The two fragments of a poem passed down by Chen Changming caused a sensation in Jiankang City and made Shen Yi famous again. There were even rumors in Jiankang City that Shen Yi was a descendant of a large Nandu family, and they missed their ancestors.
Therefore, he wrote such a touching poem.
However, although this incident was quite a big deal, it did not have much impact on Shen Yi's life.
After all, he doesn't go out much, and few people in Jiankang City know him. In this era where even the emperor can wear a white dragon fish suit and visit incognito, a well-known Shen Yi in Jiankang City will not know how to do it.
There are any waves.
Now Shen is looking for something written by Yu Zheng, a doctor in the Ministry of Rites, and Cao Qian, a former top criminal.
Scholars of this era, especially officials, liked to write and engage in some literary creation.
After all, they became officials because of their literary creations. After becoming officials, they would not stop eating. They would write some poems or compositions when they had nothing to do to show their status as scholars.
Therefore, it is not difficult to find the "works" of these two people, especially the anthology of the new top scholar, it is even easier.
It only takes three years for one to get the top prize. After winning the top prize, these booksellers in the capital will naturally collect your works, compile them into collections, print or copy them, and sell them in bookstores.
The works of new champions are generally best-sellers, and some merchants will even produce a set of printed books specifically for the top candidates.
When Shen Yi was "inspecting" in Jiankang City during this period, he also inspected the printing industry in Jiankang. After investigation, he discovered that most of the bookstores in Jiankang and even the surrounding prefectures were monopolized by the Linjia Printing Shop.
It was difficult to get involved, so Shen Yi started thinking about this industry again.
Precisely because the book printing industry in Jiankang City is relatively mature, Shen Yi has already obtained many collected works of the two candidates for the provincial examination examiner. He has nothing to do on weekdays, so he took these two people's books and went to the Prince of Jin's Mansion.
Look under the pavilion in the center of the small lake in the back garden.
Both Yu Zheng and Cao Qian, the top scholar in the new subject, were both Jinshis. Cao Qian was a first-class Jinshi. Their academic level must be better than that of Shen Yi. Therefore, although Shen regarded these two people
I read the book as exam material, and I also benefited greatly during the process of reading.
It was spring at this time, and the warm wind was blowing on Shen Yi's body under the pavilion. It was very comfortable to pick up a few pieces of clothes.
Occasionally, when Shen Yi got tired of reading, he would put away his books and look down at the koi carp in the pond. Sometimes when he got interested, he would go to the kitchen to ask for some steamed buns and sit under the pavilion to feed the fish.
On this day, Shen Yi was reading Cao Zhuangyuan's essays and pamphlets under the pavilion. Just as he was fascinated, a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy in fine clothes, with his hands in his sleeves, walked under the pavilion with a smile and sat down with Shen Yi.
opposite.
Shen Yi raised his head and glanced at this man, quickly put the book in his hand on the stone table, stood up and saluted the young man with his hands raised: "Second Young Master."
Prince Jin has two sons and two daughters. The eldest son is naturally the crown prince Li Mu, and the younger son is the young man in front of him who looks a little playful and smiling.
Li Kang, the second son of the Jin Dynasty.
Compared with the very serious Crown Prince Li Mu, this second son seems a bit frivolous. He was born as a commoner and was not qualified or entitled to inherit the throne at birth. Therefore, his behavior was more indulgent. At the age of fifteen or sixteen, he
The two sides of the Qinhuai River were messing around, and they were famous dandies in Jiankang City.
"Don't dare to take it, don't dare to take it."
Li Kang reached out and helped Shen Yi up, then pulled Shen Yi to sit down with a smile.
He looked at Shen Yi for a few times and said with a smile: "I am ashamed to say that Mr. Shen has been living in my house for so many days. This is the first time I have met Mr. Shen in private. Mr. Shen should not be offended by my slightness."
This kind of polite talk has become a fixed format, and Shen Yi naturally cannot accept it.
"Don't dare."
He raised his head and looked at the second young master of Prince Jin's Mansion, and said with a smile: "Second Young Master got up very early today."
It's almost noon now.
But this second young master likes to hang out by the Qinhuai River. He is either away from home on weekdays. Even when he comes back, he sleeps until the afternoon most of the time. He belongs to a group of people who have an extremely rich night life in this era.
After hearing Shen Yi's words, Mr. Li smiled nonchalantly.
"Dad has become an official. Now he is very strict and doesn't allow me to go out and mess around. I haven't gone out during this period."
Shen Yi nodded knowingly and asked with a smile: "Second Young Master, what do you want from me?"
"I'm fine."
Li Kang looked at Shen Yi and smiled: "She's the girl in my family. She has been looking for Mr. Shen three or four times, but Mr. Shen is so arrogant that she has never been able to get him."
The second young master winked at Shen Yi and said with a smile: "Young Master Shen also knows that the little girl is the best to save face. My girl has many friends in Jiankang City. Knowing that you live in our house, she is noisy.
I’ve seen you several times, and these girls are having a tea party in our back garden tomorrow morning. How about you treat me as a favor and go meet them tomorrow?”
The little princess of the Jin Palace indeed sent her maids to invite Shen Yi several times, probably to participate in such small activities held by the second generation of Jiankang, but Shen Yi refused every time with reasons.
Shen Yi lowered his head and was silent for a while, then shook his head slightly at Zhao Kang.
"Second Young Master, I live in Prince Jin's Mansion mainly to have a quiet place to study. I focus solely on my studies and have no intention of doing anything else."
Zhao Kang smiled hoarsely: "I want you to go to a tea party, and I want you to be a county horse for her. There is no need to think anything else."
Shen Yi smiled bitterly and said: "Second Young Master, I didn't mean that..."
"Since that's not what I meant, then the matter is settled."
Zhao Kang stood up directly, patted Shen Yi on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "That girl has been talking to me for a long time this morning. Since I, the second brother, agreed to her, I have to help her do it. Mr. Shen, you
Now that she is a Jiankang celebrity, it is just to give her some face in front of outsiders, it is not a difficult task."
He blinked at Shen Yi and said with a smile: "If it doesn't work, just think of it as a way to give face to this dandy like me. Once this matter is settled, I will take you to the Qinhuai River afterwards to have a good time. uuReading www.
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Seeing that Shen Yi was still hesitant, Zhao Kang looked stern and said, "What? Mr. Shen has to come in person to give you face?"
"Don't dare."
Shen Yi sighed and said, "Then just follow what the second young master said."
Shen Yi had already met the little princess in Prince Jin's Mansion twice, but only at a glance. Shen Yi couldn't say he disliked her, but because he had never been in contact with her, he couldn't say he liked her.
However, Shen Yi refused to see her sincerely.
As Zhang Jian said, scholars should not get too close to the clan, especially between men and women. Otherwise, even if they win the Jinshi in the future, they will be said to have won the exam due to nepotism, and they will be poked at for many years.
Contact with the princess, even in the most optimistic scenario, is nothing more than acting as a county horse, and a county horse seems too insignificant in front of the Lord in the Council.
After watching the second young master Li Kang leave, Shen stood there and was silent for a long time.
"Eating people is soft-spoken, and taking advantage of others is short-handed, so I feel uncomfortable living in their homes. It seems..."
He took a deep breath and thought to himself.
"It seems that living under someone else's roof is not a long-term solution. I have to find a place for myself in Jiankang..."
