Liaozhai: A scholar should draw a sword

Chapter 79
Such a reward can be considered a big deal.

After the imperial decree, a group of government officials came to Guobei County in turn to congratulate, and ordered the county government to implement the Hou Ye Mansion and the thousand acres of fertile land as quickly as possible.

Zhou Yu has also changed from a master to a marquis. At that time, the scenery was the same, and there were a lot of people, and there were countless people who came to visit and congratulate him every day.

Although Lord Marquis is not an official position, but just a noble title, it is more majestic than all civil and military officials.

According to the practice of the Daqian Dynasty, the titles are divided into Bo, Hou, Gong, and Wang.

However, "King" belongs to the exclusive title of the disciples of the royal family, and non-royal family members can only be named Bo, Hou, and Gong.

Although titles and official titles are not in the same system, those who have titles have a special status, and it is not an exaggeration to say that an official is high-ranking.

Before the Hou Ye Mansion is completed, the former mansion can only be temporarily used as a temporary Marquis Mansion.

Gold, silk, jade cups, and servants have already been put in place one after another. As for the thousand acres of fertile land... This has made the county government officials a little troubled.

Because most of the fertile land in the east, west, and south suburbs of the city has owners, the official land is only three to four hundred mu, which is far less than a thousand mu.

Only the north of the city has more vacant fields, because it is too close to Montenegro, and rich people are reluctant to buy land in the north of the city.

After all, who wants to worry about the burden all day?Where can money not buy land?

In desperation, Duan Rui and Lu Zhengwen could only discuss with Zhou Yu to see if they could set aside a field farther from the city.

In the end, Zhou Yu took the initiative to back down, saying that he wanted the land in the north of the city.

In fact, this is a rather disadvantageous thing. The land price in the north of the city is more than half cheaper than that of the other three gates.

But Zhou Yu had other plans, took this opportunity to negotiate with Duan Rui and the two, and purchased an additional [-] acres.

These 1000 mu of land only cost more than [-] taels of silver, which can be described as worth thousands of dollars.

Of course, this was also a concession made by Duan Rui to please Zhou Yu, and the discount was more than half.

But these are just icing on the cake for them.

What he is happiest about is that...the realm of the character has been upgraded again.

After upgrading Juren last time, the luck needed to upgrade again has increased significantly, as much as 10,000+.

Of course, this is also understandable.

In terms of actual fame, the Jinshi is already the pinnacle of the imperial examinations. What is the top scorer and the number one scholar are just rankings, and they are still Jinshi in essence.

It is very difficult to select a scholar, and it is also difficult to select a Jinshi. After all, the competition is too great, and the probability of passing the exam is generally one in seventy or eighty.

The difficulty can be imagined.

But this time, Zhou Yu's "Manjianghong · Angry Crown" and "Crossing Lingdingyang" spread all over the country, attracting countless people to recite them.

At the same time, it also led to the widespread circulation of the poems he wrote before.

Such as "Water Tune Getou·When Will the Moon Come", "Sapphire Case·Yuan Xi", "Song of Righteousness"...etc.

There are also "San Zi Jing" and "Hundred Surnames" also began to spread among the people.

As a result, Zhou Yu's reputation has climbed to a new height, and he has been hailed as a "talented scholar", "elegant master" and so on.

Correspondingly, he also gained a lot of luck, and finally took another big step, and the character realm was promoted to: Jinshi.

In reality, Zhou Yu's fame is Juren, but the realm of the character is not linked to reality, so it is not affected.

The important thing is, he is now Lord Marquis, so what else is he going to do?
After the upgrade, the previous exclusive skill "Slick Tongue" has been upgraded to "Tongue Blossoming Lotus Flower", and "Out of Nothing" has been upgraded to "Miraculous Pen":
Character: Zhou Yu

Academic school: Confucianism

Boundary: Scholars

Luck: 32000
才艺：【书法：4级】【剑道：4级】【音律：3级】【丹青：3级】【棋艺：3级】

Exclusive skills: [Miraculous Pen] [Tongue Blooming Lotus] [Qi Town Mountains and Rivers]

Special props: [Zihao Pen] [Inkstone] [Hui Mo] [Qinglian Sword] [Xiu Cai Pen] [Guqin]

……

The realm has improved, and the strength is naturally not the same.

Now, Zhou Yu could clearly feel an invisible force flowing in his body.

Just like the true qi in the body of a cultivator.

This kind of power is exactly the awe-inspiring spirit cultivated by Confucian disciples.

In addition, Zhou Yu is now enshrined as the Marquis of Jing'an, and he has a bit of dynastic luck.

Therefore, in addition to being a little more refined than before, there is also an aura of dignity without anger.

The servants in the mansion have also changed their titles. They used to be called Master, but now they are called Hou Ye.

When it was almost time to socialize, Zhou Yu started to inspect his own fields and planned to build an academy on the outskirts of the city.

This time it was not for system tasks, but for its own development.

After all, now that his reputation has grown so much, many scholars from other places have come here admiringly, wanting to worship under Zhou Yu's sect.

Therefore, it is necessary to build a large-scale academy to lay the foundation for the revitalization of Confucianism.

After some research and consideration, Zhou Yu finally decided to set aside a hundred acres of land in the north of the city to build an academy.

Although the location is located on the outskirts of the city, it is not far from the city gate, only a few hundred meters away, and the location is not remote.

The only downside is... the north of the city is too close to Montenegro, which will inevitably make some students feel uneasy.

But Zhou Yu doesn't care, as long as the academy is built, and then there are portraits and statues of the saints, under the aura of grandeur, how dare ordinary goblins and ghosts approach easily?
As for the Millennium Tree Demon and the Black Mountain Old Demon... Although these two old monsters are very strong, their range of activities is limited to Montenegro, so there is nothing to be afraid of.

With such a plan in place, Zhou Yu began to design the prototypes by himself.

In addition to the basic teaching, leisure, bookstore, board and lodging areas, Zhou Yu also specially designed a school ground for physical fitness, riding and archery classes.

In addition, he also set aside a separate area to open a girls' school when the time is right.

In the current world, most qualified women are studying in their own private schools.

Only some wealthy officials are eligible to enter government-run women's schools.

In the past, Zhou Yu would not have such an idea, after all, his reputation and qualifications are not enough.

According to the law of Dagan, all female scholars must obtain the permission of the provincial education administration, and they can only run schools after obtaining official approval, otherwise they will be severely punished.

With Zhou Yu's current fame and status, it is a sure thing to apply for a women's school, and the government cannot make things difficult for him.

The blueprint design was almost done, so Zhou Yu sent someone to find a group of craftsmen to work according to the drawing, and strive to complete it before the end of the year.

On the other side, Lord Hou's Mansion is also under construction as soon as possible...

Fortunately, although there are many miscellaneous things, but because the imperial court bestowed twenty servants, the manpower is enough to distribute.

In the afternoon of this day, Zhou Yu strolled to the garden to distribute.

As he was walking, a woman's voice suddenly chanted poetry:

"Tao is pear blossom or not, Tao is apricot blossom or not.

White and red, don't have the Eastern style.

Zeng Ji, Zeng Ji, people are slightly drunk in Wuling. "

Huh?
Who is this?
Surprised, Zhou Yu followed the sound and walked over, only to find a figure in a light pink dress standing under a peach tree.

Hearing footsteps, the woman turned her head involuntarily.

Seeing that it was Zhou Yu, he hurriedly stepped forward to give a blessing: "Slaves and servants see Lord Hou!"

Zhou Yu looked surprised: "Who are you? Why haven't I seen you before?"

The woman replied softly: "Going back to Lord Hou, Yan Rui, the servant girl, is a servant who was sent to the Hou's residence by the government last time.

Hou Ye is very busy with affairs, so he has never seen his servants. "

Having said that, Zhou Yu just remembered that since those twenty servants entered the mansion, he really hadn't met each of them.

Unexpectedly, there is such a beautiful woman among this group of servants?
"So it's like this... Where did you hear that poem just now?"

The woman replied: "Back to Lord Hou, that little order was sung by the servants impromptu, which made Lord Hou laugh."

"No, no, no!" Zhou Yu smiled and waved his hands: "It sounds very interesting, I never thought that you are so talented and can sing such a good song.

Come to think of it, the girl is also a person who has read a lot of poetry and books, how could she be reduced to this? "

When this matter was mentioned, Yan Rui's eyes turned red, and he said in a sobbing voice: "To tell you the truth, the servant girl was originally from a scholarly family, and my father passed the Jinshi examination and became the magistrate of a county.

Later, due to factional disputes, he was escorted to the capital and sent to a prison... The slaves were implicated and demoted to Yue Ji.

Not long ago, I was sent here again by people from the government office..."

Hearing what she said, Zhou Yu suddenly remembered something.

When the officials from Jinhua Mansion came to congratulate, at the wine table, an official jokingly said that he specially picked a beautiful woman to send to Lord Hou's mansion, and hoped that Lord Hou would like it.

The other party was obviously trying to curry favor, but Zhou Yu didn't take it to heart at the time, did he lack a beautiful woman by his side?
Bai Min'er, Mo Chou, and Ying Ning are all stunningly beautiful beauties, not to mention their special identities.

A cultivator, a female ghost, and a fox spirit...

"So that's how it is..."

At this time, Yan Rui gave another blessing: "Master Hou, the servants are bothering you, please leave first."

"Wait! What did your father go to prison for?"

"When my father went to Beijing to study, he was a student of a Hanlin scholar. Later, because of the court dispute, the Hanlin scholar was suppressed by the eunuchs in the palace, and his disciples were also involved..."

After hearing the reason, Zhou Yu couldn't help but look sullen: "Nowadays the treacherous ministers are in power and the eunuchs are rampant, it's really a shame for the court.

In this way, since you have been implicated and reduced to a happy place, this Marquis will try to restore you to a good place. "

Hearing this, Yan Rui was very pleasantly surprised, and hurriedly thanked him repeatedly.

Although it is difficult to restore the good status after entering the music status, it is not difficult for the majestic Marquis to intercede.

"You don't need to be too polite, it's never too late to thank you after everything is done..."

Having said that, Zhou Yu walked a few steps with his hands behind his back, and recited a divination operator:

"It's not that I love Fengchen, it seems that I was misled by the front.

Flowers bloom from time to time, always the monarch of Lai Dong.

If you go, you must go, and if you live, you will live.

If you have mountain flowers all over your head, don't ask where your slaves will go. "

After he finished singing, Yan Rui stood there blankly, tears falling silently.

This poem was obviously recited by Master Hou taking advantage of her life experience, and it was a poem given to her.

"Your Majesty's great kindness and virtue, slaves and maidservants must remember it in their hearts, even if they are slaves or maidservants, it is difficult to repay Master Hou's kindness."

"Miss is serious..." At this time, Zhou Yu suddenly had a flash of inspiration: "By the way, if you really want to repay Ben Hou, there is something you can do."

"Your Majesty, just do what you say."

"That's right, the academy has already started construction, and the Marquis made a special trip to stay in one of the academy to open a women's school. At that time, with your talent and learning, you can be the female teacher."

"what?"

Yan Rui was taken aback.

Then he said with a look of surprise and fear: "I'm afraid... I'm afraid that the servants are ignorant and have a lot of trust from Mr. Wang."

"Hehe, since that's the case, then you should take advantage of this time to watch and learn more, and don't let Ben Hou down."

"Slaves must always remember Lord Hou's teachings."

Yan Rui replied respectfully and piously...

(End of this chapter)