"Jin Gui, do you still recognize me?" Xia Yuanlong propped up the window upstairs, and a ray of cold moonlight shone in, hitting his hard face.
Wang Zhengui was a man of serious words, and his expression was very calm: "The deputy leader has contributed to the preservation of our Suzhou Academy, how dare Zhengui forget it."
"Your contribution is no less than mine," Xia Yuanlong smiled calmly, "I just came here from Nanjing knowing that you could count on me. Come sit down and let's talk in detail."
"yes."
Wang Zhengui took off his official uniform and put it on the hanger. Wearing only a brown cloth underneath, he sat down opposite him.
"Because Nanjing is under the control of Wan Lu and Wan Lu, it is difficult to implement the New Deal for the time being. However, after the first battle in Suzhou, the academy's prestige was greatly boosted, and the people were happy to wait for it. The government was obviously unable to do what it wanted. If we don't call on everyone to petition, change It's a pity to establish a new policy. It's just that Dean Zhu and others don't understand the righteousness and are still afraid... This gives me a headache." After Xia Yuanlong said this, he sighed.
"Mr. Xia, the new policy mentioned in "Xing Yao" covers a wide range of things. I don't know which one I want to implement this time? Please enlighten me." Wang Zhengui bowed his head and bowed.
"Sorry, I was too impatient and said too much at once. You may not understand..." Xia Yuanlong slapped his head hard, "Then let me talk about the new policy first."
"The academy has learned from the experience of previous failures, that is, it is obsessed with making small repairs without revealing the real trump cards. As a result, people are unable to understand the true purpose of Mr. Wei's reforms and regard it as an internal battle within the government, so they are afraid to move forward. , unwilling to cry out and work hard for it. Of course, this does not mean to abandon step by step. My plan is: first ask the local government to allow Sihe Academy to participate in politics, and change its name to teaching and educating people; then recruit people with lofty ideals, listen to the opinions of the people, and give We built up a solid momentum; finally, we collectively requested from the government that the academy should have the responsibility of supervising the local area, with tens of thousands of common people and tens of thousands of eyes inspecting the officials."
Wang Zhengui listened patiently, and after he finished speaking, he asked: "It's so powerful. Isn't it difficult to get the government to agree?"
Xia Yuanlong said: "This is just the first step. At best, it is just a public demonstration. It has not interfered with the selection of officials by the imperial court. He has no reason to make the matter too big."
"But they will regard us as a scourge and try their best to stop us. Jin Gui, you are in charge of Suzhou's salt administration and can communicate with the government the best. You should play a mediating role and let both parties come to the negotiating table to talk..."
Xia Yuanlong suddenly shut up, looked at Wang Zhengui with a heavy face, and held his hands tightly: "I can't give you any advice in this regard. The responsibility is huge, and I rely on you for everything!"
"Zhen Gui has received a great kindness from Mr. Zhen Gui, and now he hopes to repay him with this kindness!" Wang Zhen Gui hugged him with a fist, and his tone was a little excited.
But Xia Yuanlong still didn't dare to relax. He carefully observed Wang Zhengui. This plain scholar never wanted to show too much passion, so that he, who had experienced many vicissitudes of life, could not see through his character. However, he does have great abilities, and there is no one else you can count on except him.
"Jin Gui, can you look me in the eyes and say it?" Yuan Long made a weak request.
Wang Zhengui obviously heard the call. He scratched his ears a few times and then slowly raised his head, revealing a pair of dark and deep eyes.
But Xia Yuanlong was not good at reading minds. He tried hard to find a few glimmers of light in the dim color, but the more he looked at it, the more he felt the world was spinning, and he soon became distracted. He began to recite several names, including his deceased brother Yang Huaisheng. He was wrong, Yuanlong thought, but maybe he also realized some truth. It is such an extravagant hope for Wang Yanzheng to have people's hearts be simple again.
"Okay, good man." Yuan Long finally gave up prying into his heart and patted his shoulder.
"Vice Meng Xia, I already have a countermeasure for Dean Zhu."
"Come over and talk." Yuan Long tilted his head and listened to Wang Zhengui whispering for a moment, then nodded happily: "Jin Gui still has an idea, I will do it tomorrow."
Yuan Long still wanted to say a few words to him, but the watchman downstairs played his clapper again. Zhen Gui was frightened and got up in a hurry. He took his official uniform and official hat and said goodbye to him: "It's getting late. We can no longer stay at the second watch, please have a good rest, Vice-President, and take your leave!"
Yuan Long was about to persuade him to stay, but when he saw him turning around and slamming the door shut, he had no choice but to move to the window and salute from a distance to the sedan chair of the Salt Administration Secretary below.
Zhu Che got up early and took Xia Yuanlong's order from yesterday. He summoned all the people in the academy to sit down in the main hall and counted them all. Most of them were present, except for the vice president Yao Xiaogu who could not come due to illness.
"Mr. Yao was fine yesterday. Why did the disease strike him without any bias?" Counselor Song Zhang sat under Zhu Che's left hand and asked anxiously while the hall was shouting.
"I don't think he is angry," Zhu Che said with a frown. "Last night he said, 'We have to vent our anger for Suzhou tomorrow' and 'I will fight with that Xia Renying until death.' I know he is definitely not a runaway, so how could he excuse himself for illness?"
"That's right. I'll send someone to ask at noon."
"Everyone, Deputy Leader Xia is here!"
After Song Zhang heard this, he immediately retracted his head, and everyone also sat down. Seeing Wang Zhengui shouting this, Xia Yuanlong strolled through the arch.
"Please!" Zhu Che immediately smiled and gave up his position.
"No need, this is the host's seat. I am a guest in a foreign land, how can I stay here without permission? I can just stand." Xia Yuanlong waved his hand and said easily.
Zhu Che hurriedly looked at Song Zhang, and what he meant was: 'Xia Yuanlong is so confident and not nervous at all. He must be well prepared.'
"Everyone, I am not afraid of hardships and hardships on this trip, just to implement the New Deal and open up a new world in Suzhou!" Xia Yuanlong opened his arms and looked around.
"I have already expressed my anger with Dean Zhu. He agreed to my words, which means: since the academy has been established, the new policy should be given priority!" Everyone's eyes immediately turned to Zhu Che, making Zhu Che at a loss.
"Dean Zhu, you said this! Since everyone doesn't know, let me explain it to you." Wang Zhengui was still making noises, and the whole hall suddenly became noisy.
Zhu Che's face was sometimes green and sometimes yellow, which was extremely unbearable.
"If Dean Zhu doesn't want to make it clear and offends everyone, then Xia can just say it," Xia Yuanlong clapped his hands and tried to maintain the situation, "The first thing we need to do is turn Sihe Academy into a political participation academy. ! With the mediation of Wang Yanzheng, everyone jointly submitted a letter to make the academy and the government on an equal footing, to picket all officials, and to disappoint the people!" After saying this, he pointed to the sky excitedly, and his sleeves slipped from his hands.
