Red House Shoufu

Chapter 143 Apprenticeship
During the Longsheng period, the Supreme Emperor never liked Gao Yongheng's son very much.When Gao Yongheng came of age, he only appointed a county king and sent him to a mansion regulated by a county king in Nanxunfang.

When the current emperor ascends the throne, he will not only be promoted to prince, but also give Gao Yongheng one-fifth of Nanxunfang.And instead of being frugal in the past and spending huge sums of money, the Ministry of Industry was asked to redesign and build the current Zhongshun Palace.

Entering from the middle gate, the corridors on both sides pass by floating water, lotus blossoms, and koi swimming in shallow water.The rockery crosses the water, and the elegant bamboo wears through the forest.

"Father is not here today, so let's not go to the main hall, and go directly to Qilan Garden on the east side."

Gao Wanjiang pointed to the garden not far ahead and said: "This Qilan Garden is one of the most beautiful places in the palace, and the Jinxiu Garden on the west side are all handwritten by garden master Yamanoko. Today, the concubine mother and sister are in Jinxiu Garden There is a flower viewing banquet, and it is not easy for us to go there, I will invite you to go and have a look at it another day..."

Passing through the bamboo forest, you will be greeted by the scenery of Jiangnan gardens.There are many people enjoying the scenery and writing poems in the garden.

"The fourth and fifth princes have already arrived. They are in the high pavilion of Cuiping Terrace. I will take you there."

Gao Wanjiang said with a smile: "Your Majesty has allowed the two princes to leave the palace. No, they came to the mansion early in the morning to wait for Bachelor Lin."

Today's emperor's heirs are not prosperous, and the first three princes have not grown up. This almost affected the choice of the Supreme Emperor's Zen throne.

The fourth prince, Gao Wancheng, and the fifth prince, Gao Wanxuan, are both born to the late Concubine Ronghui.The fourth prince is sixteen years old, and the fifth prince is just thirteen.

It is said that the Supreme Emperor invited Master Zhang of Longhu Mountain to do fortune-telling for the four princes, and then he was placed in the throne of His Majesty today.

As for what the old heavenly master said, no one knows.However, there are rumors in the market that the old celestial master died of no illness after a year, because he was backlashed by the law of heaven because of fortune-telling about the fate of the real dragon.

There are also rumors that the old celestial master told the Supreme Emperor that he is a good grandson, and that the Great Chu will prosper for three generations and so on.

Lin Shu has little interest in these rumors, he believes that man will conquer nature more than the destiny of heaven.

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Cuiping Terrace is the highest place in Qilan Garden, surrounded by orchid grass, exuding bursts of flower fragrance.There is a tall pavilion on the stage, where Gao Wancheng and his brothers are sitting and drinking tea.

Seeing Gao Wanjiang leading the two over, the young Gao Wanxuan got up and waved: "Cousin..."

"Chen Linshu (Wang Huan) sees the two Highnesses!"

Gao Wancheng was obviously much more mature, the moment Lin Shu and Wang Huan just bowed to salute, he stopped them from bowing down.

"The two virtuous men are the pillars of the imperial court, invite them quickly!"

At the same time, he motioned to his brother Gao Wanxuan: "Fifth brother, this is the Lin Liuyuan you've been thinking about..."

As soon as Gao Wanxuan heard the words Lin Liuyuan, he ran over, bowed and said solemnly: "Duke Liuyuan, please accept students as apprentices!"

Lin Shu was taken aback by Gao Wanxuan's actions, and hurriedly avoided the side, while Gao Wanjiang and Wang Huan beside him also looked at them in surprise.

"Your Highness Fifth, you are..."

Gao Wanxuan explained: "Duke Liuyuan has amazing talents. First he has the method of drying salt, and then he has the strategy of vaccinating pox. I heard from my father before that Duke Liuyuan has a lot of knowledge from all countries. Students have admired him for a long time and wanted to worship him for a long time. Under the door. I can see you today, and please Liu Yuangong accept me as a student!"

"Your Highness, I'm just a fledgling person, so I don't deserve His Majesty's praise. If you have the cheek to teach His Highness, you can only make fun of him. There are many great scholars in the court. Your Highness may wish to ask the Holy One to choose the prince's teacher. It's better than this brat. many."

Lin Shu gave a wry smile, it's not that he didn't want to be the prince's teacher, it's just that Gao Wanxuan's actions disturbed his thoughts as soon as they met.

The emperor has these two grown-up princes, and one of them will inherit the throne in the future.He is dedicated to reform, and in order to achieve this goal, he needs to find a king who can support his reform in the future.

But Gao Wanxuan's attitude was very firm. After explaining the reason, he couldn't afford it.Even if Lin Shu declined the suggestion, he still turned a deaf ear to it.

Lin Shu looked aside in embarrassment: "Your Highness, look at this..."

Gao Wancheng said with a smile: "My fifth brother loves the studies of a hundred schools of thought. Before that, he collected books from various sources, including Dashi, Western Qin and other theories. I can't answer his question..."

Hearing this explanation, Lin Shu supported Gao Wanxuan.After hesitating for a moment, he said to Gao Wanxuan: "I only know a little about these things myself, and I can only learn from each other with His Highness to confirm. As for the theory of apprenticeship, Your Highness should not mention it again."

Gao Wanxuan has little interest in the sayings of other saints, but he attaches great importance to respecting teachers and teaching.

"Teacher, that's why preaching and accepting karma solves my doubts. Since Liu Yuangong can solve my doubts for me, he is my teacher! I'll go back to the palace right now and let my father make an order..."

Seeing that Gao Wanxuan was determined to go back to the palace to ask the emperor to issue an order, Gao Wancheng quickly pulled him back: "There is no rush at this moment, it will not be too late to find the emperor father after we return to the palace in the evening. You have accumulated a lot Question? Lin Xueshi is here, why don’t you hurry up and ask.”

"Fourth brother is right..."

Gao Wanxuan took out a booklet from his sleeve, turned a page and put it in front of Lin Shu with both hands.

"Scholar Lin, please sit down first. The fifth younger brother is always like this. When it comes to learning, everything else will be put aside."

Gao Wancheng invited several people to sit down, pointed to his younger brother who was following Lin Shu, and said, "Every time he encounters a problem that he doesn't understand, he will write it down in a booklet and carry it with him. This is the tenth book. I lost count."

Lin Shu took the booklet under Gao Wanxuan's hopeful eyes, and after a closer look, it turned out to be "Four Broken Algorithm Sections" introduced by the Hui people in the former Yuan Dynasty to the Central Plains.

This book is actually "The Elements of Geometry", which was introduced to China by the Persian astronomer Jamaluddin.It's a pity that the Central Plains Dynasty didn't pay much attention to this, and only a small number of people copied and studied it, and named this theory "Xingxue".

Of course, the Central Plains Dynasty also had many theories related to geometry, such as Liu Hui's "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic", Wang Xiaotong's "Jigu Suanjing", Zhu Shijie's "Siyuan Yujian" and so on.However, compared with "Elements of Geometry", it is not systematically compiled into a volume.

The "Four Broken Algorithms and Paragraphs" in Lin Shu's hand should be in the palace collection, and it is a meta-translation version of Euclid's "Elements of Geometry".

"The "Four Thunder Algorithms and Paragraphs" transcribed by Your Highness is the Chinese translation of "Elements of Geometry" written by a great sage named Euclid in Taixi during the pre-Qin period."

Lin Shu flipped through the booklet, and found that there were many problems in the translation. There were mistakes in the formulas and theorems. I don't know whether it was a transcription error or a problem with his own translation.

He closed the booklet and said seriously to Gao Wanxuan: "I know some of the contents of this booklet, but there are many problems in many places copied by Your Highness. Counting numbers, there is a huge difference. I need to recall what I have learned carefully, and write it down. Let’s correct it and talk about other things.”

Gao Wanxuan is like a well-behaved student, his eyes are full of admiration for Lin Shu.He had long been suspicious of these issues in the transcription. Why didn't what was written in the front match what was written in the back?
It's a pity that he asked all the Confucian masters he could find, but no one could answer his doubts.Lin Shu just flipped through it for a while, and then he saw the problem. He deserved to be named the Great Chu Wenkui by his father and emperor.This teacher, he has agreed!
　Thanks to Xuanxuanxuan for the 100 starting coins.

　　The chapter on fishing will continue to be updated at night.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)