Looking at his mother's various celebratory actions, Shen Yichen felt very much in his heart, not only has he been looked down upon over the years, but his mother has also suffered too many grievances.

Just to not put pressure on herself, her mother Shen has never shown it, and today can be regarded as a release.

After resting at home for a day, Shen Yichen came to the Chengguo Mansion School, although he estimated the news that he was the head of the case, Mr. Li Tingxiu should already know.

But Shen Yichen still wanted to tell him in person that if he hadn't met a teacher like Li Tingxiu, he probably wouldn't have the possibility of being the head of the case.

Because of the holiday of the county exam, there are no schoolchildren in the outer courtyard school, so Shen Yichen went straight to the study, if nothing else, Mr. must be there.

Sure enough, when Shen Yichen came to the study, he saw Li Tingxiu holding a book in his hand and sitting in front of the desk reading it.

Seeing Shen Yichen appear at the door, Li Tingxiu was not very emotional, but said lightly: "This county test is good, and I have won the first case." ”

In fact, it's not that Li Tingxiu is not excited, but after learning about it yesterday, he was already excited. Besides, in front of his own students, he still needs to maintain a little dignity as a teacher, and at the same time, he can't let Shen Yichen drift too much, after all, the county head is only the first step.

"Yes, you live up to what you were taught."

"The county exam is just the beginning, and there is still a government exam in April, so you must remember not to relax."

"Students understand."

This doesn't need Li Tingxiu's instructions, and Shen Yichen also knows that the county exam is only the first pass, and even a child has not yet been admitted.

So from beginning to end, he was not happy about the identity of the head of the county.

After praising and admonishing a few words, Li Tingxiu suddenly remembered something and said: "By the way, Yichen, you haven't told the forester about the news that you won the case, right?" ”

"Yes sir, I'm going to go later."

Today, Shen Yichen will definitely ask both teachers to report the good news, but in his heart, his feelings for Li Tingxiu, the tutor, should be deeper, even if Lin Zhen will be of great help to his future career.

So Shen Yichen first came to the outer courtyard of the Chengguo Mansion, and then went to Lin Zhen to report the good news.

"Then it's not too early, so you can go first."

Li Tingxiu opened his mouth and urged.

Shen Yichen can think of himself first and not forget the grace of his teacher, which Li Tingxiu is very pleased with.

However, the society is very realistic, and from the standpoint of the Ming Dynasty, the seat teacher should be greater than the professional teacher, and eventually greater than the Mongolian teacher.

Lin Zhen is not a person who cares, and he doesn't care about the entanglement of interests when he accepts Shen Yichen as a disciple. But the more this is the case, the more it shows the preciousness of this teacher's kindness, and Shen Yichen should pay attention to it.

"Well, the student said goodbye."

Shen Yichen knew very well what Li Tingxiu meant, so he didn't have any pretentiousness or anything like that, and turned around and left after saluting.

Looking at Shen Yichen's departing back, Li Tingxiu couldn't help but have a smile on his face. In the past, he didn't learn and didn't know how to do it, but now he is about to transform into a unicorn.

Shen Yichen called a carriage and came to the courtyard where the master Lin Zhen lived, but he was in vain, Lin Zhen was not at home, but was lecturing at Zhaowen Academy.

In the past few months of apprenticeship with Lin Zhen, Shen Yichen has always come to the courtyard to ask for advice and study, and has never been to any Zhaowen Academy. First, because of the long distance, most of the academies were built in quiet places.

Another point is that Lin Zhen has not disclosed his identity before, and it may be inappropriate to visit in the name of a disciple so rashly.

But this time, Shen Yichen just didn't go, and he had to go. The reason is very simple, he has already visited Li Tingxiu, if he doesn't report to Lin Zhen in time, and it is delayed for a day, it will cause great criticism.

In ancient times, it was important to pay attention to the identity of a prince of heaven and earth, and the identity of the "three teachers", which etiquette was not in place. So Shen Yichen immediately called the carriage to turn around and went to the Zhaowen Academy in the Purple Mountain of Nanjing.

Zhaowen Academy is currently the largest private academy in Yingtianfu, which was founded in the Yuan Dynasty, but in the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the development of the entire academy basically came to a standstill.

The reason is that the rulers of the Yuan Dynasty were worried that the Han people at the bottom would rebel, and the control of cultural and educational undertakings was very strict. On the surface, in terms of official propaganda, the establishment of academies by the private sector was vigorously advocated, but in fact, each academy had officials appointed by the imperial court, and the content of the lectures was fixed.

In the early years of the Ming Dynasty, restrictions on the content of lectures were relaxed, but the Zhaowen Academy was still not revitalized.

But this time the reason is completely different from that of the Yuan Dynasty, it is purely because the imperial court attaches great importance to the imperial examination system and vigorously develops official education, which leads to the fact that no one wants to go to the private academy.

This is similar to the difference between public schools and private schools in later generations, unless it is a top-level private school, and the teacher resources are against the sky. Otherwise, with the same competitiveness, most people will still choose public schools, and the tuition fees will be much cheaper.

Later, during the Chenghua period of Ming Xianzong, due to the corruption of the imperial examination, the official school gradually collapsed, so a large number of scholars and doctors stood up and revived or established academies.

Therefore, the more famous academies of the Ming Dynasty in later generations, such as Chongzheng Academy, Yangming Academy, Donglin Academy, etc., were basically founded in the middle and late Ming Dynasty.

Coming to the mountain gate of Zhaowen Academy, Shen Yichen informed the gatekeeper of his intentions, and after experiencing the publicity of the Winter Solstice Poetry Club, he is now a disciple of the champion Gong, and he is already "well known".

After verifying his identity, the porter informed Lin Zhen of the location of the lecture hall, and Shen Yichen walked alone along the somewhat tortuous stone stairs to the gate of the academy step by step.

Compared with the princely mansions in Nanjing, the gate of Zhaowen Academy looks very simple and unpretentious. Except for the four big characters of "Zhaowen Academy" on the high hanging beam, there is nothing else, not even the basic door couplet.

Shen Yichen raised his legs and crossed the threshold, and was greeted by the sound of reading aloud, where the best students of Ying Tianfu gathered, and the prosperity of the literary style naturally needless to say, and the sound of frolicking and slapstick in the outer courtyard of the Chengguo Mansion was really in stark contrast.

Along the wooden corridor, Shen Yichen came to the "Ming School" told by the gatehouse, Lin Zhen was standing on the podium at this time to teach the students, and the content of the lecture was about the interpretation of the scriptures of the "Book of Shang".

Since there was no notice in advance, Lin Zhen didn't know that Shen Yichen was already standing outside the lecture hall. And as a disciple, Shen Yichen naturally couldn't rush in like this and interrupt the teacher's teaching.

So he stood quietly outside the door and waited, until Lin Zhen saw a figure standing outside the window out of the corner of his eye, and then he realized that it was Shen Yichen who had arrived.

"All living beings recite by themselves, and if there is something to do for the time being, they will come when they go."

After completing the instructions, Lin Zhen walked straight towards Shen Yichen outside the lecture hall, with a happy look on his face.

"The disciple was reckless and disturbed the teacher's teaching."

Seeing Lin Zhen come out, Shen Yichen hurriedly bowed and apologized.

Theoretically, his rash visit and interruption of his lecture was very rude.

But Shen Yichen didn't know this in advance, everyone came, and it was impossible to go home.

"It's okay, Yichen, you came suddenly, what's the matter?"

Lin Zhen opened his mouth to ask, but in fact, he vaguely guessed the reason why Shen Yichen came in his heart. However, he still hoped to hear it from Shen Yichen in person.

"Mr. Hui, the county test has ended, and the disciple has been selected as the head of the case."

"Well, it really lives up to expectations!"

Even if he already knew the answer, Lin Zhen was very happy at the moment.

A county case leader is just a big honor for Lin Zhen's identity, and he is even happier that his vision is right, and Shen Yichen has not lived up to his expectations.

Lin Zhen's "good", because the emotions were too excited, also alarmed the students who were reciting the article in the lecture hall, and they poked their heads out one after another, wanting to see what made Mr. so excited?

"Who is this young gentleman who can make him so happy?"

A student didn't know Shen Yichen, so he asked curiously.

You must know that some time ago, the minister of Nanjing came to Zhaowen Academy to inspect the school, and Lin Zhendu looked like a gentleman's friendship was as light as water, which was as enthusiastic as today.

"I don't know, but it's familiar."

Another schoolboy replied that he was a student who participated in the Winter Solstice Poetry Club and had seen Shen Yichen's appearance. It's just that a few months have passed, and I'm not very impressed by the relationship just one side, so I just feel a little familiar.

"I know who he is."

Xu Donghai in the lecture hall stared at Shen Yichen on the corridor and coldly spit out this sentence.

"Who is it?"

"Shen Yichen of the Chengguo Mansion."

"Is that him?"

When they heard this name, the students of Zhaowen Academy were in an uproar, Shen Yichen worshiped Lin Zhen as a teacher as a schoolboy, and won the head of the Winter Solstice Poetry Club, the experience can be described as thunderous.

I didn't expect to see a real person unexpectedly today!

"No wonder Mr. attaches so much importance to it, it's really enviable."

"It is said that he hit the head of the case in advance in this county test, and it is estimated that he came to report the good news."

"Looking at the dignified appearance, it is no wonder that it is rumored that Qin Huaiqu invited him to spend a good night together."

All kinds of voices rang out, and most of them were envious.

Because the students of Zhaowen Academy, although they also call Lin Zhen Mr. and call themselves students, compared with Shen Yichen, who is a formal apprentice, they are still more than a step worse in terms of reputation.

Seeing Lin Zhen's warm treatment today, the love was beyond words, and it made the students present envious.

I don't know what shit luck Shen Yichen has taken, a schoolboy can get such love from the champion father.

"Hmph, but the head of a county case, it's not even famous, don't insult your identity!"

At this time, a student of Zhaowen Academy stood up and retorted, his tone full of anger.

This group of people is a student of Zhaowen Academy, and they should be the pride of the sky in Nanjing City, many of them have a talent and fame, and now they actually envy and respect a schoolboy, which really falls into the reputation of the academy and the identity of a student!

"Feng Zichu is right, our Zhaowen Academy students are all top, will they still be compared to a schoolboy?"

Xu Donghai got up and agreed with what the previous student said, he always suspected that Shen Yichen was the head of the case, and he was even more dissatisfied after losing the county test, so he naturally wouldn't help him say good things today.

Sure enough, when these two sentences came out, the other students were silent, because whoever continued to praise them was equivalent to acquiescing that they were inferior to Shen Yichen.

Although many students recognize Shen Yichen's excellence, they also have their own pride in being a scholar, and it is impossible to admit that they are not as good as a schoolboy.