On September 15, the ninth year of Zhengtong, Chen Yichen was still considering how to visit Qian Xili, but Duke Cheng suddenly came to the West Chamber of Commerce.

Seeing Chen Yichen, Zhu Yong did not beat around the bush and asked straight in one fell swoop: "You came to visit Shangshu Hu a few days ago. Did you do anything rude and rude?"

"I didn't go back to my grandfather."

"Then why did his attitude towards you plummet? Do you know that the examination was presided over by the Ministry of Rites?"

In addition to the conventionally called "Spring Examination", the imperial examination also has the title of "Li Jie", which is related to the Ministry of Rites being in charge of imperial examinations.

"I know it below."

If a scholar doesn’t even know which department he is under, wouldn’t that be a joke?

"Since you know, can you still break your relationship with Shangshu Hu?"

Zhu Yong, Duke Cheng, spoke indifferently with a hint of anger. Many literati wanted to cling to officials of the Ministry of Rites but could not get it. Chen Yichen had such a good opportunity, but he didn't know how to cherish it. He could offend people even when he visited him.

Seeing Chen Yichen not speaking in the face of the reprimand, Zhu Yong snorted coldly and added: "To find an opportunity to come to apologize, Shangshu Hu will definitely not investigate it in detail for my sake."

Although Duke Cheng Guo, Zhu Yong, did not know what was happening, in his concept, no matter what reason, Chen Yichen had to bow to Hu Yi and admit his mistake.

The reason is very simple. People have to bow their heads under the roof. The Ministry of Rites is in charge of the imperial examinations, and it is very likely that the examiner himself is the minister of the Ministry of Rites. It is easy to suppress the ranking of candidates.

Even if Hu Yi takes into account his in-laws' identity and does not do anything to suppress him, Chen Yichen will not improve his relationship with him, and it is impossible to get favorable treatment.

Jie Yuan does not equal Hui Yuan and the top scholar. In order to have a great power, external factors are often an indispensable part of the world.

"I'm afraid I can't compensate for this crime."

"What did you say!"

The atmosphere suddenly became cold. Faced with Chen Yichen's repeated disobedience to himself again and again, Duke Cheng Guo Zhu Yong's patience also reached its limit.

And this time, his subjective ideas are better for Chen Yichen.

"Because my estrangement with Da Zongbo is not a personal grudge, but a difference in the way."

"How can you, a person who is not yet in a bad state?"

"Then should I join Hu Yi and fight against Wang Zhen with a knife?"

Chen Yichen also felt a sense of frustration coming to his heart, and he began to call him by his name in his conversation. Zhu Yong, Duke Cheng, always had such a strong style. He liked to suppress his ideas and did not even go into what had happened behind it.

When he heard Chen Yichen's words, Zhu Yong was stunned. With his years of ups and downs in Guanhai, he could understand what had happened without further details.

Zhu Yong's face, which contained anger, calmed down, replaced by a majestic and fierce aura.

"Okay, okay, the methods are really good. I have chosen all the chess pieces to the Duke Cheng's mansion. I really think that if I am not included in the genealogy, I am not my Zhu Yong's son!"

Zhu Yong looked cold and murmured to himself, not realizing the change in his words about Chen Yichen's title.

At the same time, Chen Yichen heard this sentence and looked at Duke Cheng Guogong Zhu Yong with surprise. His eyes were filled with shock, and he wondered if he had heard it wrong.

He really couldn't imagine that the title of son would one day be spoken out of Zhu Yong's mouth.

Zhu Yong, Duke Cheng Guo, did not pay attention to the changes in Chen Yichen's expression, but instead said to him: "In a few days, I will personally take you to visit Qianzhangyuan, the Hanlin Academy. The censor of Kedao has already listed him on the list. Please give me a question."

"If nothing unexpected happens, the chief examiner of this year's examination is Qianzhangyuan. I want to see who dares to make ground on the Duke Cheng's mansion!"

The selection of examiners at all levels in the Ming Dynasty was presided over by the censors of the Kedao, and finally the Ministry of Rites and the emperor made a decision.

Because the censors of the Kedao are a relatively independent group of supervisory agencies, they can choose them to prevent the ministers in the court and various power figures from wantonly installing private examiners.

However, no matter how strict the rules are, it is very easy to know who the examiner is in advance when it reaches the level of Duke Cheng Guo.

In the past, Zhu Yong was not willing to be too fond of the civil servants because of the Duke's face and was in the group of honors and relatives, so he was not willing to be too fond of personal favor among civil servants. Therefore, at most, he would help relatives and children to introduce them to the examiner to make a familiar face. How much appreciation can be obtained by the other party depends on his own ability.

What Hu Yi did today simply violated Zhu Yong's bottom line. His life creed was based on the prosperity of the family.

Regardless of whether Chen Yichen is included in the genealogy, he has the bloodline of Duke Cheng. If you want to use him as a chess piece, then look at whether this chessboard can accommodate the Duke of the Ming Dynasty.

In order to ensure that Chen Yichen's exam is not suppressed, Zhu Yong is ready to end himself!

Looking at the appearance of Zhu Yong, Duke Cheng, who was fully aura, Chen Yichen felt for the first time what is the power of the Super Duke of the Ming Dynasty.

The dilemma that I was worried about yesterday was as simple as a pediatric in front of Zhu Yong. What kind of public opinion, suppression, and handles are all nonsense. I went directly to visit the examiner and blatantly "hint" that the other party treats his son preferentially?

After all, the Tumu Fort Incident has not yet happened, and the Xunqi Group is not the kind of mascot in the late Ming Dynasty...

In addition, Zhu Yong came forward and solved another problem of Chen Yichen, which is how to find an opportunity to visit Qian Xili.

Unlike the teacher, the relationship between the house teacher and the candidate is much less intimate, just like the difference between the class teacher and the teacher in other subjects.

Under normal circumstances, Qian Xili would not be like the teacher Wang Ying, who could support Chen Yichen unconditionally. Therefore, when visiting him, he had to pay more attention to etiquette and measure.

After saying these words, Zhu Yong, Duke Cheng Guo, didn't care about Chen Yichen's reply, and turned around and walked out of the West Chamber.

Because the current scene is not only Chen Yichen’s personal matter, but also concerns the face of Duke Cheng’s Mansion. We must show our power to the outside world.

A few days later, Zhu Yong, Duke Cheng, took Chen Yichen to Qian Xili's mansion with his actions.

Compared to Chen Yichen's respectful appearance when he visited Chen Yichen alone, this time he completely turned around. Qian Xili was respectful in front of Duke Cheng and was extremely considerate.

You should know that Qian Xili is not a corrupt person who is inclined to the invasion. When the former Honglu Temple was converted into the Hanlin Academy, Sanyang, the cabinet was present to watch the ceremony, but he insisted that he refused to set up a seat, and even said that this was not the Sangong Mansion.

In the past two years, Wang Zhen was tyrannical, and many nobles visited the door. Qian Xili was ashamed to surrender to the eunuchs and would rather write a letter to retire and return home.

However, in the face of a truly wealthy nobleman like Duke Cheng, Qian Xili dared not neglect. After all, controlling the real power of military and political affairs is still essentially different from the eunuch's temporary prosperity.

The two of them exchanged polite greetings and basically did not have the chance to speak Chen Yichen, and they did not even have the opportunity to lead the relationship between teacher Lin Zhen.

After a few greetings, Zhu Yong's personality began to go straight to the topic: "Qian Zhangyuan, this time I came to disturb me, I have something to ask for."

"The prince is so serious, and the subordinates can't afford to take responsibility."

The words such as "seeking each other" are naturally Zhu Yong's polite words, so he did not continue to talk nonsense and said bluntly: "Chen Yichen will participate in the examination for the Yichou Department next year, and Qianzhang Academy will serve as the chief examiner, and I hope to take care of you or two."

When Qian Xili heard Duke Cheng's words, he was shocked because he didn't even know that he would be elected as the chief examiner of the examination.

I was full of doubt before, why did the Chengguo Guild suddenly come to visit with Chen Yichen? It turned out that the other party wanted to be favored by the imperial examination!

To be honest, Qian Xili has served as the chief examiner of the provincial examinations and the imperial examinations for several years, and has also seen countless people who want to find him to go to the back door for personal gain. But this is the first time he has seen him as "blatant" as Zhu Yong.

Especially Qian Xili, as a civil servant, or a department with a strong literary atmosphere like the Hanlin Academy, is usually used to the tactful and tactful way of facing the style of general Xunqi like Duke Cheng Guo, he was suddenly unable to react and didn't know how to answer.

Not to mention Qian Xili, even Chen Yichen was stunned when he heard this. Although he knew that Zhu Yong's style had always been direct, he did not expect that he could speak favoritism so simply and rudely. Is this the power of the powerful?

However, this also proves one thing from the indirection, that is, the Yingtian Prefecture Cheng Duke's Mansion cheated. Although Zhu Yong used his power to suppress the continued fermentation of public opinion, the mastermind behind it may not be him. This is obviously because he lacks experience in favoritism with civil officials.

"This, this... Jie Yuanlang is talented and intelligent. Even if he has not been given a presiding exam, he will definitely be on the list."

Qian Xili was given to Lei by Zhu Yong, but he was still the leader of the "Captain of the Prime Minister". He still wanted face no matter how he said it. It was impossible to blatantly agree to Cheng Guogong's imperial examination and favoritism.

"Qianzhangyuan, there is no suspense in the title of the Yuan Jinlist in the provincial examination. What I want to take care of is the ranking of the imperial examination."

As a super-prime duke, Zhu Yong either did not choose to take action. Since he had visited the examiner in person, it would be impossible to pass it off with a few polite words.

Jie Yuan was able to win the Jinshi without any surprises in the provincial examination. Qian Xili was equivalent to saying nonsense. What Zhu Yong had to ensure was the ranking of the imperial examination. Only by being in the palace examination could he get enough attention from the emperor.

Faced with Duke Cheng's pressing step by step, Qian Xili was embarrassed and sweat appeared on his forehead.

If you become a Duke of the Kingdom, you really need to take care of the rankings, and at least you can use some unspoken rules. After all, Chen Yichen is very talented and is still Lin Zhen’s disciple, so you will definitely be treated with some preferential treatment.

But opening the skylight to speak in this way is contrary to the spirit of the scholar-official scholar who is Qian Xili, which makes him feel a little unacceptable.

"Mr. Master, who is a student in the department, has all the departments of the Ministry of Education. The officials will try their best to ensure the review of Jie Yuanlang's articles. I hope Mr. Master will understand."

The eight words "Sheng" in the system of the subject are the motto of the chief examiner of the Ming and Qing dynasties. The translation means that the emperor issued an order to select talents and took full control of the entire examination officer.

The so-called greater the power, the greater the responsibility. This sentence is to warn the examiner to stick to his own principles, because your judgment result will determine the fate of a scholar!

Qian Xili said this, which was actually a helpless move. He could only hope that Duke Cheng could understand and take a step back.

In fact, if Hu Yi had not touched Zhu Yong's bottom line, even if he was a high-ranking and powerful person, he would not have been so aggressive.

After all, I have been in the officialdom for decades. How could I not understand the principle of doing good to others is to do good to myself?

I can only say that Qian Xili inexplicably hit the gun.

Just when the atmosphere was a little frozen, Chen Yichen stood up and bowed and said, "Mr. Zhang Yuan, I don't have the intention of being favored by my son. I just want to be fair in the review of the meeting."

To be honest, Chen Yichen had no idea of ​​favoritism and fraud, whether he wanted to visit Qian Xili today or before. At most, he hoped to win the examiner's familiar face within the scope permitted by the rules.

So with the words "Xi Li" from Qian Xili, it is enough to ensure that you can review your articles as much as possible. This shows that you can compete with your real talent and knowledge without worrying about being suppressed by the related users.

But when Zhu Yong heard this, he frowned slightly. He was too low, right?

"This official is a country to pick up scholars and should review the papers fairly. I will be relieved by Jie Yuanlang."

"Besides, Jie Yuanlang is a disciple of this official. If you trace it back, you can call him Master."

In fact, seriously, this level of relationship between master and public relations is a bit reluctant. However, Qian Xili mentioned it, which clearly wanted to bring in the relationship between the two parties, so that the Duke of Ai Cheng was still very envious. Chen Yichen still had this little vision.

So he immediately bowed and said, "I remember the late school and met Master."

The scene that suddenly appeared made Zhu Yong of Cheng Guoyu feel a little confused. He had heard that Chen Yichen had become the top scholar Lin Zhen as his teacher, but he was in a different official group and was not very clear about the relationship between various teachers and students in the civil servant circle.

Zhu Yong really didn't expect that Chen Yichen could be involved in this relationship with Qian Xili, so he would have done something if he had known that he would have done.

"It turns out that Qian Zhangyuan and Yichen still have this close relationship. It seems that I am worried about it."

"Since that's the case, I will stop bothering me and say goodbye."

Duke Cheng understood that Qian Xili's words were actually metaphorical about how to treat Chen Yichen preferentially.
To be continued...