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Chapter Twenty-Three

Since Wu Ji arrived, Niu and Yang believed that Wu Ji was just lucky and gained the favor of Zheng Tai. They were very dissatisfied from the bottom of their hearts and wanted to make things difficult for Wu Ji, so they did so.

Just when the two were frightened, Wu Ji's slightly mocking voice sounded: "Two seniors, I wonder if I lost or won?"

"This, this..." Yang Yuan grinded his teeth, but he couldn't speak. It would be very embarrassing to ask him to admit defeat in person. If he wanted to refuse to admit defeat, could he still win in this way?

"Who knows whether you are right or wrong?" Niu Qiqing's eyes rolled and he began to cheat.

"Cough! Cough!" Huangfu Song glanced at the two of them, his eyes showing a look of humility, but he didn't say anything.

I have seen shameless people, but I have never seen such shameless people. Wu Ji had no fondness for Niu Qiqing. After hearing this, he was not annoyed at all. He smiled slightly and said, "Okay! I'll help me verify it. I wonder how long do you take? Seven days or ten days?"

The seven-day saying came from the troubles of the two. Wu Ji returned the original words. The two of them had a fever and were very uncomfortable. Their faces turned blue and green, and they couldn't find any words to say.

"You two shouldn't, that's right, that's right? Well, I'm willing to accept the loss and call me brother!" Wu Ji picked up the teacup, took a sip, and looked at the two of them, leisurely.

"Hmph! How old are you? My sons are older than you! How can you dare to be my elder brother?" Niu Qingqing is so shameless. He was so foolish.

Huangfu Song looked at Niu Qiqing and pulled the corners of his mouth, but he did not say much based on the principle of not being concerned about himself and being high.

"What kind of virtue can you do? Well said!" Wu Ji praised loudly: "Just because I have calculated so many accounts in a short time, but you can't. I am more capable than you, so you have to call me elder brother. Those who are capable are their teachers. I can, you can't! Call me quickly!"

He straightened his chest, raised his head, and waited for the two of them to call him brother.

The two are really shameless, so they must take advantage of this.

Niu and Yang looked at each other, but couldn't find anything to say. Wu Ji had enough reason with the whole matter, and they could not even say anything.

"If the two of you can complete the calculation in such a short time, it would be fine if I called the two elder brothers." Wu Ji's lips broke and he was very disdainful.

"I won't shout. What can you give birth to me? Can you still eat me?" Niu Qiqing was completely cheating and didn't even want the fig leaf.

Shamelessness is invincible. Wu Ji classified these two people as bad as they are.

Huangfu Song looked at the two of them, shook his head, looking regretful, but he didn't say anything.

"You either want to accept the loss, or you can get out of here!" Zheng Tai's voice sounded, and he pierced from outside the house, his eyes flashed, and he looked at Niu Yang and the others with contempt: "I am a court official, and I shouldn't have intervened in your dispute. However, you two are really shameless, and I can't stand it and have to come forward. Do you no longer be the chief clerk, or admit defeat?"

"I've seen the elders!" The four of them greeted each other. Zheng Tai waved his hand and stared at Niu Yang and the others.

Niu Yang and his two blushed, and they stuttered: "Mr. Zheng, this matter has not been concluded yet! It is possible that he has made a mistake."

"Ha ha!"

Zheng Tai looked up to the sky, laughed loudly, walked over quickly, came to Wu Ji's table, held the abacus in his hand, and shook it a little, saying, "You two are really frogs in the well, don't know what this is? I will tell you! This is called abacus. The calculator of the Imperial College is working hard to study the way of calculation. I have learned one or two, but it is far inferior to the chief clerk of Wu. According to the chief clerk of Wu, even if you want to give a lecture in the Imperial College, there is no problem with getting the title of official title from the emperor."

"Ah!" Niu Yang and the others were surprised.

The small abacus is so popular that the two of them have superficial knowledge, no matter what.

"No way?" Wu Ji was also a little surprised. Knowing the abacus, he could actually see the emperor and get the emperor's title. Wu Ji really never thought about it.

If you think about it carefully, it makes sense. For modern people, the way of abacus is very backward. We need to learn computers, not abacus. However, in the Song Dynasty, the way of abacus was not yet very popular and was in the research stage. If Wu Ji made it public, it would inevitably lead to a huge social change and it would not be surprising at all.

Abacus replaces calculation chips, and computers replaces abacus, has the same significance. It is a social change with far-reaching impact.

"If you want to admit defeat, hurry up. If you don't admit defeat, I will ask the officers to drive you out!" Zheng Tai looked at the two of them coldly: "As soon as Wu Xiucai came, you made things difficult for you. This is a matter between you. Although I have known it for a long time, I have not come forward. Now, Wu Xiucai is the pillar of the country, and I must not refuse to enforce the law!"

There are all kinds of things that newcomers make for the elderly. Zheng Tai knew it early, but he wanted to see how Wu Ji dealt with it, so he ignored it. How could he have thought that Wu Ji gave him such a big surprise? The abacus method that the Imperial College was still studying was extremely familiar with Wu Ji!

"We'll admit defeat!" Niu Yang and the others were extremely unwilling to accept it, so they had to bow their heads. Face is important, and jobs are more important. They stumbled: "Brother! Brother Wu! It's wrong for us to wait for the two of us. I'd like to ask for a lot of brothers and spare us!"

The voice became lower and lower, and when it came to the back, it was almost impossible to hear, almost the same as the buzzing sound of a mosquito.

"Hit louder, I can't hear clearly!" Wu Ji would not let the two of them go easily. Who said they were too shameless?

"Brother, I'm waiting for the defeat. I'm waiting for it. Please forgive me!" The two gritted their teeth and raised their tone so that everyone could hear it.

Wu Ji walked to Niu Qiqing with bright eyes and looked at him and said, "Niu Qiqing, do you still remember what I said to you this morning? Don't be too much, you should leave some points. You are too much, you are asking for trouble! From then on, I will be your elder brother. I want you to go east, you can't stand, you can't sit. Niu Qiqing, especially you, I want you to chase dogs, you can't catch chickens, do you understand?"

"You, you, do you think of me as a hunting dog?" Niu Qiqing cursed Wu Ji with a word that he could not catch a chicken. He was anxious and said it out loud.

"This is what you said!" Wu Ji shrugged.

"Haha!" Zheng Tai and Huangfu Song could no longer help. Looking at Niu Qiqing's embarrassment, they couldn't help laughing.

"Scholar Wu... Lord Wu!" Zheng Tai turned his head and looked at Wu Ji, even changing his name: "Can you know multiplication and division operations? Although the abacus has appeared for some time, he can only perform addition and subtraction operations. The Imperial College is still studying the multiplication and division operations. If he can perform multiplication and division operations, he can replace the calculation of the batch, which saves much more trouble and effort."

"Can you know a little!" Wu Ji said humbly.

"Is that right?" Zheng Tai was a little surprised and immediately showed several multiplication and division methods. Wu Ji calculated on the spot. After a sound of slap, the result came out, and Zheng Tai was even more happy.

Zheng Tai raised his eyebrows and came up with a few more complicated multiplication and division methods. Wu Ji calculated it again. Zheng Tai couldn't help but pat Wu Ji on the shoulder: "Wizard! Wizard! What a wizard! Lord Wu, letting you be the chief clerk, it's so insignificant! I'll write a letter now, recommending you to give lectures at the Imperial College!"

The Imperial College was the highest institution of learning in the Song Dynasty. Not to mention going to teach, it was a very glorious thing to study. As soon as this was said, Huangfu Song and Niu Yang were full of admiration.

"With Lord Wu's abacus learning, it will definitely cause a sensation in the Imperial College!" Zheng Tai was in a good mood and was about to write a letter of recommendation.

"Mr. Zheng, wait!" Wu Ji did not think of teaching abacus, so he hurriedly stopped Mr. Zheng and said, "Mr. Zheng, I am still young and my body is not good. If I go to the Imperial College, it will be difficult to convince the public, and the other is that my body cannot bear it."

"In the Imperial College, those who are capable are their teachers. Your abacus method is enough to convince people. You don't have to worry." Zheng Tai didn't care at all, but when he looked at Wu Ji, he felt a little regretful: "Your body is really bad. Otherwise, after a while, you will be better in your body. I will write a letter to recommend you. Don't worry, I am from the Imperial College. I will recommend you to go there without any problems."

"Mr. Xie Zheng!" What Wu Ji wanted to do was to do arms, which was just an excuse to delay.

"Well! From now on, Lord Wu, I will hand over this chief clerk's room to you!" Zheng Tai looked at Wu Ji, admired him very much, and promoted Wu Ji to an official position with a faint sentence.

"Ah!" Niu Yang and the others never expected that their difficulties would help Wu Ji, who became their immediate boss.

Huangfu Song still didn't care about himself and was stubborn, without any emotional fluctuations.

"Is this a promotion?" Wu Ji was very surprised. He could be promoted even if he knew abacus. What about computers? Oh, the times are different!
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