Shen Yichen took the money and went to the street to buy a pot of rice wine and some meat. However, he hesitated on the way back and returned to the Chengguogong School to wait for Zhao Hongjie and others who were about to finish school.

Although Shen Yichen's character cannot fully integrate into the world of these young people, friendship has nothing to do with age or status. After traveling for more than half a year, he can personally feel that Zhao Hongjie attaches great importance to him.

In addition, like Li Da and others, although there were some frictions and estrangements in the early stage, they have basically been resolved now. Even if he does not deliberately make friends for the sake of military connections, Li Da still has credibility, loyalty and other advantages, and he is considered among the second generation officials. The more reliable batch.

Besides, I have become the nominal boss of this group of people. It is unreasonable not to tell them about the government examination and invite them to their home for a celebration banquet or something.

Not long after waiting, there were students from the outer courtyard school in twos and threes walking out from the corner door of the Chengguo Palace. When Zhao Hongjie and others saw Shen Yichen standing in the alley, they first showed expressions of surprise, and then they all looked at him. Surround.

"Boss, aren't you taking the government exam? Why are you here at a private school?"

"Yichen, why are you holding food in your hand? Could it be that you didn't take the exam?"

"Impossible. My dear brother is the head of the case. There is a high probability that he will be selected for the government examination. Why not take it?"

"Boss, listen to me. We were all planning to go to the examination room to cheer you up, but Mr. He didn't approve our leave. It's really a pity!"

Faced with all these comments, Shen Yichen believed everyone else, but he didn't believe it at all when he said he wanted to ask for leave to cheer him up.

If they can really apply for leave successfully, it would be strange if these guys don't go and play by themselves!

"I submitted my paper for the government examination in advance, and it has been accepted by Mr. Fu Yin in the hall. I am here to invite you to a celebration banquet."

When they heard that Shen Yichen had passed the exam in advance again, the group of people were stunned. Because being the first in the county exam was beyond their imagination, and their brains were overloaded this time.

"Really or not?"

"You dare to question big brother? If big brother says you will win, you will win!"

"My eldest brother is so talented, what's the use of taking the exam for a small government?"

"That's right, even if you win the top prize, you have to believe it now!"

After reacting, the group of boys from the outer courtyard began to talk and praise again, but when Shen Yichen heard these words, he felt that these guys were trying to blackmail him...

Shen Yichen didn't bother to explain any more to them, so he turned around and walked toward the exit of the alley. When he saw the bosses were leaving, the flattery talk naturally came to an end, and a group of people immediately followed him.

In the small courtyard of Shen Yichen's family, the aunts from the next door family have already begun to help Shen set up the table.

Over the years, there has never been any wedding banquet held in the courtyard, and it has never been as lively as it is today. Mrs. Shen was filled with emotion when she saw it.

"Mom, we may need to set up an extra table. I brought some classmates over to celebrate."

Hearing Shen Yichen's shout outside the courtyard gate, Mrs. Shen looked up and found that her son had returned with the rice wine and food he bought, followed by six or seven classmates.

"Okay, come in quickly and sit down. Mom will get ready right now."

Mrs. Shen's face beamed with joy, not only because she had guests at home, but she was also happy that her son could make friends in the home school and was no longer the isolated one.

Because since Shen Yichen entered school, except for Zhao Hongjie, he has never brought any other classmates home. Shen also stayed in the Gaozhai compound, and he knew very well why, and the identity of his son was different from that of the clan members. , the children of officials are incompatible with each other.

Now that so many classmates come to the house to have a drink, it naturally means that Shen Yichen is accepted by everyone. How can a mother be unhappy?

It was just the next scene that made Ms. Shen realize that her son might not just be accepted...

Li Da, Zhao Hongjie and others were seen standing in a row in front of Mrs. Shen after entering the courtyard. Then they all bowed and shouted: "Meet Auntie!"

If you didn't know this kind of posture, you would have thought it was the eldest brother in the Young and Dangerous movies of later generations. It really shocked Mr. Shen, and he looked at Shen Yichen with a mixture of joy and sorrow in his eyes.

When Shen Yichen next to him saw this, he also felt a pain in his head.

After all, they are all old schoolboys who have been in school for several years. How come they don't have any trace of scholarly elegance in them, and they are completely like a member of the society. It seems that the father of this group of people asked them to study literature, which may be the biggest mistake in their lives. A decision!

"Okay~Okay~Okay, sit down quickly, Chen'er, please greet your classmates as well."

Mrs. Shen quickly waved her hand to indicate that Li Da and others should take their seats. Don't all stand in this row. Unknown to others, others thought that her family was worshiping the top of the mountain.

At the same time, Mrs. Shen also vaguely understood why her son had not been able to pass the exam as a schoolboy for so many years. Could it be that this is the legendary person who is close to red, red, and black when close to ink?

After sitting down, with the help of the aunt next door, the food was served very quickly, and soon the guests at both tables were eating and drinking happily.

After drinking for three rounds, Li Da suddenly quietly leaned into Shen Yichen's ear and said: "Brother, I have to tell you good news today. My father has agreed for me to go to the capital to enlist in the army, and I may leave soon. ”

Listening to Li Da being both the eldest brother and his brother, Shen Yichen knew that this boy must have had a little too much to drink. However, he could still remember going to the capital to join the army. It seemed that joining the army was indeed his dream. .

"Then I wish you all the best and see you in the capital in the future."

This time, Shen Yichen didn't have any complaints, but was moved by real feelings. In ancient times, the road was far away, and if we see each other again today, we don't know when it is.

After speaking, Shen Yichen raised his wine glass and drank it all in one gulp.

"Okay, I'm also waiting for you to come to Beijing to take the exam and set foot in the Golden Palace in the future!"

Li Da's mood also rose, he picked up the wine glass on the table and took a sip.

"Yichen, how about I also join the army?"

Hearing Li Da say that he was leaving, Zhao Hongjie also felt a lot of emotion in his heart. Now, among the three swordsmen at the bottom of the outer courtyard school, he would be the only one left. He couldn't continue to be in such a muddle, and he had to think of a way out.

Don't wait until the next time you look around the school, you will see that there are only some unfamiliar underachievers, and there will no longer be those familiar figures.

To be honest, although Zhao Hongjie was also a son of a military general, Shen Yichen was not very optimistic about him joining the army.

Now that the Ming Dynasty's garrison system is gradually eroding, only the northern and Beijing camps are still barely functioning, and their combat effectiveness has also declined sharply. Especially in the 14th year of Orthodoxy, the Ming Dynasty's army will suffer a catastrophe. With Zhao Hongjie's character and physical condition, whether he can come back alive from outside the customs is a question.

But in the imperial examination, Zhao Hongjie was even more desperate. After so many years in school, he didn't even have a solid foundation in the elementary school content. He was even more unreliable than joining the army.

The best outcome would be for his father, Zhao Tongzhi, to be promoted to a higher position and see if Enyin could be promoted to a supervisor. The key point was that Zhao Hongjie was a concubine and his family had many brothers, so Enyin did not have so many places.

Shen Yichen thought about it carefully and decided to join the army, but it would also be a low-risk option without having to fight.

Soon, an idea flashed in Shen Yichen's mind, and he wanted to find a path that met the requirements, but he was unsure whether Zhao Hongjie could adapt to it.

"Zhao Hongjie, how about you join the army and join the North and South Zhenfu Division?"

"Jinyiwei?"

Hearing the name Zhenfusi, Zhao Hongjie immediately thought of the term Jinyiwei.

During the orthodox period of the Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty, Jin Yiwei was in the stage of rising power, and the scope of his duties began to expand. He was able to report directly to the emperor without going through other departments, and became a complete emperor's personal army.

But the problem is that the reputation of the imperial guards among the people is not very good, especially the imperial prison under the jurisdiction of Fusi in Beizhen, which has always been known to torture loyal people. Last year, it was rumored that Liu Qiu, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, died in the imperial prison. Hit?

"Yes, Jin Yiwei."

"This...this isn't quite suitable for me, is it?"

Zhao Hongjie couldn't help but shudder when he thought of the bloody scenes such as executions and executions in prison. Even though he was a military general's son, he really didn't have the courage.

If there was, he wouldn't have been despised by Li Da for so long.

"If you are afraid, you can enter Nanzhen Fusi and be in charge of law and discipline, military discipline, and supervision."

Shen Yichen naturally understood Zhao Hongjie's character, and the methods of factory guards in Beizhen Fusi were indeed not suitable for him.

Relatively speaking, Nanzhen Fusi Jinyiwei was more similar to a "gendarme", and later became a sinecure, which basically didn't have much of a problem.

Of course, from a selfish point of view, if Zhao Hongjie joins Beizhen Fusi, he will have old friends he knows well in the spy agency in the future, and the help he will bring is immeasurable.

But Shen Yichen will not treat his friends as chess pieces, because this kind of people will usually betray each other in the end, and no one can be trusted. Therefore, the choice is still in Zhao Hongjie's hands. How to go in the future still depends on it. He makes his own decisions.

"I see."

Zhao Hongjie did not say how he chose, but after he said that he knew it, he also drank a large glass of wine.

The celebration dinner lasted until nightfall. Just when Shen Yichen was about to clear away the tables and chairs, he discovered that Aunt Yang, who was next door to the courtyard entrance, had not left, and her son Zeng Aniu was standing next to her.

"Aunt Yang, do you have anything else to do?"

Shen Yichen walked over and asked. It was obvious that he had something to say.

Sure enough, in the face of Shen Yichen's inquiry, Aunt Yang showed an embarrassed smile and said hesitantly: "Yichen, you are now promising as a Wenquxing star, and Auntie also wants to trouble you to help with something."

"Aunt Yang, it doesn't matter if you say it."

Shen Yichen did not refuse. Over the years, mother and son have lived in this small courtyard, and to be honest, the neighbors have helped a lot. Even when she was a child, her mother was too busy selling cloth, and she often ate at Aunt Yang's house.

A drop of kindness should be repaid by a spring. Not to mention that he has not turned over yet, even if he returns to his hometown in glory one day, Shen Yichen will not forget the kindness that helped him.

"My son A Niu will be 20 next year. He has no other skills except farming, and now he has not even found a wife."

"Yichen, if you know any high-ranking officials, please help A Niu. As long as you can find a wife, I will feel at ease."

Hearing this, Shen Yichen burst into laughter. What are these demands? I am a bachelor myself. Where can I help your son find a wife?
Chapter completed!