Chapter 1117: Ideals
Although the calendar used by Great Qi improved every year, it was actually extrapolated according to the Tongtian Calendar left behind by the previous dynasty. The Tongtian Calendar was in turn derived from the Great Yan Calendar of the Tang Dynasty.
In order to compile an astronomical calendar, not only did one have to be proficient in astronomy and geography, but they also had to know farming and numerology. It was not something ordinary people could do. Once it was done, the creator would definitely leave his name in history.
Of course, Mu Yangling did not think that her younger brother would do such a thing for the sake of leaving his name in history. However, the key was that she had never realized that he was especially interested in such things in the past. Well-read in all four books and five scriptures, he had also discussed history books with her. Why did he take a sudden interest in the astronomical calendar now?
Mu Yangling thought of her father’s attitude and planned to have a long talk with Mu Bowen. If he was just having a whim, he might as well give up on this idea as soon as possible. If not... she would think about it when the time came.
Mu Yangling led him to a secluded area to talk.
Actually, Mu Bowen did not have such thoughts on a whim. He had had such thoughts a few years ago, long before he became a jinshi.
He had been smart since he was young and worked hard in his studies. When others were still bitterly trying to become a xiucai, he had already passed the imperial examination and was in charge of the nursery and a large plot of farmland. Compared to those scholars who stayed at home and focused on studying, he clearly thought more deeply.
He had already contemplated his future before he became a jinshi.
After becoming a jinshi, naturally, he would become an official. However, what kind of official would he be, and how would he go about doing it?
Even though he had placed in the second tier of the imperial examinations, he did not stay in the capital, and instead chose to be a county official. This was inconceivable to many people.