I traveled through time and became the Queen of Ancient Dian

The light of the parchment scroll faded away, Zhaoyang Ruyue and Wumeng Tianlong rubbed their eyes, feeling like they had had a fantastic dream.

After waking up from the dream, a crueler reality lay before my eyes - promoting Pu culture is much more difficult than I imagined.

First of all, a good cook cannot cook without rice.

They wanted to promote their work, but they couldn't even find a decent bulletin board, let alone print brochures. The publicity funds were even tighter than their archaeological funds.

Zhaoyang Ruyue complained helplessly, "How come promoting culture feels more exciting than tomb robbing? At least you can dig up something valuable to supplement your family income." Wumeng Tianlong sighed, "That's right! It feels like we're pioneers in a 'cultural desert' now. We can't even find a sponsor."

Secondly, the public response was quite cold.

They explained the Pu culture to a few sparse passers-by, but they looked confused and thought they were promoting some new sacrificial activity.

Someone even asked directly: "Can this thing be eaten?" Zhaoyang Ruyue and Wumeng Tianlong looked at each other and thought to themselves: This group of people is too difficult to lead!

Just when the two were at a loss, Zhaoyang Ruyue had an idea and thought of the scholars of the ancient Dian Kingdom.

She knew very well that in order to pass on culture, she must first gain the support of intellectuals.

So they found Sima, the most learned scholar in the kingdom.

Sima scholars initially scoffed at this "new thing", thinking it was a unorthodox practice and not worth mentioning.

Zhaoyang Ruyue was not discouraged. Starting from the perspective of archaeology, she cited extensive evidence and demonstrated the connection between Pu culture and ancient Dian civilization from the aspects of tomb structure and bronze decoration. She even brought out the advanced term "cultural confidence".

After listening to this, Scholar Sima pushed his glasses up on his nose, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes: "That's quite interesting... You can actually interpret cultural heritage from an archaeological perspective. I've never heard of it before!"

Thanks to Zhaoyang Ruyue's efforts, Sima scholar was finally persuaded and agreed to help contact other scholars to study Pu culture together.

Representatives from all walks of life, including Zhuge the historian, Xiahou the worker, Huangfu the priest, and Tuoba the dancer, also joined in one after another.

Although resources are still scarce, with the support of these scholars, cultural heritage finally has a theoretical basis.

"It seems that the first step has been taken..." Zhaoyang Ruyue breathed a sigh of relief.

Wumeng Tianlong nodded, and suddenly seemed to remember something, and said, "By the way, should we go report our progress to Her Majesty the Queen?"

Zhaoyang Ruyue: "Let's go!" The two came to the magnificent palace. The queen sat upright, her aura so powerful that it seemed as if she had her own background music.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you!" Zhaoyang Ruyue and Wumeng Tianlong saluted.

"Stand up." The Queen's voice was as clear as a mountain spring, her eyes filled with trust and expectation. "I heard that you two have encountered some difficulties in promoting Pu culture?"

Zhaoyang Ruyue quickly reported the current predicament, from lack of money and food to the lack of cooperation from the people, it was simply a tearful report.

"Your Majesty, promoting culture is much more difficult than archaeology! It feels like we are now a 'cultural poverty alleviation' work team, worrying about performance indicators every day." Zhaoyang Ruyue couldn't help but complain.

Wumeng Tianlong added: "Yes, Your Majesty, it would be great if this funding could be discounted like on Double Eleven, so we can spend some money on promotional materials."

After hearing this, the queen did not blame them, but was amused by their humor.

"I believe in your abilities. The difficulties are only temporary. The future of the ancient Dian Kingdom needs the nourishment of culture. This burden is left to you!" The Queen's eyes were full of power, making Zhaoyang Ruyue and Wumeng Tianlong feel full of fighting spirit in an instant.

After returning to work, Zhaoyang Ruyue and Wumeng Tianlong immediately summoned representatives from all parties to prepare for a "Cultural Promotion Mobilization Conference."

However, the meeting was full of tension from the very beginning.

Zhuge Liang, the historian and the "argumentative person" of the ancient Dian Kingdom, was the first to jump out and oppose it.

"Your Majesty! Some contents of the Pu culture are completely inconsistent with the existing historical records of our country! For example..." The historian Zhuge listed a bunch of "historical facts" in a torrent of words, as if he wanted to criticize the Pu culture to pieces.

"Histor Zhuge, the times are developing and culture is progressing. We cannot just cling to old ideas! You are a typical case of 'looking for a sword on a boat'!" Zhaoyang Ruyue retorted without showing any weakness. The two of them exchanged verbal battles, and the conference room was filled with the smoke of "academic" war.

Seeing that this "academic seminar" was about to turn into a "large-scale quarrel", Wumeng Tianlong coughed lightly and interrupted the argument.

He walked up to Xia Hougong and whispered, "Master Xia Hou, you are the most famous craftsman in the kingdom. I think..." Wumeng Tianlong walked up to Xia Hougong and whispered, "Master Xia Hou, you are the most famous craftsman in the kingdom. I think if you can integrate the Pu culture into your handicrafts, it will definitely be a powerful combination to create a hit product!" He paused, lowered his voice, and said mysteriously, "Think about it, if this becomes an 'Internet celebrity product', the silver..." He made a gesture of counting money with his hands, and Xia Hougong's eyes suddenly lit up.

"This...will this work?" Although Xia Hou Gong was tempted, he was still a little hesitant.

"Give it a try. What if it becomes a hit?" Wumeng Tianlong continued to encourage, "Then you'll be the 'Chief Cultural and Creative Officer' of the Ancient Dian Kingdom!"

Xia Hougong was completely struck by the word "chief" and immediately made the decision: "Let's do it!"

Thus, the first batch of handicrafts with Pu cultural characteristics were born in the ancient Dian Kingdom.

These handicrafts were novel and interesting, and soon became popular in the market, and even royal nobles began to pursue them.

At the same time, Tuoba dancers also secretly incorporated elements of Pu dance into their folk performances.

Her passionate and unrestrained dance, coupled with exotic music, instantly ignited the enthusiasm of the onlookers.

"What kind of dance is this? It's so beautiful!"

"Yeah, I've never seen that before!"

People were talking about it and were curious about this new culture.

The Pu culture quietly penetrated into every corner of the ancient Dian Kingdom.

Zhaoyang Ruyue looked at all this and smiled with relief: "It seems that our 'cultural poverty alleviation' project is finally going to 'get rid of poverty'!"

Wumeng Tianlong also smiled and nodded: "This has just begun!"

However, just when the two were immersed in joy, Priest Huangfu came over with a gloomy face... "What are you doing..."

Priest Huangfu's face was as gloomy as an ancient well, and his beard was twitching with anger, just like a cat with its fur standing on end.

"You are... fooling around!" He pointed at the handicrafts bearing the Pu tribe's totems and glared at the Tuoba dancers dancing gracefully in the crowd. His tone was filled with disdain. "These strange and cunning tricks are simply a disgrace to society! How shameless!"

Wumeng Tianlong raised his eyebrows with an expression that said "are you kidding me?"

"Master Priest, this is called cultural exchange, understand? This is called a trend! This is called fashion!" He said, and even took out an exquisitely crafted bone flute, engraved with the totem of the Pu people, and played a cheerful tune. "Does it sound good? Does it feel like your ears are pregnant?"

Zhaoyang Ruyue was laughing secretly on the side. This Wumeng Tianlong was really a talent. He was blowing such flattery that he would probably make Priest Huangfu so angry that he would be fuming in no time.

As expected, Priest Huangfu's face darkened even further. He pointed at the Tuoba dancer and said sternly, "And this kind of... this kind of immoral dance is simply blasphemous! It must be banned!"

"Your Excellency, this is wrong." Sima, the scholar who had been silent until then, came over and said slowly, "As for culture, the most important thing is communication and integration. Although the Pu culture is different from our ancient Dian culture, it has its merits. We should take its essence and discard its dross..."

"Good points? Bad?" Priest Huangfu interrupted Sima Scholar and sneered, "I think it's all bad! You are trying to destroy the thousand-year-old foundation of ancient Dian!" He turned his head abruptly, staring at Zhaoyang Ruyue with a sharp gaze, and said word by word, "Princess, you must give me an explanation for this matter!"

Zhaoyang Ruyue took a deep breath and was about to speak when she saw the empress standing behind the crowd. She slowly walked forward, her eyes scanning everyone sharply, and slowly said, "I also heard what the priest said..."