Rebirth: From being expelled from the imperial court to becoming a high-ranking official

After the matter was settled, Qin Yunhe announced that he would adjourn the court.

The people who were listening to the trial outside the hall turned around and left, but Qin Yunhe stopped Zhang Yu who was also about to leave.

"Have you decided who to ask for a guarantor for this year's college entrance examination?"

Since he had to retake the exam, he naturally needed someone to act as a guarantor. However, after what Zhang Yu had experienced, he didn’t know if anyone was willing to act as a guarantor for him again.

Sure enough, Zhang Yu's eyes dimmed, and he obviously didn't know who to find for bailiff.

"Your Excellency, I haven't decided who to find as a guarantor yet."

Qin Yunhe said: "If you can't find someone to guarantee you, you can go to Zhao Qi and ask him to guarantee you. I have already told him."

Helping Zhang Yu get the bail was the condition that Qin Yunhe agreed to replace the real redemption document with Zhao Qitang.

When Zhao Qi heard that the scholar was implicated because of the Xu family's fraud in the imperial examination, he felt it was a pity, so he agreed as soon as Qin Yunhe mentioned it.

Zhang Yu had not expected the inspector to be so thoughtful, and bowed again: "Your Excellency's great kindness, Zhang Yu will never forget it."

Qin Yunhe looked at Zhang Chun who was standing outside the lobby and looking in, and said, "Don't thank me, thank your brother instead. Your brother is waiting for you, go back quickly."

Zhang Yu turned around, and Zhang Chun's face suddenly lit up with joy.

Zhang Yu bowed and left the lobby, and was taken home by Zhang Chun.

The inspector did not come, but Chen Fu, who came to the hall with Xu Zhao, felt a little uneasy, so he waited for Qin Yunhe to send Zhang Yu away and prepared to explain.

Qin Yunhe didn't care much about it. He waved his hand and changed the subject, letting the matter go.

"...Mr. Chen is friends with Xu Zhao?"

"The Xu family has some connections with the former county magistrate, so as a legal advisor, it is natural for me to have some contact with them."

Qin Yun understood clearly that the previous county magistrate was dismissed because he acted as a bailiff for the Xu family. How could he have no friendship with the Xu family?

"I have always been puzzled. Do you know why Xu Zhao insisted that his son take the imperial examination? The Xu family can take the imperial examination in just one more generation. Why bother with this?"

As a result, even if the next generation is allowed to take the imperial examination, it is likely that there will be no one willing to provide a guarantee.

Chen Fu sighed: "In fact, I am just eager to change my family.

The Xu family had been wealthy for some time, and even before they redeemed themselves and returned to the people, they already had some property. Moreover, when the old master of the Zhao family was still alive, he relied heavily on Xu Zhao's grandfather and did not treat him as a servant.

The Xu family has become increasingly wealthy over the years and has gained some reputation in the village. They have set up a private school to urge their descendants to make progress.

Several generations had passed, and his family had been hoping for a lucky break. They never expected to run into someone as serious as Zhao Huan.

Xu Zhao's other nephews and nieces had taken the exam before, but unfortunately they were not talented enough. Only Xu Zhao's youngest son, Xu Zhongzhi, was the most promising one, with outstanding talent, appearance and demeanor. What a pity..."

Qin Yunhe thought about the young man and felt it was a pity, but there was nothing he could do about it.

After this trial, Zhao Huan was the most proud person.

I originally thought that my fuss had annoyed Zhao Qi, and he would probably be even more unwilling to help him find the documents.

Who knew that when Zhao Qi heard that he had made a forged document, he hurriedly found the real one, and even went to ask the inspector to replace the fake one before the trial.

Thinking about how his younger generation was protecting him, Zhao Huan felt even more proud.

The boy is teachable. Zhao Huan now has some recognition for Zhao Qi, the head of the family. He will have to praise him later.

After the trial was over, he originally wanted to discuss the verdict of the trial with the Inspector, but he didn't expect that Zhao Qi had sent servants to guard him early, and as soon as the court was adjourned, he was coaxed and dragged away from the hall.

As soon as they left the hall, Zhao Huan broke away and said, "...You guys, I still need to talk to the inspector."

"Fourth Old Master, please don't offend the Inspector. If it weren't for the old master's plea, the Inspector would have punished you for your forgery. The head of the family finally asked the Inspector for forgiveness..."

After hearing this, Zhao Huan finally calmed down a little and said awkwardly, "What do you mean by fake? It's not fake..."

However, having said that, Zhao Huan didn't dare to think about talking to the inspector anymore.

"Where's the carriage? You didn't bring a carriage?"

Several servants said helplessly: "Fourth Old Master, we walked here."

They were only here to stop Zhao Huan from causing trouble, not to pick up the head of the family, so naturally there was no carriage.

Zhao Huan immediately became dissatisfied again: "Go hire a carriage. How can I go back without a carriage?"

Several servants looked bitter. If they didn't hire him, they were afraid they wouldn't be able to send him back. If they hired him, they would be scolded by the manager when they checked him out.

A smart person immediately held Zhao Huan's arm and said, "Old man, it's just a few steps away. Let us walk back with you."

The other one quickly grabbed the other side and said, "Yes, we will walk back with you."

"Why are you leaving? Where is Zhao Baoshuang? Why didn't Zhao Baoshuang come? Ask him to hire a carriage for me..."

The few people ignored Zhao Huan's protests and coaxed and dragged him back.

Zhao Huan naturally knew that it was impossible for them to hire a carriage for him, so he had to give up his protest.

"Wait, where are you going? Not to my house, but to Zhao Qi's."

"Fourth Old Master, our master is not at home today because he has something important to do. You should go another day."

"Yes, old man, you can go another day. It's inconvenient to entertain you when the master is not at home."

……

Zhao Huan was escorted back to his home by several servants of the Zhao family.

After arriving home, Zhao Huan still felt a little unsatisfied, so he thought about it and decided to go to the clan school.

Although not every family in the clan is as wealthy as the eldest branch of the direct line, they are all living well.

It goes without saying that those members of the clan are capable of finding a living on their own. However, if they really have no means of livelihood, the Zhao family has a lot of clan properties such as charity fields, clan schools, shops, etc., which naturally need someone to take care of them.

The head of each generation would arrange a job for those members of the clan who had no means of livelihood, so that they would not be left without food and clothing.

Zhao Huan's family also had some land, so he naturally would not be without food and clothing.

However, because he did have some attainments in mathematics and classics, he was invited to the clan school to teach mathematics and classics to the clan members.

Many young people in the clan have listened to his lectures over the years, and even Zhao Qi took a few classes with him when he was young.

He is of a high generation, and the clan members are all grandchildren, great-grandchildren, or even younger generations, so no one dares to act rashly in front of him.

There were many children in the clan, so naturally he couldn't be the only teacher. He just came to teach a few classes when he was free. However, because he was a member of the Zhao family, most of the teachers in the clan school were polite to him.

The clan always attached great importance to the education of their children and provided generous tuition fees. Zhao Huan was the elder of the family, so he was naturally treated with more courtesy.

Zhao Huan walked into the clan school, fanning himself, and went directly to the classroom on the east side where the older children were attending.

There was a teacher in his fifties giving a lecture inside, and it sounded like he was talking about mathematics.

Zhao Huan had never seen this teacher before. He frowned and walked in to look him up and down.

The teacher saw someone coming in and saw that he was dressed like a scholar, so he bowed and said, "May I know who you are, sir? What can I do for you?"

Several children in the classroom quickly stood up and saluted.

"granduncle."

"Great uncle."

A child introduced the teacher: "Master He, this is our great uncle from the West Courtyard of our clan. He used to teach us mathematics and classics in school."

Zhao Huan then bowed and returned the greeting, then asked one of the children, "Brother Yan, when did Master He come? Why didn't your father tell you?"

Zhao Yan had no idea why, so he could only say, "I just came here two days ago. I thought my father told you about it."

Zhao Huan felt a little unhappy. He nodded at Master He, then turned and left.

He was invited to a new teacher without even being informed, and the one he invited was a math teacher. What does that mean?

There were no servants from the Zhao family around at the moment, so Zhao Huan naturally couldn't put on airs and ask for a carriage. After leaving the clan school, he went to Zhao Qi's house angrily.

The Zhao family's doorman got a headache when he saw Zhao Huan, but he still had to bite the bullet and go forward to stop him.

"Why are you here, Fourth Old Master?"

"I'm here to find Zhao Qi."

As Zhao Huan spoke, he ignored the doorman and walked straight inside.

The doorman quickly stopped him and said, "Old man, my master is not at home. Please come back another day."

"What do you mean you're not at home? Aren't you just avoiding me? Is this the family education of our Zhao family? Not only did you not go out to greet the elders when they came to the house, but you also blocked them from entering? If you don't let me in, then let Zhao Qi come out to see me..."

Zhao Qi is indeed at home at this moment.

He had decided that he must teach his fourth uncle a lesson this time and couldn't let him keep acting like this, but he was troubled as to how to start.

He could neither use his authority as the head of the family nor teach his elders as a junior, so Zhao Shisi gave Zhao Qi an idea: ignore him.

Sure enough, Zhao Huan came to the door soon.

After listening to the servant's report, Zhao Qi hesitated and said, "Fourteenth Uncle, do you really not need to care?"

There are many young men in the clan, and Zhao Qi is afraid that the younger generations will all learn it.

Zhao Shisi took a sip of tea and said, "Don't pay any attention to him. The more you pay attention to him, the more excited he will be. Zhao Huan is already an adult, do you really think he knows nothing? He will calm down in a while."

The uncle and nephew were drinking tea in the main hall, chatting about family matters.

After an unknown amount of time, a servant came running to report that Zhao Huan had left.

Zhao Qi let out a sigh of relief and then leaned back in his chair.