Zhao Yun had brought five thousand cavalrymen.
This was undoubtedly a terrifying number.
It was fine for the Zhen family to raise private soldiers, as many powerful landowners did so these days. But you had quietly raised five thousand cavalrymen, all of whom were well-equipped and not inferior to the regular army of the imperial court…
How could this be?
Fortunately, everyone present was on their side, and even Cai Yong turned a blind eye to it.
The commoners simply did not care about this matter.
As a result, Zhang Chun and Zhang Ju's 10,000 rebel soldiers, who had traveled hundreds of miles, ended up with hundreds of casualties. The rest were all captured and followed the refugees to Ji City.
The group grew larger and larger, and after spending several days, they finally arrived outside Ji City.
Ji City was Youzhou's capital.
Just like the other cities they passed by, countless people were already outside Ji City. Under the Zhen Family's commercial firm's call, they were busy building camps.
In comparison, the camp here was no longer simple.
Because the refugees were going to stay here for a while.
As for how to settle them, they would have to wait until Chen Xiao took office and order the officials of the various counties to make arrangements.
Thus, he led Cai Yong and the Zhen family's convoy into the city first.
Before they reached the city gates, they saw carriages lining up to enter the city. When they saw them coming, someone in the carriage revealed a look of surprise and immediately spurred his horse out.
" Young Master is finally here…"
This person was over 40 years old and looked like a weak scholar. He was one of the Zhen Family's four golden chip managers, Zhen Liang."We escorted Duke Zheng all the way from Qingzhou and coincidentally entered the city!”
Duke Zheng?
When Cai Yong heard this name, he immediately jumped out of the carriage,""Why did Zheng Xuan arrive at this time?”
They had spent a long time on their journey, but Zheng Xuan had come from Qingzhou.
Logically speaking, it shouldn't have taken so long.
"Bandits wreaked havoc along the way, and we had to take detours from time to time.”
Zhen Liang didn't know Cai Yong, but he saw the doubt in Chen Xiao's eyes and explained,""In addition, there are people chasing after us from time to time. The number of people in the team increased, and it has been delayed until today!”
"Someone is chasing us?"
Chen Xiao was stunned when she heard that. Then, she reacted,""Are you a disciple of Zheng Xuan?"
"Not just disciples!"
Zhen Liang shook his head, a look of surprise appearing on his face."Duke Zheng's reputation is unrivaled in the eyes of scholars. On the way, whenever we heard that Duke Zheng was heading north to Youzhou Province, someone would join us or escort him with guards or directly come to Youzhou Province for further studies with us…"
He paused for a moment before adding," There's also a portion from Xuzhou, Yuzhou, Jingzhou, and Yangzhou. We just happened to bump into them."”
So that was how it was!
Cai Yong looked at the densely packed figures in front of the city gate and sighed deeply,""The name of Zheng Xuan is known to the world. This old man is inferior to him!”
He thought about how Zheng Xuan and he were about to become the academy's chancellor together.
This great scholar felt an inexplicable pressure in his heart.
Chen Xiao smiled.
This was the kind of pressure he wanted.
The reason why he set up two chancellors of the academy was to introduce a competitive mechanism. In the academy, there would be all kinds of examinations in the future. Not only would the students compete with each other academically, but the teachers would also be assessed.
Chen Xiao believed that healthy competition could greatly promote the development of the school.
Just as he was about to speak, Zheng Xuan, who was in the carriage in front, heard the commotion and got out of the carriage. Behind him was a group of current and future students.
"You are Chen Xiao?"
Zheng Xuan's expression was old-fashioned, and he looked like a research scholar. When he saw Chen Xiao, he was not in a hurry to bow. Instead, he said with a slight scrutiny,""That letter that convinced me was written by you?”
"That's right!"
Chen Xiao cupped her hands and bowed with a smile on her face.""I am deeply honored that Duke Zheng can come!”
"There's no need to be so polite. If you really do what you wrote in the letter and open Youzhou Academy and the official schools of various prefectures and counties, it will be a merit that will benefit you for thousands of years. It's my honor to participate in it!”
Zheng Xuan said seriously.
Chen Xiao's expression turned solemn.
He looked at the hundreds of students behind Zheng Xuan and announced word by word," Even if I have to use all the wealth of the Zhen family and the power of Youzhou, I will still manage the school!“
Zheng Xuan nodded.
Looking at the composed Chen Xiao, he could not help but think of the words in the letter that left the deepest impression on him.
A teacher is a teacher who preaches, teaches and dispels doubts.
Duke Zheng was a scholar and had over a thousand students.
But how many people are there in the world?
How many talented people can he teach even if he lives in his hometown?
A teacher of a thousand, a master of classics, famous in the world!
The teacher of ten thousand people, world-famous, passed down through the ages!
Then what should an army of ten million people do?
He should be a saint!
To establish the will of heaven and earth, to establish the fate of life, to inherit the ultimate arts of the past saints, and to create peace for all generations!
……
In a short letter, it explained the principles of being a teacher. There were even famous phrases from the ages mixed in. When Zheng Xuan read the letter, he was completely dumbfounded.
He was extremely curious about Chen Xiao.
He was also moved by Chen Xiao's plan for the school.
Not to mention, Chen Xiao had even sent him hundreds of ancient books. In the letter, she even said that there were many more books in Youzhou Academy!!
With all these factors added up, Zheng Xuan set off without any hesitation.
He was much more straightforward than Cai Yong.
Even so, Zheng Xuan had some doubts about whether Chen Xiao would be able to secure his position as Youzhou's Mu and continue to carry out the plan of the Academy. It was only until recently that he heard that Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun's armies had attacked but were easily wiped out.
He was relieved.
Now that he saw Chen Xiao again, although they had only spoken a few words, he could feel the structure and determination in Chen Xiao's heart. He could not help but feel even more relaxed.
"To establish a heart for the world, to establish a life for life, to inherit the ultimate art of the past saints, to create peace for all generations…As expected of a person who can say these words!”
Zheng Xuan read aloud. Suddenly, under the watchful eyes of everyone, he bowed to Chen Xiao and said,""I hope that Chen Youzhou will keep his promise and promote the school to the world. Zheng Xuan will thank you on behalf of all the scholars in the world!”
Everyone was in an uproar.
He was shocked by Chen Xiao's famous saying and also stunned by Zheng Xuan's great bow.
What made them even more incredulous was that…
Chen Xiao, who had a solemn expression, accepted the bow calmly.
"He believes that what he has done is worthy of Duke Zheng's gift!!”
All of a sudden, this thought appeared in the minds of all the scholars who had followed Zheng Xuan.
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