While she waited for the Emperor System to take action, Lin Rushu arrived in Beiyuan County.

Upon seeing Lin Rushu dressed in mourning clothes, Xiao Zhixing personally helped her up, saying, "Please accept my condolences."

Lin Rushu stood up, her eyes red-rimmed. "Please forgive my disheveled appearance and disheveled clothes; I have been rude."

Upon receiving the message from her three cousins, she immediately rode her horse over from Mengzhou. At that moment, she felt as if her body was falling apart, and she was filled with grief. If she hadn't been holding on, she would have collapsed long ago.

"Don't be so formal with me, go and rest first, there's no rush." ​​Xiao Zhixing told Li Wenxiu to take her down to rest.

The Song family of Shengjing has sent people to Beizhou; they will go to Guixiong Pass with Lin Rushu.

With some of Xiao Xing's testimony, Song Kang has been basically cleared of suspicion of treason, and three more young generals of the Song family have died in battle, so his injustice has now been cleared.

The Song family can welcome Song Kang and his three sons back to the capital for burial with dignity.

However, since it was Song Kang's own fault for misjudging people and making a serious mistake, the court would not bestow any favors or rewards upon him.

The Song family will start afresh from scratch.

Of the 20,000 Song family soldiers, only a little over 15,000 returned. After sending the four members of the Song family back to their final resting place, they would either retire from the army or join the Xiao family army to continue serving the country.

Because of this, she delayed her trip to Dongzhou.

Just in time, she also witnessed the scene and people sent by the Emperor System to contact Li Jun and Xiong Chumo.

The Emperor System dared not openly contact the two, so it arranged a certain coincidence.

On Li Jun's side, one day when he went to inspect the irrigation canal project, he came to a village and accidentally fell into a cave, where he discovered two thousand catties of grain seeds.

There was also a letter inside, stating that this was super rice that could yield 2,000 catties per mu, and that if someone was destined to receive it, they should use it to benefit the people.

Li Jun wasn't stupid; he seemed to have been deliberately lured here, his actions riddled with flaws.

But he couldn't understand who had led him here.

Or is he truly a great person who serves the country and its people?

Otherwise, such a good thing would be a great achievement to offer to the court. Even a fool would know that he should seek benefits for himself, right?

Li Jun was completely baffled, but that didn't stop him from keeping it a secret for the time being.

Afterwards, they secretly sent people to transport the rice away.

Xiao Zhixing was curious about what he was going to do. If he wasn't mistaken, this was China's super rice, and it was even a primitive rice variety that could be propagated.

It's even better than what she got in the 186 system.

[Yellow comment: What kind of luck does Li Jun have? She actually discovered the divine rice!]

[Yellow comment: How this rice came about is unknown, but since Li Jun discovered it, he can gain a lot of benefits from that.]

[Red comment: This kind of rice only appeared in our area in modern times.]

[Green comment: How will Li Jun handle this? Will she report it directly, or plant it on the spot first and then report it?]

[Yellow comment: No, I remember during the Yunping era, the famous rice came from Beizhou, and Huzhou wasn't particularly famous.]

Xiao Zhixing raised an eyebrow.

In Huzhou, Li Jun personally led his trusted confidants to store the rice. Two days later, he contacted the Duke of Li, and the letter was written in code.

The Duke of Li replied that he should handle it himself.

Upon receiving the letter, Li Jun stayed in her study for a long time, analyzing the pros and cons.

I still can't make up my mind.

At this moment, there was also movement from Xiong Chumo's side.

His situation was quite simple. While training troops outside, he accidentally discovered a cave, which was probably the dwelling of a hermit.

The hermit is no longer here, leaving behind only a book that details the techniques for cultivating mushrooms using locally sourced materials, as well as the great invention of terraced fields.

The south is mostly hilly, with little usable land; only low-lying, flat areas can be cultivated into farmland.

Terraced fields are the greatest engineering feat created by the Chinese ancestors after their struggle against nature and life.

It is the most typical example of human beings using their wisdom to seek survival.

Xiong Chumo treasured the secret manual as if it were a priceless gem.

Let's not even talk about the techniques for building terraced fields.

Artificial mushroom cultivation technology is also a good thing.

This booklet even contains instructions on how to store, eat, and prepare delicious food.

Mushrooms' habits are well-suited to the humid and hot climate of Haizhou, and even to the southern regions.

Don't underestimate it; this stuff can be stored for a long time when dried, and it's a delicious and convenient vegetable in winter.

Many people in the south now eat wild mushrooms, but no one is thinking about cultivating them artificially.

[Yellow comment: Is even the heavens helping them? Li Jun just got the miraculous rice, and here A Bao is delighted to have acquired terraced field excavation techniques and mushroom cultivation technology—all wonderful things!]

[Red comment: This is indeed a bit strange. Could it be that Heaven couldn't stand the Prince's unparalleled success and specially sent two people up to fight against her?]

[Green comment: Hmm, I feel like this is too much of a coincidence, something's not right.]

Even the viewers in the live stream noticed it, let alone Li Jun and Xiong Chumo.

After thinking about it carefully, Xiong Chumo realized that his ability to go to that cave was somewhat coincidental. He had been guided by someone along the way, but when he went back to look for that person, they had indeed disappeared.

He thought the same thing as Li Jun.

Could it be that the senior was truly selfless and compassionate?

Such a valuable item would be better handed over to the imperial court or even to a local official who knows its value, than kept hidden away.

And why did it have to be me who got it?

He was completely bewildered and felt that something was amiss.

By this time, his army had grown to 15,000 men, all of whom were training in the deep mountains and forests.

The place he found was near the Chianan River, with water and wild food, but he didn't have much land to cultivate himself.

The entire operation relied on grain delivered by Xiao Zhixing along the river.

With this terraced field technology, he was able to cultivate fertile land here and take root in the south.

Xiong Chumo immediately copied the booklet and sent it to Beizhou. He then mobilized his soldiers to build terraced fields and taught the techniques to the nearby villages, large and small.

They also collaborated with several larger tribal groups to begin mushroom cultivation.

After some thought, he decided to have Cao Mengyuan forward a copy to the Prefect of Haizhou. Whether or not he would promote its use was up to him.

He understood a principle well: if you find something good on someone else's turf, you should definitely let the top official know.

With Xiao Zhixing behind him, he wasn't worried about them making things difficult for him or denying his contribution to discovering the technique.

[Yellow comment: Abao's arrangement was the most generous and selfless, and also quite normal.]

[Red comment: His approach makes it easier to gain favor with superiors and others.]

[Green comment: Some people will definitely say he's stupid, but A Bao's vision isn't about that. As long as he firmly grasps his military power and does the things the prince assigns him, everything else is secondary.]

[Yellow comment: Some people just don't understand; they always want this and that. Ah Bao is a clear-headed person, and he will definitely go far in the future.]

At this moment, Li Jun, who had been slow to act, was revealed. He was hiding the divine rice, which aroused various criticisms from the audience in the three dimensions.

While preparing to go to Dongzhou, Xiao Zhixing also awaited Li Jun's final decision.

What was the Emperor System's expression after learning the result?