Neither a Protagonist nor an Antagonist, I’ve Become a Background Character? – Chapter 49

Ch 49: Shengzhe Academy from the Heart

Mo Yunxuan looked at Wang Yuan’s low spirits, his brow slightly furrowed. He wanted to offer comfort, but after thinking about it, he gave up.

The future him might make more changes, whether he becomes more cruel or benevolent.

What the people of the Wei State Duke’s Mansion have to do is constantly adapt to his ideas and resolutely execute his orders.

Can’t do it? Then replace them!

He couldn’t possibly enlighten his subordinates every time,

And he wouldn’t be too concerned about the thoughts and opinions of these old-timers of the Wei State Duke’s Mansion.

At most, when opinions differed, he would let them retire from their positions with dignity,

And then give them a comfortable environment to retire in.

As for changing his own decisions out of respect for their opinions?

Don’t be silly! That was absolutely impossible!

In the end, he was the Duke of Wei!

He could accept his subordinates’ advice, but he would never accept any subordinate’s intention to change his will.

What’s more, no one was irreplaceable. Regarding Wang Yuan’s work alone,

Mo Yunxuan still had 150 Trap Camp soldiers temporarily serving as personal guards, and each of them could replace him.

Or even Meng Qianxue, Meng Zhirou, or even Qiu Zijin could replace him.

He wasn’t that important, was he?

Mo Yunxuan casually picked up a scroll of calligraphy by a Great Confucian Scholar, collected by the Late Emperor,

Carefully looking at each stroke, he asked casually:

“What about the situation afterwards?”

“This morning, news came from the Imperial Palace, bringing the Taihua Academy affair to a conclusion.”

“Taihua Academy collectively plotted a rebellion, and the Imperial City Guard, with the cooperation of Vice-Dean Qiu, the whistleblower, annihilated the rebels.”

“The Duke of Wei was credited with suppressing the rebellion, but for mobilizing troops without permission, the merits and demerits offset each other, and no reward was given.”

Confirming that he didn’t have an artistic cell, Mo Yunxuan re-rolled the calligraphy scroll in his hand,

Casually stuffed it back into its original place, sat back in his chair, and smiled indifferently.

“This Ji Ruxue, she’s not even willing to give a little reward, so stingy.”

Seeing Wang Yuan hesitating to speak, Mo Yunxuan said calmly:

“Alright, Old Wang, there’s nothing else here now. I’ll read a book here for a while, you can go down first.”

“Yes, Master.”

Mo Yunxuan watched Wang Yuan’s departing back, his eyes slightly narrowed.

“Old Wang, oh Old Wang, don’t make things difficult for me!”

Just now, he inadvertently glimpsed the changes on Wang Yuan’s panel.

【Loyalty: 98→90】

Although it hadn’t fallen below 90 yet, this rate of decline made Mo Yunxuan feel a little depressed.

From the moment he transmigrated, Wang Yuan had been helping him take over the power.

If possible, he really hoped that Wang Yuan could accompany him all the way.

He had even added Wang Yuan’s name to the next strengthening list,

But looking at this number, a sentence would always unconsciously emerge in his mind:

If loyalty isn’t absolute, then it’s absolutely disloyal!

Mo Yunxuan laughed self-deprecatingly, “Heh, I’m really cold-blooded by nature!”

Afterwards, no longer paying attention to Wang Yuan’s panel, Mo Yunxuan opened Wang Hai’s virtual script again.

He hadn’t had time to check it before because of the sword sharpening incident.

Now that he finally had time, it was a good way to pass the time.

From the script, Wang Hai was a transmigrator from Blue Star, and the point in time he transmigrated was right after he was castrated.

In other words, he didn’t have a little ding-ding!

But Wang Hai wasn’t without any backing.

On the second day he entered the palace, he was selected by Imperial Concubine Su Wan because of his delicate appearance and brought to her side.

He often helped Su Wan with massages, washing her feet…

Afterwards, with Su Wan’s help, he entered the Empress’s view, offering advice to the Empress and gaining her trust.

With the Empress’s permission, he established the Brocade-Clad Guard, monitoring the officials. With imperial authority, he could execute first, report later. His reputation once surpassed the XuanNiao guard, which had been established decades earlier.

Besides Imperial Concubine Su Wan, this noble, Wang Hai also had a special Cultivation Method,

Which could not only rapidly increase his strength but also allow him to restore his manhood, strengthening his kidneys and body.

This was also his greatest reliance for enjoying the harem later on.

It was also what Mo Yunxuan valued the most!

“According to Qing Li, Wang Hai has only been at the Imperial Study for a day or two.”

“Oh～ so it turns out that I unintentionally didn’t follow his script, disrupting his plan.”

“No wonder he’s so hostile towards me, what a coincidence!”

“But Su Wan, she seems to be the daughter of a prominent family from Jiang City in the south. The Wei State Duke’s Mansion doesn’t have much influence there.”

Mo Yunxuan was a little troubled by this.

Although he wasn’t afraid of the Su family even if he had to fight them head-on,

He just didn’t want to fight to the death with others and then let Ji Ruxue reap the benefits.

Otherwise, even if he won, he wouldn’t be able to swallow this breath in his heart. He thought to himself, making up his mind.

“I have to speed up the purchase of fierce beast corpses. It’s time for another round of strengthening!!!”

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In the following days.

Ji Ruxue’s announcement regarding the Taihua Academy massacre was also known and widely spread by the major forces.

The Martial Merit Families didn’t feel much about this.

After all, although Mo Yunxuan’s methods were a bit extreme and might be a little unconventional,

It was considered normal behavior, maintaining the inviolable dignity of the meritorious nobles.

More importantly, he didn’t accidentally injure any allies!

However, the civil officials couldn’t stand it anymore. Each and every one of them was filled with righteous indignation, as if the country was about to be destroyed tomorrow.

However, it was not appropriate for them, who held high positions, to personally intervene, giving others a handle.

Unlike the Shengzhe Academy, which was mostly commoners and had recently integrated many teachers and students from the Wei State Duke’s Mansion.

The other two academies in the Imperial City, the Imperial Academy, which was run by the Imperial Family, and the Wenhua Academy, which had a Great Confucian Scholar as its backing,

Were mostly descendants of civil officials, and their opinions on the meritorious nobles were extremely obvious.

This also led to many members of the Imperial Family who should have been standing from a neutral perspective, also deviating from their positions after a long period of cohabitation.

Facing the Wei State Duke’s clearly excessive behavior this time,

These students naturally wouldn’t give up this good opportunity to make a name for themselves.

They began to criticize it in the academy, and some students had even begun to propose:

To request the Empress to severely punish the Wei State Duke’s Mansion by going on strike.

To express their protest against this announcement by staging a sit-in outside the palace gates and a street parade.

These movements had even reached the Shengzhe Academy, which had hardly any contact with these two academies.

However, as soon as there was a sign of it, it was immediately suppressed by Dean Fang Wanqing.

Then, she earnestly said to the students: “If you don’t want the new classmates and teachers to leave, pay more attention to your usual words and actions.”

At first, everyone’s minds were a little muddled.

What was all this about?

The two things were completely unrelated!

But in a public class, everyone watched as the new teacher walked onto the podium with a smile on his face,

But there was no emotion in his eyes, and when he looked at them, it was as if he was looking at a group of prey.

At this time, they suddenly understood what the Dean meant.

Afterwards, everyone in the Shengzhe Academy tacitly stopped discussing or even mentioning this matter.

The students of the Imperial Academy were mainly Imperial relatives and descendants of high-ranking ministers.

They were still quite restrained in this regard. Although they were verbally flirtatious, they ultimately did not truly put it into practice.