Chapter 492: Everyone, Sit Down!

The entire audience was shocked.

Without exception.

Everyone was frightened by Liu Zheng's bold remarks.

"You, you, you..."

"Prefect Liu..."

"Be careful, for disaster comes from the mouth!"

Some were furious, some were stunned, and some were trying to persuade him.

Liu Zheng, however, was becoming more and more spirited as he spoke, laughing loudly: "A dignified Wangbei Academy, yet a group of pedantic people! You look north all day long, yet you do not know where the ills of the Longyan Dynasty lie! You look north all day long, yet you dare not be the pioneers of the People's Moral Standard!"

"You look north all day long, yet you cling to the past and dare not open this school of New Literature with me!"

"When the Longyan Dynasty needed you, you were honoring Confucius!"

"When the people needed you, you were decaying!"

"Then..."

"How are you any different from the corrupt officials of the imperial court?"

Every word was enunciated, every word was resonant!

At this, the expressions of everyone in the audience changed drastically.

These words gave absolutely no face.

Silence reigned.

You could hear a pin drop.

Is it like this?

The era needs development, but what about them? Each one clutching their Sage Books, each one arguing until their faces were red, each one spouting archaic jargon, each one shaking their heads.

Who has considered the changes of the era, who has considered the wishes of the people...

"Good!"

Situ Kong, at this moment, could not help but praise loudly, his eyes flickering: "A fine Prefect Liu, a fine People's Moral Standard! The current landscape of the Longyan Dynasty should have this New Literature as its pioneer!"

"My Wangbei Academy is duty-bound!"

"Duty-bound!"

The crowd began to shout along, each one incomparably excited.

Scholars should naturally be unrestrained, should naturally be bold.

If they did not know, that would be one thing, but since they now knew their historical mission, they would not retreat.

"This..."

Rumble!

Rumble!

Before Wang Chao could react, the platform had already descended again, and this time, it was a sudden drop! The founding of a New Literature school directly brought Liu Zheng down nearly one hundred meters from the Cloud Platform...

One hundred steps!

Wang Chao's expression changed drastically.

This was already the record for a single descent of the high tower on the Cloud Platform!

Could it be...

Was the Academy really wrong before?

Wang Chao was somewhat bewildered. Because he was the Dean, the impact of this new school of thought was undoubtedly the greatest on him.

"New Literature!"

"We should consider ourselves pioneers and create a new landscape for the Longyan Dynasty!"

"The People's Moral Standard must be established, the Ancestral Moral Standard must die!"

"New Literature!"

Everyone in the entire Academy began to shout along.

Wang Chao smacked his lips a few times.

What kind of divine person is this Prefect Liu... to be able to directly create a school of thought within the Wangbei Academy, which has been passed down for thousands of years?

Jie Yu also stared blankly at Liu Zheng.

Situ Kong was already incomparably excited. A talent for governing the world, this is a true talent for governing the world! As the Worldly Walk of the Academy, he had already served as an official in the Longyan Dynasty for many years; how could he not know the ills of the Longyan Dynasty... The current Longyan Dynasty is rotten to the core and needs someone who can endure the pain to bleed and cut flesh for the Longyan Dynasty.

He had been looking for this person for years.

This person must first be a talent for governing the world, then must have a great reputation, and furthermore, must have a strong background and military capability as a backing to achieve success.

And now...

Isn't Prefect Liu exactly such a person?

Situ Kong couldn't help but glance at Wang Chao in mid-air. This time, the Academy has truly encountered a challenge... and looking at Prefect Liu's aggressive manner, it seems he has ideas about the Academy; no, it should be that he has expectations... His heart suddenly became complicated. How many years had it been? The Academy had made no progress, just like the Longyan Dynasty, always stagnant, always marking time. Could it be that this Prefect Liu will really be the one to break the pattern?

New Literature.

Ready to emerge.

Mo Chen finally couldn't help it, stood up, and bowed deeply: "Prefect Liu, I..."

Liu Zheng chuckled and interrupted him: "Take it slow, alright? Next is the subject of Mathematics."

"Ah!"

Jie Yu was stunned for a moment, then her mouth moved silently.

The entire audience was in an uproar.

Does this Prefect Liu intend to step on every single subject one by one? But regardless, at this moment, there was much less contempt and mockery in people's hearts, and instead, a bit more anticipation.

Liu Zheng chuckled: "The discipline of Mathematics is actually simple. What does Jie Yu think Mathematics is?"

Jie Yu said: "Mathematics is naturally numbers and techniques!"

Liu Zheng laughed and shook his head: "No, it is not just that. In my view, Mathematics is the king of science! Mathematics is symbols plus logic; Mathematics governs the universe; Mathematics is even a unique form of art. Mathematics should be a culture that constantly evolves!"

Jie Yu listened, her face beaming with delight.

In her daily life, as she tinkered with those calculations day after day, who had ever said these things to her, who had ever praised her like this...

Hmm, she felt that today's Prefect Liu looked somewhat cute...

Who knew, Liu Zheng changed the subject: "However, Mathematics should also not just be about numbers and quantities!"

"Has Jie Yu ever thought about variable mathematics?"

"Has Jie Yu ever considered starting from space?"

"Has Jie Yu ever thought about Geometry and Algebra?"

"Has Jie Yu ever thought about the arithmetization of analysis?"

Jie Yu was dumbfounded, her eyes shining bright.

The entire audience listened with blank expressions.

Afterwards, Liu Zheng turned to Mo Chen and chuckled: "Mechanism Art should belong to science. Investigation of Things, in my opinion, can be divided into Physics and Chemistry. Of course, the knowledge of Mechanism Art is broad, and Mathematics is also included within it."

Mo Chen perked up, listening intently.

Liu Zheng chuckled: "But if Mechanism Art wants to change, it should not start from the form, but from the core!"

"The core?"

Mo Chen trembled all over.

Liu Zheng nodded: "Blindly pursuing refinement and complexity is already going astray; the Great Dao is simple, that is the truth. Has the master ever thought that Counting Rods could completely abandon the Decimal System and change back to the earlier Binary System?"

"What?"

Mo Chen's expression changed drastically: "How can this..."

Liu Zheng laughed loudly: "How can it not? The Great Dao is simple; only then can calculations be more precise and statistics more effective!"

One must know that the true Computer of later generations is entirely based on the Binary System; although the Decimal System is more advanced, it is not fundamental enough! If it is not fundamental enough, it is not precise enough, and if it is not precise enough, it loses the meaning of a Computer!

"This, this, this..."

Mo Chen entered a state of frenzy again, muttering to himself there.

"Core, the core..."

"Binary System..."

Afterwards, he trembled all over: "I understand, I understand!"

Saying this, he turned and ran...

At this moment, the entire audience erupted in an uproar.

This Prefect Liu...

Actually killed it in Literature, Mathematics, and Mechanism Art in succession?

Is there more?

Can he still go on?

Is he really going to change all the disciplines in this Academy?

Liu Zheng chuckled.

He looked around the room.

Everyone sit down for me and listen carefully to the lecture!