"Bah! You ungrateful villains secretly slandered Mr. Hou. Do you have any conscience? If Mr. Hou hadn't made the Quyuan plow last year, many of us would have starved to death. How could we still be alive today? ?”
Rumors spread everywhere, and with the encouragement of thoughtful people, these rumors became more and more perfect and convincing. However, there are more than tens of millions of people who have benefited from Li Zexuan over the past year. Even if this rumor is spread in a well-organized way, it is just like It's really the same, but there are still many people with conscience who choose to believe Li Zexuan, and they are willing to stand up and help Li Zexuan speak.
When one person stands up, hundreds or thousands of others follow.
"That's right, that's right! The land in our village was so dry last year that we couldn't plow it. If the Marquis hadn't invented the curved plow, our land would have been barren last year!"
"Not to mention anything else, the "Datang Dictionary" compiled by Mr. Hou made my baby learn to read in just one year! In the past, if my baby wanted to read, he had to worship a Sir, it would cost a lot to hire a gentleman to repair it!"
"Zhao Laoer is right! Thanks to Mr. Hou, otherwise there wouldn't be a single person with Chinese characters in our family now, and we wouldn't even be able to read Datang Daily!"
"I don't care whether Mr. Hou knew in advance that there would be a major locust plague this year. I only know that the locusts in the farmland of our Shitou Village were exterminated by Mr. Hou with the Tianji Brigade. Without Mr. Hou's generous help, all seven members of our family would have been killed this year. You have to drink the northwest wind! If anyone dares to speak ill of the Marquis, I, Lao Gu, will fight to the death with him~!"
"Yes! Whoever dares to speak ill of the Marquis, I will fight to the death!"
Faced with the fierce rumors, a large number of people quickly organized a united front to fight against those who were bewitched by the rumors and constantly criticized Li Zexuan. A war between the two sides was about to break out.
In fact, if it were normal, there would definitely not be so many people saying bad things about Li Zexuan, because Li Zexuan's reputation among the people has always been very good! But now that the locust plague broke out in Guanzhong, it was a time when the people were panicking. Someone happened to make such remarks that seemed reasonable and irrefutable at this time. Those people who were not firm in their stance and had little contact with Li Zexuan naturally I was bewitched!
"Hmph! If Marquis Yong'an had informed the people of the world earlier that there would be a big locust plague this year, then every household would have raised hundreds of chickens. Now why do we have to wait for the Tianji Brigade to kill the locusts for us? We will do it ourselves. Destroy it! Marquis Yongan is obviously hypocritical and wants to use our crops to feed locusts, and then feed the locusts to chickens!"
"Yes! Marquis Yong'an is a hypocritical and selfish villain! He feeds locusts with our crops and wants us to thank him in return. He is just a villain who only thinks about making money!"
"Fuck you! Even if the Marquis knows that there will be a locust plague this year, even if the Marquis tells you Sun Laoqi, how many chickens can you afford with your little wealth? Why don't you have to wait? Lord Hou’s Tianji Brigade is here to help you kill locusts? You are such a white-eyed wolf. A few days ago, when Lord Hou helped kill locusts in your fields, you were so grateful. Now you just follow those people whenever there is a slight disturbance. The monsters are slandering the Marquis together. Your father has always been highly respected in Sunjiazhuang, so why did he give birth to such an unworthy person like you! I think you, a bastard, just don’t like the Marquis!"
"That's right! Sun Laoqi is the one who screams the most, you bastard. I'll talk to your father later and see if he doesn't beat you to death, you heartless wolf bastard!"
Hearing this, a young man with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks couldn't help but shrink his neck and did not dare to say another word.
"Everyone, listen to me!"
At this moment, a young man who looked like a scholar shouted loudly, and the crowd suddenly became quiet. Looking closely at the scholar, who could it be if he wasn't Yu Dejing from Yujiazhuang, Lantian County?
Yu Dejing originally planned to come to Chang'an City to visit an old acquaintance today. When he was leaving the city, he heard a group of people discussing and arguing about something. He didn't take it seriously at first, but after hearing what these people were talking and arguing about, , he immediately realized that the matter was unusual, so he quickly stopped, intending to dispel the rumors and safeguard Li Zexuan's reputation.
"Folks, please don't misunderstand the rumors. It is sheer nonsense that the Marquis of Yong'an used the people's food as locusts! More than 90% of us people have received favors from the Marquis. We must not forget our roots as human beings, let alone Don’t be ungrateful! Earlier I heard someone blaming the Marquis for not making the language of the locust plague public so that everyone could prepare in advance.
Let’s not talk about whether Mr. Hou knew that there would be a major locust plague this year. Even if he knew, would you believe it if Mr. Hou told it in advance? Even if you believe it, how can you collect chicken seedlings? It’s not like you don’t know the price of chickens in Chang’an City last year. How much money can farmers have? How many chickens can each of your households raise, even if they spend all their money?
In addition, if you think about it carefully, when you knew that there would be a major locust plague this year, would your first reaction be to buy chickens? No, you will definitely feel panic. In other words, even if the Marquis knows that there will be a locust plague this year and tells us the news in advance, it will not help. Instead, it will cause collective panic among thousands of people in the Tang Dynasty. We couldn't even wait for today's locust plague, we would have been in chaos long ago! "
Yu Dejing's meticulous and interlocking analysis made the restless people begin to calm down. After he finished speaking, the people couldn't help but start whispering:
"Who is this scholar?"
"I know him! This is Yu Xiucai from Yujiazhuang, Lantian County. When the Cui family made a big fuss last year, he was almost beheaded by the Cui family's guards. Thanks to the Marquis, he arrived in time and saved him!"
"It turns out he is from Lantian County! No wonder he speaks for Marquis Yongan like this!"
"It's just that what he said makes sense! Even if Lord Marquis told us in advance that there would be a locust plague this year, it would be useless to think about it! According to the price of chickens in Chang'an City last year, all our money would be used to buy chickens , I can only buy sixty or seventy of them! It’s not enough at all!”
"Yes! It seems that Marquis Yong'an has really good intentions for us people. In order to help us eliminate locusts, he bought tens of thousands of chickens! I heard that Marquis spent tens of thousands of dollars just buying chickens last year~ !”
"We made the mistake of blaming Mr. Hou~!"
"Hey! What do you say about the meteoric rise of Zuixianlou?"
Just when some people were about to change their minds, a gloomy voice suddenly sounded from the crowd. Yu Dejing frowned. After searching for a long time, he could not find the person who spoke, which made him feel angry.
"That's right! Marquis Yong'an bought the locusts from us at a low price, and then made him prosperous and sold them at a high price in Zuixian Tower. So what do we say about this?"
That sinister voice successfully attracted the attention of the people, and immediately a bearded man shouted loudly.
Yu Dejing's expression remained unchanged, but his thoughts were changing rapidly. After a moment, he took a step forward, looked directly at the big man and asked: "Uncle, I would like to say something disrespectful, the rapid rise to the top in Zuixian Tower is a bit too expensive. But have you ever eaten it? Or has Zuixianlou forced you to eat it?"
The big old man's face turned red, and his aura suddenly weakened by three points. He opened his mouth and said, "No... no, that Feihuangdao is so expensive, how can I be willing to eat it?"
Yu Dejing nodded and said: "That's the reason. Although Feihuang Tengda's prices are high, what does that have to do with us ordinary people? The dishes at Zuixianlou are originally prepared for those rich people! Not to mention Zuixianlou, other places in Chang'an City The food in big restaurants is not cheap either. Why don’t you talk about it? Why are you just talking about Zuixian Restaurant? Zuixian Restaurant is open for business. Firstly, there is no forced buying or selling, and secondly, there is no shoddy goods. Those who have been to Zuixian Restaurant The diners all think it’s worth their money! They don’t think it’s expensive to have a successful career, so who are we to discuss it?”
After Yu Dejing said this, the people couldn't help but nod their heads frequently.
Seeing this, Yu Dejing struck while the iron was hot and continued: "Besides, have any of you ever heard that locusts can be sold for money? No! Now Mr. Hou is willing to buy locusts from everyone. Although the price is a bit cheaper, a family of four can catch them for a day. If you sell the locusts to the Marquis, you can get about ten cents, right? These ten cents can be exchanged for three or four stones of food. Where can you find such a good thing? This is originally a good thing for you. , It is good for the Marquis, but some of you mistakenly believe the slander and think that the Marquis is making dirty money, where is your conscience? "
Shocking and enlightening!
Yu Dejing's two well-founded words are truly inspiring!
Hearing this, the people who had been bewitched earlier blushed and lowered their heads in shame, not daring to say another word.
"Yu Xiucai is right! It was originally a good thing, but some people are so insufferable that they despise themselves for getting too little benefit. These bastards don't even think about what they would be doing without the Marquis. Like? I’ll probably starve to death a long time ago!”
"Yes! We must be conscientious. Since we have received favor from the Marquis, there is no reason to slander the Marquis!"
"Who dares to say anything bad about the Marquis again? I will beat him to death even if I risk my life!"
Seeing that the people finally "woke up", Yu Dejing couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. At this moment, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a mysterious man wearing a bamboo hat in the crowd, retreating back, and walking quickly towards the distance. go.
Yu Dejing intuitively felt that there was something wrong with the man and wanted to chase him, but before he took two steps, the mysterious man had disappeared. Yu Dejing's heart sank. He always felt that this matter was not that simple. Otherwise, how could it happen suddenly if everything was fine? Why are there so many rumors about Li Zexuan?
"There is no smoke without fire. If something goes wrong, there must be a monster! I have to go to Yanhuang Academy to inform Mr. Li Gang about this! I'm afraid someone will do something bad to the Marquis!"
Yu Dejing's eyes narrowed, and almost instantly, he had made the decision to go to Yanhuang Academy.
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"Hey! Boy! You ruined grandpa's good deeds, where else do you want to go?"
After leaving the official road outside Chang'an City, Yu Dejing set foot on the concrete road to Yunshan. When he rounded a hill, two masked men in black suddenly appeared in front of Yu Dejing. One of them stepped forward and directly Blocked Yu Dejing's way and said.
"Who are you? What are you doing?"
Yu Dejing's expression changed, and her heart lifted.
His mind was racing, but he did not forget to scan the surrounding environment with the corner of his eye. There were hills on both sides here, making it difficult to escape. If he wanted to escape, he could only escape backwards. Thinking of this, Yu Dejing's one The foot took half a step back!
"Jie Jie~! We are the ones who want your life! What do you think we are going to do?"
The man in black laughed sneerly, and without seeing what he did, a cold dagger suddenly appeared in his hand!
These two people actually wanted to kill Yu Dejing directly.
Yu Dejing's heart was extremely nervous for a moment, but at the critical moment, Yu Dejing used strong perseverance to force himself to calm down. He said without changing his face: "You always need a reason to kill, right? I have no grudges with you, why do you want to kill me?"
He wanted to delay some time, because this cement road was not inaccessible. Farmers who went to Chang'an to "go to the market" often passed by. He wanted to wait for "reinforcements"!
The man in black opposite seemed to have seen into Yu Dejing's thoughts, and he sneered: "If you blame you for being nosy, I will send you to see the King of Hell today! You can continue to mind your own business when you get to the underworld~ !”
After saying that, the man in black ducked out and stabbed Yu Dejing's throat with an extremely sharp dagger!
The moment the man in black opened his mouth, Yu Dejing was already ready to escape. Almost at the same time, Yu Dejing had completed his turn and was sprinting with all his strength!
"Bang~!"
"Ouch!"
Yu Dejing is fast, but someone is faster than him!
When he turned around, another man in black had already ducked behind him. As soon as Yu Dejing turned around and ran, he bumped into the body of the man in black. Sadly, he felt as if he had hit a copper wall. Then he was knocked to the ground without any suspense!
Yu Dejing quickly got up from the ground. Just before the dagger of another man in black was about to stab his throat, he suddenly pointed at the man in black and said loudly: "You are the man wearing a bamboo hat just outside Chang'an City. ~! Why did you frame the Marquis? Who was your instigation? "
When the man in black heard the words, his hand movements couldn't help but sneered, "Boy, do you know that the more you know about some things, the faster you will die? Humph! I have to send you away today no matter what. Go back to the west~! Save your questions for the King of Hell!"
After saying that, the man in black laughed ferociously and stabbed Yu Dejing directly in the heart with a dagger!
"It's over! It's really over now!"
Yu Dejing closed his eyes in despair. He was now sure that the man in black was the one who was going to be harmful to Li Zexuan, but what could he do if he knew it? He was going to die soon. It wasn't that he didn't want to fight, but the difference in strength was too great. !
at this time,
"Hey! Isn't that Yu Xiucai? Huh? Bastard! Someone actually dares to commit murder in Lantian County. Boss, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh, come on!"
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