On the second day of February, it was the first time that Xueshan layman taught a class.
Due to the tight schedule, students came from all over the Yan region. Many students even arrived last night and had no time to rest. They only found an inn to take a rest and came to the palace today.
After everyone met, everyone exchanged greetings. The room was full of young students, all of them tall and tall, which was really eye-catching.
Many of them had met before, and everyone quickly became familiar with this snow-capped mountain layman who appeared out of nowhere.
Some people said that they were lucky enough to take a look at the copy of the Bei Laoshan map at the Master's place, and felt that anyone who could make such a detailed map was definitely not a mortal, and simply had a pair of eyes.
Anle asked Jiang Liuyun, "What manuscript, have you read it?"
Jiang Liuyun shook his head, "This kind of map is a secret. His master is a great scholar from Tianfu Academy, so if I have a chance to see it, why should I?"
"Why is Kantu Map a secret?"
"I don't know what this snow-capped mountain layman painted, but Kantu maps are of military use. With a Kantu map of a place, you can get twice the result with half the effort in fighting a war."
Anle nodded confusedly. Although she was well-read in poetry and was a well-known talented woman in the capital, she did not study military and political matters. For someone like her who was well-read in poetry and could manage the inner courtyard and back house, she was already a The best among women.
Not learning astronomy and geography is not the most important thing, so he was not as excited as the other students in the room.
Seeing that everyone had arrived, the boy led the students into the inner courtyard one by one.
The courtyard where this snow mountain layman lives is called Qiusuoju. At the entrance of the courtyard is a piece of jade with the inscription: I will search up and down to find the beauty and splendor of the world, so that I can understand the vastness of the heaven and earth and the infinity of the universe.
Just this sentence made many people feel excited.
Everyone entered the courtyard, which was filled with extremely quiet and elegant pavilions and waterside pavilions. Everyone entered one after another and came to the bright and spacious study. There are thirty-two tables placed in the study, with pens, inks, paper and inkstones already prepared.
After entering, a man dressed in purple and dressed as a guard walked in, holding a stack of paper in his hand.
"Please find a seat and sit down first."
Everyone looked at each other, but they all found a place to sit down.
As soon as everyone sat down, the man in purple began to distribute the papers in his hands with the boys. Only then did the students realize that the papers they were given were actually examination papers.
"How can anyone take the exam on the first day?" someone couldn't help but ask.
"Xueshan layman said that we must first understand your knowledge and abilities before we can teach you in accordance with your aptitude. If you are unwilling to answer the questions, you can leave now."
The man shut up immediately. Everyone had put in a lot of effort to come to Pingzhou to listen to the class of the world's best earth master. Some of them were far away. They didn't even dare to rest after traveling for several days. How could they just leave like this?
After distributing the test papers, the man in purple took out an hourglass, turned it upside down and announced to everyone: "The papers will be collected in an hour. Please concentrate on your answers and stop whispering."
Hearing that the purple-clothed guards said that they were not allowed to whisper, everyone felt a little disdainful. They were all the best students in Yandi, and they would not have to look at others for the exam.
But when they saw the test paper, everyone was silent. It was really difficult to resist the urge to see what others wrote.
Are these test questions serious?
Question 1: Which stars in the summer night sky can be used to identify the direction, name the stars, and draw a star map. The more stars listed, the higher the score for this question.
Question 2: Why does the spring water of a river flow eastward instead of west, south, or north? Explain the principles of astronomy and geography.
Question 3: There is a folk proverb - Snow heralds a good harvest. Please explain why a few heavy snowfalls in winter make it easier to have a good harvest in the coming year.
Question 4: The pond is clear and the water is shallow. Why does the water seem to become shallower when the water is very clear?
Question 5: The beauty of April in the world is over, and the peach blossoms in the mountain temple are beginning to bloom. Why do the flowers bloom later on the mountain than at the bottom?
None of the first five questions could be answered by Shang Anle.
Anle looked at Jiang Liuyun aside. Jiang Liuyun also looked in pain, not much better than Anle.
Anle looked at the others again. The entire school was silent. Everyone looked depressed. No one wrote for a long time.
Anle scrolled back and finally found a question he could answer: How to reduce disaster losses caused by droughts, floods and other natural disasters.
She should be able to answer this. Her grandfather Wan Hesong was responsible for providing disaster relief for many floods in the Yellow River. After finishing this question, Anle looked at the last question, which was even more puzzling.
An irregular field was drawn on the examination paper, and some numbers were marked on it. The question was to calculate how many acres of land there were.
What is this topic and how can this be calculated? And what’s the use of counting these?
Anle has never been so frustrated in her life. Can these questions really be answered?
"Time's up, stop writing."
There was a burst of wailing in the school.
Those who can come here are all outstanding students from various academies. Wherever they are not the best students, they did not expect that on the first day of studying at Qiusuo Study Hall, they would encounter such a showdown.
The atmosphere in the study was depressing. After Ziyang collected the examination papers, he said to everyone: "Everyone can follow the boys to other courtyards to rest. The morning classes are here. Master needs to mark the papers. The palace has prepared lunch for you. The afternoon classes will be held here." Starts at noon.
A few boys came over and took everyone to rest and drink tea elsewhere. The students discussed the test questions together and exchanged answers with each other. The discussion was lively and they quickly became familiar with each other.
Only Anle was unconvinced and said to Jiang Liuyun, "This master is so arrogant. I haven't even seen his face since I came here this morning."
Someone heard what Anle said and hurriedly retorted: "When we study, we must have a scholarly attitude. A minister is not proud of his king, and a son is not proud of his father. How can you dislike your master's arrogance?"
An Le rolled his eyes at the man and complained to Jiang Liuyun in a low voice: "The people in this small place are just ignorant. Even the Imperial Master didn't throw out a test paper as soon as he came up and didn't show his face to the students. This layman is arrogant."
"This is the case for all educated people, so don't complain."
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The afternoon class started at noon, but everyone ate something and hurried back to the study. Everyone was eager to see the Master and to answer their questions.
When Liu Zhiheng came in, no one paid much attention. It wasn't until Liu Zhiheng stepped onto the podium that everyone looked at her.
Liu Zhiheng wore her hair in a woman's bun today and wore a long cyan dress. She didn't have any jewelry on her body, but she still looked charming and beautiful.
Who is this person? She looks young, but she wears her hair in a woman's bun. Could she be the prince's concubine?
Liu Zhiheng's face was extremely charming, but her eyes were clear and firm. Behind her stood Chun Cao and Zi Yang.
Everyone noticed that the round-faced maid behind Liu Zhiheng was holding the exam paper they had done in the morning, and the feeling of doubt in their hearts became even more intense.
The woman on the podium glanced around the study room and said loudly: "They are all talented people selected from various states. They should know etiquette and observe etiquette. How come you don't know how to salute me when you see me?"
The woman's voice was clear, sweet and powerful, and could be heard clearly by all the students in the study. The study was suddenly so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.
Upon seeing this, Ziyang cleared his throat and said, "This is the Snow Mountain layman, please greet me."
The whole audience was in an uproar. This woman was a layman from the Snow Mountain, and was she their wife?
