Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator.

Chapter 136: Rende Academy

Two days later.

This was precisely the time deliberately released by Li Ji, coupled with the fact that the Brocade-Clad Guard was spreading out with Wu County as its center.

Although due to the short time, the Brocade-Clad Guard had not yet taken root in all the counties of Wu Commandery, Wu County was undoubtedly completely covered by members of the Brocade-Clad Guard.

Therefore, within a few short days, a rumor had become a clamor in Wu County.

【Li Zikun received instruction from an immortal "jumping" in a dream, and knows a battlefield sandbox that can determine the level of the world in the art of commanding troops and strategizing. By deducing and competing on it, his talent and learning can be known.】

Even the specific division of the world into five levels in the art of commanding troops and strategizing using the battlefield sandbox was described in vivid detail.

The highest: A divine being who appears once every few thousand years, none to this day;

The next: The top famous generals and sages of the present era, comparable to Marquis Guan, Marquis of Huaiyin, and Marquis Liu;

The next again: Outstanding heroes among men, pillars of the army. Also comparable to Ying Bu, Peng Yue, and Kuai Tong;

The lowest: Their talent and learning can also be shown in the states and counties.

And finally, there is a non-entry level, which is naturally mediocrity.

For a time, because this topic was closely related to Li Ji, who had a great reputation in Wu County, and with the secret promotion of the Brocade-Clad Guard, it was almost spread by word of mouth, known to everyone.

Peddlers, common soldiers, aristocratic scholars, etc., had all heard of it.

In response, the vast majority of the common people naturally treated it as a lively event, while many scholars who had originally come for Li Ji mostly believed that Li Ji was actually a conceited person.

Xu Shao held "Monthly Reviews", commenting on the capable people in the world, which was also gradually recognized by the world after years of accumulation.

"Li Zikun, a mere junior, is so arrogant?"

"That's right, even if he is praised by Duke Lu in the art of deduction as 'perhaps no one in the world can match', what qualifications does he have to set up a sandbox to determine the level of the world in the art of commanding troops?"

"Ridiculous! Ridiculous!!"

"Hmph, when I take action to crack his highly praised sandbox, I will teach him to retreat in disgrace."

"That's right, Mr. Gongze only needs to make a slight move, and it is probably the limit of the present era."

… …

In a wineshop in Wu County, a group of scholars dressed up were angrily denouncing, with much contempt for the rumored Li Ji in their words.

Among them, Guo Tu, a famous scholar from Yingchuan, who was surrounded by many scholars, had a face full of arrogance, enjoying the flattery of those around him.

Only Xu You, who was sitting next to Guo Tu, couldn't help but whisper a reminder, "Gongze, that Li Zikun should not be underestimated, do not be careless."

"Eh!"

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

"Ziyuan, I know you fear Li Zikun like a tiger, but not everyone fears Li Zikun. That Li Zikun is only in his twenties, what accumulation can he have?"

"When I, Guo Gongze, lightly defeat him, I will also teach that Li Zikun the principle that there are people above people."

Xu You secretly sneered when he heard this, seeing through Guo Tu's thoughts.

Previously, Guo Tu had continuously accumulated fame by showing his talent and learning, and could be regarded as a "famous scholar of Yingchuan".

It's just that Yingchuan is full of talents, and there are not a few famous scholars, not to mention as many as stars in the sky.

Guo Tu, who also wanted to become a guest of the Yuan family, was far from enough with just the identity of a "famous scholar of Yingchuan".

Therefore, Guo Tu, upon learning that the two sons of the Yuan family had sent envoys to befriend Li Ji, had the idea of stepping on Li Ji to gain fame, and then making the two sons of the Yuan family value him.

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

Immediately, Xu You no longer tried to persuade him, but instead prepared to watch Guo Tu make a fool of himself.

Xu You considered Guo Tu's talent and learning to be slightly below his own. If he was not as good as himself, how could he compete with Li Zikun?

'The only one who can defeat Li Zikun is Xu Ziyuan, who has been studying the art of war and strategy for more than half a year, and has gained quite a bit! It's just right to let Guo Gongze, this idiot, go up first to test the depth of Li Zikun today, and then I, Xu You, will go straight to Huanglong!'

Xu You secretly thought while turning the wine cup, listening to the voices of the surrounding scholars praising Guo Tu, only feeling noisy and vulgar.

Only people like Guo Tu would regard the flattery of those ordinary scholars as enjoyment… …

Suddenly, Xu You looked at the crowd surging outside the wineshop, with a large number of scholars and common people heading in one direction.

Xu You immediately stood up and walked out of the wineshop, saying, "That Li Zikun really wants to publicly set up a sandbox to ask for advice today, just like the deliberately released rumors said."

When Guo Tu saw this, he also quickly led a group of Yingchuan scholars around him to follow.

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

Not only were there many scholars from the Central Plains, but also a large number of local aristocratic sons or common people were also moving with the crowd, seemingly wanting to see Li Zikun's demeanor.

This kind of fame and prestige made Xu You and Guo Tu feel sour in their hearts.

Every word and deed can make thousands of people move upon hearing the news. This is what a great man should be.

At this moment, Xu You and Guo Tu, who were clearly famous scholars, suddenly had the feeling that they were the lackeys.

In addition, Xu You and Guo Tu, who had merged into the crowd, actually saw many familiar faces in the circle of famous scholars.

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 his reputation not coming?

Perhaps, in the future, when I, Guo Gongze, walk in the circle of famous scholars, I might even be respectfully called a "great sage".

Even the Yuan family, who have been officials for four generations and three dukes, should regard me as a guest of honor.

Twenty miles!

Not far, not near.

With the physical strength of people in this era who are accustomed to traveling "eleven roads", twenty miles is just a moment's arrival.

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

The font of these four characters is partially parallel with dry silk, and there are obvious strokes protruding at the turns, which can be said to be a combination of virtuality and reality and is very rhythmic.

Many scholars who have some attainments in the art of calligraphy exclaimed.

"This is 'Feibai style', and these four characters can really be said to be: Taking the place where the hair is like silk is called white, and its momentum is like flying is called flying… … In today's world, I am afraid that only the great Confucian Cai Yong has this level of 'Feibai style' calligraphy."

"This, I am afraid, was written by the great Confucian Cai Yong himself."

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

… …

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

Then, the two old men walked to the gatehouse located on the high ground.

One of them was actually the great Confucian Cai Yong;

The other was Sima Hui, known to the world as "Mr. Water Mirror".

Different from Cai Yong's widely known name as a great Confucian.

Although "Mr. Water Mirror" Sima Hui had never entered the court to become an official, his reputation for being proficient in Qimen classics, knowing people and discussing the world, and formations and strategies was widely known.

And this is precisely the great talent that Cai Yong specially invited to Wu Commandery to jointly build the academy.

"Everyone, I am Cai Bojie… …"

With Cai Yong's speech that seemed to have a bit of high spirits and a sense of being old and strong, the originally slightly chaotic and noisy scene quickly quieted down.

And the county soldiers who maintained order on the left and right of the crowd also repeated Cai Yong's words, so that the peddlers, common soldiers, famous scholars in the field would know.

Immediately, Cai Yong slightly cupped his hands towards the direction where Liu Bei was, and said.

"Thanks to Wu Commandery Governor Liu Xuande's concern for scholars' studies, wanting to send more talents to the Han Dynasty, he specially allocated money, food, and materials to establish 'Rende Academy', and invited me to serve as the president of Rende Academy to teach students."

"What is Rende? What is an academy?"

… …

Li Ji, who knew what was "widely publicized", would naturally not let go of this opportunity to promote "Rende Academy".

Even if Liu Bei could attract more scholars to serve under him, it could only solve the immediate need.

Only by truly establishing his own talent training system is it a long-term plan.

Why were there so many heroes and brilliant generals in the late Han Dynasty?

But by the later period of the Three Kingdoms, talents withered, and even proverbs such as "There are no great generals in Shu, Liao Hua is the vanguard" appeared.

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

Rende Academy is shouldering this important task.

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

Of course, on the surface, Rende Academy naturally adheres to the concept of "knowledge knows no north and south, and talents do not depend on the poor or the rich", that is, even if the students of Rende Academy have completed their studies, the academy will definitely not restrict the students' whereabouts.

But Rende Academy recommends employment, which is very reasonable, right?

Furthermore, adhering to the meaning of "respecting teachers and valuing the Tao", as a disciple, how dare you disobey the teacher?

The teacher asked you to serve under Liu Xuande, dare you go to Cao Mengde?

As Cai Yong personally introduced "Rende Academy" to the world, and stated that he would donate tens of thousands of books to "Rende Academy", and that all students of the academy could browse at will, the scholars present almost boiled over.

And when Cai Yong mentioned that "Rende Academy" adheres to the concept of the sage "teaching without discrimination", regardless of wealth, regardless of origin, as long as it meets the academy's examination, it can enter the school.

Moreover, with Cai Yong serving as the headmaster and the "Water Mirror Gentleman" Sima Hui as the deputy headmaster, they even secured the support of the great Confucian scholar Zheng Xuan, who dispatched his disciple Sun Qian to offer congratulations. He also mentioned that Zheng Xuan would certainly send letters to the academy in the future to teach the students.

For a time, many scholars were so excited that they could hardly contain themselves.

For the scholars of this era, knowledge was valuable, had a threshold, and was controlled by various prominent families and famous individuals.

For ordinary scholars from humble backgrounds, even if they wanted to learn, they often found it difficult to find a way.

Therefore, many scholars chose to travel and study abroad. Besides the idea of "reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles," they did so more to exchange knowledge with different scholars and improve themselves.

Now, the news that Cai Yong announced in public was no less than a thunderclap to many scholars, especially those from humble backgrounds.

It was as if Tsinghua and Peking University had merged and announced that the score requirements for students nationwide would be the same as those in Beiping.

In an instant, many scholars from humble backgrounds cheered excitedly, disregarding their image, and some even shed tears of joy.

Only Guo Tu, a famous scholar from Yingchuan, and many scholars from prominent families in Yingchuan, had unsightly expressions on their faces…