Chapter 57: Entrustment and Destruction of the Court (3)
"Ahem...is this a letter from Wang Yan's class?"
The prefect was sitting in the room uneasily. When he saw a letter coming from the officer, he hurriedly asked him.
"yes."
The prefect's eyes widened immediately. He grabbed the letter, opened it and looked at it. He saw it written: "Zhu Che relied on the newly built academy to attract the attention of all the people, so he showed off his prestige in an attempt to use it as leverage for future negotiations. Wait."
Once the limelight is over, this person is timid in nature and will not dare to follow Xia Yuanlong's old path. He should shrink his head and ask for peace, so don't worry.'
After reading it, the prefect dared to take a breath, threw the letter away, and sneered: "The academy has been so rampant in the past two days, and it's because of Wang Zhengui's idea! He wrote and acted a play that made us tremble...
...If I think of it as a meritorious service, I might as well write it down this time.”
"When will they come again?"
The officer was bending down to pick up the letter. He immediately stood up straight and replied: "Wang Yanke said that all paperwork matters are handled by the administrative department. It is inconvenient for me to exceed my authority. I hope Mr. Futai will understand."
The magistrate knew the whole story, but after hearing these words, he felt like something was stuck in his throat, and became even more depressed. He knocked on the table and muttered Governor Song's name silently: "Song Zhang, Song Zhang..."
Zhu Che listened to Wang Zhengui's advice and began to recruit people from the private sector to enter the academy. Since few people in the academy knew the rules and regulations, Zhengui was smart and recognized people, so he gave him all the power of selection.
However, Zhen Gui declined in every possible way, saying that he was not qualified for the position because of his lack of ability. However, Zhu Che wanted to confide in him and refused even to death, so Zhen Gui had no choice but to take a step back and said: "Wang lacks experience in this field, so I can only recommend a few."
Only when people make the selection decisions can we not miss the major events of the academy."
Zhu Che was overjoyed and wanted to nod in agreement, but everyone in the hall had objections: "Wang Zhengui is just a counselor, and he is ranked behind many people. If the dean is so close and trusts him, it is inevitable that all the gentlemen will feel unfair, not to mention that he has not been with us for a long time."
If people use checks and balances, they will definitely cause trouble.”
Zhu Che disagreed: "Jin Gui has been in the academy for many years and has worked conscientiously. Is it possible to say this to him just because he offended you in the past? He is a member of the government and is the one we should win over. We can't always count on Governor Song, right?" Everyone
Seeing that the dean was extremely showy, we had no choice but to look at each other in silence.
After Wang Zhengui gained such power, he became more and more unscrupulous. He arranged for many of his confidants to write the academy's selection regulations and formulated the following three articles:
First, they must be upright and aboveboard, dare to speak out, and must not do anything to benefit themselves at the expense of others;
Second, the person should be proficient in one skill, whether civil or military;
Third, the person must not break the law or violate the law so as to hinder the progress of the academy.
Zhu Che thought it was reasonable, so he rewarded these Zhengui confidants and ordered them to execute it now.
But Wang Zhengui didn't intend to stop just because of those few rewards. He secretly made two of his confidants complain that Dean Zhu's reward was too shabby. When the turmoil broke out, he acted as a good guy and scolded these confidants for trying too hard.
, so they had a big quarrel, which made them all want to give up their fight.
Zhu Che was greatly frightened and summoned Wang Zhengui to come up with a plan. Zhengui then told everything in his mind: "Those scholars are arrogant and arrogant. With such great achievements, they are going to cause trouble. They are just trying to make trouble."
I am looking for a job because I want to join the staff. But most of the people in the staff are highly respected seniors. It would be too inappropriate to force them out. It is better to add two more counselors to appease them."
Zhu Che twirled his beard, nodded and said: "It is necessary to do this in order not to hurt the hearts of the underachievers. But Vice President Song is still in the Experience Department, we will discuss it when he comes back."
"Mr. Song is tired of discussions. He has already suffered enough in the Experience Department. If you rush to summon him again, it will arouse his resentment. Why don't we discuss it and let him know later." Wang Zhengui's heart skipped a beat and his eyes narrowed.
It was a thin crack, for fear that Zhu Che would see what he was thinking.
Zhu Che didn't pay attention and looked straight ahead: "Then summon the princes and reform the counselors."
The academy's successive major actions will naturally cause huge controversy, and Wang Zhengui is not unaware of this. Of course, he has no interest at all in the academy's group of literati who recite poems and argue all day long and claim to be their saviors, let alone
Listen to their noisy opinions. The only person Wang Yanke is afraid of is Song Zhang, who is in charge of the Experience Department.
In order to win Song Zhang's trust, every time he bumped into him on the road, he would get off his sedan chair and salute, bowing three or five times before giving up. In the yamen, he would indicate the contents of the official documents he approved one by one to avoid wasting Song's time.
The governor's excessive energy and such a dazzling show really made Song Zhang have a great change in his view of him, and he felt that 'this is indeed Dean Zhu's close friend'.
One day, Song Zhang was walking alone in the inner courtyard. Suddenly he came to Yao Xiaogu's residence. He saw that the dust on the house was old and the cobwebs under the beams were gradually forming. He stopped there sadly.
"Is Mr. Song feeling sorry for his old friend again?"
Song Zhang followed the sound and saw Wang Zhengui holding a bamboo fan and looking at the old house.
He shook his head and sighed: "It's a pity that such a strong man is missing from the world... God will not grant me a long life..."
Zhen Gui said in shock: "Mr. Yao is a real man for the people. He even dared to scold Wei Huai for this. His pure heart is really a lesson from heaven! It's a pity that I didn't understand Xia Yuanlong's true appearance in the past, so I did evil for him and harmed him."
Mr. Yao's long-term plan. I cannot escape responsibility for his death. Maybe Mr. Yao will not forgive me..." After saying that, he shed a few tears.
Seeing this rare display of true feelings, Song Zhang felt pity and comforted him again and again: "That happened so long ago, it's all over. Mr. Yao is a generous man and will never blame you."
"It's just that I can't make up for it, to make up for the shame in my heart..." Wang Zhengui cried with his sleeves, "I still won't mention it, I still won't mention it..."
Song Zhang was also very sad, so he had to go into the old house and look at the utensils used by Yao Xiao in the past. They had not been moved. He pointed them out to Wang Zhengui one by one in order to relieve his worries and relieve his boredom.
Wang Zhengui followed his mood and praised Yao Xiaogu many times, and also told several anecdotes about his life, which made Song Zhang Lao burst into tears.
Zhen Gui was about to say a few words when he suddenly heard someone shouting at the corner gate: "Mr. Wang, Zhao and Qin, the two counselors have some selection matters to discuss with you, please go quickly!"
He had no choice but to shake his sleeves, bow to Song Zhang in a hurry, and then trot away.
Song Zhang looked at his retreating back and thought in his mind: "Professor Yao was probably at odds with Jin Gui because of the past. However, although this person is extremely resourceful, he is not deceitful. Mr. Yao has never seen him repent."
He looks like that, so I'm just wary of him... Sigh, I think Jin Gui has a good heart, but Brother Yao seems to be saying too harshly...'
Since then, Wang Zhengui has won the support of the two presidents and deputy deans, and has won the third-in-command position in the hospital. He holds the power in his hands and firmly believes that he can now show off his talents.