Chapter 678 The Wonderful Point Is Here
Shunzhidi skillfully refilled their water and said with a smile: Brother Yulin only made a few numerical symbols, but Mr. Li's Tianyuan technique is a profound knowledge.
Li Jingzhai relaxed a lot when he saw that the king and Shunzhidi, who used to be the king, were so approachable and courteous.
Zhao Yulin told them: There is an arithmetic school in the academy on Cuiping Mountain, and many young talents are serving the country there. Old gentleman might as well go to Cuiping Mountain to give lectures, teach and answer questions for the talented people of our New Song Dynasty.
Zhang Xiangyang said: I am inviting Jingzhai to join our Caotang Academy. Brother, you are right, the arithmetic school of Cuiping Academy is a good place for Mr. Jingzhai.
As he was talking, Zhao Yulin had already asked the maid to prepare the four treasures of the study. He took X as the unknown number, used his Zhao's numerals to write out the linear equation, and explained the principle using the quadratic method.
Li Jingzhai was fascinated as soon as he heard it, and repeatedly praised our king for being a god of arithmetic. He needed to write several long articles to explain the principles, but the king explained them with just a few rows of numerical symbols.
Geng Ji took the manuscript paper and studied it carefully, his expression as if he was possessed.
Zhao Yulin said with a smile, "Thank you for the compliment, old sir. I wrote down the formula because I learned your principles. I just simplified the numbers and symbols in it."
The old man kept nodding, still thinking.
He said: Currently, Cuiping Academy's professors mainly teach arithmetic and engineering, with remarkable achievements, while Caotang Academy's professors mainly teach literature and politics.
In the future, we can gradually develop Caotang Academy into a liberal arts academy for the governance of the new Song Dynasty, and turn Cuiping Academy into a top academic hall for engineering to train great craftsmen for the new Song Dynasty.
Zhang Xiangyang was happy, as both academies were places where he had devoted half his life’s efforts, especially Cuiping Academy, which was a national-level academic hall that he had established.
If Zhao Yulin is promoted again today, the level of the academies in Cuipingshan and Caotang will be the same, and both will be universities for cultivating top talents in the country.
He said to Li Jingzhai cheerfully: Jingzhai, just go to Cuiping Mountain. The court has appointed an old gentleman to teach arithmetic, and all your daily necessities will be arranged.
Zhao Yulin said that the old gentleman was a talent that the New Song Dynasty had been longing for and should be awarded the title of senior professor.
Li Jingzhai was still pondering Zhao Yulin's numerical equations, and he became a senior professor of the New Song Dynasty in a daze. Zhang Xiangyang happily asked him to recommend arithmetic talents, as the court was eager for talents and lacked great talents in this area.
The old man said cheerfully that he came to Shu this time just to meet Mr. Dao Gu from Anyue. It was heard that this man was in mourning for his mother at home and his arithmetic was better than his.
Zhao Yulin heard that the old man was interested in recommending Mr. Dao Gu.
Zhang Xiangyang said: Since you are a talented person, you should serve the country. The court of the New Song Dynasty does not have the old rules of the previous dynasty, so why worry about it? Let's invite Mr. Dao Gu to come out of retirement and become a senior professor like Jingzhai. It is the right way to go to Cuiping Academy to promote mathematics in the New Song Dynasty.
My brother issued an edict to deprive Mr. Dao Gu of his duty of mourning.
Zhao Yulin smiled and told him: How about asking the Ministry of Rites to issue a certificate to Mr. Jingzhai first, and then ask the Ministry of Rites to send someone to take Guan Wen and Mr. Jingzhai to Anyue after they are settled?
The old man was happy and said: Yes, that’s great.
The two men left Zhao's house and got on Zhang Xiangyang's carriage. Li Jingzhai suddenly remembered Yuan Haowen who was still in Guanzhong, and thought that he was confused. Such a good opportunity should be used to ask for a title for his good friend Mr. Yishan. Why have he forgotten it?
Zhang Xiangyang certainly knew Yuan Haowen, who was known as a literary hero in the north and a great literary master. But he didn't like the fact that he had done things for the Jin people, and was a complete traitor, so he naturally put it aside.
Li Jingzhai's name is Li Ye, and he is a famous arithmetic expert. Zhao Yulin likes engineering and wants to promote technological progress to benefit the people. Zhang Xiangyang loves the whole family and thinks about the missing person notice, so he is the first to find this person. He said with a smile: Don't worry, Mr. Yishan is far away, let's write a letter to invite him to Xishu, and then report to the Ministry of Rites to ask for a reward.
Jingzhai saw it today, right? What is the relationship between this old man and the king? I can make sure everything is safe.
Zhang Xiangyang was so happy that he brought up the stories of how he and Zhao Yulin often ate, played and chatted together in Yibin.
Li Jingzhai had to believe it. Just based on the casual discussions between Zhang Xiangyang and Zhao Yulin and the king's wife refilling water and drinking tea beside them, he had to believe it. He happily went to the academy's annex with Zhang Xiangyang to stay there.
Shunzhidi and Zhao Yulin sent the guests away and went back, taking his arm and saying: The Mr. Dao Gu from Anyue was named Qin Jiushao. When he was an official in the previous dynasty, he actually dared to sell private salt, forcing the people to sell it and then pocketing the money.
However, this man also did good things. He once personally designed and raised funds to build a bridge over the Xixi River in Hangzhou to facilitate people crossing the river. Later, in order to commemorate his merits, the people called it Daogu Bridge.
When the Ministry of Rites was counting talents, they found that this person was a Jinshi of the previous dynasty and had plans for promotion. However, when checking, they discovered that he had committed the crime of smuggling salt, so he was put in a separate list.
Now, my brother directly promoted this person to be a senior professor, but he has a prominent position. Isn’t he afraid of impeachment by his colleagues?
Zhao Yulin was in urgent need of mathematical talents, so he immediately made a promise to appoint him to an official position. He had no idea that this person had such a sin. He thought about it and said that the New Song Dynasty had been established for some years, and Qin Jiushao's troubles were long gone. We should employ people in a way that maximizes their strengths and avoids their weaknesses, and be flexible. This person is well-read and should know the laws and regulations of the New Song Dynasty. He is willing to come out as a professor to contribute to the country and will definitely achieve great success.
All he needs to do is ask the officials of the Ministry of Rites to give him some pointers. From now on, he will only focus on studying, and he will not have the opportunity to sell private salt.
Shunzhidi burst out laughing, pinched him and muttered: Brother, you are really good at talking.
In the west, Shamar Khan, Hubli, was officially enthroned and proclaimed emperor with the support of his ministers, and the country was named "Yuan", which is known in history as the Western Yuan Dynasty.
After repeated persuasion from Mr. Yao and other Han Chinese literati, this fellow pretended to ascend the throne reluctantly. In fact, he was extremely happy. He also wanted to take this opportunity to win over civil and military officials, rally the people's hearts and fight against the New Song Dynasty.
However, his coronation ceremony was far different from the one when he was proclaimed Khan in Kharkov. At that time, hundreds of princes, generals and numerous civil officials stood in neat rows in the palace, and the voices of congratulations resounded through the sky.
Now that he was forced to move westward, his troops were getting fewer and fewer, and his territory was getting smaller and smaller. He called himself the Emperor of Xiyuan, but there were only a few civil and military officials standing in the hall.
Mr. Yao and Dong's personal guards pulled in everyone who could be called an official and lined them up to make up the numbers, barely filling up the entire hall. However, because the temporary palace was short and small, it could not match the aura of the Mobei royal court in any way.
Although the ceremony was less grand, Hubili could not conceal his joy. After the eunuchs sang the imperial edict announcing the rewards, all the officials presented gifts and knelt in turn. Hubili was so happy that he kept calling out, "My dear ministers, please stand up. My dear ministers, please stand up." The ceremony was completed step by step. Emperor Xiyuan left two prime ministers, Mr. Yao and Dong Qinwei, and the great general Wulianghe to discuss urgent matters.
Dong Qinwei said: Xu Liewu and Badu did not come to pay homage, which is a great disrespect to the emperor and must be punished by imperial decree.
Wulianghe said angrily: We should send troops directly to punish the criminals.
Mr. Yao immediately waved his hand and said: This matter requires long-term consideration. His Majesty has just ascended the throne, so it is not appropriate to resort to violence.
This, Mr. Yao doesn’t understand, he only knows a shovel.
Hubli had long ago planned with his personal guard Brother Dong and General Wuliang to deal with Xu Liewu. This time Xu Liewu did not come to pay tribute himself, and did not even send an envoy, which was obviously a great disrespect to the emperor Hubli , and it was just the right handle for Hubli to take action.
Hubili said confidently: My dear ministers have long recognized me as the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty. Today is just a formality. Why can't we use weapons?
Wulianghe immediately reported: the army's morale has been restored after two months of rest, and 300 new catapults have been built, all of which are equipped with spring assisted devices, which will definitely be able to defeat Asahi Liewu's firearms.
Dong Qinwei happily reported: During this period, another 50,000 soldiers were recruited. Many of the herdsmen who rushed here in a hurry had lost their cattle and sheep, and were unarmed and had no means of supporting themselves, so they went straight into our military camp to serve as soldiers and eat food.
Hubili was delighted to hear this and laughed loudly, saying, "Good, very good!" Attack, attack, I will lead the army in person.
At this moment, Mr. Yao finally understood that Emperor Hubli wanted him to mobilize the teachers in the academy to write a special feature of Shamar Khan's beautiful prose and print it out for distribution. The beauty of it was actually here.
Hubili waved his hand and issued an order to attack Xuliewu. The entire Xiyuan Empire was united and quickly took action.
However, it is not so easy to defeat Xu Liewu.
At present, Xuliewu has a stable territory, many soldiers and generals, and strong strength. Moreover, Badu has openly opposed Hubili's claim to the Khan, let alone recognize him as the emperor of the grassland people.
The Golden Horde of Badu directly sent 100,000 troops by land and sea to the south of the Caspian Sea, intending to join forces with Xu Liewu to fight against Hubili. Not only that, Badu also sent envoys to the east to find the Shenwei Army, willing to coexist peacefully with the New Song Kingdom with the Mang Ural Mountains as the boundary and do business for mutual benefit.
Moreover, Zhang Guoan, the deputy commander of the Shenwei Army, arrived at Suiye City and brought with him a follow-up army of 100,000. The total strength of the vanguard was close to 150,000. This was a tiger-wolf army that was waiting for the opportunity to tire out. However, Huo Yi's army was unstoppable in sweeping away Shi Tianze's remnants. With the addition of reinforcements, Hubili could not hold on at all.
Therefore, in order to fight against foreign aggression, one must first stabilize the internal situation. He must first integrate his own troops together, first defeat Xu Liewu, and then swallow up Badu's troops. Hubili then became a strong and powerful lion.
In Chengdu, Zhao Yulin is chatting about the Mid-Autumn Festival with others in Taijian Hall.
The gentle autumn breeze brought the scent of sweet osmanthus flowers, and everyone ate mooncakes and snacks while admiring the moon, while tasting the top-quality aged grains sent by Yibin. Fan Zhong and other elders from civil service backgrounds kept reciting elegant poems, making the atmosphere of missing family more intense.
Zhao Yulin also missed home and his relatives in Yibin. His parents, his first wife Ma Ling and Wu Yuqi were all there.
Seeing that he was daydreaming, Lao Cao leaned over and asked: "Brother, what are you thinking about?"
