Yao Xiaogu had seen him in the official, and Wang Zhengui, who was in charge of the salt class at the time, was still unknown and polite to him. Now that he has majesty, the number of roads is weird, and he is not afraid of a famous Confucian like himself. Looking at that momentum, not only was he not afraid of Yao Xiaogu, but he was also not afraid of Zhu Che, and even Xia Yuanlong and Wei Huai were not afraid that day.

He sat in the lecture hall, absent-minded, thinking about it.

"It's all here." Xia Yuanlong asked.

"Dean, I just finished the roll call, why do you have to order it again?" The scholar who came to make trouble yesterday asked nervously.

"That's not what you're supposed to ask." Wang Zhengui lowered his eyebrows, just looked at him calmly, and scared him into silence.

"There are a few names to be removed from the roster today," Xia Yuanlong moved out of the roster and coughed, "Their crimes are as follows: first, they refused to do their duty, and they did not return all day after receiving the money, so that there were reports everywhere that there was a shortage of manpower; 2. Relying on the large number of people and coercing Mr. Yao to participate in the trouble, his heart can be punished; 3. The dean repeatedly refuses to obey the advice, and his person slaps the table in front of him and threatens him, which is unseemly and lawless. For the sake of the overall situation of the college, it should be deposed to show the public! ”

After speaking, Wang Zhengui raised his hand and called his name, and several people knelt down in the hall, trembling.

"My generation doesn't want to punish privately, just remove the name, and don't have to kneel anymore." Xia Yuanlong said.

"Dean Xia! Dean Xia! Zhu Che and Song Zhang strode up to the lecture hall, passed by the kneeling people, and poked them with crutches.

"Dean Xia," Zhu Che trotted to Xia Yuanlong's side and whispered, "It's too ruthless and too urgent to do this, and it's easy to lose people's hearts." They are all people who have survived the crisis with the dean, so it is better to punish them and it will be over. ”

Xia Yuanlong hesitated for a while, his face facing Wang Zhengui.

"Two, they have been removed from the roster, and if it is any easier, the dean will inevitably betray the name of dishonesty. If the two have the power to write and alter, they will not be dishonest. Wang Zhengui replied.

The two of them listened to Wang Yan's class to this point, and they both knew that Xia Yuanlong had made up his mind, so they were also reasonable, and said: "I am in a hurry to go to the hall for a while, and I will never dare to make the dean bear the name of injustice, but I am wrong." ”

Wang Zhengui forced the two of them to apologize, and everyone had nothing to say, so Ren Xia Yuanlong gave an order to send these scholars out.

Seeing that Xia Yuanlong's methods were so powerful, others understood that he was going to reorganize the academy with an iron heart. At the same time, the accountant Wang Zhengui met the personality of no one who was soft and not afraid of anyone, so that everyone's souls were scattered, and he only worked honestly and obeyed the dean's arrangement.

In view of the reversal of the situation, Xia Yuanlong began to put the second step of reform on the agenda. Today, he announced in the lecture hall that in the future, the college will be judged: in addition to the dean, there will be another vice president; Next to the vice president, there are seven counselors, who are recommended by the people, and the president decides, and then takes office; Specially designed for the College to advise, not subject to the dispatch of the Vice President.

As soon as this strategy came out, it coaxed everyone, and those who were famous were quite eager to try. At first, many people came to seek counselors, but few recommended others, and there was no candidate for counselors in a short time.

Wang Zhengui was not very interested in this, Zhu Che asked him if he would like to be a counselor to have fun, he sat on the precarious side, and replied: "Fight for power and profit, let people do it, sit down and wait for good encounters, some will gladly accept it, and if not, accept it calmly." Zhu Che praised his bosom and diluted it, but Wang Zhengui smiled and did not answer.

"Jin Gyu, Dean Xia called you." Yao Xiaogu shouted in the distance, and Zhengui hurriedly resigned from Zhu Che, and Zhu Che watched him leave with appreciative eyes.

"Jin Gui," Xia Yuanlong smiled and grabbed his shoulder, "I haven't decided on the candidate for this vice president yet, who do you think should be?" ”

"Governor Song is in the official office, and he is busy with official business, so it must not be suitable; Although Mr. Yao is neither high nor low, he is good and elegant on weekdays, and he can support those troublemakers, so he is naturally the kind of high-ranking person who despises officials. And Mr. Zhu is not thoughtful, more than decisive, and his reputation is resounding in Jianghuai, so it is very suitable to use such a sharp blade at your disposal. ”

Xia Yuanlong was originally quite interested, but when he heard his last words, he felt a little uncomfortable, and his smile also retracted.

"Jin Gyu, don't think about this aspect in the future. Even if Mr. Zhu has shortcomings, listen to his opinion. You can't always do it for the sake of power and lose your way. In the end, the purpose of the college is to save the country and the people. Xia Yuanlong's words also seemed to be alerting himself.

Wang Zhengui's attitude as usual, neither fast nor slow, only said the words 'yes' and 'understood'.

"Why didn't the counselor see you? I recommended a few people, but they are not as talented as you. Xia Yuanlong turned his head and asked.

"How do you know?"

Xia Yuanlong said: "I heard many people tell me that Wang Yanjiao recommended them, and they all thought about when to repay them." ”

Before Wang Zhengui could speak, he said again: "But there are a few who recommend you." You're done. ”

Wang Zhengui slowly stood up, and then bowed to him: "Dean Xie promoted." ”

This recommendation was boiling, and it took more than ten days before it came to an end. In the end, Zhu Che was the vice president, and the seven counselors were Song Zhang, the governor of the Department of Experience, Yao Xiaogu, a professor of Suzhou Prefecture, and Wang Zhengui, a professor of Suzhou Salt Class, and there were four more people left, so there was no need to elaborate.

Xia Yuanlong took this opportunity and said: "Each position is determined, which is really a good deed." However, if I am not finished, there is still a strategy that has not yet been established. If they are like headless flies, today they will move westward, tomorrow will become east, and reform will be reduced to empty talk. In today's plan, according to Xia's opinion, the law should be studied to fill in the gaps in the "Xingyao", and the policy of the government should be corrected; Externally, we should solicit public opinion and ask for the people's lives, so that the academy can balance the government and make the academy system take shape as soon as possible. This time, we will be safe both inside and outside! ”

After speaking, Zhu Che saw that everyone was excited, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: The academy is about to change.

This change was really rapid, and only in the first month, the Sihe Academy in Suzhou was no different from Nanjing. Xia Yuanlong happily looked at the iron-like academy he had built, and after such a hard toss, he suddenly realized that it was time for him to go back to Nanjing.

The wrinkles on his face had always been tight, and he had never relaxed for a moment, but now he had to rest a little and straighten out, and he still had something important to do.

It was his last night as dean. Xia Yuanlong lit a candle, sat at the table, and shone it with a bronze mirror, and his temples began to turn white. He pulled out a hair from the back of his head, white and bleak, without half a bright sheen. He sighed, tugging at his hair in his hands, wondering how he had managed to grow all these gray hairs.

However, in comparison, what is even more puzzling is that Wei Huai has not sent a letter in this month, which makes him worry about the recent situation in Nanjing.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in." He threw down the hair.