NOVEL NEXT Chapter 141 Fame
In March of the fourteenth year of the Hongye reign of the Wei Dynasty, two major events occurred that shook the capital.
First, the Minister of Rites of the State of Chu delivered a letter to the country, hoping to establish a lasting friendship between Wei and Chu and to welcome Princess Anren of the State of Wei as the crown prince's wife.
The people of the capital who did not know the truth thought that the power of the State of Wei was growing day by day, and even the State of Chu, which dominated the southwest, had to seek marriage and alliance to coexist.
Second, Zhou Yuan, the champion of the Xinyuan list, showed his extraordinaryness again after two months, leading the army to explore the secrets and solve the mystery of the ages.
Since then, the tragedy of Zhuxiang's dream and fruitless ending has come to an end, and the dream of Zhuxiang and the sincere persistence have been rewarded.
In addition, Zhou Yuan also rescued the descendants of Zhu Gong who had been trapped for a thousand years, making them slaves of demons and demons and becoming the people of the Wei Dynasty.
With this merit, the court announced to the world that Zhou Yuan was promoted to the commander of the Yulin Huaiyi School, and was given the title of Zhuxiang County Master, with a fief of 200 households.
Although Zhuxiang is still a township, it does not prevent the court from upgrading it to a county and conferring the title of Zhou Yuan in this name.
Originally, it was not a big deal for a meritorious general to be conferred a title, let alone to announce it to the world.
But Zhou Yuan's identity and age were too special. He was born in a good family of the common people, and he was on the path of military merit.
In addition, he was only seventeen years old, and he was the top of the Xinyuan list this year.
All these circumstances combined made the people of the capital feel a peculiar sense of pride. The common people's good families can also produce dukes, generals and ministers, and the prosperity of the Wei Dynasty will benefit the common people.
Compared with the celebration of ordinary people, many literati in the capital were more excited.
They thought differently from ordinary people. Ordinary people were more emotionally attached, while literati thought about a promising future.
Since the court had obtained many ancient books and historical materials, and built the Zhumeng Academy in the name of Zhu Gong, thus expanding the cultural heritage of the country.
It would definitely allocate certain resources to the field of literature, so that the future of the literati of the country would be broader.
The best opportunity now is to become a teacher at Zhumeng Academy.
In this way, not only can he get an official position in the court, but he can also be listed in the national history and his reputation will rise by teaching Zhu Gong's descendants.
However, such a good opportunity only comes once. Only by taking advantage of the rumors of Zhuxiang's dream and the mystery of a thousand years can he share the greatest benefits.
If he waits for the incident to subside and then enters Zhumeng Academy, he can only aim for an official position in the court.
Therefore, well-known teachers in various academies, famous Confucian scholars, and new and cutting-edge literati from all over the country who have lived in the capital for a long time all present books to the court to recommend themselves.
Not only that, those literati did not miss any opportunity to join in the heat, and they all borrowed the names of Zhou Yuan and Zhuxiang to show their literary talent.
For this reason, without Zhou Yuan knowing, many manuscripts about him appeared in the capital.
For example, see Jing'an Zhou Yuanshu, Xinyuan Kuishoulu, Zhou Duwei Zhuxiang Travel Notes, Shao Nian Zhimeng Collection, etc.
As the incident fermented, the people talked about Zhou Yuan, the scholars wrote about Zhou Yuan, and the officials lamented that he had achieved success at a young age.
Even the brothels and brothels were singing the lyrics of the young man entering the dream, and the teahouse storytelling also appeared in the collection of Zhou Duwei's exploration of secrets, which caused a wave of Zhou Yuan fever in the capital.
Fortunately, Zhou Yuan was not in the capital now, otherwise the threshold of his mansion would have been trampled.
Even so, the sons of the nobles who took the exam in the same year as Zhou Yuan also went to visit him in the mansion granted by the court.
Later, under the pretext of not being able to see him after several visits, they all rode their horses to Zhuxiang, wanting to join Zhou Yuan's exploration team and share a share of the merits.
In this way, the topic of Chu's request to marry Princess Anren was completely suppressed, and it was only circulated in a small number of officials and nobles.
After hearing about this, Princess Anren also felt something and begged the Emperor of Wei to replace the accompanying military officer with a young warrior.
"Why do you have to do this, my son? Although you are honest and brave, you are inexperienced and cannot be entrusted with a big task."
"Father, please understand. I want to last long. Even if young warriors have a thousand shortcomings, they are in their rising stage and can protect for a long time."
Faced with Princess Anren who wanted to accept the marriage certificate and go to the East Palace of Chu, the Emperor of Wei could not refuse.
Therefore, the fate of many young warriors who were going to guard the border was changed.
They were able to leave the border town full of dangers and get safer treatment, but no one could tell whether it was a blessing or a curse to be in a foreign country.
The only thing that is certain is that as the future guard barrier of Princess Anren, they are no longer expendable soldiers, but precious guards of their homeland.
When several noble sons rode into Zhuxiang and brought news from the capital to Zhou Yuan, he was still a little unbelievable.
"My colleagues, the documents from the court have not arrived yet. Where did you get the news from?
Besides, even if you really want to confer a title, you should start from the fifth-class male. How can you skip the fifth-class honor and directly confer the fourth-class son?"
"Brother Zhou, your merits are not all martial arts, but also literary merits. We need to consider the issue of historical inheritance, so they are naturally not the same."
"Think about it, where is Zhu Gong from? Isn't he from Fengjing?
He is not a warrior, so where can he go to study? Isn't it still our Wei area?
In this way, Fu Gong may also be a sage of Wei, the birthplace of many theories that spread to various countries, and perhaps also the land of our Wei."
Through the explanation of the son of the nobles, Zhou Yuan realized that Wei not only wanted to make cultural influence, but also wanted to occupy the source of culture.
In this way, his cultural contribution is really not small.
At least it has increased the cultural heritage of Wei, giving the wavering scholars of various countries an excuse to contact Wei.
"Brother Zhou, there are still a few positions in your team. Since we took the exam in the same year, you may be able to help us."
"Don't worry, brothers. His Majesty has given twenty places for meritorious service, including ten in the Imperial Guards and two in the Imperial Guards.
Including Du Yi and I, there are only six places left to enjoy the honors. "
“I don’t know the talents of all the brothers, so I’m afraid I can’t make a fair choice.
Why don't you wait to discuss it with Captain Du? He belongs to a distinguished family and must be familiar with you, so he can be as impartial as possible. "
Du Yi once promised Zhou Yuan to manage the noble children in the team.
Therefore, upon hearing Zhou Yuan's words, he understood what he meant, hurriedly agreed, and led a group of distinguished disciples to find a place to discuss the deal in detail.
Zhou Yuan went to the temporary camp of Prince Chujun Qi and expressed his gratitude for the imperial court's gift after hearing the imperial announcement.
Prince Chujun Qi waved his hand and said that he deserved these treatment, but it would be troublesome to spread his reputation.
"Zhou Yuan, becoming famous all over the world is a form of protection, and it is also the source of creating a family inheritance. Since you have made outstanding contributions, the court will not deny you.
But Fu Gong's incident involves two schools of thought: Seal, God, and Ghost. Some of them are open-minded and some are conservative.
As your reputation increases, conservative and extreme people will definitely find ways to contact you, either to recruit you into their gang, or to kill you to steal Lord Zhu's Seal. "
"It is so dangerous to carry the seal script of the secret realm. No wonder the reputation of those who have seal script in the imperial court is not prominent."
"Then you are wrong. Those who have seal scripts in the imperial court never need to hide them. Most of the important ministers in the imperial court have seal script inheritance.
It's just that your Zhujun's seal is somewhat special. It is owned by Fu Gong's disciples, which will make those people think that it is the inheritance of Fu Gong's lineage. "
Through the conversation with Prince Qi, Zhou Yuan discovered that the Wei royal family was no stranger to Fu Gong.
Also, Guolao Xingzong's lineage served in the Wei Dynasty, so it is impossible that the Wei royal family did not know the existence of Duke Fu.
"I see. If I had known that I would be burdened by fame, I would have applied to the court for anonymity."
"You are still too young to be hidden. You cannot be hidden. If you don't seek fame now, it is impossible for you not to seek fame for the rest of your life.
Because there is no result in retreating, only fighting for eternity. "
window._taboola = window._taboola || ; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbs-feed-01', container: 'taboola-below-article-thumbnail---300x250', placement: 'Below article thumbnail-300x250' , target_type: 'mix' });