Li Chunfeng came to the Youzhou government office, glanced at the sign that read "Recruiting Talents", with a complicated expression, and then silently walked to the back of the queue to queue up.

The person in line in front of Li Chunfeng was a greasy middle-aged uncle. The man turned his head and looked at Li Chunfeng curiously, and said in conversation: "Is this Taoist priest also here to apply?"

Li Chunfeng nodded: "Exactly."

"May I ask what your skills are?"

"Pindao is good at astrology, astronomy and calendar." Li Chunfeng answered.

The greasy uncle said happily: "Fortunately, I am a cook, so we are on the same page."

Li Chunfeng said in surprise: "They even want a cook?"

The greasy uncle suddenly said with dissatisfaction: "What do you mean you even need a cook? The world is huge and the food is the biggest, what happened to the cook? Taoist priest, before you become a god, don't you have to eat the fireworks of the world? There are so many people in the Yamen of Youzhou, you have to eat, right?

?With so many people eating, there must be a public chef, right? Do we also need to hire a few capable chefs to take charge?"

Li Chunfeng was left speechless by the questioning, so he had to apologize and said: "It makes sense. It's just a poor thing. This donor has a strong body and a rosy face. At first glance, he is an experienced and powerful chef."

The greasy cook said proudly: "Your attitude as a Taoist priest is not bad, so I will forgive you. In fact, Youzhou Prefecture not only needs cooks, but also butchers, horsemen, and doctors. Hey, the person in front of me is a doctor, but he is a professional

Treating cattle, horses, donkeys, and mules.”

The person in line in front of the cook was a lame and thin man. He turned around and glanced at the cook and said: "Actually, I can not only treat animals, but also people. Some time ago, I had a neighbor who had a bad stomachache.

I gave him a dose of medicine, which immediately stopped his diarrhea. He also had hard stools for two days, and he kept praising my medicine for its effectiveness."

"You must have been heavily drugged. You're giving someone the same amount of food as an animal. It's weird if you don't poop hard." The cook thought to himself, and asked curiously: "What's wrong with your feet? I saw you were fine some time ago."

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The veterinarian was a little embarrassed and said: "I treated a cow a few days ago. The cow was pregnant with a calf and didn't defecate for several days, so I gave the cow a dose of medicine."

"Has the cow pooped yet?"

"It was pulled, and the calf was also pulled out. He was born prematurely and did not survive."

"Ouch, you must have taken heavy drugs again."

The veterinarian coughed lightly and said, "People make mistakes and horses make mistakes. This is normal. Unexpectedly, the owner of the cow was so angry that he beat me so violently that my legs were also broken."

The cook took a breath and said, "It's too harsh."

"It's okay, he gave me the cow as compensation!"

Li Chunfeng couldn't help but laugh and cry. Who are the people applying here? It would be too expensive to queue up with them. If he didn't have doubts in his heart that needed to be answered urgently, he couldn't help but want to turn around and leave.

"By the way, does the Taoist Master know how to read fortunes?" The cook turned to Li Chunfeng and said, "Just tell me, can I raise money today?"

The veterinarian quickly said: "Let me do the math too."

Li Chunfeng said quickly: "I'm sorry, I can only look at the stars and can't tell people's faces."

The veterinarian and the cook were greatly disappointed when they heard this. They secretly muttered that this Taoist priest was not good enough. He didn't even know how to read faces. If he could recruit him, he would be a ghost.

After queuing for more than half an hour, it was finally the turn of the two "crouching dragons and phoenix chicks" in front of me. As a result, they were not hired and walked out dejectedly.

"It's your turn, Taoist priest. Please tell me your name and place of origin." The clerk in charge of registration looked at Li Chunfeng, who quickly stepped forward and said, "I am a poor Taoist, Li Chunfeng, from Yong County, Qizhou."

"What's your ability?"

"Pindao is good at astrology, fortune telling, and Feng Shui."

The clerk couldn't help but his eyes lit up. The government was in short supply of such talents, and he quickly and respectfully said: "Daoist Master Li, please come in." After saying that, he led Li Chunfeng in personally.

As the saying goes, the major affairs of the country lie in sacrifice and military affairs. The ancients regarded sacrifice and military affairs as the top priority of the country, and sacrifice was even ranked in front of military affairs. It can be seen that the ancients took sacrifice seriously, and as the clergy who presided over sacrifices, they naturally also

Highly respected.

Let's say that when Li Chunfeng entered the door and came to the front yard, he saw many utensils placed here. In addition to eighteen kinds of weapons, there were also stone locks, iron pots, rakes, etc., all kinds of things were dazzling. Many people were looking there.

Take the test.

Li Chunfeng did not stay in the courtyard, because he was taken into the living room, which was much quieter. It was divided into several sections. Each section was equipped with tables, chairs, pens, ink, etc., and examiners were arranged. It should be a place for recruiting civil servants.

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"Daozhang Li, we meet again, please sit down!" Cui Jiuling smiled and asked Li Chunfeng to sit down.

Li Chunfeng was not surprised when he saw Cui Jiuling. He bowed his head first, then sat down on the wooden stool in front of the table and said with a smile: "Please give me some advice."

Cui Jiuling said hurriedly: "My name is Cui Jiuling, my pseudonym is Yanqing. You can call me Daozhang Li by my pseudonym, or Xiao Cui."

This Daochang Li was specially asked to be noticed by Master Gao, so Cui Jiuling naturally did not dare to neglect him. However, Master Gao was really good at predicting things, and Daochang Li actually came to apply.

Li Chunfeng smiled and said, "I don't dare. I'll ask Mr. Cui to come up with a test."

Cui Jiuling nodded, took out a piece of paper and said, "Here is a math problem. Please answer it, Taoist Master Li."

I saw a triangle and a circle drawn on the paper. The triangle is an equilateral triangle, and the circle is the inscribed circle of the triangle. Given the side length of the triangle, find the area of ​​the inscribed circle.

Obviously, this is a geometry question with a medium level of difficulty. It requires the use of the Pythagorean theorem and pi. Zu Chongzhi, more than a hundred years before the Sui Dynasty, had calculated pi to seven decimal places, and the theory of the Pythagorean theorem was even more

morning

It existed in the Shang Dynasty, so as long as Li Chunfeng didn't make up his numbers, he should be able to solve it. Of course, the process may be a bit troublesome. After all, the solution process requires a lot of geometric theorems, such as the union of three lines, the union of four hearts, etc.

Li Chunfeng frowned and thought for a long time. Just when Cui Jiuling thought that the other party would not know, the former finally picked up a pen and wrote down a number. Cui Jiuling was stunned for a moment, then quickly looked at the answer and said happily: "Congratulations, Taoist Priest, you made the right calculation.

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Just now, Li Chunfeng didn't start writing. Cui Jiuling thought that Li Chunfeng didn't know how to do it at all. He dared to calculate the answer in his mind. It was amazing!

Li Chunfeng smiled and said: "Lucky lucky!"

"Can you ask Daozhang Li to write down the calculation process?" Cui Jiuling said.

"This is a bit troublesome, but it's no problem to write it out. It's just a little complicated." After Li Chunfeng finished speaking, he started to draw pictures and wrote on several pieces of rice paper before finally getting the result.

Cui Jiuling coughed lightly and said, "It's really complicated!"

Li Chunfeng asked curiously: "Could Mr. Cui have a more convenient method?"

It is obvious that Li Chunfeng is full of confidence in his method of solving problems. He does not believe that there is an easier method than his own.

Cui Jiuling hesitated for a moment, but finally took out the answer provided by Gao Bufan and said, "Daozhang Li can refer to it."

Li Chunfeng took it and took a look. The Arabic numerals on it immediately made him confused. He asked doubtfully: "What symbol is this? I have never seen it before, but it is indeed very simple to see."

Cui Jiuling smiled and said: "These numerical symbols were invented by us left-behind adults. They can make writing and calculation easier and faster. Taoist Master, please see, these are 0, 1, 2..."

Cui Jiuling briefly introduced the reading of ten Arabic numerals to Li Chunfeng. The latter had a profound knowledge and understood it as soon as he heard it. He also immediately realized the great use of these numerical symbols. It was simply a subversive invention. It was so amazing that I couldn't help it.

I'm overjoyed. Putting aside everything else, writing is countless times more convenient than using Chinese characters.

"Master Gao is really a genius!" Li Chunfeng couldn't help but sigh.

Cui Jiuling smiled: "It's nothing. When you really get in touch with Mr. Gao for a long time, Taoist Master, you will find out how unpredictable we Mr. Gao are."

Li Chunfeng's eyes flashed, and he lowered his head to carefully read the problem-solving process provided by Gao Bufan. After understanding the numbers, he barely understood the solution process. He breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Pindao has learned a lesson today."

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Cui Jiuling asked Li Chunfeng a few more questions about celestial phenomena, and found that the latter answered fluently, so he stood up and said: "Congratulations to Director Li for passing. We will be colleagues from now on. Director Li, please follow me."

After Cui Jiuling finished speaking, he took Li Chunfeng to see Wei Zheng, the chief minister. Wei Zheng tried again, and after confirming that it was correct, they met each other again and said: "Daochang Li will temporarily serve as a military counselor in the future, and the monthly salary will be five thousand yuan."

Li Chunfeng secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It is really not easy to enter Youzhou Mansion. Without some real talent and learning, it is really impossible to enter.

"Brother Wei, can you introduce Mr. Gao to Pindao? Pindao has some questions that he would like to ask," Li Chunfeng said.

Wei Zheng stroked his beard and smiled and said: "Daozhang Li, there is no need to worry. Your Excellency is busy with dispatching troops. When he is free, he will naturally meet with Daozhang Li."

Li Chunfeng's heart moved and he asked quickly: "But to send troops south?"

Wei Zheng exclaimed lightly: "How did Li Daozhang know? The emperor has issued an imperial edict a few days ago, ordering you to lead the army south to Gaojipo to assist Yang Yichen in encircling Gao Shida and Dou Jiande."

Li Chunfeng suddenly remembered that Yuan Tiangang had said that Gao Bufan would suffer a disaster in the near future, and he couldn't help but beat his drum in his heart. If he sent troops to the south, could Gao Changqing's disaster be related to this?

Wei Zheng saw Li Chunfeng's expression was different and asked, "Why does Master Li have such an expression?"

Li Chunfeng said: "Pindao just made some calculations and found that Master Gao's trip is very dangerous. Brother Wei had better remind Master Gao to be more careful."

Wei Zheng and Cui Jiuling looked at each other, their expressions changed a little, and they hurriedly asked: "Is there a way to resolve this?"
Chapter completed!