Being placed in the first group completely unexpectedly, the third prince felt that he was about to panic. He and the fourth prince were only slightly different in age. They had grown up together under the emperor's knees, and even had sex with each other while hiding in the dragon's lap.
Behind the chair, he watched the emperor's meeting with (and scolded) the ministers, and the result was that he was scolded by the emperor. In short, he and the fourth prince had always been inseparable, and Meng was inseparable.
However, at this moment, he was among the first to go in for an interview. He was not alone, but with five other people who were more than twice his age and complete strangers. He held the note tightly.
, he only felt his hands and feet were cold, and even had the urge to run away directly.
Seeing his brother's pale face, the fourth prince immediately rushed to the third prince, and without hesitation took out the piece of paper in his hand to exchange it with him. But at this moment, a hand next to him suddenly
He stretched out his hand and clamped his wrist. Turning his head and seeing that it was Ah Liu, the fourth prince immediately shouted loudly: "For such a trivial matter as grouping, can't Third Brother and I change it?"
"No." Ah Liu looked directly at the anxious fourth prince without hesitation. He didn't look like those who had retreated under his eyes, including Zhu Er and Lu Sanlang, but looked like an angry man.
He glared at himself like a little lion, not at all like the naughty neighbor next door when he talked to him in the past, but he still didn't give in.
"The purpose of drawing lots is to be fair and just. If everyone changes teams with the fourth prince like you, then the drawing of lots will be meaningless." Following this voice, Zhang Shou came out of Jiuzhang Hall and immediately saw the fourth prince.
Like a deflated rubber ball, he lowered his head and said nothing. The third prince's face turned green and white, and he smiled gently.
"You have a deep love for each other as brothers, which is a good thing. But no matter how good your relationship is, there will be things that you need to face alone in the future. Do you still have to look for each other to rely on each other at that time? Third Prince, you were able to solve a simple problem before
I used three solutions to a single question, and now I’m still worried about a small interview?”
The third prince didn't expect Zhang Shou to praise him, and he immediately blushed. Such an obvious provoking method was tried and tested by the fourth prince, but it was useless to him because he never lacked confidence. Furthermore,
The problem he used three solutions to was actually solved together with the Fourth Prince. Three of them were the Fourth Prince's contribution, but he struggled to come up with two.
At that time, the fourth prince did not hesitate to give him three kinds of gifts, and he also plausibly said that the younger brother should be the older brother, so he had no choice but to write it down. So, now that he thought of this, not only could he not cheer up, but
A little more timid.
After hesitating for a moment, he saw Zhang Shou waving the other people in the first group into the Jiuzhang Hall. At this moment, his mind was even more blank. At this moment, he suddenly felt someone touching him from behind.
Touch your own head.
"When you are in doubt, look forward and rush forward!"
The Third Prince, who was slightly startled, turned around and saw that the person touching his head was Ah Liu. He was slightly startled at first, but then instead of feeling offended, he felt a little grateful. He had always known that Ah Liu didn't talk much to outsiders.
There was no doubt that he was trying to comfort him at this time, so he whispered as he always did before: "Thank you, Sixth Brother, but I'm afraid..."
Before the third prince could say what he was afraid of, Ah Liu gave him a gentle push on the back, and then said calmly: "If you are afraid, then act first and think later!" He paused,
Then he added, "The young master said, this is called reckless wave."
Although he had never heard the new term Mang Yibo, these three words were simple and easy to understand. The third prince suddenly realized it. He turned around and saw Ah Liu nodding to himself. He chewed over and over again, do it first and think later.
After hesitating for a while, he finally stretched out his hands and patted his face vigorously. After two slaps, he finally woke up a little.
However, the third prince's understanding of Mang Yibo was actually somewhat different from Ah Liu's implication.
When he walked into Jiuzhang Hall with his head held high, others could actually feel a sense of the wind rustling and the water cold, and the tragic feeling of a hero gone and never coming back. Especially the fourth prince, who felt the same and couldn't help but wipe his eyes.
Then he clenched his fists to encourage others.
"Third brother, you can definitely do it, you have to believe in yourself!"
The scene that just happened, Yue Shanchang saw everything in his eyes, but he only felt that this situation was ridiculous. The distinction between superior and inferior seemed to have expired here. Zhang Shou seemed to treat the third and fourth princes as if they were just to each other.
How dare an ordinary student treat the third prince with such an affectionate attitude?
Did he know that when the eldest prince was imprisoned and the second prince was once convicted, the third prince, the prince after him, was actually the most powerful contender for the crown prince's position?
Although Lu Sanlang was also surprised that the third and fourth princes were assigned to one end and the other, things happened and the third prince accepted his fate. No matter how worried he was, he could only accept it. As for whether there was something fishy about this grouping,
Not to mention suspicion, even if he was sure, what else could he do? Because it must have been hinted by Zhang Shou and carried out by Ah Liu!
He had long been accustomed to the indifference of Zhang Shou and Ah Liu's masters and servants who did not regard the prince as a person - there is a saying, like a master, like a servant - so at this moment, he could only clapped his hands and saw the crowd watching.
The other group interviewers gradually became quiet, and then they forced a smile and spoke again.
"In a moment, everyone will go in for the interview according to the numbers in the lottery group. Remember to listen to the teacher's assignments. By the way, the previous written test was judged by the Song Dynasty official of Shuntian Prefecture. Xu Heizi from the Imperial College Shengqi Department... Xu Heizi, assisted by Xu Jiancheng, before you
They marked the written test papers together based on the teacher’s answers… As for today, it was me, the chief of the team, who helped the teacher.”
Seeing that after Lu Sanlang finished speaking, he didn't have any objections to other onlookers gathering, and actually went straight into Jiuzhang Hall on his own. Chief Yue Shan glanced at several students and saw that they were all mixed in.
Entering the crowd, he calmly fell to the end.
Although he did not shy away from letting people know that he had come to the Imperial College to supervise the second enrollment period of Jiuzhangtang just after he arrived in Beijing, as the headmaster of Zhaoming Academy, he still respected his status and was unwilling to hang out with a group of ordinary scholars.
However, soon, he heard a voice: "Da Sicheng and Shao Sicheng are here!"
Yue Shanchang had already heard about Zhang Shou's promotion before he arrived in the capital. In addition, in addition to the past events where Yang Yiming and Zhang Shou, the Imperial College Doctors, were betrayed by students and ultimately ruined, in his opinion, other academic officials of the Imperial College
He and Zhang Shou are two parties that are absolutely impossible to fuse.
Therefore, when I just saw that Jiuzhangtang's second enrollment period, only scholar Zhang Shou was in charge, and even the previous written examination was assisted by an outsider, Song Tuiguan, and there was only one Supervisor of Shengqin Hall to help him, he became more and more dissatisfied with himself.
I have no doubts about my judgment.
However, now that Zhou Jijiu and Luo Siye came together, he couldn't help but be a little confused. But when the crowd made way, Zhou Jijiu and Luo Siye appeared in a hurry and walked directly towards the fourth prince.
He smiled secretly.
He thought that these two people were trying to create a false impression of stability, unity and harmony among the Imperial College Supervisors in front of outsiders. Now it seems that these two people are definitely not even bothering to do this, and are just looking at the Third Prince and the Fourth Prince.
The prince came here today to take the exam.
Sure enough, the next thing he saw was Zhou Jijiu and Luo Siye coming forward and chatting with the fourth prince in a kind and teacher-like manner. However, it was not so much a conversation as Zhou Jijiu and Luo Siye.
Luo Siye was speaking unilaterally, while the fourth prince just hummed absently from time to time, his eyes always looking into the Jiuzhang Hall.
Since several students were already paying attention to what the interview at Jiuzhangtang was like, Chief Yue Shan simply observed the fourth prince quietly. The young prince showed his impatience several times.
expression, but every time he seemed to want to get angry, he would hold it back, but his wandering eyes showed that he was very unhappy at this time.
Probably because the authorities were obsessed with bystanders, Chief Yue Shan found that Zhou Jijiu and Luo Siye were not aware of this at all, because they were still chattering there and talking to the fourth prince with a smile. Seeing this scene, he finally saw
When he had enough, he politely said to everyone around him: "Can you please make way? I have something to say to Zhou Da Sicheng."
Most of the people who were able to visit the Imperial Academy with their receipts on the Open Day were scholars who were eager to learn or ambitious. In short, their ages may be very different, but there were very few fools. Therefore, hearing Yue Shan grow up like this
He said that most people took another look at his clothes, appearance and demeanor, and most of them quickly gave way.
But seeing Captain Yue Shan suddenly coming forward, the captain who had just led the people over was startled, and quickly chased after him and asked: "Chief Yue Shan, what are you..."
"Haha, Zhou Da Sicheng and I were old acquaintances in the past. Since we are here today, we have to pay a visit." Captain Yue Shan was naturally quite suspicious of this overly clever captain. While explaining casually, he took a few steps faster.
, he passed through the crowd in a moment and came to Zhou Jijiu, Luo Siye and the fourth prince.
Seeing that Zhou Jijiu and Luo Siye were aware of it immediately, Luo Siye even immediately stepped in front of the fourth prince, as if he was some kind of assassin with evil intentions. Chief Yue Shan smiled and raised his hand, saying: "I'm calling you Zhaoming Academy."
Yue Bufan has met Da Sicheng and Shao Sicheng."
The four words "Zhaoming Academy" are definitely not a big deal to ordinary people in the capital. However, nowadays, scholars from all walks of life gather at the Imperial College Open Day. Even if they are of different ages, their knowledge is far better than that of ordinary people. Of course they know these four
What does this word mean? It is a famous academy in Guangdong. Even though it is not the largest, the quality of its students is extremely high.
This academy was not established in the early years of this dynasty, but it has become famous in the past forty years, especially the three mountain chiefs in succession who are known to be proficient in miscellaneous subjects and knowledgeable.
He devoted himself to teaching and educating people in the academy, and after accumulating experience, he took over as the mountain chief. However, there are many Jinshis from Fujian and Guangdong who came from Zhaoming Academy.
Among these scholars at this time, there was a student from Zhaoming Academy. Just now, Yue Bufan was not seen from behind. Now that he appeared, of course some people hurried forward to salute. And after Yue Bufan smiled and raised his hand to excuse himself,
, seeing that the faces of Zhou Jijiu and Luo Sicheng became very enthusiastic, he knew that they understood that they were called to the capital this time, maybe to be teachers for the prince.
Although they are not necessarily happy to see an outsider suddenly become the prince's master, they will definitely be happy to see one or even several people to check and balance Zhang Shou.
Zhou Jijiu and Luo Siye are known as the biggest figures in the academic world in the world, and they are the principal and deputy academic officers of the Imperial College. At this time, they really feel aggrieved. In the past, the Imperial College was useless and the students were poor. The academic officers spent three days fishing and two days working online, and the academic system was equal to
No, the academic style is loose, and the so-called highest school is just a nice thing to say. If it were not for the stubbornness of Xu Heigu to support it, various systems would have existed in name only.
But now this so-called revival is all driven by Zhang Shou. They are like horses pulling a cart, being driven behind by a whip. It seems that their level has improved, but they really have no sense of existence. How can they not be miserable?
Therefore, at this time, after Zhou Jijiu, Luo Siye and Yue Shanchang exchanged greetings, they immediately wanted to introduce him to the fourth prince, but unexpectedly, the fourth prince suddenly took off his two short legs and ran to the door of Jiuzhang Hall. It happened to be
At this time, among the other scholars who, despite seeing Chief Yue Shan appear, were still paying attention to the situation in Jiuzhang Hall, some started to yell.
"Dr. Zhang just ordered that the candidates in the first group of interviews can each ask two questions on the spot for others to answer. There is no need for a final answer, as long as there is a correct idea. In the end, whoever answers the most questions will win!"
"I've heard of interviews before, but this is the first time I've seen such a unique interview! Candidates set questions for each other to test each other, which is much fairer and more impartial than the previous situations where examiners set questions! I thought Dr. Zhang was sure
He will be partial to the third prince!"
Chief Yue Shan and Zhou Jijiu Luo Siye looked at the fourth prince who was looking in front of the door, as if he was planning to rush in to help. Their expressions were different for a moment. They were both grown-ups with a lot of ambitions, and no one would be like this.
The turbulent crowd was talking nonsense like that. Especially for Captain Yue Shan, who had just been sarcastically criticized by the captain for saying that Zhang Shou was unique, silence was even more valuable.
But the third prince in Jiuzhang Hall was once again blank at this moment. The courage he had managed to muster up when Ah Liu encouraged him before had completely disappeared. What made him even more unexpected was that,
After Zhang Shou glanced at him and the others, he spoke again: "The right way is to respect the old and love the young, so let's start with the youngest person. Third Prince, you start first."
I? The third prince almost stretched out his finger to point at his nose. His face was confused and frightened. But his expression, like a frightened deer, caught the eyes of others. They were originally not convinced that he and this prince were in the same group.
The five people couldn't help but feel subtle.
Is it possible that this interview...is really not scheduled?
Seeing Zhang Shou nodding to himself, the third prince felt a loud bang in his head and couldn't think of anything. He opened his mouth in a daze, not knowing what he should say at all.
Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind, and he remembered a difficult problem Zhang Shou had asked when he left Banshan Hall, and immediately said loudly as if he had found a treasure: "There are four numbers, and they add up to forty, and one of them,
The sum of two, three or four can form any number within forty. What are these four numbers?"