"Come, Deputy Xia, please sit down." Ye Yongjia hastily put away his pen and ink, and sat down opposite him.
"You don't come here often. You must have something to say this time." He put a bowl of tea into Xia Yuanlong's hand.
Xia Yuanlong didn't have time to drink tea, and said straight to the point: "Master Ye, don't think I'm offensive, just say it clearly. Just now in the city, more than 30 innocent people were killed. Mr. Wei couldn't bear it, and he was hesitant about the policy of cutting redundant people. He wanted to Stop this government. Xia had a few quarrels with him, but he still couldn't move his mind. Thinking that Magistrate Ye was once a student of Ji Min, he came here to ask for his help for the sake of his grand plan."
After hearing this, Ye Yongjia became a little listless: "If Mr. Wei has made up his mind, I'm afraid I won't be able to persuade him."
"That's wrong. Think about it, sir. Even you, who is in charge of Nanjing, have gone to remonstrate. This means that the situation has been set and cannot be reversed. Thinking of the old relationship, how can he not give him face?" Xia Yuanlong said.
Ye Yongjia said thoughtfully: "Mr. Wei's worries are not unreasonable. Party strife is about to break out here. If we don't stop cutting redundancies for the time being, I won't be able to protect myself."
Seeing that Ye Yongjia had the same idea, Xia Yuanlong got into trouble. After thinking about it, he couldn't argue with him, so he continued to persuade: "Now that the two parties are fighting, wouldn't it be good for our academy to take the opportunity to win over the people and increase its momentum?" Does the magistrate only want his own peace?"
Ye Yongjia immediately changed his expression: "Vice-President Xia, although Ye has been relying on others to help the rebellious party for a long time, he will not let tens of millions of people suffer in front of my eyes! If the people hear about my new policies, I am afraid they will not be grateful. Go to death!"
Xia Yuanlong smiled and shook his head. He had to calm down and drank a cup of tea: "I hope Lord Ye understands Xia's good intentions. Besides, if Mr. Wei withdraws this plan, the two parties will definitely target the academy, and Nanjing will be more If there is an unexpected disaster, you must think carefully and don't harm brother Ji Min..."
In the end, this trick worked, and it hit Ye Yongjia's weakness. Although he was deeply worried about the death of the horse catchers and the people, he was really no match for Xia Yuanlong's persuasion, and he was also worried about Wei Huai, which made him have the idea of a compromise - give it a try or not. It can be known.
"Okay," Ye Yongjia made up his mind, "to be on the safe side, I will go with you to find Mr. Wei, and at the same time report to the court to teach Party Liu to get the information and make second-hand preparations. How about that?"
Xia Yuanlong finally waited for him to agree, and then he refuted it again. He quickly leaned over and said, "Master Ye is willing to help me. Xia doesn't dare to complain. He just listens to the arrangement."
After Yan Liang came out of the emperor's palace, he immediately received a letter from Ye Yongjia. He didn't have time to take it apart and look at it, so he hurried to his hometown in Liuzhen.
Liu Zhennian met him. They only looked at each other, said nothing, and read the letter.
After General Liu read it nervously, he smiled with relief: "When I wrote the letter at this time, I thought the two parties were really at war. Who thought it was such a trivial matter!"
Yan Liang suddenly saw a red light on his face. He looked at the book and said with a smile: "Wei Huai is often said to be a person who acts willfully without caring about what others think. Today I can really see it. Don't worry about this matter." Magistrate Ye will handle it."
Liu Zhennian laughed loudly: "Ye Tinglong is also afraid of that guy, so he even handed me a book for this, haha..."
"Why bother you anymore with this matter," Yan Liang said, throwing the letter into the brazier, "There is a major matter now, and I would like to ask the general to make a decision."
Liu Zhennian nodded, and Yan Liang offered advice: "Although the Donkey Skin Alley incident was an attempt by the two parties to please Wei Chong, it was too cruel, and there were rumors everywhere, which harmed the court's sage politics and the reputation of the general. The two parties are like If it cannot be calmed down, the party struggle will never come to an end. The general should clear the way for the two of them, so that they can show their strength without delay."
Liu Zhennian said: "I will immediately mobilize the army to go to Donkeypi Lane to block the news to prevent anyone from leaking the news."
"Wait a minute!" Yan Liang saw that he was about to call Lu Yingshan and hurriedly grabbed his arm. "This cannot be done carelessly. If we send an army directly, not only will we not be able to calm the people, but we will disturb the people."
Liu Zhennian had no choice but to put his hands back on his knees and glanced at him: "What idea has Minister Yan come up with again?"
"Nearly half of the men were killed in one night in Donkey Skin Lane. There were more than thirty houses in the house, and no one could take care of their families. The general could use the imperial edict to post a notice saying that more than thirty people who committed capital crimes cannot be pardoned and should be executed. , to stop rumors; and he said that he would only kill one person, without asking about his family members, to calm people's hearts; and then he would place the relatives of the deceased elsewhere, far away from the alley, and tell people about it; finally, these more than thirty empty houses would be given to the poor people, Donkey Skin Lane is once again safe and blocked, and there will no longer be days of panic."
Liu Zhennian heard him talk so eloquently and comprehensively, he couldn't help but clapped his legs and exclaimed: "The minister is really not inferior to your brother! This plan combines kindness and power, which is exactly what I want. I have issued an edict to send people to Donkey Skin Alley Appease the people!"
Ye Yongjia and Xia Yuanlong returned to the academy together. They looked for Wei Huai in the inner courtyard but could not find him, so they walked to Sihe Hall and saw Wei Huai sitting on the stone bench inside the arch, stroking his beard in deep thought.
"Ji Min," Xia Yuanlong stepped forward and bowed, "What happened just now, Xia's words were fierce and there were many conflicts, I hope Brother Wei doesn't mind."
Wei Huai slowly raised his head, still serious: "Are you willing to agree?"
Xia Yuanlong smiled bitterly and pointed behind him: "Ask him what he thinks, that's what I think."
When Wei Huai looked at it, he saw that it was Ye Yongjia who came in person. He thought in his mind: 'This is the lobbyist here.
Ye Yongjia glanced at Xia Yuanlong awkwardly, and Xia Yuanlong winked at him anxiously but said nothing. He coughed twice and reluctantly persuaded: "Mr. Wei, Ye initially disagreed with Xia Fumeng's words, but later..."
"I think you don't agree with it now." Wei Huai grabbed the cane and said coldly.
"This..." Ye Yongjia was a little stunned, but fortunately he thought quickly and put on a smile again, "Mr. Wei, I just feel embarrassed. But it is important to have a long-term perspective when doing things. Xia Fumeng is right. Although today People were unjustly killed because of party disputes, but the academy can also take advantage of the opportunity to grow and become the foundation for the welfare of the people in the future."
Wei Huai rubbed the top of the crutch, then gritted his teeth and said firmly: "I have made up my mind! Wei Huai is going to go to the table to state the disadvantages of redundancy. Don't waste your efforts... please come back!"
Xia Yuanlong hurriedly walked up to him and shouted loudly: "Ji Min! Master Ye has informed Party Liu that he is going to block your memorial! Are you going to let Mr. Liu get a handle on it?"
Wei Huai still refused to listen and continued to walk forward and stepped out of the arch; Ye Yongjia did not dare to stop him.
Xia Yuanlong chased after him with two vigorous steps, but when he couldn't pull him away, he simply knelt down in front of him and blocked the road.
"Ren Ying!" Wei Huai knocked the ground with his cane.
Xia Yuanlong paid his respects and said: "If the people are willing to follow my words, Yuanlong will definitely prosper the academy during the period of party strife. If not a single new policy can be implemented, please commit suicide and apologize!"
