Chapter 470: The Brave Action to Force the Palace
Less than a month after the last inspection of all officials, Chai Rong has presided over the exam again.
However, this exam is a bit special, and it is for Dazhou Academy. All students are not divided into grades.
There are more than 800 people in total, including the older ones, 16 or 17 years old and the younger ones, such as Brother Guo Xing, who is just seven years old this year. There are so many people, no classroom can be put down, so they can only be placed on the playground.
The weather was quite cold, the wind was so cold that the teachers and students were snotted. However, when they thought of the emperor watching in front of them, they didn't know how miserable it was.
Each person gave a paper, three straw paper, and a total of ten arithmetic questions, including seven of which were related to the equal field, so the emperor's intention was clear at a glance.
Li Si has been well-read in poetry and books and has also dabbled in Nine Chapters of Arithmetic. He is still very confident in his mathology.
"Junior brother, I heard that you wrote the mathematics textbooks in the school. I really didn't expect that you are quite good at studying." Li Si's tone was frivolous, obviously he didn't believe how profound Ye Hua had.
"Senior brother, why don't you do this? I'll arrange a table for you and you can take the exam with them to see how many of the ten questions can be answered correctly. How?"
Li Si looked reserved, "No, even if I answered correctly, I would be invincible!"
"Senior brother, this way, if you answer correctly, I will ask my grandmother to be a matchmaker for you immediately and betroth the girl of the Zhe family to you!"
I’ll give it to my wife if I answer the questions!
This benefit is so good!
Li Si went to move a table without hesitation. Ye Hua took a look and Wang Sanli also came to report that he was going to go to the school to teach literature.
Ye Hua knew that although this guy was cowardly now, he might not be convinced. If he didn't wipe out his edges and corners, this person would not be able to use it!
"Mr. Wang, come and give it a try, just treat it as an entrance exam."
What else can Wang Sanli say? He moved a table next to Li Si.
The exam has begun.
The time is limited to one hour, and the papers can be submitted in advance, but they cannot be postponed.
Chai Rong held the test questions and narrowed his eyes slightly. His Majesty the Emperor had a very good foundation in doing business in his early years. He could still be difficult for a few math questions!
His Majesty the Emperor looked down from the first question, and when he reached the third question, his brows frowned, and he had some tricks! When he saw the fifth question, Chai Rong had already picked up the brush and scratched it on the paper.
When it came to question seven, Chai Rong had no idea. His face turned red slightly, and he secretly pulled out the answer, watching and thinking.
After finally finishing reading all ten questions, Chai Rong thought about it in his mind that less than half of the time he could do it!
Chai Rong couldn't help but whisper to Ye Hua, who was still alive, "Ye Qing, can the students do such a difficult question?"
Ye Hua shrugged, "Your Majesty, let's see, it's less than half an hour!"
As soon as he finished speaking, two people stood up from the students, almost indistinguishable from each other, holding the paper in his hands, walked to Chai Rong and Ye Hua, respectfully handed over the paper.
Such a difficult question, I actually handed in advance!
Not a white scroll?
Chai Rong immediately picked it up and compared it with the answers one by one. The two of them were all right! There was no mistake at all! His Majesty the Emperor couldn't help but look surprised.
At this moment, another little guy ran over. He looked at eleven or twelve years old, a few years younger than the first two.
He pouted, very dissatisfied!
You are higher than me and learned earlier than me, which is not a skill!
I will definitely beat you in two years!
He stared at the first two with a treacherous face, his cheeks bulging.
Chai Rong was amused by this kid's appearance and was quite tempered! Let me see how good you are!
I picked up the paper and compared it with the answers. All the ten questions were correct, but this kid was not used to it very well and made the paper dirty, not as clean and tidy as the first two.
But even so, it's amazing enough!
Chai Rong's eyes lit up. He has picked up three treasures!
After these three people handed in the papers, after a while, some people handed in the papers one after another. Among these people, although some were right, some made mistakes, but even those who made the most mistakes were much better than Chai Rong.
After reading more than thirty papers, Chai Rong had to sigh that the Great Zhou Academy is indeed hidden!
At this moment, someone suddenly said with a slight silence: "I've handed in the paper too!"
Chai Rong looked forward, there was no one, and he looked down and realized that it was Brother Guo Xing who was handing in the paper!
The little guy raised his feet and raised the paper high, his eyes were bright and full of confidence. Chai Rong couldn't help but reach out and pinch Brother Guo Xing's little face, "Okay, let me see, our Brother Xing has answered a few questions correctly!"
Chai Rong held Brother Guo Xing's paper in his hand and browsed it. He couldn't help but widen his eyes, unable to believe it!
The little brother Guo Xing actually answered eight questions correctly!
Eight questions!
"Ye Qing, I'm not right?"
Ye Hua smiled and said, "Your Majesty, Your Highness, Brother Xing, has liked to study since he was a child, and he is very talented." Ye Hua took the test paper and looked at the two wrong questions he had asked, and couldn't help but sank his face.
"You are just thinking about comparing speed with others. If you calm down and think about it carefully, would you be wrong?" Ye Hua pointed with his hand, "You are here, calculate it again and see if you can do it!"
Brother Guo Xing lowered his head and could only follow Ye Hua's instructions and whisper again. He calculated it. It's true that he had made two mistakes and had corrected them!
Chai Rong was overjoyed and didn't reward his brothers. He casually untied his jade pendant and stuffed it to Brother Guo Xing.
"Take it and play!"
Brother Xing glanced at it, suddenly shook his head, and refused, "I didn't do it all right, don't!"
"I really don't want it?" Chai Rong smiled and said, "Is this the best mutton fat jade?"
Brother Xing hesitated for a moment, shook his head, "Wait, wait, next time, I'll do it right, okay?"
"Okay, ambitious, I am worthy of being a member of our Guo family!"
He pulled Brother Xing to his side and asked the little guy to mark the papers with him.
At this time, the exam time was almost over, and Ye Hua came to collect the papers in person. The last two were from Li Si and Wang Sanli.
"Senior brother, your math skills should be good, how much can you do?"
Li Si swallowed with difficulty, "Yes, it's right!"
"really?"
Li Si hesitated and said helplessly: "To be honest, I can't figure out the one who turns on the water inlet and outlet pipes at the same time!"
"That's Jiudao? Well, you're better than Brother Xing!"
Ye Hua said this, but glanced at the senior brother's paper. The ten questions were asked. This Master Li only did four of them correctly! Even the few questions he was quite confident in were wrong. Either the ideas were wrong or the results were wrong... Li Si was completely stunned. The eggplant he beat with frost was wilted!
When Brother Guo Xing saw Li Si's paper, he silently dug out a stack of exercises from his schoolbag and stuffed it to Li Si.
"For the first grade of elementary school, practice hard, don't thank me!"
Holding the exercises in his hand, Li Si was almost crying without tears.
Grandma, I have been working hard for ten years, how come I became the first grade of elementary school! It’s so bullying!
He was depressed and was about to explode. The reason why he could hold on was because there was someone worse than him! That was Wang Sanli, a Jinshi officer and Hanlin attendant, who had only got two questions right!
Chai Rong snorted, "A great Jinshi, full of knowledge, but the result is not as good as a group of children. It's really wrong to dismiss you from office! Keeping it will also waste the court's salary!
The happiest person in this exam was Shan Chang Liang Zhouhan. From the moment he was excluded from the Hanlin Academy, he swore that he must make those who look down on him look at him with admiration!
For this reason, he stayed in Dazhou Academy for four years, Kaifeng was dozens of miles away, but Liang Zhouhan had never entered the city. He ate and lived in the school, only slept with a door panel, did not use a fan in summer, did not use a stove in winter, and ate meat once a month... All his energy was devoted to teaching students and studying knowledge, and he did not dare to slack off every day.
Liang Zhouhan set a goal for himself to cultivate people for ten years... God blessed him, and after only four years, his efforts were seen by the emperor!
Standing in front of Chai Rong, Liang Zhouhan's chest was raised high, and he proudly announced the result to the emperor.
"Your Majesty, there were 23 students who answered the test correctly. There were 52 students who answered the nine questions correctly, and 170 students who answered the six questions correctly... Among all the students, there were 465 students who answered the six questions correctly!"
After he said this, the first person he wanted to find a crack in the ground was Li Si. He was killed and he became a child!
Even Chai Rong's face was flushed, and he kept coughing to relieve the embarrassment. As for Wang Sanli, he could only find a toilet to cry. The gap was too obvious.
Chai Rong smiled at Liang Zhouhan, "You mountain captain are doing well!"
Liang Zhouhan hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, I am truly proud of the students, but everything has its cause and effect. This calculation textbook was compiled by the Champion Hou. He is the real number one hero!"
Ye Hua smiled and said, "Don't be polite, Liangshan, I just wrote the textbooks. You are all trying to teach. I heard that you have been staying in school for four years and delaying your marriage."
Liang Zhouhan blushed and said hurriedly: "I said I would marry her after I passed the Jinshi exam, but before I could take a leave to marry, I was kicked out!"
"So you let the girl wait for four years?" Ye Hua said without hesitation: "Your Majesty, like Liangshan, you only care about your career and ignore your family. I think Your Majesty should give Liangshan a long marriage in person!"
"Okay, I did this matchmaker."
Chai Rong smiled and said, "You have trained so many talents for me. I should repay you. This time I will rely on students to clear the land of the millet..."
Before Chai Rong finished speaking, Li Yu suddenly came with several embroidered envoys. He hurried to meet the emperor and whispered twice in Chai Rong's ear!
Chai Rong's face changed immediately, and he slapped the table hard!
"What a brave man! Did they think that if the butcher Zhang had no more than a pig? I have a lot of talents in the Great Zhou Dynasty. If I were threatened by them, I would not deserve to be this emperor!"
Chapter completed!