Chapter 53: Hongwen Pavilion Shimin Canonization Taiji Hall Envoy Answers Questions (II)

Faced with such a difficult problem, Lu Dongzan couldn't figure it out for a while, so he returned to the Honglu Guest House with a sense of confusion, and sat under the eaves alone and meditated. At this moment, this Sambuza came over, and after asking, he also understood the reason for the matter. Although I tried it on a few times, it always fell short, so both of them sat against the wall with a sense of loss. Suddenly, a group of small ants appeared in front of their eyes. This Sambuza and Lu Dongzan immediately stared at this group of little ants, and their minds flashed like this, and when they saw each other, they smiled knowingly......

Sure enough, as long as you observe life more, many things will be solved......

Time passed in a flash, and on the morning of the second day, the envoys of various countries arrived at this Taiji Hall together, and after performing the etiquette, Li Shimin asked: "I don't know the envoys of various countries, have you thought of this answer?" ”

The prince of Khotan took the lead in standing up with a happy face, and saw him put the string of beads in the tray presented by the little yellow door. The same is true of this Murong Yuanwen.

At this time, I saw Lu Dongzan, took out the beads, tied the horsehair to a small ant, and after a while, I saw the little ant coming out of the other end with the horsehair! Suddenly, the court praised the voice of Lu Dong's praise, and it was endless.

It turned out that the envoys of the other two countries had to work hard to pass this horsehair through the pearl of the night. Although this left leaf protection tried his best, it still didn't work, so he could only come disappointed. Looking at Lu Dongzan's method, it suddenly became clear, but it was too late!

The first test question was passed by the envoys of the Three Kingdoms. At this time, the eldest grandson Wuji announced the second test question: in the imperial horse prison, there are 50 mares and 50 ponies, which are all horses selected from the royal military horse farm that have just been born for two months, please find their mothers for them, and put the ponies next to the mares, and the answer time is three days.

This test question does not seem to be too difficult for the grassland peoples. However, in the face of such a large herd of horses, it is not easy to compare them one by one. But as long as you are good at observing life, this matter can still be solved; After thinking about it for a while, this Lu Dongzan and the others already had a clue.

Sure enough, three days later, when the eldest grandson Wuji came to check. I saw that all 50 ponies of Lu Dongzan were suckling beside the mare. And the same is true of Murong Yuanwen's 50 ponies. Only the prince of Khotan and Zuo Yehu did not answer correctly. I only listened to this Murong Yuanwen eloquently said: "The horse is a confession, I will starve the pony for one day, and the next day, I will release the pony out of the stable, and it will naturally go to find the mare!" ”

Although some people are happy and some people are disappointed, this exam has to continue. When everyone was looking for the third test question, they saw that the eldest grandson Wuji sold the guanzi: "Everyone can go back to their respective halls for the time being, you have been tired for a few days, and at the appropriate time, I will announce the exam questions." ”

With doubts, the envoys returned to their respective buildings. As the sky gradually darkened, Li Shimin, Li Daozong, eldest grandson Wuji, Wang Xuance and others in the deep palace were talking and laughing about this.

At this time, Wang Xuance looked at the hourglass, and then said: "Your Majesty, the hour is almost up, I will see if I can start."

"Don't rush, wait, come back when the night is dark and the wind is high."

Between the words, the monarchs and ministers discussed some interesting things happily.

Seeing that the time was just right, with a look from Li Shimin. The four small yellow doors immediately went out of the Hongwen Pavilion, and rushed to the pavilions of the envoys of various countries to proclaim: "Your Majesty has a decree, and the envoys of various countries will enter the palace to see the driver."

At this time, four carriages were already parked outside the door. Because Sambuza went out on errands and has not returned yet, and it has reached the middle of the night, Lu Dongzan is afraid that he will not be able to find the way when he returns, so he casually picked up a bag of barley noodles.

In the middle of the night, although the envoys of the four countries were sleepy, Li Shimin and the ministers were in good spirits. I saw Li Shimin at this time smiling and spoke: "Tonight, there is no other purpose in sending the envoys here, just to see if you can return to the building where you live as quickly as possible without the leadership of Xiao Huangmen." ”

Hearing this, the envoys of the other three countries were stunned. Because every time I went out of the post house, I was sitting in a gilded carriage, with a small yellow door leading the way, and I wanted to return alone, and in the face of this big Chang'an City, I suddenly lost my sense of direction. Therefore, at the moment when Li Shimin finished speaking about the exam questions, he hurriedly walked out of the palace gate, hoping to find a way back with these memories that he had not forgotten.

However, this Lu Dongzan is very glad for the action just now. It seems that God really favors this Tibet; It's just for my own convenience, but I didn't expect His Majesty to take this as a test question. No, he followed the sprinkled barley noodles and walked easily to the building.

So this big Chang'an City has formed such an interesting scene: on this dark and windy night, the envoys of the four countries, some are relaxed, some are anxious, some are like headless flies, and some are like wild horses; Under the supervision of the four small yellow gates holding palace lanterns, they are looking for this way home.

Needless to say, this third question is won by Lu Dongzan.

The envoys of the four countries, who had been tossing all night, went to court like this with sleepiness; Fortunately, because Lu Dongzan took the shortest time, he slept peacefully this night, and his complexion was naturally much stronger than the three of them.

Watching them fight their spirits and have a sleepy expression on their faces, they perform this etiquette. Li Shimin was also happy: "I wonder if you slept well last night?" ”

After some pleasantries. Looking at them is still deeply tired. The eldest grandson Wuji also secretly expounded on the fourth exam question: "This fourth question is to ask a historiographical question to the Taishi Ling of our dynasty. As long as you can stump him, then you will win; If it doesn't bother him, it's a failure, do you know? ”

With the voice of the envoys of the four countries: "only" This fourth test question began.

But seeing this Taishi Ling Li Chunfeng, facing the envoys of the four countries, he stood in the middle of the Taiji Hall with his hands in a lofty manner. After each other's courtesies, the exam began. The first to ask questions was this Murong Yuanming, followed by this Zuo Yehu, and then this Wei Chi Fu Yanxin, the three of them either asked about the history of the Western Regions, or asked about the story of the old country, and they were all answered by Li Chunfeng one by one. Although it is remote, it is not difficult for this generation of gods who have read a lot of books since he was a child.

Seeing this scene, Lu Dongzan thought about it for a while, and stepped forward to ask Taishi Ling Li Chunfeng: "I have heard that you are erudite and talented, I can't trouble you no matter what." Now, I will only ask you one question, and please tell me: What question should I ask you, and you can't answer it? Li Chunfeng was stunned for a moment, and he didn't know how to answer for a moment!

This question not only stunned Li Shimin, Li Daozong, the eldest grandson Wuji and the ministers, but also made Wang Xuance stunned. Because in his heart, this uncle is naturally a hidden merit and fame; I never thought about it, so I was asked. It seems that this is the destiny of heaven, and Snow Goose seems to be really as Uncle Shi said before, it is indeed time to marry the Western Regions!

When the eldest grandson Wuji was about to declare Lu Dongzan the winner. This Zuo Yehu immediately stood up and defended: "The questioner of this fourth question should be asking a question of historiography, but this Lu Dongzan is not asking; Therefore, the foreign minister felt that this could not be regarded as asking this Taishi Ling. When the ministers heard him say this, they all felt reasonable.

But at this time, Lu Dongzan smiled slightly, and then opened his mouth: "Your Majesty, this time the envoys of our four countries came to the Tang Dynasty to marry Princess Wencheng, which is naturally to create history, and today's test of these questions will naturally be recorded by historians, including the current answers of our monarchs and ministers, and will also write a stroke in the history books, how can this be said that it is not history." ”

A simple debate, what everyone said was convincing. When Li Shimin and the eldest grandson Wuji heard this, they were also deeply grateful, isn't this history. Therefore, at the suggestion of Li Shimin, the eldest grandson Wuji immediately announced that Lu Dongzan had won again.

History is now people continue to create, keep writing, only do a good job, in order to make a strong mark in the book of historical merits!