Lecture Room, Southwest University China Lecture Hall.
Confucius and Han Feizi didn't have a battle of words, nor did they have a tit for tat. The entire debate was like a gentle breeze and drizzle. It was more like an exchange between the two masters.
Both Confucius and Han Feizi had been traveling in the wilderness for more than a year and had a clear and profound understanding of the social structure of the wilderness. This had a huge impact on their thinking.
Not only that, but the mutants also influenced the two of them.
That's right, it was the player lords like Ouyang Shuo. The China region was so large that there were hidden dragons and crouching tigers. Not only Shanhai City, but other territories would more or less integrate some advanced systems and arrangements based on reality.
These novel systems and bold ideas had an undeniable impact on the two of them.
The game world was completely different from the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods.
However, the sages were sages. No matter how the world changed, the light of their ideas was still as bright as ever. The two of them talked about their insights from their travels. Often, just a few words were enough to make people think.
"Cheers!"
From time to time, there would be earth-shattering cheers in the hall.
One was never too old to learn.
The two masters of thought had used their actions to teach the Hundred Schools of Thought the most vivid lesson.
In the future, there would be debates between the Confucian and Legalist schools, and even the Hundred Schools of Thought. However, there was a major premise, which was to be inclusive, not conservative, not conservative, and not conservative.
Finally, Jiang Shang walked to the front of the stage.
"The Hundred Schools of Thought have their own strengths and weaknesses. When we pursue our studies, we should temper ourselves and move forward, carefully carve and carve. The purpose of contention is not to determine the winner, but to encourage each other. May the world of great contention last forever! "
Ouyang Shuo stood up and took the lead in clapping.
The world of great contention. Well said.
The regret of the Hundred Schools of Thought during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods was not who won or lost, but that the cultural atmosphere of contention was completely erased by the rulers of the later generations.
This was beneficial to maintaining the rule of the dynasty, but it was harmful to the eruption of ideas and culture.
Ouyang Shuo turned around and made a solemn promise to the Hundred Schools of Thought.
"Shanhai City will definitely uphold the concept of 'Inclusive, Open to All Rivers, Open to All Rivers'. We will never respect one school or sect. I hope that all schools of thought will be able to take root in Shanhai City."
The hall was filled with thunderous applause.
At this point, the curtains of the Zhengming Assembly had officially fallen.
The moment the curtain fell, the sound of the system notification entered Ouyang Shuo's ears.
"System Notification: Congratulations to player Don't Say You Don't Have Clothes for completing the A-rank side quest [Hundred Schools Contend Again], rewarding 4000 achievement points, 40,000 reputation points."
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"System Notification: Congratulations to player Don't Say You Don't Have Clothes for completing the [Reproducing the Hundred Schools of Thought] quest. Reward: Shanhai City's [Cultural Holy Land] title, please check for yourself."
Ouyang Shuo understood and checked the title's attributes.
[Cultural Holy Land]: Increase the education level of the territory's residents by 45, increase the territory's Cultural Index by 10, increase the territory's civil officials by 25, increase talent attraction rate by 35.
As expected of the [Holy Land of Culture]. With this title, there was no need for Shanhai City to worry about not being able to recruit talents.
The end of the conference was not the end.
After the struggle, Ouyang Shuo experienced many twists and turns and finally obtained Jiang Shang's approval. This Grandmaster of the Hundred Schools of Thought accepted Ouyang Shuo's invitation and officially became the principal of Southwest University China Hall.
Once the news came out, the Hundred Clans were shaken.
The first to express their stance was the Confucians. Although the Great Sage Confucius was still mainly traveling, Confucius announced that he would be giving a lecture at Southwest University China Hall for a month.
When the news came out, the Confucians of the world were shocked.
Previously, when Confucius was traveling, his whereabouts were either secretive or he passed by in a hurry. He had never stayed in one place for a long time. This time, Confucius would be giving a lecture at Southwest University China Hall for a month. It could be said that he was breaking the precedent. It could be foreseen that in the next few days, there would be a large number of scholars and Confucians flooding into Shanhai City to listen to Confucius' teachings.
Ouyang Shuo had specifically instructed Fan Zhongyan to use this opportunity to recruit talented people.
After this matter, Ouyang Shuo's grievance from Emperor Qin's expelling of the Confucians was completely resolved. Perhaps those Confucians who left Xianyang City and were preparing to live in seclusion would be inspired by Confucius and come to Shanhai City to become officials.
Other than the Great Sage Confucius, the Second Sage Mencius of the Confucians also accepted Ouyang Shuo's invitation to become the principal of Southwest University China Hall of Scriptures.
Along with Mencius, a large number of Confucians also stayed.
The School of Scriptures was truly worthy of its name.
In the future, the School of Scriptures would nurture a large number of Confucian scholars for the territory.
The only regret was that because of Confucius, even if Mencius became an official in Shanhai City, it did not mean that the Confucians would be stationed in Shanhai City. It could be foreseen that the Confucians would not be stationed in any of the territories.
After the Confucians, it was the Legalists.
The Legalists, Han Fei, accepted Ouyang Shuo's invitation to establish a law school at Southwest University China Hall. Other than that, Shen Dao of the Legalists would also become the deputy principal of the law school.
The two giants of the Legalists would use the law school as the foundation to nurture talents of the Legalists to govern the world. This included professional bureaucrats such as Inquisitors, Wardens, and Forensic Doctors that the Internal Affairs Department urgently needed.
Another figure of the Legalists, Shen Buhai, would become the Protectorate of the Southern Border. Compared to Han Fei and Shen Dao, Shen Buhai was more interested in fame and fortune.
For no other reason than that Shen Buhai advocated "techniques".
Techniques were the art of politics.
Shen Buhai's techniques were like a blade, a blade specially made for the monarch. Therefore, it was only by serving the Lord and offering him this murderous knife that his "skills" could be put to good use.
That was to say, it required the monarch to grasp the power of life and death, emphasizing the dictatorial position of the lord in the territory government, and must not let the power fall to others.
Apart from killing people, he also had to teach the officials how capable they were.
Teaching the abilities of the officials was to supervise, examine, and guard against the officials.
Both of them were Yang techniques, and they were aboveboard techniques. Apart from the Yang Technique, he also had to supplement it with Yin Technique.
Monarchs needed to set up eyes and ears to understand and grasp the situation of their subjects in time. They needed to discover the problems and conspiracies of their subjects in time to prevent certain powerful subjects or even important subjects from usurping power.
Ouyang Shuo understood Shen Buhai's capabilities and immediately thought of a suitable position. It was the Security Division that he had been unable to establish. Shen Bu Hai's suggestion was the same as the responsibility of the security forces.
Shen Bu Hai was very interested in Ouyang Shuo's suggestion and he gladly accepted it.
Just like that, Shanhai City's largest intelligence agency, the Security Division, was quietly established while no one else was aware of it.
Under Shen Bu Hai's suggestion, the Security Division's name was changed to Shanhai Guards, implying that it protected the Shanhai government.
Not only was the Shanhai Guards responsible for monitoring the officials, but they also had the authority to monitor the Black Snake Guards and the Military Intelligence Department. It was the territory's number one intelligence agency.
Shen Bu Hai was appointed by Ouyang Shuo as the commander of the Shanhai Guards.
Other than Shen Bu Hai, the Shanhai Guards also recruited a group of Legalists and Mohists to strengthen the Shanhai Guards.
That's right, it was the Mohists.
Following the Legalists and Confucians, the Mohists also expressed their stance.
Mo Zi accepted Ouyang Shuo's invitation and became the dean of the Physics Department of Southwest University China.
Other than ideologies, the Mohists were also well-versed in epistemology, logic, geometry, optics, mechanics, engineering, and many other scientific fields.
Mo Zi was the most suitable person to be in charge of the Physics Department.
The moment Mo Zi took up his post, another System announcement sounded.
"System Announcement: The representative of the Mohists, Mo Zi, has become an official in the Shanhai Territory and is now in charge of the Physics Department. He has accepted disciples and fulfilled the three conditions for a sect to enter. The Mohists of the Hundred Schools of Thought have officially entered Shanhai City."
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"System Announcement: The Mohists of the Hundred Schools of Thought have officially entered Shanhai City. Shanhai City will be given the title [Mohists' Sacred Land] as a reward. Congratulations to player 'Don't Say You Have No Clothes'!"
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Ouyang Shuo smiled and checked the attributes of the title.
[Mohists' Sacred Land]: Territory's technology level increased by 35, territory's development efficiency increased by 40, territory's skilled people's skill proficiency increased by 15, territory's security increased by 10.
As expected, the [Mohists' Sacred Land] mainly focused on technology.
The Mohists' research on siege weapons and siege tactics were top-notch. Other than Mo Zi as the dean of the Physics Department, there was another important person in the Mohists who would be the section chief of the Military Engineering Section of the Military Force Lecture Hall.
Other than that, the members of the Mohists would also teach engineering, city building, siege, and many other subjects in the Military Force Lecture Hall. The entry of the Mohists filled many gaps in the Military Force Lecture Hall.
In the Mohists, other than the School of Thought, there was another school, the Wanderer School.
The Shanhai Guards recruited the Mohists' Wanderers. Other than that, the intelligence network that the Mohists had established through the commoners would gradually be integrated into the Shanhai Guards.
For this reason, Ouyang Shuo specially promoted one of Mo Zi's favorite disciples to be the Mountain Sea Guards' Provost. His position was only below the Commander Shen Buhai.
Therefore, the newly established Shanhai Guards became a competition between the Mohists and the French.
Although Ouyang Shuo trusted Shen Buhai, he would not trust him completely. He would use the Art of Checks and Balances in the Shanhai Guards. This was the only way he could firmly control the Shanhai Guards.
Be it Shen Buhai or the Mohists, if they wanted to control the Shanhai Guards, they would have to obtain Ouyang Shuo's support. Ouyang Shuo could handle the ruling with ease.
For an organization like the Shanhai Guards, it was easy for them to be unable to escape.
Ouyang Shuo knew how dangerous this was, so he would definitely take precautions. Other than the Mohists and the French keeping each other in check, Ouyang Shuo still had a trump card, which was Cui Tianqi and the other disciples who were still training in the Special Forces Training Base.
Cui Tianqi was Ouyang Shuo's true confidant.
In the future, what role Cui Tianqi would play in the Shanhai Guards would depend on his luck.
The Mohists played an important role in the Shanhai Guards and the two great academies. Their status was enough to compete with the Military School, Legalism School, and Confucianism School. As expected of a great sect, they had a deep foundation.
Among the Confucians, Legalists, and Mohists, only the Taoists were determined not to become officials. After the meeting, Laozi, Zhuang Zi, and the other Taoists disappeared.
The entire Shanhai City began to slowly return to peace. (To be continued.)
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