Looking back in the direction those people were running, Zhao Hao saw a diamond that would never be changed by time.

Walking into the alley from a distance was a fifth-rank official wearing a green official robe with a white pheasant patch on his chest. He was thin, short, with a dark complexion and graying hair, but with high brows, a straight nose and sunken eyes, and looked like an honest official like Wu Shilai.

An old servant was following behind him, leading a skinny donkey. When he saw the crowd coming, the old servant quickly raised his hand and covered the donkey's eyes.

Soon, the crowd surrounded the official and shouted excitedly.

"I am Wang Yongji, your student. I have come from Fujian to pay my respects to Master Hai. Please have a word with Master Hai!"

"Hai Qingtian, I have a grievance! Our county magistrate is too evil, and I can't live like this anymore..."

"Master Hai, we came from Shandong to wish you a happy New Year. This is the salted Spanish mackerel I brought..."

"Mr. Hai, these are the jujubes my mother asked me to give you!"

If you didn't understand what they were saying, you would think that this Mr. Hai was doing illegal fundraising and was besieged by creditors.

No wonder the old servant covered the donkey's eyes in advance. It turned out that he was afraid that the animal would be frightened by this scene.

Zhao Hao stood not far away, looking at the people surrounding 'Hai Qingtian'. There were men and women, old and young, and there were even some young scholars and officials. He couldn't help but laugh and cry.

It turns out that they weren't coming for me at all...

~~

At this time, Zhao Shouzheng and others also heard the noise and came out to watch the excitement.

Seeing Zhao Hao coming back, Eryang and Zhao Shizhen hurried to greet him.

Zhao Hao nodded with a smile, walked back to the door and asked Zhao Shizhen: "Is it like this all day?"

"That's right." Zhao Shizhen replied quickly: "Since Mr. Hai moved in, there are people waiting to see him every day. When the weather is not cold, there are people sleeping outside his house..."

"Who is this Hai Qingtian? Why is he more recruiting than my son..." Zhao Shouzheng asked curiously.

"Could it be the one who wrote a letter to curse the late emperor?" Wang Wuyang suddenly thought of someone.

"It must be him." Hua Shuyang said confidently, "There weren't many officials with the surname Hai in the Ming Dynasty, and the only one with such a reputation was Hai Gangfeng."

As they talked, the two looked at Master Hai with different eyes. If their master wasn't around, they would have joined the ranks of Hai Gangfeng's fans.

Zhao Hao had guessed it long ago. It was Hai Rui, the most insane person in history and the most honest official in this dynasty, Hai Gangfeng!

He was not surprised at Hai Rui's reputation, because ever since he wrote the "Speaking the Truth about the Most Important Thing in the World", Hai Gangfeng had become a legend.

Who else could shout to the emperor:

'Jiajing Jiajing, every home is clean!'

"People in the world have been disloyal to Your Majesty for a long time!"

Such hearty and merciless scolding will make people all over the world regard him as an idol.

Moreover, after scolding the emperor, Hai Rui was able to get out of the imperial prison and continue to serve as an official, so the legend became a living legend.

~~

Zhao Hao thought that after regaining his freedom and being reinstated this year, Hai Rui must have gotten used to being watched whenever he went out on the street.

However, he saw that Hai Rui pursed his lips tightly and said nothing. His dark face was full of the words "keep away from strangers". He only said to the two people who said they had grievances, "Come to the Dali Temple to find me tomorrow."

After saying this, Hai Rui separated from the crowd and went straight into his home.

"Excuse me, I'll spare your time."

The old servant, also protecting his beloved donkey, followed Hai Rui into the house, and then the door closed with a bang and then bolted with another clatter.

"How could this happen? Why didn't Hai Qingtian even look at us?"

The people who had been waiting for a long time looked at each other in disappointment. In the end, no one spoke to Hai Rui, let alone gave away the gifts they brought.

"How could this happen?" Zhao Hao also asked Zhao Shizhen: "Is Hai Bijia in a bad mood today?"

It is said that when Hai Rui was the instructor of Nanping, the prefect came to inspect the county school. Two instructors immediately knelt down to greet him, but Hai Rui refused to kneel.

In Hai Rui's view, everyone is a colleague, and there is no reason for subordinates to kneel down to their superiors.

Seeing the officials kneeling on both sides and Hai Rui standing in the middle, the prefect said with a smile: "Where did this Bijia Mountain come from?"

Hence the well-known nickname 'Sea Pen Holder' came into being.

From the point of being unwilling to kneel down, Zhao Hao and Hai Rui seemed to have a lot in common...

"It's not just today. Mr. Hai is in a bad mood every day." Zhao Shizhen said with a wry smile: "I've been a neighbor for so long, and I've never seen him smile."

As he said this, he lowered his voice and said to Zhao Hao, "That time, my uncle worked hard and said that we were both officials in the same court and neighbors, so he knocked on the door in person to visit, but he was turned away..."

"Ah?" Zhao Shouzheng was surprised to hear this and said, "Hai Rui is only a fifth-rank official, and my nephew is a third-rank official. It would be rude not to come and visit him, so how can I turn him away?"

"Because he is Hai Rui..." everyone answered in unison.

"Well, that's right. He is Hai Rui." Zhao Shouzheng scratched his head and felt that he had asked a stupid question. If Hai Rui cared about hierarchy, would he have written a letter to scold the emperor?

At this time, the man named Wang Yongji spoke in Fujian dialect, stopped the people who wanted to knock on the door and said: "Everyone, we admire Mr. Hai, and we are satisfied to see him. We can't disturb Mr. Hai's rest..."

He was wearing a black round-necked shirt and was actually a scholar.

"Yes, let's do it tomorrow." Following his lead, several scholars also advised: "We can't disturb Lord Hai..."

All of Hai Rui's fans then sensibly dispersed.

Zhao Hao called the candidate named Wang Yongji and said with a smile: "Brother, come in and have a cup of tea to warm yourself up before leaving."

Wang Yongji looked older than Zhao Shouzheng. He cast a cautious look at Zhao Hao, but he saw three other candidates wearing black round collars standing beside him. He smiled and bowed, saying, "That's what I want, but I dare not ask for it."

~~

When Zhao Hao and others entered the courtyard, Zhao Shixi was conducting queue training with a group of men from Caijia Lane.

At Gao Wu's command, they kept moving forward, turning left, turning right, and retreating.

Zhao Shixi's nose was hung with long snot, and he couldn't shake it off no matter how hard he tried. He didn't even dare to reach out to wipe it. It was obvious that he was really scared by Gao Wu's beating.

It’s okay to be afraid, it’s not hopeless.

Zhao Hao nodded with satisfaction and followed his father to the main house.

The two disciples rushed forward and lifted the door curtain for their master and grandmaster.

Wang Yongji looked at Zhao Shixi strangely, thinking that this guard was too thin and frail. Could he be a relative of Zhao Shixi? He quickly followed him into the house.

After entering the house, they took off their shoes and got on the kang. While warming themselves with a cup of hot tea, everyone explained their identities to each other.

Wang Yongji was completely relaxed when he saw that everyone present except Zhao Hao was a candidate from Nanzhili who came to take the exam. Although he felt strange that Zhao Hao was so young, how could he be the teacher of the two candidates, but it was not appropriate to ask too much when they met for the first time, so he also wanted to politely call Zhao Hao "Mr."

But calling Zhao Hao's father "brother" again, this confusing generation gave Wang Yongji, who always followed the rules, a headache. It was not until he thought of calling Zhao Hao "young master" that he was no longer embarrassed.

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