Settled in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 366 An Unexpected Banquet

Princess Pingyang said: "Where is Erlang, I will send someone to follow up and exchange information. Youyang, just go and take care of your affairs."

Xue Lang's attendance on the first day was to show Princess Pingyang's support for this matter.Now that the attitude has been clearly expressed, Xue Lang can naturally withdraw temporarily. After all, he also has a lot of affairs to be busy in the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

For the king of Qin, the next thing to do is to confirm the confessions and various evidences of each person, consolidate the existing achievements, and see if there are any things and possibilities that can be further excavated.These are all meticulous tasks, Xue Lang doesn't need to be present, just pay attention to them silently.

Xue Lang agreed, and talked with Princess Pingyang for a while, not wanting to experience Miss Akoo's weird way of giving away again, so Xue Lang consciously said goodbye before dark.

In the next few days, King Qin did not stop because of the surrender of those people. Instead, he went aggressively, arrested people everywhere, or summoned people to Dali Temple for interrogation. Everything seems to be proceeding in an orderly manner.

The atmosphere in the capital is a bit secretive because of the great power of the King of Qin. In the past spring days, you can always see the children of various families calling for friends, flying eagles and lackeys, and the female relatives of various families going out for spring outings. This spring, people outside Chang'an , the obstacles on the side of the Baqiao are much less, and there is no more excitement in the past.

The sage didn't speak, and King Qin had an edict from the sage, and acted according to the law, so the censor couldn't find anything to say.It seems that everyone is paying attention, and it seems that no one is paying attention.

Xue Lang went to work in an orderly manner every day, without any influence. In the current situation where the situation is not clear, and it has nothing to do with him, no one ignorantly approached him to ask him about something.

Things should have been like this. Until this day, Xue Lang was still working in the yamen, and Rugui, the servant next to Princess Pingyang, came to the door: "Reporting to my son-in-law, the prince is hosting a banquet in the East Palace, and the princess and the son-in-law are invited to attend. The injury needs rest, the princess specially ordered the old slave to come and inform the son-in-law, and invite the son-in-law to the banquet."

Prince? !
Xue Lang was full of astonishment, how could the prince jump out first?Could it be that it has nothing to do with what King Qin investigated?Otherwise, it would not be the crown prince's turn to stand up first. After all, the crown prince, King Qin, and Princess Pingyang are all compatriots from the same mother. Naturally, they should be consistent in their attitude of protecting their mother.Is it for something else?

Xue Lang couldn't think of a reason, and checked himself that there was nothing disheveled about his appearance. After greeting Pei Ju, he followed Rugui to the East Palace.

Under the guidance of the palace servants, they went to the hall where the crown prince held a banquet. The crown prince sat at the head in ordinary clothes, and beside him sat the crown princess Yan Shi, and the king of Qi was also there, and beside him was the beautiful and intelligent princess Qi.

"Chen Xue Lang pays homage to His Highness the Crown Prince, His Royal Highness the Crown Princess, King Qi, and Princess Qi. Princess Pingyang was unable to come due to her illness, so she asked me to express her apology to the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess. When she recovers, she will definitely come in person. , today, it can only be temporarily replaced by the minister."

The prince nodded, and did not ask why Princess Pingyang was unwell. Obviously, the prince already knew the whole story of the conflict between King Qin and the saint in the palace and the whole story of Princess Pingyang's injury. Is it better? The Crown Princess and I sent people to ask a few days ago, but we still can’t go to the ground, how about today? Has it improved?”

Xue Lang consciously expressed his gratitude on behalf of Princess Pingyang: "Going back to the prince, when I went to see it yesterday, I was able to go to the ground, but I have to be careful when I move, not to shake the wound, and I still need to take medicine to rest."

The prince nodded, then turned to the princess and said: "Go to my warehouse to see if there are any suitable medicinal materials, and send someone to send some to my sister."

The crown prince replied: "Here, don't worry Dalang, tomorrow I will go out of the palace to see Sanniang."

The crown prince nodded, waved his hand and said: "I'm just talking, Youyang will sit down soon, King Qin hasn't arrived yet, let's wait for him, when King Qin arrives, we can start the banquet."

"Here, thank you, Prince."

Xue Lang was led by the palace servants to sit in his own seat. King Qi looked at him coldly, his nose was not his nose, and his eyes were not eyes. However, it might be because of the presence of the prince, so King Qi didn't dare to embarrass Xue Lang, he just drank own wine.

After Xue Lang sat down, the prince smiled and said: "I heard that Youyang has done an excellent job in the Ministry of Civil Affairs and won the praise of Pei Shangshu?"

Pei Ju also held the post of Prince Zhan Shi in the Prince's East Palace, so it is not surprising that the two would communicate.However, Xue Lang upheld the virtue of modesty, and said: "I didn't do anything, but Xiao Gui and Chen Sui. On this basis, I made some improvements in statistics and records, which slightly improved the office efficiency."

The prince asked the meaning of efficiency, and after listening to praise, he said: "It can be seen that Youyang's behavior is much more stable than before, not to mention the progress in official affairs, but the improvement in temperament, which is gratifying and congratulatory." reward."

The prince always felt that Xue Lang's political views were not safe enough and a little too radical. Seeing that he has done a steady job in the Ministry of Civil Affairs, his joy is beyond words.Obviously, the prince cherishes Xue Lang's talent, but he doesn't like his aggressive attitude towards the family.

Naturally, Xue Lang would not refute the prince at this time, he just has low EQ, not low IQ, so he bowed his hands to the prince, smiled and said: "What the prince said is that after entering the Ministry of Civil Affairs, he has learned a lot of knowledge. I understand a lot more, but it’s not enough, I still need to work hard.”

The prince nodded with a smile, and praised: "Great kindness! Youyang has such an enterprising heart, everything can be accomplished."

This is a great compliment!

Xue Lang smiled shyly and bowed his hands to the prince.The prince smiled and extended his hand to give him a nod, and said: "I heard from Pei Shangshu that Youyang is quite proficient in mathematics and calculations, and what he learned seems to be different from my Tang Dynasty?"

Xue Lang replied: "Back to the prince, there is actually no difference in essence between the science of mathematics that I have learned and that of our dynasty. It is just that the teaching methods are different due to the different national conditions. I once borrowed I have read books on mathematics such as "Nine Chapters on Arithmetic", compared with what I have learned since childhood, the recording methods of the books in the two places are quite different. Books such as "Nine Chapters on Arithmetic" focus on examples, and what I have learned is important In contrast, "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic" must have a mathematical foundation to understand, and it is not suitable for beginners; while what I learned since childhood is relatively easy, especially for beginners."

"It's just some strange skills and tricks, so it should be such a long-winded talk? Are you exaggerating?"

King Qi, who had been watching coldly and drinking alone, couldn't help but sneered.Xue Lang was not displeased at all. It is not surprising that the ancients had such thoughts. Compared with Song, Ming and Qing Dynasties in later generations, the Tang Dynasty was considered more enlightened towards mathematics.

Xue Lang said seriously: "King Qi's words are wrong. I have heard a saying since I was a child that mathematics is the king of science. It is as big as building a house, building a city and leading an army, as small as buying vegetables, and mathematics needs to be applied."

King Qi snorted and was about to speak when the announcement from the palace people outside came: "King Qin is here!"

Xue Lang took advantage of the situation and stopped talking, and he didn't give King Qi popular science and correct his ideas at all. He talked about mathematics with King Qi.

(End of this chapter)