Seeing that the situation has gradually left the category of "talent and learning", Lin Zhen stood up and interrupted: "Okay, there is no limit to learning and we should make progress together. Feng Zichu, if you have any questions, come to me after you withdraw." Answer it."

Lin Zhen's words can be regarded as giving both sides a step down. It would be insulting to the gentlemen to continue the verbal exchanges.

"Yes, sir."

Now that Lin Zhen has spoken, no matter how angry or dissatisfied he is, he cannot continue in the lecture hall. Otherwise, it will not be a dispute between students, but a challenge to the dignity of teachers.

After the three people said yes, they sat down and continued the class. However, Xu Donghai and Feng Zichu felt extremely aggrieved.

He was obviously planning to give the other party a blow and let him see the strength of the students from Zhaowen College. But now it seems that Shen Yichen has taken advantage of him, and he is at a disadvantage!

Shen Yichen was calm at the moment and didn't take it to heart at all, because he had been in ancient times for a long time and had a deep understanding of what "literati care for each other" meant.

The more talented a person is, the more arrogant he is, and the more dissatisfied he is with people who are similar to him.

In particular, this group of students from Zhaowen College are regarded as the pride of heaven in the eyes of others. But I am just a mere student, but I can worship Lin Zhen as my teacher and be invited to the lecture hall. How can I not be treated like this? Jealous?

So it's not surprising that they want to compare tit for tat in terms of knowledge.

During Lin Zhen's lecture, everyone in the lecture hall was quiet and listened carefully, unlike in the home school where people were whispering from time to time. After all, with the status of being the top scholar here, no student dared to mess around.

In addition, there is indeed a gap in the source of students. The students in the outer courtyard of Chengguo Gongfu can basically be collectively referred to as "poor students" in later generations.

In addition, compared with the elementary education in private schools, the meaning of the classics of "Shang Shu" can only be described by the idiom "Jie Qu Nai Ya". Even though Shen Yichen has been studying the book for several months, he dare not say that he can fully understand it.

But fortunately, Lin Zhen was very knowledgeable. Even if the ancient sayings were profound and difficult to understand, he could quote scriptures to help students understand the meaning of their expressions.

Unknowingly, the lecture on classics came to an end, and after exiting the class, Shen Yichen followed Lin Zhen out of the lecture hall.

Walking on the corridor, Lin Zhen looked at Shen Yichen and said with a faint smile: "Yichen, your performance is very different today."

Hearing what Lin Zhen said, Shen Yichen thought that his husband planned to blame himself for the verbal dispute with two Zhaowen College students in the lecture hall.

So he quickly apologized and said: "Sir, it was my disciple's imprudence. There should not be any disputes in the lecture hall."

"No, you are not rash, you did a good job."

What?

Shen Yichen was stunned at this moment. In the past, he had only heard of frictions between teachers punishing students, but Lin Zhen did the opposite. Is this encouraging disputes?

"Don't misunderstand me. I just hope that you can show your talents properly sometimes."

"People should not be aggressive, let alone submissive. A gentleman should adopt the golden mean."

"Yes sir, my disciple has been taught."

Shen Yichen felt a little dumbfounded at this moment. Other teachers advised his disciples to keep a low profile and not to be young and frivolous and cause trouble. However, his own teacher advised him to dance a little and not be too low-key.

Now it seems that I am not high-profile enough?

In this way, we walked all the way to the end of the corridor. Shen Yichen looked at the sky and saw that it was already getting late, so he cupped his hands and said, "Sir, if nothing happens, then I will resign."

"Go ahead, the mountain road is slippery, so be careful where you step."

"Thank you, sir, for your concern. Disciple, take your leave."

After saying that, Shen Yichen stepped back for a few words, then turned and left.

But when he walked to the door, he heard Lin Zhen's instructions: "Remember what my teacher said, a young man in bright clothes and angry horses is the best!"

After hearing Lin Zhen's repeated instructions, Shen Yichen finally understood why he didn't stop him in the lecture hall and showed that half-smiling expression.

It seemed that it was not him who had misunderstood, but some past performances that caused Lin Zhen to misunderstand.

However, this is okay. According to the values ​​​​of the ancients, it is better to be low-key and unusual than to be high-profile and arrogant. Don't look at Lin Zhen's repeated emphasis now. If you really make trouble everywhere like a playboy, you probably won't even be qualified to become his disciple.

After returning home, it was already dark. After dinner, Shen Yichen came to his room and read at night by candlelight as usual. He showed no intention of relaxing after winning the case in the county trial.

Because Shen Yichen knew very well that there were still countless difficulties waiting for him on the road to the imperial examination in the future, especially the shortcomings of classics, meanings and poetry, and the requirements became higher as he progressed.

At that time, when the level of the four book questions is almost the same, the level of classics and poetry will most likely become the criterion for admission.

Time was tight, and Shen Yichen was unwilling to waste too much.

Three days later, the private school in the outer courtyard of Duke Chengguo's Mansion also resumed normal teaching, but when he saw Li Da again, the boy was limping when he walked.

His legs were not really broken by his father, but looking at his moral character, he should have been beaten not lightly.

As for Zhao Hongjie, he was not afraid of being scalded by boiling water, and he was a concubine. His father probably didn't have much hope. He was still very lively after coming to the private school.

And without Li Da's bullying, Zhao Hongjie's life is becoming more and more unrestrained now, and his future is bright!

As for Shen Yichen himself, there have also been some slight changes, that is, after daily homework, Li Tingxiu will specially teach him some knowledge about classics, meanings and poems.

Li Tingxiu's so-called not good at classics and meanings is compared to Lin Zhen, the number one scholar, but it does not mean that his knowledge is really poor.

After all, he passed the examination in his prime, and was favored by Duke Zhu Yong to be hired as a teacher, so his skills could not be much worse. He was more than enough to help Shen Yichen, a schoolboy.

Time passed like this day by day, and it soon came to April, with less than half a month left before the prefectural examination.

Relatively speaking, the government examination was not very difficult for Shen Yichen, because there is an unspoken rule in the imperial examination, that is, if you win the county examination, the government examination is basically equivalent to being passed.

Unless you're cheating and your knowledge is particularly poor, or you have a grudge against the prefect and he just doesn't want to win against you, it's unlikely that anything unexpected will happen.

But while Shen Yichen was preparing for the imperial examination with all his strength, people in Yingtian Mansion were in panic. Rumors spread throughout the streets that the Japanese pirates were about to invade. Even some timid people began to pack away their gold and silver, ready to run away at any time!

Not to mention ordinary people, even high-ranking compounds such as the Chengguo Palace have begun to spread rumors, and schoolchildren are discussing the Japanese pirate situation in the outside world.

"Yichen, have you heard that the Japanese pirates are harassing eastern Zhejiang and have already conquered Taizhou. The Qianhu Guards Station in Ningbo is heading north along the coastline, preparing to attack Songjiang Prefecture."

Zhao Hongjie told Shen Yichen about the current situation with a worried look. The children of military generals like them, even if their fathers were still serving in the capital, had far more information than ordinary people.

"I'm not sure, but Songjiang Mansion is not that easy to break, and even if it is broken, it is still far away from Yingtian Mansion. Could it be that this little Japanese pirate can go upstream along the river and break through Yingtian Mansion?"

Shen Yichen is not worried, let alone panic. It is still the period of the Zhengtong Dynasty. Although the border guard station has begun to rot, it has not completely collapsed. It is not like the Jiajing Dynasty, where dozens of Japanese pirates killed They fought to the gates of Nanjing and left in a swaggering manner.

"It's possible. Five years ago, the Japanese pirates not only defeated thousands of households in Taizhou, Taozhu, Ningbo, Dasong, etc., but also captured Changguowei. At that time, the emperor killed thirty-six generals who were involved in the accident, and returned Just a few years after the Japanese pirate officials were added to the coastal defense, the Japanese pirates came back again."

What Zhao Hongjie is talking about is the Japanese Rebellion in the fourth year of Zhengtong. In that year, the Japanese pirates took more than 40 ships and went north from the coast of Fujian, burning, killing and looting all the way. They did not end until they broke through the important military areas of Changguowei. shock.

In a sense, this Japanese Rebellion also exposed the weakness of the Ming Dynasty's coastal defenses from the side. Most of the entire southeastern coastal defense stations were in dire straits, laying hidden dangers for the more serious Southeast Japanese Rebellion in the future.

However, even in the late Ming Dynasty when the Japanese Rebellion was at its worst, there was no possibility of capturing a big city like Nanjing, not to mention that the North Beijing Camp and Guards still had a strong fighting capacity during the Orthodox period.

The current panic in public opinion is similar to the mentality of competing for salt and rice in later generations. The spread of false information has led to more and more exaggeration.

Shen Yichen looked unconcerned. Li Da, who was sitting in the back row, couldn't hold it in anymore when he saw Zhao Hongjie's cowardly look.

"Zhao Hongjie, after all you are also the son of Zhao Tongzhi of the Imperial Guard. Are you so afraid of a few dwarf Japanese pirates? If they really attack us, at worst, you will join the army, put on armor and go into battle to kill the enemy, just panic?"

Compared to the panic of others, there was even a vague excitement in Li Da's tone. He had long expected to have the opportunity to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy, instead of memorizing the Four Books and Five Classics in this school.

If the Japanese pirates really attacked, Li Da would immediately go to the Nanjing Governor's Mansion to report. As his father was the governor of the Zuojun Governor's Mansion in the capital, he would have no problem joining the army to serve the country.

"Li Da, do you really want to join the army?"

Shen Yichen turned around and asked.

"Of course, a real man should carry a three-foot sword, not this broken pen."

As Li Da spoke, he looked at the brush in his hand with disgust. It could be seen from his expression and actions that this boy was really tired of studying.

"If you really like to join the army, go to the capital and join the capital camp. I will write a letter and give it to the Duke to recommend you."

"Really?"

Li Da's eyes lit up when he heard that Shen Yichen was willing to recommend him to the Duke of Guo.

"really."

"But...the Duke and you..."

After the brief excitement, Li Da thought of a more practical question, that is, Shen Yichen was still a maid and gave birth to a son, so what was the use of revising books?

To put it more harshly, it is questionable whether the Duke of Guo will read his family letters.

"Don't worry, the Duke of Guo will definitely look at it, but the prerequisite is that you can convince your father Li Qian."

"Okay, I won't give in this time!"

Li Da replied sternly, with the endorsement of the Duke, he will definitely succeed this time.

If accepting people like Li Da as his younger brothers was just a whim of Shen Yichen, then now he is willing to write books and let him join the army, which can be regarded as a first-hand plan.

Although Shen Yichen knew very well that this Japanese rebellion was not a threat, it was a reminder to him that the Zhengtong Dynasty would see drastic changes in war in the future, and he had to be prepared with both hands.
Chapter completed!