"Hahaha~~"
Liu Ling took the lead and laughed. He took Lu An's hand, asked him to sit down again, and said, "Mr. Lu, you are such an alarmist. If you don't know better, you will think you have given up!"
"How can the general not know these truths you are talking about? I heard that the prince serves as your majesty's tutor and lectures all day long. Your majesty is talented and intelligent, and his talents and learning may not be inferior to yours!"
Liu Ling quickly helped Lu An out of the siege. Only then did Lu An realize that he had gone too far and stopped persuading.
The rest of the people also hurriedly dropped the topic and began to bring the topic to drinks and poetry.
Without saying a word, Ji Kang took the drink in front of him and started drinking heavily.
More and more celebrities are coming.
All the people Sima Yan had made friends with before were not left behind at this moment. They all went to meet Cao Maoxing and introduced their identities.
There are more and more people, but unfortunately, no real temple boss has emerged so far.
Cao Mao's invitations have been sent out, but they don't seem to have any intention of coming.
Neither Wang Xiang nor Sima Fu appeared here.
Eunuchs kept coming in and out, bringing news about the celebrities, and the ministers declined His Majesty's kindness.
This seemed to prove the importance of the Wei emperor in the hearts of the ministers in the temple. No important minister was willing to take the initiative to attend Cao Mao's banquet. This was under the premise that Sima Yan was one of the invitees.
If Cao Mao had bypassed Sima Yan and Zhong Hui and invited them alone, even the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest would not have dared to come.
When all the talents have arrived, it is natural to discuss knowledge.
Starting with Ruan Jilai, everyone talked about today's metaphysics. This time, Cao Mao did not continue to listen, and he ended up brazenly.
Cao Mao started this debate based on the "Tai Xuan Jing".
Cao Mao's Taixuan Jing was taught by Wang Su. Wang Su only taught him for a short period of time, but Cao Mao's own talents were very outstanding, and combined with other people's experience, he began to kill everyone.
At first, everyone did not take the emperor seriously.
After all, the emperor was young and had just come into contact with the classics. It was a big problem for him to understand them, and everyone here was a big shot who had studied the classics for decades. They could be used as sacrificial wine in the Imperial Academy.
However, when the emperor quoted the Taixuan Sutra skillfully and even used the annotations, the celebrities felt something was wrong.
Cao Mao took "mysterious and mysterious" as the starting point and put forward his own idea: "Mysterious description of reincarnation, natural structure"
Ruan Ji was unable to refute for a while, which aroused Ji Kang's interest, and Ji Kang joined the battle.
For a time, Cao Mao fought fiercely with many celebrities, and neither side gave in. Ruan Ji and others quoted scriptures and used the contents of many books to launch a strong attack on Cao Mao.
Cao Mao, on the other hand, focused on a copy of the Taixuan Sutra, which had the flavor of "defeating ten methods with one force".
Zhong Hui was stunned.
This is the first time Zhong Hui discovers the emperor's new talent!
He actually knows how to debate scriptures! !
During the Han and Wei dynasties, debating scriptures was an indispensable skill for celebrities. There were many wonderful debates in this era, such as the battle between ancient and modern texts, and Zheng Xuan's theory of Ying Shao.
Not only Zhong Hui was shocked, but also the celebrities who came to the banquet could not contain their excitement at this moment.
"Mr. Zheng, why don't you take action?!"
A famous person asked.
They all looked at a celebrity sitting in the crowd. This man looked at the superior Cao Mao in astonishment and almost broke his beard.
His name is Zheng Xiaotong.
He is the grandson of Zheng Xuan, the debate master. He is very talented and has Zheng Xuan's background, so he has been promoted many times and now serves as a servant.
Zheng Xiaotong did not hesitate and joined the battle on the spot.
Zhong Hui suddenly couldn't bear it anymore and went off to fight.
The banquet suddenly became extremely lively, and everyone started arguing wildly, with no one giving in to anyone.
In the hall, the most embarrassed person was Sima Yan.
At this moment, Sima Yan widened his clear and stupid eyes, trying hard to understand their words.
"If it's yellow or not, it's always the autumn color! The test says: If it's not yellow, it's the wrong virtue!"
"The reason why the heaven and the earth can last forever is because it does not generate itself, so it can live forever. Is it because the sage comes after his body and comes first, and exists outside his body? Isn't it because he is selfless?"
Sima Yan blinked his eyes, and then nodded in agreement.
"Yeah, yeah, that's right."
Everyone had different opinions, and as they talked, they found their opponents. At this moment, Cao Mao had left the main battlefield. Zheng Xiaotong and Zhong Hui were on stage, and they were passionately fighting each other.
Cao Mao found Ji Kang at this moment, holding his hand and telling him his thoughts.
Ji Kang was about to retort, but Cao Mao quickly stuffed something into his hand.
Ji Kang suddenly calmed down. He squeezed his hands and started arguing with Cao Mao even louder.
In Sima Yan's opinion, this banquet was quite boring.
Everyone stopped commenting on celebrities, and they stopped talking about interesting things. They just criticized each other in words that others couldn't understand, even though they themselves couldn't understand a word.
The banquet lasted for a long time, and when it ended, everyone was still a little reluctant to leave.
Zhong Hui was like this. He hadn't had such a heated debate in a long time.
It's a pity that this is the palace, and they can't fight at night here.
Cao Mao stood up, thanked many celebrities, and then took the initiative to comment on everyone's performance today.
He gave the best debate to Ji Kang and the second best to Zhong Hui. He also commented on everyone's debate methods and talents. To sum up, everyone is very good!
Those celebrities who originally came to the banquet just to get close to Sima Yan and to build their reputation on the emperor were very excited at the moment. They had come to the right place!
Such debates are of great benefit to improving your reputation and talents! The influence brought by it is much stronger than simple comments and poems!
The celebrities left one by one, but Zhong Hui was in no hurry to leave.
After all the celebrities had left, Zhong Hui looked at Cao Mao in front of him with a more complicated expression.
"well"
Zhong Hui suddenly let out a long sigh, turned around and left without saying anything.
Cao Mao remained unmoved and watched Zhong Hui leave.
Sima Yan looked at Cao Mao confused, "What does he mean?"
"Cherish talent."
"ah?"
"An Shi, why don't you participate in today's debate?"
"I"
Ji Kang staggered out of the palace. He was too drunk. Lu An helped him into the carriage, and then took the initiative to drive for him and left the place.
Sitting on the carriage, Ji Kang's eyes slowly became brighter, no longer as drunk as before.
He lowered his head and opened his palms.
It was a wad of paper.
After Ji Kang opened the note, he saw what the emperor had written to him.
It begins with a broken poem.
"Who has never died since ancient times? Leave your loyal heart to illuminate history!"
This is an unfinished poem, and it is also like a monologue by His Majesty.
Ji Kang muttered these words, his heart became heavier and heavier, but there was a paragraph that followed.
"The world is in danger, traitors are in power, the people are in dire straits, government orders are inconsistent, wars are raging, and there are internal and external troubles. I have the ambition to help the world. Do you have the determination to die together?"
Ji Kang suddenly clenched the note in his hand.
"Since ancient times, no one has ever left a loyal heart that will shine through history!"
The carriage stopped, and Lu An was about to help Ji Kang down, but saw that Ji Kang was already awake and staring at him.
Lu An was startled by him, "Why did you wake up so quickly today?"
"Can you come down?"
Ji Kang shook his head, "You can help me in."
Lu An had no choice but to step forward to help Ji Kang, let him get out of the car, and then walked into the mansion. Ji Kang's servants were already used to this scene and allowed Lu An to send the master in.
Ji Kang looked at his friend who was supporting him, his face was a little tangled and hesitant.
Lu An only felt strange. He touched his face and asked, "What's on my face?"
Ji Kang suddenly asked: "Why did Abdu want to admonish Your Majesty just now?"
Lu An scratched his head in embarrassment, "What else could it be for? I just want to advise His Majesty to study hard. Who would have thought that His Majesty would have such a good foundation in classics? You don't know that when His Majesty started to refute everyone , I couldn’t even lift my head, and I even advised him to study hard, because he is more talented and knowledgeable than me!”
Ji Kang held his hand and asked, "Is there any other reason?"
The smile on Lu An's face suddenly disappeared. He looked at his friend and was silent for a moment.
"In today's crisis, I look at His Majesty's words and deeds. He is a strong man and is definitely not a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death. If Your Majesty is obsessed with banquets and wants to rely on incompetent celebrities like us and doesn't want to accumulate strength and improve his abilities, I am afraid that sooner or later He will be harmed by the Sima family."
"Bold!!"
"General, how dare you speak like this to support the country?"
Ji Kang suddenly scolded.
But Lu An was not afraid of him. He said disdainfully: "Why are you bluffing me, Uncle Ye? What are these words? When you were drunk, you insulted Master Sima. You have been punished by God. You should be cut off from the throne. You still want to report me?" Can’t do it?”
He was not afraid at all. He pointed at Ji Kang and cursed with a smile: "You are my best friend. If I am arrested, you will be the second one to be arrested!"
Ji Kang took a deep breath and suddenly stopped.
"Your Majesty, Abdul, gave me a handwritten letter today."
Before Ji Kang finished speaking, Lu An covered his mouth, looked around warily, and pulled Ji Kang into the inner room.
After entering the inner room, Lu An said seriously: "Can such a big event be leaked at will?"
"Is this how you repay His Majesty's trust?!"
Lu An looked very angry.
Ji Kang quickly said: "You are not a villain, I believe you."
"Uncle Ye! His Majesty entrusted his life and property to you! Are you so contemptuous?! Trust me?"
Lu An looked very distressed, and he shouted in a low voice: "I knew that I should advise your Majesty! Don't associate with us incompetent and useless celebrities! What are we for? What are you for? Feel free to leak it Such a thing! Can you do anything big with your behavior like this?!"
"How could your Majesty do such a stupid thing?!"
