"I didn't expect it to be the head of the deceased!"

Manager Wang immediately bowed and paid tribute. He had also seen countless juren in the club. In theory, a scholar's fame is nothing.

But Chen Yichen is different. He is the son of Chengguo Duke, and several poems have been passed down to the capital, which is famous all over the world.

In addition to the title of the head of the Little Sanyuan Case of Yingtian Mansion, ordinary juren is not as good as a scholar.

Not only Manager Wang, but even the other guests in the lobby stood up and clasped their fists after hearing Chen Yichen's name.

"I just arrived in the capital, but I didn't expect to meet the head of the dead here. It's so honorable."

"The head of the Chen Chou came here in advance in this way. It seems that he has the confidence to win the provincial examination. Did he go directly to the capital to prepare for the examination?"

"It should be, how can you not win the confidence that you can win at a young age?"

A literati even came to Chen Yichen's table and bowed and said, "I'm the son of Yingtian, Xu Fengyuan, I have heard of Brother Chen's name for a long time. It's a blessing to be able to see him today!"

Seeing that the other party was a juren, Chen Yichen also stood up and said, "Brother Xu praised me, I am really sorry for you."

"I wonder if the person in the deceased can give me a gift and have a drink and chat with me?"

After the scholar named Xu Fengyuan finished speaking, he turned around and took a pot of fine wine from the counter and prepared to sit down and drink with Chen Yichen.

Looking at the other party's attitude of being full of social awesomeness, Chen Yichen was just a newcomer and was not familiar with the place and could not refuse, so he could only nod and agree.

In this way, Xu Fengyuan sat down at Shen Yichen's table, but he was familiar with him, and this guy had a very high emotional intelligence in doing things.

He took the initiative to take over the meal money from this table and asked the shopkeeper to add a few more good dishes, so Chen Yichen didn't know what to say.

"Brother Chen is really not to hide it. You have read the song "Sword Ruhong" countless times below. You can be said to be the love of your life. I really don't know how you wrote such a good sentence."

When Xu Fengyuan said this, his eyes showed a fanaticism of seeing his idol. It seemed that what his favorite thing in his life said was true.

"A post is natural, but I got it by hand."

Chen Yichen replied with a smile, "How can I say this thing clearly? I can only use Lu You's poems to perfunctorily pass it."

"Where did Brother Chen's inspiration come from? The lyrics describe the woman's expectation and grievance in the deep boudoir. I'm afraid that Liu Yong of Song Dynasty will be willing to give up the disadvantage."

"Can Brother Chen have such a deep understanding in the gentle hometown on the banks of the Qinhuai River all year round?"

If Chen Yichen could still be perfunctory when asked before, he would be speechless this time.

It’s not good to admit it, and it’s even more impossible to explain if you don’t admit it. Chen Yichen felt a little secretly regretful at this moment. If he had known that he was a fan of himself, he wouldn’t have agreed to sit down.

Fortunately, at this moment, A Niu, who had never talked much, came out to rescue and said, "Don't talk nonsense, Brother Chen never goes to brothels."

"Oh, that's the case?"

It is obvious that A Niu's words surprised Xu Fengyuan. It is amazing that a person who never visits brothels can write about the deep feelings of a woman.

Seeing that Xu Fengyuan became more and more interested, Chen Yichen had to quickly change the subject and asked: "Brother Xu, you are already a student. Are you here at the guild so early in advance for next year's spring examination?"

The shopkeeper asked Chen Yichen about this question before, which happened to be used to change the topic.

"I hope Brother Chen doesn't make a joke. The reason why I arrived at the guild hall in advance was because my father happened to be on business and the cargo ship was heading north, so he came by."

After the merchant?

At the beginning of the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang formulated the order of "scholars, farmers, industry and commerce". The merchant's status was the last of the four people, and it was only slightly higher than that of slaves.

Although merchants were not prohibited from participating in the imperial examinations afterwards, influenced by the policies of the early Ming Dynasty, the concept of "low status" of merchants was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and even in the early Ming Dynasty, they were once regarded as untouchables.

However, with the development of the Ming Dynasty's economy, some policies to emphasize agriculture and suppress commerce gradually became loosened, and the status of merchants began to rise. During the Xuande period, the system of business introduction and store calendars began to gradually abandon them and no longer implemented. At this time, the status of merchants was basically close to normal.

Of course, this so-called normal is in front of the lower class of ordinary people. After all, if you have money, you are the old man. However, in the literati class, merchants are still the targets of despise, and even the sons of merchants are inferior to others.

That's why Xu Fengyuan said Mo laughed, and he was worried that his identity would be underestimated by Chen Yichen.

Chen Yichen naturally laughed at this concern. He was a maid who was in the genealogy, and in theory he had a lower status than a son of a merchant. If he hadn't had the banner of Duke Cheng, he would probably have looked down upon him.

Xu Fengyuan was even more happy to see Chen Yichen's identity as a son of a merchant.

He is worthy of being his idol, and the grand pattern of the head of the case is admirable!

Then Chen Yichen and Xu Fengyuan talked a little more. The slightly important one was to learn that the chief examiner of the Shuntian Prefecture provincial examination this year was Zhou Xu and Wang Yining, two Hanlin attendants.

Chen Yichen had experienced the benefits of having a familiar face with the examiner during several imperial examinations in Yingtianfu before. He wondered if he would take this opportunity to send a message to these two people.

If you get appreciated, the chance of winning the Juren can be said to be doubled.

Maybe Xu Fengyuan's mature personality is so eloquent. Chen Yichen, who has always tasted it casually, rarely drank too much, and even I can't remember how he returned to the room.

When he opened his eyes again, it was already the next morning.

After rubbing his head that was aching after the hangover, Chen Yichen walked out of the room and asked the waiter to make a sobering soup.

He also asked him to prepare towels and hot water again. After Chen Yichen was about to wash up, he went to the Duke Chengguo Mansion in the capital to visit his cheap me.

After drinking sobering soup and taking a bath, he washed away his sweat and smell of alcohol. Chen Yichen changed into clean clothes, walked out of the room and called A Niu, preparing to go to the Duke Chengguo Mansion in the capital.

There is a saying in the layout of the capital in the Ming Dynasty, called "wealth in the east and the nobles in the west". It is recorded that the residence of the imperial city honors in the Ming Dynasty was outside the Donghua Gate, the central officials were outside the Xi'an Gate, and the other ministers, temples, and the princes in the Taiwan Province were inside the Xuanwu Gate.

The main officials lived near Xuanwu Gate in the inner city, so naturally they formed the so-called "Xiqi" pattern.

However, what Chen Yichen is going to is a more core imperial city. Compared with folk sayings, this is the real place of honor for princes and honors, but the people have no chance to see it.

The Chenggong Mansion in the capital is not too far from Yingtian Guild Hall. I quickly arrived in front of the mansion all the way west.

Compared with the Duke Chengguo Mansion in Nanjing, the mansion in the capital is obviously larger and more grand. Because Yingtian belongs to the ancient capital, many of the mansions of the princes and grandchildren were renovated and expanded on old buildings, and the foundation is relatively poor.

The capital was the predecessor of the Yuan Dynasty, and it was built according to the standards of the imperial capital. In addition, Zhu Di had to update various planning standards in order to move the capital, so it naturally seemed even more magnificent.

Chen Yichen came to the corner gate, took out his reply letter and handed it to the doorman and said, "Ying Tiansheng Chen Yichen visited him, I hope you can send me a message."

I thought that after the other party accepted the letter of worship, he would go to the Duke of the Kingdom and just wait.

As a result, Chen Yichen never expected that the visitor was handed over, and the other party didn't even want to reach out to pick it up. He just said coldly: "There was no appointment in advance, and there was no foreign visitor in the Duke's Mansion."

“How to make an appointment?”

Chen Yichen did not make things difficult for the concierge, but instead asked about the method.

"Fill out a form in the corner room and wait slowly."

"I dare to ask how long does it take to wait?"

"I don't know, but it's possible for a student like you to be ten or eight years."

Chen Yichen was stunned by this sentence. As the saying goes, the seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister's door has seen it today, and it is clearly a decree to expel guests.

A Niu behind him also felt like he was being fooled and said in dissatisfaction: "Who has to wait for ten or eight years to see a guest? Are you joking about someone?"

Originally, the concise expression appeared on his face when A Niu heard what he said.

"What a noble status is the master? How can he see any cat or dog? Is it just a lifetime member who wants to pay a visit?"

"To be honest, I have no qualifications to communicate with you in the third rank of military generals and below the fifth rank of civil servants. I am already in a good mood today. If I dare to make noise in front of the Duke's Mansion, I will immediately ask the Five City Military Command to send you to prison!"

A Niu was already a stubborn person as his name was, and now he was even more furious: "Who did you say is a cat and a dog? Brother Chen is the son of the Duke of the Kingdom. Why can't he go in with his mansion?"

"Isn't you a problem with your mind? Just now, this guy said that his name is Chen Yichen. Could it be that you don't even know the surname of the Duke?"

The concierge showed a look of a fool. Cheng Guogong's surname was Zhu, and this young man's surname was Chen. If you want to recognize your father, you should change your surname first.

At the same time, the dispute at the corner gate also attracted the attention of the guards of the public servants. If Chen Yichen and the others were planning to continue arguing, they might have to be taken down on the spot.

So when Chen Yichen saw this scene, he stopped Aniu's impulse to continue his argument. It was obvious that the group of servants in the Duke Chengguo Mansion of the capital did not know that Zhu Yong had a maid in Yingtian Mansion.

After all, it is not a glorious thing to be an illegitimate child who is not included in the genealogy. It is much easier for the capital thousands of miles apart to be unknown to others.

So Chen Yichen took out the letter Zhu Yong to himself from his arms, which contained the private seal of Duke Chengguo. As long as the doorman was not blind, he could understand that the person who owned such letters was definitely a close person to the Duke's Mansion.

"I have a letter from home, please take a closer look at the seal on it."

With a skeptical attitude, the concise officer glanced at the private seal on it, and his face soon changed. In theory, no one dared to imitate the family seal of the Duke of Cheng Guo’s mansion.

Even if there is, it is impossible to be so bold to get it to Duke Cheng’s Mansion.

However, this matter was too strange. One of the concierges whispered in the other ear, and the latter immediately ran into the mansion.

Soon a middle-aged man wearing a robe similar to a housekeeper came out, but did not even identify the private seals on the letter. He just glanced at Chen Yichen and immediately bowed and bowed and said, "This group of servants are blind, but I don't know that Mr. Chen is here. Mr. Chen has been waiting for you for a long time."

As soon as this sentence was said, several concise officers who had been very disdainful of Chen Yichen before, and their chins fell off in surprise.
Chapter completed!