The morning glow and red sun.
Sparkling red water.
The carriage headed south along the way and entered Chu. When it saw the capital of Ying, the first thing it saw was the majestic lacquered red city gate and the endless tall city walls.
"welcome!"
Outside the city gate, armored soldiers lined up, and the Lord of Chu personally came to greet them.
"Welcome Doctor Qu Yuan and Feng Zi to return to Chu."
Zeng's first victory was an unparalleled honor for Chu. It was previously known as a barren land of etiquette. Now with Feng Yun and Qu Yuan, they could use the courtesy of the two to strengthen Chu's momentum and reverse its reputation as a barbarian.
This is not only a source of pride for Chu people.
It is also an incomparable honor for the powerful and the king of Chu, and it can also have some prestige among the countries.
What's more, coupled with the surprise attack on the capital of Yangyue, which was a great achievement, coupled with the victory of Zeng Guo, the position of viscount of Chu Jun may be able to...
As soon as they entered the city, the shouts of Chu people were heard everywhere.
"Fengzi, please return to the Palace of Classics first, and then reward Fengzi after Dr. Qu Yuan is promoted to the throne."
A short old man rode out and led Feng Yun's motorcade to the Palace of Classics.
Zhaoyang, who was leading the team, frowned.
"Sima Zhaoyang, this is your Majesty's wish. Fengzi is not a minister of Chu at this time and cannot enter the court."
Zhaoyang looked at Fei Wuji, who had an obedient look on his face but his mouth was full of teasing, and snorted coldly.
"I will send Fengzi back to the Palace of Classics."
Fei Wuji lowered his head and squinted his eyes, and said with a smile: "It's okay, but Sima, your injury has been healed. Recently, your Majesty intends to let you go to the capital of Yangyue to defend the city, and replace Dou Lian with Sima. To reward Sima Dou Lian, you must prepare early."
Hearing the sound, Zhaoyang couldn't help but touch his waist.
The injury caused by the cold air has long been eliminated.
"I will ask your Majesty later."
Fei Wuji nodded, reined in the horse, and watched Feng Yun's carriage and horses leave...
"Fengzi, if Yu is transferred to the Yangyue Front, if you encounter difficulties, you can ask Xiang Yan to send a message to Yu, and Yu's words of protecting you are not false."
The carriage rolled.
"Sima acted for the Chu State out of orthodoxy. Although Yun entered Chu in a state of being captured because of Sima, it was not Sima's fault, so why should he blame himself for doing so."
Zhao Yang shook his head.
"Fengzi, like Dr. Qu Yuan, I respect your virtue. No matter what, I hope you will be considerate. This is a blessing."
"Dong..." The carriage stopped and the Palace of Classics had arrived.
Zhaoyang opened the door and picked up Feng Yun from the car.
"Thank you Sima. Sima can rest assured. I already know most of the national conditions of Chu. It is not difficult to survive in Chu."
In the Palace of Classics, Feng Yun read through the messy "History of Chu", understood the origin and current situation of the Chu State, and envisioned the future of the Chu State. In the Chu State, the people and the powerful also had a clearer understanding. .
Although the people of Chu have no hope of high places, most of them still remember the ancestors of Chu who worked together with the people to open up the mountains and fields, and they still have hope for the future.
And the powerful people of Chu divided them into two.
One is the nobles with non-Mi surnames, most of whom are like Shen Yinhua, Fei Wuji, and Sun Shuao. Although they are courtiers, they all have different situations due to personal tendencies.
The two are nobles with the surname Mi. There are as many as Zhaoyang, Jingyang, and Qu Yuan. Their three clans are the most noble Mi clan in Chu State except the monarch Xiong's Mi clan. As long as the children among them have some talent, They will all be arranged to enter the court, and some will be promoted to high positions with ease.
now……
A talented person like Qu Yuan, whose reputation is known among the countries, will surely rise to the top of the court.
Feng Yun knew it very well.
"Come back, Sima..."
"Fengjun!" Manwa's voice came from the Palace of Classics.
I saw a big man running out of the palace gate, being chased by several people.
"Man baby." Feng Yun looked at Man baby and saw that the worried look on his face dissipated when he saw him and turned into joy. He couldn't help but feel soft in his heart.
"Fengjun, you are back. Manba has been waiting for you for a long time. In this place, no one teaches Manba to learn Zhou Yan. All the Manba you taught before have forgotten it..."
The barbarian baby talked endlessly in Jiuli language, just like a child telling his elders about his sufferings.
"Fengzi, Zhaoyang is leaving."
At the door, Zhaoyang saluted and left slowly with the carriage.
Feng Yun took Manwa into the Palace of Classics...
…
"Fengjun, I heard that you have become a 'zi'?"
"What is a child?"
Facing Manwa's question, Feng Yun explained in detail.
The boy smiled naively.
"Feng...Fengzi, do more people respect you now?"
Entering the side hall, Feng Yun sat at the table.
"Respect or not is not something that can be determined by a single 'zi'."
"So what if you are a son, and what is a king, to outsiders you may look like a noble representative, but to yourself, it is a constraint. If your reputation is greater than your ability, you will undoubtedly fall into the water, with nowhere to rely on, struggling and drowning. "
Feng Yun summoned the maid.
"Get some hot coals and tea."
"promise."
The Manba beside him was sitting with a bow.
"Then Fengzi, don't ask for fame..."
Feng Yun smiled.
“Fame is given by others and you cannot refuse it.”
"Okay, now I have to test how well you study Zhou Yan. Don't forget to clean up when you go to Zeng State."
Manba is nervous...
At night, Manwa left in a trance, and the feeling of having his head filled with knowledge was not pleasant to him.
Not long after Manwa left, he saw Qu Yuan coming in a hurry.
"Fengzi."
After the salute, the gloomy look remaining under Qu Yuan's eyes was truly dazzling.
"But Mr. Chu appointed you to a position you don't like?"
Hearing this, Qu Yuan nodded and said, "It is Yuan's lifelong wish to serve the Chu State. Yuan is just sad about the current situation of the Chu State and it is difficult to change."
Feng Yun poured tea and handed it to Qu Yuan.
Qu Yuan took it respectfully and sipped the tea carefully.
Feng Yun asked: "I wonder if Mr. Shen Yinhua has ever been promoted?"
Qu Yuan shook his head and sighed slightly: "Mr. Shen Yinhua... I can't give you more than a hundred gold rewards."
Feng Yun nodded. Shen Yinhua's mission this time did not achieve much, not to mention the words about the carriage. It was a great blessing that Zhaoyang did not speak out and let his voice be ruined.
"What about the two princesses Mi Shu and Mi Yue?"
Qu Yuan was stunned.
"Each of them was rewarded with a hundred gold, and they were also given a test in public, and they were also given some fun."
Feng Yun nodded.
Then he asked: "What about Yun?"
Qu Yuan pursed his lips, lowered his head, hesitated, and then said helplessly: "Your Majesty ordered me to grant Fengzi a fiefdom of fifty miles, and a house in the capital of Ying, with ten cattle, thirty sheep, thirty slaves, and twenty maids. Five hundred gold, silk..."
Like a person issuing an order, Qu Yuan spoke out the rewards planned for Feng Yun one by one without missing a word.
But until the end, there was no official position.
Qu Yuan's eyes dimmed.
"Fengzi, Lord Chu doesn't want you to serve in the Chu Kingdom..."
Feng Yun looked calm and had no concerns about this.
Instead, he said: "What about you, what's your position?"
Qu Yuan was stunned, seeing that Feng Yun didn't care, and he also understood that Feng Yun really had no intention of serving in the Chu Kingdom.
This time, Chu Jun and Feng Yun were thinking the same thing.
"Uncle Zong, Uncle Zong of Chu State."
The gloominess in Qu Yuan's eyes deepened.
Feng Yun is very clear about the responsibilities of the uncle Zong. To some extent, the rituals of the clan or the country are mainly based on sacrifices.
This is the most suitable position for Qu Yuan, who won the ceremonial victory from Zeng State.
Even Feng Yun was a little surprised.
When Feng Yun came to Chu, Qu Yuan was just a ceremonial sergeant. When he went to Zeng State, he was a junior official. When he returned to the country, he was about to become Zongbo.
As a viscount in the State of Chu, there is no duke or minister, and the chief official is the highest official, so this uncle is also the chief official.
Of course, there are also different levels of senior officials, mostly based on their positions.
"You can be considered to have reached the top of a country." Feng Yun sighed.
Qu Yuan smiled bitterly.
"Fengzi, don't say it, it's just in accordance with family arrangements."
Home.
Feng Yun looked at Qu Yuan and asked, "The previous uncle Zong was also the Qu family?"
Qu Yuan nodded.
"The Qu family has many eldest sons."
Feng Yun didn't know the positions of Chu and their families.
Then he asked them one by one.
turn out to be.
In addition to Uncle Zong, the chief minister of Chu State is also the Qu family, and he is also the head of the Qu family. He is now old.
However, the Sima of Chu State is Zhaoyang, and the Zhao family is a talented person, but now he is only in his thirties.
The rest.
Situ is from the Zhao family of Chu State and is now old.
Sikou is a member of the Jing family of Chu State and is now old.
Sikong is from the Jing clan of Chu State and is still in his prime.
It can be said that over the years, these six high positions have been ruled by the three families of Qu, Zhao and Jing in turn.
Several of them are already old. For them, it is time to let the younger generations come forward and hide in the rear.
As for the juniors on stage, they can secretly help them for a few years without making any mistakes.
And many of the officials under these six positions, from top to bottom, were controlled by various large and small families, among which the three families of Qu, Zhao and Jing were the most common.
In such a dynasty, there are not enough positions for the powerful, so how can they be given to the common people?
After thinking about it, Feng Yun shook his head helplessly.
The same was true for his "Jiuli Shibu" when he was in Baiyue, but his "Big and Small Gongbei" made it impossible for incompetent people to be in these positions. Therefore, both big and small princes need talented people under their command. If there are not enough in a clan, they must To seek outside the clan is to seek the guest, in order to leave a path for the common people to climb up.
But obviously, Chu State does not have such a path.
Not necessarily, Guan Zhong would not choose Chu for his policy.
And Sergeant Fan in Yuyue also has to leave his hometown to make a living...
"Are you unwilling to be controlled by the clan? Even if you have made up your mind to serve the Chu Kingdom for the rest of your life, you still can't help yourself?"
Feng Yun asked Qu Yuan with a smile.
The corners of Qu Yuan's mouth moved slightly, and finally he sighed.
"Under Fengzi's view of the world, it turns out that even without explaining it, you can understand the affairs of the powerful people in Chu State."
Feng Yun raised his hand and poured tea for Qu Yuan again. Qu Yuan hurriedly took the teapot, not daring to do so.
Feng Yun was helpless.
"You..."
Feng Yun took a sip of tea poured by Qu Yuan.
"You copied the complete copy of my book "The Kingdoms: Baiyue" before. This book can help you become a great leader."
Just read the book and look at the Qu family. People of the Qu family will naturally know how to choose between the head of ritual officials and the head of political officials.
Qu Yuan was stunned.
"Fengzi, I didn't ask you to..."
Feng Yun shook his head.
"Back then I asked me whether I should be alone or reach out to others. You knew my choice. Now that my way is in your hands, why do you hide it in your hands and ignore others?"
"Go ahead, if you can make decisions for the people with this, I will only be happy."
When Qu Yuan heard this, he sobbed and said, "Fengzi, please consider Yuan."
Feng Yun smiled lightly and looked at the already late sky.
"Let's go back."
Qu Yuan stood up.
"Fengzi, your Majesty's decree will be issued tomorrow, and I will take you to inspect the fiefdom outside Yingdu."
"manor……"
"Fengzi, don't refuse. You can't repay Chu's virtues with a fiefdom."
"Haha." Feng Yun's eyes flashed slightly and he said softly: "The fiefdom is of no use to me. I wonder if I can tell Lord Chu so that Yunneng can have a look at the tenth palace of the Palace of Classics?"
When he first came to Chu, Feng Yun could only visit the nine palaces. Feng Yun was more interested in the tenth palace than the so-called fiefdom.
"Tenth House?"
Qu Yuan said: "Fengzi, the tenth palace is actually the study room of every Chu king in the Palace of Classics. They are all abandoned manuscripts and old miscellaneous things. There is nothing strange... If you want to see it, just ask Chu Jun. No need to Use the fiefdom as compensation."
After speaking, Qu Yuan saluted and left.
"Why do I want to entrust the land to Chu? My heart is not in Chu, but in the human race."
Feng Yun watched Qu Yuan go away, and then put away the tea on the low table.
The maid thought that Feng Yun was about to fall asleep, but Feng Yun said: "Go and find some silk scrolls and bamboo slips."
"promise."
Feng Yun has no sleep for the moment.
Pick up the pen.
Desire book - "Chronicles of Nations·Chu".
Ambition is the history of a place.
There is history to record the origin and past events.
Modern history records the customs and national conditions.
Feng Yun was still unclear about Chu's national conditions at this time.
You need to go among the Chu people to see it, so he can only write the past history first, and then the current history.
As for how to write the history of Chu State...
Very simple.
It is only necessary to integrate the messy "History of Chu" in the Chu State's Classical Palace, mark the dates, from ancient times to the present, and make it clear and clear, so that even the people of Chu can understand these histories.
"History is the only way for the people to belong."
"Why Baiyue, even a small country with scattered tribes, can easily unite is because it has history to rely on, is born from the same origin, and has the same ancestral beliefs. Their sacrifices are the same, interoperable, and can be integrated."
"And Chu State..."
How much do the people of Chu know about the past?
Their sense of identity with Chu is probably disappearing from generation to generation. Perhaps only the older generation still remembers the generosity of their ancestors and the hardships of Chu.
"Ignorance of history and lack of nationality."
"The powerful have forgotten their ancestors, and the citizens have abandoned their country."
Obviously, the Chu State at this time had not realized this, or they believed that the common people were not worthy of knowing history, and this was the right of scholar-bureaucrats.
But the scholar-bureaucrats know history and cover it up. How is that any different from not knowing history? Sooner or later, they will enter an irreversible situation.
"The tenth house of the Palace of Classics..."
Feng Yun is now reading the history of Chu, but he always feels that there are some gaps.
“How can a country have no wrong policies and no poverty and hardship?”
In the tenth house, there should be what Feng Yun wants...
…
The next day, Chu Jun ordered——
The Qu family was flawless, so he resigned from the position of prime minister due to his old age. He was granted the title of old man and promoted to the Qu family. Originally, he was the prime minister of Chu State.
Qu's family, Ji, should not be accepted due to his old age. He resigned from the position of Zongbo and was granted the title of Guolao. He was promoted to Jing family and sent to be the Zongbo of Chu State.
also.
Jing's family, Yang, was promoted to Sima of the Chu Kingdom and became a high official because of his contribution to conquering Yangyue on behalf of Sima Dou Lian.
The original Sima Zhao family, Yang, was a senior official, and he was given the title of Sima.
After Dai Zhaoyang went to Yangyue, Dou Lian returned to Yingdu on behalf of Sima, resigned from the position of Sima, and was granted the title of Elder...
Finally, Sun Shuao made great achievements in controlling floods and built Shaopo, which was a channel for thousands of hectares. He had noble virtues and great talents... The king of Chu personally invited him to be the prime minister of the state of Chu.
As for Feng Yun...
"Boom, boom, boom..." The carriage moved forward.
Xiang Yan drove the carriage, while Qu Yuan and Feng Yun were talking in the carriage.
"Fengzi, I really feel guilty for Mr. Chu's trip."
The King of Chu did not write down the reward for Feng Yun in the edict, but only asked the person who declared it to declare his virtue and the name of Fengzi, and reward him with various rewards, many of them.
The common people could not recognize a few words, but after hearing this reward, they all felt that Lord Chu treated Feng Yun favorably, and immediately praised Lord Chu for being courteous to Fengzi and being a wise king.
But at this time, the literate scholar-bureaucrats of Chu State knew clearly that the King of Chu did not want to hire Feng Yun.
"Don't worry about this matter. As the chief minister, you should think about how to govern for the Chu country and Chu people."
Patting Qu Yuan's shoulder, Feng Yun heard crying from outside.
In doubt, Feng Yun opened the car curtain.
(End of chapter)
