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Minister Wang stepped forward to take a look, and upon seeing the result, his mouth fell open in disbelief.
The Cultural Relics Minister returned to his position, puzzled over how Su Qianxue managed to calculate the answer in just two days.
"How I arrived at the answer is not something you need to know!"
"You only need to understand that for this first question, I have answered correctly! This means, Ninth Princess, you have lost the bet!"
Su Qianxue spoke confidently, a smile playing at the corners of her eyes as she exchanged glances with Langya Prince, her gaze laced with mockery.
Langya Prince clenched his fists in frustration; despite his anger, he dared not express it. Instead, he was left feeling even more astonished after his initial fury.
How did she figure it out?
This question required calculating previous data before arriving at the next number. Ten years meant three thousand sixty data points that needed to be summed and recalculated repeatedly! How could she have done this in just two days? Did she have divine assistance?
Beside him, Che Chengyun stood as if all strength had been drained from his body, utterly dejected. He had originally thought about how they would split the winnings after their victory. Who would have guessed they would lose?
This blow left Che Chengyun feeling as if his heart had died; he stood there pouting, unable to muster any thoughts about anything.
Su Qianxue sat high on the dragon throne, lifting her chin like a proud phoenix surveying her domain. Once she sensed that the crowd had recovered from their shock, she turned to the Ninth Princess and declared, "For this first question, I have won! If I win the second and third questions as well, then not only will we not need to offer tribute, but your country must also withdraw its troops and return the territories of our Great Zhou that you have occupied."
Upon hearing this, the Princess of Xia couldn't help but respond, "That may be so, but Your Majesty might not win the second round!"
"Then please, Ninth Princess, present your question! But remember to keep your promise; I trust that the Ninth Princess will not let Xia Kingdom's reputation suffer in front of the entire world!"
Su Qianxue's taunting words infuriated the Ninth Princess, yet she found no grounds for a retort.
"Wait a moment!" The Ninth Princess said as she lowered her head to ponder. She had thought that the first question would be sufficient. Now that it was time for the second question, she hurriedly considered various topics.
Su Qianxue sat calmly on the dragon throne, looking down at everyone, yet feeling an immense gratitude towards Jiang Han in her heart. If it weren't for Shopkeeper Jiang, this year alone, I would have had to offer up half of the royal treasures to the Xia Kingdom. Meeting Shopkeeper Jiang has been my greatest fortune in this life. After court, I must express my thanks to Shopkeeper Jiang.
Suddenly, the esteemed monarch of your country, This Palace, has thought of a second question! The Ninth Princess raised her head proudly. The officials and generals returned to their positions but all eyes were on the Ninth Princess, waiting for the second question. At that moment, the silence in Feng Tian Dian was so profound that even a falling leaf could be heard.
The second question was a math problem: troop counting! The number of soldiers in our Xia Kingdom is vast, and often it is difficult to ascertain exactly how many soldiers we have! As she spoke, a proud expression appeared on her face, indicating that the soldiers of her country were so numerous that they couldn't even be counted.
Hearing this, some officials from the Great Zhou Dynasty scoffed, their expressions showing disbelief. Su Qianxue remained composed as she continued speaking. My generals prefer this method of counting troops; Your Majesty, please listen to the question!
Sometimes, in one formation, every ninety-nine men occupy one row, with six men left in the last row. In another formation, every twenty men occupy one row, with eight men left in the last row! And in yet another formation, every ten men occupy one row, with twelve men left in the last row.
After arranging these three formations and launching an attack against the bandits in their lair, some soldiers were lost. Our Dynasty's generals began counting, instructing the soldiers to report numbers from one to three; eventually, the last soldier reported. They repeated this process several times until finally, they reached the last soldier again!
This is one answer: first find out what number the last soldier reported! Then ask how many soldiers from our Dynasty remain after this assault on the bandit stronghold?
After finishing her question, a smug smile appeared on the face of the Princess of Xia. The civil and military officials of Great Zhou were momentarily stunned; it seemed they hadn't quite understood the question. Some ministers who did understand still felt they couldn't figure it out.
Su Qianxue hesitated for a moment and asked the Princess of Xia to write down the question. After looking at what was written on the silk, she felt that she couldn't solve it either. This problem could take a whole day!
The palace remained a place where the noble country could not decipher the riddle.
The Ninth Princess spoke calmly, "At the morning court, I await His Majesty's response. If it can be solved, I will present a third question!"
This second question was thought up on the spot and modified.
The Princess of Xia also wanted to use this day to devise a third question that would thoroughly stump Su Qianxue, in order to achieve her goal of demanding tribute!
Following the recent incident, the Xia Country Emperor's demand was simple: no tribute, just the safe return of the army.
However, with the distance between heaven and emperor, the Ninth Princess and Langya Prince conspired together, naturally seeking something more.
"Your Majesty, this is the second question; I hope your country will ponder it carefully!"
With that, the Ninth Princess expressed her intention to return and rest.
She offered a slight bow to Su Qianxue before exiting Feng Tian Dian.
This question was one that many students in the Xia Kingdom Academy would study.
But in the Great Zhou Dynasty, mathematics was considered a peculiar skill. The scholars only studied the Four Books and Classics, while military officials completely disregarded such subjects, leaving both civil and military officials utterly perplexed.
The Ninth Princess did not have absolute confidence that this second question would stump them; it was merely a delay for her third question.
The Ninth Princess left with three Jin Jia Jiang Jun.
Su Qianxue appeared unfazed on the surface but was internally contemplating how to have Jiang Han solve this question.
She thought that this second question seemed significantly simpler than the first; surely Jiang Han would be able to solve it!
Meanwhile, all the civil and military officials sighed in despair, placing their hopes on Su Qianxue.
With a loud clap on the table, Su Qianxue's gaze turned authoritative as she scanned the crowd of officials. "Look at your expressions! Just one question has you all stumped? Are you still my Great Zhou Dynasty's Civil and Military Officials?"
"Such a trivial question, and you cannot answer it! Yet I shall provide the solution!"
Upon hearing Su Qianxue's bold declaration, admiration shone in the eyes of the officials. Previously, few had regarded this Empress highly; now they saw her in a new light!
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