Everyone immediately cast alarmed glances at him, even the prefect. This made Song Deyuan's face pale, and his hands did not know where to put them, and he kept trembling.

"Hmph, Mr. Song, this is not authentic, we are kind enough to receive you, but you come out like this, what is the reason!" The prefect was so angry that his face was flushed, and he pointed at Song Deyuan's nose and scolded.

"I ......"

"No more quibbles!" The prefect waved his sleeves, "Except that your academy will use such a method, how can anyone else dare to incite the good people?" ”

"You ......"

"Explain it in prison! Someone is coming, this thief is tied up, and he will be strictly interrogated! ”

The prefect gave an order, and three or five sergeants came out from behind the screen, and before they could confess, their hands were already tightly choked.

Seeing this, Songde knew that it was a fraud, so he had to shake his head and sigh bitterly, regretting his previous loss, not saying a word in his mouth, and being sent out of the back door.

In an instant, the prefect entangled all the secretaries and drew up a new law: 'The academy clearly violates the king's law, and anyone who declares his words will be either in vain or a rod', and sent more than a dozen officers and soldiers to escort the junior officials out of the government and post notices arresting the academy.

Of course, this alone was not enough to give the prefect the confidence of victory, and their hopes were all pinned on Na Yue Fu.

As expected, Lu Fangxuan's army quietly arrived amid the noise.

The people looked into the middle of the street, and there were several neat groups approaching them, all on horses, tightly wrapped in armor, a pair of eyes showing their edges, scabbards shining in the sun, and the sound of horses' hooves clapping closely, like a Western clock counting every moment, and an uneasy atmosphere at any time.

The crowd fell silent, and the horses, as if they were interested, stopped thirty paces away, still silent, their expressions grim, and let the wind blow their black hair on their sideburns.

"Ladies and gentlemen," everyone followed the voice, but saw a clerk walking out of the yamen, surrounded by more than a dozen soldiers in front of and behind him, "Song Deyuan relies on his own half bottle of vinegar to do the business of demagoguery. What benefits do you think you can gain by following the academy? He is a scholar, and if he has any ability to do practical things for you, he is just boasting. Now that he has been convicted, he is ready to be dealt with at a later date. This is also a warning to you, don't believe the wild words of the demons, lest you break the law. ”

As soon as this remark came out, the scene was cold, and no one spoke out in response. This made the little official very dissatisfied, and he turned to the horse army.

Hearing the sound of the sword behind him and quickly unsheathed, the people were frightened and shouted: "Yes, yes, follow the orders of the government......"

"Good, good!" The little official clapped his hands with satisfaction, "Then I will read out the proclamation next, so that you and others will remember to abide by the law: 'The sinner Song Deyuan, because of his private support, bringing friends, and using demagoguery to talk about current affairs, has caused good people to behave badly, and there has been no restraint for a long time. Today, I will ask him for several crimes, and tell the people of the city that anyone who colludes with the academy will be immediately beheaded! ’”

He raised his head coldly: "Hear clearly?" ”

The people saw the fierce and vicious eyes of the group of Yuefu soldiers, so they had to say yes, and they didn't dare to have any other thoughts: "The grass people understand, understand what the official means." ”

"Collect the troops." The officer who was the head then threw two words out of his mouth, and all the horsemen did as they were told, put their swords into their sheaths, held down the bridles, and heard a few neighings, leaving only a cloud of smoke and dust, and a crowd of people with lingering fears—order was formed as simply as it was.

The pillar behind it collapsed, and Zhenjiang returned to its original state, with the peasants still half-dead to make ends meet, and the people in the city living on labor, looking up to the few drops of favor from the government. As for the squires, the day before yesterday they were still worried about the strength of the academy, and today they are immersed in joy. If the Lu Party's prediction was the same, the rich people all drew a line with the academy and worked together to support the ban of the academy. Everywhere you go, it was quiet and peaceful, but the wailing of the ground was covered by the noise of the surface day after day, and the hot weather gradually felt cold, and the cold was terrible.

The iron-clad order has not yet dragged Nanjing into the abyss. Wei Huai was still pleased with the thriving academy, and his mind was full of plans for the New Deal, and he was leisurely dangling on the recliner.

"Mr. Wei." Xia Yuanlong didn't have time to say hello, so he rushed up from behind him coldly, "Zhenjiang's letter." He frowned at his sword.

"You," Wei Huai stood up with his crutches, "but whenever you run into the official affairs of the academy, you don't smile." ”

"People are in danger," Xia Yuanlong didn't have the leisure to joke with him, "You, the leader of the alliance, had better not be so frivolous." ”

Wei Huai saw that he was so serious, and he was also a little worried: "What's wrong with Zhenjiang?" Say it! ”

"Yesterday, the people over there reported that Dean Song had been arrested, and the people in the academy had been lured out again, and all of them were thrown into prison and tortured. What's more, for the first time, the government claimed that the academy was illegal. ”

Wei Huai tilted his head to look at him suspiciously: "I opened the academy, and the king of Wanjun has supported it, and he will break the law if he says that he will break the law in Zhenjiang?" ”

"Therefore, the people in the alliance unanimously said that we should find a way to rescue Dean Song and my colleagues, after all, we have a good reason," Xia Yuanlong explained, "Now Zhenjiang is in danger for everyone, the people have no place to speak, and the Jitian Huizheng persuaded by the academy is probably over." This is not only for the future of the academy, but also for the people who are caught in the fire. ”

Wei Huai was enthusiastic in his heart, and the word 'yes' was about to blurt out, but he was forced back by his hesitation.

"No, now that the Wan Dang is getting along with us, if we quarrel with it again, I am afraid that the new policy that will be implemented will be stillborn. This is a good opportunity for us to show our strength, and if we want to return the paper, the people will lose confidence in us. ”

"Wei Jimin, you still want to compromise, Zhu Che is a lesson from the past!" Xia Yuanlong slammed the table, opened his angry eyes, and yelled.

"Can this be the same thing as compromise? Do you think I don't want to save them! Wei Huai saw that he was angry, and his heart was also annoyed, and the crutches in his hand were almost on fire.

"Then hurry up and save it, don't argue here, come up with a way to reconcile! Let me tell you, the academy is to fight to the end, and if you take a step back, you can take 10,000 steps back! No matter who is in the position of dean, this is the law that death cannot change! With that, Xia Yuanlong stepped out of the house with a few feet and never looked back.

Wei Huai still wanted to quarrel with him, but there was no one before the meeting today, but he was scolded for no reason, and his chest was full of depression, so he couldn't get out. He tried to squeeze a little strategy out of his empty mind, but it was still blank. He had to smash his cane into the leg of the table to relieve his irritation.