After confidently and boldly entrusting Zhang Shou with the responsibility of dealing with Lu Wan, Zhu Ying simply focused her attention on the two Lu brothers. Seeing that their faces were filled with shock after hearing Zhang Shou's words, Zhu Ying then stared at the two brothers with subtle eyes.
She clearly didn't know what Zhang Shou was talking about, so she couldn't help but feel something in her heart and actually laughed.
"Everyone knows that Lu Shangshu has always looked down on his younger son. I didn't expect that you would do the opposite this time. How rare!"
Lu Wan didn't even look at the two sons on the left and right, and calmly ordered: "Dalang, Erlang, you go to Sanlang's place and bring him and Zhu Er, who is making trouble and drinking like crazy."
Regardless of whether their father deliberately didn't want them to hear the next conversation, or just ordered them to bring the fat pig and Zhu Er, the two most useful chips, Lu Dalang and Lu Erlang couldn't resist, let alone refuse.
So, the two of them could only agree and then left the house one after another. Before leaving, the two of them did not forget to glance at Zhang Shou.
What kind of riddle is this?
After they all went out, Lu Wan lost his slightly solemn expression and actually showed a bit of relaxation: "How can Dr. Zhang be so sure about the letter I showed to my Yao'er?
Is it the original? If it is really an important document, we in the Ministry of War have enough talents to decipher it. But if it is not important, I might just excerpt a few paragraphs and give my son a test."
"However, as Zhu Gongquan said, the boy beside Dr. Zhang is very powerful. Even I, the Minister of Finance, can enter and leave the mansion as if there is no one around."
Zhang Shou was not frustrated because of Lu Wan's obviously joking expression, and he instantly noticed that Ah Liu was threading the needle through it. He just said in a declarative tone: "Maybe the letter Lu Shangshu wrote to Lu Sanlang was not the original one, but
I think Lu Shangshu probably asked someone to move the horizontal lines that separate characters from their original positions in the original letter."
After debunking this statement, he saw that Lu Wan's face turned serious. He smiled and said: "Of course, if you want to make these horizontal lines match the number of Chinese characters, the person who racked his brains to write another letter has to work hard."
Just as Lu Wan was about to retort, the next four words Zhang Shou said blocked his words.
"Bachelor of Confucius."
After saying these four words, Zhang Shou saw that Lu Wan was still calm and calm, as if he didn't care at all about what he said.
"Although Lu Sanlang's arithmetic talent is already a top choice, his vision is not broad enough, because after all, he has been forced to read the Four Books and Five Classics since he was a child. There are some things that constrain his ideas. If he learns another
Two years, then he will be able to understand the secret of this secret message easily, but now he can't."
"Does Dr. Zhang mean that you can do it?"
"Maybe."
Zhang Shouran smiled and said lightly: "The premise is that Lu Shangshu thinks that the four words I just said are similar to the secret letter you want to decipher. Of course, if Lu Shangshu thinks that I
If the solution is wrong, then I will go back. But as long as all the horizontal lines on the fake letter you made are arranged according to their original positions, then I can solve something when I go back."
"What's important is not the words, but the horizontal lines that separate words and look like a child's graffiti."
Zhu Ying was immediately elated and quickly echoed: "Ah Shou, since Lu Shangshu keeps saying that the Ministry of War has many talents and can unlock this letter, let's go back. If Lu Sanlang stays in the Imperial College, he will be the chief of Jiuzhangtang, but he is the father.
If I want to keep him at home, I would rather let him continue to be ridiculed as an unlearned waste. This is the first time I have seen a father who is so ambitious about his son!"
"Yingying, don't say that." Zhang Shou saw that Lu Wan's face remained motionless, as if he didn't take the cynicism to heart at all, so he stopped Zhu Ying and then said in a deep voice, "Compared to Lu Shangshu's great achievements, Lu Sanlang is just a mere
My son's future is naturally nothing. But there is one thing I must remind Lu Shangshu. Today at the Imperial College, the emperor really appreciates your son."
Seeing that Zhang Shou actually wanted to leave after saying this, and Zhu Ying walked faster. The two of them arrived at the door one behind the other. Lu Wan finally became a little uneasy.
Asked: "Dr. Zhang really thinks that Saburo has a talent for arithmetic?"
"I was at the teacher's place in the afternoon, and he complained to me that he had accepted countless disciples in his life, but only a handful of them had true talent in arithmetic, and many of them were enthusiastic about fame and wealth, so he thought I was very lucky and could easily find them.
We have three talented students. Maybe in the eyes of others, Lu Sanlang is a dead wood that cannot be carved, but in my opinion..."
Zhang Shou paused for a moment, and then said in a louder voice: "He is a pearl in the fish's eyes. Until now, no one, including Lu Shangshu, has noticed his brilliance!"
At that moment, he happened to meet his two brothers on the way to his father's study. Lu Sanlang, who had just arrived at the door, felt that his eyes were a little wet and hot. Even though he had always thought that it was most shameful for a man to shed tears, he
Still sniffing hard, a strange thought came to my mind for the first time.
No wonder people say that a scholar will die for his confidant! This damn feeling feels so good!
Zhu Er's face was full of resentment. This world is really crazy, a pig head can actually become a genius!
As for Mrs. Lu Zhen, who has always been partial to her fatter son, she couldn't help wiping her tears with a handkerchief. Her affection for Zhang Shou in her heart was simply unparalleled. After so many years, how much anger has the younger son lost?
Sir, now someone actually praises him as a shining pearl... For this reason, she must protect this gentleman!
What's more, she was afraid that the master would really marry Zhu Ying to her as his daughter-in-law. Now she has even solved this hidden worry!
Lu Wan, the Secretary of the Ministry of War in the room, did not think about whether Zhang Shou deliberately told people outside. He just remained silent, as if trying to accept the fact that his youngest son, whom he had always looked down on, might really be a genius.
After a long time, he said coldly: "Dr. Zhang, you want to use the secret of this horizontal line that you have cracked part of in exchange for me letting Sanlang go to the Jiuzhang Hall of the Imperial Academy to be your student? Since Sanlang has already served the emperor and Grand Master Ge
Appreciation, I can't keep him at home forever, don't you think you are at a loss in such a deal?"
Zhang Shou saw Zhu Ying walking in and out of the door. He didn't turn around until he heard these words, with a frightening look on his face, clearly hoping that he could put the question in her mind out. However, in front of him,
Facing her expectant gaze, he shook his head and then turned around.
"It's not a loss. It's definitely not a loss to use a secret letter whose content I don't know, let alone the authenticity of the content, in exchange for a teacher's approval and appreciation. Maybe it will be able to shine on the students of Jiuzhangtang in the future. In fact, I used to
I have solved those four characters, but I am too lazy to continue to solve them. I can tell Lu Shangshu what the horizontal lines hidden in the words mean."
"Consider the horizontal line as one, and the characters without horizontal lines as zero, and then use each punctuation point as the end of a number. Then, convert this integrated series of numbers from binary to decimal... Lu Shangshu, you
What is the binary system? It’s very simple. The decimal system is what we use every day. Every tenth is the first, and the binary system is, of course, every two is the first…”
Zhu Ying frowned at first, but when she heard that Zhang Shou actually started to explain to Lu Wan how to decipher, she became even more angry. But as she listened, her expression became very subtle. Because, she completely listened
don't know!
However, when she saw Lu Shangshu of the Ministry of War, who was also highly regarded for his articles and knowledge in the court, his face changed from gloomy to dead, and then from dead to dead... She suddenly laughed, feeling in her heart
What a pleasure!
Obviously, Lu Sanlang is very talented in arithmetic, but Lu Wan has no talent at all!
Zhang Shou did it on purpose. He knew that even if he said it clearly, the Minister of War would not understand!
Not to mention Zhu Ying was gloating about her misfortune, while Lu Sanlang outside the door was beaming with joy, he also felt extremely happy when he saw the two brothers who had always been pretentious and looked confused but pretending to be fine. He glanced at their faces.
The blackened Zhu Er laughed in a wicked way and said: "Zhu Er, do you want me to explain to you what it means to meet two and enter one?"