ATPnovel Chapter 25: Mei Hanlin's Scheme
Chapter 25: Mei Hanlin's Scheme
Half an hour later, Dr. Huang began collecting the papers.
He graded the papers on the spot, finishing in just fifteen minutes.
He nodded and said, "In today's exam, apart from a few new students who wrote blank papers, all the other students did quite well."
Dr. Huang's approach is completely different from Dr. Song's; he mainly focuses on encouragement.
Upon hearing these words, the students below all stood tall and proud, overjoyed.
Xia Chengxu and the other three were especially eager, and Xia Chengyan, who had previously achieved the best results in physics, was particularly looking forward to it.
They all longed for this exam to thoroughly suppress Xia Chengzong.
Dr. Huang then said, "Here, I would like to give special praise to one student."
Upon hearing this, Xia Chengyan straightened his body, stretched his neck to its maximum, and almost stood up.
He felt that the person Dr. Huang wanted to praise was undoubtedly him.
"Xia Chengzong has only just enrolled today, yet he only got one question wrong on this exam."
"When you see someone virtuous, think of emulating them. From now on, you should all learn more from him."
Upon hearing this, the entire school fell silent.
How is that possible?
This newcomer got first place in math, which is already quite something.
Now that he's studying things, how can he still get first place?
He had never studied these two subjects before. If he were to study them for a few more days, what would happen?
Xia Chengzong also found it unbelievable. How could he have gotten a question wrong?
He clearly felt that all his answers were correct.
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Xia Chengqian and his two siblings once again submitted blank papers, but they were still very proud.
Because their good brother got first place again.
Dr. Huang said, "Distribute the test papers. We'll start the lesson tomorrow."
"If you have any questions, you can ask Xia Chengzong. He has a very solid grasp of the basics."
Before long, the curled hair was done.
Xia Chengzong quickly found the question he got wrong, which asked what factors affect the pressure of water.
His answer was that it only depended on the depth of the water, and he was judged wrong.
This is clearly the correct answer, how could it be wrong?
A look of confusion appeared on Xia Chengzong's face.
Dr. Huang seemed to see his question and smiled, "Your answer to the question about water pressure is not comprehensive enough."
"Perhaps you haven't read anything about this topic? After you go downstairs, flip through some books and try to find the answer yourself."
"That's all for this lesson, get out of class dismissed!"
After saying this, Dr. Huang got up and left the school.
"Take care, sir."
After class, Xia Chengqian and his two siblings, as usual, gathered around to excitedly congratulate him on winning first place again.
Many students also came to offer their congratulations.
Xia Chengxu and his three companions were once again so devastated that they began to question the meaning of life.
At this moment, Xia Chengzong was also puzzled, not understanding why his answer was wrong.
I had no choice but to borrow a book on natural philosophy and turn to the chapter on water pressure.
Then you see this article saying that, according to research, water pressure is not only related to water depth, but also to the area of the water body.
At the same depth, the pressure of well water is different from that of pond water and lake water.
Upon seeing this, Xia Chengzong's face immediately showed a thoughtful expression.
It turns out that Daqian's research on things was still quite superficial in some areas.
Some theories are one-sided or even wrong.
No wonder my correct answer was marked wrong.
Proving that your answer is correct is not difficult; you only need to do a small experiment.
But Xia Chengzong was not prepared to do so.
While doing so might make him more famous, it wouldn't benefit his efforts to seize the throne.
He may be a genius, but the degree of his genius cannot exceed his own level of understanding.
Otherwise, it would become a monster.
Not long after, a middle-aged scholar with a fair complexion and a light beard walked in from outside.
Soon, the teacher introduced himself, revealing that his surname was Mei and that he came from the Hanlin Academy, where his students called him Mei Hanlin.
Xia Chengzong noticed that the way Mei Hanlin looked at him was somewhat unusual.
Oh right, he suddenly remembered that there was a Consort Mei in the Prince's mansion, who was Xia Chengzhi's birth mother.
I wonder if this Hanlin scholar Mei is related to Consort Mei?
Also, is this Mei Hanlin the same Mei family that is related to the second branch of the Xue family through marriage?
If so, it would be quite a strange thing. Why would the Mei family, a family of such noble birth, be related to the Xue family, a merchant family, by marriage?
Of course, this marriage has not yet taken place.
Xue Baoqin wasn't even born yet; she should be two months younger than Lin Daiyu.
Lin Daiyu wasn't even born yet, and her parents weren't even married.
Xia Chengzong was curious about how this marriage arrangement came about.
This scholar, Mei Hanlin, also publicly posed a poem topic for the students to compose.
He asked his students to write a seven-character quatrain on the theme of pine trees, limited to the Eastern and Southern rhymes.
Hearing this, Xia Chengzong's heart tightened.
Because he could sense the malice in the poem's title.
Not only are there restrictions on the topic, but also on the rhyme scheme and the time limit.
With so many restrictions, it's very difficult to write good poetry.
He himself started his career with two poems.
If his poem this time is bad, someone will inevitably stir up trouble and bring up the past, saying that his previous two poems were written by someone else.
Once his reputation is ruined, he will have a hard time making a comeback.
Even if you don't do well on the previous two exams, it doesn't matter.
This time, however, he had to make sure his poem was outstanding, or at least not too bad.
Thinking of this, Xia Chengzong gasped and calmed down.
Xia Chengzong began to recall what rhymes were used in the Middle East rhyme scheme.
The rhymes in Middle Eastern rhymes are actually quite numerous, totaling over a hundred characters.
The main ones include Zhong, Feng, Meng, Song, Kong, Gong, Tong, Zhong, Zhong, Cong, Cong, Tong, Rong, Tong, Long, etc.
Xia Chengzong frowned and pondered deeply, and began to conceive a plan in his mind.
After a while, his eyes lit up as he suddenly remembered a poem about pine trees from the Qing Dynasty.
Coincidentally, this poem happens to be in the style of the Middle East.
He deliberately hesitated for a moment before picking up his pen and writing it down.
Clinging firmly to the pine tree, its roots firmly planted in the broken rock.
Chima Manto, Nishi-North-South-North.
He had just finished writing when Mei Hanlin walked over to his side and began to read the poem.
"Excellent poem! What a wonderful line: 'Though battered and bruised, it remains firm and strong, letting the winds blow from east, west, north, and south!'"
"This poem is written with a free and unrestrained style, powerful and vivid, with a free and easy poetic style."
"Using the bamboo as a metaphor for himself, the poet expresses his own strong and unyielding character."
"This poem will surely be remembered for generations to come!"
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Xia Chengqian's positive emotions +1 +1 +1
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Xia Chengkun's positive emotions +1 +1 +1
This Mei Hanlin, praising himself to my face, but the emotion he conveyed was negative, which is quite interesting.
Either he's one of Xia Chengxu's men.
Either it's because of Xia Chengzhi.
In short, this person is hostile towards me, and I need to be wary of him in the future.