Xiao Rui said that he didn't want to ignore Xiao Feng, and his IQ was not in a parallel space at all.

Emperor Xia also ignored Xiao Feng's complaint, but tasted Xiao Rui's allusions, and said with a smile: "The frog at the bottom of the well, it is very vivid, I like this word very much." I hope that everyone in the temple will join me. King Xian, since King Duan questioned you, you seem to know it again, why don't you talk about this Qiankun ball? I'm curious, too. ”

"That's it, my father ordered, you should talk about it well, see if you really know, or if it's a false appearance?" Xiao Feng continued to shout.

Xiao Rui smiled at Emperor Xia and said, "Father, son-in-law obey orders." ”

After speaking, he picked up the Qiankun ball, felt the weight of the Qiankun ball slightly pressing his hand, and said with a smile: "This thing is made of ivory!" ”

"How is that possible!" Xiao Feng immediately began to force the mode, and immediately said: "Don't think that with the color of ivory white, it is an ivory carving, and the ivory is not round." ”

Xiao Ruile was happy, and immediately sarcastically said: "King Duan, my father hasn't questioned it yet, you can't wait to act on your behalf, this is the golden palace of the Taihe Palace, what do you want to do?" Yes! ”

Xiao Feng shuddered, and immediately looked up at Emperor Xia, and saw Emperor Xia's majestic eyes staring at him, so frightened that he immediately knelt down: "Erchen knows his mistake." ”

Emperor Xia waved his hand and said, "Calm down, you have already reached the age of a weak crown, you have to learn to restrain your frizzy temper, and let you enter the cabinet, just to train you well." ”

"Erchen understands." Xiao Feng's heart was beating violently with fright, and he thought that his father was going to get rid of his work in the cabinet.

Emperor Xia looked at Xiao Rui again and asked, "King Xian, you said that this Qiankun ball was made of ivory?" ”

Xiao Rui nodded and said, "Yes, Father, take the ivory of the Elephant King, cut it open, and then polish it by hand to make two semicircular hemispheres, and then carve the channels inside the hemispheres, among the ninety-nine channels, only one is connected, and then the two hemispheres are buckled together and become the Qiankun Ball!" ”

As soon as these words came out, the military generals of Wenchen couldn't believe it.

This natural sphere is actually two parts buckled together, why can't you see any gaps?

Xiao Rui continued: "The reason why the gap cannot be seen is because after the buckle is closed, it has been carefully polished to cover up the already tight gap, and the way of buckling is often used in carpentry, which is mortise and tenon technology!" ”

Speaking of this, Xiao Rui raised the Qiankun ball, and the fingers of his other hand went around the sphere, and continued: "The edges of these two hemispheres, one side is a raised tenon, and the other side is a concave tenon!" Therefore, from the beginning of the production of this Qiankun ball, the process is complex, which tests the craftsmanship of the craftsman very much. ”

Xiao Rui put the Qiankun ball into the brocade box and presented it to Emperor Xia by Hai Dafu.

Emperor Xia picked up the Qiankun ball and looked at it, only feeling that it was natural, and he couldn't see any gaps, and he really couldn't imagine that the Qiankun ball was made like this, no wonder the Great Zhao Kingdom regarded it as a top treasure.

Emperor Xia glanced at the ministers and asked, "Ladies and gentlemen, do you have any objections to what King Xian said?" ”

The civil and military officials looked at each other, feeling that what Xiao Rui said was amazing, but when they wanted to refute, they opened their mouths and couldn't speak, because they didn't know anything about this thing.

Xiao Rui looked at Xiao Feng and asked, "Fourth brother, if you don't agree with what your brother said, do you have any other remarks?" My father once said that political affairs need to be brainstormed, and I want to hear your opinion! ”

Xiao Feng was speechless, with a sauce-colored face.

Xiao Rui snorted lightly, then arched his hand to Emperor Xia and retreated to the side.

Emperor Xia said: "This thing is a congratulatory gift from Emperor Zhao to me, and brought a letter and a red rope, he said that I Daxia boasted of outstanding craftsmanship, so the weapon is hard, the equipment is exquisite, I don't know, can the red rope drill from one hole, drill out from another?" ”

In the Seven Kingdoms of China, Great Xia is known for its craftsmen, so it has excellent equipment. The Great Qi State was known for its strong soldiers and horses. The Great Yan Kingdom is known for its strict laws. Da Zhao is known for his Confucianism and flourished in literature. As for the other three countries, they also have their own characteristics, so I won't mention them for the time being.

Emperor Zhao deliberately sent Qiankun balls to make things difficult for Emperor Xia, just to slap the outstanding face of the craftsmen of the Great Xia Kingdom, and if he couldn't solve it, he would really slap his face.

"Zhao Guo deliberately made things difficult for me, so I took this opportunity to test the princes, do you have the idea to pass the red rope through the Qiankun ball?" Emperor Xia glanced at the nine princes and asked with a smile.

The nine princes looked at each other.

If you put them in the labyrinth, you will have to get dizzy, let alone wear a rope, the rope will be circled.

Ninety-nine channels, interconnected, and only one channel is correct, which is countless times more difficult than threading a needle.

"It's too hard, isn't it?" Xiao Yan muttered.

"There it is!" Who knows, Xiao Feng was surprised, he actually had an idea, and hurriedly said: "Father, since this sphere is buckled by mortise and tenon, why don't we pry it open, and cut it like this, we will naturally know which channel is correct, so that through the red rope and on the mortise and tenon, isn't it done?" ”

After Xiao Feng finished speaking, he looked proud.

The eldest prince Xiao Lie shook his head and said, "Nonsense, this method is opportunistic and not the demeanor of a great country. ”

The second prince, Xiao Yiheng, despised Xiao Feng even more, and snorted: "Disdainful of it." ”

The third prince, Xiao Ze, shrugged.

Only Xiao Yan's eyes lit up, and when he heard the ridicule of several elder brothers, he gave up this idea.

Seeing that he was angry with several brothers, he shouted, "Then do you have a good way? ”

The three of them fell silent for a moment.

"Hmph..."Xiao Feng was triumphant.

Emperor Xia spoke: "This method is indeed feasible, but it is opportunistic, once it is discovered by the Great Zhao State, I am afraid that the national body will be lost." If we want to win in the Great Xia Kingdom, we naturally want to win in a dignified manner. ”

"Give you time to think about it, this is the first level, test your wisdom, whether you can come out on top, and start your thinking."

Subsequently, Emperor Xia said to the civil and military ministers: "Leave some time for the princes, sea companions, go to the court to eat first." ”

In order to show the benevolence of the emperor, in the middle of the early dynasty, His Majesty would give the court food, one is to let the officials rest and rest, and the other is to alleviate hunger. The morning food is also very simple, a bowl of hot white porridge and a plate of pickles.

With a wave of his hand, many palace maids entered the hall with hot porridge, and the officials drank the porridge quietly, not daring to make a sucking sound, and quickly finished eating, and then continued to sit upright.

The nine princes were still thinking hard, frowning and thinking hard.

Xiao Rui looked at the hot white porridge around him, and felt that it tasted very good, although he had eaten in the mansion before entering the palace, but after all, he was a martial arts practitioner, and his energy consumption was fast, and he was already hungry.

It's no wonder that officials hide food in their sleeves to avoid supervising the imperial history and the emperor to steal food, which is indeed easy to get hungry.

Swallowing his saliva, Xiao Rui looked at Emperor Xia.

Emperor Xia was drinking porridge, and he saw Xiao Rui's envious gaze, staring at the white porridge in his hand and couldn't move it, how could there be a trace of contemplation.

Yo, this kid, couldn't he have thought of a way a long time ago?

Emperor Xia was stunned when he drank porridge, Xiao Rui's wisdom was beyond his expectations.

Because it's him, and he thought about it for a few days before he came up with a solution.