In Chuanzhou City, Chang Zhi hosted a banquet for Jie Yuan and others. It should have been a lively banquet, but as soon as Chang Zhi arrived, the whole hall became unusually quiet, as if it was frozen in time.
Li Zhifu burst out laughing, "He must have been shocked by Lord Zhou."
Changzhi rolled his eyes in his heart, "You are joking, Mr. Prefect."
Li Zhifu said, "Don't be restrained."
It's no use saying it. Some people were secretly glancing at Changzhi, and Changzhi immediately turned his head away when he felt they were looking at him.
The prefect saw it and decided not to talk any more today.
Chang Zhi cleared his throat and said, "Since no one has anything to say, let me test you."
Everyone who just passed the imperial examination, "!!"
They don't want to take the test.
Magistrate Li didn't care. He sat there happily watching the show and drinking. It should be said that the wine in Chuanzhou was really good.
Changzhi asked ten questions, which included knowledge of mathematics, astronomy, geography, etc.
Then some people were dumbfounded. They only knew the eight-legged essay and the books they read were also about these things. They had never read any miscellaneous studies.
In the end, everyone was able to answer the math question. Since the math books were promoted, they have also studied them seriously.
Some others know some, but no one can answer all of them.
Ding Jue stood behind the adult and thought, fortunately the case took up the adult's energy, otherwise Sichuan Province's performance this year would have been excellent.
Changzhi had a blank expression the whole time. He only smiled at Jieyuan because Jieyuan answered the most questions correctly. "You are good. Have you studied it before?"
Yang Xiu said: "The teacher is very knowledgeable. After the mathematics books were popularized, the teacher studied them carefully and accepted me as his apprentice. Only then did the student understand more."
Chang Zhi thought to himself that this was due to his high talent and a good master. "Not bad, I'll give you another question."
Yang Xiu said respectfully, "Please ask the questions, sir."
Changzhi published books on mathematics. The mathematics books promoted now are basic and intermediate. Higher-level books have not been promoted yet. Currently, only officials from the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Revenue are studying them.
Chang Zhi asked questions and Yang Xiu answered them. At the end of the banquet, no one dared to look down on Yang Xiu, the top scorer in the championship, even though he was young.
This was also Chang Zhi's fault. He asked many questions and showed his appreciation for talent, making everyone think that Yang Xiu had caught Chang Zhi's eye.
Ding Jue also had this feeling, "Master, are you going to accept a disciple?"
Chang-Chi: “Hmm?”
Ding Jue knew he had guessed wrong, "Your Excellency likes Jie Yuan very much, I thought you wanted to take him as your disciple."
Chang Zhi waved his hand, "I do value talent, but I won't accept any apprentices."
The Zhouhou Mansion is already very eye-catching, so he doesn't dare to accept any disciples. Even his third brother has been away for many years and has never accepted a disciple!
Changzhi returned to his residence, took out paper and pen to write a letter to his family. A few days later, Zhang Jinghong arrived and he was about to go home too.
The next day, Zhou Shuren brought two books to the court. Everyone noticed them and thought they were account books of the Ministry of Revenue.
After the morning court session, Zhou Shuren followed the emperor out and arrived at the government hall. The emperor took the booklet and asked, "Is this the knowledge point compiled by your grandson?"
"yes."
The emperor signaled the prince to review the memorials, while he sat down and flipped through the book, "Well, your children's handwriting is good."
“I’ve been practicing since I was a kid.”
The emperor continued to flip through the pages. He started out flipping quickly, but then he flipped slower and slower as he went on. "He's quite capable."
Zhou Shuren smiled and said, "This is my wife."
The emperor was about to say something but stopped, then continued flipping through the pages. After a while, he put down the two booklets and said, "It is indeed worth promoting."
Zhou Shuren's heart moved, "Your Majesty."
The emperor raised his hand and said, "It's not the right time yet. Why didn't your family participate in the autumn examination?"
Zhou Shuren, "This kid has big ideas. He has two older brothers who are supporting him. He said he wants to live a free life."
The emperor said quietly, "It would be nice if my son really thought so."
Zhou Shuren, "..."
How should he respond to this? He knew that the Second Prince was constantly on the move.
The emperor continued, "The imperial examination should indeed be changed. Let's forget about it this year. How about adding one more subject next year?"
Zhou Shuren's tone was excited, "Very good."
The emperor said: "Your grandson is quite good at organizing things. Don't just organize the knowledge points. Yes, there is also Zhou Mingrui. This kid is not bad either. I will give them two brothers some books, and they will organize them and hand them over to me."
Zhou Shuren, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
The emperor felt that the descendants of the Zhou family had more or less inherited Yang's abilities, and stroking his beard, he decided to carefully choose the other candidates for the princes' wives.
Ministry of Rites, Chang Yi was not a person with an orthodox imperial examination background, and the Ministry of Rites was busy with the Spring Examination, so no one needed his help.
Ever since Chang Yi handed over his power, he has been really idle in the Ministry of Rites and has been studying more often. Because of his fourth brother, he has once again attracted attention.
Changyi ignored the scrutiny and was speechless. It had been so many days, and you haven't seen enough
It was almost noon when Lord Liu arrived. "I knew you had time. I'll treat you to tea."
"Are you taking a day off today?"
"Isn't it obvious what I'm wearing?"
Chang Yi was also unwilling to stay in the Ministry of Rites, "Let's go, I'll treat you today."
"Well."
When they arrived at the teahouse, Lord Liu helped pour tea and said, "I really envy you. Look how leisurely you are."
Chang Yi squinted his eyes, "Shall we switch?"
"I would like to change it, but you can't."
Chang Yi, "... "
It's heartbreaking. It's hard for him to get promoted.
Lord Liu laughed and said, "Come on, have some tea."
Chang Yi snorted, "You didn't come here just for tea, did you?"
Lord Liu coughed and said, "Isn't it that Zhangzhou has also built a pharmaceutical factory?"
"Um?"
Lord Liu smiled and said, "In the future, all the medicinal materials of Zhangzhou will be sent to the Zhangzhou Pharmaceutical Factory. I would like to ask what the regulations of the Ministry of Medicine are. It seems that Zhangzhou is about to receive the medicinal materials."
Chang Yi knew that the tea was not tasty. "Why don't you go to the pharmacy and ask?"
Lord Liu, "I asked, why didn't you ask before? You said to follow the rules."
Chang Yi, "What do you want from me?"
There is no one in their family working in the pharmacy department!
Lord Liu frowned. The medicine department has changed a lot in recent years. The officials there have changed frequently. The officials he was familiar with before are no longer useful. "Ahem, the old lady can talk to the Ministry of Medicine, what do you think?"
Changyi thought he was asking his father for help, but unexpectedly he was asking his mother for help, as if his mother could really have a say and ask some questions!
Time flies, and after a few days, Changzhong's results were sent to the capital.
After the morning court session ended, Lord Wei and other relatives congratulated him one by one, "Congratulations, Lord Marquis."
Zhou Shuren said cheerfully, "Congratulations to you all."
As he said this, he took out a handful of candies from his purse, "All sticky and festive."
This shows how much Zhou Shuren loves his youngest son. He was not like this in the past.
Lord Wei and his friends were holding the candies, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. At their age, they seldom ate candies. When they saw the colorful packaging, the candies in their hands felt a little hot.
Old Master Wen couldn't help but speak up, "Father Zixiao, congratulations to Marquis Zhou."
Zhou Shuren became unhappy after hearing this. So Zi Xiaofu was also destined to be the runner-up