"That's amazing!"
Everyone looked at Meton in amazement as if they were looking at a monster.
"I want to learn! I want to learn lightning-fast mental arithmetic! " Li Zhi's eyes lit up. With such fast calculations, it would be easy for him to do his homework in the future. He could save a lot of time to play!
"Your Highness, please don't worry. Lightning-Fast mental arithmetic requires a lot of practice and a solid foundation in mathematics. I have to practice hard for three years to reach a small success." Meton's words mercilessly pierced Li Zhi's dream.
"Three years to reach a small success?" Many princes immediately extinguished their desire to learn. Li Shimin was also slightly disappointed. Princes were different from others. There were too many things they needed to learn. This kind of calculation could be done slowly using ordinary methods. There was no need to spend a lot of time on it.
"Sigh!"
Li Zhi was immediately disappointed. His little face immediately drooped. He was the youngest and had the worst foundation in mathematics. He wanted to take a shortcut but was blocked.
Meton looked at Li Zhi's disappointed expression and couldn't bear it. Suddenly, he saw the calculation tokens in Wei Zheng's hand and had an idea. He said, "However, compared to lightning-fast mental arithmetic, there are some simpler mental arithmetic. For example, using the calculation tokens to calculate using the abacus, and the simplest finger calculation."
"Abacus, finger calculation!" Li Shimin frowned and looked at Meton unkindly.
He could understand abacus, but what was with finger calculation? Could it be that he wanted to train all the princes to become charlatans? Although the imperial family thought of themselves as the descendants of the old man, they had no intention of becoming charlatans.
How could a prince calculate with his fingers while doing homework? Who knew if it was really calculated or just a guess?
Morton hurriedly explained, "Elementary school children will use their fingers to count when they first come into contact with arithmetic. Digit counting is the foundation of finger counting, increasing the accuracy and speed of counting. It's most suitable for elementary children."
Meton simply demonstrated a few finger calculation methods. After Li Zhi tried it, he easily solved a few problems that he thought were difficult. He immediately beamed with joy. This method was very suitable for him. Ordinary problems could be solved quickly.
As for Li Chengqian and the other princes, they chose abacus. Unexpectedly, Li Tai and Li Chengqian chose the most difficult lightning-fast mental arithmetic.
At this time, Meton finally saw the signs of the two. He thought about the rumors of the two in the future and wisely kept his mouth shut.
Everyone got what they wanted. Li Shimin waved his hand, and all the princes immediately ran like birds and beasts. Among them, Li Zhi ran the fastest.
Mo Dun wanted to leave too, but Li Shimin had not said anything. Clearly, he did not want to let him go. Before Li Chengqian left, he gave Mo Dun a helpless look and left without any sense of loyalty.
"You brat, you're quite the troublemaker! Going to a brothel can actually cause a stir in the city! Now the whole of Chang 'an City is talking about you, Meton. " Li Shimin was expressionless, but Meton's heart skipped a beat. Didn't they say that they wouldn't settle the score if they won? Why did they suddenly change their mind? Was there still any integrity between people?
"Decathlon Mo Jiazi. This Old Man has also heard of him! "
Wei Zheng, this old man, was not honest. He actually added salt to the wound at this time.
"Decathlon?" Meton couldn't help but frown. Who gave him this title? Wasn't that flattering?
"That … Actually, this brat still has a lot of shortcomings!" Meton huffed and puffed a few times.
"Hmph! You still know how to be modest! "Li Shimin coldly snorted. He looked at Meton helplessly! This brat was capable and talented, but he just couldn't stop. No matter where he went, he could cause big trouble.
"The House of Mo has been silent for a thousand years, and they've raised a lazy brat like you!" Li Shimin said unhappily.
"Replying to Your Majesty, the House of Mo has been silent for a thousand years just to concentrate on learning. What this brat has learned is just the surface," Meton said seriously.
Li Shimin nodded and said casually, "I heard that this number came from India. This means that the House of Mo has also been to India. In this dynasty, there was also a senior monk who went to India to seek the true scriptures! According to the news from the border, the senior monk Xuanzang had already passed through the countries of the Western Region. I think the House of Mo has also been there. I wonder if there are any records of the Western Region? "Li Shimin asked.
Meton finally understood Li Shimin's intention. He wanted to point his sword at the Western Region!
Meton shook his head and said, "Replying to Your Majesty, the journey from the Western Region is long. It would take Xuanzang four years to reach India, but the House of Mo only took one year to enter from the Tubo Highlands. When he returned, to prevent his followers from suffering from altitude sickness, he chose to return by sea. It only took him half a year to reach Lingnan. "
"He took the wrong path!" Li Shimin and Wei Zheng looked at each other.
"I think Master Xuanzang chose the most difficult path to show his sincerity!" Meton was deeply influenced by the eighty-one difficulties in the future, so he gave the answer he believed the most.
Buddhism has always had a saying of ascetic cultivation. Li Shiming did not doubt it and nodded.
"Could it be that the new painting technique that fascinated Yan Liben also came from India?" Wei Zheng asked.
Meton shook his head and said, "Lord Wei, this new painting technique did not come from India. It came from the westernmost lands of India."
"Westernmost lands? Persia? "Li Shimin thought about the big country in the west in his memory and asked.
Meton shook his head and said, "It came from an empire west of Persia that was not inferior to the Tang dynasty."
"Impossible!" Li Shimin and Wei Zheng exclaimed.
In their recognition, Huaxia had always been the center of the world and the most powerful country in the world. Now, Meton suddenly said that there was a big empire in the world that was not inferior to the Tang dynasty.
Meton gritted his teeth and said, "At first, Meton did not believe that there was a country as powerful as the Tang dynasty in the world. However, according to the records of the Mohist ancestors, Huaxia culture is only one of the cultures in the world. There are three other cultures that are as old as the Tang dynasty. India is one, Persia is another, and the empire in the westernmost lands is another."
Li Shimin and Wei Zheng did not want to believe this fact. Persia and India's cultures were already there, so it was not strange for another one to appear.
"Unlike Huaxia, India, and Persia, where wars are constant and dynasties change, the empire in the westernmost lands has existed for 1,500 years since its founding. Its culture is prosperous and well-preserved. It is hard to imagine that the new painting technique is just a small part of it." Meton showed Li Shimin and Wei Zheng a grand world, which directly subverted their imagination.
"1,500 years!" Li Shimin was stunned.
It must be known that the dynasties in China changed very frequently. The longest, the Han Dynasty, only existed for 400 years. Li Shimin was confident that he would not lose to any emperor, but he did not have the confidence to let the Tang dynasty last longer than the Han Dynasty.
Looking at Li Shimin's eyes, Meton immediately knew what Li Shimin was thinking. He slightly lowered his head and said, "Since the Qin and Han dynasties, the ancestors of the Mohist family set the rules of the Mohist family, which is to concentrate on learning and no longer participate in politics. The secret works of the Mohist family did not record the political strategy of the westernmost lands. "
Of course, Meton could not say that the ancient Roman Empire had experienced various changes of emperors. It only kept the name of Rome, especially the republican system that the emperors hated.
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