Confucian and Taoist scholar

Three poles in the sun.

Du Ning opened his eyes and stretched.

Last night, I held a banquet with Gao Shouren and others in a restaurant in Kongcheng, and invited students from Jingguo and Pingguo to celebrate together. We drank very late before returning and fell asleep.

After a good night's sleep, Du Ning felt refreshed and very comfortable.

Now that the trial was over, it was time for Du Ning to return to Yun Kingdom, so he came to the living room to say goodbye to Tian Feipeng and Fu Yue.

"Brother Tian and Brother Fu, now that the trial is over, it's time for me to return to the Yun Kingdom. If you two come to the capital of the Yun Kingdom in the future, you can find me at the Zhenguo Marquis Mansion. I'm always waiting for you to come."<

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"Brother Du, you're welcome. If we have a chance in the future, we will definitely go to the capital of Yun Kingdom to find you." Tian Feipeng said with a smile.

Fu Yueze said: "Perhaps it won't be long before we meet again, because our performance in the trials of various countries this year is very good, and we may be selected as experienced scholars by the Holy Academy. We, the three elite Jinshi, may

Cooperate again in Sanjie Mountain."

Tian Feipeng said with some expectation: "If I can fight side by side with Brother Du, I am willing to fight even if it means mountains of swords and seas of fire."

"Me too." Fu Yue said loudly.

Du Ning was quite moved. The friendship between scholars can be deep or shallow, and the friendship that can keep friends together for life and death is no different from brotherhood.

"Okay, let's go together then."

Du Ning bowed to the two of them: "Take care, see you soon."

"See you later!" The two immediately bowed.

When they straightened up their chests again, the three of them looked at each other and smiled.

Afterwards, the three of them walked out of the dormitory and went their separate ways.

After leaving Kongcheng, blue clouds rose up under Du Ning's feet and flew away in the direction of Yun Kingdom.

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Three days later, Du Ning returned to the capital of Yun Kingdom.

The Yun Kingdom has already received the results of the trials from other countries. After learning that the students from the Yun Kingdom ranked first in the Holy Academy in the trials, the entire capital was excited.

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Before Du Ning arrived home, the princes, generals, ministers and famous families in the capital sent many gifts to the Zhenguo Marquis Mansion, which piled up like mountains.

Du Ning was shocked when he returned home. There were all kinds of gold, silver, jewelry, antiques, gifts, etc.

This is a way for scholars in the capital to express their gratitude to Du Ning. Even officials from the Xian Wang Party have done enough etiquette in this regard.

However, Du Ning did not actually accept these gifts. Instead, he ordered someone to sort out a list of gifts, replace them with equivalent gifts according to the value of each family's gifts, and send other gifts of the same value back to each family in return.

In this way, everyone's friendship is preserved and etiquette is fulfilled.

You give me a gift, and I give you a gift, so everyone is happy.

This is courtesy.

Noon the next day.

Emperor Hongxuan held a banquet at the Qionghua Palace to celebrate Du Ning's success with the courtesy of a national scholar. He also invited Gao Shouren and other students from the Guoxue Palace to attend the banquet.

At the banquet, Emperor Hongxuan personally commended Gao Shouren and other students, and invited them to join the court as officials and serve in the Ministry of Personnel.

Except for Gao Shouren and a few students who agreed, most of the other students preferred to continue studying at the Guoxue Palace, so they declined Emperor Hongxuan's invitation.

Emperor Hongxuan did not force it, but gave them some cultural treasures as rewards and promised to welcome them to the court as officials at any time.

Those students are extremely grateful and grateful.

Suddenly, a soldier entered the palace and said: "Your Majesty, His Highness King Yan is back."

The expressions of the civil and military officials changed slightly, showing signs of surprise.

"Fourth brother is back?"

Emperor Hongxuan was stunned for a moment, then asked: "Where are you?"

"Already outside the palace." the soldier replied.

"What? Are you outside the palace?" Emperor Hongxuan was caught off guard.

At this moment, even the officials of the Ministry of Rites looked at each other in confusion.

Du Ning's expression remained unchanged, thinking that when King Yan's troops returned to the court, they should theoretically send someone to notify the Ministry of Rites, so that the emperor could be prepared to lead civil and military officials to welcome him, so as to show the majesty of the hero.

Why did soldiers come to notify us outside the palace?

This is so surprising.

"Bold! Why did King Yan's master return to the court? Why didn't you inform me until now? Do you still have my fourth brother in your eyes? Do you still have me? Where is the Minister of Rites? Tell me, what crime do you people deserve!"<

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Emperor Hongxuan looked at the officials of the Ministry of Rites and scolded him loudly.

All the civil and military officials were as silent as a cicada. Even though Emperor Hongxuan was young, he had the true legacy of Emperor Jingwen. Even the ministers who were as old as oil sticks did not dare to look down on him.

Song Jingtang hurriedly stood up and cupped his hands and said: "Back to the Emperor, the Ministry of Rites has not yet received the news of His Royal Highness King Yan's return to the court. I really don't know about this, otherwise I would have reported it to you long ago."

"Master Song is right, our Ministry of Rites has indeed not received any relevant memorials!"

"Your Majesty, we really don't know about this matter. His Highness King Yan is a hero of the Yun Kingdom, and we don't dare to neglect him."

"Your Majesty, please check clearly. We really don't know about this."

The officials of the Ministry of Etiquette expressed their grievances with a grimace, without any pretense.

At this moment, King Yan's voice sounded from outside the door: "Your Majesty, please don't embarrass the officials of the Ministry of Rites. It was Brother Chen who deliberately did not send someone to inform the Ministry of Rites."

Everyone followed the sound and saw that King Yan led his subordinates into the palace.

After hearing King Yan's explanation, the officials of the Ministry of Rites breathed a sigh of relief.

All civil and military officials stood up from their seats to show their welcome to King Yan.

Many people looked happy, while a few looked serious.

King Yan led his people forward and saluted: "I will see you, Your Majesty."

"Long live my emperor." Others shouted.

"You are all exempt from courtesy and stay on your own terms."

Emperor Hongxuan said to King Yan: "Fourth brother, why didn't you inform the Ministry of Rites when you came back?"

King Yan responded: "I wanted to give the emperor a surprise, and I just returned to the capital. There was no need to mobilize troops, so I came here by myself and asked the emperor to forgive me."

"It will be good to come back, it will be good to come back."

Emperor Hongxuan smiled and said: "Fourth brother, I have really missed you during this period. You came back just in time today. We are celebrating the achievements of the students of the Guoxue Palace."

"Come here, add a seat!"

"According to the decree."

Following Emperor Hongxuan's decree, new seats were quickly placed in the hall.

"Thank you, Your Majesty. Brother Chen, you're welcome."

King Yan bowed his hands in thanks and took his seat with his subordinates.

The maid quickly presented the food and wine.

Emperor Hongxuan raised his glass and said to King Yan: "I offer tea instead of wine to my fourth brother. You have done a great job in recovering the grassland and strengthening the national destiny. I want to thank you very much."

"This is my responsibility. I dare not take credit."

King Yan said: "I was able to lead my troops to successfully capture the grassland, thanks to the mysterious cannons created by Du Ning in the Ministry of Industry to enhance the combat effectiveness of our army. Otherwise, it is absolutely impossible for me to complete the task in such a short time."

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"Du Aiqing has indeed made indispensable contributions, so I canonize him as a marquis of the country, enjoying the same treatment and privileges as a royal marquis to demonstrate his contribution."

"Then I'll lend you this glass of wine to congratulate Du Ning."

King Yan toasted to Du Ning, and said "Brother" which made him feel more cordial.

"Brother Du Ning, Brother Yu has been paying attention to the literary world these days. I heard that you competed for the first place in the country's trial for the Yun Kingdom. I am very happy and proud. This is something we scholars in the Yun Kingdom have never had.

For this great honor, we Yunguo students should thank you."

"Brother Yan Wang received the award. This is not due to me alone, but also the result of the hard work of other students from the Guoxue Palace. You have worked hard day and night in Yuanzhou to appease the people. Now you have finally returned to the court. I am here to welcome His Highness on his triumphant return.

"Du Ning also smiled and raised his glass.

One is the King of Yan, and the other is the Marquis of Zhenguo. They are both people who have made great contributions to the Yun State. It would not be inappropriate to suddenly call each other brothers.

The identity and status of the two are now almost the same.

Gao Shouren and others were flattered. They didn't expect that Du Ning would come in with them and praise them, which was simply promoting their reputation in public.

"Then I respect you, you have worked hard. Thank you." King Yan raised his glass to Gao Shouren and others.

"Your Highness, you are welcome. This is what we, as scholars in the Yun Kingdom, should do."

"We should be the ones congratulating His Highness on his triumphant return."

Everyone was polite before drinking the wine in their glasses.

Other kings and officials also took turns toasting to King Yan, chatting and laughing happily, and the atmosphere was harmonious.

An official from the Ministry of War came in, holding a document in his hand, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, Marshal of the Northern Expedition Yu Guang has reported success at the border. On the first day of this month, he led his troops to break through three passes in a row, killing a hundred thousand barbarian troops, and obtained the victory.

The greatest result ever!"

As soon as the words fell, the civil and military officials suddenly became excited.

"Okay! My lord, I will kill a hundred thousand barbarians to show the might of our Yun Kingdom. It's a pleasure!"

"This time the barbarian army really suffered a lot of bleeding. One hundred thousand soldiers and horses were killed. This is simply a slap in the face of the barbarians!"

"It's not just a slap in the face? This is throwing the Barbarian King's face to the ground and stomping on it hard to relieve his anger!"

Once the barbarians went north to attack the border of Yun Kingdom. The front line was very urgent and the battle was very difficult.

For the first time since the imperial court sent soldiers from the artillery battalion for reinforcements, the imperial court received the most exciting news from the north so far.

The Ministry of War official continued: "In addition, Marshal Wen Lie reported that he captured four cities in a row on the second day of this month and killed 150,000 Xiongnu troops."

"Haha... Okay! Okay! I didn't expect General Wen Lie's record to be so impressive!"

"The 150,000 Huns army is just gone, so happy! So happy!"

"The country of Yun is mighty! The country of Yun is mighty!"

All civil and military officials felt proud and proud as never before.

Since the barbarians moved north and the Xiongnu moved south, the treasury of Yun State was depleted very quickly, and it was only when the grasslands were conquered that the treasury was replenished.

Now, good news has come from both the north and the south at the same time, which is great news for the Yun Kingdom's court.

"Bring the memorial in soon." Emperor Hongxuan said impatiently.

Eunuch Feng hurriedly submitted a memorial to the Ministry of War.

After Emperor Hongxuan read it, Long Yan was delighted and very excited.

"Haha...haha..."

"Yu Guang and Wen Lie said in the memorial that since the army was equipped with mysterious cannons, its combat effectiveness has increased tenfold. Fighting the barbarians and Xiongnu is as easy as killing chickens and dogs, which makes the enemy army frightened."

"Through these two battles, I am confident that I can tell the world that the combat effectiveness of the Yun State's army is the best among all countries. The current Yun State is the strongest country in the human race, no one."

"The barbarians and the Huns bullied me when I was young. I want them to know that they are looking down on me. They are wrong!"

Emperor Hongxuan held his head high and his chest high, and his words were full of majesty.

"Long live my emperor!"

"Long live my emperor!"

All civil and military officials shouted in unison. Except for the wise king and a few officials, most people admired him very much.

Facts have proved that Emperor Hongxuan's decision was very correct and very wise.

The Xian Wang's eyes were slightly dim, and he clenched his fists slightly, then quickly released them.

"My emperor plans strategies to win a decisive victory thousands of miles away. My emperor's achievements will surely surpass those of the late emperor and create a foundation for eternity."

"My emperor is a promising young man. He sits in the Dragon Court and dominates the world. One day, all the countries will come to court, but the foreign Yiqiu will not dare to offend him!"

"The country of Yun will surely move towards a glorious new era under your leadership."

All civil and military officials were full of confidence in Emperor Hongxuan and respected him from the bottom of their hearts.

Emperor Hongxuan said: "You don't need to flatter me. All of this must be attributed to the Marquis of Zhenguo. If he hadn't invented the mysterious cannon, let alone regaining the Western Region and leveling the grassland, I'm afraid that both the north and the south would still be passive now."

, there is absolutely no two good news today. It is Du Ning’s wisdom and invention that strengthened the Yun Kingdom’s army’s battle. He is the pillar of the country that supports this new world!”

"You're right, all of this is due to Duning. Without his mysterious cannon, the three-party war would have been very difficult."

"Yes! If we hadn't taken the grassland to enhance the national destiny, the barbarians and Huns would have gone to the capital to kill us."

"That's right, that's right."

The officials looked at Du Ning and were very grateful.

The officials of the Xian Wang Party did not say anything. The more people in the court supporting Emperor Hongxuan, the weaker the power of the Xian Wang Party.

There were even some officials who were originally members of the Xian Wang's party, but they suddenly distanced themselves from the Xian Wang and joined other princes.

He who knows the current affairs is a hero.

Du Ning said: "I only made a small contribution. The people who really made a great contribution were the soldiers who shed their lives and blood on the front line. They were the heroes who built the steel city wall with their lives and flesh. Without their desperate struggle, Yun would not be able to do anything."

The country would not have the continuous good news it does now, and we would not be able to hold a banquet here to celebrate our achievements with peace of mind. I hope that no matter what time, everyone can never forget that within the thousands of miles of rivers and mountains in the Yun Kingdom, there are countless heroes who are defending us against all incoming attacks.

They are the true enemies of the enemy."

"Well said!"

King Yan suddenly slapped the table and his eyes couldn't help but moisten.

He is a person who came down from the battlefield. Those brothers who were born and died with him will never be forgotten and will be missed for the rest of his life.

The King of Xia also felt the same way. He was supervising the battle in the rear, transporting food and supplies, and would receive a list of fallen soldiers every day, because the court would issue pensions to the families of fallen soldiers.

Whenever he saw a bunch of names displayed on the list, Xia Wang felt as if he had seen those brothers die on the charge route. He had cried secretly many times but did not dare to tell.

All civil and military officials stood in awe, causing the entire Qionghua Palace to suddenly become quiet.

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