"Though my martial prowess falls short of Duke Wen's, when it comes to troop formation, overall deployment, and military strategy, no military general at court can surpass me!"
"Thus, I request the post of academy president!"
Chapter 514: Lü Bu: You're right, but the contest for vice academy president has always been this way
Faced with Zhang Liao's self-recommendation, Liu Xie and the court officials in the hall exchanged looks, then laughed again.
Zhang Liao flushed at this and could not help asking, "Why are you laughing, Your Majesty? Do you believe my abilities are insufficient?"
He thought the Son of Heaven was mocking him for overestimating himself.
"You misunderstand, Wenyuan."
Liu Xie stopped laughing and shook his head. "It isn't that I find your qualifications or abilities lacking, Wenyuan. It's just that the academy president has already been decided."
Zhang Liao's expression froze slightly, and he immediately asked, "Already decided? Could it be Fengxian?"
Liu Xie said, "No. The post of academy president will not be held by any civil official or military general. I will hold it concurrently."
"I will be the academy president of the Great Han Royal Military Academy."
Liu Xie envisioned the Great Han Royal Military Academy as the Whampoa Military Academy of later ages, a place to cultivate top military talent.
Whoever became academy president would hold the highest authority and the final say over the academy, as well as the right to command every student who graduated from it.
It was no exaggeration to say that this post would eventually surpass even the grand general in importance and standing. No one would be a suitable choice for academy president.
After all, the military academy differed from the Imperial Academy. The Imperial Academy cultivated civil officials, while the military academy directly forged swords for