Seeing Yang Fan's silence, Concubine Wei said with a smile: "Prince Wannian County, people are talking a lot about you now. They think it's too unfair for Changle and Gao Yang to marry such a bad guy like you!"

"Although I believe that many of them are groundless criticisms, it is undeniable that they have had a very bad impact on the reputation of the royal family. Shouldn't you prove it?"

Yang Fan frowned: "How to prove this?"

Could it be that I can still block other people's mouths?

You can't just prove and refute what others say. Wouldn't that make life too tiring?

Besides, these are just rumors among the people. Wouldn’t it be boring for a concubine like you, a noble concubine, to listen to these nonsense?

As the saying goes, rumors stop only for the wise. Concubine Wei was born into a scholarly family and was obviously not a stupid village girl. How could she say such a thing?

Obviously this noble concubine has ulterior motives!

Once Yang Fan fails to convince the public, wouldn't it be true that he will be a hammer?

Before Concubine Wei could answer, Xie Wenju smiled and said: "The concubine is right. There are many rumors about Duke Wannian. One of them is that the poems written by Duke Wannian for Princess Changle are all

The plagiarism was not done by him, but this is just a rumor, and I don’t believe it!”

He said he didn't believe it, but Xie Wenju's face was full of ridicule.

Yang Fan didn't pay much attention to Xie Wenju's motivating generals, because he had copied those poems.

He even believed that this rumor was actually very well founded.

Just imagine, a guy who only knows about having fun and fighting all day long can make a random poem and spread it widely. How can it not be surprising?

Therefore, plagiarism is the best explanation.

And this phenomenon is actually very common among wealthy families.

After all, as long as you spend a few dollars to hire a few students from poor families to write poems, and then use them to show off at the right time, play the role of a poet, and strive for a reputation for extraordinary literary talent, such a thing is possible.

Yang Fan doesn't care about these speculations and rumors. He doesn't want to become a scholar and do academic work. Whatever you say!

When I have nothing to do, I just copy one or two works that fit the occasion, to increase my sense of presence, and to make the other party feel disgusted. Why not?

However, Xie Wenju said that he plagiarized poems to deceive Chang Le's feelings, which was a bit too poisonous.

Originally, Yang Fan and Chang Le got together because of the dispute over poetry. Doesn't that mean that Yang Fan is an emotional liar?

Once such speculation is confirmed, there will definitely be a gap between him and Princess Changle.

It seems that this person should be on the line of Concubine Wei.

Otherwise, why did Concubine Wei just ask herself to prove it, and this guy said that the poem she wrote to Changle was plagiarized? It was simply disgusting to her.

Seeing the opportunity to attack Yang Fan, how could Xu Jingzong miss it? He stroked his short beard under his chin and said with a smile: "Prince-in-law, you are exaggerating. Everyone in the Tang Dynasty knows about the talent of the county prince."

Don’t know?”

"Besides, the county magistrate has already proved his talent in front of the Jiangnan Confucian last time. How can we say that his poems are plagiarism?"

"This must have been made up randomly by some jealous people and then deliberately discredited, in order to damage the reputation of the county magistrate. How can we, as scholars, not distinguish between the truth and falsehoods of such rumors?"

Wang Jingzhi also laughed and said: "What Mr. Xu said is wrong. Although rumors are limited to wise men, how many wise men can there be in the world who can distinguish right from wrong?"

"There are very few people in the Tang Dynasty who can read and write. If we want the people not to spread rumors, we need Duke Wan to stand up and clear his name!"

These people sang in harmony and talked about what they were saying.

You, Yang Fan, are very capable. Today, you will drink and write poems in front of everyone!

Otherwise, you are deceiving the world, stealing your reputation, plagiarizing, and deceiving your feelings.

Looking at the triumphant Xu Jingzong, Xie Wenju and others, Yang Fan was speechless!

I didn’t expect that there are still people in this world who like to find people to slap in the face.

But before Yang Fan could refute, Prince Li Chengqian frowned and said, "Yang Fan's talent has been seen with his own eyes, so how can he plagiarize it?"

"Most of the words in the market are just sensationalism, so why should we take it seriously? People are ignorant and like to slander. All of you here are people who have read poetry and books. How can you be so short-sighted?"

Hearing this, His Majesty Li Er smiled and nodded.

The transformation of the prince in the past few days made his father very happy.

If it were in the past, with the prince's weak character, he would definitely not offend so many people just for one person.

It seems that Prince Li Chengqian has not only corrected his mentality, but also has his own opinions on the incident.

Now he has pointedly revealed the bad nature of the world. This is the sobriety that the heir to the empire should have.

If you can always behave like this, why should you have the desire to store things easily again?

Of course Li Chengqian didn't know what His Majesty Li Er was thinking at this time, but he had to speak out to defend Yang Fan.

Not only because Yang Fan is indeed talented, but because he realized Yang Fan's influence on His Majesty Li Er.

If Yang Fan hadn't kept his position as crown prince, he might have been living in fear and anxiety.

Once my father issues an edict to change the storage, he and his family will be in great danger...

It's just his words of defense for Yang Fan that surprised Concubine Wei and Xu Jingzong. They wonder when Yang Fan became so close to the prince?

Didn’t this kid Yang Fan keep a certain distance from all the princes?

The two of them were silent, but Xie Wenju's expression suddenly changed, and an uncontrollable jealousy surged into his heart.

As the legitimate son of the Xie family, a noble family in the south of the Yangtze River, he has a noble status and is married to a royal woman.

But his wife was just the daughter of Tang Gaozu Li Yuan and a palace maid.

Although she is a princess in name, she is a princess without even a title. This is why he, the Prince Consort, is not well-known.

However, Yang Fan married the two most dazzling princesses of the Tang royal family. Xie Wenju was naturally envious and jealous.

In addition, Yang Fan is about to go to Jiangnan and will inevitably become hostile to the Xie family. Xie Wenju will naturally not give up the opportunity to damage Yang Fan's reputation.

Although Xie Wenju was indignant in his heart, his face was still full of joy, and he looked like a gentle gentleman: "Your Highness, what you said is wrong. Isn't it just to fight for a breath in a hundred years of life?"

"The passing geese leave their voices, and the passing people leave their names. If people don't strive for fame, why should they strive to reach the top?"

"If Wannian County Duke is really talented and knowledgeable, why should he be afraid of mere rumors? Now that he has the opportunity to prove his innocence, the County Lord should stand up and defend himself with poetry."

"Otherwise, the whole world will say that the shameless plagiarism was done to please Her Royal Highness the Princess, and everyone's mouth will be used to make money. Not only will it be difficult to stop the world from talking about it, but it will also damage the reputation of the royal family."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Jingzong clapped his hands and applauded: "What the prince consort said is right, not to mention that it is just a drinking order and a game, so why should your highness rush to defend Yang Fan?"

Looking at Xu Jingzong, Li Chengqian felt an extremely uncomfortable feeling in his heart.

This famous official originally wanted to take refuge under him, but unfortunately this guy was too utilitarian, so he wanted to beat him up.

However, Xu Jingzong turned around and walked very close to Concubine Wei. Now it seems that this guy is not a trustworthy person.

But no matter what, Li Chengqian still felt a little sad.

He couldn't help but wonder, did these people really dislike him as the prince that much?

After Xu Jingzong finished speaking, he actually felt a little regretful. After all, Li Chengqian was still the prince.

The reason why Yang Fan is being blatantly targeted now is because Yang Fan's trip to the south of the Yangtze River will inevitably affect the interests of the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River.

As one of the representatives of the Jiangnan gentry, he had the obligation to ruin Yang Fan's reputation and make it difficult for Yang Fan to move forward in Jiangnan. In this way, he achieved his goal.

But now Li Chengqian is trying to protect Yang Fan, which is somewhat beyond his expectation.

The prince was not favored by His Majesty Li Er, and his position as prince was in jeopardy, so Xu Jingzong turned to Concubine Wei.

But this does not mean that Xu Jingzong will fully support Concubine Wei's son.

As an investor, it is smartest to cast a wide net. Xu Jingzong does not want to put his eggs in one basket.

But facing Yang Fan, he was full of jealousy and couldn't suppress it!

After all, had it not been for Yang Fan, his eldest son Xu Zhang would not have died tragically.

Now that there is an opportunity to attack Yang Fan, Xu Jingzong certainly does not want to miss it.

Yang Fan didn't care about the thoughts of Xu Jingzong and others. Instead, he kept drinking with lowered eyebrows and lowered his head. He didn't care about his reputation among scholars.

As long as the people at the bottom think about their own good, why bother going to Shilin to fight for a good reputation?

It's just that Yang Fan can't figure it out. He clearly doesn't want to conflict with these people, so why are they targeting him everywhere?

Is it just because he wants to go to the south of the Yangtze River to open up waterways and establish a shipping office?

Once they succeed in establishing themselves in Jiangnan, aren't these people afraid of me settling the scores in the future?

Yang Fan doesn't care about reputation at all. Just say whatever you want to anyone. Are you still afraid of rumors like this?

However, Princess Gaoyang quit. Her Royal Highness the Princess's pretty face tightened and she said crisply: "Guys, please be careful what you say. You keep saying that your husband has no real talent and learning, but I don't know how many people are saying this.

How many people are spreading it? As the saying goes, rumors only stop with the wise. With your wisdom and knowledge, how can you be so ignorant?"

As soon as these words came out, Concubine Wei's face turned red and she glared angrily at this 'daughter' who didn't give her any face.

Seeing this, His Majesty Li Er pretended to scold: "Shu'er, why don't you apologize to your aunt quickly?"

But Princess Gaoyang turned a blind eye, holding her neck with an expression of dissatisfaction.

His Majesty Li Er had no choice but to stop talking and drink to cover up his embarrassment.
To be continued...