The Ming Dynasty started with caution

Zhang Sheng was worried about how to persuade Yan Chengjin, but this guy took the initiative to advise.

He said: "I think it's acceptable if there is no official position."

Anyway, it's not included in the imperial examination. It's not bad for Xie Yu to come to the Imperial College to teach mathematics.

Emperor Hongzhi just thought it was amazing that there was such a rank in the world.

"But even if Xie Yu goes to the Imperial College to teach, the students of the Imperial College may not be willing to listen, right? You can't let me issue an imperial edict to force the students to listen."

Li Dongyang and others nodded.

Scholars have a kind of integrity in their bones. They only respect the wise. Isn't it too much to ask them to call Xie Yu a teacher?

If it were Li Dongyang, he would not be willing to respect a businessman as a teacher.

When Yan Chengjin advised, he naturally thought of this step.

"I have a way to make scholars willing, but please allow Xie Yu to promote mathematics in the Imperial College."

...

Xie Yu was very happy to earn 500 taels of silver by clearing the yellow books in the palace.

But he knew that this matter could not be spread outside, and even his wife did not mention it. She just said that he went to do business. He would never take any work in the palace again.

At this moment, he saw Yan Chengjin coming from outside.

"Don't worry, Lord Yan, I won't say a word."

Yan Chengjin shook his head: "I want you to go to Liangxiang, be a visiting doctor, and teach students in the Imperial College."

Xie Yu was so shocked that his heart trembled. He did not receive the salary of the court, but he had to worry about the court. Are the court officials just decorations?

"Sir, I didn't even pass the provincial examination. Will you let me go?"

"This is the imperial decree. You have been appointed as a visiting doctor. In addition, I will increase your engineer's salary to 20 taels a month."

Hearing the salary increase, Xie Yu's expression eased a little, and he asked bitterly: "What do you want me to teach?"

"Tianyuanshu and Liangxiang science."

Yan Chengjin knew that Xie Yu had been studying mathematics to increase his salary, and he was already obsessed with it.

Except for Song Jing and Li Zhaofan, Xie Yu was the best at mathematics.

But Song Jing had more important research in the Ministry of Industry,

and using Li Zhaofan would increase Li Dongyang's dislike value. After careful consideration, Xie Yu was the most suitable.

Xie Yu had a sad face. He had never taught before. It was really a dilemma for him to teach the students of the Imperial College.

"I can agree, but if I don't teach well..."

Imperial College, Doctoral Hall

The Ministry of Rites issued an order, and all the five classics doctors received it.

Doctor of Mathematics Yang Xiancheng said: "It is really insulting for the court to send merchants to teach. Which scholar is willing to be a student of a merchant?"

"It is useless for Dr. Yang to refute it. Let's wait and see."

The Imperial College's chief priest Zhao Xuan firmly believed that even if it was the order of His Majesty, the students would not necessarily obey it.

The court report spread in the Imperial College, and the students' indignant voices were everywhere.

Even if the merchant named Xie Yu really came, he might not have a good end.

...

Li Mansion,

After being promoted to the deputy censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Yan Chengjin had not come to the Li Mansion.

This time, he came at the invitation of Li Dongyang.

Although Li Dongyang did not want him to be his son-in-law, he was a student who had been supervised by him after all, out of respect for talent.

Li Dongyang advised: "You have just become the deputy censor of the Censorate, so don't be greedy for credit."

If Xie Yu went to the Imperial College to give lectures and made a fuss, I don't know how many censors would impeach Yan Chengjin.

Yan Chengjin thought that he could come to Li's house to propose marriage after being promoted.

You just tell me this?

He frowned: "I have my own way."

"What way?"

"Miss Qing'e is at home, I want to see her."

"Not here."

Li Dongyang refused without giving Yan Chengjin any chance.

Yan Chengjin stood up and said, "If you don't talk about Qing'e, I will leave."

It was getting late. He walked through the courtyard and saw Li Qing'e and the fat maid, who seemed to be waiting for him and came up to him when they saw him.

Li Qing'e bowed slightly, and the woman spoke first, which seemed too frivolous.

Besides, there was nothing to do, so he could only simply salute.

Yan Chengjin also nodded to her and walked out of Li's house.

Early in the morning,

Xie Yu came to the Imperial College, feeling uneasy all over, as if his legs were not his own.

The Imperial College was under closed control, and students were not allowed to go out, and outsiders were not allowed to enter.

But Xie Yu passed the surveillance of the gatekeeper with the letter of appointment from the Ministry of Rites.

Zhao Xuan knew that Xie Yu would come to give a lecture today.

He specially ordered people to wait at the gate of the mansion.

Not long after, the gatekeeper hurried to report: "Sir, Xie Yu is here to give a lecture."

Xie Yu stood in the teaching room and forced a businessman's smile: "I am not talented, but I am here to teach you mathematics and Tianyuanshu."

The students of the Imperial College all showed anger, and most of them left in an instant.

"Haha, then I will start..."

Yang Chengsheng spat secretly, smiling playfully, without any scholarly appearance.

How could a scholar be so frivolous?

Instantly, he looked down on Xie Yu.

Most of the students of the Imperial Academy also thought the same. Seeing Xie Yu's smooth talk, they had no intention of listening to the lecture.

Xie Yu just turned around, and everyone in the teaching building was gone.

"How dare I report this to Lord Yan?"

He was completely panicked.

...

Ministry of Rites,

Zhang Sheng opened the petition of Guanglu Temple. It was about to hold a ceremony and needed to buy utensils.

At this time, a clerk walked in from outside: "Sir, Xie Yu went to the Imperial Academy to give lectures, but no one listened."

Just as His Majesty expected, how could a scholar become a disciple of a merchant.

He decided to report to His Majesty before the Jinyiwei.

He walked in a hurry and came to Dongnuan Pavilion. After saluting, he said: "Your Majesty, Xie Yu went to the Imperial College to give lectures, but unfortunately no one listened."

"Where is Yan Chengjin?" Emperor Hongzhi asked.

"In the Metropolitan Procuratorate."

Emperor Hongzhi groaned a few times, maybe even Yan Chengjin was helpless, right?

It is common for people to feel carefree after being promoted.

When I first became emperor, I also spoke arrogantly like this. Only then did I realize that governing the world is not that simple in the prosperous times.

"Although Yan Qing's family is cautious, there are times when they are young and energetic. If Xie Yu can't do it, let him return to his good hometown."

Zhang Sheng nodded: "I obey the order."

After he left the palace, he ordered people to go to the Imperial College to convey the decree. The Imperial College offered wine to Zhao Xuan and was overjoyed, and quickly told Xie Yu to get out.

Xie Yu's face was full of sadness. Although he didn't want to come to the Imperial College to give lectures, he was driven away and his face was completely lost.

Go to court early the next day and close the gate on the left.

When all the officials came to court, there was a lot of discussion.

Li Dongyang sighed: "After all, it is just as Your Majesty expected. How can a Imperial College student be willing to worship a merchant as his mentor?"

"That guy Yan Chengjin, probably because he was afraid of His Majesty's reproach, didn't come to court today," Xie Qian said.

Li Dongyang turned around, and sure enough he didn't see Yan Chengjin.

Normally at this time, he would have been standing in the queue, but now, as the golden bell was about to ring, there was no one there.

Suddenly, the golden bell rang.

The officials walked into the Fengtian Palace and lined up. Emperor Hongzhi glanced at them: "Where is Yan Chengjin?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, Lord Yan took leave and went to the East Palace." Xiao Jing said.

Li Dongyang said: "I guess, this son is afraid of His Majesty's reproach, so he went to the East Palace to avoid it."

Emperor Hongzhi showed a little displeasure.

…

East Palace,

When Yan Chengjin came to see Zhu Houzhao,

This guy was climbing on the roof and plastering the wall with mud.

Zhu Houzhao ordered several eunuchs to mix mud and grass and build it on the wall.

"What do you do, Your Highness, making bird's nests?"

"Of course I want swallows to build nests and make bird's nests for me."

Zhu Houzhao liked to mess around, even making bird's nests by himself, which made Yan Chengjin complain that this guy could do anything except the emperor.

"Why do you want to deceive me? I will not be deceived by you."

Yan Chengjin was unceremonious and sat down on the red sandalwood chair: "I want to set up a Gaozhao Arithmetic Award, please participate in it."

Zhu Houzhao blinked and became interested: "What is the Gaozhao Arithmetic Award?"

"I would like to establish a Gaozhao Arithmetic Award in the Ming Dynasty, with a reward of thirty thousand taels of silver, to be given to those who have made outstanding contributions to arithmetic."

The eunuch who was dozing next to him heard this and fell down from the ladder.

Thirty thousand taels of silver? For free?

Zhu Houzhao agreed as soon as he heard it and said happily: "Why is your character in front, I want to call it Zhao Gaoshan Scholarship!"

This bitch, Lao Gao, clearly doesn't take me seriously.

"Gaozhao means the lucky star shines high."

After Yan Chengjin's bargaining, the price was finally settled at ten taels of silver.

When Wang Busui heard this, he was so frightened that he almost fainted: "Master Yan, the silver is not brought by the strong wind..."

A mansion with five in and five out in the capital costs only twenty thousand taels of silver.

Yan Chengjin thought carefully and realized that this amount was actually the exchange of the Nobel prize money into silver. One cent was a lot.

In this way, it should be able to promote the study of arithmetic in the Ming Dynasty, right?

After the news came out, the capital went crazy!

Liangxiang is also crazy!

All the gentry and scholars in the capital went crazy!

The people are all crazy!

The Jin Yiwei quickly entered the palace, ignoring the interception by the gatekeeper, and stumbled into the hall.

"His Majesty……"

Emperor Hongzhi and all officials turned around.

Xiao Jing shouted sharply: "How dare you! How dare you break into the hall without permission!"

The Jinyiwei trembled: "Your Majesty, the Crown Prince and Master Yan are crazy... They have set up the Gao Zhao Arithmetic Award and promised to give the winner thirty thousand taels of silver!"

With a buzzing sound, Emperor Hongzhi's Yishan crown fell from his head.

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