Chapter 104 Zero Points
Fang Jun closed his eyes and meditated, but what he was thinking about was not how to come up with the question.
But a deeper issue.
Being able to be born as a commoner and become a deputy county official before the age of thirty shows that Fang Jun's political wisdom is by no means ordinary. Although the political system and social structure of the Tang Dynasty were completely different from those of later generations, the way to be an official remained the same.
Combined with the history that I know, it is not difficult to guess the true intention of this group of people.
This group of people stood behind Li Ke, fought secretly with Li Taiming, refused to give in, and at the same time fanned the evil wind to light the will-o'-the-wisp, and successfully deposed the prince Li Chengqian. After that, he perfectly made His Majesty Li Er give up the idea of establishing Li Tai as his heir, abandon Li Ke at the most critical moment, and push Li Zhi to the throne.
Why do this?
Nothing but benefit.
Li Tai was indeed arrogant and domineering, but he himself was extremely intelligent, and his supporters were mostly from the Jiangnan clan and some Guanlong families; Li Ke himself was a wise man, and most of his subordinates were former Sui tribes in the court. No matter who of these two people comes to power in the end, Chu Suiliang, Changsun Wuji and others are unlikely to gain much benefit, because they are not the strongest supporters of Li Ke or Li Tai.
Li Zhi is completely different.
Li Chengqian was in decline, Li Tai was in the limelight, Li Ke was ambitious, and no one focused on Li Zhi.
After some operations, Li Zhi, who had "made a profit", finally came to power, and they were the ones who followed the dragon. Moreover, Li Zhi is young and obviously easier to manipulate.
Only in this way can the benefits be maximized.
In fact, history has indeed evolved in this way.
After Li Zhi ascended the throne, Chu Suiliang, Changsun Wuji, and Xu Jingzong each became prominent and powerful in the world, and they all became prime ministers.
It was only later that the variable Wu Zetian appeared, which made their ending seem a bit tragic...
But we still have to admit that the strategy of this group of people to launch Li Ke to take the lead, but let Li Zhi secretly benefit, is indeed clever.
Obviously, neither Li Ke nor his supporters such as the Cen brothers were aware of the true intentions of Chu Suiliang, Xu Jingzong and others.
That's why Uncle Cen Wen invited him to the banquet today. He wanted to draw him into Li Ke's camp and meet the eldest son of his "allies" Xu Jingzong and Chu Suiliang.
Chu Yanfu may have really admired Princess Gaoyang for a long time, but it is more likely that he still wanted to attack him, Fang Jun, or retreated from the difficulties, or simply fell to their side. For some reason, Chu Yanfu came forward to provoke Fang Jun. Maybe Jingzong was beating the drums.
Fang Jun couldn't help but look at the little young lady Li Zhi on the side, wondering whether this naughty kid had already formed a united front with Chu Suiliang, Xu Jingzong and others and decided on the strategy of "building plank roads openly and secretly attacking Chencang", or whether he was still being fooled. Was his uncle in the dark?
However, seeing Li Zhi's dissatisfaction with Chu Yanfu and his disgust with Xu Jingzong, I'm afraid the latter is more likely.
Do I need to completely fall to Li Zhi's side now?
Fang Jun didn't think it was necessary.
Firstly, it was still very early before Li Zhi ascended the throne, and secondly, he did not need to take a political stance.
Taking sides emotionally is a more sophisticated approach.
As long as Li Zhi feels close to him, no matter how the situation between North Korea and China changes, he will eventually be invincible.
Although Chu Suiliang, Xu Jingzong, Changsun Wuji and others got what they wanted, they also aroused Li Zhi's fear. Through the "dispute of the post-abolition", Li Zhi finally knocked Chu Suiliang and Changsun Wuji to the ground. Even if Xu Jingzong died a good death, he was thrown into disuse and never used again.
Because the combined power of these people is so powerful that even the emperor feels threatened, then there can only be two endings: either the emperor is deposed and replaced with another, or these people are irreversible...
There is no need to guess the ending, Fang Jun knows it very clearly.
So it's easy to make a choice: maintain a close relationship with Li Zhi, but never get involved with these officials!
Staying close to Li Zhi is not because Fang Jun wants a high official or a rich salary, but for stability. He doesn't want to be regarded as a prince's party member and be purged by Li Zhi. Harmful, in fact, she was absolutely evil. Wu Zetian was so strong, but she did not dare to go too far during Li Zhi's lifetime. History has already proved this.
Then it’s clear what you should do now.
Wasn't Li Zhi unhappy with Chu Yanfu and disgusted with Xu Jingzong?
Just give these two people a hard blow and vent their anger on His Highness Prince Jin!
Thinking of this, Fang Jun said: "A certain person is going to give a question. Brother Chu, please pay attention and listen carefully."
Chu Yanfu took a deep breath, cheered up, and said: "Please!"
I have been learning Nine Numbers since I was a child, and I even asked Li Chunfeng, the master of Nine Numbers, for advice. Will I be stumped by your stick?
What a joke!
When Fang Jun saw Chu Yanfu's confident look, he knew that this man was probably very accomplished in mathematics. But so what? No matter how incredible you are, can you understand the mathematical problems that will be solved more than a thousand years ago?
But having said that, if you use some classic problems such as Goldbach's conjecture to stump this guy, it will be a bit overwhelming.
After thinking for a while, he said: "One hundred steamed buns and one hundred monks. Three senior monks will have no dispute. Three junior monks will get one. How many buns will the young and old monks get? Please describe the problem-solving process orally."
Chu Yanfu was dumbfounded.
He is indeed very knowledgeable and talented about the Nine Numbers. After pondering for a long time, he roughly came up with the result. However, the most annoying thing about Fang Jun's question is not how difficult it is, but the fact that it requires oral solution. process.
This is a math problem that Fang Jun has seen on the Internet before. It is very simple.
Of course, this so-called simplicity is based on your understanding of the quadratic equation of one variable. Tianyuan Shu was only formally proposed in the Yuan Dynasty. Where did the people of the Tang Dynasty have this theoretical basis? Maybe it can be solved, but it requires superb mathematical skills, complex derivation and a lot of written explanations, orally?
Haha...
Xu Jingzong's knowledge is no longer inferior to that of Chu Yanfu, and he may not be as good at nine numbers, but he definitely has a lot of knowledge. As soon as he saw Chu Yanfu's expression, he knew that he couldn't answer. He sighed and said, "I wonder if Erlang can tell me the answer?"
Fang Jun chuckled: "Uncle Shi, are you afraid that so-and-so doesn't know the answer himself and will make things difficult for others by randomly asking questions?"
When his thoughts were pointed out, Xu Jingzong was not embarrassed and said with a smile: "No, no, I am also a studious person. When I see such a wonderful problem, I am eager to solve my doubts. I hope my nephew will give me some advice."
Fang Jun knew that if he couldn't explain the process of answering the question, he was afraid that the traitor would refuse to admit defeat, so he said: "Suppose the number of great monks is an unknown number Forget it? Haha)"
Chu Yanfu was stunned and confused. It can be seen that Fang Jun was explaining the process of answering the questions. Although he didn't understand, he felt that it was very powerful...
I don’t know how serious it is...
What should I do? I don’t understand. Should I admit that I really don’t understand?
Chu Yanfu secretly glanced at Princess Gaoyang, who was more beautiful than anyone else, gritted his teeth and said: "Chu is willing to give in, Erlang explained like this, I am enlightened, I have learned a lesson! I am the one who lost this question, please come up with the next one." Question! ”
Fang Jun was stunned for a moment. Do you understand this? This kid is very talented. Is it possible that he can give birth to a mathematician from the Tang Dynasty?
But just admit defeat. After thinking about it, he asked another question: "Suppose there is a round city with unknown circumference. There are doors on all sides, and there are cross avenues outside the door. The northwest cross road is designated as dry land, and the northeast cross road is designated as dry land. The head of the road is designated as Gendi. The head of the southeast cross road is designated as Xundi, and the head of the southwestern cross road is designated as Kundi. Question: A and B are both on the dry ground. B walks 320 steps east and stands. A walks 600 steps south and sees B. Question. How many miles? ”
This is a very famous question in the Yuan Dynasty mathematics work "Measuring the Circle and the Sea Mirror".
This question was more complicated than the monk's question about dividing steamed buns. Chu Yanfu looked confused. How could he answer it?
Chu Yanfu still doesn't know the answer given by Fang Jun...
"There was a woman washing dishes by the river. Passers-by asked her why she washed so many dishes. She replied: There were many guests at home. Every two of them shared a rice bowl, every three people shared a soup bowl, and every four guests shared a rice bowl. Everyone shared one vegetable bowl, and 65 bowls were shared. "
Fang Jun asked another question.
Chu Yanfu felt that his whole life was not good...
I have always been proud of my quick thinking, and my knowledge is no less than that of the great scholars of the time, but why can't I know Fang Jun's questions at all?
I have read several classical books before, and I feel that all the books on the world are contained in my mind. It seems that I am looking at the sky from a well... (End of this chapter)