Chapter 349: Confucian Family Wine (4)

"The bamboo plain is one zhang high, the end is folded to the ground, go to the original three feet, how high is the bamboo?"

Kong Sheng's clear voice echoed in the audience, and the bleak autumn wind blew wantonly, rolling up a few yellow leaves and fluttering with the wind, bringing everyone a deep coolness.

Li Guo's heart was filled with a deep coldness, and his face became extremely solemn.

Kong Sheng looked at Li Guo coldly, and anyone could see the mockery at the corner of his mouth.

In fact, Kong Sheng's question is very simple, translated into modern Chinese: a bamboo is one zhang long, broken from the middle to make the end hit the ground, at this time the end is three feet away from the root of the bamboo, how tall is the bamboo?

According to the Pythagorean theorem, let "return geometry" be b, "go to the original three feet" be a, and "end" be c, and the equation can be as follows: b2+32=(10-b)2

Solution: b2+9=100-20b+b2

b = 4.55 feet c = 5.45 feet

So it's 4.55 feet tall

The ancients' understanding and application of the Pythagorean theorem was in a relatively simple and primitive state at this time, Kong Sheng believed that with Li Guo's arithmetic understanding and research attainments, over time, he would definitely be able to deduce the corresponding results, but on the spot, counting on his mental arithmetic, in such a short period of time to produce results, Li Guo would never be able to do it.

Kong Sheng stood in place and waited for about a cup of tea, he couldn't give Li Guo too much time, so he sneered and said, "Li Gongzi, hasn't it been fruited yet?" ”

Li Guo was so ashamed that his face was flushed, he couldn't answer, and he couldn't find a crack in the ground to get into.

Kong Sheng laughed loudly: "Since Gongzi Li can't answer it, Kong is not difficult for you, so according to our agreement, please also punish three cups of wine to cheer up the banquet!" ”

Kong Sheng waved his hand into the distance as he spoke.

Wu Xian, who followed him to the banquet, understood. Hurriedly motioned for a guard to walk into the arena with two gourds filled with distilled spirits. Kong Sheng asked the palace maid at the banquet to prepare three large copper bowls and put them on Li Guo's desk.

Kong Sheng waved his hand.

The escort walked over and carefully uncorked the wine, and a strong smell of wine rose to the sky, filling the room. The surrounding scribes and magnates were stunned and looked at Kong Sheng one after another.

Kong Sheng looked around the audience and smiled, "Everyone." This is Kong's self-brewed family wine, the wine is stronger, if Li Gongzi can drink these three wines, he won't care about your offense and provocation today, otherwise-"

Kong Sheng's voice suddenly became extremely cold: "Otherwise, I will go to the court and treat you for the crime of offending the knighthood!" A cloth-clothed gentleman dared to be presumptuous in front of Ben Hou and spoke wildly. What audacity and impudence! Could it be that this is Professor Li Shangshu's parenting etiquette? ”

Kong Sheng said, slowly stepped forward two steps, put his hands behind his back, and stood with his head held high, his expression was cold and solemn, and his momentum was vigorous, as if he was a god. swept away the gentle gentleman's demeanor.

Li Guo subconsciously took two steps back, looking a little embarrassed in shame and indignation.

Everyone looked at each other and secretly took a cool breath. Only then did I realize that Kong Sheng was not only a talented scribe with a far-reaching reputation, but also a brave and powerful enemy, and in the court, he raised a thousand jun Ding furnace to shake the government and the opposition, and took the enemy's head above the battle array.

"I ...... Drink it! Li Guo took a few steps back in fear. His face was blue and red.

Kong Sheng laughed: "Then bother Li Gongzi to taste the family wine that is brewed this time!" Hahaha! ”

Kong Sheng's hearty laughter echoed in the audience for a long time, and Li Guo was under the complicated gaze of everyone, blushing and enduring a sense of shame and anger to try to grab a glass of wine, this wine was full of wine, but the aroma of wine was overflowing, Li Guo thought that Kong Sheng would definitely not poison himself in public. Therefore, he hesitated for a moment, and raised the lamp to his mouth with a deep groan.

He took a big sip, and the liquor burned into his throat like a fire, and the sensation almost made him burn, and a fire rolled between his heart and lungs. But the burning sensation is only three or two seconds, and then there is an endless aftertaste.

What wine! Li Guo couldn't help but sigh in admiration, he couldn't care about any humiliation or humiliation anymore, he didn't drink this kind of wine in vain, so he simply drank most of the remaining wine, and then touched his lips, held his chest, and enjoyed the pleasure of rising into the clouds like a volcanic eruption, his face became more and more ruddy, and the corners of his eyes were blurred.

Kong Sheng squinted at Li Guo, and a strange sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.

The two gourd wines sent by Wu Xian are about one catty each, and the largest pot that Kong Sheng asked the palace maid to prepare, one can hold more than four taels of wine, and three is close to one and a half catties, so it exceeds 55 degrees and is comparable to the second pot head of distilled spirits, and it is considered a large amount of alcohol to drink one catty, and one and a half catties will definitely get drunk.

What's more, the Tang people are accustomed to drinking low-alcohol wine that fades out like beer, and suddenly drinks high-alcohol wine, this kind of overly strong contrast, how can they not get drunk? But it does feel quite good, the clouds and mountains are covered in fog, and the whole body is fluttering, and I almost want to ride the wind fairy!

In a word, Piao Piao, which is similar to drug use, doesn't know why, Li Guo is obviously immersed in such an illusory manic feeling and lost himself.

After the first light, he was actually out of drink. The strength of the wine was so strong that he couldn't bear it at all. But the strange feeling prompted him to continue drinking a second one, which was a good thing, and a wine burp hit him, and he almost vomited on the spot.

Kong Sheng smiled lightly and shouted: "Li Gongzi is no longer strong enough to drink, so don't worry about yourself, don't drink this one left!" ”

Li Guo's eyes widened, and he glared at Kong Sheng and swayed his body: "No! Li Guo said one and the other, and said that three is three! Look at me doing this! ”

"What wine! Wonderful! Great! Wonderful! Li Guo laughed profligately, grabbed the wine cup and poured it down his throat.

Kong Sheng held his forehead with his hand and said softly in his heart: It's poured!

Sure enough, Li Guo intuitively felt dizzy in front of him, and then Venus staggered, and fell straight down.

Everyone was shocked, and several of Li Guo's servants hurriedly stepped forward to help their master, although Li Guo was drunk in a daze, but he still shouted "wonderful" one after another, which made people laugh.

Li Guo stood up to make things difficult for Kong Sheng, but as a result, stealing chickens and rice did not become a recipe for rice, and this farce ended with Li Guo making a big fool. And this did not attract everyone's attention, what really attracted the attention of the group was Kong Sheng's self-brewed wine with three drunken plum fruits.

Zhao Wang Li was surprised and said: "Chang'an Hou, this is the self-brewing that you have been making in the mansion in the past few days?" It looks like a fire - come on, pour a lamp for this king, and let this king taste one or two! ”

Kong Sheng laughed: "Wu Xian Wu Xi, hurry up and pour a lamp for His Royal Highness King Zhao and all the adults, let everyone taste it!" ”

Wu Xian and Wu Xie brothers glanced at each other, and then suddenly realized that the main purpose of their own Hou Ye bringing wine today was to sell the wine he brewed! In the previous game with Li Guo and the confrontation in court, he took the opportunity to launch the signboard of the wine, deliberately let Li Guo drink three lamps, and let Li Guo "test the law" as an advertising prop!

Li grabbed the wine cup in front of him and took a sip tentatively. Then, after a little aftertaste, he drank it all with his eyebrows, and then his face turned red and shouted with a little drunkenness: "It's really a good wine!" Blazing as fire, sweet and mellow, I want to become a fairy! (To be continued.) )