Meet the Gentleman

Chapter 39: When You Are Famous All Over the World

"The Grand Master of the Chu State brought a hundred Xuan brushes, a hundred sets of fine ink, a hundred pieces of Xuan paper, a hundred stone inkstones, and a hundred pounds of pure gold... Congratulations to Mr. Feng on being promoted to the Three-Tripod Gentleman and being listed on the list of gentlemen in the world."

Outside the gate of the academy, a ceremonial officer suddenly started singing loudly, which made the students behind the gate stunned, and then their faces were filled with envy.

"The Grand Master of the Yue State brought a hundred Xuan brushes, a hundred sets of fine ink, a hundred pieces of Xuan paper, a hundred stone inkstones, and a hundred pounds of pure gold... to congratulate Mr. Feng on his promotion to the title of the Three Tripod Gentlemen..."

"The Grand Master of the Qi State brought a hundred Xuan brushes..."

"The Grand Master of Lu..."

The vassal states that had previously congratulated Zangshan Academy on its grand opening of its gates, now all sent gifts to congratulate Feng Qingyan on his promotion to the title of Three Ding Gentlemen.

In addition, many dignitaries and literati also sent gifts.
All the students were stunned when they heard this, and looked at Feng Qingyan with shock and envy. They didn't expect that even the great ministers of various vassal states came to congratulate them.

Feng Qingyan was also a little surprised.

At this time, countless servants were holding gifts in their hands and lined up in front of Feng Qingyan. There were more than a hundred of them.

There are so many kinds of gifts that it is hard to take it all in.

"Please accept it, sir." said a scholar.

"Please accept it, sir."

Hundreds of servants said in unison, their voices echoing several miles away.

Feng Qingyan didn't know whether he should keep it or not. He didn't value money very much. After all, he had more than a dozen pieces of snowflake paper and was not short of money at all...

At this time, a figure walked out of the academy. It was An Xiu, the dean of Zangshan Academy.

"Student greets the headmaster."

When the students saw him, they all bowed respectfully and looked at Dean An with a bit of fanaticism.

An Xiu nodded to the students, and also nodded to the other teachers who were paying their respects, then looked at Feng Qingyan with a smile and said, "Three tripods fill the world, not bad."

"Sir, you are overly complimentary."

Feng Qingyan bowed respectfully and said.

"It's not an exaggeration. This is the honor that a gentleman of Sanding deserves."

An Xiu smiled and shook his head, then pointed at the hundreds of servants in front of him and said, "Although you have been promoted to a three-level gentleman, you are still a student of Zangshan Academy. The four treasures of the study are still indispensable. You can accept them. As for the rest, you can decide for yourself."

“Students understand.”

Feng Qingyan nodded and accepted only the four treasures of the study.

After all, it is not easy to accept gifts, otherwise you may owe others a favor without knowing it.

This scene made many students admire them very much. Even for them, faced with such generous gifts, it would be difficult for them to accept only cheap study treasures.

"In front of the valuables, he can remain unmoved. He is truly a gentleman." A student exclaimed, "A gentleman loves money but gets it in a proper way. He is my role model."

"Mr. Wade, let's put off accepting a disciple until after the final exam. There's no need to rush."

At this time, An Xiu told the chief instructor Baili Kun that he liked Feng Qingyan very much and planned to accept him as his disciple after the final exam.

"clear."

Baili Kun bowed and nodded.

He also planned to accept Sanding Gentleman as his disciple as soon as the final examination was over.

Feng Qingyan was drowned in congratulations and surrounded by countless people, making all the students envious.

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The sound of the Demen ritual bell rang out in all 81 academies across the country.

Many teachers and instructors were surprised. They never expected that another student would pass through Demen. It was really unexpected.

"Which academy are you from?"

Many teachers were asking around and said with a smile, "This time, it should be Sanshang Academy or the Ten Great Academies. Zangshan Academy is just an accident..."

"The possibility of Sanshang Academy is greater."

Some teachers followed suit, thinking that Zangshan Academy was just lucky.

Before they could find out which academy it was, the Demen bell rang again, twice in a row, making all the teachers and instructors stunned and wondering if they had heard it wrong.

"You can avoid meeting a gentleman with one ding, but you must meet a gentleman with two dings!"

A teacher who was busy with an examination rushed out when he heard the bells ringing, leaving the students behind in shock.

"Two rings?"

An old teacher asked.

A young instructor nodded and said, "It is indeed the second shot."

"The same person?" the old teacher asked again.

"Don't know yet."

One of the teachers shook his head and said, "But it is unlikely that it is the same person. It is not easy to pass through two gates of virtue at the same time. It is very likely that he is a gentleman who has already been on the list."

Many people nodded in agreement.

But at this moment, the bell of Demen rang three times in succession, which made many teachers and instructors stunned.

"Can you tell me which academy and which student it is?"

"The one who walked through the Demen this time is still a student from Zangshan Academy." One of the teachers said after a moment's hesitation, which shocked many other teachers and instructors. "By the way, this student's name is Feng Qingyan. It seems that he has not opened a literary palace yet, which is surprising."

"Uh……"

"So, there are two First-class Gentlemen in Zangshan Academy?"

Many instructors and teachers were somewhat shocked, finding it hard to accept that the two gentlemen were both students of Zangshan Academy.

This kind of situation usually only occurs in the top three academies and the top ten academies, and is rarely seen in other academies. For other academies, having one student pass through a gate of virtue is already a great fortune, so how can they dare to expect two?
So even the instructors were a little jealous.

"What about the second and third gentlemen?"

The old teacher asked again, this should no longer be a student of Zangshan Academy.

"The person who was promoted to the second and third rank gentlemen is none other than Qingyan, the first rank gentleman of Zangshan Academy." The instructor smiled and said, "I heard that the gentleman Qingyan is extraordinary and has a bit of the demeanor of a dragon and a phoenix. I really want to meet such a person."

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The royal city thousands of miles away.

At Taibulan Terrace located on Meihua Mountain, the ceremonial bell rang again, echoing throughout the entire royal city.

"Confucian disciple Feng Qingyan is a newly promoted gentleman."

In front of the Gentleman Monument, the ceremonial officer was slightly stunned, and then he immediately started to sing loudly, and his voice could be heard several miles away. "It will be recorded in the list of gentlemen in the world to show the world."

"Confucian disciple Feng Qingyan is a newly promoted gentleman!"

In front of the Taibulan Terrace, countless servants guarding the place hurriedly passed on the news that Feng Qingyan had been promoted to the rank of Yiding Gentleman.

After a while, the ceremonial bell rang twice, leaving everyone stunned.

While they were wondering, they saw the Gentleman's Monument burst out with white light again, and a name flew up rapidly, passing 70% of the names before stopping.

"The First-level Gentleman was promoted to the Second-level Gentleman?"

Everyone suddenly reacted and became curious about which gentleman had been promoted.

"Go up the mountain and take a look."

The young students at the foot of Meihua Mountain spoke anxiously and rushed up the mountain.

“No need to run up the mountain. There are officials on the mountain who will call out the names, and the sound can be heard throughout the city.” The older students said, but they also ran up the mountain and said, “Just go up the mountain slowly, the names won’t move…”

"Confucian disciples are given the title of Qingyan and promoted to the title of Erding Gentlemen, and are then recorded on the list of gentlemen throughout the world to be known to the world."

As soon as the student finished speaking, he heard the voice of the ceremonial officer coming from the mountain.

"Confucian disciple Feng Qingyan, promoted to the second rank gentleman!"

The somewhat surprised official sang the song six times in a row before stopping, but the sound continued to echo over the royal city and reached everyone's ears.

On the streets of Wangcheng, many people stopped to look at Meihua Mountain.

Whether the scholars were drinking in a restaurant, reading at home, or enjoying a spring outing in the suburbs, when they heard Feng Qingyan's name again, they all stopped and looked in the direction of Meihua Mountain, and also remembered the name in their hearts.

The servants in front of Taibulantai were a little dumbfounded.

I just sent back the news that Feng Qingyan had been promoted to the first rank gentleman, and now I want to send another one?
"Fortunately, I haven't sent it back yet."

A young servant laughed and said "Haha" and quickly passed the message back.

The news spread quickly in the royal city, spread to every vassal state in the Zhou Dynasty, and then spread from the vassal states to every state and county...

Soon the ceremonial bell rang three times.

"Confucian disciples are given the title of Qingyan and promoted to Sanding Gentlemen, and are included in the list of gentlemen in the world to show the world."

The ceremonial officer sang Feng Qingyan's name again, and sang it nine times in a row to let the world know. If you add the three times of "One Ding Gentleman" and the six times of "Two Ding Gentlemen", it would be eighteen times in total. His name has filled the entire royal city.

The young servant who had laughed at the other servants before was suddenly dumbfounded.

If Yan Shan became a first-rank gentleman and was famous throughout the world, then Feng Qingyan became a third-rank gentleman and was famous throughout the world.

After three bells.

In the 81 Confucian academies, everyone knew the name Feng Qingyan.

In the vast Zhou empire, with dozens or even hundreds of vassal states, there was no scholar who did not know the gentleman Qingyan.

Anyone who addressed Feng Qingyan would respectfully call him "Junzi" or "Junzi Qingyan".

One tripod makes the whole world know about it, two tripods make the whole world move, three tripods make the whole world full!
This is the moment when Feng Qingyan is famous all over the world!

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