Yufu asked this because she instinctively felt that Sangyi's intention was not simple.
Other countries sent envoys to try to reveal their own national strength, but this minister left with the utmost humility, describing his own country as a barren and barren land.
Was it because he was too sincere, or was the king of the Sangyi kingdom sent so many people to go as an envoy, but chose an envoy who had no self-respect
Obviously neither.
Minister Zuo respectfully bowed his hand and said: "Return to your Majesty, the king of our country has said that learning ritual culture from the great mainland countries is the most important thing for our subjects. We would rather be short of food and clothing than live like barbarians and drink blood."
This is quite shocking.
I don't know if this Minister Zuo knew the three words Sang Yiguo, which in itself was a kind of contempt for them, containing the meaning of barbaric savages.
It is said that when the Sangyi people first came to this continent, they claimed to be from the place where the sun rose, and transliterated them as Sang in their own language. People at that time saw them still wearing animal leather sandals and contemptuously, so they translated the name Sang Yi country for their country.
Now the envoy of Sangyi country came again, using the language of the mainland of Kyushu to call himself a Sangyi countryman, and saying that he did not want to live like a barbarian savage, it was really ironic.
Yufu nodded slightly, and Tianyunpo stood up at the right time and said: "I am a big country with a large north glass and a strong national strength. Since the king of your country has prepared such a generous gift, our majesty will naturally return the same gift, and will not make your country suffer."
The Minister Zuo was flattered and hurriedly bowed to thank you, "Thank you, Your Majesty Longen."
There was a faint smile on Yufu's face, and he didn't say much.
She still had doubts about the envoys of the Sangyi country, but the etiquette of the exchanges between the two countries should be like this. When the small tribes in the extreme west and extreme north of the Kyushu continent come to Beili to worship, they can still get a lot of rewards back. .
Sangyi country's envoys came from afar, so naturally they should be given more generously.
Minister Zuo slowly raised his head, and said to Chao Yu: "The minister heard that there is a saying in Beili, called Chao Wen Dao. It's okay to die in the evening, I don't know if it is?"
Yufu chuckled, "The envoy really didn't read my Beili poetry and classics less, yes, this sentence was said by the first sage Confucius. I see that your Sangyi country also has such a spirit, in order to come Bei Li learns that he would rather come across the ocean and risk the danger."
Minister Zuo smiled, and his beard twitched, "The minister has some problems that the country can't solve, and wants to come to Beili to ask for advice from talented people in your country, and please complete it. As Confucius said, if you can hear the Tao, the minister will die. It's okay."
The people in the court heard him asking for advice in a sincere tone, and it was inevitable that they were a little arrogant, and there was no fear in all of them.
Because of his affection, Yufu couldn't refuse the envoy of Sangyi to ask questions, and said: "If the envoy has any problems, you can tell them. Everyone can learn from each other, and even if they can't find the answer, there will always be some gain."
She stayed alive and didn't want to embarrass the scene.
Minister Zuo happily said: "The first question is this. Please listen carefully. A senior monk was sitting under a tree and saw a young man running in front of him. A big man with a knife followed. The big man asked the senior monk to see. Where is the young man going, how should the eminent monk answer?"
"The premise is that monks do not slander, and high monks cannot lie. Moreover, monks have good virtuous lives, and high monks cannot reveal the traces of young people to the big swordsmen."
I thought that this was a question of human nature. Hearing the premise of Minister Zuo, the ministers gradually understood that it was a logical question.
The eminent monk can't lie, so naturally he can't deceive the big man. But the eminent monk also has the virtue of good living, let alone telling the real whereabouts of the young man.
Telling is not not telling or not, the minister in the seat fell into silence.
They had underestimated the envoys of Sangyi country before, but they didn't expect them to be so respectful, but the questions they asked were so sharp.
Minister Zuo was not in a hurry, and patiently waited for the courtiers' answers. He seemed so busy that he had expected that no one could answer.
It took a while before he said, "Your Majesty, sirs, I don't know who can solve my doubts?"
Tian Yunpo subconsciously glanced at Gu Shubai, who shook his head slightly, indicating that he did not expect a suitable answer either.
In front of the small barbarian country, he lost the prestige of Beili, which is absolutely impossible. He quickly thought about the solution to the siege, how to prevaricate this issue without losing the prestige of Beili...
"Mr. Zuo, my loves, haven't you already given you the answer?"
What
Minister Zuo frowned for the first time since he entered the hall, and looked up in surprise, "Your Majesty, when did the lords give the minister the answer?"
Yufu smiled slightly, "My Aiqings were silent just now. Silence is not the most suitable answer for the eminent monk? Since both answers are wrong, it is better not to answer."
This answer was unexpected, but the more I thought about it, the more I felt it made sense.
This does not violate the creed of the Buddhists, and it will not make the matter of the big man chasing young people worse. There is no more reasonable answer than this.
Minister Zuo refused to let it go easily, "But if the eminent monk is silent, so that the big man with the sword finally finds the trace of the young man and kills him, wouldn't it be the sin of the eminent monk not helping each other?"
"The Minister Zuo's words are bad."
Yufu smiled, like a goddess of mercy on the altar. "What the high monk saw was the big man chasing the young man with a knife. Who knows if the young man is a criminal, and whether the big man is a local servant who hunts down prisoners? If so, high monk. Wasn’t it a good intention to do something wrong when he saved the boy by arguing?"
Everyone can't help nodding their heads when they hear the words, and it makes sense in their hearts.
Earlier, after listening to Minister Zuo’s description, everyone subconsciously felt that the young man was an innocent person, and the man with a knife was a vicious person, and now they realized their limitations.
Minister Zuo further asked: "The Buddhists said that if you put down the butcher knife and become a Buddha, even if this young man is an offender, it is better to give him a chance to become a Buddha, right?"
Gu Shubai stood up and smiled and said, "The Minister Zuo’s words are getting more and more wrong. Although the Buddhists have good living virtues, they also distinguish right from wrong, and they never make enemies of the court. The court has the authority of the court. If it is a messenger to hunt down a fugitive, the eminent monk again How can lies be blocked?"
Minister Zuo, seeing the court's laws, did not dare to contend, so as not to be questioned about their disobedience towards Beili.
He said: "But the identity of this young man and the big man is still unclear. How can it be concluded that it must be a prisoner and a servant? If it is an innocent poor young man and a vicious bandit, it is not known!"
"That's the truth."
Yufu said, "Since I don't know who the two of them are, and why they are chasing after them, why should they step in as a monk? There is a saying in the Buddhist scriptures that knowing that good causes good effects, and evil causes evil effects. If you are a young man, The rapist department has its own sanctions. If it is innocent and good, it will not be victimized. Everything has its own cause and effect, and there is no need to interfere."
She has always loved reading. Although she doesn't respect the Buddha, she has also read a few Buddhist scriptures.
Tianyun smiled on his face, and Zhang Jiuque whispered beside him: "The Buddhism of Sangyi Kingdom was also learned from Beili. Talking about Buddhism cause and effect with a knowledgeable person like your Majesty. Do you want to challenge Master?"
"What the Taibao said is quite true, you see, Minister Zuo's face is gray."
Zhang Jiuque looked at the Minister Zuo standing in the hall. The envoys behind him whispered to each other. Although they didn't understand what they were talking about, they all shook their heads and sighed enough to see the defeat.
Minister Zuo stood still, bowed his hands and paid homage, "Chen, thank you, Your Majesty, for solving a century-old problem for my Sangyi country!"
"It's just small."
Yufu smiled faintly, and the emperor's atmosphere was full.
Minister Zuo said: "For the second question, I would like to ask your Majesty to give me your advice. The subject is like this. Today, one rooster is worth five dollars; one hen is worth three dollars; and three chicks are worth one dollar. Use one hundred dollars. Buy a hundred chickens and ask how many roosters, hens, and chicks each?"
After the question was asked, some ministers couldn't help but said: "What kind of a problem is this? Even if you can't figure it out, substituting the numbers one by one, you can always figure out the number. Is it worth getting up to ask your majesty and the ministers?"
This is not unreasonable.
Minister Zuo turned to the minister who opened his mouth and said respectfully: "What this lord said is that we actually have the answer to this question. It's just that the person in the Sangyi country who calculates this question the fastest also needs a quarter of an hour. There is no one who can count faster in the state."
Yu Tianyun snorted, "Is Minister Zuo here to study in my country, or to test His Majesty and the Minister of Manchuria? Since it is a question that has already been answered, why ask more?"
Minister Zuo turned to him again with a smile, "Naturally, I came to study. How dare you to test your majesty and the adults? But if your majesty and the adults can calculate faster, there must be a more concise method. The lower officials want to learn this method in the future. The level of arithmetic in junior high schools is also good."
This is a good reason.
Everyone was speechless for a while, thinking about the question he had just raised.
The most talented people in Sang Yi country calculated it in a quarter of an hour, so the time they calculated must be less than a quarter of an hour.
Fortunately, Wen Chen had a wat board and a pen in his hand, which could be used as a temple to perform calculations. The generals had no tools to perform calculations, and they were not good at calculations. They just thought about it and suppressed the idea.
Gu Shubai looked up, and Yufu seemed to be thinking about this problem with his hand resting on his cheek. The imperial case in front of her had a pen and paper, but she didn't use it at all.
Gu Shubai smiled and stood up first and said: "Four roosters, 18 hens, and 78 chicks. Minister Zuo, am I right?"
This is less than a cup of tea time!
The ministers all settled according to Shubai’s answer, "One rooster is five dollars, four is twenty dollars. A hen is three dollars, and eighteen is fifty-four dollars. Three chickens are one dollar, seven Eighteen is twenty-six dollars. Doesn't that add up to one hundred dollars!"
"General Gu is really capable of literary and military skills, admire and admire him!"
"Yes, the officer has not yet calculated a shadow, the general has actually calculated the correct answer!"
The ministers couldn't help but admired, Yufu looked at it amused, and Xin Dao who wrote to punish Gu Shubai for raising the young lady a few days ago, the wind direction of these ministers has become really fast.
I'm afraid that Gu Shubai did useless work.
His self-destructive reputation is useless. As long as he is still alive, his talent will always make everyone admire him and support him.
Among the ministers' laughter, only Tianyun frowned slightly, as if he was hesitant to speak.
The Minister Zuo was silent, and listened to the ministers in a humble appearance, without comment.
Yufu looked at Minister Zuo, and then at Tian Yunpo, "Master Tai has something to say, why bother?"
The gazes of the ministers suddenly turned to Tian Yunpo. Tian Yunpo hesitated for a moment, and finally stood up, "The minister has also calculated the answer, but it is not the same as General Gu's, but hesitated."
Yufu didn't seem surprised at all, only raised his hand and said, "Taishi, but said it's okay."
Tianyun said: "The minister has calculated that there are eight roosters, eleven hens, and eighty-one chickens."
Zhang Jiuque said: "Eight roosters are forty dollars, hens eleven are only 33 dollars, and eighty-one chickens are only 27 dollars. Adding up here... it's exactly one hundred dollars!"
There were two completely different answers to the same question. After calculating, the officials found that Tian Yunpo's answer was indeed correct, and they couldn't help looking at the Minister Zuo in the palace.
"How can there be two answers to this question? It seems that both answers are correct!"
Minister Zuo’s smile was no surprise. When he was about to speak, Yu Fu said: "In fact, these two answers are correct. There are far more correct answers to this question. I have another answer here, sirs and Minister Zuo can listen."
Still have an answer
The ministers couldn't help being surprised, and the Minister Zuo also raised his head in surprise.
Yufu said: "My answer is that there are eighty-two roosters, four hens, and eighty-four chickens."
After hearing the words, everyone had the final say, and the sum of these amounts was exactly the price of one hundred bucks. It seemed that the three answers were indeed correct.
Minister Zuo finally showed a look of admiration, "Bei Lidi has outstanding people, and there are many talents in the court, and the subjects admire! As your Majesty said, all three answers are correct. No one in our country has ever been able to answer this question. With three answers, even one of them will take a very long time. General Gu can quickly calculate the answer without using paper and pen, and the calculation speed of Master Tiantai is also very fast. The most admirable one, Your Majesty!"
"On the premise that your Majesty has already got two answers, he can still think about the third answer without using pen and paper. How many people can do so without being constrained by ready-made answers? It can be seen that your majesty is agile in mind. As far as ordinary people can reach, the minister is willing to bow down to the wind!"
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Several problems raised by Sangyi's envoys in the court were finally resolved.
Not only did Bei Li maintain the dignity of the great country, but also made the Sang Yi envoys very satisfied. They expressed their worthy trip for their group to come to study thousands of miles.
Both the host and the guest were full of joy, a piece of harmony.
Yufu Mingren took Sangyi and his envoys to tour in Beijing, and arranged several places such as Taixue and Tibetan Scripture Pavilion, so that they could read the books at will, and the great Confucian scholars gave them explanations.
As for the textile workshops, porcelain workshops, and wood workshops operated by the government in Beijing, Minister Zuo and others were also very interested. Naturally, Yufu gave them permission to watch and learn everywhere.
"Now you should rest assured. These Sangyi state envoys have paid their blood and came to Beijing to offer gifts. It seems that they really came for studying. I heard that the reason why their delegation is so large is because it contains various aspects of the country. Skilled craftsmen are here to learn more advanced technology."
After Chen Jingxing reported back the recent whereabouts of Sang Yi's envoy, Gu Shubai said.
Yufu nodded slightly, "I was thinking too much before, maybe because Sangyi Kingdom is a distant foreign country, and their body shape, appearance and dress are not small from ours. They always seem weird, and it is inevitable to call me. I feel uncomfortable in my heart. Except for seeing the questions raised by them, every day in the future, they have been rushing to learn the skills. It seems that they really have no other thoughts."
Gu Shubai smiled and said, "Although learning is a good thing, is Bei Li the country that stands still and has no magnanimity. But there are some things that are important weapons of the country, and they still cannot be taught. For example..."
"artillery?"
Gu Shubai nodded, Yufu thoughtfully, "You are right. A weapon such as artillery is extremely lethal, once it is learned to use it for evil, the consequences will be disastrous. The Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of War. Everyone needs to tell you that some Bei Li's secret weapons are not allowed to be seen and studied at will."
Speaking of the Ministry of Industry, Yufu said again: "Isn’t the Ministry of Industry's previous book intended to learn about Sangyi’s ships? It’s better to discuss with Minister Zuo and others and let the Ministry of Industry send people to study on the ship. If you can get more detailed drawings, I would like to come. Easier to learn. What do you think?"
Gu Shu frowned, seemingly suspicious.
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Note: The title of the cock comes from "Zhang Qiu Jian Suan Sutra". The source of the title of the eminent monk cannot be tested. If you are interested, you can take a look.