Chapter 112: Ennoblement and Conferring of Titles

"Your Majesty, Chu Feng did something last night, and now the entire Capital is talking about him!"

"Oh? What happened?"

Shen Lingwei set down the work in her hands and asked with a serious expression.

"Last night, the daughter of the Minister of Revenue and Chu Feng had a literary duel, and the two of them engaged in a contest of couplets at the night market!"

"Yo, interesting!"

Shen Lingwei naturally knew of Mu Ningxi's abilities.

The other party was the number one talented woman of the Great Wei Capital.

She had even personally observed that couplet contest with the current Top Scholar.

It had to be said.

Mu Ningxi was absolutely worthy of the title of number one talented woman of the Great Wei Capital.

"What was the result? Who won?"

"Chu Feng!"

"Oh?"

Shen Lingwei let out a surprised sound, "There is actually someone who could beat Mu Ningxi at couplets?"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Guo Xueping recounted the situation of their encounter.

From Lu Bingyu and Mu Ningxi clashing over a lantern.

To Lu Bingyu bringing out Chu Feng to face off against Mu Ningxi.

In the end, Chu Feng achieved an overwhelming victory.

"My goodness!"

Shen Lingwei blinked her sharp phoenix eyes and said in shock, "It seems I still underestimated our General Chu."

"To be able to suppress the number one talented woman of Great Wei in a couplet contest, this ability is truly..."

Shen Lingwei did not know how to describe her current mood.

This person, Chu Feng, was truly too formidable.

A single poem, "Defeating the Xiongnu," had taken the literary circles of the entire Great Wei and even several other countries by storm.

He had led his troops to slaughter their way through hundreds of thousands of Xiongnu and Turkic soldiers single-handedly.

He had even devised a strategy for her on how to weaken several other countries.

Immediately after, he threw out another trump card for her.

Crushing the number one talented woman of the Great Wei Capital!

"My heavens!"

"Fortunately, he is a man of Great Wei; if he were from another country, I would not be able to eat or sleep in peace!"

Shen Lingwei could not help but feel such melancholy in her heart.

This person was too perfect.

So perfect that it was almost absurd.

One could even say that this was not a human at all, but a god who had descended from the nine heavens.

At this very moment.

Shen Lingwei could not help but start considering the suggestion her imperial uncle had given her.

That was to make Chu Feng her husband.

If she were to truly tie the knot with Chu Feng.

Then Great Wei aiming for the Central Plains and galloping across the world would no longer be empty talk.

"But..."

"Let me take the initiative to speak to him? This is really..."

Shen Lingwei could not help but feel her face flush.

No matter what, she was only a twenty-year-old girl.

Although girls of this age had long since married and had children.

She was still just a maiden hidden away in the deep boudoir.

To make her confess to a man.

Even though this man was extremely outstanding, she really could not bring herself to say it.

"Your Majesty, Chu Feng is so outstanding, we must find a way to keep him in our Great Wei!"

"This piece of gold is already so eye-catching now; people from other countries will definitely sniff out the scent and come looking!"

Shen Lingwei nodded in deep agreement: "You are right. Just yesterday, the people of the Xianbei had already extended an olive branch to Chu Feng!"

"What!"

Guo Xueping was greatly alarmed.

She had not expected that someone would start plotting against Chu Feng so quickly.

"Then did he agree?"

"No, he rejected the good intentions proposed by the Xianbei!"

"That is good!"

Guo Xueping said with lingering fear.

If Chu Feng had been poached by people from another country.

That would have been a major loss for their Great Wei.

Let's put other things aside for now.

Just the fine wine he brewed is something he won't be able to taste in the future.

When returning.

Chu Feng had specifically given her quite a bit of fine wine, which was hidden in the cellar of her home.

"Your Majesty, we must also make preparations early to express our sincerity to Chu Feng; such a talent is worth our attention!"

"Hmm!"

Shen Lingwei nodded, "Xueping, go tell Chu Feng now that at tomorrow's morning court, I shall personally reward him and grant him a title!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After Guo Xueping left, Shen Lingwei immediately fell into hesitation again.

She leaned against her chair and looked at the ceiling: "Must I really take that step?"

Soon.

Shen Lingwei's decree reached Chu Feng's ears.

Besides this.

The entire cultural circle of the Capital stirred up a huge wave.

From the smallest scholars and pedants to the provincial graduates, and then to the Top Scholar and other top-ranking civil officials.

Everyone had racked their brains over this line, "Smoke locks the pond willows."

They thought for a long time but could not come up with a single line that could match it.

They even wanted to find Chu Feng and ask him.

Ask him, how did you come up with such a line?

Looking at the situation on the side of the military officials, it was completely different.

Everyone was beaming with joy as if it were the New Year.

Especially seeing a large group of civil officials going crazy there, they couldn't be happier.

Damn it!

Usually, these civil officials all held their noses in the air and looked down on them, the military generals.

They would constantly call them uncultured brutes who brought shame to refinement.

Well, look at them now.

A prodigy skilled in both civil and military arts had been born among their military officials.

One poem suppressed the entire literary world.

One couplet made all the literati feel embarrassed.

And the key point is, the guy can also fight like hell!

A true Martial Star descended to earth.

The next day.

Chu Feng received the Empress's decree and went to the morning court.

Just as he arrived at the Imperial Palace.

He saw a large group of civil officials staring at him intently.

These civil officials and ministers all had faces as dark as the bottom of a pot.

If you didn't know better, you'd think they had gone to dig for coal together last night.

Looking at the military officials, it was quite different.

Everyone was beaming with joy, and even the way they looked at him was quite fond.

"What's going on here?"

Chu Feng was completely baffled.

Why was there such a polarized scene?

He hadn't offended these civil official masters, had he?

"Hahahaha..."

A loud laugh suddenly rang out.

"Young friend, are you Chu Feng?"

Chu Feng came back to his senses and looked at the person who had arrived.

This person was tall with broad shoulders and a thick waist, and his tiger-like eyes were bright and piercing.

Although his hair was gray, his aura was profound and deep, possessing a powerful presence like a commander of ten thousand troops who could topple mountains and overturn seas.

"Reporting to you, sir, this junior is indeed Chu Feng!" Chu Feng saluted.

"Not bad, not bad!"

Lu Tianzong patted Chu Feng on the shoulder, "To be a Martial Venerable at such a young age, you are truly a fine son of our Great Wei!"

"You flatter me, sir!"

Chu Feng then asked, "May I ask how to address you, sir?"

"Young friend Chu, this is the Duke of Chen!" a military official reminded him.

"Ah? So it is the Duke, please forgive my lack of respect!"

"Eh, we military generals don't bother with that pretentious stuff the civil officials do!"

Lu Tianzong then took another jab at the civil officials.

This made the ministers on the civil side gnash their teeth in hatred.

Especially the Right Chancellor, who was the most prominent.

Because the culprit who caused his son-in-law's family to be ruined was right before his eyes.

"Little Feng, after the morning court, come to my house for a sit-down; let us two, father and son, have a good chat!"

Looking at the intimate appearance of the two.

Those who did not know would have thought they were a real father and son!

Very quickly.

The time for the morning court arrived.

Chu Feng was pulled directly to the front by Lu Tianzong, who indicated that he should stand next to him during the upcoming court session.

The other military officials had no objections either.

It was rare to have such an outstanding junior emerge, and since he had also thoroughly disgusted the civil officials on the opposite side, they naturally had no objections to him standing in front of them.

"Motherfucker!"

Many among the civil officials could no longer care about the integrity of scholars.

One by one, they cursed and headed into the morning court.

"Attend court!"

"Long live, long live, long long live our Emperor!"

Damn it!

I hate meetings the most!

Chu Feng muttered to himself.

This morning court was just like a meeting.

He had finally escaped the blessing of the 996 work schedule, never expecting that one day he would have to go to work and attend meetings again.

Following that, the civil and military officials began to submit their reports.

Then came the opposition and support.

After some bickering.

It was finally Chu Feng's turn.

"Beloved Official Chu!"

"Your subject is here!"

Chu Feng walked out from the ranks of the military officials.

"You have rendered illustrious military service for our Great Wei, and furthermore, you have recovered the long-lost Anwu Prefecture; your contributions are monumental. Chu Feng, hear your enfeoffment!"

Eunuch Liu immediately took out the Imperial Edict and began to read it aloud.

"By the grace of Heaven, the Emperor decrees:..."

"Specially conferring upon Beloved Official Chu the title of Eastern Pacification General, with the Second Rank, bestowing the title of Champion Marquis, rewarding him with a mansion, one thousand taels of gold, ten thousand taels of silver, brocades..."

"The officers under your command..."

Aside from him being a Marquis, the others were also promoted one after another.

Xiang Yuan, Qiu Ming, and Lu Peng, who had followed him the earliest, were enfeoffed as Counts.

The rest were Viscounts.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your immense grace!"

"Long live, long live, long long live our Emperor!"

After receiving the edict.

Chu Feng's heart was very excited.

From now on, he was also a person with status (and identification).

After the morning court.

Lu Tianzong pulled Chu Feng along, preparing to go to his mansion for a chat.

"Champion Marquis, wait a moment!"

Eunuch Liu suddenly called out to Chu Feng, "His Majesty requests your presence!"