Looking at Li Tai's posture, he was afraid that he would not turn around until he hit the south wall, so Li Zexuan had no choice but to show his adult beauty and let him hit his head and bleed.
"Your Highness, please listen to the fifth question. Before asking, I would like to know if Your Highness has heard of "Mulan Ci"?"
Li Tai nodded: "Of course I have."
Mulan Ci, also known as Mulan Poetry, is a narrative poem from the Southern and Northern Dynasties in China, telling the folk story of the heroine Hua Mulan who joined the army in place of her father. This poem was written around the Northern Wei Dynasty and was first recorded in Chen's "Gu and Jin Yue Lu" in the Southern Dynasties. It is more than 300 words long and was later polished by literati in the Sui and Tang Dynasties.
Li Tai is well-read and of course he has read this poem.
"As long as your Highness has heard of it, the fifth question is: Why did Hua Mulan, who had served in the army for eighteen years, change into women's clothes, so surprised the former Pao Ze?"
Li Tai replied naturally: "Aren't her companions surprised because they have never seen her wearing women's clothing?"
Li Zexuan shook his head: "Wrong, that's because her colleagues think it's more appropriate for her to wear men's clothing."
Li Tai: ... ... .
At this moment, he really had a saying in his mind, and he didn't know whether to say it or not.
"Pfft, hahaha. Hiss~~" Cheng Chumo couldn't bear it anymore and laughed loudly, which tragically caused a wound on his face.
When Lan'er heard this funny answer, she covered her mouth and couldn't help but giggle.
Li Tai said with a dark face: "Continue to the next question."
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"Next question."
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"Next question."
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As time goes by, Li Tai's face becomes darker and darker, but he can't help but listen to the next question every time. Putting aside the gambling, every question of Li Zexuan is novel, and the answer to each question is even more unexpected. .
He now thought of a person addicted to opium. Although he knew that he would lose if he continued like this, he still couldn't help but want to hear the next question and the answer to the next question.
"Your Highness, this is the last question. Please listen."
After Li Zexuan finished speaking, he breathed a sigh of relief, finally getting rid of this difficult little fat man.
"Wait!"
Hearing that this was the last question, Li Tai was shocked and quickly interrupted. He frowned, thought for a while and said:
"The last question, you are not allowed to ask such crooked questions anymore. You must ask a serious question."
If he really couldn't answer a single question, wouldn't his reputation be ruined? Although Li Tai liked the weird questions before, it didn't mean that he was willing to lose the bet.
Li Zexuan looked at Li Tai's face as black as the bottom of a pot, and was unwilling to push this little fat man into a hurry. After thinking about it, he said:
"I heard that His Highness is also proficient in arithmetic. How about I give you an arithmetic question for the last question?"
Hey, since this little fat guy is looking for abuse, you can't blame me. Serious questions can also kill you, Li Zexuan thought sinisterly in his heart.
Li Tai regained his energy and was quite confident in arithmetic. He did not believe that Li Zexuan could stump him.
"Okay, let's forget the arithmetic questions. Come on, come up with the questions!"
"Your Highness, please listen to the tenth question. Suppose we, the Tang Dynasty, want to use troops against the Turks. We need to mobilize 100,000 dans of grain and grass from Qinzhou and transport them to the front line of Fengzhou. Traveling by water, every 100 miles will consume 300 dans of grain and grass. For every hundred miles along the land route, five hundred tons of grain and grass will be lost.”
"If the grain transport army traveled a thousand miles by water and land in total, and there were 95,800 dans of grain left at the end, may I ask, Your Highness, how many miles did this grain transport army travel by water and land?"
Li Zexuan made up a word problem about linear equations in two variables. As for the higher-order equations, forget it. He was afraid that Li Tai wouldn't be able to understand it.
Although this question is not as weird as before, it is still difficult for the ancients. People in the Tang Dynasty did not have the concept of equations.
Li Tai frowned. This question was an upright one. He put all the hypothetical possibilities into the question one by one and tested it in his mind. Gradually, sweat broke out on his forehead. After a long time, he still couldn't find the correct answer. Answer.
Li Zexuan reminded at this time: "Your Highness, Dongshi will be closed in a while."
Li Tai looked at the sky and said unwillingly: "If I have another hour, I will definitely be able to figure out the correct answer."
Li Zexuan smiled and said: "Your Highness, the correct answer to this question is four hundred miles by water and six hundred miles by land. For this kind of question, an ordinary person can calculate the correct answer in three breaths."
Li Tai subconsciously put the answer given by Li Zexuan into the question and checked it, and found that it was correct, but he still didn't believe it:
"You must have calculated the answer in advance, so you can tell it so quickly now."
"If your Highness doesn't believe it, you can change a few numbers in this question at will and see if I can calculate the three breaths. If I can't calculate it, today's bet will be regarded as my loss."
"Okay, this is what you said. Then I will change the last remaining grain and grass into 96,500 dan. You can calculate how many miles we have traveled by water and land."
Li Tai changed a data at will, but he didn't believe that Li Zexuan could calculate the answer within three breaths.
Li Zexuan's current mental intensity is far beyond anyone else's. Almost as soon as Li Tai finished speaking, he immediately came up with the answer in his mind.
"Your Highness, the soldiers have traveled 750 miles by water and 250 miles by land."
So fast! It was less than a breath of time. Li Tai was extremely shocked. He quickly substituted the answer given by Li Zexuan into the question to check. After a moment, Li Tai's eyes widened and he murmured: "That's absolutely correct. How is this possible? Dr. Liu from the Imperial College It's impossible to do it..."
Although Cheng Chumo didn't know how to do math, seeing Li Tai's reaction at this time, he knew that his good brother was right. He couldn't help but refresh his understanding of Li Zexuan again, and thought in his heart: Even if he is better at kung fu than me, why still? If you are smarter than me, how can I, old Cheng, live in the future
When Lan'er was about to compete with Li Zexuan in arithmetic, she wasn't worried at all. She still remembered Li Zexuan's heroic performance in the clothing store.
"Your Highness, what about our bet today?"
Looking at Li Tai who was a little distracted, Li Zexuan asked worriedly.
Li Tai was really tortured today. He waved his hands dejectedly and said:
"I am willing to admit defeat. I will not embarrass your Qiqu Pavilion again in the future."
"Thank you for keeping your word, Your Highness. Let's take our leave now."
Li Zexuan still admires this little fat man's willingness to admit defeat and keep his promises.
"Wait a minute, are you really not willing to write a story for me? If you have any requests, I will consider them as appropriate."
Li Tai is still a little unwilling to give up, but his tone is no longer as arrogant as it was at the beginning. The man in front of him not only has a wonderful story, but he is also quite talented and has weird ideas. He is a smart and interesting person. Li Tai really wants to win him over to the palace as a retainer.
Li Zexuan shook his head: "Sorry, Xiaomin does not have this intention."
Seeing the disappointed look on the little fat man in front of him, he also felt that Li Tai's tone was not as arrogant as before, and he secretly thought that the fat man was just a child spoiled by his parents.
Li Zexuan then added: "But in my spare time, I will also write some stories. When the time comes, I will engrave them into books and sell them in Qiquge Pavilion."
Li Tai's eyes lit up and he said with a smile: "Okay, I will definitely ask someone to buy a few books when the time comes. But you must tell me about your arithmetic skills some other time. I will definitely not treat you badly."
Li Zexuan smiled and said, "Of course."
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They said goodbye. Li Zexuan looked at the sky and estimated that there would still be a few minutes before the market would close, so he asked Wang Zhong to take Lan'er back first. He quickly came to the Qiquge Workshop and happened to meet the people who were preparing to do so. Fu Bo comes home.
Asked Uncle Fu about the progress of Quyuanli, Uncle Fu smiled and said:
"Master, the twenty curved-column plows you asked for have been built. We are waiting for you to have someone come and take them away tomorrow. I will go to Zhuangzi with the young master tomorrow to see how the curved-column plows work."
Li Zexuan nodded: "Well, that's good. I'll have people come and pull these plows away tomorrow."
At this time, Fu Bo seemed to suddenly think of something and said: "Oh, by the way, Master, the roller bearing you proposed before has been made in the workshop. Now we can make roller bearings of various specifications."
Li Zexuan was overjoyed when he heard this and said with a smile: "That's great. After I finish working for a while, I will give Uncle Fu a drawing and he will help me build a carriage. All parts that need to rotate will use roller bearings." .”
The luxurious carriage that he had been thinking about for a long time was finally available, and Li Zexuan was very happy.
Uncle Fu smiled and said, "Okay, no problem."
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