Chapter 24: Schadenfreude

The news of the competition in the front hall continued to spread to the harem.

On the second day, the content of the competition was to first identify relatives, and separate 100 horses and 100 foals, 100 chicks and 100 hens in the forbidden garden outside the palace, so that the envoys could reunite their mothers and children.

The envoys showed their ability to distinguish between them, some according to the pattern and the color of their coat, some according to the size and distance, and some according to the height and shortness.

Gesa was a good warrior, and the envoy knew more about the habits of horses, and by whipping after the foal, the horse would neigh and roar, and run out of the ring to protect the foal, distinguishing all the horses from the foal.

The envoys of Tianzhu led the horses out of the ring one by one, and when the foals saw that their mother was gone, they immediately chased after them, and in this way made a hundred mules and horses and the foals confess.

Lu Dongzan let the foals be hungry, let the foals have a beautiful meal, the horses are full of food and drink, and when they hear the foals screaming with hunger, they raise their heads and call their foals to feed, and the foals hear their mother's call, and run towards their mothers with joy, and in this way, Tubo also distinguishes the foals from their own foals.

After listening to Xiao Huangmen's colorful narration, Princess Linchuan then asked: "How can they tell the difference between the little chick and the hen?" Who won? ”

Xiao Huangmen replied: "The envoy of Tianzhu said that the hen will identify her own chickens, and if you put them together to eat, she will peck away the chickens that do not belong to her......"

In this competition, Lu Dongzan learned the call of the eagle, because when in danger, the hen will spread its wings and let the chick hide under its wings, and when the sound of the eagle is heard, the chicks quickly find their mother to hide.

As for the other vassal kingdoms, they did not distinguish between hens and chicks.

Princess Linchuan smiled and said to Li Yuntong: "Until now, the most powerful ones are Tianzhu and Tubo, it seems that this time sister, you are either married to Tianzhu or Tubo, which of them do you think is better?" I think it's better to be in Tianzhu, after all, the climate is warm and humid, which is similar to the south of our Datang, so it's easier to adapt. It was so cold in Tibet that I heard that in winter, people would freeze to death at night. ”

Without waiting for Li Yuntong to answer, her face was a little more worried, "What if Tubo wins in the end?" They are close to the sun, you see that none of those Tubo people are white, all of them are black, I don't know if your white skin will tan, sister? Otherwise, let's find a way to make the Tibetans lose twice, no matter who wins, it is better than marrying the Tibetans. ”

Although Princess Linchuan's tone was very sympathetic, and her expression looked very worried, in the eyes of the people next to her, she was indeed thinking about Li Yuntong, but Li Yuntong knew very well that she was named a princess, and Princess Linchuan's handwriting was indispensable, so she just smiled faintly and did not reply.

Princess Linchuan was about to speak, and Xiao Huangmen came to report the results of the third competition.

The third scene was for the envoys to distinguish between the roots and tips of a hundred trees of equal thickness.

Not only were the trees of the same length and thickness, but they had also been stripped of their branches and skins, so that it was difficult to tell what kind of wood they were, let alone distinguish the roots from the tops.

Without waiting for Xiao Huangmen to say the result, Princess Linchuan asked, "Then Lu Dongzan won again?"

"The princess is smart, the guess is not good, the Tibetan minister is not winning again this time, he said that the roots of the wood are dense, the ends of the tips are loose, put it into the water, the roots sink heavily, the tips float lightly, you can see it at a glance. His Majesty asked the minions to put the timber in the water as he had said, and that was indeed the case. ”

Lin Chuan glanced at Li Yuntong, although his face was gloomy, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, revealing a little unknown happiness, "In this scene, are there other envoys of the vassal kingdom to solve the problem?" ”

Xiao Huangmen replied: "The envoy of Linyi also answered, he said that the tree has annual rings, whether the roots or the treetops are a circle a year, that circle is also called the annual rings, because the roots are thick, the tips and treetops are thin, so the annual rings of the roots are thin, and the annual rings of the treetops are dense. ”

"Where's that day? Tianzhu can answer? ”

Seeing that Xiao Huangmen shook her head, the sadness on Princess Linchuan's face was even worse, she took Li Yuntong's hand and said, "Good sister, what can I do about this?" Now the most correct answer is Tibet! ”