I want to do things on the Westward Journey

Chapter 174 The king who likes counting!
The king of Wuji Kingdom said: "Boy, now that we have decided not to associate with monks, we have to make friends with Taoist priests. So, immediately add a sentence to the ancestor's precept that Wuji Kingdom should treat Taoist priests kindly in the future, understand?"

The prince said: "Father, is this okay? Those two monks made you so angry, so the Taoist must be a good person?"

The king nodded and said: "Boy, you have to remember that we are such a big country, we must make friends with some people with magic power. Especially monks, their magic power is often more powerful. Because of this, we alienated the bald monk. , you have to approach the Taoist priest!"

"Okay, father, let's get it done right away!" The prince agreed, and added to his ancestral precepts to treat Taoist priests kindly.

The king of Wuji Kingdom was very happy, and then he started to care about Shi Yuan'er.

The person sent to look for Shi Yuan'er has not come back yet, the crown prince said: "Father, the whereabouts of the fairy Yuan'er were told by those two monks, can it be true? We won't be fooled, right?"

"Boy, I think these two monks have some skills," said the king of Wuji Kingdom, "so what they said should be true. Wait a little longer!"

The prince of Wuji Kingdom said: "Father, what do you mean? Don't you hate those two monks very much? Then you still say they are capable?"

"Boy, these two things are not contradictory," said the King of Wuji Kingdom, "It's true that I hate them, but the question the two of them said is really interesting."

"Father, what do you mean..."

"Hehe, that's the question," the King of Wuji Kingdom said with a smile, "Boy, it's the question that uses filling in the grids! I thought it wouldn't cost much to fill all the grids, but now that I think about it, The entire Wuji Country doesn’t have enough money? That’s interesting! Someone, bring me pen and paper!”

A eunuch agreed and brought a pen and paper. The king of the Wuji Kingdom asked the prince to support him and stood in front of the desk.

The king of the Wuji Kingdom said: "Boy, I like to count since I was a child, so I want to do this problem. Let's do it together, okay?"

"Okay, father, let's do the math together!" The prince said, "According to the two monks, one penny should be placed in the first grid!"

"Yes!" The king of Wuji Kingdom smiled and said: "The second grid is two Wen, the third grid is four Wen, the fourth grid is eight Wen, and the fifth grid is sixteen. Money!"

The prince said: "Father, if you look at it this way, it won't cost much!"

"Boy, let's continue to count, don't make a conclusion yet!" The king of Wuji Kingdom said: "Look, the sixth grid needs 32 Wen, the seventh is 64, the eighth is 120, and the ninth is 250. The first one is 510 six cents, the tenth one is 11 two cents, and the 24th one is one thousand and [-] cents!"

The prince of Wuji Kingdom said: "Father, one thousand and twenty-four coins is more than one tael, and the No. 24 grid is two thousand and forty-eight coins, which is more than two taels of silver!"

“没错儿，”乌鸡国国王说：“那No.30个格子就是四千零96，No.14个格子就是八千190二文，No.15个格子就是一万六千380四文，No.16个格子就是三万7000两百68，那就是30多两银子了。”

The more the father and the son count, the more energetic they become, and the more they count, the more mysterious they feel. By the time they count No. 20, they already need more than 100 million Wen, that is, more than 1000 taels of silver. At that time, more than 31 million silver coins were already needed.

The king of Wuji Kingdom was taken aback, and said: "Boy, we have counted 31 grids now, and we need more than 100 taels of silver. Two grids of No. 30 need more than 200 million taels of silver. Three grids of No. 30 need more than 400 million taels of silver." It takes more than [-] taels of silver to play, no wonder our treasury doesn’t have enough money!”

"Yes, father, I didn't expect this issue to be so mysterious," the prince said, "If you don't understand this, you will definitely be deceived."

The king of the Wuji Kingdom said: "Boy, this question is really interesting. In my lifetime, I must calculate the money needed for the second grid of No. 70. By the way, send someone to take a look at it if you have a heart. Why haven't the people from Wuji County come back?"

"According to the order!"

The prince of Wuji Kingdom agreed, and sent twenty warriors in front of the temple to rush to Wuji County.

After those warriors in front of the temple arrived at Wuji County, two nights later, they saw a house decorated with lanterns and festoons, brightly lit, very lively.

Chen Ling and Xiao Bing'er stood in mid-air, and they saw with their own eyes the sedan chair for the bride entering Shi Changtian's home.

Teacher Tian and his wife were all looking forward to it, they were overjoyed when they saw the bridal sedan chair coming in, so Teacher Tian hurriedly ordered someone to welcome them.

More than a dozen bridesmaids came to the sedan chair, said some auspicious words, and after busying for a while, invited the new couple to get off the sedan chair.

All of a sudden, all kinds of practical things were prepared, and a master of ceremonies shouted loudly: "Dear relatives and friends, now we invite newcomers to visit the hall, be quiet, be quiet!"

The crowd fell silent immediately, and the master of ceremonies called out "Drumming", and the melodious sound of drumming sounded from above the hall.

The bride had already got off the sedan, walked past the brazier and other objects, and came to the hall.

Shi Shibao had already dressed up and stood there. The bride-to-be was brought to his side by the bride-to-be, and the master of ceremonies shouted loudly: "Begin worship, let's worship heaven and earth!"

"Two thanks to the high hall!"

"Bye husband and wife!"

"Send it into the hole...ah, ouch!"

Before the master of ceremonies could finish the sentence of "sent to the bridal chamber", someone slapped him on the body, and he couldn't help but let out a scream.

All the people present were shocked, and the teacher saw that a group of officials broke in.

Teacher Tian couldn't help being taken aback, and said, "My lords, what do you mean?"

A guard leader asked: "Your name is Shi Zhangtian? Is someone in your family getting married today?"

"That's right," the teacher said, "My lord, today is the day of my son's great joy. I don't know if you are here. What advice do you have?"

The leader of the guards said: "Master Tian, ​​let me ask you, what is the name of your wife there? Is she called Shi Yuan'er?"

"That's right," Shi Changtian said, "My lord, how did you know?"

"Teacher, we have brought the king's will!" The head of the guards said: "You should hurry up and accept the order!"

Everyone present was shocked when they heard it, but the leader of the guards really took out the imperial decree, so everyone quickly knelt down.

Standing in front of the crowd, the leader of the guards proudly announced the imperial decree, which meant that Shi Yuan'er had been selected as the crown princess, and she was asked to enter the palace with the guards immediately, without any mistakes.

"Ah?" The people present were even more surprised, and the teacher said: "My lord, my youngest and Miss Yuan'er are about to enter the bridal chamber, are you trying to rob someone?"

(End of this chapter)