Chapter 35: Overestimating One's Abilities

“Ha, haha.”

Jiang Zhou laughed dryly twice: "You guys are joking. You are all Wenquxing in the sky. I am just a small demon patrol guard. How can I have this ability?"

"My brother was drunk and was talking nonsense. Please forgive me for offending you just now."

He was just drunk, not stupid, and didn't want to cause trouble for no reason.

Xu Wenqing smiled and said, "Why? Brother, do you disdain to teach me?"

The scholar who was dressed elegantly and gracefully sneered , "Brother Wenqing, they are just two policemen. Are they qualified to compete with us in literature? I'm afraid they can't even recognize a few words. You are praising them too much."

Yan Xiaowu jumped up and cursed, "Bullshit! Who do you think you dare to do that? Sticking chicken feathers on a bat - who do you think you are? Brother! Fight him!"

As soon as he turned around, he whispered, "Hey, you really can't do it? It's over, it's over, this brother is going to lose face!"

Zhu Wenhao on the side shook his head and said, "Okay, Wen Qing, don't be so unreasonable. They are just two policemen. If you keep entangled with them, you will lose your status for nothing and make people laugh at you."

He turned to Li and Dai and said, "Mr. Dongyang, Mr. Yougong, although Wenqing is a talented child, he is arrogant and inexperienced. He cannot stand being bullied. Please forgive me for making fun of him."

Dai Yougong waved his hand and said, "There is nothing wrong with a scholar's temper. This official did say something unpleasant. Don't worry about it. Just send him away."

"As you wish, sir."

Xu Wenqing bowed, then waved his hand towards Jiang Zhou and the others, saying, "If that's the case, then please leave quickly and don't disturb us here."

"Hey, you sour tofu!"

Not knowing which sore spot these scholars had touched, Yan Xiaowu was furious.

It's just that he is usually very eloquent, but when he really starts to argue with others, he is a little lame. He can't compare to these scholars who are sharp-tongued and don't use any dirty words when scolding people.

Seeing that the two were speechless, the noble scholar said coldly: "Humph, so it is said that it is not right for warriors to be in power. The Sujing Division and the Tixing Division have recruited only those who are not up to par."

"These clerks and servants are ignorant and unruly people. They are all uneducated and unskilled. When they suddenly rose to high positions, they became arrogant and carried away their dignity."

"They often act cruelly, deceiving and extorting money from both upper and lower levels, and their harm is even worse than that of corrupt officials. One day, when we ascend to the throne, we will purge these people, eradicate the evil tendencies, and establish righteousness."

He spoke loudly, as if he was saying it on purpose for the two of them to hear.

Yan Xiaowu was so angry that he was fuming, but he couldn't scold him, so he could only look at Jiang Zhou for help: "Jiang Zhou! Did you hear that? How can you f*cking tolerate this?"

He turned around and pointed at the students and cursed: "If it weren't for the cruel labor of the clerks and the ignorant and unruly people like me who risked their lives, would you pedants be able to sit here and talk so much?"

All the students were very angry and felt that this clerk was really despicable and ungrateful.

I didn't bother with him and let him go, but he still dared to keep pestering me?

At that moment, someone sighed and said, "Brother Wei is right. To be honest, the world today is in chaos because of the disaster of Ji Ding, which led to the collapse of rituals and music."

"Although your Majesty has risen up and saved the world, the country has been revived, but it is easy to stabilize the mountains and rivers, but it is difficult to educate people. If benevolence and righteousness are not spread everywhere, there will be the current chaos. This is a great disaster for the world."

The man said sarcastically: "For example, some people who are illiterate, ignorant and rude, do not know the difference between superior and inferior, do not know how to advance and retreat, and do not know what benevolence, justice and kindness are, but they can still hold important positions. It's really nonsense."

"If you want to solve this problem, you must use the talents and techniques of Confucianism to redefine the Ji Li and spread benevolence."

"If the common people of the world can all observe propriety and cherish benevolence, and the people of the four directions and the foreign lands can all be grateful and cherish virtue, then the world can be stable and the great country can prosper."

"Hey!"

Yan Xiaowu was so angry that he made a strange noise and turned around to say, "Jiang Zhou, this kid said a lot of sour words. Is he scolding us in a roundabout way? Right?"

"Grandpa, I really don't believe it today. Is there anyone who dares to challenge you in your territory?"

He rolled up his sleeves and rushed forward.

He couldn't talk, so he decided to take action.

"Why!"

Jiang Zhou almost hugged Yan Xiaowu before he rushed into the group of scholars and acted stubbornly.

Xu Wenqing was afraid that the furious Yan Xiaowu would bump into several teachers, so he stood up and stood in front of the two men.

He raised his head and asked, "Why? Have you two changed your minds and want to fight?"

"If literary combat doesn't work, we don't mind physical combat."

Several scholars behind him laughed and said, "Haha, you don't know your own limitations."

Confucian disciples are proficient in all six arts and are not helpless people.

"Jiang Zhou, don't stop me!" Yan Xiaowu was held by Jiang Zhou so tightly that his two short legs were hanging in the air and kicking around.

well……

Jiang Zhou sighed inwardly.

It seems that today will be difficult to resolve.

However, the words of these scholars did make him feel unhappy, and he had to express some of his feelings.

He simply put Yan Xiaowu down, stood in front of him, and faced the scholars directly.

He exhaled a breath of alcohol and said, "Since you want to fight, then fight."

Yan Xiaowu suddenly felt that his brother seemed like a different person, sharp and a little strange.

Jiang Zhou patted his robe, squinted at everyone, and said leisurely: "Since it is a literary duel, then it can't go beyond the three things of poetry, prose, and reason. Writing poetry? I'm afraid that if I say it, you will never be able to pick up a pen again in this life. Why don't we just argue about reason?"

Anyway, no one will know if I brag, so of course I will exaggerate.

It’s harder to be a coward, but isn’t it easier to be crazy?

“Arrogant!”

"Have you lost your mind?"

"Ridiculous!"

The students were all furious.

Jiang Zhou ignored the rage of these people and said, "You people are really reading the books of sages in vain."

"Why? Do you think Jiang, a mere official, is unworthy of discussing this with you?"

Jiang Zhou glanced at the scholars with disdainful smiles on their faces and said, "Take what you just said. My brother said that you are talking nonsense, which is an understatement. If you ask me, it is simply a foolish dream, a great absurdity that will make the world go crazy! If you were allowed to govern the country, I'm afraid the world would be over."

His words did not anger the other party, but instead caused a group of students to laugh: "What did you hear? A small clerk dares to discuss the principles of writing and governing a country with us?"

"Hahaha!"

The elders couldn't help but smile.

Zhu Yuanhao smiled dumbly, raised his head and said to Jiang Zhou: "Whether this young officer is right or wrong, let's not discuss it for now."

"Why don't you tell me first, what did they say just now?"

Li and Dai on the side also looked at Jiang Zhou with interest.

In their view, the previous quarrel between the two parties was just nonsense between juniors.

Given their identities, they would not take it seriously, let alone interfere.

However, the reaction of this young clerk aroused their interest.

Looking at their attire, they knew that they were the demon patrol guards of the Sujing Division.

They are not like those young students who know that an important place like Sujingsi has its own way of employing people.

It seems random, but all kinds of people are included.

In fact, there is a set of extremely strict rules inside.