Seeing that the situation had gradually moved away from the category of "talent learning" and competitiveness, Lin Zhen stood up at the right time and interrupted: "Okay, the sea of learning should make progress together, Feng Zichu, if you have any questions, come to me to answer after you retire." ”

Lin Zhen's words can be regarded as giving both sides a step, and it will be insulting to Sven if he continues to talk about it.

"Yes, sir."

Since Lin Zhen had already spoken, no matter how angry he was or dissatisfied, it was impossible for him to continue in the lecture hall. Otherwise, it is not a dispute between students, but a challenge to the dignity of teachers.

After the three of them said yes, they sat down one after another and continued to class, but in the hearts of Xu Donghai and Feng Zichu, they felt very aggrieved.

Obviously, he was going to give the other party a dismount, so that he could see the strength of the students of Zhaowen Academy. As a result, it seems that now he was pinched by Shen Yichen, and he is at a disadvantage!

Shen Yichen was not shocked at the moment, and he didn't take it to heart at all, because he had been in ancient times for a long time and deeply understood what it meant to be "literati are light".

The more talented people are, the more arrogant they are, and the more unconvinced people who look similar to themselves.

Especially this group of students of Zhaowen Academy, in the eyes of others, they are all proud of the sky. And he is just a schoolboy, but he can worship Lin Zhen as a teacher, and he was invited to the lecture hall to listen, how can this kind of treatment not make people blush?

So it's no surprise that they want to go toe-to-toe and compare their knowledge.

During Lin Zhen's lecture, the lecture hall was very quiet and listened carefully, unlike people whispering from time to time in the home school. After all, the identity of the champion is here, and no student dares to mess around.

There is also a gap in the source of students, and the schoolchildren in the outer courtyard of the Chengguo Mansion can basically be collectively referred to as "poor students" in later generations.

In addition, compared with the Mengxue of the family school, the scriptures of "Shangshu" can only be described by the idiom of "Zhu Qu Ya", even if Shen Yichen has been governing the book for several months, he does not dare to say that he can fully understand it.

But fortunately, Lin Zhen is very knowledgeable, and even the most esoteric and difficult ancient sayings can be quoted so that students can understand the meaning of their expression.

Unconsciously, a lecture on the scriptures and righteousness ended, and after leaving the hall, Shen Yichen also walked out of the lecture hall with Lin Zhen.

Pacing on the corridor, Lin Zhen looked at Shen Yichen and said with a smile: "Yichen, your performance today is very different. ”

Hearing Lin Zhen say this, Shen Yichen thought that Mr. was planning to blame himself for having a verbal war with two students of Zhaowen Academy in the lecture hall.

So he quickly apologized: "Sir, it is the disciple who is rash, and there should be no disputes in the lecture hall. ”

"No, you didn't take it lightly, you did a good job."

What?

Shen Yichen was stunned at this time, he had only heard of the friction between the gentlemen and the students in the past, but Lin Zhen did the opposite, is this encouraging disputes?

"Don't get me wrong, as a teacher, I just hope that you can show your edge appropriately sometimes."

"People should not be aggressive, let alone submissive, and gentlemen should take the golden mean."

"Yes, sir, the disciple has been taught."

Shen Yichen felt a little crying and laughing at the moment, and the other gentlemen all advised their disciples to keep a low profile and not to be young and frivolous and cause trouble everywhere. As a result, his teacher advised him to jump a little and not be too low-key.

Now it seems that he is not high-profile enough?

In this way, he walked all the way to the end of the corridor, and Shen Yichen looked at the sky and it was not too early, so he arched his hand and said, "Sir, if there is nothing to do, the disciple will resign." ”

"Go ahead, the mountain road is slippery, watch your step."

"Mr. Xie cares, and the disciple takes his leave."

With that, Shen Yichen took a few steps back, then turned around and left.

But when he walked to the door, he still heard Lin Zhen's instructions: "Remember what the teacher said, the fresh clothes and angry horses are the young men!" ”

Hearing Lin Zhen's repeated instructions, Shen Yichen finally understood why Mr. didn't stop him in the lecture hall before and had that kind of smiling expression.

It seems that it is not that he has misunderstood, but some past performances that have caused Lin Zhen to misunderstand.

But that's fine, in the values of the ancients, it's better to think that you are low-key and abnormal than high-profile and arrogant. Don't look at Lin Zhen now, if he really causes trouble everywhere like a gentleman, it is estimated that he is not even qualified to become his disciple.

After returning home, it was already dark, Shen Yichen came to his room after dinner, and read by candle as usual, without the slightest hint of relaxation and slackness after taking the top spot in the county trial.

Because Shen Yichen knows very well in his heart that there are still countless difficulties waiting for him on the road to the imperial examination in the future, especially the shortcomings of the scriptures and poems, the more you get to the back, the higher the requirements.

At that time, when the level of the four book questions is about the same, the level of scripture and poetry is likely to become the criterion for determining whether to be admitted.

Time is tight, and Shen Yichen is unwilling to waste too much.

Three days later, the family school in the outer courtyard of the Chengguo Mansion also resumed normal teaching, but when he saw Li Da again, the kid was limping when he walked.

The leg was not broken by his father, but looking at his virtue, he should have been beaten lightly.

As for Zhao Hongjie, he is a dead pig who is not afraid of boiling water, and he is a concubine, it is estimated that his father does not have much hope, and he is still alive and well after coming to the family school.

And without Li Da's bullying, now Zhao Hongjie's life is becoming more and more chic, and the future is bright!

As for Shen Yichen himself, there has also been a slight change, that is, after his daily homework, Li Tingxiu will specially tutor him some knowledge about scriptures and poetry.

Li Tingxiu's so-called lack of expertise in scripture and righteousness is relative to a champion like Lin Zhen, which does not mean that his knowledge is really poor.

In any case, he is also in the prime of life, and he can be hired as a Xixi by Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo, and the level is impossible to be any worse, and it is more than enough to help Shen Yichen, a schoolboy.

Time passed day by day, and soon it was April, less than half a month before the government exam.

Relatively speaking, the government examination is not very difficult for Shen Yichen, because there is an unspoken rule in the imperial examination, that is, if you win the county examination, the government examination is basically equivalent to being selected.

Unless it's because the cheating itself is particularly poorly educated, or you have a grudge against the prefect, he just won't take you, otherwise it's hard to have any accidents.

But just when Shen Yichen was preparing for the war test, Ying Tianfu was panicked, and there were rumors throughout the streets and alleys that the Japanese were about to come in. Even some timid people began to pack up the gold and silver in their homes, ready to run away at any time!

Not to mention ordinary people, even the high-gate compound like the Chengguo Mansion has begun to spread rumors, and schoolchildren have discussed the situation of the outside world.

"Yichen, have you heard that the Japanese invaders are harassing eastern Zhejiang, and they have broken through the Qianhu guards in Taizhou and Ningbo, and are heading north along the coastline, preparing to attack Songjiang Mansion."

Zhao Hongjie talked to Shen Yichen about the current situation with a worried face, the children of military generals like them, even if their parents were still serving in Beijing, the amount of information they obtained was far beyond ordinary people.

"I don't know, but Songjiang Mansion is not so easy to break, and even if it is breached, it is still some distance away from Ying Tianfu. Could it be that this little widow can still go up the river and break through Yingtianfu? ”

Shen Yichen is not worried, let alone panicking, it is still the period of the Orthodox Dynasty, although the border guard post has begun to erode, but it is not rotten enough to completely collapse. Unlike during the Jiajing Dynasty, he was killed by dozens of Japanese robbers to the city of Nanjing, and left with a swagger.

"This can be said that five years ago, the Japanese invaders broke through thousands of households such as Taizhou, Taozhu, Ningbo, and Dasong, and also captured Changguowei. At that time, the emperor killed 36 wrecked generals, and also added coastal defense Japanese officials, and only a few years later, the Japanese made a comeback. ”

What Zhao Hongjie is talking about is the orthodox four-year war, that year the Japanese invaders took more than 40 ships from the coast of Fujian to the north, burning and looting all the way, until they broke through the military important place of Changguowei, which can be described as a great surprise to the government and the public.

In a sense, this rebellion also exposed the weakness of the Ming Dynasty's coastal defense from the side, and most of the entire southeast coastal guard posts were rotten, laying a hidden danger for the more serious southeast Japanese rebellion in the future.

However, even in the late Ming Dynasty, where the Japanese rebellion was the most serious, there was no possibility of capturing a big city like Nanjing, not to mention that the northern Beijing camp guard still had strong combat effectiveness during the orthodox period.

At present, this kind of public opinion panic is similar to the mentality of grabbing salt and rice in later generations, and it is becoming more and more exaggerated to spread false rumors.

Shen Yichen's face was full of indifference, and Li Da, who was sitting in the back row, couldn't hold back when he saw Zhao Hongjie's cowardice.

"Zhao Hongjie, you are also the son of Jingwei Zhao Tongzhi, are you so afraid of a few short widows? If you really fight, it's a big deal to throw a pen from Rong, put on armor and go into battle to kill the enemy, panic a ball? ”

Compared with the panic of others, Li Da even had a vague excitement in his tone, he had long hoped that he would have the opportunity to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy, instead of reciting the Four Books and Five Classics in this school.

If the Japanese really called, Li Da immediately went to the Nanjing Governor's Mansion to report, and as his father, the Governor of the Left Army of the Beijing Division, there would definitely be no problem in serving the country in the army.

"Li Da, do you want to join the army so much?"

Shen Yichen turned around and asked.

"Of course, the eldest husband should carry a three-foot sword, not this broken pen."

Li Da said while looking at the brush in his hand with disgust, and it could be seen from this expression and movement that this kid was indeed very tired of learning.

"If you really like to join the army, go to Beijing to join the Beijing camp, and I will repair a letter to Grandpa Guo to recommend for you."

"Really?"

Hearing that Shen Yichen was willing to recommend himself to Grandpa Guo's book, Li Da's eyes lit up.

"Seriously."

"But...... Grandpa Guo ...... with you"

After a short period of excitement, Li Da thought of a more realistic question, that is, Shen Yichen is still a servant child, what is the use of him repairing books?

To put it more ugly, it is a question whether Grandpa Guo will read his family letters.

"Don't worry, Grandpa Guo will definitely watch it, but the premise is that you can convince your father Li Yanshi."

"Okay, I'm not going to back down this time!"

Li Da replied viciously, with the endorsement of Grandpa Guo, then this time it will definitely be successful.

If it was said that he accepted Li Da's group as a junior brother before, it was just Shen Yichen's whim. So now that he is willing to repair the book and let him join the army, it can be called a single-handed layout.

Although Shen Yichen knew very well that there was no threat in this rebellion, it could be regarded as a reminder to him that in the future orthodox dynasty, there will be a war that can be called a drastic change, and he must be prepared with both hands.

If history really changes, then you will rely on a pen, just like the civilians who believe the rumors today, and have no ability to defend themselves and resist.