Chapter 516 also wants to open an academy and join Master Gao!

Chapter 516 also wants to open an academy and join Master Gao!

When the Qin Dynasty was truly established, after the sifting of time and history, only twelve major schools of thought remained. They are: Confucianism advocating benevolence and etiquette, Legalism emphasizing the rule of law, Taoism pursuing natural inaction, Mohism advocating universal love and non-aggression, Yin-Yang School exploring the way of Yin-Yang changes, Famous School studying the relationship between name and reality, Miscellaneous School drawing on the strengths of many schools, Farmers attaching importance to agricultural production, Novelists good at telling stories, Diplomats who rely on wisdom and strategy to conquer the world, Military Strategists who are well versed in the art of war, and Physicians who are proficient in medical skills to save lives.

In fact, each of the twelve major schools, in the process of its development and growth, more or less absorbed the essence and ideas of many smaller schools. This integration and exchange made the theories of each school constantly perfect and enriched, and together created the prosperity of thought and culture in the pre-Qin period. Rather than saying that someone abolished the various schools of thought, it is better to say that the times eliminated the unsuitable schools.

Of course, this led to the decline of the various schools of thought, and the demise of the six kingdoms. Back then, the six kingdoms respected and advocated different schools of thought. Simply put, whichever school of thought could bring greater benefits and advantages to the monarch in power at the time would receive strong support from that country. At the same time, each country did this to highlight its differences and characteristics from other countries.

As the six states were successively destroyed by the Qin State, many schools that were once highly valued lost their most powerful supporters in an instant. Without the strong support from the ruling class, these schools gradually declined, and some even disappeared completely.

But now, the southern border area has been opened to the outside world, and the local people live and work in peace and contentment. As a result, the hundreds of scholars who have flocked to the southern border from all over the world can't help but want to gain more say. Originally, even if the southern border invited all the families to come, they would think that the southern border is full of barbarians and would not want to go there.

After the Southern Border Army successfully defeated the huge army of 300,000 soldiers of the imperial court, its strong military strength was finally fully demonstrated. Then, they were unstoppable and annexed the land of five counties in one fell swoop! In this way, the Southern Border has risen to become one of the most powerful vassal states in the world.

Under this circumstance, the rumors about the South Territory in the past were now believed by more and more people. People were spreading the word about how prosperous and healthy the people in the South Territory were, and how open and progressive their ideas were. Here, everyone could get good treatment, and the people no longer had to worry about starving. As a result, people from all directions and all schools began to flock to the South Territory where Gao Yao was.

At first, Gao Yao treated these people with courtesy. But who would have thought that these people would treat Gao Yao as the king of the six countries in the past, and their way of thinking remained the same as before.

Not only that, they also put forward many demands, hoping that Gao Yao would grant them corresponding preferential treatment, such as fertile fields, spacious houses, and prominent official positions. This really forced Gao Yao to the point of being unbearable - these people just came and asked for all kinds of treatment and property, and even threatened that only if Gao Yao met their conditions first, they would really serve Gao Yao wholeheartedly. Moreover, each of them put on a high and mighty attitude, as if they had great abilities. In the face of such a situation, how could Gao Yao continue to indulge and accommodate them?

Gao Yao himself was famous for his desire for talent. It was no exaggeration to say that he was extremely thirsty for talent! But Gao Yao was definitely not the kind of foolish and heartless person who would just bring back a group of people who treated him as a master and had to be well supported. Jia Zhengxu would not indulge those who could not even see the current situation and the situation clearly. It was because of this that a series of rules were set for the people of the Hundred Schools.

According to the regulations, no matter which school people belong to, they can live in the South Territory safely and stay here for a long time. However, there is one thing that is expressly prohibited, that is, they are not allowed to open educational places such as schools here, let alone recruit students.

After all, if Gao Yao really recruited these people without any scruples, wouldn't it be like slapping himself in the face? How would the ministers who had always followed him through thick and thin and were loyal to him view this matter?

However, the situation then underwent a series of subtle changes. After the four elders of Shangshan made relevant suggestions to Gao Yao, although Gao Yao was unwilling, after careful consideration, he finally chose to relax the strict restrictions that initially prohibited these people from recruiting students.

There is a crucial factor in this, that is, the need to take into account the feelings of the Four Elders of Shangshan. These people were indeed forcibly abducted here by Gao Yao with tough means. But after so many years of ups and downs, they really gave Gao Yao advice and taught talents wholeheartedly, and they made great contributions. Because of this, whether from an emotional perspective or based on considerations on the level of facts, Gao Yao deeply realized that this face must be given to the other party with full respect and reservation no matter what.

Of course, there were many other reasons that prompted Gao Yao to make such a decision. Not only did the Four Elders of Shangshan open their mouths to make requests, but those people from the Legalist school who came for Li Si were also eager to try; Han Xin and Cao Shen were originally from the military school, and Zhang Liang belonged to the Confucian school. In addition, Gao Yao also had many talented people from farming families. Naturally, these people from different schools would give Gao Yao advice for the benefit of their own factions.

In fact, as a high-ranking official, he often faces many helpless situations. After all, if he wants his subordinates to serve him wholeheartedly, how can he not give them enough face? And he also needs to carefully weigh the interests of all parties and try his best to meet the inner expectations and demands of some people. For this reason, Gao Yao, after careful consideration, finally relaxed the original restrictions and allowed people from other schools to freely recruit disciples in the southern border.

Although this seemed to give the various schools of thought more opportunities to grow and develop, in fact, the southern region itself had a rather thorny problem, which resulted in even those prestigious large sects not having smooth sailing when recruiting students here.