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Chapter 367 In the world

That night, Chen Chu and Chen Jing'an talked until Haishi returned home.

Unexpectedly, all the female relatives in the mansion gathered in Mao'er's bedroom in Hanchundang.

Seeing Chen Chu coming back, several people had different expressions.

However, little Yuanbao struggled to get out of the wet nurse's arms, and ran towards Chen Chu waddlingly on his short legs. He was still about a foot away, and the little man had already opened his arms and shouted in a milky voice. : "Daddy, daddy, hug"

Chen Chu laughed and took two steps forward. He leaned over and picked up his daughter with one arm. Then he used his other hand to grab Little Yuanbao's chubby little hand and put it on his chin to rub it twice.

"Grrrr, daddy, it hurts. Grrrr."

The hard stubble scratched the delicate palms, itching and hurting. Little Yuanbao cried out that it hurt, but he giggled.

That laugh was just like her mother's.

The cheerful interaction between father and daughter swept away the strange atmosphere in the room. When the cat saw this, he smiled calmly and said softly: "It's getting late, let's go and have a rest."

It means to drive people away. Today Yunong encountered something, and she wanted to drive Chen Chu to Wangxiangyuan.

Ayu saluted Chen Chu and Maoer one after another and left first.

Cai Hua pouted. We are all a family, and there are so many red tapes every day. Is this little goldfish tired?

But she saw her picking up a small Baina quilt and wrapping the young prince tightly, grinning, and said to Mao'er: "Ji'er likes to cry and fuss at night. Mao'er has been working hard all day. Let's have a good sleep at night. I'll take Ji'er with me." Let me go back to Qingpu Garden to sleep."

After that, regardless of whether the cat agreed or not, like a successful thief, he ran out with the doll in his arms.

"Hey~Hey! Sister Cai, bring the wet nurse! Ji'er is hungry at night and you have no milk!"

The cat shouted a few times from behind.

Ayu and Caihua left one after another. Chen Chu sat by the bed and talked to Mao'er. Soon after, Mao'er pointed with his chin at Yunong, who kept his head down and said nothing.

This is for Chen Chu to go back and talk to Yunong. The couple have been together for many years, and they naturally have this tacit understanding.

At 11:11, Chen Chu held Xiao Yuanbao and left Hanchundang with Yunong.

When he went out, Yu Nong didn't know what he thought of. He stood at the door and stood in a daze. His innocent big eyes like a baby were slightly red. Maybe Chen Chu had cried before he came back.

Chen Chu noticed that Yu Nong hadn't followed. He looked back and couldn't help but stretched out his hand and said, "Smelly treasure, what do you want? Let's go back to sleep."

This name and this action brought Yunong back to her soul in an instant. When she was in Tongshan, the young master loved to call her this. When he took her to cross the cross slope market at night, he would always hold her hand tightly regardless of the eyes of others.

As if he was afraid that she would get lost.

Yu Nong's nose felt sore, but she chuckled, followed up with two steps, and put her right hand in Chen Chu's palm.

A family of three, with Chen Chu holding his daughter in one hand and Yu Nong in the other, walked towards Wangxiangyuan.

Yu Nong didn't even look at Tao as he walked. He just raised his head slightly and stared at Chen Chu for a moment, making him feel a little uncomfortable. "What are you looking at?"

"Young Master is good-looking, Nunu can't get enough of it, giggle"

"Smelly treasure, although you say so, it is a pleasure to be a husband. But to us, this kind of behavior is called a nymphomaniac."

"You can be a nymphomaniac if you are a nymphomaniac. Now Nunu is the concubine of the palace. Who dares to laugh at me? I will catch him and slap him!"

"Hahaha, don't you feel uncomfortable anymore?"

"." Chen Chu asked suddenly, but Yu Nong knew what he was asking. She habitually pouted her fleshy lips, and then sighed: "I can't say I'm uncomfortable. It's just that what happened today was too sudden. Nunu was a little scared."

Back at Wangxiang Garden, Chen Chu didn't care how much Little Yuanbao could understand. He hugged the little girl and told him a story about "The Three Little Pigs". Halfway through the story, Little Yuanbao fell into a deep sleep.

Mother Qin called the wet nurse with a wink, took little Yuanbao to sleep, and then withdrew, leaving the couple alone space.

Yu Nong personally brought warm water to help Chen Chu bathe her feet, but the latter pulled her over and they sat side by side on the edge of the bed.

Just like before, two pairs of feet, one big and one small, were immersed in the same wooden basin.

Occasionally, Yunong had a childlike innocence, so she playfully tickled Chen Chu's soles with her toes. Chen Chu would fight back every time, but she still enjoyed it.

Not long after, half a basin of foot-washing water was splashed all over the floor because of the foot fight between the couple.

Seeing that Yu Nong's mood had completely improved, Chen Chu asked at the right time: "What did Mrs. Chen say today?"

Yunong, whose emotions came and went quickly, said while patting the water with her white feet: "Talking about the year her daughter was lost, she also talked about the marks on her daughter's body."

"Oh? Mark?"

"Yeah, Mrs. Chen said that her daughter has a round birthmark the size of a bean two fingers below her breast."

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Chen Chu couldn't help but pause, thinking that Chen Bokang was really well prepared! Yu Nong does have a birthmark under her breasts. Mrs. Chen will definitely be able to deceive Yu Nong by telling her story.

But Chen Chu still doesn't know what Yunong thinks. With such a troubled childhood, does she long for her parents to recognize her?

Furthermore, is the background of a girl from aristocratic family attractive to Yunong?

When Chen Chu was thinking about how to explain the matter to Yunong, he heard Yunong continue: "Sir, Nunu was sold back and forth when he was a child. When did he change places without being inspected by the bustard? It was the ones in Caiwei Pavilion back then. Sisters, more than one person has seen this mark on Nunu. If Mrs. Chen is interested, it is not difficult to find out."

"Oh?" Chen Chu glanced at Yu Nong in surprise. He didn't expect Yu Nong to think of this. "What did Yu Nong think?"

"Nu Nu has no idea. It's not because of the young master that Mrs. Chen is willing to take the risk to come to Caizhou. If the young master wants me to be close to the couple, Nu Nu will get close to them; if the young master does not want Nu Nu to meet them, Nu Nu will Naturally, there are countless reasons why she would be embarrassed to visit again."

Yunong supported the edge of the bed with her arms, and her feet kept squeezing when she spoke. In addition, her facial features were full of cartoonishness. She looked not like a royal lady with a child, but like a person who was inexperienced in the world. little girl.

But what she said tonight was very clear!

Not only can he see through the tricks in certain political transactions, but he also has a clear and firm stance.

Chen Chu was impressed.

After staring at Yu Nong for a long time, Chen Chu suddenly smiled, raised his hand and rubbed Yu Nong's head, and said dotingly: "Unconsciously, my stinky baby has grown up and understands so many things."

"Chuckles."

Yu Nong smiled sweetly, tilted her head and leaned on Chen Chu's shoulder for a moment, then said in a low voice with a sweet voice: "Back then, the young master took Nunu back and treated me as a family member, not a cat or dog that was given away randomly. The 'Chen' surname of Nunu is Gongzi's Chen. I don't care about their Yingchuan Chen or Jinghu Chen.

Nunu's heart is not big and cannot hold too many people. With the young master, elder sister, elder sister Cai, and Ayu, our family is enough."

Chen Chu was moved and warmed by these words, and he couldn't help but sigh: "Whoever says that Yu Nong is stupid in the future is definitely blind."

"Giggle. Young master, my sisters are extremely smart. If a family is full of smart people, how tired it would be! The dumb ones are fine. Young Master loves me, and my sisters dote on me too, giggle."

None of the women in the palace are really stupid. It's just that due to personality reasons, some are sharp and others are good at hiding tricks.

At the end of Haishi, Chen Chu blew out the red candles and lowered the curtains.

While Yu Nong was helping him undress, he suddenly paused, as if he remembered something important.

"What's wrong?" Chen Chu asked strangely.

"Sir, Nunu just said the wrong thing!"

"Ah? Which sentence?"

"Just now Nunu said that she can't hold too many people in her heart. Young Master, Sister, Sister Cai and Ayu are enough."

"What's wrong with this sentence?"

"Nu Nu seems to have said less about the eldest princess!"

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At the end of March, Huaibei shipped a large amount of kapok seeds to Huainan as agreed, as well as technicians familiar with its cultivation.

At the same time, in order to calm the public opinion about "the regent princess is detained in Huaibei" due to the Huai newspaper, Chen Chu planned to escort Jia Rou back to Beijing for a tour to show his integrity.

In the past, when Chen Chu left Cai, Cai Hua loved to follow him most, but this time he hesitated for a day before leaving and chose to stay in Caizhou to help Mao'er take care of the young prince.

In fact, given the configuration of the palace, it was obvious that Cai Hua was unwilling to separate from Xiao Chen.

Ever since the palace had a young prince, Yunong's little Yuanbao was no longer favourable, and Ji'er's twin sister Ah Chong was far less important to Cai Hua than him.

This woman simply has her patriarchal preference written all over her face.

On March 30, Chen Chu sent Jiarou back to Beijing by boat, accompanied by Ayu. Along the way, we didn't rush or slow, and we didn't arrive in Tokyo until the eighth day of April.

After a day's rest, Jiarou went to court wearing a large palace robe.

It’s been more than a month since we last met, and the eldest princess has gained a little plumpness. She is round and round as she was raised by Caizhou. It’s obvious at first glance that she has not been wronged!

External rumors are self-defeating.

But after going to court this time, Jia Rou once again used physical discomfort as an excuse to stay in seclusion in the harem.

Anyway, she is the mascot of Qi State, as long as you know she is there, it doesn't matter whether she goes to court or not.

Taking this opportunity, Ayu replaced all the old maids and servants in Jiarou's palace to prevent the latter's increasingly obvious body from being exposed.

At the same time, Chen Chu also took advantage of the time he returned to the court to make some adjustments to the officialdom in Huaibei. The Henan Road Administration Office was moved from Guide Mansion to Caizhou, and the position of the Henan Road Administration and Comfort Envoy was not unexpected. On Chen Jingyan’s head.

Zhang Chunxiao, the former pacifier of the Henan Road Economic Strategy, has been vacant since he was promoted to Minister of War last year.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this was specially reserved for his own people by the King of Chu.

There were too many promotions in the Huaibei department last year. If the Henan Road officialdom were to be transferred at the same time, it would appear to be too nepotistic.

This year, Chen Jingyan, who had worked for an extra year, finally took over the post.

Huaibei and even Henan Road were the base camp of the King of Chu. They chose people they could trust, and all the officials had already expected it, so the appointment went extremely smoothly.

As Chen Jingyan was promoted, the position he vacated naturally ushered in a wave of promotions from the Huaibei department.

In April, the Caizhou Institute of Liberal Arts’ annual ‘Wind and Cloud of the Year’ awards began.

The newspaper industry employee award was awarded to Zou Zhengdao of Daqi Qiyao Magazine. This person was originally the deputy editor of Qiyao Magazine. During the Xuandemen Rebellion last year, the original editor-in-chief Wang Jingrao had an ambiguous attitude and was laid off afterwards.

After Zou Zhengdao took over the post of editor-in-chief, he took a firm stand. He and Cai Zhou talked about one north and one south for five days, guiding the public opinion field in Qi, and his performance was outstanding.

Thousands of dollars in cash prizes, Caizhou Independent Villa, and lifelong honorary professorship at Caizhou College of Liberal Arts are all additional rewards for this award.

In addition to him, this year Caizhou Academy of Literature has also set up a "Four-Award". The inscription of this award is: establish a heart for the world, establish a destiny for the people, carry forward the unique knowledge for the saints, and create peace for all generations.

As soon as this note came out, it caused a sensation among scholars all over the world.

By the way, it attracted a wave of attention, and even the scholars of the Zhou Dynasty, who felt that it had nothing to do with them, began to pay attention to the award silently. After it was announced, they would carefully look for the shortcomings of the winner, and then spray him to death!

It’s not that the literati are disdainful of each other, it’s just that these “Four Sentences from Caizhou” are too loud. You are a bunch of genuflecting literati, and you dare to claim to be “establishing one’s mind, establishing one’s destiny, carrying on unique learning, and creating peace?” ’

Pooh! A bunch of shameless people.

In mid-April, the reviewers of the Faculty of Arts who were responsible for recommending the ‘Four Welfare Awards’ argued for several days but could not come up with a result.

The main reason is that these "Caizhou Four Sentences" are too loud, and everyone has a premonition that the winner of the first Four Awards will most likely become famous all over the world with these Caizhou Four Sentences, and even be passed down through the ages.

Nowadays, the Academy of Liberal Arts has absorbed six or seven great scholars from all over Qi State. They are all embarrassed to directly say that they want this award, but they will not let the other party get it easily.

Compared with the great fame that winning the award may bring, the bonus, other hospital, and lifetime allowance are nothing.

Seeing that the dispute continued, Chen Jingan, the head of the review agency, finally came forward. However, his recommendation made all the reviewers look at each other.

A famous Confucian in the Zhou Dynasty, Lu Yanzhong

This person is quite famous, but he is not famous because of his writings, but because he is a big troll.

In his early years, this man once served as an admonishment official for the Zhou Kingdom, but because of his antagonizing temperament, he was not only disliked by the emperor, but also disgusted by his colleagues.

A few years ago, he was dismissed from office for making false comments about the Supreme Emperor who was imprisoned in the Kingdom of Jin. However, even after losing his official position, he still did not restrain himself.

He opened an academy in his hometown, recruited many disciples, and connected with scholars in the field, and gained a great reputation.

Even Qin Huizhi, who was in power in the Zhou Dynasty, had a headache about this person.

But he not only criticized the government, but also criticized Qin Huizhi. He was also merciless when he scolded Qi!

Taking advantage of this, the judge Han Fang objected: "Mr. Chen, is it appropriate for my Daqi award to be awarded to people from the Southern Dynasty?"

"What Mr. Han said is true!" Judge Dong Xi agreed.

"Furthermore, this person has repeatedly spoken rudely to our court and even the King of Chu. If you give him an award, wouldn't it be an advantage to the enemy?" Han Fang asked again.

"What Mr. Han said is absolutely true!" Dong Xi agreed again.

Chen Jingyan said: "This makes the award from Caizhou University of Literature appear authoritative and fair."

Grasping the criteria for judging public opinion is not a one-and-done deal.

If the award is awarded to one's own eagle dogs or trumpeters without establishing credibility, the award will be invalidated in the future.

It is necessary to find such a controversial and topical figure to appear fair and arouse the greatest discussion and attention.

To use Chen Chu's own words to Chen Jingyan, there is no point in enclosing territory for one's own cuteness, and it is advisable to get rid of the controversy.

Only after you get out of the circle can you expand your influence; only by expanding your influence can you guide public opinion; only by guiding public opinion can you bring in private goods.

Chen Jingan explained to the judges, and at the same time implicitly promised that in the future, all the sages present here, who have advocated for Huaibei and the King of Chu, will take turns to taste the taste of these four awards.

In short, no matter whether the judges accept it or feel sour in their hearts, the winner has been decided and the selection process is extremely fair and fair!

At the end of the meeting, Chen Jingyan concluded: "Everyone, this matter is not as simple as a prize. Caizhou should not only be an economic center for trade between the north and the south, but also a cultural center where talents gather. Only in this way can it compete with the Southern Dynasties. The world is orthodox!”

On April 25, Daqi Qiyao, Caizhou Five Days Talk and other major Qi newspapers published four sentences from Caizhou on the front page on the same day, announcing the names of the winners, Zhou Guo and Lu Baoyan Chonggong.

He also invited Lu Gong to go north to receive the award for inspection, and Huaibei Shilin jointly ensured the safety of the visitors.

As soon as the news came out, the scholars of Qi and Zhou were in an uproar.

Do the scholars of Qi State think that there is no one in the vast Central Plains who can be worthy of the four lines of Caizhou that shocked the past and the present?

They were not convinced. They rushed to Caizhou one after another, wanting to see with their own eyes whether the number one man in the world could live up to his reputation!

As for the scholars on the Zhou side, they were holding back all the curses they had prepared.

The winner is Zhou Guoren, should we scold him or not?

At the same time, regardless of whether he admits it or not, he secretly admires the Huaibei pattern in his heart. In recent years, Lu Gong has made quite a lot of remarks about criticizing the state of Qi and criticizing the king of Chu.

Huaibei, great atmosphere!

With the mentality of watching the excitement, many Huainan scholars also quietly crossed the river and came to Caizhou, hoping to participate in the grand event.

When scholars from the north and south gather together, there will naturally be a lot of exchanges, and then debates will arise due to different positions.

At the end of April, Scholars Without Borders, founded by Chen Yinglang and others, was quietly established to provide debate venues and other conveniences for scholars from both sides.

Because the Qi State won the country unfairly and was born with shortcomings, whenever the scholars of the Zhou State used this to talk about things during debates, the scholars of the State of Qi were speechless.

Later, Chen Yinglang got an idea from his cousin Chen Yingjun, which instantly reversed the unfavorable situation. Well, we can't tell you the truth, so let's believe what we see!

After that, Chen Yinglang chose the venue for the debate in the countryside, didn't he say it was for the livelihood of the people? Come, let me show you the living standards of ordinary farmers in Caizhou!

Haha, have you ever seen a farmer who eats white rice and white flour buns every day? Have you ever seen a farmer’s family living in a two-story building? Have you ever seen farmers gathering under the big trees in the village to play, play, sing and entertain themselves during their leisure time?

This grassroots inspection shocked the scholars from Nanlai and left them speechless.

Originally, everyone thought that the people of Zhou State lived a much better life than the people of Qi State, but what they saw before them was that even the small landowners of Zhou State could not compare!

There must be something wrong there!

I, Dazhou, is the orthodox Han people in the world, how can I be inferior to this pseudo-Qi?

But the facts in front of them made them not know how to refute. After thinking about it, the scholars of Zhou Dynasty felt that their knowledge must be insufficient!

Therefore, in order to defeat the fake Qi scholars, they began to send letters to the south, call on friends, and invite the most knowledgeable and knowledgeable classmates and even teachers to Huaibei to help in the battle!

Yo ho! The scholars of Qi State saw that the other party could not argue and began to call for reinforcements. How could they be willing to sit back and wait for death, as if they had no classmates or teachers?

You can ask for it, and so can we!

Therefore, the presentation of the Four Prizes originally scheduled for the end of May had not yet begun, but scholars from Zhou and Qi had already gathered in Caizhou.

It’s not lively.

Seeing this, Yu Nong and Cai Hua couldn't let go of the popularity for nothing. They immediately decided to advance the new handbag launch conference, industrial product expo, and food exhibition scheduled to be held in autumn to early May.

Business houses everywhere followed suit.

Officials, businessmen, scholars, and farmers gathered in Caizhou, and charioteers with accents from various places drove camel teams, horse teams, and motorcades in and out of the city.

The splendid appearance actually has the momentum of the prosperous Tang Dynasty when "nine heavens closed the palace, and all the nations wore clothes and crowns."

For a time, Caizhou was like the center of the world.

In the world, it is China.

(End of this chapter)