"Case...case...case...head of the case!"

When it was confirmed that it was Shen Yichen's name, Li Da stuttered when he spoke.

It wasn't that he had little experience and was so surprised when faced with a county trial case, but Li Da never thought that Shen Yichen really had the ability to dominate.

You must know that only half a year ago, Shen Yichen was still the same brother as him who was at the bottom of the family school. Why has the gap become so big with the passage of time?

"What is the leader of the case? Who do you think is the leader of the case?"

Zhao Hongjie hadn't pushed to the front yet, but he vaguely heard Li Da say the word "case".

As one of the Three Musketeers who was always at the bottom of the family school, Zhao Hongjie also did not realize that the person responsible for this case would be Shen Yichen.

"The head of the case is Shen Yichen, our eldest brother!"

Li Da was completely shocked now. He didn't use the title of "younger brother" that he liked in the past, and then called him "big brother".

"Brother Da, don't make trouble. The first exam has just been completed. The head of the case didn't come out so soon. Are you dazzled?"

Zhang Qi didn't quite believe what Li Da said about the case. He even doubted whether Li Da had drunk too much and hadn't sobered up yet, so he even read the name wrongly.

And having said that, under normal circumstances, after the first main session, only the candidates who have passed the Intermediate Court Examination will be announced, and the names of the cases will not be announced directly. After all, the exam has not been completed, who knows if there will be more powerful ones in the future?

"If you don't believe me, come and see for yourself. The name is circled in red with a red pen. How can I be wrong?"

Faced with all kinds of doubts, Li Da became a little anxious. It doesn't matter if he doesn't have the identity of the boss. Are his words so unconvincing now?

Hearing Li Da's repeated emphasis, the fat white man Zhang Qi was a little doubtful. He took advantage of his weight and slammed into the crowd in front of him.

Not to mention, the large tonnage is indeed useful. Amidst the yelling and cursing, Zhang Qi was forced to squeeze into the front row.

With Li Da's reminder, Zhang Qi took advantage of the situation and looked directly at the top position. Sure enough, the first place was written with the name of Shen Yichen, and the name was also circled with a red pen. This was a sign that he was the head of the case.

"Brother is really the head of the case and ranks first in Jiangning County's exams!"

Zhang Qi roared out, and the schoolchildren who were watching the list turned their attention to see who the big brother he was talking about was so talented that he was selected as the top case in advance in the first county examination.

Shen Yichen, who was still squeezing in front of the list at this moment, also heard Zhang Qi's shout. If he heard it correctly, it seemed that the person he was talking about was himself?

To be honest, Shen Yichen is still very confident about passing the county exam. After all, he has been studying hard during this period, and the two teachers have taught tirelessly. If he fails the county exam, it can only mean that I am not suitable for the imperial examination.

But being named as the head of the case was something Shen Yichen did not expect, and he even had no hope for it at all.

Because Shen Yichen knows very well that winning the first prize depends not only on talent, but also requires a little bit of luck or other indescribable relationships.

Even if we ignore the last two points and just talk about talent, the last of the three questions in the county exam, the poem I wrote, was not very good, so it is normal to have points deducted.

To sum it up in one sentence, it is expected that you will not be admitted to the exam, but it will be an unexpected surprise if you are selected!

With the joint efforts of several students from the outer courtyard, Shen Yichen finally made it to the front of the list. He looked at his name circled at the top of the list. At this moment, everything settled, and he had indeed become the county's chief criminal.

"I told you after the exam yesterday that my eldest brother is unparalleled in literary talent and must be the head of the case this time! Did you see it? Did you see it? Who dares to question me?"

A young man named Wu Rong from the outer courtyard was proudly claiming credit, as if he was the one who passed the exam.

"Bullshit, I also said that my eldest brother is the Wenquxing who came to this world. Isn't that more harsh than your boast?"

Another younger brother refused to accept it and exposed the other person's true face without mercy.

"You know what the heck, are you comparing who can blow harder? It's a competition who can blow well!"

Zhang Qi stood up at the right time and educated the two classmates with righteous words. There is knowledge in flattering.

Originally, everyone was still marveling at Shen Yichen's success in the exam, but it turned out to be mixed up by these few live treasures, and it turned into a flattering and exchange meeting.

Facing this scene, Shen Yichen shook his head helplessly, and then quietly retreated from the crowd. He was not a high-profile person to begin with, and now he felt that he could not afford to lose this person.

At the same time, I had some regrets in my heart. I had thought about accepting these people as my younger brothers. I would have many connections with generals in the army in the future. Is this decision useful?

Can such a group of second-generation officials be of great use in the future?

However, the words of this group of live treasures also triggered discussions among other candidates, and their attention shifted from the county's list of candidates to Shen Yichen personally.

"The name Shen Yichen is very familiar. I seem to have heard it somewhere."

One of the candidates kept muttering Shen Yichen's name, feeling inexplicably familiar.

"I have this feeling too, I don't know where it comes from."

A schoolchild next to him echoed, and he felt the same way.

"I remembered that at last year's Winter Solstice Poetry Competition, there was a schoolboy who outperformed the rest. He seemed to be named Shen Yichen!"

"That's right, it's Shen Yichen, he's really talented!"

"I still remember that at that time, some people made fun of Shen Yichen's status as a schoolboy. Now it seems that today's case deserves the title."

"Indeed."

The benefits of gaining fame by participating in the Winter Solstice Poetry Festival are now beginning to appear. This kind of early selection is the first of its kind. If it were placed in previous county examinations, it would easily cause controversy.

But when it comes to Shen Yichen, it is simply indisputable!

The reason is very simple, that is, as a schoolboy, he was able to defeat all the talented candidates and win the spot to sing in the Winter Solstice Poetry Contest. Who dares to say that he can be better than Shen Yichen?

When your strength is only slightly higher than that of your competitors, it will arouse all kinds of envy, jealousy and hatred. But when your strength completely crushes your competitors, you will only get admiration and adoration. This is the case for Shen Yichen now!

As more and more candidates attended the exam, the news that Shen Yichen was selected as the top one naturally spread more and more widely.

Under the entrance card of Zhaowen Academy, a group of candidates looked unkind and stared at Shen Yichen who was surrounded by the crowd. Among them was Xu Donghai, who was almost selected to be the top one.

"Oh, isn't it just that he was chosen as the leader of the case? Look at the villain's triumphant look."

One of the schoolchildren was unhappy and couldn't help but make a sarcastic remark.

"It's not because you have a father who is a prince, otherwise you would have been selected in advance?"

Another person echoed that, according to the usual practice, there must be something fishy about targeting the head of the case in advance. Shen Yichen's biggest background is naturally Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo.

"The reason why I snatched the spot as the disciple of Duke Zhuangyuan of the East China Sea was probably because of the relationship with Duke Cheng Guo."

Xu Donghai's face looked normal at first, but when he heard these words, he instantly became a little ugly.

Last year, Lin Zhen, the No. 1 scholar, came to Zhaowen Academy to teach as a professor. Many talented scholars attended the lectures, and many of them even considered Lin Zhen as their teacher.

Among them, the one with the loudest voice is Xu Donghai.

With his status as the nephew of Xu Qi, Minister of War, and his outstanding talents, it is no surprise that Lin Zhen would sell this reputation and accept him as his disciple.

But many problems in the world are precisely related to the word accident. Lin Zhen allowed Xu Donghai to listen to his lectures, but did not agree to accept him as a disciple. The reason he gave was that he did not accept schoolchildren as disciples, at least he had to pass the exam Only if you win fame can you win.

Originally, there was no problem with the reason for rejection, and Xu Donghai happily accepted it. However, he did not expect to hear the news that Lin Zhen had accepted Shen Yichen as his disciple at the Winter Solstice Poetry Meeting not long ago.

You have clearly said that you will not accept schoolchildren as disciples, and Shen Yichen is also a schoolboy. Doesn't this make it clear that your previous remarks were an excuse?

According to the thinking of Xu Donghai, a group of officials' children, Lin Zhen would make such a choice because he must have been influenced by other aspects. When it comes to Shen Yichen, there is no doubt that Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo, took care of him, otherwise he would have given birth to a son by a maid. Are schoolchildren worthy of worshiping Zhuangyuan Gong as their teacher?

Because of this incident, Xu Donghai and Shen Yichen formed a relationship.

However, the two parties usually have no interaction, and they don't even know each other. Even if Xu Donghai feels dissatisfied, he can only expose it.

Unexpectedly, in today's county examination, Shen Yichen got the upper hand again!

"Donghai, you said that Zhou Zhixian named Shen Yichen as the head of the case. Is there any malpractice behind the scenes?"

"I have no idea."

Xu Donghai didn't dare to talk in depth on this topic because he knew very well that his family members also took the back door.

"Probably not, after all, Shen Yichen is also capable."

Another student from Zhaowen College hesitated to say this.

Although he is very reluctant to admit it, Shen Yichen's two lyrics have become famous all over the world. If you want to accuse him of having no talent, no one will believe him.

Sure enough, no one else refuted this statement.

To be honest, this kind of behind-the-scenes discussion was more out of a kind of literary contempt, jealousy that Shen Yichen could be accepted as a disciple by Lin Zhen. However, they were students of Zhaowen Academy and did not have this opportunity.

This feeling is like having the meat in your bowl taken away by Shen Yichen.

After all the commotion, the gantry of the Xiajiang Examination Shed opened wide, and the second test session was about to begin, ready to let the candidates in.

In fact, given that Shen Yichen was directly named as the leader of the case, in theory, he could skip the next four county examinations and jump directly to the prefectural examination in April.

However, Shen Yichen is also a "disciple of honorary relatives" after all, and he still has basic political sensitivity. He was named as the head of the case in advance, and he was in the limelight, and his every move would be amplified.

If you don't take part in the next four exams, people will inevitably say that you are arrogant and arrogant. The entire literary and officialdom does not like this kind of complacent person, which will affect the reputation of the subsequent imperial examinations.

So even if it's just a show, Shen Yichen plans to finish the remaining four exams!

Everything went as it did yesterday. Shen Yichen first entered the main hall to meet the examiner.

It's just that this time when Shen Yichen saw Zhou Zhixian, compared to yesterday, his face was not only expressionless, but also dark and ugly. He didn't see the admiring look that he had at all when he clicked on the case.

Facing this scene, Shen Yichen felt uneasy. What was going on? Could it be that he had another misunderstanding?
Chapter completed!