"Master asked if you have a nephew?" The eldest brother kicked Zhang Jian's butt. "If I do, then I do. If I don't, then I don't. Why are you asking so many questions?"

"No." Zhang Jian hurriedly shook his head and said, "My sister just got married last year, and I haven't received any letter from home saying that she has a baby."

"What's your brother-in-law's name?" Zhao Hao asked more and more outrageously: "What does he do?"

"My brother-in-law is from Wangjia Village in the same county. His surname is Wang and his given name is Yingxuan. Although he is only a private school teacher, he is very knowledgeable. He is very proficient in arithmetic, mechanics, astronomy, and geography... It is only because I have been with him for a long time that I have become interested in science."

Zhang Jian was afraid that his master would dislike his brother-in-law's background, so he quickly gave him more money. But he was a little unsure in his heart, thinking, these should be considered science, right?

Unexpectedly, the effect was so good that it made people stunned. The young master had a kind and friendly smile on his face.

Zhao Shouzheng was shocked when he saw this. He thought, how can a village teacher be qualified to trigger my son's networking skills?

"The weather in Shaanxi is not good this year, right?" Zhao Hao asked with concern.

"It's not good." Zhang Jian nodded sadly and said, "Floods, droughts and locust plagues continue every year, and the feudal lords are aggressively seizing the land. The common people are fleeing or dying. Even if there are families with land, no one is farming it. Life is very difficult."

"Oh, kid, don't be afraid." Upon hearing this, Song Erye immediately took out two tickets from the cabinet, patted them into Zhang Jian's hand and said, "This is the change of name money, use it to subsidize the family; this is the New Year's money, it's the New Year before the end of the first month, keep it for pocket money, and if it's not enough, ask Master for more."

Zhang Jian looked at the denominations of the banknotes: one was worth one thousand taels and the other was worth two hundred taels.

How could he, a person from a small family, have ever seen so much money? His eyes almost popped out and he quickly declined.

"So many, I dare not take them!"

"Brother, just keep it. This is our master's love for us. Just be more filial to him in the future." The eldest brother hurriedly comforted him, "We have all received it before."

The four rich brothers nodded in unison, thinking, it’s just that they don’t need it…

"Thank you, Master..." Zhang Jian burst into tears of gratitude, thinking to himself, I only wanted to become your disciple, how come you have to solve your family financial problems as well?

"It seems that the tickets can't be redeemed in Shaanxi now." Zhao Hao didn't care whether it was true or not, and just said: "How about this, you write a letter to ask your family if they are willing to live in Nanjing? If they are willing, I will send someone to pick them up when the weather gets warmer."

"Ah?!" Zhang Jian's heart was pounding, and he asked timidly, "Will this cause too much trouble for Master?"

Where is Jinling? It is a paradise on earth where the richest people in the world live!

What’s more important is that there are no evil princes!

Countless people fled from the suffering northwest to Yangzhou, Jinling and Suzhou. What was their purpose? Wasn't it better to live under someone else's roof in Jiangnan than to suffer in the northwest?

As a result, he was kicked in the butt by the senior brother again when he was polite: "Whether it is troublesome or not is the master's business, just tell me whether you are willing or not!"

"Yes, of course!" Zhang Jian was so happy that he almost fainted. He screamed in his heart, why does the master care about everything? Aren't my disciples of the science school too lucky?

"It's all right if you're willing," Zhao Hao said with a kind smile, "Write the letter as soon as possible and I'll have someone send it to Shaanxi."

Then he instructed his eldest disciple, "Please write a letter to Magistrate Zhang for me, asking him to find a way to help your brother and his family get registered."

"Master." Wang Wuyang reminded him quietly, "Thanks for being a guest..."

"Oh..." Zhao Hao suddenly realized something and slapped his head, laughing: "Master, I was thinking about something else."

He smiled and said to his sixth disciple, "It's difficult to get a degree in Nanzhili, so you'd better not join the crowd. It's better to leave your household registration in Shaanxi. It will be much easier for you and the younger generation in your family to go to school in the future."

"I will follow Master's instructions." Zhang Jian nodded obediently. He was so overwhelmed with happiness that he would not even blink an eye even if Master asked him to cut his throat.

"Okay, go ahead." Zhao Hao waved his hand.

The eldest senior brother had no choice but to remind him again: "Master, the name size..."

"Oh, yes, look at my memory." Zhao Hao smiled awkwardly, thought for a moment, and then said to Zhang Jian who was kneeling on the ground: "The names of my disciples all have the character 'Yang' in their titles. Your family is from Jingyang, Shaanxi, so just call yourself Jingyang..."

"Yes, Master." Zhang Jian kowtowed in gratitude and said with a sob, "I will do my best not to bring shame to my hometown!"

Several brothers couldn't help but whisper to each other when they saw this.

"It seems even more perfunctory than naming Lieyang..."

"Lieyang, at least I can take the exam again in two years..."

"Sixth Junior Brother, hey..."

They now knew that the master was as strong-willed as the third brother and would never allow his disciples to be worse than others. They could not help but secretly sympathize with the sixth brother, who was afraid that he would be like Lieyang and suffer the cold stare of the master.

However, Zhao Hao really didn't. He just smiled and said to Zhang Jian, "Let the senior brothers help you settle down. In addition, your senior brothers will take the imperial examination soon. From now on, you and Lieyang will serve in front of the master together."

"Yes, Master!" Zhang Jian nodded heavily in response.

"No, Master, I can continue to serve you..." Wang Wuyang felt that he had lost the meaning of his life.

"Go back to school!" Zhao Hao frowned and sighed, "If you don't study hard, I'm afraid you won't even be able to pass the imperial examination, let alone become the top scholar..."

"Yes, Master..." Wang Wuyang and others only then realized what their teacher was worried about - the chief examiner of this imperial examination would almost certainly be Li Chunfang, the second assistant of the cabinet.

Over the past few decades, according to convention, every university scholar has a chance to be the host. Xu Ge Lao and Chen Yiqin have both been the host. Li Chunfang and Zhang Juzheng should have had a chance, but the former was the top scholar, entered the cabinet a few years earlier than Zhang Juzheng, and was also a student of Xu Ge Lao. Xu Ge Lao did not need to break this rule, so it was natural that Li Chunfang would be the host.

Mr. Li is a master of the School of Mind, and he was also sitting in Lingji Palace yesterday!

Moreover, he only looked at Lord Xu's expression and didn't care about Zhang Juzheng's attitude.

Although the papers the examiner saw were copied with the names covered, the examiner did not know which was which. In addition, the chief examiner would not generally reject papers recommended by the same examiner.

But Zhao Hao always felt uneasy, worried that his father and students would be implicated by him.

But the imperial examination is a national talent selection ceremony, and even his mother cannot interfere. He can only ask his disciples to sharpen their swords before the battle and make their essays better.

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When all the disciples left, only Zhao Hao and his father were left in the room.

Zhao Shouzheng smiled softly and asked, "Son, is this kid's family not simple?"

As the saying goes, no one knows a son better than his father. He knew too well his son's bad habit of getting up early unless it was beneficial.

Zhao Hao was reluctant to accept an apprentice, but after learning about the other person's family background, he immediately became enthusiastic... Master Zhao guessed that maybe the great grandfather had sent a message to his son in a dream again?

"Father, who do you think I am?" Zhao Hao said seriously, "I am a teacher, of course I have to care about my students!"

But in my heart I laughed like a pig and said: Of course it’s not easy!

To Zhao Hao, Zhang Jian, his brother-in-law, and the unborn nephew are all priceless treasures.

Getting this family would be more useful than getting a few top scorers!

"Okay, if you don't want to talk about it, forget it." Mr. Zhao leaned back on the kang, stretched his body and said, "I've been exhausted lately."

"Father, please hand over your work in the next few days and ask for leave from godmother." But Zhao Hao said softly, "Then we can stay in seclusion for another month, right?"

"What?" Master Zhao jumped up and shouted in a low voice, "Could it be that... the ancestor appeared again?"

"Who knows?" Zhao Hao said in a noncommittal tone, "Whether it works or not, father will work hard."

"Yes, I will." Zhao Shouzheng gritted his teeth and nodded.

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