The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1334

[1334. Chapter 1267 Genius]

Fang Xiaofan nodded simply: “I think so!”

She answered simply.

Very much like the Fang family, the Fang family always talks about things after doing them, and never makes blind comparisons.

For example, Fang Jifan always slaps or kicks someone first and then curses them, but never curses him for a few sticks of incense and then gives up.

Fang Jifan was very pleased: “Why?”

Fang Xiaofan thought for a while: “The people in the palace who can count are all too bad. I want to know, outside this palace, are there mountains beyond the mountains and people beyond the people.”

There is ambition. .

Fang Jifan couldn’t help but raise his thumb: “Brother, I’m sure, you can just take the exam. But…”

Fang Jifan hesitated again. Wouldn’t it be embarrassing if he did poorly in the exam?

“Nothing, brother, are you looking down on me?”

Fang Jifan shook his head: “I don’t dare, I don’t dare. I mean, you have to practice before the exam, why not do this, I will give it to you after you go back Get some questions. Don’t do anything, just do the questions. “

Although Fang Jifan doesn’t know much about mathematics, that doesn’t stop him from knowing how to take the exam.

“Oh.” Fang Xiaofan nodded.

Fang Jifan breathed out, Xiaofan is not short-tempered. In this regard, he is like me.

Sitting there for a while.

On the other side, a eunuch came to call.

Zhu Houzhao and Fang Jifan went over and saw that the Zhang brothers had stopped crying. Their eyes were dull and lifeless, like women who had just lost their virginity, their eyes empty.

Fang Jifan felt a little hurt, his mother-in-law was a little cruel.

Empress Zhang smiled: “The money matter has finally been completed. It’s very good. The Women’s Federation now needs people and money. If you don’t think well, it won’t happen. Successor, you are in the outer court. I have to help.”

Fang Jifan nodded quickly: “Yes, I understand, I will do my best.”

Empress Zhang was in a good mood: “That’s very good.”

Fang Jifan said, “There is one more thing that Xiaofan wants. Participating in the mathematics competition, I think this is an excellent opportunity.”

“What opportunity?”

“Women are not allowed to show off.” Fang Jifan looked at Queen Zhang with a smile.

Queen Zhang understood immediately.

The main program of the Women’s Federation is nothing more than two.

One is to give the humiliated women the final say.

The second is to encourage women to improve themselves.

If it is not proven that women are not necessarily weaker than men, then how can we change people’s long-held concepts.

Fang Jifan said: “Since I was a child, I have heard people say that it is virtue for a woman to have no talent. I have already heard these words, and I will never agree with anyone who says such things.” , I have not seen many women, but I have seen the empress and His Highness Princess Taikang. Not to mention the empress and their highness, not to mention being beautiful and smart, they manage the family business in a dignified and generous manner. In terms of this ability, there are few men who can match it. “Come on, so I am thinking…”

Empress Zhang liked to hear this.

Empress Zhang smiled and said: “The only thing I am worried about is… what if Xiaofan does not do well in the exam?”

Fang Jifan said with confidence: “Don’t worry, Madam, no one from the Fang family is extremely smart, my son. These days, I will try my best to give her extra lessons. Tomorrow, I will send someone to take her home for a while and teach her well so that I don’t have to worry about her failure.” Empress

Zhang smiled and said, “That’s fine, my palace. Look at her, she is indeed very smart. “

Obviously, Queen Zhang also wants to win the first battle of the Women’s Federation.

Therefore, I am very interested in this.

She said: “In that case, it’s settled, I will leave this matter to you. If it is done, you will have made a great contribution to the Women’s Federation.”

Fang Jifan’s blood boiled when he heard that he could make a contribution to the sisters .

: “As ordered.”

…

Come out of Kunning Palace.

The Zhang brothers were dejected.

Fang Jifan stepped forward to greet them: “Uncles, how are you?”

Zhang Heling’s face was green and white, and he really couldn’t arouse any interest. He talked to Fang Jifan and said reluctantly: “Yeah, um, okay.”

Zhang Yanling was standing aside .

He said: “Xiao Fang, I haven’t seen you for a long time. Why don’t you come to your house to sit down and have a simple meal?”

Fang Jifan: “…”

Zhang Heling was very surprised: “Jifan is busy, don’t always waste other people’s time. , I don’t want to miss a meal, so don’t delay other people’s important events. He is not like us, who has nothing to do all day long, Jifan, don’t you think so?”

Fang Jifan also relaxed a lot, looking relieved: “Yes, that’s right. , Uncle knows about me.”

“Ah, don’t talk anymore, let’s go.” Zhang Heling hurriedly pulled Zhang Yanling and left.

…………

The next day arrived.

The Fang family sent carriages and horses to the Meridian Gate to pick up Fang Xiaofan.

In order to prepare for the exam, Fang Jifan spent a busy night.

When Fang Xiaofan arrived at home, Zhu Xiurong came out to welcome him. The sisters-in-law were all acquaintances, and Xiaofan had grown up watching Zhu Xiurong, so they would not be unfamiliar with him.

The two of them went in and saw Fang Jifan sorting out a thick stack of books and test questions. Fang Jifan’s eyes turned red.

Zhu Xiurong couldn’t help but said: “He didn’t sleep all night. He went to the library all night and brought back a sack of this stuff…”

Fang Jifan laughed loudly: “You don’t understand, what is this, this is a treasure, this is our Xishan Academy, since the establishment of the School of Arithmetic, all the examination questions over the years, I think, in this competition, nine times out of ten, the questions drawn are all from here. Xiaofan is going to take the exam, and he wants to bring honor to our Fang family. , how can we let her lag behind others? If she lags behind, I, the elder brother, have no face when I go out. I always suspect that someone is laughing at our Fang family. Isn’t this just causing me to have a dispute with someone? , it’s not going to be good.”

Fang Jifan said, shaking out the thick sack of papers and book questions: “Xiaofan, don’t do anything these days, just do all these questions once, and you’re done. You have just left the army.”

Zhang Xiurong was speechless.

This is a competition.

It is a cabinet organization, co-organized by the Ministry of Household Affairs, Xishan Academy and Baoding Chief Envoy Department.

The specifications are still very high.

The purpose is to select talents.

The cabinet and various institutions have negotiated, and the top candidates will not only be given generous bonuses, but also be awarded bachelor’s titles. The cabinet will even award them to Zhongshu Sheren.

The names and positions of Zhongshusheren in the past dynasties were different. In the Southern Dynasties, they were in charge of imperial edicts, edicts, declarations, and acceptance of memorials and other matters; in the Sui Dynasty, they were in charge of edicts, edicts, and edicts; in the Tang Dynasty, they were in charge of edicts, participating in secrets, and making decisions on government affairs. In the Song Dynasty, he participated in political decision-making and was in charge of all affairs in Zhongshu Province.

It can be said that in the previous dynasty, this thing was so advanced that it was equivalent to the powers of the prime minister.

In fact, its authority reached its peak in the Tang and Song Dynasties, because Zhongshu Province was also called Ziwei Province, and Zhongshu Sheren was also called “Ziwei Sheren” during the Tang and Song Dynasties, and he was in charge of all matters in Zhongshu Province.

However, in the Ming Dynasty, Zhongshu Province was not established, so there was no such thing as Ziwei Sheren.

In the Ming Dynasty, Zhongshu Sheren naturally no longer had such official positions due to the abolition of Zhongshu Province.

However, out of habit, this cabinet is still called an institution of prime ministers and auxiliaries. The cabinet bachelors work in the cabinet and need help. Therefore, they select some people who can read and understand from among the academicians, supervisors, students, and commoners. The people who wrote it worked in the cabinet, and these people were called Zhongshu Sheren.

This thing, now in later generations, has a name called temporary workers.

However, although this temporary worker was not an official position specially granted by the imperial court, he was assisting in the affairs of the cabinet. This power was not small.

In that cabinet, the noble and unranked Zhongshu Sheren had to say hello when he came out of the cabinet, even if he was the minister or minister.

The cabinet awarded the top candidates the title of Zhongshu Sheren, naturally hoping to select some outstanding people to assist Liu Jian and others in their official duties. This also shows that the cabinet attaches great importance to outstanding mathematical talents.

Almost everyone who has studied arithmetic attaches great importance to this exam. After all, this is an opportunity to enter the cabinet and meet the cabinet bachelor at any time. Once it tops the list, it is no exaggeration to say that it will skyrocket. The benefits are not under the title of the gold list.

Therefore, many people are sharpening their knives. According to the rules, personnel from the Statistics Department of the Ministry of Revenue, Xishan Institute of Statistics, and Baoding Chief Envoy Department can directly participate in the exam.

As for others, they need to go through layers of selection before they are eligible to take the exam.

Therefore, this exam is very stressful.

Zhu Xiurong frowned when he saw the stack of test questions: “Xiaofan is a woman. As an elder brother, you should teach her virtues and virtues, but how can you teach her these things?”

Fang Jifan widened his eyes: “Your Highness, God is already here It’s changed, you don’t know yet… Well, you’ll know when you enter the palace. It’s late now, Xiaofan, you can’t waste your time. Come on, I’ll do the questions with you.”

Fang Xiaofan said with a smile: “Okay.”

The two brothers and sisters gathered around the table. Fang Jifan took the paper and said, “If you don’t understand, you…”

He wanted to say, if you don’t understand, ask me. But when he thought about it carefully, it seemed that he…

“If you don’t understand, tell your brother, and I will help you sort out your doubts and ask around for you.”

“Oh.”

Fang Xiaofan quickly entered the state, picked up the paper, and carried the charcoal pen, completely forgetting himself. Started to do the questions.

Seeing this, Zhu Xiurong couldn’t help asking: “Xiaofan, are you hungry?”

Fang Xiaofan did not answer her.

Zhu Xiurong sighed and hurriedly ordered someone to prepare some pastries and tea and put them aside by Fang Xiaofan.

Fang Jifan was on the side, bored. Seeing that Fang Jifan didn’t eat, he simply ate by himself. While eating, he looked down at the test paper and sighed in his heart. Mathematics is profound and profound. I am afraid that I, Fang Jifan, will not be able to learn it in this life. However, It doesn’t matter, I still have a sister, she will fulfill my regret as my successor.

Any learning is inseparable from people’s interest.

If a person is not interested, if you ask him how to learn, he will go in with one ear and out with the other.

But if someone like Fang Xiaofan got interested, that would be a big deal. Fang Xiaofan sat there without moving for two full hours. When she looked up, she was hungry: “Brother, I’m hungry.”

Then, she looked at There were a few empty plates on the table, as well as tea that had already been drunk.

Fang Jifan touched his stomach: “When you say this, I realize that I’m hungry again.”

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