As soon as Wei Huai took office, three or five colleagues came to congratulate him with smiles on their faces.
"What...what am I happy about?" He spread his hands and looked at them blankly.
"The king of Wanjun came back this morning and informed us that the matter in Suzhou has been successfully resolved. From now on, there will be peace in the south of the Yangtze River and there will be no trouble in all directions."
Wei Huai smiled and said, "Isn't this what you expected."
"But," those people pretended to smile mysteriously, "there is one more thing."
Wei Huai guessed about 80% and quickly urged: "What's the point? Come on, tell me!"
"The prince has not forgotten your kindness in offering wine to help, and has granted permission to establish a political participation academy in Nanjing. The memorial has been delivered to the palace. After the officials have discussed it, the official document will be shown."
After Wei Huai heard this, his hand holding the cane trembled a few times, and his eyes were full of longing. He walked excitedly. Although his reaction was not too big, his heart was already surging, like a thousand waves rolling up.
In general, the excitement is difficult to calm down for a while.
"Is Xia Siye in there?" Wei Huai suddenly spoke loudly.
"Xia Siye finished his business today and went back alone."
At this time, Wei Huai no longer wanted to take care of the official affairs of the Imperial College, so he hurriedly left the crowd before he could say goodbye.
"It seems that Renying knows the news," he walked to the door and murmured to himself, "I want to have a good drink with him today!" and then stepped across the threshold.
"Ren Ying! How about it? All these years of hard work are not in vain, right? After taking this breath, all the hardships are really rewarded!" Wei Huai walked in with a big smile, picked up the wine bottle with his left hand, and put it on the table with a bang.
superior.
"Same joy, same joy," Xia Yuanlong smiled indifferently, and hurriedly got up and helped him sit down, "Don't be too excited, this is just the first step. You are not in good health to begin with, take it easy, Ji Min, the leader of the alliance, is better than
All are important.”
"I know it myself," Wei Huai leaned on the cane and sat down opposite him, "I have been bored for several years, and I have to be excited for a while."
"I won't talk to you anymore, let's drink and drink." Yuan Long smiled bitterly, then brought two tea bowls, and Wei Huai filled them half full. The two chatted over the wine, pushing cups and changing cups, and they had a great time.
After drinking for three rounds, Xia Yuanlong noticed that his enthusiasm was fading, so he held his arm and declined, saying, "Yuanlong really can't bear to drink."
Wei Huai looked slightly tipsy: "Brothers, it's not very helpful if you only drink this little amount. We will get drunk as soon as we drink. Time like this will become increasingly rare..."
"Ji Min, I think Wan Heshun is a treacherous villain with a habit of cheating. Now that he has suddenly relaxed his words, it is inevitable that he will play dirty tricks behind his back." Yuan Long took the opportunity to offer advice, "Brother, if you are not careful, the situation will be determined in the future.
It’s unimaginable.”
Wei Huai breathed out a breath of alcohol: "The enemy is in the dark, and I am in the open. Wei is not allowed to collide... Is there anything Renying can do?"
Xia Yuanlong pondered for a moment and replied: "Since the Wan Dang Party gave us the title of Political Participation Academy, it means that they do not dare to cause trouble in Nanjing. Instead, they are using this to please the Literary League and are preparing to take the opportunity to blockade academies in various places and trap us in Nanjing.
Isolation. At this time, people should be sent to Zhenjiang and other places to make an announcement, asking them to restrain their energy and abide by the law, so as not to be caught by the government and launch a counterattack."
Wei Huai hesitated for a moment and then began to drink wine without comment.
Yuanlong was about to remonstrate again, when he saw the boy at the foot of the stairs reported in a panic: "The prince of the county has led a group of officials to come, saying that they are going to read out an official document and express their special congratulations to you sir."
"We're here! We're here!" Wei Huai smiled widely and asked the book boy to invite the guests quickly. He went to the back room to wash his face in an attempt to reduce the alcoholism. Then he came out dressed in white and took his deputy leader Yuan Long to the main hall to meet Wan Heshun.
Wan Heshun read the official document first. The content was mainly about how loyal Wei Huai was, how the academy helped the world, and how enlightened the government was. Everything he could say was written in ink, which seemed extremely solemn.
Wei Huai took the official document and thanked the prince for his kindness. The three of them immediately took their seats. All the officials stood beside them with their hands folded. They looked at Wan Heshun and did not dare to ask where they should sit.
"Mr.'s reforms have never been understood by others, and even Wan is a little skeptical. Fortunately, today's enlightenment is not too late. It is truly a blessing to the country." After saying this, Wan Heshun glanced outside with a cold eye, and someone immediately lifted him up.
A heavy thing came up, completely wrapped in red silk.
"This is the plaque I personally prepared for you," Wan Heshun explained with a smile, "I wonder if it can be called a sacrificial wine?"
As soon as he clapped his hands, the red silk was lifted down, revealing a huge plaque with a black background, inscribed with four official script characters: 'Participating in Political Science Academy'.
Wei Huai touched it with his hand and found no dust at all. It was indeed newly made.
"How dare you, Mr. Wei, to receive such kindness from the king? I'm so grateful." He put his hand to his heart and bowed.
"For the sake of Nanjing, how can I treat a wise man badly?" Wan Heshun patted him hard on the back to show encouragement.
"Prince," Xia Yuanlong, who had been silent all this time, spoke up, "The "Xing Yao" is about to be completed. I wonder if the new policy can be implemented?"
Wan Heshun smiled kindly in the face of this seemingly pressing question: "Of course. Participating in politics is for the existence of the New Deal. But if you take away one of them, it will be ugly."
"Thank you, Prince." Yuan Long felt relieved and sat down again.
"Since Deputy Xia mentioned it, I might as well say more," Wan Heshun flexed his muscles and lay back, "Don't implement all of this new policy. This is not because I am not sincere to you.
, On the contrary, it is for your own good, otherwise the resistance you will receive will be unprecedentedly great. What I mean is, step by step, don't be too sharp."
Wei Huai was still immersed in joy, looking at the plaque in a trance. He didn't care about these details: "Well, it's all up to the king's arrangement."
"Okay, you can discuss it among yourselves," Wan Heshun yawned and stood up on his chair, "It's time for me to leave! No need to see me off."
However, Wei Huai insisted on sending him out of the house, but in the end he refused many times and had to give up. He watched him symbolically for a while and then closed the door.
"You pat this plaque, it's so good. It's much better than our old plaque. The old appearance needs a new look, just to give my academy a new look!" Wei Huai supported the crutch with one hand and leaned over to pat the plaque with the other hand, making a "dong dong" sound.
A thick sound.
Yuan Long just circled around the big plaque, as if trying to figure out some secret between the lines, with an extremely serious expression.
"I'm asking you, when are you going to put up this plaque?" Wei Huai poked at his clothes.
"I think this plaque will be placed in the warehouse for the time being," Xia Yuanlong suddenly stopped and said with a frown, "If the word "participation in politics" is put on it, it will definitely attract attention quickly."
Wei Huai's face was full of confusion: "You have always fully supported the development of the academy, but you advised me not to hesitate; why do you say this now?"
"This is what Brother Yu just said... I don't feel good." Yuan Long's heart started to hang around again.