A great man of the Northern Song Dynasty

arithmetic?

Shen An glanced at Zhao Shangshu and said calmly: "It's a trivial matter!"

I was the math class representative back then, so you are welcome to come and compete.

When Zhao Shangshu returned to the palace, Zhao Zhen and Queen Cao were already having dinner together.

"How did he say?"

Empress Cao glanced at Zhao Zhen. The matter of Shen An teaching Zhao Zhongzhen arithmetic was discovered by people from the Imperial City Department, and the embarrassing matter of the professors at the Imperial College was also suppressed by Zhao Zhen and was unknown to the outside world.

Zhao Zhen said with a serious expression: "Every year on the third day of the Lunar New Year, there is a bow and arrow competition. Whoever loses has no face. Now the Liao people have also added arithmetic. This is because they want to crush the Song Dynasty in both civil and military aspects..."

There has been peace between the two countries since the Chanyuan Alliance. At most, it was a secret war between spies or the threat of stationing troops.

Peace is a good thing, but the Liao people are often provocative. For example, the crossbow and arrow competition held every year on the third day of the Lunar New Year is a martial arts contest.

The current situation of the Liao people is not very good. Yelu Hongji is a little worried about dealing with the sudden conflicts in the country. This literary test is probably a venting point, and he wants to disgust the Song Dynasty.

There were countless masters from the Song Dynasty who competed in articles and poems. Naturally, they had no chance of winning and did not even dare to compete.

So I took a different approach and did some arithmetic.

When Queen Cao heard this, she couldn't help being frightened and said, "Guan family, can Shen An take on such a big responsibility?"

Zhao Zhen shook his head slightly, looked out of the hall and said: "The king of Runan County will be here soon. Let's ask before we talk. If it doesn't work, I have also prepared a few people who are good at arithmetic. It's just a pity... The really powerful arithmetic talents in the Song Dynasty are not in the capital, otherwise There is no room for the Liao people to be domineering."

Arithmetic development in the Song Dynasty was booming, but the masters were always among the people, not in the capital.

Previously, Zhang Baibian cursed and swore that he would send fast horses and transport arithmetic talents to the capital in exchange for human lives in order to catch up with tomorrow's competition.

Zhao Zhen shook his head, he knew that couldn't be done.

"Guan family, the prince of Runan County is here."

Zhao Yunrang entered the hall impatiently. After saluting, Zhao Zhen knew that this person had a bad temper, so he simply asked: "How is Shen An's arithmetic?"

Zhao Yunrang's eyeballs got bigger, and he muttered: "Why do you ask this? That's Zhong Zhen's friend."

Do you also want to rob my grandson’s friends?

Zhao Yunrang had a lot of resentment against the royal family. The biggest resentment was that Zhao Zongshi should not be used as a spare tire, which made his son nervous now.

So he said very vaguely: "Not bad."

Zhao Zhen heard the resentment and sighed: "It's not a private matter."

Well, Zhao Yunrang immediately showed the demeanor of a competent clan elder.

"The former gentleman in the mansion had a competition with Shen An..."

"how?"

"That gentleman just packed up and left on the same day. He didn't even have the dignity to take his salary for that month."

Zhao Zhen nodded slightly, and combined with the information on the papers obtained by the people from the Imperial City Division, he felt that this could be done.

There were many incomprehensible symbols and numbers on those papers. As a result, the people from the Imperial City Department took them to ask for help, but most of them couldn't understand it. An expert in arithmetic took a look at it and said that he wanted to see the person who wrote these contents, but How could anyone from the Imperial City Department pay attention to him?

…

It was a nice day on the second day of the lunar month, with the sun shining brightly.

Daxiangguo Temple is full of tourists today, but they can only visit the outside and cannot enter the main hall.

Various vendors' goods are listed among them, and the sound of hawking and bargaining is so noisy that it makes people happy.

The beginning of the year is supposed to be exciting.

When a group of cars came from afar, someone shouted: "It's the Liao envoy who came to offer incense!"

Someone shouted: "No, the Liao envoy does not have that many chariots."

A group of sergeants trotted over, and soon there were two rows of human walls from the gate to the main hall.

The car arrived in front of the gate and everyone got out of the car.

"It's an official!"

"And the Queen."

The sedan was ready, and the people got in immediately.

But the tourists could see the people clearly.

"Long live the official family!"

"Long live the official family!"

As the sedan went in, the tourists were cheering.

Zhao Zhen was sitting in the sedan chair, feeling slightly moved in his heart.

This is the joy brought by years of peace and the comfort after having enough food and clothing.

What I did was not good enough!

All the way to the main hall, there were already many people here, all of them dignitaries and high-ranking officials.

The Liao envoy got off the sedan, and after Zhao Zhen came out, he said, "Your Majesty, there was no fast horse out of the city yesterday."

This is provocation.

You've lost several times, but you didn't go to bring in reinforcements?

Zhao Zhenqiang smiled and said: "Your Majesty, please sit down safely."

We'll see!

The two sides sat down, of course Zhao Zhen was in the middle. He looked at the two men beside the Liao envoy and asked, "Is it Han'er?"

The Liao envoy said with satisfaction: "Exactly, the thin one is called Wu Hui, and the tall one is called Meda. They are both the arithmetic geniuses of Daliao."

The two men came out to salute. Zhao Zhen nodded and said, "You will have to wait until you are ready to work for my nephew emperor."

The Liao people were domineering, and before the results of the competition came out, he could only use this nephew emperor to fight back.

The Liao envoy's cheek twitched and he said, "May I ask, Your Majesty, is your country ready?"

The powerful and high-ranking officials had no seats, and the servants they had brought stood outside.

Everyone was watching nervously.

Who will challenge?

Zhao Zhen's eyes turned to a young man and said lightly: "Shen An."

…

"There's an arithmetic contest inside!"

Someone had already spread the news, which immediately caused a lot of worries.

"It's Shen Daizhao who goes to battle."

This news is even more disappointing.

There were more than 10 million visitors to Daxiangguo Temple today. As soon as the news spread, there were all kinds of voices.

"How can young Shen Taizhao compare with those experts?"

"Where is the arithmetic expert from the Song Dynasty?"

"have no idea."

"I know."

A man said: "The nearest one is in Xuzhou."

"It's too late!"

"But we shouldn't use Shen Taizhao to fight, right? Could it be..."

"It's all a loss anyway. Shen Taizhao can still be said to be young if he loses."

"Yes, but Shen Taizhao became the scapegoat. This..."

"Someone is opening the market!"

Gambling is not allowed in Bianliang City today, so this game was played very openly.

"How to bet?"

"The most people win by betting on Shen Waiting, but they don't have much money."

"What about Liao's victory?"

"No one wins from the Liao Kingdom."

There was silence for a while, and everyone's face was filled with determination.

At this moment, no one cares about making money, only about winning or losing!

…

In front of the main hall, Shen An came out and stood, and then someone moved several sets of tables and chairs.

The Liao envoy smiled when he looked at him and said, "Isn't this the Shen Taizhao who beat the censor yesterday?"

Shen An nodded slightly and said: "Does your envoy like to inquire about gossip? Then Shen recommends you to go to the market. Those women are very bored and like the things that keep the family home short. I think your envoy will gain a lot from this."

You talkative woman, what the hell have you done?

Shen An's squeeze made the Liao envoy blush, and then he said with a straight face: "The two countries have good relations. Tomorrow is archery, so let's do it today..."

He glanced at Zhao Zhen and said with a proud smile: "Your Majesty, the two countries have to settle accounts every year. Can we settle accounts today?"

Damn it!

Zhao Zhen immediately clenched his fists with cold eyes.

What he prepared was arithmetic, but the Liao envoy suddenly changed his mind and turned into settling accounts.

It was a surprise attack.

He glanced at Shen An, thinking about who could replace Shen An in the competition.

But Shen An said calmly: "Your Majesty, although I don't know much about settling accounts, those two people look dull. They are probably not even as good as my students. They can win without fighting!"

This guy is bragging!

The Liao envoy sneered: "Let's get ready then."

This is not bragging between friends, but a cultural meeting between the two countries. If you can't come back from your bad skills, I'm sorry, Da Song's face will be lost.

It doesn't matter if you lose the martial arts test. After all, the Song Dynasty's military force is not as good as that of the Liao people, but if you lose the literary test too...

hehe!

Yelu Hongji would probably laugh until he couldn't breathe, and then write a letter to Zhao Zhen, the uncle emperor, to comfort him.

Zhao Zhen was looking at Shen An, his lips moved slightly, but in the end he couldn't speak.

Are you sure?

This young man has some skills and knows a little bit about alchemy and so on, but this requires proficiency, not the level of a half-full bottle of water.

He regretted a little, regretting letting Shen An appear today.

But why don't you make an excuse and retreat?

In that case, I might as well ask someone to find a bookkeeper!

Zhao Zhen was a little entangled, feeling that he had involved Shen An.

After losing, Shen An's reputation will inevitably be tarnished. What will happen then?

Zhao Zhen sighed, and Queen Cao, who was wearing a curtain hat next to her, whispered: "Guan family, the matter is over, just wait for the result."

The couple came out as an excuse to offer incense at Daxiangguo Temple, otherwise Empress Cao would have to squat in the palace in a daze.

Zhao Zhen nodded and saw Shen An sitting opposite the two Liao people, and then asked: "What kind of algorithm?"

The Liao envoy took out three booklets and said, "One for each person."

Shen An couldn't help but laugh and said, "Are you kidding me? Those three books were all published by you. Who knows if these two people have calculated in advance?"

yes!

Fu Bi said seriously: "Is it possible that your envoy has not slept?"

It's not that deceptive.

The Liao envoy said awkwardly: "This is just someone's fault, that's all, otherwise..."

Shen An interrupted him and said, "Just report the numbers casually. Find a few people to record them and calculate them later."

"Who will count?"

The Liao envoy looked at Shen An suspiciously. He didn't believe the Song people, especially the young man in front of him.

Shen An raised his eyebrows and said: "One person comes from the Liao Kingdom, one person comes from the Song Dynasty, and one person comes out with two numbers, superimpose them, and then add and subtract them."

"good!"

This method is the fairest.

Each side arranged one person, Zhao Zhen clenched his fists, lowered his eyes in pain, and did not look at the scene.

Queen Cao looked at Shen An, and then sighed slightly, thinking that after losing, she would persuade the officials to arrange a good place for Shen An to serve. When we return to Beijing in a few years, everyone should have forgotten what happened today.

The two sides sat down, UU reading www.uukanshu.net and the two Liao people asked for paper and pen, apparently preparing to record the answers.

Shen An was also holding a pen and seemed to be waiting attentively.

"start!"

In an instant, Wu Hui and Meida put down their pens and exuded confidence.

Someone present exclaimed: "This is an expert in mental arithmetic!"

Mental arithmetic has been the preserve of smart people since ancient times, so this voice sounded a little desperate.

Da Song's momentum instantly dropped.

Shen An just sat there and smiled lightly.

I know how to do mental arithmetic, you scumbags!

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