Chapter 30: Convincing with Reason
"Mmmm ——”
The other three Turks were speechless for a while, but judging by their movements and expressions, they must have been very angry.
The Turkic translator turned around and said viciously to Li Chunfeng: "The stinky guy dares to ram the Great Turkic envoy!" Hmph, isn't it too long! ”
"King Qin's Palace, I see which one dares to be wild!" Wei Chi Jingde shouted loudly, which can be regarded as pressing Li Chunfeng's formation.
The four Turks were intimidated by the coercion of Wei Chi Jingde and did not dare to make a mistake.
Li Chunfeng walked past the four Turks with a relaxed body, and said as he walked: "Do you suspect that these gold ornaments are mixed with brass? Today, I'm going to prove it to you, open your eyes and see clearly. ”
"Wow! - "The Turkic translator understood Li Chunfeng's words, and his fists clenched angrily.
Li Chunfeng was not surprised, came to the high table, glanced at the more than ten gold ornaments on the table, turned to Fang Xuanling and asked, "Fang Gong, may I ask Your Highness, are the more than ten gold ornaments on this table really from the hands of my Tang Dynasty craftsmen?" ”
Fang Xuanling nodded: "It's not bad." ”
"That's good," Li Chunfeng asked Li Shimin for instructions, "Your Highness, if you want to know whether the gold jewelry is real or fake, the minister needs some verification props." ”
"Whatever props you need, just bring them."
Li Chunfeng said: "The minister needs copper and gold as heavy as the gold ornaments on the table, a large porcelain bowl, and a large bucket of water. ”
"Accurate!"
Li Shimin was gracious, so the waiter began to prepare, and the items that Li Chunfeng needed were very easy to find.
Large porcelain bowl, large bucket...... One by one, they were placed in front of Li Chunfeng, but for the usefulness of these things, only Li Chunfeng knew about the things on the field.
The waiter weighed the gold ornaments on the side, preparing equal weights of brass and gold, while Li Chunfeng spoke slowly.
"As we all know, the density of gold and copper is different, and the space they occupy is absolutely different for the same weight of gold and brass, because the density of gold is large, so under the same weight, the space occupied by gold must be small."
"Today, these Turks say that our gold jewelry is adulterated with copper, but they don't allow the jewelry to be dissected, so there is only another way to test the purity of the gold jewelry."
Li Chunfeng paused for a moment and continued: "First of all, on my left hand side, there are brass and gold of the same weight as gold ornaments and copper, and on my right hand, there are gold ornaments. ”
"Imagine if I threw these gold ornaments, brass, and gold into the same porcelain bowl filled with water, what would be the final weight of the porcelain bowl containing gold ornaments, brass, and gold?"
Li Chunfeng threw out a question for everyone on the field to answer.
Cheng Yanjin didn't think about it, and said: "Then it goes without saying that the bowl is the same bowl, and the weight of gold ornaments, brass, and gold is the same, and it is also filled with water, and their weight, of course, is the same." ”
Li Chunfeng shook his head: "General Cheng, think about it again." ”
"Think again? What do you think? ”
Li Chunfeng smiled: "Earlier, I said that the density of the three of them is different. ”
"Then I think Lao Cheng also thinks they are the same." Cheng Biting Jin's brain couldn't turn.
However, on the top of this hall, there are people who understand, and after Li Chunfeng's reminder, everyone began to realize that something was wrong.
Fang Xuanling frowned and said, "If they are not the same in volume, the water that overflows from the bowl is not the same, and the water left in the bowl is also different." ”
"That's right, that's the truth." Li Chunfeng laughed.
After listening to Fang Xuanling's words, everyone suddenly realized. It's high, it's really high. ”
"It's a wonderful idea."
"You don't need to cut open the gold jewelry, you can know if there is adulteration in it by its weight."
"Wonderful, wonderful."
……
The ministers of the main hall were full of praise for Li Chunfeng's method, and on the high platform, Li Shimin's previous sadness was also swept away, and he smiled: "Hahaha...... Li Lushi is really a pillar of the country! Hahaha......"
Just now he was shouting to make Li Chunfeng's ass bloom, but now he looks at Li Chunfeng like a baby again, this Li Shimin is also interesting.
As he spoke, the things that Li Chunfeng needed had been prepared.
Li Chunfeng turned around and glanced at the four Turks, and said, "You guys are optimistic, I'm going to start." ”
As he spoke, he saw that Li Chunfeng first carefully put the dozen or so gold ornaments into the porcelain bowl filled with water, and as each piece of gold ornaments submerged into the water, the water slowly overflowed the porcelain bowl.
"Take notes, wipe off the spilled water, and record the weight of the porcelain bowl at this moment." Fang Xuanling said.
"Yes."
The editor carefully wiped the water droplets overflowing from the bowl with a cotton cloth, and carefully transferred it to the weighing instrument: "Your Highness, a total of 9 catties, 8 taels and 3 coins." ”
"Okay." Li Shimin nodded, "Go on." ”
Next, Li Chunfeng poured out the water from the porcelain bowl, took out the gold ornaments, filled them with water, and then put the brass into it.
"Remember, excuse me, weigh it again." Li Chunfeng said with a smile.
The note stepped forward, repeated the steps just now, and finally said: "This time it is a total of 9 catties, 6 taels and 6 dollars." ”
"Okay." Li Chunfeng nodded, drew a scoop according to the gourd, removed the water and copper again this time, and then poured water into the porcelain bowl again.
Turning around, Li Chunfeng came to the four Turks: "Four, if you put these gold in a porcelain bowl, the weight you will get in the end is the same as the first time, which means that the dozen or so ornaments are pure gold, how about it?" This time, do you want the four of you to come in person? ”
In fact, the four Turks themselves knew in their hearts that the dozen or so gold ornaments were genuine, so when Li Chunfeng proposed the method of testing before, the four Turks already knew that their conspiracy was undoubtedly exposed.
"Humph!" The translator snorted coldly, not taking advantage of Li Chunfeng's stubble.
Li Chunfeng said indifferently: "Since the four of you are not interested, then it is up to me to come." ”
Turning around, Li Chunfeng slowly dipped the gold into the porcelain bowl, in fact, by this time, everyone on the field could already predict the final result.
"9 catties, 8 taels and 3 coins, which is exactly the same as the weight of the first gold jewelry!" The note was solemnly announced.
"Good!"
In the crowd, I don't know who took the lead in cheering, and then the main hall resounded with the sound of echo.
Li Chunfeng turned around and replied to Li Shimin: "His Royal Highness the King of Qin, the weight of the first and third measurements is exactly the same, that is to say, there is no problem with the gold ornaments that my Tang Dynasty gave to the Turks!" ”
"Okay, this king knows," Li Shimin turned his head to look at the four Turks, "Do you have any objections?" "With a smug look on his face, he seems to be saying, how about it, the conspiracy of the jumping clown has been exposed, right?
Li Chunfeng this time, he really did the big long face for Li Shimin and the Qin Palace, and he really convinced people with reason.