Luo Zhaoyun gave Gao Shilian a very high-level reception and personally welcomed him, which surprised and surprised both the Gao family and his son.

Changsun Wurong went directly to the backyard where there were female members of the Luo family, and the foreign guests had to stop. However, she was a girl, and she naturally had the privilege to go to see Princess Ruyi and visit other concubines.

In fact, this little girl is smart. At what level do she want to see Brother Luo Cheng’s family? Is it worthy of her hero?

At the banquet, Luo Zhaoyun and Luo Yi, the father and son, drank a table with Gao Shilian and his sons, which made Gao Luxing and others feel a sense of pride, and they felt that it was very correct for them to choose to come to the north to seek the path to officialdom. At least the father and son of the Luo family attached great importance to them.

Gao Shilian was outstanding in talent, proficient in Confucianism and the art of morality and latitude, and regarded himself as an orthodox Chinese. However, he was the grandson of Gao Yue, the King of Qinghe of Northern Qi, the son of Gao Ji, the Northern Qi, the Northern Zhou, the Northern Wei, etc., and was often regarded as the correct way to achieve the sinicization of the Hu people. In other words, they were Hu people, but they were sinicized.

However, Gao Huan, the founding emperor of the Northern Qi Dynasty, claimed that he was a real Han man after Gao Huan, the Taifu Gao Feng of the Eastern Han Dynasty. During the Northern Wei Dynasty, Gao Huan's ancestors were sent to the northern border for crimes and were assigned to Huaishuo Town, a gathering place for the Xianbei people. When Gao Huan was born, his tribe members had completely adapted to and accepted the Xianbei life. Therefore, historical books say that Gao Huan was "after the northern border was over the years, he was used to his customs and became the Xianbei people." This comes from the saying that the Xianbei-turned Han people came about.

Moreover, Gao Huan was born in Bohai County at that time, where there was a true Chinese Gao family from the Eastern Han Dynasty. Therefore, the Northern Qi royal family also regarded itself as the orthodox Gao family of Bohai. In fact, it is difficult to verify whether the Chinese are orthodox. There are many different opinions from later scholars.

Gao Shilian was a little flattered. After several rounds of drinks, he asked: "Gao does not know how to lead troops to fight, does not know how to make good plans, but has just read wooden scriptures for decades. I don't know if he can be a Duke. General Luo helps, and he is worried."

Luo Zhaoyun smiled and said, "It's true that Mr. Gao, four northern counties, are now lacking talented wise men who are well-read as much as Mr. Tong. As we all know, the north is a border garrison, and the education is insufficient. Hu Feng still exists. He has little to absorb the culture of the Central Plains. I intend to build a college on a mountain ridge near Jicheng, named Yanshan Academy. It has no distinction. It recruits scholars from all the kings in the north to study. No one can do it. All the nobles and poor children will be based on the college's examination scores. Mr. Gao is the first dean of the academy. I wonder what to do?"

"Yanshan Academy?" Gao Shilian said in surprise: "Is this a college of the imperial court or a county school of local nature?"

"This is an independent school. Unlike the Imperial College, county school, etc. in the court, it was funded by my Luo family."

Gao Shilian was even more surprised. Such a local private school may be a big or small crime. To put it more advantageously, it has the merit of education and the acts of sages, but it is tantamount to gaining fame with the royal family. Those in power do not want to see who has a reputation that is too great and has surpassed the emperor, and the Luo family also holds military power, so it is too dangerous to do so.

"Duke, it is wrong for you to do this. With the suspicious character of Your Majesty today, you will never tolerate you so much increase your prestige and hold heavy troops. It is too dangerous. There will definitely be many cliques in the court. If you falsely accus yourself of winning people's hearts and intentionally treason, the crime will be very serious."

Luo Zhaoyun shook his head and said, "Now the Sui Dynasty is full of holes and is in danger of protection. Do you still have any execution and cohesion? Moreover, Yanshan Academy cannot be completed in one day. After spring, you can choose a location, then establish a campus, teaching, accommodation and other buildings, then gather a lot of lecturers and then recruit students. At the earliest, it will take two years to have the first batch of students. At that time, who knows what chaos will be like in the world?"

After hearing this, Gao Shilian also felt it was very reasonable and nodded, "If the Duke really wanted to do this, there would be no problem for Gao to be the first-person dean. As for the lecturer, he could recruit knowledgeable people from the Gao family, Lu family, Zu family, and Xue family to teach."

Luo Zhaoyun said: "This Yanshan College is not the kind of Tai Academy. It is just for the career of officials and selecting officials. It debates all day long and talks on paper. This institution in the north includes a wide range of things, involving politics, economy, culture, arithmetic, physics, water conservancy, architecture, ships, chemistry, etc. It requires many teachers in the early stage. I hope Mr. Gao can recruit more capable and patriots and talents from all walks of life to give lectures in Yanshan College."

"What, you have to teach them all. Is anyone willing to learn?" In the minds of Confucian scholars such as Gao Shilian, the concept of scholars, farmers, industry and commerce is too strong.

"Those poor people may not be unwilling to study. All walks of life have the qualifications to be officials and get salaries and titles." Luo Zhaoyun said.

Luo Yi frowned and asked, "But can the court agree?"

Luo Zhaoyun smiled faintly: "The court! Two years later, it is still unknown whether it can be there. I will conduct a pilot here and build such a college in Luoyang, Chang'an, and Jiangnan in the future."

Gao Shilian, Luo Yi and others were stunned. Such words were not a joke. Could it be that he was determined to rebel?

Luo Zhaoyun seemed to notice that what he said was a bit unrigorous, and smiled awkwardly and resolved: "Why are you so surprised? Mr. Gao, you have lived in Bohai County for a long time and may not understand the situation in all parts of the world. On the surface, many Green Forest bandits raised troops and rebelled against the people, and they were all poor leaders. In fact, there are some local county magistrates, and the Yingjilang General is also preparing to raise an army to rebel against the Sui Dynasty. There are also Xiaoqi, Chenqi, Gaoqi, and Yuwenqi. These former descendants of the royal family are not willing to re-establish the regime. How chaotic will this be?"

After everyone heard this, if this chaos occurred, it would be difficult to suppress it with the current semi-paralyzed ability of the court.

Gao Shilian read a lot, but he was not just studying hard. He was meticulous and vaguely guessed Luo Zhaoyun’s meaning. He felt excited and excited.

If the Sui Dynasty was in chaos, would the Luo family become king? This is Gao Shilian's guess. If the Luo family was domineering in the north and occupies a dragon, in this bitter and cold place, people have strong wills, generous personalities, strong bodies, extraordinary courage, and strong military combat power. If they sweep south, they will not be without a chance to succeed.

However, Gao Shilian did not show any abnormality. Such things can be tacitly understood. It is annoying to talk too much, especially before the situation is unclear. It is a taboo to talk about treason. Therefore, everyone stopped and did not talk deeply. They continued to return to the topic of running schools. Gao Shilian agreed and his enthusiasm was even more intense.
Chapter completed!