Komatsu Reiko calmed down and focused on the three stone tablets.
After just looking at it for a moment, she knew why the people next to her said that if she could solve one of the above problems, the academy would open the middle door to welcome her in as a teacher.
Not to mention she has solved the above problems, there are very few questions that she can even understand. Even if she could read it, she couldn't decipher it at all.
Like other people who thought they were talented, Reiko Komatsu, who couldn't solve the academy's problem, was embarrassed to stay at the gate of the academy and could only leave in despair.
Back at the Kaidongkan, Hosokawa Noriyuki came over quickly.
"Master, I wonder if you have seen Han Du?"
Komatsu Reiko felt irritable, and after a while he sighed: "No."
Hosokawa Mochichi was stunned, what happened again?
"Master, Han Du is in the academy, why can't I see him?"
Komatsu Reiko shook his head slightly: "I can't even enter the academy gate, how can I see him?"
Then, Komatsu Reiko told the conditions for entering the academy.
After listening to this, Hosokawa Mochizuki slowly frowned. "This is an oversight by my subordinates. I didn't ask about the conditions for entering the academy."
Afterwards, he pondered for a moment, and it was obvious that he was silently thinking about how to arrange them.
But he gave up after a moment and said: "This question is really weird. Let alone twenty lines, my subordinates can't even sort out ten lines."
Komatsu Reiko didn't say anything. She frowned and looked like she was thinking hard. But obviously, she didn't gain anything.
Before she saw the arrangement of twenty rows, she didn't believe that this thing could arrange twenty rows. After seeing twenty rows of arrangements, no matter how hard she tried, she could not think of any more perfect arrangements than this.
Hosokawa Mochiyuki was much more self-aware. He thought about it for a moment and couldn't think of it, so he stopped thinking about it.
He suggested: "Master, our people also have profound knowledge, why don't we let them think of a solution together?"
Since you must solve this problem if you want to enter the academy, then there is power in numbers. Maybe if there are more people solving the problem, there may be a chance to solve it.
Komatsu Reiko thought so and nodded: "Okay, that's all we can do now."
But what Komatsu Reiko doesn't know is that this problem has been placed at the entrance of the academy for so many years. There are countless people who study this problem every day. If it can be solved by relying on the number of people, how can it still be left to this day?
Hosokawa Mochiyuki thought for a while and then said: "In addition, I think I can ask people from Daming to help solve some problems. Even if it costs some money, it is worth it."
"Okay." Komatsu Lingzi nodded.
Just do it if you think of it!
Hosokawa Mochiyuki used gold and silver to pave the way these days, and also got to know many ministers of the DPRK and China. Now he wants to do it again and pay them to help solve the problem.
After all, these ministers cared about Hosokawa Mochiyuki, a generous Japanese envoy. When they heard his request for an audience, they met him in time and did not deliberately avoid seeing him.
But whenever they heard him asking for help in solving the academy's problems, these ministers shook their heads like rattles.
"What are you thinking about? Solving the problem of the academy? If the problem can be solved so easily, do you think it can still exist at the gate of the academy for so many years?"
"It's not that I don't want to help, it's a math problem. As a student of the Four Books and Five Classics, I really can't do anything..."
Finally, a kind-hearted minister gave Hosokawa Mochiyuki some advice, "If you really want to solve that problem, I can show you a way."
"Please tell me, sir. I'm very grateful!" Hosokawa Mochiyuki was overjoyed when he heard this and quickly stood up to pay homage.
"Go find the Queen. The Queen solved the problem last time. And I also heard that the Queen believes that twenty lines is not the maximum. After so many years, the Queen may have been able to solve more with her talent. The number of rows came out.”
The official shook his head and said with a serious expression.
The expression on Hosokawa Mokiyuki's face suddenly froze when he heard this. How could he be qualified to ask for help from the Queen? Besides, a foreign minister asked to see the Queen. Was he afraid that the Ming Dynasty would hammer him to death?
Pay attention to this, saying it means not saying it!
Komatsu Reiko seemed to be going crazy these days. She locked herself in the room and kept drawing on the paper with a pen. She wanted to find more arrangements, but she couldn't find them.
Even when Hosokawa Mokiyuki walked in, she didn't notice it.
Seeing his master buried in deep thought, Hosokawa Mochiyuki said with a depressed expression: "Master~"
Xiaosong Lingzi suddenly raised his head and asked eagerly: "Have you found anyone?"
Hosokawa Mochi shook his head with a grimace, "No! But my subordinates heard that this question is not as simple as we thought..."
After hearing this, Komatsu Reiko threw down the pen in her hand with a sense of disappointment.
"No wonder I can't figure out how to arrange it. It turns out that this question has stumped the entire Ming Dynasty..."
Komatsu Reiko gave up. No matter how arrogant she was, she would never think that she was smarter than all Ming people.
"Looking at it this way, the wisdom of the current queen is really impressive!"
Hosokawa Mokiyuki nodded with a wry smile: "My subordinates also just found out that the Empress of Ming Dynasty was the first person in arithmetic in the world many years ago, and no one has dared to challenge her after so many years. This shows how smart she is. So scary~”
Hosokawa Noriyuki couldn't help but glance at his master secretly. He knew his master's temper. He was always unwilling to admit defeat and always wanted to compete with others no matter what. He was a little afraid, fearing that his master wanted to compete with the Queen in arithmetic.
It's not that he has no confidence in his master, but from the information he has learned, Empress Ming's wisdom is too terrifying. He was not able to hold his head high despite being able to overwhelm so many talented people in the world, so he was not optimistic about his master.
Komatsu Reiko glanced at him and said: "Don't worry, I have never thought about arguing with the Empress of the Ming Dynasty. The purpose of our coming to the Ming Dynasty is to prevent the war between the North and the South, not to compete with her."
Come and try it quickly. 】
Hearing that his master was so awake, Hosokawa Noriyuki breathed a sigh of relief. But judging from the master's tone, she was still a little unwilling to do so.
"Handu, please continue to inquire about his whereabouts. I must see him no matter what." Komatsu Lingzi gave up on solving the problem, and her perseverance came back in an instant.
"Yes, Master." Hosokawa Noriyuki's heart tightened and he quickly bowed.
...
Just when the capital was calm, Fu An was heading towards the capital with the Ming Dynasty envoy.
Looking at the rolling water of the Yangtze River in front of him, Fu An was so excited that he couldn't help but kneel down towards the Yangtze River. He picked up a handful of water from the Yangtze River with both hands and covered his face desperately, letting the river water flow down his face, even if it was I didn't care at all even if my clothes got wet.
"Seven years, exactly seven years, we have seen the capital again and tasted the water of the Yangtze River..."
I remember that when he, Fu An, was sent as an envoy to Timur's empire, he had to go through thousands of miles of wind and sand, suffered a lot, and finally reached Samarkand. As a result, it was discovered that Timur's well-behaved behavior when he paid tribute to the Ming Dynasty was all just an act.
When Fu An arrived in Samarkand, Timur had just defeated Tokhtamysh of the Golden Horde and did not pay attention to him as an envoy of the Ming Dynasty at all. Not only did he not pay tribute, but he was also detained. This buckle is a full seven years.
Chen Wende was also full of emotions. Although he was detained for a few years less than Fu An, he was still led by Timur sent people to run around in Timur's empire, and he also suffered a lot.
"Yes, I never thought that I would be able to see the capital again in this life. I thought that I would just die in a foreign land."
Fu An instantly brightened up and stood up immediately. He wiped the river water on his face with all his strength and said seriously: "Brother Chen is right, we will be lucky if we survive the catastrophe. Since God has opened his eyes and let us come back, then we can't live up to the people we picked up." A life! Let’s go to Beijing and see the emperor!”
Fu An and Chen Wende crossed the river. After entering Beijing, they suddenly heard that Lao Zhu had passed away and that the current emperor was Prince Zhu Biao.
The two of them burst into tears. They never imagined that the emperor's personal instructions to them when they set out would actually become the last time they saw the emperor.
The two of them did not care about meeting the emperor, so they quickly put on their mourning clothes and went to the Xiaoling Mausoleum to pay their respects.
"Your Majesty, good news! The envoy to Timur's empire has returned." As soon as Wang Yue got the news, he hurriedly came to report to Zhu Biao.
Zhu Biao was stunned when he heard this. After a moment, he remembered what Wang Yue was talking about about the mission.
When the two missions left without any news, he deeply remembered his father's doubts. Now that he heard that the envoy was back, he quickly put down the memorial in his hand: "Where is the person? Pass it in quickly."
Wang Yue suddenly felt embarrassed, "Um~ Your Majesty, after learning about the late emperor, Fu An and Chen Wende immediately changed their mourning clothes and went to the mausoleum to worship. If the emperor wanted to summon them, I'm afraid he would have to wait. wait."
When Zhu Biao heard this, not only was he not dissatisfied, but he was full of admiration: "Okay, they are indeed loyal and brave men of my father. Let's wait until they have finished worshiping before summoning them."
Worshiping the emperor is not just about lighting two candles and burning some paper money.
Fu An and Chen Wende not only had to prepare the three animals for sacrifice, but also had to follow the etiquette regulations step by step to complete the ceremony.
By the time their worship was over, it was already evening, and the two had no choice but to find an inn to stay outside the city.
The sun shines through the window paper and into the room.
Fu An and Chen Wende got up and washed themselves up. As soon as they went downstairs, they saw a eunuch standing at the door with a group of forbidden troops.
"Our Wang Yue has met two adults."
Fu An and Chen Wende looked at each other in confusion. When they saw Wang Yue wearing the eunuch's python robe, they raised their hands and asked, "May I ask my father-in-law, what is this?"
"My two adults have worked hard and have made great achievements. The emperor has ordered that our family prepare a sedan chair for the two adults. My two adults, please come!" Wang Yue smiled and stepped aside to open the door, revealing the two sedan chairs behind him.
"Thank you, father-in-law!" The two of them looked at each other and quickly returned the favor politely.
