Mixing ancient times with Taobao

Chapter 580 Abnormal
"Can't, can't."

Song Yingxing dodged again and again, cupped his hands and said: "Yun Shu is the Duke of the State and the head of science. I can't bear your worship."

"The one who has achieved it is the first, and the elder is respected. The elder can stand Yun Shu's worship."

Zuo Fu smiled and said, "This time, the boss and I are asked to produce the exam papers together. Yun Shu has already tried to produce a test paper, and I ask the boss to correct it."

"Yun Shu is too modest."

Song Yingxing said with a smile: "The old man has been in Changzhou for the past few years. Through his relationship with Mr. Yang, he has been listening to the academy you run. What Yun Shu has learned is really eye-opening for the old man. Let's talk about arithmetic... this is a symbol. After replacing it, it is really simple and clear. And the subtlety and profoundness of the knowledge really makes the old man feel ashamed."

"Oh?"

Zuo Fu was a little surprised, "Sir, have you been in Changzhou for several years? Mr. Yang didn't mention this in his letter."

"It's the old man who didn't let him talk to you."

Song Yingxing laughed, "Qiongzhou is not easy to govern, how can I have the nerve to spread the word and go to Qiongzhou to disturb you? Besides, the content taught by Changzhou Academy is already profound, and I am old, so I don't want to do things that are far away. It's gone. Besides..."

He raised his eyebrows, "Talents like Yun Shu will return to Beijing sooner or later. When you come back, it won't be too late for the old man to ask for advice. No, aren't you back?"

Zuo Fu was amused by Song Yingxing's humor, "I thought my lord must be a quiet person, but I didn't expect my lord to be so open-minded. It's really wrong for Yun Shu to save others by himself."

"Zuo Yunshu is not as arrogant as the world says."

Song Yingxing laughed heck, not like a science guy at all, this "hehe" was quite humorous.

The politeness is over, and it's time to get down to business.After taking Zuofu's examination paper, the old man started to read it from the subject of mathematics, which made him sweat.

He was originally a genius in this area, but he had not studied systematically before.After several years in Changzhou, he finally received formal education. Regardless of his age, he left behind all the students in a short period of time.

After all, ancient Chinese mathematics is not bad, but too few people pay attention to it, and it has not been systematically summarized into subjects.The old man has a good foundation, so it is not tiring to learn, and the ancients seldom entertained, and studying knowledge is the greatest pleasure.

Therefore, Song Yingxing in front of him can be said to have been completely reborn. For Gewu, the understanding of modern mathematics far exceeds that of his contemporaries.But when he saw the test paper, he was sweating and his eyes were wide open: such a difficult question, he had to finish the test in an hour? !Insane!
There is no clear regulation on the examination time of each subject in the ancient imperial examinations. Some examinations must be completed within three sticks of incense (one hour), while others may take two days. Generally, the time is set according to the subjects and the difficulty of the examination.

But the time drawn by Zuo Fu is one hour.It's so difficult to finish so many questions in one hour, isn't this just a joke?Song Yingxing looked at the questions and felt that his brain was not enough. He suddenly wanted to cry: he, who was so popular in Changzhou, faced these questions and couldn't solve them for a while.

He looked at Zuo Fu, and said cautiously: "Mr. Zhen, is the level of science students in Qiongzhou higher than that in Changzhou?"

Zuo Fu smiled and said: "No, no, Changzhou should be stronger. After all, Qiongzhou started late. I thought about these questions for a long time. In fact, they are just for the boss to review, not as the exam questions this time. "

"Then you are?"

Zuo Fu grinned, obviously smiling brightly, but Song Yingxing felt an inexplicable chill.

Always felt……

Is there gloating in this smile?
Zuo Fu, who had studied for more than ten years in his previous life and was beaten to death by various exam questions, would of course gloat over his misfortune.

After all, people of her age have had to face problems such as filling the swimming pool while filling water since elementary school. How can they not be happy to see their students suffer the same torture now?
Children, how can you become a talent without going through the college entrance examination?After all, you have to go through this kind of pain before you can become talented!Enjoy it!

"My lord, this is the level that our students should reach in the future."

Zuo Fu completely forgot that these exam questions are the most difficult questions in the history of later generations. He put on a face of "dead friends are not dead poor people", and said leisurely: "In the future, the difficulty of my college will gradually increase, so the difficulty of the exam questions will also increase. It should be gradually increased, and in my heart, only those who can pass this test are eligible to go to university."

Song Yingxing opened his mouth wide, wondering in his heart: What you did in your university...could it be more difficult than the imperial examination?On this topic, how many people can do it?

Seeing Song Yingxing's surprised appearance, Zuo Fu laughed, and after the laugh, he said, "My lord, don't be surprised. In fact, those who can go to university are the ones who are favored by heaven. Isn't it easier for me to study things together than Confucianism?" ?So, I have lowered the admission standard now, but I must raise it in the future."

The school system that Zuo Fu is currently building is five years of primary school, six years of junior high school (including high school courses), and then directly enters the university.When they are in the third year of junior high school, they will be divided into classes, but instead of dividing into arts and sciences, students are allowed to make their own choices, whether to transfer to a vocational class or continue their studies to prepare for the university entrance exam.

There is no need to learn English now. Don’t look at the Ming Dynasty being bullied miserably by the Qing people, but the current Chinese civilization is the most advanced civilization in the world, and it is a civilization that is yearned for by people all over the world, so only others come to learn Chinese. A Chinese person went to learn a foreign language.Even if it is learning, it is also a hobby or serving the king.

After all, in the eyes of ancient emperors, re-translation (relay translation by people from multiple regions) coming to court is the highest honor for an emperor, so translators are still needed.

Of course, Zuo Fu didn't bother to do such things. The imperial court had talents in this field, so there was no need to embarrass their students and learn those birdsongs.If they are interested, they can start classes later depending on the situation, without forcing them.

It saves the time of learning foreign languages, and it is much easier for everyone to read.Classes such as Zheng Z have directly become law classes, mainly explaining the laws of the Ming Dynasty, by the way, some private work, and then some in the history class, "brainwashing" the students in a subtle way, cultivating them equality, self-improvement and the rule of law idea.

However, the depth of the current courses is actually relatively shallow compared to Zuo Fulai's time.There is no way to do this. The environment is here, and a lot of common sense has to be taught. If the course content is too deep, everyone will not be able to keep up.Therefore, we can only take it slowly and increase the difficulty year by year, and the exam is the same.

After Zuo Fu told Song Yingxing about his calculations, he said, "Master, this is the direction I want to work hard. Our students did not take the imperial examinations to become officials, they came to recreate the splendor of China's Han and Tang Dynasties." here."

Song Yingxing's face was serious, after a while, he suddenly got up, stretched out his hand, bowed solemnly to Zuo Fu, and said: "I heard people say a few days ago that you once showed your ambition in the court and wanted a world of great harmony. Hearing your words today, this old man admires me very much, Zuo Yunshu really has a pure heart, which is admirable!"

Zuo Fu waved his hands again and again, sighed and said, "The people are suffering too much. And if my students and I can use what we have learned to solve more problems of people's livelihood, then this life will not be in vain."

Song Yingxing recalled what he had seen and heard along the way, and couldn't help sighing, "I've been in Changzhou for a few years, and I always thought that even if the world couldn't compare to Changzhou, it would be about the same. Food is here, how can anyone be hungry? But when I go out of Changzhou and go back to my hometown, the people there... Alas!"

He shook his head, "It's still bitter! So, Yun Shu, there is no shortage of my skills in this world, what is lacking is a moral heart!"

"The corruption of people's hearts is the root of the troubled times. You and I can't reverse this kind of thing. We can only try to push capable and virtuous people to the top and let them slowly change the world."

Song Yingxing took a deep look at Zuo Fu, and after a long silence, nodded slightly, "It's indeed a good choice to start with the subtleties."

"As long as the monarchs and ministers are united, don't engage in foolish tactics, respect knowledge, and uphold morality, the world will always change."

Zuo Fuyang smiled, "I think our people are still very good, hardworking, simple and kind."

"Yes."

Song Yingxing sighed, "Officials are willing to bow down, and they are grateful, but many people don't treat the common people as human beings, which has caused so many tragedies."

This topic is a bit heavy, and the two of them don't want to talk too much about it.Song Yingxing was not very popular in the court before, but this time he came back and immediately occupied the position of Minister of the Ministry of Industry, so there were naturally many rumors.

And Zuo Fu is also on the cusp of the storm, although there is no third person present at the moment, he still has to be careful when speaking.In particular, the two of them are about to preside over the Enke science exam. At this time, I don't know how many eyes are staring at them, so it is better to be cautious.

Zuo Fu brought the teaching materials, and the two began to work after talking about this heavy topic.According to the grades of the students sent by Changzhou and Qiongzhou, Zuo Fu discussed with Song Yingxing the scope and difficulty of the papers.

On the second day, Zuo Fu came to the Ministry of Industry again, and brought chicken cakes and millet cakes that he made himself.Such fluffy food suits the old man's appetite, and Zuo Fu is still willing to show respect to such a capable and kind old man.

Eating the sweet and fluffy chicken cake, Song Yingxing sighed in his heart: Zuo Fu is quite easy to get along with, he is not at all different from the rumors outside!

Eating chicken cakes, discussing the test questions, not long after, Zuo Gui suddenly came to report, and someone from the yamen filed a complaint, asking Zuo Fu to go back immediately.

This is a matter within the scope of Zuofu's responsibility, so there should be no delay.Immediately got up to bid farewell to Song Yingxing, and hurried to the Yamen.

When Zuo Fu arrived at the yamen, after reading the complaint, he finally understood why the second officer of this case sent someone to call him back.

When it comes to the draft, this matter must be more cautious.

Zuo Fu called the plaintiff and the defendant in, and the yamen was already crowded with people.

The defendant is a 16-year-old girl, while the plaintiff is her mother, but the mother is not a relative, but a stepmother.

The stepmother and the stepdaughter did not get along, and even sued people in court. Such things naturally attracted people's attention, so there were also a lot of people watching the excitement.

As usual, Zuo Fu asked everyone to stand up and take an oath according to his own habits, and then the trial began.

The case is actually not very complicated.Not long after the defendant was born, his biological mother passed away, and his father continued his marriage, but his father also passed away within a few years.

In the last years of Chongzhen, due to long-term foreign wars, recruitment was severe, and the court encouraged widows to remarry, and the stepmother remarried again, leaving the stepdaughter to be raised by the grandmother, with little interference.The grandmother passed away last year, and the stepmother wanted to marry the stepdaughter to a widower, but the stepdaughter refused and fought for a long time.

This year's Tianjia draft, the stepmother changed her mind and wanted to send her stepdaughter to the draft.The stepdaughter was still unwilling, and fought to the death, and even ran away from home.The stepmother caught him back, tied him to the Yamen, and sued the stepdaughter for being unfilial, disobedient to her parents, and disloyal to the king.

After inquiring clearly about the case, Zuo Fu read the complaint again and couldn't help but sneer.

This complaint is obviously asked for advice from an expert, and every word and every word revolves around the stepdaughter's reluctance to enter the palace, no king and no father.It is really shameless to accuse such a big crime on a fifteen or sixteen year old girl!
It's just that since she is the chief judge of the case, she can't be affected by her emotions.After the temporary recess, the plaintiff was directly locked in the back hall of the yamen, and Li Xiangmu and others were immediately sent to the village to investigate.

In the afternoon, everything was investigated. This scumbag stepmother really used her stepdaughter as a cash cow. She and her step-husband had two daughters, and one of them met the requirements for running for the election, but she gave birth to her own daughter not long ago. Married, forced step-daughter to run for election.

Such things are naturally disgusting to the extreme.However, this person came to sue in the name of being loyal to the king and being good for his stepdaughter, so he was very passive in public opinion. If Zuo Fu acquitted his stepdaughter, then he would have no king and no father.After all, theoretically speaking, as long as there is an order from the world, all women who meet the requirements for the election must participate in the election. Things like getting married before running for the election are just taking advantage of loopholes and are inconsistent with the national law.

Zuo Fu squinted his eyes and thought for a while, but for some reason, he smelled a hint of conspiracy in it.

The stepmother treats the stepdaughter so harshly, isn't she afraid that the stepdaughter will be favored once she enters the palace, and will retaliate against her in the future?This stepmother is a little bit right. It is for the stepdaughter's benefit to send her stepdaughter to run for election.

As far as the situation of the stepdaughter is concerned, it is indeed better than at home.After all, her close blood relatives in this world are no longer there, and her livelihood is quite difficult.

And this girl has a good appearance, even though she is dressed in linen and rough clothes, she can hardly conceal her beauty.When such a woman came to participate in the election, the hope of being selected was extremely high. After all, the imperial family of the Ming Dynasty did not care about family status when marrying wives and choosing concubines, or to be precise, they could only be selected from commoners and low-level officials.

Even low-level officials cannot have real power, not even the county magistrates.And the chosen daughter, to put it bluntly, really only needs to look good.

So this stepmother forced her stepdaughter to run for the election. No matter how you look at it, it seems abnormal. This operation is against common sense. Could it be that someone wants to take the opportunity to make trouble?

To be on the safe side, Zuo Fu did not rush to start the trial again, but sent someone to continue the investigation, and this time the target of the investigation was mainly on the family whose stepmother remarried.

If something goes wrong, there must be a demon. She has many enemies in the court. Knowing that she will handle this matter, it is not impossible to do something to mess with her!So, she had to investigate, she had to investigate thoroughly, and she wanted to see if there was really someone taking the opportunity to do something behind this abnormality!
(End of this chapter)