On the morning of the ninth day, Zhao Hao returned to Chunsong Hutong.

The disciples hadn't seen their master for several days and naturally missed him very much. They gathered around him to greet him.

Listening to them offering flattering words one after another, Zhao Hao, who had just been pretending to be the youngest son in front of the princess, actually felt a little uncomfortable with his identity as a teacher.

This made him a little worried. Would he develop a split personality if this continued?

It was not until there was a period of physical and mental pleasure of tense grasping and tendon-breaking movements that Zhao Hao finally came to his senses.

He lay on the kang, enjoying the massage from his eldest disciple, and asked with a nasal voice:

"Is there nothing going on at home these two days?"

"Master, there is something..." Wang Wuyang said intermittently while exerting strength with both hands: "Yesterday, a Taoist priest from Lingji Palace came... to remind Master not to forget the lecture on the eleventh day of the first lunar month."

"Oh?" Zhao Hao slapped his forehead and said, "If you hadn't told me, I would have really forgotten it."

Recently I have been so busy making and selling coal briquettes that I almost forgot about my elder brother's advice.

He pointed to the big cabinet in the **, and signaled Zhao Shizhen to take out the things Zhao Jin had given him.

"Master, this is an annual event." Wang Wuyang couldn't help but show his admiration and said, "Twenty years ago, Lord Xu has organized Wang Xue's disciples to give lectures at Lingji Palace every year. Except for last year when the emperor passed away, it has never stopped in the past twenty years."

"Yes, Master. I heard that because no one came last year, as many as 5,000 people came to listen to the lecture this year." Hua Shuyang also said with envy.

"Really?" Zhao Hao took the envelope from Zhao Shizhen, took out the manuscript inside, and asked casually while reading, "Is Lingji Palace that big?"

"Of course there is. It is now a place dedicated to giving lectures, and burning incense has become a sideline." Wang Dingjue smiled and said, "In order to accommodate more listeners, they have demolished many walls of the palaces and courtyards."

"Are you going to such great lengths to please Lord Xu?" Fifth Junior Brother asked in surprise.

"Hehe, to please Lord Xu is one thing." But the third brother sneered and said, "On the other hand, this can make more money than burning incense. Take the event the day after tomorrow for example. All the ministers and officials in Beijing will be present. There are so many officials, wealthy businessmen, and scholars in Beijing. Who wouldn't want to get an invitation to join in the fun and show their faces? Just by selling invitations, the bigwigs can make a lot of money."

"Hiss..." The long-legged brothers from Shandong didn't expect that they could play like this. They suddenly felt that their pure hearts seemed to be polluted.

"Be quiet, didn't you see Master looking at something?" The eldest brother saw Master frowning slightly, and immediately scolded the other brothers, "Go back to your rooms, what are you doing standing here? You're making Master's breathing uneven."

"You pressed it..." The fellow disciples secretly curled their lips. In front of their master, they did not dare to resist the unscrupulous senior brother and had to go out obediently.

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After all the junior brothers left, Wang Wuyang tapped Zhao Hao's back with both hands as if he was cutting vegetables, and whispered a suggestion:

"Master, it's a pity that we missed such a good opportunity."

"What...chance...?" Zhao Hao was shaken all over by the knock.

"To make a name for oneself... no, to spread the banner of science!" Wang Wuyang said excitedly, "I have pondered over it over and over again. Although Master has only revealed a few details to us, I am sure that your theory has formed a perfect system and is not afraid of being exposed to the public."

"Oh..." Zhao Hao responded without comment, thinking to himself, isn't this nonsense?

I am just using a ready-made theory to fool you. How can the theory not be mature? It is so mature that it is already...

"Master, didn't you hear what Shuyang said just now? Because there was a year off last year, there are 5,000 people coming to listen to the lecture this year..." Wang Wuyang stopped what he was doing, and lay down in front of Zhao Hao with his butt sticking out, and whispered:

"It just so happens that Master Uncle has invited Master to give a lecture. As long as Master seizes the opportunity and uses scientific methods, he can defeat those people who only know how to talk big. Our science will immediately become world-famous!"

"I thought it was a good idea..." Zhao Hao rolled his eyes at him and said, "Let's not talk about the fact that your teacher will most likely be beaten down by those guys. Just think about the consequences of doing this. Have you ever thought about it?"

"What could be the consequences?" Wang Wuyang scratched his head.

"It's precisely because I can't see through the consequences that I can't make up my mind." Zhao Hao sighed, turned over, rested his head on his arms, crossed his legs and began to worry.

"So Master had already thought of it. Yes, if a short-sighted disciple like me could think of it, how could Master, who is far-sighted, not think of it?" Wang Wuyang first offered his flattery for today, and then accompanied Zhao Hao to worry about it:

"Then think about it scientifically..."

"This is unscientific." Zhao Hao shook his head and said, "There are too many variables to analyze."

"Hey, what's the matter? I won't lose my head if I talk nonsense. If you don't believe me, Master, think about our old neighbors." Wang Wuyang said generously: "As long as it can promote science, disciples are willing to accompany Master to jail!"

"Put aside your dangerous thoughts." Zhao Hao glared at him fiercely and said, "You are my seeds, do you know that? I am counting on you to take root, sprout, and bear abundant fruits in the future, not to eat you now!"

"Yes, Master, I will remember it..." Wang Wuyang could not help but look at Zhao Hao with emotion, thinking that no matter how harsh Master's words were, his love for us would never diminish.

"Okay, stop standing here. Let me think about it carefully." Zhao Hao kicked him, then turned sideways and continued to read his elder brother's speech.

"Master, please call me if you need anything." Wang Wuyang obediently got off the kang and backed out of the inner room.

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"Why……"

Zhao Hao thought about it over and over again, but still couldn't make up his mind until noon.

Referring to past experience and considering Mr. Zhao's usual cautious and sincere style, giving up is the only option after he has been unable to make up his mind for so long.

So after lunch, he decided to follow his elder brother's speech the next day.

I also thought that the great masters of Wang's school would gather together the day after tomorrow, and they would give lectures fluently, and they would definitely speak without notes.

If I were to read the manuscript myself, I would probably be looked down upon.

It doesn’t matter if you lose face for yourself, but what if you lose face for science?

Zhao Hao gritted his teeth and decided to memorize his brother's speech.

Then he fell asleep...

When I woke up, it was already dark outside.

"Comfortable..." Zhao Hao sat up and stretched, only to find that the room was also dark.

"Who's outside?" He called out to the outside, "Come in and light the lamp."

Who would have thought that the person who came in holding the candlestick was actually Guo Da.

"Hey, why are you here?" Zhao Hao rubbed his eyes and swayed his legs on the edge of the kang.

"I'm here to report to you, Master. Since you haven't woken up yet, I'll let your nephew go to rest first." Guo Da lit the lamp and said with a smile, "Finally, I can serve you in your mansion for once."

As slaves, they were not allowed to live in their master's house. This made Guo Da and his friends feel very anxious...

"Okay, then you come and fetch water for washing feet tonight." Although Zhao Hao did not understand this master-servant thinking, he always respected the differences of others.

Of course, it's a difference that doesn't hinder him.

If it is beneficial to him, he will support it...

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