Xia Yuanlong loved this academy very much. As soon as he entered, he came through a winding road. After coming out of the road, it is a spacious field, the road leads in all directions, and there are a few clusters of flowers planted at the intersection, it is winter, it is just plum blossoms and orchids. Looking west is the Sihe Hall of teaching, and there is a couplet on the door post of the hall, which is:

Don't learn the wall, it's annoying

He walked into the temple and sat down behind the westernmost table, facing the seats that had been laid out one after another.

After the academy was built, Xia Yuanlong asked Wei and Yang to consult on the matter of accepting students, and in the end it was implemented according to Wei Huai's advice. Therefore, the students of Sihe College now have people who come to listen to the teachings, regardless of their dignity or age. Among them, there are many ordinary people, and even those who don't even know half of the words, can come in to listen to the lecture; If anyone is tired of learning, he will leave and stay without restraint.

Therefore, this academy does not accept students' money, and all fees are paid by Wei Huai, and it costs fifteen or sixteen taels of silver in a year, but Wei Huai doesn't mind, so he still does it.

Xia Yuanlong naturally lectured the students here every day, and when he talked about books, sometimes quoted scriptures and classics, and sometimes made generous speeches, so that the students were all convinced. Gradually, the streets and alleys of Nanjing, where the name of Sihe Academy was spread, the people all knew that a person named Xia Yuanlong was there to talk about the new policy, and many people who heard of his reputation came to apprentice and were willing to be students.

Wei Huai saw that the momentum was flourishing, so he gathered the people and talked about the new policy in the market, criticizing the shortcomings of the imperial court, and stirring the whole city for a while. When those displaced people who had fled heard that Wei Huaizheng was preaching reform, they were not afraid of danger, gathered in the streets and alleys to make a fuss, and risked their lives to write letters and ask for a new policy.

At first, the government only took it seriously, and calmed it down with words, and they dispersed; Later, they were simply indignant, and when they saw the officers and soldiers coming, they did not retreat; Those who are anxious even catch stones and hit them, disturbing the restlessness of the Yamen of the government.

This made the prefect very angry. He was doing official business in the yamen, but when he heard the group of people still shouting at the door, he confused his thoughts and couldn't do his official work. He gritted his teeth, simply threw away his pen, and shouted to the servant: "You call me this thing Wei Huai!" After that, I was so angry that I trembled.

"You said you had nothing to do to break the academy, what are you doing with those fox friends and dog friends...... prefect looked at Wei Huai who was kneeling on the ground, and scolded while pacing, "If you still want to be your sacrificial wine in the Guozi Prison, let these people disperse as soon as possible, and threaten: The country is peaceful all over the world, and there is no need to reform ......"

"I can't do it." Wei Huai's tone was stiff.

"Wei Huai, I read that you are the son of Yiguang Gong, and I have come to discuss with you. If I had been replaced by someone else, I would have removed his official position earlier, wouldn't I? The prefect was gentle again.

"Lord Prefect, I'm not afraid of losing my office, I can only say one thing: I can't do it!" Wei Huai revealed a pair of sharp eyes, and his momentum was compelling.

"Okay, okay." The prefect flicked his sleeves, "You have the ability to continue to do it!" He snorted and went to the back room.

"Your Excellency, I offer you a heartfelt word: Although our dynasty is still rich, it already has the signs of decay, if you don't reform the law, then for a long time, the world will be in chaos! As a minister, you should think about the long term! …… In the next farewell. Wei Huai didn't expect any more reply from the prefect, and walked straight out of the yamen.

He came down from the lobby, and the rioters stopped moving, even the officers and soldiers with sticks in their hands stopped.

They all looked at him with the same eyes—admiration, quietly.

Wei Huai glanced at the crowd and continued to walk forward with his crutches.

People have opened a wide path for him.

Wei Huai limped and walked very slowly, and it took him half a day to reach the corner of this road.

"You guys!" He suddenly stopped and puffed out his chest, "Anyone who dares to fight for injustice is a man with iron bones!" ”

With that, there was only a staggering shadow around the corner. There was a commotion behind him, and he listened to the mouths of the people:

"The Guardian Wine says we're doing a good job!"

Such a well-known literati inside and outside Nanjing did not listen to persuasion and openly encouraged the arrogance of the people. This is something that no chief executive would allow. The prefect was dizzy because of this, so he asked his subordinates to prepare the carriage and horses, that is, to go to the Jiankang palace to ask Wan Heshun for an explanation.

The palace is next to the palace, and Nanjing is extremely large, so the prefect walked around the city for half an hour before rushing to the main gate of the palace. Speaking of the imperial palace of Nanjing, it is the capital of the previous dynasty, and the king of this dynasty saw that the palace was ingenious and magnificent, and could not bear to destroy it, so he thought that it was a palace; This policy has been used for generations since then, and it has been used for more than 100 years.

So the prefect drove west from the main gate, about a hundred paces, before he saw the palace. He called the car to stop here.

He got out of the car and saw that the walls of the palace were painted red, wide and tall, nearly a foot high, and he could not see the situation inside. He went to the two scarlet gates, brushed the dust from them, and knocked on the dark silver ring of the lion's head.

In an instant, the person inside opened the door slightly, and it was an old servant. The old man said, "Are you the prefect?" ”

"Yes. I have something important to see the king of Wanjun. ”

"Follow me."

The old servant led the prefect in, stepped on the road paved with blue bricks, crossed the intersection, passed through the two gates, saw several stone stairs in front, and vaguely saw the indigo forehead fang across a room from the top of the stone stairs, the fang was depicted with fine patterns, and a plaque with gold characters on a blue background was hung, which read "Waiting Hall".

They went up the stairs and saw the whole outline of the room, with the door open in the middle, and by the light of this room, they saw a table in the middle of the room, on which there was an incense burner, for the scrolls on the wall, and the characters of the ancestors of Wan Heshun were depicted; There are stained windows on both sides, which are slightly swayed by the wind.

The prefect slowly walked into the hall, and the old man pulled out a dark red sandalwood circle chair, spread it on a cushion embroidered with gold wire, motioned for the prefect to sit down, and said, "The slave goes to call the prince." Then he went out of the hall to the west door.

After drinking three cups of tea, he saw Wan Heshun coming from the west alone, wearing civilian clothes, and walking up to the waiting hall with a smile.

"Lord Wanwang!" The prefect hurriedly stood up and bowed in front of him.

"Hugh calls me the prince, I am just a king with a different surname who has been entitled, thanks to the emperor's grace, how dare I call myself!" He helped the prefect up.

"What are you doing here?" Wan Heshun asked with a smile.

The prefect didn't feel that he was friendly, and only a sinister look could be seen in his eyes.

"The prince may not know...... Wei Huai caused a big trouble outside, and he was bold......"

Wan Heshun's eyebrows twitched a little, the wrinkles on his forehead quietly added a layer, and his smile narrowed a little.

"Say it."