To be honest, Shen Yichen really didn't expect such a scene to happen. It was like a gangster worshiping his elder brother...

The reason why he dared to act so arrogantly today was that Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo, saw his potential value and would not punish himself because of a fight between several clan members.

The reality is often like this. Even if they are father and son, they have to show their own value in order to gain the recognition of the other party.

However, they are willing to accept him as their eldest brother, and Shen Yichen will naturally not refuse. The reason is that although this group of people are ignorant and incompetent, and they seem to have no hope in the imperial examination, they are actually children of a family of military generals. There is no adulteration in this.

Why did Chengguo Gong Zhu Yong choose to let them enter the private school? It was just to win over their fathers as confidants, and these people were most likely to be the future military generals of the Ming Dynasty. Why couldn't he win over them in advance?

Shen Yichen did not intend to join the army, because the Ming Dynasty's system determined that civilian officials were the king. But if he could have his own trusted network among the military attachés, Shen Yichen would not refuse.

After all, there is a great man who once said that political power comes from the barrel of a gun. At a critical moment, whoever has the soldiers and the gun in hand will be the final winner!

"Okay, since you recognize me as the boss, then I will do my part."

Shen Yichen simply admitted it, but when Li Da heard these words, he felt something was wrong.

I just admitted my relationship with Shen Yichen as my younger brother and did not give up my position as the boss of the outer courtyard family school. Did these people have any misunderstanding?

But now that the conversation has reached this point, even if there is a misunderstanding, Li Da cannot explain it clearly with his mouth, so he can only choose to acquiesce with a depressed face.

"There is no chance of having a good meal at Zuixianlou today. Since I have become your eldest brother, then go to the Nanshi Street stall and I will treat you to a meal at Suihan Sanyou."

It is said that when Zhu Yuanzhang was still begging, he once fell ill in winter. The beggar who was traveling with him begged for some rice and pig water, and just stewed it in a pot. Unexpectedly, after Zhu Yuanzhang ate it, his health miraculously recovered. .

So he happily said that people often call the pine, bamboo and plum blossoms the three friends of Suihan. Today, this pig has a liver, waist and belly, so it is also called the "Three Friends of Suihan".

Therefore, many vendors and stalls in the Ming Dynasty took the pig to the water and gave it the nickname "Three Friends of Suihan".

"Brother, do you want to eat the three friends of Suihan?"

The white fat man Zhang Qi was a little disgusted. After all, he had been reduced from the delicacies on the jade plate in Zuixian Tower to the pigs on the street. The difference in grade was really big.

"It's good to eat some, but you still dislike it?"

Shen Yichen was a little dissatisfied. There were six or seven people in this group, all of whom were still young and in the period of big appetites. They were not allowed to eat dozens of pennies from him in one meal.

If he hadn't become the eldest brother, he would have had to show some respect, otherwise Shen Yichen wouldn't be able to part with the money.

"Brother, I don't dare."

Zhang Qi used to rely on Li Dahu to pretend to be a tiger, but now the former boss has become his younger brother. In addition, Shen Yichen's decisiveness in taking action is still fresh in his mind, so he doesn't dare to offend him at this time.

"Then let's go."

Shen Yichen didn't talk nonsense. There are important things like the county exam tomorrow, so we can't delay it too late today.

The group of people marched to Nanshi Street and found a roadside stall selling pig meat. They sat down and drank a few mouthfuls of hot food, which made them feel energetic.

Starting from talking about the previous fight in Zuixian Tower, everyone was bragging about how powerful they were, and then they started talking about interesting things in the school, revealing some embarrassing things about each other, and all the grievances and grievances in the past were also laughed at...

One night passed, and the day came for the county examination. Shen Yichen got up early and called Zhao Hongjie and Li Da.

The reason why they were called had little to do with what happened last night. The main reason was that the five people who acted as guarantees were Zhao Hongjie and several other classmates from the outer hospital.

The group of people casually had something to eat at the inn, and then hurried to the Xiajiang Examination Shed, where the examination room was located.

Xiajiang Examination Shed is one of the largest county examination examination rooms in Yingtianfu. The reason why it is called Xiajiang is that this examination room is located in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, and most of the candidates are Jiangsu students. Correspondingly, there is Shangjiang Examination Shed. , but that examination room was basically filled with students from Anhui.

After Shen Yichen and others arrived at the entrance of the examination room, the place was already bustling with people, and the entire open space in front of the hospital was densely packed.

The soldiers and yamen of Yingtian Mansion are working hard to maintain order in the examination room, and loudly greet candidates from different places and academies to find their entrance cards, and then queue up to wait.

Regarding these pre-examination procedures, Shen Yichen and others can be called county examination veterans. Even if they don't need to say hello, they all know what to do, and soon the group found the right place.

However, under the entrance card of Chengguo Gongfu's private school, Shen Yichen saw a group of "old acquaintances", Zhu Qingyu and others who were beaten up by Zuixianlou last night. They were also going to take part in today's county examination, even better than themselves. Arrive early.

To be honest, Shen Yichen didn't expect to see them here, because the registration for the county examination in the inner and outer academies was not unified. Also, in Shen Yichen's subconscious mind, he thought that the students in the inner academies were at least scholars. Why? Maybe I still need to take the county exam?

This way of thinking is because Shen Yichen has completely brought himself into the identity of the outer academy. After all, only the top scholars in the outer academy are eligible to study in the inner academy.

But the problem is that the Zhu family members in the inner courtyard do not need the ticket to be a scholar. They can enter the school based on their bloodline.

And having said that, the children of military generals in the outer courtyard have no interest in studying and cannot pass the exams all year round. How can these dandy boys from the clan in the inner courtyard be any better, especially when it comes to eating, drinking and having fun, so when they meet Zhu Qingyu and others to take the county exam It’s no surprise to try.

It can be said that enemies are extremely jealous when they meet! Zhu Qingyu and his gang also saw Shen Yichen and others, and their anger immediately surged into their hearts.

Zhu Qingyu was just about to make a fierce expression towards Shen Yichen to gain the upper hand in terms of momentum, but when he pulled the scar on the corner of his mouth, he immediately grimaced in pain. This expression made him look as embarrassed as possible.

The other disciples of the Zhu family in the inner courtyard were not much better. They either had panda eyes or had "blush" on their faces. In terms of their ability to fight, they were really not as good as the military generals and students of the outer courtyard.

"Yichen, they won't cause trouble for us now, right?"

The impulse of last night had passed, but the "remaining power" of the clan status in the inner courtyard was still there. Seeing them again, Zhao Hongjie felt a little panicked, and asked Shen Yichen carefully.

"Won't."

After saying this, Shen Yichen thought about it and expressed it more accurately: "At least not now."

This is the entrance to the Xiajiang examination shed. Fighting is strictly prohibited in this important examination area. Anyone who violates this will be directly disqualified from the examination.

The clan members of the Inner Court are not the biological sons of Cheng Guogong Zhu Yong, so how can there be so many shadow prison quotas for them? It is just because their family conditions are relatively strong, and if they want to really make a big difference in their official career, they have to rely on the imperial examination to get ahead.

Even if they take ten thousand steps back, they no longer plan to take the exam, and are prepared to "die together" with Shen Yichen. This kind of behavior is equivalent to ruining the county exam for the children of military generals from the outer courtyard.

As the saying goes, cutting off a person's financial path is like killing one's parents. In ancient times, if a scientific examination was stopped, the hatred value would never be lower than the financial path. When the time comes, the fathers and sons of these military generals will definitely find Zhu Yong, the Duke of Cheng, to ask for one back. justice!

Usually when children fight, Zhu Yong may favor his own clan members, but in such a big matter of right and wrong, the importance of close relatives in the officialdom is far greater than that of close relatives.

With the rationality of Duke Cheng Zhu Yong, there is no doubt what choice he will make!

Sure enough, just as Shen Yichen predicted, even if Zhu Qingyu was deeply dissatisfied, he could only hold it in under such circumstances. The two sides stood clearly under the preface card.

Compared with Zhu Qingyu's resentment, Shen Yichen, as the winner of last night's fight, naturally felt less aggrieved.

So he didn't care at all that Zhu Qingyu wanted to eat him, but looked around with interest to see the grand scene of Jiangning County's exam today.

Looking at the crowds in front of the examination room, Shen Yichen thought that a veteran like himself, who had been unsuccessful for several years, would be considered older here.

It turned out that he was wrong. Just at a casual glance, he could see several middle-aged students, estimated to be at least thirty years old.

Of course, there are also many younger children among the candidates, but in comparison, Shen Yichen's age is really not that old.

The reason why Shen Yichen has the illusion of being an "old-fashioned" student is that Shen Yichen entered school at a relatively young age, so he took so many exams.

On the other hand, the educational resources of Chengguo Gongfu's private school were too good, and many young talents were produced, which led Shen Yichen to mistakenly think that the merits of being a child scholar could be easily tested.

In fact, unless one comes from a scholarly family and a very well-off family, it is a minority in this era to want to be able to completely quit work and receive a good education at the age of Shen Yichen.

Many students in rural private schools follow a teacher who has not yet entered school. It takes several years to study a "Three Character Classic" and "A Thousand Character Essay". As for advanced eight-part essay problem-solving and problem-solving reference books, they are even more expensive in Luoyang. Sorry.

With such an environment and educational resources, how could it be possible to become a scholar easily?

“It’s true that no matter what era, educational resources are unequal.”

Facing this scene, Shen Yichen couldn't help but sigh. In his previous life, when he was taking the college entrance examination, he wished he was a student from one of those advantaged areas.

Now it seems that after time travel, my dream has come true in a sense?

After a while of random thoughts, the examination shed yamen officer called the preface to Chengguo Duke's Mansion. Shen Yichen and others quickly took out the "Identification Official Seal", preparing to be called by the soldiers and searched to confirm that they did not carry any cheating items.
Chapter completed!