There was endless discussion below, and public opinion was developing in a direction that Dugu Chen could not imagine.
"Is Dugu Chen the culprit? Is he the one who got in the way of everything?"
"In this way, Marquis Lanling has really never done anything to disgrace the people of Yanzhou. Instead, he has benefited everyone. Why should we oppose him!"
"It's all Dugu Chen's evil words that deceive the public! He deserves death! Kill him!"
The crowd was furious and something was getting worse, making Dugu Chen's face become paler.
His crime is not worthy of death, but he is a little worried that Liang Xiao will use the anger of the common people as an excuse to sacrifice him to heaven!
Duanmuyan in the audience was very anxious, but she didn't dare to speak out again.
She still can't figure out why the group of scholars controlled by several of her own aristocratic families were easily persuaded by Liang Xiao.
In the past, as long as they found a good excuse, they could launch public opinion offensives at will, protest in the streets, and force the local governor to submit as they did today.
Dongye Hongji was once forced to compromise and let some Beihu people come in for trade.
Liang Xiao didn't take this trick at all, and seemed to be as prepared as she was?
"Go and help him!"
Nangong Ning in the inn was so anxious that he stamped his feet, but Duanmu Yunqing and others just shook their heads and smiled bitterly.
"Dugu Chen can't do anything to him. We just came to Yanzhou. How can we help?"
Hearing this, Nangong Ning became more and more disappointed.
"Why, he was supposed to be criticized by thousands of people, but now he is admired by thousands of people!"
Everyone was extremely angry.
Some of the people brought by Duanmu Yunqing were members of the Tuoba clan, and they hated Liang Xiao even more.
They originally thought that Dugu Chen could unseat Liang Xiao in Yanzhou.
As a result, Dugu Chen is now facing the situation that many people have pointed out...
Dugu Chen's face on the stage was pale, and fear struck his heart, making him incoherent.
"You, you, what do you want?"
Liang Xiao glanced at him, walked to the stage, and announced in front of everyone.
"What happened today is enough to prove how badly the family controls public opinion! Dugu Chen is misleading the public with his evil words and is suspected of collaborating with the enemy. He will be put under supervision and investigated!"
"From now on, Yanzhou Academy will be strictly investigated. Anyone who has an affair with Beihu will be imprisoned! Anyone who does not care about the people of his family and country will not be allowed to study in Yanzhou Academy!"
"The price of food remains at thirty-five cents per stone, and it is exclusively sold by the Prefect's Mansion!"
The herald quickly spread Liang Xiao's words to all directions, attracting a burst of cheers and countless people raising their arms and shouting.
“Support the prefect!!”
Dongye Xuanji then walked to the audience, bowed deeply to Liang Xiao, and said: "What the prefect said and did is exactly what he said. He is upright and is not afraid of the shadow, and justice is at ease in the heart! We, the Dongye clan, are willing to fully cooperate with the prefect." , contribute a small amount to the governance of Yanzhou!"
"We, the Yang family, support the prefect!"
"We, the Qin family, also support the prefect!"
…
Several local prominent families followed the Higashino clan's footsteps and rushed to express their opinions.
Liang Xiao smiled and nodded in response, and ordered people to take Dugu Chen into prison.
Looking at the excited people below, Liang Xiao finally felt relieved.
Justice is in people's hearts? The wise does not buy rumours? He never believed in these things, they were just self-comforting words.
When it's time to take action, there shouldn't be any hesitation. When it's time to take action, do it all.
Qin Baili, Qin Xun and others looked at Liang Xiao's figure and felt that he was getting taller and majestic.
They refrained from defending Liang Xiao too much.
Sure enough, he had his own way of dealing with it.
These common people who were attracted and brought here by the scholars also served as audiences, allowing those who still had a sense of shame among the scholars to wake up in time.
Except for a few individuals such as Dugu Chen, Liang Xiao did not reprimand others by name, which can be regarded as giving these scholars a step down: from now on, as long as you think about the people of your family and country and don't kowtow to the Northern Hu people, you can sit back and relax.
Of course, Liang Jiajun is his support.
Without Liang Jiajun's intimidation, these scholars would have done something drastic in a moment of excitement.
The existence of Liang Jiajun gave Liang Xiao the opportunity to create one-on-one and one-to-many confrontations.
"It seems simple, but in fact it is brilliant. It can cope with all changes by remaining unchanged!" Gongsun Yue said to himself with a bit more brilliance in his eyes.
It's much better than Zhuo Mingfeng and her eldest brother who are full of bad ideas.
Although he is also full of bad intentions, he is just different from those two extremely shameless people...
At this moment, Gongsun Yue finally felt full of security.
I live in his house, I am not afraid of being bullied, and I don’t have to look at anyone’s face!
The crowd was slowly dispersed by the Liang family army, and the people did not forget to bow to Liang Xiao to express their gratitude before leaving.
While Xiahou Qingyi was overjoyed, she suddenly noticed that Gongsun Yue and Mu Qinxue were walking towards Liang Xiao, one to the left and the other to the right. Seeing them looking at Shenghui and smiling happily, they just sighed secretly and turned to leave sadly.
The knights returned to the house and were still discussing today's events happily.
"Our Marquis of Lanling is very thoughtful and skillful. Those messy and underhanded methods can only cause him temporary trouble at most. He may act upright and sit upright, but in the end it will be of no use to him!"
Xiahou Qingyi listened to the praises of the knights and just nodded silently, still thinking about the two beautiful figures on the left and right beside Liang Xiao.
"Boss! Miss Mu and the others are visiting..."
The sudden report from his subordinates made Xiahou Qingyi a little confused.
Mu Qinxue and Gongsun Yue brought Jiang Fuxue to visit.
Xiahou Qingyi looked at the three of them doubtfully.
In fact, she already knew the information, and the relationship between the two "Mrs. Lanlinghou" seemed not to be harmonious.
As for the sister of Marquis Lanling, she seems to be well-educated and harmless to humans and animals.
The first time Jiang Fuxue saw Xiahou Qingyi, she was amazed.
These eyes are truly mesmerizing.
But Jiang Fuxue soon came to her senses.
Ever since she learned that Duan Yunxiu was pregnant, she gave up the idea of finding a wife or concubine for her brother and just let nature take its course. What kind of marriage Liang Xiao could have depended on his own fate.
Of course, none of the girls who were originally targeted by her can even think of running away!
Now, she is the eldest lady of the Lanling Hou Mansion, and it is enough not to embarrass her brother.
When Xiahou Qingyi faced the three girls from Lanlinghou Mansion, she was polite and polite on the surface, but she was inexplicably nervous in her heart.
Just like when I first met him.
"Master of the Red Blood Sword, you're fine!" Gongsun Yue looked at Xiahou Qingyi and felt a little sad.
She originally had a close relationship with the Sword Clan, but recently...
Xiahou Qingyi just stared at her and nodded.
"Have you met before?" Jiang Fuxue asked in surprise.
Xiahou Qingyi didn't hide anything, he just wrote a few words.
[I once learned swordsmanship in Bashu. 】
Gongsun Yue breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, this woman didn't reveal too much and seemed to still care about her friendship with the Sword Clan.
Mu Qinxue was defeated by Gongsun Yue and was not to be outdone. She looked at Xiahou Qingyi and spoke sincerely.
"Can we be friends?"
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In the prison, Dugu Chen was already shackled and unable to move.
Looking at the prison meal delivered by the cell leader, Dugu Chen finally couldn't contain his anger and roared angrily.
"roll!!"
At this moment, a majestic reprimand came from outside.
"Dugu Chen, do you still want to get extra punishment?"
Dugu Chen's pupils shrank.
That was the person and voice he hated most in this life.
Liang Xiao!
