After Xiao Zhixing went to Guixiong Pass, Feng Yong rushed to Beiyuan County.

The old man first confronted Murong Wanli in a menacing manner, and the two debated for two days and two nights about some of Xiao Zhixing's remarks.

They fought fiercely and were evenly matched.

Finally, the attendants, worried that they were too old and might have an accident, forcibly separated the two and took them away.

Murong Wanli realized his mistake and decided not to argue with him. The next day, he took him to the Beizhou General Library.

He successfully captivated Feng Yong with those lost and rare books.

So he stayed in Beiyuan, reading voraciously while sulking and waiting for Xiao Zhixing to return.

Sure enough, she had only rested for one night when the old man came knocking on her door after hearing the noise.

"Hey, Mr. Feng, please come in!" Xiao Zhixing immediately greeted him with a bright smile and clasped his hands in a respectful bow.

This enthusiastic manner immediately made Feng Yong stop in his tracks as he stepped in.

He looked at her suspiciously.

I always feel like a lamb that has willingly walked into the slaughterhouse.

Bah! I am no lamb.

Feng Yong walked in with his chest out and head held high, glancing at her sideways, "Your Highness's courtesy is too much for this old man to bear."

Xiao Zhixing stood up, invited him to sit down, and personally served him tea with a kind smile. "You deserve it. You are Zhen'er's father, and Zhen'er and I are good friends. I can call you Uncle."

Feng Yong felt a chill run down his spine, his face full of vigilance. "Unsolicited kindness is always suspicious, Your Highness. Why don't you be as arrogant as you were in Shengjing?"

She was so kind and approachable, like an ordinary, well-behaved young girl, so why did he become more and more uneasy the more he looked at her?

Xiao Zhixing smiled and said, "That's definitely a misunderstanding. I'm very gentle with my family. Look, now that we're here, let me offer you a couple of drinks."

Feng Yong, though slightly aroused by the wine, remained vigilant. "Hmph, don't play dumb about why I'm here. I won't rest until I've explained myself to you!"

He rolled up his sleeves, glared, and struck a pose.

Xiao Zhixing coughed lightly. If it's something that can't be argued, our Chinese people have been arguing about it for thousands of years and still haven't figured it out. How could she possibly have the time to argue with him until she really does?

Wasn't the whole thing just a ploy to lure him over?

So she beckoned, and Mo Mei brought over several books.

She picked them up and laid them out: eight volumes in total, including "The Book of Lord Shang," "The Analects," "Confucianism and Legalism," and "Mozi."

Of course, it contains excerpts from Chinese history and some annotations from later generations that do not involve history. She slightly quotes some allusions from here, making modifications and supplements.

This was specially prepared to appease him.

"I really don't have time, but all my thoughts are contained in these eight volumes. Please feel free to correct me."

Feng Yong, with sharp eyes and a look of surprise and uncertainty, picked up the first volume of the Analects and opened it...

Another stone sculpture was created.

Xiao Zhixing's smile gradually brightened, and he ordered his men to carry the books, chairs, and Feng Yong on the chairs back to the academy.

Mo Mei returned and reported, "Both gentlemen are completely absorbed in that book; it will probably take them four or five days to recover."

Xiao Zhixing turned to Ji Bai and instructed him to announce to the world that Feng Yong would soon be moving into the Beizhou General Hospital.

The Beizhou Forum will also be launched, and she personally wrote letters and sent invitations to those renowned scholars and writers, inviting them to come to Beizhou to discuss and lecture together.

At this time, her letter debating with Feng Yong was also leaked, and for a time, the literati who were already curious about Beizhou because of the announcement of the thousand elementary schools were eager to go.

Those who acted quickly, taking their name cards, boarded the boats and carriages arranged by Xiao Zhixing and headed towards Beizhou, which was nearby, a literary mecca.

[Yellow comment: Historical records show that in this year, more than 10,000 renowned scholars came to Beizhou, and 70% of them eventually stayed. The number of scholars traveling back and forth reached an astonishing 80,000.]

[Yellow comment: The literary style of Beizhou is soaring; this dazzling pearl is about to begin a thousand years of glory.]

With high hopes, Xiao Zhixing planned step by step, and the Northern Continent, the world she created with her own hands, was bound to be unparalleled.

The future is bright, but reality is tough.

Xiao Zhixing threw himself back into his work, sleeping only two hours a night for three consecutive nights.

He was jokingly called the "Liver King" in the live stream.

At this moment, the fortune plate in the background of the Emperor System that she was monitoring changed.

Beizhou suddenly surged to the top, followed by a new specific luck value: 12.3.

The second-ranked Huzhou has a luck value of 5.8.

The third Suzhou 4.9.

The fourth Dongzhou 4.2.

Fifth, Montgomery 3.9.

Sixth Gyeongju 3.6.

Seventh Ningzhou 3.2.

There shouldn't be much change in other states, so no specific figures were provided.

To her surprise, Liu Zizai from Qingzhou had quietly made it into sixth place.

The message she received was that he had used a water conservancy project to create 100,000 mu of fertile land in Qingzhou.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be similar to the ancient Chinese engineering marvel Dujiangyan, and this inspiration came from information she had specially placed in the box she gave him.

Unexpectedly, he actually applied it and has already created an initial scale.

This shows that the person is very flexible and adaptable, and does not consider himself superior.

Xiao Zhixing studied the value more carefully.

She always felt that the value was strange, because the various values ​​in the previous Emperor System backend were calculated based on points.

This one is different; it not only shimmers with golden light, but its value is also extremely small.

There seemed to be some kind of mystery and rule at work inside.

More importantly, the Emperor System failed to detect this anomaly, and she had no idea what kind of rankings he was seeing.

Perhaps there's only a ranking without displaying numerical values?

Xiao Zhixing highlighted this change.

He turned around and began preparing for the martial arts tournament.

A few days before the conference, Li Sandi finally arrived from Heiwu County.

Xiao Zhixing personally handed him the document and seal appointing him as the Chief of the Northern Prefecture Patrol and Security Bureau.

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