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.
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…………
Task:
We are together forever: Zhao Paner, you deserve it.
Side missions:
Heroic Talents and Strategy: Recover the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun.
Listening to music in Goulan: Go to Jiaofangsi and other brothel venues to listen to music and enjoy music at least a thousand times. It only counts once per day. Repeated visits will not count.
"?????"
Countless question marks popped up in Zhou Chen's mind. Why was there something wrong with this second side mission?
Listening to music in Goulan a thousand times, if you think about it, it would take three years to complete it every day. The key point is that he is not that kind of person. What decent person would go to Goulan brothel every day? Does he still need fame?
"Oh, I am such a decent person, but the system is forcing me, forcing me."
He felt that the tasks sometimes released by the system were really interesting. Compared with the task of Goulan Listening to Music, Xiongcai roughly recovered the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun, which was much more normal.
But it's normal, but the difficulty is definitely dozens of times that of listening to music in Goulan.
It only takes a while to complete the task of listening to music a thousand times, but to regain the sixteen states of Yanyun, and in the Song Dynasty, even thinking about it, I feel that there is no hope.
He is still very confident in his ability to lead troops in combat. If he is given enough support and troops, even if his opponent is the powerful Liao Ting, he will be confident in regaining the sixteen states of Yanyun.
But the problem is that with a political system like the Song Dynasty, such emperors and officials.
He couldn't see any hope at all. Even Zhao Kuangyin couldn't do it. It was even more impossible to count on the current official family. Even the chance of the next Emperor Renzong was even slimmer.
In the Song Dynasty, it was really a luxury for a general to have the military power to attack Liao Ting.
Anyway, after going through it in his mind, Zhou Chen felt that with the Song Dynasty at his back, this side mission was almost impossible to complete. To complete it, he had to take control of the military. In this case, he would either have power over the government or overthrow it and start over with his own power.
His will is to save the world for the Lord.
Zhou Chen stopped thinking about these two side tasks for the time being, and looked at the main task this time.
The main mission of staying together for the rest of your life is easy to understand at a glance. It means marrying this woman named Zhao Pan'er and never leaving her until you grow old together.
Zhou Chen was surprised, because in his opinion, this main mission was easier to complete than the side mission. After all, chasing a woman and growing old together was easier than regaining the Sixteenth State of Yanyun.
But he thought carefully about the name Zhao Paner.
No impression.
That means that this time he has time-traveled into a movie and TV series that he has never seen, but he just doesn't know what this movie and TV series says.
There are tens of millions of people in the vast Song Dynasty. There are countless people named Zhao Pan'er in the world. If you want to find this person, you have little hope of finding this person by yourself.
I still have two plot cards, should I use them?
After thinking for a while, Zhou Chen made a decision. He couldn't bear to let the child trap the wolf. Anyway, plot cards are for use, and they must be used when they should be used.
"System, use plot card."
The next moment, a sci-fi version of the screen appeared in front of his eyes, and the series began to be introduced and played.
As expected, Zhao Paner is the heroine of this series, and Gu Qianfan, whom he met before, is the male protagonist in the plot.
It took three days for Zhou Chen to finish reading the "Meng Hua Lu".
How should I put it, in his opinion, this is a costume idol drama, and it is also the type of heroine, the man is handsome and the woman is beautiful.
As for the plot, the first half is pretty good, especially the heroine's character and intelligence, which are both above the standard and much better than the brainless heroines in many TV series.
But in the second half of the plot, I don’t know whether it was a shooting problem or a deletion problem. The IQ dropped sharply, especially the male protagonist, who seemed to have triggered an aura of intelligence reduction. In the later period, he simply lost his mind, and the ending was hastily ended.
Overall, the drama is a bit lacking in plot, with a lot of love and romance plots. The rhythm is sometimes tight and sometimes draggy. It doesn't feel like it was made by a director. It's very contradictory.
Regardless of whether the heroine in the TV series is beautified or not, judging from her temperament, she is an intelligent woman, just like the description of the main mission.
Zhao Paner, you deserve it.
After understanding what kind of person Zhao Pan'er was, Zhou Chen also secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, she was not one of those demonic women. Otherwise, he really wouldn't be able to do anything, speak, or...
According to the TV series, the plot begins after the imperial examination. If you calculate, it should be within a month or two. By this time, Ouyang Xu should have already arrived in Tokyo, or was already on his way to Tokyo.
Thinking about the plot, Zhou Chen felt that if he wanted to win Zhao Pan'er's heart and complete the main mission, he must dare to fall in love with Zhao Pan'er before Gu Qianfan.
As for Ouyang Xu, he didn't take it seriously at all. With Ouyang Xu's ambition and meanness, as long as he was admitted to the Jinshi, he was destined to abandon Zhao Pan'er, so Ouyang Xu was not a rival at all.
"Qiantang?"
Zhou Chen thought that he was still in the period of observing filial piety. It was not that he could not travel far away during the period of observing filial piety, but he was the only one in the Zhou family. If he left, no one would take care of the family.
But this hesitation only lasted for a short while. Nothing was more important than the main mission. This was the key to whether he could leave this world and it had to be completed.
So he decided to make arrangements at home first, and then set off for Qiantang.
A few days later, before Zhou Chen set out, a personal guard named Jin Huan who came to Tokyo with him took the initiative to find him.
"Master Marquis, I would like to take a month's leave to go back to my hometown and meet my parents."
"It's a good thing to go back to my hometown to see my parents. I agree."
Zhou Chen agreed directly. He was relatively lenient with his subordinates, and there was nothing going on in the palace. As long as there was a legitimate reason, he would allow his personal servants to take leave to take a rest.
"By the way, Jin Huan, I remember your hometown is Hangzhou, right?"
Jin Huan replied: "Yes, Mr. Hou, my hometown is under the rule of Qiantang County, Hangzhou."
"Qiantang?"
Zhou Chen looked surprised, is it such a coincidence?
"Very good, when are you going to leave?"
"ah?"
Jin Huan looked confused, wondering what Zhou Chen meant?
Zhou Chen said: "I happen to go to Qiantang for business, so I will go with you."
Although Jin Huan was confused, he nodded quickly: "Yes, Lord Marquis."
"You go back and pack up. We will set off in three days."
Zhou Chen spent a few days arranging things in the house, and then left Tokyo lightly. However, Lu Yin did not use his own identity, but had someone arrange an identity.
Qiantang County is a long way from Tokyo. Due to inconvenient transportation, Zhou Chen and others rode horses and took a boat. They traveled leisurely and took more than ten days to reach Qiantang County.
Zhou Chen and his party stayed at an inn in Qiantang County.
This time he went out and did not bring many people with him. Except for Jin Huan who returned to his hometown to visit relatives, there were only Qin Yi and two personal guards, as well as Zhou Huai who was determined to follow him.
After Jin Huan arrived in Qiantang, he said goodbye to Zhou Chen and returned to his hometown to see his parents. Zhou Chen also asked him to bring many things back, which made Jin Huan burst into tears of gratitude.
In the guest room of the inn, Zhou Chen summoned Zhou Huai.
"Zhou Huai, I want to drink tea. Go and find out which teahouse in Qiantang has the best taste."
Zhou Huai said nothing and responded directly: "Yes, Mr. Marquis, I will go and inquire about it right away."
After a while, Zhou Huai came back.
"Master Hou, we have already heard that there are not many famous teahouses in Qiantang County, but the most famous one is called 'Zhao's Tea Shop'. I heard that the owner of the teahouse is a stunning lady. Master Hou, let's go there."
Is it Zhao’s Tea Shop?”
Zhou Chen nodded first, then shook his head: "It's getting late today, and I've been running around all day, so I won't go. I'll go tomorrow."
"Okay, Lord Marquis, I'll let the waiter serve the food and wine." Zhou Huai turned around and went downstairs.
The night passed in the blink of an eye, and the next morning, Zhou Chen had breakfast and was ready to go to Zhao's Tea Shop.
"Qin Yi, the three of you just stay at the inn, I'll just take Zhou Huai with me."
When Qin Yi heard this, he hurriedly said: "How can this be done? Lord Marquis, I am your personal guard and I am responsible for your safety. Wherever you go, I will follow you. This is my responsibility."
"Then I'll give you a holiday today. This is Qiantang, and no one knows me. Who else can do harm to me? Even if someone really wants to do harm to me, I can handle it. Okay, that's it.
deal."
Zhou Chen decided at a glance that no matter how hard Qin Yi persisted, he had no choice but to obey Zhou Chen's strong order.
But Qin Yi is not a person who doesn't know how to adapt. Zhou Chen refused to let him go, but after Zhou Chen left, he asked the other two personal guards to follow him quietly and protect Zhou Chen from a distance.
But how could his little strategy be hidden from Zhou Chen? Shortly after leaving the inn, Zhou Chen discovered the two personal guards following them.
He smiled and shook his head, without exposing them, and just let them follow behind him.