As soon as this sentence was said, all three people in the hall except Xunzi were confused.

The famous Xunzi Xunzi actually rejected the olive branch handed over by Zhao Dan and rejected Lieutenant Zhao, a position that many people in the world longed for!

The two disciples behind Xunkui, Li Si and Han Fei, had their mouths wide open, and it seemed that it would be no problem to stuff a few duck eggs into it, and their eyes were about to pop out of their sockets.

You should know that Xunqiu was only a Lanling Order in Chu State, a small county magistrate. Compared with the position of Lieutenant of Zhao State, it was not of the same level at all, it was completely different from the world.

Zhao Dan was also shocked. Xunzi just said firmly that he would support Zhao's unification of the world, but in a blink of an eye he refused Zhao Dan's official position...

What is the operation?

Do you think the lieutenant is a small position? It’s impossible. You should know that the entire Zhao State is even bigger than the lieutenant, who can count with one hand. Xunzi was just a small county magistrate of Chu State a few days ago. Are you not satisfied with the lieutenant now?

Zhao Dan had countless thoughts in his mind, and he felt that he really couldn't understand the routine of the Confucian master in front of him.

Xunqiu noticed Zhao Dan's strangeness, touched his beard a little embarrassed, and coughed, "The king misunderstood. Besides, the reason why he did not want to be an official is not that he did not serve the king."

Zhao Dan was stunned again when he heard this and said, "What does that sir mean?"

Don't want to be an official? Don't want to be an official, then why are you here in Zhao State?

What about the promised "learning the literature and martial arts and the imperial family"? Although this sentence was only said by the Yuan Dynasty, you all the schools of thought will not be for the sake of being an official every day, right?

Fortunately, Xunzi quickly gave an explanation.

Xunqiu said seriously: "Although he is not talented, he has the wisdom of self-knowledge. Moreover, he has more than enough academic research but lacks his official position, but he is just a gentle scholar. If he holds a high position, it is not a blessing for Zhao. Therefore, if he wants to set up a school in Handan, one is to teach his disciples for Zhao, and the other is to let scholars all over the world live here to debate and exchange. I wonder what the king thinks?"

When Zhao Dan heard Xunzi's suggestion, he was stunned again.

I have to say that Xunzi's idea is really - so good!

Xunzi’s meaning is very obvious, that is, he wants to establish a school that belongs to Zhao State in Handan City, the same as the Jixia Academy of Qi State!

If you think about it carefully, this is much more important to Zhao State than Xunzi as the lieutenant of Zhao State!

Why do you say that? Let’s talk about the “Jixia Academy” in Qi State.

Jixia Academy is an official school in Qi State. It is a special form of higher education institution organized by the government and hosted by private institutions. At its peak, it accommodated almost all schools of all schools of thought and brought together more than a thousand famous scholars from all over the world, including Mencius, Chunyu Kun, Zou Zi (Zou Yan), Shen Zi (Shenda), Shen Zi (Shen Buhe), Lu Lianzi (Lu Zhonglian), Xunzi (Xunzi), etc. It is the academic center of the land of China in this era.

Here, the powerful people from various schools of thought do not have to worry about food, clothing, housing and transportation. They can focus on studying knowledge and then talk big with other scholars. Even if the mouth can be louder, they will not be criticized by the official for their speech.

A great collision of ideas unfolded in the Jixia Academy.

The "Hundred Schools of Thoughts" that later generations talked about were basically staged in the Jixia Academy.

It was the academic exchanges and collisions in the Jixia Academy that caused the Chinese culture to burst out with an extremely brilliant light and also produced a large number of works, such as "Songzi", "Tianzi", "Snail", "Jiezi", etc., and the compilation of books such as "Guanzi", "Yanzi Spring and Autumn", "Sima Fa", and "Zhou Guan", were also involved in the compilation of books such as "Guanzi", "Yanzi Spring and Autumn", "Sima Fa", and "Zhou Guan".

It can be said that in the minds of scholars of this era, Jixia Academy is equivalent to an existence like a cultural holy place.

It is precisely because the status of Jixia Academy is so high that Zhao Dan never thought of setting up a school in Handan.

It's impossible to compare, it's a big deal.

But today, Xunqiu told Zhao Dan that he hoped to build a school in Handan!

If this academy in Handan could be established, with Xunzi's reputation, it might be able to really compete with the Jixia academy.

Since it is an official school in Qi State, the powerful scholars in the Jixia Academy have the title of senior doctor in Qi State. In fact, Jixia Academy is also considered a political advisory organization of the King of Qi.

If Zhao Dan could also build the Handan Academy, then Zhao Dan would have a political consulting team composed of powerful scholars from various schools of thought.

In short, if the matter of the Handan Academy can be accomplished, not only will Zhao Dan take a steadily step away from his dream of promoting the culture of various schools of thought and forging a cultural prosperity of a hundred flowers blooming and a hundred schools of thought contending, but he will also have a think tank out of thin air.

If someone else told Zhao Dan about this, then Zhao Dan was not so excited, but the problem is that the person who said this was Xunzi.

Who is Xunzi? He has served as the sacrificial sacrificial sect in Jixia Academy three times, which is equivalent to being the principal of Jixia Academy three times.

Don’t take this sacrificial wine seriously. You should know that all those who can serve as sacrificial wine are famous scholars and powerful people in the literary world.

And generally speaking, being able to serve as a sacrificial wine once is an extraordinary honor. Xunqiu, who served as a sacrificial wine three times, can imagine its status in the entire literary world.

So if someone else comes to run this Handan Academy, maybe it won’t even be able to get a shot, but if Xunzi comes to run it, it would be very different.

Zhao Dan took a deep breath and spoke extremely seriously: "Mr. I am sure! From today on, Mr. I will be the priest of the Handan Academy Palace, and I will be the best minister of Zhao State!"

That’s right, didn’t the Qi people named the scholars from Jixia Academy as the senior officials of Qi? Then Zhao State can’t be emptied, just give it to the senior minister!

Xunqiu was also stunned when he heard this.

You should know that among the important officials of Zhao State today, Yu Xin and Lian Po are also titled Shangqing of Zhao State, and both of them have made great contributions to Zhao State.

If you go further, you will be the throne that all the ministers dream of!

Zhao Dan gave Xunqian the title of Shangqing, and he was extremely generous in his actions.

But Zhao Dan's generousness did not end there.

Zhao Dan continued, "In addition, I also want to tell the sir that I can tell the people in the world that I will double the treatment of the Jixia Academy!"

Zhao Dan's eyes were scorching and he looked directly at Xunzi: "I hope that Mr. can make this Handan Academy Palace the number one in the world!"

That’s right, just forget it if you don’t. If you want to do it, then I will do it best!

Xunqiu was overjoyed when he heard this. He knew that Zhao Dan had devoted himself to support him this time. He no longer hesitated and gave a deep gift to Zhao Dan.
Chapter completed!