After bidding farewell to Wenxuan and Xie Cang, Su Qi'an only did one thing, summoning Sun Wen, Liu Meng, and Xu Tangtang.
The three of them stayed in Su Qi'an's room for a while, and left in about the time it took to burn incense.
No one knew what Su Qian's purpose was in recruiting them. They only knew that it was half a day after the three of them left.
Around Kyoto, there began to be some inexplicable rumors.
"Hey, you heard, Fuso's delegation is coming to our Daliang Kyoto this time."
"What are you talking about? Who doesn't know about this? It's not a new big thing. Not only do I know this, I also know that there is a prince in the Fuso delegation." A young man rolled his eyes at the person who just asked the question. , said rather disdainfully.
The news that the Fuso delegation came to Kyoto was not a confidential matter. They had no way of knowing about it maybe ten days and a half ago.
But with the inexplicable increase in the number of Fuso Ronin in Kyoto, the time is getting closer. Especially a few days ago, after the ronin caused trouble in a restaurant in Kyoto, the local people naturally paid more attention to these Fuso Ronin.
This kind of attention was mainly due to the fact that the famous Dongshan Hou came forward and raised a matter that was not a major matter to a new level.
As a result, the local people inquired more carefully. Gradually, everything about the Fuso delegation and even the people in the delegation were revealed.
Naturally, it became a topic of conversation for the local people after dinner, so when someone mentioned it, the people who gathered around were not surprised at all.
Some people who knew the inside story even sneered at the delay in getting the information from the person who asked the question.
The thin man who was glanced at by countless white eyes nodded. After looking around for a week, he suddenly lowered his voice and said.
"Hey, you are right about what you said. In front of all the Baixiaoshengs in the capital, there are indeed some tricks of the trade. But do you know something? The prince from the Fuso delegation has another big purpose for visiting this time. Propose to your majesty’s princess.”
As soon as these words came out, the lazy eyes of the people who were sitting casually at the tea stall suddenly changed.
He straightened his body suddenly, grabbed the thin man in front of him, and said in a low voice with deep disbelief.
"Gou Sheng, you better tell the truth. You should know what happens to those who deliberately spread rumors about the royal family!"
Gou Sheng, who was grabbed, had no fear on his face and said softly with a smile.
"I know the consequences of maliciously spreading rumors better than you. Although I, Gou Sheng, have no abilities, I still cherish my life. I can't even chop off my head to throw dirty water on those people."
"Gou Sheng, is your information reliable? Where did you get it?" Several people asked seriously.
They still know Gou Sheng. He usually does some cheating and sneaky things, and he doesn't say anything about it. It seems out of tune, but sometimes whenever major events happen in Kyoto's high-level officials, they call themselves Kyoto Baixiao. Even students don’t know.
Instead, it came out of Gou Sheng's mouth. Precisely because he was useful at the critical moment, he turned a blind eye to Gou Sheng's casualness.
Now that Gou Sheng had such hidden news, as Bai Xiaosheng in Kyoto, they naturally had to confirm the authenticity of the news.
Gou Sheng just smiled and said softly, "This news is not reliable. You will know in a few days. Not only do I know that this Prince Fusang is here to propose marriage, but I also know that in order to successfully embrace the beauty, this Prince Fuso plans to hold an arena competition in Kyoto City to show how powerful Fuso is."
"And it is said that most of the ministers in the court are inclined to agree to this marriage proposal."
"Whether my news is true or false, you are all Bai Xiaosheng in Kyoto, so you can naturally judge it. Tsk tsk tsk. If my princess from Great Liang really married to the island country Fusang, the man from Great Liang would be really shameless."
After saying that, Gou Sheng left the tea stall unsteadily before several Kyoto Baixiaoshengs could react, and soon disappeared into the crowd.
They still had some trust in what Gou Sheng said. Even though Gou Sheng looked confused, what they just said could indeed explain why the Fuso delegation seemed so mysterious when they came to Kyoto.
A few days before the alliance, the fuso ronin in a restaurant in Kyoto made a big fuss. In the end, both the Marquis of Dongshan and the governor of Kyoto came forward. This was really an exaggeration.
Even if these ronin were the guards of Prince Fusang, it would be impossible for the officials and marquis of Great Liang to come forward.
The only explanation is that the Fuso delegation has long been in contact with the powerful families in Kyoto.
Otherwise, why would the court ministers tend to marry the Ninth Princess? Why didn't any other news break out for so long before the Fuso delegation came to Kyoto? It was obviously suppressed by the higher-ups.
Such an association instantly solved all the confusions of these Kyoto Baixiaoshengs.
At this time, they only felt deep anger in their hearts. Who is the Ninth Princess? In their hearts, she is like a fairy in the sky.
This ninth princess has never been superior, let alone deceived and insulted them as a so-called royal princess. She was only kind to them.
Apart from the ninth princess, this kind of people-friendly princess can only be seen in the third princess who married far away and was close to Tubo in the Western Region.
Back then, the third princess's relative married into Tubo, which brought about more than ten years of peace in the Western Regions. Now that it was the ninth princess's turn, they felt really uncomfortable.
The power of Tubo is obvious to all. Compared with Da Rong in the north, if they don't give in too much, they really can't beat them. There is nothing to say.
But this time the Ninth Princess married a mere Japanese slave from an island country, which they couldn't accept.
What kind of garbage are Japanese slaves? He actually dared to bully Da Liang. The most annoying thing was that the minister of the DPRK agreed to acquiesce in this matter.
Thinking about it makes them feel useless. The third princess's distant marriage had made them very sad. This time, if what Gou Sheng said was true, they would stop it from happening at all costs.
They are not martial artists, so naturally they cannot compete in the ring, but they are Bai Xiaosheng in Kyoto, and what they are good at is public opinion.
"Hmph, if you want the Ninth Princess to marry, then prepare to suffer the wrath of the people of Kyoto."
Several Bai Xiaosheng looked at each other and secretly made up their minds to punish these cowardly ministers.
A day or two after Gou Sheng left, news about Gou Sheng's day quickly began to spread outside Kyoto.
As soon as this news came out, the people in the surrounding areas were quite shocked. Not only that, they were even more angry.
This anger only gathered in the periphery of Kyoto at first, but as time went by, and two days later, the central area of Kyoto, especially some ministers, marquises, and dukes in the DPRK.
Before and after the trip, the carriage they were riding in had either had rotten eggs thrown at it, or the wheels had been damaged. What's more, there were several dead rats hidden inside the carriage. The smell made those ministers who supported marrying Fusang personally. He couldn't stop vomiting, it was so embarrassing to look like that.
When this incident happened, these ministers were naturally very angry and asked the governor of Kyoto to investigate. Anyone caught would be severely punished.
This matter is not a big deal. In just one day, several people were caught and put in jail. Not only is this matter not over, but it has just begun.
After that, in Kyoto, these ministers were thrown more rotten eggs and dead rats almost all the time, and even worse, they were done directly in front of their faces.
Although the governor of Kyoto acted immediately and arrested the people, these troublemakers appeared in endless waves. In the end, the prison of the governor of Kyoto could no longer be closed.
This is the first time this has happened in Kyoto. At the same time, calls for severe punishment of these court officials are growing day by day.
The reason they gave was very simple. If the ninth princess married Fusang by default, it would not only be a disgrace to the ancestors, but also to the people of Da Liang. The men of Da Liang would lose their face.
After this incident broke out, these ministers of the DPRK and China knew why they were targeted.
At this time, the ministers were shocked in their hearts. Although the matter of the Ninth Princess marrying Fusang has not yet been discussed and has not been approved, it is a court secret.
How did these people in Kyoto know about such a thing? As if grasping a life-saving straw, these ministers of the DPRK and China wrote letters one after another, requesting severe punishment for such troublemaking people.
If it were normal times, it would be something else. If the minister wrote a letter like this, he would be able to persuade these troublemaking people to retreat just by intimidating them.
But regarding the marriage of the Ninth Princess, as the ministers wrote to severely punish her, it was like detonating a dynamite barrel, instantly triggering a larger-scale protest among the people of Kyoto.
Later, in addition to the imperial city of Kyoto, a large number of people in the central and peripheral areas of Kyoto took to the streets and cursed these ministers as traitors of the Great Liang and lackeys of the Fuso people, demanding severe punishment from Your Majesty.
No one expected such a large-scale demonstration to break out in Kyoto, especially the ministers of the DPRK and China, who became anxious one after another.
I thought it was just a simple commotion, a slight shock, enough to scare away these untouchables.
Unexpectedly, it actually aroused the anger in the hearts of almost 80% of the people in Kyoto. That posture made them want to tear them apart.
Although the governor of Kyoto immediately sent people to maintain order on the scene, he could not handle the large number of people. Countless people continued to attack the central area of Kyoto, aiming directly at the residences of these ministers.
It is estimated that the defense will be overwhelmed in a short time. If the mansion is really surrounded by these people, these ministers cannot imagine it.
"When did these untouchables have such backbone and courage? Damn it!"
These attacked ministers were all sitting on pins and needles in their mansions, cursing bitterly.
Now, without the toughness they had before, they can only hide at home and stay behind closed doors.
Now they only hope that His Majesty can come forward to calm the boiling public opinion. If it is later, they can't imagine how to face the anger in the hearts of these untouchables.
