"Interesting?" Huang He was confused, but he didn't ask any more questions. The biggest gain from his position as a doctor was that he understood what propriety meant.
He placed the food box on the stone table in the courtyard and took out dishes and rice. After doing this, Huang He saw Ji Ping'an walking to the pond and washing the dirt off his hands, and couldn't help but say:
"Sir, leave the chores like planting flowers to me."
Ji Ping'an wiped his wet hands and shook his head with a smile:
"Everything requires relaxation and relaxation. Planting flowers is what I use to relax my mind when I'm tired. What are you fighting for?"
But you haven't done anything serious all day long... Huang He muttered in his heart and said suspiciously:
"Is playing chess really tiring?"
During this period, Ji Ping'an's "interest" changed from sculpture to playing chess. He would spend a long time sitting under the peach tree, facing the chessboard alone.
There was no need for anyone to accompany him. It was just a left-right chess game, which lasted for several hours each time. Huang He once looked at it out of curiosity and found that the chess game was ordinary.
Ji Ping'an would naturally not tell him that he was using the chessboard to perform huge calculations, working day and night to deduce the exact time when the stars in the universe would return to their positions.
He thought for a while and said with a smile:
"Do you think playing chess is just a toy to lose one's ambition? Little did you know that this is the most suitable method for practicing as a 'Star Officer'."
Huang He was stunned for a moment, with a look of disbelief on his face, and muttered:
"Young master, you are just looking for me to have fun. Playing chess can cultivate your sentiments, but what does it have to do with spiritual practice?"
Ji Ping'an said "Hey", and his nature as a teacher was revealed:
"You know, Go was first used by the ancients to simulate the universe, observe the movement of celestial bodies, and perform divination calculations. The so-called 'national players' were originally called officials who monitor the sky.
"There are 361 ways on the chessboard. Excluding Tianyuan, the remaining 360 ways are combined into 360 weeks. With Tianyuan as the base point, the chessboard is divided into four, which refers to spring, summer, autumn and winter. Each way is 90, which is the number of days in a season. There are 72 ways in the week. , corresponding to 72 epoch...
"The two black and white stones refer to day and night...the chessboard layout corresponds to Kyushu...it is called "dividing stars" in astronomy and "dividing fields" in geography..."
Huang He was stunned for a while after hearing this, and felt that he had benefited a lot, but he always felt that his young master was making excuses for being lazy. He hesitated again and said:
"Since you know so much, why don't you study seriously? I know you keep a low profile, but it's not good to have too many rumors outside. They are all criticizing you, saying that you haven't 'enlightened' for so long..."
He complained on behalf of his young master and wanted to explain many times:
In fact, the freshmen in this class are the most talented, and the first one to break through is Ji Ping'an.
Ji Ping'an smiled and said nothing. He did not deliberately pretend to be a pig and eat the tiger. Although in order to avoid some trouble, he would not show too evil in his "cultivation talent" in the early stage.
But it is still possible to become an "excellent" Si Chen. Besides... if he wants to participate in the summer "Shendu Grand Prize" and represent Qin Tianjian in the battle, he must also show enough talent.
The main reason for his delay in taking action was that he spent too much energy on the deduction and calculation work, and he did not want to create any complications at this stage and delay things.
The second reason is that he has not yet decided which "prisoner" he will enter to practice under.
Everyone thought that the five chief eunuchs were inspecting this group of new students, but no one knew that Ji Ping'an was actually inspecting his five incompetent disciples.
"Just... wait a few more days." Ji Ping'an thought:
After you finish the deduction, you can show off your abilities appropriately.
"Oh." Huang He didn't believe it. He wiped the chopsticks clean, handed them to the young master, and said casually:
"By the way, do you want to go out tonight so I can prepare a supper for you?"
Ji Ping'an said: "I'm not going tonight."
After these days of reading, he had memorized all the information he wanted in his mind, so there was no need to go over it again.
…
That night, the excited Jian Zhuang carried a lantern and stepped into the library early, but did not wait for the mysterious senior. He opened the note left behind, but there was no answer.
I was immediately disappointed.
"Could it be that senior has something to do and didn't come tonight?" Jian Zhuang thought. In the next few days, he went to stay every night, but he never got any guidance from senior.
In the eyes of Si Chen, Senior Brother Jian seemed to be in a bad mood all day long.
Another half month passed, and Ji Ping'an was as usual, showing no signs of improvement.
He finally completed this magnificent deduction calculation on the eve of the monthly exam.
Almost at the same time, the Sichen students in the school also received notice of the month-end assessment.
…
early morning.
When the daylight illuminated the small courtyard, Huang He served Ji Ping'an to wash and eat, and carefully prepared pens, inks, paper and inkstones one by one.
Prepare for the "monthly exam" in the morning. Yes, after a month of practice, it is finally the eve of the "branch". Which warden is selected and how many practice resources will be allocated in the future are closely related to the results of the monthly exam. .
After standing in front of the mirror and putting on their light blue robes, the master and servant went to the courtyard where the exam was taking place.
When we arrived, there were already crowds of people outside the hospital. Si Chens were either closing their eyes and concentrating, whispering to each other, or holding notes and reciting silently to sharpen their guns before battle.
Many people looked away when they saw Ji Pingan's arrival. After getting along with him for a month, they had "disenchanted" him.
"Brother Ji." Shi Jilun nodded in greeting, but hesitated to speak. In the end, he didn't say anything, but it seemed that he had already said a lot.
Xue Hongjian, who has a noble temperament, also came over with a complicated expression:
"After today, we will be divided into different hospitals. It may be difficult for us to see each other often. If you need anything, you can come to me."
He is worthy of being the son of the Duke... Obviously, in his opinion, it is difficult for Ji Ping'an to pass this assessment, and he has not "cultivated his energy" for a long time, so he is likely to fail.
In that case, he can only enter the Fourth Department in advance, become an official, and try to pursue an official career. As a classmate, he is willing to help appropriately.
Upon seeing this, the other Sichens also expressed their kindness and comfort more or less.
This surprised Pei Sili, Jian Zhuang and others who were proctoring the exam not far away. They didn't expect Ji Ping'an to be very popular.
It's a pity... This world is all about profit after all. We are still classmates now, but when we are separated and practice formally, we will no longer be in the same circle. Just like many people talk about "connections" and think that they can get along if they have "connections". , but I don’t want to think about it. We are not on the same level as each other. Why should the nobles help you?
Ji Ping'an smiled and thanked him, showing no trace of sadness.
Huang He, who was following him, had a strange expression on his face, thinking that even if the young master's test scores depended on his defense, as long as he showed the state of "nourishing qi", there would be no problem at least entering the branch to practice.
"Okay, the time has come and the assessment begins."
At this time, Pei Sili, an old acquaintance wearing a black official robe embroidered with star charts, spoke.
The Sichens stopped talking and entered the corresponding positions in the school building to answer according to the "numbers" they were assigned.
"Everyone, let me go to the side to have a rest while I wait for the papers to be marked." A secretary said.
The number of Si Chens is limited, so when you hand in the paper here, the score will be given immediately next door. Today, Si Li has been sent from the five colleges to prepare to choose the disciples he wants after the results come out.
As a "teacher", Jian Zhuang was among them. At this time, he worried:
"Are this year's questions too difficult?"
An old Sili stroked his beard:
"It's not bad. If it's difficult, it's probably the last big question. I'm afraid no one can answer it."
The last question was asked by Li Guofeng, the prisoner. It was extremely difficult and profound. Several officials felt a headache after reading the question.
Pei Sili smiled lightly and said:
"I didn't expect anyone to answer the question. The Lord Supervisor's original intention was to teach them the profound knowledge of astronomy and stars, so as to sharpen their temper and prevent those astronomy students from being frivolous. In addition, even if they can't answer the answer, take a look at their thinking. It can be used as a basis for scoring.”
…
On the other side, Ji Ping'an sat down in his seat, took out his pen and ink, and after unfolding the paper, he saw densely packed questions on the white paper.
He couldn't help but smile, because this set of "monthly exams" and test paper templates were copied from the Earth School back then. Even the structure of Qintian Prison and the setting up of branches were also based on those of modern universities.
As for the title...
"Well, it's a little too simple and childish."
Ji Ping'an shook his head and turned directly to the last big question. Immediately, he raised his eyebrows slightly and became a little angry after a moment, thinking that these incompetent guys were too outrageous.
"How can I get this question wrong?"
