At last count, it was only two weeks before the imperial examination. It was the first imperial examination in history. To be honest, Li Shui didn't know what kind of questions Zhou Qingchen and his gang would ask.
Without examples from previous years as a reference, how can you tutor Fu Yao? Li Shui found this task very difficult.
The sky turned dark before his eyes, and Li Wen did not go to see Fu Yao. It's too late to study rashly now. Sharpening your sword won't delay chopping wood, so let's make preparations as soon as possible.
After Li Wen left the palace, he went to the Immortal Exile Tower and sent out many men to inquire about it.
Half an hour later, the guys came back one after another.
According to these guys, after the list of proposers was released, many people knew the news in advance. They all brought their gold and silver treasures with them and visited these proposers. When they were ignorant, they made good friends with them, and then found out what books they had been reading recently and what worries they had about Da Qin's governance.
Li Shui wrote down the answers of the questioner on a piece of paper.
This is the first imperial examination in the world, and everyone will be very cautious, including these candidates.
They should be able to guess that if there is any malpractice for personal gain this time, their families will be confiscated and their families will be confiscated. Therefore, without knowing it, I revealed the books I read on weekdays to someone who was just a temporary friend and became my good friend. These proposition people must be a little unwilling.
Therefore, when they write questions, they should try to avoid this part of the content. In this way, he not only gives himself a sigh of relief, but also avoids being accused by others of practicing favoritism and malpractice.
Therefore, this year’s test questions can be roughly guessed through the elimination method.
After Li Shui was sure, he called a few doctors and asked them what book they would draw the question from if they were the ones who asked the question.
These doctors were all those who followed Zhou Qingchen and supported Li Shui that day. Later, after Wu Yue failed, these doctors received a lot of benefits from Li Shuai and became die-hard fans of the banished immortal.
Now if you want to ask the immortal about anything, these people will naturally tell you everything they know.
They made a list of books.
After reading it, Li Shui nodded with satisfaction and used the elimination method to circle a few books in reverse. Then we asked these Ph.D.s to study where possible questions could arise.
These doctors were a little puzzled as to why Li Shui chose these books. However, he was a banished immortal and had great magical powers, so the doctors didn't ask any more questions. Study hard.
As for Li Shui, he was already asleep.
The small seal script was difficult to read and the classical Chinese was difficult to understand. Li Shui couldn't stand it any longer.
When I woke up, it was already bright. These doctors yawned and paid homage to Li Shui, and said, "Master Banished Immortal, we have already outlined some contents. If we were the ones who asked the question, we would definitely come up with the question from here."
Li Shui nodded with satisfaction and entered the palace with the pieces of paper.
When Li Shui saw Fu Yao, he was having breakfast.
When Fu Yao saw Li Shui coming in, he hurriedly bowed. Then he said: "Master, I have heard that my father wants all the young masters to take the imperial examination. Master, don't worry, as a disciple of the Exalted Immortal, I will not embarrass you, and I will definitely come back with the top spot in the examination."
Li Shui was a little speechless, thinking: Even I don't dare to say this, let alone you?
Although he thought so in his heart, Li Shui remained calm on the surface, nodded confidently, and said calmly: "Very good, you have this intention, it is enough."
After Fu Yao finished eating, Li Shui handed the pieces of paper to Fu Yao: "You should review the contents here carefully."
Fu Yao glanced through it roughly and said in confusion: "Why is there no Analects of Confucius on it?"
Li Shui wanted to tell him that he would probably not take the Analects test this year, but it was difficult to say this. If anyone heard it, it would be Shi Zhui cheating.
So Li Shui said calmly: "The Analects of Confucius is not that great. You can read it or not read it."
Fu Yao looked at Li Shui with admiration and thought: How many people regard the Analects as a classic, but my master disagrees. How could he be like this if he didn't have great talent in his heart?
Fu Yao sighed for a while, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that there was still a big gap between him and Li Shui, so he started studying eagerly.
Taking advantage of Fu Yao's time to learn knowledge, Li Shui began to think about it.
This year's imperial examination is divided into four subjects. Literature, arithmetic, common sense, policy theory.
When it comes to literature, I guess it just means memorizing classics and recognizing the characters. With Fu Yao's level, there should be no problem.
The rest of arithmetic and common sense can be taught in Shangjun Academy. This strategy is a bit difficult...
After lunch, Fu Yao said to Li Shui: "Master, I have finished learning what you asked me to learn."
Li Shui was stunned: "So fast?"
Fu Yao scratched his head: "There aren't many things. And many of them have been learned before."
Li Shui nodded with satisfaction: "Come with me after dinner. Let's go to Shangjun Courtyard to continue our studies."
Fu Yao nodded excitedly.
There are many talented people in Shangjun Courtyard and they are well-spoken. Fu Yao has long been yearning for it.
On the way, Li Shui raced against time and taught Fu Yao some common sense.
Let’s start with geography, including rivers, Huaihe Rivers, Jiangshui... I’ll talk about it in general. Then there are three mountains and five mountains, one, two and three steps. Fu Yao was stunned and asked many questions.
In the end, Li Shui's mouth went dry and he patted Fu Yao on the shoulder and said: "You mortals, your knowledge is too poor. You need to make up for it. You need to make up for it. If you have any questions that you can't understand these days, no matter what. Anyone in heaven or on earth can ask me.”
Fu Yao said oh.
At this time, Shangjun Courtyard had arrived. Li Shui handed Fu Yao directly to Ji Nu.
Ji Nu is a talented person in arithmetic. He is currently compiling a set of arithmetic textbooks in accordance with Li Shui's requirements. Now this teaching material has just gained some momentum, and it can be used on Fu Yao.
Li Shui went to find Xiangli Zhu.
Xiangli Zhu was studying the telescope with a group of people. When he saw Li Shui arriving, he said excitedly: "We have made a new discovery."
Li Shui asked casually: "What new discovery is it?"
Xiangli Zhu said: "Telescopes made of crystal often have impurities and are not pure enough, and the images will be distorted, so they cannot see far. In the past few months, we have been trying to find alternatives."
Li Shui asked curiously: "Have you found it?"
Xianglizhu smiled proudly: "I found it. This is also thanks to the expedition team from the Far West. They brought back coal. The temperature of this thing is very high. Once, it actually melted sand and stone. So in By chance, we discovered a transparent material. This material is very similar to the legendary colored glaze."
Li Shui muttered in confusion: "Could it be that glass was made?"
Xiangli Zhu added: "We then concentrated on research. We found that after heating, the material becomes as viscous as porridge. After cooling, it can be shaped. After shaping, we can polish it on fine sand to make lenses."
"As long as the craftsmanship is good enough and impurities are filtered out, it can be made extremely transparent, as if there is nothing. The telescope made in this way can see extremely far away. Moreover, it is made from sand and stone, so the cost is extremely low. "
Li Shui rubbed his hands: "Have you applied for a patent?"
Xianglizhu said with a smile: "I'm waiting for you to apply."
Li Shui was stunned: "You developed it, why are you waiting for me to apply?"
Xianglizhu was stunned for a moment and said, "Because I am a woman, how can I apply for a patent?"
Li Shui waved his hand: "Those of yours are all old almanacs. Now Princess Weiyang has set an example and has applied for a patent for a book. You can go too. Without further ado, let Niu Cal take you there."
Xiangli Zhu did not move.
Li Shui looked at her in confusion: "Why don't you go?"
Xianglizhu said in embarrassment: "Have you forgotten? My identity is special. Once registered, I will be recognized soon. I am a Mohist."
Li Shui said helplessly: "What's the harm? You can name it whatever you want, don't call it Xiangli Zhu, just... Li Zhu?"
Xiangli Zhu rolled his eyes: "It's really unpleasant."
Li Shui waved his hand: "Go and come back quickly. When we come back, we have something important to discuss."
Xiangli Zhu agreed and called the calf to go to Xianyang City.
An hour later, she came back and told Li Shui that the matter had been settled.
Li Shui was not surprised, because there were not many people in the world who could apply for a patent. When Xianglizhu got there, there was no need to queue at all.
Li Shui asked Xiang Lizhu to sit down, and then said with a smile: "You are a Mohist, right? If you want to lobby the emperor, you must have your own views on the general trend of the world, right?"
Xiangli Zhu looked at Li Shui warily, then nodded.
Li Shui said: "Now the imperial examination is about to take place, and policy theory will be tested. Where do you think the questions will be asked?"
Xianglizhu said: "There are many. From palace rebellion to powerful and lawless. What can't be used to make questions?"
Li Shui took out a piece of paper and a pen: "Girl, please write down all the questions you can think of."
Xianglizhu was a little unhappy: "My telescope..."
Li Shui said: "It won't take you long."
Half an hour later, Xianglizhu wrote down all the questions he could think of. Then Li Shui asked Xiangli Zhu what he thought of the general trend of the world.
Most of Xianglizhu's answers were very novel, but a small number of them, in the eyes of a modern person like Li Shui, were detours.
Li Shui didn't expose her, he thanked her and let Xiangli Zhu go.
But Xiangli Zhu didn't care about this at all, and threw himself into the hot research career again.
Policy theory accounted for 300% and was the top priority of the imperial examination, so Li Shui decided to be more cautious and ordered people to call all his close friends to discuss the details together.
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Li Shui was busy instilling knowledge into Fu Yao. The news that Ying Zheng wants all the young masters to take part in the imperial examination has already spread out.
Some young men are very anxious. Such as Hu Hai.
He doesn't have a master now, so if he has any questions, he can only ask Wang. Or ask Ji Ming.
Hu Hai has great ambitions, and precisely because of his great ambitions, he is extremely distressed. He always feels that he is already far behind others in terms of his master's equipment.
In desperation, he could only spend a high price to listen to books in the Immortal Exile Tower. Because it is said that questions will be asked from here. Although the Exorcist Tower is a bit more expensive, it is worth it if you can get a few more points.
With this idea in mind, Hu Ji's life in the palace became increasingly difficult.
In the palace, if there are people like Hu Hai who are anxious, there will naturally be others who are not so anxious. For example, Gongzi Gao's group.
These people know that this exam may be related to the establishment of a prince in the future. But they also know that they cannot compete with others.
Fusu is the eldest son and has a reputation as a virtuous man. Fu Yao is a young master who is deeply favored by His Majesty and blessed by the banished immortal. Hu Hai is full of scheming and scheming.
What do these people like Gongzi Gao have? They gave up long ago. Therefore, you should eat and drink every day, and live a decadent and unrestrained life.
As for Mr. Fusu, he was reading scriptures with Chunyu Yue.
Chunyu Yue said to Fusu: "Master, this imperial examination is our opportunity."
Fusu nodded, this was indeed a good opportunity. Regardless of age, knowledge, or experience. Fu Sudu threw a large number of people away. In this imperial examination, he should be the first among the young masters.
As long as he takes this first place, His Majesty will definitely value him more. So the position of prince is almost there.
Fusu did not have much desire for the position of prince. But when I think about being able to realize Confucius' ideals after ascending the throne as emperor in the future, I feel very excited.
However, despite being excited, Fusu still asked: "Master, banishing immortals and ghosts is quite quick-witted. I'm worried that Fu Yao will be our opponent."
Chunyu Yue chuckled: "What are you afraid of? Huaiguzi is indeed a bit resourceful, but his resourcefulness is almost rogue and a bit crooked."
"What's more, when he first entered the temple, he didn't even know the words. Moreover, I have been observing him for a long time. This man rarely quoted scriptures when he spoke. Sometimes I told some allusions, but he didn't seem to understand. He didn't understand at all. Reaction. I guess he doesn’t read much.”
"He himself is already a rough man who doesn't study, and he still expects to teach Fu Yao well?"
When Fusu heard this, he immediately felt relieved. However, he quickly said worriedly: "But in this case, wouldn't my little brother be delayed by him? This person has mistakenly chosen his son. I should report it to my father and ask him to give up his seat and choose another learned man. Be Fu Yao’s master.”
Fusu looked like he was going to do it, and turned around to get a pen and paper.
Chunyu Yue felt helpless and stopped Fusu and said: "If you present such a memorial now, His Majesty must think that you are deliberately causing trouble. At such a critical moment, Fu Yao will be thrown into chaos."
Fusu was stunned for a moment, then nodded slowly.
Chunyu Yue whispered: "You can wait until the results of the imperial examination come out. When you are at the top of the list and Fu Yao has the lowest score, take the opportunity to propose that you change his master. By then, who will have anything to say?" "
Fusu nodded in agreement: "That makes sense. Master is really resourceful."
Chunyu Yue gave a bitter smile: "This kid... is indeed a good person. But... it's time to learn from Xuechengfu."
