Gong Panlong has been home for two days, in the past he was a military marquis, in charge of the military and political power of a country, and he was highly respected. Now that he has resigned at home, there are still many former colleagues who have come to visit, which shows that the rest of the Wei Shang is still there.

And the purpose of these ministers to visit him is not to come for Zhaoyun.

But Gong Panlong refused to discuss Zhaoyun's matter on the grounds of physical discomfort. He is really tired, he has been an official for 40 years, has been a king for five times, and now he is old and has returned to his hometown, how is it bad? Why bother to touch the dust in the middle of the court again?

The rest of his time now is spent studying mathematics and astronomy, which are his greatest passions.

"Gong Laoweng doesn't know where to find the demonic talent, there is such a simple number in the world!"

Gong Panlong gently stroked a roll of bamboo slips, on which Zhaoyun's only contribution to the mathematical industry in this world - Arabic numerals.

"This kid named Taijia is really a demon!" Gong Panlong copied down the Arabic numerals and was amazed, "If this person appeared twenty years earlier, I'm afraid many of my formulas have been calculated!" ”

Whether happy or sighing, but for the mathematical community and even the whole world, the impact of the emergence of Arabic numerals is undoubtedly huge! Just like an illiterate trader, he may not know the complicated ancient numerals, but the simple Arabic numerals can make him easily calculate the accounts.

If the businessman knows the numbers, the efficiency of doing business will increase, and the country's property income will also increase, making the country richer and stronger!

And that's just one of the points.

That's the power of culture!

"It's a pity, it's a pity, why does this teenager ...... Not interested in numbers? ”

Gong Panlong was sighing, the door suddenly opened, and a middle-aged man walked in, arching his hand and saying, "Father, Lord Shangqing is here to visit!" ”

"Up...... High officer? Gong Panlong reacted for a while, then remembered, and sighed helplessly, "Dahou still let him be the emperor in the end!" …… Okay, Rong'er, please go to the main hall and prepare tea. ”

"No."

……

Zhaoyun is about to officially set off for Qin tomorrow, although Du Cheng plans to send a guard of honor, but it is too ostentatious, and it always feels bad. Zhaoyun still wanted to go out of Qinchuan single-handedly, after all, he still had a lot of things to do, and it was too troublesome to bring the honor guard.

But how can Du Cheng be willing? What if this guy slips away? As a last resort, Zhaoyun agreed to his request to keep Wu Jia by his side, as long as this guy was at ease, he could say anything, anyway, he didn't plan to make trouble.

As for coming to visit Gong Panlong this time, there is nothing else to do, just to envelop this old minister!

It seems easy to talk about it, but Zhaoyun knows that this matter is as difficult as climbing to the sky! If this old guy was really so good at being coerced by himself, then he would not have used his resignation as a threat in front of him to force Du Cheng to make concessions.

But if you succeed in entrapping this person, there is no danger behind you!

"Lord Shangqing has come from afar, and he is sincerely afraid of being disappointed in the future!"

Not long after, Gong Panlong walked out in his regular clothes, in good spirits, although he lost a little weight, at least his appearance was not bad. Zhaoyun bowed his hand slightly and said, "I didn't come to visit Gong Lao sooner than I did, I'm really sorry!" ”

Gong Panlong smiled and said leisurely: "Where is Lord Shangqing, the old man has already resigned and is no longer a person in the palace, so why waste time to please the old man?" ”

Well, this old guy doesn't want to see himself at all, and everything he says is prickly!

However, Zhaoyun was not angry, because this situation had been expected by him.

"I will leave for Qin in the near future, this is the order of the marquis, and it cannot be violated. Although he is frightened, after all, he is also the head of a hundred officials, and this departure, there is no respected old minister in the court, I am afraid that there will be villains to bewitch the marquis! ”

Gong Panlong sat on the main seat, his eyebrows only raised slightly, and he did not speak.

Seeing that such soft words had no effect, Zhaoyun said: "Gong Lao is not only an old minister of the Five Dynasties, but also the head of the Panlong tribe. Not for the country, Gong Lao also has to ...... for this tribe"

"Lord Shangqing!"

Without waiting for Zhaoyun to finish speaking, Gong Panlong directly interrupted him, standing with white eyebrows, not angry and arrogant: "Since the beginning of the founding of the country, my Tho country and Guotai have been leveled, although they are not rich, but at least they can ensure the safety of one party!" Now that the marquis is going against the sky, we should be loyal to our courtiers, but we are not killing ourselves at this moment! How do you know that since the arrival of the king, the marquis did not listen to the advice of his ministers and insisted on joining Qin; The day when the king comes out of Qin is the time when my Tho country is destroyed! ”

"Lord Shangqing keeps saying that it is for the sake of this country, but as far as I can see, Lord Shangqing has formed an alliance with the Qin State to destroy Shu, which is luring wolves into the house and bringing about their own destruction! And without waiting for the arrival of the Qin soldiers, the Shu soldiers will come to the city, and we will all die without a place to be buried! ”

Gong Panlong finally spit out the resentment in his heart, gasped, and said: "The decline of Shu is where the will of heaven lies!" But the more at this moment, the more cautious and cautious the Marquis should be! Enlightened Lu is not dead yet, and Tho Fu is not a fool! In front of the two of them, is it possible that you think that everything you do can escape their eyes? ”

Zhaoyun silently watched Gong Panlong's talk show, listening to him panting heavily, but he didn't know how to answer. At this moment, he didn't have an accurate answer in his heart, his actions were beneficial to himself, but after the Qin army entered Shu, where should the Tho State go?

He knew that Tho was not the opponent of Shu, so he just drew a cake and asked Du Cheng to drill into it to achieve his own merits. Gong Panlong now blames himself, but he is completely speechless.

"Gong Lao thinks that if the marquis wants to take Shuzhong, he has to wait for the fall of the enlightened reed, and he can be old and old?"

"Yes!"

Zhaoyun shook his head: "How can there be anything in the world that is helpless, relying on the rivers and mountains waiting for the future?" If Hou Hou didn't prepare early, even if he waited for the so-called opportunity in Gong Lao's mouth, it would be a pity to miss it! If that time comes, Gong Lao will be a sinner in the country of Tho! ”

The corners of Gong Panlong's mouth trembled, and he laughed angrily: "Then Lord Shangqing is talking about it, what should Hou Hou do?" Could it be that Lianqin brought about its own destruction? ”

"Lian Qin - who is the one who perishes is still inconclusive! The terrain of Tho is narrow, sandwiched between the three kingdoms of Ba, Shu and Qin, and now it is pro-Ba, which has long caused dissatisfaction in Shu, but I have never heard the news of Shu cutting Tho, but why? ”

"Why is it so difficult to be afraid of Ba Guo'er?" Gong Panlong didn't mean to say a word, but his eyes suddenly changed.

Zhaoyun said with a smile: "Since Gong Lao knows, why did I go to Lianqin, and Tho Fu dared to send Shu soldiers to force each other?" The Tho State has the danger of Jia Meng and the chessboard, which is extremely difficult to break from the inside out. As long as the fortress is guarded, the Shu soldiers will come, as long as it is difficult to break through, they will definitely be defeated. ”

Gong Panlong ate the turtle, felt a little unhappy in his heart, and said: "Even so, you lure the wolf into the room to help Qin destroy Shu, the land of the projectile of the Tho Kingdom, how can you still be the enemy of Great Qin?" ”

"As long as Bashu can form an alliance and rely on the Shu fortress, it will not be difficult to break Qin. The reason why I advised Hou Hou to invite Qin soldiers to attack was to weaken the power of Bashu, so that Hou Hou would have a more effective military advantage and become self-reliant! ”

Gong Panlong sneered: "How can everything in this world be as worried as you are worried about? ”

"I only know that the strength of the country is weak, if you don't even have this gambling spirit, even if you can hide from today and tomorrow, can you hide for ten years, can you hide for twenty years? I am looking for a way out for Hou Hou, not for myself! ”

"Now that the envoy is imminent, the country cannot be without pillars. Since Gong Lao is an old minister of the Five Dynasties, he will definitely not ignore the country at this moment......"

Zhaoyun made a generous statement, and Gong Panlong's heart was a little moved. It wasn't until this moment that he realized that Zhaoyun was not the so-called minister, he was also using his talents and learning to plan a way out for Tho Guo, but he was different from himself.

But if he just gave in to a child, how could he keep his face?

Gong Panlong puffed up his chest and pretended to be arrogant: "Tho country has its own way out, I will consider it carefully, and I hope that Lord Shangqing will understand!" The old man is not feeling well today, so he will not accompany Lord Shangqing. Rong'er, send off the old man. ”

Gong Rong on the side came out of the queue, Zhaoyun couldn't say anything, gritted his teeth, and said: "I heard that Gong Lao likes to use numbers, and I have come to offer the most advanced arithmetic method......"

"No need! The most advanced arithmetic method, the old man has already obtained it, so I won't bother Your Excellency! ”

What's that? He already knows?

Zhaoyun looked at Gong Panlong with a dull face in shock, and his heart was shocked. These Arabic numerals and addition, subtraction, multiplication and division should only be known to himself and Gong Changqiu, how to ......

Wait, Gong Changqiu?

This old gentleman is also surnamed Gong ......

"Gong Lao...... Could it be that he is familiar with Elder Gong Changqiu? ”

Gong Panlong's body trembled suddenly, but he was busy calming down, not wanting Zhaoyun to see the flaw: "Where did you hear this name?" ”

Only then did Zhaoyun remember that the back of Gong Panlong was extremely similar to Gong Changqiu's; In addition, both of them are surnamed Gong, could it be that they are also related in blood?

"Don't dare to hide Elder Gong, Elder Gong Changqiu is the elder of the tribe below!"

“…… I see, it's an old man! After hearing Gong Changqiu's name, Gong Panlong's face instantly softened, "How is Mr. Changqiu's health recently?" ”

Zhaoyun's face was gloomy: "Elder Gong has been dead for many days......"

"What?"

Gong Panlong was shocked, and Zhaoyun hurriedly said: "Gong Lao mourns, the elder is nearly a hundred years old, and he is old and weak, and he has long been ill. This time the death is the time limit, smiling Jiuquan. ”

"Yes......" Gong Panlong seemed relieved, "It's a pity, it's a pity!" Mr. Changqiu has made a lot of contributions to various academics in his life, and even the 'Thai Armor Number' in my hand was sent to me by him a few years ago. ”

"Sure enough!"

Gong Panlong shook his head, but his prejudice against Zhaoyun had disappeared, and he asked instead: "Mr. Changqiu once said that there is a god in your tribe, named Taijia, who invented papermaking, innovated numbers, and is a genius in the world...... Is there such a person? ”

Zhaoyun smiled bitterly, isn't this himself? Why is Gong Changqiu so godly?

Zhaoyun nodded slightly, but he didn't want Gong Panlong to be overjoyed: "If that's the case, can you recommend it?" If I get help from this person, I should improve my skills again! ”

"If you recommend Gong Lao below, Gong Lao will agree to my request?"

At this moment, Gong Panlong had no prejudice against Zhaoyun, and nodded again and again: "As long as you can introduce me for me, I will agree to any request!" ”

Zhaoyun was overjoyed, got up slowly, Gong Panlong thought that he was going to write a letter for himself, but he never thought that Zhaoyun stood straight, stood in front of him, strutted his head, and said confidently: "The Thai armor that Gong Lao asks for every day is not here!" ”

In an instant, Gong Panlong's face turned completely green.