Chapter 78: The Academy of the World

Above the sky, billowing white clouds reflect a faint golden color under the sun, and the stratus clouds are churning, and occasionally the faint mountains and rivers below can be seen from thin places.

In the sky thousands of meters high, dragon boats with yellow and red sails are flying slowly. Although they are not fast from a distance, they are actually moving at high speed above this high altitude. The wind is fierce, and the turbulence at the stern draws long cloud marks.

Lorraine Hill stood facing the wind at the bow of the ship, her cyan hair and crimson headband fluttering in the wind, not messy, but with a kind of elegant beauty. There were also a few people standing behind her. Although no one spoke, the joy in their eyes seemed impossible to hide.

The girl at the bow looked at the vast and boundless sea of ​​clouds below, and her gaze seemed to be able to penetrate the cover of these clouds and reach the rolling mountains and land below.

"The following is the Tianfeng Pass." Lorraine Hill's voice broke the silence and came through the howling wind.

"Yes, Your Highness. However, there are not many guards at Tianfengguan, and the few remaining dragonriders have also left."

After the new king and the second king passed away or disappeared one after another, the power of the dynasty and clan was also scattered. Some retired from the world, some merged into other organizations, and some became tiny forces, looking for a way out in this troubled world.

"Then who is under management now?" Lorraine Hill asked again.

"This is not clear, because the new king was defeated by the Beifu army very suddenly, and the continents in the hinterland of the Central Plains lost their allegiance almost overnight. Later, it was only the local shepherd who struggled to maintain a few books of order, which was very unstable."

"Then the Beifu army took over part of it, and took the rest of the army to continue the eastward expedition to King Huainan. There were not many people left behind. In addition, the "Kunlun Yuting" ordered the Beifu army to disband and go back to seclusion a while ago. This made the remaining Beifu army also fall into confusion."

"Zhuo Muye died in the battle at Biyi Pass. Although he killed many members of Kunlun Yuting, the combined strength of the twelve families was too terrifying to change the status quo. Afterwards, the Beifu army was defeated, and only a few people escaped."

"Zhuo Muye, alas..." Lorraine Hill has heard this name often this year, and sometimes his mood is quite complicated.

She admired this loyal general, but the object of his allegiance was not very good, but Lorraine Hill would not be harsh, after all, the environment in the Eastern Continent was like this, and perhaps in the eyes of many people, this was the person most worthy of respect and admiration.

The traditional concept is like this, learn one's own ability, serve the king, settle the affairs of the world, win the fame before and after, and gain glory and wealth.

Such an idea could not be wrong in the past, but it is a bit outdated now.

For everything in the past, Lorraine Hill will not deliberately belittle it, but it will not use it to educate and domesticate it. It can exist in dramas and games, but it is not suitable to appear in textbooks to ask the next generation to follow suit.

You have to look forward, if you miss the past all the time, you will become a nagging old lady, the girl shook her head, letting her thoughts escape from the sadness of the past.

I am still a little sentimental, as a sensitive and changeable wind, this may be a shortcoming, Keti is much more simple, she seems to seldom think about these troublesome things, and occasionally Lorraine Hill sees her writing a diary and says, "Today Lorraine made me small biscuits, they are delicious, and I am so happy." ’ ‘In the afternoon, Lorraine took me to bask in the sun, lying under a tree and sleeping comfortably. ’ ‘After waking up, I saw Lorraine reading a book next to her. She told me a story and was very happy. '

That kind of pure joy and happiness permeates between the lines, sometimes making Lorraine Hill wonder if Ketty is the real wisdom and cleverness, who can always catch the little sparkle in life and let it warm him.

For Vimiya, it has another personality. As a singer, she has seen all kinds of people, such as fanaticism, admiration, aloofness, indifference, etc., and her voice is also very changeable, sometimes cold, sometimes gentle, sometimes lively, sometimes angry, perfectly adapting to various needs. Sometimes Lorraine Hill will be confused, which one is the real one. When asked this question, Vimiya answered like this at the time.

"Actually, all of them are real. Real people are also so complex, with different images and different emotions, but it is difficult for everyone to accept, because it is too difficult to remember such a complicated person, so there is a need for simplified labels."

"Many of the people who come to listen to my singing are fanatical and sometimes even scary, but I know that not all of them are like this all the time. Many people are tortured by depression, restraint, and anxiety. Many people just want to find a kind of comfort and relaxation when listening to music."

"So, even if everyone's performance is not elegant, and sometimes they even lose control of their emotions, I will not blame them. If my singing can give everyone a moment of relaxation and warmth in a difficult life, then I will be very happy."

As Sifnerian's successor, or reincarnation, Vimiya's singing is like the slowly approaching tide, submerging the audience, and then gradually immersing in the distant world in the singing, experiencing a completely different life and experience in such an environment and emotions, making people's mind swayed, until the singing is over, and they are not separated from this flooded world.

To use another metaphor, Lorraine Hill is the best listener, she is born with the ability and sensitivity, and can perceive the most subtle changes in things or emotions. Sifner is the best singer, who can infect everyone with her own emotions and thoughts. Brenard is the best writer. She is born to reject subjective and emotional things, and only writes records with the most cold and objective facts.

There is not much difference in the essence of the two, they are both manifestations of power, the only difference is whether she still has something to protect, if not, she will be like a world snake biting her own body, and eventually destroy herself as well.

What would she do if it was Brunard who faced this situation at this time?

When Lorraine Hill felt that he was a little restrained, he suddenly thought of himself as the original opposite, how Brenard would deal with such a situation.

Although the two hadn't really communicated with each other, they were already very familiar with each other's temperament and soul essence during the long time together in the deep memory. Lorraine Hill recalled slowly closing his eyes, pressing his fingers between his brows, and then trying to imitate Brenard's indifferent and cold appearance.

After a long time, she slowly opened her eyes, but at this moment, Lorraine Hill's eyes turned nearly gray, and her expression became much colder.

'how to respond? '

'Clear them all directly, whether it's righteousness or fame, don't you have it. '

'But someone will be innocent. '

‘Innocence is just a vain concept. In essence, human beings are no different from animals, or even bugs. In order to survive, it is normal to abandon some of the same kind. '

'It will have a bad influence, and future generations will use it as a basis to imitate and gradually degenerate. '

'Then let it be rationalized. It's not that you can't do it, but you just don't want to be contaminated with this kind of thing. In the end, you are still weak and too kind. '

'What should a human being be like? '

"..."

The gray coldness in the eyes gradually dissipated, and returned to transparent and clear blue.

"Huh—huh—" Lorraine Hill took a few deep breaths before recovering from it.

I can't imitate Brenard in the future, she and myself are too bad, too cold and cruel, Lorraine Hill thought to himself.

Brenard is undoubtedly calm and rational, and can look at things from the most low-level and objective perspective, but he is too direct and cruel in dealing with some issues, which is unacceptable.

If it is in a life-and-death extinction disaster, Brenard may be a better leader than Lorraine Hill, but because his methods are too cold and direct, once people get out of that state, they will instinctively reject them, because no one wants to live in this environment.

In contrast, Lorraine Hill and Sifnerin are much softer, easier to be accepted and trusted, and maintained for a long time. As for Cloyati, there will be no such troublesome things as so-called schemes and systems. Just burn everything and solve the problem from the root of the problem.

The four primordials represent the desires of four human beings.

Perceive, see, hear, touch the essence of this world.

The ** to express, confide, and show your emotions and thoughts.

Order, calm, objective, control over everything.

Chaos, anger, breaking free, destroying all desires.

The most perfect state is that the wind collects everyone's wishes and thoughts, feels the subtle expectations and changes in everyone's hearts, and sets the general direction for the future. The rock formulates a calm and detailed plan based on objective conditions and reality.

The problem Lorraine Hill is facing now is that she knows what kind of future is right, but in the current situation in the Eastern Continent, many forces have their own plans, and they will not easily follow the direction she proposed.

If this is the reason to destroy the other party, Lorraine Hill thinks that the crime is not so serious, and it is too cruel, but if she does not do so, she has no good way to make the other party conform to the idea she proposed for the time being.

The five veins of Qingluan in the north want to repeat the path of Chifeng in the past, and build a new country with the revived patron saint as the core. The "Kunlun Jade Court" in the east and central part wants to build a system similar to the heavenly palace and heaven. Practitioners are on it, monopolizing resources, and then mortals have their own places, restricting circulation, so as to facilitate management.

If the "Kunlun Yuting" came to rule the world, they would not need scholars, imperial examinations, or even a large number of troops. All the states and regions could be self-sufficient, and the number of mortals would not be of much use to them. This would slowly return to the state of vast land and sparse population in ancient times.

Although such a system is stable, it will also cause the society to fall into a long-term stagnation and lose its fresh vitality. As time goes by, when the strength of other civilizations slowly catches up and can be crushed, such a structure will collapse.

Therefore, this seems to be a good choice, but it is the scenario that Lorraine Hill does not want to see the last time. Even if the country established by Qingluan Wumai can unify the world, it will be better than the "Kunlun Yuting".

Alas...it feels a bit troublesome.

While Lorraine Hill was still thinking about something, the clouds under the dragon boat became thinner unknowingly, and the thousand miles of fertile fields came into view. The golden ears of wheat on the ground were connected together, and small villages were scattered among them. Occasionally, farmers who were smaller than sesame seeds could be seen walking on the ridges of the fields.

"Where is this?" Lorraine Hill asked curiously.

"Your Highness, this is Wuquezhou, which is one of the most grain-producing counties in the Central Plains. In ancient times, this was the hinterland of the Huoque Kingdom and the birthplace of the dynasty." A scholar behind him stepped forward and introduced to Lorraine Hill that he came from Xuanyuan

Zhou's Fangyou Academy, whose surname is Yu and whose first name is Caifeng, is a representative of the students of the academy today.

"Wuquezhou, it should not be far from Luojing." Lorraine Hill recalled seeing the map before.

"Which side is Luo Jing occupying now?"

"Since Luojing was captured by the Beifu army, it was guarded by soldiers left by the Beifu army for a period of time, but because of the death of General Zhuo Muye and the imperial edict issued by the Kunlun Yuting, the Beifu army guarding Luojing had to retreat and leave."

"The members and disciples of the 'Kunlun Yuting' now occupy Luojing, but they don't like to deal with trivial matters, so when it comes to implementation, it is actually a militia team formed by some aristocratic families in Luojing to patrol."

"You know the details. Did you just come out from Luo Jing some time ago?" Lorraine Hill turned around.

"Returning to Your Highness, in fact, I only went to Luojing once a few years ago, and now these news are actually transmitted through the book friends in the same courtyard."

"Oh, it seems that there are quite a lot of students visiting You Academy. Can you tell me about the famous academies in the Xia Dynasty? I didn't know much about this area before, but I only heard a few names occasionally."

Hearing that Lorraine Hill was interested in where the academy came from, the scholar with a sword also introduced it to the Phoenix with great interest.

"The most famous academy in the world is the Jixia Academy in Yunmen, Dongshan. It is said that there is a huge purple banyan tree in that mountain, and a sage once taught under the tree."

"Since the establishment of the dynasty, because His Majesty admired the enlightenment of the saint, he asked people to move the Jixia Academy to Luojing. Although there is an old site on Dongshan, many of its classics and personnel have already been moved to Luojing in the middle of the dynasty."

"Jixia Academy's enrollment quota is divided into several blocks. Some are recommended by the clan or door-to-door, and some are admitted by various states. There are high requirements for age and qualifications. The courses of study are also very compact and will be assessed every year."

"In addition to Jixia Academy, the next one is Luojingzhong's Nandou Academy, which is also one of the official schools. As long as you obtain a certain degree of fame, you can pay a fee to enter it to borrow books. There are often famous teachers to teach, and you can get in touch with many masters. If you have good talent, some masters will even be accepted as apprentices by some masters and registered in the register. Compared with Jixia Academy, it is much more relaxed, and the restrictions on age and qualifications are much smaller."

"Further down, there are famous academies in various prefectures, such as the 'Wangyou Academy' where I am, the 'Shixuan Academy' in Sulanzhou, the 'Indigo Bookstore' in Nolanzhou, and the 'Huanxi Bookstore' in Moshangzhou, etc. There are about fifteen schools. Although their standards vary, they are much better than other unknown small academies, and there is less bullying."

Then, Yu Caifeng continued to introduce the systems of various academies and the mechanism of the dynasty to obtain fame and even become an official.

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