Li Hong waved his hand on Bai Chun's chest several times, and the fine rice paper made a sound as he waved it, but it still failed to attract Bai Chun's attention.
Someone had no choice but to slap Bai Chun on the buttocks with his other hand, which woke up Bai Chun from deep thought. The startled Bai Chun looked at Li Hong angrily and saw that he was Holding the paper in his hand, he immediately stuck out his tongue playfully and quickly took the paper and pen from Li Hong's hand.
At this moment, Lin Shiling, who was standing in front of Li Hong, also opened his eyes, bowed and said, "Your Highness, I already have the exact answer."
"Oh, about a cup of tea, it's not bad, let's talk." Li Hong said lightly, and he was also looking forward to Lin Shiling's answer.
"Back to Your Highness, the correct answer is that there are 624 monks in the temple." After Lin Shiling finished speaking, Li Hong just looked at him quietly.
Lin Shiling suddenly understood in his heart that His Highness the Crown Prince seemed to know the correct answer. Otherwise, he would not have looked like this. It seemed that he was right in not deceiving His Highness the Crown Prince with the wrong answer.
Although I wasted some time, I calculated the correct answer. In any case, I was worthy of my self-proclaimed arithmetic master.
"Tell me how you calculated it." Li Hong said calmly. He knew that this problem was actually the easiest to solve using a linear equation of one variable, but he never believed that Lin Shiling solved this problem using a linear equation of one variable.
"Yes, Your Highness." Lin Shiling's attitude became more respectful, and he did not dare to claim that he was a master of arithmetic. Anyone who could come up with such a question must be several steps ahead of him in arithmetic.
He racked his brains, but he had never heard such a question in any book or anywhere.
So he continued to bow and said: "Back to Your Highness: three monks have one bowl of rice and four monks have one bowl of soup. We can know that three rice bowls and four soup bowls, a total of seven bowls, require twelve monks to use. In this way, Three hundred and sixty-four bowls can be used by fifty-two groups of monks, and one group of twelve people is six hundred and twenty-four monks."
"It's so valuable, look at this again." Li Hong motioned to Bai Chun to give Lin Shiling the white paper he just handed her.
Lin Shiling didn't know Bai Chun's identity, but it seemed that he was certainly not low in the prince's palace, so he took it respectfully, and after thinking about it for a few times, a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth: "Interesting, this kind of poetry folk looks much more interesting. Now, I can’t write poems, but I can still recite poems: The horse is like flying when I go back from admiring the flowers. It’s already dusk when I wake up from the wine. When I wake up, it’s already dusk.”
There are fourteen characters in the whole poem. The loop poem is to skip a few words and then loop around to form a poem. For today's Tang people, it is not difficult at all. Li Hong did not expect this to be difficult for him. He came up with the title like this, just because he wanted to It proves whether his talent and learning are worthy of the admission criteria.
"Do you still remember who your examiner is?" Li Hong asked.
"Your Highness, remember, my name is Su Jing." Lin Shiling's eyes could no longer hide the excitement, and even revealed a sense of ambition. He was even more nervous than when he was answering math questions just now.
He knows that whether he can enter the official career is probably at this moment. He got drunk on the streets of Chang'an and was thrown out by the city's military guards countless times. Even every time, the city's military guards would make him drunk. The body is covered with straw or tattered kapok, etc.
Although the long-term decadence caused his body to suffer a certain amount of damage, he always believed that one day he would be able to enter the official career and become famous and prosperous.
He once imagined that one day he would meet a high-ranking official or meritorious wealthy family in Chang'an City who would look him in the eyes, appreciate his talents and recommend him, and from then on, he would start his official career relying on his own talents.
But he had the most lofty ideals, and the standard for the highest-ranking and well-informed people had also changed from the standard of six ministers at the beginning to the one where the minister could appreciate him. As time went by, the standard of the noble and wealthy class in his dream also dropped again and again. drop.
Even sometimes in the cold and windy late nights, when he was woken up by the biting cold and shivering against the wall to keep warm, he would abandon his lofty ideals and think: Even if someone appreciates him at this moment, it will be enough. My own talent is just missing a stepping stone.
But no matter it was severe cold or scorching heat, his life still ushered in a turning point in the year after he failed to pass the exam. Even in his most beautiful dreams, he never dared to think that one day he would meet the current Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty.
He also knew very well that as long as he seized the opportunity given by His Highness the Crown Prince and relied on his outstanding talents, he would be worthy of being a close minister of the Crown Prince.
A cold light flashed in Li Hong's eyes. Apart from Li Yifu and Xu Jingzong, he had never met anyone with eyes so similar to those two people in the past few years.
But as long as your talent is sufficient, Li Hong will never care about your character. What's more, he is short of such a person now.
Thinking of this, Li Hong couldn't help but think of the four famous cruel officials of the Tang Dynasty during this period in history: Suo Yuanli, Zhou Xing, Wan Guojun, and Lai Junchen.
It seems that the emergence of cruel officials during this period was not only decided by Wu Mei personally, but probably had a lot to do with the political environment at that time in history.
Otherwise, why would I, at the same time, hope to have someone in my hands who would do everything possible when faced with the game of five surnames and seven families, meritorious wealthy families, high-ranking officials, and great scholars
Li Hong shook his head casually as he thought about it, as if he was making excuses for himself to use such a person, comforting himself that he should use such a person as a matter of course, instead of just relying on conspiracy to game the rich family.
Sighing softly, Li Hong brought his thoughts back to the present. There was still a fierce battle waiting for him tomorrow, and most of his officials in the East Palace would also participate. He had to do his homework today.
"Come with me to the court tomorrow, and Yangwu will take him to wait outside the Xuanzheng Hall tomorrow." After Li Hong finished speaking, he stood up and left. Now he wanted to think about the situation tomorrow alone, whether he could fight with the heroes by himself. !
This kind of great court meeting is different from the real great court meeting held in the Hanyuan Hall at the beginning of each year. The great court meeting held at the beginning of the year is full of officials, foreign envoys come to pay tribute, congratulations, tributes, etc. Indispensable.
Strictly speaking, the great court meeting held by Li Hong was more like a court meeting convened by the emperor when discussing a matter related to national security with ministers, gathering everyone to brainstorm.
The heads of the seven families with five surnames were the first to bear the brunt. When Li Hong banned old money, they smelled a strong conspiracy. In order to stop fighting and retreating, they were fully prepared to fight a protracted war this time. Therefore, early He had already arrived in Chang'an secretly.
Compared with the five surnames and seven families, they are naturally much faster. They are all around Jingzhao Mansion. It is naturally easy to rush here to participate. Of course, they also know the ultimate purpose of this court meeting. , everyone was so strong in their hearts that they would not let go even if they were beaten to death, and they would never bargain with the prince.
The dignitaries were obviously not as strong-willed as them, and they were thinking secretly, or whispering to others in low voices, discussing how to deal with the situation for a while.
At the very least, the Hongxue scholar looked clean and upright, with an indifferent look on his face. He was chatting and laughing with some people around him. They seemed not to care at all about what would happen in the court today.
The feeling of calmness and lightness gives people the impression that they have no ghosts in their hearts and are upright.
Cheetah and Jingzhe, who had not been seen for a long time, handed Li Hong a thick piece of paper in their hands when Li Hong was wearing the prince's court dress and crown.
Accompanied by Xia Zhi and Xiaoxue as well as Yang Wu and Lian Tie, Li Hong entered the Daming Palace for the first time with the prince's guard of honor.
Yang Wu put a report in his hand into his arms. Lian Tie took the report that Cheetah had just presented to him from Li Hong and carefully put it into his arms.
Bai Chun panted and ran over from a distance. The prince's honor guard had no effect on her. She quickly twisted her slim waist and ran to Li Hong. She also handed a thick stack of good rice paper to Li Hong.
Lin Shiling was arranged in the honor guard by Yang Wu. Yesterday, Yang Wu had told him some rules for entering the palace. Now he was following the prince's honor guard, and his heart was filled with excitement. He felt that whether he could embark on an official career was right here. One day.
Li Yifu, Shangguan Yi, Yang Sijian, Guo Yu and others, plus Prince Zhan Shi, Prince Jia Ling and other East Palace officials, everyone began to walk out of Jiafu Gate with great momentum. Although the group of hundreds of people was small in number, it was This is the first time for His Royal Highness to go to court with such a grand ceremony, and it still looks solemn and solemn, giving people a majestic demeanor that a royal family should have.
In the Zichen Hall, Li Zhi surprisingly did not get up late on this day. He got up very early as he usually had to go to the morning court. Wu Mei hurried over from the Penglai Hall.
Both of them are like mirrors in their hearts. They both know that today will not be an ordinary day. What will happen today may affect the future direction of the court, and even the reputation of Prince Li Hong among the officials in recent years. , will all be improved because of today, or devalued because of games.
Wu Mei helped Li Zhi tidy up the dragon robe, and she herself was wearing a court dress that reflected the Queen's phoenix. She inadvertently glanced at the memorial next to her. Although she didn't know what it was, Wu Mei felt that this memorial was probably very important. Heavy.
Morning bells and evening drums, the bells on the Drum Tower ring melodiously, and the morning pilgrimage will begin.
The prince's honor guard slowly entered the Xuanzheng Hall at this time. The high-pitched morning call of the ceremony officer sounded from the Danfeng Gate. The sharp morning calls started from the Danfeng Gate and passed by the Jinwu Guards standing on both sides. Then go to the ceremony officer standing motionless on the steps of Hanyuan Hall.
The loud voice finally stopped at the entrance of Xuanzheng Hall, and Li Hong also sat down on the throne of the prince, just below the emperor.
(End of chapter)