Chapter 137: Trade-offs
Lin Zhan's original plan was to use the importance of the Heavenly Star Academy to the empire, stir up the entire Heavenly Star Academy, and use himself as bait to attract the attention of the major forces to the Heavenly Star Academy, so as to alleviate the pressure faced by Gu Crocodile and Wu Tian and win time and opportunities for their further development.
It was for this reason that Lin Zhan behaved so arrogantly when he first stepped into the Heavenly Star Academy, and in less than half a day, he provoked the giants of the Zhang family, the Ma family, and the royal family.
But that's not enough. Lin Zhan knew that what he did was nothing more than a fight between children in the eyes of those in real power, and he would lose interest after two glances at most. Although the identity of the third generation of the second son of the Lin family will make them care a little more, it is only to turn these two eyes into three or four eyes, and it is not of much use.
In order to really attract the attention of these bigwigs, Lin Zhan had to come up with something genuine.
For example, the Seven Murderers.
The rise of the Seven Murderers in the Heavenly Star Academy will definitely attract the attention of many people, and the flawed but seamless story obtained after the investigation will arouse the vigilance of some people. The potential and mystery of the Seven Murders are bound to attract the continued attention of many people. Lin Zhan believed that after half a year of hard work and fermentation, the name Seven Murderers should have rushed out of the scope of Tianxing Academy, at least in front of the eyes of those big guys.
It was precisely because of this possibility that Lin Zhan chose to throw out the Seven Murderers at this time, on the afternoon of the day he first entered the Heavenly Star Academy. Exposing his relationship with the Seven Murderers to others "carelessly".
Originally, Lin Zhan just wanted to take a gamble, but according to the situation he just saw, this time he was right.
There are definitely not too many forces that can afford to buy the tutors of the Heavenly Star Academy, and there are even fewer people who are qualified to command these tutors to do things for themselves.
Although Lin Zhan had only met Yu Wuwu once, Lin Zhan knew very well that this Yu Wuwu was definitely not an easy person to deal with. As the dean of Tianxing Academy, who may be even more powerful than Lin Tianxiao, Lin Zhan has reason to believe that Yu Wuwu knows the situation of Tianxing Academy well, and only allows it to develop for some reason, regardless of it.
With Yu Wuwu's strength, ability, and prestige, if it weren't for his acquiescence, it would be impossible for the several major families in the imperial capital to reach out to the Heavenly Star Academy.
But it is precisely because of the existence of Yu Wuwu that the hands of these major forces will definitely not be too long. Buying some mentors, inserting a few eyes and ears, and stuffing in a few gentlemen, this is already Yu Wuwu giving them enough face, and if they want to go further, it will inevitably cause a backlash from Yu Wuwu.
In this way, these bribed mentors are very valuable assets to the major forces, and the status of those who can command them will naturally not be low. As long as these people report what happened just now, the chances of this news appearing in front of the bigwigs in the imperial capital are quite high.
These bigwigs in the imperial capital are all people who have been through storms for a long time, and Lin Zhan believes that as long as this news appears in front of them, they will definitely be able to smell the meaning behind this news.
In this way, these bigwigs had to focus on Lin Zhan.
Lin Zhan, who appeared alone in the Heavenly Star Academy, and Lin Zhan, who had a force around him, were completely different concepts, especially since this force existed before Lin Zhan entered the Heavenly Star Academy.
In the eyes of these bigwigs in the Heavenly Star Imperial Capital, the current Lin Zhan is still insignificant. Even though he did so many earth-shattering things today, he still couldn't get on the stage. What these bigwigs really care about is still the Lin family behind Lin Zhan.
In Lin Zhan's actions today, what role did the Lin family play.
The Seven Murderers, or not only the Seven Murderers, there are many people who have not yet discovered, what is the relationship between these people and Lin Zhan, are they the power that the Lin family arranged for Lin Zhan in advance or the power that Lin Zhan developed himself?
This is a question that must be clarified.
If the Seven Murderers were the forces that the Lin family had arranged for Lin Zhan in advance, then today's incident would most likely not be Lin Zhan's personal behavior, but planned by the Lin family behind his back.
After more than ten years of suppression, the Lin family finally couldn't bear it anymore, and used Lin Zhan, a junior, to stir up the Tianxing Academy, and at the beginning humiliated the Zhang family and the Ma family, the two descendants of the family who did not deal with the Lin family. Then Lin Zhan said in public that he was crying for the third princess, which greatly damaged the majesty of the royal family and made the royal family suffer a small loss.
Does the Lin family want to use this incident to vent their dissatisfaction and give everyone a warning?
If this is not the case, the Seven Murders are Lin Zhan's own strength, and today's matter is also Lin Zhan's own decision, then the major forces in the imperial capital will have to reassess Lin Zhan.
These two different results will directly affect the attitude of the major forces in the imperial capital towards the Lin family and Lin Zhan in the future, so they have to be cautious.
And once they became cautious, Lin Zhan's goal was achieved.
As long as these people have this idea, Lin Zhan has a way to make them continue to have such a headache, and they have been entangled with Lin Zhan, so that they have no energy to care about other things.
If these goals can be achieved, it will be a very good deal for Lin Zhan.
The identities of Zhan Da and several people had always been a mystery before, and if this secret continued, it might bring some unexpected surprises to Lin Zhan, but such surprises were far from Lin Zhan's expectations.
And all secrets will be exposed after all, and the battle is no exception, and the difference between them is only sooner or later. Rather than being discovered by others slowly, Lin Zhan might as well choose an appropriate time to take the initiative to expose himself.
In this way, Lin Zhan can not only get the greatest benefits, but also Lin Zhan can grasp a certain initiative.
Zhan Da is a chess piece arranged by Lin Zhan, and now that it is exposed, Lin Zhan will certainly suffer some losses, but in the long run, Lin Zhan will gain greater benefits.
Moreover, the exposure of several people will provide excellent cover for the other cards that Lin Zhan hid, which is one of the reasons why Lin Zhan did this.
Lin Zhan used to be a perfect coach, and one of the things a coach often does is make trade-offs.
Through today's actions, even if he will lose a few people because of this, Lin Zhan feels that it is worth it.
Tianxing Academy is indeed very large, and it took less than half an hour to return to the main campus from the back mountain. By this time, it was already completely dark, and the campus was full of students who were exhausted and came out to relax after a long day of classes.
Piles of students get together on their own. Lin Zhan walked past them, looking at them as if he had seen a small group in the court of the Heavenly Star Empire one or two decades later.
Since the emergence of the imperial system on this continent, successive dynasties have strictly forbidden partisanship. But for thousands of years, the dispute between friends has never stopped.
People in all dynasties have discussed the dispute between friends in the court, but the root of the dispute between friends may be in this academy that teaches and educates people and cultivates talents.
The students get together with each other, and out of boredom, all sorts of topics pop out of their mouths. From trivial matters of life to military affairs, from foreign countries to the stars, students speak freely and without scruples.
In the Heavenly Star Academy, there is no such thing as a curse coming out of the mouth. You can talk about anything you want here, you can say whatever you want, no one will come to you for trouble, and there won't be anything like that.
The curriculum in Tianxing Academy is heavy, but the learning style is very relaxed. As long as you've completed your subject tasks, you can do whatever you want the rest of the time. All kinds of remarks can be raised in the Tianxing Academy, and even some topics that are taboo outside can also be discussed generously. With the status of the Celestial Star Academy in the empire and the prestige of Yu Wuwu, such freedom is that even His Majesty the Emperor cannot interfere with at will.
This is also an important foundation of Tianxing Academy, which was set by Yu Wuwu at the beginning of the establishment of Tianxing Academy, and was specially reported to Emperor Taizu, and was approved by Emperor Taizu.
It is precisely because of this relaxed and free atmosphere that the students' thinking is stimulated to the greatest extent and is of great benefit to their growth.
Of course, such a system also buries some bad hidden dangers.