Chapter 146: 237 chapters, Zhou Wei sent you two cups of coffee

237 chapters, Zhou Wei sent you two cups of coffee.....

237 chapters, Zhou Wei sent you two cups of coffee…

Liu Guozong

First cup: three lies, winning a beautiful princess……

In ancient times there was a king who had a very beautiful princess. One day the king said to his ministers: "Whoever can tell three lies, I will give the princess to him."

The ministers listened, not knowing what medicine the king was selling in his gourd, and none dared to lie to the king's face.

Therefore, the king had no choice but to postpone the matter of marrying off the princess.

Who would have thought that this news was heard by a herdboy from the countryside, and the herdboy came to take the test.

When the king heard that the herdboy had three lies to tell him, he said to the ministers: "If the herdboy comes for the interview, no matter what he says, you must all say it is true."

The ministers replied in unison: "I will obey."

The interview began.

The herdboy said to the king: "My father was also a king. When he died, I was still young, and he said he would temporarily yield the throne to you. When I grow up, please return the throne to me."

The king and his ministers, upon hearing the herdboy's words, were so frightened they dared not speak.

If the king said the herdboy's words were true, then the king must yield the throne to the herdboy; if they were false, the king would have to give the princess to the herdboy.

In order to keep his throne, the king had no choice but to give the princess to the herdboy.

Second cup: the king awarded a palace to a little child……

Once, there was a king who wanted to test his ministers. The king pointed to the pond in front of the palace gate and asked the ministers: "Whoever can tell how many cups of water are in this pond will be awarded a palace; whoever cannot, will be punished to clean for a week."

The ministers heard this and all wanted to win the palace the king offered as a reward; none wanted to go clean.

But the king's question was too difficult: how could one know how many cups of water the pond could hold?

The ministers thought and thought, for three whole days and nights, until wrinkles appeared on their faces, yet they could not come up with an answer; no one knew how many cups of water were in the pond.

This news was known to a little child named Cong Cong. Cong Cong usually loves to study and likes to use his brain in doing things.

Cong Cong walked up to the king confidently and, with full assurance, said to the king: "Your Majesty, I can know how many cups of water are in the pond."

The king was shocked upon hearing this. He thought: the ministers could not answer my difficult question, and you, this **‑year‑old child, are even smarter than the ministers?

The ministers, upon hearing this, also said: "This child is utterly ignorant of the heights of heaven and depths of earth! We have thought for three days and nights and still haven't found the answer to the problem. This child is also overestimating his abilities. Are you here to seek death or to make a fool of yourself?"

The king said: "How can this little child know how many cups of water are in the pond?"

Cong Cong thought for a moment, then answered very calmly: "Your Majesty, if this cup is the same size as the pond, then the water in the pond is one cup; if the cup is half the size of the pond, then the water in the pond is two cups; if the cup is one‑third the size of the pond, then the water in the pond is three cups; if the cup is one‑quarter the size of the pond, then the water in the pond is four cups……

The king and his ministers, upon hearing the child's words, found them very reasonable and praised them without end. The ministers, convinced and pleased, said: "This palace should be awarded to this child; we will go do a major cleaning, okay."

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