Thinking of this, Ashina Siyun seemed to have regained his confidence.
The three questions that the High Priest was facing involved mathematics, sophistry, and philosophy. The questions were extremely profound, and none of the hundreds of thousands of people in the Great Prairie could answer them.
Later, Tuli Khagan had even sent these three questions to the surrounding small countries, saying that as long as they could answer them, they would not have to pay rent. In the end, no one could answer them.
Now, these three questions were in Ashina Siyun's mind. He was prepared to use these three questions to make things difficult for the so-called people of the Great Tang. He wanted to completely destroy the pride on the faces of the people of the Great Tang.
"Esteemed Emperor of the Great Tang, when I was in the grasslands, I heard that the people of the Great Tang are both capable of literature and martial arts. All kinds of theories have been passed down since ancient times, and there are many world-shocking scholars.”
"Yes."
The Crown Prince Li Chengqian and the King of Wei, Li Tai, had made great progress in their studies under the education of Li Gang, the master of the three dynasties. Li Shimin had personally tested them a few times and was quite satisfied.
"At this time, I can let the two of them show their faces and show their knowledge. I can also let the officials and the people of the Great Tang know that I, Li Shiming, have taught my son well and have a successor. I can also secretly compete with Ye Fan.
Not long after the eunuch left, the Crown Prince Li Chengqian and the King of Wei Li Tai walked into the palace one after the other and greeted Li Shimin.
"Chengqian, Qing Que, I see that the two of you are studying hard in the palace all day long. I wonder if your knowledge has increased. It just so happens that the Turkic envoy has brought three difficult questions. I will use this opportunity to test you again.”
Li Shimin said it very lightly. In his opinion, a grassland people who only knew how to herd cattle and sheep was difficult for his two sons who studied day and night. What a joke!
"Imperial Father is taking the exam, so I will naturally do my best. This Turkic general, please set the question.”
Not to mention anything else, just Li Chengqian's bearing alone, although slightly inferior to Ye Fan, he also had the demeanor of a general who would not change his face in front of a landslide.
"Wait a moment. Great Tang Emperor, we Turks like to gamble. Why don't we use these three items as a wager and bet some money?”
Ashina Siyun started to play tricks.
The Turks liked to gamble, but Li Shiming also liked to gamble, and in this banquet where the officials were seated, Li Shiming naturally agreed.
"For the first question, I will represent Tuli Khagan to bet 1,200,000 strings with the Emperor of the Great Tang.”
Ashina Siyun began to demand an exorbitant price. Two hundred thousand strings of money was enough for him, the Tuli Khagan, to recruit soldiers and buy horses, as well as buy over the surrounding tribes.
"Alright, I'll do it. What if you lose?"
Seeing Li Shi Min nod, Li Chengqian took the initiative to ask.
"The Crown Prince, the King of Wei, and everyone in the palace, as long as anyone can answer this first question, I, Tuli Khagan, will gift twenty thousand horses to the Emperor of the Great Tang this year.”
Ashina Siyun's bet was also very large. Twenty thousand fine horses was almost a third of Tuli Khagan's wealth.
Li Shimin nodded. A good Turkic horse was worth more than ten strings of money at the market price, so the Great Tang was not losing out.
Ye Fan, who was sitting at the back of the right, had no interest in the so-called delicious food in the palace. He could only pick up the wine at the side and drink it while watching Ashina Siyun and the Crown Prince talk.
"Since the Great Tang's Emperor has agreed, I will set the question.”
Ashina Siyun shouted loudly, trying his best to attract everyone's attention. Then, he spoke proudly.
"Now there are nine numbers from one to nine, and a nine square box.”
"Pfft…"
Wiping the wine from the corner of his mouth, Ye Fan shook his head speechlessly.
Ye Fan ridiculed in his heart in disdain. Ye Fan lost his curiosity about this question and the questions that followed.
However, what Ye Fan did not expect was that when Ah Shina asked this question, everyone's brows began to furrow, including the high and mighty Li Shiming.
"It can't be, right? Wasn't the Nine Palace Box passed down from the Tang Dynasty?"
Ye Fan took another sip of wine gloomily and looked at everyone scratching their ears and cheeks anxiously.
An hour passed, and the banquet hall was silent. Aside from Ye Yun and the five Turkic envoys, almost everyone else was sitting on the table with pen and paper in their hands, calculating.
Even Li Shi Min was slightly worried as he looked at the nine squares and the nine numbers on the paper.
More than an hour passed, but no one gave an answer.
Ashina Siyun laughed wildly and then bowed to Li Shimin.
Li Shi Min's eyes turned cold, but he had indeed spoken to Ashina Siyun before, so he couldn't get angry.
Two hundred thousand strings, two hundred thousand strings of money! If we give it to Tuli, he will be as strong as Jie Li in a month. Isn't this raising another tiger for the Great Tang?
Li Shiming looked around. Li Chengqian and Li Tai were still calculating with sweat on their foreheads. The other officials were not any better. Their faces were ashen. Even Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Wei Zheng, and the others had a difficult expression on their faces.
If Chengqian and Qingque can't do it, could it be that all the capable officials and generals under me are also stumped?
Li Shi Min shook his head helplessly.
"Ah Shina, ah Ah Shina, this is a question that even a child knows, and you have the nerve to use it to embarrass our Great Tang?!”
Ye Fan put down his wine glass and stood up. He walked into the hall and looked at Ashina Siyun with disdain.
Ye Fan?
Li Shiming was stunned for a moment, but then he relaxed. He didn't know why, but he was very confident in this kid.
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