Shen Yichen tore open the fire paint on the seal, took out the letter paper inside, and saw that there was only a thin one.

It seems that Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo, should not have written any pretentious nonsense, and a piece of stationery is enough to get straight to the point.

Spreading out the letter, Shen also leaned over. Although she is not literate, she is eager to know what Cheng Guogong wrote at the moment, and she can't wait for a moment.

The handwriting on the letter paper is not good, but it is vigorous and powerful, which is very in line with the martial arts habits of Cheng Guogong.

The description of the content is also very simple, Zhu Yong knew that Shen Yichen got the county and the government, and asked him to go to Jingshi Guozijian to study.

It's just that this time it is not relying on the shadow of the ancestors, but taking another channel of admission, that is, Gongsheng.

The so-called tribute sheng, understood from the name alone, means to contribute to the emperor with talents. Under normal circumstances, those with excellent grades or qualifications among the students in the selected state, state, and county will be sent to study in the Guozijian, which can be simply understood as a modern special enrollment.

Because of the timeliness of the ancient journey, Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo, only knew that Shen Yichen took down the two heads of the case and became a child, and he didn't know that he had become a showman even in the middle and middle schools.

But the unspoken rules of the imperial examination Cheng Guogong also understands, and if he wins the first case of the government examination, he must be selected to show his talents, which is enough to justifiably be selected into the Guozijian in the way of Yougong, not to mention that Shen Yichen also won two cases in a row.

To be honest, when he saw that the content of the letter was about entering the country, Shen Yichen felt a little complicated.

After all, before Cheng Guogong went to Beijing last year, the last thing he left to talk about was to send him to Guozijian in the form of a shadow prison. Unexpectedly, after more than half a year, this nominal "ruthless" father still remembers this incident and even changed his method.

"Chen'er, I read that the letter says that Master Jing was born, what does Grandpa want you to do?"

Looking at the complicated expression on his son's face, Shen's mood can be described as expectant and nervous.

Looking forward to it, Cheng Guogong wrote a letter to Shen Yichen, which at least means that in his heart, he has never forgotten this son.

And now that Shen Yichen has a future, maybe he will be able to gain the attention of the grandfather of the country, recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors into the family tree, and become the real son of the prince.

The nervousness was that she was afraid that there would be something unfavorable in the letter, after all, she had not forgotten that her son was special and might have touched some people's cheese. I and Shen Yichen are not by Grandpa Guo's side, what if Grandpa listens to some villain's slander, then what should I do?

"Grandpa Guo wrote in the letter that he wanted me to go to Jingshi Guozijian to study in the name of Gongsheng."

Even if Shen is not familiar with the imperial examination, he also knows what kind of status the Jingshi Guozijian is. It's like even the old farmers in the countryside in later generations have heard of the name of Tsinghua University and Peking University.

"Grandpa asked you to go to Jingshi Guozijian?"

First of all, I was surprised, and then I couldn't help but be overjoyed, Cheng Guogong helped his son to enter the Jingshi Guozijian, didn't he agree with Shen Yichen's father-son relationship in disguise?

And there is also a very important point, that is, Shen Yichen went to Jingshi, which is equivalent to staying by Cheng Guogong's side. This is crucial for cultivating a father-son relationship.

After more than ten years of anticipation, the Shen family didn't expect this day to come so suddenly, and his son finally saw the dawn of inclusion in the Zhu family's genealogy.

"Well, enroll in the name of Gongsheng."

Compared with his mother's joy, Shen Yichen seemed extremely bland, you must know that he had already experienced an invitation from Cheng Guogong, so it was naturally impossible to be surprised.

And to be honest, the current Jingshi Guozijian is no longer very tempting for Shen Yichen.

I have been admitted to Xiucai, and I can justifiably participate in the township examination in the year of Dabi, and there is no need to take any shortcuts to Guozijian. In addition, the ninth year of orthodoxy is at the node of the year of Dabi, and there are about three months left for the township test.

Shen Yichen needs to make a decision, whether he should precipitate three years of further study, or choose to rush the exam.

After several imperial examination experiences, the current Shen Yichen is no longer the rookie he was at the beginning, and he is afraid of failing the examination.

With his current memory and knowledge level, coupled with the connections accumulated in the civil and academic circles, it should not be very difficult to be admitted to a single person.

Of course, this may also be Shen Yichen's blind confidence, after all, there are many cases of genius teenagers failing in the township test in ancient history. It's hard to make sure you're not one of them and become the next famous role model.

But for the ranking of the Jinshi, Shen Yichen didn't have a bottom in his heart.

Because of the ranking of Jinshi, in addition to the extremely high requirements for knowledge, the variables caused by various influences are also large. Even during the palace examination, the emperor sees that you are not pleasing to the eye, and it is possible to adapt and win the ranking.

To put it bluntly, unless you can be so powerful that you can be so powerful that you can do it every second, it's really a bit of a face.

Moreover, the first, second and third places also have a decisive impact on the future prospects. The connections of honorable relatives and civil officials that he currently has, if they are placed in the primary examination of the imperial examination, may occupy a small advantage.

Even in a big place like Nanjing, it can be as if there is someone behind it.

If it is placed in Jingshi, it will not be enough to see it at all, and interest groups will not help just because of good feelings or something, that is the pure law of the jungle of officialdom.

If you want to get ahead quickly with your own strength, you can't be lower if you are at least a second-class jinshi. The top three are born in the same jinshi, and there is a high probability that they are all expatriate magistrates, and they will wait for the three-year assessment to slowly rise step by step in this life, so it can be said that they can see what the outcome of life is like in advance.

So now the question is, how to ensure that you get the top two ranking or above?

"Good, good! Chen'er, since Grandpa Guo asked you to go to Beijing to study, don't delay, think about the time to leave, and leave early. ”

Shen was a little excited at the moment, whether it was to go to Jingshi Guozijian to study, or to get the recognition of Cheng Guogong, this was a great help to Shen Yichen's future.

Although she was also reluctant to let her son leave in her heart, Shen understood the truth that a good man is ambitious in all directions, and Shen Yichen should follow his father to explore a broader world!

Looking at her mother's appearance of wanting to push herself out of the house, Shen Yichen felt a little crying and laughing. However, he can also understand Shen's mood at this moment, after all, what he has been looking forward to for more than ten years is to be accepted by Chengguo Gong, and now the opportunity is in front of him.

"Mother, let me think about it, let's talk about it tomorrow."

Shen Yichen still didn't make up his mind, after all, he had a different idea from Shen's simple thoughts, and he had to take into account a lot of entanglements of interests. Even if Cheng Guogong, the so-called father, the first consideration is not in family affection, but how to achieve an exchange of interests.

I don't know if Cheng Guogong's thinking affected Shen Yichen, or because Shen Yichen was angry and unwilling in his heart, he used the biggest "malice" to speculate on Cheng Guogong Zhu Yong.

Anyway, now that the way of thinking of the two is getting closer and closer, there is almost no room for emotional existence, it is all rational calculation.

"Chen'er, what's there to think about? Now that Grandpa has taken the initiative to accept you, do you want to miss it? ”

"No, it's just that a lot of things need to be planned, let me think about it again."

"Chen'er, my mother knows that you have resentment and unwillingness in your heart, but Grandpa is always your father, don't disobey his decision!"

After all, Shen is a mother-in-law, and not mentioning many things does not mean that she does not know Shen Yichen's attitude.

Especially in the recent year, Shen felt that his son seemed to be getting more and more angry with his father-in-law, and even the desire to recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors in the past gradually dissipated.

Even worshipping the ancestral spirit of the Zhu family, Shen Yichen was a little reluctant, which was something that had never happened before.

The Shen family didn't know what Shen Yichen thought, and how it would change so much, but the relationship between father and son, and blood ethics were constantly separated. Even if Shen Yichen's surname is Shen at present, not Zhu, the Shen family doesn't want the name of this illegitimate son to accompany his son for the rest of his life.

In the eyes of the Shen family, recognizing her ancestors and returning to her ancestors is not for any glory and wealth, but for the compensation she wants to give her son, so that he can hold his head high.

Shen Yichen looked directly at his mother's eyes, and he didn't know how to explain many things. There is a difference between modern and ancient concepts, and there is also such a thing as family affection, which is completely different from the family of ordinary people in the house of emperors and princes.

Can you say that you don't care about your mother's surname, and you don't care if you are in the genealogy?

The answer is no, the ancients could not understand and felt inferior.

Then can I say that Cheng Guogong actually has no father-son relationship, and is willing to carry himself, is it based on the prosperity of the prince's family?

No, this may shatter the mother's only beautiful imagination of Cheng Guogong, and it is difficult for housewives to understand the deep meaning.

So the difficulty of life lies in this, no one is right or wrong, but it is difficult to find the best of both worlds.

"Mother, if I am just Shen Yichen in the future, will you not be able to accept it?"

Listening to her son's bland question, Shen was stunned for a moment, she understood the meaning behind this sentence.

Shen Yichen, not surnamed Zhu.

"I ...... I ......"

Shen's brain was blank for a moment, after she came out of the Chengguo Mansion, all her goals in life were to let her son return to the Mansion and get the name he deserved.

Now that I heard this sentence from Shen Yichen's mouth, I instantly felt that my life seemed to be turned upside down, and I didn't know how to answer the choice for a while.

Looking at her mother's appearance, Shen Yichen also understood that this kind of thing had too much impact on her.

So before that, Shen Yichen had always chosen to avoid talking about it, and predicted that such a scene would occur.

"Mother, it's nothing, I just want to talk about it on a whim."

"By the way, mother, I have also decided to follow the invitation of my grandfather to go to Jingshi."

Shen Yichen didn't want his mother to fall into this dilemma, and he suddenly thought of the answer to one thing, that is, how to ensure that he was ranked in the second class or above?

The answer is Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo!

That's right, because of various original memories and the injustice suffered by his mother Shen, he always had a psychological resistance to Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo.

Since you don't need to judge the relationship between father and son with emotional thinking, from a purely rational point of view, who in this world can provide more help in the imperial examination than Chengguo Gong at this moment?

Shen Yichen can think of the characters, he can count them on one hand.

In the past, it was the concept of Chengguo Gong's oppression, and Shen Yichen did not agree that his life was the "brick" of Chengguo's mansion.

And now he has figured it out, the premise of adding bricks and tiles is to become famous, otherwise he is not worthy of being a stepping stone in the public government.

Since this is the case, then simply take the glory of Cheng Guogong as a stepping stone to his success!