"Congratulations to Mr. Du on being promoted to earl. What a joy."
"The fifth-grade earl is equivalent to the status of a fifth-grade official, which is really amazing!"
"If Mr. Du can perform extraordinary feats again, he may be promoted to Marquis, which will make his family even more glorious."
Many people congratulated Du Ning, and some cast very envious glances.
No one has any objections to Emperor Jingwen's will, because Du Ning did get the most credit for this year's dragon boat battle.
Without Du Ning's participation in the war, it would be impossible for the students of the Yun Kingdom to have the confidence and strength to defeat the students of the Semi-Saint Family of the Liao Kingdom.
"It's getting late, everyone, please take your seats!"
Ye Jinghong said to Du Ning: "Master Du, you sit at the same table with us."
Du Ning's expression changed. He was just a student from Suzhou Academy of Arts. How dare he sit at the same table as Ye Jinghong? The other party was a great Confucian scholar!
And besides Ye Jinghong, there are other officials there, all of whom have real power in Suzhou.
"Don't dare. How dare students sit at the same table with you adults?" Du Ning said modestly.
"You are now a fifth-grade earl, so you can naturally sit at the same table with us."
Ye Jinghong said: "Forget it, mother-in-law, I ask you to sit over here. It just so happens that we also have something to tell you."
"Then the student will be bold and unrestrained."
Du Ning held up his hands and followed Ye Jinghong's instructions to take his seat.
Other students also took their seats.
"The auspicious time has come, let's have a banquet!"
"Serve!"
The celebration banquet officially began, and the waiters continued to serve delicious food.
Everyone drank, ate and talked freely.
Ling Zongde stood up, faced the people in the city, and said in a loud voice: "In today's celebration banquet, we should all toast to the students of Suzhou Academy of Literature who participated in the dragon boat battle, and thank them for bringing this great success to our country of Yun.
An unprecedented victory. If they had not stepped forward, Suzhou would have suffered a great shame."
"Everyone, on behalf of the scholars and people of Suzhou City, I would like to express my gratitude to you."
After finishing speaking, he drank a large bowl of strong liquor.
"Master Ling is such a good drinker, I admire you! I admire you!"
"Sir Ling can actually drink a bowl of such a strong wine. It's really a huge amount!"
"Thanks to Lord Ling for being so considerate, let's do it too!"
"Do it!"
All the students also raised their wine bowls high and drank them all in one gulp.
"Happy!"
"Cool!"
Those who drank the wine were very addicted. It was a celebration drink and it was of great significance.
Yue Tianyi raised his wine bowl and said to Du Ning: "Master Du, I admire you and give you a toast."
"General Yue please."
The two clinked the bowls and then started doing it together.
"Ahem...this wine is indeed strong enough!" Du Ning said.
"Can a weak wine be used as a celebration drink?" Yue Tianyi smiled.
Ling Zongde smiled and said: "Come on, Mr. Du, I'll give you a bowl too."
"Master Ling, please."
Du Ning had sex with Ling Zongde again.
"Master Du, come and have a drink!"
"Come! This bowl of wine is for you!"
Other officials also toasted to Du Ning. Fortunately, Du Ning was talented and could filter out the alcohol quickly, otherwise he would have been drunk by these people.
Even so, Du Ning still felt dizzy and a little tipsy.
Du Ning did not use his talent to completely filter the alcohol, otherwise the atmosphere of the celebration banquet would have been lost.
After three rounds of drinking.
Ling Zongde said to Du Ning: "I submitted a memorial to the imperial court. After the emperor learned about this, Long Yan was very happy and wanted to call you to serve in the capital. However, he was blocked by the Xian Wang Party. I will record your achievements for the time being.
I only promoted your title, otherwise after the celebration banquet is over, you can step into the official career and truly realize your ambitions."
Du Ning's face changed slightly, "Why did the officials of the Xian Wang Party prevent me from embarking on an official career? Is it because the Xian Wang missed the position of crown prince and still holds a grudge?"
"More than just holding a grudge? I just want to get rid of you and then be quick."
Ling Zongde said: "In the Jinluan Palace, all the kings hope that you can serve in the capital. Only the Xianwang Party holds the objection, saying that you are still young and have little education and need to be tempered. I will only temporarily record your achievements.
When you become a Confucian and Taoist Jinshi, or have better results in the imperial examination, you will be given a position together."
When Du Ning heard this, his face suddenly darkened.
There is nothing wrong with saying that he is young and has little education.
But to say that we should wait until he becomes a Confucian and Taoist scholar, or have better results in the imperial examinations before offering him a position would be to make things difficult for him.
As long as scholars have a good reputation, even if they only pass the county examination, they can become officials and hold official positions, but the starting point will be relatively low.
Scholars who pass the county examination can serve as a seventh-grade county magistrate.
Those who pass the government examination can serve in government offices.
Those who pass the state examination can serve in the state government.
If you want to be an official in Beijing, you must pass the Beijing Examination.
This shows the scheming of the Xian Wang Party!
"I thought that a wise king should be a wise man, but I didn't expect that he was a person with a false reputation. No wonder there are so many corrupt officials under his command. Using the honorific title of 'wise king' is simply ironic." Du Ning sighed. p>
Ling Zongde said: "For scholars, if you enter the official career early, you will have greater room for promotion. If a wise king prevents you from becoming an official, it is not just for you, but also for other princes."
"How do you say this?" Du Ning asked.
Ling Zongde said slowly: "Except for the Xian King, the other princes have a relatively good impression of you. When we were in the Jinluan Palace, all the princes' disciples hoped that you could become their colleagues. It can be seen that everyone wants to win over you as a helper.
No matter whose disciple you become in the future, it will not be of any benefit to the wise king."
"That seems to be the case." Du Ning nodded lightly.
"The wise king prevents you from becoming an official. You can also take this opportunity to hide your capabilities and bide your time. One day, when the great roc spreads its wings and skyrockets, you will be able to make great achievements." Ye Jinghong encouraged.
"Mr. Ye said it well!"
Yue Tianyi said with a smile: "Based on Mr. Ye's words, it's clear that you can do it!"
After finishing speaking, I drank a bowl of white wine and drank it.
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“It’s really drinkable!”
Du Ning thought that these officials were too aggressive and drank wine as water. If they were ordinary people, they would have been carried away long ago.
Ye Jinghong said to Du Ning: "Today's celebration banquet with thousands of tables is extremely rare. I have heard for a long time that your poems and songs are excellent. How about writing an impromptu poem?"
"Mr. Ye's suggestion is good. They all say that Mr. Du's poetry is good. Today we have to see it."
"Master Du, just improvise a poem to open our eyes."
"Write quickly, write quickly."
Many officials hurriedly booed.
Du Ning was embarrassed to refuse, so he smiled and said: "Since it was improvised, I would like to ask for your advice. The students will be grateful."
"When someone comes, I will serve you with pen and ink."
As soon as Ling Zongde raised his hand, someone brought pen, ink, paper and inkstone.
Ye Jinghong showed off his talents and formed a table to display the Four Treasures of the Study.
Ling Zongde stood up, picked up the ink ingot and put it into the inkstone to grind the ink.
Du Ning said hurriedly: "How dare you, sir, to harm a student by asking you to polish his ink for him? Isn't this a slander of the student's literary name?"
Ling Zongde disagreed and said: "I am not polishing my ink for scholars, but for future great scholars. If you become a saint in the future, I will polish my ink for saints, so I will not be ashamed."
"Well said!"
Everyone laughed and said in unison.
Du Ning didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He knew that this was Ling Zongde's appreciation for him. The first part was quite serious, but the second part was that he was polishing his ink for the saint. It was a kind of high-EQ joke.
At this moment, the relationship between the two people has become much closer invisibly.
"The students were frightened and punished themselves with a bowl to show their gratitude."
Du Ning picked up the wine bowl and drank it.
"A real man!"
Yue Tianyi gave a thumbs up, looking more and more pleased with Du Ning, feeling that Du Ning's character was somewhat similar to his.
Arrogant and unruly, and a bit bohemian.
"Happy!"
Du Ning put down the wine bowl, with a blush on his face. He glanced around and saw a few pine trees near the square, which seemed to be inspired.
"Using local materials, I wonder what poems Mr. Du can write."
"I also have some expectations that with his talent, he can at least win the title of state."
"No matter what poem he writes, it will be on the headlines of Suzhou Wenbao tomorrow."
Everyone laughed. With Du Ning's current literary name, even if he wrote a poem about leaving the county, he could still get it published.
This is the benefit of Wen Mingsheng.
Du Ning thought for a moment, wrote the word "Little Pine" as the title, and then began to write the following content.
"Since I was a child, I have been thorny in the grass, but now I am gradually aware of the basil."
"People at that time didn't know the Lingyun tree, and they waited until the Lingyun tree reached its peak."
Ye Jinghong’s voice was like a bell with his talent, which spread throughout the entire celebration banquet.
Talent bursts out, reaching a height of four feet.
"Poetry can conquer a country!"
"Master Du is a great talent!"
The students around him exclaimed.
Ye Jinghong admired him and said: "I didn't expect Mr. Du to use pine trees to write about people and use objects as metaphors. It's really profound and he really has the talent to govern the country!"
Ling Zongde said: "Mr. Ye is a great scholar in Suzhou, so please appreciate it for us."
"Okay."
Ye Jinghong laughed and said: "The first and second sentences describe how small the small pine was when it was unearthed. The weeds on the roadside were taller than it, and it was even submerged in the 'deep grass'. Basil means basil, wormwood, among grasses.
The taller one, the pine tree was originally trampled under the feet of the grass, but now it has exceeded the height of the basil."
"This is about Mr. Du who is a poor student from a poor family, but he is a 'prick head' who studies hard and works hard. A 'thorn' can be said to be a thousand words. It not only accurately outlines the characteristics of Xiaosong's appearance, but also
Moreover, it vividly outlines Komatsu’s strong and unyielding character and brave spirit.”
"The last two sentences mean that those people didn't know that this tree could tower into the clouds at that time. It wasn't until it towered into the sky that people said it was tall and realized that it was a towering tree. The whole poem said two words "Ling Yun" in succession.
', the former refers to the small pine, and the latter refers to the big pine. It has become a fact that the big pine reaches the clouds. Praising it high does not mean that you are discerning, and it does not mean much."
Everyone was amazed. They didn't expect that the song "Little Pine" was so exquisitely written. It was really admirable.