Chapter 266: Young and Frivolous (Second Watch)
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At the same time, a major event happened in Guozijian, dozens of supervisors of the Simen Pavilion led by Chen Qing, a Gongsheng of Beizhili, challenged the two doctors of Guozijian to compete with them in arithmetic.
This incident immediately caused a sensation in Guozijian, the two doctors of Guozijian are masters of Ming arithmetic, Chen Qing and others are just students of the Four Gates, they don't know anything about arithmetic, how can they be the opponents of the two doctors who are proficient in arithmetic, it is simply self-inflicted.
The arrogant posture of Chen Qing and the others immediately angered the inmates of Guozi Supervisor, and then a fierce quarrel broke out with them, and the two sides were young and vigorous, and they almost started to move, and were finally stopped by Qin Xin, the director of Guozi Supervisor.
In fact, Chen Qing and his entourage originally wanted to find the invigilators of arithmetic to compete, but everyone got together and felt that if they competed with the invigilators of arithmetic, they would not bully them, so they targeted the two doctors of arithmetic.
The reason why Chen Qing and the others have such confidence is that they are the same scholars who passed Li Yuntian's examination a few months ago, and they have recently become proficient in the use of the binary quadratic equations taught by Li Yuntian, so they have challenged the doctor of arithmetic.
Chen Qing and others are full of confidence in this challenge, and say that if they lose under the hands of doctors of arithmetic, then they will change to arithmetic.
It's also a little ridiculous to say, none of the scholars who went to the Mingxin Pavilion were superintendents of arithmetic.
The supervisors of arithmetic disdained the four operations published in the "Ming Xin Pao", believing that they were nothing more than a heretical way of grandstanding, and how could they be compared with the orthodox doctrine of arithmetic?
When Li Yuntian knew about this incident, it was too late, and the relationship between Chen Qing and the prisoners of arithmetic was already tense and incompatible, and there was a lot of trouble in the Guozi Prison.
In the face of this sudden incident, Li Yuntian felt quite helpless, he also came from the age of blood and strength, and naturally knew that Chen Qing had a high heart these days.
However, it is good to take this opportunity to cause a change in Guozi's supervision, although the doctor of arithmetic has not yet agreed to the competition, but Li Yuntian already knows the result, Chen Qing and others will undoubtedly win.
The dispute between Chen Qing and the others and the superintendent of the arithmetic school soon alarmed the Guozi Supervisor Bai Yuandao, who was the highest official in the Guozijian and equivalent to the chief of the Guozijian.
Bai Yuandao was very strange why Chen Qing and the other supervisors of the Four Gate Pavilion wanted to challenge the doctor of arithmetic, and the fields involved by the two sides were completely unrelated.
In his opinion, Chen Qing and the doctor of arithmetic are simply asking for their own hardships, how can these hairy boys be the opponents of those two arithmetic masters?
Bai Yuandao originally wanted to persuade Chen Qing and others to dispel the idea of challenge, but Chen Qing and the others' attitude was very resolute, which made him quite helpless, and later thought of a compromise method, so that Chen Qing and others could have an academic exchange with the invigilators of arithmetic, so that the identities of the two sides were equal, and the competition seemed logical.
The supervisors of arithmetic have long wanted to teach Chen Qing and the others who don't know the height of the sky, although Chen Qing and the others are the leaders of the Four Gate Pavilion, but the field of arithmetic is their territory.
Chen Qing and the others also realized that it was incompatible to directly challenge the two doctors of arithmetic, after all, the other party was the teacher, so they turned to the second best thing and decided to compete with the supervisors of arithmetic.
After the collegiate discussion of the two sides, the final test is scheduled to be held in the Wenguan of the Guozijian Association in mid-September, and it will be presided over by Qin Xin, the secretary of the Guozijian Association.
After the news came out, it immediately aroused the interest of many people in the capital, except that Guozijian was the highest institution of learning in the Ming Dynasty, and everyone was particularly surprised by the difference in the identity of the challengers.
In fact, Guozijian is an academic place, so it is not uncommon for inmates to compete with each other, and the Huiwenguan is a special venue for competitions, but it is just an internal competition between the same discipline.
And this time the challenger is the supervisor of the Simen Pavilion, the object is the supervisor of arithmetic, and the content is also the application of arithmetic, this kind of interdisciplinary competition is the first time since the establishment of the Ming Guozijian.
The best in the capital will not let go of such a good opportunity to make money, and they have opened gambling plates to bet on the wins and losses of both sides, attracting many gamblers to bet.
Li Yuntian also joined in the excitement, and sent people to bet on Chen Qing and others to win a big victory in each of the two **, with odds as high as 16 to 16, and to earn some pocket money by the way.
According to the tradition of the Guozijian competition, the two sides of the competition will have a five-game competition, with three wins in five games, and the first three winners will win.
The so-called big victory refers to the fact that Chen Qing and others can win three games in a row, which is simply an impossible task in the eyes of outsiders.
Therefore, the odds are as high as 16 to 1, which means that ** is not optimistic that Chen Qing and others can win three games in a row.
On the contrary, the odds of Chen Qing and others losing three games in a row are only one to two, indicating that gamblers have put their bets on the Guozi Supervisor students.
The hall is a rectangular building, only one story high, and the interior is very spacious and can accommodate 1,000 people.
On the day of the competition, the Huiwen Hall was crowded with people, densely packed with the inmates of the Guozijian, talking at home.
Outside the window and at the doorway were also crowded with people, talking in groups of three or five, and everyone wanted to know who would die in this contest.
Because of today's competition, the inmates of the seven disciplines of Guozijian, Taixue, Guangwenguan, Simenguan, Law, Calligraphy and Arithmetic are all on vacation, and they have come to see the excitement, and the Wenguan is surrounded by water.
In the Guozi Prison, the Simenguan that recruits the children of the seventh-rank officials and below and the children of the common people has the largest number and the most powerful power, and its main force is the prisoners of the tribute prisons in various places, the number is thousands, and the natural supporters are very numerous.
The number of arithmetic and calligraphy students is the smallest, less than 100, and the number can be described as weak.
However, Chen Qing and others used arithmetic to "open the knife" this time, which invisibly made the prisoners of Guozixue, Taixue, Guangwenguan, Law and Calligraphy have the same hatred and hatred, and automatically join the ranks of supporters.
Especially the Guozixue and Taixue, where the children of high-ranking officials and noble relatives are located, have long seen that those poor children with excellent grades in the Simen Pavilion are not pleasing to the eye, waiting to see their jokes.
As a result, the supporters of both sides are half a catty to eight taels in terms of numbers, which is comparable, and the supervisors of Guangwenguan and other disciplines are eager to teach the young and frivolous Chen Qing and others a lesson.
Before the start of the competition, Qin Xin and five men in civilian clothes chatted and laughed and walked into the Huiwen Hall, the noisy scene suddenly quieted down, and the prisoners sitting on the ground got up and looked at the five men in civilian clothes.
According to an unwritten tradition of the Guozijian competition, whenever there was an important competition, Hanlin and Shujishi would be invited from the Hanlin Academy to serve as judges to determine the winner.
This competition is naturally no exception, Qin Xin, as the host, also invited five Hanlin and Shu Jishi from the Hanlin Academy to support the scene.
The Hanlin Academy is the highest temple of scholars and doctors, and it is also the holy place that the prisoners yearn for, so the judgment of Hanlin and Shu Jishi can convince both sides of the competition.
Among the five people who came from the Hanlin Academy this time, there were three Hanlin and two Shujishi, among which the highest position was Shen Yong, the Hanlin attendant of the sixth grade, and the remaining two Hanlin were the Hanlin editors of the seventh grade.
The situation of the Shu Ji Shi is more special, because the Shu Ji Shi is not a position, so it is not awarded a grade, so it is regarded as not entering the stream, and only after three years of study in Wenyuan Pavilion will be awarded the position and grade.
However, there are exceptions to this, and this exception is Li Yuntian, after getting the favor of Emperor Yongle, he was admitted to the Shu Ji Shi as the imperial historian, so although he is a Shu Ji Shi, he has the grade of the sixth grade, which is a rare special case.
Li Yuntian was one of the two Jishi, he didn't want to come to join in the fun, but he couldn't resist Qin Xin, so he had to come to support the scene.
The content of the five rounds of the competition has been decided, the first game is added and subtracted, the second game is multiplied and divided, and the third, fourth and fifth games are all compared.
Li Yuntian, Qin Xin and others sat down on the chairs in front of the Huiwen Hall, Chen Qing and the others and the supervisors of arithmetic were on either side of them, and in front of each of them was a small table with pen, ink, paper, inkstone and abacus, and behind them were full of doctors and teaching assistants from Guozijian.
"Master Siye, there are a large number of people participating in this competition, and students can only play one game each, and the one who calculates the result first wins." Before the start of the game, a tall and thin student glanced at Chen Qing opposite, got up and bowed his hand to Qin Xin, and said loudly.
Although Chen Qing is a member of the Simenguan, he is also proficient in law, calligraphy and arithmetic, especially in arithmetic, and is a well-known talent in Guozijian.
The thin and tall superintendent knew how powerful he was, so in order to prevent him from playing in all five games, he deliberately put forward such a condition.
"Master Siye, the students also have this intention." Chen Qing smiled slightly when he heard this, looking disappreciative, and seemed confident.
The reason why Chen Qing and others dared to challenge the doctor of arithmetic was not because of a whim, but because they had already passed Li Yuntian's assessment and achieved something in their studies, which made them a little arrogant.
To tell the truth, since they learned the arithmetic knowledge taught by Li Yuntian, they really didn't look down on what Guozi supervised and thought was troublesome and backward, so they started to win, and at the same time, they also made a name for the "Ming Xin Jushi".
"In that case, then both of you will elect the person to participate in the five-round competition!" Qin Xin naturally knew the scruples of being a thin and tall superintendent, and quietly agreed.
"Master Siye, the reason why students and others want to learn from their classmates in arithmetic is because students and others feel that the methods taught in arithmetic are too backward."
Hearing this, a smile appeared on the corner of Chen Qing's mouth, and he arched his hand at Qin Xin, and proposed a proposal that shocked Qin Xin, "According to the student's opinion, it is better for both sides to select five people from each other's personnel to participate in the competition, if the student can win by luck, I implore Master Siye to implement a new algorithm in arithmetic!" ”
As soon as these words came out, the scene suddenly caused a commotion, and people talked about it one after another, thinking that Chen Qing was too arrogant and even denied the teaching method of arithmetic.
Li Yuntian's brows first frowned slightly, and then he shook his head helplessly, he now finally understood the purpose of Chen Qing and the others, although the wish was good, but the use of this method was inevitably too extreme.
"Chen Qing, what if you lose?" Receiving such humiliation, how could the superintendent of arithmetic give up, the tall and thin superintendent of arithmetic stood up and glared angrily at Chen Qing.
"Lord Si Ye, if we lose, we are willing to quit the national prison from now on and never enter prison!" Chen Qing pondered for a moment and said solemnly to Qin Xin.
"Si Ye, we also mean the same." Then, the prisoners who were with Chen Qing stood up and bowed to Qin Xin.
They have already decided that if the challenge fails, it means that they are not good at learning, so they are ready to leave Guozijian to go to the Mingxin Pavilion and concentrate on learning from the Mingxin monks.
Ming Xin Jushi not only had profound attainments in arithmetic, but also had some very wonderful remarks, which opened their eyes and made them quite interested.
Hearing the remarks of Chen Qing and others, the people present were in an uproar, Chen Qing and others are the best in the Four Gate Pavilion, and they are considered to be the most promising people in the next Beizhili Township Examination, no one thought that they would gamble so much, wouldn't it be self-destructive future?
The corners of Li Yuntian's mouth showed a smile of relief, and his eyes were full of praise when he looked at Chen Qing and the others, it seemed that his efforts in the past six months had not been in vain, and a group of talented prisoners like Chen Qing were finally attracted by the knowledge he taught. One