Zhou Yuan was so addicted to solving the problem at the moment that he couldn't extricate himself at all, and even the hot sweat Zhou Yuan didn't pay attention to it, so he didn't notice that a young man in civilian clothes was quietly standing beside him.

He kept calculating and thinking with his chips.

The topic sparked his competitive spirit.

Zhou Yuan has been fascinated by arithmetic since he was a child, so much so that he couldn't extricate himself, and last year he went to Beiping to ask the former prime minister Zhang Cang, the Hou of Beiping, about arithmetic.

It's a pity that the Marquis of Beiping is already dying, and people are already demented, and now he can only survive by drinking women's milk, which really makes him regretful.

After it was reported that he was going to test arithmetic in this exam, he immediately became interested.

So he assumed the alias Zhang Jin and came to participate in the examination.

For him, being an official? It's so easy!

As long as his father mentions it a little in front of the Son of Heaven, he can immediately become a Lang official, or even a doctor with real power.

But he had little interest in a career.

He prefers arithmetic, women, and medicine to being an official.

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Liu De stood beside him and watched for a while, then walked away silently, and after walking up the stairs, Liu De instructed Ji Di: "Don't read that person's scroll, send it directly to me!" ”

There is no way, Liu De estimates that this Zhou Yuan may not be able to find the clue of the fifth question until the end of the exam.

But in case he doesn't pass the exam, and then his dad gets more serious, don't say anything else, as long as he exaggerates some facts in front of Liu De's cheap dad, it's enough for Liu De to drink a pot!

Now, I can only put this person's name directly into the admission list.

No one dares to gossip anyway!

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Before the sun is at its peak at noon. The examination has come to an end.

One by one, the scholars walked out of the examination room sweating, and they were happy. There are also lost ones.

These scholars walked out of the examination room and immediately faced the answers in groups. Talk and discuss with each other.

Yan Yi dragged his tired body, walked out of the examination room, and met several world friends.

"How did Brother Yan do in the exam?" An older man asked, "I'll only answer the third question...... and he sighed and said, "It's too hot to affect my thoughts, otherwise the fourth question should be able to answer ......"

Yan Yi glanced at the friends around him and said, "I answered four questions, but I don't know how to make a decision no matter how I think about the fifth question!" ”

As soon as these words came out, they immediately resonated with people.

"yes!" Someone said, "That fifth question is too difficult." I feel that even if Xiao He Zifang is resurrected in today's world, I am afraid that it will be difficult to answer! ”

Xiao He and Zhang Liang were recognized as masters of mathematics in the Han Dynasty back then, and they were known for their quick thinking.

Yan Yi shook his head and said, "Someone should be able to answer ......"

"This question is somewhat similar to the several cases contained in the chapter "Decay" in "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic", but it magnifies the difficulty, and you may not be able to find the answer for a while, but if you concentrate on studying it for three or five days and half a month, you should be able to get results!"

Yan Yi also has some eyebrows at this moment.

Math is such a thing. As long as you find a pattern, you will definitely be able to find the answer!

"What Brother Yan said is not bad!" Someone chimed in: "When I go back, I will be determined to do the math of this fifth question if I can get the answer sooner." Undoubtedly......" The man immediately shut up and said stupidly, "It's nothing ......"

But this expression of three hundred taels of silver here immediately reminds people of it.

Since ancient times, there has been no first. Wu Wu is the second.

What the literati want to fight for most is a name.

No matter writing articles, doing things. It's still a strategy, and you can get the first. Always more noticed than second.

Now the fifth question of this examination has stumped thousands of scholars of various schools.

There is no doubt that as long as someone can give an answer in the first time, then at least they can mix up an official position, and even be reused by the imperial court!

At this time, arithmetic is also a part of the imperial court temple calculation.

Since the former prime minister Zhang Cang, the Marquis of Beiping, the imperial court has selected officials, and they especially like the kind of people who are good at arithmetic.

To be an official nowadays is not only to write a good article, but also to know how to do things.

Not to mention anything else, in a county, the top priority every year is to count Chang'an, the arithmetic is not good, and even the accounts are not clear, and if it is sent to Chang'an, it will be fired immediately!

Therefore, the Sima and the main man of the counties and counties are generally people with good arithmetic.

What's more, the honor and pleasure of solving a problem that thousands of people can't solve is enough to spur the scholars to work hard.

So, everyone quickly laughed a few times tacitly, and then immediately rushed home to calculate the fifth problem.

Yan Yi looked at these friends who he knew well on weekdays, and they dispersed in a hurry in front of interests, and he couldn't help sighing in his heart: "Etiquette and music are broken, and people's hearts are not ancient......"

Then he got into his carriage and said, "Quick, go home at once!" I'm going to solve the problem! ”

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Before sunset, all the test papers in the three examination rooms were moved to Liu De's bedroom.

Ji Di and Zhang Tang each took a dozen people to start reading the papers.

The marking speed is still quite fast, because the first four questions have standard answers, and if you compare them, you will know whether they are right or wrong. As for the fifth question, Liu De instructed that if someone wrote the answer, send it directly to him.

It took more than two hours and more than 2,700 examination papers to be reviewed, and in the end, 87 people answered four questions correctly and more than 800 people answered three questions correctly. And there are more than 400 people who wrote the answer under the fifth question.

The rolls of more than 400 people were first sent to Liu De.

Liu De was a little surprised when he saw it.

There are still a lot of confident people!

But when he opened the test paper, Liu De's brows furrowed, and he read more than a dozen papers in a row, all of them were random answers written by some unknown guys, and there were no steps to solve the questions.

However, this is also the atmosphere of arithmetic at this time.

However, these people, Liu De didn't look at the answers to their other questions, and they were all degraded.

The reason is very simple, these guys know that they are speculating at a glance, how can Liu De give them the opportunity to speculate!

In other words, the correct words are: the Han family does not need officials with bad character!

After degrading more than 100 people in a row, Liu De's heart was a little annoyed, and at this time, a test paper full of words appeared in front of Liu De's eyes, which made him finally have the desire to look at it.

Looking at the candidate's name, Liu De sighed: "Sima Xiangru? ”

Looking at the content again, Liu De suddenly cried and laughed.

What is the answer to the arithmetic question above, it is clearly a sycophant poem, the article first started with the topic of Liu Dechu, and has been extended to the three emperors and five emperors, the behavior of the ancient sages and saints, the words are gorgeous and beautiful.

"Sure enough, it is the culmination of poetry!" Liu De smiled and quietly stuffed the test paper into his sleeve: "The sycophants are good, you have passed!" ”

As a superior person, you need to be assisted by three kinds of people.

One is a direct minister, who can speak out about mistakes and remind the monarch without fear of gains and losses.

One is a minister, who acts strategically, has a policy for doing things, and can implement and carry out the will of the monarch.

The last one is the sycophant, the one who can write a good article.

As a traverser, Liu De really knows too well how powerful and effective the monarch is to tout and deify.

Don't talk about Jin Fat, Jin Er Fat, and Jin San Fat are the best examples.

A modern country can be turned into a family under the toution, and the whole country is excited to see the portraits of the three chubby, whether they are true or not. (To be continued......)

PS: How many changes can 0-0 have today?