84: Chapter 84 Are there really saints in this world?

Headmaster Wen Yuan turned around, looking at Fourth Prince Xia Wen with a deep gaze.

"Minister of Personnel and Senior Grand Secretary Zhang Juzheng is just the beginning."

"Next, he will replace the Six Ministries one by one with his own people."

"By then, what will Tianya Academy amount to? What will the scholars of the world amount to?"

"If he is unhappy, he could even tear down the Academy."

Fourth Prince Xia Wen's expression instantly turned ugly.

If this were true, what would become of them in the future?

Vice Headmaster Wen Zhong also stood up, walked to Headmaster Wen Yuan's side, and said in a low voice.

"Brother, we understand everything you said."

"But Xia Chen is at the Peak Heaven-Human Realm."

"According to some old officials in the court, his aura has been restrained since he ascended the throne, and he is completely different from before."

"That feeling is very similar to the legendary Land Immortal."

"Even if he is not a Land Immortal, I fear he is not far off."

He paused, his voice dropping a few decibels.

"Brother, we cannot afford to provoke him."

Headmaster Wen Yuan turned his head, his originally calm eyes becoming sharp.

Vice Headmaster Wen Zhong continued.

"Xia Chen is a man of decisive slaughter and ruthless means."

"How long has he been on the throne, and he has already killed countless people!"

"If we clash head-on with him, and he turns hostile…"

"Hostile?"

Headmaster Wen Yuan snorted coldly, interrupting him.

"Do you think that if I don't turn hostile, he won't?"

Vice Headmaster Wen Zhong opened his mouth, "Elder Brother, what do you mean!"

Headmaster Wen Yuan walked back to the stone pavilion, his fingers tapping on the stone table, producing muffled sounds.

"Tianya Academy has existed for over a thousand years."

"The Great Xia Dynasty has only existed for a hundred years."

"Our Academy has produced Land Immortals and countless famous officials and great scholars."

"Among the scholars of the world, who does not take pride in entering Tianya Academy?"

"But what about now?"

"Xia Chen let a person of unknown origin, who has never even studied at the Academy, become the Minister of Personnel and the Senior Grand Secretary."

"What does this make the scholars of the world think? What does it make the students who graduated from our Academy think?"

His voice grew louder and louder.

"They will say behind our backs that Tianya Academy is finished, that Headmaster Wen Yuan is finished, unable to even protect a position like the Minister of Personnel."

"Who will come to the Academy to study in the future? Who will still take the Academy seriously?"

Vice Headmaster Wen Zhong fell silent.

Fourth Prince Xia Wen stood to the side, his expression uncertain.

Headmaster Wen Yuan took a deep breath, calmed his emotions, and continued.

"Fourth Prince Xia Wen, as the Fourth Prince, you should know better than I do."

"The civil official System of Great Xia is supported by our six great academies."

"Without the academies, there would be no endless supply of officials."

"Without officials, the Imperial Court is just an empty shell."

"What Xia Chen is doing now is tearing down this empty shell to build a new team of his own."

He slowly turned back, looking at Fourth Prince Xia Wen with sharp eyes.

"If he succeeds, then our Academy will be in real danger!"

"And by then, what will become of you?"

Fourth Prince Xia Wen's heart skipped a beat.

He quickly understood what his teacher, Headmaster Wen Yuan, was saying.

Xia Chen is young right now.

He is in his prime.

Once he replaces the entire Imperial Court with his own people, the academies of the world will lose their purpose.

By then, what will become of people like them?

Furthermore, he is still a Prince.

There are precedents.

The Second Prince, Third Prince, and others had already been purged by Xia Chen.

And he still has his teacher, Headmaster Wen Yuan, backing him up.

The reason they haven't been touched yet is because the Academy's influence still remains.

Once the Academy loses its purpose, it won't just be Headmaster Wen Yuan and Vice Headmaster Wen Zhong.

Even he would be lucky to keep his life.

Thinking of this, Fourth Prince Xia Wen suddenly felt a chill down his back.

Even his voice was a bit tight when he spoke.

"Teacher, what do you suggest we do?"

Headmaster Wen Yuan leaned against a stone pillar, closed his eyes, and remained silent for a long time.

"Summon the students to the capital."

"Have the students in the capital petition at the palace gate, demanding Xia Chen dismiss Minister of Personnel and Senior Grand Secretary Zhang Juzheng and give an explanation to the students of the world."

"If that still doesn't work, then I will personally go to the capital to see the Emperor!"

Vice Headmaster Wen Zhong couldn't help but frown upon hearing this.

"Brother, this is too risky. What if Xia Chen turns hostile…"

"Hostile?"

Headmaster Wen Yuan opened his eyes, a cold glint flashing in them.

"What if he turns hostile? Kill all the scholars? Does he dare?"

"If he kills all the scholars, who will govern the world for him?"

"Can he manage the Six Ministries all by himself? Can he manage the hundreds of prefectures across the country?"

Vice Headmaster Wen Zhong still felt it was inappropriate.

"Brother, what if he really turns hostile!"

Headmaster Wen Yuan sighed and said.

"If he refuses to dismiss Minister of Personnel and Senior Grand Secretary Zhang Juzheng and refuses to give an explanation to the students of the world, then we must prepare for the worst."

"Tianya Academy cannot fall. The dignity of the literati cannot be lost."

"If he insists on setting himself against us, then we will…"

"Replace the Emperor."

Fourth Prince Xia Wen's heart skipped a beat, a flush of excitement flashing across his face, which he quickly suppressed.

He took a deep breath, trying hard to remain calm.

This voice was like a thunderbolt, exploding in Fourth Prince Xia Wen's ears.

Fourth Prince Xia Wen was a bit dazed.

In a daze, he felt as if he had touched the Dragon Throne inside the Hall of Supreme Harmony…

Fourth Prince Xia Wen quickly sobered up.

"Teacher, Xia Chen's strength…"

"Strength?"

Headmaster Wen Yuan shook his head and smiled.

"Fourth Prince Xia Wen, have you forgotten who the founder of our Tianya Academy is?"

Fourth Prince Xia Wen was stunned.

Headmaster Wen Yuan turned around, looking at the mountain peak behind the stone pavilion that towered into the clouds.

On the mountaintop, there was a stone tablet.

It was erected by Great-Grandfather Wen Liang himself.

A poem was carved on the stone tablet.

Each character was as large as a peck, and despite thousands of years of wind and rain, the handwriting remained clear.

"The Tianya lineage spans a thousand years, the fragrance of ten thousand books emanates from this peak."

"All the world's literature belongs to our generation, half of the world's achievements belong to our students."

After reading, Headmaster Wen Yuan turned his head to look at Vice Headmaster Wen Zhong.

"Second Brother, do you still remember?"

"Before he passed away, he left us something."

Vice Headmaster Wen Zhong's expression changed slightly: "You mean…"

"Yes."

Headmaster Wen Yuan nodded, "That thing."

Vice Headmaster Wen Zhong hesitated for a moment.

"Brother, what exactly is that thing?"

"I have been the Vice Headmaster for so many years, and you have never told me about it."

Headmaster Wen Yuan looked at him and said indifferently.

"You don't need to know what it is."

"You only need to know that even if a real Land Immortal comes, they cannot stop it."

Vice Headmaster Wen Zhong's expression changed completely.

Even a Land Immortal cannot stop it?

Could it be some treasure left behind by him?

Fourth Prince Xia Wen stood to the side, looking at Headmaster Wen Yuan's back, his heart churning.

He knew what Headmaster Wen Yuan was talking about.

Although Headmaster Wen Yuan had never mentioned it to him, he had heard older Academy Disciples talk about it.

Before Great-Grandfather Wen Liang passed away, he left behind a treasure specifically meant to deal with emperors who "disrespected the literati."

He wasn't sure what the treasure was, but he knew Headmaster Wen Yuan would not lie to him.

Because Headmaster Wen Yuan is the leader of the scholars of the world.

The headmaster of Tianya Academy.

This was the best proof.

"Teacher."

Fourth Prince Xia Wen took a deep breath, "What do you need me to do?"

"You don't need to do anything.

"Continue to be a student of Tianya Academy."

"You haven't reached the time for graduation yet, you still need to cultivate diligently and continue to temper your temperament.

"Otherwise, that position in the future will not be easy to sit in!"

Fourth Prince Xia Wen bowed and saluted: "This student will remember."

Headmaster Wen Yuan nodded and waved his hand: "Go."

Fourth Prince Xia Wen turned and walked out of the stone pavilion, his steps significantly lighter than when he arrived.

Vice Headmaster Wen Zhong watched his back disappear into the bamboo forest, then turned his head to look at Headmaster Wen Yuan and said in a low voice.

"Brother, can the treasure you just mentioned really deal with a Land Immortal?"

Headmaster Wen Yuan didn't answer, picked up his teacup, took a sip, and looked at the mountain mist in the distance.

"The things left behind by him will not be wrong."

"After all, he was known as the existence most likely to become a Saint!"

"A Saint?"

"Is that a Realm above the Land Immortal!"

Vice Headmaster Wen Zhong's tense expression relaxed slightly.

Looking into the distance, he muttered to himself.

Is there really a Saint in this world?