Wei Huai therefore became the leader of the alliance. Of course, he did not forget the two brothers at the same time, so he elected Yang and Xia as deputy leaders of the literary world, considering them as his right-hand men.
Since then, the three of them have become stronger in their beliefs, and they have worked tirelessly for the cause of reform, which cannot be shaken by any force. Therefore, in these days, they worked together and worked diligently. They made thirty recommendations to the government and adopted nineteen of them, which benefited the common people. Sihe Academy and Guangsi Forum became the public A holy place in your eyes.
A year has passed in a blink of an eye, and the momentum of Guangsi Forum is no longer what it used to be. Now, even the government does not dare to offend easily. But just when the sun was at its peak, Xia Yuanlong had to leave for a while due to business reasons.
"What's written in the letter?" Wei Huai asked slowly when he saw Xia Yuanlong staring at the letter on the table, fearing to disturb him.
"Family matters." Xia Yuanlong sighed bitterly, and then squatted there dully, staring blankly for a long time.
"It doesn't seem to be a good thing..." Yang Huaisheng whispered.
Xia Yuanlong then lay on the table and cried loudly.
Yang Huaisheng wanted to comfort him, but Wei Huai reached out and stopped him.
"Don't disturb him yet, let him cry for a while before talking."
The two of them sat still, their moods were disturbed to the point of depression, and they looked at Yuan Long sadly.
In an instant, Xia Yuanlong stood up and wiped his tears, his eye circles swollen and red. He breathed another breath into the sky.
"Brother Xian, something happened at home..."
"My uncle..." Xia Yuanlong sobbed, "My cousin has looked at me since I was a child and treated me as if he were his own son... I haven't seen him since I left the village... I got news from my family today, saying It's my cousin..." He paused and fell silent again.
"We understand." Wei Huai stepped forward to comfort him.
"I think I should see him...but there are still official matters involved here, so I..." Xia Yuanlong shook his head helplessly.
"Let's do this," Wei Huai said, "You go back to your hometown for a visit first, and leave everything here to me."
"That will take ten days..."
"I will let you go even if it takes one year." Wei Huai said, turned around and took out five taels of silver from his bag and handed it into Xia Yuanlong's hands.
"You should be going to Songjiang when you return to your hometown, right? Then you can keep this money and use it as travel expenses."
"Thank you, Brother Wei, for your understanding..." After he finished speaking, he grabbed Wei Huai's hand, pressed his face against it, and cried with gratitude.
The two of them went out with Xia Yuanlong and said goodbye to the students. Fang went to the stables to fetch his horse and sent him straight out of the academy.
The two of them saw each other off for several miles before Xia Yuanlong turned around, bowed and said, "This place is far from the city gate. If you want to send them outside the city, wouldn't you waste time? It's better to just say goodbye here."
"Then just follow Renying's idea." Wei Huai said.
The two of them bowed all over, then pulled the bridle and turned to leave.
"Wait a moment," Xia Yuanlong suddenly called Wei Huai and took out a letter from his sleeve, "Wei Jijiu, take this letter and be sure to read it yourself..." He whispered urgently. He thrust the letter into Wei Huai's body.
Wei Huai turned around and held the envelope hesitantly, wondering whether he should hide the matter; but his horse took a few steps back and reached Yang Huaisheng.
"What did Renying tell you?" Yang Huaisheng asked.
Wei Huai turned back and glanced at Xia Yuanlong. Xia Yuanlong curled his lips at him and winked several times anxiously.
Wei Huai quickly put down his hand and put the letter away.
"No...it's nothing. You asked me to look after the academy."
Wei Huai returned to his house, opened the letter, and saw that it read:
Yuanlong often thought of seeing his brother alone and wanted to tell Zhongfang's affairs. I see that my brother trusts Zhongfang so much that he decides on all matters, no matter how big or small. But remembering the friendship between us as brothers, it may be okay to do it, but if you want to achieve something big, you must be careful. Zhongfang's determination to restore ancient times is contrary to our wishes. In addition, he has a strong temperament, which will definitely cause a serious problem in the future. Fei Yuanlong wants to bridge the gap, but he really puts our harmony first, and don't let superficial matters separate us from our hearts. I advise my brother to choose someone else for a big job, and don’t order Zhong Fang to participate in our big affairs. Ten million! Ten million! '
"It seems Yuan Long hasn't forgotten this yet." Wei Huai smiled bitterly and didn't pay too much attention. He just rolled up the letter into a ball and threw it into the wastebasket.
From then on, he continued to use Yang Huaisheng without any scruples. Although the two had disputes about some things, they ended up with Yang Huaisheng giving in. Everything seems to be the original appearance of Haiyan Heqing.
But Yang Huaisheng already harbored some dissatisfaction in his heart. He felt that he had put forward so many strategies for the New Deal without sleep and food, and each of them was a well-intentioned suggestion, but they were all rejected without exception. He still remembered the reasons given by Wei Huai:
"We want innovation, not retrogression, Brother Zhong Fang..."
He was really uncomfortable. Even if the etiquette and music system he proposed to restore was a "retrospective" one, then the plan to educate people's hearts and govern them with virtue would always be milder, right? But still he could only get a rejection.
What's the use of me being the deputy leader! Yang Huaisheng thought to himself that this matter must be made clear, otherwise it will make the knot in his heart even more difficult to untie.
He chose the day when Wei Huai went to Guangsi Forum to talk to the people about the current problems.
Wei Huai spoke impassionedly beside him. His speech was indeed intoxicating, and Yang Huaisheng could not help but be deeply immersed in it. But when Wei Huai stopped talking, Yang Huaisheng came to his senses, jumped in front of Wei Huai, and said righteously: "Dear people! I think Wei Jijiu's dedication to the country is really valuable, but it's a pity that he The New Deal is too superficial!”
Wei Huai hurriedly pulled him back and advised: "Brother Zhong Fang, if you have any opinions, just tell him privately, there is no need..."
Yang Huaisheng glared at him and said: "Brother Jimin! What a mistake you and Renying have made! Jimin usually doesn't listen to my words, so now I must tell him and let everyone judge who Who is right?" As he said this, he ran straight to the people. Wei Huai simply let go and stood aside to let him speak.
"I see that the foundation of Wei Jijiu's new policy is the so-called academy system! Please think about it carefully. If people do not cultivate virtue, even if the academy can supervise the actions of the government, can it be called good governance? Let me ask about the virtuous people. Brother, are there no corrupt people in the academy? Are there no overt and covert fights in the academy? You are absolutely wrong!!" He shouted almost at the top of his lungs.
But the people were speechless and stunned.
"Brother Zhong Fang, let me tell you slowly, don't be impatient," Wei Huai said.
"That's right. I want to hear what you have to say."
Wei Huai sighed secretly, and then said: "I never said that establishing an academy would eliminate these things... but this is the best strategy to break through the old government. Zhong Fang said you want a virtuous government, but who doesn't want it? But there is really no way to implement it...this is not..."
Yang Huaisheng bowed to him: "Ji Min, I really think what you said... is really biased."
After that, he withdrew his depressed gaze, put his hands behind his back, and walked slowly alone towards the distance.
