Chapter 819

"The Shaman tribe has another move?" Little Wei Yuan looked at the secret report in front of him, his expression solemn.

There was more than one secret report, but more than a dozen, coming from different channels. Among them, Tianyu alone sent four, each covering different aspects. Synthesizing the information from all the secret reports, Little Wei Yuan could roughly piece together a complete picture.

This time, the Shaman tribe, led by Heavenly Shaman Huiye, gathered eleven tribes from two kingdoms and also incorporated the remnants of the Rain Kingdom, once again using troops against the Western Regions, with the spearhead pointing directly at Qingming.

The number of the Shaman army in this battle is unknown, but it is definitely much more than the previous Rain Kingdom, and there are more elites and high-level cultivators. In order to use troops smoothly, the Shaman tribe conscripted a massive number of laborers and began to rebuild the river channel opened by Hongye back then.

After the Rain Kingdom retreated back then, Little Wei Yuan once led his army deep for a thousand miles, destroying the river channel as much as possible. But advancing a thousand miles was already the limit at that time, and going deeper would easily be ambushed by Shaman tribe powerhouses. Now with the expansion of Qingming, the end of the old river channel is three or four hundred miles away from the inside of Qingming.

Now that the Shaman tribe is restarting the river channel to transport troops, Little Wei Yuan also has no particularly good way, unless there is a way to strike the Shaman tribe civilians building the river, but this is only delaying for a certain time.

Fortunately, opening the river takes time, and Little Wei Yuan estimated that he still had at least half a year, and at most a year, to prepare.

Little Wei Yuan did not intend to carry this matter alone, so he submitted memorials to the Jin Prince and the Great Tang Imperial Family respectively, stating the matter of the Shaman tribe's massive invasion and requesting assistance.

Knowing that the imperial court does things sluggishly, Little Wei Yuan had no one in the court at this moment and naturally would not sit and wait for death. So he drafted the text and distributed it to the literati who had received his writing fees, letting them publish articles widely, so that all the scholars in the world would know that the Shaman tribe was invading on a large scale.

In this way, it forced the imperial court, the Jin Kingdom, and the Zhao Kingdom to have to respond, otherwise, they would be pointed at by thousands of people. The name of the Thirteen Taibao of the Wei family is not for show, and there have been cases of scolding people to death without illness.

With a great enemy in front, Qi luck is the top priority. Little Wei Yuan finally decided to throw out a series of major measures that had been carefully considered for a long time.

The first is to establish the Qingming National Academy, specially recruiting famous literary masters who have been famous for a long time, and giving them extremely generous treatment, not only with a large salary of Qingyuan but also with a ten-year life-extending pill every five years. The National Academy has twelve academicians, recruiting from the entire Great Tang.

This kind of thing, naturally, will not really rely entirely on recruitment, and even recruitment is just a cover. Little Wei Yuan had already persuaded two literary masters who were closely related to the Four Sages Academy to serve as academicians privately through Li Zhi. At that time, they would naturally bring many students and disciples to boost their prestige.

Although these two can only be considered second-rate figures in the literary world, their status as great masters of the current era is transcendent, and they will only serve in the Nine Kingdoms, and both are first-rank or supreme-rank, not something Qingming can reach now.

The National Academy is a signboard, a big flag, and Little Wei Yuan's real point of effort is the Qingming Academy.

In the new plan, Little Wei Yuan divided the academy into three levels: higher, primary, and enlightenment, and the focus is actually on the primary academy. There is no limit to the number of teachers recruited; as long as they are qualified, he will take as many as there are.

Academy teachers also have ranks. After successfully advancing to the senior level, they will receive the eighth-rank official status of the Great Tang. As for the dean of the primary academy and the vice dean of the higher academy, they are both seventh-rank, and the dean of the enlightenment academy is eighth-rank, but teachers of the enlightenment academy are also eighth-rank after advancing to the senior level.

Little Wei Yuan himself is a second-rank official of the Great Tang and a Military Governor who can open a mansion, so he can confer officials of the seventh rank and below by himself, but the salary needs to be borne by himself.

Salary is a small matter; Little Wei Yuan directly issues Qingyuan, not to mention the uniforms for teachers made of machine brocade.

These two measures were also spread widely through articles written by the Thirteen Taibao of the Wei family and others, causing a not-so-small sensation in the world for a time. Scholars from all over the world came upon hearing the news, and the flying boats leading to Qingming were overcrowded for a time.

Most of those who came to Qingming were frustrated scholars. What attracted them most was first the opportunity to obtain the official status of the Great Tang, which is a major event to bring honor to their ancestors! The second is the salary issued in Qingyuan.

Many people originally didn't know what Qingyuan was at all, so they inquired everywhere, and unknowingly spread the name of Qingyuan widely. Later, it was spread so magically that some even spread that offering Qingyuan at home could make them rich. The most outrageous statement is that Qingyuan can also seek children, provided that the quantity is sufficient.

Hearing the various benefits of Qingyuan, scholars no longer worried about being deceived and rushed to Qingming one after another, seeking a glimmer of opportunity.

Great Tang scholars are not without the strength to truss a chicken; on the contrary, they basically have cultivation, just how much. In the Six Arts of the current Great Tang gentlemen, sword, riding, and shooting are all related to cultivation, while poetry and books are the foundation of the Confucian cultivation method.

Therefore, there are often acts of great masters of the current era carrying thousands of disciples to circle the various kingdoms, and the princes of small kingdoms treat them with extra courtesy, and some are even terrified. This is a matter of no way; if you annoy the great master, the small army of the small kingdom cannot beat these thousands of disciples who are like wolves and tigers.

So Qingming's massive recruitment of scholars is actually equivalent to recruiting a large number of cultivators, and cultivators with culture.

And as the two great masters closely related to the Four Sages Academy announced their service as academicians of the National Academy, Little Wei Yuan's prestige also climbed to a new height, and even his reputation became better.

Even his arch-rival Cai Shizhi published an article, saying that Little Wei Yuan's courtesy to the scholars of the world is commendable, and it is indeed a prodigal son returning, which is rare and commendable.

So Little Wei Yuan's evaluation changed from being good at moving troops to being able to fight and win, from killing people like grass to being calculated and strategic, from being greedy for money and lustful to being romantic and suave. Although the things are still those things, the words were changed, and the feeling was completely different.

Only the reputation of the three guns cannot be washed away. Fortunately, there were people close to Princess Ningguo who explained kindly, lengthening the time of the three guns to a stick of incense, which left Little Wei Yuan some face.

Since the news of public recruitment spread, thousands of scholars arrived in Qingming in the first month, and the number became more and more in the following two months. By the fourth month, more than seven thousand scholars came in one month, including more than six thousand cultivators, nearly a thousand of whom were Dao Foundation.

Little Wei Yuan did not refuse anyone who came. In these few months, even military preparations were put aside, and he devoted all his efforts to building the academy, and the enlightenment academy was fully unfolded. Originally, the total number of students studying in Qingming was more than 200,000. Now, after only a few months, the number of students studying in the academy has increased tenfold, totaling more than 2.6 million.

Although the number of registered teachers in the academy has exceeded 30,000, the number of more than 2 million students clearly exceeded the limit. Fortunately, there were scholars constantly arriving, which was relieved. Within a few months, the Human World Renjian Yanhuo constantly collected data and student reactions, perfecting the teaching plan step by step, updating the textbook version almost every month, making the teachers complain. Many scholars looked at the adjusted plan and called it rebellious, and some extreme ones even wanted to strike.

But under the dual temptation of the future eighth-rank official status and the current generous Qingyuan, most scholars persisted. For the very few who went on strike, if they could not be persuaded to turn back, Little Wei Yuan would directly dismiss them, which immediately made them regret it.

No one expected that Little Wei Yuan would suddenly promote the construction of the academy so aggressively, but with the Human World Renjian Yanhuo coordinating, the officials of all sizes also accumulated enough management experience, plus geniuses like Bao Yun and Xiaoyu dealing with daily trivial matters day and night, the whole plan was finally implemented smoothly.

The number of students in the academy climbed to 3 million and stabilized there, while the number of teachers stayed at 60,000.

Students do not have to study all the time. Most of them study for a period of time and then go back to work, and then come back to study for a period of time. Some people work during the day and study at night. Others work during the day and come to study for three days every month. There are various ways.

Fortunately, the Human World Renjian Yanhuo withstood the surge in tasks. In this process, Feng Tingyu and Ji Liuli undertook tasks beyond imagination. The total number of tasks each of them handled was at least a zero more than Little Wei Yuan.

After the expansion of the academy came to an end, Little Wei Yuan finally breathed a sigh of relief, poured himself a cup of tea, and then routinely looked at the progress of the construction of the Shaman tribe's canal.

At this time, the Shaman tribe's vanguard reconnaissance force had arrived five hundred miles away from Qingming and had exchanged hands with the Qingming reconnaissance force. The Qingming reconnaissance force had strong individual firepower, while the Shaman tribe's reconnaissance force had a large number and strong cultivation. Both sides had losses in the exchange, and neither side took advantage.

On the sand table in front of Little Wei Yuan, there were many more construction icons. Since he knew the main attack direction of the Shaman tribe, Little Wei Yuan moved the experience of the Northern Mountain Gate over and began to build fortifications on a large scale, preparing to exchange flesh and blood with steel and cement, turning the entire Qingming into a meat grinder, forcing the Shaman tribe to retreat with tragic casualties.

While studying the map, Yan Shi's voice suddenly sounded beside him: "You made such a big scene this time, what is it for?"

Little Wei Yuan looked up and saw Yan Shi standing beside him, with Fenhai Zhenjun Xuanyue and the Hall Master of the Bright King also standing beside him.

Seeing Yan Shi, Little Wei Yuan was somewhat puzzled, looked him up and down, and was greatly surprised. Looking at Xuanyue and the Hall Master of the Bright King, he was even more shocked: "Several ancestors, you all came in your true bodies?"

Xuanyue said with annoyance, "If it's not the true body, what else could it be? Your ancestor I am not so luxurious as to have an incarnation walking outside!"

These three are all famous for being able to fight. In terms of fighting methods, there is only one Haotian Temple Master left at the same level.

Yan Shi said: "We have our reasons for coming here. You first talk about why you suddenly want to start an academy; we didn't understand it."

Little Wei Yuan sorted out his thoughts and said: "The Shaman tribe's aggressive arrival this time should be the same as the last invasion of the Rain Kingdom; they won't retreat until they are exhausted. Although Qingming's strength has increased, I am afraid it is not easy to survive this pass.

This is a protracted war, and every bit of Qingming's war potential must be explored. The disciple took advantage of the time and implemented the academy plan first to enlighten the people. This is the only chance. This move is first for Qi luck, and second for the source of soldiers to be endless."

The Hall Master of the Bright King was somewhat puzzled: "For soldiers? Going to the battlefield to kill, need to read and write? Isn't it enough to have hands and feet, no need to bring a head."

Little Wei Yuan said: "There are many types of soldiers in the army now, and only soldiers who have read books can be competent. It is not enough to just know characters; at least you must finish enlightenment and master basic operations."

The Hall Master of the Bright King said strangely: "Still need operations? What kind of soldier is so magical..."

Fenhai Zhenjun Xuanyue said: "Shut up! Listen to Little Wei Yuan finish first."

The Hall Master of the Bright King said: "You can tell me not to speak, but why tell me to shut up? My mouth didn't speak!"

"Quiet!" Yan Shi said, and Xuanyue and the Hall Master of the Bright King both quieted down, with no more sound.

It's just that Fenhai Zhenjun Xuanyue's lips were still moving, the Hall Master of the Bright King didn't open his mouth, but two eyebrows were jumping wildly, rubbing against each other, and just one sentence was 'said' like this.

Both True Lords had a belly full of words to say, but Immortal Yan Shi directly modified the heaven and earth avenue here, making them unable to make any sound. And in order to target the Hall Master of the Bright King, he specifically stipulated that no part of his body could make a sound.

It was not easy to quiet down, and then there was room for Little Wei Yuan to speak. He said: "The matter happened suddenly, the Shaman tribe came aggressively, and the disciple is not sure that he can hold it. If the disciple has any accident, at least he left a template for enlightening the people for future generations.

These teachers who have taught books, students who have studied in the academy, are all seeds. Even if Qingming is destroyed, they will scatter to other places and take root and sprout. If you want..."

Yan Shi's face suddenly changed, and an immortal force sealed Little Wei Yuan's mouth.

However, although Little Wei Yuan's mouth could not move, the sound still echoed in the air: "... everyone is like a dragon, then everyone needs to practice. At the beginning of practice, you need to enlighten the people, so that everyone has books to read. The disciple is not talented, willing to follow this path, and enlighten the people today."

After saying a paragraph, even the immortal force could not seal it. After the last word was finished, Qi luck came rolling in, and Little Wei Yuan knew that something was wrong.

(End of chapter)