While the eldest grandson was still looking for a way out in the Heavenly Palace, Lu Xiaoran and others outside also encountered trouble.
Lu Xiaoran and others rushed back to Lieyang City from Tianjiao City. After getting the news, Wan Qianqian rushed to Yulin Courtyard overnight.
Lu Xiaoran was not given a chance to greet her, so Wan Qian got to the point as soon as she walked in.
"You are finally back. You don't know how I spent these three months."
Before Lu Xiaoran could reply, "We had a very bad life too." Wan Wanqian continued to talk to himself.
"I'm busy with both the trading company and Mine No. 1, so I won't go into details here. The key point is that the direction of the wind at the college suddenly changed for some reason."
"Changed? What do you mean?" Lu Xiaoran didn't bother to rest. Seeing that it was impossible to explain in a sentence or two, Lu Xiaoran sat down at the table and prepared to learn more about the changes in the college and the business bank in the past three months.
"In the past few days, I have been working in the agency. Not only have I encountered a lot of inexplicable resistance, but I have also heard a lot of rumors."
"What did you say?"
"Many, some of them are speculating that the college will give up on rescuing the two deans and is already starting to select the next dean!"
Lu Xiaoran's face looked a little heavy, and he had to start considering candidates before the body was found. Although he also understood that this was the top priority, he couldn't accept it because of his eldest grandson.
"What else?" Lu Xiaoran asked.
"There are some people who are the most irritating. They say, "Your good days of Wanyuan Trading Company are over" and "If you don't have Dean Wu to support you, let's see how powerful you are." Anyway, after listening to it, I wanted to give them a two-punch. "
Lu Xiaoran said in a deep voice: "Are they already so blatant?"
"Um."
On the way back, Lu Xiaoran began to think that the college's withdrawal of the rescue team basically announced that they had admitted that the two deans were killed. Then the next step of the college must be to select a candidate to be the dean.
Originally, this kind of thing would have no impact on students like them, but now there are many cooperation projects between the Youth School and the academy, and they are all big and oily projects, and there are many jealous people.
In this way, the choice of the next dean is very critical for the Youth Pi.
Lu Xiaoran asked: "Who is the possible candidate now?"
"Currently, the most popular candidates are Honorary Dean Yang Fang and Director Duan Zhenbiao of the Faculty Office."
"Which of these two people will be more beneficial to us?"
After hearing this, Wan Qian thought for a moment and said, "No matter who it is, it is not good for us."
"The director of the Faculty Affairs Office, Duan Zhenbiao, is known as a corrupt official in the college. If that's the case, it would be easy for us. As long as he is willing to pay, I can settle it."
"But... do you still remember those old men you saw on the third floor of Tianxuan Pavilion when Mine No. 1 issued an emergency mission?"
Lu Xiaoran was stunned and didn't understand why Wanwanqian suddenly mentioned that emergency mission again.
"I remember there was Dean Wu, an Elder Li who was in charge of Tianxuan Pavilion, and... an Elder Bai who seemed to be in charge of teachers."
Wan Qian clapped her hands and said, "Yes, that's Elder Bai."
"At that time, it was clear that he was unwilling to send teachers to the No. 1 mine for rescue, so he let you Youth Faction get involved in danger. As a result, you gained both fame and fortune after you came back, especially the eldest grandson who fought against all opinions at the school committee and won We won the No. 1 mine project. This made Duan Zhenbiao, the director of the Teachers Department, so jealous that he called Elder Bai over and gave him a slap in the face."
"Elder Bai is not a thing. He turned around and bit you. He argued hard at the Tianxuan Pavilion meeting that day, but in the end, you took away the rescue mission. All of this happened because of you and Wu. The dean had already planned it."
"So, Director Duan blamed us for everything, and Wanyuan Trading Company was also remembered by him."
Lu Xiaoran nodded. He now needs to have a preliminary understanding of the attitudes of the two candidates, and then find an easy target to focus on.
Wan Qian kept his brows furrowed, and it seemed that these things had weighed on him for a long time: "As for this Honors Academy,
Changyangfang is not a good person either. It is said that he is very close to Dean Xia of Wuziyuan and is on the same front. Elder Lan, who wanted to put Changsun to death at the public trial, is his capable subordinate. "
When Wan Qian said this, Lu Xiaoran knew that there was no chance of winning over Yang Fang. He had witnessed how embarrassed Elder Lan was when he was tortured by his eldest grandson at the public trial. With such an excellent opportunity for revenge, Elder Lan would definitely not Let it go.
After hearing this, Lu Xiaoran couldn't help but frown. It was indeed a difficult matter.
Lu Xiaoran thought about it and felt that the possibility of conquering these two people was very small. Even if they managed to win over them in the end, the price would be huge.
"Are there no other candidates?"
Wanwanqian thought for a moment, patted his head and said, "There is another person, Guo Zhengde!"
"Guo Zhengde?" Lu Xiaoran was stunned.
"Yes, there is also speculation that Guo Zhengde may rise to power this time. I heard that Guo Zhengde just broke through to the mortal realm last month!"
"A breakthrough?" Lu Xiaoran was surprised. The mainland warriors showed a typical pyramid structure, with the number of warriors decreasing as you went up. If there is a gap between the realm of the magician and the realm of the charioteer, then there is a chasm between the realm of the charioteer and the mortal realm. :
Guo Zhengde was able to enter the realm of mortals before he was forty years old. He cannot be called a monster, but he can also be called extraordinary.
"Yes, his breakthrough surprised many people, so everyone is sure that Guo Zhengde will be promoted this time. Moreover, Guo Zhengde has made great achievements in the position of financial section chief, and there is nothing to say about his ability. The only thing is that my qualifications are not as good as those two old guys."
"If I remember correctly, he was also a big obstacle to us when it came to Mine No. 1." Lu Xiaoran didn't understand why Wan Qian thought Guo Zhengde would be a better choice.
After all, Guo Zhengde was also in trouble with them about the No. 1 mine, and Changsun asked his old sweetheart to blow the whistle. Although it was not an obvious threat to Guo Zhengde, how could such an old fritter not guess Changsun's identity? intention.
Such a relationship should not be called a happy one.
Speaking of this, Wan Wanqian got excited, "You all know that Changsun went to Hongxiu Pavilion to find Hua Hongluo and asked Guo Zhengde's best friend to give him some advice, but you didn't know there would be a follow-up."
"Follow up?"
"Yes, in order to make up for Guo Zhengde's unhappiness, Changsun gave Guo Zhengde another big gift. He redeemed Guo Zhengde's best friend from the Red Sleeve Pavilion and arranged it in Blazing City. Guo Zhengde no longer played civet cat for money. The prince’s trick was to go to the Red Sleeve Pavilion, but by going to Mine No. 1 to inspect the project, he went directly to Blazing City to meet up with him openly."
Even Lu Xiaoran was a little shocked when Wan Qian said these words. You must know that Hongxiuge Pavilion will not let people go so easily.
"How did the eldest grandson do it?" Lu Xiaoran asked.
"You are also surprised, aren't you? I heard that Changsun and Red Sleeve Pavilion have negotiated an alliance. They said that after the new world is built in the future, they will build an intelligence system tailored for Red Sleeve Pavilion. You said it's magical, but the New World is still gone. The eldest grandson just managed to win over such a big ally by drawing a big pie." Wan Wanqian exclaimed.
Lu Xiaoran shook her head and said, "Changsun is not just making a big deal, but a solid promise, and this promise will definitely come true."
"Of course I believe that the eldest grandson has such ability. As for the incident with Guo Zhengde, that's not the end of it. Later, the eldest grandson found out through Guo Zhengde's acquaintance why Guo Zhengde wanted to block me."
"It's because his wife Tian's Energy also has ideas about Mine No. 1 and wants to put pressure on us through Guo Zhengde."
Lu Xiaoran of Tian Energy knows that it still has a great influence in the Southern Region.
"After the eldest grandson found out, he went to the Tian family alone. Not only did he not have a quarrel with the Tian family, he actually negotiated a business deal with them. The portion of the Huoling Mine produced by Mine No. 1 and allocated to the college was handed over to Tian Energy Processing and refining.”
Lu Xiaoran knew this, because part of the Huoling Ore produced in No. 1 Mine was allocated to the college, and the other part was owned by Wanyuan Trading Company, and the processing and refining of this part of the ore was handed over to Luliang Trading Company.
"It is precisely because of this project that
Tianshi Energy successfully got involved in the college's business, and the two companies have increasingly cooperated since then. This also made Guo Zhengde, the son-in-law of the Tian family, rise in status in the college. "
"This is why some people speculate that Guo Zhengde will become the next dean. After all, most of the businesses his wife's family is involved in are related to equipment resources."
Lu Xiaoran nodded. In this case, Guo Zhengde is indeed a good candidate.
"Thinking about it this way, it's all thanks to the eldest grandson. I really can't understand how a young man as young as the eldest grandson can handle things so meticulously and considerately. It's really..."
"By the way, you are just talking about me. What do you think? Where is your eldest grandson? Have you found him?" Wan Qian never thought of this until now.
Lu Xiaoran shook her head.
"Then why are you all back, and are you still looking for me? Are you going to save me?" Wan Qian suddenly became anxious when he heard this.
Lu Xiaoran looked up at Wan Qian and said, "The hope of finding it is too slim. We can't all waste it there. The results we have obtained here can't be abandoned halfway!"
Wan Qian was startled, and after a moment of silence he said, "Yes, you are right. Before Changsun left, he also told me to be patient and adaptable when encountering difficulties, to put the overall situation first, and to keep Wanyuan Trading Company first. Now hard-won results.”
Lu Xiaoran fell silent after hearing this.
"I believe that boy Zhangsun has his own destiny and will be able to come out on his own." Wan Qian said with determination.
Lu Xiaoran also had firm eyes and said, "Yes, so our top priority now is to solve the matter at hand!"
Wanwanqian nodded and continued the topic.
"Guo Zhengde is basically a grasshopper tied to the same rope as us now. If those two old guys become the deans of Qiziyuan, he will also have a hard time, so we don't need to win over him at all."
"The difficulty now is how do we help him get to the top."
Lu Xiaoran nodded, "Well, his qualifications are the biggest shortcoming, but as far as I know, he also briefly served as deputy dean, which can barely make up for the deputy dean's work experience. In this way, it is not impossible to jump to the position of dean."
"But there is another problem. He doesn't really want to be the dean of Qi Ziyuan." Wan Wanqian said with some worry.
"Why? To avoid suspicion?" Lu Xiaoran asked.
"Well, you also know that he is most concerned about his own reputation. He is afraid that people will say that he relied on his wife's family to get to the position and became a tool for his wife's family to make money from the academy. At the same time, he is also afraid that jumping directly to the position of dean will be too high-profile. "
Lu Xiaoran sneered at Guo Zhengde's mentality.
"Then it's not up to him!"
