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Chapter 71 Cultivating Fame
Several people did not speak during the meal, and the etiquette of the big family is like this, don't talk when you eat or sleep, and it's fine when you go out to drink, but there are some rules when dining inside the family.

It wasn't until everyone had eaten that Gu Chen heard Tao Yuan suddenly say:

"Ning Shun, after the beginning of autumn, you are fourteen, right?"

"Yes, back to Uncle Tao, after Shenyue (July)... I will be 14 years old in the second day of junior high school."

"Shen Yue... There are not a few days left. I will hold a birthday party for you then, and then you can handle some family business."

Tao Yuan said calmly while drinking tea.

Gu Chen was slightly surprised in his heart, but on the surface he said with joy and a little fear:

"Tao...Uncle Tao, I'm still young, I'm afraid..."

"What a small thing! When I was 14 years old, I was already the supervisor of three stores. Now you can manage one of them, can't you?"

"Then I... try my best?"

Gu Chen responded cautiously.

Tao Yuan nodded and said: "Well, by the way, I will hire you a teacher in a few days to study the Four Books and Five Classics."

"This is."

The instinct in Gu Chen's heart is to reject the so-called teacher, after all, going to study every day will delay Gu Chen's original time.

But when he thought about the promotion of his status and the need to acquire more knowledge to deal with various things on the surface, Gu Chen didn't refuse any more.

Anyway, it's just learning, and you don't need to learn to do anything. It will be easy to learn.

Listening to the conversation between Tao Yuan and Gu Chen, Tao Qianqian covered her mouth with a chuckle and said:

"It seems that father, you want Ning Shun to cultivate fame?"

"Speak too much, you know as much!"

Tao Yuan glared at Tao Qianqian, then said to Gu Chen:

"Don't think too much, you are only 14 years old now, you don't need to think too much before the coming-of-age ceremony, just concentrate on dealing with the affairs of Dan'an City."

"Yes."

Gu Chen lowered his head in response, but his expression was not very good.

According to what Tao Yuan said, he wanted Gu Chen to enter the officialdom. He took over the shop and asked the teacher for advice. If he could do something practical in Dan'an City, Gu Chen would have the basis to enter the officialdom.

fame.

In the Daqi court, if one wanted to enter the court as an official, in addition to the imperial examination system handed down from the previous dynasty, it was by absorbing famous and capable people from the people to enter the court as an official.

In name, it means that the imperial court will not reject anyone who comes, from high-ranking officials and dignitaries, down to traffickers and pawns, as long as they have the ability, they can enter the court and try to be an official.

But in fact, those who can be famous among the people are basically the children of the family, or they have a very deep background behind them.

Either some academies serve as backers, or some officials recommend them.

But having said that, those who enter the officialdom in this way are not as good as those who pass the imperial examination to become officials.

There is also a system similar to the internship period. You need to do certain things during certain positions in order to secure your position.

But this is a way after all, a way to enter the court as an official without taking the imperial examination.

Gu Chen had never been educated, had never studied, never practiced martial arts, and now he is almost 14 years old. It is obviously too late to start studying at this time and pass the imperial examination to enter the imperial court.

Then we can only find another way, through cultivating fame and family operations, so that Gu Chen can get a half-time official in the court before the age of 20.

And this is the treatment that even the two brothers Gu Chengping and Gu Chengan from the original Gu family did not enjoy.

Based on Tao Yuan alone, he would definitely not have cultivated Gu Chen in this way, but now he has this intention, so this may not be Tao Yuan's idea, but the Tao family...or even the Gu family's idea.

Why does the Gu family value me so much?Obviously, he seemed to ignore me before.

Gu Chen was confused.

Before this, even if Gu Chengye had accepted Gu Chen as his adopted son, the Gu family hadn't expressed anything, until... a certain big man in the capital gave Gu Chen his name, everything changed.

Gu Chen didn't know who took the name for himself, Gu Chengye's letter didn't say, the black dead Mouzhong ghost couldn't get close to the capital, let alone investigate who was the person who took the name for Gu Chen.

All he knew was that he was a big shot in the Gu family, and a very big big shot at that.

The Gu family is the dominant one in Ningzhou, and in the case of multiple families coexisting in other states, the fact that the Gu family can actually control a state proves that the Gu family has a lot of capable people in the court.

Even Gu Chengping's younger brother, Gu Cheng'an, was able to become an eighth-rank official in the imperial court, which was enough to prove the power of the Gu family.

But just because there are so many high officials in the Gu family, from the six ministers to the local magistrate, there are people from the Gu family.

Gu Chen really couldn't figure out who named Gu Chen and the Gu family would have such a big reaction.

Now he doesn't even know who the Gu family is an official in the court, and he doesn't know any position, so how can he guess!
It is a good thing and a bad thing to be paid attention to by the senior members of the Gu family.

For Gu Chen, this matter does more harm than good for the time being. He has Black Death Mou and others, and he has a summoning formation. As long as he finds other things that can replenish energy, he can continue to summon characters. Bright side development is much stronger.

It's just that now Gu Chen has no reason or condition for refusing, so he can only accept it temporarily, and take a step at a time.

After finishing the meal, Tao Yuan got up and was about to leave when Gu Chen suddenly said:
"Uncle Tao, there is one thing I want to ask you."

"Say."

"The Gu family has undergone major changes, and I have encountered two battles between Jianghu warriors...Although I am fine, Liu Butou from Pinghu Division has helped me deal with it, but...I am not at ease..."

Gu Chen hesitated, paused for a while before continuing: "So I think... I want to recruit a martial artist from the rivers and lakes as a guard, so... I can feel more at ease in my heart."

"Looking for a Jianghu warrior?"

Tao Yuan frowned and looked back at Gu Chen, he looked up and down, then pointed at Gu Chen and said:
"It's because you are too close to those Jianghu warriors! You will encounter so many things! In the future, as long as you don't hang out with those yamen arresters, especially the one named Liu Yuan! Stay away from him! There's nothing left!"

"But, Liu Da...Liu Butou, he helped me a lot..."

Gu Chen retorted softly.

Tao Qianqian looked at Gu Chen in surprise, because this seemed to be the first time Gu Chen had talked back to Tao Yuan since he came to Tao's house.

Tao Yuan also looked at Gu Chen in surprise, but then he became even angrier and said:

"What did he do for you? Is it to help you collect the Gu family's wealth in Dan'an City, or to take you in and give you a place to live! He is just a small policeman. If you get close to Zheng Xunzheng of Pinghu Division Some, I will never stop you, but he..."

Before Tao Yuan finished speaking, Gu Chen hurriedly said:
"Liu Butou, no, Mr. Liu is now the Pinghu Division's fast catcher, Tong Bu."

"...?"

Tao Yuan held back all the words he said next, and pointed at Gu Chen, with his mouth slightly open in a rather funny manner, before asking after a while:
"...When did it happen? How do you know?"

"Yesterday, Catcher Liu officially became a member of the Pinghu Division. I have a good relationship with Catcher Liu, so..."

Gu Chen faltered and said, Tao Yuan couldn't get angry when he saw this, and said:

"Speak more decisively in the future, don't hesitate!"

Gu Chen lowered his head and nodded, looking like he was wronged.

Seeing Gu Chen like this, Tao Yuan didn't know why the anger in his heart dissipated a lot. In the end, he didn't have the heart to continue cursing. He flicked his sleeves and said:

"Okay, if you want to find a Jianghu warrior, you can find it yourself, and just tell me afterwards."

Hearing what Tao Yuan said, Gu Chen raised his head with joy and said:

"Thank you, Uncle Ta!"

Tao Yuan ignored him, flung his sleeves and left the main hall.

As for Gu Chen, who watched Tao Yuan leave, a playful look flashed in his eyes.

When he first summoned Jiebiao Danxi and gained the ability of [Increased likes and dislikes], Gu Chen thought that this ability was useless.

But after a period of subtle changes, Gu Chen discovered that in a more peaceful era, this ability was much more useful than the ability to fight and kill.

After all, increasing the favor and dislike of others can be regarded as manipulating people's hearts in a sense.

(End of this chapter)