Emperor of Mathematics

Title: "The Emperor of Mathematics" Tags: alternate history, battle of wits and intrigues, counter-routine, group portrait, philosophical speculation Core summary: In a strange dynasty called Tianheng, the inheritance of the throne does not depend on bloodline, but on mathematical talent. The founder of the country left a peerless ancestral motto: Only the prince who solves the mathematical problems in the imperial seal can become the common master of the world. Li Jing, a third prince who only wanted to pursue the mastery of mathematics and science in his study, was forced to get involved in the battle for the right to inherit the throne. While his brothers were fighting over each other with "violent geometry" and "sophistic number theory", he unexpectedly solved the problem and was crowned emperor by relying on a "topology" idea that transcended the times. However, accession to the throne is the real problem. He thought he held supreme authority, but he didn't know that what he inherited was a "mess" that was on the verge of collapse: Above the court, hundreds of officials used sophisticated "statistical models" to engage in corruption, and used rigorous "logic" to engage in party strife. The entire empire was immersed in a twisted mathematical game. Under the dragon chair, the eldest brother, who holds a heavy army and believes in "power geometry", is watching with eager eyes; the second brother, who is good at calculation and "number theory conspiracy", is weaving a web in the shadows. The moment he ascended the throne, the Imperial Seal revealed to him the "ultimate problem" left by Taizu - a question related to the fate of the country, but which seemed to never be answered.