Chapter Ninety-Three: Refusing to admit defeat
Great Qin Emperor Qin Kaiyuan's face twitched, this ...... How can there be such a hidden feeling, such a wonderful poem, who would write it at will and throw it there, did someone know in advance that there was going to be a competition between the two countries, so they wrote this wonderful poem and put it there.
"Find the person who presided over the competition and ask, who wrote the Mid-Autumn Festival? I guess someone wrote this poem and was going to give it to that famous prostitute, right? When the right minister Liu Zhongxian heard this, he immediately guessed and said.
"It is indeed possible that Liu Aiqing immediately found the person who presided over the Oiran competition and asked him what was going on? Find the person who wrote the poem right away, and see if that person can write a wonderful poem that can win. Emperor Qin Kaiyuan decisively decreed.
When Miao Miao, a little girl, was brought to the stage, the people in the audience were all baffled, how could such a serious competition between the two countries be allowed to come on stage?
When the third prince Zhao Yan, as well as Zhou Wenyan who participated in the competition on behalf of the Hu Chu State, and even all the envoys of the Hu Chu State, they all felt inexplicably humiliated in their hearts.
"Your Majesty the Emperor of the Great Qin Kingdom, this is a competition between the top literati between the two countries, is it too disrespectful for my country to send such a little girl to the court, or is your country going to be ready to repay the debts after losing." The third prince, Zhao Yan, said with an embarrassed face.
"Humph! I am the son of heaven of a country, Chrysostom Yuyan, how could I do such a backshit, I said that he can represent the Great Qin Empire, he can represent my Great Qin Empire to compete, whether he wins or loses, of course, it is judged by the merits of the poetry, do you doubt that I will forcibly make it difficult for you? Emperor Qin Kaiyuan said solemnly.
"Everyone, listen, I'm going to read poetry." Miao Miao's heart was wide enough to support the boat, and she was not stage frightened at all, so she said with a big grin.
"A pot of wine among the flowers, drinking alone without a blind date.
Raise a glass to invite Mingyue, and the shadow becomes a trio.
The moon does not drink, and the shadow disciples follow me.
Temporarily accompanied by the moon will be shadowed, and the joy must be spring.
I sing and wander, and I dance in a mess.
When you wake up, you will be dispersed when you are drunk.
Eternal knot ruthless travel, phase Miao Yunhan. ”
"Good poem, raise a glass to invite Mingyue, and the shadow becomes a trio, this poem is so well written." The first person to applaud felt that it was Zhou Wenyan and Zhou Yushi of Hu Chu State.
"A pot of wine among the flowers, drinking alone without a blind date. It's so well written. Wang Wenzheng couldn't help but high-five and sighed.
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The literati present were all full of emotion, but they did not expect that this year's Mid-Autumn Festival, not only did there appear wonderful words, but even the poems were also wonderful. This kind of situation where poetry and poetry appear at the same time is really rare and abnormal.
In this case, it is impossible for the three princes of Huchu State not to admit defeat.
"In this poetry competition, our Hu Chu Kingdom admits defeat, but there are two next competitions, arithmetic and scripture, so we haven't lost Hu Chu yet." The third prince, Zhao Yan, said in a deep voice.
The monarchs and ministers of the Great Qin State restrained their smiles, and their mood was no longer happy, even the emperor of the Great Qin State, Qin Kaiyuan, had to admit that the Huchu State was not a little stronger than the Great Qin Empire in terms of education, but much, much stronger.
Among the people of the Huchu Kingdom, at least half of the people who have read books and can read and write, and the weight of the champion of the Huchu State is by no means comparable to the champion of the Great Qin State.
In the Great Qin Kingdom, there are too few so-called scholars, and people's lives are much more difficult than those in the Huchu Kingdom.
However, he has won a game first, and finally has some confidence first.
"Little girl, your name is Miao Miao, right? Will you be able to do arithmetic? ”
Miao Miao entered the palace with Princess Yurong and lived with Princess Yurong for a few days, so Emperor Qin Kaiyuan is no stranger to Miao Miao, a little girl, and he also knows that Miao Miao's grandfather has been very helpful to Princess Yurong when she was in the people, so Emperor Qin Kaiyuan's tone of voice for Miao Miao is like the tone of an amiable elder, very kind.
"Of course, I am the one with the best academic performance among my classmates in the academy." Miao Miao said arrogantly.
"That's good, you stand aside and see if you can help." Emperor Qin Kaiyuan said with a smile.
The dignified Great Qin Empire actually wants to bet the competition between the two countries on a little girl, which cannot but be said to be the sorrow of the Great Qin State.
Originally, the third prince Zhao Yan planned to test poetry, calligraphy, and scriptures. But then I didn't know what to think, so I mixed poetry and calligraphy together.
In fact, the calligraphy competition of the last two people, it is difficult to distinguish between the two sides, and it can only be judged as a draw.
Although Wang Xihuan is a calligrapher of Hu Chu State, he writes a good hand, and has created his own Wang font, but Cen Wenyi, the left minister of the Great Qin State, has been immersed in calligraphy for decades, and the words written in one stroke are worth thousands of gold and are not blown out casually.
Thinking about it this way, adding arithmetic to the competition is the most beneficial to the Huchu State, although among the officials who came to the Great Qin State with the team, there are no people who are particularly proficient in arithmetic knowledge, but the third prince is very confident that he can defeat the opponent of the Great Qin State.
The third prince ran his own fiefdom, and the development of the fief Yongzhou was about to catch up with the capital Shuizhou, relying on his calculating, understanding management, and having his own unique views on economic development.
The arithmetic competition is very simple, that is, each team plays a question, and if the opponent can't answer or answer incorrectly, it is considered a loss, and each team only has one chance to play the question.
"There are now chickens and rabbits in the same cage, with thirty-five heads and ninety-four feet, how many chickens and rabbits are there?" Zhao Yan, the third prince of Huchu State, said proudly.
This question was accidentally seen by the third prince Zhao Yan in an ancient book, and it took him a long time to finally figure it out. He was confident that on the side of the Great Qin Empire, it would be impossible for anyone to calculate the result of this question in a short period of time.
"Twenty-three chickens and twelve rabbits." The arrogant Miao Miao didn't wait for the third prince of the Huchu Kingdom to finish being happy, so she immediately replied.
"Ahh How did you know the answer? No! It can't be, you must be blind, right? The third prince, Zhao Yan, said in a panic.
"Your Royal Highness the Third Prince, is the result of this question really the answer?" Cen Wenyi, the left minister of the Great Qin State, asked secretly happily.
"Although the answer is good, but this prince doesn't believe it, this question is only solved by herself, maybe this answer is casually obtained by him." The third prince, Zhao Yan, had no way to deny the correctness of this answer, so he said from the solution.
"The process of solving the problem is not important, as long as the answer is correct, so this game is still won by our Great Qin Empire." Right Minister Liu Zhongxian said without hesitation.
"No, she has to tell how the answer was calculated in order for you to win." Another envoy of the Hu Chu State refused to admit defeat and said.