Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Chapter 136 Rende Academy
  Two days later.

This was also the time that Li Ji deliberately released the news. In addition, Jinyi Division was spread out with Wu County as the center.

Although due to the short time, Jinyi Division is far from taking root in every county in Wu County, Wu County has undoubtedly been completely covered with members of Jinyi Division.

Therefore, in just a few days, a rumor has already spread among Wu County.

[Li Zikun was taught by the immortal "Tiao" in a dream, and he knew that there was a battlefield sand table that could judge the level of military commanders and strategies in the world. He only needed to perform some exercises on it to know his talents. 】

Even the battlefield sand table can be said to have a nose and an eye to specifically divide the world into five levels in the way of army command and strategy.

The most supreme: a god-man who emerged over thousands of years, and who has never existed so far;
  Second place: the world's top famous generals and great sages, who can be ranked among the champion, Huaiyin, and Liuhou;
  Again: a hero among men and a pillar in the army. It can also be compared to Yingbu, Peng Yue, Kuai Tong and others;
  The last person: his talent and learning can also be displayed in the state and county.

And at the end there is a person who is not in the mainstream, who is naturally a mediocre person.

For a time, because this topic was closely related to Li Ji, who was very famous in Wu County, and under the secret promotion of Jin Yisi, it was almost passed down from mouth to mouth, and everyone was talking about it.

Traffickers, lackeys, and scholars from aristocratic families all heard about it.

In this regard, the vast majority of the people naturally took it as a joy, and many scholars who originally came for Li Ji thought that Li Ji was actually an arrogant person.

Xu Shao held a "monthly review" to comment on the world's capable people. It took many years of accumulation before they were gradually recognized by the world.

"Li Zikun, you're just a junior student, but you're so arrogant?"

"That's right, even though he was praised by Duke Lu as being 'unmatched by anyone in the world' in the way of deduction, who is he qualified to set a sandbox and judge the level of the world in the way of commanding troops?"

"Ridiculous! Ridiculous!!"

"Hmph, when I take action to crack the sandbox that he admires so much, I will teach him to retreat in despair."

"That's right, Mr. Gongze only needs to make a small move, which must be the limit of the world."

……

In a tavern in Wu County, a group of people dressed as scholars from the county began to denounce him angrily, and their words contained contempt for the rumored Li Jiduo.

Among them, Guo Tu, a famous scholar from Yingchuan, who was surrounded by many scholars, his face was full of pride, and he was enjoying the adulation from the left and right.

Only Xu You, who was sitting next to Guo Tu, couldn't help but remind him in a low voice after hearing this. "Gongzhi, Li Zikun should not be underestimated. Don't be careless."

"Eh!"

Guo Tu glanced at Xu You, stroked his short beard, raised his head slightly and said.

"Ziyuan, I know you fear Li Zikun like a tiger, but not everyone fears him. Li Zikun is only in his weak years. What accumulation can he make?"

"Treat me, Mr. Guo, and defeat him lightly. I also teach Li Zikun how to know that there are people above others."

When Xu You heard this, he sneered secretly and saw Guo Tu's thoughts clearly.

Previously, Guo Tu continued to accumulate fame by displaying his talent and learning, and he could be regarded as a "Yingchuan celebrity".

It's just that there are a lot of talents in Yingchuan. The famous people are not as numerous as the stars, but they are not a few.

Guo Tu, who also wanted to be a guest of the Yuan family, just relied on his status as a "Yingchuan celebrity" and it was not enough.

Therefore, when Guo Tuzai learned that the two sons of the Yuan family had sent envoys to make friends with Li Ji, he had the idea of ​​​​stepping on Li Ji's invitation to ask for his name, and then let the two sons of the Yuan family take notice.

In fact, Guo Tu wanted to step on not only Li Ji, but also Xu You, who was already Yuan Shao's staff.

Immediately, Xu You stopped trying to persuade him, and instead prepared to take a good look at Guo Tu's joke.

Xu You claimed that Guo Tu's talent and learning were inferior to his own and even inferior to his own. How could he compete with Li Zikun?

'The only person who can defeat Li Zikun is Xu Ziyuan, who has been studying military strategies for more than half a year and has gained a lot! Just in time, I can let this idiot Guo Gongze go up first to test the depth of Li Zikun now, and I Xu You will go straight to Huanglong! '

Xu You thought to himself as he turned the wine cup, and listened to the voices of the surrounding scholars praising Guo Tu. He felt that it was noisy and vulgar.

Only people like Guo Tu would enjoy the compliments of ordinary scholars...

Suddenly, Xu You looked at the crowds of people outside the wine house. A large number of scholars and people were heading in the same direction.

Xu You stood up immediately, stood up and walked towards the outside of the wine house, saying. "Li Zikun is really just like the rumors he deliberately spread. He wants to publicly set up a sandbox today to ask for advice."

Seeing this, Guo Tu quickly led the group of Yingchuan scholars on his left and right to follow.

Soon, when Xu You and Guo Tu merged into the crowd, they felt that the momentum was much greater than imagined.

Not only many scholars from the Central Plains, but also a large number of local aristocratic families or ordinary people were also moving with the flow of people, seemingly wanting to catch a glimpse of Li Zikun.

Such fame and prestige made Xu You and Guo Tu feel like they were having lemons in their hearts.

Every word or deed can make thousands of people move. This is what a true man should do.

At this moment, Xu You and Guo Tu suddenly felt like they were the minions despite being well-known celebrities.

In addition, Xu You and Guo Tu, who merged into the crowd, actually saw many familiar faces from the celebrity circle.

Hua Xin, Xu Jing, Tao Qiuhong...

This made Guo Tu feel more and more excited. If he could defeat Li Ji in public, then why worry about losing his reputation?

Perhaps, from now on, I, Mr. Guo, will be honored as "Great Sage" when he walks in the circle of celebrities. Even though the Yuan family has four generations and three sons, they should treat me as a guest.

Twenty miles!
  It’s not far, it’s not far, it’s not close, it’s not.

With the physical strength of people in this era who are accustomed to traveling on the "Eleventh Road", twenty miles can be reached in just an instant.

Soon, a building located on the shore of Taihu Lake appeared in front of everyone, and on the gatehouse at the front of the building were written four large characters - "Rende Academy".

The font parts of these four large characters are parallel with dry silk, and there are obvious protruding strokes at the turning points, which can be seen as a perfect balance between virtual and real and very rhythmic.

No less than a scholar who was accomplished in the art of calligraphy exclaimed.

"This is 'Fei Bai Ti', and these four characters can really be regarded as: if it is like a hairline, it is called white, and if it is as strong as flying, it is called flying... I am afraid that the only person who has achieved 'Fei Bai Ti' calligraphy in the world is the great scholar Cai Bai. Yong has this level.”

"I'm afraid this was written by the great scholar Cai Yong himself."

"Rende Academy? What does this mean? What is the academy?"

……

Just when many people were confused and talking about this building located on the shore of Taihu Lake, two old men walked out of a group of people at the front who were guarded by county soldiers.

Then, the two old men walked to the high gate tower.

One of them was none other than the great scholar Cai Yong;

The other person is Sima Hui, who is called "Mr. Shui Jing" by the world.

It is different from Cai Yong's well-known name of Great Confucianism.

Although "Mr. Shuijing" Sima Hui never entered the court as an official, his reputation for being proficient in Qimen Confucian classics, knowing people and the world, and forming strategies was widely known.

And this was the talent Cai Yong specially invited to Wu County to build the academy together.

"Everyone, I am Cai Bojie..."

Following Cai Yong's speech, which seemed to be full of energy and strength, the originally chaotic and noisy scene quickly became quiet.

The county soldiers who maintained order around the crowd also recited Cai Yong's words so that they could be known to the traffickers and celebrities present.

Immediately, Cai Yong slightly cupped his hands in the direction of Liu Bei and said.

"Thanks to Liu Xuande, the governor of Wu County, who cares about the scholars' studies and wants to provide more talents for the Han Dynasty, he specially allocated money, food and materials to establish the 'Rende Academy', and asked me to serve as the mountain chief of the Rende Academy to teach the students."

"What is benevolence? What is academy?"

……

Li Ji, who understands the meaning of "publicity widely", will naturally not miss this opportunity to promote "Rende Academy".

Even if Liu Bei can attract more scholars to serve under his command, it can only meet his temporary needs.

Only by truly establishing your own talent training system is the long-term solution.

Why in the late Han Dynasty, there were many heroes and generals shining brightly;
  But in the late Three Kingdoms period, talents were withering, and there were even proverbs such as "There are no generals in Sichuan, and Liao Hua is the pioneer."

In addition to the sharp decline in population and social unrest, the sharp decline in talents was also related to the fact that Wei, Shu and Wu did not have a complete talent training system.

It is this important responsibility that Rende Academy shoulders.

Perhaps, due to various factors, the possibility of making everyone literate in this era is slim, but the existence of Rende Academy will definitely produce a steady stream of talents for the Liu Bei Group.

Of course, on the surface, Rende Academy naturally adheres to the principle that "knowledge does not distinguish between north and south, and talents do not matter whether they are rich or poor." Even if they succeed in their studies at Rende Academy, the academy will never restrict the students' whereabouts.

But Rende College recommends employment. Is this reasonable?
  Furthermore, adhering to the meaning of "respecting the teacher and respecting the Tao", as a disciple, do you dare to disobey the teacher?

The teacher asked you to serve under Liu Xuande. How dare you go to Cao Mengde?
  As Cai Yong personally introduced the "Rende Academy" to the world, and stated that tens of thousands of books would be donated to the "Rende Academy" so that all the students in the academy could read them at will, the students present were almost excited.

When Cai Yong said that the "Ren De Academy" upheld the concept of "education without distinction" of the sages, no matter rich or poor, regardless of origin, as long as they met the examination of the academy, they could enroll.

In addition, Cai Yong served as the mountain chief, and "Mr. Shui Jing" Sima Hui served as the deputy mountain chief. He even received the support of the great scholar Zheng Xuan and sent his disciple Sun Qian to congratulate him. He said that Zheng Xuan would also teach students in the academy in the future.

For a time, most of the scholars were so excited that they couldn't help themselves.

For the scholars of this era, knowledge is valuable, has a threshold, and is controlled by major aristocratic families and celebrities.

For ordinary scholars from poor families, even if they want to learn, it is often difficult to find a way.

Therefore, many scholars choose to go on study tours. In addition to the meaning of "traveling thousands of miles is worse than reading thousands of books", the purpose is to exchange knowledge with different scholars and improve themselves.

But now, the news announced by Cai Yong in public was no less than a thunder in the ears of many scholars, especially those from poor families.

This is like integrating Qing and Northern China, and announcing that all student scores across the country are the same as those in Peking.

In an instant, many people from poor families were so excited that they cheered regardless of their appearance, and even burst into tears.

Only Guo Tu, a famous scholar in Yingchuan, and many scholars from Yingchuan families suddenly looked ugly...

(End of this chapter)