Hong Yi was a serious scholar. He was familiar with the classics and history, and was adept at finding loopholes in language to harshly criticize his opponent.
This was also a necessary method for reading and writing essays to attack others. It was also a necessary method to figure out the examiner's psychology and attack theories that went against the examiner's beliefs.
In all fairness, the Marquis Champion's poem was indeed majestic and shocking. Hong Yi also felt great admiration for it. If he were to compose something in a short period of time, it would be a bit difficult to surpass the spirit of this poem.
After all, one needed inspiration to compose a poem. Even an immortal poet or sage poet could not casually compose a poem.
But this did not stop Hong Yi from attacking the Champion Marquis.
Scholars were good at many things, but what they were best at was attacking! And it was an attack that gnawed on words!
Unfortunately, Hong Yi had already mastered this method of attacking to the point of perfection.
The other party's poem contained some obscure terms, which became a target of attack.
Hong Yi had never heard of the term "Wu Gou". Perhaps it was a treasure that no one knew of, but using the other party's obscure language to attack was Hong Yi's forte.
Swords and sabers. Swords had to be straight. Weapons that were not straight could not be called swords, because in ancient rites, swords represented integrity.
Although swords were not as lethal as sabers.
In the army, swords were not used. The swords of the scholarly officials and the emperor's swords were not used to kill, but to represent one's own integrity.
Therefore, the Champion Marquis, under Hong Yi's questioning, had said that the "Wu Gou" was like a curved hook, and that it was an ancient mystical sword. Immediately, Hong Yi had found a loophole.
Hong Yi had found this loophole and was unwilling to let it go. He would not let it go.
Even if there really was an ancient divine sword called 'Wu Gou', since this divine weapon was a hook, it could not be called a sword at all. It was the Champion Marquis who did not know the difference. Hong Yi decided to use logic to crush him.
Hong Yi had originally planned to suppress the Champion Marquis' dao heart. Although they could not compete in dao techniques, Hong Yi could still break the other party's dao heart in terms of literary talent, textual research, and logic.
"Oh?"
Suddenly, as soon as Hong Yi finished speaking, he immediately felt a deep killing intent.
He saw that the Marquis Champion's eyes were sharp, as if he would pounce on him at any time. Clearly, his attack had provoked the Marquis Champion's killing intent.
"Humph."
At this moment, Arachnida Gigantea suddenly jumped and stood in front of Hong Yi.
However, the Champion Marquis' killing intent only flashed for a moment. He didn't make a move. Then, he sneered and said, "A scholar will always be a scholar. You dare to show off in front of me with just a few books? Attack me? On the Yun Meng Plains, there is a tribe called "Wu" that specializes in forging swords and sabers. The swords they forge are curved like hooks and can kill without spilling blood. The world is so big and there are so many things. How can you understand them? "
"Oh? So the Wu Hook is the blade of a tribe on the Yun Meng Plains. " Hong Yi nodded and smiled. Although he was well-versed in history and was familiar with the dynasties of Tianzhou, he didn't know how many tribes there were on the Yun Meng Plains. This was a question that not even the people of the Yun Meng Kingdom could figure out. However, the Champion Marquis had fought on the plains for tens of thousands of miles, so there might be a tribe. However, this did not make up for the loophole in Hong Yi's attack on the Champion Marquis.
Hong Yi didn't seem to care about the murderous intent that flashed across the Champion Marquis's face. He cupped his hands and said righteously, "But just now, Marquis said that this is a sword? All curved weapons are not swords. Swords must be upright weapons. Marquis must remember this. Don't be careless and make a fool of yourself. However, Marquis is an army commander after all. His poem is understandable. But I am a scholar. I understand the big picture and understand the big picture. That is the most important thing. Poetry is, after all, a small art. "
"Oh?"
The more the Champion Marquis listened, the more serious his expression became. An inexplicable smile appeared on his face, "Are you lecturing me?"
"I don't dare." Hong Yi raised his voice, "Marquis is going to assist His Majesty in governing the world. If he can't distinguish between right and wrong, how can he govern? I am doing my duty as a scholar to advise Marquis. Otherwise, when Marquis governs in the future, he will be unable to distinguish between right and wrong. It will be the people who suffer. "
"You are saying that I can't distinguish between right and wrong?" The Champion Marquis's expression changed.
Although Hong Yi's words were light, the meaning behind each word was as sharp as a knife. "Can't distinguish between right and wrong" was too heavy. To put it in another way, not being able to distinguish between right and wrong meant not understanding etiquette. To put it even more harshly, one would be worse than a beast.
To be unable to distinguish between right and wrong, if one wasn't a beast, then what was?
Although these words were heavy, when combined with what the Champion Marquis had just said, he really didn't understand right and wrong.
Although a lot of the weapons that were made nowadays were called swords, such as the Divine Wind Nation's "Shark Cutter". Although it was curved and was called a sword, strictly speaking, it was still a saber. As a scholar, he criticized it as a barbaric culture, and he didn't know anything about it.
The debate between the knife and the sword, strictly speaking, was about the difference between right and wrong. If this was a scientific examination, and the examiners wanted to find fault, then it would be a big problem.
Now, Hong Yi took advantage of this loophole and immediately caught the Champion Marquis unprepared.
Even if the Champion Marquis had peerless martial arts and heaven-defying means, he couldn't find the words to refute.
"Hmph, even if you can compose a poem or two, people will have loopholes. How can you not find them? I have gone through the scientific examination, a few literary battles, and endured the examiners' nitpicking of the bones in an egg. I have developed a body of unbreakable literary skills. You want to fight a literary battle and use poetry to suppress me? I will attack you so hard that even your grandmother won't be able to recognize you. "
Hong Yi saw that the Champion Marquis was speechless and knew that he had gradually shaken the Champion Marquis' confidence.
In the examination venue, the examiners were all nitpicky characters. They could find any loopholes in the words. Hong Yi had gone through a few Elementary Scholar examinations and a High Scholar examination. In terms of literary skills, he had long developed a body of unbreakable Vajra.
"Alright, two Da Qian envoys, reciting poems is a natural thing to do. Don't fall out. Today is the Yun Nation's national banquet, please return to your seats."
Seeing that the situation was not good, the Yun Nation's ruler, Chan Huicang, quickly stood up and said. Then, Chan Huicang said to Hong Yi, "Sea Patrol Envoy, the Champion Marquis is your Da Qian Marshal. He has many military achievements and is the God of War. You don't have a title and your military position is low. How dare you talk back to him? This doesn't seem to be in line with etiquette, right? "
The Grand Secretary also stood up and said, "Moreover, there is nothing wrong with the Champion Marquis' poem. The Divine Wind Nation's chrysanthemum pattern steel knife is also called a sword. Yun Meng's" Wu "tribe's hook knife is also called a sword. This is also not inappropriate."
"That's not what I said!"
Hong Yi walked to the center of the hall in a manner that was neither servile nor overbearing. He cupped his hands and performed an orthodox scholar's etiquette.
"In the debate between the sword and the saber, there is a principle of right and wrong. As a scholar, I have to distinguish between right and wrong. The saber is a weapon of slaughter, not benevolence and righteousness. It is considered to be curved, while the sword is a weapon of etiquette. It is considered to be upright. The commoners may not understand the principle of right and wrong, but the Champion Marquis is the commander of the army and has the power to decide life and death! With a wave of his hand, thousands of heads will fall to the ground. If one does not understand the principle of right and wrong, then it is extremely dangerous. As a scholar, I have to let the ruler and the commander of the army understand this principle. If the king and the general do not understand this principle, then I, a scholar, will have to advise them even if I have to risk my life. "
Hong Yi's impassioned words resounded in the hall.
There was no lack of scholars among the officials of the Yun Nation. When they heard Hong Yi's impassioned words, they all nodded their heads in approval.
The Yun Nation originally learned from the etiquette of the Central Plains. Even the imperial palace's 12 levels of brothels were copied. Naturally, there were many people who studied Confucianism.
In fact, the current Yun Nation was a small imperial court. In fact, it was even clearer on etiquette than the imperial court of the Da Qian.
After Hong Yi's impassioned speech, his tone changed again and became deep and resounding. He raised his head like an isolated red-crowned crane on a thousand-blade peak and said to the King of the Yun Nation, "Furthermore, the King said that my status is lowly and that I do not have a noble title. Contradicting the Champion Marquis is not in line with etiquette. This is not the righteousness of a scholar. As a scholar, even if I am a commoner, as long as I have the world in my heart and am selfless and upright, I can still be a noble, bow to the emperor, and rebuke him directly. As for the Champion Marquis's poem, it was indeed majestic. However, the phrase 'I wish to be conferred a noble title from 3,000 miles away' seemed to be unintended. Right now, the Champion Marquis was already Marquis. However, this poem must have been composed by Marquis in the past, right? Did Ying Jing 'er bring it out today? "
Hong Yi looked at the Champion Marquis.
"So what if I did? This poem was composed when I was raiding the grasslands and had yet to be conferred a noble title. "The Champion Marquis gritted his teeth and smiled.
There were many things hidden in this smile.
His eyes were filled with murderous intent.
His pupils seemed to be two vortexes that wanted to suck Hong Yi in. It was extremely frightening.
At this moment, all the civil and military officials of the Yun Nation could feel the murderous intent of the Da Qian Champion Marquis. He was like a god of death, and everyone's hearts tightened.
"Champion Marquis, although your status is high and your noble title is worlds apart from mine, I am a scholar. Nobles and ministers like you cannot suppress me in front of me."
Hong Yi flicked his sleeves and clapped. After learning the demeanor of a famous scholar, he cupped his hands and said slowly, "I also have a poem. Champion Marquis, listen up."
"I'm all ears." The Champion Marquis smiled again.
Hong Yi opened his mouth and recited, "Swallows, sparrows, and swans have no respect. The commoner's noble title has a cup of wine. I am the Roc in the clouds, and I only look at the sky and refuse to fly."
Hong Yi's recitation of the poem became even more impassioned. At the same time, he merged himself into the history books. Those famous scholars who carried books of poetry and traveled around with swords were filled with the emotions of the great Confucian scholars. Each of their words naturally contained a sense of fury.
When the civil and military officials of the imperial court heard Hong Yi's poem, everyone felt an unyielding spirit, as if they had seen a true famous scholar with strong character.
Not for anything else, just because Hong Yi was just a small Patrolling Sea Envoy. Facing the famous Champion Marquis of Great Gan, who was feared by all the countries in the world, what was this?
This was the demeanor of a true famous scholar.
The emperor of a powerful country like the Yun Meng Empire, Nalan Yihong, couldn't even eat after hearing the name of the Champion Marquis.
Because of this, when the king of the Yun Nation and all the civil and military officials heard the Champion Marquis's visit, they immediately paved the way with yellow sand and sprinkled clean water on the ground, and held a state banquet.
Now, Hong Yi had rebutted the Champion Marquis to the point of being stunned. Everyone was impressed by the Champion Marquis' bearing.
The civil and military officials of the Yun Nation deeply admired the famous scholars of the Central Plains.
Just when the civil and military officials of the Yun Nation were shocked, Hong Yi once again cupped his hands towards the Champion Marquis and proudly said, "Although I am not a commoner, I have attacked the Champion Marquis today. Presumably, when I return to the Da Qian, I will be a true commoner, and you will still be a noble. But a commoner's noble title is just a cup of wine in the hands of a scholar like me. Today, in the hall of the overseas countries, I propose a toast to you. I hope the Champion Marquis can understand the difference between a sword and a saber, right and wrong! Don't be blinded by power. If you enter the cabinet in the future, if you can govern the world to a state of peace, tax the world, annex the land, and ensure that the people of the Da Qian live and work in peace and contentment without being bullied by the nobles, I will personally pay you a visit to apologize for my rudeness today. "
As he said that, Hong Yi returned to the table, raised the wine in his hand, shook it at the Champion Marquis, and drank it.
It was another righteous speech.
At today's banquet in the Rising Cloud Nation, Hong Yi did not use any weapons or divine abilities. He only relied on words to forcefully render the insufferably arrogant Champion Marquis, who could kill gods and exterminate Buddhas, and who had the fortune of the world in his grasp, speechless.
Seeing such a scene, Arachnida Gigantea returned to her seat with her mouth wide open, looking very innocent.
Chan Yinsha's eyes flickered as he looked at Hong Yi. He also felt that he didn't really understand Hong Yi. At this moment, this Silver Shark, who had dominated the world, finally understood the elegance of Hong Yi.
"Hahahaha."
The Champion Marquis looked at Hong Yi's actions and his face was filled with uncertainty. No one knew what he was thinking. All of a sudden, his eyes lit up and he laughed out loud, "Indeed, you are the top scorer of the Da Qian Imperial Court's provincial examinations. You have the qualities of a scholar. It seems that although you are the son of Senior Tutor Hong and have no status or title, your future is limitless. You have done a good job as the Sea Patrol Envoy. When I return, I will report this to the Emperor and give you a promotion. "
As he said this, the Champion Marquis returned to his own table, raised his wine cup, and toasted with Hong Yi. Then, he put it down abruptly.
As he put the glass cup down, it sank deep into the sandalwood table. A hole appeared in the table, and a piece of wood the size of a palm fell to the ground.
At this moment, the Yun Nation's historian quietly recorded: "In the winter of Da Qian year 60, November 5th, the Da Qian Champion Marquis went to the Yun Nation as a diplomatic envoy. At a state banquet in the palace hall, the Champion Marquis was provoked by a minor general of the Da Qian Pacification Navy. He poured his strength into the wine cup and broke the sandalwood table. "
"Huh?"
Just as the Yun Nation's historian was secretly recording, the Champion Marquis's sharp eyes looked in all directions. Looking at the scribbles of the historian in the distance, his eyes suddenly turned cold.
Looking at the strokes of the scribbles, he could naturally see what those scribbles were writing.
"Divine Eagle King."
His fingers trembled.
"Marquis, you must not do this. The scribbles of the historian are like iron. Even the most cruel of emperors cannot touch the scribbles. If word of this gets out, the scholars and officials of the Da Qian Imperial Court will really condemn you. Even the Emperor will not be able to deal with the aftermath. "
Xiao Anran saw the Champion Marquis's expression and knew what he wanted to do. He hurriedly separated a portion of his thoughts and used his divine sense to speak.
"I have fought for many years and killed gods and Buddhas. I am not afraid of a group of pedantic scholars." The Champion Marquis smiled coldly and said, "However, today, the Yun Nation's king received me as an equal and even tried his best to curry favor with me. This Hong Yi really has the temperament of those pedantic scholars. After I return to the Da Qian Empire, I will send a memorial to the Emperor and transfer him under me. Such a person has no problem debating and is extremely shrewd. Taking him under me will increase my strength. "
"Marquis wants to take him under him? But he is the son of Senior Grand Tutor Hong! "Xiao Anran said.
"Senior Grand Tutor Hong is also an equal to me," the Champion Marquis said. "After this state banquet, let's go back."
"Go back? Don't you want to investigate the death of Fubo General Xiao Tianyao? And Xiao Shaonan! My, Fang Xiandao's, Immortal Capital Jade Emperor! "Xiao Anran said.
"There is nothing to investigate at the moment. I will suppress this matter and the truth will come to light. As for your Dharma treasure, Fang Xiandao, I will take one from the Creation Gourd to compensate you, "the Champion Marquis said lightly and looked at Hong Yi, who was calmly eating, with a cold smile on his face.
"I have been unrivaled for so long. It seems that I have finally met an opponent that I can play with. However, he is too weak and can be crushed in one move. It is not fun at all. I will recuperate first."
The Champion Marquis said to himself.
"Father."
After the Champion Marquis returned to his desk, the entire state banquet quietened down. All the civil and military officials seemed to be stunned by what had just happened.
No one would have thought that a small Sea Patrol would be able to completely suppress the Champion Marquis at the state banquet.
"Musicians, play the music!"
Seeing that the scene was deserted, the Grand Secretary gave the ceremonial officer a look.
Just as the ceremonial officer ordered the musicians to play the music, Chan Yinsha suddenly spoke.
"What is it, Prince?" King Chan Huicang hurriedly stopped the ceremonial officer from playing the music and turned to ask with a pleasant expression. He naturally attached great importance to this daughter of his.
Chan Yinsha looked at Hong Yi and said, "I'm here today to tell my father something by using the state banquet as an excuse."
"Oh? What is it, Prince? Speak quickly. "Chan Huicang hurriedly said.
At this time, all the civil and military officials looked at Chan Yinsha, the princess of the reincarnation of the 'Sea God', not knowing what she wanted to say.
"I have already chosen a dao companion. I just wanted to tell Father," Yinsha said calmly.
"What?"
When King Chan Huicang heard Chan Yinsha's words, he was so shocked that he threw the wine cup in his hand to the ground. This matter was too shocking for him.
Chan Yinsha was the princess of the Rising Cloud Nation. Her reputation among the people was even more miraculous than that of the king. She was respected by the people. After all, the people relied on the sea to make a living. For a 'Sea God' princess who could ride on a shark and who even silver sharks had to listen to her, they revered her like a god.
There were even some people on the shores of the Rising Cloud Nation who had statues of Chan Yinsha and built temples for her. Every day, the fishermen who went out to sea to fish would first burn incense for her and kowtow three times before daring to go out to sea.
The marriage of such a princess was naturally a big matter.
All the civil and military officials in the court were also stunned. They all stared at Chan Yinsha. Of course, they wanted to know who Chan Yinsha had chosen as her dao companion. After the king died, that 'dao companion' might be the new king.
After all, the princes and descendants of the Rising Cloud Nation would definitely not be able to compete with Chan Yinsha.
Hearing Chan Yinsha's words, even the Champion Marquis, the Divine Eagle King, and Xiao Anran were shocked.
The dao companion of the world's eight great demon immortals.
This was definitely a heavy weight.
The Champion Marquis's eyes narrowed into slits. As they flickered, a bright light shot out from them like a flying sword. No one knew what he was thinking.
"May I know who your dao companion is? After you say it, Father will arrange it for you. This is a huge matter of our Rising Cloud Nation. The ceremonial officials will have to prepare for at least several months to pardon the slaves in the cities. "
Chan Huicang calmed his mind and asked.
All the civil and military officials looked at Chan Yinsha's mouth, hoping to hear who she had chosen. Even the silver shark warriors standing outside the hall pricked up their ears.
After all, in the eyes of these silver shark warriors, Chan Yinsha was a princess who was like a goddess. They all revered her.
Who would be able to marry this celestial princess?
No one would not want to know!
Under everyone's watchful eyes, Chan Yinsha raised her hand and pointed at Hong Yi. She clearly said, "It's this Young Master Hong Yi. We are fated for three lifetimes. Young Master Hong Yi will be my dao companion. Father, have the ceremonial officials record it down and arrange everything."
"What?"
"How is this possible?"
Xiao Anran and the Divine Eagle King looked at each other. They could see the shock in each other's eyes.
"Let's go!"
The Champion Marquis suddenly stood up and walked out without saying anything!
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