great Jing Dynasty turned very ugly!

Meanwhile, the group from Longwu Kingdom already wore victorious smiles on their faces!

"Absurd! When did our founding emperor ever acknowledge this!"

"Don't distort the truth!"

The Great Jing Dynasty responded with a barrage of rebuttals!

"Very well, since that's the case, then I'll help everyone recall." Shangguan Linglong said calmly, "Back then, when your founding emperor went hunting, he lost a precious bow. His personal guards wanted to go look for it, but your founding emperor said, 'If a Jing person loses it, a Jing person will find it. Why bother looking for it?'"

"Afterwards, your founding emperor said that all people under heaven are the same, and there is no need to distinguish between people from Jing or other countries. So he changed the saying to 'What people lose, people gain.'"

Everyone: "..."

The reason why the founding emperor of the Great Jing Dynasty made this change was because he had a grand ambition to unify the world and pacify the four seas.

Unexpectedly, Shangguan Linglong used it here!

"If people in Jing are all the same, then why did your founding emperor bother to make changes?"

"Since your dynasty's founding emperor believed that the Jing people were not human, isn't that the same principle as my 'white horse is not a horse'?"

"Princess, aren't you going to admit defeat?"

Princess Taiping's pretty face turned pale, and she didn't know how to respond for a moment.

Shangguan Linglong chuckled, "Since everyone here has already been defeated by me, how about we settle this first round?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Zhan Beichen, the eldest prince of Longwu Kingdom, stood up beside Shangguan Linglong and clasped his hands in a fist salute, saying, "Your Majesty, if no one in your Great Jing can defeat Mr. Shangguan, then this first city, Sifang City, will belong to our Longwu Kingdom!"

This Zhan Beichen is tall and handsome, but he has large dark circles under his eyes and a very pale complexion, which is obvious from excessive drinking and womanizing!

Seeing that victory was within his grasp, Zhan Beichen became extremely arrogant.

"Wait, is there anyone in my Great Jing Dynasty who has yet to learn from me?"

Just then, a clear, crisp voice rang out from a corner of the hall.

Everyone turned to look in the direction of the voice, and saw that the speaker was none other than Shen Li, the Prince of Zhenbei, dressed in military uniform and looking dashing.