The pre-conceived questioning session was useless at all, and the class was over - because when Zhang Shou asked anyone who wanted to ask questions before the end of the class, it was a cold scene - to be honest, in the face of this scene, the third prince was really more disappointed than anyone else.

Although he was also struggling to keep up with Zhang Shou's calculations, after all, there were many astronomical and mathematical professionals recruited by his father today. But he didn't expect that those who raised people and ran away in the wilderness would be forgotten, and those who came over with special invitations before, after Zhang Shou announced the end of class, and he did not object, like those lifters, many people hurried away after saluting.

Although the third prince didn't think that he had to cling to himself, the prince of the East Palace, or behave well, this attitude of avoiding snakes and scorpions was obviously wrong, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt puzzled, and in the end he couldn't help but have a guess.

Could it be ...... It was these things that the teacher said, and they didn't understand it either, for fear of coming to see him, and when he opened his mouth to ask, they couldn't answer and showed timidity? But didn't they also learn to do the scriptures? Even if the arithmetic he learned is different from what he is in contact with now, is there really such a big difference after more than ten years or even decades of practice?

The third prince was feeling entangled, and suddenly heard the voice of Yue Shanchang from behind.

"It is said that listening to your words is better than reading for ten years, and Mr. Zhang's class today has not only the world's conditions, but also agricultural affairs, and more knowledge, which really makes me gain a lot. It's just that those calculations and things like that are so esoteric that I don't think anyone in the lecture hall understood them in the previous lectures. It's normal to think about it, because I'm also confused about those specific calculations. ”

Yue Shanchang was so calm, the third prince suddenly had a good impression, and immediately bowed his head slightly at the person and said: "There is a specialization in the art industry, and Mr. Yue is not a professional arithmetic, and those professional calculations and algorithms are a little incomprehensible, and it is also very common." Actually......"

The young Royal Highness the Crown Prince smiled shyly and said embarrassedly: "I only understand a small part of those steps. ”

Hearing the third prince admit that he only understood a small half, and the group of people such as Master Meng and Xiao Shanchang read it, it was really easy to maintain an indifferent face. Especially Bachelor Meng, who is the head of the Hanlin Academy, regrets why he didn't take a leave of absence today for illness or an accident...... can understand a small half, that's a lot of ability, okay!

But just when they were hesitating to tell the truth like Shan Chang Yue, so that the three princes could also establish some good feelings towards them in their hearts, they only heard a voice cut in obliquely: "His Royal Highness the Prince, Master Zhang, and all the adults, something happened just now, and I thought I should come over and say something." ”

Song Juren saw that a large number of people were looking at him in unison, and he couldn't help but quickly lowered his head, but he just ignored the expressions of many people who became relieved because of his interruption. He made it clear what happened to Guan Qiu just now, and then quickly glanced up at the third prince and Zhang Shou, and at the same time habitually omitted the others, so he coughed unnaturally.

"Now that 'villain' can't bear Guan Qiu's words and runs away, and his companions also leave in a hurry, but there are several other old gentlemen and their students who agree with the sentence that Xiao Guan relayed that knowledge is power, so they want to come over and say thank you to Master Zhang."

Guan Qiu actually scared people, Zhang Shou only felt very fresh. He was a technology maniac who was single-mindedly immersed in his own world, and he was on par with Yang Zhan. He smiled slightly, did not speak, and then heard the third prince gladly agree.

"Come here, please!"

said that there were a few, but in fact, there were more than a dozen people, Zhang Shou took a look, and found that almost all of them had been seen in his own teacher Ge Yongna's Taishi's mansion, of course, he would not really listen to the crowd to thank him, but preemptively and enthusiastically introduced everyone to the third prince.

And the three princes have always had a good impression of people who are humble and generous and self-aware, and at this time, they not only personally supported several elders who wanted to salute, but also showed great respect between their words. And in the face of such a royal highness the prince whose words and deeds are like a spring breeze like in the legend, those seniors naturally added a little more humility.

When he heard that these elders were also ashamed and embarrassed to say that several disciples were greatly inspired after listening to his lectures and wanted to apply for the Jiuzhangtang exam next year, Zhang Shou couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

You know, when he met these people in Ge's mansion with his teacher Ge Yong a few days ago, he didn't miss a lot of side knocks, testing whether everyone was willing to stay in Beijing to discuss academics, but these people talked about astronomy and astronomy, but they claimed that they were really a little confused about Ge's arithmetic, so he just stopped, but who would have thought that at this time, people would have changed their attitude and took the initiative to stuff the students to him!

The sedan chair was carried by everyone, and without waiting for the third prince to express his position, he immediately smiled and said: "All your students are good talents and beautiful qualities, I couldn't ask for it, but as teachers, it is a more valuable wealth, I don't know if you would like to come to Jiuzhangtang to teach a few classes?" ”

Hearing this, Han Ping, the arithmetic master led by him, suddenly hesitated, and only spoke after a while: "Master Zhang, you once said in Old Master Ge's mansion before, you don't know much about astronomy and astronomy?" ”

"That's true, so I really can't do anything that requires professionals to do things like the four seas test and rewrite the calendar." Zhang Shou didn't care about exposing his shortcomings, and his attitude was unusually honest, "There is a way that is Sanyuan and Twenty-eight Nights, and what I can recognize is probably Beidou." The rest of the stars were blackened by my eyes. ”

"You see, at my age, no matter how talented I am, I can't know everything, can I?"

Astronomy and mathematics are not separated, and now those arithmetic masters have all practiced these two things together since childhood, so they really don't believe that Zhang Shou is an exception, a strange person who only understands arithmetic and does not understand astronomy and astronomy. However, Ge Yong insisted that he had never taught Zhang Shou this, and Zhang Shou denied it, so they could only believe it.

Therefore, Han Ping exchanged a look with the others, and then, he didn't say anything vague, but nodded briskly: "That being the case, then I and a few old friends are willing to come to Jiuzhang Hall to give it a try." ”

"But I have to make three chapters of the law, and when you come, you only talk about arithmetic, not astronomy." Zhang Shou smiled and narrowed his eyes, "Even Wang Xiaogong's "Ancient Calculations" can be used to talk about it, but I hope that while lecturing, I can translate it for the students on the side." After all, the teacher's "New Edition of Ge's Arithmetic" has simplified a lot of things for more than a year, and I am afraid that the students will not understand it. ”

Yue Shanchang and the others watched coldly from the sidelines, and when they saw that Zhang Shou denied that he understood astronomy, they couldn't help but have different faces and different moods. However, there is one idea that everyone agrees with.

That's ...... Zhang Shou claimed that he didn't understand astronomy, and for himself, it was beneficial and harmless! After all, the astronomical phenomena of these years are not only inseparable from mathematics, but also inseparable from latitude in the minds of some people. Although it is no longer as good as the Han and Tang dynasties in these years, and the witch Gu is often a major crime to exterminate the clan, the prohibition of astronomical numbers at every turn undoubtedly contains some worries of the imperial court.

And after Zhang Shou reopened the Jiuzhang Hall, from the "New Edition of Ge's Arithmetic" used to various class contents, it really did not involve astronomical stars! Except that I have heard that people used to claim in class that the earth is round......

Although it was simply laughable to Zhang Shou's request to translate the terms next to him, Han Ping also turned over the Ge Sutra and knew that it was used differently, so he finally agreed, but asked to audit two classes before making calculations. In this regard, Zhang Shou naturally will not refuse.

And the third prince always stood with a smile, and did not use his identity as the crown prince to say or do anything for Zhang Shou, only when Han Ping proposed to retire, he told very politely: "My father said that whether the calendar is accurate or not is not only about how the people count the day, but also about farming, and it is also about whether the calendar given to the subject country by our dynasty is accurate, highlighting the prestige of the Heavenly Empire." ”

"So, please be able to speak freely after your father summons you, and at the same time, you can abandon your previous suspicions. Mrs. Ge said that he was getting old, and this time he was more of a judge than a host. ”

The third prince did not say anything to accuse Qin Tianjian, let alone say that his father had decided to sweep Qin Tianjian's wine bags and rice bags out of the house, so that people from the people with more advanced arithmetic could fill the vacancy, and they would break the hereditary system and implement the assessment system.

But his statement, coupled with Zhang Shou's insistence that he didn't understand astronomy and was absolutely impossible to fight for the right to speak, Han Ping and the rest of the elders were naturally in good spirits. After a few people responded awe-inspiringly, Han Ping laughed after taking those younger students to retire and leave Jiuzhang Hall.

"It is worthy of Mrs. Ge, and her vision for picking students is better than anyone else! At the level of knowledge, it is difficult for us to weigh him in the old ways, but he can actually put down the supreme honor of resetting the calendar, and he is not even afraid of other people's jokes, insisting that he does not understand astronomy and astronomy, and only specializes in arithmetic...... Let's go all out next, and don't think about the disciples of Gemen coming out to fight. ”

And Zhang Shou sent away this bunch of peers who were likely to become enemies, but now they were exhausted, and he made a self-criticism to the Third Prince and the other East Palace lecturers about the process and results of today's open class with great humility.

Hearing that Zhang Shou only forgot that he was not a student of Jiuzhangtang when he was reflecting on the rise, and advanced the various calculation processes quickly, Master Meng couldn't help but interrupt: "Master Zhang, you are teaching today, it doesn't matter if anything else, but don't you think it's a bit redundant to explain the drenching and kicking?" ”

"Why is it redundant?" It was none other than the third prince who opened his mouth to ask rhetorically, and he frowned and said, "I think that being able to hear such an inside story is simply better than reading for ten years!" ”

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince only needs to grasp the overall situation, why do you need to understand such treacherous tricks!"

Master Meng was simply heartbroken, but under the clear gaze of the third prince, he realized that it was difficult for him to refute the argument that the water is clear in the face of adults, so he could only sigh and say: "Some rules have been implemented for dozens or hundreds of years, and they have long been conventional. ”

"The good rules that have been agreed upon should naturally be continued, but why should the old rules and conventions continue instead of being changed?" The third prince asked rhetorically without thinking.

Finding that the other colleagues were all silent, even the opposition represented by the three mountain chiefs were full of solemnity, and Master Meng only felt tired. He is only the head of the Hanlin Academy, and he is not a pavilion elder, in fact, this has nothing to do with him at all!

In a hurry, he had to explain: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, it is indeed a malpractice, but it is because many officials in various places are not enough to support their families, so they made this decision. But this is not actually in this dynasty, but has been passed down by word of mouth at the bottom for many years. Moreover, there is no such thing as Master Zhang said, and after kicking Hu, he will be drenched again......"

"There is only one chance, and if you don't kick it well, you won't have a lot of millet ......"

"The difference between what Master Meng said, most of the people who can do this kind of thing are practicing this mastery, and they guarantee that if they kick it, they will definitely be full of grains!" Fang Qing just held back and didn't open his mouth, but when he found that Bachelor Meng actually spoke for the maladministration of Lin Jian Kicking Hu, he couldn't control this mouth in a fit of anger.

After saying that, he simply continued: "When my family used to pay for grain, I once encountered all kinds of difficulties from the tax collector, and every grain that was kicked out could be sprinkled on the ground with a thick layer! The most important thing is that the officials of our court are not small, why do they use this conventional set to trap the people? If you want to protect these stereotypes that benefit them......"

"Who will protect the small people who have nowhere to complain!"

Meng was dumbfounded. As a result, it was Zhang Shou's words that temporarily saved him: "Actually, today's enslavement is also converted into money to collect ......"

Before Zhang Shou finished speaking, Master Meng, who had obtained the treasure, immediately echoed: "Yes, now that the imperial court collects taxes, many of them are converted into money, and they have long since not collected all the grain and grain, and this maladministration will naturally be swept into the garbage heap!" ”

The three princes listened to the heated arguments on both sides, and when they saw Fang Qing's face full of sarcasm, they were dragged by Song Juren, he knew that there was something else in it, but he found that everyone else was silent. And Zhang Shou still had a faint smile on his face, and when he looked over, he shook his head slightly, as if there was something unspeakable.

At this time, no matter how stupid he is, the third prince knows that the mystery cannot be said. He didn't continue to ask, but said with a tired face: "It's not too early, Gu should also go back to the palace, today is Mr. Yue's class, Mr. Yue should go back with Gu." Fourth brother, you stay, thank you for your hard work today. ”

Today is indeed his own class, but Yue Shanchang knows even more why the third prince is traveling in the same car with him at this time. Seeing that Master Meng had given a warning look, he just didn't see it. It wasn't until he said goodbye to Zhang Shou and the others with His Royal Highness the Prince, and then went out silently to board the car, and after he sat down with him, he raised his head straightforwardly.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, what Master Zhang just said is indeed something that most tax collectors in the world will do. And what Mr. Zhang later said is that most of the taxes are now discounted into cashier's money, which is actually not accurate, more precisely, it is part of the kind and part of the money. However, the part that collects money is more burdensome for most farmers. Because at harvest time, they need to sell their grain for money! The price of grain depends entirely on the conscience of the grain merchants in the world! The stars are imaginary, farming is real, and Mr. Zhang is very wise. ”