Volume 2: Residence in the Capital Chapter 88: Drama and Action
Early in the morning of that day, many students who had gotten up early and studied hard discovered that the knowledgeable and talented officials of the Imperial College, represented by Luo Siye, were walking out from the northwest corner in a panic, and their steps were so fast that it seemed as if there was a ghost chasing them from behind.
The obedient students hurriedly stood by the road to salute and greet their teachers, but Luo Siye and others just nodded slightly and did not stop at all, as if any stop would lead to something unexpected.
Faced with this strange sight, some curious people quietly followed the way they came, and then found the old lecture hall with the door wide open. However, what made them even more surprised than the door wide open was the evil star standing at the lecture hall door, staring at a pile of lanterns and candles on the ground with a complicated expression.
That was Xu Heizi, the supervisor of the Shengqian Hall. He had a vicious heart and even more vicious hands. Every student would feel their buttocks tighten when they saw him!
So, a few students who came to watch the fun tiptoed back, and then they heard Xu Heizi's signature cold voice: "Lu Zhu, since you can recite the Nine Chapters of Mathematical Classics, let me ask you, what does Yangma mean? What does Biejian mean?"
After this was said, the students who thought that Xu Heizi was questioning them looked at each other in bewilderment. One of them vaguely remembered where he had seen these two words, and frowned for a moment, thinking hard, racking his brains to recall the source. Soon, he got the answer.
"It seems that Xu Jiancheng has never read the Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Classic."
When he said this, Lu Sanlang was beaming with joy, and he was extremely proud. He had always been criticized by others for being unlearned, and this was the first time he said that others didn't read books! It was not until he heard Zhang Shou cough behind him that he quickly put away his intention to show off.
"Let me explain it simply. If there is a cube with a width of one foot and a height of one foot, and you cut it diagonally from top to bottom, you will get two trenches. If you cut one of the trenches diagonally along the bottom line and the top angle, you will get one Yangma and the other Biebin. The size of Yangma accounts for two-thirds of the entire trench, and the size of Biebin accounts for one-third of the entire trench."
Lu Sanlang looked at Xu Heizi, whose face was calm but whose eyes clearly revealed the word "bewilderment", and he couldn't help but add proudly.
"My little master's annotation on the Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art is that Yangma is a four-sided pyramid with a rectangular base, and Biebin is a three-sided pyramid with two right-angled triangles. The size is the volume. As for rectangles and right-angled triangles, three-sided pyramids and four-sided pyramids, what do they mean by volume? Well, my master Ge will compile a terminology manual later, otherwise I think you won't understand it."
Without waiting for Lu Sanlang to explain, Xu Heizi turned around and left with a dark complexion. The students who were looking out from behind to watch the fun had no time to dodge, so they could only smile and call out "Xu Jiancheng" and then watch him leave in fear.
As for Lu Sanlang, he was grinning happily when he was suddenly hit on the head.
"You feel like showing off, don't you? Don't forget what you said before. It's true that you have read the Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art, but if I hadn't explained the chapter on business skills in detail, you would have been confused! Instead of showing off in front of an outsider, why don't you show off to Teacher Ge?"
The arrogance that had just risen was suddenly suppressed. Lu Sanlang quickly covered his head and ran away, saying: "I worked all night to clean Jiuzhang Hall. I was so tired that my waist almost broke. Can't I be proud for a while now?"
Zhang Shou was about to say no when he saw several students watching from the other side. He immediately stopped beating Lu Sanlang. He gently dusted off the dust on his body and walked towards them. The morning sun shone diagonally on his face, so he had to raise his left hand to slightly block the light.
When several students saw this handsome young man coming towards them, they hesitated for a moment and finally came forward. One of them finally remembered that Yangma and Biebin were from the Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art and asked with a smile, "My junior brother, was the question asked by Xu Jiancheng just about the Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art?"
"What junior brother? What test!" Lu Sanlang, who had just held his head and felt wronged, rushed over at this moment. He glared at those ignorant students angrily, and then said unhappily, "My young master is the newly appointed doctor of the Imperial College, Doctor Zhang appointed by the emperor! As for that Xu Heizi, he knows nothing about the Nine Chapters of Arithmetic, what qualifications does he have to test... Ouch!"
Before Lu Sanlang could finish his words, Zhang Shou hit him hard on the head again.
Zhang Shou, who interrupted him with two fingers bent, saw the stunned students in front of him, so he smiled and said, "Yes, I am the new doctor of the Imperial College. Maybe I will teach in Jiuzhang Hall in the future."
The newly appointed Doctor of the Imperial College... Oh my God, I just saw that he is young, but you actually called him "Junior Brother"!
A student who had at least read "Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art" haltingly was so embarrassed that he felt ashamed. However, facing Zhang Shou's gentle smile, he felt that his heart, which had almost jumped out of his throat, seemed to slowly fall back into his chest.
He took a deep breath, bowed hastily, and then said carefully: "Hello, Dr. Zhang. When we came here just now, we saw Luo Siye and several doctors hurried away. Could it be..."
Lu Sanlang, holding his head, snorted coldly, "These guys were scared away by my Yang Ma on the left and Bie Bin on the right. They are not as good as Xu Heizi. Xu Heizi at least asked when he didn't understand, while those few pretended to understand and ran away when they still didn't understand. No wonder they made Jiuzhang Hall so miserable and took off the plaque bestowed by Emperor Taizu!"
The student who had just spoken was shocked. Not only him, but the others looked at each other and knew that the matter was probably not simple, but they still couldn't help asking the reason.
When he found that Zhang Shou did not try to stop him this time, Lu Sanlang immediately started talking very fast, telling how his students sent Zhang Shou to take office last night, how they found the Jiuzhang Hall was deserted, how they cleaned it, how they met Luo Siye and others who came to question him, and how they used the Jiuzhang Suanshu to stop them... He kept talking until the fat on his face was shaking and saliva was flying, and he finally stopped to take a breath.
"In short, my young master is the last disciple of Grand Master Ge, and I am the grand disciple of Grand Master Ge. This is considered learning a way, and it will be carried forward in the hands of our master and disciple."
Lu Sanlang is such a good actor and a very powerful one...
Zhang Shou was too lazy to scold this guy anymore. Seeing that Lu Sanlang had fooled the students with just a few words, and that they were completely dazed when he left, it was obvious that his reverence and fear for the teachers had collapsed. He said calmly, "Pick up all the lanterns and candles on the ground."
After the excitement, Lu Sanlang was a little sleepy, but when he heard Zhang Shou's order and saw the candles all over the floor, he couldn't help but feel his scalp tingling. However, when he saw Zhang Shou lower his head and start to remove the candles one by one, he could only resign himself to his fate and go forward to help.
"Young sir, is it useful for the two of us to make such a fuss all night? Without anyone around, there would be no momentum! In my opinion, we should have asked Zhang Chen and the others to stay last night. When I was cleaning, I also learned a lot of interesting things like secret codes and ciphertexts from you, young sir. If they stayed, they would also gain something, right?"
"I'm not saying anything, Zhang Chen looks powerful, but he's actually useless. His father usually doesn't care about him. If his father were to stop him because he's afraid of trouble, he would definitely not come today. As for Zhang Wu, Zhang Lu and the others, it 's the same . These guys are loyal to whoever feeds them. They tried to curry favor with Miss Zhu because they saw the momentum of the Duke of Zhao's Mansion..."
"I know all this even if you don't say it." Zhang Shou yawned lazily, "Otherwise why would I keep you? Even though there are so many people in Cuiyun Hall, you are the only one who can really enter the Jiuzhang Hall and take serious math classes in the future. So even if you don't recommend yourself, you are the only one who is qualified to be the head of the hall."
Before the overjoyed Lu Sanlang could get carried away again, Zhang Shou said lightly: "As for whether what we did last night was useful or not, you have to know that Yingying is a person with strong action ability."
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a fiery red figure not far away.
The familiar girl came up to them in a hurry, and before she even had time to catch her breath, she said bluntly: "The emperor sent a message from the palace, saying that since Ah Shou is a doctor of the Imperial College, and since you, Lu Sanlang, are all students, then the reward banquet mentioned earlier will not be held in the palace, but directly in the Imperial College!"
At that moment, Zhang Shou couldn't help but smile at the stunned Lu Sanlang .
See, there are people here who are more powerful than our teachers and students!
