The fiasco in the Wenhua Hall was the first time that the scholars and Xie Hong fought at the ideological and academic level, because the defeat was too miserable and unexpected, and they never got back.

But even that kind of fiasco didn't make the soldiers lower their arrogant heads, although no one dared to show up to challenge, but most people were still holding on, saying that Xie Hong was just a trick to win, and that kind of victory was nothing at all, and it couldn't represent the real level of the other party.

As for Xie Hong, they still stubbornly believe that the other party is just a courtier who doesn't study, and building a academy is just an act of inadequacy, and after a long time, they will inevitably suffer the consequences and suffer retribution.

There is a price to be paid for underestimating the enemy, and if it were not for Tang Bohu and others to join, the academy would indeed encounter a lot of ups and downs, and it might even be possible for the scholars to get their wish.

But now that Xie Hong's domineering spirit has reappeared and he got a Tang Bohu out of thin air, things are naturally different. The timely appearance of new teaching materials relieved considerable pressure; Moreover, the public opinion propaganda of Houdefang has also been strengthened from keeping up, so the influence of the academy is even greater.

In addition, Tang Bohu's influence is not limited to himself, his high-profile joining has caused an uproar among the middle and high-level scholars, but it has played another role among the scholars at the bottom, yes, that is, role model.

According to the standards of later generations, the middle and upper echelons of scholars belonged to vested interest groups, and except for a very small number of people who had a vision beyond the times, this class could not be shaken unless they saw the greater good.

Such interests can be seen by the bureaucrats of later generations, because China in later generations is not the most powerful country. However, in this era, even if it is going downhill, the Ming Dynasty is still the most powerful country in the world, so compared with the monopoly of the Ming Dynasty, the greater interests do not exist.

But this is not the case with the scholars at the bottom, who have no fame and fame, in fact, are not regarded as real scholars, and whether Confucianism monopolizes the court, or whatever, they cannot get any profit from it.

Not to mention profits, many of them can't even make ends meet, and the long-term failure has worn out all the courage and ambition in their hearts.

Xiucai is still regarded as a scholar, those children are the most miserable, as the strong men in the family, they can't create benefits, they have to spend time and energy studying, but also have to pay the tax on their heads, the difficulty of life can be imagined.

Old boys, it may sound a little funny, but who knows how much bitterness and suffering this title contains except themselves?

If you read a book, you may not be a scholar, Xiucai is just a reserve for scholars, and Tongsheng is not even a reserve, at most he can only be regarded as an activist for entering the scholars.

Therefore, with Tang Bohu's good example, many people at the bottom of the reading people have been shaken, no matter how great the sage's truth is, it is always not as true as the truth that you have to eat when you are hungry, Tang Bohu can take refuge in Xie Hong, why can't we all be considered scholars?

As a result, although Li Binghe was the only one to lift, after that, many children flocked to the Ivy League, and many Xiucai who were still waiting to see also joined the ranks, and the faculty of the academy grew rapidly.

Xie Hong promoted Tang Bohu's joining in a high-profile manner, and he also had this in mind, the celebrity effect! In the past, the target was ordinary people, and it was enough to rely on righteousness; Now the object is a scholar, and a new idol has also emerged, that is, Tang Dacai.

What if talent is fundamental? With people with surnames, many problems are solved. With all the necessary conditions for running a school, such as teaching materials, teachers, students, and a way out, the Ivy League College has immediately entered the track of rapid development.

In fact, Li Binghe, who lifted people, also played a big role, but they were all hidden under Tang Bohu's dazzling aura.

Although Tang Bohu is talented, he has no experience in Gewuxue, and he is obviously a fairly pure liberal arts student. And Li Binghe is the opposite, although this person also has a fame, but this is also his limit in terms of classics and history, purely relying on hard work, far from being comparable to his talent in Gewuxue.

Tang Bohu blossomed in many faces, but Li Juren was concentrating on the same, under Xie Hong's teaching, in physics, he quickly entered the door, the first thing to understand was the principle of mechanics, of course, this is also related to Xie Hong's own relatively small appearance, he is not a physics major, what can be taught to people is nothing more than the little thing taught in middle schools in later generations.

However, Xie Hong felt that this was enough, he did not have the idea of moving the 21st century to the Ming Dynasty, and even if he could, he would not be able to do it. He is not here to be a savior, he just wants to create an opportunity for the Chinese civilization to come out of the cage of Confucianism and face the coming global competition with a complete attitude.

Whether you lose or win, you have always competed with other civilizations face-to-face, instead of being put on all kinds of shackles, and you didn't even get a chance to face it head-on, and you were sadly sold as a house slave by the barbarians.

Of course, Xie Hong has enough confidence that as long as the Chinese civilization attacks in the best state, the so-called Western powers cannot be opponents at all, even if there are some small bumps, isn't there still him as a traverser? Today's China will definitely dominate the four seas with the attitude of sweeping the leaves in the autumn wind, he firmly believes.

Li Juren alone may still be an isolated phenomenon, but in the subsequent recruitment boom, Xie Hong found a lot of talents, some are good at physics, some are good at arithmetic, and some are very interested in chemistry.

Although these people have only shown their talent in basic knowledge, Xie Hong is still very satisfied, as long as the quality of the seeds is good, and then his own irrigation is appropriate, the seeds will one day grow into towering trees, and then become pillars.

Regarding Li Binghe's joining, Xie Hong didn't do any publicity, and he didn't even notify his family, but just asked where the Li family was, and asked people to send some money over. Although the Li family is poor, but they are self-proclaimed scholars, Xie Hong knows what the old man in the family thinks, and he himself hides from Xie's mother, of course, he will understand Li Juren's difficulties.

Of course, the most important reason is that Li Juren is not famous, and if he says it, except for a few fellow villagers, I am afraid that no one knows about him, what is the propaganda for?

Although all the conditions were met, the operation of the Ivy League College was different from Xie Hong's previous style, and the college did not follow the Jumbo Zhai model, that is, the model of establishing a model and then expanding rapidly.

This is mainly because Xie Hong learned the previous lesson, and he didn't want to spread the stall too big at once, so as not to take care of it, the previous time was lucky, and Tang Bohu sent it to the door by himself, but he couldn't always pin his hopes on luck when doing things.

There are many talented people in the Zhengde Dynasty, but people like Tang Bohu who are both talented and dissatisfied with the scholar class are pitiful, at least, Xie Hong can't think of one.

In addition, he didn't want to overstimulate the scholars, after all, the other party's strength was still superior, and the current stimulation was not small. After the feast, Xie Hong's series of actions were all slapping people's faces, making a crackling sound, palming to the flesh, and then having excessive actions, it was difficult to ensure that the other party would not fall directly into madness, and finally take risks.

Xie Hong's timely restraint really made the courtiers breathe a sigh of relief, seeing that the Ivy Academy was just like the name, it grew up in an instant, and directly challenged them in the ideological field, although this academy was still very young, but many scholars felt fear from the bottom of their hearts.

If Xie Hong promotes it all over the world, they really can't cope with it, free admission is easy to say, but it is difficult to do. Whether you are in Beijing or abroad, isn't being an official for the benefit of your own family? Who would do anything good?

This kind of thing, even if the emperor drafts the will, the cabinet also drafts the vote, I'm afraid it can't be implemented, the magistrates are very slippery, and they don't oppose it clearly, but they can secretly move some hands and feet, and the perfunctory officials are not holding the handle? Anyway, the law does not blame the public, and no one will seriously enforce this kind of chaotic life that makes everyone unable to reap benefits.

If you don't have free admission, it is impossible for the government to win in terms of competing for students, even if it is because it is the orthodoxy of the imperial court, the quality of the students of the government school is higher, but it can't stand the thin seed like the Ivy League. When the gap in the base reaches a certain level, the quality rate is a floating cloud, and the doctors understand this truth.

If it is promoted by the Ivy League Academy throughout the country, then decades later, what will the scholars do to compete with the Royal Academy? With a bunch of old men?

Therefore, although I don't know why Xie Hong stopped his expansion, most of the courtiers were happy. Of course, those adults in high positions are all far-sighted, and naturally they will not relax their vigilance because of Xie Hong's pause, and everyone is actively planning in order to respond to this big crisis.

Although the names are different, in the eyes of the people of the world, there is no difference between the cabinet minister and the prime minister, so although the nominal leader of the scholars is the emperor, in fact, the duties of this leader are assumed by the scholars.

With Tang Bohu's Ivy Academy, it has now revealed its magnificent side, bringing a considerable threat to the entire scholar class, but the three ministers are all quite calm, and the most active is Liu Daxia, the secretary of the military department.

This old man, known for his stubbornness and conservatism, was a hardliner, and he always advocated using tough means to deal with Xie Hong and Zhengde, especially after the fiasco of the Hanlin Academy, Liu Daxia spared no effort to run, hoping to encourage everyone to support his proposal, and the threshold of several cabinet ministers was almost flattened by him.

Of course, Xie Ge Lao is still recuperating now, whether Liu Shangshu has gone or not, how many times he has been there, no one knows, after all, Scholar Xie is still closed to the outside world. However, in the house of Liu and Li, he really ran many times, but outsiders don't know what the effect is.

Although the ministers have not yet expressed their position, many courtiers have already moved.

These people still have a contemptuous expression and a disdainful tone when they talk about Xie Hong, but in fact, they are all afraid in their hearts, impeachment, economic blockade, subterfuge methods, and even court arguments, these are all invincible and unfavorable means have been used, but all of them have failed.

Defeat Xie Hong by conventional means? Many people no longer have such confidence, so under the effect of fear, Liu Daxia's proposal has become the best choice in the minds of these people.

(To be continued)