Zhou Shun was not kidnapped, but his mood at the moment was similar to being kidnapped.

The reason why his face is dark is that, on the one hand, he was too late to read the papers last night, and he got up early today, so he basically didn't sleep much.

On the other hand, he tossed and turned in his heart, thinking about why he was so brave, and he really chose Shen Yichen as the top of the list. In the future, in the official career, how can you mess up if you offend Lord Xu.

So when I saw Shen Yichen coming in today, my inner emotions were extremely complicated, and I was very entangled when I said that I was sad, and I couldn't be happy if I wanted to be happy......

"Student Shen Yichen, meet your parents."

No matter what Zhou Zhixian's attitude was, Shen Yichen still had to do the etiquette, he first bowed to the other party.

"Well, this official named you as the head of the county, and I hope you can continue to improve and become a pillar in the future."

"Students will live up to the high expectations of their parents!"

Hearing Shen Yichen's answer, a relieved smile finally appeared on Zhou Shun's face, as the chief examiner and the country, isn't this the kind of scene he wants to see?

Young talents should be at the top of the list!

After leaving the main hall, Shen Yichen came to yesterday's number room, and after a long wait, he saw the military service holding the wooden cards of the exam questions and began to shuttle between the examination rooms.

Today's exam is called the first re-examination, as the name suggests, it is the first re-examination, which is equivalent to providing another opportunity for candidates who have not been selected by the main examination to take the re-examination.

Of course, this kind of make-up exam opportunity is not only this once, there are three more to follow. If it is theoretically exciting enough, some candidates can get stuck in the fifth game before being taken and experience the ups and downs of life.

Compared with the main field, the content of the exam is slightly simpler, and the four books and eight strands of the text are halved, and only one article needs to be written. In addition, there is no need to write a trial poem, but a theory or a treatise on filial piety, and finally write more than 100 words of "Trainer Lying Inscription".

Shen Yichen has been selected as the head of the case, and naturally the pressure is not as great as yesterday. The content of today's answers is written very casually, and I didn't think about handing in the paper in advance and taking two sentences with Zhou Zhixian, everything was carried out according to the standards of ordinary candidates.

After returning to the inn after the exam, Shen Yichen was dragged to the restaurant by Li Da and others for a drink, saying that it was to celebrate that he was named the head of the case.

In fact, to tell the truth, the county case head can't be the real case head, and only when he gets the court head of the final court examination will he be recognized as looking down on him.

But for Li Da and others, celebration is just an excuse to eat and drink.

The overall pass rate of the county examination in the Ming Dynasty is about three or four percent, and the proportion of those who can finally get the fame of Xiucai is only one or two percent.

In other words, the thousands of candidates who participated in the Jiangning County exam seemed to be crowded, but in fact, there were no more than 100 people who had the last laugh.

With this kind of pass rate, it is conceivable how difficult it is for Li Da and others to get hit, so there is still no name of Zhao Hongjie and Li Da and his party on today's bulletin board list.

For this situation, Zhao Hongjie and the others have long been used to it, and they still don't take it seriously. If you fail the exam again this time, it is a big deal to abandon literature and join the military, and rely on the relationship of your parents to serve in the army.

After all, the military attache during the Orthodox Dynasty had not yet reached the point where he was inferior to a dog at the end of the Ming Dynasty, and it could still be called a way out.

The third exam is a repetition, and the difficulty has been reduced to four books and eight strands of essays There are no hard requirements, as long as the candidates can write one of the four books and five classics exam questions.

In addition, it is also necessary to write a piece of law, a trial poem, and the same more than 100 words of silent "Trainer Lying Inscription".

In the fourth and fifth scenes, there is no limit at all, and the current literature, poetry, economy, and prose are not formal, and you can choose how you want.

This is why, before Zhou Zhixian and other examiners pointed out the head of the case, there was a controversy.

Selecting the head of the case in advance may indeed cause some unfairness to the good articles that follow. But in the same way, the questions at the back of the county exam are simple, and candidates can better choose the type they are good at. In a sense, it is also unfair to the candidates in the first field.

In this way, after the county examination for five consecutive days, Shen Yichen walked out of the "Dragon Gate" of the Xiajiang examination shed, feeling that the sky was much bluer.

In the past few days, it has been dark early, and I have been "coerced" by Li Da from time to time to go out for a good meal, and I am indeed a little tired.

It is no wonder that many people in ancient times called the imperial examination a physical job, and if they were weak, they might not be able to bear it.

Standing at the door and waiting for a while, Li Da and his party also walked out of it, and without saying a word, they were ready to pull Shen Yichen and go to Zuixian Tower to eat and drink again, which was called to celebrate the end of the county exam.

The problem is that a few of you are difficult brothers, and none of you have even taken the imperial examination entrance and county examination, so what are you celebrating......

Now Shen Yichen can be regarded as understanding why many children of ancient families will become children of unlearned and unskilled children. Under the temptation of eating, drinking, and having fun every day, the willpower of ordinary people is really irresistible.

Of course, Shen Yichen is not an ordinary person, this time he righteously rejected Li Da's invitation and chose to go home early.

The reason is very simple, my mother Shen must have been worrying day and night about whether she could pass the test. He wanted to tell his mother the news of the case as soon as possible, and her son was finally promising.

Returning to his street corner courtyard and gently pushing open the courtyard door, Shen was kneeling in front of the Buddhist shrine, praying that Shen Yichen could pass the county exam, and he didn't even realize that his son was already standing behind him.

Shen Yichen silently listened to his mother's blessings and prayers, and for some reason, he suddenly felt a sour nose. Even if he saw himself being hit at the top of the list before the case, he was not as intense as his emotions at the moment.

For his mother, Shen, this expectation has been almost ten years, and each time it ended in disappointment, but today it has finally changed.

After standing for a long time, Shen Yichen called softly: "Mother, I'm back." ”

Hearing his son's voice, Shen was stunned for a moment, and then got up from the ground with joy. When he came to Shen Yichen, he stroked his cheek distressedly and said, "Chen'er, the exam has been hard these days, and I have lost a lot of weight." ”

Originally, Shen Yichen was quite touched in his heart, but this sentence made him want to laugh a little because he lost weight. Theoretically speaking, I should have gained a lot of weight by rubbing Li Da's popular food and spicy drinks in the past few days......

"Mother, don't worry, I've been doing well these days, and I'm not losing weight at all."

Shen Shi looked at Shen Yichen carefully with a not very sure mentality, as if his spirit was indeed good, which was very different from going home after the county exam in previous years.

"That Chen'er, how did you do in the county exam this time?"

Shen finally asked this sentence with some trepidation, she may have experienced too many disappointments, and she was afraid that she would not get the answer she wanted. I am also worried that the emotions I reveal will cause a bigger blow to my son.

"The head of the county trial."

"What's wrong with the head of the county test, Chen'er, I'm asking you how you did, not who the head of the county test is."

Shen didn't understand what her son meant by suddenly appearing as the head of the county test, she thought that Shen Yichen would be wrong, thinking that she was asking who the head of the case was.

Because compared to the outside world, the Shen family may have less knowledge of Shen Yichen.

For example, two well-known lyrics, or the leader of the Winter Solstice Poetry Club, plus the disciple of Lin Zhen, the champion Gong. These things, none of the housewives of the Shen family know.

In her impression, her son is still the junior who couldn't pass the county exam, but in the past six months, the prodigal son has turned back and worked a lot harder.

"I was named the head of the county case by the examiner."

"What, Chen'er, you're the head of the case?"

Shen's expression changed from stunned at the beginning, to fright at the end, and even began to slap his chest with his hand.

Seeing this scene also frightened Shen Yichen, her mother should not have any heart disease, in case this surprise is too much and there is any accident, the Ming Dynasty did not have those modern medical devices.

"Mother, don't get excited when you take a deep breath, it's just a county head, and it doesn't deserve any important title."

As a result, when Shen Yichen said this, the Shen family was even more shocked, his son couldn't even look down on the capital of the case now, how floating he was!

After taking a deep breath for a long time, Shen Shi calmed down and asked again in an inquiring tone of disbelief: "Chen'er, don't coax your mother, tell you the truth, how did the county test go?" ”

"Mother, I really got the top test."

This time it was Shen Yichen's turn to cry and laugh, he was the first to win the case, and those candidates in the outside world did not question it so much. In the end, it was my own mother who didn't believe that she could pass the exam, which was really outrageous.

"The ancestors of the Zhu family bless, my son finally has a chance, he has not lost his grandfather's face, and he has won the first case!"

Shen burst into tears when she was happy, she didn't expect that in the previous county exams, Shen Yichen fell to Sun Shan, this time not only passed the exam, but also ranked first in the case, it really depends on the blessing of the ancestors!

It's just that when he heard these words in Shen Yichen's ears, he was a little complicated, because his surname was Shen, not Zhu, and it had little to do with the ancestors of the Zhu family.

He can understand his mother's desire to recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors, but the more he gets in touch with Zhu Yong, the more Shen Yichen can feel the ruthlessness of the emperor's and prince's family.

Even if he can be included in the genealogy and change his surname to Zhu, how much does it have to do with the face of Chengguo Gong, it is nothing more than that he has shown a high enough value to contribute to the high wall of Zhumen in the public mansion.

Of course, at this moment, Shen Yichen naturally wouldn't say these things to sweep away his mother's interest, but chose to acquiesce with a faint smile.

After the mood gradually calmed down, Shen immediately came to the Buddha shrine to offer incense and make a vow, and also lit a firecracker to celebrate Shen Yichen High School.

Even when the neighbors were attracted by the sound of firecrackers, Shen was busy telling them that his son's high school county test was the first, and the pride in his heart was overflowing.

In fact, after so many years, his son has been looked down upon by the outside world, and Shen is not ignorant. It's just that as a weak woman, even if she knows, she can't do anything for Shen Yichen.

Today, I can finally raise my eyebrows!