Chapter 267: God Zhuge "The chief of the miscellaneous class, Sima Yi. What is your name, brother?" The person's demeanor and tone were as reserved as his own, but Zhuge Liang knew that the person in front of him was different from himself. If I am calm and indifferent to everything, then the person in front of me is patient and overlooking everything. Every move was in accordance with the rules, but in Zhuge Liang's eyes it seemed extremely disharmonious, as if he was a carefully crafted machine. The person in front of him is the top product of the aristocratic family, Sima Yi. "The chief of Confucianism, Zhuge Liang." Zhuge Liang bowed. Tian Zeben wanted to build the Jixia Academy into an academic sanctuary that was detached from the world and extremely pure. Obviously, he succeeded. With his help, the Jixia Academy has now become a behemoth that is somewhat beyond his control.
However, Tian Ze did not care about this at all, and still funded the Jixia Academy without reservation, even though the scholars there might not be able to be used by him in the future. As the Jixia Academy grew stronger, various rules were gradually improved through the joint discussions of many elders and great Confucian scholars, and even some rules were derived that even Tian Ze found quite ingenious. One of them is the chief of the hundred families. People fight for a breath, Buddhas fight for a stick of incense. Competition is the greatest driving force for progress. Both the various schools of thought and the internal structures within the schools are now in dispute. The rules of the Hundred Schools of Inheritance List originally formulated by Cai Yong have now been further refined and improved by many hermits and elders into an extremely large system. In addition to the inheritance of classic knowledge as a foundation and the effectiveness of governance as a leading force, there is also a special rule. The battle for the top spot! Besides the present and the past, the most important thing for a school of thought is the future. The so-called chief is the most outstanding disciple under the age of twenty in each school. Although most of the students who are selected are actually all-rounders, they have read a wide range of schools of thought and integrated them into their own, and are not bound by the views of any one school. But after all, these people also have their own teachers, preferences, and family backgrounds, and taking their personal character and choices into consideration, these young talents are eventually sought after by various schools. After learning about the situations of these chiefs of the Hundred Schools, Tian Ze sighed helplessly. As expected, most of them were familiar people, including Zhuge Liang, Lu Xun and others. The most special among them are Confucianism and Mohism. Because the Confucian school has such a large base, the original chief position has remained vacant for a long time. Even if one or two people are promoted to the position, they will eventually be overthrown by many people, and no one can truly convince people. However, the competition for the top spot accounts for a considerable proportion in the list of 100 companies, and it cannot remain vacant all the time, otherwise it would be like giving up. Some Confucian elders set their sights on Zhuge Liang. Since entering the Jixia Academy, although Zhuge Liang has always been indifferent to fame and fortune and has been humble in his pursuit of knowledge, his noble character naturally attracted him to make some good friends.
These people did not look down on Zhuge Liang because of his young age. Instead, they admired him greatly and regarded him as a good friend. Especially in the past year or so, Zhuge Liang's knowledge and talent have advanced by leaps and bounds. He is proficient in astronomy, geography, military strategy, and mechanical devices. In the eyes of his good friends, he has become as unfathomable as the ocean. After he became the chief, no one disobeyed him. There was no other way, this guy was too abnormal, he had no weaknesses, even in the one he was least good at, he could compete with the chiefs of other schools. Moreover, Zhuge Liang's identity is also quite special. Although Tian Ze did not say it explicitly, his unintentional attitude and actions showed that Zhuge Liang was the choice of the future prime minister and the hand-picked successor. Not to mention anything else, Tian Ze's eldest son Tian An had always been arranged by Tian Ze to study with Zhuge Liang, like a follower. For Confucianism, taking Zhuge Liang as the leader is undoubtedly the best choice. After Zhuge Liang learned about it, although he declined again and again, he was eventually given the title of chief, but he did not refuse it. In fact, Zhuge Liang also had some expectations of being included in the list of Confucianists. Although he is still young, he has already begun planning his future and is ready to take over this vast empire, and becoming the chief of Confucianism will undoubtedly provide great benefits. Since Zhuge Liang's arrival, all government affairs of the ministers under Tian Ze would be copied and handed over to him. At Lu Zhi's request, the elders of various schools of thought and hermits such as Sima Hui and Pang Degong all taught him everything they knew. Tian Ze himself would chat with Zhuge Liang about his "dreams" whenever he had nothing to do, and he wished he could make a copy of the knowledge accumulated over the past five thousand years for Zhuge Liang. The limitations and particularities of this era meant that only one person could build a country, and Zhuge Liang was undoubtedly the best candidate in Tian Ze's mind. Tian Ze named his child Tian An, which actually foreshadowed his expectations for his future. He hoped that he could live in peace and harmony and become a monarch like Adou. Talent is something that cannot be forced. Tian Ze now has three sons. Although they are all quite smart, they are just smart and cannot be compared with a monster like Zhuge Liang. It was fine to stay behind the scenes and rule by doing nothing, but Tian Ze was really worried about taking charge of the world, so he decided to hand it over to Zhuge Liang. This is not only a way to be responsible to the people of the world, but also a way to prepare a way out for future generations. In order to train Zhuge Liang, Tian Ze gathered almost all the top resources in the world. If it were an ordinary person, it would be impossible to bear it, but Zhuge Liang not only bore it, but also absorbed it all without any pressure. His talent of "enlightenment" can not only greatly improve his own comprehension ability, learn and absorb various knowledge at an incredible speed, but he can even understand the talents of others. Tian Ze's behavior of "forcing growth" might have led to the failure of someone else, but it was just right for Zhuge Liang. His abilities improve almost every day, and now it has reached a point that Chen Gong and others have to take it seriously. In some political strategies, he was able to provide effective suggestions to Chen Gong and others as a supplement. Of course, Zhuge Liang’s rapid growth was also inseparable from Tian Ze’s support and guarantee. The spiritual energy consumed by him alone was equal to the total spiritual energy consumed by the twelve important ministers under Tian Zezhi. If not for this, considering the energy consumption of Zhuge Liang's talent and his crazy study, he would have been considered old if he could live to the age of 20. In addition to Zhuge Liang, the chief of Confucianism, the situation of Mohism is also very special. The chief of the Mohist school is named Mo Chen, the first disciple of the contemporary giant Mo Shou. He has an amazing talent in mechanism manufacturing and other aspects, which even Mo Shou is far inferior to. The steam engine he developed has now almost reached the point where it can be used in practice.
But this fellow is very biased and is only proficient in engineering. He is not as good as ordinary Mohist disciples in Mohist theory and other aspects. But even so, he lived up to his name and was chosen by Mo Shou and Tian Ze as the chief of the Mohist School, and his position was unshakable. The second place of Mohism became the same as the first place of other schools. The person sitting in this position is Xu Shu. (End of this chapter)