The imperial examination career in the Ming Dynasty not only had requirements for fame, but also had high requirements for ranking.

For example, the final palace examination results can be divided into first, second, and third, although they are all Jinshi, but the future can be described as a world of difference.

A first-class jinshi can enter the Hanlin Academy, and be awarded the official Hanlin revision, editing and other positions. And the Hanlin Academy has always been known as the place of "the prime minister", and this group of people will be a strong contender for the future Ming cabinet members!

Those who are young and have excellent grades in the second and third grades also have the opportunity to enter the Hanlin Academy as a Jishi, which is called "hall selection". It's just that compared with the first class, the chances of promotion are much worse, and the hope of entering the cabinet is even slimmer.

As for the mediocre people in the second and third grades, they are basically sent as officials, let alone enter the Ming cabinet, and there is a high probability that they will not even be able to get into the central government for the rest of their lives.

If the first, second, and third grades are regarded as the difference between the first, second, and third books in modern times, then the academic qualifications of the shadow supervisor are almost equivalent to the college upgrade.

There was a general consensus in the Ming and Qing dynasties, which directly identified "shadow prisons" and "donation prisons" as "miscellaneous currents". Even if you can be admitted to the Jinshi, your status is relatively low.

The reason is very simple, as long as he has some ability, he will not choose to take the path of shadow prison. Even if the results are excellent at that time, the "first degree" determines the fate, and the examiner will wear colored glasses to reject the shadow supervisor, and it will be difficult to be selected as the top leader, let alone enter the Daming Power Center.

Unless Zhu Yong can reach the power of Zhang Juzheng later, he can directly change his life against the sky and parachute into the title of champion. Otherwise, the chief examiner of the civil official group will not be able to eat the same set as the son of the Xun Qi and the shadow eunuch.

"And where do you want to go?"

Looking at Shen Yichen's gaze, Zhu Yong seemed to see a scorching flame. This kind of undisguised arrogant ambition has not been seen for many years since the martyrdom of Fengtian.

I didn't expect to see it again, it would be in my son who was abandoned by myself, which is really ironic.

"Who has written history for 10,000 years, and wants to be a marquis 3,000 miles away!"

Shen Yichen used a poem by Li Hongzhang in later generations to express his ambitions.

This poem was written by Li Hongzhang when he was twenty-one years old, and entered the Beijing Shiguo Zijian as an honor student.

Not to mention the character and political achievements, this sentence from the perspective of single essays is full of poetry and ambition, and there is a lot of duke in the world who will give it to me, and the long river history book is the only one.

Shen Yichen just wanted to tell Zhu Yong that he didn't want to live in the future, and was limited to the "bricks and tiles" piled up in the mansion of the Guogong Mansion.

Leaving a name in history is what the husband wants!

"Good!"

"Then you can let me see if I can be like Xu Da, the Duke of Wei, one family and two princes!"

For the first time, Zhu Yong did not look down at Shen Yichen with the posture of a superior, but put him in a position where he could talk to him.

And Zhu Yong doesn't care that Shen Yichen is ambitious, on the contrary, as the son of Chengguo Gong, he must have ambition and ability in order to survive in the officialdom and make the family stand tall.

"I'll do it."

Shen Yichen silently replied to this sentence, not to Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo, but to himself.

At this point, the two had no other words in common, Shen Yichen surrendered his resignation, and after getting the answer, he turned around and left the Chengguo Mansion.

Walking on the way home, recalling everything that happened today in his mind, to be honest, Shen Yichen had a feeling of being like a dream.

It can even be said that I never dreamed that one day I could shine in front of the ancient lords and important ministers, and I could talk to the Duke of Daming like this.

Returning to his small courtyard in a trance, Shen Yichen did not tell his mother what happened in the Chengguo Mansion today.

Because of the conversation a few days ago, he could vaguely learn that there was a story about leaving the Chengguo Mansion back then, and before he figured it out, he didn't want his mother's current peaceful life to be broken by himself.

After washing his face with well water and washing away the miscellaneous thoughts in his mind, Shen Yichen sat down in front of the desk and began to review his homework.

After all, the thing of arrogance is like bragging, when it blows, it shocks the sky, and it is quite refreshing. But how to achieve it after blowing is a very painful thing, especially when this cowhide is still blown in front of Grandpa Guo.

Fortunately, Shen Yichen is a person, although he does not have many advantages, but he can calm down and study, which is definitely one of them.

Under the shadow of the lights and candles, accompanied by the rustling of books, the night passed quickly.

On the second day, Shen Yichen went to school in the Chengguo Mansion as usual, but at the corner gate, he saw Zhao Hongjie looking around, and when he saw himself appearing, he hurriedly ran over.

"Yichen, I heard that you cleaned up the guys in the inner courtyard at the family banquet yesterday, is it true?"

Zhao Hongjie's face was full of excitement, just like the little girls who saw gossip news in later generations.

"You're pretty well-informed."

Shen Yichen didn't answer directly, but teased, what happened yesterday Zhao Hongjie knew about it early this morning, and it was indeed very efficient.

Seeing that Shen Yichen didn't deny it, Zhao Hongjie was even more excited now, so he hurriedly continued.

"Then it seems that the news is correct!"

"By the way, and whether the song "Linjiang Immortal" was made by you, some literati gathered last night and went crazy, calling it a shocking work!"

"So fast?"

At this time, even Shen Yichen was surprised, the family banquet only ended in the afternoon, and it went crazy in the evening?

Even if "Linjiang Immortal" is placed in the declining world of Ming Dynasty poetry, it can indeed be called a shocking work, but the speed is inevitably too fast. It seems that not only Zhao Hongjie likes gossip alone, but also the entire Jiangnan literati.

"Did you really do it?"

"Sort of, what's the problem?"

Zhao Hongjie stood in place after hearing it, he heard this poem from someone else's mouth last night, it was made by the son of Chengguo's maidservant, to be honest, he never dared to believe it.

Now that it has been confirmed by Shen Yichen personally, the impact is really violent, and the difficult brothers who were also at the bottom of the family school in the past have become the world's great writers overnight!

"What's wrong with you?"

Seeing Zhao Hongjie's sudden blank state, Shen Yichen felt a little inexplicable.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Shen Yichen's words came out, Zhao Hongjie immediately said excitedly: "You don't know the influence of this poem, it is said that even the new professor of Zhaowen Academy, the champion Gong Lin Zhen, said after hearing it, and is ready to invite you to participate in this year's Winter Solstice Poetry Meeting!" ”

Zhaowen Academy? Champion Gong? Winter Solstice Poetry Meeting?

Compared with Zhao Hongjie's excitement, Shen Yichen has almost no waves, which is not to say that he has a big heart, and he can already be happy and angry.

It's these things that Zhao Hongjie said, Shen Yichen has no concept at all, which is almost equivalent to playing the piano to a cow.

The only familiar point here may be the champion Gong Lin Zhen, Shen Yichen knows that he is the champion of Xuande for five years, and he barely has a session with his tutor Li Tingxiu, but the latter failed to be admitted to the Jinshi.

Looking at Shen Yichen's blank look, Zhao Hongjie had a sense of eagerness to hate iron and steel.

"I'll just explain to you like this, your song "Linjiang Immortal" is now most famous in Ying Tianfu. If you can become famous in one fell swoop at the Winter Solstice Poetry Conference, then the entire Ming literary world will be known to the world! ”

PS: Today's public memorial day, remember history and remember the martyrs.