If it can be done, Cao Anmin can actually become an external force for his son Yuan Shang, and the succession of the position in the future will play a role that cannot be ignored.

But he didn't expect that his silly daughter kept getting in the way and making such difficult problems. Didn't this mean that Cao Anmin couldn't step down on purpose?

Yuan Shao took a sip of the wine in his glass.For him, it doesn't matter whether he succeeds today or not.Instead of thinking so much, just sit here and have some fun.

"Does Cao Zhendong need tools such as counting chips?" the maid asked.

Cao Anmin shook his head with a smile, and said softly: "You don't need to count, this question is not difficult, I just happen to know it."

When Cao Anmin said this, the advisers around him were not happy.

They are all people who have read poetry and books. Although arithmetic is not a great way, it is also a part of expressing ability.Especially on the governance side, there are too many places to calculate.If he can perform well in front of Yuan Shao today, he will be able to stand out and make a difference in the future.

"Mr. Anmin, don't talk big. If you can't figure it out later, you will lose face." Guo Tu sneered.

Cao Anmin smiled lightly and said, "I will use a very simple method to answer the question. Assuming that these rabbits and chickens can understand me, I will ask each chicken and every rabbit to raise their feet and ask How many feet are there?"

Everyone was a little impatient, originally it was Yuan Ping who asked Cao Anmin, but now it was Cao Anmin who asked everyone.

Naturally, it was impossible for Cao Anmin to wait for everyone to answer and answer for everyone directly.

"The 22 heads represent a total of 22 animals. Each animal raised two feet, and a total of 44 feet were lifted. Then, those who did not lift up are all rabbits, because rabbits have four feet. I You are right, so there are eleven rabbits in total, and eleven chickens as well.”

The maid was confused by Cao Anmin's words, but in order to determine whether she was right or wrong, she opened the bamboo slips and looked at the correct answer, and immediately cried out in surprise.

"That's right, the answer is eleven chickens and rabbits. Congratulations to Cao Zhendong for getting the answer right again."

As soon as the maid announced the answer, the faces of all the heroes of Jizhou around them turned pale.The fact that Cao Anmin was able to utter the previous poem so quickly can also be attributed to the fact that he might have had a draft before.But for this arithmetic problem, he did not rely on his calculations to solve such a complicated problem.

Could it be that he is really all-rounder, a superhero who knows everything?

The more everyone thought this way, the less they dared to look directly at the light on Cao Anmin.

In the back hall, Yuan Ping's heart was beating wildly.It took her a lot of time to figure out this question, and she thought it would be difficult for Cao Anmin, but she didn't expect that the other party would solve it in less than a cup of tea.

Could it be that he is really his true son?

Chapter 284

Yuan's married daughter, as a grasshopper on a rope, most of the gentry would naturally like to see Yuan Shao form an alliance with Cao Anmin and see Jizhou become stronger.But there are some people who don't think so, Bohai Gao is one of them.

Bohai is to Yuan Shao what Peixian is to Liu Bang.

At the beginning, Yuan Shao fled from Luoyang to Guandong, and recruited soldiers and horses in the Bohai Sea. The Gao family strongly supported him, asking for money for money and food for food.However, after Yuan Shao continued to grow bigger and occupied the land of Jizhou, he became estranged from the Gao family a lot.

If it weren't for Gao Lan still serving as a general under Yuan Shao's command, supporting the Gao family's threshold with his own strength, it might be difficult for the Gao family to set foot on the first-line family in Hebei.

Gao Yong, the eldest son of Gao's eldest son, has always been in love with Yuan Shao's eldest daughter, Yuan Ping, and has visited many times to propose marriage but failed.Now that Yuan Ping is going to marry Cao Anmin, it is like a bolt from the blue for him.My favorite goddess actually wants to marry someone else, and she is still married. I can't imagine how much it will hit him.

This trip to Xinglong Temple, he came as a representative of the Gao family.Seeing Cao Anmin repeatedly answering the goddess's questions correctly, his jealousy continued to swell, and he wished to go up and tear Cao Anmin alive.

Even for the two questions, Cao Anmin became very interested.

All the women in the late Han Dynasty were talented and learned a lot, but it is indeed rare for a woman like Yuan Ping to be the head of a hundred families.

"Cao Zhendong, please listen to the third question. There is an animal that walks on four legs when it is young, walks on two legs when it grows up, and walks on three legs when it is old."

Cao Anmin almost laughed out loud after hearing this.

I don't know what Yuan Ping was thinking, but she even used her brain teasers, and she was a familiar one.

But for Cao Anmin, this is very familiar.But for these many literati who have read poetry and books, such absurd questions are simply unheard of.

Tian Feng and others also racked their brains, thinking hard.

"Is there such a strange thing in this world?" Tian Feng asked in a low voice beside Jushou's ear.

"I don't know, I usually only hear that the eldest lady is knowledgeable and talented, but seeing her today is indeed true!" There was a slight smile on Ju Shou's face.Even though he didn't know the answer to this question, he believed that if Cao Anmin could answer two questions correctly in a row, this question would no longer be difficult for him.

A great talent like Tian Feng Jushou couldn't come up with an answer, let alone other people present.

After a while, seeing that no one answered, Cao Anmin could only smile and say, "If I'm not wrong, Miss is talking about people."

"People?" Everyone in the hall was a little strange.

Humans walk on two legs, how can they be human!

As soon as the answer was revealed, Guo Tu reacted first, looked at the crowd and said with a smile: "Cao Zhendong is right, the answer is people. When a person is young, he can't walk, he can only crawl. He uses both hands and feet. Of course, he has four legs." When I grow up, I naturally walk on two legs; as for getting old, if I guess correctly, the extra leg should be a crutch!"

The maid nodded and said, "It's the crutches. It's because I need crutches when I'm old that I have three legs."

Only then did everyone suddenly realize that a seemingly simple question baffled them, who have heard all about Jizhou.

"Congratulations, sir, for answering all three questions correctly. My young lady will come out and see you soon." After speaking, he gave a salute and left.

Cao Anmin scored three questions in a row, and many people were convinced.

If we put aside the different camps between the two families, among the young heroes in today's troubled times, Cao Anmin is indeed the leader.

"My nephew is indeed quick-witted, not bad, not bad."

Cao Anmin replied modestly: "Anmin didn't like reading when he was young, but he liked to delve into some special things. I'm afraid he is far behind you gentlemen in terms of poetry and poetry, but in terms of cleverness, Anmin is still a little bit smart. I was lucky today. The question asked is common in everyone, it’s just a coincidence, so it can’t be taken seriously.”

How can everyone fail to understand that Cao Anmin's words are just a polite remark, just to give everyone a step down, so as not to lose face.

"Naturally, it is cleverness. Parallel prose and poems are the real way. Sima Xiangru in the early Han Dynasty, and Zhang Heng in this dynasty are all great masters among them. They can be regarded as models for our generation. On the other hand, these things are destined to be difficult to be elegant. It is learned by those lowly people in the streets and alleys."

Everyone heard the reputation and looked around, only to see that the person who spoke was Gao Yong, the son of the Bohai Gao family.

There was a strong smell of gunpowder in the hall, Yuan Shao frowned slightly, and was about to speak, Cao Anmin replied first: "Elegant and not elegant, it is not for a shallow person like you to judge."

After all, Gao Yong is also the son of a noble family, a rich family in Jizhou, who grew up with rich clothes and fine food, and enjoyed endlessly.He thinks that his talent and learning are rare in the world, even if he is not as good as Zhang Liang and Chen Ping, he is still about the same.

Today, I never thought that being scolded by Cao Anmin as a superficial person in public, how can I be comfortable with the anger in my heart.

"You actually dare to call me a superficial person, why don't you and I have a competition?"

"How to compete?" Cao Anmin looked at Gao Yong with a sneer.In the Three Kingdoms, talented people emerged in large numbers, and there were also many people who uttered wild words.But the vast majority of those who utter wild words have real talents and real learning.Compared with them, Cao Anmin may not be able to say victory, but if he wants to compete with the little Gao Yong in front of him, he will definitely win.

"The topic of ambition is still the topic. You and I write a short fu within the time of a stick of incense. Do you dare to compete?"

Cao Anmin sneered and said: "I, Cao Anmin, hold a three-foot sharp sword and have made great achievements. I have never had anything to stop me. Since you want to compare with me, if you don't increase the difficulty, how can you reflect the relationship between you and me?" difference."

Everyone gasped when they heard the words.

Writing an article is not as simple as marching and fighting.

When marching and fighting, even if it is on paper, it will not mess up the rules and lose its sense of proportion.But when writing an article, if there is the slightest problem between the lines, it will be a thousand miles away.

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