Daming: Old Zhu, we agreed not to rush!

Chapter 166 I'm not as good as Mr. Su
Su Jing didn't know that the casual words between himself and Zhu Biao had already burned the brains of all the scholars of the Daming Imperial Academy.

And this moment.

In Fengxian Hall, Zhu Yuanzhang sat on a chair, closed his eyes and meditated.

In his mind, it was Zhu Biao's conversation with himself in Fengxian Hall not long after the Mid-Autumn Festival.

To be precise, it is Su Jing's view on the imperial examination.

Stereotyped taking an official position will cause great harm to the world!
These words were deeply engraved in Zhu Yuanzhang's head.

Lao Zhu didn't have a deep understanding of the benefits of science.

Because the current Ming Dynasty does not have the germination of science.

Stereotyped taking an official position endangers the development of science. Even though what Su Jing said is very serious, there is no big disturbance in Lao Zhu's heart.

Perception determines altitude.

It is normal for Zhu Yuanzhang, who has never seen a modern society, to have little feeling for science.

However, the "advantages" of the stereotyped selection of officials described by Su Jing perfectly fit Zhu Yuanzhang's ideas.

The reason why he adopted the method of making the imperial examination similar to stereotyped selection of officials is precisely because this allows scholars all over the world to learn Confucianism of Confucianism.

To learn from heaven, earth, monarch, relatives and teachers, to respect the supremacy of imperial power.

In this way, this world, in terms of thinking, will always be the world of Old Zhu's family.

Su Jing sees it very clearly, just like he reads other things about Daming, and he can always understand Zhu Yuanzhang's inner pain.

"Su Jing, why are you so clear about my thoughts?"

Zhu Yuanzhang sighed slightly.

Zhu Biao was also very aware of the taboo nature of this thing, so he told Zhu Yuanzhang face to face.

At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang's expression did not change much, but his heart was turbulent.

What Su Jing saw through was not only his thoughts, but also the thoughts of the emperors of all dynasties in this land of China.

Domination is more important than science.

This sentence really touched Lao Zhu's heart.

Compared with any scientific progress, Lao Zhu cares more about whether the world is still in the hands of Lao Zhu's family.

However, science can promote the progress of productivity.

The improvement and improvement of productivity is the key to solving the contradiction between man and land.

The contradiction between man and land was the main reason for the collapse of the feudal dynasty.

The development of this science seems to be able to extend the life of the feudal dynasty.

All of this is like a cycle.

No matter what, you can't escape.

Zhu Yuanzhang closed his eyes and rested his mind, his inner thoughts were extremely heavy.

It is clear that everything has just begun when he established Daming by himself, but Su Jing has already predicted everything.

Even now Lao Zhu doesn't think about the distant future.

Su Jing even directly predicted that the imperial examination would stop as soon as it was reopened, which made it impossible for Lao Zhu not to think about it.

Zhu Yuanzhang knew that the suspension of the imperial examinations mentioned by Su Jing was not the harm of stereotypes.

There must be other reasons.

But what is the reason?
In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang did not have much confidence in the bachelors of the Imperial Academy.

But you have to try to know.

Zhu Yuanzhang took out the two math problems that Zhu Biao sent back, looked at the content of the problems, and muttered in his mouth: "Is science so useful?"

Then he remembered Su Jing's mention of Liu Bowen's ability in mathematics.

Without hesitation, with these two questions, Zhu Yuanzhang went directly to Chengyi Bo's mansion.

At this time, the sincerity is in the uncle's mansion.

Liu Bowen is still the same as usual, planting flowers, sipping tea, and living a life of not leaving the house.

It seems to be indifferent to everything outside.

However, in his heart, he was worried.

Worried about Su Jing's situation, one day in the future, he will become even worse than himself.

But he didn't dare to show anything, because he himself was in danger.

"Hahahaha, Bowen, how are you doing recently?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's voice suddenly sounded behind Liu Bowen, which startled Liu Bowen.

He immediately turned around and was about to kneel down towards Zhu Yuanzhang, but Zhu Yuanzhang grabbed his arm with sharp eyes and quick hands: "Berwen, there is no need to salute, I just came here to relax."

Among other things, Lao Zhu's acting skills are still very online when it's time to act.

Even though he was already very suspicious of Liu Bowen in his heart, at least in terms of face, he was still very decent.

"Your Majesty, I am afraid."

Liu Bowen didn't dare to take Zhu Yuanzhang's words seriously, he should be terrified if he should.

Looking at Liu Bowen's performance, Zhu Yuanzhang was still very satisfied.

"Sit down and talk."

Zhu Yuanzhang said lightly, while speaking, he had already sat down, as if he was the master here.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Liu Bowen said respectfully.

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at the blooming chrysanthemums in the courtyard, and said with a smile: "Berwen, you are in a good mood, and you can play with these flowers very well."

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I just have nothing to do, raise flowers, and pass the time."

Liu Bowen lowered his head and replied.

"Have nothing to do?"

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned, and said with a smile: "Bo Wen is blaming me for not giving you a chance as a military adviser, isn't it?"

Hearing this, Liu Bowen immediately knelt down and said, "I dare not. Now that I am old, Your Majesty has allowed me to stay at home. This is a gift, and I have never complained."

Liu Bowen now has a deep understanding of what it means to be a cunning rabbit and a running dog.

Even though the Ming Dynasty is full of internal and external troubles now, the overall situation has been settled, and the rest is just some tinkering work.

It is no longer necessary to use Liu Bowen to fight for world hegemony.

"I'm just joking, Bowen, get up quickly."

Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile, as if it was really just a joke.

Liu Bowen got up slowly, and asked Zhu Yuanzhang: "Your Majesty is here today, what can I do, I will do my best."

The so-called not going to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, Liu Bowen knew that something must be wrong with Zhu Yuanzhang!

"Ha ha ha ha."

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and said, "It's still Bowen, you know me well, I really have something to do today."

"Your Majesty ordered that I will never refuse to die."

Liu Bowen said immediately.

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and said, "It's not that serious, it's just a few math problems, I want Bowen to help you figure it out."

math problem?
Liu Bowen was taken aback for a moment, it was quite a surprise.

Did Zhu Yuanzhang come here on purpose, just to do math problems?

What kind of medicine is sold in this gourd?

But Liu Bowen didn't dare to refuse, and immediately said: "Your Majesty, please tell me, I should try my best to solve it."

When it comes to mathematics, Liu Bowen is still very confident.

He is famous for his strategies, but at the same time he is also a master of literature, and he is also proficient in astronomy and geography, not to mention arithmetic.

It can be said that Liu Bowen is a standard all-rounder!

He knows everything, and he understands it very deeply.

This is also an important reason why he was suspected by Zhu Yuanzhang. If a person who is too versatile, once he is out of control, it will be a big problem.

"It's all simple math problems, but I don't know how to do it, so I came to ask Bowen you."

Zhu Yuanzhang is still smiling.

As he said that, he took the lead in taking out the Diophantus problem, that is, the problem of solving age with a linear equation in one variable.

Liu Bowen just glanced at it and was attracted to it.

To be able to achieve something in mathematics, one must be interested in it.

After all, there was no mathematics in the imperial examinations in the Yuan Dynasty. The world has always been dominated by Confucianism, and mathematics is difficult and not the mainstream.

If you are not really interested and talented, you will not achieve anything.

"Why, is it difficult?"

Zhu Yuanzhang asked Liu Bowen curiously.

He remembered that Su Jing said that if Liu Bowen did this question, it would be very simple.

Liu Bowen replied: "Your Majesty, this question is not too difficult, but the questioner has a delicate mind, and I am somewhat interested in it."

Sure enough, this one-dimensional equation topic can only be regarded as pediatrics in Liu Bowen's case.

After all, Liu Bowen can solve the problem of chickens and rabbits in the same cage with mental arithmetic.

That's a quadratic equation problem.

"Oh, is it simple, what is the answer to this question?"

Zhu Yuanzhang asked immediately, he still had to verify it.

Liu Bowen replied: "Your Majesty, this Diophantus should be 84 years old."

Liu Bowen, who is well aware of Lao Zhu's arithmetic level, did not explain the steps to solve the problem, but directly stated the answer.

Because he knew that the purpose of Lao Zhu asking him this question was definitely not to know how to solve it.

"Berwin is really proficient in arithmetic, and he can see the answer at a glance."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, quite admiringly.

Su Jing's judgment is really quite accurate.

"Your Majesty's praise, I just know a thing or two."

Liu Bowen immediately humbled himself.

Zhu Yuanzhang took out another question and said, "Berwen, what about this question?"

This is the problem of the movement of the chess pieces, which is more complicated than the previous one.

Liu Bowen looked at this question carefully, and spent much more time thinking about it than before.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Liu Bowen who was thinking, but did not disturb him.

In fact, Lao Zhu was very familiar with such a scene.

When fighting for hegemony in the early years, the problems encountered would not be simpler than these math problems.

Even Liu Bowen needs patient thinking to come up with a corresponding strategy.

Suddenly, it seems to be back to that time again.

Zhu Yuanzhang felt a little embarrassed in his heart. Was his handling of Liu Bowen too much?
A thought like this suddenly appeared in his mind.

"His Majesty."

Liu Bowen's His Majesty brought Zhu Yuanzhang back from his memories.

Zhu Yuanzhang asked: "What's the matter, can't you solve it?"

Liu Bowen said: "This question is a bit difficult, and I need to use paper and pen to calculate it."

"It's okay, Bowen, you can do whatever you want."

Zhu Yuanzhang said immediately.

Liu Bowen immediately ordered his servants to fetch pens and paper, and began to calculate in front of Zhu Yuanzhang.

Not to mention, for a while, he really fell into a misunderstanding of thinking.

Soon, there were many densely packed handwritings of Liu Bowen on the white paper.

It's just that this time he didn't solve it quickly.

"Your Majesty, this question is a bit difficult, and I still need some time to think about it."

Liu Bowen stopped and said to Zhu Yuanzhang.

This made him solve the problem, and he couldn't really spend his time solving it all the time, without paying any attention to Zhu Yuanzhang who was on the side.

"Oh."

Zhu Yuanzhang was a little surprised, looked at Liu Bowen and asked, "Bowen, if I want you to solve this problem as soon as possible, how long will it take?"

Zhu Biao wrote very clearly in the letter. After Su Jing saw this question, he threw it to Zhu Wei.

However, after reading it for a long time, Zhu Lu didn't have any ideas. After Su Jing said a few words, he ordered Zhu Lu.

This shows that from the very beginning, Su Jing understood the solution to this problem.

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang also wanted to see whether Su Jing and Liu Bowen's arithmetic level was better, and the result seemed to be obvious.

"Three days, no, within two days, I am confident that I can solve this problem."

Liu Bowen thought for a moment and replied.

two days.

Zhu Yuanzhang's expression moved slightly when he heard the words, and said: "If I tell you, in this question, first paint the chessboard with 99 rows and 99 columns in black and alternate colors?"

This is exactly what Su Jing said when he ordered Zhu Wei.

Black and white?

When Liu Bowen heard Zhu Yuanzhang's words, he was taken aback for a moment, and then his eyes lit up as if thinking of something.

He stood up straight away and began to write and draw on a new piece of white paper.

Not long after, Liu Bowen's face showed excitement: "It's solved! Sure enough, it can be solved like this!"

As a math enthusiast, it is naturally exciting for him to be able to solve a difficult math problem.

"Berwin, have you really figured it out?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was also a little surprised.

Only then did Liu Bowen realize that Zhu Yuanzhang was still there, and he immediately said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "What your majesty said, your minister suddenly became enlightened, and this problem is easily solved, your majesty is wise!"

Hearing Liu Bowen's words, Zhu Yuanzhang also immediately checked Liu Bowen's problem-solving steps.

It turned out to be exactly the same as what his son Zhu Wei wrote.

Is Su Jing's arithmetic so powerful?
"No, Bowen, I am not proficient in arithmetic."

Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said, this kind of thing still can't be pretended.

Liu Bowen was startled for a moment, and soon realized that this really couldn't be at Zhu Yuanzhang's level.

"I don't know who is an expert in arithmetic?"

Liu Bowen asked Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Liu Bowen and said, "Bowen, I believe you have already guessed it."

At the private school, Liu Bowen and Zhu Yuanzhang watched Su Jing teach the students arithmetic.

The relationship between himself and Su Jing is now semi-public in the court.

Liu Bowen himself knew more than others, and his mind was second to none. If he couldn't guess it, Zhu Yuanzhang would be surprised.

"Is it really Mr. Su?"

Liu Bowen said in surprise.

He guessed it was Su Jing, but after getting the confirmation, he was still shocked.

He was quite surprised that Su Jing still had such attainments in mathematics.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said, "That's right. A foreigner from Daqin in the palace asked these two questions. Su Jing solved them. What I mentioned to you just now was exactly what Su Jing said."

Liu Bowen immediately said: "Mr. Su is really a great talent! I'm not as good as Mr. Su!"

Liu Bowen said that he was extremely respected. In his heart, Su Shi was like a saint, and his status is much higher now.

Zhu Yuanzhang was also quite surprised. He knew that Su Jing's mathematics was good, but he didn't expect to get such an evaluation from Liu Bowen.

If Su Jing was here, I'm afraid it would be a wry smile.

Because this chess piece movement question is actually a Mathematical Olympiad type question, the idea is the most important.

To say that this question can reflect how good his mathematics is is completely unreliable.

Su Jing in the previous life had participated in the Mathematical Olympiad training class, can it be the same?

(End of this chapter)