Opening a school and hiring teachers was indeed not a difficult task for Zhou Chen, but he did not start immediately.
Now that he is still observing filial piety, it is not a good thing to open the school with great fanfare, so he told Qin Yi about this today, just to remind him that the official start of preparations will have to wait for the completion of his filial piety.
Butler Zhou Yan suddenly appeared and came to Zhou Chen's side.
"Master Hou."
"Uncle Yan, you don't need to call me that. Just call me Brother Chen as before."
But Zhou Yan firmly shook his head and refused: "I don't dare, old slave. The Marquis is now the master of the Marquis Mansion. He can no longer be called as he was before. This is a rule and a sign of respect."
Although he has been in the Zhou family for decades and watched Zhou Chen grow up, he is very conscious and knows his identity. In the past, when the old Marquis was here, he could call Zhou Chen that way to show his closeness, but now Zhou Chen
As the master of the Hou Mansion, he must respect Zhou Chen enough to ensure Zhou Chen's majesty in the manor.
Zhou Chen didn't force himself anymore and asked instead: "Is there something wrong?"
"Master Marquis, in a few days it will be the birthday of Master Marquis' uncle Meng. What do you think we should prepare?"
"Is it Third Uncle's birthday? Okay, I understand."
Although Zhou Chen is the only one left in the Zhou family of Zhongyong Hou, the Zhending Meng family to which Zhou Chen's mother belongs is the most powerful and powerful family in the Song Dynasty. After his death, Zhou Chen's grandfather was named a county prince to accompany Taizu.
Temple courtyard.
There were several brothers in Zhou Chen's mother's generation, and several of them were elites in the Meng family, holding various important civil and military positions in the court. Therefore, the Meng family was a famous family in the Song Dynasty, and its power was higher than that of military generals.
The loyal and brave Houfu is much stronger.
When Zhou Chen traveled through time and learned about the Meng family from his memories, the first thing that came to his mind was the Zhending Cao family of the Song Dynasty in official history, because they were so similar.
Considering that this world is an imaginary history, the Meng family may have really borrowed the background of the Cao family.
Zhou Chen knew that the size of the Cao family in history was really spectacular. Having such an in-law family was definitely a huge arm for Zhou Chen.
This third uncle is not outstanding in the Meng family, he is quite decent, but he is married to a princess, and most importantly, this third uncle is a compatriot with Zhou Chen's mother, and they have a very close relationship.
Zhou Chen was still observing mourning and could not go to celebrate his birthday in person, but he carefully prepared a gift and asked Butler Yan Bo to deliver it on his birthday.
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In the inner city, near Xiangguo Temple, Zhou Chen led Qin Yi and others walking on the street.
Looking at the lively scene of people coming and going on the street, Zhou Chen was quite surprised: "What day is it today? Why do so many people go to Xiangguo Temple?"
Zhou Huai, the son of housekeeper Zhou Yan, explained: "Master Hou, the triennial imperial examination has begun, and in a while it will be the palace examination. Students from all over the country are arriving in Tokyo one after another, so Tokyo will be more crowded recently than before.
It's quite lively, I guess these people are going to Xiangguo Temple to offer incense and petition."
"Oh, the imperial examination is held every three years."
Zhou Chen looked thoughtful. He remembered that the imperial examination system in the Song Dynasty was once a year at the beginning, and then became once every three years. According to official history, this period should be once a year. It is indeed an imaginary history film and television.
Many things in the drama are very different from the official history.
The imperial examination is a big event for the whole world, especially for scholars. It is a grand event that occurs every three years. If you can pass the imperial examination and become a Jinshi, you can really soar into the sky and reach the branches.
He had also participated in the imperial examination, so he could understand the significance of this. Some students who were relatively far away would go to Tokyo early. If they arrived late, they might not even be able to find a place to live.
"When you are away from home, you don't need to call me Marquis, just Young Master."
Zhou Huai and others all nodded in agreement.
"Yes, sir."
Each dynasty had different titles. For example, in the Song Dynasty, there were many titles for men, such as Xianggong, Young Master, Official, Minor Official, Langjun, Sir, etc. Different people were called different names.
When passing by West Street, there was sudden chaos in the street. Several disheveled people were running around in the crowd. Behind them, a group of officials in dark uniforms were chasing them.
One of them was very fast. He jumped up and ran and jumped on the edge of the nearby house. He quickly rushed in front of the fleeing people. He knocked down the fleeing people in a few strokes and was then killed.
The officer who caught up behind him was captured.
"Gu Qianfan, living hell, you will not die well, I curse your whole family to die..."
The people who were caught shouted angrily at the man who had just knocked them down, their voices filled with resentment.
Zhou Chen, who was not far away, watched this scene with great interest. You must know that this is the inner city of Tokyo. The commotion just now was quite big, but these people arrested people without any scruples.
Zhou Huai was Zhou Yan's youngest son. He was arranged by his father to serve Zhou Chen because he was very smart. When he saw Zhou Chen's interest, he immediately explained.
"Sir, this is the Imperial City Division who is arresting people. The leader is Gu Qianfan, known as the 'Living Yama'. He is ruthless and has a violent temper. He is the most vicious and feared person in the Imperial City Division. However, he is from the Detective Division.
Why did our commander arrest people in this busy street?"
Suddenly, Gu Qianfan, who was known as 'Living Yama', suddenly turned his head to look at where Zhou Chen and the others were.
Zhou Chen chuckled and said, "Oh, you're pretty sharp, huh?"
He was just about to praise him, but the next moment, when he saw Gu Qianfan's face clearly, his expression suddenly changed.
It wasn't that he was shocked by Gu Qianfan's appearance, but when he saw Gu Qianfan clearly, the system that had been silent for many years suddenly reacted, which made his expression suddenly change.
There was no immediate communication with the system. Zhou Chen still looked at Gu Qianfan and already made a judgment in his mind. According to his experience, if there is any movement in the system at this time, it must mean that the task is activated, which means that this Gu Qianfan should be the one in the movie and TV series.
A key figure.
"interesting."
Zhou Huai heard Zhou Chen's words and whispered: "Master, are you interested in him? This Gu Qianfan is indeed a figure. His grandfather was once the minister of the Ministry of Personnel, subordinate to Qingliu. Gu Qianfan was also a Jinshi, and he was in the same batch as the master.
He was born as a Jinshi, but later joined the Imperial City Division, which made many people feel strange."
"Oh, is that right? He is a Jinshi at the same time as me."
Zhou Chen was even more surprised. In his memory, he had no impression of this Gu Qianfan.
But this Gu Qianfan is indeed interesting. He was a Jinshi and was of the Qingliu lineage. He should have had a bright future, but he entered an institution like the Imperial City Division. Once he entered the Imperial City Division, he was destined not to be accepted by the Qingliu.
After all, he was neither a Jinshi nor a noble, and was not accepted by Qingliu, let alone Gu Qianfan.
"Zhou Huai, you are quite capable. If you stay in the Hou Mansion, you are overqualified and underused."
Zhou Huai replied sheepishly: "It's not really a skill. I just pay more attention to the news in the city. It's a small honor to be with the young master."
Their father and son were in charge of affairs in the Hou Mansion, but they were not slaves of the Hou Mansion, and their status was still relatively high.
Zhou Chen smiled, and while he was talking, Gu Qianfan over there had already left with others, but when he passed by Zhou Chen and the others, he glanced at Zhou Chen curiously.
"Let's go back home."
After feeling the bustle and excitement in the city, Zhou Chen didn't stay long and went back home directly.
He was still observing mourning, otherwise, he would really have planned to go to Jiaofangsi. The Jiaofangsi in the Song Dynasty was very famous, and it was really full of talents.
There is no chance at this time. After the period of mourning is over, he will definitely go and see it. This is an official organization and very formal. When the Jiaofang Secretary listens to music, he likes the formal one.
Now he still wants to know what tasks are released after the system tasks are activated, and which film and television world he has traveled to.
After all, it has been almost eight years since he traveled through time, and the mission has not been activated yet. This is a situation he has never encountered before.
After returning home, Zhou Chen immediately returned to his room and consciously communicated with the system.
"System, open the panel."
Host: Zhou Chen
Attributes
Strength:27
Constitution: 37
Spirit:34
Agility:26
Points remaining: 18
Skill;
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Anti-toxic constitution: The host's body has been strengthened and has strong resistance to toxic substances.
Friends of women: When the host treats a female patient, the treatment effect is doubled.
Professional grade train driving skills.
thing:
Shuttle card × 11; plot card × 2; reopen card × 1; wealth conversion card × 1
Appraisal Child (left): Has strong appraisal ability and can identify information about objects; cooling time: one day.
General food stamps × 842, general meat stamps × 665, general cloth stamps × 720, general industrial coupons × 626…………
To be continued...