Chapter 377 The Difficult First Step
After hearing Shi Huaxiang's words, Zhou Huizhong suddenly fell into a dilemma. He didn't want to agree, but Zhao Yiming's words seemed to ring in his ears again.
He pondered for a moment and said, "Then I don't know how the Third Prince will repay us if we do this."
Shi Huaxiang smiled and said: "The third prince is such a noble person. It is your blessing to let you do things. But the emperor is not short of hungry soldiers. The third prince also said that as long as you are willing to do it, 1/10 of the property will be given to you." Return it to you.
If you do a good job and make the third prince particularly satisfied, then the third prince can consider returning half of your belongings. I wonder what you think? "
Chen Zhengming said next to him: "This is simply nonsense. Let's not mention that those things were originally ours. Not only was it true that Dong Daru was forced to die, but the eldest prince also wiped out his entire family. How could we be so ignorant? Conscience speaks.”
Shi Huaxiang curled his lips and said, "What you said is really interesting. The National Education Academy has been sealed off now, and those financial assets are now the property of the Star Empire, so how can we say they belong to you?
Besides, how exactly Dong Daru died remains to be discussed. At that time, the emperor only decided to expel him from the capital, but did not say that he would be killed. Whether he was forced to die or committed suicide due to shame is hard to say.
As for the fact that the eldest prince destroyed Dong Daru's whole family, the third prince is also dissatisfied. This time he didn't let you speak for the eldest prince, so just continue to scold him when it's time to scold him. "
Chen Zhengming was actually said to be speechless. He wanted to refute, but suddenly found that he had no way to speak. What the guy said made sense.
Zhou Huizhong picked up the tea bowl, took a sip and said, "What you said makes sense, but I still need to do the work of other Confucian scholars, and we are also in a dilemma now. Can the third prince return some of our belongings in advance?"
Shi Huaxiang immediately said with a smile: "Mr. Zhou is indeed a sensible person. When I came, the third prince also said that Dong Daru's family is indeed a bit pitiful, but this is already an established fact. Didn't one of his grandsons escape? .
The third prince can guarantee that if Dong Hui is willing to come back, all Dong Daru's property will be returned to him. Now, in order to show his sincerity, all the books collected by Daru can be handed over to Mr. Zhou for safekeeping. "
Zhou Huizhong's eyes suddenly lit up. Dong Xiaocheng loved collecting books. Many of the books he collected were unique. In Zhou Huizhong's opinion, they were all priceless treasures.
He said very eagerly: "I don't know when I can get those books back."
Shi Huaxiang took out a token from his waist, handed it to him directly and said, "This is the token awarded to you by the Third Prince. You can go to his house and get those books back at any time."
After Zhou Huizhong took the waist card, his hands were trembling slightly. He seemed to have made a difficult decision. He suddenly gritted his teeth and said, "I can agree to the third prince's request, but I hope the third prince can return it first." Part of our belongings, after all, we also need to eat."
Shi Huaxiang said with a smile on his face: "Mr. Zhou is indeed a sensible person. The third prince has already explained the manor outside the city of Guoxue Academy, as well as the hundreds of acres of land near the mansion and the tenants.
Mr. Zhou can take over at any time. I believe that with those things, there will be no problem at all if we can support a hundred and eighty people like you. "
Zhou Huizhong nodded and said, "Then you go back and reply to the third prince. We will send a message to Ye Jingsheng within three days. I don't know if there is a bottom line here."
Shi Huaxiang said with a very wretched smile: "What are you talking about, Mr. Zhou? This is a battlefield without gunpowder. The fight is life and death. There is no bottom line. If you are anxious, you can just scold me."
However, Mr. Zhou should also know that the reputation of the third prince is not very good, so in this article, Mr. Zhou should focus on the eldest princess, who is the vanguard of the royal family. "
Zhou Huizhong thought to himself: "These third princes are somewhat self-aware, so they don't have to brag about this idiot, which makes them feel a lot more comfortable in their hearts.
But it's not bad to think about the third prince. At least at this time, he can lend a helping hand to the National Education Academy. Although there are conditions, he is still fulfilling his filial piety and is a teachable child. "
Unknowingly, the third prince had a playboy in Zhou Huizhong's heart, and transformed into a vulgar prince with filial piety. This slow change will eventually turn him into the third prince's loyal son.
After Shi Huaxiang left, Chen Zhengming said anxiously: "Sir, do you really intend to speak for the royal family?"
Zhou Huizhong sighed softly and said, "Didn't what I just said clear enough? Since I have collected the Third Prince's things, of course I have to do things for him."
Chen Zhengming said quickly: "I disagree with what you said, sir. Dong Daru was forced to death by the royal family. If we say this now, how can our conscience be at ease!"
Zhou Huizhong shook his head and said: "What you said is wrong. Dong Daru was forced to death by himself and had nothing to do with the royal family. The defeat of Changling that year has always been a thorn in his heart.
And if the emperor sealed the National Education Academy and expelled him from the capital, this completely destroyed the last pillar in his heart and made him feel that he had no hope of life.
If we really want to talk about it, our enemy should be the Confucian sect of the Luoyue Empire, that old man Ye Jingsheng. If he hadn't been so cunning and despicable back then, how could we have ended up in this situation.
Now this shameless person actually dares to mobilize Confucian scholars to attack the emperor as a close friend of Dong Daru. As a member of the Starry Empire, how can we not fight back.
I believe that Dong Daru's soul in heaven will definitely agree with my idea. He doesn't want to be used by that despicable villain after his death. "
The more Zhou Huizhong talked, the more impassioned he became. He seemed to have found a life-saving straw for himself, found the truth to refute, and gave his conscience a place to hide.
He continued: “And as a Chinese Academy of Education, we made this mistake that was irreparable because we made the mistake of not thinking about the country.
From now on, the first rule of our Anglican Academy is to always serve the royal family, use the pens in our hands to be the mouthpiece of the royal family, and let everyone in the world know that the royal family of our Starry Empire is the best royal family in the world. "
Chen Zhengming was dumbfounded when he heard this, but when he saw Zhou Huizhong who seemed to be bathed in holy light, he was completely impressed by him. He felt that his husband was absolutely right.
Zhou Huizhong finally took this difficult first step, and the Confucian sect of Shenwu Continent also took this difficult first step.