Chapter 44: Rise Up and Attack

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  Even at this time, no one saw panic and loss on Tang Sheng's face, he calmly called some people annoying.

  "Oh... sorry teacher, I was just discussing with Zhu Xiaochang about the decline of the Red Chamber, and I really like your way of teaching by using the decline of the Red Chamber to reflect the replacement of historical dynasties. The sense of immersion is very strong, which made me involuntarily discuss it with Zhu."

  Tang Sheng's greatest strength was speaking nonsense with his eyes wide open, many classmates rolled their eyes, some made vomiting gestures, even Tang Jin and Ning Meng covered their faces, my class monitor, do you think this kind of flattering can change the teacher's impression of you?

  Actually, Tang Sheng knew it was impossible, but this had to be said beforehand. Even a weak lie would serve as a fig leaf at this time, weakly blocking the teacher's attack that had not yet been launched. As long as he answered the question well, this would be a way of giving the teacher an excuse to back down. These were things that ordinary people wouldn't think of, but Tang Sheng thought of them and considered them very thoroughly.

  Just as the history teacher's face showed an expression of being fooled and annoyed, Tang Sheng began to answer the question.

  “……I'll give a brief answer to the teacher's question here……The Dream of Red Mansions is a well-known novel that every household knows. As students, some of us may not have read this classic, but we've all seen the TV series about it. First of all, I want to say that The Dream of Red Mansions is not just a love story, but a family saga that expands from love and ultimately leads to decline. In fact, it's a reflection of society at that time. The various events and corruption in the Jia household are all reflections of the social decay of that era. The three major crises that led to the downfall of the Jia household are: first, cultural and ideological crisis; second, management and talent crisis; third, financial crisis within the household. These three points combined were enough to lead to the decline of the Jia household. I won't go into details, but Red Mansions is a profound and complex work that can't be fully explained in a short time. You can all experience these three major crises for yourself when you read Red Mansions…”

  "Teacher, may I ask Tang Sheng a question?"

  Yuan Feiyang suddenly stood up, and the history teacher nodded, "Alright."

  "Tang Sheng, it seems you've read 'Dream of Red Mansions'. So I'll ask you, why did Bao Dai's love become a tragedy?"

  Most students also knew the tragic love story of Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu, and now hearing Yuan Feiyang ask such a question made it difficult for Tang Sheng. Most girls wanted to know the answer, but at the same time they sympathized with Tang Sheng and hated Yuan's surname. Aren't you intentionally making things difficult for him?

  Yuan Feiyang deliberately wanted to make Tang Sheng embarrassed, he really wanted to see him disheartened and also let several school flowers and class flowers lose hope in him.

  Even Lian Tangjin, who had no conflicts with the world, gave Yuan Feiyang a sideways glance, apparently dissatisfied with his difficulties for Tang Sheng.

  Ning Meng, Guan Shi Yin and Pan Zi Xia each had their own thoughts. They could see that Tang Sheng was envied by many boys. In fact, Tang Sheng's performance had always been eye-catching, even when he was about to be scolded by the teacher, he was still an eye-catching presence.

  Wang Zaojun's hand hanging by his side, gave a thumbs up to Yuan Feiyang, slightly squinting his eyes, and Yuan Feiyang nodded slightly with satisfaction.

  Zhu Xiaochang then leaned his head back on one side of Tang Sheng, revealing a pitiful expression, and said in an extremely low voice: "Brother, can you still hold on?"

  Tang Sheng's sword-like eyebrows slightly frowned, and he glanced at Yuan Feiyang before saying in a serious tone: "Yuan classmate asked a very good question. The tragic love between Lin Daiyu and Jia Baoyu in 'Dream of the Red Chamber' is an inevitable product of the feudal society's ideology at that time. I don't think they could have had a happy ending!"

  Yuan Feiyang said: "Those who have read 'Dream of the Red Chamber' know that Jia Baoyu truly loved Lin Daiyu, not Xue Baochai."

  Tang Sheng laughed, "Yuan classmate, the love of that era can only be described with the four words 'worthy of song and tears'. The parents' orders and the matchmaker's words determined a person's lifelong happiness. The feudal mainstream ideology emphasized door-to-door comparison. With the decline of the Lin family, Daiyu was forced to live off others and make a living, her life was pitiful, it is obvious that she would not become the best Baoyu's wife in the eyes of Old Mistress and Madame Wang..."

  "Tang classmate, I want to ask you, Bao Yu loves Dai Yu so much, why doesn't he go after the happiness that belongs to him?"

  It was Guan Shiying sitting next to Tang Jin who suddenly spoke up, and even Tang Jin didn't expect her to speak.

  "Oh... Guan classmate, I can only tell you that Jia Baoyu doesn't have this ability, he is the most useless man in Daguanyuan."

  "I disagree with Tang's point of view." Wang Zoujun stood up, "Are you saying that Jia Baoyu is completely useless?"

  Wang Zaojun knew that Jia Baoyu was the Prince Charming in the eyes of many female classmates, this was an opportunity to strike at Tang Sheng, let him count out Jia Baoyu's shortcomings, let him destroy the Prince Charming in the eyes of the female classmates, so the female classmates would be disappointed with him.

  Baoyu is a character created by Cao Xueqin, an unrealistic person living in romantic fantasy. From our modern perspective, if he had some masculinity, he could have eloped with Daiyu and made a living, but he didn't have the ability to make a living on his own, let alone support Daiyu. He never thought about where his food and clothes came from, he was just a useless person in the midst of luxury, otherwise, Wang Xifeng wouldn't have taken power in Ningguo Mansion, this is one of the main reasons for the decline of Ningguo Mansion, lack of talent, similarly, some modern enterprises without talent can't survive either.

  Another boy stood up, Zhou Yongxu, "If Tang said so, why did Xue Baochai marry a useless person?"

  "Yes, Xue Baochai can also be considered a strong woman in the Red Chamber, even Feng Jie looks up to her..." someone chimed in.

  The history teacher did not expect that what was originally going to be a scolding of Tang Sheng turned into a debate on the decline of the Red Chamber, but he still acknowledged Tang Sheng's views. This class monitor still had some real talent and at this time, he also did not stop the continuation of the debate.

  "Zhou classmate said well, since Baoyu is a waste, why would Baochai, such a clever woman, marry a waste?" Yuan Feiyang spoke again to support Zhou Yongxu, today he must let Tang Shengluo show his ugliness, and he also winked at Wang Zhaojun.

  "Is it Bao Yu's good looks that have captivated the girls? Is he born to live off others? Is that right, Tang Sheng?" Wang Zuo Jun did not disappoint Yuan Fei Yang, saying that Bao Yu was handsome but also implied that he was living off others, hinting at Tang Sheng because he was the most handsome.

  Tang Sheng disagreed, glanced at him and said, "Baoyu is the first protagonist born with a jade in his mouth in Hong Lou, he is a treasure in everyone's eyes. The four families 'Shi Wang Jia Xue' in Hong Lou refer to the Jia and Xue families, Baoyu and Baochai are the perfect match made by heaven, they are also the most favored by Old Lady and Madame Wang. How can the love story of Hong Lou be tragic if it is not arranged like this?"

  At this time, Pan Zi Xia suddenly stood up and asked, "Tang classmate, if you were Baoyu, would you struggle against fate?" This question was sharp, including Tang Jin, Ning Meng and all the girls, staring at Tang Sheng without blinking.

  "This... Baoyu and I are incomparable. His incompetence and weakness make me detest him, his ignorance and lack of emotions make my head ache!"

  Haha, a burst of laughter erupts, it seems that Tang Sheng really despises Baoyu, otherwise the word "egg pain" wouldn't have come out.

  Ning Meng also stood up and spoke, "I disagree with you saying that Baoyu is unfeeling, he should be very emotional, he treats girls well."

  "Yes, Monitor Ning is right. Daiyu and Baochai also love Baoyu. Baoyu is incompetent, but he's not heartless." Guan Shiying stood up to support Monitor Ning, at this time many girls were blaming Tangsheng for accusing Baoyu of being heartless.

  Tang Sheng said: "Baoyu's lack of emotions is caused by his incompetence and lack of responsibility, the deaths of Jin Yuanyuan and Qingwen are a good example."

  Yuan Feiyang sneered at this time: "Tang classmate, I heard that you and Tang Jin have a puppy love affair, don't know if you have the guts to admit it?"

  The words were like a bombshell, boom! The whole class suddenly fell silent, and many people saw Tang Jin's face turn pale in an instant...