Looking at his mother's various celebration actions, Chen Yichen felt very touched. Not only did he be looked down upon in recent years, but his mother also suffered too many grievances.

Just to avoid putting pressure on yourself, my mother Shen has never shown it, and today is a kind of release.

After resting at home for a day, Chen Yichen came to the Duke of Chengguo Mansion's School. Although he was experiencing the news that he had won the case, Mr. Li Tingxiu should have known it.

But Chen Yichen still wanted to tell him in person that if he hadn't met a teacher like Li Tingxiu, he would probably have no chance of winning the case.

Because the county examination is on vacation, there are no children in the school outside the school, so Chen Yichen went straight to the study. If nothing unexpected happens, the gentleman must be there.

Sure enough, when Chen Yichen came to the study room, he saw Li Tingxiu holding a book in his hand, sitting in front of the desk and enjoying it.

Seeing Chen Yichen appear at the door, Li Tingxiu was not very excited, but said lightly: "This county exam is good, and he won the first place."

In fact, it was not that Li Tingxiu was not excited, but that he had been excited after learning about it yesterday. Besides, in front of his students, he still needed to maintain a little dignity in his teacher's way, and at the same time, he could not let Chen Yichen be too arrogant. After all, the county case head is just the first step.

"Yes, I don't let my teacher down."

"The county examination is just the beginning. There is still a palace examination in April, so you must not relax."

"Students understand."

This is not required for Li Tingxiu's advice. Chen Yichen also knew that the county examination was just the first level, and he had not even passed the exam for a child.

So from the beginning to the end, he was not proud of the status of the county's chief.

After a few words of praise and instructions, Li Tingxiu suddenly remembered something and said, "By the way, Yichen, you have not informed the forestry engineer about the news that you won the case leader, right?"

"Yes, sir, I plan to go later."

Today, Chen Yichen must have both teachers report good news, but based on his heart, his feelings for the tutor Li Tingxiu should be deeper, even if Lin Zhen would be of great help to his future career.

So Chen Yichen first came to the private school of the outer courtyard of Duke Chengguo's mansion, and then went to Lin Zhen to report the good news.

"Then it's not too early, so you can go there first."

Li Tingxiu spoke and urged him.

Li Tingxiu was very pleased that Chen Yichen could think of himself first and not forget his kindness to the teacher.

However, society is very realistic. From the standpoint of the Ming Dynasty, it is that the teacher should be greater than the master of practice, and ultimately greater than the teacher of Meng.

Lin Zhen is not a petty person. He accepted Chen Yichen as his disciples and did not care about interests. But the more this is the case, the more precious this kind of teacher's kindness can be seen. Chen Yichen should pay attention to it.

"Well, that student said goodbye."

Chen Yichen knew what Li Tingxiu meant very well, so he didn't have any pretentiousness or politeness. After giving the salute, he turned around and left.

Looking at Chen Yichen's departure, a smile appeared on Li Tingxiu's face. The playboy who was ignorant in the past is now vaguely transformed into a Qilin son.

Chen Yichen called a carriage and came to the courtyard where the master Lin Zhen lived, but he was stunned. Lin Zhen was not at home, but taught at Zhaowen Academy.

For several months after becoming a disciple of Lin Zhen, Chen Yichen has been coming to the courtyard to ask for advice and study, and has never been to Zhaowen Academy. First, because the journey is long, most of the academies are built in quiet places.

Another point is that Lin Zhen had never disclosed his identity before, so he could cause some inappropriate visits in the name of his disciples.

But this time, Chen Yichen even if he didn't go, he had to go. The reason was very simple. He had already visited Li Tingxiu. If Lin Zhen was not reported in time and was delayed for a day, it would cause great criticism.

In ancient times, it was emphasized that one is a heaven, earth, king, parents and teachers, and the identity of the "three teachers" was not enough. So Chen Yichen immediately asked to get on the carriage and turn around and head to Zhaowen Academy in Zijin Mountain, Nanjing.

Zhaowen Academy is currently the largest private academy in Yingtian Prefecture. It was built in the Yuan Dynasty. However, the development of the entire academy was basically in a stagnant state.

The reason was that the rulers of the Yuan Dynasty were worried that the Han people at the bottom would rebel, and that the control of cultural and educational undertakings was very strict. On the surface, in terms of official propaganda, they strongly advocated the opening of academies among the people. In fact, each academies had officials appointed by the court to take charge, and the lecture content was fixed to death.

By the early years of the Ming Dynasty, restrictions on lecture content were relaxed, but Zhaowen Academy was still not revitalized.

But the reason this time is completely different from the Yuan Dynasty. It is purely because the court attaches great importance to the imperial examination system and vigorously develops official education, which has led to no one in private academies willing to go.

This is similar to the difference between public schools and private schools in later generations. Unless it is a top private school with a great teacher resource. Otherwise, under the same competitiveness, most people will still choose public schools, and the tuition fees are much cheaper.

Later, during the Chenghua period of Emperor Xianzong of the Ming Dynasty, due to the corruption of the imperial examinations, the official school gradually collapsed, so a large number of scholars and officials stood up to revive or create academies.

Therefore, the Ming Dynasty academies that were more famous in later generations, such as Chongzheng Academy, Yangming Academy, Donglin Academy, etc., were basically founded in the middle and late Ming Dynasty.

When he arrived at the mountain gate of Zhaowen Academy, Chen Yichen informed the doorman of his purpose. After experiencing the promotion of the Winter Solstice Poetry Festival, his identity as a disciple of the top scholar can now be regarded as "everyone knows".

After verifying his identity, the concierge informed Lin Zhen of the location of the lecture hall. Chen Yichen walked along the somewhat twisty stone staircase step by step to the gate of the academy.

Compared with the mansions of the Dukes and Marquis in Nanjing, the gate of Zhaowen Academy looks very simple and unpretentious. Apart from the four big characters "Zhaowen Academy" hanging on the beam, there is nothing else, and there is not even a basic door couplet.

Chen Yichen raised his leg and crossed the threshold. What came to him was the sound of reading aloud. The most outstanding students in Yingtian Mansion gathered here. There was no need to say much about the literary style. It was in stark contrast to the sound of playing and fighting in the outer courtyard of Duke Cheng’s Mansion.

Along the wooden corridor, Chen Yichen came to the "Ming Academy" informed by the doorman. Lin Zhen was standing on the podium to teach the students. The lecture content was about the interpretation of the meaning of the "Shangshu".

Since there was no notice in advance, Lin Zhen did not know that Chen Yichen had already stood outside the lecture hall. As a disciple, Chen Yichen naturally could not rush in like this and interrupt the teacher's teaching.

So he stood quietly outside the door and waited until Lin Zhen saw a figure standing outside the window from the corner of his eyes, and then he realized that Chen Yichen had arrived.

"The students recite it themselves. If you have something to do for the time being, you will come when you go."

After giving instructions, Lin Zhen walked straight to Chen Yichen outside the lecture hall, with a look of joy on his face.

"I'm reckless and disturbed the teacher's teaching."

Seeing Lin Zhen come out, Chen Yichen quickly bowed and apologized.

In theory, his rash visit and interrupting the teacher's teaching was a very rude behavior.

But Chen Yichen didn't know this beforehand. He had come and could not go home.

"It's okay, Yichen, you came suddenly, what's wrong?"

Lin Zhen asked, but in fact he vaguely guessed the reason why Chen Yichen came. However, he still hoped to hear it from Chen Yichen in person when his disciples won the case.

"Mr. Hui, the county examination has ended and the disciple was selected as the head of the case."

"Okay, it's true that we're going to live up to expectations!"

Even though he already knew the answer, Lin Zhen was very happy at this moment.

A county case leader is just an honor for Lin Zhen’s first prize. He is even happier that his vision is right, and Chen Yichen did not disappoint his expectations.

Lin Zhen's "good" sounded so excited that the students who were reciting articles in the lecture hall were alarmed. They all poked their heads out to see what made the husband so excited?

"Who is this young scholar? Can the gentleman be so happy?"

A student didn't know Chen Yichen and asked curiously.

You should know that some time ago, the minister of the Nanjing Provincial Department came to Zhaowen Academy to view the academic school. Lin Zhen looked as if he was gentlemen as light as water, and he was not as enthusiastic as today.

"I don't know, but I look familiar."

Another schoolchild replied that he was a student who participated in the Winter Solstice Poetry Festival and had seen Chen Yichen look like it. It was just that after a few months, I didn’t have a deep impression of it after just one meeting, so I just felt it looked familiar.

"I know who he is."

In the lecture hall, Xu Donghai stared at Chen Yichen on the corridor and said this coldly.

"Who is it?"

"The Duke Chengguo Mansion Chen Yichen."

"Is it him?"

When they heard this name, the students of Zhaowen Academy were in an uproar. Chen Yichen regarded Lin Zhen as his teacher as a student and won the title of the Winter Solstice Poetry Festival. His experience was very thunderous.

I didn’t expect that today, I accidentally saw a real person!

"No wonder Mr. takes it so seriously, it's so enviable."

"It is said that he won the first case in advance in this county trial, and it is probably here to report the good news."

"Looking at his handsome appearance, no wonder Qinhuai Qujue invited him to spend the night together."

Various voices of discussion sounded, most of which were envious.

Because although the students of Zhaowen Academy also call themselves Mr. Lin Zhen and call themselves a student, their status is still more than apart from those who formally apprenticed to teachers like Chen Yichen.

Today, I saw Lin Zhen treating him so enthusiastically, and his love was beyond words, which made the students here envious.

I don’t know what luck Chen Yichen has left, but a school child can get so much love from the top scholar.

"Hmph, it's just the head of a county case. Even fame is not considered a good reputation. Don't humiliate your identity!"

At this time, a student of Zhaowen Academy stood up to refute, his tone full of anger.

As students of Zhaowen Academy, these people should be the pride of the gods in Nanjing. Many of them have the fame of scholars and scholars. Now they envy and praise a schoolchild. They really lost the reputation of the academy and the identity of the student!

"Feng Zichu is right. All the students of our Zhaowen Academy are top. Will they be compared by a school child?"

Xu Donghai stood up to agree with what the student said before. He always suspected that there was something wrong with Chen Yichen's case. He was extremely dissatisfied with losing the county trial. Naturally, he would not say good things to him today.

Sure enough, when these two sentences came out, the other students kept silent because whoever continued to praise them was equivalent to accusation that they were not as good as Chen Yichen.

Although many students here recognize Chen Yichen's excellence, they also have their own pride of academic masters. It is absolutely impossible to admit that they are not as good as a school child.
Chapter completed!