Xuanxia
Chapter 440 Never mind, let’s quarrel!
Chapter 440 Never mind, let’s quarrel!
This debate finally became exciting.
Fu Qingzhou was no longer sleepy. Although he had not listened carefully to the other party's argument just now, since the other party emphasized supporting the aristocratic families, his views would not drift too far and he would just confront them.
The debater who was asked the question was quite smart. After being stunned at first, he quickly responded with a relatively smooth response.
But Fu Qingzhou could tell that the man's answer was somewhat evasive, so after he sat down, he quietly said to Yue Heng: "Brother Yue, ask him later when you catch him!"
At this time, Yue Heng drank another glass of wine and nodded slightly.
Then, Yuan Shihua stood up and pointed at Xiang Yunlu.
"Miss Yun."
He had a faint smile on his lips. "You advocate focusing on recruiting independent cultivators instead of disciples of large sects. This strategy is indeed novel... However, I can't help but ask, large sects have deep roots in the martial arts world, and their disciples have been systematically trained in both cultivation and morality; while independent cultivators fight on their own and have different backgrounds. Have you considered the reshuffle of power within the martial arts world that may be triggered by this choice?"
"Is it possible that your strategy will be interpreted by some people in the martial arts world as a snub to the big sects, thereby exacerbating some discordant voices in the martial arts world? In fact, is it possible that this choice will cause new cracks in the originally harmonious martial arts world?"
Hearing this, Fu Qingzhou was shocked.
For someone like him who is not good at power struggles, this is something he could not have thought of at first.
But Yun Lu was not the least bit timid, she stood up and said, "You think too much."
Yuan Shihua was stunned.
"According to what you mean..." Yun Lu asked calmly, "The court held imperial examinations of all sizes to recruit talented people from all over the world, instead of only employing children from aristocratic families and official families. Is it also deliberately ignoring aristocratic families? Ordinary people serve as officials in the court, which is suppressing aristocratic families?"
"Ahem..." Xia Yinping coughed lightly at the judges' table, "Please note that this is not a free debate. Please answer the questions directly."
"Yes."
Yun Lu bowed to her and looked at Yuan Shihua again: "Our point of view has actually been made clear in the question just now - the court's use of independent cultivators is not a suppression of the big sects. Dayan is a vast country, and it needs more than tens of millions of talents. The power of the big sects can help the court, and so can the independent cultivators. The two sides are not in opposition."
"On the contrary, Brother Yuan's point of view makes me wonder, could it be that in Brother Yuan's eyes, all the people in the martial arts world are willing to fight to the death for a little profit? Is this implying that all the independent cultivators are greedy, or that all the people in the big sects are narrow-minded?"
As she spoke, she blinked and said, "Well... this is not a question, I'm just expressing myself. It's okay, that's all."
After saying that, Yunlu just folded her arms and sat down leisurely, leaving Yuan Shihua standing there gritting his teeth in anger.
"Wow, that's pretty impressive."
Fu Qingzhou smiled at her and said, "Miss Yun, you said it well."
"You just don't know how to debate." Yun Lu pouted and said, "How can you be like this? You just answer questions when others ask you questions? The questions you answer are so superficial. How can you make the other party speechless?"
Fu Qingzhou suddenly realized.
Seems like that? In my previous life, when I watched debates, sometimes they were just sophistry, but the effect was surprisingly good.
Yue Heng was already a little tipsy at this time, and he laughed and said, "Miss Yun...what you said makes sense! I will learn from you!"
As he spoke, Bai Xiaochuan stood up.
He smiled casually: "Brother Yuan, I have a question... The noble families and official families have long monopolized the high positions in the court. Have they formed an interest group? Now the Ministry of Industry is almost controlled by the Lan family. There are also a large number of Yuan family children in the cabinet and even in the civil service. The military officers are all Hong family children. Even the newly promoted Ning family controls the Mingjian Pavilion, the sharp sword of Dayan..."
"How can we be sure that when the children of aristocratic families and officials hold great power, they will not use the power in their hands to seek personal gain for their families and harm the interests of the country and the underworld? If the court still wants to recruit children of aristocratic families in the current situation, then where will the imperial power be placed?"
When these words were spoken, not only the debaters on the opposing side and the students watching the debate, but even Fu Qingzhou and Yun Lu were stunned.
No, isn't it Bai Xiaochuan who asks this kind of question right away?
Is that a bit too radical?
Sure enough, Yuan Shihua frowned and said, "Brother Bai, what you said... may not be too radical. The Yuan family has trained countless civil servants for the court, whether they are officials in the capital or local officials. How many children of the Yuan family have devoted themselves to governing Dayan?"
"It is true that most of the people in the Ministry of Works are descendants of the Lan family, but how many of them have built bridges and roads in various parts of Dayan? Can't Brother Bai see their efforts?"
"Not to mention the Hong and Ning families. The Hong family guarded the borders, and how many of their sons and daughters died on the battlefield? The Ning family ran the Mingjian Pavilion and inspected the country for His Majesty, and how many serious cases did they solve?"
He was about to continue speaking when the drunk Yue Heng suddenly slammed the table and said, "That's not right!"
After saying that, he stood up in front of everyone's astonished eyes: "What you said is not something that only the children of noble families can do! If you are not a member of the Yuan family, you can't devote yourself to the cause? If you are not a member of the Lan family, you can't build bridges and pave roads? If you are not a member of the Hong family, you can't defend against enemies? If you are not a member of the Ning family, you can't share the worries of the emperor?!"
As he spoke, Yue Heng grabbed the wine jug in his hand and burped loudly: "Simply - Tsk, what nonsense!"
Seeing this, Xia Yinping on the judges' bench coughed lightly and said, "Pay attention, is this a free debate..." Before she finished her words, Gu Jinchen, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly stood up.
"Mr. Yue is wrong."
He said in a deep voice: "The education and knowledge that the children of noble families and officials receive since childhood are always more than that of ordinary students in the folk, and far more than that of casual cultivators. Maybe they can do the things you said, but they may not be able to do it as well as the children of noble families..."
"You are trying to change the subject." Fu Qingzhou sat in his seat and said calmly, "When we say we want to recruit independent cultivators, we never mean to let them enter every department of the court and do everything, but to give full play to their abilities!"
"So what are you talking about, building bridges and paving roads?"
The other debater on the other side slammed the table and stood up: "Didn't you guys change the topic?"
Xia Yinping sat back helplessly.
Ling Haojie laughed beside her: "Forget it, let's just say we have entered the free debate phase."
"None of them are worry-free." Xia Yinping shook her head, and then suddenly her eyes fixed: "Your student named Bai...his views and ideas are somewhat dangerous."
At this time, in the quarrel between the two parties, Bai Xiaochuan was sneering and saying, "The noble families already have such power in the court, but they still want to prevent talented people from the martial arts world from entering the court. What is their purpose?"
Ling Haojie coughed lightly.
"Young people," he whispered, "are bound to be a little hot-blooded..."
Before, the two of them were at loggerheads outside the small building, but now, sitting together in the judges' seat, they were talking in a friendly manner.
Seeing that the debaters on both sides were arguing, they did not stop them and continued to listen attentively.
The students watching the scene were already excited; the louder the noise, the more excited they became, and they would burst into cheers from time to time.
But the two sides were quite evenly matched, and they argued back and forth, but they were all talking about the same thing.
Fu Qingzhou was a little tired of arguing... In this kind of debate, no matter how many suggestions and ideas were put forward, how many of them could be put into practice? How many of their words today could be presented to the imperial study, and how much benefit could they bring to the governance of the world?
Thinking of this, he lost interest.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, Yue Heng, who was already half drunk, suddenly threw the wine jug in his hand!
“It’s all nonsense!”
He was so crazy that he slammed one foot on the table. In front of everyone's stunned gaze, he said loudly: "In today's debate, no matter how many suggestions are made and how many strategies are conceived, how many of them can be implemented? How many of our discussions today can be read by the emperor? How much can be of benefit to governing the country and maintaining peace?!"
Fu Qingzhou was shocked. Although Yue Heng's words sounded very literary, wasn't this the same as what he had just thought?
Is this what we call brothers of one mind?
But Yue Heng hadn't finished speaking yet.
He burped loudly, tilted his head back and said, "Instead of arguing, why don't we go to see His Majesty together! We can debate in front of the emperor and wait for his judgment!"
"There's something wrong with you!"
Yuan Shi, who was already furious, cursed: "You still want to see the emperor? Who are you? You want to see the emperor? Even the head of my Yuan family doesn't dare to say that he can see the emperor at any time. You guys..."
"Who said no!" Bai Xiaochuan interrupted him with his chest puffed out, blushing and saying, "What's wrong with meeting the emperor? If I say yes, then it's fine! I think Brother Yue's suggestion is very good! Meeting the emperor!"
As soon as these words were spoken, Ling Haojie's face changed at the judging panel.
He was about to speak when Bai Xiaochuan looked at him.
"teacher!"
He folded his hands and bowed: "Teacher, please arrange for us to meet the emperor!"
In an instant, the whole place fell silent.
Xia Yinping also frowned and tilted her head to look at her colleague: "What's wrong with your student? It's so ridiculous..."
"I understand."
Ling Haojie did not even look at him, and said in a deep voice: "Then... arrange for an audience with the emperor."
(End of this chapter)
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