Chapter 490: They Are All Trash

Shensheng Shuyuan.

The students craned their necks.

Morning bells and evening drums, the atmosphere was heavy.

Yet you come out with, "You are all trash"?

Who could not be angry?

"You, you, you..."

"Presumptuous!"

"Boastful and shameless!"

"You dare insult our Academy..."

Over three thousand people were furious, rising up one after another to denounce him with words and pens.

Mo Chen also frowned and shook his head; could it be that this Prefect Liu today was truly here to grandstand?

Easily provoking public anger, Liu Zheng's voice rang out once again at this moment.

"If jade is not polished, it cannot become a vessel. If a person does not learn, they do not know the Dao. Therefore, the kings of old, in building a nation and governing the people, made education the priority. However, what is education? A thousand teachings and ten thousand lessons, teach people to seek the truth; a thousand studies and ten thousand learnings, learn to be a true person!"

"Wang Chao, in teaching people how to be human, you are a complete failure!"

The entire venue was in an uproar.

The insults started again.

This Prefect Liu was too bold, and had too little respect for teachers and the Dao! A dignified Dean of the Academy, described by him as worthless!

Wang Chao, sitting opposite Liu Zheng, had an even greater change in complexion; being accused like this on the spot was something he had encountered for the first time in so many years.

Liu Zheng continued with a chuckle: "Dean, do you have something to say? Do you think what I said makes no sense? This is my first impression after arriving at the Academy! Though sacred, it lacks vitality; though grand, it lacks liveliness; though rich, it lacks exchange; though profound, it lacks accessibility."

"Dean, tell me, what is the use of this kind of education?"

"What is the use of this kind of education?"

Bang!

Liu Zheng slapped the table with one hand.

Wang Chao's expression changed instantly; facing the interrogation, he found himself speechless!

The entire venue continued to be in an uproar.

Yet this time, the uproar was no longer about causing trouble...

It was astonishment.

These words of Liu Zheng were like a sudden shout, striking at the hearts of everyone.

Is it like this?

It is like this, isn't it...

Wangbei Academy seems very high-end, yet, just looking at those Outer Court students on the steps, they all play by themselves, rarely communicating, and because of different fields of Learning, they rarely have any intersection... Even those with the same field of Learning are in a competitive relationship, mutually undermining each other, full of deceit and trickery.

They are not even as good as passersby!

Where is the atmosphere that an Academy should have?

Where is the purity of pursuing Learning!

A sudden shout!

Admittedly, this Academy possesses books that other places do not, the most books and knowledge in the world... However, a teacher should not just teach books; their responsibility is to teach people how to be human. A student should not just read books; their responsibility is to learn the Dao of life.

In this regard, these students of the Academy appear much more extreme.

They bury their heads only knowing how to pursue Learning, but lack much accessibility and exchange.

Liu Zheng's voice continued to drift across the Academy Square.

"The relations between sovereign and subject, father and son, husband and wife, elder and younger brother, and the intercourse of friends—these five are the universal Daos of the world. Wisdom, benevolence, and courage—these three are the universal virtues of the world; the way they are practiced is one."

"Does the Dean agree?"

Wang Chao suppressed his anger: "The Academy's judgment of good and evil..."

Liu Zheng laughed heartily: "Good and evil have already become a standard of hierarchy; when good and evil are already solidified, what is there to discuss about good and evil?"

"Wisdom, benevolence, and courage are the universal virtues of the world, and it has been so from ancient times to the present. I believe that although Learning has categories, education has no major differences; that is the path of education!"

Silence.

The whole venue fell silent.

Wang Chao was speechless.

Situ Kong's eyes lit up.

Mo Chen was lost in deep thought.

Yes.

The Academy, with its overly strong Mohist School flavor, seemed to have fallen into a strange state since ancient times. They found it difficult to accept the various schools of thought in the world, and easily discarded the rich experiences and scientific theories of other schools.

To put it bluntly, they had been working behind closed doors.

Their arrogance was innate.

It did not allow them to easily accept external things.

Therefore.

The atmosphere inside the Academy was the same. I am obsessed with farming, so I am a farmer; I am obsessed with Mechanism Art, so I am obsessed with Mechanism Art; I am obsessed with the art of medicine, so I study the art of medicine; Strategy is Strategy, Art of War is Art of War...

It was difficult for them to generate exchange and resonance among themselves.

At first, people didn't feel anything, but now that this Prefect Liu had said it...

In an instant.

Everyone was shocked.

Wang Chao frowned deeply: "So, Prefect Liu believes that the distinction of academic disciplines is entirely unnecessary?"

The others also found their point of attack and spoke up one after another.

If the distinctions of academic disciplines and the ultimate Dao are not separated, how can there be high or low?

Who would have thought, Liu Zheng chuckled and shook his head: "Not only must they be divided, but they must be subdivided..."

"In my view, the division of subjects in the Academy is likewise..."

"Also trash!"

The entire venue was once again in an uproar.

Wang Chao nearly spat out his cup of tea.

Damn it...

What are you trying to do?

Are you determined to find a Method today to criticize our Wangbei Academy until it is battered and bruised!

"What are you saying?"

Hearing Yuan Qingming's words, Xie Tianyao was instantly enraged, his eyes cold: "Tell me, what is going on, what is this all about!"

Yuan Qingming was covered in sweat and knelt down: "Emperor, your humble servant cannot see anything else, only that, only that this Emperor Star will be in danger in the coming days..."

Xie Tianyao asked coldly: "Is there a Method to break this?"

Yuan Qingming shook his head, his body stiff.

Rage!

Xie Tianyao was furious.

Xie Chan was his and Zhai Qing'er's child, and Zhai Qing'er was the woman he had loved most in his life!

He had been longing for her to return to attend his birthday, and as a result, she was going to be in danger?

"Go!"

Xie Tianyao said coldly: "Pass on my imperial decree, immediately legitimize Xie Chan's status... I want to see who dares to touch my daughter?"

Daughter?

Yuan Qingming looked shocked.

Only then did he realize that this once-in-a-millennium Emperor Star was actually Xie Tianyao's daughter? That would mean, the current Princess?

Grand Eunuch Zhou heard this, his expression changing drastically: "Emperor, absolutely not, absolutely not!"

Xie Tianyao frowned: "Why?"

Grand Eunuch Zhou said: "Emperor, given the complexity of the situation in Jinghua, exposing the Princess's identity too early will only bring her more danger..."

Xie Tianyao was stunned, then nodded, and couldn't help but laugh at himself: "Has my control over Longyan reached such a point? Hmm?"

The two knelt to the side, not daring to make a sound.

Grand Eunuch Zhou said fearfully: "At least, at least Emperor, it is not appropriate to act too rashly at this time, the Princess will be safe..."

A flash of light appeared in Xie Tianyao's eyes: "You mean, I can only wait for Prefect Liu to send my daughter to Jinghua for me?"

"Notify the Secret Guard!"

"No, Lao Zhou, you go yourself, you must protect Xie Chan's safety!"

"Yes!"

Xie Ling.

He sat alone in this residence in Yangzhou, leisurely drinking wine.

"Is there any news from Jinghua?"

A man in black stood behind him.

"His Highness, apart from the Crown Prince still moving about and lobbying everywhere, there is no other movement..."

Xie Ling's face was cold as he snorted: "So, this matter is settled? The Empress said so too?"

Behind him.

A moment of silence.

Xie Ling gripped his wine glass tightly: "Good, then this time, watch how I send this Xie Chan and Prefect Liu together to Hell!"