In fact, it is not Kangxi's fault. After all, the main purpose of the missionaries who came to the Qing Dynasty was to preach, and they had no time to bring in the latest theories from the West.
Kangxi himself was very interested in mathematics. When he studied mathematics with Nan Huairen, he even translated terms such as "root", "element" and "times" by himself.
He also set up the Mengyangzhai School of Mathematics in Changchun Garden for the children of the Eight Banners to learn algorithms.
Influenced by Kangxi, the princes were all good at mathematics, and Yinzhen was able to discuss the contents of the books he brought back with Kangxi.
At this time, Kangxi was holding a portion of the "Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy" translated by Yinzhen, and he couldn't help but ask about the author of the book, Newton.
"In reply to Your Majesty, this person is said to be the president of the Royal Society of Great Britain." Yinzhen said.
When Kangxi heard this, he subconsciously thought of Louis XIV's French Academy of Sciences and began to ponder deeply.
After the father and son chatted for a while, Yinzhen bowed and took his leave.
He left the imperial study but did not leave the palace directly. Instead, he planned to visit Cheng'an on the way.
Liu Cai saw him coming, bowed and told him softly that the little guy was sleeping.
"Why are you sleeping at this time?"
It was not early at this time, and there was still some time before noon, so Yinzhen was a little confused.
Liu Cai was about to reply when he heard a voice from behind him——
"Brother Nine!"
Yinzhen saw the little guy sitting up on the Luohan bed rubbing his eyes, and he took two steps at a time to go over.
"Where is Fourth Brother? Isn't An An writing?" the little guy asked, looking up in confusion.
Yinzhen found it somewhat amusing to see him asking the same question to him, but he also realized that he had fallen asleep while writing.
Fourth brother is really something. How old is the little guy? Why is he asked to write so many words so early...
Yinzhen was secretly complaining in his heart, so he sat beside the Luohan bed and asked him, "How many words did you write?" He actually fell asleep while writing.
The little guy saw him sit down, moved his little butt to lean on him, then counted on his fingers, and told him: "An An wrote ten words!"
"So these ten words made you fall asleep?" Yinzhen was speechless, feeling that he had wronged his fourth brother.
Cheng An probably heard the surprise in his tone and couldn't help but puff up his cheeks slightly.
"I mean Cheng'an is really amazing. He actually wrote ten words!" Yinzhen said immediately when he saw his expression.
The little guy was satisfied and turned his head to look around.
"What are you looking for? Fourth brother should have left." Yinzhen said when he saw his actions.
"Where's Brother Ten?"
It’s no wonder that Cheng’an subconsciously looks for Yin’e when he sees him. It’s because they have a good relationship and basically appear in front of the little guy together.
In fact, although Yin'e had a good relationship with Yinsi and Yinzhen, the one he was closest to must be Yin'er. After all, the two were only a few months apart in age and grew up together.
When Yin'er heard him asking about Yin'e, he didn't know how to tell him that Yin'e was under house arrest, so he said, "Your tenth brother has something to do, so he probably doesn't have time to come and see you recently."
"What are you busy with, Brother Shi?" Probably in the little guy's impression, Yin'e was the one who had the most time to play with him. When he heard that he was busy, his tone was full of confusion.
Yinzhen heard his tone and couldn't help but laugh: "The emperor didn't punish him to copy books, he had to be busy copying books."
The little guy nodded and suddenly waved to him.
When Yinzhen saw his action, his brows twitched slightly, and then he lowered his head in cooperation.
"Ama also asked An An to copy the book, but I said I didn't know how to do it, so I didn't have to copy it~"
When Yin'er heard the little guy whispering in his ear, the corners of his lips curled up slightly. He felt that only he could say that. If Yin'e dared to say that, his legs would be broken by his father.
"So the Emperor asked you to write?" Yinzhen said with a smile.
The little guy nodded: "Yeah."
"How much have you written?" Yinzhen asked again.
Cheng An stretched out his hand again, counted on his fingers and told him: "An An has written ten~"
The little guy has been back in the palace for some time, and now the new year has passed, but he has only written ten words. And if I'm not mistaken, it seems that he wrote it today. Yinzhen didn't know what to say for a moment.
Yinzhen thought that if his fourth brother had not been there, he would not have even written these ten words, and thought to himself: I really did wrong my fourth brother...
"Brother Jiu?" Seeing that he suddenly stopped talking, the little guy tilted his head and looked at him.
"You are really brave." Yinzhen rubbed his head and reminded him, "Write it down quickly when you have time. Don't wait until the emperor asks you how much you haven't written yet."
"Got it~" The little guy agreed quickly, but when Yinzhen asked to accompany him to write for a while, he immediately avoided the topic and said, "Brother Jiu, can you tell An An a story?"
Yinzhen saw that he didn't want to write, and thinking that it was almost noon and he couldn't stay for long, he finally didn't force him, but casually told him the rest of Robinson Crusoe.
After telling the little one a story, Yinzhen got up and left. Not long after he left, Kangxi came back.
"Ama~"
The little one, who was more energetic after waking up from a good sleep, heard the sound and ran to the door to greet him.
When Kangxi saw his youngest son, he bent down, picked him up, and asked him what he had done in the morning as he walked inside.
"An An is learning poetry from fourth brother~" the little guy said, and then recited it while shaking his head.
Kangxi nodded slightly after listening to him, and when he finished reciting, he praised him for being good.
The little fellow was very happy to receive the compliment and said, "Fourth brother also taught An An to write~"
After saying this, he twisted his body and got off Kangxi's arms, ran over and showed him the words he had written earlier.
If he hadn't mentioned the words, Kangxi would have almost forgotten about it. After he finished looking at the words he handed over, he asked, "Have you finished writing the words I asked you to write before?"
When Cheng'an heard this, he clenched his hands together, looked around with his dark eyes, and suddenly ran over to pick up the teacup on the table.
"Ah, would you like some tea?"
Kangxi looked down at the well-behaved little fellow in front of him, took the teacup from his hand and took a sip.
The little guy who thought everything was fine didn't have time to smile. Kangxi, who had just finished his tea and put down the teacup, raised his hand and poked him on the forehead: "Tell me, how much did you write?"
"What?" The little guy took two steps back following his force, his expression showing some innocence.
"Stop playing dumb for me." Kangxi said, and suddenly a guess came to his mind. He picked up the words and asked, "Could it be that you have only written these few words after so long?"
The little guy hung his head and said nothing, obviously agreeing.
Although Kangxi did not take this small punishment to heart, he was still a little angry when he learned that he had only started writing today and it was obviously because Yinzhen came to ask him to start writing.
"An An will start writing right away, Dad, please don't be angry, okay?" Cheng An noticed that he was unhappy and immediately rushed over to hug him.
The little guy did what he said and really prepared to write.
However, it was almost lunchtime, and Kangxi was reluctant to let him write on an empty stomach, so he reached out and pulled him back, saying, "Forget about today. From tomorrow on, write ten words for me every day."
"Ama, you are so nice~"
The little guy didn't really want to write. When he heard his words, he happily rubbed against his arms.
After all, Yinzhen was not a professional translator, and the books he brought back were eventually taken by Kangxi to find someone to translate.
At the same time, Kangxi attached importance to the Ruyi Pavilion he had built, and began to consciously recruit useful talents into the pavilion, with the intention of treating the Ruyi Pavilion as something similar to the Royal Society of Great Britain.
Days passed, and February came in a blink of an eye. Cheng'an, who felt like he hadn't seen his tenth brother for a long time, couldn't help but think of him.
Kangxi had been busy studying recently. When he saw him mention Yin'e, he glanced at him calmly and asked, "Have you read? Have you written?"
For his sake, Kang
Xi's previous punishment for Yin'e was considered light, so naturally he didn't want to hear him mention Yin'e all the time.
It was still morning, so the little one was naturally not that enthusiastic about reading and writing.
Seeing him shaking his head, Kangxi said, "If you don't have any, go quickly."
Seeing that his expression was quite serious, the little guy immediately turned around and ran out: "I'm going to study with my second brother!"
Compared with Kangxi and other princes, Yinreng spent the most time and effort on the little one's enlightenment.
It’s not that Kangxi was unwilling to teach the little guy himself, but he thought it would be good for Yinreng to have something to do, so he didn’t interfere too much and only taught the little guy occasionally.
Xian'an Palace.
Yinreng was in a good mood when he saw the little guy coming, and he led him directly into the study.
"Second brother, An An misses tenth brother."
When they entered the study, Cheng'an did not sit behind his own small desk, but stretched out his hand and asked Yinreng to hold him.
Yinreng counted the days, lowered his head and said to him, "He will be able to come and see you in a few days."
"Can An An go find Brother Ten?"
"No, the Emperor will not agree."
The little guy was a little disappointed, but then he became curious: "Why doesn't Brother Ten live in the palace?"
"Your tenth brother has his own family." Yinreng said, touching his head.
"Isn't this Brother Ten's home?"
"That's right, but he lives in a home outside now."
After answering a few of his questions, Yinreng began to teach him to read.
Although the little guy was smart, he was still young and could not sit still, so Yinreng would teach him for a while and then take him to play for a while.
Even so, the little guy would occasionally interject a few irrelevant remarks while reading, such as "Why hasn't Fourteenth Brother come back yet?" and so on.
When Yinreng saw this, he couldn't help but think of the Shangshufang's method of reading a book 120 times, and wondered if he would be able to adapt to it by then.
But he is still young now, maybe he will be fine after waiting for two years?
Yinreng thought uncertainly.
In early April, Yin'e was finally released from confinement. After taking a ritual bath and changing his clothes, the first thing he did was... to pay his respects to the Empress Dowager and Emperor Kangxi.
Of course he wanted to see Cheng'an first, but etiquette could not be abandoned, so he had to bite the bullet and pay his respects first.
It was okay when he went to see the Queen Mother. After a few months, the Queen Mother didn't say anything to him again.
However, when he met Kangxi, Yin'e became nervous unconsciously.
No matter what Yin'e's personality is, he absolutely loves his younger brother Cheng'an. It is precisely because of this that he has reflected on himself during his days in the mansion.
Thinking about how the little guy flew directly to such a faraway place as Great Britain because of a word he said, if it weren't for his ninth brother, nothing could be certain. Yin'e felt very regretful.
Maybe what you think about during the day you dream about at night.
He then had a dream. In the dream, Yinzhen was not there. Only he and the little guy went to Great Britain. They almost starved to death because they didn’t speak the language and had no money. The most terrifying thing was that they met a bad guy who wanted to rob Cheng’an... Fortunately, at the critical moment, the little guy was finally able to turn into a dragon, but they didn’t know the way back and ended up stranded on a desert island...
Yin'e was indeed an emotional person. When he woke up from his dream, he thought about how miserable the little guy and he were. Even though he knew it was a dream, he couldn't help but shed two tears. Then he swore to think before speaking next time.
Perhaps it was because he had reflected deeply instead of just wasting time at home, that when Kangxi saw him after a few months, he felt that he was a little more stable.
Even so, Kangxi still had to reprimand him before letting him leave.
Yin'e secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and only after he bowed and took his leave could he finally go to see Cheng'an.
"Brother Cheng'an Ten misses you so much!"
The little guy saw him and was about to speak, but he was beaten to the punch. It was only when he was hugged in his arms that he said, "An An misses Brother Shi too!"
Yinzhen couldn't help but shake his head slightly when he saw them looking like they hadn't been seen for hundreds of years.
After expressing his longing, Yin'e looked down and saw that the little guy had a chubby face, not at all like the skinny guy in his dream, and he finally felt relieved.
"Come on, Brother Shi, An An will take you out to play~"
The little guy finally saw him and excitedly pulled him out.
"What to play?" Yin'e's tone rose, and he was obviously in a good mood.
When they arrived at the Imperial Garden, Yinzhen roughly guessed what the little guy wanted to play, and immediately found a nearby pavilion to sit down, showing with his actions that he would not participate.
The little guy even called him out, and when he saw that he didn't want to play, he looked up at the sky and shouted: "Bai Bai——"
As soon as he finished his words, a handsome Saker Falcon descended from the sky.
Yin'e recognized that this was the Saker Falcon he had brought back from Tibet, and couldn't help but praise him, "Cheng'an has taken really good care of this Saker Falcon."
"Baibai is so awesome. He even helps me deliver letters to my eldest brother and fourteenth brother~" the little guy told him while looking up.
The Saker Falcon is quite good at finding its way, especially since it comes from Tibet.
Yinzhi and Yinzhen were very surprised when they received the first letter sent by it. Later, they moved to Ganzhou and specially brought the Saker Falcon with them so that it could remember its new place before letting it send the letter back to Beijing.
"You only care about your eldest brother and fourteenth brother. Why don't you think of asking it to send a letter to me?" Yin'e's tone was sour.
"My brother said that Brother Shi will come to see An An soon." After the little guy said that, he saw that he was still a little unhappy, so he hugged him and coaxed him for a few words, then said, "Brother Shi, don't be angry, An An will play with you~"
"What do you mean you want to play with me?" Yin'e pinched his face, but finally gave up arguing with him, "Tell me, what do you want to play?"
"Don't let Baibai catch you when playing with An An~"
What's this?
Yin'e was a little confused, but when Haidongqing attacked him, he quickly understood what kind of game this was.
"Why are you chasing me? I've never heard of a Saker Falcon eating people..."
"Don't be afraid, Brother Shi, An An will protect you!" The little guy said as he opened his arms to block in front of him to prevent the Saker Falcon from attacking him.
Obviously, this was a game that the little guy came up with based on the previous game in which the Saker Falcon caught Yuanyuan. The human-like Saker Falcon would not hurt anyone after playing with him for a long time, and at most would use its beak to pick up some clothes.
But even though they knew it wouldn't hurt anyone, it was still scary to be attacked by a bird of prey. After trying it once, the other brothers were unwilling to play this game with the little guy.
"Cheng'an, hurry up, stop it, it's coming..."
"I'm here, don't be afraid, brother Ten!"
“Tsk——”
In the pavilion.
Seeing that Yin'e was having a lot of fun after adapting himself, Yin'er couldn't help but stroke his forehead, feeling that he had indeed underestimated him.
After the game, Yin'e and the little guy were covered in sweat, but the Saker Falcon still looked very energetic.
After Yinzhen ordered someone to bring some meat to feed the Saker Falcon, he personally wiped the sweat off the little guy.
Maybe he was used to taking care of children in Great Britain, so he subconsciously started to take care of the little one after returning.
"Wipe it for me too." Yin'e leaned his head closer.
"Go away." Yinzhen pushed his big head away with disgust.
Yin'e hummed softly and said, "I'm your brother too, what's wrong with you wiping it for me?"
"I'll wipe it for Brother Ten!" The little guy heard his words, picked up the handkerchief that Yinzhen had placed on the stone table and raised his hand.
Yin'e didn't mind that it was the handkerchief he had just used, and he leaned his head over, enjoying it while saying, "Cheng'an is still good to me."
"Can you act a little more like a brother?" Yinzhen glared at him.
Yin'e didn't care about what he said, instead he said: "You just envy Cheng'an for being nice to me."
After resting for a while in the pavilion and waiting for the Saker Falcon to fly away, the three brothers started strolling in the imperial garden again.
After not seeing each other for a few months, Yin'e found that Yuanyuan had become rounder, and subconsciously thought, I wonder if such a fat sheep is delicious.
However, he thought that Cheng'an liked this sheep very much, so he held the words back.
After Yin'e was released from confinement, the little guy was so happy that he had someone to play with.
At the end of April, Kangxi moved to Changchun Garden. Apparently, the little guy's birthday would be celebrated here this year.
The reason why Kangxi came to Changchun Garden before the weather became so hot was naturally because it was more convenient for him to study Western learning here.
These days, he not only studied the books brought back by Yinzhen himself, but also brought princes such as Yinreng and Yinzhi to study with him from time to time.
Kangxi was old and not as energetic as he was when he was young, so he asked his sons to study hard, especially Yinzhi who participated in compiling the book.
The book that Yinzhi participated in compiling is titled "The Origin of Calendar and Music", which is a series of books covering astronomy, mathematics and music theory.
The part on mathematics is called "The Essence of Mathematics and Physics" and was compiled under the guidance of Emperor Kangxi.
Kangxi originally thought that the "Essence of Mathematics and Physics" contained the most advanced mathematics available at the time, but now that he discovered that there was more, he naturally had to study it again.
Because of Kangxi's interest in the West, the princes all became busy.
Old Summer Palace.
The servants in Yinzhen's mansion found that their master seemed to have encountered difficulties, and naturally wanted to help him solve them.
"Fourth Master, has the Emperor given you another difficult problem?" Dai Duo asked.
As he spoke, he thought rapidly in his mind, remembering that when he had to solve the problem of the Ministry of Revenue's debt to silver, he had never seen his master show such a solemn expression. What kind of problem could have made him so embarrassed?
Yinzhen nodded slightly and handed over the real problem in his hand.
Dai Duo considered himself a smart man, but when he saw the contents on the paper, he felt like a fool.
"Excuse me, Master Fourth, what is on the paper?"
"The Emperor gave me a difficult math problem." Yinzhen asked with an expression that he knew the answer but still wanted to ask, "Do you think you can understand it?"
Dai Duo shook his head, and seeing his disappointed expression, he immediately said that he could go down and do the research.
Yinzhen did not refuse and asked him to copy one.
Not only Yinzhen, but other princes also received the math problems assigned by Kangxi, and they immediately felt that this was more troublesome than the major events in the court.
At this moment, Yin'e was not happy about the lifting of the ban. Instead, he said, "If I had known this, I would have continued to be imprisoned."
"Being imprisoned doesn't affect your ability to do the questions. Do you think the emperor won't have someone send the questions to your house?" Yinzhen pointed out his naivety.
"It's too difficult. I can't even understand it. If I had known this when I came back, I should have thrown away the box in my hand!"
Yin'e thought that all his recent pain was caused by the books he brought back from Great Britain, and felt that he was a fool for holding on to the box so tightly.
"When the emperor finds out, he will just throw you away." Yinzhen said coldly.
It was not until Cheng'an's birthday that the princes were finally able to take a day off thanks to him.
Children grow quickly. Now the little guy has grown taller. Wearing the new clothes that Kangxi ordered to be made for him, he looks as exquisite as a fairy child who fell from the sky.
The little guy especially likes celebrating his birthday, not only because he can receive gifts, but also because he thinks the day will be lively and everyone will come to accompany him.
"Is Cheng'an happy today?"
While watching a play after the banquet, Yin'e hugged him and asked.
"Happy, I want to celebrate my birthday every day~"
"Tenth brother also wants you to celebrate his birthday every day." Yin'e's tone was very sincere. After all, he could also relax when he celebrated his birthday.
Yinzhen knew what he was thinking, so he reached out and took the little guy away from his arms to prevent him from being taught bad things.
"Why does Cheng'an want to celebrate his birthday every day?" Yinsi asked with a smile when he saw Yin'er holding him.
The little guy raised his face and said in a baby voice: "This way, brother can play with me every day~"
When Yinsi heard this, he felt a little weak in the heart and touched his head.
"You are not a child anymore, don't just think about playing." Yin
Zhendao.
Yinzhi: "Today is Cheng'an's birthday, fourth brother, don't be so serious."
Because of the little guy's words, the brothers didn't rush to leave after the show, but played with him for a while.
After dinner, the little guy was playing with the gifts given by his brothers, but was suddenly picked up by Kangxi.
"Ama, put me down~"
The little guy hadn’t played enough and reached out to take the gift on Luohan’s bed.
"Don't you want to see the birthday gift I gave you?" Kangxi said, as if he would let him go if he didn't want it.
Upon hearing this, Cheng An immediately put his arm around his neck and said, "An An wants to see it!"
Kangxi didn't tease him, but carried him directly to the observatory.
There is a Galileo telescope on the observatory, which was one of the gifts sent from the West. Kangxi kept it in his private vault after seeing it. It was only because he has paid more attention to the West recently that he asked someone to dig it out again.
"What is this?" the little guy asked curiously.
"Telescope." Kangxi said and taught him how to use it.
"Ama, why can't I see anything?"
"You just turn a blind eye."
"An An closed his eyes, but he still can't see!"
Kangxi was just wondering why he couldn't see anything when he could see it just now. When he found that he had closed the eye facing the telescope, he said helplessly: "You closed the wrong eye..."
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