The scholars of the Southland have no respect for Zhuge Liang, and still want to make him embarrassed. None of the six scholars, Yu Fan, Bu Zishan, Xue Jingwen, Lu Ji, Yan Jun or Cheng Deshu succeeds in their attempts. On the contrary, they are reduced to silence by Zhuge Liang’s words. Lu Su is very happy that he has such a talented man as Zhuge Liang as his good friend.
江東文人不服諸葛亮，繼續想難諸葛亮，由虞翻、步子山、薛敬文、陸績、嚴晙、程德樞六人，都未能難倒諸葛亮，而被諸葛亮說得他們啞口無言，魯肅高興，因爲有這樣大才的好朋友諸葛先生。