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"May I ask, Emperor of Da Zhou, what do you mean by that?"
Xia Guo Jiu asked, visibly displeased.
Su Qianxue smirked coldly and said, "Since you all believe in the divine, and you all consider the Son of Heaven to be a child of the gods, and believe that our entire human race was created by the great Light God, then it follows that everything in existence must also be created by the divine!"
Upon hearing this, Xia Guo Jiu furrowed her brows. She did not understand what Su Qianxue was trying to convey.
Langya Prince also looked at Su Qianxue with suspicion, unsure of her intentions.
"If everything is created by the gods, then naturally that includes Ji Ji!" Su Qianxue continued. "Previously, there was a question: which came first, the chicken or the egg? Well, we can answer that Ji Ji was created by the gods, meaning the gods created Ji Ji first. Then the first batch of Ji Ji laid eggs. Therefore, the answer to that question is that Ji Ji came first! Of course, if you believe the egg came first, then that means the gods created the egg first. Both answers could be correct."
Su Qianxue proudly declared her answer. The content of her response was something Jiang Han had written on silk.
As soon as she spoke, everyone in the court was astonished; they never expected such a question could be answered in this way.
Xia Guo Jiu was taken aback and stared at Su Qianxue's proud demeanor. After a long moment of silence, she finally said, "So you're saying my answer is wrong? That implies you do not believe in the Light God. And your father claims to be the son of the Light God and the ruler of mankind! If that's the case, are you denying your father's legitimacy as emperor?"
Su Qianxue smiled in response, her words effectively silencing Xia Guo Jiu.
Langya Prince's cheeks twitched; he never imagined Su Qianxue could be so sharp-tongued.
Xia Guo Jiu felt a tremor run through her body. If she did not acknowledge that Ji Ji was created by the Light God, it would mean she was denying her father's position as emperor. This would also imply she was rejecting her own identity as his daughter.
This was an undeniable truth. However, if she answered this way, then all those tributes and silk would surely turn to nothing! Xia Guo Jiu was unwilling to let go of the wealth that was about to come her way.
However, one cannot deny Su Qianxue's response! Many Civil and Military Officials of the Great Zhou looked at Su Qianxue again, their eyes filled with admiration.
Your Majesty, this is completely different from before. Xia Guo Jiu is using such a logical circular argument to trouble Your Majesty.
Your Majesty is turning the tables; if Jiu does not admit it, then all that is needed is to publicize his actions. I believe that this Jiu, not only will he be unable to lead troops against the Xia Kingdom, but he will likely have his identity revoked in anger by the Xia Kingdom.
But Ji Ji was created by the Light God! However, who can prove that?
Great Zhou Emperor, your answer is unreasonable! Jiu was racking his brain for a response.
Su Qianxue suddenly interjected, "Who can prove that Ji Ji is not created by the Light God? Then who can prove that your father is not the Son of Heaven?"
"What do you mean?" Jiu's mind momentarily froze; he did not even catch Su Qianxue's words.
"What I mean is that to prove Ji Ji is not created by the Light God, you must first prove that your father is not the Son of the Light God, not the Son of Heaven. If you dare to do so and succeed, then I am willing to concede."
As Su Qianxue's words fell, a cold smile appeared at the corners of her lips. She recalled Jiang Han's words on Silk and continued, "I will reiterate! The answer to the third question is that all are creations of the Light God! If you deny all of this, deny that the Light God created all things and humanity! Then please provide evidence to prove that the Light God did not create all things and humanity! If so, then naturally I lose! But if you cannot provide it, then I win!"
Of course, you can stubbornly deny all of this and deny the existence of the Light God. But Jiu, if you dare to say such things, I won’t mind your disrespect towards the divine. However, whether your father and your Xia Kingdom officials and citizens will let you off is something I cannot predict.
In Su Qianxue's lively eyes shone a bright light. She saw Jiu rendered speechless by her retort and couldn’t help but feel a sense of satisfaction in her heart. Letting you trouble me! Do you really think I have no man behind me who can resolve this matter? Jiang Han was right! Since you use logical circular arguments to trouble me, then I will bind you with virtue and faith! You dare to deny all of this? I can also offer tribute to you!
However, you may not be able to stay in the Great Zhou until the day you can accept tribute. I can assure you that when you deny all of this, the time you receive the tribute will definitely be later than the day when the Xia Kingdom revokes your status with an imperial decree.
Previously, in the courtyard, Jiang Han discovered that the people of this country had a strong faith in the divine and would not tolerate anyone blaspheming against the gods, much like ancient Huaxia. This is why Jiang Han deliberately set up such an answer!
Ji Ji was created by the Light God! To deny this answer is to deny the Light God, which is equivalent to denying your father's legitimacy.
Jiang Han's answer involved first binding virtue and then setting a trap of virtue. If you deny this matter, it will become a serious issue.
In the court, the Civil and Military Officials reacted and all cast cold glances at Jiu. They wanted to see whether this Jiu would break down under pressure.
The Langya Prince's expression darkened as he stared at Su Qianxue, unable to believe that this Empress could utter such words. He pondered for a long time but could not come up with any rebuttal. Just as Su Qianxue said, to obtain Su Qianxue's answer, one must deny the existence of the Light God.
And to deny the existence of the Light God means that those who claim to be sons of the Light God, like the Xia Kingdom, would be the first to erupt in anger. It would be strange if they did not tear him apart for questioning his legitimacy as emperor.
Jiu! If you cannot answer or refute my response, then the answer to the third question will be as such; I will not give another penny in tribute.
Su Qianxue spoke slowly, her words falling on Jiu's heart like a judgment, word by word. The thought of losing one hundred thousand bolts of silk and one million taels of silver turned his heart heavy with despair. He stepped forward, stammering, "I... I... this question's answer... I..."
She struggled for a long time but could not utter a single word of denial and could only cast a hopeful glance at the Langya Prince.
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