Chapter 16

For the people in Tao County, the past few days were simply more crazy than their past decades of life.

First it was clear and rainy.

Then there was the light of heaven appearing.

In a blink of an eye, the distant and almost unreal emperor actually came to Mt. Nanshan and Tao County.

What was even more unbelievable was… Tao County actually had a saint.

No one knows what happened on Mt. Nanshan.

The intimidating Royal Army cut off all prying eyes.

People only knew that after a conversation with no disclosed details, countless fast horses carrying flags rushed in all directions out of Mt. Nanshan.

Then, the news that Mr. Lin was preparing to open a lecture hall on Mt. Nanshan spread throughout the small county.

This was just the beginning.

All of this was like a stone, smashing into a quiet lake on a peaceful day, causing endless ripples.

And soon, more news began to flow into the small county.

…

“The Royal Army camped under Mt. Nanshan.”

“His Majesty the Emperor did not return to the capital city, but instead also camped under the mountain.”

“Not only that, I heard that the ministers who accompanied them were also waiting there, saying that they would be the first batch of students.”

“Student? Is it possible that Mr. Lin… really dare to accept His Majesty as a disciple?” Some people obviously didn’t believe it, although the person who said this had never seen a monarch.

“What’s impossible? That’s a saint you’re talking about…” someone exclaimed.

“But… is there really such a young saint?”

In the small Tao County, after tea and dinner, there were many similar remarks like falling snow.

There were still people who couldn’t believe what they saw.

Until the Royal Army took soldiers and horses, dignifiedly took away a large number of tables, chairs and benches from the city.

Until, at the foot of Mt. Nanshan, a barracks really formed.

…

‘Fortunately, I’ve been prepared for this. Otherwise I really wouldn’t be able to calm these people.‘

Lishan martial arts hall.

Lin Tuo, who switched his consciousness back to his body again, rubbed his face, then got up and looked at the sandbox continent.

Thinking back to the situation just now, he was really a little nervous.

Although several layers of planning were laid out in advance, it was not easy to solve the problem of proving himself in front of the monarch and the officials.

Those people were not stupid after all.

After letting the Royal Army pass on the message, the young emperor took a number of accompanying officials up the mountain to visit and Lin Tuo had to stand his ground and have a conversation with him.

Also, he used the prepared materials to teach them a lesson. Which was also to show the real ability of his teaching and knowledge.

Lin Tuo even thought about it. If the other party was still unsure or did not understand, then he would have another divine phenomena.

Fortunately, these backhanded tricks were ultimately pointless.

The emperor and his ministers were a bit dumber than he thought. Even if Lin Tuo only showed the tip of the iceberg, most of them did not fully understand.

Without delay, they realized the value of that knowledge.

‘To learn new knowledge, you must have a smart enough mind. I hope they can find enough smart people as soon as possible. Well, or at least, find enough people to write it down.‘

Lin Tuo’s plan was simple. Use the influence of God and being a saint to set up an academy so that the emperor could send enough talents with proper learning ability.

After that, the knowledge will be transferred to them by him.

In this way, he could promote the development of human society and technology in the sandbox.

It was not necessarily guaranteed, but he could try.

‘I only hope that this emperor will be able to properly execute this. After all, with the current environment of the country, the most secure way to reform is from top to bottom.‘

…

Though it was proven that this monarch was more upbeat than Lin Tuo expected.

Also more serious.

For the next two days, there was no peace in Tao County.

Under Lin Tuo’s acquiescence, the emperor waved his hand and immediately ordered the expansion of the academy.

The entire Tao County, and even the entire prefecture, was shaken by it.

In just two days, in the surroundings of the dilapidated academy on Mt. Nanshan, a piece of flat land was flattened out. Thousands of tables and chairs were transported there and lined up. It was spectacular.

At first glance, just the seats available could accommodate thousands of people at the same time.

At the same time, carriages and horses came from all over the country.

That is, countless scholars came from all over the country.

Among them were Kyoto students and supervising students who have been mobilized from Kyoto. They were constantly running around and even well-known scholars of various schools.

Some people were solo, and some were in groups.

No one wanted to miss the opportunity of being taught by a saint. Whether you could learn something or not, even if you just participated in it, it was enough to tell stories for the rest of your life.

For the people in Tao County, it had become a very interesting thing to sit by the window of a tea house and watch the students rushing from all over the country.

“Is that the Seventh Son of Mingzhou?”

“The Great Scholar of Dongliang!”

“Nanjiang champion!”

“Even the little poetry fairy from Kyoto is here?”

“Then… Is that the former prime minister?”

Tao County was very small, but there were no lack of knowledgeable people, even among the people who didn’t know anything. With the arrival of one after another, the big men who were famous around the country constantly appeared. Even those who were calm couldn’t maintain their composure.

Scholars in Tao County and the surrounding areas have already seized their positions by taking advantage of their geographical advantages.

In this strange and restless atmosphere, time came to the third day.

It was also the day when Nanshan Academy started.

…

The rising sun once again lit up the mountains.

Up and down Mt. Nanshan it was already crowded and airtight.

Thousands of tables and chairs were filled with students who were old or young, who had official positions, or were famous in their own right.

Outside, there were densely packed crowds of people sitting on futons. Those people who couldn’t grab a seat sat there.

At the foot of the mountain, the Royal Army’s flags were fluttering and majestic.

A gust of mountain breeze blew and the blank papers placed on the tables and chairs smashed and rolled like snow waves.

The position closest to the gate of the academy was occupied by the young emperor and the heavy court officials. Compared with others, the atmosphere in this area was more solemn and solemn.

Everyone wanted to learn.

Lin Tuo slowly walked out of the courtyard, his eyes swept over the mountains and thousands of students.

The mountain wind stopped suddenly.

In the distance, people whispering quietly fell silent for a moment, and the simple meeting place where thousands of people gathered seemed to be quiet.

“Cough cough.” Lin Tuo looked at the densely packed human heads with his right hand behind his back. He pinched his thigh and stimulated himself with pain to calm himself as much as possible.

At the same time, he tried to use the art of vocalization in his family martial arts to mobilize Ether to gather at the position of his Adam’s apple to amplify his voice.

This way, the people at the foot of the mountain could also hear what he dictated.

Under the gaze of countless lights, Lin Tuo, dressed in a plain robe, slowly walked to the wall that was blackened with ink and dried.

This was the blackboard he had prepared in advance.

“There are so many people here today, I hope everyone can keep quiet. The first class will not accept questions, but there will be questions afterwards. In addition, this class will take a long time. If you aren’t patient, you can leave early.”

Lin Tuo said this in a calm voice in the eyes of the crowd, which seemed a little strange to the people of Chi Dynasty.

After a short pause, he heard the emperor in the front row, wearing a bright yellow dragon robe, raising his hand carefully and asking:

“I wonder what Master Lin is going to talk about today?”

Lin Tuo glanced at the well-behaved emperor and smiled slightly.

Immediately turning around, he pinched a chalk made of lime which was also prepared, and spelt out a word on the blackboard in Chi language.

After he finished writing, he turned around, faced tens of thousands of blank eyes and pointed to the two big white characters on the blackboard.

“The first lesson I want to talk about is…Science.”