The Confucian scholars never imagined that the general tabloid would be so shameless.
They have fallen silent, and the tabloids are clinging to them.
Confucian scholars love face the most, but they are forced to lose face by the general tabloids.
The General tabloid was so pervasive that it dug out everything going on in their family.
What kind of Confucian scholar is elegant and generous during the day, but is drunk and abusive behind his back?
Some Confucian scholars boasted about managing the family and the country, but in fact the house was a mess, and several concubines often fought.
What Confucian scholars say they are brothers, friends, and respectful brothers, but in fact, they have not been in contact with each other for a long time because of property issues.
The list goes on and on.
But the key point is that most of the things reported by the General tabloid are true.
I don’t know how they found out.
The Confucian scholars were completely crazy. They never imagined that they had just criticized Li Xin for a few words and offended Li Xin, but they would suffer such a bad luck.
Some particularly thin-skinned Confucian scholars couldn't bear it anymore and wanted to hang themselves from the rafters.
But some knowledgeable people stopped them.
There are many capable people in Qidi, and some people can see clearly.
These capable people said: "If you don't make any statement, then the contents published in the General's tabloid will always be just rumors."
"If you committed suicide, wouldn't it make people think that you committed suicide because you were ashamed?"
"After you die, you will be even more unable to defend yourself. By then, no matter how the general tabloids frame you, you will be helpless."
Everyone nodded while talking.
The Confucian scholars said sadly: "However, can we just let others ridicule us? Isn't this just a shame?"
The capable people said: "This matter...should be considered in the long run."
Confucian scholars: "..."
What a long-term plan, what a ghost plan, it’s been so long, what’s the point of the plan?
In the end, the group of Confucian scholars broke up unhappy.
However, they did not commit suicide again. Not only that, they also agreed to take a long-term approach and expressed that they would never give up the fight.
But in the eyes of outsiders, these Confucian scholars have clearly given up.
The general tabloids are smearing them all day long, but they don't even give up. What is this other than giving up?
After all, Qilu is the birthplace of Confucianism, and the foundation of Confucianism here is still very large. Many people are complaining about Confucianism, especially those with some education, and they do not believe what the general tabloids say.
So now the people in Qi and Lu are divided into two camps.
Some of them have little education, so they read the gossip in the general's tabloids with gusto.
The other part read poetry and books, and jumped in anger when they read the general tabloid.
These educated people would visit the Confucian scholars from time to time, hoping that they would respond immediately.
The Confucian scholars wanted to fight back, but how to fight back? They were also terribly distressed.
Now all these people can do is to photograph a few servants and try their best to explain to pedestrians.
But in the eyes of passers-by, this explanation is really ridiculous.
Even the General tabloid made a fuss about this kind of thing and ridiculed it severely.
…………
Ying Zheng summoned Li Shui in the palace.
Li Shui felt a little uneasy. I don’t know what the reason for His Majesty’s sudden summons was.
So Li Shui began to think about whether he had done anything bad recently.
After thinking about it, no. The most lively commotion in Qi recently is the quarrel between the General tabloid and the Confucian scholars.
It's just that this kind of thing has nothing to do with Li Shui. Li Shui is just a spectator.
As for whether the courtiers would complain, Li Shui thought about it and felt that he probably wouldn't.
Recently, the courtiers don't like to file complaints, especially against Lishui. It seems that they have given up completely.
The more Li Shui thought about it, the more at ease he felt, and then he saw Ying Zheng with a sense of relief.
When Ying Zheng saw Li Shui arriving, he pointed to the chair next to him and said, "Sit down."
Li Shui agreed and sat down peacefully.
Nowadays, high tables and chairs have become completely popular. I have to say that popularizing some things is not as difficult as it seems.
In just a few years, the atmosphere of Da Qin has changed.
Ying Zheng said to Li Shui: "You urged me to come here at the beginning. In addition to letting me experience the train, do you also want to go back as soon as possible?"
Li Shui was stunned for a moment, then laughed dryly: "Your Majesty is really aware of everything. I can't hide anything from Your Majesty. Your Majesty has already seen everything about my little thoughts."
Ying Zheng chuckled and said: "This is not what I thought of, but I received a letter from Poppy the other day. Poppy said that Weiyang is about to give birth, and if you are fine, she will let you go back as soon as possible. Then I thought of it, When you urged me to take the train, maybe you wanted to go back and see Weiyang as soon as possible."
Li Shui coughed dryly: "This...yes."
Ying Zheng chuckled and said: "The Fengchan ceremony is over. I will inspect the Qi area and set off back to Xianyang in five days. How about it?"
Li Shui counted the days in his mind and was immediately overjoyed. He thanked Ying Zheng repeatedly.
Ying Zheng waved his hand and said, "Okay, go ahead."
Li Shui responded and exited.
As soon as Li Shui left, Ying Zheng couldn't wait to take out the general tabloid and read it with relish.
Alas, this kind of trivial gossip is really getting more and more exciting the more I read it, it makes me want to stop.
While dealing with major world affairs, it would be nice to read the general tabloid to adjust your mood.
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"Brother Huai, Brother Huai, what do you want your majesty to do?" As soon as Li Shui came out of Ying Zheng's place, he was stopped by Li Xin.
Li Shui said in confusion: "I didn't say anything. What's wrong?"
Li Xin said: "Did your Majesty say anything about the general's tabloid?"
Li Shui shook his head: "That's not true."
Li Xin breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good, that's good. It seems that His Majesty is not angry. General tabloid, you can write more exciting content next."
Li Shui: "..."
I never saw before that this guy is so bad.
Li Xin asked curiously: "So what does your Majesty want from you?"
Li Shui said: "Oh, Your Majesty is going to tour here and return to Xianyang City within ten days."
Li Xin was a little disappointed: "Are you going back within ten days? I just thought of a good way to make money, but I haven't had time to implement it yet."
Li Shui asked curiously: "What can I do?"
Li Xin whispered a few words in Li Shui's ear.
Li Shui's eyes widened: "Brother Li, you are so bad."
Li Xin said modestly: "No, no, no, compared with Brother Huai, I'm not bad enough."
Li Shui shook his head repeatedly: "No, no, no, he is already better than his master. The most bad guy in the Qin Dynasty is none other than Brother Li."
Li Xin said: "Brother Huai's words are wrong. Who doesn't know that Brother Huai is a first-class bad guy? No one in the world can surpass him."
The young eunuchs passing by were dumbfounded: these two people were indeed close friends. They called each other bad people, but they could still be so cheerful and not annoyed at all. I admire it, I really admire it.
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"Everyone, we have been discussing this matter for several days. We cannot delay this matter any longer. If we delay it any longer, our reputation will be ruined."
Some Confucian scholars couldn't restrain themselves and began to call everyone for a meeting.
The other Confucian scholars nodded one after another, thinking that this matter cannot be delayed any longer. If it continues to be delayed, it will be even more shameless than Huai Guzi.
But...if I don’t delay, what else can I do? Who among you here has a good idea?
So everyone looked at the man who was worried about everyone.
Someone raised their hands and said, "Mr. Meng, you are the most knowledgeable person among us. Have you already thought of a way?"
Lord Meng, his name is Meng Ji.
He did find a way.
He said confidently: "Everyone, think about it. Why are we insulted by the general's tabloid, but we are unable to resist?"
No one spoke.
The reason is obvious, but no one is embarrassed to say it.
This kind of thing is already very embarrassing, but to say it in public is even more embarrassing.
Seeing that no one was talking, Meng Ji chuckled and said, "Actually, everyone knows that there is nothing more than Li Xin standing behind the General's tabloid."
"Li Xin is so shameless that we disdain to argue with him. But if we want to find someone in the court who can make Li Xin restrain himself, we can still do it."
Having said this, the courtiers immediately became interested.
They asked curiously: "Who is it?"
Meng Ji said: "Li Xin's sister-in-law, Dr. Chun Yuyue."
Everyone suddenly understood and nodded, indicating that it made sense.
Meng Ji continued: "Chun Yuyue is Li Xin's sister-in-law and a Confucian scholar. If he comes forward, this matter should be able to be done."
When the Confucian scholars heard this, they all hesitated.
Will Chunyu Yue help?
Confucian scholars had already scolded Chun Yuyue and declared that he would be expelled from Confucianism.
In this case, will Chunyu Yue still be willing to help?
Do you want everyone to find Chun Yuyue? Apologize to him and ask him to take action?
But... who can be embarrassed by this?
Meng Ji seemed to have guessed everyone's thoughts. He said with a smile: "At the beginning, I also had doubts, but after thinking about it carefully, I thought it was feasible."
Everyone asked curiously: "Why do you say this?"
Meng Ji said: "Chun Yuyue is a Confucian scholar. After we expelled him from the Confucian school, he must have regretted it very much. He worked up and down all day and night, tossing and turning, just thinking about making friends with us and doing things as a Confucian again."
The Confucian scholars nodded.
Chun Yuyue became a doctor because of his status as a Confucian scholar. Otherwise, how could he become a doctor for no reason?
If you take away his identity as a Confucian scholar, what will he have left?
Now all the Confucian scholars in the world no longer recognize Chunyu Yue's status as a Confucian scholar.
Isn't he anxious? Isn't he worried? Is he still embarrassed to be an official? Presumably at this time, he was already very anxious and wanted to apologize and beg for mercy right away, right?
But Chunyu Yue didn't come, which shows that he is a shameless person.
Confucian scholars do not reject people who are shameless. They even think that it is a good thing that Chunyu is more shameless. If he is shameless, everyone will look down on him.
Meng Ji said with a smile: "So, there is actually no deep hatred between us and Chun Yuyue."
"I'm calling you here today because I actually want to ask for your opinions. Otherwise... how about we just reluctantly forgive Chun Yuyue?"
All the Confucian scholars had a look of reluctance on their faces.
Someone said with great emotion: "Chun Yuyue is a Confucian scum, such a person. I am really ashamed to be associated with him."
Others nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes."
They scolded Chun Yuyue for a while, and after everyone made their attitude clear, the topic quietly changed.
Someone said: "However, who has no fault? There is no great good in correcting the fault."
Someone else said: "Yes. Chunyu Yue has read a lot of poetry and books. Occasionally he makes a mistake, but we can give him another chance."
Someone else said: "As long as he promises to repent, it won't be a problem."
Meng Ji saw that everyone had reached a consensus and smiled.
Some Confucian scholars said doubtfully: "Although we agree to forgive Chun Yuyue, how can we tell Chun Yuyue? If we come to tell him at home, wouldn't that be giving him too much face?"
Meng Ji said: "This is easy to handle. We only need to send a few people to spread some news around Chun Yuyue's residence. Let's say that we intend to give Chun Yuyue a chance."
"Chun Yuyue will be overjoyed when he hears this, and will he quickly come to apologize to us?"
Everyone nodded: "It makes sense, it makes sense."
Meng Ji said to everyone: "Then I will let the wind go."
The Confucian scholars said: "Go quickly, go quickly, we will wait here."
Meng Ji called a servant and gave him instructions. The servant nodded and ran away immediately.
The Confucian scholars said one after another: "As soon as Chun Yuyue hears the news, he should come immediately, right? It is estimated that we will be able to see him within an hour."
Someone said: "After you meet Chun Yuyue, don't be too pleasant. Although we promised to give him a chance, the necessary beatings are still indispensable."
The Confucian scholars nodded.
They waited for an hour, but Chunyu Yue didn't come.
At this moment, everyone was a little anxious.
Every time someone passed by the door, they thought it was Chunyu Yue. Every time a servant came in, they thought they had brought news about Chun Yuyue.
However, an hour passed, an hour passed.
There is still no news about Chunyu Yue.
The Confucian scholars were a little restless. But they were still lying to themselves: maybe...Chun Yuyue was preparing a gift? Well, he must have been very flustered and took this apology very seriously, so it took a little longer to prepare the gift. That’s definitely the case, it can’t be wrong.
At this moment, a servant outside said: "Chunyu..."
The Confucian scholars immediately stood up and shouted: "Is it Chunyu Yue who is coming?"
The servant was startled and said tremblingly: "No."
The Confucian scholars were very angry and said unhappily: "No? Then what do you mean, Chunyu?"
The servant said cautiously: "The villain is talking about a stupid donkey. It's just because a donkey was brought to Shangjun Villa today as an exhibition. As long as you pay a penny, you can go and have a look."
"The little man's son was playful and curious, so he went to pull the donkey's tail. Unexpectedly, the donkey suddenly kicked him. Fortunately, someone had quick eyesight and quick hands and took the child away, otherwise he would have been injured."
"Even so, the child was frightened. He couldn't stop crying. The villain felt distressed, so he called the donkey a stupid donkey. You adults must have heard wrong. The villain was not talking about Chunyu."
Confucian scholars: "..."
They suddenly felt that the word "dumb donkey" became more and more harsh the more they heard it.
They waited here stupidly, and the more they thought about it, the more they looked like stupid donkeys.
