After asking Yu Peng to carry his son over, Zhao Jin also followed him to the west yard and sat on the kang to talk to Zhao Hao alone.

He first entrusted Zhao Shixi and Zhao Shizhen to Zhao Hao, and said with a guilty look on his face: "I can never repay what I owe you, so I will ask you for help again... I am worried about who these two children follow, so please don't despise them and take care of them for me for a few years."

Even without Zhao Jin's advice, Zhao Hao would not let Zhao Shizhen go, even though he would have to sacrifice the loser Zhao Shixi, but how could one in this world just enjoy benefits without fulfilling obligations?

Just think of it as the positive and negative offsetting each other.

"There is one more thing I need to trouble you with." After Zhao Hao agreed, Zhao Jin took out a thick envelope and handed it to him solemnly, saying, "During the New Year, Lord Xu will give a lecture on Xinxue in Lingji Palace. This is a major event for my school and also a sign that Wangxue has become another prominent school in the Ming Dynasty."

Zhao Hao took the envelope and saw that there was an invitation and a stack of manuscript paper inside.

Then Zhao Jin continued, "I was originally one of the organizers of this lecture, and I would go on stage to explain two important conversation records in the Instructions for Practical Living." Zhao Jin was Wang Yangming's last disciple. In terms of seniority, Lord Xu had to call him uncle-master.

"What do you mean, senior brother?" Zhao Hao looked at Zhao Jin in confusion.

"I have already explained this to the prime minister in person. You will attend the lecture on my behalf then." Zhao Jin said unexpectedly.

"It's okay to go and sit down, but let's not talk..." Zhao Hao couldn't help but wave his hands.

"Don't worry, my dear brother. I have already written the speech. You just need to edit it and read it out." Zhao Jin shook Zhao Hao's hand. He believed that with his brother's wisdom, he should understand what this meant to a nascent academic school. He said casually, "I know you don't have faith in learning, but no matter what school you want to promote, having enough fame in the academic world is a prerequisite."

"Well, thank you for your concern, brother." Zhao Hao nodded touchedly and said, "Don't worry, I won't cause you any trouble."

Apparently, although my elder brother has been very busy these days and has not been home, he has always taken his own affairs to heart.

As long as he could come to power in Lingji Palace, the situation where no one cared about science would be greatly improved.

The saying "If you give me a papaya, I will give you a jade pendant in return" probably refers to the relationship between the two.

"Hahaha, it doesn't matter. Just do it, throw away the manuscript and say what you want!" Zhao Jin waved his hand and said generously: "Anyway, I'm far away in Guizhou, and they can't do anything about it."

"Okay." Zhao Hao thought to himself, I really want to go and mess things up. But that's Elder Xu's place, I wouldn't dare to mess things up even if I had the guts...

~~

Time is very tight today. After Zhao Jin finished explaining everything, he was eager to go back to the East Courtyard to pack his luggage.

He is now of high status, so he has a lot more luggage.

Although most of the things don't require Lord Zhongcheng's help, there are always some items such as books and documents that need to be sorted out personally to ensure peace of mind.

Hearing his elder brother casually sigh that although Yu Peng was smart, he still knew too few words. Zhao Hao thought for a moment and then reminded him:

"Speaking of which, my brother is now the governor of a province and needs capable staff."

"Isn't it?" Zhao Jin nodded in agreement and said, "Unfortunately, I am too new to the industry and there is no one available among the smugglers. I can only take the position like this for now and entrust a few of my peers to help me slowly look for someone."

"Let me recommend a few people to you." Zhao Hao smiled and picked up a pen, writing down a few names on the paper.

"These people are all think tanks who have been in the shogunate for a long time and are familiar with military affairs. If I can get two of the four, I can help my brother to make Guizhou affairs clear."

Seeing Zhao Hao's praise, Zhao Jin took the paper and looked at it, only to see 'Xu Wei, Mao Kun, Shen Mingchen, Zheng Ruozeng' written on it. He couldn't help but gasp and said, "These were Hu Ruzhen's staff members back then, right?"

"Yes, these people are all talented and ambitious. Now they are all suppressed in their hometowns because of Hu Ruzhen, and they are frustrated." Zhao Hao nodded. These four people were the four pillars of Hu Zongxian, the commander-in-chief of the anti-Japanese war. He smiled at Zhao Jin and said, "Brother, do you dare to use them?"

"Why wouldn't I dare to use it? Hu Ruzhen was a great hero in the fight against the Japanese invaders, but he was implicated by Yan Shifan. It's already the Longqing Dynasty, who would want to bring up the old accounts of the previous dynasty?" Zhao Jin thought for a moment, slapped his forehead, and laughed:

"It is only at times like this that these great military advisors can be used by me. After another two years, when the turmoil is completely over, they will surely compete for the services of the governors and ministers. How can we brothers be so picky?"

The governor of a province can act as he sees fit and be responsible for more people and matters than even the six ministers, so he is called a frontier official.

"Brother already has the bearing of a frontier governor." Zhao Hao smiled and gave a thumbs up.

"You should take advantage of this opportunity to get them all into your team. Even if you don't need so many people at the moment, you can keep them for now. You never know when I might need to borrow people from you."

"Okay, let's do as you say. It doesn't matter just the four people on this list. I will try my best to recruit as many staff members of the former Governor's Office as possible." Zhao Jin patted his chest with great pride.

Zhao Hao never mentioned money to Zhao Jin again. Just like when Hu Zongxian was able to support a staff of more than ten or twenty people, when one becomes a governor or governor-general, he no longer has to spend his own money to do anything.

~~

Now the elder brother's last worries disappeared completely, and he packed his luggage that night.

The next day, he and his wife boarded a boat from the Jishuitan official ship wharf and prepared to head south to Guizhou.

Tan Lun, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of War and Right Censor-in-Chief, came to see him off on behalf of the court. Wang Bengu, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Zhu Daqi, the Minister of the Supreme Court, and several other colleagues in Beijing also came to see him off.

Moreover, Tan Lun himself was also a Jinshi in this subject in the 23rd year of Jiajing.

Zhao Hao felt so gratified when he saw so many famous court officials chatting and laughing around his elder brother.

It’s really worth it to cook this meal on a cold stove!

Zhao Jin also did not forget to introduce Zhao Hao to his peers, but the big guys were all in their forties or fifties and were very self-respecting. It was a bit awkward to call a boy of fourteen or fifteen years old a brother.

So after a few polite words and making himself familiar with him, Zhao Hao tactfully stepped aside.

Don't worry, as long as we get to know each other, sooner or later you will all be my thighs...

When Zhao Jin and his wife got on board, everyone saw them off in tears. The one who cried the most was naturally Zhao Shixi, who was cruelly abandoned by them.

"Dad, Mom..." Zhao Shixi wanted to try again, but he saw Zhao Hao looking at him with a half-smile. He immediately raised his head and chest out, and said loudly to his parents on the boat: "Dad and Mom, please rest assured. I will definitely turn over a new leaf and become a new man!"

The old couple then left Jishuitan on the boat and headed towards Tongzhou with peace of mind.

The bigwigs who came to see them off nodded to the Zhao father and son, and without saying anything more, they got into the sedan chair and left.

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