Fu Yao's actions were also known to Ying Zheng. Ying Zheng was very appreciative of this move and felt that Fu Yao actually used a thousand yi gold in order to cultivate talents for the Qin Dynasty. It was really amazing.
As for whether Fu Yao was suspected of bribing scholars, Ying Zheng simply ignored it. One is that Fu Yao is too young, the other is that the reputation of Sophora japonica and millet is too bad, and the third is that each of the coupons issued by Fu Yao says: On the order of his father, to provide relief to the scholars.
This allowed Ying Zheng to receive praise from the scholars without paying a penny. How could he be unhappy?
This also made Hu Hai jealous, and he also wanted to spend all his money in exchange for a good reputation. It's a pity that he is very poor. Although he wants to spread his wealth, there is no way. So I could only stare and worry.
Later, Hu Hai gritted his teeth and went to Wang Heng.
Now Wang Heng stays at home all day long, waiting anxiously for news from Xiang Liang.
If Xiang Liang raises troops as promised, his head will be saved and he can lead his troops to quell the chaos. If Xiang Liang breaks the contract, the cunning rabbit will die, the lackey will be cooked, and the Wang family's new and old accounts will be settled together, and it will be completely over.
After Hu Hai met Wang Heng, he said that he wanted to borrow some money and win people's hearts.
Wang Heng hesitated for a long time, and then said: "Sir, even if I lend you some money, I can't come up with a thousand pieces of gold. Competing with Fu Yao at this time is like hitting an egg against a stone, and you will definitely be defeated."
"It's better to wait with peace of mind until I go to the south to put down the rebellion and come back victorious. Then I can join hands with the young master to support the government."
Seeing that he had no intention of taking the money, Hu Hai was dejected and returned to the palace gloomily.
Wang Heng sighed helplessly: Now the Wang family is almost running out of gas. All the money in the family was used to bribe the Xiang family, so how could there be any spare time to help Hu Hai?
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Now there is a profession in Xianyang City called underground storyteller.
Some more cunning scholars, after listening to the book in the Immortal Exile Tower, wanted to make some money back, so they would secretly tell stories at home. Every midnight, a group of people would gather in a small house without lighting up. , touching the darkness and starting to speak in a low voice.
Those who teach are scholars, and those who listen to books are also scholars. People who listen to books are either reluctant to spend money or cannot afford to spend money, so they come here to listen to second-hand books.
But the storytellers were not at peace with themselves. They think that after listening to the book, what they hear may be the answer. How can they be willing to tell others casually? Therefore, when they tell it, they always tamper with some of the plot.
In the middle of the night, the lights are dark, and they speak mysteriously and in lowered voices. Over time, when these storytellers make up nonsense, they will always be infected by the atmosphere, talk about monsters and ghosts, and scare the listeners. He was stunned for a while.
Many people are thinking: Is this book really written by Princess Weiyang? She is a woman with a lot of courage.
Sometimes in the middle of the book, someone suddenly bursts out of the door. That's Zhao Teng's people coming.
Zhao Teng has also been very depressed recently. Exiled Immortal has sent people to urge him again and again, saying that someone is talking about second-hand books, which seriously violates the patent law, and what these people say is full of mistakes and omissions, which also hurts the listeners.
So Zhao Teng could only arrest people everywhere, but he had no evidence. After all, you broke into the door and they stopped talking. What evidence did you use to arrest them?
Caught back and tortured? There are twenty or thirty people here. Which one do you want to catch? These scholars are not ordinary people. They are closely related to the powerful people in Xianyang City. Which one do you dare to torture? Maybe a poor scholar would get married to an important official in the court.
Therefore, Zhao Teng has been catching people, bluffing them, letting them go, and then yelling at Li Shui these days.
Later, Li Shui gave him an idea to lend him some fairy ears, which are also known as phonographs among the people.
After Zhao Teng's people arrived at the underground storyteller's place, they did not break in, but secretly recorded their storyteller's voices. In this way, the evidence was conclusive and torture was avoided.
Zhao Teng thought about it for a whole night and felt that this was a solution, so he agreed. I spent a lot of money to rent a gramophone.
That night, a second-hand storyteller was caught, which was a great success.
At the same time, Zhao Teng began to promote that the content of second-hand storytellers was very different from the original version, and it was beneficial and harmless to listen to it.
This news made those second-hand listeners murmur. In fact, they had already felt that something was wrong. Why is it that the stories told by second-hand storytellers always have some fairy tales? This doesn't look like the handiwork of a princess. Even everyone speaks differently. I wish I had a hundred versions of a book.
As a result, the market for second-hand storytellers began to slowly cool down.
Unexpectedly, the second-hand storyteller was more skilled and immediately came up with other evil ideas. Some of them began to buy gramophones at high prices, secretly brought them into the Exorcist Tower, recorded the storytellers, and then played them to others. In this way, the content is guaranteed...
For a time, Xianyang City was in a commotion and news was everywhere. Chunyu Yue and other important ministers really couldn't bear it anymore.
They found Ying Zheng and said to him: "Your Majesty, what Huaiguzi is doing is corroding the moral character of the scholars. If this continues, even if the imperial examination can recruit some talents, these talents are also profit-seeking people."
Ying Zheng said calmly: "Call Huai Guzi over and see what he says."
Li Shui was called to the palace again.
After entering the palace, Li Shui looked aggrieved: "Your Majesty, what have I done? Why are you impeaching me again?"
Everyone was angry at first: "What did you do? You made Xianyang City into a mess, and you still want to pretend to be innocent?"
But the courtiers thought again and realized that Li Shui had indeed done nothing. The test questions of the imperial examination did have something to do with the Three Kingdoms. After the Banning Immortal Tower made two noises in the early stage, they didn't mention it again. The following news basically came from the courtier's family.
As for the underground storytellers that followed, they had nothing to do with Li Shui. Even Li Shui was actively making suggestions to maintain order.
But... the courtiers felt unwilling to let Li Shui completely choose away from these things. This guy is the source of the chaos, how can you let him go?
Finally, Ying Zheng said to Li Shui calmly: "Even if the chaos in Xianyang City has nothing to do with you, as an important minister in the court, you probably have a solution, right?"
Li Shui said: "I suggest that your Majesty immediately refute the rumor and say that there is no answer to the imperial examination in the Three Kingdoms. Let those scholars study seriously instead of listening to the Three Kingdoms."
The courtiers were stunned and said, "They may not believe this."
Li Shui said: "If you don't believe it, it doesn't matter. Anyway, the imperial examination will start next month. As long as the imperial examination is over, everything can settle down. You... won't be able to wait for more than ten days, right?"
Courtiers, you look at me and I look at you, and they all feel that there is some truth in this statement. There are still more than ten days left, so it doesn’t hurt to hold on a little longer.
Chunyu Yue suddenly said: "Exiled Immortal, why don't you lower the ticket price for Exiled Immortal Tower? How about... one hundred dollars to listen to a book? In this way, the scholars will not rack their brains just to listen to the book." "
Li Shui said calmly: "If I follow Lord Chunyu's method, I'm afraid no one will write a book in the world from now on."
Chunyu Yue chuckled: "It's okay if we don't have these books to entertain and relieve boredom. We have books from ancient sages and sages, which is enough."
Li Shui said: "It's okay not to have these books? Who listens to them with gusto every day? Who goes to the palace shamelessly every day? Who sees Wujiao's voice becoming hoarse and still asks him to speak another paragraph without conscience?"
As soon as he said this, Chunyu Yue's face turned red. The courtiers present couldn't help coughing twice.
It has to be said that Li Shui's attack was a bit broad this time. This kind of immoral thing had been done by several important officials in the court. Now they are regular visitors to the palace. They come from early in the morning to late at night to see Ying Zheng, just to read and listen.
In fact, it’s no wonder they are there, after all, there is really no entertainment in this era. This is like a group of children who can only read comic books. Suddenly one day they have a TV. How can they not be addicted to it?
This thing, for them, is really too advanced and has too much impact.
Ying Zheng quickly implemented Li Shui's suggestion.
He specially sent eunuchs to inform all directions and inform the scholars. The title of the policy paper just borrows the names and backgrounds of the Three Kingdoms, just for convenience. There are absolutely no strategic answers in this book. Even if a person has never heard of the Three Kingdoms, he will never suffer.
However, just as Chunyu Yue and others were worried, the scholars did not believe this at all.
In the end, the courtiers all got used to it: let them do what they want, anyway, there are still more than ten days. After passing the exam, they will understand the truth. They should study smarter for the next imperial examination.
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Zhou Qingchen has been cheering for Shangjun Villa recently and defending Li Shui. Now more and more people are mocking him.
And Zhou Qingchen also got a nickname, called flatterer.
Zhou Qingchen didn't care about this nickname. He declared to the outside world that he was not a flatterer, but he believed in the idea of banishing immortals, so he promoted the way of governing the country that was beneficial to the Qin Dynasty.
It's a pity that Zhou Qingchen doesn't care, but someone does.
Zhou Qingchen's father-in-law was named Guban. Furuban cherished his reputation all his life. At first, he saw that Zhou Qingchen was a Confucian scholar who had read poetry and books, and looked virtuous and upright, so he married his daughter to him.
Unexpectedly, Zhou Qingchen has become more and more outrageous recently, and his reputation is getting worse and worse. As a result, many villagers would happily ask after seeing him in Gu Ban: "How is your sycophant son-in-law doing?"
Gusaka's face always turns red every time, and her teeth itch with hatred.
He is also a powerful person and has a wealthy family. When has he ever suffered such humiliation?
Therefore, this time, Guban angrily came to Zhou Qingchen's house. He planned to teach Zhou Qingchen a lesson. If this kid knew how to repent, that would be fine. If you still insist on it, just take your daughter back and forget about it. It is better than embarrassing yourself with this worthless guy.
