"This must be a divine trick." Zhao Ji said with certainty, as if he had seen it with his own eyes.
Zhang Shixun secretly gave a thumbs up. Dealing with a smart man like Zhao Ji is worry-free. He can automatically fill in the loopholes in your words.
"The emperor is right. This is probably the case." Cai Jing quickly agreed.
"Although I had my doubts at the time, I didn't think much about it. I picked up the book and flipped through it. The content was so bizarre that it immediately piqued my interest..."
"What kind of book is that?" Zhao Ji asked.
"The title of the book is very strange. It's called 'One Hundred Thousand Whys'."
Without a second thought, Zhang Shixun changed "One Hundred Thousand Whys" into "One Hundred Thousand Whys".
It's so rustic and down-to-earth.
His favorite book in childhood was "100,000 Whys". Each article in it was short and concise, easy to understand, and greatly satisfied his childhood curiosity.
Everyone in the room was stunned when they heard the name.
Zhao Ji scratched his head. The title of this book is a bit... I don’t know what to say.
"A hundred thousand whys, this book title is really weird." Li Bangyan couldn't help but say.
Cai Jing remained calm and asked, "What's in the book?"
Zhang Shixun gave a wry laugh and said, "The content is quite bizarre. Many of the questions are inexplicable, and they're written in vernacular Chinese. For example, 'Why do people's feet face forward instead of backward?' and 'Why do people's nostrils face downward instead of upward?' Each question has an answer attached."
After hearing this, Zhao Ji and the other two looked at each other in surprise.
This kind of book is too incredible, unheard of and unseen.
"Why do people's feet face forward instead of backward?" asked Wang Fu.
"The answer is simple: I'm afraid of being trampled by people behind me."
Everyone smiled.
"Then...why do human nostrils point downwards instead of upwards?" Li Bangyan asked the second question.
"The book has three possible answers. One, because the beak is located below the nose, it allows the user to smell food when eating. Two, it prevents rainwater from entering the body. Three, it's the same reason why your bird's beak is located between its legs instead of on its head."
Zhao Ji and his men burst into laughter.
Liang Shicheng and Wang Fu looked rather embarrassed.
Oddly enough, no one seemed to think the answer was rude.
Maybe it’s because they think books about gods have deeper meanings even if they contain nonsense.
After laughing for a while, Zhao Ji said, "Zhang Shixun, is the book full of these boring things?"
"It's not entirely true, sir. There's still some... Oh! I can't tell! I can't tell!" Zhang Shixun shook his head like a rattle.
"Why can't you say it?" Zhao Ji asked anxiously.
"Because there are a few big words written on the last page of the book..."
"What word?" several people asked in unison.
Zhang Shixun's face looked uglier than tears, and he said hesitantly, "Sir, can I not tell you?"
"No!" They said in unison again, and this time the voice was obviously louder than before.
"The words read: 'Zhang Shixun, shut up!'"
"ah!"
Zhao Ji and the other two were stunned, then burst into laughter.
Liang Shicheng, contrary to his usual behavior, actually laughed so hard that he covered his stomach and cried out, "Ouch! Ouch!"
"I was so angry at the time, I called him a bitch! But then I immediately thought of one thing: why is my name in the book? It doesn't make sense."
"Yes." Everyone suddenly came to their senses.
"It's not only illogical, it's downright weird," said Cai Jing.
"This is easy to explain. It was clearly the work of two gods playing chess. They thought you were too noisy, so they warned you at the back of the book." Zhao Ji said self-righteously.
The explanation is perfect and wonderful.
"Perhaps what the emperor said is right. The emperor is wise." Zhang Shixun bowed respectfully to Zhao Ji, feeling very happy. This ridiculous emperor was not just a believer, he even believed such a ridiculous thing.
The purpose of fooling people was initially achieved, which inspired Zhang Shixun that if he wanted to fool him in the future, he could just use the name of a god.
"You just said 'maybe'. Aren't you sure they are gods?" Zhao Ji was very serious and heard the problem in Zhang Shixun's words.
"I also wanted to confirm that they were immortals, but when I looked up, the two old men, the stone table, and the stone bench had all disappeared into thin air, as if they had never appeared here before."
"Ah!?" The three of them shouted "Ah" again.
Zhang Shixun couldn't remember how many times he had made them scream "ah" today.
Liang Shicheng said sarcastically, "Zhang Shixun, are you daydreaming? Everything you mentioned, such as the white-bearded old man, the stone table, the stone bench, the chessboard... and that vulgar book, etc., is just a dream, haha!"
Zhao Ji said, "Shoudao, you're overthinking it. If it was a dream, then what about the chess game? And that book... Oh, Zhang Shixun, where's that book? Didn't it disappear too?"
"The book is still in my hand, clutched tightly in my hand."
"Having this book in hand proves that this is not just a dream," said Cai Jing.
"That's right!" Zhang Shixun nodded quickly and thought to himself, Cai Jing really supports me.
"Did you bring the book back? Is the book still in your hands now?" Zhao Ji looked delighted.
"No, I'll talk about this book again later, don't worry, Your Majesty." Zhang Shixun looked up at the sky and recalled what happened that day. "Then I hurried back to the front of the stone wall. Maybe the two old men went to the front while I was reading."
Liang Shicheng immediately grasped the flaw in Zhang Shixun's words: "Impossible, even if they went to the front, how could the table and stone bench disappear? They can't move the stone table and stone bench away, right? Don't forget, those are two old people."
Zhang Shixun glanced at him and said, "You're right. At the time, I was only focused on finding out where the two old men had gone. As for other details, I didn't think too much about them... If you were in that situation, I think you would also go to the front to take a look."
Liang Shicheng was silent.
Zhang Shixun was secretly alert. First it was Wang Fu, and then it was Liang Shicheng. Today, these two took turns to play against him. Could it be that they had reached some kind of tacit understanding to deal with him together?
"Did you see them after you got to the front?" Cai Jing asked.
"I went to the front and looked around. Not only did I not see the two old men, but...even the manor looked different from when I entered."
"Why is it different?" everyone asked in unison.
"It's completely changed. There are dead trees and weeds everywhere, and the little huts are crooked and dilapidated."
"ah!"
"Seeing this scene, my hair stood on end. I didn't dare stay in this manor for even a moment longer. I ran towards the door, but from a distance I saw it was wide open."
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