Seeing Lin Chunqiu agreeing to this matter so easily, the atmosphere in the main hall immediately became weird.
At this moment, even the empress's eyes were filled with worry. Although she believed in Yang Dong's ability, the fact that Luo Suanzi joined Lanxiang Academy caused an uproar in the entire capital, and it was impossible for Lin Chunqiu not to know about it.
unless……
This old guy is sure that the talents he recommends are even better than Luo Suanzi!
But...how is this possible! ?
As for the ministers of the general's party, they were even more uneasy at the moment.
Although Zhao Yu is indeed a talented boy, and he is also Luo Suanzi's disciple.
But they were not the only ones who knew about these things, Lin Chunqiu also knew about them!
But the problem is that Lin Chunqiu actually agreed to this matter, which is even more weird.
Lin Chunqiu, an old fox, must be very confident!
Thinking of this, a solemn look appeared on their cheeks.
On the other hand, Zhao Yu looked calm at the moment, showing no emotion at all.
The empress looked at him deeply and slowly asked:
"Zhao Yu, do you dare to compete with the talents recommended by Chief Assistant Lin?"
Zhao Yu stepped forward, knelt respectfully in front of the empress and said:
"Your Majesty, the student is willing to compete."
"very good!"
Seeing that his expression was as normal, the empress couldn't help but relax a little. She was about to open her mouth to encourage her when she suddenly heard Lin Chunqiu say:
"Your Majesty, if that's the case, why let Zhan Yu enter the hall together?"
The empress pondered for a moment, then nodded slightly and said:
"Xuan Zhanyu enters the palace!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a tall man with fair skin strode into the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
He first performed a Western etiquette toward the empress, and then slowly said:
"Hello, Your Majesty, Da Zhou. I am Zhan Yu, a student of Professor Smith. I am honored to be hired by you to serve as the grain officer in Da Zhou. Your Majesty, rest assured, I will definitely..."
The empress raised her eyebrows slightly, and there was a hint of anger in her majestic eyes.
When the eunuch Lu Xiaoer saw this, he immediately roared:
"Bold! When will it be your turn to speak arrogantly in front of His Majesty? Come here, drag me down and give me ten...twenty slaps!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the guards outside the hall immediately rushed in with swords in hand.
When Zhan Yu saw this, his face instantly turned pale with fright. He subconsciously ran in the direction of Lin Chunqiu, but Lin Chunqiu stopped his behavior with just one look.
Lin Chunqiu turned around slowly, glanced at the guards who rushed in, and said calmly:
"Your Majesty, please wait! This Zhanyu has been living in the West all year round. It is normal for him not to understand the etiquette of our Zhou Dynasty. Your Majesty, please don't blame me."
"Although the position of Grain Officer is not high in rank, its importance is self-evident. I think we should look at his knowledge first before making a conclusion. What do you think, Your Majesty?"
The empress sat on the dragon chair, her cold phoenix eyes naturally seeing clearly the situation above the main hall.
Lu Xiaoer's voice indeed called the guards outside the door to come in. But when they just saw Lin Chunqiu's eyes, they immediately froze on the spot, completely ignoring the imperial power.
Lin Chunqiu, Lin Chunqiu, you really surprised me!
The murderous intent in the empress's eyes could hardly be concealed. She took a deep breath and then said slowly:
"What Lin Aiqing said makes sense. If that's the case, let's let them compete."
"Someone, put in the ledger!"
As soon as these words came out, a young eunuch immediately brought a thick stack of ledgers to Zhan Yu and Zhao Yu.
Looking at the pile of ledgers in front of him, a hint of ridicule flashed in Zhan Yu's eyes.
He cupped his hands towards the empress again, and then said:
"Your Majesty, the Western method of settling accounts is different from your method of calculating accounts in the Zhou Dynasty. If I have to follow the method of calculating accounts in the Zhou Dynasty, then I will definitely lose. But if I just want to calculate the results, then I think I have mastered the fastest method in the world. .”
Hearing his arrogant and domineering words, Zhao Yu couldn't help but have a sneer flash in his eyes.
How do these outsiders know how far arithmetic has developed in Lanxiang Academy now?
To give a simple example, Luo Suanzi's level back then was second to none in the entire Great Zhou, right?
But now, as long as the students of Lanxiang Academy can pass the exam, their arithmetic level far exceeds that of Luo Suanzi.
And it only took Mr. Yang a few months to accomplish all this.
Today, Luo Suanzi is still the deputy principal of Lanxiang Academy. But his attainments in arithmetic have already surpassed his original level several times.
In the words of Luo Suanzi, after meeting Yang Gong, he realized that the world is huge and there are people outside of others.
As for the fair-skinned Zhan Yu in front of him, Zhao Yu didn't pay attention at all.
So he cupped his hands towards the empress on the dragon throne and said bluntly:
"Your Majesty, Luo Suanzi once said that in arithmetic, you should pay more attention to the process but more to the results. I think as long as the results are correct and have their logic, then it is okay."
When the empress heard this, she couldn't help but feel a little more curious about Zhao Yu.
She didn't expect that Zhao Yu would become so confident after just a few months of study.
Is it possible that Xiao Dongzi is really proficient in arithmetic?
Thinking of this, she immediately shook her head.
How is this possible? If Xiao Dongzi was really so capable, how could he be willing to stay in the Great Zhou Palace and be a eunuch? Why not go to Da Qin and directly become the chief assistant who is subordinate to one person and superior to ten thousand people?
Could it be that...this bastard really covets my body?
Thinking of this, the empress' jade legs tightened slightly.
With the sound of the gong, the competition officially began.
Zhan Yu held a quill pen and wrote and drew on the fine rice paper very elegantly. From time to time he also wrote a few sentences in foreign language.
Unlike him, Zhao Yu almost buried his head in the ledger.
Read it with one hand, and calculate with the pencil specially made by Lanxiang Academy with the other hand.
If Yang Dong were present at this moment, he would definitely feel happy inside. Because wasn't that familiar vertical style what he learned in his nine years of compulsory education?
“Everything that is borrowed must be credited, and what is borrowed must be equal…”
Zhao Yu muttered to himself while quickly calculating on the paper.
At this moment, the hall fell into silence. All the ministers' eyes were unanimously focused on Zhao Yu...
Half an hour later, Zhan Yu still had half of the account book in front of him.
He was feeling proud in his heart, but from the corner of his eye, he inadvertently glanced at Zhao Yu beside him.
Then, he was completely shocked.
"Impossible, absolutely impossible! Da Zhou's calculation method is so backward, how could he calculate so quickly?"
"No, he must be confusing me, I can't be nervous..."
Just as he was thinking about it, he saw Zhao Yu put down his pencil and bowed to His Majesty with a confident expression:
"Your Majesty, the students have figured it out."
Some people died, but not completely...
