Chapter 618: The Prosperous Age of Liangzhou

"This, this, this... Zheng, give your old man the bottom line, do we still have any hope?"

At this moment, following the bustle of the crowd, Liu Dahao ran to Liu Zheng's side, drenched in sweat, and asked with concern.

Liu Zheng smiled and patted his hand: "Old man, don't be impatient, just watch their performance."

Liu Dahao thought for a moment, gritted his teeth hard, and snorted: "I'm already prepared, I'll snatch the bride at any time! No matter what, I cannot let Chan'er marry this bunch of barbarians!"

Liu Zheng listened with black lines on his face.

At this moment.

The Loulan "Li Bo Documents" had already been collected by the protocol officer. The atmosphere at the scene was still at its peak.

Everyone estimated they would have a great time at today's Offering Ceremony.

Only Liu Zheng was bleeding inside...

These rewards were all his own money, damn it!

Liangzhou.

Today was Xie Tianyao's birthday, the day of the Offering Ceremony, and also the opening day of the Liangzhou Academy.

The entire Liangzhou was equally bustling with people.

In Longyan, anyone who could establish a school and found a sect was without exception a great literary master of the age, respected and revered by the world.

In the days since Liu Zheng left Liangzhou, scholars from all over the world had almost gathered in Liangzhou, holding forums to discuss the "Heart Learning" of the Governor of Liangzhou! Longyan had not seen such a grand occasion of academic explosion for a long time. These people discovered that the discipline of "Heart Learning" was actually more profound the more one studied it!

Soon, several different schools of Heart Learning appeared.

With distinct Longyan characteristics, the Northern School, Southern School, Bailu School, Yingshan School, and various other schools began to compete in splendor.

Regardless of how these schools fought or attacked one another.

They ultimately reached the same destination by different routes; these people were obsessed with "Heart Learning" because they had basically determined that Heart Learning was the study to save the world!

This was the theory most in line with the current development of Longyan!

The atmosphere of the Academy's opening was quite intense.

As the Dean of this Academy, Shen Xing stood quietly in the Academy early in the morning, wearing a white robe, to welcome guests from all directions.

What was the best gift for the opening of an Academy? Naturally, it was books!

The ones who sent several Horse Carriages of books first were naturally the previous Four Great Academies.

"Liangzhou Academy, leader of Heart Learning, will lead Longyan's..."

"Bailu Academy, congratulates..."

One great literary master and Confucian scholar after another chewed on words and phrases, offering all kinds of congratulations.

Inside the Academy, the three thousand young students who had been screened long ago were all high-spirited, sitting cross-legged, feeling extremely excited.

Shen Xing smiled slightly and cupped his hands in thanks.

Today.

What the Liangzhou Academy was about to open was an academic golden age.

From this point on.

Liangzhou Academy would become the leader of the world's scholars and a sacred place of longing.

Liangzhou would also cast off its old appearance of being a barren and crude land.

This was a new chapter.

This was a new Liangzhou.

"Respect the Master!"

"Respect the Master!"

"Respect your hammer!"

"Respect your hammer!"

Hearing the ceremonial music rising and the constant cheering over there, Feng Zhen's face turned black.

Then he turned his head to look at the group of dark-skinned children in front of him, whose clothes were covered in patches, and some were even clearly malnourished, sallow and thin!

Ah!

Just this?

Just this?

Others had thirty thousand applicants and screened three thousand!

He had begged everyone and their grandmother to get these three hundred children of slaves!

At a glance.

White ones, black ones, tall ones, short ones, fat ones, thin ones, some excited, some agitated, some afraid, some numb, some picking their noses, some picking their feet...

What kind of group was this!

"General, this is already the greatest effort the Master could make... you must not lose your temper, you must not lose your temper!"

Someone nearby reminded him.

Feng Zhen took a few deep breaths, trying hard to calm himself down.

Yes.

The Master's face had to be saved!

The road is long and the burden is heavy, the road is long and the burden is heavy...

Feng Zhen's mouth twitched, he looked around, and shouted angrily: "You brats, listen to me!"

The three hundred children were startled.

Some even cried on the spot.

Only Zou Sheng had eyes shining with light, his body standing straight as a ramrod.

To attend school!

To study!

Because he knew that for a child from a family background like his, he had no other way out. He had no chance to go to a real Academy. His family could not afford a Private School. So when he heard that this Military Academy offered books to read in addition to military training, he came without the slightest hesitation.

No one knew what this Military Academy was for.

Because the Longyan Dynasty had never had one before.

But he had a premonition that he would get ahead in life. He had to seize every opportunity to get ahead!

"Stand straight, all of you!"

He looked at the group of little brothers beside him, each one restless, and could not help but shout.

He was the king of the children in Yintan City, the famous "Brother Sheng," and this shout was still quite effective.

Even Feng Zhen looked over in surprise; he saw this big child standing straight as a ramrod, and a look of admiration could not help but flash in his eyes.

"What is your name?"

Feng Zhen looked at Zou Sheng and asked.

"Reporting to the General, this subordinate is Zou Sheng!"

Upon hearing this, Feng Zhen laughed heartily: "Subordinate? Good, then let me see if you have the qualifications to be this subordinate! Take your brothers and run thirty laps around this place for me!"

Hearing this, all three hundred children were startled.

One lap was not a short distance! If they ran all of them, wouldn't their legs break?

Feng Zhen sneered coldly: "What, afraid? If you're afraid, get lost immediately!"

"Not afraid!"

Zou Sheng tilted his head back and roared, then turned to look at his brothers, his eyes burning: "Brothers, we came here to be generals; can we not even endure this bit of hardship? Pull yourselves together, or do you want to go back and be slaves? It's only thirty laps, even if you have to crawl, you will finish them for me!"

The three hundred brothers all trembled upon hearing these words.

Go back and be slaves?

No!

They did not want that!

Run!

Led by Zou Sheng, the three hundred children, though straggling and not neat enough, began to run. These children were screaming and shouting, as if they wanted to struggle against fate. They could not compare to the pampered students at the Liangzhou Academy next door, but they still had a chance, a chance to make a comeback!

This moment.

Actually surprised Feng Zhen; he watched these brats with burning eyes—no, these were a pack of wolf cubs!

The Master is truly the Master.

These children were the most suitable for the Military Academy.

Hmph!

Those sour, stinking scholars, watch how my Military Academy uses these children to make a comeback against you!

"Run!"

"Get running, all of you!"

Soon, Feng Zhen also joined the running ranks.

The shouting from the Military Academy side surpassed the "zhi, hu, zhe, ye" of the Academy next door for the first time.