Chapter 377 Test

"Have you found all the old friends?" Su Bucheng came back from the yamen, and the mansion that used to be bustling was much quieter.

"I've found everything I needed to find!" Su Zhongyan put down the book in his hand.

The Yang family sought out Gao Shilian, the Duke of Yixing, and the Xie family sought out Li Anyan, the General of the Left Garrison, and brought along Wang Zhihe and Wei Aniu.

The Zheng family looked for Zheng Renji, the Tongshi Sheren, the Pei family went directly to Du Ling's family, and the Zhao family looked for Zhao Yuankai, the Shaoqing of the Sinong Temple.

There were fourteen or fifteen children left in the Su Mansion, some from Jinfeng Village and the Wang family of Langya.

With more than half of the children gone, the two tutors had a much easier time.

"Well, you've worked hard!" Su Bucheng picked up his son's disaster relief policy and read it. "Not bad, a big improvement over last year!"

After a year in Lingnan and several months of studying abroad, he gained a lot of knowledge and experience. His policy papers were no longer empty and general, and his writing style became much more sophisticated.

Su Bucheng had some rare free time, so he sat down and discussed the feasibility with his son one by one.

During the discussion, Su Zhongyan discovered many imperfections and made some deletions and revisions.

The father and son were chatting and laughing, enjoying themselves. The father was kind and the son was filial.

Su Shiyan and Su Chenyan looked at him with envy. Their uncle used to test their academic performance frequently, but now he hardly ever saw them when he came back.

He didn't even take them with him for exams and schoolwork, which really shows the difference between close and distant relatives.

The two brothers felt frustrated and couldn't help but secretly complain in their hearts why their father wanted to build a road in Dayuling. If they had returned to Chang'an, they could have given him some advice at this time.

"Let's stop here today and organize it yourself. This can be regarded as my experience of this study tour!" Su Bucheng said.

"Yes, Aye!" With his father's advice, Su Zhongyan's thoughts became clearer and he wrote as if inspired by God. He picked up the pen and wrote quickly, forgetting to eat and sleep.

"Shi Yan, Chen Yan, how are your reviewing your lessons going?" Su Bucheng looked even more petty when he saw his two nephews looking at him from afar.

"Uncle, I have memorized a lot of law!" Su Shiyan replied.

"Aren't you preparing for the Imperial College entrance examination? What about your other subjects, such as current affairs and policy essays? Let me take a look!" Su Bucheng was very busy, but he still treated everyone equally and tested them.

"I haven't written it yet!" Su Shiyan stammered.

"Chen Yan, what about you?" Su Bucheng frowned and asked Su Chen Yan again.

"I've only written half of it..." Su Chenyan didn't expect his uncle to check on him again.

"?" Su Bucheng put his hands behind his back, his eyes wandering, "Let me see it!"

"Yes, yes!" Su Chenyan hesitated for a long time and went back to the house reluctantly.

Su Bucheng took the manuscript paper and wrote about the influence and significance of abacus on mathematics, the disadvantages of counting rods, their uses and significance in daily life, etc., but he had not yet gotten to the main topic.

"Well, not bad, the idea is novel and very practical! I'll take a look at it after you finish writing it!" Su Bucheng nodded approvingly. He didn't expect that Chen Yan, who was often ignored, had some knowledge.

"Yes!" Su Chenyan was surprised to receive praise from his uncle.

I wrote this because I was inspired by the fact that all the children signed up for math exams. I want to explain why we should learn abacus and its future development.

It is more like the opening statement and forward-looking foresight of the abacus class.

Uncle's affirmation gave Su Chenyan confidence. He happily took the manuscript paper and went back to continue writing.

"Shi Yan, write an article tomorrow about the role and significance of the Dayuling Post Road in the development of Lingnan." Su Bucheng asked the question directly.

"Ah?" Su Shiyan was stunned. "Dayu Ridge? Isn't that where Aye is cultivating?"

"Yes, your father is practicing. Do you know why he is practicing? What is the purpose of practicing?" Su Bucheng asked.

"The road has been widened to facilitate travel between the north and the south!" said Su Shiyan.

"Write down what you saw and heard in Dayuling, as well as its importance. I'll take a look at it when I have time!" Su Bucheng left.

"What's going on? What are those Lingnan kids doing in the north of the city?" Wang Chaoyun asked the manager.

"Madam, we have checked everything!" The steward wiped his sweat. He had arranged for several servants to follow the child over the past two days and had found out everything.

"Some found the Gao family of Yixing County Duke's Mansion, some found the Zheng family of Zhongshu Province Tongshi Sheren, some found the Wei family of Duling, and some found the Zhao family of Sinology Shaoqing.

Madam, guess whose family they found?"

"Whose family?" Wang Chaoyun asked.

"Li Jia, the General of the Left Garrison!" the steward came closer and said.

"Li Jia, the General of the Left Garrison? Who is he?" Wang Zhaoyun seemed to have grasped something.

Although Li Anyan was trusted by the emperor, due to his special relationship with the Crown Prince Li Jiancheng, almost no one in the court had contact with the Li Mansion. Even Zheng tried not to visit as much as possible.

The children ran there eagerly, what were they trying to do?

"There are three children, one with the surname Xie, one with the surname Wang, and one from Li," said the steward.

"My surname is Wang? Have you figured out whether he is from Qi County or Jinyang?" Wang Chaoyun was afraid of hurting his teammates by mistake.

"The Wang family of Langya, I heard it was Wang Zecheng from the previous dynasty." The steward paid special attention to check Wang Zhihe.

"Previous dynasty? Do you mean these children are descendants of exiles from the previous dynasty?" Wang Zhaoyun quickly grasped the sensitive word.

"Yes! Those kids, except for the Li people, are all descendants of exiles from the previous dynasty, looking for old friends everywhere."

Wang Zhaoyun sat there, unable to understand why the Xie family of Chenjun and the Wang family of Langya were looking for Li Anyan?

Are the remnants of the previous dynasty colluding with the remnants of Prince Yin? Prince Yin has no descendants, what's the purpose?

Wang Zecheng was the last branch of the Langya Wang family in the court. When he was exiled, the Taiyuan Wang family made great efforts to take over the resources in Wang Zecheng's hands.

After twenty years, shouldn't the people of Lingnan be left to fend for themselves? Shouldn't those who survive take root in Lingnan?

Why go to Chang'an? Things have changed, what kind of storm can he stir up? The emperor's iron-blooded tactics are not the same as the Emperor Yang of the past.

Lu Hezhou lifted the door curtain and came in.

"Husband!" Wang Zhaoyun took over her husband's official hat.

"Hmm!" Lu Hezhou sat down and drank all the water in the teacup in one breath.

He ran all over Chang'an every day. After paving a piece of yellow mud land in the northwest of the city, he paved sewage roads throughout the city.

Except for those on duty, all the departments of the Ministry of Works went out and each was responsible for supervising the progress and quality of the construction.

As the Minister of Works, he was exhausted from running around all over the place and was covered in dust.

This working method was proposed by Su Shaoyin. It is extremely efficient. None of the officials who used to slack off in the yamen have escaped, and all of them have been assigned specific implementation areas.

Efficiency has improved and results have been achieved, but people are exhausted.

In the end, the emperor, the crown prince, and the two ministers all praised Su Shaoyin, and Lu Hezhou was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood.

The work was done by his people from the Ministry of Works, and the credit went to the Shaoyin of Jingzhao Prefecture, as well as Wei Shutong, the Deputy Palace Attendant, and Li Zhongyan, the Deputy Palace Attendant.

It seems that the Ministry of Industry is just a stepping stone for others.

"Husband, have you seen any children in the north of the city looking for their relatives recently? They are wearing orange vests." Wang Chaoyun asked tentatively with a hint of meaning in his words.

The last time Wang Duanfang was demoted, her husband wisely did not join in the discussion, otherwise the Wang and Lu families would have gone on a tour to Lingnan together.

My husband lives in fear every day, afraid that the emperor will catch him and punish him one day.

"Those kids from Lingnan?" Lu Hezhou asked. "I heard they were exiled prisoners, stranded in Chang'an to take exams, and are looking for friends to stay with."