"Your Majesty, Mr. Li Gang of Yanhuang Academy sent someone to deliver a report!"
Afternoon, evening.
Zhao Song came to Ganlu Hall with a memorial and bowed to Li Er who was sitting at the top.
Although Li Gang does not hold any position in the court now, the old man has learned a lot from ancient times to the present. He has been the teacher of two princes (Yang Yong and Li Jiancheng). Last year, he almost became the teacher of Li Chengqian. The old man can be said to be one of the most influential figures in the Tang literary world. Even though the leader is not in the court, he still has the authority to hear about it and reach heaven to hear it!
"Huh? Li Gang's memorial?"
Li Er had just finished reviewing the memorial. Hearing this, he felt puzzled, and then he quickly said: "Send it up quickly~!"
Li Er, who had a keen sense of smell, realized that something might have happened at the academy, otherwise Li Gang would not be able to give him a discount.
"Here!"
Zhao Song stepped forward and presented the memorial to Li Er. Li Er opened it and looked at it carefully. However, the more he looked at it, the deeper his frown became. About half a quarter of an hour later, Li Er closed the memorial and his face was filled with emotion. Tie Qing said, "Sure enough, evil spirits emerge from troubled times. It has only been less than ten days since the locust plague started, and some people can't hold it anymore! Zhao Song!"
Zhao Song was listening nearby and was confused. Hearing this, he quickly said: "I'm here, old slave!"
"Look at it too!"
Li Er threw the memorial to Zhao Song, and Zhao Song caught it quickly. Before he could take a closer look, Li Er said in a cold voice:
"The order is sent to Li Junxian, and Baiqi is ordered to immediately investigate who is secretly spreading rumors and inciting the people. Remember, there is definitely more than one person spreading rumors. You must be careful and cautious. It is best to follow the clues and catch the person behind the scenes~! Dare to ambush and kill people in broad daylight, the person behind this must have a big plan!"
Zhao Song had already read through the contents of the memorial at a glance. He couldn't help but stir up a huge wave in his heart. He spread rumors, incited public anger, and killed people. All these signs showed that there was a dark force hidden in the empire that was ready to move. , cannot be ignored!
"Old slave obeys the order!"
Zhao Song bowed to accept the order, and then quickly retreated.
In the main hall, Li Erduan was sitting on the dragon couch. A cold smile suddenly appeared at the corner of his mouth. He murmured to himself: "Come on! Come together if you want to come! Taking advantage of this opportunity, I will bring you all together." Catch all these things hidden in the dark! Only in this way can I relax and fight to the death with the Turks!"
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Those rumors that slandered Li Zexuan did not stop among the wise, but spread widely among the people at a very fast speed. Basically, they were centered on Chang'an City and gradually spread outward. It is estimated that it will spread in a few days. Go to where Li Zexuan is now - Qizhou, Yong County!
"Look, Mr. Li Gang has published an article to refute the rumors for Marquis Yong'an. Let me just say, how can a person as kind as Marquis Yong'an be a mercenary villain?"
The next day, after seeing the article written by Li Gang in the "Datang Daily", the people in Chang'an City couldn't help but start talking.
"Yes! The old gentleman is right. Rumors stop at the wise. Marquis Yong'an cares about the world. Now he leads the Tianji Brigade to provide disaster relief. He should not be subjected to these baseless slanders and accusations in any case!"
"The old gentleman said that he didn't know whether the Marquis had predicted this year's locust plague last year, but even if the Marquis knew it in advance, he felt that the Marquis should not make it public because that would cause chaos in the country. The people are not interested in farming, causing the displacement of thousands of people!"
"That's right! If we had known that there would be a locust plague this year, we would not have farmed at the beginning of the year. Now we can only wait for the food to be eaten up and starve to death! Although we have encountered a locust plague now, in the Tianji Brigade With your help, most of the crops in our fields have been saved, we should be grateful to Mr. Marquis!"
Li Gang personally wrote an article to refute Li Zexuan's rumors, which was of some use, but it could only go so far.
"Hey! Mr. Li Gang used to be highly respected, but now he is the acting mountain chief of Yanhuang Academy, and Marquis Yong'an is the mountain chief of Yanhuang Academy. He is protecting Marquis Yong'an!"
Someone in the crowd said something ruefully, and immediately the "rhythm" was picked up.
"That's right! Mr. Li Gang is openly covering up Li Zexuan!"
"Shameless, the old gentleman, for selfish reasons, even disregarded the moral integrity of a scholar. It is really a shame for our generation of scholars!"
"Bah! How dare you insult Marquis Yong'an and Mr. Li Gang? You sour scholars are shameless!"
Different from yesterday, there are many more scholars in the "black" team of Li Zexuan today. It is not surprising if you think about it carefully. Li Zexuan founded his own school of engineering. After a year of development, engineering has gradually become a trend. The students of engineering have made great achievements in the Tang Dynasty. The voices are getting louder and louder, and those Confucian scholars who used to be lofty and unshakable in their status will naturally hold a grudge against Li Zexuan. Now many people are criticizing Li Zexuan. Naturally, they Confucian scholars will not let go of this opportunity to add insult to injury!
Soon, people on both sides were arguing with each other, and after a while it became a mess.
"Hey! It is said that this great locust plague is the punishment of the emperor for "killing his brother and imprisoning his father". Previously, when the Tengu eclipsed the sun, Taoist priest Li Chunfeng, the general of the Taishi Bureau, wrote to His Majesty that it represented God's warning to the emperor. If If the emperor does not implement benevolent policies and does not deeply repent of the mistakes he made in the past, God will bring even greater disasters!"
After a long time, someone said something sinister, and the crowd immediately became quiet. After all, it was okay for everyone to talk about the courtiers, but if they were talking about the emperor, it would be a snack!
"What? There is such a thing?"
After a moment of silence, someone boldly exclaimed.
"Hey! How can it be false? I heard that Li Chunfeng was beaten fifty times by the Holy Emperor for this!"
"Hi~! Fifty sticks!"
"Now it seems that Li Chunfeng's calculation was really accurate. God has indeed sent down a greater disaster, a great locust plague. Such a large-scale locust plague is probably extremely rare even in the previous dynasty!"
"Doesn't that mean that Your Majesty... His Majesty did not listen to Taoist Master Li Chunfeng's advice, and he neither practiced benevolent policies nor sincerely repented?"
"Hmph! With an emperor like this who killed his brother and imprisoned his father, making heaven angry, we ordinary people will not have a good life!"
"The Imperial Guard! The Imperial Guard is coming! Run!"
At this moment, someone pointed at a group of armored soldiers who suddenly appeared on the east street and exclaimed.
"It's not the Forbidden Army, it's the Hundred Cavalry!"
The sharp-eyed people recognized the identities of the soldiers. Suddenly, the group of people who had been talking about each other in a heated manner immediately dispersed and fled in all directions!
After all, most of them had just discussed Li Er, and it was impossible not to feel guilty.
At the same time, the same rumor spread in many places. By the time it was spread, the rumor had gradually become more substantial, and it was said to be as accurate as if it had been witnessed with one's own eyes!
In this rumor, a very innocent person was shot while lying down!
This person is Li Chunfeng!
"Dad, are the rumors in the market true? Your Majesty really had someone beat you fifty times?"
In Yanhuang Academy, Li Yan took advantage of the lunch break to find Li Chunfeng who was sorting out astrological charts in the office, and asked with a worried look on his face.
"What nonsense? Yan'er, what are you talking about?"
Li Chunfeng's head was full of confusion, and he was quite confused as a six-foot-tall monk.
"Dad, please don't hide it from me! I just heard what the lady who sweeps the floor in the teaching building said!"
Li Yan thought Li Chunfeng was deliberately hiding it from him, and couldn't help but feel helpless.
"Hiding it from you? When did my father hide it from you? Also, what did the sweeper say?"
Li Chunfeng frowned.
Li Yan saw that Li Chunfeng was going to pretend to be confused to the end, so he said: "Dad! The sweeping lady said that when the Tengu eclipsed the sun more than a month ago, you wrote to His Majesty that it represented God's warning to the emperor. If the emperor does not implement benevolent policies, , if you don’t deeply repent of the mistakes you made before, God will bring even greater disasters! For this, you also received fifty sticks from His Majesty, Dad, is this true?"
"What nonsense!"
Hearing this, Li Chunfeng's expression changed and he stood up suddenly. He looked at Li Yan and asked seriously: "Yan'er, where did these rumors come from?"
Seeing his father's reaction, Li Yan quickly said seriously: "Dad, these words were heard by the sweeper from people outside the academy, and she said that many people in Chang'an City are now spreading rumors that His Majesty's position is unfair, and I never had a heart to repent, so in response to your prophecy, God sent down an even greater disaster, this time the great locust plague!"
Li Chunfeng's old face was so gloomy that water dripped from his face. He gritted his teeth and said bitterly: "How unreasonable! How unreasonable! Not only are these people daring, they will push my father into the fire! No, my husband must go." Go to the palace and explain this matter to His Majesty!"
"Dad! Since you have never done this, why should you go to the palace to explain?"
Li Yan asked quickly.
Li Chunfeng took a deep look at his son, and then said: "As the saying goes, people's words are scary! And this matter is by no means as simple as it seems. Someone probably wants to incite the people to do such treacherous and treasonous things~! You have a good time in the academy and go to Chang'an for your father!"
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"Shut up! You ungrateful people! Today, the Holy One loves the people like his own son, and Marquis Yong'an has traveled thousands of miles to kill locusts for the sake of the people. But you are not only ungrateful, but you even speak ill of His Majesty and Marquis Yong'an secretly. Are you still not human? "
In Chang'an City, a bright little girl shouted loudly to three or five people with an angry look on her face.
"Hey! Where did this little girl come from? She's so ignorant and is gesticulating here!"
A naughty young man looked at the little girl with malicious eyes, and a lewd smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"That's right! You girl is so ignorant! You just eavesdropped on our conversation, but you still dare to make irresponsible remarks. Come on, I'll teach you how to behave!"
Another young man who was slightly fatter echoed.
After saying that, he stretched out his hand to grab the little girl.
"Asshole! This girl is Li Yu, do you dare to touch me?"
The little girl took two steps back and shouted angrily.
Yes, she is Li Yu!
Xiao Yu'er came to Chang'an City today to "gather stories". Yesterday, she heard that someone was spreading rumors to slander Li Zexuan. After that, she wanted to see how the people responded. As for why she chose to come to Chang'an City instead of Lantian County, the main reason was because no matter what happened outside, the people of Lantian County were always grateful and supportive of Li Zexuan. So Li Yu came to Chang'an City to "collect the scenery"!
When she came to Chang'an City, she discovered that the number of people who slandered Li Zexuan was not as bad as the two articles about Li Gang and Ma Zhou, but more. Because under the guidance of thoughtful people, most of the people believed that Li Gang and Ma Zhou Both Li Zexuan and Li Zexuan are the same, so what they say is naturally unconvincing.
For this reason, Xiao Yu'er has already come forward to reprimand several groups of people today. With her eloquent skills and brilliant mind, those who were reprimanded by her ended up looking ashamed and expressed that they did not dare to do it again. Slandered Li Zexuan.
When he was "proud of the spring breeze", Xiao Yu'er did not expect to encounter "hard problems".
"Li Yu? Are you the gold medal reporter of Datang Daily?"
The young man who spoke first lit up his eyes when he heard this and said.
"Hmph! How are you? Are you scared?"
Seeing the surprised look on the other party's face, Li Yu said proudly.
"Hehe! I'm afraid! Of course I'm afraid! Hehe! Come with me, I'll be a gold medal reporter for Datang Daily. I should be able to sell it for a good price!"
The young man laughed obscenely, and then rushed towards Li Yu.
"Presumptuous! What are you going to do? I'm calling someone! Help!"
Li Yu reacted quickly and dodged the young man's "bear hug" first. She said something in shock and anger, and then shouted loudly.
"Hey! Shout! Shout! Even if you shout until your throat is broken, no one can come to save you!"
As the young man spoke, he rushed towards Li Yu again, and several other people also surrounded Li Yu.
They were in an alleyway between two old houses in the south of the city, and few people usually passed by.
"Stop! How dare you be so presumptuous in broad daylight!"
As luck would have it, a loud shout came from the intersection at this moment, and a middle-aged man wearing a Taoist robe suddenly shouted loudly.
"Where do you come from, how dare you meddle in other people's business, brothers, come on!"
The young man couldn't help being furious because his good deed was ruined. With a wave of his hand, several people ran towards the Taoist priest.
"Daozhang Li, be careful!"
Seeing someone coming to save him, especially when he was an acquaintance, Li Yu felt relieved, but then he became a little worried and couldn't help but shout loudly.
Well, that Taoist priest was the unlucky Li Chunfeng. Now he and Li Yu were shot while lying down, while the other was swimming in the shallows!
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