Brother Jia Sheshu of the Red Chamber

Although Jia Yuan exaggerated a bit, it is unknown whether Jia She is a real genius, but he is indeed the only one who understands these weird things about Mo Gu. After some out-of-the-ordinary analysis, everyone determined that mathematics is absolutely a [-]% compulsory question.

In fact, mathematics is by no means a specialty of the West. China has long had Nine Chapters on Arithmetic, Sun Tzu’s Mathematical Classics, Zhou Bi’s Mathematical Classics, etc. Arithmetic books in China are far ahead of the West, but it’s a pity because the imperial examinations do not test , not many people are really familiar with it.

As for ministers such as Mr. Zhang Ge, let alone, even if you read it when you were young, at this age, most of the Four Books and Five Classics are returned to the teacher, not to mention the arithmetic that is not tested in the imperial examination. Among the ministers, only Zeng Several ministers serving in the household department can barely keep up with Jia Amnesty's footsteps.

Everyone couldn't help but glanced enviously at Shangshu Hubu, at least they saved their face just by doing the math.

Old Zhang Ge sighed: "I have known Brother Zong for so many years, and only today did I know that Brother Zong loves arithmetic so much."

"It's not that I like mathematics." Zong Yongliang smiled bitterly: "It's just that in the household department, it is inevitable to deal with money and money, so I understand a little bit."

In fact, there are quite a few formulas that he usually uses, but they are all vague concepts, he only knows one of them but does not know why, unlike Jia She, who can explain these formulas so clearly.

Looking at the math test papers all over the floor, Zhang Ge was thoughtful, "It seems that mathematics and science will rise in the future."

Looking closely at Jia She's childhood examination papers, except for the Four Books and Five Classics, almost most of them were annotated by the new emperor himself. It can be seen that the new emperor values ​​miscellaneous learning far more than the words of a sage. Arithmetic is included in the imperial examinations. In this way, who will be familiar with the teachings of Confucius and Mencius in the future?When the morals and ethics are corrupted, I am afraid that the country will not be the country!

Elder Zhang Ge has already noticed something, let alone others, the Minister of Rites is the most irritable, he directly threw the examination paper, blew his beard and stared and said: "No! I have to write a letter to dissuade the Holy Majesty. It is absolutely impossible to pay too much attention to miscellaneous learning. Forget the words of the saints."

When the Minister of Rites said, many ministers also agreed, "Very! Very! What is the use of these mathematics? Can it help to govern the country? Our Jin Dynasty governed the country with filial piety, and we must not ruin the foundation of the country because of the sage's obsession with small ways. , our ministers have to stop the Holy Majesty even if it is a deadly remonstrance."

Jia Yuan frowned slightly. Although he also had some pre-examination phobias, he was even more unwilling to be challenged by others to challenge his old brother's prestige. When he was about to speak to dissuade...

Jia Amnesty couldn't help but asked, "Could it be that you are afraid of the exam, so you want to use this trick to avoid the exam?"

Tut tut!It turns out that there is still such a way to evade the exam!Why didn't he think of it back then?But think about my old brother's temperament, if he really did...

Thinking about his little butt, Jia She still caught his thoughts of letting go for a moment, his butt is important, his life is important!

The Minister of the Ministry of Rites scolded angrily, "Zhuzi, how could he be talking nonsense."

Being caught by Jia Amnesty's words, several veteran ministers blushed, just as they were about to justify their names.Jia Amnesty frankly took the exam papers they had just finished and slapped them on their faces, quoting a famous saying from his old brother: "Those who fail the exam are not qualified to negotiate conditions!"

With a full score of [-], they can do it with less than ten points. With such a score, their indignant behavior just now was not to avoid the exam or something! ?

Minister of the Ministry of Rites looked away from the big nine characters with a guilty conscience, and said angrily: "We are thinking about the Great Jin Dynasty!"

Yes, he was thinking about the Great Jin Dynasty, not because he was afraid of the exam.

"Huh!" Jia She glanced sharply at one spot, "This question is wrong, and three points will be deducted."

Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites changed his face, "Wait! Let me save points for you!" He was better than Mr. Zhang Ge by a point before! ! !

However, Jia She was annoyed that they dared to make such a deadly remonstrance to his old brother, deducting points without mercy, not only deducted three points, but also raised his head and asked: "My lord with the lowest score, what did you want to say just now?"

Lowest score!Lowest score!Lowest score!

Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites rolled his eyes and fainted instantly.

Jia Yuan's expression became serious, and he warned: "Brother pardon!"

No matter what, they are all first-rank ministers in the court, even if they have the support of their old brothers, they are not easy to bully.

"Grandson is right!" Jia She said innocently, "This lord is indeed the one with the lowest score!"

As for the grown-up who couldn't stand the nickname and fainted, it has nothing to do with him.

Elder Zhang Ge silently stuffed the math paper that had just been graded into his cuff, and decided to treat the Minister of Rites better in the future. I definitely don't want to inherit the nickname of the lowest score.

Not only Mr. Zhang Ge, but several other ministers looked at the Minister of Rites with the eyes of caring for the mentally handicapped. This is a rare creature, so it must be cherished...

The ministers also understand that no matter what kind of knowledge is by no means achieved overnight, mathematics is broad and profound, and I am afraid that it cannot be learned within a month. Ken gave up so easily, and if he had the lowest nickname like the Minister of Rites...

Everyone just thought about it for a while, and immediately decided to fight! ! !

When a group of powerful old people in the court fight desperately to not get the lowest score, the momentum is full.

Of course, if you want to learn mathematics well, you can't do it behind closed doors. You have to have a teacher to teach you. Among the crowd, Jia She is the most suitable person. Although learning mathematics with a child is a little embarrassing, but with Compared with the lowest score, this is nothing. As the saying goes, there is no learning before and after, and those who have achieved it first, they are also practicing the words of the sages.

Everyone thought that Jia She would agree without saying a word, but Jia She scratched his head and looked puzzled: "But I have to go back to the Imperial College."

He was caught temporarily by his grandfather and others, and Zhang Gelao and others were too powerful, which made the teacher of the Imperial College stunned for a while, so he was allowed to leave, or he was a student of the Imperial College, it might be possible Run out during non-muxiu period.

"Hehe." Zhang Ge smiled and said to Mimi: "What is this, leave it to us."

Hehe, it's just a transfer of a supervisor from the Imperial College, it's a trivial matter.

Jia Amnesty still hesitated, "I have an exam next month."

"No problem, I'll give you full marks directly!" Another minister quickly interfaced, using the three words "relationship household" to the extreme.

Everyone was stunned, that's fine! ?

The man pointed to the math test paper, everyone was silent, for the sake of their own face, some things should be turned a blind eye, besides the so-called teaching is beneficial to each other, just now when Jia She was explaining the exercises, they also discovered that the Holy One taught them all. Jia Amnesty really has some ability, and it's nothing to get a perfect score in the Guozijian exam.

Just like that, Jia Amnesty was forced to become the little mathematics teacher of the ministers, not only mathematics, but even geography, physics and so on. Different new world.

All the ministers came to Rongguo Mansion to report to class every day almost rain or shine, which naturally gave outsiders an illusion. In addition to suspecting that Rongguo Mansion had become the head of all the ministers, it also made people mistakenly think that the ministers were actually wholeheartedly supporting them.

Although the new emperor has no foundation in the court, he is supported wholeheartedly by all the ministers. This kind of whole-hearted support from the whole court has never been seen by Emperor Pingkang, let alone others, so many eldest princes and crown princes died. The loyalists also put out their thoughts of provoking trouble.

In an instant, Rongguo Mansion became very popular, and countless ministers visited Rongguo Mansion every day. If Jia Daishan and his son were not busy preparing for the exam (yes, Jia Daishan, who thought he had escaped, was also ordered to take the exam together for no reason. ), no time to entertain guests, I am afraid that even the concierge will receive gifts and be soft-hearted.

Most of the visitors were politely invited back by the Jia family, but there were always a few arrogant and unreasonable people, for example: Mr. Wang's precious daughter──Wang Jiaojiao.

Wang Jiaojiao was naturally the first to notice that Mr. Wang had been missing for more than a month.

In the beginning, Wang Jiaojiao was still the old man because she was running away for the affairs of the eldest prince and the fourth prince, but after the old man Wang hadn't come back for several days, Wang Jiaojiao also noticed that something was wrong. The fourth prince asked for help.

It's just that Wang Jiaojiao was a step too slow after all. When she arrived at the fourth prince's residence, the fourth prince had already been imprisoned, not only the fourth prince, but even the eldest prince. Sensible, and also knew that the first prince's rebellion had happened, so he was frightened and kept saying that he wanted to go back to Jinling, but was persuaded by the steward Wang.

Butler Wang was loyal to Mr. Wang, and was still unwilling to see Mr. Wang's whereabouts, so he secretly persuaded Wang Jiaojiao to go to Rongguo Mansion to make a fuss.

According to Steward Wang, children who can cry have candy to eat. At first, Wang Zisheng was in a doomsday situation, so he went to Rongguo Mansion to make a fuss. Rongguo Mansion took action to save Wang Zisheng because of its reputation.

Wang Jiaojiao's uproar might force the Rongguo Mansion to take action. Whether it was to help rescue Mr. Wang, or personally send Wang Jiaojiao back to Jinling, it would be better to let Wang Jiaojiao go back to Jinling alone.

Wang Jiaojiao thought it was reasonable, so she brought some servants to Jia's mansion to make trouble.

Faced with this overbearing and unreasonable Wang Jiaojiao, Jia Lishi also had a headache. She had served this tea dozens of times, and the tea was washed to the point where it was tasteless. It was really difficult for her.

Jia Lishi whispered to the nanny: "Someone go to the front and tell the old man and the old man, this... this is really troublesome."

The new emperor succeeded to the throne, and everything was slowed down. The rebellion of the two princes only punished the master and accomplices, such as the prince’s uncle’s family and the eldest prince’s uncle’s family. Even if she was dismissed from the Wang family, this Wang Jiaojiao is still a daughter of a good family, and she can't drive her away openly, it's really difficult.

When the news reached the front yard, Jia Yuan slapped his forehead, "I forgot to let old man Wang go."

In order to pretend to be old man Wang, he deliberately imprisoned old man Wang. These days, he was busy preparing for the exam, but he forgot about old man Wang.

"Come here!" Jia Yuan ordered: "Someone invite old man Wang out and let his daughter take him home."

Jia Daishan was taken aback, "Father, is it not too good for us to do this?"

Even if even the daughter of the Wang family guessed that Mr. Wang was captured by them, wouldn't this release be a clear admission?

"What are you afraid of?" Jia Yuan said: "Now that things are up to now, what else can the Wang family compare to ours? Besides, we arrested him to interrogate the deal between him and the fourth prince. .”

Over the years, there have been too many courtiers following the First Prince and the Crown Prince, and almost three-quarters of the courtiers have been implicated. In order to avoid a great shock in the court and the public, the Holy Majesty raised his hand and let the Wang family go, but this does not mean that the Holy Majesty took it seriously. If you forget about this matter, you will definitely attack the Wang family for at least a year or so.

The Wang family is in danger, so they still have the ability to retaliate against them.Moreover, after being tortured by him like this, Old Man Wang didn't have a good life for a few years. Once Old Man Wang died, the boss of the Wang family was not a capable person. Too lazy to get my hands dirty.

Wang Jiaojiao held back her tears and took Old Man Wang home. Seeing that her father was seriously injured and was almost eunuched by the Jia family, she cursed angrily: "It's too much for this Rongguo Mansion to rely on the favor of the new emperor. My daughter must sue the imperial court and sue the Jia family for being too deceitful."

After all, her father was a captain, so the Jia family could torture him at will.

"Come back!" Although Mr. Wang was weak, his mind was still clear. He shouted in a low voice, "What's the use of you going? Mr. Jia tortured me to find out about the deal between us and the fourth prince. If you Going to sue the imperial court, one is not good, but it will give away the lives of our entire king's family."

If he didn't understand this reason, how dare old man Jia release him openly, or the Wang family will never turn over.

Wang Jiao wept coquettishly, "Could it be that Daddy has suffered for nothing?"

Mr. Wang caressed his daughter's beautiful hair, and sighed: "It's not bad to be able to save my father's life."

Mr. Wang sighed: "Jiaojiao, I'm afraid I won't be able to take care of you after becoming a father."

"Daddy!" Wang Jiaojiao broke down in tears when she heard old man Wang's words about the afterlife, and cried, "My daughter won't marry, and my daughter will stay by Daddy's side and accompany Daddy for the rest of her life."

"Stupid girl!" Old Master Wang sighed, "There is no reason for a girl not to marry."

Wang Jiaojiao said stubbornly: "My daughter just doesn't want to marry, and I'm in a hurry. My daughter twisted her hair and went to be a sister-in-law."

Mr. Wang's eyes flashed brightly, "My son might as well enter the palace instead of being an aunt."

Wang Jiaojiao was taken aback, "Daddy!?"

Mr. Wang said softly: "I'm afraid I won't be able to protect you after becoming a father. Since the Mo family incident, you can't stay in Jinling any longer. Your brother, sister-in-law and aunt's temper..."

Old Master Wang sighed softly, although he didn't say the whole thing, but Wang Jiaojiao also understood what Old Master Wang said.

Her pretty face was slightly pale, and there was a hint of resentment in her eyes. If her good sister-in-law, good mother-in-law and good nephew hadn't joined forces to harm her, her father would not have been in a coma back then, and she would not have fallen into the trap. You have to marry far away.

I only heard Mr. Wang continue: "After all, you were engaged to the fourth prince, and with the things our Wang family committed, this capital might not be a good place to go. After thinking about it for my father, I had to wrong my daughter to enter the palace. , to show my royal family’s loyalty to the new emperor.”

Wang Jiaojiao understood the truth when she heard it, her cheeks flushed immediately, it is common for rich people to marry and form alliances with each other, if she really can enter the palace, she is naturally willing to do so, but...

Wang Jiaojiao hesitated: "My daughter is a few years older than the Holy Majesty, and our Wang family is just a common people's family, I'm afraid..."

In the past, she could still make a fuss and say that she didn't want to be a side concubine, but now she probably doesn't even have the qualifications to be a concubine.

Mr. Wang said slowly: "If you want to be a palace concubine, you will naturally fail, but if you can take it slowly, you will naturally have a lot to do."

Wang Jiaojiao looked at Mr. Wang in puzzlement, and Mr. Wang said indifferently: "The Empress Dowager De is the first lady in the palace, and then the mother is honored by the son, so she can advance to the nobleman, and finally sit on the No. 1 seat of the Supreme Concubine."

Wang Jiaojiao bit her lower lip and remained silent. She naturally understood what her father meant, but...but her good daughter of the royal family wanted to be a servant girl! ?She really didn't want to do this.

"Jiaojiao." Elder Wang supported his sick body, pretending to kowtow to Wang Jiaojiao, and begged, "For the sake of the Wang family, I have to wrong you."

"Father! Don't be like this." Wang Jiaojiao was taken aback, and hurriedly supported her, but Mr. Wang was determined, and she could help her. Finally, Wang Jiaojiao gritted her teeth, "My daughter agrees."

Mr. Wang was overjoyed, "Okay! Good boy!" Finally, his daughter was not in vain.

"Don't worry." Elder Wang comforted, "As long as you can enter the palace, I can assure you that you will be favored."

It's also time for the Zhen family to pay back the debt they owe.

Not to mention that the Wang family secretly sent Wang Jiaojiao into the palace through the Zhen family's route. Although Wang Jiaojiao entered the palace full of hope, after entering the palace, she realized that it was not so easy to meet the Holy Majesty. Day after day, year after year, I wasted my youth in the palace.

In the end, Wang Jiaojiao stayed in the palace until she was 25 years old, and then she was able to return home, but the Wang family at this time was no longer the Wang family in previous memories.

On the other hand, even if Mo Gu gave the exam to the ministers, even if the ministers kept it secret, those who should know knew it, and Emperor Pingkang was among them.

Faced with Mo Gu's move, even Emperor Pingkang had to accept it. Maybe Brother Gu really wanted to test the abilities of the ministers, but he was pleasantly surprised. Even the party disputes were forgotten.

Although Mo Gu did a good job, Emperor Pingkang still felt unwilling, and couldn't help complaining to Xia Dequan: "What kind of questions do you think the old brother will ask? You won't ask random questions, so it will make people laugh at that time, right?"

Not to mention a well-educated person like Mr. Zhang Ge, and most of the other first and second-rank ministers have real materials. If one is not good, I am afraid that this exam will become a joke instead. .

Although he knew that Emperor Pingkang wanted to belittle Emperor Jing Rong so that he could flatter himself, but Xia Dequan refused to cooperate this time for some reason. He said with a smile: "Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, so if anyone dares to laugh at your Majesty, the Supreme Emperor will only release 120 of them." heart."

"Hmph!" Emperor Pingkang muttered, "I don't know what this kid will be tested for?"

He didn't admit that he was curious too.

Xia Dequan rolled his eyes, and said with a smile: "I think all the ministers will leave the files after the exam, and the old servant will take it out for the Holy One to read?"

According to the gossip he got, this exam will probably be a very 'surprise'.

"Alright." Emperor Pingkang mused, "I will also go to the Hall of Supreme Harmony to help him support the place."

No matter how dissatisfied he is with his old brother, the new emperor must take good care of his face.

"Yes." Xia Dequan replied.

Xia Dequan waited at the side for a long time, but he did not see any other orders from Emperor Pingkang. When he saw Emperor Pingkang staring at the desk for a long time, showing some sense of loss, he knew that the Supreme Emperor was not used to this so-called retirement life.

Xia Dequan thought for a moment, and persuaded: "The palace servants reported that Concubine Shu's pregnancy is not stable, and she can't eat for several days, may the Holy Majesty go and have a look?"

Not long after returning from the southern tour, Concubine Shu also became pregnant. Although it was a bit surprising, but with the previous example of the Queen Mother, Concubine Shu's pregnancy is nothing.

Besides, during the southern tour, everything was kept simple, and Grand Concubine Shu suffered from motion sickness. Presumably, either the servants missed the medicine, or Grand Concubine Shu vomited the medicine. chance of pregnancy.

Fortunately, Concubine Shu's sudden pregnancy happened after the Holy Majesty abdicated, otherwise, the child in Concubine Shu's womb did not know whether she would be able to keep it or not.

Emperor Pingkang's eyes were mild, and it would be good for any man to grow old. This time, he came twice at once. First, the empress was pregnant, and then Concubine Li Shu was pregnant. Although the identities of the two women were embarrassing, but he Now that he has abdicated, the question of identity is nothing.

On the one hand, Emperor Pingkang was proud of himself for being old and strong, but on the other hand, he couldn't help but secretly sighed. This brother is the emperor and his father is the emperor. Thinking of the future of these two children, Emperor Pingkang was secretly worried, and his face I can't help but bring out a little bit.

Xia Dequan pondered the holy will, and that night he quietly went to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to talk about it with Emperor Jing Rong.

Mo Gu pondered slightly, "You mean that Emperor Pingkang intends to seek a title for the son of the Empress Dowager and Concubine Shu?"

"Exactly." Xia Dequan said with a smile: "Of course the Supreme Emperor knows that the Holy One will never treat his brother badly, but the Supreme Emperor prefers the youngest son, so it is inevitable that he will be worried about gains and losses. Why doesn't the Holy One fulfill the wish of the Supreme Emperor? So that the Supreme Emperor will not worry about it all the time?"

It is said that the son of the empress dowager will be the same prince as soon as he is born. Although the son of the empress dowager Shu is not as good, but one less county can't escape the throne. trouble.

Xia Dequan paused and said again: "Of course the flesh and blood in the womb of the Empress Dowager and Concubine Shu are not yet born, it's a bit early to talk about this matter, but it will be sealed earlier, so that the Supreme Emperor will not always think about the past, on the contrary It's not good for the Holy One."

Although the Supreme Emperor complied with Emperor Jingrong's request and would not point fingers at Emperor Jingrong, but the Supreme Emperor has a reputation and righteousness after all, even if he doesn't point fingers, just a little bit of dissatisfaction with His Majesty is enough to make The ruling and opposition parties were shaken.

Xia Dequan only mentioned a few things, and Mo Gu understood what Xia Dequan meant. He was indeed not as prestigious as Emperor Pingkang for many years when he first came to the throne.

Mo Guqi said: "That's all for the Empress Dowager's son. Could it be that the Emperor Father wants to seek a title for the child in Dowager Shu's womb?"

He couldn't help but glanced at Tu Mingye, the meaning in his eyes was: You didn't tell him that?

Tu Mingye shook his head, and said with rare embarrassment: "It's hard to speak!"

It's not easy to be straightforward and tell your father that you were cheated by the deposed prince, right?

Xia Dequan is such a clever person, he knew the difference between the expressions of Emperor Jing Rong and Duke Dun, and worried: "Could it be that there is something wrong with the dragon species in the belly of Concubine Shu?"

Both the Holy Majesty and the King of Dunjun have supernatural powers, and can see things that ordinary people cannot see. Concubine Shu has drank too much decoction of avoiding children over the years, and she is afraid of hurting her body. Could it be that there is something wrong with the dragon species in her belly?

Mo Gu and Tu Mingye coughed lightly, and they shied away from each other for a long time, but in the end Tu Mingye was defeated and said bluntly, "Grand Concubine Shu is having an affair with the Crown Prince."

Xia Dequan turned pale with shock, "What!?"