The happy life of a prodigal

This is a bit too unbelievable.

For a moment, shopkeeper Chen didn't know whether to ask for it or not.

Mr. Arithmetic laughed, and continued: "Whether it is bonuses or scholarships, they are all provided by Xin Anhou. Don't worry, Xin Anhou does not lack these money, but he feels that there is a lack of talents in the court.

And recruiting younger brothers is the talent that the court needs in the future, and this little money is really nothing. "

"Marquis of Xin'an, above the court, talented..."

Shopkeeper Chen was dumbfounded again when he heard these three words.

He really couldn't imagine that his thin daughter could have anything to do with these three words.

Could it be that Marquis Xin'an intends to train Zhaodi? In that case, isn't Zhaodi likely to enter the imperial court in the future?

But... Zhaodi is a girl after all!

For a moment, he felt like his mind was in a mess.

At this time, Mr. Arithmetic said, "It's almost time, Shopkeeper Chen, shall we set off?"

"what?"

Shopkeeper Chen was slightly taken aback, then woke up from the trance, and hurriedly said: "Okay, okay, listen to the master."

So, he took Chen Zhaodi into the carriage.

The carriage drove slowly, and soon arrived at Baolefang in the south of the city.

That is, not far from the new academy.

At this moment, an unknown number of people have gathered here.

At first glance, there must be at least tens of thousands of people.

The number of densely packed is unclear.

There are scholars in robes and books in their hands.

There are also ragged refugees who don't know what they are doing.

More are ordinary people in ordinary clothes, who come to see the lively ordinary people.

Of course, many of these ordinary people's children are studying in new-style academies.

Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many idle people coming over to watch this competition that they couldn't understand at all.

The five people selected by the scholars had already arrived at the scene. They were sitting in the main hall of Baolefang Auction. All of them were well-dressed and held the "Analyses" in their hands. They looked very knowledgeable.

On the other side are people selected by the new academy.

Except for Chen Zhaodi, the other four had already arrived, although they were well-dressed and looked like scholars.

However, many failures in the imperial examination have left some traces of vicissitudes on them.

Make them look a bit decadent.

But if you observe by yourself, you will find that their eyes are also shining with light.

Chen Zhaodi got off the carriage, looked at the scene in front of him, felt a little nervous, and couldn't help but took a deep breath.

At this time, a strange voice suddenly came from beside him.

"Don't be afraid, I have read your test paper, and I can hang these scholars up and beat them!"

Chapter 785 The Competition Officially Begins

The voice was indeed very strange, but it seemed to have been heard somewhere.

Chen Zhaodi turned his head and saw a very handsome young man in Chinese clothes standing in front of him, looking at him with a smile on his face.

She was slightly taken aback, and then immediately reacted.

Standing in front of him was Xin Anhou!

"New...Xin Anhou!"

Chen Zhaodi was a little nervous.

Not to mention her, even shopkeeper Chen and Mr. Arithmetic beside her are the same.

Marquis Xin'an is known as the elder of Xiaoge. It is extremely rare to be able to take a look at him from a distance.

What's more, face to face like this?

Seeing this scene, Fang Xiu showed a smile on his face, took a step forward, patted Chen Zhaodi on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Don't have any burdens, it's just a competition, it has nothing to do with your usual exams in the academy. the difference."

"Students know!"

Hearing this, Chen Zhaodi took a deep breath, and his nervousness eased a lot.

Because the only burden she has to come here to participate in the competition is the 1000 taels of silver.

1000 taels of silver gave her great confidence, but also gave her a great burden.

She knew what 1000 taels of silver meant, and she also understood why the academy gave her a bonus of 1000 taels of silver.

Therefore, she became more nervous and more afraid, afraid that she would not be able to compare with those scholars.

Afraid of embarrassing the Academy, afraid of embarrassing Xin'an Hou.

I was afraid that the 1000 taels of silver that Xin'anhou would throw away for nothing.

However, at this moment, listening to Xin Anhou talking about his test paper, he had read it, and listening to him, it was just a small competition.

She instantly relaxed a lot, and she never felt the same way before.

Seeing her relax a bit, Fang Xiu waved his hand and said, "Go, the competition is about to start, someone will send you the test papers, and the charcoal pencils are already ready, you just need to rest assured The exam will be fine."

"Yes, Marquis Xin An!"

Chen Zhaodi responded, glanced at his father and husband, saw them nodding, saluted again, turned and left.

The host of this competition is the sacrificial wine of Guozijian.

There is no doubt that only Guozijian Jijiu can hold such a scene.

In other words, only Guozijian sacrificial wine can convince the scholars.

Undoubtedly, the Guozijian's sacrificial wine is naturally aimed at the scholars, and the topics issued by the Guozijian and the Imperial Academy are naturally selected from ancient books with slight changes.

But Fang Xiu didn't care, he also believed that the students of the new style college could hang up and beat these scholars in terms of mathematics.

No matter what level of scholar the opponent is, he has studied arithmetic for many years.

No way, Fang Xiu spent a lot of time compiling "Basic Arithmetic".

This book does not include advanced knowledge such as college mathematics and linear algebra, but everything else is included. As long as the students of the new-style college study it well, the "Suanjing" is not the same thing at all!

The content of this competition is very simple, it is an exam.

One paper, five people, whoever has the highest average score will win.

It stands to reason that after marking the test paper, it is divided into four grades: A, B, C, D.

But under Fang Xiu's strong interference, he naturally chose the [-]-point system.

In this case, the statistics are more convenient.

The scholars were reluctant at first, after all, the [-]-point system is used by the new-style academy.

But after thinking about it, this is indeed more clear, and it can also make the people of this new-style academy more convinced.

Therefore, there is nothing more to say.

Guozijian Jijiu's surname is Lu, and he is quite old now, with gray hair and dim eyes.

But just standing there, it does give people a sense of majesty, and it looks extraordinary.

Lu Jijiu stood in the middle, waiting quietly.

After a while, Chen Zhaodi, the last candidate to attend the competition, walked to the main hall and took her own place.

After everyone saw Chen Zhaodi's face clearly, they were silent at first, and then a burst of heated discussions erupted.

"Why is it a child, or a woman!?"

"What does this mean? Doesn't Xin Anhou want to insult us in this way?"

"I think it's possible. After all, Marquis Xin'an always does things unexpectedly."

"What is self-abandonment? This is called self-abandonment. There is no competition yet, and I voluntarily gave up a place. If this is the case, the new academy can still win, then it is really a joke! A joke!"

The onlookers opened their mouths one after another. Despite their tolerance, they were still extremely angry after seeing Chen Zhaodi, a child.

Marquis Xin'an didn't take them seriously!

Not to mention these scholars, even the common people watching were surprised for a while.

"Why is there a child in this new-style academy?"

"What's wrong with the child, the child can't be proficient in arithmetic? I don't think this child will lose?"

"Hey, why are you talking so illogically, is this kid a relative of yours?"

"I'm her father! What's wrong!?"

"No wonder......"

There was a lot of discussion in the audience, and the same was true on the stage.

The few scholars all looked at Chen Zhaodi, their facial muscles twitched a little, obviously unable to accept that they were participating in the same competition with such a child.

But they couldn't say anything.

After all, it is their business to send whoever the other party sends to participate in this competition, and they really have nothing to interfere with.

As for the other four from the new academy who participated in the competition.

Before that, they all knew the news, and there was nothing surprising about it.

He just looked at Chen Zhaodi curiously.

Curious and at the same time full of admiration, they all heard what their Mr. Arithmetic had said.

This kid has the highest score in the entire new-style academy, so it's okay to get a high score. This is the last question that they have no idea, and they have found an idea.

I really have to admire it!

And still so young.

The future must be a master of mathematics!

As for Master Jijiu Lu from the Imperial College, his eyesight was dim, and he didn't see what Chen Zhaodi looked like at all. He just felt a little noisy, so he frowned, and said loudly in a vicissitudes of life: "Quiet!"

His voice was a little hoarse, after all, he was old.

But when the scholars saw it, they hurriedly shut up.

The prestige of Guozijian Jijiu is there.

In an instant, the entire hall fell silent.

Guozijian Jijiu saw that the surroundings had become quiet, turned his head and looked around, and saw that all ten people had arrived.

So, he waved his hand and said: "The students are all here, and the competition will officially start next, put all the test papers down, you have an hour to read carefully, and answer carefully.

If you leave halfway, it will be considered as the end of the answer sheet, do you understand? "

Chapter 786 Another Early Submission

The scholars and the students of the new academy naturally got up and saluted respectfully.

"The students understood."

"Okay." Guozijian Jijiu looked behind him, waved his hands, and said, "Scroll."

Later, someone naturally stepped forward to hand out the test papers.

This examination paper was produced by the doctors of the Mathematics Institute of the Guozijian. The two doctors stayed up all night, did not know how many classics they read, and did not know how much brain power they spent to produce such a test paper.

I just hope that these scholars can gain some momentum and get a better result in the exam.

Of course, no matter what, these scholars will always have to do better than the students of the new-style academy.