After attending Zhao Kuo's wedding, the envoys from various countries did not leave. They were all waiting for one thing: the opening of Handan College and the Library.
As enemies, they deeply understand that the existence of Handan Academy and Library Pavilion will bring huge threats to all countries.
But as a scholar, no one can refuse such a grand occasion!
This is a college that is larger, more complete, and broader-minded than Jixia Academy. Its scale is even larger than a city. Regardless of nobles or not, regardless of country or not, everyone has the opportunity to enter the academy to study.
In October, Zhao Kuo officially announced to the world the opening of the Library and Handan College.
Anyone with a household registration in the State of Zhao can borrow books from the library with their household registration.
Even if you don't have a household registration in Zhao, you still have a chance to be eligible to borrow from the library.
As long as you own books that are not included in the Zhao Guo Library and have them printed by Zhao Guo, you can choose any three books in the library to take home, and you will be eligible to borrow books permanently.
If the people of Zhao State donate books, they can also be rewarded with a title. Depending on the value of the books, the title can be high or low. The highest one can be a doctor, and the lowest one can be a sergeant.
In this era, any book is the crystallization of the wisdom of the sages. The level may be high or low, but there will never be a copycat book. Every book should be passed down.
Handan College has established institutions for liberal arts, martial arts, mathematics, Confucianism, Mohism, law, medicine, agriculture, military, astrology, name, engineering, Huang Lao, Yang Zhu, Zongheng, physiognomy, geology, hydrology, music, painting, poetry and calligraphy. There are twenty-three categories in total, including animal husbandry, animal husbandry, and cooking, covering almost all the essence of this era.
The college has a dean, who is personally served by Zhao Kuo.
Each branch has a chief priest who is responsible for managing the affairs of the college. There are sacrificial wines under the main sacrificial wine. If there are many people, such as Confucian, Mohist, Legalist, etc., there will be six to nine sacrificial wines. For branches with a small number of people, such as fortune tellers and painting branches, there is only one officiant.
There is a doctor under the sacrificial wine, who is responsible for teaching disciples, preaching, receiving karma and solving doubts.
Martialism was a common practice in Zhao State, and competition among various schools was fierce. Each branch also has an arena for students to compete, both verbally and physically.
A main arena is set up in the center of the college for students from different colleges to compete. Of course, if you can’t hold back the wine, you can also go on stage to discuss things.
Each arena is very large, surrounded by high walls, and has a viewing platform. Students can watch it for free. If others want to watch, they have to pay a fee.
The competition rules are different for each college. There is no fixed standard. As long as both parties agree, the competition can be competed. The only rigid standard is that it cannot be disabled or killed.
The funny thing is that as soon as the arena was built, the Confucianists dragged Xunzi into the arena. In order to prevent Xunzi from serving as the sacrificial wine in the Confucian academy, the Confucians dispatched nine great Confucians to attack Xunzi. They launched a competition, even Xunzi's strength could not withstand the indiscriminate bombardment of these great scholars.
He is strong, but he cannot be omnipotent. Compared with one person, he is very confident. Compared with two people, he has hope. Compared with nine people... he should just go to sleep!
In the end, Xunzi defeated nine and won six out of fifteen.
A great Confucian scholar fights one out of nine, and wins nine out of fifteen.
The Confucians got their wish and drove Xunzi away.
Then Xunzi went to the Legalist Academy to serve as a sacrificial wine, which was considered to have confirmed the "heresy" in Confucianism.
Immediately afterwards, Xunzi was conquered by the descendants of Shen Dao and Li Kui. Unfortunately, the mainstay of the Legalist family was basically in Qin. The remaining big cats and kittens were no match for Xunzi at all, so they could only give way to the main priest of the wine ceremony. Location.
There are no exceptions for other branches. Mo Feng serves as the officiant of the Mohist Branch, Song Zhong serves as the officiant of the Medical Branch, He Guanzi serves as the officiant of the Huanglao Branch, Zhan He serves as the officiant of the Yangzhu Branch, and Zhan He serves as the officiant of the Xiangshi Branch. Tang Ju will be in charge, and Jiu Youleyi, the chief priest of the military branch, will be in charge...
Lin Xiangru was in charge of the wine ceremony in the Academy of Literature, and Lian Po was the person in charge of the wine ceremony in the Academy of Martial Arts.
The master of the arithmetic branch was a bachelor named Chen Heng. He brought the original "Zhou Bi Suan Jing" to Zhao Guo. His mathematical level was even higher than that of Mo Feng, Xunzi and others.
Outside Handan College, there was a sea of people. Even the opposite side of Zhangshui was full of people.
Standing at the front of everyone were the envoys from various countries and the ministers of the Zhao State. Among them were Kong Bin and Wei Qi, who had been prime ministers in the Wei State. They were not embarrassed after seeing the King of Wei. Likewise, he calmly bowed to King Wei.
They have done nothing wrong to the state of Wei. If the monarch does not want to use his ministers, the ministers will find other ways. This is the right way.
Although King Wei was a little displeased, he didn't say anything. He just nodded, thinking that everything was over. When they meet again in the future, there will no longer be the old friendship between king and minister.
A nine-foot-high altar stood in front of Handan College. As nine majestic bells rang, Zhao Kuo came to the front surrounded by twenty-three officiants.
The twenty-three main priests walked to the bottom of the altar and stopped. Zhao Kuo slowly climbed onto the altar.
The people in the rear looked eagerly, their eyes followed Zhao Kuo's figure closely, and they shouted the names of Zhao Guo and Zhao Kuo. Their voices were like thunder and thunder, shaking the earth and shaking the sky, resounding through the sky.
"Such a reputation has been hard to find since ancient times!" the King of Chu said with emotion.
Lu Buwei seemed to say casually: "I originally thought that Zhao State only had strong military strength, but after arriving in Zhao State, I found that it was much more than that. The people of Zhao State are so rich that Qi State cannot match them. The prosperity of commerce is beyond the reach of Wei State. The smoothness of the road is beyond the reach of the Qin State. There are also famous scholars such as Xunzi and Gongsun Long, famous ministers such as Lin Xiangru and Yu Xin, and famous generals such as Le Yi and Tian Dan, which are beyond the reach of other countries."
"Nowadays, it is based on the Library Pavilion and Handan Academy. Whether it is current talents or future talents, they are far ahead of other countries."
"In the past, the State of Zhao went through great wars and its country was in decline, but it was still able to repel the five kingdoms, annex the capital of Yan, and conquer the west. Now, the State of Zhao's national power is booming, and talents are emerging in large numbers. Given time, all countries will be in danger!"
After speaking, Lu Buwei glanced at Jiang Qu.
Jiang Qu immediately understood and echoed: "There are still 200,000 strong men in Yan State who are detained in Zhao State. They are separated from their relatives and cannot return home to this day. Zhao State has even blocked the road from Yan State to the Central Plains. Domestic The nobles have secretly defected to the Zhao State. Our Yan State is weak and we don’t know when it will be destroyed by the Zhao State."
His voice was sad, and he often raised his long sleeves to wipe his tears. Those who heard it were sad and those who listened shed tears.
When everyone heard this, they immediately became vigilant.
After arriving in Zhao State, they will naturally find ways to learn more about Zhao State.
At first, they were surprised by the smooth roads and the money the people could get for their work, but as they got to know each other better, Zhao's strength gradually exceeded their expectations.
Although it is not as serious as Lu Buwei said, it is only half a year. What if it is three years, five years, or even ten years!
