In the big banyan tree outside the signing room in the backyard of the governor's office, cicadas were chirping at the top of their lungs.

Two attendants held long sticks and caught cicadas under the tree so as not to disturb the conversation of Lord Zhongcheng.

Finally, the cicadas in the tree stopped chirping. I don’t know if they were all gone or if they were scared and flew away.

The two attendants then breathed a sigh of relief and quietly retreated with their sticky poles.

In fact, they were worrying too much. Lin Run in the room was completely immersed in the shock brought by Zhao Shouzheng, and he couldn't hear the artillery fire outside.

Before Zhao Shouzheng, countless people had prescribed solutions to solve social problems. But no matter how things change, the essence remains the same. In a word, it is "moral education". If there is a problem that cannot be solved by moral education, then double the education... No, it's not. Scholars don't have this patience.

If morality can't solve it, then destroy it! If it can't be destroyed, then just pretend it doesn't exist...

In short, for thousands of years, countless scholars have spent their endless energy on those four words. Yes, it is "fame, fortune and position".

Especially in this dynasty, adhering to Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism, morality and ethics are more important than anything else. However, it still failed to stop the great decline of social morality. And the most ironic thing is that the scholars who are responsible for moral education are the ones who lead the decline and are most happy with the decline...

This caused great pain to Lin Run and Hai Rui, who were truly moral people. They were deeply distressed and naturally had to reflect on what went wrong. Why did the teachings of the saints no longer work?

Now Zhao Shouzheng gave him a wake-up call, telling him, "Stupid, the problem is the economy!" Lin Run immediately felt a sense of relief as if the clouds had been cleared and the sun had appeared.

How can I save the Ming Dynasty after searching everywhere for it and finding nothing?

Isn't this the way? A road that has never been imagined is in front of us, and it sounds so reasonable. How can we not try it? !

It is true that after many twists and turns, you may think there is no way out, but suddenly you see a new village with willows and flowers!

So he canceled all his plans for the day and kept chatting with Zhao Shouzheng until late at night.

Listen to him talk about how the economy affects society and individuals, and how to develop the economy.

From concentrating efforts on developing key industries and key areas, leading all counties to follow suit, to expanding the Miancheng Canal, connecting the Hanjiang, Rongjiang and Lianjiang rivers, so that the population and materials of Chaozhou counties can flow quickly, directly to the provincial capital Fujian and even Jiangsu and Zhejiang... Finally, Zhao Erye was squeezed out of everything before he was released.

If the burns on his body weren't so scary, he might not have let Mr. Zhao go home tonight. He would have to sleep on the same bed with him and chat all night.

In short, Mr. Zhao returned to the Tongzhi Yamen by holding on to the wall.

Over there, Zhao Hao and Wu Chengen were still discussing the plot of the novel while waiting for him to come back. It would be strange if parents and teachers could sleep well while their students were taking the exam.

Hearing the door opening in front of them, they quickly put on their slippers and came out to greet them. I wanted to ask how the exam went and whether I failed.

I went to see Mr. Zhao Er, who was taking off his official robes with Xiaoqing's help, and fell asleep in Xiaohong's arms...

That's definitely not taking advantage of someone. The people in the Zhao family don't have such good teeth. They can only eat soft rice and can't eat hard-core tofu.

"Oh my god, why are you so tired?" Young Master Zhao was immediately unhappy. This old Lin was just going through the motions, so why did he make my father die?

"It's not just Lin Zhongcheng who caused this." Wu Cheng'en looked at Master Zhao who was carried to the bedroom by the maid, and explained softly, "Your father was afraid of embarrassing you, so he made up for it day and night when you were away. He recited the lecture notes every night until the cock crowed. He should be relaxing now, and the fatigue is coming out all of a sudden."

"Is that so..." Zhao Hao was stunned on the spot, with mixed feelings in his heart. He was happy that his father was making progress, but he also felt that he was pushing too hard and was simply not a good son.

Wu Cheng'en also felt that he should reflect on himself. The Zhao family had gone astray. No one would believe him if he told others that the top scholar let his son manage him like a grandson...

Unfortunately, Mr. Zhao's ability to survive in the martial arts world depends entirely on his extraordinary ability to be self-consistent.

Soon, Zhao Hao sorted out the logic - his father was a Tongzhi, and all this knowledge was what he had to know. Otherwise, being an official would not benefit the people, but bring disaster to them!

The reason why he was so tired was that he had wasted the entire two months on the road!

If you start preparing early and mark the key points before the exam, you won't have to stay up late or wake up at the crack of dawn to take the exam calmly.

So I... cross it out and change it to "I'm really not wrong, it's all father's fault!"

"Let this be a lesson to him!" Young Master Zhao regained his composure and turned into a cruel parent again. He went back to his room and went to sleep with his hands behind his back.

"Alas..." Looking at the direction where the father and son disappeared, Wu Chengen couldn't help but smile bitterly. He was glad that he didn't have such a sad son. But he also felt a little regretful. If he had such a strict son, he wouldn't have failed to pass the imperial examination in his entire life.

When he thought about the fact that the guy had won the first place in the imperial examination, he could no longer sympathize with Zhao Shouzheng. He also went back to his empty room in depression.

Today is the 30th night since I left my partner, and I don’t miss him at all!

It’s just that no one is urging me to update, so I have no motivation to write the novel, so I want him to come back.

But it's so annoying to be urged to update, I don't want to write anymore, so I think he should not come back...

Oh, I can’t sleep again tonight.

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The next day, Zhao Hao felt hot early.

It’s too hot to sleep in!

"When will the people who install the air conditioner arrive?" Young Master Zhao asked Sister Ma in a bad mood as he wiped the sweat off his face with a cotton towel.

"Because the group issued an order prohibiting the southward movement, we can only wait for the main fleet to move south and follow along." Ma Xianglan said with a smile: "Is it really that hot? You don't even stay quiet at night."

"Let's sweat before going to bed to prevent heatstroke." Zhao Hao smiled and was about to be affectionate with Sister Ma again, but he heard his father shouting outside with full energy.

"Son, are you awake? The sun is shining on your butt."

"Fuck..." Zhao Hao pulled his hand back in frustration, put on his shoes and went downstairs, muttering softly: "I'm still growing."

Hearing him making a pun again, Sister Ma was speechless. If he continued like this, people's thoughts would be impure. She glanced at his loose robe to make sure it wouldn't be exposed, so she helped him tie up his hair simply.

But in order to keep cool, Zhao Hao asked her to thin her hair and cut it as short as possible. Now she can just barely tie it up on top of her head, and the bun is created with a specially made jade crown... just like a bra with an underwire.

"Dad, are you practicing martial arts so early?" Zhao Hao walked out, stretching lazily, and saw that his father was already practicing the Wudang Changchun Kung with great energy.

This is the health-preserving Qigong taught to Mr. Zhao Erye by Wan Mi Zhai. It is said to have been created by Qiu Chuji, the Changchun Zhenren. The movements of this Qigong directly involve and stimulate many acupoints such as Neiguan, Waiguan, Huantiao, Tiantu, etc. It has significant therapeutic effects on preventing and treating hemiplegia, periarthritis of the shoulder, and low back pain caused by kidney deficiency.

According to Wan Mi Zhai, when practicing this skill, squeezing the kidney scrotum with the base of the legs can massage and stimulate the pelvis, allowing vital energy to continuously be injected into the kidneys, making a person more virile.

Mr. Zhao started practicing Changchun Kung last winter after he went to see a doctor because of back pain. Needless to say, the effect of practicing for a period of time is really good. His back pain is gone, his legs are no longer weak, and Ning An is satisfied. It's good for her and him, so he continued to practice regardless of rain or shine.

Zhao Shouzheng was practicing very seriously, doing the moves of catching the moon from the bottom of the sea with his left hand and swinging his tail with his right hand. He also called out to Zhao Hao:

"Son, let's practice your tendon-breaking technique together..."

"Okay." Zhao Hao nodded, and started to practice with his father. Then the father and son, one as if he couldn't find the toilet, and the other as if he had epilepsy, began to sweat profusely in the courtyard.

"You looked so tired last night, I thought you could sleep a little longer." Young Master Zhao chatted with his father while lighting a fire.

"Central Minister Lin will be inspecting Chaozhou City this morning, so I have to accompany him." Zhao Shouzheng kept raising his feet and standing on tiptoe, his whole body trembling.

"Oh, you're full of energy. It seems we had a good chat yesterday." Zhao Hao shook his head and wagged his tail.

"Of course I will." Zhao Shouzheng kept raising his knees and spreading them apart, crossing his hands between them, and said proudly, "Mr. Lin praised me highly, and later he called me Lord Zhao."

"Well, father, don't act so arrogant." Zhao Hao breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, he was just too concerned. The set he prepared for Mr. Zhao, which combined knowledge beyond the times and the scientific practice of Jiangnan Group, was simply a panacea for Lin Run who was desperately seeking a way to save the country!

"Otherwise, Lin Zhongcheng will have too high expectations, and then he will be in trouble if he fails to complete the task."

"Yeah, I haven't agreed to take this job yet." Zhao Shouzheng nodded and said, "Your grandfather always said that if you stretch yourself when something happens, you might be able to get half a bowl of noodles."

"That's good. Father is getting better and better now. I can worry less." Zhao Hao said with relief: "Be careful not to get a heat stroke today."

"Why, you're not going?" Zhao Shouzheng asked. In fact, he hoped that his son would follow him so that he could help him steer the ship at any time.

"What about Liu Zixing and Yue Yunpeng? I don't even know them. It would be embarrassing if I got caught." Zhao Hao nodded and said, "I'll go with you when we go to inspect the mountains in a few days."

"Well, okay, then you should rest at home." Zhao Shouzheng naturally listened to him. He then began to finish the exercise. As the saying goes, if you don't finish the exercise, it will all be in vain.

"I can't rest. I have a more important task today." Young Master Zhao wiped the sweat off his face and said, "The problem of the hot weather has reached a point where it must be solved."

"Yes, this is very important. Let's solve it quickly, I feel like I can hatch chicks..." Zhao Shouzheng nodded rapidly, and then gradually became empty. His whole body became like soft cotton, and his brain gradually became empty as well, as if he was exhausted.

In this way, his whole body gradually relaxed, his brain was empty, he had no thoughts, no joy or sorrow.

There is only one part of the body that is as hard as iron!

What are you thinking about? Of course it’s the skull…

ps. Happy Goddess Day to all the female readers (if there are any, please send a message). To celebrate Goddess Day, I will update three chapters in a row today.