After the meal, we started serving dishes. Compared with the delicacies of the family banquet of the Duke of the State House, the celebration banquet at the Xuezhengyamen was obviously much simpler.

However, it can be considered as fish and meat. For many poor scholars, eating meat is good.

In the past, Chen Yichen mostly looked like a starving ghost reincarnated. This time, as the protagonist of the case, he naturally had to restrain himself. He basically didn't move any chopsticks and frequently drank with the three examiners on the table.

However, during the drinking process, Chen Yichen found that Li Min was not very interested, which was in sharp contrast with Sun Tixue who was about to drink.

Without asking Chen Yichen, you can guess the reason roughly. I'm afraid Li Min was still implicated in the imperial examination fraud case of Duke Cheng's Mansion. How to leak the test questions is not resolved, and it is always a knife hanging over the head of Yingtian Prefecture.

After three rounds of drinking, the new scholars who had been a little nervous and restrained before gradually let go. Many people even stood up to the main table to toast the three examiners.

Sun Tixue basically refused all the visitors to these toast scholars, and even if he couldn't drink them, he would give it a brief taste. After all, this kind of festive day would either not drink toast. It would be better if he refused after the start.

Just when Shen Yichen thought that the celebration banquet would be like this, he saw Luo Zheng, who was the third-year-old at the academy exam, stood up and raised his glass to him and said, "I'm here to have a cup of the first table, and I hope to enjoy a thin noodles."

Although Chen Yichen had no communication with Luo Zheng, he had some knowledge of the exam all the way. He knew that the other party was an excellent student in Jiangning County and had been in the top three and had never fallen behind.

"Brother Luo, please."

Chen Yichen did not refuse, and raised his glass and drank it in one sip.

Luo Zheng saw Chen Yichen have had sex, and then continued to say, "I have been in the first three exams with Chen and Chen, and I have been to the forefront every time."

"I really admire the poems and lyrics of the Chen Chou Head, and I have nothing to say. But this time the imperial examination is the most important thing, so I am also curious about what good articles Lin Zhuangyuanlang taught."

As soon as Luo Zheng said this, all the new scholars who were drinking happily were attracted by their eyes.

To be honest, this academy examination inexplicably saw the Four Books, Five Classics, and Five Five Opens, which made many people puzzled.

Although there is no precedent for focusing on the Five Classics in the imperial examination, the Four Books have occupied an absolute dominant position since the Song Dynasty established Neo-Confucianism, and the Five Classics are completely incomparable to it.

So why is the great master doing this with unique intention?

"I remember that Lin Zhuangyuanlang is a master of Jingyi, and he interprets the unparalleled world with the "Shangshu"."

"Yes, Lin Zhuangyuanlang was ten years old to teach books, and he relied on the principles of justice to overwhelm the heroes."

"Is Luo Zheng's meaning, is it related to Chen Yichen's meaning in the Academy's examination?"

When someone said this, the people who were discussing it quietly became quiet in an instant.

Many people's dissatisfaction with the leader of Chen Yichen before was only concerned that Sun Tixue might have a preference.

Because Chen Yichen worshipped the top scholar Lin Zhen as his teacher, everyone in Yingtian Prefecture knew it, and Sun Tixue was Lin Zhen's friend, and he was a common sense of preferential treatment for his disciples.

Even if others feel unfair, it will not cause any public controversy. It is normal to be in the Ming Dynasty.

But preferential treatment does not mean opening the back door. It’s like a student with a historical specialty in the exam in later generations. The examiner individually mentioned the scores of this subject from the original full score of 100 to the same 150 as Chinese, math and foreign countries. Doesn’t it mean that there is an additional 500?

Moreover, increasing the proportion of the Five Classics points is even more outrageous than in later generations to increase the score of the secondary subject alone. After all, the number of scholars who are taking the level of scholars is generally not good at the Five Classics, which is equivalent to giving Chen Yichen a special move.

Therefore, Luo Zheng's words made many people confused. It turns out that the root cause of the four books and five classics in the Academy Examination is Shen Yichen!

On the main table, Sun Tixue and several other officials, when they heard Luo Zheng's words, their smiles gradually faded, but no one scolded and stopped them.

The reason is that Luo Zheng was very smart. The person he asked was not Sun Tixue, but Chen Yichen. On the surface, he did not question the importance of both the classics of the Academy Examination. On the contrary, the literal meaning also praised Lin Zhen's teaching level.

If the examiners spoke to stop them at this time, wouldn’t it be that there would be no silver here? Is Sun Tixue accused that it was for Chen Yichen to open the back door?

Especially Li Fuyin and Zhou Zhixian were even more aware of the real reason. As long as everyone understands the unspoken rules of the imperial examination, they would feel a little bit out of Taiwan if they said it.

When Chen Yichen heard Luo Zheng's words, his first reaction was that he was stunned because he was not aware of why the five classics were equally important in the examination from beginning to end.

Even when he was taking the exam in the Ti-tang, Chen Yichen felt a headache, thinking that Sun Ti-tang had a difficult problem.

So he instinctively looked at Sun Tixue, but found that the other party was in a difficult position, as if things were not that simple.

When Chen Yichen saw Sun Ding's expression, he immediately understood that the four books and five classics in the college entrance examination were equally important, and it really had something to do with him!

At the same time, Chen Yichen felt extremely fucked at this moment. He was all a mess and was shot while lying down.

If you get the benefits, it would be fine if you take the blame. If you don’t get the benefits of the classical questions in the college exam, you don’t need to make this arrangement at all.

But now that things have come to this point, regardless of whether Chen Yichen has participated or not, he must accept Sun Tixue's love. At the same time, he must take this opportunity to shut up everyone, otherwise there will be rumors of the next Duke Cheng's house fraud!

"Brother Luo, what you want to say is that I have added points based on the Sutra's meaning, right?"

Without hiding, without any escape or being angry, Chen Yichen calmly exposed the words he wanted to express behind him to everyone.

Because at this time, the more you cover up, even with the power of Sun Tixue and other officials, Luo Zheng was suppressed. Can you ensure that the more than 100 new scholars present will not gossip behind the scenes?

It is better to guard against the people than to guard against the river. If Chen Yichen doesn’t understand such a simple truth, he is not worthy of being the leader of the case.

"I dare not."

Of course, Luo Zheng did not dare to admit that he was hinting at Sun Tixue, because the other party had the title of a staff member. Moreover, Chen Yichen did not cheat directly, and using the rules to win the case is unfair at most, and it is far from being able to overturn the table.

"Luo Zheng, you may have drunk too much, why don't you go back and rest first."

Li Min said lightly at this time, since such a thing cannot be said openly, then stop talking about it and go back and take a shower and go to bed.

"I will follow the teachings of the prefect, and say goodbye."

Luo Zheng also replied with a tough heart, stood up with his head held high, ready to leave.

Unlike Xu Donghai, who liked to provoke trouble before, he was not jealousy, envy, hated Chen Yichen, but resisted this unfair imperial examination.

It can be said that from beginning to end, he decided to tell this matter at the celebration banquet, and he was ready to be retaliated and seemed righteous.

To be honest, Chen Yichen looked at Luo Zheng's righteousness. He was really mute and could not tell if he had any pain. He never expected that he would become a villain for no reason.

"Let's wait!"

Chen Yichen also stood up at this time and looked at Luo Zheng with a expressionless face.

Chen Yichen still admired Luo Zheng's behavior very much.

But just because I feel unfair, I choose to publicly question it at the celebration banquet without experiencing any investigation and evidence collection.

Isn’t it also arbitrarily bullying on the commanding heights of morality in order to satisfy one’s inner sense of justice?

"What advice do you have?"

This time, Luo Zheng's tone was a little contemptuous, and Chen Yichen's actions seemed to be angry in his eyes.

"Then I'll give you some advice."

Chen Yichen said that it was not you, but the word "me". At the same time, when he said this, he glanced at the people in the courtyard.

"I believe many of you must have the same idea as Luo Zheng in your heart. I became the leader of the court's examination by relying on the Sutra-Explanation Questions, right?"

When faced with the inquiry, no one was present, but the answer was obvious.

"This year, Yingtianfu New Science and Technology Collection should have been released?"

The so-called collection of essays means that booksellers will bind the pilot articles of new imperial examinations and Jinshi to refer to for later scholars.

However, many times, excellent boy test articles will also be bound into books. For example, if a little Sanyuan case leader like Chen Yichen, the imperial examination articles will be published almost 100%.

Sure enough, when Chen Yichen asked this question, many people nodded subconsciously. Almost everyone present had read the collection of new essays in Yingtianfu this year. Chen Yichen's articles have also become the reference object of many people.

"Since you guys have read it, I would like to ask, even if I put aside the sutras and the four books I wrote, will anyone dare to speak out better than me?"

Speaking of this, Chen Yichen glanced at the surroundings, and that inexplicable momentum gushed out, and no one dared to look at him!

Seeing that no one answered, Chen Yichen looked at Luo Zheng and asked him again: "Is there any?"

The simple question is a simple word, but there is a sense of courage to be arrogant without anger, and there is no guilt at all.

If you have not participated in favoritism and fraud, why not talk about guilt?

The head of the case was won by strength. Even if I put aside the Five Classics titles, I will just compare the titles of the Four Books with you. Who dares to say that they can write better than me?

Luo Zheng faced Chen Yichen's gaze. He was originally extremely firm in his heart and thought he was doing great things.

As a result, when facing this question, Luo Zheng suddenly realized that if the Academy Examination did not emphasize the Four Books and Five Classics at the same time, just like the tradition, the Four Books are of emphasis, as if Chen Yichen had a greater advantage!

Because Chen Yichen's four books and eight-part essays in this year's collection of essays are beyond the reach of the same level, and it is not an exaggeration to crush everyone.

Thinking about this, Luo Zheng suddenly did not dare to look at Chen Yichen's gaze, and even felt a little ridiculous.

It turns out that Sun Tixue’s unfairness in the imperial examination that he had recognized was not fair, but did not change any results. Even if he didn’t take the Five Classics questions, the head of the case would still fall on Shen Yichen’s head.

This is the absolute strength, and the case is well deserved!
Chapter completed!