"Buzz!"

Although Xie Hong was very calm, his words caused a great reaction. As soon as the words came out, a noise rang out in the Wenhua Palace. At first it was a gasl, then a sneer and a mockery, and finally a burst of laughter.

It is said that this is the Wenhua Palace, which is one of the most sacred places for scholars, and the people present are all ministers of the imperial court, and their status is very high, so there should be no such gaffe.

But no matter how high the status is, it is not a saint, and the Buddha still has three fires, let alone mortals? If you want to blame, you can only blame Xie Hong's ability to attract hatred is too strong, including Wang Yue and other eunuchs, there are hundreds of people present, and there are probably only a few people such as Zhengde who have no grudge against Xie Hong at all.

Just inviting the holy family alone is enough to make people blush and jealous, not to mention that when Xie Hong used billiards to promote the treasure card, he also moved the industries of various families, from hundreds of taels to tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands a year, and the loss of your adult's purse is really heavy.

With a grudge first, the ministers came to see Xie Hong to be ugly and behave today.

Before Xie Hong answered, the cautious person was also a little apprehensive in his heart, for fear that Xie Hong would make some trouble unreasonably, after all, this person is not completely illiterate, but he has a reputation for showing talent. But when Xie Hong shook his head, even the most cautious person put his heart back in his stomach, and only gloating was left.

The first topic is only a temptation after all, although Gu Dingchen's allusions are somewhat biased, but not difficult, most of the people here are a little thoughtful, they thought of the source, although the "Chinese" is not listed in the four books and five classics, but it is not too biased, such a question can not be answered, so do you need to say the back?

Feeling that the suspense has disappeared, the courtiers are all relaxed, and let out a big sigh, since Xie Hong entered Beijing, he has used chaotic means to make a mess of the court, which is really hateful, and now although he is only embarrassed, and there is no real damage to the surname, everyone still laughs.

Among the ministers, especially Liu Daxia and Han Wen laughed the most, except for Xie Qian, who is now closed at home, Han Wen's heel is the biggest; And Liu Daxia's strength is not large, in order to take revenge on Xie Hong, or to maintain the dynasty, he even postponed the original plan of Zhishi this year, if he doesn't defeat Xie Hong, the old man doesn't talk about Zhishi, I'm afraid he won't be able to close his eyes when he dies.

Liu Daxia didn't think that Xie Hong's defeat today would have much to lose, and he would not let his guard down until Xie Hong was substantially eliminated. may see Xie Hong embarrassed and ridiculed by everyone, which can be regarded as an appetizer before the meal, so the old man's laughter is particularly loud, and people who are far away from the Wenhua Hall can hear it.

"Ahem, colleagues, this is the Wenhua Palace, pay attention to the decency, be quiet, be quiet!"

The banquet was nominally presided over by the Hanlin Scholar, but since the cabinet ministers were present, of course, the person with the highest status prevailed, so before Liu Jian spoke, even if others felt that it was inappropriate, it was not easy to speak.

But Scholar Liu didn't know what to think, and it took a long time before he spoke, and the words he said were not too harsh, and those who were familiar with Scholar Liu peeked, but found that Scholar Liu had a vague smile on his face, and his heart was suddenly clear: It turned out that Scholar Liu had been holding grudges for a long time, and he couldn't wait to laugh.

was ridiculed by everyone, but Xie Hong was still calm and calm, and his face was impassive, but the tricks behind him were all anxious. Gu Fatzi is more kind-hearted, except for the sweat on his face and the cold soles of his feet, he has no overreaction; Liu Jin was mean, he turned his head, glared at the third father-in-law viciously, and said in a low voice:

"Little San'er, you work hard for our family, Master Xie can afford you, so he asked you to come with you, look at what you have done? Can't answer such a simple question, like words? Do you feel worthy of the trust of the emperor and Lord Xie? Let me tell you, don't think that if you have been castrated once, our family will not be able to deal with you, our family has many means! ”

"Yes, yes, the villain knows."

The third father-in-law hurriedly lowered his head, but a trace of resentment flashed in his eyes, others didn't notice it, but he was looked at by Xie Hong, who was turning his head. Xie Hong originally listened to Liu Jin's funny words, so he turned around to persuade him, and he could see the expression of the third father-in-law, but he was slightly moved in his heart and thought of something.

However, now is a critical moment, and he doesn't have time to think about it, he put other thoughts aside, and said in a low voice: "Okay, Gonggong Liu, this is not the business of the third father-in-law, it is too difficult for the other party to come up with the problem, and the third father-in-law does not need to be depressed, it doesn't matter, there is an opportunity, we just need to grasp it once." ”

He opened his mouth, and the eunuchs didn't dare to say more, so they all stopped, but their reactions were different. Gu Fatzi still looked worried, but Liu Jin pouted in disapproval, while the third father-in-law raised his head, looked at Xie Hong's back with great gratitude, and secretly vowed in his heart to work hard to repay the other party's tolerance and trust.

"Now the official has a question......" After solving the internal contradictions, Xie Hong turned around and said loudly: "Please listen to the truth, all the lords of Hanlin, the title of the official is like this: but it says that there is a box filled with water, one foot two inches high, one foot three inches long, and ...... wide."

Really!

I only listened to the beginning, but whether it was the Hanlin or the other courtiers, they all had the same idea in their hearts: I knew that this annihilator must be showing off his skills! However, everyone soon laughed again, the hunters have already laid a net of heaven and earth, no matter how cunning you are like a fox, you can't escape the punishment of justice, just waiting for you!

At this time, even Liu Daxia put aside his contempt for craftsmen, with a sneer on the corner of his mouth, waiting for Xie Hong to make a big mistake, isn't it just the trick of Qiyin's skills? When the head office doesn't know how!

Several famous craftsmen held their breath and listened attentively, not daring to miss a word. Although it is not their turn to speak when they solve the problem, they can be appreciated by the scholars and doctors through their own knowledge, and it is not in vain to come to this Wenhua Palace, not to mention the benefits in the future, they can't help but be careless.

Just ......"...... A water pipe is placed on the top of the water tank, with a diameter of two inches and two minutes, and a round hole is opened below, with a diameter of one inch. ”

After Xie Hong's question was finished, the courtiers were stunned, and the famous craftsmen were completely confused, this topic seemed to have nothing to do with craftsmanship!

After thinking about it carefully, all the ministers scolded in their hearts, annihilating the thieves and slippery, and actually coming up with such a messy topic, not only has nothing to do with craftsmanship, it's just boring, right?

The top is filled with water, the bottom is leaking, and the tank has to be filled, how boring people have to be to come up with this kind of problem? I'm afraid that the person who came up with the question was also injected with water in his head, right?

Everyone couldn't laugh or cry, but they were at a loss.

Arithmetic, in fact, is a long-standing knowledge in China, as the basis of astronomy, skill production and other knowledge, Chinese arithmetic is quite broad and profound, such as pi, Pythagorean theorem, are the achievements of arithmetic, "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic" and other works are well-known classics in later generations.

However, in the Confucian policy of governance, this study has not received corresponding attention, although it is not abandoned, but few people look down on it. In the eyes of Confucian disciples, if it is said that the skills of strange silver skills such as craftsmanship are evil and crooked, then arithmetic is almost a side-by-side way. But any Confucian scholar who has the ambition of governing the country and the world will never bother with this.

If you learn arithmetic well, you can also take the imperial examination, but you can only take the Ming Jing, and the subsequent career is completely unable to compare with the Jinshi and Juren who were born on the right path of the imperial examination, at most they are just a clerk in the yamen. Chief? That's not to even think about.

The ability to govern the country can only be obtained in the scriptures and history, and those who only understand professional knowledge are only worthy of being a coolie, which is the concept of Confucianism, in fact, it is also a bit similar to later generations.

In addition, if you want to learn arithmetic well, the difficulty is not under the history of reading the Bible, and in the case of disproportionate input and output, it is naturally conceivable how normal people will choose.

There are few people who learn, and even fewer can successfully enter the court, and there is no one who can still get a decent identity when they enter the court. Although Zhengde made a decree today, saying that all civil and military officials can come to Wenhua Hall to watch the ceremony, it is not really that anyone can come.

The Ming Jing background is basically a clerk, and they don't have a relationship with the officials at all, even if they know that Zhengde's surname is lenient, informal, and dares to come. But the level of the courtiers, they can't get by, they don't have a reputation from a Jinshi, so they want to enter the Wenhua Palace?

Even if the adults hold their own identities and will not be severely reprimanded, they will stare at them with eyes that can kill, and then settle accounts later, so that the people who come will never recover, how dare those officials come? Looking for abuse?

So, as soon as Xie Hong's question came out, the audience was speechless, and they didn't know how to deal with it.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I know that you are only eight years old, but please note that there is a time limit for answering the questions! There is a saying: Knowing is knowing, not knowing is not knowing, since you don't know, why not admit defeat early, why bother to make a mystery here, and waste the time of the emperor and all the adults? Now that the time is running out, how do you answer? ”

It was Xie Hong who broke the silence in the Wenhua Palace, he Shi Shiran opened his mouth, his words were extremely harsh, and he actually threw back the words that Gu Dingchen had just urged him to do untouched.

Gu Dingchen's handsome face turned red, but no matter how popular it is, it's useless, I don't know, I don't know, it's not just him, the Hanlin people are all good at filling in words and sentences, who knows arithmetic, not to mention such a weird and perverted topic.

"When the time comes, what are the plans of the Hanlin Academy?" It is Zhengde who acts as the referee, of course, in order to prevent him from blowing the black whistle, the courtiers stipulate that he can only be responsible for timing, but what kind of person is Zhu Houzhao, even if he can only time, he can still squeeze people.

According to the prior agreement, when the time for answering the question is up, the referee only needs to announce the result directly, but he just doesn't say the result, but asks the Hanlin Academy with a smile what the plan is, and he must hear the word 'admit defeat' from the mouths of the Hanlin Academy. Looking at the eyes of the courtiers, it was really infuriating.

can be angry, no one has time to be honest with Zhengde, everyone's eyes are focused on Gu Dingchen, although he is the champion, but in the Hanlin Academy, the identity of Shu Jishi is the lowest, just now he has been majestic again, this humiliating errand naturally has to fall on him.

"Wechen...... I can't answer. Gu Dingchen had no choice but to get up and answer, but a total of five words came out for a long time, and his voice was very small.

"I didn't hear it." Say that you will be squeezed to the end, Zhengde has always been neat and neat, never dragging mud and water.

"Weichen can't answer." Gu Dingchen glanced at Zhengde with resentment, this is called a grievance in his heart, he is also a champion anyway, a protégé of the Son of Heaven! Your Majesty, you save some face, wow, your protégé has lost face, isn't your face also broken, Your Majesty? It's not a good deal.

"Well, the Hanlin Academy side can't answer, and now the score is 0-0! Let's continue to ask questions from the Hanlin Academy......"

Zhengde doesn't care so much, the protégé of the Son of Heaven is now rotten on the street, playing billiards, playing baseball or, recently Jumbo Zhai has also sold a lot of skates, skateboards or something, people who buy can call themselves protégés of the Son of Heaven, if you have to take care of it, can I take care of it?

It's still the eldest brother's idea, if the feast is opened like this every time, it will be a little interesting, Zhengde is very excited, sitting on the dragon chair scratching his ears and cheeks, looking overjoyed.

(To be continued)