At the same time, Zhao Miaoqing was sitting in the courtyard of Hanxiang Pavilion basking in the sun.
The female officer who was waiting next to her was in disbelief.
Not long ago, Zhao Miaoqing was still in danger, and I heard that Zongzheng Temple had already begun to prepare for his funeral. However, after Zhao Huan's diagnosis and treatment, spring came back from dead trees, and he recovered more than half of his body in the blink of an eye.
"Di Ji, you have been sitting here for almost an hour, but you have never said a word. Is there something on your mind?"
The female officer's voice brought Zhao Miaoqing's thoughts back to reality. A blush appeared on her cheeks, and she said in embarrassment: "I wonder why brother doesn't come to see me anymore?"
It turned out that I missed my elder brother.
The female officer immediately explained with a smile: "Your Majesty is a very busy man now, especially these days when he is recruiting clients. It is difficult to get away for a while. Maybe he will come after he is finished."
"Di Ji, don't worry. When the prince knew you were in Hanxiang Pavilion, he came to visit you without even thinking."
"Everyone can see that the brother-sister relationship between the prince and the emperor has not diminished at all because of the passage of time."
Although they were just words of comfort, Zhao Miaoqing was still very happy.
The big brother she had longed for finally appeared by her side again.
But while he was happy, he also showed a little sadness. After all, Zhao Miaoqing had learned from the female official that King Yun and King Su had been severely punished for offending their eldest brother.
Even the mother-in-law and concubine were implicated, due to their status in the harem and Japanese dramas.
"What exactly is the conflict between the two elder brothers and the eldest brother? Why did they get into this situation?"
The female official was not in a position to make irresponsible remarks about the grievances between the princes, so she changed her explanation: "No matter what grievances they have, as long as the Emperor Ji is there to mediate, they will definitely be able to turn their hostility into friendship."
Zhao Miaoqing gave a helpless smile: "Did the mother-in-law ask you to tell me these words?"
Being exposed by Zhao Miaoqing in person, the female officer was a little embarrassed, but she did not deny it.
"The Concubine Wang was forced to have no choice but to forgive Zhu Fengying for the sake of Zhu Lian's sake."
"But who can make the princes let go of the two princes Yun Su?"
"After much thought, the only one left is Di Ji."
Zhao Miaoqing was speechless. After all, she never expected that the cowardly elder brother in the past would become so strong now. Whenever she thought of the various feats achieved by her elder brother during this period, Zhao Miaoqing was so excited that she couldn't sleep.
What she hopes most now is to see her eldest brother again.
It's a pity that she can't leave Hanxiang Pavilion until her condition is completely cured.
"Brother is recruiting diners, the scene must be lively, right?"
"It would be great if I could also watch the fun..."
At this time, the written examination for recruiting retainers had begun, and Zhao Huan had ordered people to post the examination questions outside the palace gate.
Countless test takers gathered in front of the test questions, shaking their heads. Most of them were confused about the test questions.
"There is something whose number I don't know. If I count three or three, there are two left. If I count five or five, there are three left. If I count seven or seven, there are two left. What is the geometry of the object?"
"What is all this?"
"Three, three, five, five, seven, seven... Why do I get more and more confused the more I read?"
"Why don't you take the test of poetry recitation, Your Majesty? There are so many numbers, it's just like reading a book from heaven."
Most of the literati present looked at the exam questions with confused eyes.
The test takers who are proficient in arithmetic have their hands behind their backs, their heads held high, and their faces are full of pride.
"On weekdays, I only know how to recite poems and write poems, but whenever I encounter some arithmetic problems, I am confused. Is this the literati of the Song Dynasty?"
"Hahaha, the literati of the Song Dynasty only knew how to recite poems and write poems, which is a disgrace to the literati."
"That is, you can't even understand arithmetic problems, and yet you dare to call yourself a scholar?"
Faced with ridicule, those candidates who were only proficient in reciting poems and writing poems instantly blushed, but they were unwilling to leave in such a dejected manner, so they started to argue on the spot.
"You know, then tell me, what does this title mean?"
A young man wearing a dark green gown smiled even harder: "It seems that not only do you not understand arithmetic, but you can't even speak Mandarin well."
"In that case, I'll show my shame and translate the test questions into vernacular."
"The test questions are arithmetic questions."
"There is a pile of items. If you count three threes, there are two left. If you count five fives, you will have three left. If you count seven sevens, you will have two left. What is the number of items in this pile?"
"Do you understand? Hahaha, I don't know if you look at your virtues."
Although the young man in green had helped translate it into vernacular, the other young men were even more confused when they heard it.
Half of them were children of the gentry, and their family property was taken care of by their own clansmen. They only wanted to pursue an official career, so they had no intention of learning arithmetic at all.
Now faced with the arithmetic problem given by Zhao Huan, they naturally had no clue other than staring.
A fat man named Liu approached the young man in green with a smile on his face.
"Brother, since you know so much about arithmetic, why don't you tell me the answer? I'll give you a big gift."
Hearing this, the young man in green's head almost reached the sky: "Of course I know the answer, but I may not tell you."
"If the prince knows that someone is cheating and involves me, wouldn't it mean that I would not be able to become a retainer, but would be beaten severely?"
"Besides, there's no such thing as too much courtesy or not. Our family is rich and we don't care about this little profit."
After saying that, the young man in green walked away. The young men present who knew arithmetic also put their arms around each other and left to do the questions in a triumphant manner.
Only a group of literati with big eyes and small eyes were left.
Since this question is not difficult, in just half an hour, there are thousands of answer sheets, which are funneled into the palace through various channels.
Zhao Huan didn't bother to read the process. He only needed to check the answers and make sure they were correct.
After all, as long as someone knows arithmetic, he or she spends a lot of time studying and has no time to go out and bully men and women.
A small math problem can directly eliminate all idle rich kids.
There are more than 300 people who passed the written examination.
Changfu looked at the thick stack of answer sheets and couldn't help but look troubled.
"Your Majesty, isn't this too much? If we were to be interviewed next to each other, wouldn't you have nothing to do?"
Zhao Huan naturally had a strategy in mind. Yun Danfeng said lightly: "Anyone who passes the written examination is already considered a guest from outside the government. However, if you want to be qualified for the interview, you must add one additional question."
"But let me announce the solution to the previous question first, in case anyone is unconvinced."
"Three people walking together are seventy-nine years old. Five trees have twenty-one plum blossoms. The seven sons are reunited in the first half of the month. The one hundred and five will know it."
As the housekeeper and chief shopkeeper, Changfu naturally knew arithmetic. When he heard Zhao Huan summarize the solution into a song, his eyes couldn't help but gleam.
"As expected of the prince, what a wonderful life!"
Zhao Huan pressed his hand and said that there are no six basic skills. If you can't even solve this small problem, then you have really learned it in the belly of a dog in three years of college.