Chapter 269 The escalating public opinion war

With Xie Hong's power, bringing an eunuch of no grade out of the palace was not even considered a matter of affairs. Gu Dayong and eunuchs like Ma Yongcheng were doing odd jobs there, let alone the third eunuch who was not even considered a eunuch like him?

The only one who responded the most to this was Liu Jin.

Seeing another enemy having the possibility of turning over, Liu Jin was naturally unwilling to give up, but he was unwilling to give up. However, he had no choice. Now is not the era when Eunuch Liu calls for the wind and rain.

Regarding Xie Hong's actions, he didn't even dare to object in person, so he could only deal with his godson behind his back and vent his anger. Who made this kid unable to look down on his enemies every time and was searched for one by one to turn over?

The third father-in-law did not disappoint Xie Hong's expectations. On the next day, an article "The Secret of the Imperial City" was released. After all, the third father-in-law is a professional, so this joke is different from the stories of Hou Defang's past interesting and lack of literary talent, and it is both.

There are both detailed descriptions and exaggerated renderings, and the plot suspense is even more ups and downs. In addition, the verbal modifications in the story are also very impressive. After each paragraph, there are corresponding poems and lyrics. Although they are not a good sentence, they are enough to cater to the tastes of the people in the capital.

So, soon, Houdefang became the center of the capital again. Other teahouses and brothels sent people to learn their skills and followed the trend. Comments, what kind of comments are the most attractive? Of course, it is the most timely.

Although Hou Defang's current commentary did not indicate the characters, when Mr. Xie left the palace yesterday, his clothes were not well-dressed and his hair was chaotic. Many people saw it, including court officials, internal officials, palace maids, imperial guards, and even many servants from various families.

Once there are too many people, keeping secrets or something is nonsense. Even the power of a Grand Secretary cannot stop the spread of rumors at all. Everyone thinks in their hearts that if they don’t say it, others will say it. Anyway, the Grand Secretary cannot catch people. What’s the use of a high-ranking official?

What's more, the more famous a person is, the more interesting he is to speak. If a person who is not known to everyone, even if he has more gossip, what kind of fun can he say? In the Ming Dynasty, no one summarized this principle, but everyone knew it very well. Otherwise, how could he say that he could achieve true knowledge by practicing it?

Before, there were many rumors in the Shilin that Xie Hong was betrayed male sex, which was why he won Zhengde's favor, which was quite unbearable. The audience of this rumor was also very wide, and Xie Hong was unable to do so at that time. The scholars and officials had already pulled down the mask and launched personal attacks, so he had no way to clarify.

Of course, Xie Hong, who came from later generations, certainly didn’t care. In later generations, as long as a person became famous, he would have good words and bad words. The more famous he was, the more various comments he would have. If he had to care seriously, he wouldn’t be so angry?

Not only did he not care, but Zhengde did not care, on the one hand, he was open-minded; on the other hand, Zhu Houzhao was criticized by thousands of people almost every day, and he had long been used to it. His motto was originally: Go your own way and let others say it.

However, it is precisely because of such rumors that what happened to Xie Qian this time will develop in this direction, which is natural. Xie Qian's incident caused many misunderstandings, and because of the rumors about Xie Hong, many people's thoughts became evil. Therefore, Xie Qian was unlucky, or his reputation was unlucky.

"Do you know, Grand Secretary Xie was brought to the emperor..." Someone caused a topic;

"Why don't you know? I heard that Mr. Xie was so miserable!" Someone started gossiping;

"You two don't know, right? Grand Secretary Xie was for half an hour by the emperor. I heard that there were things made by the plague god to cheer him up!" The people who broke the news were even everywhere.

"Wow! That's it! It's so intense!" Everyone was amazed at the end.

Such conversations can be seen everywhere in the streets and alleys of the capital. Various topics become more and more outrageous, and Xie Qian's reputation becomes increasingly unbearable. Later, the topics even began to spread to the other two cabinet ministers, and there was a tendency to spread to the six ministries and nine ministers.

After all, when the Nanzhen Fushi Office scolded Liu Shangshu last time, there seemed to be such a thing; there were also some scolding Han Shangshu later. Since there were both the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Revenue, and with the current Grand Secretary Xie, the other adults should not be exceptional, right?

Although Xie Qian closed the door to thank the guests, the outside news still came to Xie's mansion and then into his ears. There was no way to know what happened, but those well-informed people said: the next day, Xie's mansion bought a lot of dishes, cups and plates, added some new furniture, and even hired many doctors. Several doctors even invited them to the stuttering doctors.

No matter whether it was Mr. Xie who smashed someone while smashing something or accidentally smashed himself, in short, Mr. Xie changed from being too scared to being angry and unable to get up for a while. Even if he could get up, he might not go out, and his face was ruined. Even if he wanted to go out, he had to avoid the limelight.

Xie Qian was ill, and other court officials were also quite dirty. Those messy rumors were the most difficult to prevent. It is definitely not possible to arrest people. If you don’t want to arrest them, what if you can catch them, what if you catch them? There are so many people who spread it. If you make things bigger, wouldn’t it add fuel to the fire?

I can only wait until the things pass slowly, and those boring people will soon lose interest and change the topic. Things do develop like this. No matter how interesting a topic is, after talking about it several times, it will become boring. Unless there are new changes in things.

A few days later, just as the popularity of this topic was dissipating, Hou Defang threw out another bombshell. This is a new story called "Travels from the Little Black Room". The introduction says that the story tells the story of a pedantic old man who is well-read about poetry and books, a ignorant boy who travels to the Little Black Room with an ignorant boy, and the different endings of both sides.

Although they did not name the name, many people with keen sense of smell could smell it. Isn’t this the place where Grand Secretary Xie and the Emperor? The place they entered together was called the Little Black House. After they came out, the ending was just as the story says. Could it be that the Little Black House is not that kind of place, but there is another mystery?

What is the small black room? So, another suspense was formed, and the result was of course that Hou Defang was once again full, and the grand occasion even exceeded the days when it was just opened. The two retired pens: Xie Hong and Ma Ang were both sighing, but the suspense was the most attractive.

Because he was attracted by Hou Defang, no one noticed that a strange building was quietly built in the Royal Park. The building was so weird that there was no portal except for a gate. It was really strange.

It was not until someone heard the story and was frightened by the lifelike ghosts in the story that they were trembling all over, but they were eager to it that someone noticed that the strange building was very similar to the small black room in the story. He had the courage to ask, and naturally he got a positive answer.

That is the small black room! A terrible small black room, a small black room that scares the grand sects of the dynasty! This news spread like wildfire and spread throughout the capital. Many people came to the Royal Park with uneasiness and longing for it. They wanted to see this legendary small black room, and they were even more bold and wanted to try it out in person.

The celebrity effect is universal in any era, and the celebrity effect of the small black room is amazing!

The first small black house was built in the West Garden of the Imperial City, which means it is the thing the emperor likes, and the things the emperor will like are generally very interesting. This has been reached in the capital;

Secondly, there is also the experience of the Grand Secretary of the dynasty as a footnote, which adds a layer of mystery to the small dark room;

Finally, the most important thing is that the small black room is obviously made by Xie Hong and was built by Zhenbaozhai. It is produced by Zhenbao and must be a fine product! This sentence is even more popular in the capital.

Therefore, although the small black room indicated that the charge was quite high; it also showed that it was terrible inside. If there was any problem with being scared, Zhenbaozhai would not be responsible, but people still flocked to it.

Isn’t it just to spend some money and be frightened? As long as you are not as miserable as Grand Secretary Xie, you can brag everywhere after you come out: your mental cultivation is higher than Grand Secretary!

"Brother Xie, the people in the capital are so weird. Just to go into that haunted house, they screamed. When they came out, they were all scared to their faces and white lips. It was not a good enjoyment. Why were they willing to spend so much money? It was such a spendthrift! I remember when I was in Xuanfu..."

On the second floor of Houdefang, Ma Ang was looking out on the railing, listening to the screams coming from the small dark room, looking at the long queues outside, his chattering habits broke out again, and he kept talking nonstop.

"You are unsighted, this is called excitement!" Xie Hong replied without raising his head.

"What excitement? Isn't this just asking for trouble? However, this small black room is really profitable, and I made hundreds of taels in one afternoon." Ma Ang curled his lips and expressed his disdain, and sighed again.

"This thing is not for making money, or it is not just for making money." Xie Hong shook his head.

"Yes, hundreds or thousands of taels a day are really not in your eyes, Brother Xie." Ma Ang laughed at himself. Hundred taels a day are the first few days, and it will gradually decrease in the future. After a year, I'm afraid even a project in Zhenbaozhai is not comparable, and it is really nothing.

You should know that the VIP customization today, that is, the project department, is no longer as deserted as it was at the beginning. There are door-to-door consultations almost every day, and orders will come down from time to time, and it has become the most profitable department of Zhenbaozhai.

"Making money is one aspect," Xie Hong put down the pen in his hand, rubbed his eyebrows, and explained: "On the other hand, in order to maintain popularity, people are fond of the old and always maintain a pattern, and soon some people will get bored. It is the king to keep having new ideas to attract customers, and in addition..."

"In addition?" Ma Ang became interested.

"This small black room is also a small battlefield for us to compete with Confucianism." Xie Hong said meaningfully: "Don't Confucianism look down on everything? I feel that after reading the books of saints, I will do everything. The superiors are not afraid of heaven and earth, and the inferiors are not afraid of ghosts and gods. Today I want to let people know that in fact, what the scholars and officials are just talking nonsense. If they really read the books of saints, they will be invincible. How can the Grand Secretary be frightened by these wood-carved iron-casting things?"

"But when someone knows the mystery inside, he won't be afraid?" Ma Ang said in confusion.

"Ha," Xie Hong smiled and said, "I am not planning to scare Confucian disciples so much that they don't study. That kind of thing is impossible. I just want ordinary people to experience it. Anyway, the fact that Xie Qian was frightened has spread throughout the capital. Most of the people who have walked through the small black room will say it again afterwards. After all, he is a Grand Secretary and the highest representative of scholars. After hearing too much, the respect for scholars will naturally be reduced."

"Oh!" Ma Ang suddenly realized and praised: "Brother Xie is indeed very far-reaching!"

"This is just a path. The key is to have strength." Xie Hong shook his head and said leisurely: "Brother Ma, I will go back to the Military Equipment Department and I will leave it to you."
Chapter completed!