Chapter 788: School Examination: Two More Cities(1/2)
At this moment.
Lu Dongzan's heart was ringing with alarm.
...As early as the Qushui River, he felt deep hostility from the Tang Dynasty Prince Consort in front of him!
Now in this marriage-seeking stage.
But the other party suddenly jumped out...
"Could it be that the emperor of the Tang Dynasty did not agree with this marriage and deliberately asked him to disrupt the situation?"
This idea just flashed through Lu Dongzan's mind, and he immediately denied it.
"impossible!"
"If the emperor wants to refuse, he can use other methods!"
"Why go to all this trouble..."
Lu Dongzan looked at Fang Ying, his eyes constantly changing.
…
At this time, after a brief period of calm, the main hall erupted into bursts of admiration.
"How did he come up with this idea?"
"I didn't expect that Fang Erlang was not only good at poetry, but also had such a sharp mind!"
"I heard that Fang Erlang was already killing everyone when they were guessing lantern riddles during the Lantern Festival!"
"What? There is such a thing?"
"Haha, he won all the lanterns in the stall that night."
"Wow! Fang Erlang is indeed a great talent!"
…
On the Dragon Throne.
Li Shimin's expression remained unchanged.
The palms in the big sleeves tightened.
He also didn't expect that things were progressing according to plan, and Fang Erlang would show up halfway...
"That's all."
"It's human nature for young people to like to be pushy."
"If we can't compete, I still have a backup plan, so I won't miss anything..."
Li Shimin made a decision in his mind.
When the noise in the hall gradually subsided, he said:
"Okay, Ying'er can tell you the answer, which proves that I, a talented man from the Tang Dynasty, am quick and agile."
"I have an exam here, please listen..."
Li Shimin paused and said: "If I give you a hundred pieces of pine wood, how will you distinguish its roots and tips?"
The voice fell.
The hall fell into silence again.
Not only were the envoys stunned, but all the civil and military ministers in the palace frowned and fell into deep thought.
The trees have all been cut down, but where are the roots and tips?
…Could it be that His Majesty doesn’t want to marry his daughter, otherwise why would he take such a difficult entrance examination?
Only the Prime Minister Lu Dong praised him.
After thinking for a while, he immediately thought of a clever plan, stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty..."
He just said two words.
Someone immediately rushed to say:
"You can put it in the water!"
"The roots of the wood are slightly heavier and sink into the water, while the top of the tree is lighter but floats on the water... From this, the roots of the wood are obvious..."
Damn it!
It's him again!
Lu Dongzan turned his head and glared at Fang Ying.
....The world can be used as a guide! That method was just thought of by me!
But Fang Ying got there first!
It’s simply outrageous to open the door to outrageous people!
at the same time.
The entire Liangyi Palace exploded.
"Wonderful!"
"Can you even think of this?"
"Did Fang Erlang already get the answer beforehand?"
"When I was a child, I once watched my father cut down a tree and then put it into the water. It is true that as Fang Erlang said, the root is more important than the tip!"
"Yes, yes! I didn't expect that just now!"
"Fang Erlang's talents are beyond my reach!"
…
Amidst the praise.
Lu Dongzan then took a step forward, raised his hands to Fang Yinggong, and asked:
"Consort, Your Majesty has set a question for our wedding envoys, why do you rush to answer it so often?"
...Bullshit wedding messenger! Self-proclaimed, right? I'm here, you old boy can't even think of marrying the princess back!
"Ouch! Look at my mouth..."
Fang Yingdui smiled and patted his own face: "The boy is so happy to see the hunter, but he has no one to guard the door at the critical moment."
"I'm sorry, I'm really sorry..."
A mean look.
Lu Dongzan's face darkened, but he was helpless.
As the saying goes, don't hit the smiling person - he is the Prince Consort of the Tang Dynasty, and he has already admitted his mistake, what else can he do?
Lu Dongzan took a deep breath.
Suppressing the unhappiness in his heart, he turned around and saluted the Emperor of Tang Dynasty:
"Your Majesty, please ask another question!"
Li Shimin chuckled and said: "Okay, my consort interrupted you twice just to answer, so I will make up for it with one you are familiar with..."
"Ask, if you put a hundred horses and a hundred foals together, how can you identify the relationship between mother and child?"
It's actually about horses...
The envoys immediately showed joy.
The Western Regions are rich in excellent horses, and our people grew up on horses. When it comes to understanding horses, who can compare with us?
One of the envoys stepped forward and replied: "It's a simple matter. You can distinguish them by their coat color!"
"wrong!"
A person next to him immediately refuted him: "They should be distinguished according to the combination of old and young!"
"No, no, no." The envoy from Tianzhu shook his head and stroked his beard and said:
"A dragon begets a dragon, a phoenix begets a phoenix, and a good horse begets a good horse. They can be distinguished according to their height."
Upon hearing this.
Fang Ying burst out laughing.
The envoy from Tianzhu looked displeased: "Why is the prince-in-law laughing?"
Fang Ying said with a smile: "Your approach is outdated. Dragon gives birth to nine sons, and the sons are all different, let alone horses."
The envoy of Tianzhu was dissatisfied: "Then how do you tell the difference?"
...Don't! Don't let him speak!
Lu Dongzan's expression changed and he was about to stop him.
To be continued...