The continuous spring rain still did not stop. Chen Yichen walked out of the Forbidden City with an oil-paper umbrella. Everything that happened just now was like a dream for him.

Did my imperial examination career in the Ming Dynasty end like this?

To be honest, this feeling is like leaving school during graduation season, as if I say goodbye to a past life.

From then on, we will no longer have to study hard on the books of sages. What we welcome in the future will be an officialdom full of intrigues.

By then, can I maintain my original aspirations in fame, wealth, power and power?

Thinking of this, Chen Yichen smiled.

Establish your mind for the heaven and earth, establish your destiny for the living and the people, carry forward your unique knowledge for the past sages, and bring peace to the ages!

This sounds exciting, and it is not easy to speak with your actions?

The noise of vendors at the foot of the imperial city interrupted the illusory thoughts in Chen Yichen's mind, and he began to think about more realistic questions.

That is the final stage of the palace examination. What exactly does Wang Zhen want to do in his actions?

There is no free lunch in the world, Chen Yichen believes in this, especially for people like Wang Zhen, he will not help you for no reason.

How much benefit did you get from him today? In the future, you will definitely pay back all the money and interests.

What reward can I give to Wang Zhen?

After thinking about it, Chen Yichen thought that his greatest value might be the Sanding Armor Fame that he had not yet obtained.

Could it be that Wang Zhen still didn’t give up and must tie himself to the chariot of the eunuch party?

To be honest, you are not afraid of stealing, but you are afraid of thinking about it.

The conversation at Wangshan’s mansion made Chen Yichen feel uneasy for more than ten days. Now Wang Zhen has added another thing, and it will still make people live.

In the final analysis, it is because I am too weak and faced with an autocratic official like Wang Zhen, I have almost no ability to compete and can only treat it carefully.

But being cautious is better than being arrogant.

After all, weakness and ignorance are not obstacles to survival, arrogance is!

Facing the spring rain, Chen Yichen returned to Duke Cheng's mansion, but unexpectedly saw Zhu Yi standing in front of the mansion.

"Chen Yichen, you are still used to handing in advance."

Zhu Yi said lightly, Chen Yichen handed in advance every day when he started the provincial examination. He predicted that the probability of the palace examination was the same. As expected, the guess was correct.

But this time point was a bit too early and I had never heard of a new Kogon handing over the paper in the morning.

However, from this sentence, Chen Yichen can also know that Zhu Yi was standing here by accident, but was waiting for him.

"Young Master, is there anything important?"

Chen Yichen asked back, there was no twists and turns.

Zhu Yi is much better than Zhu Ji. He has always been a person who will not enter the Three Treasures Hall without any trouble. When waiting for him here, he must have something to say.

"It's nothing big. Just tell you that my father has asked the matchmaker to marry Taining Marquis's Mansion to match the birthday and horoscopes, and the two parties have exchanged marriage letters."

"The next step is to choose a good day to hold the wedding. I wonder how long Aunt Chen will arrive in Beijing. Don't miss your wedding and miss it."

That's all?

Chen Yichen felt that it was not that simple, at least this matter was not worth it for Zhu Yi to wait for him in the spring rain.

"Thank you, the eldest son, for your report. I have asked someone to send the letter back to Yingtian. My mother should be leaving for the north soon."

On the second day after the announcement of the appointment, Chen Yichen wrote a letter and asked the miner Wang to go to Yingtian Mansion to hurry to go to the post station.

At the same time, he asked him to ask Ye Zongliu for a few more people and escort his mother Shen to the north to Beijing.

To be honest, Chen Yichen had long wanted to do the task of asking his mother Shen to come to Beijing.

After all, as he became more and more valued by Duke Cheng, the greater the hostility in Lin's heart, and it was difficult to ensure the safety of his mother thousands of miles away.

The marriage to the Taining Marquis Mansion gave Chen Yichen a legitimate reason. And now with a large amount of money to participate in overseas smuggling, he can also support the life needs of the mother and son in the capital without having to rely on others.

"You are safe to do things, which is much better than your second brother."

When he heard Zhu Yi mention Zhu Ji, Chen Yichen immediately understood that this was what the other party really wanted to say.

"Young Master, if you have something to say, you might as well say it bluntly."

As the saying goes, chatting with smart people is easy, but this sentence has a premise, that is, smart people stand on their own side.

If you are not here, the so-called smart person may be scheming and you will not understand what the other person is thinking.

Compared to dealing with Zhu Yi, Chen Yichen is even more willing to fight with Zhu Ji. The former is like a scheming fox, while the latter is a standard playboy who writes everything he wants to do on his face, so it is much easier to deal with.

"You have been preparing for the palace examination in the past ten days and don't know much about what happened outside."

"My second brother was upset and angry last night and talked about the fact that you and your father visited Qianzhangyuan before the exam. In addition, on the day he met the attendant, Qianzhangyuan seemed to say that he tried to change the rankings and selected you as Huiyuan."

"If these two things are linked by people with ulterior motives, there will be rumors."

After hearing this, Chen Yichen's face became a little solemn.

How lethal is the rumor in the imperial examination? The "Imperial Examination Fraud Case" by the talented man Tang Bohu during the Hongzhi period has given an answer.

Even though the final investigation result was that "there was a reason for the incident and no evidence was found", in order to calm the public anger, the emperor still chose to beat each of them to block Tang Bohu's life's future.

Chen Yichen didn’t know what situation he would face, but what is certain is that it would be very troublesome if he had a big deal, especially now in the palace examination and review period.

Another thing that makes Chen Yichen puzzled, that is, is Zhu Ji that stupid?

If the eldest son Zhu Yi knows about this matter, it means that it is impossible to hide it from Duke Cheng Guo, Zhu Yong.

Even Duke Cheng knew the idea that "one prospers and one is prosperous, and one is harmed" clearly. He didn't know that as a legitimate son?

Zhu Ji and Lin's ambitions are nothing more than the second son who seized the title of title and inherited Zhu Yong's position as Duke. Even if he wanted to eliminate his own threat, wouldn't he use such stupid methods to cut off his own Duke Cheng?

When the snipe and clam fight, the fisherman will only benefit Zhu Yi.

And objectively speaking, on the road to Zhu Ji's title, Zhu Yi's threat is willing or even himself.

At least the contradictions should be divided into major and minor ones, harming others and not benefiting oneself. Even if Zhu Ji is so stupid, Chen Yichen doesn't believe that Lin will follow him. He vaguely feels that there are some problems with the logic behind this.

Looking at the change of expression on Chen Yichen's face, Zhu Yi showed a faint smile on his lips.

Then he took a step forward, patted Chen Yichen on the shoulder and continued, "You don't have to worry too much about this. After learning that my second brother was talking nonsense after drinking, I had already warned the people at the deskmate to ensure that they would keep their mouths tight."

Faced with Zhu Yi's words and actions, Chen Yichen's vigilance became deeper.

If this matter is true, it means that Zhu Yi is always monitoring Zhu Ji and is very clear about his every move, so he moves so quickly.

He can monitor Zhu Ji and himself. It seems that after this incident, he should ask Cang Huotou if there are any abnormal people around him.

"The eldest son is really thunderous and decisive."

Zhu Yi naturally also heard the meaning of Chen Yichen's words. He smiled softly and said, "In addition to helping you, I am also helping the Duke Cheng's Mansion."

He is worthy of being the eldest son. Before he inherited the title, he inherited Zhu Yong's theory of "all prosper and all prosper".

Of course, even if there are doubts, Zhu Yi helped him no matter how much he said.

Chen Yichen still bowed and thanked him: "Today, the eldest son will remember the help from you. If there is nothing else, I will go home first."

Seeing Chen Yichen leaving, there seemed to be no follow-up action, Zhu Yi said, "Chen Yichen, didn't you think about seeking justice for this matter?"

Hearing this, Chen Yichen, who was about to turn around, had a playful look on his face.

When a master fights, the most feared thing is that he doesn’t know what the opponent’s trump card is. Once he plays it, the pressure will drop sharply.

Zhu Yi's move was just a trick to drive away the tiger and swallow the wolf.

"Young Master, what action do you want to do?"

Since he had already made a trump card, Chen Yichen didn't hide the riddle and asked Zhu Yi directly what he wanted to get.

"I think my father should know this."

Today, Zhu Yi finally took off the mask of "brothers and brothers and respects" and began to show his methods as the "second generation of elites".

Use me as a gun?

If he had just come to the capital, Chen Yichen would definitely not be moved when facing Zhu Yi's method and would continue to choose to endure.

However, on the day the appointment was announced, Chen Yichen had already changed his mind and the offensive and defensive momentum in the future was different, and it would be his turn to take the initiative.

Especially her mother, Shen, will also come to the capital. Chen Yichen doesn't want her to be in danger of revenge at all times, and she must eliminate some hidden dangers.

If this matter is used well, it will cause a heavy blow to the Lin family and his son, and may even disillusion Zhu Ji's hope of seizing the title.

However, Chen Yichen would not just run to Zhu Yong so stupidly to complain. Instead, he had to make a long-term plan and pull Zhu Yi into the water.

If you want to drive away a tiger and swallow a wolf, you must be aware of being bitten back. It is not that easy to watch on the wall.

"What the eldest son reminds me is that I understand."

Chen Yichen bowed his hand, said nothing more, and turned around and walked into the corner gate of the Gongfu.

Looking at Chen Yichen's back, Zhu Yi's face did not have the joy of success. On the contrary, he was a little uneasy.

Chen Yichen is not an easy person to manipulate.

However, no matter what, I was left out of this matter. Even if Chen Yichen did not move in the future, it would increase the conflict and barrier between him and Zhu Ji.
To be continued...