Chapter 23: Pheasants and Rabbits in the Same Cage

Bicycle!

A means of transportation that did not exist in the Qin Dynasty, which was unheard of and unseen by everyone. Meng Yi had ridden it twice before, and he wanted to mass-produce it, but it was more difficult, so he threw it on the house as a plaything, but today it came in handy.

Above the court, many people stared at the two wooden wheels, and there were iron chains in the middle.

"This is your mount?"

"What do you think?" Meng Yi asked proudly.

Bai Yue glanced at Meng Yi, then at his bicycle, and finally couldn't help it, and laughed loudly: "Haha, don't you want to use these two broken wheels to win the blue-maned fierce horse?" ”

"Can't you?"

"The big joke, the blue-maned horse is a good horse chosen by hundreds of thousands of people, its speed is fast, it is the king of horses, with your two wheels, you want to win a four-legged horse, foolish dreams."

Meng Yi put his hands behind his back and heard nothing, whether he was talking about a dream for an idiot, he would see immediately.

The envoy's words were a little unpleasant, but they also expressed Ying Zheng's thoughts, and said, "Meng Yi, what kind of car is the mount you are talking about?" ”

"Bikes."

"Yes, a bicycle, with just two wheels, is it better than a blue-maned horse? It's absolutely impossible. Ying Zheng said, "And this competition is about the honor and disgrace of the empire, isn't it child's play?" ”

Meng Yi knew that the First Emperor was worried that if he lost the game, the Qin State would have to cede the land and sign an unequal treaty that humiliated the country, just like the Qing Dynasty.

The empire is not afraid of a hundred Yue, but the wolf of the northern frontier, eyeing the tiger, once there is a war in the south, the Huns will inevitably take advantage of the situation to attack, when the time comes, both sides of the attack, take care of themselves, and the empire is just established, all industries are waiting to be developed, not in a hurry.

Meng Yi smiled and said, "If Your Majesty doesn't believe in the kid, you can find another good horse." ”

If the First Emperor could find a horse comparable to a blue-maned horse, how could he let Meng Yi push a bicycle?

Seeing that the First Emperor was dumbfounded, Meng Yi smiled again and said: "The matter has come to this point, whether it will be successful or not, why not let the kid give it a try?" Dead horses are treated as live horse doctors. ”

"Well, that's all there is to it."

Ying Zheng also had no other way, he never expected that the Baiyue people were so insidious, and drugged the war horses of the Imperial Horse Supervisor in advance, wanting to win without a fight.

He glanced at Meng Yi's bicycle, his face a little solemn, and it was obvious that he had guessed the result. 、

Unlike the first emperor's worries, Meng Yi is full of confidence, why? In this horse race, the distance of the competition is short, only about 100 meters, if it is a long-distance race, cycling may not be an advantage, but if it is a short-distance race, the bicycle may play its strengths, and avoid the short.

The short distance explosiveness of the bicycle is strong, several times faster than the instantaneous acceleration of the horse, which is Meng Yi's greatest reliance.

After a short time, the First Emperor set up a racecourse.

At this time, the Baiyue envoy had been waiting here for a long time, and saw a horse boy leading a blue-maned horse, standing on the field.

Ying Zheng looked sideways, and sighed in his heart, he liked war horses, but at a glance, he knew that Baiyue's fierce horse was a good horse among the best.

And the Baiyue envoy also noticed Yingzheng's complexion, sneered unconsciously, and deliberately said: "This horse is Baiyue's inferior, if you lose the game again, it will be too embarrassing." ”

is obviously the best, but it has to be said to be inferior, his approach is a typical ridicule and teasing.

The First Emperor glanced at him, but the anger in his heart was unspeakable, he secretly clenched his fists, and snorted coldly in his heart, sooner or later, he would let Baiyue return to the territory of the empire.

Then, Meng Yi pushed his bicycle and came to the racecourse, and at the same time, Yingzheng and everyone stood out from the high platform of the racecourse, looking down on the entire field and taking in the grand view of the race.

On the starting line, a Baiyue man riding a blue-maned horse, while the other was Meng Yi staring at a bicycle, the two were riding on equal positions, and Meng Yi on the side could hear the sound of the horses panting.

After not staying for a long time, Ying Zheng had a gloomy face and said slowly: "Let's start!" ”

After getting the emperor's order, the great eunuch Zhao Gao walked out and waved the small flag in his hand left and right, indicating that he was ready.

As Zhao Gao's arm came down from top to bottom, waving a small flag and drawing a parabola in the air, the sound of gongs and drums also followed.

While~~!

When the whistle blew for the game, Meng Yi glared angrily at the pedal and exerted all his strength.

I saw the bicycle, like a bolt of lightning, rushed out, swished, turned into a black shadow, and suddenly rushed away from the starting line.

Seeing this scene, everyone's eyes widened, and Zhao Gao said excitedly: "Your Majesty, move...... Moved. ”

They all thought that Meng Yi would fall to the ground, after all, anyone who had not learned to ride a bicycle would feel that the two wheels connected side by side would fall to the ground.

When the First Emperor saw Meng Yi riding a bicycle, he not only moved, but also walked like a fly, and the starting speed was much faster than that of the blue-maned horse, he rushed to the railing excitedly, and leaned out of the high platform with half of his body.

At this time, the Baiyue people were stunned and speechless.

"This ...... This is not to be ...... Possible. ”

Seeing that Meng Yi was riding a bicycle on the field, he accelerated instantly, and threw the green-maned fierce horse out of a distance of only one meter, and as the speed of his stare accelerated, the speed of the bicycle became faster and faster.

Meng Yi pressed his body to a minimum, reducing wind resistance and increasing speed.

In just a distance of 100 meters, the blue-maned fiery horse has not yet increased its speed to its maximum speed, and it is over.

When Meng Yi's swift figure crossed the finish line, the First Emperor raised his hands and laughed wildly: "Win, win, win!" ”

Before the Baiyue envoy could react, the game was already over.

That's too fast, isn't it?

Everyone looked at Meng Yi in disbelief, and they couldn't imagine that this kid really used two wheels to win a four-legged horse, and he was also the best among horses.

Originally, Baiyue's envoy's face was full of pride and arrogance, but at this moment, only resentment and malice remained, and he stared at Meng Yi deadly.

I don't know where a strange young man appeared in the Qin Kingdom, and he sabotaged their plans one after another.

First the crown, then the horse race, all of them were defeated at his hands.

This third round must not be lost, and the Baiyue envoys are determined, otherwise, all the plans they planned before will eventually turn into a phantom bubble.

At this time, Meng Yi pushed his bicycle and walked over, and when he was just racing, he was sweating, and suddenly a cool breeze blew, which made Meng Yi shiver.

However......

The next scene suddenly made the courtiers of the Qin State envious.

The First Emperor took off the mink coat that was draped on his body, and put it on Meng Yi's body with his own hands.

This seemingly casual move is enough to explain everything.

Rao is Zhao Gao, Li Si and others can be regarded as the favored ministers of Yingzheng, but they have never enjoyed this kind of treatment.

According to historical records, in the era of the First Emperor, there was only one person in history who could sleep and live with Yingzheng, travel in the same car, and was deeply loved by Qin Shi Huang, and this person was Meng Yi.

Receiving the emperor's favor, Meng Yi hurriedly thanked him: "The kid is frightened, thank Your Majesty for rewarding the mink coat." ”

"Boy, I really made me sweat for you, and I did a good job."

The First Emperor patted Meng Yi's shoulder with relief, and many courtiers were envious of this, not to mention being given a coat and mink by the emperor, even if they spoke, they were walking on thin ice, and they were honestly afraid.

The drama between the monarchs and ministers of the Qin State, the Baiyue people were too lazy to care, and they didn't care about it, so they only heard the Baiyue envoy say again: "Congratulations to His Majesty King Qin, you won two rounds of the game in a row, I don't know if you dare to play the last round?" ”

Since winning two rounds, Ying Zheng's self-confidence has also risen, and he said: "Why don't you dare, you say, I am just boring and tight, if there is a game to help the fun, it is really wonderful, haha~!" ”

Seeing the First Emperor laughing confidently, the Baiyue envoy snorted disdainfully, if he knew what the last round of the game was, he would definitely not be able to laugh.

"The first two rounds of the competition are the acts of martial arts, and since they are martial, how can they lack literature?" Baiyue envoy said.

"So, what's your title?"

But seeing that the corners of Baiyue's envoy's mouth rose, outlining a sinister arc, he immediately sneered: "On the way to and from Qin, I passed by a rich family's house, and in his home, I saw a cage, I couldn't help but be curious, and when I came forward to look at it, I saw that inside the iron cage, it was a pheasant rabbit in the same cage, and I waited until I counted it to know, there were thirty-five heads on it, and ninety-four feet on it, dare to ask the pheasant rabbits how geometrically?" Limited to one hour. ”

After the Baiyue envoy finished the question, the audience was in an uproar.

The first emperor Yingzheng was even more stiff-faced, Yingzheng leveled the six countries, relying on the Jin Ge Iron Horse, not arithmetic, and what he was not good at was arithmetic, so to speak, his level was limited to the level of one plus one equals two.

The empire emphasizes literature over military force, Rao is a literati, and he has never studied arithmetic problems, so it can be said that this time, the Baiyue envoys poked at his weakness.

Seeing that Yingzheng was deflated, Baiyue's envoys secretly rejoiced. It took them more than ten days to figure out this problem, and it was simply impossible for them to figure it out in an hour.

"Your Majesty King Qin, I think such a question must be difficult for you, right?"

"That's nature." Ying Zheng said hardly.

"Since Your Majesty is so confident, please tell me the answer."

He looked at the other ministers and tried to get the answer from their mouths, but as a result, none of them knew the real answer.

Many ministers were fiddling with their fingers, counting and calculating at the same time, but the more they calculated, the more confused they became, and in the end, their minds were full of mush.

"This ......"

Ying Zheng is just hard-mouthed, how does he know what the answer is? But just when the First Emperor was at a loss, Meng Yi spoke again: "I know the answer. ”

"What?!"

As soon as these words came out, they attracted everyone's attention, and Baiyue people looked at him incredulously, how could he calculate the answer in such a short time?

Impossible, absolutely impossible, it must have been his blind guess.

"What's your answer?"