The disgraced official I took care of was actually Zhu Houcong's childhood friend.

Chapter 737

After it started, although the students complained bitterly, they were all young people and no one wanted to be a deserter and be looked down upon. Moreover, many of them knew in their hearts that even if they did not pass the selection this time, there would be a next time, and the time after that. If they deserted this time, they would basically have no hope.

For the next two weeks of training, Zhou Chu entrusted Lin Lu and Yu Dayou with the command. In fact, most of the training was handled by the thousand Tiger Legion soldiers. The two of them only needed to watch from the sidelines and make sure there were no major problems.

Zhou Chu often visited Liangxiang to see Fang Heng and his own students. These students of Zhou Chu and Tang Bohu had been in Liangxiang for a long time and had many feelings. Some of them had returned to their hometowns to prepare for the provincial examinations this year.

Yan Shifan had become increasingly tanned during this time, even to the point of being almost reflective. After Yan Song returned to the capital, Zhou Chu released Yan Shifan. Now, Yan Shifan was incredibly well-behaved and sensible. Having spent so much time in Liangxiang, he had also learned to put himself in others' shoes.

Yan Song knew his son well; he was naturally intelligent, but he hadn't used his intelligence for good. Now, after Zhou Chu's long period of education, he had finally settled down and focused on his studies. So, Yan Song decided to let Yan Shifan participate in this year's autumn imperial examination. Yan Shifan was sent by Yan Song to his hometown in Shanxi to prepare for the exam.

"Dazhu, has your marriage with Miss Sun been settled?"

Zhou Chu looked at the large pillar behind him and couldn't help but ask.

Dazhu hadn't been talking about marriage for years, which made Zhang's parents very anxious. They even brought gifts to Zhou Chu for help. Zhou Chu naturally took it seriously and called over some people he was on good terms with, such as Han Yuan'er and Sun Jiaojiao, to ask if their families had any suitable candidates in terms of age, appearance, talent, and character.

Dazhu is currently a deputy commander in the Embroidered Uniform Guard system, and a captain in the army. He and the Sun family are actually well-matched in terms of social status. The Han family is of higher social standing, so it would be an honor for him to marry into their family.

Of course, with Zhou Chu taking care of everything, it was no problem for the Han family. Since Zhou Chu had spoken, both the Han and Sun families took it as a top priority. So, the Han and Sun families each selected a young lady who was beautiful, talented, and virtuous, and handed over her birth date and time to the Zhang family.

Zhou Chu certainly wouldn't arrange a marriage. In order to arrange Da Zhu's marriage, he even held a poetry gathering at his home so that Da Zhu could meet these two young ladies and see if they were compatible.

The young lady from the Han family had perhaps read too many storybooks and preferred slender scholars. She was not particularly fond of the burly Dazhu, but she dared not say so outright because of Zhou Chu's imposing presence. She could only go back and tell her parents.

The Han family members also kept advising her, saying that although the Han family was of high social standing and Han Jie was the Minister of Personnel, this girl was not Han Jie's daughter, but the daughter of Han Jie's younger brother. In comparison, the two families were actually not that different in social standing.

It's just that the Han family is a scholarly family, and Dazhu is a member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

In the past, during the Zhengde era, the Embroidered Uniform Guard might have been looked down upon by these literati, who would have avoided them like the plague. But now, the status of the Embroidered Uniform Guard is completely different. With Zhou Chu, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, its status has risen dramatically.

Nowadays, even a lowly captain in the Embroidered Uniform Guard, let alone a deputy commander, is considered an unattainable figure by ordinary people.

In addition, Zhou Chu has strictly enforced the discipline of the Embroidered Uniform Guard over the years. Any Embroidered Uniform Guard member who dares to act recklessly will be severely punished, which has greatly improved the reputation of the Embroidered Uniform Guard among the people.

Especially in Jiangnan, the Embroidered Uniform Guards once upheld justice for the people, and in the hearts of the common people, they were like upright and just officials.