Li Tingxiu walked into the lecture hall to teach normally without mentioning anything about the Winter Solstice Poetry Society.

Because in his eyes, as long as he enters this school, he is just a student, no matter how famous he is outside, it has nothing to do with it.

In the classroom, all you have to do is preach, teach, and resolve doubts.

After the morning class, the students in the private school finally couldn't help it, and quietly discussed the story of Shen Yichen's poetry meeting last night.

It's just that compared to the lack of scruples before, they are now much more low-key in their speech. Maybe this is the reality. After Shen Yichen's identity and reputation have greatly widened the gap between him and his classmates, those who looked down on him before have to bow their heads now.

The popularity of the Winter Solstice Poetry Society reached its peak in the following period. The main reason was that Shen Yichen's "Jinmingchi" was continuously sung by Qinhuai geishas and gradually spread to the north and south of the Yangtze River.

But things like popularity will always fade one day. Almost a month later, the name Shen Yichen began to be gradually forgotten by people.

The reason for this is that, in addition to the time factor, the more important thing is that Shen Yichen has no fame. No matter how unparalleled his poems are, if even a schoolboy cannot pass the exam, he will not be able to establish a tall image in the hearts of scholars all over the world.

There may be a lot of people who agree that Shen Yichen is talented, but few people will learn to imitate Shen Yichen and regard him as their idol.

Soon it was the end of the year, and it rarely snowed heavily in Nanjing, which is located in the Jiangnan region.

Standing in his own courtyard, Shen Yichen looked at the snowflakes falling in the sky. He did not think that it was a beautiful sight like a traditional literary talent, and he was very poetic.

But I know very well in my heart that the temperature in Nanjing is getting lower and lower, which means that the cooling of the Little Ice Age in the Ming Dynasty is getting more and more serious. Since then, natural disasters have been frequent, and food production has been greatly reduced, triggering violent social unrest, and eventually becoming the most important thing in the Ming Dynasty. One of the straws.

Shen Yichen didn't have much compassion in the past, but now in this era, he occasionally wonders, does he have the ability to turn things around and save all people?

"Chen'er, it's cold in the yard. Come back to the house quickly."

Seeing her son standing in the center of the yard admiring the snow, Mrs. Shen shouted, "It would be a big deal if he got cold or something."

"Okay, I'll go back right now."

Shen Yichen responded and walked into the house.

At this moment, a table full of New Year's Eve dinner has been prepared on the table. Although her family is not well off, Mrs. Shen would rather treat herself badly than treat her son badly.

So with all the chicken, duck, and fish available, I wanted to let Shen Yichen eat well so that he would have a good body to study in the coming year and make progress in the imperial examination.

The mother and son just sat at the dinner table, chatting about homely matters while eating. But most of the time, it was mother Shen who was talking and Shen Yichen was listening.

At the end of the meal, fireworks were set off outside the window. The sparkling fireworks in the sky attracted the attention of the mother and son. At the same time, both of them had their own thoughts.

When Shen Yichen saw the fireworks, he couldn't help but think of the night with Chen Qingtong on Nanshi Street. Since that night, he had never seen Chen Qingtong again. He didn't know how she was doing now.

But in Shen's heart, she was thinking of Duke Cheng, Zhu Yong.

"Chen'er, my lord, he went north to conquer Mongolia, and I don't know what's going on now."

Mr. Shen didn't know much about these important family and national affairs, so he could only ask his son.

"You should have left the capital, and you will meet the three guards of Wuliangha soon."

If Shen Yichen remembers correctly, on the eleventh day of the first month of the ninth year of Zhengtong, Chengguo Duke Zhu Yong and the eunuch Seng Bao sent troops to Xifengkou. The governor Ma Liang and the eunuch Liu Yongcheng came out of Liujiakou, and each sent ten thousand elite troops to conquer the area.

At the same time, Mongolia's Wasac Tribe and Liaodong's Jianzhou Guards also took the opportunity to join forces and surround them, and finally defeated the three Ulyanha Guards.

However, there were no major gains in this battle. They only recaptured some of the people and livestock that the three guards of Ulliangha had plundered. In total, they did not even recover the cost of sending troops.

And more importantly, after this conquest, the three guards of Wuliangha, who were still jumping left and right, completely fell to Ye Xian of the Mongolian Wac tribe, laying hidden dangers for the future Tumubao Incident.

It can be said that in the ninth year of orthodoxy, the Northern Expedition against the Three Guards of Ulyanha was a complete victory in terms of face, but it was a complete defeat from a tactical and strategic perspective.

"A sword and a gun have no eyesight. My father-in-law is getting older now and is fighting abroad. You must be careful and take good care of your health when looking at him."

Shen's face was full of worry. Even though Duke Cheng Zhu Yong was a "scumbag", she still had no intention of holding a grudge.

Shen Yichen couldn't say anything about this scene. Emotionally he couldn't accept it, but intellectually he knew very well that this was the traditional thinking of women under the feudal ethical system. They obeyed their father at home, their husbands when they got married, and their sons after their husbands died. .

No matter what Zhu Yong did, even if he abandoned Shen, as long as he was still alive, the mother must obey this so-called "husband".

Even the original Shen Yichen had extremely complicated feelings for Zhu Yong, with love and hate. To be honest, love is far greater than hate. If Zhu Yong was willing to recognize his son, there would probably be no hatred at all.

"Don't worry, mother, my father-in-law will be fine."

Although Shen Yichen now no longer has those complex feelings towards Cheng Guo Gong Zhu Yong, he cannot let go of the blood relationship with his father, so it is still good to be safe and sound.

Hearing Shen Yichen's words, Mrs. Shen nodded and did not continue talking, but the worry in his eyes never went away.

After the first month, the good news of Cheng Guogong's northern expedition to Mongolia finally came from the north. Zhu Yong defeated the Mongolian army twice in Fuyu River and Hotwater River. He was commended by the emperor and was officially promoted to Taibao, ranking among the three official positions.

At the same time, Zhu Yong's titles also reached their peak at this time, including Fengtian Jingnan Special Confession as Duke of the State, Governor of the Central Army Governor's Office, Special Administrative Officer Ronglu, Youzhuguo, Taibao, etc.

Not counting the titles, there are many officials here, and Qiuji has several first-class titles that he has looked up to throughout his life. It can be said that in addition to the royal family members, Zhu Yong has achieved a status below one person and above ten thousand people.

However, Shen Yichen knew very well how much moisture there was in this so-called victory. But at the moment, he did not have the energy to pay attention to such a distant war, because the Yingtianfu County Examination in the ninth year of the Ming Dynasty was coming soon. .

Not to mention Shen Yichen, the entire outer courtyard of Chengguo Palace was filled with a tense atmosphere, just like the eve of the college entrance examination in later generations.

Many people who are usually uneducated and incompetent, such as Li Da, began to take advantage of the situation temporarily, thinking that they could have bad luck in the county examination and be admitted as a child scholar or something.

After school that day, Shen Yichen did not go home directly, but followed Li Tingxiu's instructions and went to his study.

The tables and furnishings remained the same. Li Tingxiu sat in front of the desk. Shen Yichen came in and saluted: "Sir, the students have arrived."

"Um."

Li Tingxiu nodded and said, "Yichen, do you know why my master asked you to come here?"

"Students probably guessed it was about the county exam."

"That's right, the county exam will be held in more than ten days. I have a few words for you as a teacher."

"Sir, please speak."

"Is the settlement of the guarantee settled?"

The so-called guarantee means that all school children who participate in the county examination need to apply at the county ceremonial room and fill in their place of origin, name, age, three-generation resume, appearance and other information.

In addition, you also need to make friends with five classmates and find a local college student to be your guarantor. Make sure that all the information is true and that they are not the descendants of prostitutes, elites, soaps, or slaves, and they are not under the influence of their parents. Only during the mourning period can you register to take the exam.

This is not the first time that Shen Yichen has taken the county exam. To be precise, he has taken the county exam every time, so these preliminary preparations are very familiar and have been completed long ago.

"Sir, everything is ready."

"Do you have a backup copy of the pen, ink, paper and inkstone?"

In the scientific examination, pen, ink, paper and inkstone are a detail that cannot be ignored. Once there is a problem in the examination studio, it will really make the world unable to respond and the earth will not work.

It is impossible for you to knock on the "house" next door and say: "Brother, I can lend you your pen and ink."

If you do this, you will be expelled from the examination room and never hired. If the theory of fraud is serious, there is a real possibility of being sent to the army and beheaded.

Therefore, pens, inks, paper and inkstones and other stationery supplies must be prepared, and extra backups must be made.

"Sir, everything is ready."

"Do you know how to prepare for eating in cold clothes?"

Shen Yichen answered the first two answers seriously, but when Li Tingxiu asked this question, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.

This is completely different from the previous image of a strict teacher, like an old lady, she even starts to worry about dressing and eating.

"What's so funny?"

"Sir, have you forgotten how many county exams I took?"

Hearing this, Li Tingxiu was stunned for a moment. Maybe Shen Yichen's performance had been so outstanding recently that he had forgotten that this kid was a "habitual criminal" who couldn't even pass the boy's entrance exam.

"Ahem."

At this time, Li Tingxiu coughed twice to cover up his embarrassment.

"My teacher, I hear your words. It seems that you are still very proud after taking the test many times?"

"Sir, no..."

Seeing that Shen Yichen was honest, Li Tingxiu felt that he had regained a little dignity as a teacher, so he said: "Yichen, it is different from the past. This time, I am not worried about you in terms of knowledge."

"However, there is no final outcome regarding the imperial examination. I just hope to see you nominated for a red case."

The list of middle-ranking scholars is called the golden list and the imperial list, while the list of middle-ranking scholars is generally called the draft list and the red list. Li Tingxiu called Shen Yichen over this time with no other hope than to see him. student high school.

"The students will definitely live up to the expectations of the teacher."

Shen Yichen bowed formally and saluted. From Li Tingxiu's lovely questions, he knew very well that this was the teacher's nervousness and attention to him.
Chapter completed!