My uncle is Zhu Di

Chapter 131 No One Conquers
Zhu Di told those ministers that they had no shame and he still had some.

After hearing this, the ministers felt ashamed.

Seeing that the ministers had all bowed their heads, Xia Yuanji stood up and said to Zhu Di: "Your Majesty, we just sent the questions over. I think Xu Qin will definitely not be able to answer all of them."

"Impossible! I've been thinking about this question for a long time. How could Xu Qin possibly be able to answer it?"

"That's right. Although the Imperial College may have put some thought into it before, it still looked down on Xu Qin. We will not look down on him. For the sake of the 20,000 taels, we will also take him seriously!" Another minister also said with a smile.

After this minister finished speaking, the other ministers also laughed.

Seeing how confident they were, Zhu Di smiled and said, "Okay, my dear ministers, just be confident. Today, I lost 500,000 taels. I hope you can win. If you can't win, it will spread out, which will not be a good reputation for me and you, my dear ministers."

All the ministers below nodded, but Xia Yuanji was a little worried. He knew in his heart that Xu Qin would definitely make a name for himself this time, but whether they would be completely defeated or could still save some face depended on the questions they set.

Just now, I also asked two questions, hoping to stump Xu Qin, otherwise, I would be embarrassed.

Xia Yuanji saw that the ministers were still smiling and full of confidence, but he knew in his heart that they had actually lost the test this time.

The questions were soon delivered to Xu Qin. When Xu Qin saw the questions coming, he stopped drinking tea and took the questions and started to do them. The eunuch who delivered the questions gave all the IOUs to Zhu Gaochi.

Zhu Gaochi took them and looked at them carefully. Some were written for five hundred taels, some for one thousand taels, and the highest was an IOU for two thousand taels.

Zhu Gaochi sighed inwardly, knowing that all these were money sent to Xu Qin. Although he could get a lot of it himself, if so many ministers failed to defeat Xu Qin, it would be a huge shame, and even the court would be embarrassed.

Zhu Gaochi sorted out the IOUs, then turned to look at Xu Qin who was doing the homework. He found that Xu Qin was still writing quickly, so he could only smile bitterly and shook his head.

It took Xu Qin about quarter of an hour to finish all the questions. Those questions were much easier than those in the Imperial College. The most difficult one was just a linear equation with two variables, which even an elementary school student could solve.

"Okay, cousin, have someone send it to the front and keep the IOU. We will ask them for the money when the time comes!" Xu Qin stood up, stretched again, and then said to Zhu Gaochi with a smile.

"Are you done with all of them?" Zhu Gaochi said a little surprised. He had IOUs totaling more than 30,000 taels and more than 60 questions in his hand, but Xu Qin had finished writing them?

"After they have finished writing, send someone to tell them that it is too simple and ask if they can come up with something more difficult. There is no point in working on topics like this, and many of the topics are similar. Don't their ministers want to see what topics each other has written?" Xu Qin said with a smile as he walked to Zhu Gaochi's side.

"Okay, okay, you, send it to the Qianqing Palace!" When Zhu Gaochi heard Xu Qin say this, he mourned for those ministers in his heart. More than 30,000 taels, and they just gave it to Xu Qin. Xu Qin was already very rich, and they still had to give more to Xu Qin.

Zhu Gaochi also knew that those ministers would continue to give gifts because they would not give in easily. Now it was no longer a matter of money but a matter of face.

Besides, those ministers may seem to be poor on the surface, but they are rich in secret.

After taking his father-in-law to the Qianqing Palace with the questions, Xu Qin said to Zhu Gaochi, "Brother, what happened? My cousin's wife is not here, and you haven't eaten yet? You kept saying you would treat me to a meal, but were you lying?"

"Yes, yes! It's been prepared long ago." Zhu Gaochi immediately stood up and said with a smile.

Soon, Zhu Gaochi took Xu Qin to the dining room of the East Palace. Not long after they sat down, a group of eunuchs and palace maids entered the dining room carrying food.

Zhu Gaochi took a look and found that they were not the eunuchs or palace maids of the Eastern Palace.

The leader was a junior eunuch. He came to Zhu Gaochi and said after bowing, "Your Highness, His Majesty has sent food to the East Palace, saying that he wants to invite Master Xu to have lunch."

"Oh, bring it up!" Zhu Gaochi waved his hand as soon as he heard it. Since my mother was not here, my father didn't dare to be harsh to Xu Qin. Not only could he not be harsh, but he had to entertain him better. Otherwise, my mother would be unhappy when she came back. What's more, when my mother came back, she would know that it was my father who deliberately sent her away. It would be troublesome if my father couldn't explain it clearly.

Soon, all the dishes were served. The lids were opened to reveal roast goose, roast chicken, roast duck, roast pigeon, roast whole lamb, braised beef and other hard dishes.

"Okay, your father is generous this time. However, he has to send the money over. Don't think of fooling me with these dishes." Xu Qin looked at the table full of dishes and said to Zhu Gaochi with a smile.

"Don't worry, isn't it enough for me to guarantee it? There is no way my father won't give it to you. If he doesn't give it to you, not to mention how big the impact will be, even my mother and your aunt won't let my father go." Zhu Gaochi said to Xu Qin confidently. He knew that Xu Qin was worried that Zhu Di would cheat, because Xu Qin didn't trust Zhu Di at all.

"That's what you said. It's not that I'm narrow-minded. If you don't give it to me, it doesn't matter. But if your father doesn't give it to me, hehe, then I will go out and spread the word." Xu Qin said to Zhu Gaochi with a smile.

"Hehe, I knew that my father was also afraid of you. Come on, let's get started and see if those ministers will send money over in the afternoon." Zhu Gaochi greeted Xu Qin with a smile.

At the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Di looked at the ministers who looked disheartened. They were full of confidence before, but now they saw the answers written by Xu Qin, and they all knew that they had lost. They had lost everything. Because the eunuch who delivered the answers said that all the questions had been answered, and they had to answer them correctly. If there were any mistakes, Xu Qin would immediately pay compensation.

"Is there any wrong answer? Tell me, whose answer is wrong? Are there any?" Zhu Di sat on the throne and asked the ministers.

None of the ministers below spoke.

Zhu Di sneered in his heart, and then said to the ministers: "Hey, all the civil officials in the court, unexpectedly, unexpectedly, can't even stump a child? If this gets out, where will I put my face? Ah?"

When the ministers below heard this, they lowered their heads and remained silent.

"Forget it, forget it, it's embarrassing, that's it!" Zhu Di saw that they were silent, waved his hand, stood up, and prepared to leave.

"Your Majesty, it's not over yet!" Huang Fu stood up and said to Zhu Di.

"Yes, yes, it's not over yet. Xu Qin, don't be too happy too soon."

"These are just our temporary thoughts. This matter is not over yet."

Those ministers said that it was not over yet and they could not admit defeat. Losing money was a small matter, but losing face was a big matter. Although everyone was embarrassed, who among them could hold their heads up in front of Xu Qin in the future?
If only a few ministers lost, it would not matter, and they would not look at Xu Qin in the eye. But now, if they dare not look at Xu Qin in the eye, Xu Qin will beat them.

Although the Four Books and Five Classics and the books of sages are the right way, arithmetic is also something they need to learn.

Even if they don't take it seriously, they have learned it.

But now, I just can’t defeat Xu Qin?
Do they have to respect Xu Qin as a master of arithmetic, something they are unwilling to do and do not want to admit?

Who is Xu Qin, the biggest playboy in Yingtian Prefecture!

The key point is that Xu Qin and they are sworn enemies when it comes to the Weaving Bureau's overseas trade. They also lost the cotton battle, but that's not a big deal for them, as the Weaving Bureau has no way to engage in overseas trade anyway.

But now, they are asked to obey the big playboy and their mortal enemy is the master of arithmetic, and they are unwilling to accept it.

"Then you should think carefully and come up with a question that Xu Qin cannot answer. Also, you need to hurry up. Xu Qin may leave the East Palace in the afternoon. When the news gets out, you can imagine the consequences yourself." Zhu Di stood there, staring at the ministers below and said.

Although the ministers below had just shouted that they had not finished yet, they looked reluctant when asked to continue giving questions. It was not because they were reluctant to spend the money, but because they had no more questions now.

After Zhu Di said those words, he left without caring what the ministers thought, leaving them looking at each other in bewilderment.

"What should we do? You don't have any questions at the Imperial College? You teach arithmetic in the Imperial College, don't you have some difficult questions?" A minister asked several arithmetic teachers at the Imperial College.

"Really?! We wrote down all the questions we didn't know how to answer, and Xu Qin solved them all." One of the math doctors sighed and said to them.

"Then keep thinking. You specialize in teaching arithmetic, so it's impossible that you don't have questions. Think about it now!" Huang Fu said angrily.

"What should we do?" Song Li sat next to Xia Yuanji, looked at Xia Yuanji and asked with a sigh.

"I don't know either. Hey, we have to hurry up with this matter. If Xu Qin leaves the palace, there will be no room for maneuver. Tomorrow, the news will be spread in the streets and alleys of Yingtian Prefecture. All of us civil officials combined are not as good as Xu Qin. Many people will ignore arithmetic." Xia Yuanji also said with a sigh.

Song Li sighed again, then looked at the arithmetic masters and scolded them, "Keep thinking."

"Yes, yes!" Several math teachers were helpless and could only bite the bullet and continue to think about the arithmetic problems.

It took them about two quarters of an hour to think of seven or eight questions, and some civil officials also thought of fourteen or fifteen questions.

"Hurry up and collect them and send them to Xu Qin. Also, tell Xu Qin that these questions have been completed, and there is more!" Xia Yuanji said to the ministers.

"Wait a minute, wait a minute, I, I, I don't have five hundred taels." One of the mathematicians spoke up. Their Imperial College didn't have much money, and their family didn't have much money. If they had money, they would have used their connections to transfer long ago.

(End of this chapter)