Yuan Gongyu sat down with the other people around him, when he learned that one of the two young nobles was Li Xiu, and the other was the eldest grandson Wuji, he immediately couldn't help but be shocked, and his face also showed an excited look, he is already twenty-two years old this year, and Li Xiu and the eldest grandson Wuji are already famous all over the world at his age, and they are also the most favored ministers of His Majesty the Emperor, so he has always regarded each other as an idol, and he can see it today, so he is naturally very excited.

I saw Li Xiu let people carry a piece of white cloth in, and then lifted the white cloth on it with his own hands, only to see that under the white cloth was a wooden board, and on the wooden board there were a few large pieces of paper, on which a few exam questions were written in large characters, and then I saw Li Xiu smile and say to the people below: "This is today's exam question, you just need to write the answer on the paper in front of you, and then I will personally score it, and the result will be announced in three days!" ”

Li Xiu actually wanted to write these questions on the paper, and then send them to these applicants to fill in the answers, but after he finished the questions, he found that in this era, not to mention printing and copying, there is not even movable type printing, there is engraving printing, but generally only printing some Buddhist scriptures and Buddha statues. Therefore, if he wants to publish the paper, he must have people copy the questions one by one, but now the financial supervisor can't spare anyone to do this kind of thing, so he simply writes the question on a large piece of paper, and then asks the people below to write the answer directly.

Yuan Gongyu heard that as long as he wrote the answer to the question, it was similar to the imperial examination, which made him feel hot in his heart, especially the financial supervisor turned out to be a dignitary like Li Xiu, which made him firm in his determination to enter the financial prison, if he could perform well in the future, maybe he could climb Li Xiu, and if he could submit the paper to Li Xiu when the imperial examination was held, and get his recommendation, he would definitely be able to go to high school.

Thinking of the above, Yuan Gongyu felt more enthusiastic, and even felt that the future was promising, and he focused on those topics at the moment, and found that most of these topics were arithmetic questions, although the six arts also included numbers, but arithmetic has never been much valued by readers, although these arithmetic questions are not difficult, but it is difficult for ordinary people to answer.

Yuan Gongyu was born in poverty, and he didn't even have a collection of books at home, so he could only rely on borrowing when he read, and the books in this period of the Tang Dynasty were very rare, and most of them were in the hands of the family, so Yuan Gongyu was also rare to be able to borrow books, which also made him develop the habit of reading very seriously no matter what books he saw, and it happened that he had read some books related to arithmetic, after all, compared to Confucian classics, arithmetic and the like can only be regarded as miscellaneous books, and it is easier to borrow.

It is precisely because of this that Yuan Gongyu is much stronger than ordinary readers in arithmetic, and when he came to Chang'an before, he had also read Li Chunfeng's "Li Gongzi Arithmetic" written on behalf of Li Xiu, after all, this book was distributed to officials by the imperial court, and almost every official was a copy of each, which also led to a lot of inflow into the people, Yuan Gongyu once borrowed a copy from a friend, so he was also very clear about the use of symbols in the new arithmetic, and when he saw Li Xiu's problem, he immediately decided to use the new arithmetic to answer.

Among the people who came to apply, there were scholars like Yuan Gongyu who failed the list, and there were also ordinary people who had been to private school for a few years and could read and hyphenate, but in comparison, Yuan Gongyu's arithmetic was indeed far beyond others, and he knew the new style of arithmetic, and the speed of arithmetic was naturally faster.

Yuan Gongyu checked the answers he wrote again, and after making sure that there were no mistakes, he looked up and looked around, and found that the people around him were still immersed in answering hard, and many people were stumped by these questions, and they bit their pens one by one and thought hard, which also made Yuan Gongyu smile contemptuously, and there was a little pride in his heart.

Seeing that no one was ready to hand in the papers, Yuan Gongyu suddenly felt in his heart, if he was the first to hand in the papers, it should attract the attention of many people, not to mention that he still used the new arithmetic to write the answers, which should be more favored by Li Xiu, saying that he could also leave a good impression on the other party, so that he had not yet entered the financial supervision department, and he already had some advantages over others.

Thinking of the above, Yuan Gongyu couldn't help but have an impulse, and quickly turned this impulse into action, so he was the first to stand up, and then took care of his clothes, and then came to Li Xiu and others with a roll in both hands and said respectfully: "The student is done!" ”

"Oh? So fast? Li Xiu saw this very young student hand in the paper first, and looked at the other party in surprise at the moment, although Yuan Gongyu was born poor, but he looked good, tall and thin, but his face was not very good, after all, during this time, Yuan Gongyu was hungry and full, naturally he was full of vegetables, and the Confucian shirt on his body was also quite shabby, and he knew at a glance that he was the kind of scholar from a poor family.

"The students had the privilege of reading the "Li Gongzi Arithmetic" by the horse before, so they also have some experience in arithmetic, and the problem solving is also done with the new arithmetic of the horse, and the speed is naturally faster than others!" Yuan Gongyu saw Li Xiu's surprised appearance, and he was secretly happy in his heart at the moment, but it was also the first time he faced a big man like Li Xiu, so he also looked very nervous.

Hearing that Yuan Gongyu had actually read his "Li Gongzi Arithmetic", Li Xiu couldn't help but nodded appreciatively, and then looked down at the questions he answered, the new arithmetic uses arithmetic symbols and Arabic numerals to answer the questions, which is very simple and clear, Li Xiu swept it down at a glance, and found that almost all the answers written by Yuan Gongyu were correct, but there were a few simpler methods, but his answers were very complicated, but this was not surprising, after all, he had not really listened to his own class.

"It's well written, your name is ......" Li Xiu praised it first, and then saw the name on the other party's scroll, but this made his voice stunned, and his face showed a stunned expression, and after a while, he looked up at the other party again and said, "Your name is Yuan Gongyu?" ”

"It is the student, the student was the year before last, but he was shallow and unfortunately fell off the list, he was going to study hard for a few years and then participate in the imperial examination, but he didn't expect to see the recruitment list of the financial supervisor yesterday, so he came to apply!" Yuan Gongyu didn't dare to look at Li Xiu directly, so he didn't notice Li Xiu's abnormality, and replied cautiously at the moment.

Seeing that the young man in front of him was really Yuan Gongyu, Li Xiu couldn't help but secretly look at the eldest grandson Wuji and Xu Jingzong next to him, because the eldest grandson Wuji lost power in the future and was exiled, and finally Xu Jingzong sent someone to force the eldest grandson Wuji to hang himself to death, and the person sent was Yuan Gongyu in front of him, in other words, the Yuan Gongyu in front of him was the murderer who killed the eldest grandson Wuji.

"It's really not like they don't get together!" Li Xiu secretly said in his heart at this time, it was just a matter of meeting the eldest grandson Wuji and Xu Jingzong, but he didn't expect to meet another Yuan Gongyu, don't look at Yuan Gongyu is not as famous as Xu Jingzong and Li Yifu in history, but he is also one of Wu Zetian's minions, and secretly colluded with Xu Jingzong and others to make friends, and for a time the power was monstrous, and even famous ministers like Changsun Wuji and Chu Suiliang were folded in their hands.

"Cough, Gongyu, you can be recommended to participate in the imperial examination at a young age, and you will definitely be a national talent in the future, this paper will be put here first, and we will see the results in three days!" However, Li Xiu also quickly sobered up, and said with a dry cough at the moment.

"Thank you, the student is leaving!" Hearing Li Xiu's praise, Yuan Gongyu also had a feeling of excitement, but he was very eye-catching, and he knew how to advance and retreat, knowing that he had already performed just now, and if he stayed any longer, he would be a little ignorant, so he took the initiative to retire, and after speaking, he planned to leave the room.

But before Yuan Gongyu left the room, he saw Li Xiu suddenly stop him and said: "Wait a minute, I came late today, so I delayed everyone's time, and now it's past noon, I have asked people to order a meal in the Zuixiang Building next to it, you go to get a sign at the door, you can go to the restaurant for lunch, and I apologize to everyone!" ”

Originally, this selection should have ended in the morning, but because he entered the palace to discuss the matter, the result was delayed, not only did so many people wait for him, but the weather was hot, so Li Xiu also felt guilty, so he came up with such a way.

"This ...... Thank you, students! Yuan Gongyu had the heart to refuse, but at this time, he was indeed hungry in his stomach, not to mention that he was penniless now, and he could only starve after going back, and now there was a ready-made meal in front of him, so he couldn't refuse no matter what, so in the end, he finally thanked Li Xiu with a cheeky face.

At that moment, Yuan Gongyu came out of the room, and there was a sign at the door that the little official handed out to eat, he took one and entered the restaurant next to him, and the guy immediately beckoned him to sit down, and sent the prepared meal, of course, Li Xiu could not invite these people to eat delicacies from the mountains and seas, but it was also two meat, two vegetables and four dishes, plus a soup, and steamed cakes and rice were eaten casually, as a result, Yuan Gongyu ate four large steamed cakes in a row, and the soup was not left, so he left satisfied.

In addition, Yuan Gongyu found that it was not until he left after eating that other people began to hand in the papers, which made him feel a little more confident, maybe in three days, he could go to work in the financial supervision department, and he also left a little impression on Li Xiu, maybe it won't be long before he can come out.

However, just when Yuan Gongyu dreamed that he was on the rise and soaring, Li Xiu in the room was in distress, although Yuan Gongyu performed very well, but Yuan Gongyu in history colluded with Li Yifu and Xu Jingzong, and he must be a treacherous person without asking, and he is also the murderer of the eldest grandson Wuji, but he has a good relationship with the eldest grandson Wuji, so whether it is reasonable or reasonable, this Yuan Gongyu should be turned away.