Confucian and Taoist scholar

"I have never heard of this poem. Could it be a new work by Mr. Du?"

"This poem is rich in emotion and quite tragic. It should be written with deep feelings."

"One general's success will cause thousands of bones to dry up. This sentence will surely be passed down through the ages!"

"What! It has been passed down through the ages? It's too exaggerated!"

Many people were shocked and looked at that person, who turned out to be a Confucian and Taoist scholar.

Since it was spoken by a great scholar, it means that this poem will definitely be passed down to future generations.

Many people have understood Du Ning's intentions. Too many people have sacrificed behind the title of Marquis, so Du Ning refuses to accept such a title.

Emperor Hongxuan was not angry, but looked at Du Ning with burning eyes, his expression a little complicated for a moment.

The wise king said: "Since Shilang Du is unwilling to accept the title of Marquis, we can't force others to make things difficult for us. We should respect your choice. Your Majesty, don't you think so?"

Many people looked at the wise king with displeasure on their faces.

The Wise King Party is at odds with Du Ning, and Du Ning is unwilling to accept the title of marquis, which is naturally what they want to see most.

King Ji hurriedly said: "Since ancient times, meritorious service must be rewarded. Du Shilang's achievements are visible to all. The mysterious cannon comes from your hands, which is destined to make you qualified to be a prince. Du Shilang's appointment as a prince is in line with the laws of heaven and the people.

Please also ask Mr. Du not to refuse."

"Brother is right, Du Shilang's mysterious cannon is the greatest invention of our time, and you must be the Marquis of Zhenguo." King Xia said loudly.

King Chong also echoed: "Du Ning, we know that you pursue Confucianism and Taoism wholeheartedly and will not pursue fame and fortune excessively. However, it is fair and aboveboard for you to not be granted a title despite your merits, but on the other hand, wouldn't it be unfair to trap the emperor? You

Do you want the emperor to be a monarch who owes his heroes?"

Du Ning immediately said: "I have no intention of doing this, I just feel that I deserve it. Your Majesty, why don't you reward me with other things? I will be happy to accept it."

Everyone looked at each other, while the officials of the Xian Wang Party sneered.

Emperor Hongxuan said slowly: "Shilang Du, the so-called reward based on merit is to discuss merit first and then reward. It is more than enough to be awarded the title of Marquis for your merits. There is no need to feel guilty. I know that you are pitying the soldiers who died in battle.

Please rest assured that I will honor the fallen soldiers and treat their families well, and all the heroes who have returned in triumph should also receive rewards, so don't refuse."

"The emperor is right. Mr. Du deserves to be granted the title of Marquis for his merits. No one will dare to gossip about you." Li Changsheng in the crowd agreed.

Luo Wenxuan also said: "Even the princes think that you are qualified to be a prince, which means that your achievements must meet the conditions for the title of a prince. I sincerely ask Mr. Du to accept the title of a prince."

"Without your mysterious cannon, the war in the Western Regions would have been fought for who knows how long. It would be unreasonable for such achievements not to be enough to make a marquis."

"It's a pity that Mr. Du has too few qualifications in the court, otherwise he would not only be awarded a marquis? It would not be too much to be a king!"

"Well said!"

There were bursts of support from the crowd for Du Ning to be granted the title of Marquis, and they felt even happier than for them to be granted the title of Marquis themselves.

This is what the people want!

The officials of the Xian Wang Party looked a bit unhappy. Du Ning was becoming more and more popular among the people now, and so many people supported him in making him a marquis. If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, it would have been unbelievable.

Emperor Hongxuan said to Du Ning again: "Have you seen it? Everyone in the capital thinks that you are qualified to be a marquis, and you should be a marquis. This is what everyone expects. Since you are a scholar, you should comply with the public opinion.

I am willing to accept the title. This is not only the gratitude of the court to you, but also the gratitude of all the people."

"Du Ning, please stop refusing and quickly thank the Emperor!" the King of Xia said impatiently.

"Thanks to you for your love, I will be ashamed of my students."

Du Ning couldn't refuse, so he reluctantly agreed and bowed to Emperor Hongxuan: "Weak minister Du Ning thanks the emperor for your kindness."

"Okay!"

The crowd cheered, feeling very happy for Duning.

The wise king sighed silently, Du Ning is now at the peak of his power and will likely become the master of the resurgence of the Yun Kingdom.

After all, the technology of the Mysterious Cannon is too advanced. When the technology matures and is announced to other countries in the future, Du Ning may be canonized by the Holy Academy.

If you can be canonized by the Holy Academy, it will be the highest honor for a scholar!

"The lower official has met the Marquis of Zhenguo."

"Meet the Marquis of Zhenguo."

At this moment, officials below the third rank saluted Du Ning. Even officials with the third rank saluted Du Ning.

This is the privilege of the Marquis. In name, he is the third rank, but in fact it is equivalent to the second rank.

"I've met Mr. Duhou."

Many scholars and common people were present to pay tribute to Du Ning. They looked around and worshiped a large number of people, including Jinshi, Hanlin, and even many Confucian and Taoist scholars.

"You don't need to be polite."

Du Ning returned the gift to everyone, his body less bookish and more dignified without anger.

Except for the wise king and the people of the wise king's party, the other kings and civil and military officials all smiled.

"Du Ning, from now on you will be the marquis of our Yun Kingdom. I have decided to transfer you to the position of Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and merge it into the Zhongshu Pavilion. You will still serve as the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, the Counselor of the Ministry of War, and the Commander of the Artillery Battalion. I hope you will

Keep up the good work and don’t let me down." Emperor Hongxuan said.

Many people took a breath of air-conditioning. Emperor Hongxuan was too powerful. He promoted Du Ning to the position of Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and had a part-time job in other departments. The real power in this was too great.

In order, Du Ning is mainly responsible for the work of the Ministry of Personnel and Zhongshu Pavilion, and can take care of the work of the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of War in his spare time.

And Du Ning was a talent that the kings strived for, so having Du Ning work in multiple departments gave the kings enough face.

The kings attach great importance to Du Ning and will do their best to do the work of their departments and not overwork Du Ning.

Therefore, Emperor Hongxuan played this trick very cleverly.

On the surface, Du Ning worked hard, but in reality, how could the officials of the kings be willing to let Du Ning work hard? Why not let Du Ning free up most of his time to continue studying?

Du Ning's potential is there, and he will definitely become a great scholar in the future. The kings can't be stupid enough to assign such a high amount of work to Du Ning. Instead, they should try their best to complete the tasks they can, and only entrust them if there is really no other way.

Du Ning.

The kings were well aware of Emperor Hongxuan's imperial intentions and couldn't help but smile bitterly. Emperor Hongxuan had a firm grip on their psychology.

Du Ning didn't react at first. He was worried that his future workload would be so heavy that he wouldn't even have time to study.

But when he saw Emperor Hongxuan glance at the kings and raise the corners of his mouth slightly, he instantly understood that this was the emperor's psychological tactic. How could he manage so many things with his qualifications? Someone must take care of him, naturally.

It’s just that the kings have to work a little harder.

"Thanks to the emperor's high regard, I will definitely do my best and live up to the divine grace."

After Du Ning finished speaking, he saluted Emperor Hongxuan, but he was thinking about it. When he was in the Western Regions, he once heard King Yan mention the daily life of the young emperor. He was still reviewing memorials in the middle of the night. This shows how hard the young emperor worked hard to govern. If so,

If you can work as hard as him, Confucianism and Taoism will surely become more advanced day by day.

Thinking of this, Du Ning's eyes were filled with fighting spirit.

The more you get in touch with some departments, the more things you can learn will naturally be richer, and you can greatly increase your experience and improve your knowledge.

The officials of the Xian Wang Party showed fear. Zhongshuge controlled all officials, and officials from the six ministries had to cooperate with Zhongshuge's deployment.

In other words, in the future, if an official of the Xian King Party offends Du Ning, Du Ning will be able to involve him in the name of Zhongshu Pavilion.

No matter which department you are an official in, you don’t dare to provoke Zhongshu Ge easily.

Now, Du Ning's identity as a member of the Zhongshu Pavilion makes the officials of the Xian Wang Party particularly fearful.

They are on the same level as Du Ning, and as long as he is caught by Du Ning, he will have many ways to torture them.

Judging from today's situation, Du Ning has received great favor from Emperor Hongxuan.

"Please invite the soldiers of the three armies to enter the city." Emperor Hongxuan said.

Eunuch Feng said loudly: "The emperor has a decree to invite the soldiers of the three armies to enter the city."

"I obey the order."

Du Ning immediately issued an order: "Enter the city."

The soldiers of the three armies entered the capital in a mighty manner, transporting cart after cart of goods. It can be said that they returned fully loaded.

"What do you think that is? I've never seen it before! Is it a mysterious cannon made by Zhen Guohou?"

"So many cattle and sheep were transported from the grassland. Now the north and the south are at war, and the most lacking thing is food and grass."

"My emperor is wise! After taking the grassland, you can get a lot of strategic materials. This wave is really a big profit."

"Hmph! This is thanks to that foolish king Hu Chiyan. If he didn't come to invade the borders of our Yun Kingdom, how could our Yun Kingdom raise an army of kings to destroy another country? Now even the grassland is our territory. Expulsion

The barbarians and the Huns are just around the corner!"

"Long live my emperor! Long live my emperor!"

Many people roared excitedly, and countless others followed suit.

The wise king remained calm on the surface, but felt extremely uncomfortable in his heart.

If Emperor Hongxuan wins the hearts of the people, he will be able to securely sit on the throne.

The possibility that the wise king wants to compete for the dragon throne is very slim.

Unless the merits of the wise king can surpass that of Emperor Hongxuan, but that is simply impossible.

The wise king was struggling in his heart. It was difficult to accept that he had worked hard for so many years, and in the end he could only watch others sitting on the dragon throne, and he could only bow his head.

"Is it true that this king has no chance of becoming emperor..."

The Xian King felt very unwilling. He clenched his fists secretly and glanced at Du Ning, revealing his hatred.

If it weren't for Du Ning's great contribution, Emperor Hongxuan's throne would not be impregnable.

After the three armies entered the city, they settled in the barracks in the capital.

Emperor Hongxuan held a grand banquet in the military camp to reward the soldiers who had returned to the court. He also awarded many generals who had made outstanding achievements on the battlefield and awarded them titles.

All soldiers are promoted to three levels in a row and awarded military medals, silver coins or fields, etc.

The soldiers ate and drank with open stomachs, devouring everything without caring about their self-image.

Because today's class teacher returns to the court for tomorrow's expedition.

The North and the South are still at war. Today we have wine and today we are drunk, tomorrow we go into battle and then charge!

At this moment, the entire military camp in the capital was occupied by all the soldiers present.

"I can't bear the power of wine, so I'll give you a cup of tea today instead of wine."

Emperor Hongxuan toasted to the three armies.

Everyone immediately stood up, shook their glasses and raised their glasses to the little emperor, shouting long live the mountain.

Emperor Hongxuan looked at the high-spirited soldiers with a smile on his face.

He believed that it wouldn't be long before the Yun Kingdom could defeat the barbarians and the Huns and make them pay the price they deserve.

After the banquet was over, Emperor Hongxuan returned to the palace with his civil and military officials to continue their work.

Du Ning came to the imperial study and presented to Emperor Hongxuan a list of supplies brought back from the Western Regions, including war horses, weapons, gold and silver, cattle and sheep, etc.

Emperor Hongxuan was very happy after browsing and said to Du Ning: "Fourth brother has indeed lived up to my expectations. This trip to unify the grassland has yielded a lot of money, which is enough to run the national treasury for a year. Within a year, I am confident that I will defeat the barbarians."

With the Huns."

Du Ning said: "After the battles in the Western Regions, the artillery battalion officers have become extremely proficient in using the Xuanji Cannon, and can go to the north and south battlefields to fight at any time. At the same time, I also analyzed the performance data of the Xuanji Cannon with officials from the Ministry of Industry. There are many

If there are areas that need improvement, please give me some time, and I will work with the Ministry of Industry to improve the Mysterious Cannon. Once the Mysterious Cannon is fully developed, it can be officially announced to all countries."

Emperor Hongxuan nodded lightly and said: "The Ministry of Rites has received invitations from envoys from many countries. Some envoys will come to the country for discussion. I hope that the Yun State can share this technology with them in advance. The terms they have set out themselves

They will send troops to support the north and south of the Yun Kingdom and fully assist the Yun Kingdom in expelling the barbarians and Xiongnu. What do you think?"

Du Ning sneered and said: "When our Yun Kingdom was in crisis, they all remained calm. Now that they know that our Yun Kingdom has created a mysterious cannon, they took the initiative to send troops to support us. Their calculations were very good."<

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"You can't blame them. War is not a child's play. No one will send troops to help other countries without absolute interests. Now, the technology of the mysterious cannon is the biggest reason for them to send troops." Emperor Hongxuan's eyes were burning.

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"Sooner or later, the technology of the Mysterious Cannon will be announced to the human race, but now is not the time, because we have just developed the Mysterious Cannon. Once this technology is announced in advance, it will certainly enhance the combat effectiveness of the Human Race, but it will make our Yun Kingdom lose absolute power.

Advantages." Du Ning analyzed.

"Then what Du Aiqing means is..."

"When our national power has not reached the top of the human race, the technology of the mysterious cannon must not be announced to other countries. This is the most basic bottom line. What's more, the war in our country of Yun is not over, and we cannot reveal anything to others. Without it being announced

Before the mysterious cannon technology, all countries had to give us three points of courtesy. Once we announce it prematurely, if he begs us today, he will stab us in the back tomorrow." Du Ning said seriously.

"What you said makes sense, I understand what you mean." Emperor Hongxuan said seriously.

"I will speed up the time to expand the artillery battalion soldiers and let the veterans lead the training of new recruits. When the time comes, the troops will be divided into two groups to support the northern and southern borders, and the chaos can be quelled." Du Ning said.

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