The scholars who were gearing up to solve the problem were stunned.

What the hell is this title? A circle?

Su Ze smiled, it turned out to be this topic.

Su Ze had encountered this problem when he was studying the history of imperial examinations in the Ming Dynasty with his tutor.

In fact, this is not a formal question in the imperial examination, but a strange question similar to folk brain teasers.

This circle does not represent the number 0, but the symbol used to divide chapters in the layout of "The Analects of Confucius".

Strictly speaking, this question is also in line with the scope of questions in the imperial examination. After all, as long as it is the content of the Four Books and Five Classics, it can be used for questions.

The imperial examination questions in the later Qing Dynasty were even more unreliable, and some questions were even composed by combining the preceding and following sentences together.

The scene fell silent for a moment, and Huang Shixing looked around happily. This was a perfect topic that he had spent a lot of effort to collect, just to become famous in Shilin.

Next year is the Provincial Examination. As long as you have a reputation as a scholar, you can increase the probability of passing the Provincial Examination by running it again.

The Huang family was originally a large family in Yanping Prefecture. It had been farming and studying for generations since the Song Dynasty, and even the Yuan Dynasty did not give up the knowledge passed down from the family.

Huang Shixing has a family tradition of academics. In fact, the recognition of the answer sheet is still very high. Even if his name is obscured, he can still be recognized by the examiner.

As long as you can become famous in Shilin and write a few beautiful articles, it will be easier to win.

This is equivalent to the admission of extra points for later generations to participate in the college entrance examination. The children of wealthy families can continue to be elected as Jinshi. In addition to the atmosphere of studying and studying in their family, they also have the unspoken rules of the imperial examination that ordinary people are not exposed to.

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They were setting up a stage to sing, and Su Ze had no intention of causing trouble. However, suddenly a scholar from Nanping County School saw Su Ze and deliberately said:

"Brother Su, you are the only one in our Nanping County School who can solve this problem!"

The scholars at Nanping County School had suffered a lot of grievances recently, and led by this scholar, they all began to boo.

Huang Shixing looked at Su Ze, raised his hands and said, "Can this brother break it?"

The students from Nanping County continued to cheer and said: "Brother Su solved the last problem in Baizhi County!"

Huang Shixing suddenly realized and said: "It turns out that Mr. Su Zesu, who is the 'Guan Qi Pian Book of Benevolence and Righteousness', has been rude."

Why does this sentence sound so familiar?

Su Ze really doesn't understand. Is the circle of scholars in your Yanping Mansion so small?

Just by solving a question, all the scholars in the city know each other?

Huang Shixing looked at the patches on Su Ze's clothes and knew that he must be a poor scholar with no background, and he couldn't help but feel a little contempt in his heart.

However, he pretended to be very good and pulled Su Ze and said: "Brother Su, please stop hiding your clumsiness. If you can really solve this problem, it will solve my confusion for several months."

The students in Nanping County began to boo, while the government students and college students booed contemptuously.

Although they knew that Su Ze had solved County Magistrate Bai's problem, they only thought that Su Ze was a blind cat and a dead mouse, or that Su Ze had seen this problem before.

After all, Su Ze was a poor scholar who didn't even have the reputation of being a scholar. If he was so good, why didn't he become a scholar?

Some people even shouted: "Nanping County School is really depleted, and a poor person with no fame is allowed to solve the problem."

"I'll pay you forty taels of silver and ask him to get out quickly and don't ruin Mr. Huang's elegant affairs!"

Huang Shixing heard it all, but had no intention of stopping it.

There are few scholars in Nanping County, and the voices of students from government schools and academies outweighed the voices supporting Su Ze.

At this moment, Su Ze smiled slightly. He walked directly to the wooden pillar and untied the silver ingot hanging on the pillar.

Su Ze was tall and fast, and these scholars didn't even react.

When Su Ze put the silver ingot into his sleeve, he said to Huang Shixing: "Brother Huang, thank you for your silver."

Huang Shixing's gentle exterior was a little unbearable. He suppressed his anger and said, "Brother Su, please solve the problem."

Su Ze said loudly: "The sage is the first to establish his words, and he also observes the phenomena of the sky."
Chapter completed!