Chapter 720: Chapter 162: Centennial Fortune_2

As for the students mentored by Chu Ning, their loyalty to the Imperial Family helped pacify the southern counties. This was part of a deal between Chu Ning and Ning Feng, in exchange for the position of State Preceptor and the establishment of the Jixia Academy.

Similarly, students from the Jixia Academy were not confined to the area controlled by the Imperial Family; they could also travel northward to Bazhou as long as they wished.

For this reason, he specifically instructed the Chen Family not to obstruct the students of the Jixia Academy from coming and going.

For the powers in the southern counties, the Jixia Academy was also an opportunity to preserve their bloodlines. Nearly all counties sent their own children to the academy, specifically those whom they valued the most.