Chapter 259 Absolutely Impossible

Li Zhiyuan felt so happy when he heard Chen Mao's praise!

It was as if he had passed the imperial examination and was being paraded through the streets on horseback.

The next day, the county school notified the students that a great scholar would come to give lectures early the next morning, and asked the students to try not to ask for leave.

When the students heard the news, they were all excited.

On the day of the lecture, Li Zhiyuan put on the latest scholar's robe and dressed himself up to look energetic.

Together with Li Zimo and Chen Mao, we hired a ox cart and walked slowly on the village road.

Chen Mao said, "I heard from Liu Gaosheng that if I perform well, I might be noticed by that great scholar and accepted as his disciple. People like me have no chance, but Brother Zhiyuan can still try."

Li Zhiyuan looked proud, that's right.

I am a scholar, the most talented person in this area.

Although there were many scholars in the county school, there were actually some who were younger than him.

But they were not much younger than him. The most outstanding one was Zheng Nian, who passed the imperial examination and became a scholar at the age of 20, which was considered an outstanding person in Yue'an County.

He is only thirteen years younger than Zheng, and there are many people above him who are in their seventies or eighties and will never get married.

Moreover, in the entire Yue'an County, the number of Juren can be counted on ten fingers.

If Li Zhiyuan can pass the imperial examination this year, he will be considered a genius of his generation!

Thinking of this, Li Zhiyuan's eyes were filled with strong ambition. He must perform well in today's lecture. Maybe he would be praised in public by the great scholar and then accepted as a student.

The more Li Zhiyuan thought about it, the more excited he became.

Soon, several people arrived at the county school.

All the scholars sat in the largest lecture hall in the college.

More than four hundred scholars and teachers from the academy gathered together, and even those who were sick crawled back.

Fang Xuezheng walked to the podium with a smile on his face: "It is a great honor to invite Mr. Shen to give a lecture in our county school today."

"Mr. Shen was the eighth top scholar during the Jian'an period. After graduating from high school, he taught at the Imperial College for more than ten years. Even my schoolmate received his instruction when he went to Beijing to take the imperial examination. Mr. Shen retired four years ago and has been traveling around the world ever since."

"A few days ago, I was lucky enough to meet Mr. Shen. It took a lot of effort to get him to teach. You should cherish this opportunity."

The scholars became even more excited as they listened, and even Xue Zheng had attended his classes.

And he retired from the Imperial College, which is really amazing.

Li Zhiyuan in the crowd also looked excited and enthusiastic. This is it! Number one scholar! Imperial College! Only this kind of great scholar is qualified to teach Li Zhiyuan!

If he could get guidance from such a great scholar, it would be just a matter of time before he could become the top scorer in the imperial examination!

Fang Xuezheng on the stage smiled and said, “Come on, please welcome Mr. Shen.”

Shen Zhiyan calmly walked onto the stage, looking noble, elegant and bookish.

The students in the audience were all stunned. Is this Mr. Shen? Isn't that right? More like Mr. Shen's student.

After all, he was the top scholar more than ten years ago and taught Fang Xuezhen, so he must be at least sixty or seventy years old!

Unexpectedly, Fang Xuezheng said with a smile: "This is Mr. Shen Zhiyan, Mr. Shen, all of you should greet me!"

The students opened their mouths so wide that an egg could fit in them. They stood up stupidly, cupped their hands, and saluted: "Students greet Mr. Shen."

"No need, sit down." Shen Zhiyan's cold and solemn voice sounded.

The students sat down in a daze. Fang Xuezhen looked at the stunned students and almost laughed out loud three times.

Hahaha!

He looked like this back then, a forty-year-old old man, respectfully bowing to a twenty-year-old boy and calling him "Sir", and was stunned.

Now, he also had to appreciate the expressions of these students, who had the same expressions as he had back then.

Among the stunned students, Li Zhiyuan was almost going crazy!

His eyes were about to burst, staring at Shen Zhiyan on the stage.

Isn’t this Mr. Shen the pretty boy I met on the mountain last time? That pretty boy is still walking with Ye Caiping, and Ye Xuan still calls him sir?

So, the pretty boy is Shen Daru? Is Shen Daru Ye Xuan’s husband?

impossible! How could there be such a ridiculous thing in the world?

Let’s not talk about whether Ye Xuan can get close to a great scholar like Mr. Shen. Even if he does, this great scholar Shen can’t be so young!

Among the students, a man in his twenties stood up.

His name is Lu Hua. He is the best student in the county school. He passed the imperial examination and became a scholar at the age of 22. He was also the second-ranked student on government stipend. He is highly regarded by the county school and everyone says that he has a chance of passing the imperial examination this year.

Lü Hua smiled and asked, "May I ask what kind of diet you eat to maintain such a youthful appearance?"

Shen Zhiyan replied: "No, Shen is thirty-three years old, but he became the top scorer in high school earlier, so he has more seniority."

The students were even more shocked. He was so young?

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!" Li Zhiyuan stood up suddenly, his eyes about to burst. "Just now, Master Xuezheng said that Shen Daru was the top scholar, and he taught at the Imperial Academy for more than ten years. He also gave lectures to Master Xuezheng. No matter how old he is, he should be in his sixties or seventies."

"You must be fake! Master Xuezheng, you have been fooled by this pretty boy."

Everyone present felt that it made some sense.

Fang Xuezheng shouted coldly, "Shut up! What the hell, you dare to be so presumptuous in front of Shen Daru! Shen Daru was the top scholar at the age of 17, entered the Imperial Academy at the age of 18, and has been teaching for more than ten years. Is there anything wrong with that?"

Li Zhiyuan's head buzzed.

Lu Hua in front of him sighed: "No problem, Shen Daru is indeed as Xuezheng said, a child of destiny."

The students present also exclaimed: "He won the first place in the imperial examination at the age of 17? How could such a thing happen?"

"Of course he is. He is standing right here. Who is Master Xuezheng? Is he going to make fun of us?"

"At the age of 17, I couldn't even pass the examination for a student, let alone the top scholar. Lu Hua passed the examination for a scholar at the age of 22 and was already the top student in our county school. It shows that there are always people who are better than you."

Fang Xuezheng smiled and looked at the students below: "That's right, today I also want you to realize that there are always people better than you. Don't be so conceited all day long, be humble and learn."

As he said that, he glared at Li Zhiyuan fiercely: "What a disgrace! Just because you can't do it doesn't mean others can't do it!"

Li Zhiyuan's brain exploded and he collapsed in the chair.

But Shen Zhiyan didn't even look at him, and said calmly: "Let's go to class!"

The students stopped immediately, Shen Zhiyan selected a topic, and began to lecture seriously.

The eyes looking at Shen Zhiyan were full of admiration, and of course, jealousy and hatred.

Only Li Zhiyuan sat there, his head buzzing, and he didn't hear a word of what Shen Zhiyan said.

Impossible, how is it possible for someone to become the top scholar at the age of 17? Isn’t that a monster?

He was 33 years old, and not only did he win the top spot in the imperial examination, he also taught at the Imperial College for more than ten years.

And I am already 34 years old, one year older than him, and I am just a scholar!

His status as a scholar, which had made him so proud in the past, seemed to have suddenly become shabby and shameful.

Li Zhiyuan was shocked! It was a deep blow!

Moreover, this person seems to be Ye Xuan’s teacher!

No! !

He used to suppress Ye Xuan and prevent him from coming to the fore. Yesterday, he laughed at Ye Xuan for being stupid and not coming to the county school!

Who would have thought that they would not even bother to come! They found a great scholar!