After coming down from Cangshan Mountain, the three of them became even closer... Now that they have common interests, they are the closest people in the world.

After returning to the rear house, Wang Mengxiang asked the children of Wang Xijue and Wang Dingjue to come out and meet Zhao Hao.

Wang Xijue had one son and three daughters. His only son, the eldest son and grandson of the Wang family, was the talented but unlucky Wang Heng.

When the child grew up, he was extremely talented and famous, and he passed the Shuntian County Examination. However, his father Wang Xijue was the second assistant minister of the cabinet, and the son-in-law of the first assistant Shen Shixing also passed the examination at the same time. For a time, there was a lot of talk, and everyone said that he was suspected of cheating.

Although Wang Heng won the first place in the subsequent re-examination and was allowed to participate in the joint examination, the censors still refused to give in. At that time, due to the "dispute over the foundation of the country", the cabinet and the media had fierce conflicts. In order to avoid the situation from getting worse, Wang Heng took the initiative to return home and gave up the examination.

It was not until the 29th year of the Wanli reign, 10 years after Wang Xijue retired, that Wang Heng entered the imperial examination again and won the second place in the imperial examination, finally proving his innocence.

However, his enthusiasm for serving in the government had long been wasted, and after a few years he resigned and returned to his hometown, never serving as an official again in his life.

This talented young cabinet minister, who is burdened by his father, is only seven years old this year...

"Then I won't mind. If I can't accept Chef Wang as my apprentice, I will kidnap your son... Oh no, I will train your son."

Mr. Zhao, who loved talents as much as his life, took Wang Heng's hand and said to Wang Mengxiang with a smile: "I liked this child at first sight. I want to take him as my apprentice. What do you think, uncle?"

"Of course I would love to have that." Wang Mengxiang said with a big laugh, "It's a blessing for this kid to have a doctor as his teacher."

"In the future, if Wang Heng can get another second place in the imperial examination, your family will have three second place winners." Wang Shimao also offered his best wishes.

"Why don't you kowtow to your master?" Wang Mengxiang hurriedly urged his eldest grandson.

"Yes, disciple greets Master." Wang Heng quickly knelt down and kowtowed four times to Zhao Hao.

Zhao Hao was also very happy. Although he already had many students, this was the first time he had received a disciple whose age difference was just right for him.

Compared with the seven-year-old Wang Heng, the fifteen-year-old Zhao Hao was already an adult.

The little boy stood up and asked Zhao Hao in a childish and cheerful tone: "Master, from now on, should I call my second uncle "senior brother"? "

"In the field of science, we all have our own opinions. You should still call me Second Uncle in front of outsiders." Zhao Hao coughed awkwardly, then said seriously:

"Besides, you are still young, so you should learn from your second brother first... Of course, you still have to call him uncle in front of outsiders."

"Yes, Master." Wang Heng responded in a baby voice. After hearing this, Zhao Hao felt that he was finally not so old-fashioned anymore.

Then Master Zhao instructed Hua Shuyang, "As the saying goes, one thing should not trouble two masters. Go and find another disciple for me."

"Yes, Master." Hua Shuyang responded respectfully. He is now in Nanjing Hanlin Academy, completely an idle person, no one cares where he wants to go. "I wonder where that lucky junior brother is now?"

"From Shanghai County, he should be the same age as Wang Heng, and his name is Xu Guangqi." Zhao Hao then casually reported the name of one of the 'Xu in the South and Wang in the North', who would be the first person to spread science in the Ming Dynasty.

By the way, it seems that the parents of "King of the North" will soon arrive in Nanjing.

I hope that his birth will not be affected because of me...

Master Zhao put away his groundless worries and turned his attention to Wang Xijue's second daughter, Wang Gui, who was about eleven or twelve years old.

I saw that she was short and young, just a pretty girl with delicate features.

But Zhao Hao didn't dare to underestimate her at all, because she was the famous MLM master Tan Yangzi!

Compared to Tan Yangzi's pyramid scheme, Master Zhao is just a younger brother.

When she awakened as Tan Yangzi at the age of eighteen, she easily developed hundreds of thousands of loyal followers in Suzhou and Songjiang in just a few years.

What's even more amazing is that even her father Wang Xijue, uncle Wang Dingjue, Wang Shizhen brothers, as well as Xu Wei, Tu Long and other great talents in the country, all worshipped her as their teacher...

If she hadn’t died so early… Oh no, if she hadn’t ascended to heaven so early, Zhao Hao believed that she could have expanded her followers to the entire Ming Dynasty.

This person is definitely a natural marketing expert, and his Taoist name is also related to our sect.

Young Master Zhao couldn't help but imagine the scene of Tan Yangzi spreading science everywhere in the future... That scene was really exciting to think about.

It's a pity that she is a maid and is about the same age as Master Zhao.

If he dared to mention taking in a disciple, others would definitely think that Mr. Zhao was after her body.

Despicable!

He had no choice but to wipe away his saliva and give up the idea.

As for Wang Dingjue's child who is still breastfeeding, it's better not to talk about it.

Oh, by the way, his wife, Zhuang, is known as the most beautiful woman in Suzhou.

Hey, why are you talking about this...

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That day, Zhao Hao stayed at Wang Shizhen's Yanshan Garden.

Wang Xijue's family had only two memorial archways, but Wang Shizhen's family had more than a dozen, one next to the other, stretching from the beginning of the street to the end.

Zhao Hao sat in the carriage, looking up at the 'Nine-row Pavilion of Three Generations of Zhongcheng Brothers', 'Father and Son, Two Officials, Five Generations of Sima Pavilion', 'Shike Pavilion', 'Duxian Pavilion', 'Fangbo Pavilion', 'Xiuyi Pavilion', 'Lianfang Pavilion'...he felt a little confused.

It seems that memorial archways are the best way to pretend to be a Boyi. If there are dozens of them in front of you, everyone will have to tuck their tails between their legs. Even the emperor has to behave himself and be polite.

He suddenly thought that his family should actually have two sides - the Jinshi Square where his grandfather won the title of Jinshi from thirty years ago, and the Zhuangyuan Square where his father just won the title of Zhuangyuan.

It’s a pity that it’s located in Xiuning. I’m not even interested in going back to visit it, so how can I show off to others?

While I was daydreaming, the carriage drove into Yanshan Garden.

Yanshan Garden was known as the best garden in the southeast at that time. It was designed and built by Wang Shizhen at a huge cost and together with Zhang Nanyang, a world-famous garden builder.

This garden covers an area of ​​more than 70 mu, and is full of the beauty of garden pavilions. Flowers are dotted everywhere, and the eyes are filled with a myriad of colors. The fragrance of flowers lingers in the nose, making people forget their worries.

It happened to be drizzling, which made the flowers and trees more beautiful, and the pavilions more beautiful. The lake was rippling with ripples, and fish scales were leaping. The green willows by the lake were drooping, and the gurgling water in the rockery was melodious, making people forget their tiredness.

Wang Shimao told Zhao Hao that the numerous Taihu stones by the lake were all remnants of the Flower and Stone Gang of Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty, and were all bought from the north by his brother at a huge cost...

"Oh my god." Zhao Hao couldn't help but gasp. This leader Wang was a real spendthrift. "Duke Yanzhou is really willing to spend money."

"My brother is such a person." Wang Shimao said with a bitter smile: "He often said that choosing a mansion is not just about living in it and walking around. A truly elegant and noble place should be pleasing to the eyes and pleasing to the nose and ears..."

"Hey." Zhao Hao could not say anything except sighing. He felt that his aesthetic taste was in arrears and needed to be recharged.

ps. There is another chapter coming soon~~~