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#482 - Renzong's prosperous reign

In the time that followed, the three from the Imperial City Division stayed and chatted with Liang Yue for a while.

However, upon realizing that he had no intention of pouring them tea or treating them with proper etiquette, they wisely ended their rather unsuitable visit and hastily took their leave.

After they left, Liang Yue continued to cultivate in the same spot.

He continued until the sky began to brighten, and the women in the room began to rise and start their morning exercises.

The little ones in the guest rooms also finished washing up and waited beside him, unsure of what to do.

Liang Yue had already spread out Xuan paper on a square table, his mind focused, his spirit calm and composed, practicing his calligraphy at a leisurely pace.

This continued until the sun was fully bright, and Yuriko and the others had prepared breakfast, the aroma of food filling the entire garden.

Only then did Liang Yue slowly stretch, rinse the brush in the pot, and toss it aside.

He sat down to eat while discussing their plans for the next few days with everyone.

"...Later, it seems we'll need to find a few more servants to maintain this residence, otherwise, relying on ourselves, we probably won't have the energy to do these things."

Liang Yue looked up at the surrounding houses, which were well-arranged and elegant, and then spoke.

Unlike his small village in the Stronghold World, due to the special rules of heaven and earth, there was no such thing as dust or decay in the MC world.

Once something, a building, was made, it would theoretically remain unchanged forever unless someone deliberately damaged it.

Therefore, in the Stronghold World, the women would occasionally improve and upgrade the buildings in the village when they were in the mood, but there was never any concept of maintenance or repair.

Because there, maintenance was simply not needed~

The current Water Margin world was completely different. This was a real world with complete rules of heaven and earth, not as convenient as MC.

The purpose of everyone's visit was cultivation and training.

It would be truly difficult for them to calm down and regularly clean and sweep this building every day.

"It's more than that. Me and Hinata were discussing it before bed last night, and we think we should find some teachers for these children to teach them how to read and write."

"We probably won't have time to manage these things ourselves."

Alwyn, at this moment, was using a fork to pick up a piece of peach, dipping it in a jam dish next to her, and gently putting it into her mouth as she spoke leisurely.

"Oh~ So troublesome. If we count it like this, if we want to wait for these little ones to grow up, I'm afraid we'll have to wait many more years. By then~"

Nangong Liuxiang seemed a little troubled at this time, looking at the group of children opposite her who were silently eating with a cautious look. No one knew what she was thinking…

"Then let's find them. There should be many people in Bianliang City who do this kind of business. It's also a good opportunity to temper your personalities. Later, Nangong Liuxiang, you and Saeko can go find some scholars and servants to come back."

Liang Yue couldn't help but smile slightly when he heard this.

Unlike the fast-paced combat life when running dungeons, teaching and educating young disciples requires patience.

Everyone, who had already become accustomed to the rhythm of life in the Stronghold World, really needed to consciously adjust their current focus in life.

"What about you? You're not going to stay here and practice calligraphy and play the erhu again, are you?"

Nangong Liuxiang asked him back with a slant of her eyes, her face full of displeasure.

"Of course, I'm going to the Taoist temple where Bu Hui and Xiao Zhao are, and I also have to take a look at the mountain that we took down before."

"Oh~ Right, the people from the Imperial City Division came before~"

As he spoke, Liang Yue told the women about the uninvited special agents who had come a few hours earlier, so that they could be mentally prepared.

If they were to come again, they wouldn't accidentally start a conflict.

When dealing with personnel from official institutions, it would definitely be more beneficial for Liang Yue and the others to be able to talk calmly, if possible.

Soon, after explaining their respective tasks for the day and chatting for a few more words, everyone set off and headed to various parts of Bianliang City.

Takagi Saya pulled Shizuka-sensei to her small shop, preparing to start a new business and commercial planning.

Nangong Liuxiang, Saeko, and Alwyn inquired all the way and went to the nearby talent market~

A group of little kids, led by Yuriko and Hinata, wandered around their own house, familiarizing themselves with the layout of the house.

…

Just like that, in the blink of an eye, two days had passed~

Everything was proceeding in an orderly manner.

Under the women's money offensive, the matters of the butler, servants, and teachers had now been completed and in place.

Due to the successive arrival of a large number of refugees, various talents in Bianliang City had also begun to show signs of exploding.

While shopping, Nangong Liuxiang and the others didn't spend much effort, and they found a few scholars who were forced to flee the famine in the pile of people outside the city.

Along with them, even their family members were signed as servants.

In addition, for the sake of the future mountain gate, they also specially found three chefs with a lot of work experience to be responsible for the back kitchen.

As a result, the originally somewhat empty mansion also began to become lively.

Liang Yue had also signed a transfer agreement with the abbot of the Taoist temple where Yang Buhui was located, and took over the land property of the Taoist temple and its affiliated mountain. The official relocation was within the next few days.

The sect behind Xiao Zhao was still hesitating.

Not until half a day later, when the middle-aged man from the Imperial City Division who had broken into Liang Yue's house again came to the door and brought him an invitation, did Liang Yue understand the reason.

"So it's the old emperor… it's his birthday?"

"Three days later, a banquet will be held in the palace for grandmaster-level figures from the nine streams of the three religions."

"Grandmaster level…"

"It seems that the move I showed before was indeed a bit useful."

"But~ The current emperor, at the beginning of the Water Margin plot, should still be Emperor Renzong Zhao Zhen, right?"

"The entire plot probably starts with Renzong and ends with Huizong. If even Gao Qiu is included, it seems to include a bit of the early Southern Song Dynasty."

"No wonder~"

Thinking of this, Liang Yue began to understand the thoughts in the hearts of those sects.

You must know that the era in which the Northern Song Dynasty was located at this time was a genuine golden age, known in history as the Reign of Renzong.

Even if it was already the end of Renzong's reign, the annexation of land in the world was becoming increasingly serious, and the Great Song Dynasty already had signs of decline, the remaining virtues and ambitions of Emperor Renzong still existed.

Perhaps, they were still feeling grateful and pinning their hopes on the imperial court being able to revitalize its strength and show the heroic posture of the Chai Zong lineage back then…

"Hmm… This emperor is having a birthday and inviting me, a newly arrived young Taoist, to a banquet can be considered thoughtful etiquette, so I have to carefully consider the aspect of birthday gifts."

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