Listening to Chen Yichen's answer, Lin Zhen also knew that his disciple's nature was a young and old man. He should still understand these human relationships and will not make any major mistakes.

After nodding, the names mentioned may have reminded Lin Zhen of some old past events and couldn't help but sigh: "It's a pity that Brother Gong is remembering Sandingjia, a fellow villager in Fujian back then."

The Fujian Sanding Jia in Lin Zhen’s mouth refers to the top three of his first-class students in the Gengxu category, all of which come from Fujian.

They were the top scholar in Fujian Changtai Linzhen, the second-ranked Fujian Jian'an Gong Qi, and Tanhua Putian Linwen in Fujian Putian Linwen. Among them, Tanhua Linwen, whose courtesy name was Hengjian.

Such a situation where fellow villagers were the top three in the imperial examinations, it was very rare in ancient times, and it was even more strange than winning three yuan in a row. After thousands of years of scientific examinations, it only happened twice.

In ancient times, fellow villagers were no more than the modern word for fellow villagers. You should know that among the four great joys in life, you can be one of the old friends in a foreign land. Various village parties and fellow villagers' associations inside and outside the court will be a great help.

In terms of imperial examinations, he was added to his fellow villagers in the same year, which was equivalent to a natural political alliance. This is why Lin Zhen was still respected after resigning from office, not only because of his status as the top scholar, but also because of someone in the court!

It’s just a pity that Gong Qi, the second-place leader in Gengxu, was demoted to the people because of the incident, so Lin Zhen finally felt that feeling.

Chen Yichen was not qualified to interrupt the teacher's recollection of the past, so he could only listen silently from the side.

After the emotional release, Lin Zhen may have also noticed that it was not good to say these in front of the students.

So he smiled and said, "Yichen, I have no other good advice for my teacher. I just hope you can win the Toad Palace in the future."

"Mr. Xie, my disciples will live up to their entrustion."

After saying goodbye to Lin Zhen, walking on the streets of Yingtian Mansion, Chen Yichen suddenly felt empty in his heart, and he was confused about the direction he was moving forward in the future.

I wonder if my hastily choice to be involved in the whirlpool of power in the capital is the right option.

When he returned home, in addition to Shen, there were Aunt Yang and Zeng Aniu next door in the courtyard.

Seeing Chen Yichen come back, Aunt Yang immediately greeted him and said, "Yichen, I heard that you are going to the capital. The mountains and rivers are high and far, so let A Niu accompany you to take care of you."

When Chen Yichen heard Aunt Yang's words, he felt helpless. It seemed that this aunt had not forgotten to let her support her.

To be honest, it is indeed a very common thing for scholars like ancient times to travel far away and bring three or two book children, followers, bodyguards, etc.

But Chen Yichen has the thinking of later generations after all, and has never experienced the life of having clothes and food. He is not used to the ancient class division, and divides people into different levels, and treats servants and slaves as cows and horses.

So he has always been self-reliant and does his own things himself. Even if he is a scholar now, he is not short of money anymore, and he never thought of finding two people to serve him.

Even when he went to the capital this time, Chen Yichen just planned to walk alone and go into battle lightly.

"Aunt Yang, it was really hasty to go to the capital this time, and I didn't even think about the place to settle down. It was not convenient to take A Niu."

Chen Yichen politely refused, and the other thing he said was the truth.

Going to the capital is an outside plan. I just take one step at a time and I haven’t prepared myself, so how can I bring someone?

"Chen'er, this trip is far away, so it's better to let A Niu follow you, and one more person will take care of you."

Shen came forward to persuade him, although his son was a military general, Xunqi, but he had never used a stick since he was a child.

From Yingtian to the capital, how can a weak scholar feel relieved?

Zeng Aniu can be regarded as seeing her growing up, with a kind and honest character, strong body and good at fist and foot skills. She would have to feel much more at ease when she accompanied Chen Yichen to the capital in this way.

"Yes Yichen, it is said that there have been miners causing trouble in Zhejiang, Fujian and Zhejiang. And this year, Songjiang in Suzhou and Songjiang have caused heavy floods, so there may be no peace along the way."

"With A Niu walking with you, you can help with multiple help when you encounter something."

If you talk about simple care, Chen Yichen really doesn't need it, but Aunt Yang's words of uneasy remind him.

Since the end of Hongwu, many silver mines were opened in Zhejiang and Fujian. In the early years, silver mines invested a lot of labor but produced less, so the mining tax was very low, and miners could still live in a light burden.

As a result, during the Yongle period, the mining tax suddenly increased, even nearly ten times higher than in the late Hongwu year, and local miners suffered a lot.

Originally, this had already reached its limit, but in the Zhengtong period, in order to squeeze more silver, they increased taxes and exploited miners again. At this point, there was no way out. Miners in Fujian and Zhejiang continued to have small-scale uprisings.

By the ninth year of Zhengtong, a small-scale uprising turned into a large-scale uprising, not only miners, but also poor peasants around him participated.

The rebel army swept through Fujian and Zhejiang provinces, and lasted until the 14th year of Zhengtong. It was completely suppressed and wiped out, and it took five years to fight.

Now in the ninth year of Zhengtong, it is on the eve of the large-scale uprising of the Southeast Mining People. In theory, it is still safe to go north from Yingtian along the canal. However, at this moment, I happened to encounter the flood in Suzhou and Songjiang (Shanghai), and the number of refugees around me increased significantly, which also became an unstable factor.

Chen Yichen's current physical fitness can only be said to be quite good at having a young advantage, but if he really encounters any critical incident, he does not have the ability to fight ten.

If you bring A Niu with you, with his fist and foot skills, you can at least break out of a runaway.

"Okay Aunt Yang, let A Niu go back and prepare his luggage, and I will leave soon."

Hearing Chen Yichen agreeing, Aunt Yang immediately smiled and replied: "Everything is ready, you can set off at any time."

"By the way, Yichen, have you contacted the boatman well?"

“Not contacted yet.”

"Then let A Niu do it, he is familiar with this."

At this time, Zeng Aniu also patted his chest and replied, "Mr. Shen, don't worry, I, Aniu, know a lot, and I, guarantee that I can do it properly."

Mr. Shen?

When Chen Yichen heard this title, he felt speechless. What is this called?

"Aniu, just call me Yichen. Mr. Shen, I don't get used to it."

"No, mom said that you are a scholar now, and you should call Mr. Shen when you go out."

Zeng Aniu replied very honestly, the status of scholars is already noble in their eyes. Now Shen Yichen has become the first scholar in the case and is even more arrogant. He dare not scream.

"I have the final say in this, so I will follow the previous name."

"Okay, Yichen."

Zeng Aniu grinned. In fact, he was not used to calling him master, so he would be better off by calling him a child.

"By the way, it doesn't matter if you just book a ship to the capital, the price is more expensive."

After saying that, Chen Yichen took out two silver ingots from his pocket and handed them to A Niu. He didn't know how much it would cost to charter a boat, but this should be enough.

"Yichen, I'll do it here."

Zeng Aniu didn't have so many colorful intestines. After taking the silver ingots, he ran out of the yard.

Seeing that his son was going out to do business, Aunt Yang said tactfully: "Then Yichen, Auntie, too, I will go back first. If you have any questions, please greet him anytime."

"Aunt Yang walks slowly."

Watching Aunt Yang walk away, Shen leaned over and said, "Chen'er, all the luggage has been packed. Have you bid farewell to your mentor?"

"I've seen it all, and I can leave at any time."

"That's good."

Shen nodded and reached out to help Chen Yichen tidy up his clothes.

When she received a letter from Duke Cheng, she wanted her son to meet with the Duke immediately. Now she is sure that Chen Yichen is really going to travel far, and the reluctance in her heart is constantly pouring out.

Looking at Shen's actions, Chen Yichen also understood what his mother was thinking at the moment.

He replied casually: "Mom, you don't have to worry too much. No matter how you say that there is a backer of a prince in the capital, it's not that bad."

To be honest, Chen Yichen's words are really fine. Regardless of whether Duke Cheng Guo Zhu Yong has feelings or not, what kind of plans are made.

At least now he has no intention of giving up his cheap son, and he has to take care of him when he arrives in the capital.

Most people really don’t have the backing of the top duke of the Ming Dynasty.

On the other hand, Zeng Aniu was very quick in his work. In just about half an hour, he had found a reliable boatman.

Sure enough, it’s convenient for someone to run errands. Now Shen Yichen understands why people with some identities in ancient times like to shout and shout with a large group of followers...

Since the process of the matter was much faster than Chen Yichen expected, the itinerary that originally planned to set out in about three days was accelerated to leave the next day.

The main reason is that Chen Yichen is worried about the accident on the road delaying the trip. After all, in the speed of traffic in ancient times, you will never know what strange things can happen on the road, so you can only reserve enough time.

Early in the morning, Chen Yichen had already put on his luggage. Seeing his son ready to leave home, Shen couldn't help but burst into tears.

Chen Yichen thought he was not a pretentious person and didn't feel much about it before. However, after seeing his mother, he felt a sore nose and his eyes turned red in an instant.

"Mom, after I go to the capital, you take good care of your health. Now that you have money, you can ask two maids to help at home. If you have any questions, go to the post station to notify me with an expedition letter."

"If things are really urgent, go to Zhaowen Academy to find my teacher, Mr. Lin, and he will help you very much."

The last thing Chen Yichen did when he visited Lin Zhen was to ask him to take care of his mother.

Because Mrs. Lin, the "gift gift" incident in Duke Cheng's Duke Cheng's mansion, has never been completely resolved. She had not had any connection with Duke Cheng before, so the other party could still bear it.

Now that he has responded to Zhu Yong's letter to the capital, Lin may soon learn that Chen Yichen is worried that it will be detrimental to his mother and must keep a backup plan.

With the care of teacher Lin Zhen, I will feel much more at ease.

"Uh-huh."

Shen couldn't speak at this moment, tears gushed out like a dam, and he could only nod and respond.

"Mom, just stay in the yard and don't see me off, I'll leave."

After saying this, Chen Yichen became ruthless and turned his head to call Zeng Aniu who was waiting, and turned around and left without looking back.

But soon a slightly salty smell appeared on the corner of my mouth, and I couldn't help it.

At this moment, Shen once again made Chen Yichen feel what it means to worry about his son walking for thousands of miles.
Chapter completed!