After leaving Zifang, seeing that it was still early, Liu De got on the carriage and came to Shiqu Pavilion.
"Go in and inform Taishi Ling that Prince Liu De is here to see you..." Liu De ordered the two eunuchs who were cleaning at the door of Shiqu Pavilion.
Not long after, a middle-aged man in his thirties walked out of Shiqu Pavilion and came out to greet Liu De.
"Your Majesty, Sima Tan, pays homage to His Highness!" Sima Tan has a very strong physique, even taller than some warriors Liu De has seen. Liu De made a visual inspection and felt that Sima Tan is at least 1.8 meters tall and weighs 75 kilograms. The above, at this time, can be regarded as a "stalwart husband", even in the army, he is also at the level of a warrior.
After thinking about it for a while, Liu De felt relieved.
Sima Tan left home when he was twenty years old and traveled around the world.
According to what Sima Qian later said, "At the age of 20, he traveled south to the Yangtze River and Huaihe River, and went up to Kuaiji to explore Yu's acupoint, peep into nine doubts, and float to Yuan and Xiang; to the north he traveled to Wen and Si, talking about the Qi industry, the capital of Lu, and observing Confucius. Yi Feng, Xiangshe Zou, Yi; Zhu trapped Po, Xue, Pengcheng, Guoliang, Chu Yigui.'
And without a good physique, it is obviously impossible to travel so many places!
"Your Majesty, please come quickly..." Liu De said with a smile on his face: "I heard that Taishi Ling's family has a long history, and has compiled history from generation to generation since the Zhou Dynasty, so I have some questions and want to ask for advice!"
"I dare not... If Your Highness has any questions, I will do my best..." Sima Tan stood up, cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, please move to Shiqu Pavilion to discuss in detail..."
Liu De smiled, nodded, and said, "I have troubled the Qing family so much!"
He asked again: "The last time I came to Shiqu Pavilion, I saw a young child walking under the stone bridge with a newspaper. I don't know what it was...?"
"That is my dog Qian..." Sima Tan lowered his head and replied: "The dog has always been naughty. I wonder if it has disturbed His Highness..."
Liu De shook his head and said: "It's nothing, please don't worry. I just think that the boy is quite smart and I am very happy about it..."
Unexpectedly, what he said made Sima Tan more frightened than other statements.
Well, there have never been a few nobles like Long Yang in the Han Dynasty. Friends came in and out of the palace openly and openly, and even talked about each other's hobbies without avoiding suspicion.
Moreover, most people are both offensive and defensive at the same time...
And these nobles like pedophilia the most...
Seeing Sima Tan's nervous look, Liu De blushed with embarrassment and said quickly: "I have no other intentions, please don't misunderstand me..."
But when he said this, Sima Tan became even more defensive.
Liu De also sighed helplessly.
In fact, the old Liu family produced quite a lot of weird things, and there was no way to convince Sima Tan that Liu De didn't like that one.
For example, the later story of Liu Che and Han Yan was widely circulated and known to the whole world, and it almost became an open secret...
Liu De had no choice but to return to the topic and said: "I came here mainly because I wanted to ask Taishi Ling about some questions about Jiuzhang's arithmetic..."
Nine Chapters on Arithmetic is undoubtedly a book that all senior officials at this time were involved in and studied.
The late Zhang Cang, a famous chancellor of the Han Dynasty, even personally added to the Nine Chapters of Arithmetic, making it closer to the latest mathematical achievements.
Therefore, Nine Chapters on Arithmetic is one of the most widely circulated books on arithmetic.
Liu De is no longer the reckless guy who just traveled through time in his previous life. Naturally, he is not stupid enough to think that he can show off in front of the ancients with some trivial knowledge learned from later generations.
In that case, he will die miserably!
A very simple example is that the solutions to equations and positive and negative numbers are clearly recorded in the nine chapters of arithmetic at this time.
In particular, in order to apply mathematics to actual governance, Zhang Cang added a chapter on "equal losses" to the nine chapters of arithmetic, which talks about using the decline method to allocate the people's corvee and taxes so that they can
Distribute the burden of the people as reasonably as possible.
There is even a complete set of rigorous proportional allocation models.
In his previous life, as a monarch of a country, Liu De was inevitably exposed to and learned Jiuzhang arithmetic. Although his achievements and experience were not very good, at least he understood some basic concepts and facts, so that he would not
He will look like a novice.
In today's world, when it comes to the understanding and research of Jiuzhang arithmetic, Taishi Ling Sima Tan should be regarded as one of the best.
If you have a specialization in the art field, and if you want to come up with two mathematical problems that fit the current actual situation, it is always right to talk to Sima!
And the most important thing is that as a historian, Sima Tan has a very strict mouth, and there is no danger of leaking the topic!
Seeing Liu De talking about business, Sima Tan also became serious and let go of the worries in his heart - in fact, he also figured out that if Liu De really had any thoughts about his son, he couldn't stop him at all...
Therefore, I can only force myself to believe Liu De's words.
Sima Tan took Liu De into the Shiqu Pavilion. He first invited Liu De to sit down at the main seat. Then, he found two bamboo slips from the piles of bamboo slips, placed them in front of Liu De, and said respectfully:
"Your Highness, these are the new and old volumes of "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic"..."
"This volume is the "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic" found in the Qin Palace History Pavilion..." Sima Tan pushed a bamboo slip in front of Liu De.
"This is the "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic" supplemented and revised by Prime Minister Zhang..." He picked up another volume and asked, "What does Your Highness want to know?"
Liu De smiled, pressed the two volumes of bamboo slips, and said: "Actually, the main purpose of my coming here today is not to ask for advice on the differences between the two volumes of "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic". The main purpose is to ask Tai Shiling to design two volumes for me.
It is a difficult problem for examination purposes. How difficult it is... It is best to be slightly more complicated than the exercises recorded in "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic"..."
Choosing a topic directly from the Nine Chapters on Arithmetic is undoubtedly a fool's errand, because people with some culture and knowledge have basically read the Nine Chapters on Arithmetic. Even if they haven't, they have at least heard people talk about it, especially when Liu De made it clear.
The nine chapters of arithmetic in the rotational examination immediately became the focus of scholars' research, and many difficult problems in it would definitely be studied over and over again.
This is why Liu De asked Sima Tan for help - without Sima Tan's help, this question would be really difficult to solve.
When Sima Tan heard this, he immediately became happy.
Even though he stayed at Shiqu Pavilion every day, he had heard about the examination.
From Sima Tan's point of view, he certainly supported it, and even felt that this was the virtue of the Han family and could benefit scholars all over the world.
And in such a virtuous government, he can contribute a little bit, which makes him feel a sense of accomplishment.
So, he bowed his head and said: "Dare you disobey me? Your Highness, please wait for a moment..."
Half an hour later, Sima Tan appeared in front of Liu De holding a bamboo slip and said: "I have already prepared a topic. Please take a look at it..."
Liu De took the bamboo slip and took a look. For a moment, he was stumped by the question above.
Before time travel, although he went to a pheasant university, mathematics and other things were actually taught by a physical education teacher... and he had returned home a long time ago...
Ahem, right now, his math level is probably at the level of a first-grade junior high school student. He might be asked a sixth-grade elementary school question in front of him, but he might not be able to solve it...
"Even I can't solve these two questions for a while. It must be enough to stump most people!" Liu De thought to himself: "With my trump card, I will definitely be able to eliminate more than 90% of the taxis.
Son!"
As for the remaining scholars who passed the second round, Liu De felt that even if he was not selected, these people had the names and honors of passing the second round, so it would be very easy to find an official position!
In particular, this kind of scholars with good math scores are exactly the most coveted and sought-after talents in the various yamen of Jiuqing!
Liu De even thought that some yamen might be keeping an eye on his examination and would come to snatch him as soon as the results were announced.
Liu De worked hard to get fifteen places.
But the big bosses of Jiuqing Yamen can easily come up with dozens or hundreds of vacancies!
The most critical point is that when these people pass the second round of examinations, the obstacles to recommendation disappear!
Can a person who can pass the examination set by a prince and eliminate more than 90% of the scholars be without talent?
"Perhaps this is the reason why most people are so enthusiastic about the examination!" Liu De suddenly thought: "As long as they pass the second round, they will automatically be qualified to be recommended..."
Thinking about it this way, Liu De also understood what the intentions of those Chehous who were advocating for him were not just to let Liu De show their noble hands and give their heirs a green light, but they didn't expect to finally get through.
If Liu De can pass the second round, they will have many ways to pave the way for their heirs' career.
If he hadn't come to Sima Tan, Liu De probably wouldn't have thought of this section.
In this regard, Liu De could only sigh: "Sure enough, no one who can get involved in the political arena will suffer..."
Obviously, it is easy to see that the Chehous still have to give face.
Therefore, otherwise, why would others support you?
"When I go back, I have to sort out the list of people who have spoken out for me recently..." Unfortunately, this matter can only be done quietly. Ji An and the others cannot even be informed. Wang Dao can only be responsible for it. Otherwise, Liu De
His image is about to collapse...
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⊙﹏⊙b Khan seems to have two 112s, mainly because the chapter just now is actually combined with the first 112... I take it for granted that it is 112~
