"Chen'er, have you decided to go to Jingshi?"

Hearing his son's sudden change, the Shen family was a little unconvinced, this change was too fast.

"Well, I decided to go to Jingshi to meet my grandfather and then think about my future plans."

Although Shen Yichen decided to go to Jingshi, he did not make it clear that he would enter the Guozijian to study, and the specific choice he made depended on how to borrow the momentum of Chengguogong!

After all, the difficulty of the township test is far more difficult than the boy's test to show talent, and he has always disliked to fight uncertain battles.

"Okay, it's time to meet Grandpa, it's time to meet."

For Shen, it is almost impossible to want her to change her concept like Shen Yichen.

So she was even more happy that her son could change his mind, go to Cheng Guogong's side, and pick up the father-son relationship that had been broken off for many years.

"Mother, then I'll go to the room to prepare, since I have decided to go to Jingshi, I have to leave as soon as possible."

There is not much time left for Shen Yichen to decide, after all, there are only three months left before the township test, and in ancient times, there was no such means of transportation as high-speed rail and airplanes, so this trip can be called a long way to go.

In the Ming Dynasty, there were two ways to go from Nanjing to Beijing, and the waterway was the famous Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal.

The reason is that after the canal is burdened with water transportation, it is often blocked by dry water, and there is a period of ice in winter. Along the way, there is no priority for civilian boats, and it takes a very long time to stop and queue up for passage.

If you're travelling by road, the speed depends on how much money you have. If the road is smooth, the whole post station can be fastened, and the fastest half a month can reach Beijing.

If you don't have money, you can only walk on your feet, and I'm afraid you have to walk thousands of kilometers for several months, but it won't take a short time anyway.

However, the current point in time is not the spring time when the scholars set off in autumn and rushed to Beijing to participate in the examination, but the township test in Nanjing.

In addition, the abundant rain in spring and summer greatly increases the flow of the canal, and there is no trouble with the ice period. As well as the fact that there are fewer civilian boats to catch the test, there will be no queues and other factors, theoretically the speed of the boat will increase greatly, and it will take a month from Nanjing to Beijing.

Even so, Shen Yichen had to make a quick decision, otherwise the daylily would be cold when he arrived in Jingshi.

"Okay, my mother will also help you prepare."

"Hmm."

In this way, Shen Yichen returned to his room, in fact, he decided to go to Jingshi, and he was also affected by an incident.

That is, it doesn't matter if you don't enter the genealogy, and you don't want to be that Zhu Gongzi, but your mother Shen must be crowned with the title of Mrs. Zhu!

The reason is that as an illegitimate child, at most he is despised and ridiculed by others, and because of the status of Chengguo, many people dare not come clearly.

There is also a servant son who was very accepted in ancient times, after all, he was not a traitorous son who violated morals and customs, so the humiliation he suffered was not as serious as he imagined.

But the mother Shen is completely different, after Cheng Zhu Lixue in the Song Dynasty, feudal etiquette has a strong oppression for women. had a child out of wedlock without a name, and was kicked out by the "husband's family", and all kinds of factors were put in front of outsiders, and they couldn't raise their heads.

So for so many years, my mother has been criticized and humiliated far more than ten times more than herself.

If you want to change all this, the root cause lies in Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo. It doesn't matter if he has feelings or not, it doesn't even matter if he sees each other in the future, as long as he can give his mother a name!

This night, Shen Yichen and his mother did not sleep well, because they knew very well that going to Jingshi was not only a journey, but also a turning point in life.

Early in the morning of the second day, Shen Yichen made a decision and left for Beijing within three days. However, before we set off, we still need to meet the two teachers and say goodbye to them.

Coming to the familiar outer courtyard school, Li Tingxiu was preparing for class in the study at the moment, and when he saw Shen Yichen standing at the door, his eyes immediately showed surprise.

"Yichen, why are you here?"

Now Shen Yichen has already obtained the fame of Xiucai, there is no need to still study in the outer courtyard school, unless he goes to the inner courtyard school to study.

"Sir, the student has come to bid you farewell this time."

"Resignation? Where are you going? ”

Obviously, Li Tingxiu was surprised, Shen Yichen had just connected the three yuan of the middle and middle schools, and the township test of the year of Dabi was just around the corner, where was he going?

"The student received a letter from his grandfather and will go to Beijing in the near future."

"Jingshi Guozijian?"

As soon as he heard that he was going to Jingshi, Li Tingxiu immediately reacted that Shen Yichen was going to Jingshi Guozijian.

Because if you want to take the township test, Nanjing also has the Jiangnan Tribute Academy, so you don't need to go to Beijing.

And it is Cheng Guogong's family letter, so there are not many options, and there is a high probability that he will go to Jingshi Guozijian to study.

"Well, my grandfather wants me to go to Jingshi Guozijian to study, but the student hasn't made up his mind yet."

"Why?"

"I want to take the township exam in a row."

Even the township exam?

As soon as he heard Shen Yichen's thoughts, Li Tingxiu was a little surprised.

The township exam is generally in mid-August, and there are only three months left when it is full, and I don't know how long it will take to go to Beijing, what will Shen Yichen use to prepare for the review?

Generally, when a new science show encounters this kind of big year, it will choose to skip this township exam and reserve sufficient preparation time for itself. Shen Yichen didn't jump, even if he didn't jump, he had to travel thousands of miles to Beijing to take the exam, was he too anxious?

"Yichen, I'm afraid it's not safe to even take the township test."

"Anyway, if you don't pass the exam, you'll have to wait for three years, so it's better to try."

Shen Yichen performed very easily, and if he didn't take the exam, he would have to wait for three years for the next township exam, and he wouldn't lose money if he tried.

"But the psychological state of retaking the exam after failing the list is completely different."

When he said this, a wry smile appeared on the corner of Li Tingxiu's mouth, he had just experienced failing in the examination, which led to a great increase in the pressure of the imperial examination later, and his mentality could not be adjusted.

That's why I finally chose to take up the Xixi seat in the Chengguo Mansion, on the one hand, to adjust my mentality, and on the other hand, I can also have a sense of accomplishment in teaching and educating people.

"Sir, I'm afraid you forgot, I've been off the list for many times."

"Ah......h

Li Tingxiu was a little dumbfounded, he really forgot that before Shen Yichen, he had even taken the exam for many years, and he had a lot of experience in failing the list......

"Since this is the case, then I won't say more about the teacher, and when the spring of next year begins, our teachers and students will meet again!"

"Sir, have you decided to take part in the Orthodox 10th year (1445)?"

This time it was Shen Yichen's turn to show a look of surprise on his face, and Li Tingxiu was not on the list from the fifth year of Xuande (1430). In the past ten years, he has been absent from several sessions of the examination, and even decided not to take the imperial examination again.

I didn't expect him to change his mind and decide to go to Beijing next year to take the Spring Festival.

"Well, seeing you, let the teacher also have fighting spirit."

"I hope that in the spring of next year, the students will be able to share the title of the gold list with Mr. and create a good story."

Listening to the student's passionate words, Li Tingxiu just smiled faintly, he had long lost the momentum of Shen Yichen.

After saying goodbye to Li Tingxiu, Shen Yichen did not leave directly, but walked through the corridor that he often walked, standing outside the window of the lecture hall and watching.

This time, he found that the lecture hall was much empty, and the familiar figures were no longer there.

Are they gone?

For some reason, seeing this scene, Shen Yichen felt empty in his heart. The feeling of disbanding after graduation in my previous life was experienced again.

Leaving the Chengguo Mansion, Shen Yichen went to Lin Zhen's courtyard non-stop, and told the news that he was going to Beijing and preparing to participate in the township test.

Compared with Li Tingxiu, Lin Zhen's road to the imperial examination in the later period was much smoother. And as the champion duke, he has already stood at the pinnacle of literati, so he didn't block Shen Yichen's eager thoughts too much.

If you really fail to make the list, it will be regarded as accumulating experience, after all, you are still young.

"Yi Chen, I have experienced the ups and downs of the official eunuch as a teacher, although I have no ambition to return to my hometown, but I also understand that Jingshi is the place where young people can show their strength."

"Other teachers can't help much, after you leave, a few letters from my old friends in Beijing may help you in the future."

To tell the truth, Shen Yichen knew very well in his heart that if he retired as Lin Zhen's champion, he would definitely have a deep network of contacts in the Jingshi Civil Official Group.

However, this time he came to say goodbye, purely for the friendship between teachers and students, without any interests, and did not think about using the teacher's connections.

Maybe Shen Yichen is not the kind of person who will do anything to achieve his goal.

is the same for Zhao Hongjie, and the same is true for Lin Zhen.

"Sir, great grace, disciple is grateful to Dade."

Shen Yichen doesn't take the initiative to take advantage of people close to him, but if he refuses to take a shortcut, that is, he is stupid and pedantic.

So after Lin Zhen brought it up, he also accepted it, and there was nothing false and polite.

And gave a deep salute, because Shen Yichen knew very well in his heart that these few letters might be worth ten years of hard work by others!

"As teachers and students, you and I don't need to be polite."

Lin Zhen smiled and raised his hand weakly, signaling Shen Yichen to get up.

He also admires Shen Yichen's straightforward character, he just accepts help and is simple, and he keeps kindness in his heart. Unlike many hypocritical people, who are full of benevolence and morality, but do despicable things.

"These letters were written to the teacher of the year, Lord Lang Wang, the current left attendant of the Ministry of Rites, Lord Qian, the head of the Hanlin Academy, and Lin Hengjian, an old friend of the same year."

"Yichen, after you arrive in Jingshi, remember to find a good time to visit them."

"Sir, rest assured, the students have all remembered it."

Shen Yichen nodded respectfully, Lin Zhen was willing to use his connections to recommend himself, of course, he didn't need help before he thought of these people, or asked them to take the initiative to help.

Networking is just equivalent to paving the way, how to operate specifically, how much help you can get, ultimately depends on your own ability.

Don't think that with the name of a champion disciple, you can lie down and wait for the big guy to violently pour food into your mouth. Jingshi These are all powerful officials, which are completely different from the loss of power in Nanjing's struggle and the retirement officials, and there is a high probability that they are too lazy to look at you.

Lin Zhen was worried that Shen Yichen was young and didn't know how to do it, so he specially reminded him that he must visit respectfully and leave a good impression, so that he could find help at a critical moment.