coobybook Chapter 148: No Need to Underestimate Yourself
Chapter 148: No Need to Underestimate Yourself
At this moment, the Confucian sage Zhang Xuzi had already walked from the desk to the front of the stage, stood shoulder to shoulder with Fang Xiaoxiao, exchanged a glance, and then spoke.
"Gentlemen, I've kept you waiting. I'll take advantage of my seniority for once and set an example!"
Damn, this old fox really has a big face. He actually said such shameless things. I really want to go up and slap him twice.
Fang Xiaoxiao wanted to beat the old bastard next to her to death, but she had no choice but to suppress her anger.
Seeing that the old fox had finished speaking, she picked up the conversation.
"What the Confucian sage said is so true. What do you mean by relying on your age? That's just belittling yourself. With your white hair and youthful face, if you didn't mention your age, I would think you were my elder brother."
"However, on the other hand, since the Confucian sage is so old, if he loses later, he mustn't be so angry that he vomits blood. This junior is timid, and I was born into a wealthy family. Although I lost, I also developed a 'rich man's disease,' and I can't stand the sight of blood!"
"!!!!!!"
"Good heavens, what does Madam Fang mean by this? The more I listen, the more something seems off. It feels like she's mocking the Confucian sage?"
"What's wrong with your brain, you brat? Madam Fang is only saying things with the Confucian sages in mind. Don't you dare use that sarcastic tone, or I'll lose my temper with you!"
"Alright, all of you, stop arguing and quiet down. Our Confucian sage teacher is about to lose his temper."
"wipe!"
"Wrong, it should be about praising plum blossoms!"
"You scared me to death! Next time, could you please think before you speak? Don't just blurt things out. Be careful the Crown Prince hears you and drags you into the palace to become a eunuch."
"you!!!!"
Some wealthy young men in the audience were whispering among themselves, occasionally pointing at the people on the stage.
Fortunately, they were far away, otherwise they might have been taken to the palace to become eunuchs.
It should be known that the Confucian sage was a vindictive and petty person.
Anyone who speaks ill of him will not have a good ending, just like the Zhou family.
The Confucian sage Zhang Xuzi was somewhat embarrassed by Fang Xiaoxiao's retort.
As a prodigy of the Great Yu Dynasty and the future Emperor Emeritus, how could he be someone a junior dare to ridicule?
His expression darkened instantly, but he quickly recovered, a faint smile playing on his lips.
"What a sharp-tongued woman! I have learned a lot from her. I hope you can maintain this level of sharpness in the upcoming matches."
"Thank you for your affirmation, venerable sage. I will do my best and not let you down."
The Confucian sage Zhang Xuzi looked at her with a forced smile, feeling as if he had shot himself in the foot.
Fortunately, he immediately understood and knew what the other party meant.
With her sharp tongue, Fang Xiaoxiao clearly wanted to embarrass herself in front of so many people.
However, as the future emperor of the Great Yu Dynasty, this little trick was completely beneath his notice.
"Very well, since that's the case, then I'll make a fool of myself first!"
Fang Xiaoxiao responded with a meaningful smile and a nod.
"Sir, there's no need to belittle yourself. Although you are quite old and may have made a fool of yourself, it just goes to show that old saying."
As she spoke, she habitually looked around, hoping someone would agree with her. But when her gaze swept over the crowd, she found that no one could say the old saying. In fact, one or two of them stared at her with wide eyes, as if they were mentally challenged.
The whole scene looked extremely funny, especially since even Zhang Xuzi, who was standing next to him, couldn't help but ask a question.
"What old saying? I've never heard of it. You must be spouting nonsense!"
These words immediately resonated with countless people.
They all echoed this sentiment.
"Yes, yes, you woman, how dare you try to make fun of the Confucian sage in front of so many of us? Aren't you being a bit too disrespectful?"
"I can't take it anymore! What kind of old saying is this? I've never heard the older generation say it before. I'm furious and about to explode!"
"I think some people are just clowns who love to show off. They're obviously uncultured spendthrifts."
Personal attacks, rumors, nonsense—in short, people without brains are prone to attacking others indiscriminately.
Fang Xiaoxiao was already used to this kind of scene. Last time it was that guy Li Mubai, then it was Li Mubai again, and then it was when they went to court.
These scenes are so ridiculous, they're just like those face-slapping scenes in novels.
However, a novel is still a novel, and the face-slapping scenes in it are portrayed far too exaggeratedly. In real life, who encounters situations where someone tries to show off and gets slapped in the face every day?
Just like myself, I've been here for more than half a year, but I've only experienced it two or three times.
"Hey, old scholar, is it really okay for you to do this without thinking?"
"I've heard that you're a once-in-a-century genius, someone who wrote the timeless masterpiece 'Ode to the Plum Blossom' at the age of eighteen. I'm not saying anything bad about you, but I just think that's a bit of an exaggeration. Besides, you don't even know the old saying that has been passed down in China for a long time: 'The Yangtze River's back waves push the front waves, and the front waves die on the beach!'"
"Jie Jie Jie."
"I truly feel sorry for you, and for a moment, I even felt sorry for you, sir. You've studied for most of your life, yet you still don't understand this. Oh dear, it really breaks my heart to see you like this!"
"!!!!!!"
"What? Is this really an old saying? Is it really something passed down from our ancestors? I've never heard of it before!"
"Let alone you, even in my family of scholars for generations, I have never read this sentence, let alone any of the older generation in my family who have ever said it."
"You know what, that sentence is quite profound, and I feel it's incredibly fitting here!"
Among the crowd below the stage, some people loudly proclaimed their opinions, while others, eager for a good show, openly criticized the Confucian sage in front of everyone.
Naturally, those who harbored resentment towards Confucian sages did not have a good end; their final fate was to become eunuchs in the palace, serving the mad empresses in the cold palace.
Pei Zuo looked at the situation on and off the stage, his eyelids twitching involuntarily, a barely perceptible glint of cold light flashing in his eyes.
"Very good, very good, this is quite interesting. It seems I made the right bet."
A person who would do anything to pull his younger brother off the position of crown prince is not someone that ordinary people can fully understand.
Even his mother could only think of her eldest son as an obedient dog.
On the stage.
The Confucian sage Zhang Xuzi was already quite angry at these words, and even felt a warm current rushing to his throat. Fortunately, he held his breath and forcibly suppressed the warm current, otherwise he would definitely have put on a scene of a living person spitting blood in front of so many people.