"Your Majesty, after I returned to Gezhi Prison that day, I ordered people who are proficient in mathematics to study. Some problems have been studied, but some problems have not yet been solved."
"Which issues have been studied? Which ones have not been studied?"
"Your Majesty, it has been studied how many times the surface area of a sphere is the area of its largest inscribed circle. After repeated calculations, the surface area of a sphere is four times the area of its largest inscribed circle." Yang Shiqi recalled what the researchers said to him at that time.
, while answering.
"How was this calculated?"
"Your Majesty, someone asked a craftsman to make a hollow ball, cut it in half, and found that it was about four times. Then they made extrapolations and calculated this number."
Yang Shiqi then talked about a series of mathematical operations. Although Yunxi attached great importance to mathematical research, he had long forgotten all the mathematical knowledge he learned in school. At this time, he didn’t quite understand what Yang Shiqi said, but he generally understood that he had indeed calculated the correct result.
, after Yang Shiqi finished speaking, he smiled and said: "Yes, yes, we can calculate a problem. Are there other problems that have been studied?"
"There is another issue that His Majesty originally asked: the relationship between the weight of the objects placed on both sides of the lever and the length of the lever has also been studied. When the product of the weight of the objects on both sides of the lever and the length of the lever is equal,
Leverage keeps balance."
"Yes, yes," Yunxi once again said yes, and asked again if there were other problems that could be studied. But this time Yang Shiqi shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, the other problems are only slightly vague and have not been studied yet."
"That's not bad. Finally, two problems have been researched." Yunxi smiled and said: "I have given an oral instruction to reward the person who has researched these two problems with a piece of silk and three months' salary.
."
"I thank Your Majesty for your kindness on their behalf." Yang Shiqi saluted.
"Yang Qing, you are in charge of Gezhijian. You have a share of the credit for the achievements of Gezhijian. I will reward you with a jade pendant and three months' salary."
"Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty." Yang Shiqi saluted again and said.
Yunxi nodded and talked to Yang Shiqi while walking in the courtyard. After giving a few words, he suddenly remembered something and said, "Where is Cao Zheng, the deputy supervisor? After I ascend the throne, I will shorten the mourning time at home to one year. He should have been
Come and pay your respects."
"Your Majesty, Deputy Supervisor Cao was indeed on duty last autumn, but he was still very sad about the death of Marquis Huaiyuan. He was very depressed every day and had no intention of studying astronomy. Since there was a reason for the incident, I could only turn a blind eye. However, after the Chinese New Year this year, Cao
The deputy supervisor has recovered a lot, resumed his duties as deputy supervisor, and started studying astronomy. But so far, he has not gained any new insights."
"However," Yang Shiqi thought for a while and said, "His Majesty once asked him to assume that the earth is a ball to study astronomy. It seems to be some speculation, but astronomical phenomena need to be observed to confirm it, so it is not certain yet."
"Forget it, in that case, I won't tell him about this matter. Let's wait until he is sure." At this time, Yunxi happened to walk outside Cao Zheng's laboratory, took a few glances through the window, and was studying and studying carefully.
Cao Zheng, who didn't notice anyone observing him outside the window, smiled happily and left the window.
Yunxi walked around the courtyard for a while and decided to leave. Yang Shiqi sent him to the gate. Before leaving, Yunxi ordered: "Although Gezhi prison is just a prison, it is a fifth-grade yamen, but in my mind
It's very important. You can't think that the errand I assigned you is not important, so you can't be slacking off."
"I will not dare to carry it." Yang Shiqi bowed and said.
Yunxi came to Gezhijian today for three purposes. The first is to ask Gezhijian what he has achieved in the past year. Previously, he was preparing for the battle with Timur, and after the New Year this year, he has arranged major events one after another.
I’ve never paid attention to Gezhijian. I’ve finally felt more relaxed recently, so I’ll take a look.
The second is to show that he attaches great importance to Ge Zhijian. He has not paid attention to it for a long time. Even if he has said that Ge Zhijian is very important before, Yang Shiqi will inevitably feel that he does not pay attention to Ge Zhijian. If he takes a look for himself, he can eliminate his
ideas, and do your best to complete the errands.
As for the third one. "Yang Qing, I have one more thing to tell you." Yun He said: "Ai Qing has asked those who are researching the floating water to go to Wucheng Academy on the seventeenth day of the middle of this month. I have something to entrust to them.
"
"Yes, Your Majesty." There was surprise in Yang Shiqi's voice, and he bowed and agreed. He had long heard that His Majesty had opened a course at Wucheng Academy, and the name was Gezhi, which is the same as Gezhijian. Yang Shiqi had long guessed that His Majesty was in this course
The content to be taught in the class was related to what Ge Zhijian was researching, but the previous six lessons were not what he thought, which made him greatly disappointed. But today, His Majesty suddenly ordered several of Ge Zhijian's researchers to go to the Five Cities School.
It can be seen that his previous guess was correct.
So he was very happy. You must know that Wucheng Academy is not an ordinary school. This is the first time that His Majesty has taken time to teach students in person since he succeeded to the throne. Everyone knows that these students have a bright future and will definitely be the leaders of the Ming Dynasty in the future.
Your Majesty, your Majesty teaches these things that personality Zhijian has studied, which is enough to prove that he attaches great importance to Gezhijian. And now he is Gezhijian's seal officer. The more your Majesty values Gezhijian, the more guaranteed his future will be. How could he not be happy?
?
While he was happy, he also guessed what His Majesty would teach the students of Five Cities School in person next time. His Majesty had previously ordered a study on why ships can float on the water. Could it be related to this? But this study did not.
Progress, could it be..." Yang Shiqi secretly guessed.
Yunxi naturally didn't know what he was thinking, and asked him to take good charge of Gezhiyuan before turning around and leaving. Yang Shiqi hurriedly recovered and respectfully sent him off.
After Yunxi left, Yang Shiqi straightened up and immediately said to the people, "Call the people who are involved in research on floating water to my official residence."
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Yunxi left Gezhi Prison and rode on his tall horse. The guard came over and asked: "Your Majesty, where are you going next?"
"Go to the big city, Chen Qing!" Yunxi was about to give instructions to go to the next destination, when he suddenly caught a glimpse of someone and shouted.
At this time, several people were riding horses passing by the gate of Gezhi Prison. One of them heard the shouting and suddenly turned around and saw Yunxi. He left everyone behind and drove his horses over. He then dismounted and saluted: "I have seen your Majesty, Chen Xingshan."
"Chen Qing," Yunxi said with a smile, "What are you going to do, Aiqing?"
"Your Majesty," Chen Xingshan replied: "Shicai Chen and Zuo Shilang of the General Armament Department went to check the warehouses storing weapons in the north of the city. This time, I checked a total of sixteen warehouses with him, which was also the last batch of warehouses. These warehouses were handed over to
After the General Armament Department, all the warehouses of the former War Department were handed over."
While Chen Xingshan was talking, the people who had gone with him to check the warehouse also came over, dismounted from their horses and saluted to say hello. Yunxi agreed casually, and then asked Chen Xingshan: "But this is not the way to the Governor's Mansion." Yunxi said.
Xi was very familiar with the traffic roads in the capital and immediately thought that this road was wrong.
"Your Majesty, my General Political Department is in charge of the Cultural Propaganda Department, but recently many people who are older and have written opera scripts or scripts are not in good health and have taken leave to recuperate at home. As the Minister of the General Political Department, I should go visit and express my condolences.
"So after I returned to the city from outside the city, I asked the left minister of the General Armament Department to return to the Governor's Mansion first, and I bought some snacks to visit." Chen Xingshan said.
As one of the people who has followed Yunxi for the longest time, he was also deeply influenced by Yunxi. He used to look down on those who wrote opera scripts or scripts, but now he can recognize what they do. So after hearing about it, he
Many people thought of visiting after taking leave at home.
Of course, one of the reasons why he dared to visit was that they were just a few literati. If he were in charge of an office like the General Staff Department, he would not dare to visit his subordinate officials.
"How is Mr. Luo's health?" Yunxi suddenly remembered the author of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and asked.
"Your Majesty, Mr. Luo is over seventy years old and his health is getting worse day by day. He has taken leave these days to recuperate at home." Chen Xingshan replied.
"In that case, I will also go to visit Mr. Luo with you." Yunxi said. Luo Guanzhong was the first person he found who was good at writing opera scripts and scripts. The entire Cultural Propaganda Department initially relied on his old relationship
After being organized, he later wrote countless books praising the Ming Dynasty and belittling the Mongolian Yuan and Xilu, which contributed a lot; and he was also the author of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and one of the ancient Chinese writers whom Yun Xi admired most. Yun Xi believed that
You should go and visit yourself.
Chen Xingshan gave some advice, but Yunxi insisted on going and had no choice but to obey.
Hearing that the emperor was also going to visit Luo Guanzhong, the officials who followed Chen Xingshan were very happy. They were traveling with his majesty. If he was favored by his majesty, he might be promoted to the third level, his salary would be increased, and he would reach the pinnacle of life.
So everyone carefully arranged their clothes to make sure they were neat.
But Yunxi glanced at them and waved his hand: "You all go back to the Governor's Mansion to run errands. I will go with Chen Shangshu." After saying that, he turned the horse's head and greeted Chen Xingshan to the east.
Chen Xingshan could only give a few hurried instructions, mount his horse and follow, leaving only an expression as if he was mourning for his heir.
Yunxi didn't care about this, and asked on the way to Luo Guanzhong's house: "Chen Qing, I was just going to the Governor's Mansion to have a look. Since I met Aiqing, I will ask you about it. If you don't go
It’s the Governor’s Mansion. How’s it going now?”
"Your Majesty, the departments within the various ministries of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion have been set up. The original departments of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion have taken over the errands and started to run the errands. I believe that they will be fully established before the first day of May, and the five-army governor's office will be completed.
Take over all the errands of the Military Governor's Mansion and abolish the Five Military Governor's Mansion."
"That's good." Yunxi said.
Yunxi asked Chen Xingshan a few more questions, and he answered them one by one. Just as Yunxi was about to ask again, a guard next to him suddenly came over and said, "Your Majesty, Mr. Luo's residence has arrived."
"So fast?" Yunxi was a little surprised when he heard this: Although he has not seen Luo Guanzhong in the past two years, he has been to his home before. Although he can't remember the specific road, it shouldn't be so fast.
almost there.
But he immediately realized that he had come from the palace to Luo Guanzhong's home before, and this time he was coming from Gezhi Prison to Luo Guanzhong's home. It was normal that the distance was different.
"I remembered it wrong." Yunxi said with a smile, dismounted sideways, and ordered the guards to knock on the door.
"Yeah?" The door opened a crack and a voice came from it.
"His Majesty is here to visit Mr. Luo." The guard said solemnly.
"Your Majesty?" the voice repeated, full of disbelief. But the door opened immediately, and a man in his thirties knelt in front of the door and said: "Cao, Cao, Cao Min, Gu, Gu Yuan, greetings
,I pay my respects to His Majesty the Emperor. Long live Your Majesty..."
Before he could finish speaking, Yunxi had already walked in from his side, saying "no courtesy" at the same time. Chen Xingshan and the guards followed in a hurry, leaving only two guards to guard the door. One of them used his feet to guard the door.
He kicked this servant of Luofu and said: "Get up, His Majesty has gone in, what are you doing kneeling here?"
"Is this really His Majesty the current Emperor?" Gu Yuan still found it incredible after standing up.
"Of course it's true." The guard who kicked him just now replied.
"Why did His Majesty the Emperor come to visit my master?" Gu Yuan knew that his master was an official in the court, but he was only a minor official of the sixth or seventh rank. Is it worthy of His Majesty's personal visit?
These two guards were newly promoted and did not know what happened with Yunxi in the past. They did not know how to answer this question. The other guard simply said: "Shut your mouth and don't ask about things you shouldn't ask!"
Yuan was too frightened to ask any more questions. He wanted to enter the house to see His Majesty the Emperor again in the name of serving, but was stopped by the guards guarding the door. He could only look curiously in the yard.
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Of course Yunxi didn't know how curious this servant of the Luo family was, but even if he knew, he wouldn't care. As soon as he entered the house, he shouted loudly: "Mr. Luo! Mr. Luo!"
"Ahem, who is calling me? Ahem, Gu Yuan, ahem, which guest is here?" After a while, along with the sound of coughing, an old voice came from a room, and then a year passed.
In his seventies, an old man with white hair and beard slowly walked out of this room on crutches. When he walked to the door, he seemed to stop because of lack of physical strength. He slowly raised his head and looked towards the hall. Then he saw the person in the hall.
Yunxi looked around inside.
"Your Majesty, it's your Majesty, ahem, why are you here in this shabby house?" Luo Guanzhong first shouted a few words in surprise, then came back to his senses, knelt down, and said at the same time: "Your Majesty, Luo Ben
, cough cough, I have met His Majesty the Emperor, Your Majesty, cough cough, long live long live long live long live!" (To be continued)