The Young and Vigorous Eighth Prince

Chapter 147 It’s Too Early to Be Happy

Jiang Fan looked at Ye Ren with interest, and said with a satisfied smile: "Prime Minister Ye, you are generous... unlike someone who is stingy..."

As soon as he said this, Shi Wenzong, who had just woken up, was angered by these words and fainted again.

This caused several court officials around him to start rescuing him, pinching some of the Ren Zhong points and helping others to relieve their breathing.

Fan Xian, who was standing by, was extremely terrified when he saw this scene. He was thinking that he must not let Jiang Fan find an opportunity when he goes on stage later, otherwise, he would be humiliated and lose all his face!

"Okay, Prime Minister Ye, you can start your performance now..." Jiang Fan saw that everyone had laughed enough, so he generously extended his hand and made a gesture of invitation.

Ye Ren saw his expression, which made his eyes twitch and he was extremely angry.

Moreover, Jiang Fan's attitude made him look like a monkey show. What the hell, what did he mean by "please start his show"? Damn it, you think this is a monkey show.

Although he was unhappy and angry, Ye Ren did not want to argue with Jiang Fan. The truth was, he could not beat Jiang Fan in a bickering match. In just a short while, he had already suffered two losses at the hands of Jiang Fan. If he continued to argue, he would probably be fooled again!

The expressions of the people around him, who were looking forward to seeing him being tricked by Jiang Fan a few more times, forced him to behave himself. He snorted coldly and said:

"Eighth Prince, please listen to the question... There are pheasants and rabbits in a cage. There are thirty-five heads on top and ninety-four legs on the bottom. How many pheasants and rabbits are there?"

As soon as he asked this question, everyone present gasped. Isn't this the most classic question in the imperial examination about chickens and rabbits in the same cage?

This question is the most difficult question in the imperial examination, bar none! I wonder how many talented people have been so difficult to answer. Less than 30% of talented people can answer this question!

Just imagine that only three thousand people out of ten thousand passed the test, which shows how difficult this question is. Ye Ren actually gave Jiang Fan such a question and limited Jiang Fan to answer it within half an incense stick. This Ye Ren is so sinister and treacherous!

Everyone couldn't help but look at Jiang Fan worriedly and shook their heads.

Even those who had encountered similar questions before would not dare to answer this question within half an incense stick. Even if they were given several hours, they might not be able to answer it.

This time, the Eighth Prince would have to lose. Everyone felt sympathy for Jiang Fan. How could he have run into such a sinister guy like Ye Ren? He was finished!

After Jiang Fan heard the question, his expression was dazed. He looked at Ye Ren in surprise, thinking that he had heard it wrong.

He thought the other party would give him a very difficult problem, but this guy actually gave him a quadratic equation! That's it?

However, seeing Jiang Fan's dull expression, the court officials, Ye Ren and several princes thought that Jiang Fan was frightened by this difficult question.

Several princes and court officials such as Ye Ren suddenly showed expressions of joy and pride on their faces.

Ye Ren raised his lips slightly and said jokingly: "Eighth Prince, if you can't answer, you can admit defeat now..."

A group of court officials who were attached to the prince looked at Jiang Fan with disdain, and voices of ridicule rose one after another.

"Haha... I thought the Eighth Prince was so powerful, but it turns out he's just so-so. He just used some tricks to beat Shi Jijiu, but now he's dumbfounded when faced with a question like this that requires real skills!"

"Haha...you think too highly of our Eighth Prince. Even we can't answer this kind of question. Prime Minister Ye, you are making it too difficult for our Eighth Prince!"

"Haha... Yes, Prime Minister Ye has made it difficult for our Eighth Prince. However, the Eighth Prince just said that he would pick a group of us. Now that it's up to Prime Minister Ye, it's no use! Really... He also said that Ye Ren's questions shouldn't be too simple. Can he answer this? Haha...!!"

The courtiers who were attached to the princes laughed unscrupulously. The princes also looked at Jiang Fan with contempt and ridicule.

Emperor Yan's face grew darker as he listened, but he couldn't get angry.

After all, it was Jiang Fan who just said he would challenge a group of people. Now he couldn't answer and was ridiculed, what could he do!

However, Jiang Fan, who had a dull look on his face, suddenly looked at Ye Ren, and said playfully: "Prime Minister Ye, listen carefully... If the first 35 are all rabbits, there should be 35x4=140 legs, which means there are 46 extra legs. We can use rabbits to replace the same number of chickens to reduce the number of legs."

“每去掉一只兔（换进一只鸡）减少2只脚，需要去掉多少只兔（即换进多少鸡）才能减少46只脚？显然：有鸡46÷2=23（只）有兔35-23=12（只）”

As soon as Jiang Fan said this, the whole place fell into dead silence. Everyone stared at Jiang Fan in a daze, not coming back to their senses for a long time.

What did they hear? They heard Jiang Fan solving a problem, and his explanation was clear and logical. It was also easy to understand.

Some people even had a feeling of sudden enlightenment. Everyone looked at Jiang Fan in shock, with horror and admiration in their eyes!

Everyone thought about it carefully and found that Jiang Fan had directly solved the problem that had been bothering them. Not only that, he also provided a solution.

From now on, as long as you follow this method of solving problems, you will be able to solve them easily when you encounter such problems. Not to mention that it only takes half an incense stick, even half an incense stick and another half an incense stick will be enough!

Is this the useless prince you guys are talking about? He is obviously a math genius, where is your face?

At this time, the ministers remembered what Jiang Fan had just said, that the sentence "Prime Minister Ye" should not be too simple, otherwise, Ye Ren would lose face.

Now it seems that Ye Ren has really lost face! Even if Jiang Fan didn't answer immediately, it didn't take a few breaths.

Most of the court officials now looked at the court officials who were attached to the princes and several princes.

The ambiguous and playful expression in his face immediately froze the faces of several court officials who had just laughed the loudest. They wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

You just mocked the Eighth Prince for being a waste, and mocked him for not being able to solve the problem, right?

But as soon as you sneered, the Eighth Prince solved the problem.

Let alone half an incense stick, he didn't even use one tenth of an incense stick. Does this slap in the face hurt?

"Hey... who just said that the Eighth Prince couldn't solve the problem? Who just said that it was difficult for the Eighth Prince? Stand up, smile again, and say it again. Haha... how about it? Does your face hurt?"

At this time, a court official stood up to defend Jiang Fan. As soon as he said this, the court officials around him couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Everyone looked at the princes and Ye Ren, as well as the court officials they depended on, with mockery and ridicule.

His words made several princes, court officials, Ye Ren and others feel embarrassed and angry. They wanted to dig their heads into the ground right there!

They are regretting it now. They should have waited. They were happy too early and now they have got themselves into trouble again! This slap in the face is so painful!