Heirs of the Seven Swords of the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 1246 Argument
  Da Tiechui was very outspoken, so he simply interrupted and said, "Is this guy named Gongsun so ugly? Why does it sound like he doesn't look like a human being after what you said?"

"Ha!" Thief Zhi curled his lips and sneered, "You are right to say that."

Cook Ding, who also had the honor to look up at Gongsun Linglong's appearance, nodded with a complex expression and agreed with Thieves Zhi's statement, "It is indeed very...hard to describe in words."

"I think it's better not to study this. Bad people have appetite..."

Big Iron Hammer scratched his head and whispered, "The more you say this, the more interesting it becomes..."

"I don't think that woman will leave in a short time. If you are really interested, you can wander around the streets more in the past few days. Maybe you can have a wonderful encounter!" Thief Zhi rolled his eyes and said irony in a mocking tone. .

Sledgehammer didn't care about him, and of course he had no intention of actually meeting Gongsun Linglong.

Although he was very curious, he didn't want to be locked up in the empire's death row yet.

Seeing that he had no intention of continuing to ask questions, Robber Zhi continued:

"That fat woman suddenly proposed to have a...what's it called...debate with Confucianism? Yes, debate!"

Gai Nie took over the conversation in a deep voice, "Debate is a popular way of competing for knowledge among scholars from various schools of thought."

“Both sides use their words to persuade or refute the other party on a controversial topic, citing scriptures and references.”

"Generally speaking, the losing party will inevitably lose some face, but they will also gain some knowledge accordingly. It is a game where winning or losing does not matter."

"Uh……"

At the end of the conversation, Gai Nie wanted to say something more, but gave up after scanning Xiao Ling with his peripheral vision.

He originally wanted to use the Haoliang Debate between the Taoist sage Zhuang Zhou and the famous founder Hui Shi as an example to explain the debate in detail. However, considering that Xiao Ling was present, many people in later generations believed that Zhuangzi's behavior at that time was He didn't talk about the disgraceful behavior of being a rogue - this view was mainly held by famous experts, but it was also recognized by other sects to a certain extent.

"Hehe!" Thief Zhi didn't notice Gai Nie's hesitation, he touched his chin and said with a smile, "That's what it is, but losing face is probably much more important to many people than the little gain in knowledge. Bar?"

"..." Gai Nie was silent for a moment and then replied truthfully, "That's true."

"The original intention of the debate is indeed to explore the truth, but various schools of thought will inevitably rub against each other and occasionally have conflicts. It is impossible for them to form a deadly feud over this, but they do not mind using this method to make their opponents lose face. , therefore... gradually evolved into a weapon to criticize others."

Master Ban stroked his beard and continued, "It seems that Li Si does have evil intentions towards Xiaoshengxianzhuang. He brought along Gongsun Linglong, a genius in argumentation, and made it clear that he wanted to use this to embarrass Confucianism."

Xiao Ling chuckled lightly at this time, attracted everyone's attention, and said slowly:
  "Famous people... I don't know much about them, but as far as I know, although they have gained a lot of fame by relying on sophistry, they have completely fallen into the ranks of heretics and are no longer looked down upon by experts from hundreds of schools of thought. superior."

"Since Xiaoshengxian Village has masters like Qi and Lu Sanjie, it won't be difficult to deal with a talkative woman, right?"

Gai Nie pondered for a moment and then said, "I'm afraid not necessarily..."

"What should I say, Mr. Gai?" Master Ban asked curiously.

Robber Zhi, who knew the outcome of the debate, was also eager to hear the opinions of Ge Nie, a high-ranking disciple.

"As Taoist Master Ling said, famous scholars have long fallen into inferior positions over the years, and Confucians look down upon them the most. Ever since Kong Chuan, the great-great-grandson of Zi Si, debated Gongsun Long, Confucians have almost no longer debated with famous scholars. "

"However... one thing that must be admitted is that scholars from hundreds of schools of thought have always been helpless against the sophistry of famous scholars." "Today Li Si came to visit as the prime minister, and Gongsun Linglong made a request for argument, but the Confucianists cannot be shied away from it!"

"..." Xiao Ling was silent for a moment, then smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Maybe I don't understand... In my mind, I only know that Gongsun Longzi argued that a chicken has three legs in front of Master Zhuang Zhou, but unfortunately... he didn't do it after all. Ever eaten that third leg!”

"Ha..." Gai Nie smiled gently, "That's the case. Gongsun Longzi has never eaten the third chicken leg from Senior Zhuangzi, and he has never failed to pass the white horse that is not a horse. Money, but this cannot change the fact that all the seniors from hundreds of schools were defeated by him."

"A white horse is not a horse!" Zhi Zhi interrupted in shock at this time, "Mr. Gai also knows this... it should be called a topic, right?"

Gai Nie nodded, "This is the most famous debate question passed down from Gongsun Longzi. It is regarded as the Gongsun family's ancestral skill. This question is indispensable in every debate."

"Yes, yes!" Robber Zhi nodded in agreement, "The fat woman also debated this nonsense topic with the Confucian people."

From Robber Zhi's point of view, the idea that a white horse is not a horse is simply ridiculous.

He doesn't care about the differences between objects and objects. In Tao Zhi's simple concept, he has identified the most direct point - if the white horse is not a horse, wouldn't the people in this world be considered human beings!

Isn't this insulting?

He couldn't give it any other adjective that wasn't directly offensive, except ridiculous.

Master Ban interrupted and asked, "So... Confucianism lost in the end?"

"Hey, you guys will never guess the ending, just listen to me and tell me slowly!" When he mentioned this, Thieves Zhi became very excited again, and continued to talk and gesture, "Now that I think about it, I'm still very excited. !”

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In the reception room of Songhai Xiaoshengxian Manor.

The atmosphere in the room was a little tense now. To be precise, the Confucian disciples were very nervous. They were all staring at the pile of meat balls kneeling in the center - Gongsun Linglong.

Gongsun Linglong, who was supported by Li Si, made a request for a defense to the Confucianists, and Fu Nian naturally could not refuse, otherwise the Confucianists' statement of cowardice would be spread.

But faced with the clever mouth of Gongsun Linglong, the debate genius, the masters of debate in Confucianism all fell into disrepute.

Before long, they had already lost seven games in a row!
  It has to be said that this woman is really ugly, but she is also really smart with her mouth and her brain is very fast. She is not only good at making traps and inducing her opponents to jump into the pits, but she also has very sharp reactions and can always catch her immediately. Seize some loopholes in your opponent's words, expand and extend them, and then win.

And they always stick to the bottom line of the Gongsun family - sophistry!
  After seven debates, there was not a single serious debate topic at all. They were all nonsense that you would know as soon as you heard it, but relied on sneaky substitution of concepts, generalizations, vague words, circular arguments, etc. Waiting for sophistry to fool you.

　A white horse is not a horse, or many of Gongsun Long's views reveal a dialectical view of things that can be said to be beyond the times.

　　Therefore, although this argument seems nonsense at first glance, many scholars in later generations, including modern ones, have a good evaluation of it.

　　But... I feel like he just went astray. He only knew how to use words to exploit loopholes, and did not really dig into his method of extracting the differences between things.

　　Therefore, it is understandable that his position in Lord Pingyuan's heart was completely destroyed by Gongsun Yan in the end with just a few words.

　　
  　
  (End of this chapter)