"Go ahead and ask. I would like to see if you can distort the truth in front of everyone!"
"If that's the case, then Chief Wuma, listen carefully." Jiang Pengji smiled nonchalantly. "First question, who is Liu Xi?"
"That's your twin brother. You took over your brother's identity."
Wuma Shang spoke without hesitation.
Jiang Pengji's expression was calm as she replied readily, "Haha, that's wrong. I am Liu Xi, and Liu Xi is me. Who said that a twin sister can't use her deceased brother's name to comfort her parents who lost their beloved son? This is filial piety. I don't think it's wrong. "
Wuma Shang's eyes widened. He almost choked on her words.
Seeing his expression, the other officials were happy to watch the show. The viewers in the streaming room were cheering for Jiang Pengji.
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Gu Feng Yi Si Yuan: The streamer has charged up to a hundred percent. I have a feeling that it's going to be a terrifying battlefield.
Wu Ye Sheng Sheng: Isn't it good to be alive? Why did you have to provoke my husband? Look at him now, he's about to die.
"Sophistry!" Wuma Shang's expression darkened. He didn't know how to retort.
Jiang Pengji smiled as she asked her second question. She was even more cunning, and the officials held back their laughter. "Second question. Chief Wuma, listen carefully — do you think that 'those who wear men's clothes are all men, and those who wear women's clothes are all women' is correct?"
Wuma Shang opened his mouth. He didn't know if he should answer right or wrong.
Because no matter how he answered, Jiang Pengji had a bunch of questions waiting for him.
If he answered that it was correct, he would be lying through his teeth.
How could the gender of a man and a woman be determined by a piece of clothing?
If a man wore women's clothes, he would still be a man. His body would not turn into a woman.
Similarly, if a woman wore men's clothes, she would still be a woman. She would not turn into a man.
If Wuma Shang answered wrong, he would be jumping into Jiang Pengji's trap and slapping himself in the face.
He said sullenly, "Of course that's wrong."
Jiang Pengji laughed. "That's right. That's wrong. Similarly, I, Liu Xi, am a woman. It's just that I love dressing up as a man. The world thinks I'm a man just because I'm wearing men's clothes. Is this also my fault? I, Liu Xi, have never used makeup to hide my appearance. I've always been bare-faced. Outsiders have mistaken me for a man. Do you expect me to tell everyone I meet that I'm a woman? "
What he meant was — how could he blame others for his own blindness?
Wu Ma Yu was so angry that his face turned red. He pointed at her and said. "Ignorant child, this is clearly quibbling. If you had no intention of hiding it, why did you say that you would confess to His Majesty and Empress Dowager after the court session? It's clearly intentional. It's simply an act of deceiving the Emperor. "
"You're wrong," Jiang Pengji said strangely. "Everyone thinks that Liu Xi is a man, including His Majesty and the Empress Dowager. I didn't sincerely hide it, but I also didn't explain it in time. I also didn't tell everyone I met that I was a woman. That's why I admitted that I was deceiving them. I'm just saying this to give the Prefectural Governor a way out of this embarrassing situation. I never expected the county governor to be so overbearing! "
After being tricked by Jiang Pengji again and again, Wuma Shang's rage had reached its peak.
"No matter how much you quibble, you still can't hide the fact that you tried to disguise your gender to take over as Wanzhou's governor!"
"I understand now. Chief Wu Ma is holding on to this matter because she thinks that I, a woman, shouldn't take over as Wanzhou's magistrate?"
Wu Ma Xing laughed sinisterly. "You concealed your gender with the intention of taking over as Wanzhou's governor. You have committed a great crime of deceiving the emperor. What else do you have to say?"
Jiang Pengji coldly glanced at Wuma Shang.
"I thought that the real crime of deceiving the ruler would be when someone else pretended to be Liu Xi and took over as Wanzhou's Magistrate. I never thought that your so-called crime of deceiving the ruler would be when a woman concealed her gender and took over as Wanzhou's Magistrate. Liu Xi is still Liu Xi. He's the real Liu Xi, not an outsider pretending to be him. Why can't he take over as Wanzhou's magistrate? "Jiang Pengji sneered." Why don't you say that the county chief thinks that women are not qualified to be Wanzhou's magistrate? "
Wuma Shang asked in return.
"Did I say anything wrong?"
"Of course it's wrong! It's the funniest mistake in the world! " Jiang Pengji's voice suddenly became loud and clear. She pointed the ceremonial tablet in her hand at Wuma Shang's nose and said forcefully, "If you say that women are not qualified to be Wanzhou's magistrate, may I ask whether the Marquis of Guannei, Xu gong, is a man or a woman?"
Jiang Pengji's words directly dragged the Xu brothers, Xu Bei and Xu Fei, into the water. They were the descendants of Xu gong.
The Xu brothers, who had originally thought that they were spectators, looked at each other, then turned their faces away in disgust.
Without waiting for Wuma Shang's reply, Xu Bei stepped forward and answered, "Naturally, Xu gong is a woman."
Wuma Shang's face twitched. He secretly clenched his fists in his sleeves. He looked at Jiang Pengji with a gaze filled with intense hatred.
"Naturally, Xu gong is a woman. Moreover, she is a heroine who does not lose to men."
Jiang Pengji smiled and cupped her hands in greeting to Xu Bei.
Xu Bei also returned Jiang Pengji's greeting in a daze. He was still in a daze …
How did the promised younger brother turn into a younger sister?
The face was still the same face, the body was still the same body, but the gender had been reversed.
Jiang Pengji pressed on. "I, Liu Xi, do not dare to be arrogant and say that I have surpassed my predecessors, but ever since I was young, I have admired Xu gong. I have secretly regarded her as my role model. My dynasty is the legitimate descendant of the Xia Dynasty. Naturally, we have to follow the previous dynasty and restore our former glory. I have one last question. Listen carefully, Chief Wuma — now, do you still think that Liu Xi, as a woman, is wrong to take over the position of Wanzhou's magistrate? "
Wuma Shang was about to say that Jiang Pengji was arrogant. How could she compare to Xu gong? Jiang Pengji had already gained the upper hand with her words.
"… Could it be that Chief Wuma also agrees with the 'Four Self-Accomplishment Classics for Women' that the people of Zhongzhao worship and regard as the standard? That women should obey the Three Virtues and Four Virtues? That women like Xu gong are women who do not abide by the ways of women? That they should be stripped of their titles and nailed to the pillar of shame? I heard that when the 'Four Self-Accomplishment Classics for Women' was popular in Zhongzhao, many learned scholars even wrote books to condemn Xu gong and other female heroes. Chief Wuma, do you agree? "
Jiang Pengji asked aggressively. "You only need to answer yes or no!"
Wuma Shang's face was deathly pale. He could hear countless voices buzzing in his ears. His palms were covered in sticky cold sweat.
He stammered, "You … you're twisting words and forcing logic! This kind of woman who does not abide by the ways of women … "
"Enough!"
A stern rebuke forcefully interrupted Wuma Shang's words. An ivory baton was swung across his face, almost knocking him out.
Xu Bei's face was as black as the bottom of a pot. He asked sternly, "Wuma, you old fool! Who are you calling unruly? "
Xu Fei's temper was not as good as Xu Bei's.
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