The first round of debate:
"Brother, do you know about birds?"
Zi Mu replied,"I know."
"Then do you know if the birds in the sky are happy or unhappy?"
Zi Mu: " Er, the joy of flying birds, does Sir know?"
"Of course!"
Zi Mu: "Is that happiness or unhappiness?"
Gongsun Linglong replied,"Of course I'm happy."
Zi Mu: " I'm afraid Sir is joking. Sir is not a flying bird, so how would he know the happiness of a flying bird?"
Gongsun Linglong said,"Oh, if it isn't a bird, then you can't know the happiness of a bird?"
Zi Mu: " Of course. Sir is not a bird. Sir is not a bird, but you say you know the happiness of a bird. Isn't that ridiculous?"
Gongsun Linglong said,"That's ridiculous."
Zi Mu,"Of course."
Gongsun Linglong said,"That brother isn't me, yet he claims that I don't know the happiness of birds. Isn't that absurd?"
"This, this…"
The second debate:
Gongsun Linglong asked,"Is victory and defeat the opposite?"
Ziyou replied,"Yes."
Gongsun Linglong,"Are life and death opposites?"
Ziyou replied,"Yes."
Gongsun Linglong said,"Just like sunrise and sunset, they are also opposites."
Ziyou said,"Not bad."
Gongsun Linglong asked,"Then, when will the sun set after sunrise?"
Ziyou: "Yes, it should be at dusk."
Gongsun Linglong said,"This brother is really cute. Unfortunately, his conclusion is completely wrong."
Ziyou: "The sun sets in the west at dusk. This is a truth that everyone knows."
Gongsun Linglong said,"The moment the sun rises in the east, it starts to approach the west."
"This…"
"So, the sun sets from sunrise, right?" Then, is the change of life and death the same?"
Tsze-yu:"How can we know death if we do not know life?"
Gongsun Linglong: " All living beings in this world cannot escape the word 'death'. Every moment that we live is a moment closer to death. Do you agree with this saying?"
Ziyou: " Agree."
Gongsun Linglong said,"So, from the moment humans are born, they begin to die, right?"
Ziyou: "So what?"
Gongsun Linglong: " You agreed just now that the sun will set after sunrise, and humans will begin to die after they are born. In that case, this debate with me, from the moment you started with the hope of winning, was destined to end in failure. Do you agree?"
"This, this…"
Gongsun Linglong,"The Confucians are known for their literary talent. Why can't they even say a complete sentence?"
The seventh debate:
Ziyou: "Please give me a question, sir."
At this moment, a white horse was pulled out from outside the door.
Yan Lu thought to himself,'The Gongsun family's white horse is not good.
Gongsun Linglong: " This white horse is the family heirloom of our Gongsun family. Tadeshu, let's use this as a topic. How about it?"
Zi Cong: "Alright, let's use horses as the topic."
Gongsun Linglong said,"Wrong, it's about the white horse."
Zi Cong said,"Sir said to use this horse as a topic. I also agree to use the horse as a topic. What's wrong with that?"
Gongsun Linglong,"This debate is about the white horse, not the horse."
Zi Cong,"Is there a difference between a white horse and a horse for Mister Gongsun?"
Gongsun Linglong said,"Is there no difference between a white horse and a horse?"
Yan Lu thought to himself,'It's here indeed. The White Horse Theory is the strongest debate technique of the Gongsun family.'
Zi Cong: "Everyone knows that white horses and black horses are all horses."
Gongsun Linglong: " Wrong! Wrong! This is a huge mistake! How can a white horse be a horse?"
Ziyou thought, How dare you say such a thing?
Zi Muxin said,"Are the people of the Gongsun family crazy?"
Zifang sighed in her heart,[This is Gongsun Mingjia's killer move. Who knows how many people have been defeated by this move. Zi Cong has already fallen for it.]
Zi Cong said,"A white horse is not a horse. Why would you say that, Mister Gongsun?"
Gongsun Linglong: " There are many colors of horses in this world. White, black, brown, red, yellow, gray, there are all kinds of colors. Do you know about this, brother?"
"Of course I know."
Gongsun Linglong: " If your mount is a white horse, and someone borrows it for a day, and the next day, they give you a black horse and tell you that it's all the same. It's a horse anyway. Will you agree?"
Zicong,"I can't agree to this."
Gongsun Linglong said," On the other hand, if someone says that a horse is equal to a white horse or a horse is equal to a black horse, doesn't that mean that a white horse is equal to a black horse? Therefore, a horse is not equal to a white horse. Is that right?"
"This…"
Gongsun Linglong: " That's it. Since a horse is not a white horse, then I'm saying that this white horse is not a horse. Is there anything wrong with that?"
Zicong: "Sir is wrong."
"Oh."
Zi Cong: " Sir's reasoning seems reasonable, but it's actually absurd. Although the so-called saying that a white horse is not a horse sounds impeccable, many unchanging facts in the world will not change because of the outcome of a debate. Even if famous scholars say that a white horse is not a horse, horses will not disappear from this world because of this debate. This is the goal of the Confucian school."
Everyone,"That's right, Zicong said it well."
Gongsun Linglong burst into laughter…
Zi Cong,"What are you laughing at, sir?"
Gongsun Linglong: " I'm laughing at the Confucians for always speaking the truth. They are the rulers and teachers of the world, and they respect the ancients and sages. However, they actually forgot about their own ancestors."
"What?"
Zi Cong asked,"May I ask why you say that?"
Gongsun Linglong: " There is a famous person who once agreed with our famous people's statement that a white horse is not a horse. He is also a member of the scholarly faction. You should all be very familiar with him."
"Who is it?"
Gongsun Linglong said,"It's the founder of your Confucian school, Old Master Kong."
Everyone: " What? How is that possible? Nonsense! How could that be?"
Zi Cong,"When did my Master Kong agree with the famous White Horse?"
"As a scholar, you don't know your own story." Sigh, forget it, I'll teach you guys again today."
Yan Lu thought, Not good, this is another trap of the Gongsun family.
Gongsun Linglong: " Back then, the King of Chu went out hunting and lost a precious bow. His followers wanted to find it, but the King of Chu said,""If the Chu people lose it, the Chu people will get it. Why do you have to look for it?"
Zi Cong replied,"Yes."
Gongsun Linglong asked,"Then what did your Master Kong say after he heard it?"
Zi Cong said," The founder is indeed a grandmaster. After he learned of this, he thought that he should broaden his horizons. Everyone is equal, and there is no need to distinguish between Chu people or people from other countries."People lose, people get, that's enough. Why say, Chu people?"
"Isn't this the evidence?"
"What do you mean?"
Li Si thought to himself,'The opponent's sword is already at his neck, yet this scholarly disciple still doesn't realize it. Gongsun Linglong's move is indeed terrifying.'
Gongsun Linglong: " If Chu people are the same, why would Old Master Kong correct the King of Chu? Obviously, he thought that Chu people had different meanings, so he corrected King Chu's words, right? Since Old Master Kong believed that the Chu people were not humans. Then, isn't it coincidental that my white horse is not a horse? Brother, are you still not admitting defeat?"
"This…"
"Could it be that the scholarly faction doesn't have a decent opponent?”Gongsun Linglong mocked.
"No, our scholarly faction still has disciples who haven't gone up.”"Zi Ming, come and debate with Mister Gongsun."”
A boy walked in from outside the door. It was the dawn of the scholarly faction.
Ziming: "This fat auntie, please come up with a question."
Gongsun Linglong thought to herself, Where did this brat come from? He doesn't know the immensity of heaven and earth. Today, I will let you know how powerful I, Gongsun Linglong, am.
Ziming: "White horse, you mean that horse over there?"
"Horses?" Gongsun Linglong asked. It's clearly a white horse, not a horse."
Zi Ming: "You mean this white horse is not a horse?"
Gongsun Linglong said,"Yes, a white horse is not a horse."
Ziming: "Well, I think what you said makes sense, fat auntie."
Gongsun Linglong thought to herself,"You brat, don't call me fat. Of course."
Tianming suddenly walked to the white horse and stroked it.
"What are you doing?"
Ziming,"I've never seen such a beautiful horse."
Gongsun Linglong thought to herself,"Brat, at least you know what's good for you. Brother, you're wrong again. You should say that you've never seen such a beautiful white horse."
Ziming: "Oh yeah, but this white horse is really beautiful."
Gongsun Linglong thought to herself,"You're right, this is the only family heirloom of our Gongsun family."
Ziming: "Family heirloom."
Gongsun Linglong: " This white horse is called Snowstep. It only gives birth once in a lifetime and is extremely precious. It has been passed down for sixteen generations since my ancestor Gongsun Longzi. There is only one horse."
Ziming,"It's so precious, no wonder it's a family heirloom."
"Of course!"
Tianming suddenly patted the white horse's butt, and the white horse quickly ran out.
Gongsun Linglong said,"My horse."
Ziming: "What a coincidence, fat auntie."
"Don't call me fat, you little brat!"
Ziming: " I was wrong, I was wrong. I didn't do it on purpose."
Gongsun Linglong said,"You did it on purpose. You couldn't argue with him, so you took revenge on his horse."
Ziming,"White Horse."
Gongsun Linglong said,"It doesn't matter if it's a white horse or a black horse, it's still someone's family heirloom."
Ziming: "I will definitely help you find it back."
Gongsun Linglong asked,"Brother, what ability do you have to be able to retrieve someone else's family heirloom?"
Ziming: "Aiya, I will definitely help you find it back."
Gongsun Linglong was speechless.
Tianming walked out and returned with a black and thin old horse after a while.
Ziming: "Your family heirloom, I got it back for you."
"Ridiculous!"
Ziming: "How is it absurd?"
Gongsun Linglong: " My Tasue is a white horse. This is obviously a black and thin old horse. You want to lie to me and say that this is Tasue? This is too absurd!"
Ziming: " What black and skinny old horse? This is my family heirloom! It had been passed down for more than five hundred generations, and there was only one horse like this. Right, its name was Treading Man. Here, from today onwards, it will be your family's heirloom, Taxue!"
Gongsun Linglong: " Nonsense! The Gongsun family is not blind. They can see the white horse and black horse clearly!"
Zi Ming: "Sigh, it's really strange. According to your Gongsun family, isn't this just Ta Xue?"
"Nonsense!"
Ziming said,"Listen, according to you, a horse is not equal to a white horse, so a white horse is not equal to a horse, right?"
"So what if I am?"
Ziming: "That's right, look." This Snowstep is your family's heirloom, and the Tarem is our family's heirloom. In other words, Taxue is equivalent to a family heirloom, and Tingren is also equivalent to a family heirloom."
Gongsun Linglong said,"Nonsense, you're talking nonsense!"
Tsze-ming said,"A family heirloom is a family heirloom. Therefore, stepping on snow is equivalent to stepping on people."
"You, you…"
"Pa pa pa"
"The scholarly faction actually has such an intelligent disciple.”Li Si smiled.
"Minister, can we get down to business now?" Fu Nian cupped his hands.”
"Li Si is here to look for Teacher.”
"Martial Uncle hasn't gone out for ten years. We don't know if Martial Uncle will see us.”
"Go and try."
……
At the entrance of the bamboo forest
boom
A bald child came out.”
"I'm here to look for Teacher.”
"Teacher doesn't want to see anyone."
"Please inform me."
"Alright, you guys wait here.”
……
After a moment, the bald child walked out."Teacher said he won't see you."
" Alright," Li Si's expression darkened." We'll take our leave then."”
"Everyone, Li Si will be leaving first." Li Si and the others said to Fu Nian at the entrance of the Small Sage Manor.
"Take care, Prime Minister."
Yan Lu sighed.”
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