Today is a grand event that these Jinshi left their name in Yanta to honor their ancestors and remember their lives. However, the emperor found a woman to discuss learning with them. They had to think about the tricks in this. To be a Jinshi by the Golden List, they not only need to be quick-witted and knowledgeable, but also know how to cater to the best. When doing the exam paper, they must consider the taste of the examiner. Today, when discussing Taoism, they must consider the emperor's intentions.

The emperor invited a tricky woman to come. Obviously, it is not just for their face, but the main purpose is to take the exam. If he said it well today, he would definitely be able to get the emperor's appreciation and future prospects. But if he couldn't say it well, he would be like Liao Zhishan to make a public embarrassment. As a Jinshi, he would be able to enter the court in the future, and they would not be able to afford it.

Of course, there are also people who are dissatisfied, because today's topic is not difficult for them. A gentleman is not afraid of being exposed when he is sitting upright. But these people who like to show off are either unclear or have problems with language logic, and can always be found by Qu Ning or refuted by a high-level argument.

Regarding "a gentleman has talent", Qu Ning can find a model of a gentleman who has no talent in ancient times, and criticize those who are self-reliant and use examples to list them to seek fame and reputation; in terms of "a gentleman has righteousness", Qu Ning refutes it with a righteous argument, believing that a gentleman can have righteousness, but righteousness cannot be the first, and that one must be under the Three Bonds and Five Constant Virtues. To put it bluntly, one cannot value righteousness over virtue.

What Liu Yu thought was the most exciting thing was that Qu Ning refuted "a gentleman has faith". Originally, a gentleman must at least be honest. Liu Yu originally thought Qu Ning could give extreme examples, but Qu Ning thought about it and said that "a gentleman is trustworthy even if he has no faith", that is, without faith is relative. If he has no faith, he will believe in others or himself. In fact, the reason is very simple. Who wouldn't tell lies in the past? Is it really from the bottom of my heart to praise people? A gentleman is not focused on the details.

In fact, what made these Jinshi most disappointed was not because of the disagreement, but because they had mastered a very easy-to-speaking argument, but were speechless by a little woman. Qu Ning was knowledgeable and had a wide range of knowledge. He used these Jinshi who studied poetry and prose all day long as the imperial examinations, which were not as good as her.

The scene of verbal battles against the scholars was wonderful, and Liu Yu was very satisfied with watching it. However, he also thought of a question. In fact, with the ability of these Jinshi, it is not difficult to refute Qu Ning together. Things have two sides. Qu Ning only chose one end to misinterpret it. It is rare for one side of the debate to admit defeat so quickly, and it is also a side with a large number of people. This shows that many of them are hiding their strength, and they are obviously talented but pretend to be talentless.

"Brother Han, have you noticed some of them? They were obviously very disdainful, but they didn't say anything." Liu Yu said to Han Sheng, "These people should be pretending to be low-key, not showing off their mountains and not showing off. They are also the most likely spies of King Huai."

Han Sheng also paid attention to the observation and nodded, "Brother Liu said it is reasonable, and you should focus on checking them back."

Han Sheng held a booklet in his hand and picked up a pen to hook a few people. He felt more sensitive to the intelligence and could find clues from the words and deeds of these people. Seeing that he had attracted many people, Liu Yu thought that the spies were busy next time.

The study is about to end, and Liu Yu and Han Sheng are bystanders, so they should go on, so that the emperor can talk to these Jinshi. As soon as Liu Yu turned around, he heard Qu Ning's voice: "Is that husband of General Xu, the female marshal?"

Liu Yu felt that he was named in front of everyone, or his wife and husband, and he felt that he was unpretentious. He thought that Qu Ning was also tricky enough, and a word could make people feel like he wanted to get crazy. The emperor asked her to come to study with these Jinshi and did not choose the wrong person.

The emperor had actually seen Liu Yu and Han Sheng aside, but was pointed out by Qu Ning at this time, and Liu Yu immediately became the target of public criticism. Liu Yu could only salute the emperor. The emperor smiled and made a gesture, meaning that he could retreat.

Liu Yu was about to leave, but Qu Ning obviously wanted to hold him back and continued, "I heard that General Xu's husband abandoned literature and followed the martial arts, and he had a very talented and knowledgeable experience. I wonder what his opinion is on today's theory of learning?"

Qu Ning clearly disliked him and wanted to ridicule him in public. More than 100 Jinshi suffered a loss. It is common sense to infer that his talent is not as good as the Jinshi's knowledge. Liu Yu did not want to answer, but the emperor smiled and said, "Wen Yan, it is rare that you will also be the commander of the Imperial Army on the day of the Yanta. It is better to say it too, and I will not blame you if you say something bad."

The emperor said this, in fact, he was looking for a way for Liu Yu. The commander of the Imperial Guard, that is, the general, and the emperor's close minister. It doesn't matter if he is not good at speaking as a military general. After all, he did not establish himself in the court with his talent and knowledge, but if he said it well, he would give the emperor a face. The emperor's close ministers are rare talents with both literary and military skills, which shows that the emperor's keen eyes and knowledge of talents.

But Liu Yu knew that this argument was hard to say. The benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and trustworthiness of a gentleman has basically been completely explained by those Jinshi. This can be refuted. Could it be that I am a gentleman and I have taken all the advantages of benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and trustworthiness?

The emperor had an order to tell him, but he had to say it. Why did Qu Ning dislike him? First of all, it might be because he had coveted Xu Xuanzhu. Of course, this was Liu Yu's initial impression. The most important thing was that he might have seen him go to brothels, that is, he had discovered his indecisiveness. No matter what he said, as long as Qu Ning used this matter to make him leave a bad impression in the eyes of the emperor and the Jinshi, clearly showing the fate of losing.

But today, Liu Yu summarized from Qu Ning's argument that things often have two sides, and bad can become good.

"I think that a gentleman should be..." Liu Yu paused intentionally, and saw that everyone raised their interest, so he came up with his argument, "...lustful."

"ah?"

One sentence caused an uproar in the audience.

The theory presided over by the emperor openly stated the fallacy of "a gentleman should be lustful". Without Qu Ning, even those Jinshi who consciously "loyalty to the emperor and patriotism" could make him completely unfair.

Liu Yu also understood this truth. He had no choice but to do it. Since Qu Ning discovered his indecision, he could only do it the opposite and describe his bad deeds as "the act of a gentleman."

The emperor did not think it was angry, but was curious and asked with a smile: "Wen Yan, why do you say that 'A gentleman is lustful'?"

Liu Yu also knew that this argument was difficult to prove, and his expression was calm and calm: "I heard an ancient poem below, which said, 'The doves sang in the river island. A beautiful lady is a gentleman who is good at it. The mixed water vegetables flowed from side to side. A beautiful lady, she is looking for it.' The ancients regarded ladies as what they wanted and regarded them as gentlemen. They believed that everyone loved beauty. If they did not have a lustful heart, how could they be called a gentleman?"

There is no Book of Songs in this world. Liu Yu suddenly said a "ancient poem" with a very elegant artistic conception, which made the Jinshi imagine the beautiful scene of a gentleman seeking a lady by the side of Hezhou.

Qu Ning said in a bad tone: "So you are sitting on a beautiful wife and concubine and you are going out to look for flowers and ask about willows?"

Perhaps Qu Ning was too angry and excited, and with a little body language in his expression, he accidentally knocked down the screen in front of him, and immediately revealed her appearance as an Arab woman covering her face with a black veil. The Jinshi all over the audience was quite amazed when he saw that he was discussing learning with a woman who didn't even want to show his face. Or it was more appropriate to describe it as a stunned person.

Liu Yu smiled and said, "A lustful person should have a heart for beauty. If you have the respect of a lady, even if you are on the bank of the river, you will definitely not have any intentions. Please rest assured by Miss Qu."

Liu Yu's words were obviously provocative, which inspired Qu Ning's inner anger. Qu Ning immediately pointed out "You!" and suddenly stood up. The scarf on his head was unstable and almost fell off. The stretched hand immediately retracted to stabilize the scarf. He became angry, and Qu Ning didn't remember to study, so he complained to the emperor: "Emperor, he..."

The emperor smiled and waved his hand, saying to Liu Yu: "Wen Yan, you are not right now. How can you scold a lady in public?"
Chapter completed!