Chapter five hundred and ninety-two borrowing the title to play and calculate the classics
Leaving aside the second day of October when the Sutra Feast was suspended, five days of the Sutra Feast of the 27th year of Yongping passed in just a moment. Because the emperor deliberately fanned the flames and added fuel to the flames, these five days of Sutra Feast were an eye-opener.
What kind of verbal quarrels and verbal battles... all kinds of good shows were staged one after another, which left people stunned.
And because the third prince, the future crown prince, sat in on the whole process, there were rumors that the emperor would use this opportunity to select the lecturers in the East Palace this year. I don’t know how many people worked hard and showed their best skills in their lives.
However, the third prince was rumored to be shy and introverted. Before the accident of the eldest prince and the second prince, the third prince had always seemed unknown and insignificant, but most people's charged blows seemed to hit a ball of cotton.
Because he just stood there quietly from beginning to end. Although there was curiosity in his eyes and a smile on his face, he mostly whispered to the emperor and rarely said anything. Of course, what Zhang Shoukai said
Except for one day. But that time the third prince spoke, it was also because Zhang Shou asked the question first.
But now it's someone else lecturing at the Sutra Banquet. Who can ask questions to the third prince in a very natural tone like Zhang Shou? After all, Zhang Shou has been a substantial teacher to the third prince, and no one else has!
As for Zhang Shou, who was talked about by countless people, he made an appearance on the first day of the Sutra Banquet, then presided over the crowning ceremony of Lu Sanlang on the second day, and did not attend the Sutra Banquet again in the following days.
Although there were more than a dozen memorials impeaching him for his arrogance, deceiving people, and questionable parentage, etc., there were more than a dozen memorials piled up in the General Affairs Department. However, when the emperor suddenly decreed that his deceased biological mother, Widow Zhang, be canonized as the first-grade Mrs. Zhaolie, this impeachment offensive suddenly came to an end.
Misfired.
The news that he had brought Ye Mengqiu and four others to Zhang Yuan to stay suddenly spread at the same time. Although some people spread rumors outside, saying that he was jealous of talents and intended to harm fellow arithmetic students, but when ten
On the sixth day of the lunar month, the emperor directly summoned Zhang Shou, Ye Mengqiu and four others to the scene of the Sutra Banquet in the Wenhua Palace. This rumor was immediately disproven.
Before the emperor arrived, everyone only saw Zhang Shou and Ye Mengqiu talking and laughing happily. Anyone who was not blind could see the harmonious atmosphere. In the past, there would have been many young and energetic censors who could not bear it.
They always jumped out to make an attack, but now there are many people who are suffering, and the courtiers have learned a lot from the experience. Even though they are full of problems, no one has spoken.
The Queen Mother did not come that day, but many princesses and daughters from various families still came. Princess Yongping remained aloof, watching with cold eyes as Zhu Ying happily showed off her wishful husband to others - if it were in the past, she would definitely laugh at her
Zhu Ying was shallow, but now she had to admit a fact.
If it were any other girl besides Zhu Ying, and she had a fiancé like Zhang Shou, who was both talented and handsome, she would definitely have to show off. I didn’t realize that Liu Qing’s fiancé was still Lu Sanlang, the little fat guy who was disliked by others in the past, but he was still with others as usual.
Is it okay to talk about the little fat guy?
When the emperor arrived again with the third and fourth princes, he saw a harmonious scene. Before announcing the start of today's sutra feast, he suddenly looked at Zhang Shou and smiled with interest.
"Jiuzhang, I heard that someone came to question Lu Gaoyuan that day, but you not only did not feel dissatisfied, but also invited Zhang Yuan to discuss arithmetic. You have always been young and determined, and Jiuzhangtang has a new trend.
This time I acted in a very old-fashioned way, so I invited all these guests from your house over."
The emperor's opening remarks immediately attracted everyone's attention - Emperor, do you want to show some face?
Who doesn’t know that that day you, Bailongyu, went straight to the Lu family to watch the fun, and you were still talking nonsense with your eyes open? I heard... Emperor, you obviously witnessed it with your own eyes, okay?
However, the emperor's strange gaze on his ministers has long been commonplace - from when he was the prince, he skipped some courses that he hated to teach officials, to when he was not in charge, he deliberately used extraordinary methods to tease some bachelors.
, and after taking office, no matter how chaotic he was, he did not know how many criticisms and questions he received from the collective attention.
Although he was now a mature man and his methods were sophisticated, the emperor still told lies with open eyes without scruples.
At this time, he just pretended not to see those bright eyes, and just stared at Zhang Shou and the four people around him with a smile. Finally, under his lightning-like gaze, he saw the round-faced young man looking embarrassed.
The other three people also had pale faces. Especially the middle-aged man who didn't recognize him but once called him "this lord", they wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl under.
Before these people could make any move, Zhang Shou stood up and calmly bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, my teacher once said that those who share the same goals, even if they have disputes for a while, will eventually reach the same destination.
They will eventually part ways."
As soon as he finished speaking, all the ministers who were staring at the emperor just now all changed their gazes - those looks of surprise or suspicion suddenly fell on Ge Yong.
Regarding this, Mrs. Ge's face was calm, and he didn't even blink. He was actually more calm than Zhang Shou. However, he couldn't help but secretly cursed in his heart. Zhang Shou, this kid, faked his own quotations.
I got so addicted that I opened my mouth to do it in public!
However, he thought about it carefully and realized that if he and Zhang Shou switched sides, they would indeed say something with similar meaning. He hummed softly in his stomach and decided to accept it for now and settle the accounts with Zhang Shou when he went back.
Zhang Shou was certain that Ge Yong would not expose his fabricated famous saying and would take the blame for the time being. Therefore, after seeing all the ministers go to see Ge Yong, he continued calmly: "Four brothers of the Ye family.
People learn from famous people, but due to various reasons, they cannot find more works by their predecessors in arithmetic. Although Lu Gaoyuan has a bookshop to print books, the arithmetic classics of his predecessors are of high quality and mediocre."
"On the one hand, those who are interested in learning can't find suitable books, but on the other hand, those who print books can only see a lot of famous works shelved in the shelf. Therefore, although this misunderstanding was big, not only has the old suspicion been cleared up, but everyone is also different.
I have learned something. Since the Emperor is concerned and inquires, I would like to say that if every misunderstanding can bring about such diligent colleagues, then it would be better to have more misunderstandings."
Ye Mengqiu's round face suddenly turned red when he heard Zhang Shou casually cover up the previous embarrassing incident with a misunderstanding.
He always had the best temperament to talk to everyone with a smile. Before, because the three senior brothers didn't know how to quarrel, he had to rush in front. Thinking about it now, he felt extremely stupid.
Although standing in the Wenhua Hall, he only felt that his legs were shaking slightly, but he still mustered up the courage to stand up: "Your Majesty, the student was blind before and could not see Mount Tai, so he misunderstood Dr. Zhang and Chief Lu
, and even made rude remarks, which really made me feel ashamed. But..."
He suddenly increased his voice and said with anger on his face: "That is also because some people are spreading rumors all over Beizhili, saying that Dr. Zhang is arrogant, that he considers himself a master of arithmetic and excludes dissidents, and that he is the only one who speaks in Jiuzhang Hall!
It is said that he forgot his ancestors because of his numerous scriptures, believed in foreign countries more than his predecessors, and even tampered with the Sutra and passed it off as his own work... Anyway, countless charges were laid against him!"
"Because the founder left his last wish, he hoped that some of us could return to Qintian Prison and rebuild the calendar. Therefore, the four grassroots people just took advantage of the emperor's recruitment order to recruit astronomical and mathematical talents. Before, it was because of their righteous indignation.
We rashly barged into the crowning ceremony of Mr. Lu San. This was indeed rude on our part, but after staying in Zhangyuan for so many days, our horizons were really opened..."
Since Ye Mengqiu had never studied etiquette specifically, many people thought that Ye Mengqiu's response was really inappropriate and unruly. What's more, this person didn't accuse them of living in Zhang Yuan with humiliation and humiliation, and then exposed Zhang Shou in court.
Although he was wearing a mask, he still spoke for Zhang Shou everywhere and talked about how good the atmosphere in Zhang Yuan was. In their opinion, that was naturally following the trend!
Zhang Shou is not easy to criticize - after all, someone is covered in thorns, and now he is not alone. Not only does he have Ge Yong, the emperor's master, as his teacher, but he also has Zhu Ying, his fiancée, who is eyeing him. The emperor is also obviously partial, and the third prince respects him very much.
This teacher—but he was just a little-known boy, and they still couldn’t approve it? Someone immediately shouted: "Your Majesty..."
"Oh, it seems like you have never met each other before we started fighting."
However, before the man could speak, the emperor smiled and finalized the previous matter. He was used to seeing those strict and orderly people, but he felt that the round-faced young man in front of him looked incoherent but full of righteous indignation.
It suited my eyes very well, so I paused for a moment when I said this, and then suddenly turned in another direction.
"Lu Gaoyuan, in your opinion, what are the arithmetic attainments of the four brothers Ye Mengqiu?"
Lu Sanlang was very excited when he heard Ah Liu say that the emperor planned to let him screen the arithmetic talents who were called to the capital this time. Now when he heard that the emperor called his pretty good cousin by his first name, he was even more happy.
He nodded to Ye Mengqiu in a gentle and courteous manner, and also nodded to the other three senior brothers. His manner was very much like Zhang Shou's.
"Since he can be recommended to the imperial court through the preliminary screening by local officials, he is indeed a talented person."
The little fat man first praised him in a serious way, but then changed the subject and said: "But with all due respect, the imperial court has strictly prohibited astronomical arithmetic from time to time, and folk arithmetic is hard to find. The four young masters, Ye Xiaogong, relied on their ancestors to pass it down.
Although they have mastered everything they can after studying and practicing the manuscripts diligently, they still have many shortcomings."
When Lu Sanlang was called Young Master Ye, Lu Wan couldn't help but want to pick out his ears when he heard it. You still call him Young Master Ye... That Ye Mengqiu seems to be one year older than you!
However, he was still sweating in his heart at this time. He was very worried that Lu Sanlang's judgment on other people's arithmetic skills would arouse the other party's resentment and overturn the obviously very good situation just now. However, to his extreme surprise, his own
The fat boy's words when he evaluated the other party were extremely harsh, but the four senior fellow apprentices did not fall out.
Not only did he not fall out, Ye Mengqiu actually lowered his head sadly. At this moment, many people in the Wenhua Palace had heard that the four senior brothers, including the round-faced boy, were the re-directors of a certain Qin Tian Jian.
He is a disciple, so when seeing this expression, most people's first reaction is to be surprised.
According to the usual temper of the Confucian scholar, he could not help but criticize you since you are not worthy of your reputation, so you should not show your shame. But today, he saw that the limelight was not right, and he gave up this impulse.
Sure enough, Lu Sanlang then said calmly: "Young Master Ye and his four senior brothers have been in Zhangyuan these days. We have discussed many arithmetic issues and exchanged knowledge with each other. Everyone has gained a lot. However,
In the past, it was difficult to find a book on arithmetic, and Jiuzhangtang used the "New Edition of Gurdjieff's Arithmetic". They are not very good at some of the basic things taught by Jiuzhangtang now."
Ye Mengqiu was just ashamed, but his three senior brothers who were more knowledgeable in the world couldn't help but cursed Lu Sanlang in his heart for being cunning - the basic things in Jiuzhangtang? The quadratic equation of one variable is called the basics, and what are the proofs of various geometric bodies?
The title is called Basics... God knows that in order to accept these terms that are very different from those of the ancestors, they are simply one head and two heads above the others!
As for the simple calculation methods that Zhang Shou taught to the students of Jiuzhangtang, Ye Mengqiu seemed to have gained something, but they had not yet... However, Lu Sanlang enthusiastically gave them several boxes of calculations by their seniors. This sentiment
But they had to take it.
What was completely different from the rumors was that they took the initiative to get in touch with Gurdjieff's arithmetic theory later on.
However, just as the idea of the three of them came up, Lu Sanlang said sincerely: "I know that most bookstores in the world are profit-seeking. Even though the astronomical literature industry has gradually been banned, there are still few bookstores among the people who are willing to sell these books. In order to let
Students all over the world who are interested in arithmetic will not have to worry about not having books to read. I would like to ask you to give them the twenty-three kinds of arithmetic scriptures that were given to their brothers..."
"Let the scripture factory print 500 copies, then select thirty or fifty big cities, and then send bookshops to set up scripture schools in the local areas for free for ordinary students to copy the books! If the emperor feels that this cost is too high, the minister's bookshop can even do it
Printing for free! Of course, in order to help understanding, I also plan to add the "New Edition of Gurdjieff's Arithmetic"."
Zhang Shou looked at Lu Sanlang talking with a smile, and even came up with this good idea that would definitely not be scolded as forgetting one's ancestors. Seeing a lot of courtiers, they were stunned at first, and then many of them showed expressions of great shock and anger.
But no one jumped out to object, so he couldn't help but laugh.
Bookstores pursue profits, but if there are people behind them, they will still make money even if they lose money, because this is the best publicity channel for literati. And arithmetic has been blocked for so many years, and all the books written by the predecessors on arithmetic are full of
There are various special terms that are difficult to pronounce, and there are almost no basic arithmetic books that can be compared with the Three-Character Classic and Thousand-Character Classic. Some people predict that it will be difficult to popularize.
Even if Jiuzhangtang students seem to have a good future, as long as they can't find a few arithmetic scriptures in bookstores all over the world, there won't be many people interested. How many people can afford to flock to the capital to look for opportunities?
You know, living in the capital is not easy!
Lu Sanlang's move was like a heavy stick hitting a hibernating snake seven inches away, but he was not alert yet! Therefore, taking advantage of the silence around him, he took over the conversation: "I also remember that the teacher once
As I said, arithmetic should start from childhood."