Chapter 56 Surrender (Part 4) I'm going to become Zhu Zi's man! ...
Anling County Library.
Xiao Yong used his library card to pass through security and followed the group into the library.
The lobby on the first floor was exceptionally spacious, with a counter and staff in uniform at the front.
Tables and chairs were placed on both sides for people to read and copy books.
There are passageways on both sides of the hall, and a sign on the wall reads: Book Area.
Xiao walked to the left and after a few steps saw a huge room with rows and rows of two-meter-high wooden bookshelves inside.
Several people were already walking among the bookshelves taking books, while others were sitting against the wall reading.
Xiao Yong went inside.
He stood in front of a row of bookshelves and looked up.
Confucianism: The Book of Poetry, The Book of Documents, The Book of Changes, The Spring and Autumn Annals, The Analects, Mencius, The Gongyang Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals, The Guliang Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals...
Taoism: *Tao Te Ching*, *Taoist Yi Jing*, *Taiyi Shengshui*, *Wenzi*, *Zhuangzi*, *Liezi*...
The Mohist school: *Mozi*, *Mo Jing*, *Hu Feizi*.
Legalism: *Guanzi*, *Shangjun Shu*, *Shenzi*, *Shenzi*, *Han Feizi*, *Falun*, *Zhenglun*...
Military treatises: *Sun Tzu's Art of War*, *Sun Bin's Art of War*, *Sima Fa*, *Six Secret Teachings*, *Wei Liao Zi*, *Three Strategies*, *Tai Bai Yin Jing*...
Xiao's pupils contracted slightly.
This bookshelf is filled with classics from the various schools of thought of the Hundred Schools of Thought!
He had seen some of them, heard of some of them, and had never heard of some of them before.
He reached out, his fingers tracing the books at eye level, his fingertips visibly trembling slightly.
He took down a book and opened it.
Sure enough! Just like the books I saw in the Maozhou bookstore before, those famous works had punctuation, explanations of words and phrases, and full translations.
Anyone who can read can understand it!
If these books were taken to the capitals of various states, they would be fiercely sought after by scholars and literati from all schools of thought.
Being willing to lend out books for reading and copying is a significant favor.
It's so powerful that even arch-enemies have the audacity to come and ask for a loan.
But now they are placed here, open to the common people of Anling County to borrow and read.
Anyone who belongs to the goddess's jurisdiction can obtain them and look through them.
Xiao Yong put the book back on the shelf, glanced over it, and then took down a Legalist work.
"Um?"
He looked at the book's author, Zhu Youchuan, in surprise.
Zhu, Youchuan?
Zhu Peiran's cousin, Zhu Jizhou? How did his book end up in print and in the Anling County Library?!
Lunch break.
Zhu Youchuan yawned and walked towards his office at the Ministry of Justice, intending to take a nap.
Suddenly someone called out to him; it was someone from the Ministry of Finance.
The other party handed over a letter.
Zhu Youchuan accepted it.
The envelope was addressed to: Zhu Youchuan.
Signed Yun Youning.
The font is square, dignified, strong, and expansive.
She studied the Yan style of regular script, one of the four great calligraphers, and after only a year, she already looked quite good.
Zhu Youchuan admired the words on the envelope for a while before opening it.
Yun Youning said that she hadn't finished her work yet and couldn't return to Anling County. However, she thanked her for informing her and said she would consult with her colleagues at the Ministry of Finance as soon as possible to ensure proper communication and coordination.
A sprig of osmanthus was also included with the letter.
Zhu Youchuan held the osmanthus flower and brought it close to his nose to smell it.
The aroma was enticing, and he smiled gently.
When Xiao Yong came to request an audience, Zhu Youchuan had just put the osmanthus flowers into the pen holder.
"Xiao Xingzhi?" Zhu Youchuan raised an eyebrow, not particularly surprised that the other party knew he was here. "Let him in."
I can't take a nap now.
Xiao Yong was led into the house and met Zhu Youchuan.
The last time he saw Zhu Youchuan was a few years ago at the Zhu family's ancestral home, when Zhu Youchuan was still a teenager.
Now they've grown into adults.
The two greeted each other.
Xiao Yong laughed and said, "I didn't expect it to really be you. I saw your book in the library and thought it was just a book with the same title."
But the name Zhu Youchuan, coupled with the fact that the book was from the Legalist school, made him involuntarily think of the Zhu Youchuan he knew, so he decided to try his luck.
"Ji Zhou," Xiao Yong asked curiously, "what are you doing in Anling?"
Zhu Yunze had praised this cousin before, and a year ago he also received a letter from home saying that Zhu Youchuan had gone out to find his lord and would most likely go to Maozhou to find Sun Yannan.
Several months passed, but Zhu Youchuan was nowhere to be seen.
Zhu Yunze guessed that he might have gone to another governor's office or to the imperial court.
Who would have thought he would come to Anling County!
Anling County a year ago...
What was it about them that attracted the Zhu family?
A strange light flashed in Xiao Yong's eyes. Zhu Peiran certainly didn't expect that Zhu Youchuan would choose such a "lord" for him.
Zhu Youchuan opened his fan, pretended to fan himself, and said, "It was an accident."
He stared at Xiao Yong and asked with great interest, "Brother Xingzhi, did you see my book in the library? Did you read what was written in it?"
Xiao Yong: "..."
Honestly, no.
Seeing this, Zhu Youchuan knowingly closed his folding fan.
He wasn't angry. He opened the drawer of his desk, took out one of his own works, and handed it to Xiao Yong.
Xiao Yong accepted it and thanked him.
Zhu Youchuan raised an eyebrow and chuckled, "That's why I'm staying in Anling." I'm going to become Zhu Zi's man!
Xiao Yong: "..."
Because here you can have your masterpiece published as a paper book, and placed on the same bookshelf as the classics of the Hundred Schools of Thought?
However, Xiao Yong could understand. There were so many people in the world who wrote their own books. If they knew that Anling County could publish paper books, most of them would pack their bags and head to Anling County immediately.
Zhu Youchuan looked at Xiao Yong's expression and knew that he did not understand his meaning, so he snorted inwardly.
Underestimating me?
It's alright. When you get back and read my masterpiece, you'll realize that I'm no longer like any other Legalist scholar in the world today!
I've read Marx, after all.
Let us bow down before the philosophy and doctrines of Zhu Zi!
Xiao Yong looked at Zhu Youchuan's smug expression with suspicion, thinking that Zhu Jizhou wasn't like this before.
What did he learn in Anling?
The Goddess's Palace.
study.
He Qinglan quickly flipped through the stack of papers in her hand and looked up at the man sitting on her left.
The other person was in his thirties, of average height and build, with an ordinary face that would go unnoticed in a crowd.
His name is Feng Jiawei, the head of the intelligence department, a man who is committed to keeping a low profile.
Because of the nature of their profession, their intelligence department did not have an office in the administrative hall, and he did not participate in the administrative hall's meetings and activities.
Normally, he only reports to Cheng Hui and He Qinglan. When it comes to intelligence communication with the city guard and the military camp, Cheng Hui is the intermediary.
Seeing the goddess looking at him, Feng Jiawei straightened his upper body and waited for the goddess to ask a question.
Unexpectedly, He Qinglan asked him, "If you know that some people will betray you, wouldn't it be a bit excessive to take revenge on them before they even commit the betrayal?"
Feng Jiawei was stunned. "Huh?"
He thought about it for a moment and answered honestly, "If the other party hasn't done it yet, then my actions wouldn't be revenge, but intentional harm."
He Qinglan placed the paper in her hand on the table, nodded slightly, and affirmed, "You're right."
Her eyes shimmered with a faint blue light.
"Then I'll give them a chance."
"If they don't do anything to betray me, I won't interfere in their lives. But if they dare to betray me, then don't blame me..."
Feng Jiawei stood up, knelt on the ground, and said respectfully, "Thank you, Goddess."
In fact, he knew that the goddess's divination would not be wrong.
He knew that the goddess was kind and willing to give this opportunity, but those who had already been forgiven by the goddess once might not be able to seize it.
But this is procedural justice. For the sake of Anling County's laws and the Goddess's reputation, this procedure must be followed.
but……
Feng Jiawei looked up at He Qinglan, his face full of worry, "Are you alright?"
Procedural justice is insignificant compared to the safety of the goddess.
He Qinglan said calmly, "Don't worry, no one in this world can hurt me."
Feng Jiawei bowed again, his voice firm: "Then I am relieved. I will fully cooperate with the goddess to eliminate the traitor."
He Qinglan nodded. "Okay."
Let me test them.
On the morning of the third day, Xiao Yong and the others left, and Cheng Hui led some staff members from the administrative office to see them off.
After exchanging pleasantries, Cheng Hui had gifts presented.
Cheng Hui smiled gently, "This is a small token of our goddess's appreciation. Please pass it on to Governor Sun."
Xiao Yong extended both hands to accept it and politely replied, "Thank you. I will take it back to Maozhou and present it to my lord."
The autumn wind blew up the withered yellow leaves and carried them into the sky.
Xiao Yong and his entourage's carriage left Anling County and gradually disappeared at the end of the road.
Cheng Hui breathed a sigh of relief and said to the onlookers, "Alright, alright, the guests have left, everyone please disperse."
"Old Cheng," someone asked with a grin, "will the guests come again?"
Cheng Hui gave a half-smile, "There will be more and more customers in the future."
"Wow!" a little girl exclaimed. "Will the new customers buy a lot of things too?" Her parents were in the tea business and had sold quite a bit to Xiao Yong and his group in the past two days.
The little girl's words made all the adults around her laugh.
Cheng Hui's eyes softened with affection. "Yes, yes."
The publicity department continued working tirelessly on the autumn sports meet.
Promotional posters were posted in every county, township, and village. Local officials called on everyone to sign up, prepare props and materials, set up venues, and select referees and staff for various competitions.
The people of Anling County felt the atmosphere of the upcoming sports meet and couldn't help but look forward to it.
Gu Lanying and her colleagues are busy from morning till night every day, sometimes even forgetting to eat.
They need to coordinate with local administrators, inspect the competition venues, verify the referees, ...
As the autumnal equinox approached, the staff from the clinic proactively asked, "Don't you need us to participate?"
Gu Lanying: "..."
She suddenly slapped her forehead. "That's right! Since it's a sporting event, how can there be no doctor accompanying the participants!"
Gu Lanying immediately notified all counties, instructing those in charge of the competition to contact medical clinics, prepare medicine for sprains and bruises, and send doctors to the competition venue to be on standby.
The propaganda departments of each county were "..." They were all swamped with work.
They even held a special meeting with their colleagues to emphasize: Safety, safety, be careful!
With the arrival of the Autumn Equinox, the autumn sports meets in various counties begin.
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Author's Note: 1. I originally planned to write about the coup and the purge in this part, but I thought that bribery also takes time, so I moved it to after the sports meet to give Xiao Yong and the others time to prepare.
2. The author's IQ is limited; the struggles depicted in this story are very simplistic... [crack][crack][crack]
3. The main pairings in this story are: Zhu Youchuan & Yun Youning, Ning Huai'an & Song Zhiyun.
However, this is a no-romance story; we'll only briefly mention that they fell in love, got married, and had children.
Xiao Mo is single.
The Crown Princess brought a genius from another world; Xiao He has so many colleagues, anyone can help her.
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