When Zhao Hao came out, several disciples had finished spraying water, distributing books, and were preparing to escape.

"Stop right there!" Zhao Hao shouted, and Siyang and Zhao Shizhen lined up in a dejected manner.

He walked over with a stern face, kicked the eldest senior brother on the buttocks and said, "Who asked you to come? Didn't the master tell you to do the test paper at home?!"

"Hey, Master, I've finished the test paper." Wang Wuyang apologized with a smile.

"We listened to our master and didn't enter Lingji Palace." Hua Shuyang was the most cunning one. He smiled and argued, "We were just cheering for our master outside."

"Hmph, do you think your master is a fool?" Zhao Hao kicked Hua Shuyang's butt again. "Is there a cat that guards the fish but doesn't steal the fish?"

"Master, we went in and came out after you finished talking." Yu Shenxing was an honest child and he told the truth as soon as he was deceived.

"Brother Shuyang said that as long as you don't admit it, it's the same as not going in. I don't think that's scientific..." Zhao Shizhen also said timidly.

"Haha." Zhao Hao smiled and glanced at Hua Shuyang.

"Alas, my disciple has lost his honesty..." Hua Shuyang quickly knelt on the ground, confessed his crime and accepted his punishment.

"Where did this waterwheel and banner come from?" Zhao Hao rolled his eyes at him and asked unhappily.

"The water dragon truck was borrowed from Wanping County, and the banner was written before we came." Wang Dingjue insisted that he was not wrong. "In order to help the master and promote the banner of science, we accept the punishment."

"Go home first and don't embarrass yourself here!" Zhao Hao cursed with a smile and kicked him in the butt.

At Yu Shensi's reminder, Zhao Hao saw Wu Shilai walking towards him with a complicated expression, so he drove all the Calabash Brothers into the car.

"Where are you going, uncle?" Zhao Hao asked with a smile.

"Return to the government office."

"Then let me take you there." Zhao Hao knew that he had something to say, so he invited him to get on another carriage.

~~

The carriage slowly moved northward along Houhai Lake.

After a long silence, Wu Shilai sighed tiredly, "This is all my fault. It's my uncle who has let you down."

"Uncle, what are you talking about? It's my fault that I got you into trouble." Zhao Hao hurriedly shook his head and apologized to Wu Shilai, "If you are still angry, just hit me twice."

"Go to hell..." Wu Shilai flicked Zhao Hao's forehead, which was considered a small vent for his resentment, and then smiled and said, "This matter is not your fault. From the beginning, it was the young cabinet minister who was forcing me. How can you ask someone for a poem and ask him to kowtow in public?"

"Which young minister? Isn't that young minister Yan Donglou?" Zhao Hao thought to himself, actually I was planning to kowtow, but Old Xu didn't want to pay attention to me.

"It's the Prime Minister's eldest son Xu Yangzhai." Wu Shilai explained softly, "Ever since Yan Shifan, the government and the public have called the Prime Minister's son the Little Cabinet Elder."

As he said this, he made a joke to liven up the slightly stagnant atmosphere, "If one day your father becomes the Prime Minister, you will also be called the Little Minister."

"Haha, I dare not think about that..." Zhao Hao couldn't help but laugh. His plan for his father's career was to retire as a prefect, which would be a complete success.

As for the Prime Minister? With his father's silly look, he never even thought about it.

Wu Shilai was just joking, so he went back to the point and said, "Fortunately, Mr. Zhang stood up for you, so no one will make a fuss about this matter in the future."

"It's my blessing." Zhao Hao said happily, "I never thought that a man like Mr. Zhang would speak up for a little kid like me."

"I also find it incredible. Prime Minister Zhang has always followed the steps of Lord Xu. Even though he has a close personal relationship with Gao Xinzheng, he did not say a word for Prime Minister Gao during the cabinet turmoil last year."

As Wu Shilai was speaking, his heart suddenly skipped a beat. He thought of Xu Fan's unusual actions, including asking Zhao Hao and Shi Xiang to sing in harmony with each other and proposing marriage to the princess.

I couldn't help but wonder, could it be that Zhang Juzheng, who is extremely alert, has sensed which direction the wind is blowing?

Of course, this would never be told to Zhao Hao.

Seeing Wu Shilai's expression change several times, Zhao Hao asked with concern: "Will this matter have any impact on my uncle?"

"Oh, hahaha..." Wu Shilai couldn't help but burst into laughter and said, "How is that possible? After all, I, your uncle, have been in jail and served in the army for the Prime Minister. How can you turn against me just because you didn't handle such a small matter well?"

As he said this, he revealed to Zhao Hao: "To tell you the truth, after the opening of the court, I was sent out as the Imperial Censor Cao Jiang."

"That's great." Zhao Hao felt relieved after hearing that.

In fact, he was quite worried that because of him, the course of history would be changed, causing Wu Shilai to stay in Beijing or be sent to serve as an official elsewhere.

After all, Uncle Wu, who is in charge of the Yangtze River, is a good uncle worthy of flattery.

"Are you serious about science?" Wu Shilai asked again carefully.

"Yes." Zhao Hao nodded and said, "Don't worry, uncle. Science is not a monster. It is just a supplement to the blank of Ming Dynasty."

"I hope so." Wu Shilai nodded. He listened carefully to Zhao Hao's lectures and knew that science and psychology focus on different areas.

Among the seven schools of Wang Xue, six focus on "essence", and only the unorthodox Taizhou School focuses on "Kung Fu". So he thinks that at present, the one that can conflict with science should be the Taizhou School, but the number of Taizhou School members is small and it is not mainstream, so it should not be a big problem.

"This time, the Master will not embarrass you for the sake of Mr. Zhang. But you have to be aware that you should keep a low profile for a short period of time and not take advantage of the hype to publicize." However, he still wanted to remind Zhao Hao, "Don't do anything like that to attract attention. Otherwise, not only will Lord Xu be unable to suppress his anger, but Mr. Zhang will also blame you for being ignorant..."

"I understand. I'll pretend to be a grandson." Zhao Hao replied with a smile. Although it's a pity that we can't strike while the iron is hot, there is always a way to save the trouble.

Anyway, the name of science has been spread, and Lord Xu should be gone in half a year at most...

~~

There was an Imperial College in the north and south of the Ming Dynasty.

The Imperial College of Beijing is located on Chengxian Street near the Confucius Temple in Dongcheng District.

Among those who went to Lingji Palace to attend lectures today, there were naturally many teachers and students from the Imperial College.

At this time they were walking back to Chengxian Street.

On the way, a young student from the Imperial Academy deliberately stopped and waited for a middle-aged scholar with a clear face, narrow eyes and a bit of arrogance to come over. Then he bowed deeply.

"PhD."

"Oh, Zhang Kongzhao, what's the matter?" The Confucian scholar was a doctor of the Imperial Academy. Although he looked down on other students, he still looked upon this student who was smart, studious, extremely talented, but had a tragic fate, with a different eye.

"Doctor, what do you think of Mr. Zhao's learning?" The student asked the doctor, who was knowledgeable and had unique insights, in Mandarin with a Qinqiang accent.

"Haha," the doctor couldn't help but sneer when he heard this, "You don't know yet that I, Li Zhuowu, am a fellow disciple of He Xinyin, right?"

"Ah?" The student opened his mouth in shock and quickly apologized to Dr. Li. He thought to himself that he had asked the wrong person. Young Master Zhao used He Xinyin as a target, and Dr. Li would probably not have a good impression of science.

"What a pity, what a pity..." As expected, Li Zhuowu sighed repeatedly, and seemed to be very dissatisfied with Zhao Hao.

The student was about to stop talking, but Li Zhuowu suddenly changed the subject and sighed, "It's a pity that I, Li Zhi, hate these two disgusting relationships, the monarch and his subjects, and the master and his apprentice, the most in my life. Otherwise, I really want to learn from that boy..."

The student was shocked when he heard this. He thought to himself, you are an official of the imperial court, teaching in the Imperial College. Yet you say such things, aren't you afraid of getting in trouble...

"Why, do you want to learn from him?" Li Zhi glanced at the student and said with a smile, "Go if you want to, don't be shy. Let me tell you a little secret. A few days ago, that old fellow He Xinyin spent three days in Zhao's coal yard. He came back and praised him highly, saying that this is 'the daily life of the people is the Tao'. He is preparing to discuss with Yan Shannong to see if he can bring him into our Taizhou School."

"I'm afraid it's not possible now." The student said softly.

"Of course. It's a pity that He Xinyin was so busy showing off that he didn't realize that he had become a stepping stone for others to establish their own schools." Li Zhi was overjoyed and kept patting the student on the shoulder and said, "If you can't get him in, then join him. Anyway, you are not destined to pass the imperial examination, so you might as well change your ways and become his disciple and learn well. When you are done, tell me if this science is as magical as he said."

"Oh, okay..." The student nodded and said with a somewhat unconfident smile, "As long as they are willing to accept me."

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