Imperial examination shuangwen imaginary
Shen Yantang, the only son of a wealthy family in the south of the Yangtze River, was originally a handsome young man, but he aspired to take the imperial examination after witnessing the glory of the imperial examination. Faced with opposition from his family and doubts from his neighbors, he became a disciple of Zhou Xiuyuan, a poor scholar in the Han Dynasty. He studied hard for ten years, passed the college examination, the provincial examination, and the combat examination.
