Hearing the riots of the guards not far away, Li Xiu also looked up, but he saw Shangguan Yi being surrounded by several guards, as if he was asking him something. It was probably because Shangguan Yi had something to look for him, but the guards beside Li Xiu did not recognize him. After all, he had just arrived at the Ministry of Agriculture, so he stopped him.

"Let him come here!" Li Xiu immediately ordered the guards. Although Shangguan Yi had just entered the Ministry of Agriculture, he had begun to show his talent. Even Yang Dui praised this young man for his down-to-earth and hard work several times, which was far better than some scholars who only knew nothing about talking.

"Goodbye to the prince!" Shangguan Yi quickly walked to Li Xiu and saluted. However, when he saw Qi Niang and Hen'er beside Li Xiu, he couldn't help but be stunned. Although they had changed into women's clothing, Shangguan Yi still recognized them at a glance, but he lowered his head and did not dare to look at them too much. After all, there is a difference between men and women, and staring at other people's women is a very impolite behavior.

"No need to be polite. You have done a good job this time. Even Yang Dui praised you. What's the matter when I come to see me today?" Li Xiu couldn't help but smile when he looked at Shangguan Yi. Shangguan Yi performed well in the Ministry of Agriculture, which also means that he did not misunderstand the person, but it's not surprising to think about it. Shangguan Yi is a prime minister and will definitely not be too bad in terms of ability.

"Your Majesty, this is the area of ​​sweet potato planting counted by the prefectures of Guanzhong, including the area of ​​original planting, the area of ​​survival after the locust plague, and the area of ​​sweet potatoes harvested in advance by the prefectures of each prefecture. Yang Yuanwai ordered me to count these data and then hand it over to you. This is the data of the Xiaguan!" Shangguan Yi said as he took out a thick document from his sleeve and presented it to Li Xiudao with both hands.

Li Xiu took it and took a look. It turned out that Shangguan Yi was using a table. It seemed that he should have read the book "Li Gongzi's Arithmetic" written by Li Chunfeng for himself. It contained the method of using tables. In fact, both the court and the people have begun to use the arithmetic methods he has spread, which has also made Arabic numerals popular. For example, Shangguan Yi's document is actually an account book.

Li Xiu has never been interested in this boring numerical statistics. There were Qi Niang and Heer next to him, so he handed them over to them and said, "It's been a long time since I left homework for you two. Do you see if there are any errors in the statistics in this document?"

Seeing that Li Xiu actually handed over the documents he had worked hard to two girls for review, Shangguan Yi was a little embarrassed, but he didn't know that Qi Niang and Hen'er, as Li Xiu's students, were not comparable to ordinary people in mathematics, especially Qi Niang, who was very good at math. Usually, when the mother-in-law encountered some problems in the account book, she also asked Qi Niang for help.

"Hehe, Shangguan is very good at writing, but it is a bit bad in terms of accounting. There are two mistakes in this document alone!" Just a moment later, Qi Niang smiled and said to Shangguan Yi. She was young and didn't have to care too much about men and women's defenses, so she naturally spoke very casually.

"How is that possible? I... I have checked it several times!" Shangguan Yi did not expect that the documents he had carefully prepared were pointed out by a little girl, and he immediately defended him with some dissatisfaction.

"If you don't believe it, then I'll let Sister He'er point it out for you!" Qi Niang saw Shangguan Yi not admitting, and said angrily, and after that, she pushed He'er over, which made He'er look so embarrassed that she blushed. How dare she talk to a man who was not a family member in front of Li Xiu?

"You Shao, don't underestimate my two sisters. They have been studying with me since childhood. If you don't say anything else, they are still very good at studying. Since they dare to say that you have calculated wrongly, let Hen'er point it out for you. If there is anything you don't know, you can ask her for advice!" Li Xiu said with a smile at this time, and at the same time showed an encouraging smile to Hen'er.

With Li Xiu's consent, although Hen'er was still a little shy, he finally mustered up the courage to come to Shangguan Yi, and then whispered: "Master Shangguan, although your document is well written, there are two errors in the algorithm, which leads to some problems with the final calculation result..."

Shangguan Yi was a little dissatisfied at first, but with Hen'er's explanation, he realized that he was really wrong. What made him feel even more ashamed was that he had never even heard of some of the math formulas used in Hener's explanation, let alone understand them. As a result, this made him blush even more. After all, he has always been conceited and learned, but he didn't expect that he can't even compare with a little girl now.

Fortunately, Shangguan Yi is a young man and has a very flexible mind. He doesn't want to be ashamed of the face as some people who are too old. Therefore, when he encounters something he doesn't understand, he humbly asks Hen'er for advice. Hen'er often teaches Li Xiu to the children, so he doesn't care, but explains it to him patiently.

Seeing Hen'er and Shangguan Yi standing together, Qi Niang covered her mouth and laughed secretly, then approached Li Xiu and whispered: "Brother, why do I feel like you are deliberately matching Sister Hen'er with this Shangguan Yi?"

"Little slip, don't tell me what Uncle Ma thinks. Instead of letting Uncle Ma force two people he doesn't know to be married, it's better to let them get in touch in advance. When they have a good impression of each other, we don't need to match each other, Shangguan Yi will naturally come to propose marriage!" Li Xiu said to Qi Niang with a blank look. He finally expressed his thoughts. There is too little space for free love in this era. He and Princess Pingyang can barely be regarded as a couple. Later, they became husband and wife because He was not his daughter. So he could only try his best to help her create some freedom.

"Hehe, I knew I couldn't hide it from you, brother. In fact, Uncle Ma also found me a few days ago and told me his plan to test Sister Hen'er's tone. I think this matter is a bit sudden, but Shangguan Yi seems to be pretty good. At least it's much stronger than the previous surname Zhang, so that Sister Hener can get in touch with her." Qi Niang smiled mischievously again at this time. She and Li Xiu were worthy of being brothers and sisters, and they all thought of going together.

While talking to Qi Niang, Li Xiu kept looking at Hen'er and Shangguan Yi not far away. At first, Hen'er was a little restrained, but he slowly relaxed. Shangguan Yi also humbly asked for advice, and his eyes looked at Hen'er were full of admiration. It was probably the first time he met a woman who had made him a talented person. This scene also made Li Xiu laugh in his heart. It seemed that the first conversation between the young men was quite pleasant and more likely to be developed in the future.

In the following period, the drought in Guanzhong continued, and the court's crimes became more and more serious due to the ruling of the self-criticism. What Li Xiu did not expect was that Li Shimin suddenly began to fight back! 8
Chapter completed!