"No objection!" Cui Xu stood up on behalf of the family and said.
Lin Xuan shook his head and agreed.
Li Shimin took a deep look at Cui Xu. He didn't expect that the aristocratic family attached so much importance to this competition that they even sent their heirs here.
"Which of the six arts of a gentleman are you going to compete with first?" Yu Shinan asked.
Lin Xuan smiled and said: "They are the host and I am the guest. The guest does as the host does."
"Since you say so, I won't refuse."
Cui Xu did not refuse. Although they were sure of winning, if they could choose first, they would definitely have some advantages.
Everyone knows that this competition is a big deal. If they lose, it will have a big impact on their family's reputation, so they must win.
"We choose to compare first." Cui Xu looked at Lin Xuan and said.
Cui Xu chose the first match because he had his own plans.
If Lin Xuan competes with them, of course Lin Xuan will not compete with their aristocratic family alone.
The bet they agreed on was Shenxian Zui. Cheng Chumo and his family had members of Shenxian Zui, so of course they could participate.
Regardless of whether it was Cheng Chumo's family or Lin Xuan, Cui Xu had investigated and found that there was no one who was proficient in arithmetic.
And there are many people in their family who are proficient in arithmetic. Even if Lin Xuan and the others find someone, he is sure to win.
Seeing that Lin Xuan did not refuse, Yu Shinan said to Wang Xiaotong: "Master Wang, since it is a calculation, you should be the host. Come up with the questions for them yourself."
Wang Xiaotong said with a smile: "I asked you a question, do you all have any objections?"
Cui Xu shook his head. Wang Xiaotong was a great mathematician of his generation, and he was fully qualified as a question maker.
Lin Xuan had no objection. Although he didn't know who Wang Xiaotong was, he heard from Cheng Chumo and others that he should be very powerful.
Regarding arithmetic, Lin Xuan is very confident about how difficult ancient arithmetic problems can be.
"Which one of you will compete in counting?" Wang Xiaotong asked.
Lin Xuan stood up and said: "I will do it for us, it doesn't matter who they send over there."
Lin Xuan's words were so arrogant that Cui Xu and others turned blue with anger.
What is this? Do you look down on them?
Seeing Cui Xu and the others' furious expressions, Lin Xuan said with a smile: "What, are you planning to go together? If you want to go together, I can accept it."
"..."
Wang Xiaotong was speechless, and everyone else present also fell silent.
Lin Xuan's words were too venomous, and he looked down on Cui Xu and the others without even trying to hide it.
"Hahaha, okay, very good, I would like to see how capable you are." Cui Xu laughed angrily.
After saying that, Cui Xu raised his hands to Wang Xiaotong and said, "Master Wang, let Wang Shuo compete with him here."
Although Lin Xuan said that they would all go up and continue, how could Cui Xu do this? If he did, even if he won, their family would be disgraced.
They originally found a master of arithmetic, but seeing that it was Lin Xuan who was going to fight, he wasn't going to let that person fight, so he let Wang Xu compete with Lin Xuan directly.
Otherwise, if he sends a man in his dozens of years to compete with Lin Xuan, a boy in his teens, it will be disgraceful even if he wins.
He asked Wang Shuo to play not because he was confused by Lin Xuan, but because he was very confident in Wang Shuo's arithmetic ability.
"Now that you are ready, I will present the question." Wang Xiaotong said.
After thinking for a while, Wang Xiaotong said: "Han Xin counted the number of soldiers in a group. There were two in a group of three, three in a group of five, and four in a group of seven. How many soldiers are there at least in this group?"
When the others heard the question, they also calculated it in their minds.
Wang Shuo calculated in his mind for a long time, and his face became increasingly ugly.
Lin Xuan was very happy. Later generations had learned this question in elementary school. It was too simple.
"Would you come first or should I come first?" Lin Xuan said with a half-smile.
"I don't believe you came out so quickly!" Wang Shuo said.
He had no clue at all, and he didn't believe Lin Xuan could figure it out so quickly.
Lin Xuan said disdainfully: "Does it still need to be calculated for such a simple question?"
Wang Shuo pretended to be calm and said: "Who doesn't know how to use words?"
Lin Xuan was calm and said: "If my calculation is correct, does it mean you have lost this round?"
When they competed, they didn't say who answered correctly first would win. If they didn't make it clear, what if he revealed the answer and they didn't admit it?
"If you answer first, we will lose of course." Wang Shuo felt that Lin Xuan must be bluffing.
Lin Xuan smiled disdainfully, raised his hands to Wang Xiaotong and said, "Sir Wang, this team has at least fifty-three soldiers. I don't know if my answer is correct!"
"That's right." Wang Xiaotong looked surprised. He originally got this question, but it took him nearly a cup of tea to figure it out. He didn't expect Lin Xuan to figure it out so quickly.
Wang Shuo's face turned pale. After Lin Xuan said his answer, he calculated it in his mind and knew that his answer was right.
He has always been very conceited about his arithmetic ability, but he didn't expect to lose to Lin Xuan.
Cui Xu's face was very ugly. If he had known better, he would not have let Wang Shuo take advantage of him. He would have underestimated his opponent.
"This round we admit defeat, and in the next round we will test our riding skills," Cui Xu said.
There were so many people that he couldn't help but deny it. Anyway, there were still five rounds, and he believed that they would definitely win.
"Whatever!" Lin Xuan said nonchalantly.
Yu Shinan stood up and said: "I am not good at riding. There are many generals present who are excellent at riding. How about we let them come up with the questions?"
Cui Xu and Lin Xuan nodded.
"Haha, how about I set the question for the riding skills test?" Cheng Yaojin laughed and recommended himself.
"Su Guogong also has a recipe for immortal drunkenness. Isn't it appropriate to be the one to write the question?" Cui Xu said.
The implication of his words is that you, Cheng Yaojin, are a member, and if you set the question, you will definitely favor Lin Xuan.
"You mean I will cheat?" Cheng Yaojin looked at Cui Xu with an unkind expression.
"I don't mean that, but it's better for Mr. Su to avoid suspicion." Cui Xu was not afraid of what Cheng Yaojin would do to him.
"You..." Cheng Yaojin was furious.
"Okay Zhijie, you really need to avoid suspicion." Li Shimin said.
After Li Shimin finished speaking, he looked at Cui Xu and said, "How about I come up with the question?"
"It would be great if His Majesty could come up with the question."
Cui Xu didn't want Li Shimin to propose the question at all. With Li Shimin's attitude towards the aristocratic family, he would definitely favor Lin Xuan, but he couldn't refuse.
"I have a horse called Lion Cong. No one has been able to tame it. How about whoever can tame it wins?" Li Shimin said.
Although he wanted to favor Lin Xuan, he couldn't go too far with so many people. Lin Xuan could even tame a tiger, so a fierce horse shouldn't be a problem for him.
"Your Majesty, I have no objections!" Cui Xu said.
Lin Xuan said he had no objection. Horse training was a sure win for him who had the skills to train animals.
Although he believed he could win in a single competition of horsemanship, why would he refuse if he could win easily?
Seeing that there was no objection between the two parties, Li Shimin immediately sent someone to the palace to fetch the horse.