After the Heaven Sacrifice Ceremony, Lian Feihong officially became a Sealed Lord and began considering granting Zhou You a marquisate.
Back in the previous dynasty, Zhou You had already rendered many meritorious services, but his seniority had been too shallow. Even after rising to become the Nanchen Prefectural Lord, he had never been granted a marquisate.
But things were different now. He had rendered the merit of following the dragon, so he had to be made a marquis—and an inherited first-rank hereditary marquis at that.
Yet an unforeseen upheaval disrupted those plans.
A manifesto was issued from Feiyun Prefecture, directly accusing Zhou Daqian of assuming another's identity and laying bare every detail of his origins.
"Zhou, whose original name was Zhou You, was merely a common street youth from Northern Profound..."
Once the news spread, the whole world was in an uproar.
No one had expected Dongfang Da Qian to uncover Zhou You's background so thoroughly. From his birth in Northern Profound Prefecture, to his martial arts training at a school, to his advancement into a mighty martial artist—every detail was laid out with nothing omitted.
The manifesto's meaning was clear: Zhou You had never been named Da Qian. He had changed his name afterward and fraudulently claimed the identity.
The identity and status he possessed today had all come from stealing Dongfang Da Qian's fortune.
The imperial capital and the Eight Direct Prefectures were thrown into chaos by this manifesto. Every day, people came to the Zhou Family's western branch to seek answers.
However, Lian Feihong had ascended the throne, and Zhou You's position was already secure. The impact of this revelation was extremely limited.
Quite a few people even marveled at it. Though Zhou Nantang and Zhou Nanwang had indeed helped elevate Zhou You, for him to rise