In the thirtieth year of the Chinese New Year's Eve, there is certainly a reason why the father and son of the Chen family have not forgotten jì hard reading. Because the six years of Baoyou that are about to pass, for the Anfeng Chen family, it is three joys!

The first joy is, of course, that Chen Dexing has to be a high-ranking official, and he is in charge of an army alone in the year of a weak official, and his official rank has also been promoted to a horizontal class, which can be regarded as a member of the senior military attachés of the Great Song Dynasty.

The other two joys are that Chen Huaiqing and Chen Defang both obtained the qualifications to participate in the examination - Chen Huaiqing passed the lock hall test specially prepared for officials, and Chen Defang passed the examination of Lin'an Mansion and obtained the qualification to lift people.

However, participating in the examination is not the same as the roll call outside the Donghua Gate, every time there is a big competition, there are tens of thousands of people who rush to take the exam, and the high school students are only five or six hundred, they are the good sons and daughters in the eyes of the Song Dynasty officials and the vast majority of the people of the Great Song Dynasty! It is the real pillar of the Great Song Dynasty and the top elite of the scholar class who can really share the world with the Great Song Dynasty officials.

And in order to become one of the five or six hundred thousandths of the people, in order to let what they have learned in their lives really come into play, the Chen family father and son will naturally not squander any time that can be used for studying. Even if it is already Chinese New Year's Eve today, even if Chen Dexing and Guo Furong are going to visit from Yangzhou......

"Daddy, it's December 30 today, count the days...... It's time for the second brother and aunt to go to Lin'an. Chen Defang was a little tired of reading, put down the book, picked up the tea that had not been hot for a long time, took a sip, and told his father about the upcoming events of Chen Dexing and Guo Furong.

"Well," Chen Huaiqing nodded, and didn't put down the scroll, but said lightly, "It's time to arrive...... At a young age, he became the ruler of the capital who supported all the people, and he rose a little fast. ”

There was no joy in his tone, but a little worry.

Chen Defang smiled: "Is Daddy worried about the second brother?" ”

Chen Huaiqing shook his head, was silent, and said after a while: "Study hard, this subject...... It's promising! As long as you can go to high school, you don't have to be afraid of anything. ”

Chen Huaiqing said that of course he was in high school, he was a jinshi in the same year as Jia Rudao, but Jia Yidao was in Wen Jinshi, and he was in Wujinshi - so now the literary and elegant Wen Jinshi Jia is a traitor in supervising the army and Lianghuai, and Chen Huaiqing, a martial artist with outstanding martial arts and military skills, is teaching in Guozijian...... Well, the Great Song Dynasty is how people are used!

Chen Huaiqing, who has been in the office for more than 20 years, now has neither lack of qualifications nor fame - even his son who has been trained by him has become a famous general, who will treat him as Zhao Kuo who talks on paper? There is only one lack of Wen Jinshi to have a great opportunity, and within a few years, he should have the rank of a court official, and he is afraid that there will be no chance to release the army at that time? The love of fighting for himself and the two Huai generals, plus a son who is in charge of the capital, how can there be no chance of meritorious service? This civilian official who can make military merits has always been the favorite of the Great Song Dynasty officials. A cool umbrella (the symbol of jaeji) is also a matter of time and evening.

When the time comes, I will tell my two sons that the family is a good family affair, if I can marry the daughter of an important minister in the court, the family will be stable, if there is anyone talking about Chen Dexing's dominance, it is a big deal to let him hand over the military power and turn it into a civil servant.

While the father and son were talking, there was a sudden commotion outside the house, and then the door of the study was pushed open, and a woman in her forties, with beautiful eyebrows and plain clothes, broke in, rubbing her eyes, and said loudly: "Coming, coming...... The second brother and younger siblings are here! ”

This middle-aged woman is the mother of Chen Dexing and Chen Defang's brothers, Chen Huaiqing's wife Chen Xu.

The father and son glanced at each other, stood up at the same time, Chen Huaiqing also put down the scroll, and said with a smile: "That's all for today's book, let's go, big brother, let's go to meet your brother and aunt together!" ”

The two fathers and sons and Chen Gu's went out of the study together, and went downstairs to a small courtyard, the area of the yard is not large, and it cannot be compared with Chen Dexing's big house in Yangzhou Crouching Tiger Fang, which is less than one acre. There are three small three-story buildings arranged in a zigzag in the courtyard, and in the middle is a small open space, and there are no flowers and trees, but a well has been built.

The small courtyard is not a mansion, but one of the most inconspicuous houses in Lin'an City. But it's such an ordinary house, but it's worth at least 10,000 copper dollars! This Lin'an residence is really not easy.

However, behind this difficulty, there is the stability, order and prosperity built on the feet of the Son of Heaven - at the feet of the Son of Heaven of the Great Song Dynasty, it is not a place where you can come blatantly! No matter how powerful he is, he always has to pinch his tail a little when he arrives in Lin'an, after all, the master of the Great Song Dynasty is in the palace in the south of the city. Therefore, the rich and noble people of the entire Great Song Dynasty want to set up a home at the feet of the Son of Heaven, even if they lose power, they can let their descendants be ordinary people under the protection of the Son of Heaven.

The gate of the Chen family's house was open to the north, and the two wooden doors that had fallen off some paint were open, and Chen Dexing, who was dressed in a green robe, was standing side by side outside the door with Guo Fu'er, who had taken off the shallow exposure and revealed a flower-like face.

After not seeing him for a long time, Chen Huaiqing suddenly found that his second son had really grown up, and he was no longer the stunned boy who was a little rough at the beginning, just standing there, exuding a calm temperament unique to a general. As for Guo Fu'er beside Chen Dexing, there is no change, she is still so young and beautiful, she doesn't look like her younger brother and sister, but like her daughter-in-law......

Just when Chen Huaiqing suddenly had such a serious thought in his mind. Chen Dexing had already bowed down: "Uncle, aunt, nephew Chen Dexing is polite." ”

The pretty girl Guo Fuer is by her side, and of course Chen Dexing has to call his father and mother uncle and aunt according to the generations on the Anfeng Chen family tree. Otherwise, it would be unfilial to Guo Fuer.

"Uncle, sister-in-law, Ah Guo is polite." Guo Fuer also smiled and chanted.

"Come in, come in." Chen Xu greeted him politely, grabbed Guo Fu'er's arm, pulled her into the door, and beckoned to Chen Dexing, and said softly: "Second brother, come in, I've already helped you clean up the house." This time, I must stay in Lin'an for a while longer, and then leave after the first month. ”

Chen Xu's accent is Gusu tone, soft and pleasant, and it sounds very pleasant. Chen Dexing looked at his own mother carefully, although she was a little older, she was also dignified and delicate, and she was also a rare beauty when she was young.

Chen Dexing said: "I want to leave after the first month, this time it is a horizontal class that was promoted by the special purpose of the official family, and I also added the honorary title with imperial equipment, and I need to thank you as usual." ”

Chen Huaiqing stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Second brother, it is rare for you to come back to Lin'an, you always have to have a visit, and there will be a big competition in February, and now Lin'an City is full of celebrities." ”

Hearing the big competition of Chunqiu, Chen Dexing also showed an expectant expression: "Uncle, eldest brother, can you be sure of this Chunqiu?" ”

The imperial examination of the Song Dynasty was held in the local state capital in the autumn and was called the autumn examination, and the examination of the Ministry of Rites in February of the second year was called the spring examination, and the palace examination was held in April. However, as long as the person who passes the guò rite examination is a jinshi, the palace examination only determines the ranking, and does not implement the final elimination. Therefore, as long as you can take the high school exam, you will be a jinshi, and the Chen family's door will immediately be able to go to a big step! Chen Dexing can also have one more backer in the court. It's just that this Jinshi is really not easy to pass the exam.

Chen Huaiqing smiled: "Five out of a hundred, who dares to say that you are sure?" It's just a matter of doing your best. Second brother, there are already food and drinks in the house, and we will talk while eating and talk to me about the war on the front line. ”