Xuanxia

Chapter 437 I Can’t Debate
"Vice President Ling, um, I don't know how to debate..."

Fu Qingzhou said helplessly to Ling Haojie.

As he expected, after returning to the small building, Ling Haojie "kindly invited" him and Yue Heng to participate in the debate tonight.

Yue Heng was not surprised but happy. For him, it was too rare to have a chance to stand out in the Sword Academy. It didn't matter even if he lost the debate.

Fu Qingzhou understood this point.

This is like a high school student preparing for the college entrance examination, who is called to participate in a debate with a group of people from Tsinghua University and Peking University. Regardless of whether he can win, the mere fact that he can appear on that field shows that he has enough skills and knowledge.

but……

"I really can't do it." Fu Qingzhou begged for mercy: "I'm just a rough man. I can handle quarrels with others, but debates? Forget it. I can't even explain classical Chinese. I'm really not good at literary things."

“But you are a gangster, right?”

Ling Haojie asked calmly, "If I remember correctly, you are still the heir of the True Immortal Palace?"

"Wuwei Temple, now we call it Wuwei Temple." Fu Qingzhou explained: "Many years ago, my uncle Qingsongzi..."

"I know."

Ling Haojie interrupted him calmly, "Qingsongzi and Qinglongzi were my classmates when they were studying at Palm Sword Academy."

"Huh?" Fu Qingzhou widened his eyes.

"The inheritance of your True Immortal Palace is not only about practicing martial arts..." Ling Haojie said leisurely, "It also has the largest and most extensive collection of books in the world. Even my Palm Sword Academy cannot say that its collection of books exceeds that of Langhuan Mountain."

Bai Xiaochuan also chimed in, "Yes, Brother Fu, it was you who suggested recruiting wandering cultivators. You are also a cultivator yourself. Why don't you come over tonight? Just treat it as a quarrel."

Fu Qingzhou scratched his head: "It's not 'just a quarrel'. For me, I might really only know how to quarrel..."

"Let's quarrel!"

Ling Haojie slapped his thigh and said, "Debating is no different from quarreling! Just quarrel well and leave that old hag speechless!"

Now that people have said so, what else can I do?
This Golden Lion King helped Fu Qingzhou get the qualification to audit the Sword Academy. He is also an old friend of Qingsongzi and the others, and is also Bai Xiaochuan's teacher. Fu Qingzhou still owes Bai Xiaochuan a favor...

"Okay, let's go then kid."

Fu Qingzhou smiled helplessly and clasped his fists, saying, "Just in case I don't perform well, please don't blame me."

"Ah."

Ling Haojie was obviously very confident in him, and then he turned his gaze to Yue Heng: "Your name is... Yue Heng."

"Yes." Yue Heng bowed again hurriedly.

“The article is well written.”

Ling Haojie said in a deep voice: "Is there a problem with arguing with others?"

"You can give it a try." Yue Heng said seriously, "Although I have never had a serious debate with anyone, I think if I am firm in my thoughts and not swayed by them, I won't be defeated by others."

Ling Haojie said "Oh?" and said, "So you also think that the court should recruit people from the underworld?"

"of course."

Yue Heng nodded and said, "The Jianghu is so vast that there are countless talented people. Most of them are independent and do not have the trouble of conflicts of interest of the children of aristocratic families. Just like what Brother Fu said, enough fame and fortune can mobilize them... In addition, there are already many chivalrous people in the Jianghu. For them, maintaining a shallow trading relationship with the court can save them a lot of trouble."

Hearing this, Ling Haojie showed satisfaction and nodded slightly: "Very good..."

After that, he stood up and said calmly: "Tonight's debate requires four people. Three of you have been selected, and I will find the other one..."

As he said this, he looked at Bai Xiaochuan.

Bai Xiaochuan understood and said quickly, "Teacher, don't worry. Xiaochuan will explain the debate rules in detail to Brother Fu and Brother Yue." "Yes." Ling Haojie said slowly, "It's great that you can make a few friends... You can take them to the banquet hall later, and I will go ahead."

After saying that, he turned around, turned into a gust of wind again, and disappeared into the small building.

"call."

After Ling Haojie left, Yue Heng was the first to breathe a sigh of relief and fell back into his chair: "Brother Bai, your teacher is also a powerful cultivator, right? What realm is he in? He always gives me a great sense of oppression."

Fu Qingzhou smiled and said, "Vice President Ling, he should be a strong man in the Cave Heaven Realm, right?"

"good."

Bai Xiaochuan puffed out his chest: "Teacher, he has opened two levels of the cave!"

"It's really amazing." Fu Qingzhou said in his heart.

When Ling Haojie showed up before, Yan Gui had already reminded him that this was a strong man in the Cave Heaven Realm - the vice-president of the Sword Palm Academy, how could he be a weak man?
"That's amazing." Yue Heng also said with emotion: "Brother Bai, you will definitely learn a lot from a teacher like this, right?"

"Oh don't mention it."

Bai Xiaochuan sighed: "Too fierce, really too fierce, even the dean is not as fierce as him..."

After that, he waved his hand and said, "Okay, let's not talk about this. Let me first tell you the rules of tonight's debate."

Bai Xiaochuan's explanation was concise and clear, and Fu Qingzhou understood it quickly.

This so-called debate was actually quite similar to the debates he had seen in college in his previous life... Yes, he had never participated in a debate, but he had watched it.

The debate rules of the Sword Academy are much simpler in comparison.

There are also four debaters on each side, but there is no distinction between first, second, third and fourth debaters. There is only "main debater" and "supporting debater". The main debaters on both sides introduce the topic in the first opening remarks, and the rest is questions and free debate.

It goes without saying that asking questions is to find loopholes in the other party's opening remarks and expose their logical problems.

As for free debate, it’s even simpler – it’s just quarreling!
Within a fixed time, if one party is left speechless or begins to find it difficult to justify their argument, the judges will stop the debate and declare the other party the winner.

If the two sides continue to argue until the time is up, the main debaters on both sides will make a closing statement.

Finally, judges from all parties will give their opinions and decide the winner.

"In the past, our academy actually had a lot of debates."

Bai Xiaochuan said helplessly: "But last time, the teacher and Vice Dean Xia had a debate, and it was the same topic. I was not there that time... I heard that by the end of the debate, it had turned into a personal attack..."

Fu Qingzhou laughed: "Can the debate among students of the Sword Academy also turn into personal attacks?"

"Well, we are all human beings, what's the difference?" Bai Xiaochuan waved his hands.

Yue Heng smiled and said, "Are those who support recruiting Jianghu people mostly from Jianghu backgrounds? And those who support recruiting more children from aristocratic families also mostly from aristocratic family backgrounds?"

Bai Xiaochuan smiled and said, "Isn't this certain?"

"That's no wonder."

Fu Qingzhou curled his lips: "They are all speaking for their own interests... The debates held by the Sword Academy will also have a real impact on the court's policies, right?"

"Of course." Bai Xiaochuan's expression became a little more solemn. "Nominally, the Sword Academy is affiliated with the Hanlin Academy, and the dean and vice dean are all officials of high rank. In fact, the students in the academy will also serve as officials in the court in the future. After a debate, if there are really brilliant remarks or practical suggestions, they will be submitted to the court."

"Those students who come up with good ideas and suggestions may even be promoted by the court as an exception!"

Hearing this, Yue Heng's eyes lit up again.

He rubbed his hands excitedly: "How about, let me give it a try as the main debater this time..."

(End of this chapter)