“You, you!”

After hearing what his son said, Xu Fan swallowed back the long string of curse words that followed.

If he continued to call his son an idiot at this time, wouldn't he be scolding the sons of all the cabinet members as well?

No matter how arrogant the young cabinet minister is, he dare not offend the public.

"Why don't you brush your teeth, you!" He had no choice but to find a random excuse to slap him, then looked at Xu Ge Lao with a dark face and said:

"Father, why don't we stop here today?"

"Yes." Xu Ge Lao nodded expressionlessly. What else can he do if he doesn't come here? There is such a big balloon on the stage. Where can he go to give a lecture?

Sit on the ball?

Xu Fan said loudly to everyone: "Due to an accident, today's lecture has been suspended. Please come back another day to listen to Yuan Fu's lecture on the philosophy of mind!"

"We respectfully send off the Prime Minister." All the officials and students bowed together.

Xu Jie nodded slightly, then left first with several university scholars.

Li Chunfang and Chen Yiqin remained silent from beginning to end, and seemed to have no major objection to their children studying science.

"Zhao boy, just wait for me!" Xu Fan stayed behind, looked at Zhao Hao fiercely and said, "I will make you pay for what you did today!"

"Brother Xu, if I were to say that this was purely an accident, I'm sure you wouldn't believe me." Zhao Hao smiled faintly, separated the disciples who were blocking him, met the young elder's gaze without avoiding it, and gave a tough response:

"Then just come on, I've been wanting to teach you a lesson for a long time!"

"Haha, what a big tone!" After Yan Shifan, the young minister had never seen anyone dare to be so arrogant. He laughed at everyone and said, "Everyone, listen carefully. This is not me bullying the weak. This kid overestimated his own abilities and took the initiative to provoke me!"

"Don't think that no one will dare to mess with you just because your father won the first place in the imperial examination." He took a few steps forward, walked to the podium, and said to Zhao Hao with a grim smile:

"I will soon make you kneel down and beg for mercy!"

“Don’t think that no one dares to mess with you just because your father is the Prime Minister!” When it comes to verbal attacks, Zhao Hao is not even afraid of the Sea Warrior, so a mere small cabinet minister is naturally no problem for him.

Then he retorted without giving in.

"Soon the one who will be on his knees begging for mercy will be you!"

"Hmph, let's wait and see!" Hearing the discussions all around him, Xu Fan realized that with his status and position, it was really embarrassing to go against a teenager here.

"Come home with me!" Xu Fan took out all his anger on his son, glared at him fiercely and said, "Wait and see how I deal with you!"

After saying that, he just waved his hand and walked away.

Xu Yuanchun felt as if he had fallen into an icy cave. He didn't know what horrible scene came to his mind, and he was so scared that tears came to his eyes.

Master Xu looked at Zhao Hao with a bitter face, then at his father, and then he followed Xu Fan back dejectedly.

~~

On the Xihua Gate Tower, Emperor Longqing also withdrew his gaze and laughed at Teng Xiang:

"Hahahaha, such a good lecture was ruined just like that."

"Yes, I thought Lord Xu was detained." Eunuch Teng also laughed so hard that he kept wiping away tears and said, "I think this little Zhao is a bit like Lord Xu's nemesis."

After a pause, he suggested in a low voice: "How about we push him out and give it a try?"

"Him?" Upon hearing this, Emperor Longqing shook his head and said, "He is still a child. How can he fight with Yuan Fu?"

The emperor was touched by his worries, and the smile on his face gradually faded. "Besides, if God doesn't stand on my side, what else can he do?"

Long Qing was stunned when he spoke. He suddenly slapped his forehead and asked Teng Xiang, "Do you still remember how he talked about science when he was giving a lecture at Lingji Palace in the first month of the year?"

Although Teng Xiang was not as educated as Feng Bao, the eunuch in charge of ceremonies had to read countless memorials every day and then pick out the important ones to report to the emperor. If he had a bad memory, he would not be able to do this job at all.

"It seems to be saying... no matter how clear your mind is, you still know nothing about the world." Eunuch Teng thought for a moment and repeated:

"You don't know why the sun shines and emits heat? Why do the sun, moon and stars keep moving? Why does the moon wax and wane? Why do stars blink? Why does thunder always come after lightning? Why do we see rainbows after rain? Why is there the Milky Way... Why do all of you know nothing?"

"Yes." Emperor Longqing nodded with satisfaction, and suddenly asked quietly: "Then tell me, does he know why there is a 'Venus conjunction with the Moon'?"

"This..." Teng Xiang was speechless, thinking that it seemed that this Taibai Jinxing would become a hurdle that His Majesty could not get over. However, he did not dare to speak nonsense about such a matter related to the heavens, and hurriedly whispered: "How about I ask someone to ask."

"Forget it, don't ask." Long Qing shook his head and gently denied his thoughts, saying, "We can't let the child take risks. My sister will blame me."

"Your Majesty is truly the most benevolent king throughout history." Teng Xiang's eyes turned red with emotion.

Those so-called benevolent monarchs only showed a little kindness when their imperial power was not challenged.

Even though Emperor Longqing had been forced to this point by his ministers, he was still unwilling to involve a young man in trouble.

In comparison, this kindness seems to be more precious.

~~

Lingji Palace.

When all the big guys left, the students of the Imperial Academy could not wait to rush up again and surrounded the hot air balloon to ask questions.

Someone asked how such a big thing could fly into the sky?

Someone asked what the science department teaches and whether it accepts interns?

Some people are also concerned about how much tuition fees are charged per year...

After this series of powerful publicity, science finally got out of the dilemma of being ignored and no longer had to worry about having no disciples.

Wang Wuyang and his colleagues then dispersed and patiently explained relevant issues to the enthusiasts.

Zhang Jian didn't dare to join the crowd, so he hid far away.

Suddenly, someone tapped him on the shoulder.

Zhang Jian looked back and saw that it was Li Zhi, the Doctor of Five Classics at the Imperial Academy who had encouraged him to become his disciple.

"Doctor." Zhang Jian bowed deeply.

"I heard that this thing was made by you?" Li Zhi looked up at the three-meter-tall colorful ball.

"All the designs came from our master. Shizhen and I just put our hands to make them come true." Zhang Jian said modestly.

"That's also quite remarkable." Li Zhi, who usually never praised anyone, praised him for the first time and said, "Will you take me to heaven for a tour someday?"

"I need to ask the master for permission." Zhang Jian couldn't help but smile bitterly: "For such a big thing, the last time I bought it, I didn't have enough money."

"Is that so?" Li Zhi scratched his head. He was a poor doctor and he lost confidence when talking about money.

"How about I introduce the doctor to you, Master?" Zhang Jian suggested softly, "If we can get along well with you, Master, everything will be easy."

"Okay." Li Zhi scratched his head and cheeks, but he was ultimately no match for the temptation from heaven.

ps. Chapter 2, please give me monthly tickets and recommendation tickets~~