Su Jing didn't know that the casual words between herself and Zhu Biao had burned the heads of all the bachelors of the Imperial Academy of the Ming Dynasty.
And at this moment.
In Fengxian Hall, Zhu Yuanzhang sat on a chair, closing his eyes and meditating.
What was in his mind was what Zhu Biao had talked to him in the Fengxian Hall shortly after the Mid-Autumn Festival.
To be precise, it is Su Jing's view on the imperial examination.
If you take office with stereotypes, it will cause great harm to the world!
These words were deeply engraved in Zhu Yuanzhang's mind.
Lao Zhu does not have a deep understanding of the benefits of science.
Because the current Ming Dynasty does not have the bud of science.
The stereotyped recruitment of officials endangers the development of science. Even though Su Jing said it was serious, Lao Zhu didn't have much trouble in his heart.
Awareness determines height.
It is normal for Zhu Yuanzhang, who has never seen a modern society, to have no feelings about science.
But the "advantages" of the stereotyped appointment of officials described by Su Jing perfectly fit Zhu Yuanzhang's ideas.
The reason why he adopted a method similar to the eight-legged essay to select officials in the imperial examination was precisely because this would allow scholars all over the world to study Confucianism.
To learn from the Lord and Master of Heaven and Earth, and to respect the supremacy of imperial power.
In this way, this world, from a ideological point of view, will always be the world of Lao Zhu's family.
Su Jing sees things very clearly, just like he sees other things about the Ming Dynasty. He can always understand the pain points in Zhu Yuanzhang's heart.
"Su Jing, why are you so aware of my thoughts?"
Zhu Yuanzhang sighed slightly.
Zhu Biao also knew the taboo nature of this thing, so he told Zhu Yuanzhang face to face.
At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang's expression did not change much, but his heart was in turmoil.
Su Jing saw through not only his thoughts, but also the thoughts of the emperors of the past dynasties in this land of China.
Rule is more important than science.
This sentence really spoke to Lao Zhu's heart.
Rather than scientific progress, what Lao Zhu cares more about is whether the world is still in the hands of Lao Zhu's family.
However, science can promote the progress of productivity.
The progress and improvement of productivity are the key to solving the contradiction between man and land.
The contradiction between man and land was the main reason for the collapse of the feudal dynasty.
The development of this science seems to be able to extend the life of the feudal dynasty.
All this is like a reincarnation.
No matter what, you can't escape.
Zhu Yuanzhang closed his eyes to rest, his inner thoughts extremely heavy.
It was clear that everything had just begun when she established the Ming Dynasty, but Su Jing had already predicted everything.
Even now, Lao Zhu doesn't think about the distant future.
Su Jing actually directly predicted that the imperial examination would be stopped as soon as it reopened, which made Lao Zhu unable to stop thinking about it.
Zhu Yuanzhang knew that the suspension of the imperial examination mentioned by Su Jing was not the harm of the stereotyped appointment of officials.
There must be other reasons.
But what is the reason?
Zhu Yuanzhang actually did not have great confidence in the bachelors of the Hanlin Academy.
But you have to try to find out.
Zhu Yuanzhang took out the two math questions that Zhu Biao sent back. Looking at the contents of the questions, he murmured: "Is science so useful?"
Then he remembered that Su Jing had mentioned Liu Bowen's arithmetic skills.
Without hesitation, Zhu Yuanzhang went directly to Chengyi's Mansion with these two questions.
At this time, in the Chengcheng residence.
Liu Bowen was as usual, planting flowers, sipping tea, and living a life of never leaving the house.
It seems that he is indifferent to everything outside.
However, he was worried in his heart.
Worried that Su Jing's situation will one day become even worse than mine.
But he didn't dare to show anything because he himself couldn't protect himself.
"Hahahaha, Bowen, how have you been lately?"
Zhu Yuanzhang's voice suddenly sounded behind Liu Bowen, which startled Liu Bowen.
He immediately turned around and was about to kneel down towards Zhu Yuanzhang, but Zhu Yuanzhang had quick eyes and quick hands and grabbed his arm directly: "Bo Wen, there is no need to salute. I just came here to relax."
Apart from anything else, Lao Zhu's acting skills are still very good when he should act.
Even though he was very suspicious of Liu Bowen in his heart, at least he was still pretty good in terms of face.
"Your Majesty, I am terrified."
Liu Bowen did not dare to take Zhu Yuanzhang's words seriously. He should be sincere and fearful.
Zhu Yuanzhang was very satisfied when he saw Liu Bowen's performance.
"Sit down and talk."
Zhu Yuanzhang said calmly. As he spoke, he had already sat down, as if he was the master here.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Liu Bowen said respectfully.
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at the blooming chrysanthemums in the courtyard and said with a smile: "Bo Wen, you are in a good mood. These flowers are arranged very well."
"Reporting to your Majesty, I just have nothing to do, raising flowers and passing the time."
Liu Bowen lowered his head and replied.
"Have nothing to do?"
Zhu Yuanzhang raised his brows and said with a smile: "Bo Wen is blaming me for not giving you a chance to show off as a strategist, aren't you?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Bowen immediately knelt down and said, "I don't dare. Now that I am old, Your Majesty allows me to stay at home. This is a gift. I have no complaints."
Now Liu Bowen has a deep understanding of what it means to be a cunning rabbit and a running dog.
Although the Ming Dynasty is currently facing internal and external troubles, the overall situation has been decided, and all that is left is just some tinkering work.
Liu Bowen is no longer needed to fight for hegemony in the world.
"I was just joking, Bowen, please get up quickly."
Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile, as if it was really just a joke.
Liu Bowen stood up slowly and asked Zhu Yuanzhang: "Your Majesty is here today. If there is anything I can do, I will do my best."
As the saying goes, don’t go to the Three Treasures Hall if you have nothing to do. Liu Bowen knew that Zhu Yuanzhang must have something!
"Ha ha ha ha."
Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and said: "Bowen, you understand me. I do have something to do today."
"Your Majesty has ordered that I will not give up even if I die."
Liu Bowen said immediately.
Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and said: "It's not that serious, just a few arithmetic problems. I want Bowen to help me look at them."
Mathematical problems?
Liu Bowen was stunned, that was quite unexpected.
Did Zhu Yuanzhang come here specifically just to do math problems?
What kind of medicine is sold in this gourd?
But Liu Bowen did not dare to refuse, and immediately said: "Your Majesty, please tell me, I will try my best to solve it."
When it comes to arithmetic, Liu Bowen is still very confident.
He is famous for his strategy, but at the same time he is also a literary master. He is also proficient in astronomy and geography, not to mention arithmetic.
It can be said that Liu Bowen is a standard all-rounder!
He knows everything, and he knows it deeply.
This is also an important reason why he is jealous of Zhu Yuanzhang. Once a person who is too versatile is out of control, it will be a big problem.
"They are all simple arithmetic problems, but I don't understand them, so I came to ask Bowen about them."
Zhu Yuanzhang was still smiling.
As he said that, he took the lead in taking out the Diophantus problem, which was the problem of solving the age of a linear equation.
Liu Bowen just took one look and was attracted to it.
If you can achieve something in arithmetic, you must be interested in it.
After all, there was no arithmetic in the imperial examinations of the Yuan Dynasty. The world has always been dominated by Confucianism, and arithmetic is difficult and not mainstream.
If you are not really interested and talented, you will not achieve anything.
"What, is it difficult?"
Zhu Yuanzhang asked Liu Bowen curiously.
But he remembered that Su Jing said that if this question was given to Liu Bowen, it would be very simple.
Liu Bowen replied: "Your Majesty, this question is not very difficult, but the person who asked the question is very clever, so I am somewhat interested in it."
Sure enough, the topic of linear equations can only be regarded as pediatrics for Liu Bowen.
After all, Liu Bowen was able to solve the problem of a chicken and a rabbit in the same cage mentally.
That's a linear equation problem in two variables.
"Oh, is it easy? What's the answer to this question?"
Zhu Yuanzhang asked immediately, he still had to verify it.
Liu Bowen replied: "Your Majesty, the age of Diophantus should be 84 years old."
Liu Bowen, who was well aware of Lao Zhu's arithmetic skills, did not explain the steps to solve the problem, but directly gave the answer.
Because he knew that the purpose of Lao Zhu asking him this question was definitely not to know how to solve it.
"Bowen is really proficient in arithmetic. He could see the answer just at a glance."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said in admiration.
Su Jing's judgment was quite accurate.
"Your Majesty is flattering, I only know a few things."
Liu Bowen immediately humbled himself.
Zhu Yuanzhang took out another question and said, "Bo Wen, what about this question?"
This is the question about moving chess pieces, which is a bit more complicated than the previous one.
Liu Bowen looked at this question carefully and spent much more time thinking about it than before.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Liu Bowen who was thinking and did not disturb him.
Lao Zhu is actually very familiar with this kind of scene.
When I was fighting for world supremacy in my early years, the problems I encountered were no simpler than these arithmetic problems.
Even Liu Bowen needed to think patiently to come up with the corresponding strategy.
Suddenly, it seemed like I was back to that time again.
Zhu Yuanzhang felt a little sad in his heart. Was his treatment of Liu Bowen a little too much?
A thought like this suddenly came to his mind.
"His Majesty."
Liu Bowen's "Your Majesty" pulled Zhu Yuanzhang back from his memories.
Zhu Yuanzhang asked: "What's wrong? Can't it be solved?"
Liu Bowen said: "This question is a bit difficult. I need to use paper and pen to calculate it."
"Nothing, Bowen, just do whatever you want."
Zhu Yuanzhang said immediately.
Liu Bowen immediately ordered his servants to get paper and pen, and began to calculate in front of Zhu Yuanzhang.
Needless to say, for a while, he really fell into a misunderstanding of thinking.
Soon, there were many dense handwritings of Liu Bowen on the white paper.
However, this time he did not solve it quickly.
"Your Majesty, this question is a bit difficult. I need some time to think about it."
Liu Bowen stopped and said to Zhu Yuanzhang.
This made him unable to really spend time solving problems without paying any attention to Zhu Yuanzhang beside him.
"oh."
Zhu Yuanzhang was a little surprised, looked at Liu Bowen and asked: "Bowen, if I want you to solve it as soon as possible, how long will this problem take?"
Zhu Biao wrote very clearly in the letter. After Su Jing saw the question, he threw it directly to Zhu Jing.
However, Zhu Rui had no idea after explaining it for a long time. Su Jing said a few words and then ordered Zhu Rui.
This shows that Su Jing understood the solution to this problem from the beginning.
At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang also wanted to see whether Su Jing or Liu Bowen had better arithmetic skills. The result seemed to be obvious.
"Three days, no, within two days, I am confident that I can solve this problem."
Liu Bowen thought for a moment and replied.
Two days.
Zhu Yuanzhang's expression changed slightly when he heard this, and he said: "What if I told you that in this question, the 99 rows and 99 columns of the chessboard should first be painted black and alternate colors?"
This is exactly what Su Jing said when he ordered Zhu Ru.
Black and white?
When Liu Bowen heard Zhu Yuanzhang's words, he was stunned for a moment, and then he seemed to have thought of something, and his eyes shone with light.
He stood up directly and started writing and drawing on a new piece of white paper.
It didn't take long for Liu Bowen's face to show excitement: "It's solved! Sure enough, it can be solved like this!"
As a math enthusiast, he was naturally extremely excited to be able to solve a difficult math problem.
"Bowen, have you really solved it?"
Zhu Yuanzhang was also a little surprised.
Only then did Liu Bowen realize that Zhu Yuanzhang was still there, and he immediately said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "What your Majesty said made me suddenly understand. This problem can be easily solved, your Majesty is wise!"
After hearing Liu Bowen's words, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately checked Liu Bowen's problem-solving steps.
It is exactly the same as what his son Zhu Xi wrote.
Is Su Jing's arithmetic so good?
"No, Bowen, I'm not proficient in arithmetic."
Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said, this kind of thing cannot be pretended.
Liu Bowen was slightly startled, and then he realized that this was indeed impossible to be at Zhu Yuanzhang's level.
"I wonder who is an expert in arithmetic?"
Liu Bowen asked Zhu Yuanzhang.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Liu Bowen and said, "Bowen, I believe you have guessed it."
Back in the private school, Liu Bowen and Zhu Yuanzhang watched Su Jing teach students arithmetic.
The relationship between himself and Su Jing is now semi-public in the court.
Liu Bowen himself knew more than anyone else, and his brain was one of the best. Zhu Yuanzhang would be surprised if he couldn't guess.
"Is it really Mr. Su?"
Liu Bowen said with a surprised look.
He guessed it was Su Jing, but after getting the confirmation, he was still shocked.
He was quite surprised that Su Jing had such attainments in mathematics.
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said: "Yes, these two questions were asked by a foreigner from Great Qin in the palace. Su Jing is the one who solved them. What I mentioned to you just now is exactly what Su Jing said."
Liu Bowen immediately said: "Mr. Su is really a great talent! In terms of learning, I am not as good as Mr. Su!"
Liu Bowen meant that he had great respect. In his heart, Su Jing was a saint-like existence, and now her status was much higher.
Zhu Yuanzhang was also quite surprised. He knew that Su Jing was good at mathematics, but he did not expect to receive such evaluation from Liu Bowen.
If Su Jing were here, I'm afraid she would not be able to smile bitterly.
Because this question about moving chess pieces is actually a Mathematical Olympiad question, and the idea is the most important.
To say that this question can reflect how good he is at mathematics is completely unreliable.
Su Jing in her previous life participated in the Mathematical Olympiad training class. Can it be the same?
(End of chapter)
