"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), and almost became Li Chengqian's teacher last year. The old man can be said to be one of the most influential figures in the literary world of the Tang Dynasty.

Even though the leader is not in the court, he still has the power to hear about it and has the authority to listen to it!

"Huh? Li Gang's memorial?"

Li Er had just finished reviewing the memorial. Hearing this, he felt confused for a moment, and then 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 tip.

"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 tears.

Tie Qing said, "Sure enough, evildoers 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 at the side 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 passed 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 huge waves 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 on 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 were widely spread 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 Qizhou, Yong County, where Li Zexuan is now!

"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 people of 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 wouldn't have planted the fields at the beginning of the year. Now we can only wait for the food to run out and starve to death! Although we have encountered a locust plague now, in the Tianji Brigade

With his 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!"

"Ignorant of shame, the old gentleman even gave up the moral integrity of a scholar for selfish reasons. 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 superior and whose status was unassailable 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 started 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 government 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 sinisterly, 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 braved it and exclaimed.

"Hey! How can it be false? I heard that Li Chunfeng was beaten fifty times by the Holy Emperor because of this!"

"Hi~! Fifty sticks!"

"Now it seems that Li Chunfeng's calculation was really accurate. God has indeed sent down a greater disaster, the 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! There is such an emperor who killed his brother and imprisoned his father, making heaven angry. We ordinary people will not have a good life!"

"The Imperial Guards! The Imperial Guards are coming! Run!"

At this moment, someone pointed at a group of soldiers wearing armor that 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 suddenly dispersed and fled in all directions!

After all, most of them had just discussed Li Er, so it was impossible not to feel guilty.

At the same time, the same rumor was circulating 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 and said.

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 in the past, 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 told by the sweeper lady 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! These people are not only daring, but they will also push their father into the fire! No, the husband has to 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 something that is treasonous and treasonous~!

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 common 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 doesn't know what the world is, and she's gesticulating here!"

A naughty young man looked at the little girl with malicious eyes, and a lewd smile appeared on 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 catch the little girl.
To be continued...