At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 107
The tooth tent of Princess Yicheng was arranged in the shape of six plum blossoms, surrounded by [-] Turkic cavalry, and these [-] cavalry were all elite confidants who only obeyed her orders. No wonder she dared to visit Khitan in person, which also reflected her With Turkic influence, even Shibi Khan did not dare to move her easily.

Let's talk about Gao Bufan and Luo Yi surrendering their weapons, and after going through several checkpoints, they arrived in front of Princess Yicheng's tooth tent.

"Brother Gao, don't lose your etiquette when you see Ke Dun later. Besides, Ke Dun is a very strong person, and you must never go against her intentions. Be careful not to lose your life!" Luo Yi reminded with a serious expression. Of course, he was not worried. Gao Bufan's life was just worried that he would be implicated.

Gao Bufan nodded: "Thank you, Governor Luo, for reminding me."

Ke Dun's tooth tent is big enough to accommodate dozens of people. The floor is covered with a thick layer of blankets, which is soft to step on. As soon as you step on it, you feel warm and harmonious, and the smell of wine and meat is pleasing to the nostrils.

Gao Bufan followed behind Luo Yi, his eyes quickly scanned the surroundings, and he found a row of short tables on both sides, and behind each of the short tables was a person sitting cross-legged, who was dressed like a Khitan Babu The chiefs and nobles were gone, and on the seat in the middle of the face, a woman was sitting grandly, about [-] years old, with a beautiful face, solemn expression, and powerful phoenix eyes. She should be the Turkic Ketun—Princess Yicheng up.

And Gongsun Yingxiu had already put on a veil at this moment, and she was sitting gracefully at Ke Dun's lower right hand, indescribably elegant and charming, and she looked at Gao Bufan with a hint of worry in her eyes.

Although Gao Bufan saw it in his eyes, he didn't think about it because of it, especially after learning that Gongsun Yingxiu was a tool trained by Yang Xuangan to attract talents, he kept him at a respectful distance.Undoubtedly, this woman must have received rigorous training, and her acting skills might even be able to win an Oscar. God knows whether she is showing her true feelings or pretending to be fake, so she just pretends not to be seen.

"The last general, Luo Yi, pays homage to Ke Dun!" Luo Yi stepped forward first, and even bowed on one knee.

Seeing this, Gao Bufan greeted Luo Yi's ancestors in his heart, and then reluctantly walked forward and knelt down: "Caomin Gao Bufan pays homage to Ke Dun!"

Ke Dun nodded and said, "Let's get down." The voice was so peaceful that it was actually very nice.

Gao Bufan stood up, and only then did he have the time to see Princess Yicheng in front of him, and found that she had single eyelids, willow leaf eyebrows and phoenix eyes, thin lips, and slightly forward chin, she looked like a strong woman.

"Dujun Luo, this person is the talented Gao Changqing you mentioned? He looks too young!" Ke Dun said calmly while examining Gao Bufan.

Luo Yi hurriedly said respectfully: "Back to Kedun, this person is Gao Changqing, a talented scholar from Yu County. Although he is young, he is quick-witted and has both civil and military skills."

"Really?" Ke Dun was skeptical, Gao Bufan looked too young.

"The last general An dared to deceive Ke Dun. Gao Changqing not only has the talent of seven steps to compose poetry, but also has excellent martial arts. He can open a three-stone bow. It is said that when he was in Xing County, he assisted Li Jing, a member of the driver's department, to wipe out the fierce army with [-] soldiers. Bandit Zhang Jin said. "Although Luo Yi is very unwilling to make Gao Bufan look good, but now he can only bite the bullet and continue to brag, whoever is recommended by him.

But Dun Wenyan's eyes lit up, he nodded and said: "In this way, you are really a talented person, Gao Changqing, Aijia asked you, did you come up with the method of putting wood into water?"

Gao Bufan answered with lowered eyebrows, "Exactly!"

"Then you can explain to Ge Luolu, the chief of the Department of Detoxification, what density is." Ke Dun said indifferently.

"—The grassroots obey!" Gao Bufan turned around, cupped his hands and said, "May I ask who is Chief Ge Luolu from the Juebian Department?"

As soon as the words were finished, a potbellied Mediterranean man on the left stood up and said with a smile: "I am Ge Luolu, little brother, please tell me, I am all ears!"

This person speaks Sui dialect very fluently, but his pronunciation is a little blunt, and his lips are a little crooked when he smiles.

Gao Bufan said indifferently: "The so-called density, as the name implies, refers to the degree of compactness. It's like stuffing cotton wool into the same cloth bag and pressing it tightly. Naturally, the more you pack, the heavier it will be; , there will be a lot less cotton batting and the weight will be lighter.

The same is true of wood, the longer the end of the tree grows, the denser it is, and the heavier it is, so when placed in water, the heavier end will sink a little, and the lighter end will float a little. "

Gao Bufan has already explained it in a very simple way, so everyone present can understand it immediately, but Ke Dun smiled and said: "Gao Changqing explained it very well, Ge Luolu, do you understand?"

Ge Luolu rolled his eyes and said, "I understand. Then I dare to ask Ke Dun, which came first in this world, the chicken or the egg? Ge Luolu has been puzzled by this question for a long time. They say that you people in the Sui Dynasty are smart. With profound knowledge, surely Ke Dun can answer this question for me, right?"

As soon as this remark came out, the officials and attendants around Ke Dun lowered their heads guiltyly. Luo Yi also lowered his eyebrows and lowered his eyes with his hips sandwiched. He had been thinking about this question for a long time, and it was simply an endless loop!

If you say that there are eggs first, people will refute you. Eggs are laid by chickens. Where do eggs come from without chickens?If you say that there were chickens first, and people refute you, chickens are hatched from eggs. Where can chickens come from without eggs?
Therefore, there is no solution to this problem at all, and it is a must-have trump card for the pros who travel at home, and it will cost you three thousand lives!

But seeing everyone shrugging their shoulders, Dun couldn't help but look slightly sullen, and suddenly seeing Gao Bufan's calm expression, couldn't help being moved in his heart, and said lightly: "Gao Changqing, come and tell Ge Luolu, which came first, the chicken or the egg!"

Gao Bufan calmly said: "—Cao Min obeys, Your Excellency Chief Ge Luolu, there are chickens first in this world."

Ge Luolu laughed proudly and said, "No, no, chickens are hatched from eggs. Where do chickens come from without eggs?"

Gao Bufan had already expected that this guy would say this, and asked instead: "Then dare to ask His Excellency Chief Ge Luolu, how should eggs be hatched?"

Ge Luolu's face froze. In ancient people's thinking, there was no means of electrification to hatch eggs. Only hens can hatch eggs. So Ge Luolu hesitated for a moment, but he could only answer bravely: "Of course a hen hatches eggs." Already!"

Gao Bufan said with a smile: "It can be seen that the chicken really came first in this world."

Ge Luolu couldn't help being speechless, and Gongsun Yingxiu's beautiful eyes couldn't help but smile. Such a tricky question was easily resolved by Gao Bufan from another angle.

Ke Dun couldn't help beaming with joy, and without waiting for Ge Luolu to react, he continued to argue, and said with a smile: "Very good, Gao Changqing is really quick-witted, let's see!"

Ge Luolu rolled his eyes and hurriedly said: "Wait a minute!"

Ke Dun couldn't help but his complexion sank. This Ge Luolu is really annoying. The key point is that Duo Luo, who is the leader of the alliance, didn't come forward to stop him. He clearly wanted to see his own jokes and make Da Sui lose face in front of everyone. It seems that the emperor His concerns are not unreasonable. If he did not come here as an excuse to visit this time, it is estimated that the Khitan people may really take refuge in Goguryeo.

"Ge Luolu, what questions do you have?" Ke Dunfengmu was already showing chills. She had [-] elite Turkic cavalry under her command, plus Luo Yi's [-] cavalry. Even if she turned her face on the spot, she would not be afraid.

However, Ge Luolu was unafraid and said with a smile: "Dear Ke Dun Chitose, Ge Luolu does have a question to ask!"

Ke Dun managed to suppress his anger, and said coldly, "Just ask!"

Ge Luolu said unhurriedly: "It's like this. An old herdsman in my tribe died a few days ago. Before he died, he left a will to distribute the 23 horses in the family to his three sons. The eldest son will share half of them. , the second son gets one share for three, and the third son gets one share for eight. But I can’t divide it well, it’s really a headache, please trouble me to solve this headache problem for me, thank you very much!”

Hearing this, Luo Yi laughed and said: "You Khitan people really don't know how to count. It's not easy. Half of the 23 horses are... eleven and a half horses. Cough... Kill one of the horses and cut it in half. That's it."

Ge Luolu shook his head and said, "But the old herdsman said in his last words that horses cannot be killed."

Luo Yi couldn't help being dumbfounded, and frowned, "If you can't kill him, how can you give half to the eldest son? It's impossible!"

A cunning flashed in Ge Luolu's eyes, he spread his hands helplessly and said, "Otherwise, I wouldn't have had a headache for so long, and I had to ask Ke Dun for advice."

Ke Dun frowned, and said lightly, "Which one of you will give Ge Luolu a share?"

The officials and attendants who accompanied him lowered their heads again, but no one dared to speak.

Ge Luolu was very proud, but he pretended to be sorry and said: "Oh, there are very few Khitan people who can read and write. I thought you people in the Sui Dynasty who could read and write should be smarter and can help me solve this problem. , but looking at it today, it’s about the same as us!”

All the Khitan tribal chiefs and nobles present showed meaningful smiles, and some even laughed out loud.

Ke Dun couldn't help being secretly angry, and seeing Gao Bufan's indifferent expression on his face, he was even more annoyed, good Gao Changqing, everyone feels ashamed, as long as you have nothing to do, then let you answer, if If you can't answer, let's see how Aijia punishes your crime.

"Gao Changqing, come and solve this problem for Ge Luolu, lest people think that we Sui people are as stupid as their Khitan people." Ke Dun said with a cold glance at Gao Bufan.

Gao Bufan said calmly: "——Caomin obey!"

Ge Luolu could not help but twitch his eyelids when he heard the words, and said with a smile: "It's this little brother again, could it be that there are no other talents in Da Sui?"

Gao Bufan smiled and said: "Your Excellency Chief Ge Luolu's words are wrong. We are full of talents in the Sui Dynasty. I am just one of thousands of ordinary people at a young age. Your question is too simple. Ke Dun and others I don't even bother to answer you personally, it's perfectly appropriate for this ordinary person to answer your simple question."

But Dun was very relieved when he heard the words, and a smile appeared on his face, this son is quite good at talking, anyway, even if this problem cannot be solved, Aijia can still forgive him.

(End of this chapter)