Because Yang Huaisheng was recuperating at home, it was inconvenient for him to come forward, which made the so-called "Yang Party" proud. They began to fabricate rumors everywhere, saying that "Yang Gong was unable to cure his illness because he was resisting Wei Huai's policy", and they also said that "Xia Yuanlong was self-willed and deceived the alliance leaders to exclude Yang Gong in order to create a gap." Although these words are clearly absurd and untrue, in the end, they are three people, and when they are passed around, people can't help but think about them. Even these three alliance leaders believed it to be true.
However, this is just a small trick played by the 'Yang Party'. They still focus their main energy on impeaching dissidents and winning over comrades. As literati, these people had more or less official positions, so it was easy to impeach their colleagues; Wan Heshunsu also disliked Wei Huai, so he agreed immediately. As a result, the whole city was in turmoil and people's hearts were unstable.
Xia Yuanlong couldn't sit still anymore, so he went straight to Wei Huai and said: "Nowadays, many villains are using Zhong Fang's name to cause wanton chaos and take advantage of the situation. It has reached a point where Brother Yang must be dismissed. As the leader of the alliance, Ji Min, It is best to decide this matter, I hope brother will think twice..."
"Then...then we can't abandon Zhongfang and ignore him!"
"Brother, why don't you understand!" Xia Yuanlong became anxious, "If he is not exempted from the position of deputy leader, I am afraid that the grievances between my brothers will be even deeper! This is not only for reform, but also for Zhong Fang himself!"
Wei Huai let out a long sigh and fell weakly on the couch, biting his nails and staring blankly at the beams above his head, hesitating.
"Jimin..."
"I will let Zhong Fang continue to serve as the deputy leader! You can tell me, I won't fire him anyway!" Wei Huai gritted his teeth and walked into the back room with a wave of his hand.
Xia Yuanlong scratched his forehead calmly, stood there for a while, then turned and left.
He had already made up his mind and walked directly into Yang Huai's rope house regardless of Wei Huai's opinion.
"Brother Zhong Fang, this is Yuan Long." He knocked on the bedroom door and shouted.
Yang Huaisheng was sitting on the bed reading a book. He immediately put the book down, stood up slowly, coughed a few times, and then said, "I'll be here right away."
After a while, Yang Huaisheng opened the door, bowed to Xia Yuanlong, and asked, "What brings Renying here?"
Xia Yuanlong looked around but said nothing. Yang Huaisheng glanced at him a few times, then invited him into the room and closed the door.
"You must be here for something." Yang Huaisheng's face was already pale, and with this stern expression, it looked even more bloodless.
Seeing his appearance, Xia Yuanlong didn't dare to say a word, for fear that he would be angry again.
"What's wrong? Renying has always been straightforward with me." Yang Huaisheng asked again.
Xia Yuanlong then took a breath and said, "I would like to suggest that Brother Yang resign as deputy leader in order to calm down the civil strife. This is a good thing for the long-term plan of the New Deal, Brother Yang..."
Yang Huaisheng's eyes dimmed at this moment, and the only light that was still shining in his body was extinguished at this moment.
"I have done my duty in this position and have never done anything bad. Are you going to drive me away like this?" Yang Huaisheng asked sternly with trembling hands.
Xia Yuanlong didn't want to offend him, but he had to explain the matter clearly, so he gently advised: "Zhong Fang, I'm really not scolding you. You disagree with us and fight against me, which is why those so-called 'Yang Party' have This is the basis for causing chaos. I think that for the sake of the friendship between my three brothers, I have to make some concessions, but is this the truth?"
Yang Huaisheng turned around and walked to the bed. He picked up a bowl from the table in a daze and drank the remaining medicine residue in the bowl.
He looked up to the sky and sighed.
"That's good...! I will obey your words."
Seeing that Yang Huaisheng was in low spirits, Xia Yuanlong wanted to comfort him quickly to show that he had no other intentions, so he stepped forward, patted him, and said with a smile: "If Zhong Fang agrees..."
"Get out." Yang Huaisheng's voice seemed to be slightly trembling.
Xia Yuanlong's smile suddenly disappeared. Seeing that Yang Huaisheng had no intention of keeping him, he said, "That foolish brother will leave first."
He walked slowly to the door, glanced at him worriedly, and saw Yang Huaisheng still standing there upright. He then gently closed the door, leaving Yang Huaisheng alone.
Yang Huaisheng was chewing the dregs of medicine in his mouth in a daze. He began to truly believe those rumors, because he saw with his own eyes how Xia Yuanlong urged him to leave the academy, and he had deliberately blamed himself just now. It felt like someone stabbed him in the back. Maybe it wasn't just a knife, but it went straight through his chest - he felt from the bottom of his heart that Xia Yuanlong had betrayed him.
This time, instead of being angry, he became frustrated.
Yang Huaisheng's dictionary was sent to the Imperial College. Wei Huai just saw the letter and was really shocked when he saw the name on the cover. He quickly uncovered it, thinking it was Yang Huaisheng showing his temper again, but fortunately it was a false alarm. It was just a resignation letter for the deputy leader. He didn't know what Xia Yuanlong meant. He thought that Yang Huaisheng suddenly had an epiphany and took the overall situation into consideration. He was even quite happy in his heart. He immediately wrote back and said, "Zhong Fang can understand this, which really makes my stupid brother cry."
Afterwards, Wei Huai told the academy and immediately selected a highly respected Confucian as his prime minister, and everyone admired him. Seeing that Yang Huaisheng had lost power, those "Yang Party members" did not dare to act recklessly and gradually disappeared.
But when Yang Huaisheng saw his reply, he was so angry that he tore the letter into pieces and looked up to the sky and lamented: "The two of them have trapped me in this situation without knowing any compensation, and they are so shameless! How can I survive and see this in vain?" Traitor!" After saying that, he smashed the bed board and closed his eyes heavily, as if he was surrounded by despair and illness.
His illness became worse and worse after he had a bowel movement and did not improve. An official from the Imperial College who was familiar with him went to visit him. Seeing that Yang Huaisheng's condition was irreversible, he felt sad, burst into tears, and hurriedly asked about his condition.
Yang Huaisheng's face looked haggard and it was difficult to support his sick body. He lay there motionless, panting heavily and speaking so softly that the officials had to lie close to his ears to hear him.
"Thankfully... my neighborhood is harmonious, so... my neighbor hired a doctor for me... cough, the doctor prescribed several doses of medicine, but it didn't work, so I had to take it..." Yang Huaisheng said this The words took too much effort, so after speaking he started to exhale again, and it took a while.
The clerk grabbed his thin and cold hands and said, "Why don't you tell Wei Jijiu?"
"Bah...bah..." Yang Huaisheng spat weakly, "The two of them are the most hateful!... He... they tried their best to exclude me and didn't treat me as a brother. I have been estranged from them. Cut off... justice!" He said through gritted teeth.
"Why?" asked the clerk.
"No matter why, please don't tell them that I am seriously ill. Let me die peacefully and peacefully..."
His eye circles gradually turned red, he smiled bitterly a few times, and then slowly turned over.
