There are also various weapons surrendered by the grassland tribes, which can also be directly transported to the northern and southern border wars.

This time the harvest was rich, and the Yun Kingdom obtained a lot of resources and was able to continue to fight against the barbarians and the Huns at the same time.

Noon.

The king of Yan practiced it for those who returned to the dynasty.

"Du Ning, I will return to the capital after I have finished handling many matters in Yuanzhou. I will treat you to a drink then."

King Yan looked at Du Ning with admiration in his eyes, but he also knew that people like Du Ning would go further than him in the future, so there was no way King Yan could accept Du Ning as his own

staff.

"Thank you for your hospitality, His Highness King Yan. I will be waiting for you in the capital at any time." Du Ning said with a smile.

"And Mr. Ye, if Xiao Wang is free in the future, he will come to Suzhou to have a drink with you."

"Yeah." Ye Jinghong nodded lightly.

King Yan smiled at Du Ning again and said: "You commanded the artillery battalion to fight with the Xuanji Cannon, helped our army recover the lost territory, and captured the grassland tribe. You are the person who truly made great contributions to the Yun Kingdom, and you personally designed and manufactured the Xuanji Cannon.

Yes, this technology that spans the ages will also benefit the entire human race. After you return to Beijing, the emperor will definitely make you a marquis. You are really going to be prosperous!"

After the words fell, many generals looked at Du Ning with great envy and admiration.

Be a Marquis!

This is the fame that many scholars dream of!

This is not only reputation, but also glory and real power!

Usually only royal relatives can enjoy the privilege of becoming a marquis, but it is only a false title and does not have many privileges in the court.

For those who have truly contributed to the country and are granted the title of Marquis, their status and power are equivalent to that of a third-grade official. Even if they have no official position before, the imperial court will directly vacate the official position of a third-grade official for them to take up, without leaving the job.

Any program.

After all, how can a person who can make great contributions to the country be an idle person?

But Du Ning couldn't be happy. Instead, he said with a serious expression: "Your Majesty, I have given you the reward. I have only done a little merit, and I came to the Western Regions to command the artillery battalion to fight in order to do my part for the country. Isn't that right?"

For the sake of my own fame, to put it bluntly, with my current reputation in the literary world and the accumulated royalties from "The Thousand Character Essay", even if I don't become an official, I can still live a good life."

Many people nodded silently. What Du Ning said was really not arrogant at all. "The Thousand-Character Essay" has sold well across the country, and the Chinese Academy of Sciences has begun to incorporate it into enlightenment textbooks in liberal arts colleges across the country.
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Now Du Ning can make a lot of income even if he does nothing.

In order for the court to have money to fight the war, Du Ning also took the initiative to transfer his royalties to the Ministry of Household Affairs to serve as military pay. He did not make any announcement about this matter, but most officials in the court knew it well.

"I am just happy, because it has been a long time since any of our scholars in the Yun Kingdom have been granted the title of Marquis by the imperial court. In my opinion, your appointment as a Marquis is almost certain." King Yan said with a smile.

"Master Du is indeed a good man. If the emperor does not grant him the title of Marquis, I will definitely stand up and oppose it."

"Not to mention commanding the artillery battalion to retake the Western Region and lay down the grassland, the technology of creating mysterious cannons alone is enough to benefit the entire human race, and benefiting the human race is greater than benefiting a country!"

"That's right! Something as powerful as the Mysterious Cannon can't even be made by a half-saint. I'm really convinced by Lord Du."

All the soldiers admired Du Ning and believed that it was certain that Du Ning would become a marquis.

Du Ning smiled helplessly and shook his head.

King Yan smiled again and said: "You are about to return to the court. You are quite famous in the literary world and have excellent poems and songs. How about writing a poem based on today's situation?"

Ye Jinghong echoed: "His Royal Highness King Yan is right. Today's atmosphere is very suitable for a short poem. Du Ning, just write a poem to express your emotions!"

Du Ning nodded lightly and said: "Students have gained a lot recently, so they are shameless."

"When someone comes, I will wait for you with pen, ink, paper and inkstone."

King Yan waved his hand, and soldiers immediately brought the Four Treasures of the Study and placed them on the table.

Many military scholars also came over to join in the fun. They walked around inside and outside several times, and the atmosphere suddenly became lively.

King Yan took out the inkstone and planned to grind ink for Du Ning himself.

Du Ning was about to speak out to dissuade him, but Ye Jinghong grabbed the inkstone and said seriously: "His Royal Highness, King Yan, has a distinguished status and is not suitable to do anything. Today, Benru will personally polish Mr. Du's ink."

"Mr. Ye, I respect you as a great scholar, but this does not mean that you can snatch what I have in front of the three armies."

King Yan suddenly turned his back. He originally called himself "little king" in front of Ye Jinghong, but now calls himself "my king", which shows that he is in a very unhappy mood.

What’s even more amazing is that Ye Jinghong also claimed to be a “Ben Confucian” to show his status in the literary world.

Du Ning was extremely surprised. He did not expect that two people who respected each other would turn against each other in order to fight for him.

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