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After Jing Ke selected the fisherman, he slowly put down the male loser Rong in his hand and very carefully asked, "Are you alright, Miss Rong." This was the first time that Gongsheng Rong was hugged by Jing Ke. Although it wasn't for long, the young girl's mood was still very good. She lowered her head and said with a red face, "I'm fine, Jing ?" Young Master. " When Jing Ke heard her words, he finally realized that just now, he had hugged Gongsheng Rong, and the young girl's fragrance was still wafting through his nose. Immediately, his face flushed red and he hastily turned his head away.

The fisherman was unable to move after being hit by the finger. He was even more exasperated as he yelled out, "You two ?" As the words reached his mouth, he suddenly felt his throat tighten and was no longer able to utter a sound. It turned out that before he could finish his sentence, Jing Ke knew he was going to curse, so he was one step faster than him. He tapped the back of his head and spine, sealing his mute acupoint.

After Jing Ke hit his mute acupoint, an evil and evil smile appeared on his face. He then walked in front of him and quite easily took the bamboo basket from his hand, and smilingly said: "Hehe, Uncle, you can't be so vicious, I only lied to you, and you want people's lives. Since this money of yours is rare, then you can just give it to me as a gift."

The fisherman had spent a lot of effort and spent a few days and nights on the coast of the Eastern Sea to capture this rare gold coin. Now that it was easily snatched away by Jing Ke, he was so angry that he almost vomited a mouthful of blood.

Seeing the fire in his eyes, Jing Ke knew how angry he was in his heart, but he also wanted to anger him even more. He raised his head to look at the sky and said in a loud voice, "This kind of rare thing should be my greeting gift to Senior Sun." Saying so, he gave Gong Zhuang a meaningful glance and walked with her towards the pavilion that was faintly discernible.

When the two of them walked closer to the pavilion, the surrounding fog immediately dissipated. As if they knew that someone had arrived, just as the two of them were astonished, they suddenly heard a handsome voice shout, "Aren't you enjoying yourself coming from afar? A man does not know, nor does he not know, but he is a gentleman. " The voice recited in a continuous manner, giving off the impression that it was a scholar reciting a poem.

The two of them followed the voice and looked over. They saw a scholar with a head scarf wrapped around his head, reciting a poem. As he was reciting, he slightly frowned, as if he had read a lot of poetry. Jing Ke looked up at the pavilion and saw the words "Listening Tide Pavilion" written on it. Naturally, he was overjoyed. He didn't expect that the place mentioned by Sima Kong had been found by him.

"This little brother, do you know where Senior Sun Pei-sun is?" Jing Ke saw that the scholar was listening in the pavilion, so he must have some connection with Sun Pa, so he clasped his fists and asked.

Hearing Jing Ke's question, the scholar turned around and carefully sized Jing Ke and Gong Zhuorong up for a moment, then pretended not to hear him. He deliberately continued to speak in a clear voice, "Guan Jiu, on the river continent, a fair lady, a prince is welcome." He purposely said this because he saw Jing Ke and Gongsheng Rong standing a few feet apart from each other, so they weren't very intimate. He was sure that the two weren't husband and wife, and purposely teased them on the suspicion that they were secretly running away.

When Gong Huorong heard this, she naturally understood the meaning behind the scholar's words. She then sent out a pair of her own, saying: "The wall is filled with artemisia selengensis, the head is heavy, the feet are light; the roots are shallow; the mountains are bamboo shoots; the beaks are thick and the bellies are hollow." These words were meant to ridicule the scholar for not having a genuine talent, but he was boasting shamelessly.

The scholar had read countless of poems, so how could he not know that Gong Luoran was ridiculing him? He could not help but feel his face darken as he said extremely unhappily: "My lady is too conceited, how dare you be so arrogant? "I am familiar with all four books and five scriptures. I have thoroughly read them all and have memorized them all. However, the young lady has ridiculed me for having no real ability, while the young one wants to learn from the young lady!"

When Gong Huorong saw that he was still angry and had lost his composure, she secretly rejoiced and said: "I can ask for advice, but if I lose, what should I do?"

The scholar had long since refused to accept the sarcastic remark of Gong Luoran. Now that he had spoken such provocative words, how could he restrain himself? He replied, "If I lose, I will do as you say!"

"Alright, then the young lady can answer three questions at will. If you are able to answer one question, then you have won. If you are unable to answer one question, then you cannot be blamed for offending me." As Gong Zhuang Rong spoke, she bowed towards the scholar. Although she had her reasons for apologizing, at the moment, she was even more provocative.

"Good!" "If I answer all three questions, what will I do?" The scholar accepted the challenge. However, the rules on the challenge only stated the right question. This was obviously not looking down on him, so he went ahead and tried to force the other party to lose face.

"Then the two of us will do as you say." Gong Zhuang Rong smiled and casually replied.

Her rather relaxed reply seemed to be quite confident, but Jing Ke was actually a bit uneasy. "Although he knew that Gong Zhuang and Rong were talented, he still had her reasons for making such a deal, after all, it was a matter of whether they managed to find Sun Bo or not. Now that the scholar was indeed someone who had read a lot of poems, Gong Zhuang Rong could actually claim to have lost as long as he answered three questions in one go. This greatly reduced his odds of winning, and made him feel uneasy in his heart.

"Then let the young lady set the questions." The scholar put down the paper, casually waved his hand, and said with a sigh.

Gongsheng Rong smiled and casually said, "Young Master boasts that he has read a lot of the Four Books and Five Classic. Please accept it. This first question is related to Sage Kong. "Miss has heard that Confucianists have disciples everywhere in the world ?"

"There are three thousand disciples in Confucius's sect, and seventy-two of them have reached the position of leader. They are ranked first with Yan, Yan Hui, Zeng, Zhong Wei, and Ran Jian. What is the difficulty of this?" Hehe, could it be that you are underestimating me? " Before Gongsheng Rong could finish her sentence, the scholar quickly replied, indicating that he already knew everything and that there was no need to ask anymore.

However, Gong Huorong shook her head slightly and replied, "I'm not asking about that, I just want to know how many elders there are in the seventy-two people. "Young people?"

After the scholar asked this question, he could not help but be stunned. He frowned and thought for a long time, but was still unable to come to a conclusion. He could not help but say dejectedly, "This is all there is in the book."

Gong Huorong shook her head again and said, "It is recorded in the book, 'The Late Spring', 'The Spring Gown', 'The Crown', and 'The Boy', six or seven people. They are all dancing in the wind, singing and returning home. This goes from fifty to thirty, to sixty-seven to forty-two. This adds up to exactly seventy-two, and it's not written very clearly.

When the scholar heard this, he was stunned like a wooden chicken. Then he suddenly realized something and muttered to himself, "So that's how it is, so that's how it is." At this moment, he understood that this woman who looked like the spring breeze in front of him was not easy to deal with. He was glad that she only said that he would answer the correct question, or else he would have lost.

Jing Ke, who was standing at the side, saw that Gong Zhuang Rong easily win against that scholar, and his heart suddenly lit up, secretly delighted, "So Miss Rong didn't even fight that scholar head on, but borrowed this pretext to go against him. No wonder she's so confident in herself."

"Since the young master cannot answer the first question, the little girl will continue with the second question. Listen carefully: The surname of the Bai Family is complex, it includes the surnames of all the sons. Everyone in the world calls it the common people, so which surname is the first surname?" Gong LuoRong asked with a smile as she looked at him.

If one were to say that there were originally not only a hundred families, but many, many, so to say, 100. In the current world, the surname Zhou was the greatest surname of the kingdoms under Zhou Tianzi's rule, but if one were to say which one was the earliest, it would be impossible to say. The scholar bitterly meditated without being able to comprehend it, but he was unwilling to admit defeat. In the end, he could not help but stutter out a sentence: "This ? .Could it be that it's surname 'Huang'?"

The reason he answered was because the emperor had unified the Central Plains first, so it wasn't unreasonable to give him the surname Huang. But even so, the emperor still had other leaders, so it was definitely not an accurate answer.

When Gong Huorong heard his uncertain answer, she smiled and shook her head. Then, she said with a face full of smiles, "Young master, you didn't know that Saint Meng had the 'Benshen' surname at the beginning of his life. It seems young master has read Kong Meng's book to a great extent, but didn't understand it well."

When Jing Ke heard this reply from Gong Zhuang Rong, he obviously felt that it was too far-fetched to refute, but there was nothing to refute. He couldn't help but feel that it was funny in his heart, and at the same time, he couldn't help but admire and admire Gong Zhuang Rong's cleverness. As for the scholar, he was even more dissatisfied. His face was flushed as he said, "Although this lady has said it out loud, this is a cunning way of saying it. Please forgive me for not accepting it."

Gongsheng Rong knew he would have such a reaction, so she made a humble gesture and said: "Since Gongzi is not convinced, then fine, I'll let you ask the third question, I'll answer it, if I can't, then it's considered a loss, how about it?"

When the scholar suddenly heard this suggestion, he could not help but immediately turn his anger into joy. One must know that no matter how crafty this Gong Luoran was, the one asking the question was him, and he obviously had the initiative. With his ability, it was easy for him to make things difficult for this arrogant young lady, so he could not help but laugh and agree, "Hehe, if this young lady wants to compete like this, then don't blame me for not showing mercy."

He had already lost two matches in a row, so naturally, he wouldn't miss this one chance to win. He pretended to be humble, but in his heart, he couldn't wait to show Gong Huorong who would win, so at the same time, he was already mulling over an extremely complicated problem. He pondered for a moment and his eyes couldn't help but light up as he chanted, "I also don't want to be too difficult for a lady. I'll just randomly come up with a simple question."

Gong Zhuang Rong knew that his expression showed that he had already thought of a difficult problem, and she also knew that if she used her sophistry to win against him, he would definitely not accept it, and would definitely not be willing to compete against her in the third round. Therefore, she took the risk and allowed him to set the question, thus giving her the last chance to win.

"Heh heh, lady, listen carefully. Ordinary people would rule over all the sons of the world, excluding the two Saints, Kong and Meng. What are the differences between the two Sages, Kong and Meng?" The scholar asked while shaking his head, extremely pleased with himself.

One had to know that Confucius and Second Sage Meng both belonged to the Confucian school, and the ideas that they advocated were all different. Confucius was more inclined to the path of mediocrity, while Mencius was more inclined to the thought of the "benevolent" government, but their thoughts were closely interconnected. The scholar was not one to simply answer these two questions, as long as the scholar read Kong Meng's book, he would naturally know more than the public should lose. As long as Gong Rong answered first, no matter how much she answered, there would always be things left to be overlooked.

When Jing Ke heard the question set by the scholar, he immediately understood that his side was at a disadvantage, and immediately retorted, "I'm afraid that it's inappropriate for you to make things difficult for people like this, right?"

Unexpectedly, the scholar calmly stroked his goatee and said, "Just now, your wife used some strange words to deceive me. I was only doing my best to return the favor. How could it not be appropriate?" Moreover, this rule was proposed by your wife herself, so you can't blame me. "

That scholar called her "your wife". Actually, he did it on purpose, but it caused Jing Ke's face to turn completely red. He had no words to reply to that. Although Jing Ke was originally a good craftsman for tricks, I don't know why, but as long as someone else brought Gong Zhuorong onto him, he would become faltering and at a loss. Not to mention trying to argue back, even his words became a bit disorderly.

However, just as Jing Ke was blushing, he heard Gong Zhuorong say from the side, "Disciple, listen carefully, this little girl is going to answer your question." The scholar turned to look at her in shock, and heard her slowly answer, "The biggest difference between a sage and a sage is that one is by his side while the other is above, is that it?"

The scholar originally thought that he would be able to listen to Gongsheng Rong's endless stream of reasoning, allowing him to take the opportunity to retort. However, Gongsheng Rong only spoke a few words before answering his question. He stood there stunned, unable to react.

After a short while, both Jing Ke and him showed an expression of regret and happiness. It could be seen that the two of them had already understood the subtleties of Gongsheng Rong's response. It turned out that Gongsheng Rong didn't investigate the differences between the two sages' schools of thought and only asked for their names, but she was impartial and was able to answer the scholar's question. As a result, no matter how much the scholar waited, it was all in vain.

"Hahaha, Miss Rong, you are smarter than others. I'm afraid that you don't have anything else to say to this sour scholarly man, right?" Jing Ke was overjoyed. While praising Gong Zhuang and Rong, he didn't forget to glance at the scholar and purposefully said the last sentence even louder.