Chapter 101 Excellent performance at the state banquet (2)
Meng Xinzhu gently picked up the wine glass and said, "Okay, I'd like to pay homage to the princess. After drinking this glass, I'll ask the princess to give you a question."
A table was placed in the main hall, and Yu Ling placed a gold bar. "A person works for the empress for seven days, and the total reward is this gold bar. The empress must pay wages at the end of each day, and must ensure that the person gets what he deserves every day."
The wages are the same. Your Majesty can break the gold bar twice, how will your Majesty pay for it?"
Meng Xinzhu walked to the table and looked at the gold bar, "This gold bar is pure gold." Princess Yuling nodded, "Okay, first draw seven equal sections on the gold bar, and cut the gold bar into two pieces along the lines just drawn.
There are three sections of unequal proportions. The cut gold bar contains one equal segment and is called Gold Section No. 1. The cut gold bar contains two equal segments and is called Gold Section No. 2. The cut gold bar contains four equal segments and is called Gold Section No. 3. The first day
Give gold section No. 1 to the worker, give gold section No. 2 to the worker the next day, and take back gold section No. 1. Give gold section No. 1 to the worker on the third day, give gold section No. 3 to the worker on the fourth day, and take back gold section No. 1 and 2.
Number. On the fifth day, the worker is given gold section number 1, on the sixth day, the worker is given gold section number 2, and the gold section number 1 is taken back. On the seventh day, the worker is given gold section number 1. The worker gets all the reimbursements, and his daily wages are
It’s a gold bar of equal length.”
Everyone in the hall followed Meng Xinzhu's words, making gestures and calculations. Yu Ling couldn't help but shrink her pupils again. This question had stumped many princes and nobles, but she didn't expect that she could solve it so easily.
Even the time for thinking was saved. "Your Majesty is so wise, I admire you!" Then she waved her hand, and the guards brought up a wooden board with three wooden pillars erected on it. One of the pillars was strung with numerous strings arranged in descending order.
Blocks of wood. "The 'Bamboo Master' in the Moon Kingdom has a lot of stuff, so Yu Ling also made one to join in the fun and asked the empress to solve it."
Meng Xinzhu couldn't help but smile. Both the shape and the rules of the game mentioned by Yu Ling were the same as the "Tower of Hanoi" in modern computer games. This game is actually not difficult. As long as you master the rules, no matter how many
It can be solved by layering. She stepped forward and counted whether the wooden blocks were odd or even, and then started working with her hands to move the wooden blocks.
Yu Ling in the gauze hat was so shocked that she opened her mouth wide. How could this be possible? I had just finished explaining the rules of the game, and this lady could actually move without thinking, without taking any unnecessary steps. She was completely shocked!
The playful Uncle Nine Emperors came forward even earlier. Looking at his goddaughter's movements, she must have understood the truth. Why didn't he see her making this thing to play with?
Hongde Longqiu also stepped off the dragon chair. This was not the first time he watched Zhu Fei playing with toys. Looking at her skillful movements, he couldn't help but sigh at what kind of place her other world would be. She could actually control everything here.
It's within reach. Haha, of course he didn't expect it. After all, the modern society where Meng Xinzhu lives has accumulated thousands of years of human civilization from all over the world.
"How can your Majesty be able to finish it so quickly?"
Meng Xinzhu smiled and said, "Everything has its own laws. As long as you master the laws, nothing will be difficult."
Having lost two games in a row, Yu Ling took a deep breath and sighed to herself. Fortunately, she already knew that Mr. Zhu was a woman. Otherwise, with her intelligence and insightful arguments, she might have fallen in love with him secretly.
But now she can't back down, whether it's for herself or for Asia, she can't lose.
"I would like to ask your Majesty, Yu Ling's subordinate was bitten on the foot by a snake today. How should he be treated?"
"Just use the snow under the south palace wall in June to paint it."
“Where can I get snow in June?”
"Since there is no snow in June, how can there be snake bites in this snowy day today?"
"I'd like to ask you again, Madam, what is Buddha?" Meng Xinzhu said nothing, only looking left and right.
"What is Dharma?" She still didn't say anything, just looked up and down.
People in the main hall were surprised. Why did the Bamboo Concubine, who had always answered questions fluently, suddenly become speechless? She seemed to have no idea how to answer Princess Yu Ling's question. Wouldn't she lose?
Hongde Longqiu looked at Zhu Fei. Although she just shook her head and said nothing, he already understood her answer. Expressing this answer with body language was indeed more effective than talking.
With the gauze hat covering her face, no one could see Yu Ling's increasingly ugly face, "The empress is indeed clear about her mind and nature, and is proficient in Buddhism and Dharma."
Everyone was even more confused. They didn't know what kind of riddle they were playing. The smile on Meng Xinzhu's face deepened.
"Yu Ling, please tell me how to draw this figure on a piece of paper with just one stroke?" After saying that, he took the brush and drew a "⊙" on the paper.
Meng Xinzhu smiled and put a pen on the paper to make a dot. At the same time, he folded the paper a little and drew the pen on the back of the folded paper. Then he turned to the front and drew a circle.
Then someone brought out a piece of paper and said, "Ms., you should be familiar with this Nine Palaces Chart."
Of course they are not unfamiliar. They have also played this kind of number game during training on the island. But hearing Yu Ling ask this, this picture should have a lot of background. When she saw that all the officials of the Moon Kingdom in the hall had extremely bad expressions, she
Recalling the history books I had read, I suddenly remembered that decades ago, there was a princess from Asia who used this nine-gong diagram to refuse marriage and humiliate the prince of the Moon Kingdom.
"Your Majesty, you are so talented. This Nine Palaces Diagram must be simple." After saying that, someone had already placed another piece of paper and counted thirty-six cells. "Please fill in this diagram according to the requirements of the Nine Palaces Diagram."
Meng Xinzhu shook her head. Alas, there was nothing she could do. She happened to take advantage of advanced civilization again. She wrote down the required numbers on another piece of paper, calculated them again, and then filled in the numbers in the grid.
"Thirty-six grids, numbers one to thirty-five, the sum of all numbers horizontally, vertically and diagonally is 111."
"How could it be completed so quickly?" Yu Ling exclaimed. It took her three years to calculate the thirty-six palaces, but she actually completed it in a moment.
"I have said that everything has its own rules. This kind of grid game does not need to be calculated one by one. As long as you master the rules, you can solve them."
Yu Ling stared at Meng Xinzhu for a long time and said, "Your Majesty is really amazing. Yu Ling admires her. Please ask your Majesty to give the question."
Meng Xinzhu looked at Yu Ling, then turned around and walked to the Nine Emperors Aunt, whispering a few words. After hearing this, the Emperor's Godmother nodded, and then left the hall with the Nine Emperors Uncle. "Since the princess has played a numbers game, let me play one too.
During the period of my family visit, I learned a little bit from an eminent monk, so I can guess what you are thinking."
Princess Yu Ling smiled, "Really? I wonder if your Majesty has guessed what Yu Ling is thinking now?"