When Cheng Yaojin heard Zhao Chen's words, he was obviously preparing to embarrass Li Chengqian.
Although Li Chengqian had just promised that if Zhao Chen could answer his question, Zhao Chen could also ask him a question.
But before, everyone thought it was just a joke.
After all, no one thought that Zhao Chen could really answer Li Chengqian's question.
Even Fang Xuanling admitted that Zhao Chen won today's policy.
At this moment, Zhao Chen's sudden words made everyone in the court look surprised.
Is Zhao Chen so smart that he dares to openly compete with the prince in the Tai Chi Palace?
"Zhao Chen, he is the prince after all, why don't we just forget about it." Li Ruoshuang ran to Zhao Chen and whispered.
Zhao Chen waved his hand, indicating that Li Ruoshuang didn't need to worry.
"Prince, don't worry, my question is extremely simple, and the prince will definitely be able to answer it." Zhao Chen smiled and looked at Li Chengqian.
Zhao Chen said it casually, but when he heard it from the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, he was shocked in his heart.
He secretly thought that Zhao Chen was too courageous and dared to ridicule His Highness the Crown Prince's IQ.
Li Chengqian's face was gloomy at the moment, and he was staring at Zhao Chen with fire-like eyes.
He, Li Chengqian, the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty, was actually humiliated like this by a common man?
"Is this Zhao Chen crazy, humiliating His Highness the Crown Prince like this?"
"What I said just now was not to point at His Highness the Prince's nose and say that his IQ is not good enough and he needs to change the question to a simpler one."
"Whether His Highness the Crown Prince answers this question or not, he will be severely embarrassed today."
"Zhao Chen is too vengeful, and that is His Highness the Crown Prince."
"What are you afraid of? His Highness the Crown Prince agreed to it just now, and His Majesty also heard it. If His Highness the Crown Prince dared to do anything to Zhao Chen, how could His Majesty agree to it?"
"But it's hard to say what will happen after that."
Everyone was talking quietly, admiring Zhao Chen's courage but feeling that he was too reckless.
"Brother Emperor, you can't break your promise. You promised yourself just now, and Zhao Chen can ask you a question."
"As a prince, you should set an example. Brother, is Qingque right?"
At this time, Li Tai naturally wanted to add insult to injury and said to Li Chengqian with a smile.
Completely ignoring Li Chengqian's extremely gloomy expression.
Just as the ministers said, it doesn't matter whether he answers Zhao Chen's question or not.
He has lost his face today.
If he could regret it, Li Chengqian swore that he would not embarrass Zhao Chen just now.
"Prince, you are the crown prince, don't let me down." Li Shimin sat on the dragon couch and said slowly.
The look on his face was calm, making it impossible to guess what he was thinking.
"Zhao Chen, do you have to be like this with me?" Li Chengqian walked to Zhao Chen, lowered his voice and said to Zhao Chen.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince doesn't want Zhao Chen to have an easy time." Zhao Chen said with a slight smile.
"I am the prince, and you have offended me..."
"Your Highness, please listen carefully. There are pheasants and rabbits in the same cage today. There are three hundred and fifty on the top and nine hundred and four on the bottom. How many pheasants and rabbits are there?" Zhao Chen took a step back and asked Li Chengqian.
"Arithmetic?"
"Pheasant and rabbit in the same cage?"
"How can this be a simple question?"
"Is Zhao Chen crazy? He just said such a difficult question was easy? Is he trying to get His Royal Highness to death?"
"A pheasant and a rabbit in a cage is one of the three major problems in arithmetic. Are you trying to prevent His Highness from coming to the stage?"
"His Royal Highness is embarrassed, and Zhao Chen won't be able to live well either."
Upon hearing that Zhao Chen raised the issue of pheasants and rabbits sharing a cage with Li Chengqian, the ministers immediately became agitated.
Everyone thought that Zhao Chen was going to completely prevent Li Chengqian from coming to Taiwan.
Li Chengqian also had a stern look on his face at this moment.
Zhao Chen simply wanted to make him infamous by doing this.
Li Shimin was also stunned and looked at Zhao Chen suspiciously.
"Your Majesty, what should we do?" Queen Changsun was also a little anxious at this moment.
It's such a difficult question, I'm afraid it will be difficult for the prince to answer it.
"Ruoshuang, is this question difficult?" Zhao Chen scanned the crowd around the venue and saw that they all looked like they had seen a ghost, and couldn't help but feel a little strange.
Elementary school students can understand the problem of chicken and rabbit in the same cage, but what about these people?
"The cage of a pheasant and a rabbit is one of the three major problems in arithmetic. Very few people in the imperial court can solve it."
"It is estimated that only the Prime Minister of the House, Changsun Wuji, Wei Zheng and many others can solve it."
"Zhao Chen, are you really trying to make the prince miserable?" Li Ruoshuang explained to Zhao Chen in a low voice.
Finally, he asked suspiciously.
After all, when such a question was posed to Li Chengqian, everyone would wonder if Zhao Chen wanted to embarrass the prince.
"But in our place, children under ten years old can solve such a problem. They..."
"Zhao Chen, you are so presumptuous." Li Chengqian became even more angry when he heard Zhao Chen say that even a ten-year-old Meng boy could solve the problem of pheasants and rabbits in the same cage.
In Zhao Chen's eyes, the dignified prince could not compare to Meng Tong who was less than ten years old?
Li Chengqian became angrier the more he thought about it.
His face was completely humiliated today.
Zhao Chen originally sympathized with Li Chengqian, and thought about changing the topic, but he never thought that Li Chengqian would actually say nasty things to him.
I also became annoyed in my heart.
"Your Majesty, it's very simple to cage a pheasant and a rabbit together. If the prince can't answer it, I can teach him." Zhao Chen and Li Shimin said, cupping their hands.
One sentence made Li Chengqian's whole body tremble.
Then a strong look of anger burst out of his eyes.
Li Shimin was also shocked by Zhao Chen's words.
Looking at Li Chengqian who was trembling all over, even Li Shimin didn't know what to say at this moment.
All civil and military officials in the court were silent at this moment, and hundreds of pairs of eyes looked at Zhao Chen, full of shock, anger, and suspicion.
Cheng Yaojin and Qin Qiong opened their mouths, neither knowing how to speak for Zhao Chen.
"Your Majesty, a mere common man dares to say that the problem of a pheasant and a rabbit in the same cage is extremely simple, and ridicules the prince of the dynasty. You really don't know how high the sky is."
"Since he thinks the calculation is not difficult, it is better to let him solve the other two. If he can solve it, the matter will be forgotten."
"If we can't figure it out, what if we hold him accountable for being rude in the palace?"
The atmosphere in the Tai Chi Hall was extremely solemn. Wei Zheng took a step forward and spoke to Li Shimin.
Wei Zheng's words finally made the Tai Chi Palace a little angry.
All civil and military officials in the dynasty felt that they had been insulted by Zhao Chen's words just now.
"Your Majesty, didn't Zhao Chen say that this kind of arithmetic is very simple, so he asked Changsun servant to shoot a few questions to see if he could answer them."
"Yes, Zhao Chen is so young, yet he dares to speak arrogant words. If he can't answer, he will definitely be punished."
"One of the three problems in arithmetic is a pheasant and a rabbit in a cage. He dared to say that a ten-year-old boy could solve it. It is simply ridiculous."
"Your Majesty, please let your eldest grandson come up with the question."
The ministers who were still praising Zhao Chen for his profound knowledge just now all sided with Li Chengqian.
What Zhao Chen said to Li Ruoshuang just now made these ministers so angry that they almost stamped their feet.
Is it possible that in Zhao Chen's eyes, they can't even compare to the ten-year-old Meng Tong?