After the fourth master and I wear each other [Qing wear]

On May [-], a special imperial examination was held.

At this time, no one expected that they were the first batch of candidates to participate in science and engineering, and most of them were looking at the test papers with sad faces.

A set of test papers, and the time limit for answering is one and a half hours.

It's been a long time.

Unlike the topics of the Four Books and Five Classics, if you don't understand the topics, you can still make a few sentences. If you don't know the various calculation problems in front of you, you can only hand in blank papers.

Kangxi liked mathematics, and wrote related treatises such as "The Method of Jiqiu Pythagorean", "Theory of Triangle Calculation", etc.

All the children of the rich and powerful knew the emperor's preference, and some of them were required to study in the study room, and they had heard the emperor give lectures in person.

Although doing what one likes can win people's favor, very few people can take this path to obtain holy family. Mathematics and physics are not knowledge that you can be proficient in if you want to be proficient.

After mathematics and science, there is the study of Gewu initiated by Newton.

During the Spring Festival a year ago, Kangxi sent books in batches and asked everyone to submit their reading experience.

Everyone thought that it was over after handing in the report, and then the emperor didn't mention half a word of academic requirements for a whole year, so why did they conduct a surprise test?

Kangxi can always give an explanation, this test is to see if everyone has the self-consciousness to learn.

In the examination room, Baotai has already prepared for the worst, and he is estimated to be at the bottom of this test.

Looking at the test paper, he can only do two questions.One question is to calculate the area of ​​dam construction, and the other question is to translate a passage of Newton's theory.

The former taught in the study, and the latter included translations in the set book issued last year.Even so, he did not dare to ensure the accuracy rate.

I had already expected today's result after receiving the preliminary examination notice three days ago.

Baotai accepted the assessment with no reluctance, and his grades were poor. Since he was a child, his grades have been at the end of the crowd among the powerful and powerful children of the clan.

He is used to failing the exam, and he doesn't think it's a big deal to fail the exam suddenly.Do the questions that can be done, don't make it difficult for yourself to think hard, and start to observe the surroundings secretly.

At first glance, he looked at the crown prince and Zhijun king who were seated at the front.

Although he only saw his back, he could also see some clues from his tense back.Last year, when the emperor commented on his reading experience, both of them were not on the list.

In fact, today the prince will be asked to take the exam together, which is really beyond the expectations of a group of people.

Kangxi always treated the prince differently, and distinguished Yinfeng from other princes very early on.

Just in terms of etiquette regulations, everyone bowed three times and kowtowed nine times to the emperor, but was required to kowtow twice and kowtow twice to the prince.

Yinfeng is a half-lord.

Over the past 20 years, Kangxi's various actions have emphasized the prince's uniqueness.

People think that Yinreng will sit in the examiner's seat and review papers with Kangxi in today's basic examination.

Unexpectedly, the emperor treated everyone equally this time, and even asked the prince to be an examinee.He is the same as the other princes and has not been given special privileges.

Baotai is very curious, what kind of grades can the prince get in the exam?

He must be at the bottom, but it doesn't mean that he doesn't understand the way of studying mathematics, physics, and physics.

Poor students also have learning experience. First of all, you can be sure that there is a prerequisite for good grades-you have to spend time learning.

As far as we know, this kind of thing is very rare.

Baotai knew very well that he put the emperor's gift book on the shelf and let it eat ashes for a year. It was not until three days ago that he took a look at it.What about the prince?Can the prince have time to learn this?

Last year, Suo'etu was imprisoned and executed, and the prince claimed that he would not be sick for several months.

Could it be that you are lying on the hospital bed and studying the treatises on Gewu?Or seize the time to develop other forces to fill the gap after Suoxiang's party was eliminated?

In today's exam, no one is optimistic that the crown prince can win the top three, but they all mutter in their hearts that Yinfeng should be able to get a middle grade, right?

In front of the examination table, Yinfeng was already covered in cold sweat.The more I answered, the more powerless I felt, and I never thought that I would be asked to take the exam together.

Even though I learned some mathematical techniques when I was young, I haven't used them for many years, and the formulas for solving problems have been returned to my master.

In recent years, I have no time to calm down and read at all.

After the Suo'etu family was uprooted, he had no choice but to seek new support.If there are no supporters, Kangxi will still take care of it.

People, once they have achieved the highest status, how many people can quit without saying goodbye?

Yinfeng was unwilling to be captured without a fight, and he did not dare to retreat, because he had been the prince for 29 years.

The last person to be a prince for more than 30 years was Liu Shi of the Han Dynasty.

Anyone who has read history books knows how Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty treated the eldest son.Father and son turned against each other, and finally Liu Ju was forced to commit suicide by his own father.

Taking history as a mirror, if the first prince of the Qing Dynasty cannot succeed to the throne smoothly, will there be good results in the end?

Therefore, regardless of whether Kangxi still loves him or is just doing superficial work, he must seize every opportunity anyway.

As the leader of the southern party, Xiong Cilu was in charge of the imperial examinations for many years, but Kangxi personally appointed him to teach the prince.

There is no reason not to seize the contacts that come to your door.

Through Xiong Cilu, Yinreng used the imperial examination to obtain the active choice occupied by the examiners of the scholars, and wooed the southern civil servants overtly and secretly.

Unexpectedly, something happened yesterday, Xiong Cilu came to Yuqing Palace to resign.

It is said that he is old, and he will soon be 70 years old.Although he still wanted to assist the prince, his aging body made him really unable to do what he wanted.The emperor has approved his resignation request, and after handing over the affairs at hand, he hopes to return home as soon as possible.

Yinfeng was very surprised.Even though it was known that Kangxi had a rift with the examiner, He Zhuo and the other three were admitted exceptionally, but Xiong Cilu had never expected that Xiong Cilu would choose to leave the court.

Is this person retreating so thoroughly? !Even if it is a compromise to Kangxi, there is no need to completely surrender, it is actually not a fight, right? !

Persuasion is of no use.

Xiong Cilu said that he assisted the emperor in the early years, and hoped that the monarch and his ministers would start and end well, at least on the surface.He was born in Confucianism, and he didn't want to follow in Suo'etu's footsteps, and eventually gained a notorious reputation.

Yinfeng could understand that he couldn't keep people because Kangxi only gave multiple choice questions.

Either Xiong Cilu resigned voluntarily, so he could still make a good reputation.

This can also eliminate the conflict between the imperial examination examiners and the emperor, and prevent Kangxi from expanding his scope of attack and involving other southern civil servants.

If not, the fate of Suo'etu last year is a lesson for the past.

Xiong Cilu may not have had as many crimes as Suo Xiang, but he can't get out of it unscathed, and don't even want to preserve his reputation in this life.

Suo'etu didn't cry when he saw the coffin, but Xiong Cilu chose to stop the loss in time.

Yinfeng is not reconciled, but he can't completely turn his face on Xiong Cilu.

After people leave, the tea will not be cold immediately.As long as Xiong Cilu survives, the influence is still there.As a prince, even if he doesn't get the full support of those officials, at least he can't offend everyone to death.

Unhappy things happened one after another, and the pressure was getting bigger and bigger day by day.

How can I have the mood to read mathematics and physics? Wouldn't it make my already headache-ridden mind even more dizzy?

Pieces of piles led to the immediate predicament.

Yinfeng looked at the test paper, there were many blanks.Some of the knowledge I have learned before can't be answered with ease now.I'm afraid this time I'm going to lose face, so I can only take the last exam.

Having said that, no matter whether this test is rumored to be instigated by He Zhuo or not, he will never make it easier for this person in the future. Don't think that He Zhuo will be able to work safely in the capital.

In the examination room, some people are like ants on a hot pot, while others write like wind.

Wu Fuyi wrote vigorously, denying that she was the instigator of the exam.

The person who proposed the basic test and designed the test paper is Yinzhen, and he should take a leisurely nap in the courtyard in the northern suburbs.

The paper in front of me is not the original version designed by Yinzhen.

After Wu Fuyi handed it over to Kangxi, he specifically said that he might as well ask other scholars to draw up other examination questions.

I have to take the exam myself, so to be fair, I should change the questions, and the first draft of the exam paper I submitted is to provide some ideas.

Looking at the test paper today, I knew that Kangxi had put a lot of thought into it.There is no original question designed by Yinzhen, but he has grasped all the knowledge points to be assessed.

It is said that Mei Wending and Chen Houyao were invited into the palace five days ago. The two have made great achievements in mathematics and science. It should be five days to design this set of papers.

Wu Fuyi answered seriously, without any attitude of neglect or contempt.

Instead, carefully read and analyze each topic, and speculate between the lines on the thinking and cognition of mathematics and physics scholars of this era.

The one-and-a-half-hour test is finally over.

After handing in the papers and leaving the venue, how many people were happy and how many were sad, waiting for the scores to be released two days later, wondering if the emperor will publicly punish the poor students?

This time, Kangxi did not summon the fourth child to enter the palace, but reviewed 73 test papers with Chen and Mei, who were recruited temporarily.

Rather than reviewing the cloudy answers given by most candidates, Chen Houyao and Mei Wending wanted to do one thing more. They wanted to meet the original test paper creators.

Helpless, the emperor said that the Wusanshan people who submitted the test questions were withdrawn and lived in seclusion, which could only disappoint the two courtiers.

There are more than one or two disappointments in the world.

At least Chen and Mei were temporarily deceived by false news, and maybe one day they will be able to get their wish.

Kangxi made up nonsense, hiding that the preliminary examination was the proposal of the fourth child, in order to protect the fourth child from being attacked by groups.He was not as lucky as his courtiers, because the disappointment he had had was the result of the truth rather than a white lie.

Looking through everyone's answer sheets, I became more and more sure that the fourth brother's suggestion was correct. A science school must be established as soon as possible to officially spread the art of mathematics, physics, and physics.

The 73 examinees, either royal family members or powerful children, were all the group who were sent to Newton's "Principles" at the beginning of last year.

Excluding the fourth child, there are only five Kankans with acceptable grades, Yinzhen, Yinzhen, Yinxiang, Yinyou and Nalan Fusen.

The remaining 67 people, such as the youngest Yinzhi and Qingfu from the Tong family, barely reached the standard, and more people only scored [-] to [-] out of [-].

The most disappointing thing is the prince's answer sheet, which is barely [-] points.

Yinfeng should not only have this score. When he was young, he was excellent in his studies and had studied mathematics and physics in depth.

Kangxi remembered clearly that he taught the prince all the mathematical theories he wrote.

It's not that Yinfeng has no foundation, but if he puts a little effort into reading Newton's "Principles" last year, he will not give this answer.

Reading does not require hard work, but the enjoyment of luxury is non-stop all day long.

According to the records retrieved from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the food and clothing expenses of Yuqing Palace can be regarded as the highest in the entire imperial palace.

Porcelain, fur, silk, tea, jewelry, etc., the prince and his wife's expenses far exceeded the combined expenses of the emperor and the queen mother.

Most of these luxury goods are purchased and shipped from Jiangnan.

It is said that the upper and lower are effective, and it is said that Yinreng's use of these items is to imitate Khan Ama's preferences.

Kangxi does not deny that in recent years he prefers things from the south of the Yangtze River, but the prince wants to learn from his father, why not learn his love of mathematics and science?Why can't the prince learn it, but the fourth child can learn it?

After all, they are all excuses!

When the prince was enjoying it, he said that he was imitating the emperor.When he was asked to study hard, he did not remember his father's ardent expectations.

The more I think about it, the angrier I get.

Kangxi had to admit that even if he was willing to give Yinreng a chance again and again, the reality made him frustrated one after another.Now as long as there is something related to the prince, nothing will satisfy him.

Fortunately, he could still divert his attention, and not all the children in the group were angry with him.

In this preliminary test, one person made the fastest progress.

It was none other than Yinzhen who was criticized by Kangxi for not doing his job properly.

Last year, the reading experience that Yinzhen handed in was not only horrible, but it also missed the point.After a year, this test paper was able to get more than 80 points.

The reason why Yinzhen was able to change in a year, he mentioned the reason in the invitation book at the beginning of the year.During the few months of going abroad last year, the fourth brother took him to study with him when he was free, and he never wasted time.

Kangxi was very pleased, and sincerely lamented that the fourth child taught well.

The fourth child put his heart into it.Even though he and Lao Jiu had disagreements before, it can be seen through practical actions that the two have restored their brotherhood and guided the younger brother in a good direction.

After two days, the test results will be announced.

Kangxi saved face for everyone, did not make a specific ranking, and did not name anyone who is particularly bad.

Give the corrected test papers to the fathers of the candidates. Even if the clan courtiers can't read the math questions, they can always understand the test scores.

Those who are bad should not be criticized in public, but those who are good must be rewarded.

Rewards were given to the top ten. It was not announced who is the top one, but one can get a glimpse of it from the rewards.

Kangxi's reward in kind to the fourth child was not too heavy, but he gave him the right to be exempted from attending classes in the future.

The outside world didn't know that it was the king of Yongjun who produced the test papers, but he got the privilege of not having to attend classes on the spot because he was the best in the test, so good that he didn't need to go to tutoring.

However, it is not the most unexpected achievement for King Yongjun.When I read Newton's "Principles" last year, the emperor praised the fourth elder brother for his good study.

What surprised most people was Brother Nine.

The emperor actually gave him the title of Beizi in recognition of his rapid progress in learning.

As soon as the news came out, people were dumbfounded.

In Nine Prince's mansion, Baotai happened to come here for a meal when Yinzhen received the imperial decree.

After watching the eunuch pass the decree to leave, Baotai couldn't hold back anymore and looked Yinzhen up and down.

Unexpectedly, I really didn't expect that the friends who had been fooling around since childhood turned out to be very successful, and left the team of poor students without paying attention.

Baotai said sourly, "Ninth Brother, Ninth Brother, you are studying in secret, and then scare everyone!"

Yinzhen was holding the imperial decree to confer the title of Ci, and he himself couldn't come back to his senses at this moment.

Five years have passed since the last time Kangxi conferred the crown prince, and Khan Ama was the only one who skipped him from the elder brother to the tenth younger brother.

Within five years, Kangxi did not easily confer titles.Only the fourth brother and the starling were further crowned as county kings because of their meritorious service in the cowpox experiment.

It never occurred to him that this impromptu surprise test would actually earn him the title of Beizi.

Yinzhen was dizzy by this pie from the sky.

When he heard Baotai's words, he was suddenly at a loss for words.

What to say?

This test result is the result of the fourth brother forcing him to read books every day on the ship.At that time, he really had no choice. If he didn't read a book, he could just watch the sea.The sea is full of water, and you will get tired of it after two or three days.

Explained in this way, it seems that he was forced to learn in desperation, and then he was very lucky to be given the title of Beizi.

Can you say that?

As soon as he said it, didn't it look like he had a face that needed to be beaten?