Happy Little Scholar

"Master, Master, there is still something you don't understand..." Seeing Master Wu leave in panic with a pale face, Li Xuan hurriedly chased after him, "Master, don't go, today's homework is not finished yet. !”

Hearing the sound of footsteps coming from behind, the old man's heart skipped a beat. His old arms and legs, which had always been unwieldy, suddenly showed their infinite potential. But in the blink of an eye, Li Xuan could no longer see Master Wu. "Tian Lai Novel"

"Haha, Li Yi is indeed right, people have infinite potential." His Royal Highness stood on the spot, thinking of Master Wu's wind-like figure just now, and murmured.

"Tomorrow, it's Master Chen's turn, right?"

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Today, the servants in the palace saw a scene that made them extremely surprised.

Master Wu, who was already in his sixtieth year, actually ran quickly through the palace and headed straight for the prince's study. Several young and strong servants could not catch up with him.

After a while, Master Wu was stopped by an old servant at the door of Prince Ning's study.

"Master, why are you in such a hurry?" the old servant asked with a puzzled look on his face.

"I, I want to see the prince." Master Wu said breathlessly.

After running for so long, I am really out of breath now.

The old servant saw Master Wu's face anxious and in a hurry. He was afraid that something was important, so he said, "Master, please wait here for a moment. I will go and report to the prince."

Master Wu nodded when he heard this. He could just take advantage of this free time to catch his breath.

Not long after, the old servant came out of the study and said, "Master, the prince has invited me."

Although Master Wu was much older than Prince Ning, he had an orderly attitude. He straightened his clothes and walked in unhurriedly.

At the desk on the right side of the study room, Prince Ning put down the books in his hands, stood up, and asked with a smile: "Master Wu, why do you want to see me? Could it be that Xuan'er was naughty and bumped into Master Wu?"

"That's not the case. Your Majesty has misunderstood." Master Wu waved his hands repeatedly and said, "His Royal Highness is very talented, and I have nothing more to teach him. I came here specifically to ask for my resignation from Your Majesty."

"Resign?" Prince Ning frowned and asked, "Master, why did you say this? If Xuan'er is naughty and offends Master, please don't take offense. I will reprimand him. It's just a matter of resigning, why don't you do it?" I’ll mention it again.”

Although Master Wu had resigned and retired to seclusion, his knowledge was not inferior to that of the great scholars in the court. King Ning's invitation to teach Li Xuan was a great affirmation of his ability.

He is knowledgeable and experienced, so how could he have nothing to teach?

This is no longer self-effacing, but ironic.

Could it be that Xuan'er really offended Master Wu?

Master Wu gave a wry smile and said: "My lord has really misunderstood. Your eldest son is gifted and intelligent, which is rare in this world. It is my blessing to be appreciated by your lord and to teach your eldest son. However, I am old and am really unable to do what I want. Please resign." I hope the prince agrees."

What Master Wu said was half true and half false. His resignation was true, but his failure to do what he wanted was false.

The real reason why he left was just to keep the evening festival. If he heard the prince say some shocking words again, he would probably not close his eyes until he left Hexi soon.

His Highness the Crown Prince's words had a great impact on him. If it was just nonsense, it would be fine. He was confident that he would persuade the Crown Prince to the right path. But the scary thing was that after thinking about it carefully, he actually felt that the Crown Prince's words made sense - ----This is really embarrassing.

It took him a lifetime to finally build up his understanding of the world, but it was crumbling because of a few words from His Highness the Crown Prince. He did not dare to teach the Crown Prince anymore, otherwise, he might really die in peace in the future.

Prince Ning stared at Master Wu with a pair of tiger eyes, and there was no trace of dissatisfaction or sarcasm on his face.

Could it be that what he just said came from his heart?

Master Wu was determined and had no intention of leaving. No matter how he tried to persuade him to stay, it was of no avail. King Ning finally agreed.

He was full of doubts at the moment. After Master Wu left, he said to the door: "Go and find Xuan'er!"

"Old servant, go now." The old servant outside the door responded and left in a hurry.

Not long after, Li Xuan knocked on the study door, walked in, and asked, "What does father want from me?"

Prince Ning glanced at him indifferently, "What on earth did you do to Master Wu? He just came over to ask for my resignation and has already left the palace."

"Ah, Master Wu has resigned?" Li Xuan looked shocked and delighted, "This is really..."

He looked up and saw his father looking at him, and said in a different tone, "This is really... a pity. Master Wu is very knowledgeable, and Xuan'er admires him very much, but she didn't expect that he cares so much about right and wrong, that he would be ashamed to resign because of it. If you know it, I won’t point out his mistakes face to face.”

Prince Ning raised his eyebrows. After spending nearly twenty years together, how could he not know how much Li Xuan was worth? He pointed out Master Wu's mistakes, which made him resign in shame. He might not have this ability in a few decades.

He didn't want to ask this question any more, so he waved his hand and said, "Go, go, Master Wu has left. Master Chen and Zhao have taught me. You must ask for advice with an open mind, and you must not act like this again."

"My child understands!"

Li Xuan fully agreed, exited the study, looked at the old servant and asked, "Master Wu has really left?"

The old servant nodded. Master Wu and the prince were talking in the room just now. They didn't lower their voices deliberately. He heard everything at the door.

"Go to the account office to get a hundred taels of silver and send it to Master Wu." Li Xuan casually ordered and walked forward.

Although he was kind enough to help Master Wu understand the world more clearly, he did not consider that the old man was too old to accept it so easily. He should change to a more gentle method.

Otherwise, Master Wu would not have resigned and left the palace. He was knowledgeable and knew everything about astronomy and geography. It was a pity to leave like this...

Looking at Li Xuan's leisurely back, the old servant sighed. Although the palace was not short of money, it could not withstand the prince's squandering every time...

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"Did your highness solve the problem two days ago?" The old man with a square face and white hair asked Li Xuan with his hands behind his back.

"It has been solved." Li Xuan nodded and said.

"I wonder how your highness solved it?" The old man asked again.

He just asked casually. If he spent some time to solve this problem, he could always figure it out. But there was no other solution so far, and he did not hold any hope for His Royal Highness.

"One is the leg-lifting method, the other is two-variable-two, two-variable-one... quadratic equation method!" Li Xuan said with a smile.

The old man was stunned, "What leg-lifting, what equation..."

Li Xuan took a pen and paper from the side and began to write, "The leg-lifting method is like this..."

An hour later, the paper was already densely written by him. He turned to look at the old man and asked, "Master Chen, are these two solutions correct?"

Master Chen nodded mechanically. Until now, he was still confused about the "Arabic numerals", "counting methods", "equations" and "unknown numbers" that Li Xuan had just introduced, and he could not tell what was right or wrong.

However, although he had never seen these things, the answer was correct, and the process must be correct.

But, where did His Royal Highness know these strange symbols and methods?

He has studied mathematics for a lifetime, and has never heard of such a wonderful method.

"I still have a few questions, I hope you can answer them."

For some reason, Master Chen saw the prince looking at him with a smile, and suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart.

"Now there is a rooster, worth five coins, a hen, worth three coins, and three chicks, worth one coin. Now I buy 100 chickens for free. How many roosters, hens, and chicks are there?"

"The wall is five feet thick, and two rats are crossing it. The rat crosses one foot every day, and the small rat also crosses one foot. The rat crosses twice every day, and the small rat crosses half every day. When will they meet again? How many crosses will each of them have?"

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Li Xuan spoke calmly, and threw out all the difficult questions he had found from Li Yi yesterday.

Master Chen was stunned, and cold sweat ran down his forehead.

"Ahem, I am not feeling well today, so I will postpone my lessons for the time being. Your Highness can make your own arrangements." After a moment, Master Chen wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, left this sentence, and left in a hurry.

The accumulated boredom of many days was swept away, Li Xuan's face was radiant, he walked like a dragon and a tiger, and was full of vigor. The maids in the palace who met him along the way avoided him.

What happened to His Highness the Crown Prince today? Why did he smile so, so indescribably...