Super System in the Early Tang Dynasty

Once the Dragon Boat Festival was over, Li Xingzhi had already started calculating the remaining days.

In the fifth month of the lunar calendar, the potatoes and peppers he planted were almost ready for harvest, but the sweet potatoes and corn would probably have to wait another three or four months.

I was just planning to go there in the next couple of days when a servant called out from outside...

While Li Xingzhi was in a daze, something happened in the study.

On this day, Master Shi had just finished copying several volumes of scriptures and was preparing to find some more books on the bookshelf to copy when he happened to see a book called "Three Character Classic".

"'Three Character Classic'?" He had never heard of it, and he had been too busy with other matters to check on Erlang's studies, so he hadn't heard Erlang reading aloud every morning.

When he saw the three large characters on the book, he assumed it was a lost classic text from his ancestors. But when he opened it and read the first few sentences, he was greatly disappointed!

"This is utter nonsense! Utterly vulgar!" Master Shi cursed as he looked at the three-character script, which was somewhat close to vernacular Chinese.

Seeing Master Shi's appearance, Wang Xiucai leaned closer and took a look. "So it's the 'Three Character Classic,' nothing more than a primer for children."

Wang Xiucai had heard Li Xingzhi mention it, and occasionally heard Erlang recite it fluently, but he only listened for a few lines before walking away, bored. His attempt to read the "Three Character Classic" was like a college student reading elementary school addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division—naturally, it held no appeal.

When Master Shi heard what Scholar Wang said, his face turned red – he had taken the child's primer as sacred texts, which was why he had made such a blunder.

After adjusting his mindset, he took another look and found that although the language was crude and simple, it was quite rhythmic and had the meaning of sages mixed in, making it a good book for enlightenment.

He was thinking about how to promote the "Three Character Classic" while reading the text. At first, he thought it was good, but the more he read, the more he felt that something was wrong.

When I read "Emperor Gaozu of Tang, raised an army, eliminated the chaos of the Sui Dynasty, and established the foundation of the nation," I couldn't help but curse inwardly, "You dog!"—Li Yuan was still alive at this time, so where did this Emperor Gaozu of Tang come from?

Master Shi, unaware of the reason, took a sip of tea, pondering how to correct it, and continued reading—"Twenty generations, three hundred years, Liang was destroyed, and the country was changed."

"Cough cough cough—" He almost spat out his tea, coughing uncontrollably!

"This...this is a book of rebellion?!" His face turned pale at the thought.

Seeing the frightened look on Master Shi's face, Wang Xiucai also looked over in confusion.

Master Shi ignored Scholar Wang beside him, pondered for a while, and then felt that something was not right!

Doesn't this mean that the Tang Dynasty's destiny will last for three hundred years? Could there be another reason?

Master Shi suppressed his shock and continued reading: "...the Five Dynasties, each with its own reasons; the Song Dynasty arose, inheriting the Zhou Dynasty's legacy...the Song Dynasty ended, and the new dynasty ruled China...the Ming Dynasty was founded, with the reign title Hongwu..."

After reading such a long passage, I felt a little calmer, thinking it was just some delusional person writing nonsense, and couldn't help but smile. However, a few sentences at the beginning were still somewhat inappropriate; if someone were to make a big deal out of it, they would probably be in serious trouble!

Wang Xiucai also noticed something was amiss. He looked thoughtful, seemingly pondering something, and simply told his servant to invite Li Xingzhi over.

At this point, Master Shi was no longer thinking about how to revise it, but rather about when he would write a book like this, specifically for elementary education.

He has given up hope of taking the imperial examinations. Now that he's so old, he's become fond of teaching. He's even thinking about when he'll have some free time to talk to Li Dalang about starting a primary school.

As he continued reading, he found less of the nonsensical ramblings. Apart from a few unfamiliar figures and stories, everything else made Master Shi nod involuntarily. Even if he were to do it himself, it wouldn't be much different.

After reading the whole thing, Li Xingzhi had already walked over.

He looked around the room; nothing seemed amiss. Li Xingzhi looked at Wang Xiucai with a puzzled expression, only to see Wang Xiucai pointing at Master Shi and gesturing to him.

"What brings you here, sir?" Li Xingzhi stepped forward and bowed.

"Look here," Master Shi said, pointing out a few lines from the Three Character Classic to Li Xingzhi.

"What's wrong?" Li Xingzhi looked at it again and again. It was the Three Character Classic that he was familiar with, and there were no mistakes!

Just as Master Shi was about to slap him to death, Li Xingzhi suddenly slapped his forehead, realized something, and broke out in a cold sweat!

Just a few days ago, he had been urging Erlang to memorize it, but he didn't expect there to be such a big loophole! Luckily, it was discovered early, otherwise, he himself wouldn't be afraid, but Erlang would be in some trouble.

Suddenly remembering something, he looked at the large bookshelves in front of him and felt a headache coming on—who knew how many similar things were on them!

After much thought, I still couldn't come up with a solution. Should I take all the books back? What would happen to the newly established library then?

He's been reaping the benefits these days, with nearly ten merit points coming into his account every day, and the rate of increase is accelerating! He simply can't bear to shut down the library.

Li Xingzhi was racking his brains for ideas, so he simply followed his usual practice and handed the matter over to the others, becoming a hands-off manager! However, he did send a strong servant to guard the large study, and no one else was allowed to enter except for the group of a few people.

As for the Three Character Classic, he put it away in his spatial storage to avoid causing any more trouble.

After this incident, Li Xingzhi could no longer concentrate on anything, so he went to the backyard.

The backyard was quiet, but the occasional birdsong, insect chirps, and fish leaping out of the water brought a bit of life to it; in addition, the library standing in front and the occasional figure of a person made it no longer as messy and desolate as before!

The spaces cleared by demolishing houses have all been planted with peach trees.

Although they were planted a bit late and it was their first year, they all survived thanks to Li Xingzhi's continuous watering with the spiritual spring. Moreover, pink flowers occasionally peeked out from beside the tender green leaves, which was quite charming.

As for the elms and willows by the lake, they have sprouted many leaves. Although it is already the beginning of summer, clusters of green buds still can't help but peek out.

The row of rough corridors next to it is somewhat of an eyesore. However, lush grapevines have already climbed up the pillars, and in a few months, it will surely become a beautiful sight.

At that time, the long corridor winding around the water and the lake surface wide open will be the coolest place, making it the perfect place to escape the midday heat!

He looked into the lake and saw that the lotus roots he had planted had already grown into cute, round, green leaves the size of a palm; in the shallow bay, some lotus leaves had even risen above the water, standing tall and graceful.

Li Xingzhi rowed his small boat to the island in the middle of the lake.

Besides an octagonal pavilion, there is also a large banyan tree that Li Xingzhi specially ordered to be planted. It is probably several decades old!

According to those gardeners, "the spiritual root has already taken root," so it was absolutely impossible for it to grow!

However, under Li Xingzhi's frequent irrigation with spiritual water, it miraculously survived; new branches sprouted from the places where some leaves had fallen.

If those craftsmen saw this, they would be astonished.

Li Xingzhi sat in the pavilion, quietly watching the golden ripples stirred by the breeze. Unconsciously, everything around him quieted down...

Unseen by anyone, wisps of blue mist continuously seeped from the surrounding lake and entered Li Xingzhi's body. The Longevity Green Wood Qi within him absorbed this watery essence, growing rapidly like a seedling sprouting in water; or like vines in a forest after the first spring rain, instantly covering Li Xingzhi's entire body, until he gradually glowed with a greenish-blue light, though it wasn't particularly dazzling under the sunlight.

At this moment, the lake water around the pavilion began to surge, and fish of all kinds, some large and some small, kept leaping out of the water. More and more fish appeared, and they grew larger and larger. Before long, the leaping fish could be seen over half of the lake. Under the sunlight, it was a truly spectacular sight!

This magnificent and unique scenery had already attracted the attention of those around. Several impoverished scholars who had just come down from the pavilion were also drawn over by the sound of the water, their mouths agape in astonishment. One of them even composed a poem, "Ode to Longmen," which caused a sensation in Luoyang, making the Longmen Pool and the Library in Changsha famous throughout the world!

However, all of this is a matter for later. At this time, Li Xingzhi had already woken up amidst the sounds of fish surging and waves crashing. He was immediately clear-headed, as if he had entered a different world!

He stared at the spectacular sight of thousands of fish leaping on the lake, his mouth agape in astonishment. He had no idea that he was the one who had caused all of this! If he knew that the newly built library was about to be revealed to the world, who knows what he would think!

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Chapter One is here! I'm going to take a shower first, and I'll start writing Chapter Two when I get back!

I don't know why, but my typing speed has been getting slower and slower these past two days...

Things have been a bit too quiet lately, so I'm planning to start a new project and have some fun. The project is already started, and I'll begin filling it in the next couple of days!