Chapter 156: Probably Because I'm Good at Physics

At this moment, the Libationer of the Imperial Academy hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, would this not be too rash? Perhaps we should give them a few more opportunities?"

Yan Ning was amused: "Having studied for so many years, what more opportunities do they need?"

The Libationer of the Imperial Academy felt his scalp tingle: "But many of them were only admitted because their elders performed meritorious service. If we drive them away, I fear it will chill the hearts of the ministers."

Yan Ning pondered for a moment and asked the civil and military officials in the court: "Are your hearts chilled?"

The ministers:?

Yan Ning asked again: "Are your hearts chilled?"

The Minister of Personnel hurriedly said: "Not chilled, not chilled at all. His Highness is right; the Imperial Academy is a place for learning."

Yan Ning looked at the other officials: "What about you? Are you chilled?"

The ministers:...

Did they dare say they were chilled?

Come to think of it, Yan Ze and Yan Ning were good Emperor and Crown Prince; whenever other officials had any achievements, they were constantly rewarded.

But thinking that their children might not be able to remain in the Imperial Academy, they felt a bit melancholy.

As for being heartbroken, it hadn't reached that point.

It was just a bit of unwillingness.

Everyone looked at General Zhou with resentful eyes.

If it weren't for the mess his nephew caused, none of these subsequent troubles would have happened, and their children could have stayed in the Imperial Academy.

General Zhou felt absolutely wronged to death.

He was a victim too; his son was also in the Imperial Academy with average grades, and he didn't know if he could pass the exam.

General Zhou was a bit angry.

But he dared not show it.

Yan Ze repeated again: "Since everyone is not chilled, then let's do it this way."

If there are those who perform meritorious service in the future, he will grant rewards on the spot, and it will absolutely not extend to their descendants.

The ministers in the court were on tenterhooks, feeling that this matter could finally be put to rest.

Yan Ning reminded her father: "Father, you haven't passed judgment yet!"

Yan Ze remembered.

"Assaulting an Imperial Official and seizing classified documents—according to the law, how should this be handled?"

The Minister of Justice stood out: "They should be punished with one hundred strokes of the court cane, or sent to the frontier as soldiers."

One hundred strokes of the court cane would basically cost half a life.

Being sent to the frontier... that was also going to one's death.

Yan Ze thought it over and said: "Yun Shu was not injured, and the documents were not seized, so the court cane is a bit too harsh."

"How about locking the person in the Ministry of Justice prison and releasing them after three years?"

General Zhou breathed a sigh of relief; fortunately, the person was safe.

Yan Ze continued: "However, Zhou Zixing acted arrogantly; it seems his father did not teach him to follow the rules."

The ministers began to get nervous again.

Yan Ning added: "His father is the Prefect of Jizhou, a Fourth Rank Official."

Yan Ze thought for a moment: "Then demote him to be the County Magistrate of Yazhou."

Yazhou is good.

The place is remote, so being demoted there is not bad.

Yan Ze continued to threaten: "If there is another situation like this, it won't be as simple as just demoting an official."

The ministers hurriedly said they would discipline their children and nephews well.

That evening, Yun Shu returned home, and his father told him about this matter.

Yun You was somewhat puzzled: "What kind of classified documents could make the Emperor and His Highness so angry?"

Yun Shu smiled: "Father, I cannot show you."

Yun You curled his lips: "Fine, I won't look then."

Seeing Yun Shu writing an exam paper, Yun You asked: "What are these?"

Yun Shu said: "The Imperial Academy has an exam; His Highness asked me to draft the arithmetic and Physics papers."

Yun You asked: "Tonight we..."

Yun Shu hurriedly said: "Tonight I have to figure out a new thing; it is very useful."

Yun You sighed: "You don't have to work so hard for the Crown Prince and the Emperor..."

Yun Shu: "I am not working this hard for the Crown Prince."

"I am working this hard for his Flush Toilet."

Yun You became interested: "What is a Flush Toilet? How do you use it?"

Yun Shu continued writing the exam questions: "You will know when it is made."

A few days later, Yun Shu brought another large box to attend the morning court.

Yun Shu was a person from the Imperial Academy; the Doctors of the Imperial Academy generally did not attend court, and then looking at the box of things he brought.

It was likely he had some other good things again.

At this time, someone said: "Your Majesty, the Northern Rong have been beaten into fear; why not move the troops back to the Capital, or send them to the Southern Frontier to fight and beat the Southern Barbarians until they dare not come over?"

Yan Ning said: "No rush; the Northern Rong are very cunning. Keep the main army there for now. In any case, there are high-yield crops now, the food supply is sufficient, so just store it there."

"But... having so many troops stationed there is truly a bit of a waste."

Yan Ning shook her head: "Not a waste; the Northern Rong must have this many people sent to guard against them."

Yan Ning bit down and refused to agree.

The other ministers did not say anything more.

Yan Ze said, "If you have matters to report, speak; if not, the court is dismissed."

At this moment, Yun Shu stepped out, "Your Majesty, I have improved the Telescope. The new Telescope can see further and wider. I have made several, which can be used by the army, just in case."

Yan Ze's eyes lit up: "Bring it here quickly for me to see."

As he spoke, he came down from the Dragon Throne and began to fiddle with the Telescope.

This batch of Telescopes was designed for binocular viewing; one could actually see the small Bird on the eaves of the distant palace, and even its feathers could be seen clearly.

It was much easier to use than the crude Telescopes they had made before.

Yan Ze patted his shoulder: "This Telescope is made very well."

Yun Shu smiled shyly.

Yan Ze rewarded him with five hundred taels of silver, plus two bolts of cloth.

This made the court ministers extremely envious.

How could Yun Shu's brain be so sharp that he could come up with anything?

Someone could not help but ask.

Yun Shu said with a smile: "Perhaps it is because I study Physics well, and the Crown Princess provides a general outline."

The ministers muttered in their hearts.

Physics, what is that?

I heard that the Imperial Academy has a Science Class where one can study Physics.

How about sending the nephews from home to study Physics?

It was decided just like that.

Three days later, the Imperial Academy began its examinations.

All the examinees had dark circles under their eyes from studying.

This exam was a disaster for them, and everyone cursed Zhou Zixing.

They had no choice but to stay up late to memorize books.

Yun Shu invigilated for a day, and all the test papers for the Science Class had been collected.

The remaining nineteen people were all a bit uncertain.

They even suspected that Yun Shu had intentionally set such difficult questions, and they didn't even know if the average score could reach 60.

At this time, a fifteen-year-old student, the same age as Yun Shu, hurriedly stopped him.

Seeing him frown, Jiang Huaisheng hurriedly said: "Master, I just wanted to ask, is this test paper... difficult to pass?"

Yun Shu said: "Not difficult."

Most of the questions inside are basic; if you take notes seriously in class, you can get sixty or seventy points.

As for the remaining few that are slightly more difficult, Yun Shu wanted to see if anyone could get them right.

In just one day, Yun Shu finished grading these nineteen test papers.

Most of them passed Physics; for the one or two who were a few points short, their high Mathematics scores pulled them back up.

Yun Shu discovered that two of the papers reached over ninety points, and looking at their Mathematics, they also had ninety-five.

The corners of Yun Shu's mouth curled up.

In the future, he could let these two little slaves—no, he should let these two students do research together.