Zhang Xiu was in the general's palace, discussing with Jia Xu and Deng Zhi the details and precautions for opening a school. When he heard that someone was applying for a job, he mistakenly thought that he had heard wrongly.
After confirming again and again, he stared at Jia Xu and Deng Zhi, both of whom also looked surprised.
Zhang Xiu and the others immediately ran out to meet the three applicants, welcomed them into the house, held a banquet and invited them.
At the banquet, Zhang Xiu said gratefully to them: "It is really a blessing for Nanyang students that the three of them can come to the school to teach. I would like to thank the three of them on behalf of the Nanyang students." After that, he toasted to them solemnly.
The three people accepted it calmly. Then, one of them, who called himself Pang Min, twirled his beard and asked Zhang Xiu: "Did Marquis Xuan know that setting up a school to let people in the world study would benefit the powerful?"
Zhang Xiu nodded: "Of course I know."
"Then why does Marquis Xuan insist on doing this? Aren't you afraid that Nanyang's powerful people will rise up and do the opposite?"
The other two people who called themselves Xu Fu and Huang Lu looked at Zhang Xiu, waiting for Zhang Xiu's answer. At the same time, Jia Xu and Deng Zhi also looked at Zhang Xiu. They also did not know the purpose of Zhang Xiu's establishment of the school.
Zhang Xiu did not say anything directly, but asked them: "What do you think the purpose of studying is?"
Xu Fulang answered with a loud smile: "Books are for self-cultivation, reading is for cultivating one's nature, and reading is for cultivating one's self."
The others nodded in agreement, but Zhang Xiu shook his head and smiled without saying a word.
Seeing Zhang Xiu shaking his head, Huang Lu said unhappily: "Studying is for understanding reason, understanding reason is for cultivating one's character, and cultivating one's character is for being a human being. This is the foundation of reading."
Zhang Xiu shook his head and smiled without saying a word.
Pang Min immediately said: "Reading is to know. The so-called knowing is knowing. Not knowing is not knowing, which is knowing."
Jia Xu and Deng Zhi also nodded in agreement, but Zhang Xiu still smiled and said nothing.
At this time, Pang Min and others were anxious. The three of them each explained their views on reading. Unexpectedly, Zhang Xiu shook his head and rejected it. They were eager to know what Zhang Xiu thought reading was.
Pang Min asked eagerly: "We, Xuanhou and others, shook their heads and said nothing, and asked for advice. What does Xuanhou think of reading?"
Zhang Xiu said with a smile: "Your views are not unreasonable, but the pattern is limited to yourself. In my opinion, reading is to establish a heart for the world, to establish a destiny for the people, to inherit the unique knowledge for the saints, and for the eternity - open!" Too! Flat!"
Zhang Xiu's words were loud and his eyes were stern, making the souls of those present tremble.
Establish a mind for heaven and earth, establish a destiny for the living and the people, carry on the unique teachings of the past saints, and create peace for all generations.
The power of these twenty-two words penetrated their bodies and hit the depths of their souls, leaving them echoing in these deafening words for a long time.
After a long time, Pang Min and the others came to their senses, stood up and said to Zhang Xiu respectfully: "We are ashamed of the level of Xuanhou. Ashamed! Ashamed!"
Zhang Xiu knew that he was showing off his advantages for future generations, so he immediately returned the favor and said, "I still need your help to realize Xiu's words. I will leave the thousands of students in Nanyang to three of you."
The three of them admired Zhang Xiu extremely and agreed without any refusal, and were willing to take out his own collection of books.
This made Zhang Xiu very happy. He was worried about the book.
Then, he appointed Xu Fu, Huang Lu, and Pang Min as professors, appointed Deng Zhi as the head of the Literary School, and Jia Xu as the head of the Military School, and announced the official opening of Nanyang School.
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Nanyang was a county with a large population in the late Han Dynasty. It was impossible for the two small schools to accommodate the students of the entire county. However, at the beginning, the total number of students in the two schools did not exceed a thousand.
Seeing that the clamoring powerful nobles no longer rose, Zhang Xiu knew that his hunting moment had begun.
He ordered Wei Yan to lead two thousand cavalry to Biyang City, and Li Tong to lead two thousand cavalry to Wuyin City to eradicate the two most prosperous families.
Staying would be a problem. Wu Yuan of the Wu family was a tough opponent. Zhang Xiu decided to go there in person and asked Gan Ning to bring siege equipment. You must know that a powerful manor is no less than a small city.
Outside the Wu family manor.
When Wu Yuan saw Zhang Xiu coming, he stood on the manor and shouted: "Xuanhou, we are sending troops and food to support you in expanding your army and training to protect Nanyang. Why do you want to deprive us of our rights? Is it possible that my children can't do it if they don't study?"
At the same time, he waited eagerly for powerful people from other cities to unite and come to rescue him.
Little did he know that Zhang Xiu had divided his troops to keep an eye on those people and did not dare to send troops at all.
Riding on the Xiliang horse, Zhang Xiu looked at Wu Yuan above the manor from a distance, and said coldly: "I have something to say first. If you don't open the door, don't blame me for being rude."
Wu Yuan was hoarse. "Xuanhou, do you want to be an enemy of the nobles in the world?"
Zhang Xiu saw that he didn't shed tears even after seeing the coffin, so he waved his hand to the people behind him: "Go in."
Gan Ning had not made any achievements but was in an important position. He had been holding his breath for a long time and was waiting for an opportunity. Biyangcheng's powerful Ricochet made him see the opportunity.
Following Zhang Xiu's order, Gan Ning led his falcon infantry battalion and rushed over. With his bow and arrows nocked, he shot out one after another, accurately killing several people on the manor's arrow tower.
Seeing that Zhang Xiu was really going to attack, Wu Yuan was so frightened that his face turned pale. "Zhang Xiu, if you dare to kill my Wu family, you are fighting against all the noble families in Nanyang. Nanyang... Nanyang has no place for you!"
The heavy wooden door of the manor was blocked on the inside, and it was impossible to break it open from the outside. When Gan Ning came, he brought a ladder for siege and set it up. Someone on top showed his head and was about to shoot an arrow. Gan Ning saw the opportunity and shot it. The arrow shoots away.
Then climbed up the ladder.
Wei Yan saw Gan Ning's bravery and superb archery skills, and couldn't help but nod in admiration, feeling deeply that Zhang Xiu had a unique vision.
After entering, hundreds of people led by Gan Ning immediately rushed in. A steady stream of infantrymen from the Falcon Battalion climbed up the ladder and breached the Wu family's manor. The door of the manor opened from the inside.
Wei Yan took the lead and led the Qinglong Cavalry Battalion to rush in. For a moment, there were screams in the manor.
After everything was packed inside, Zhang Xiu slowly entered the manor with more than a hundred soldiers under his horse's belly.
Entering the haoqiang manor for the first time was the product of the haoqiang manorization in the Eastern Han Dynasty. The haoqiang controlled a large amount of land and population in the local area, and gradually formed a semi-independent manor economy.
Coupled with the shortcomings of the official selection system (inspection system) of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the poor never had a chance to stand up and change their destiny through learning. Zhang Xiu's purpose was to break this monopoly system and open a school.
These fortress-like manors were a stumbling block on his way.
The manor is like a small town. Except for the people named Wu, all the people in it are slaves and servants.
All the people from the Wu family were tied up and brought to Zhang Xiu.
Zhang Xiu looked at this gorgeous and luxurious manor and deeply lamented that this system was terrible in the Eastern Han Dynasty. It took a city's people to support one family's extravagant expenses.
Wu Yuan was in his fifties and had two sons. They all knelt down in front of Zhang Xiu.
The gray-bearded Wu Yuan stood up unconvinced. He was determined that Zhang Xiu did not dare to do anything to them. If he dared to touch them, he believed that the entire Nanyang gentry would regard Zhang Xiu as an enemy.
Glancing at Wu Yuan lightly, Zhang Xiu asked, "Have you read the announcement I posted?"
Wu Yuan scratched his neck: "No!"
Zhang Xiu's narrowed eyes revealed a cold murderous aura: "So you don't know what the consequences are going to be?"
A sudden chill made Wu Yuan feel weak, his eyes dodge, his momentum was suppressed, he still bit his cheek and said stubbornly: "I don't know!"
Zhang Xiu sneered: "Pull it down and kill it!"
The word "Zhan" was spoken plainly, making Wu Yuan feel a chill on his neck, and his expression immediately changed: "Zhang Xiu, don't you want your Nanyang foundation? Do you know what the consequences will be if you kill me?"
Zhang Xiu said coldly: "The consequences will be to scare the monkeys, let other powerful people see my tough methods, and see clearly that I, Zhang Xiu, am not a spear made of wax."
Wu Yuan trembled all over and turned pale. At this moment, he regretted seeing the coffin.
