Tang Thirty-Six arrived a bit late.
He went back to the small building to get his sword. When he came back from the bamboo corridor, the forest was already full of people.
The mountain plums had been trampled into a mess. Bishop Mei Chuan's body lay in the snow in the middle of the crowd. There were also a few spots of dark red blood.
At this sight, he very naturally put the Wenshui Sword behind his back and asked an instructor, "What's going on here?"
The instructor's face was pale, and he said with a trembling voice, "I heard that the instructor disrespected the Saintess … so …"
Tang Thirty-Six froze. He didn't know that Xu Yourong had also come to the Orthodox Academy, and he certainly didn't think that she had killed Bishop Mei Chuan.
He asked, "Where is the Saintess?"
"She has already left." The instructor thought that he didn't believe his words and quickly added, "Prince Chen Liu was also present and testified."
Tang Thirty Six didn't understand why the young prince he disliked the most would come to the Tradition Academy. Did he have an appointment with Xu You Rong?
Looking at Bishop Mei Chuan's corpse, he raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "So that's how it is. Damn it."
Su Moyu's voice came from outside the forest. The teachers and students quickly dispersed.
Chen Chang Sheng had unknowingly arrived at the scene.
He stared at Bishop Mei Chuan's corpse in silence for a long time.
Tang Thirty-Six asked, "When are you returning to the Li Palace?"
The Pope naturally returned to the Li Palace.
This time could not be pushed back forever.
When Chen Changsheng returned to the Li Palace, he had to confront the internal problems of the Orthodoxy.
Bishop Mei Chuan's death would not make the problem simpler, but it would make the solution simpler.
In a sense, Xu You Rong had already made a choice for Chen Chang Sheng.
Su Mo Yu said from the side, "The Radiant Assembly will be held tonight."
Tang Thirty Six said, "How will the Department of Traditional Education react?"
Su Moyu said, "While Principal Mao is in seclusion, the Bureau of Ecclesiastic Education will be under the jurisdiction of the three cardinals."
Tang Thirty-Six asked, "Are they all from that side?"
Su Moyu replied, "Yes."
Tang Thirty-Six was silent for a while, then said, "Then we can't choose from among them."
Chen Chang Sheng and Su Mo Yu both understood his meaning.
Mao Qiuyu was already very close to breaking into the Divine. Perhaps he would succeed in several dozen days, perhaps even less.
Based on the way the Orthodoxy had always conducted itself, Mao Qiuyu would possess an official sacred name, his status even more revered, but he would no longer be able to hold the position of Archbishop of the Hall of Illustrious Persons or any other official position.
Everyone could understand the reason behind this.
The question was who would take over the most important position of archbishop of the Hall of Illustrious Persons.
"If we exclude the three extremely senior cardinals, then the most qualified person to take charge of the Bureau of Ecclesiastic Education is Principal Zhuang."
Hearing this, Chen Chang Sheng and Tang Thirty Six became silent.
The Principal Zhuang that Su Moyu mentioned was the current Principal of the Heavenly Dao Academy, Zhuang Zhihuan.
The Heavenly Dao Academy had a very high status within the Orthodoxy, and Zhuang Zhihuan was not lacking in cultivation or experience. Moreover, he had always been highly regarded by Mao Qiuyu.
Although the Bureau of Ecclesiastic Education belonged to the conservative faction, Zhuang Zhihuan had been rather objective and neutral in the last few years, and he had carried out the tasks assigned to him by the Li Palace with great efficiency.
No matter how one looked at it, he was the best successor to Mao Qiu Yu, and Chen Chang Sheng couldn't oppose him.
But everyone knew how his own son, Zhuang Huanyu, had died.
Tang Thirty Six wanted to object, but he found himself unable to do so. Zhuang Zhihuan was a good friend of his parents, and when he first came to the capital, he had always been taken care of by him.
Chen Chang Sheng brought Xue Yejin out of the Orthodox Academy, while Tang Thirty Six stayed behind to deal with the aftermath.
He sent someone to deliver Mei Chuan's body to the Bureau of Ecclesiastic Education, and then he summoned all the teachers and students of the Orthodox Academy.
Su Moyu took out a rather old piece of paper and gave it to Tang Thirty Six.
This was a list of names that had been written three years ago.
Tang Thirty Six looked at the names on the paper and asked, "Why is it always me who offends people?"
"Because you're skilled at offending people and aren't afraid of offending people," Su Moyu very seriously explained. "And you like doing this sort of thing."
Tang Thirty Six thought it over, then said, "Although these words sound like a bastard, if you think about them carefully, they truly do have some truth to them."
The teachers and students of the Orthodox Academy stood on the stone platform in front of the academy gate, listening to this conversation with nervous moods.
The Pope had come to the Orthodox Academy and the Holy Maiden had killed the education overseer. No matter how they looked at it, the Orthodox Academy was about to have a major incident today.
What would Deputy Director Su and the Dean, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, do next?
Tang Thirty Six began to read the names on the list.
"Zhang Lintao."
"Huang Zecheng."
"He Shuyu."
"Guo Xin."
"Lu You."
… …
… …
The instructors and students who were called by Tang Thirty Six stood out from the crowd. Their faces were pale and they were very nervous.
Three years ago, at the Orthodox Academy's most dangerous moment, they had chosen to leave. Afterwards, they had been approved by the Bureau of Ecclesiastic Education to return.
They had no idea how Tang Thirty Six would deal with them.
"Let's go, what are you all standing around for?"
Tang Thirty Six suddenly felt rather bored. "In the future, don't let me see any of you in the Orthodox Academy again."
The ten-some teachers and students walked out of the academy with lowered heads, sullen faces. Even though they were somewhat unwilling, they did not dare to show it.
Tang Thirty Six suddenly thought of something and said, "Teachers, remember to return all the salary you received tomorrow."
Hearing these words, those teachers walking out of the academy couldn't help but feel their legs go soft.
One of the expelled students finally could not help but indignantly ask, "Then will our tuition be refunded?"
Tang Thirty Six smiled at that student and said, "If you dare to accept it."
The teachers were startled and hurriedly grabbed that student and dragged him out of the academy, afraid that if they delayed any longer, Tang Thirty Six would change his mind.
The Hundred Flowers Lane outside the Orthodox Academy was usually very lively, and today, many people had come to watch.
Seeing those dejected teachers and students being expelled from the Orthodox Academy, especially those two young and incessantly weeping students, one couldn't help but feel a little sympathy.
Tang Thirty Six had never left any leeway in his actions, so how could he have forgotten these details? He had long ago dispatched an eloquent teacher to stand at the academy's gate and loudly narrate the reason for the expulsion of these teachers and students. He narrated the story of how the Orthodox Academy was surrounded three years ago in such a vivid and lifelike manner.
The crowd instantly changed the way they looked at those teachers and students. Some people even cursed and spat in front of them.
Tang Thirty Six didn't really care how miserable those teachers and students would be in the future.
He was very clear that no matter if it was the other five Ivies or the other normal academies, they would definitely not dare to accept these people.
What he was more concerned about was whether the current Orthodox Academy was still the Orthodox Academy from three years ago or whether it was still the Orthodox Academy that he and Chen Chang Sheng wanted to see.
The gate of the academy was tightly shut, blocking out the cursing and discussions in the Hundred Flowers Lane. The academy that was snowing was unusually quiet.
More than a hundred teachers and students stood in the snow, not moving an inch.
Seeing this scene, Tang Thirty Six was a little satisfied.
"A few years ago, when the Pope walked into the Hundred Flowers Lane, this place was very quiet. The four words" Orthodox Academy "were completely covered by green vines. The inside of the school was full of weeds and broken walls. It was even quieter than the outside, or in other words, deathly silent. At that time, the Orthodox Academy was actually a tomb."
He looked at the teachers and students and said, "Afterwards, Princess Luo Luo, Xuan Yuan Po, and then me, all came here one after another. Only then did this place gradually become lively. I can say without shame that it was us and the Pope who changed everything and gave the Orthodox Academy a new life."
Su Mo Yu thought of the story from a few years ago and felt a little emotional.
Tang Thirty Six continued, "Since it's a new life, then it naturally isn't the old."
The teachers and students looked at him in a daze, not understanding what he meant by this.
"I hope you all understand one thing."
Tang Thirty Six's expression was calm and determined.
"The current Tradition Academy, and the Tradition Academy from a few decades ago … have nothing to do with each other."
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