The reason is simple - what is "good"? What is "bad"? There is never a fixed standard for this kind of thing.
If your grades are just barely passing, is this grade good or bad?
The answer is... your grade itself is not important, the key is to look at the grades of other people! If the grades of others are all failing, then your barely passing grades are good, if the grades of others are all above the passing line.
, then your grades are bad.
The complexity of this world often comes from here!
Therefore, if you want to confuse right and wrong, the highest level is not to forcefully deny the truth, but to directly change the standards for measuring good and bad, or even directly create a fictional world!
After mastering such means, it is easy to confuse right and wrong.
If you want to discredit a gentleman, then use the standards of a saint to measure him, and then the world will be shocked to realize that this gentleman has countless black spots, and he is clearly a selfish villain;
If you want to whitewash a villain, then measure him by the standard of a villain. Then the world will find that this villain also has many advantages and is completely a normal person;
If you want to sing praises to the court, even if the court is perverse and imposes excessive taxes, you can also create a miserable world and claim that our court is already very good and the people at least will not starve to death. Look at the people under the rule of other courts.
The country is in dire straits and people are dying of hunger everywhere, so the kindness of our court will never end;
If you want to increase public dissatisfaction and shake up the rule of the imperial court, the same principle applies. Even if the imperial court is already outstanding and has achieved outstanding political achievements, it can also create an utopia, the Garden of Eden, out of thin air, and swear that other countries are free to eat chicken legs and rule the country.
Illness does not cost money, others are living, we are just surviving;
It's often that simple to manipulate public opinion and mix right and wrong.
And Zhao Junchen already knew this well.
Objectively speaking, the gentry have definitely contributed a lot to stabilizing prices in Nanjing. Although they have indeed made a lot of money, they can still suppress their greed at this time and strictly abide by Zhou Shangjing's instructions to sell all kinds of materials at fair prices.
, there is no price gouging like the franchise merchants of "United Shipping Lines", which is already commendable.
What's more, the number of residents in Nanjing is as high as one million, and the lives of Nanjing people are relatively affluent. The idea of distributing various materials for free may seem good, but in actual operation, you will find that this kind of thing is simply unrealistic.
But Zhao Junchen just wanted to tell lies and fabricated a rumor out of thin air, claiming that the seventh prince Zhu Hejian originally wanted to distribute various daily necessities to the people for free.
This rumor spread extremely quickly, and its impact was extremely huge. It caused the folk reputation of the Jin gentry to plummet. It almost easily eliminated the biggest obstacle in Zhao Junchen's enemies with the Jin gentry forces - that is, the Jin gentry had been in recent days.
The public support created.
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On this day, at chen o'clock in the morning, I looked outside the garden.
Under Zhao Junchen's instigation, more than a hundred family members of merchants who joined the "United Shipping Company" gathered outside Zhanyuan, all shouting and crying at the top of their lungs.
"Your Highness, the Seventh Prince! You must uphold justice for us!"
"Why can we ignore the crimes of the gentry? Your Highness, the Seventh Prince, is a royal relative. You must not be afraid of the power of that treacherous minister Zhou Shangjing!"
"Treat everyone equally! The prince's crime is the same as that of the common people! Are the gentry more noble than the prince?"
Because of the deliberate connivance of the Seventh Prince Zhu Hejian, the Nanjing government did not directly disperse or arrest these old and weak women and children, but only dispersed them around to maintain order. Therefore, the impact of these old and weak women and children's cries of grievances was also growing, and the onlookers joined in the fun.
There are more and more people, and there are even more discussions while watching.
Among the many people watching, an old man suddenly stood up and reprimanded loudly with disgust: "Bah! The families of these profiteers and bad businessmen still have the nerve to cry! After the ban was lifted in Nanjing, those businessmen took advantage of the situation and continued to raise prices.
Prices of goods and grain were once as high as 7 cents of silver. Which of us ordinary people were not exploited by them? In the end, it was the gentry who took action in time and sold all kinds of materials at fair prices, and we ordinary people finally got through the difficulties, and these profiteers and bad businessmen are still there now.
It is simply unconscionable to want to criticize and slander the Jin gentry..."
But before the old man could finish his words, another strong man interrupted him harshly: "Stop talking nonsense! It is true that the merchants have been driving up prices in the past few days, but at least they have resumed business.
Although the price is a bit high, when we ordinary people are short of food and medicine, at least we can find places to buy them. But what about those gentry? When the government lifted martial law, they kept closing their shops, forcing us ordinary people to have no choice but to buy them.
Purchasing rice grains at high prices... Let me tell you, whether it is driving up prices or hoarding, those gentry cannot escape responsibility, or even have greater responsibilities!"
As the strong man finished speaking, another young man spoke up: "Yes! The viciousness of the gentry is far more than that! I also heard news that His Highness the Seventh Prince sealed up the related industries of the United Shipping Company.
, originally wanted to directly open warehouses to release grain and distribute various daily necessities to us people for free. How much kindness is this? How much benefit can we people get?
However, the gentry were worried that this approach would affect their business, so they all firmly disagreed. Instead, they jointly exerted pressure and forced His Highness the Seventh Prince to hand over all the industries of the "United Shipping Company" to them, leaving them with almost no contribution.
You can get a huge amount of supplies at any price, resell them to the people at normal prices, and make a lot of money with nothing!
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Haha! Various materials that should have been obtained for free now have to be purchased with money... Do we, the common people, need to be grateful to the gentry for this kind of thing?"
Hearing the rebuttal of the strong man and the young man, the old man couldn't help but became furious. He raised his finger and pointed at the two men and reprimanded loudly: "You two are confusing right and wrong and stirring up trouble. What are your intentions? Tell me! Did you take it?"
Those profiteers and bad businessmen, that’s why they deliberately spread rumors to stir up trouble and smear the Jin gentry?”
The strong men and young men did not tolerate the old man, and they all yelled back.
"I think you, an old man, are the lackey of the Jin gentry! You are the accomplice of the traitor!"
"Can't we tell the truth anymore? Don't think that you gentry can do whatever you want with the support of Zhou Shangjing! We people are not blind yet!"
In this way, the quarrel between the three people became more and more fierce, and soon turned into a push and pull. If the nearby government officials who maintained order had not intervened in time, the old man would have been beaten up by the strong man and the young man.
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Human nature is always similar. People always ignore their gains and value their losses - even if this loss only exists in rumors and fantasies - and then they become angry at the unfairness of the status quo and believe that they have paid too much and gained nothing.
Too little, and they firmly believe that they are the victim and are resolutely unwilling to admit that they are the ones with vested interests.
The reason is very simple. If you regard yourself as the victim, you can legitimately ask for more rights and interests from the outside world. But if you regard yourself as a vested interest, you need to cede your interests to the outside world.
Therefore, after thousands of years of experience and lessons, being miserable has become a human instinct.
The same is true now. Seeing the arguments and conflicts between these three people, the rest of the people around them are more willing to believe that they have suffered a big loss out of this instinct, and their indignation quickly spreads.
Especially after seeing that the old man who supported the Jin gentry was almost beaten by Fatty, this change became more and more obvious.
"That's right! If there had been no interference from the Jin gentry, we could have received the rice directly without spending any money..."
"I spent three taels of silver yesterday to buy medicine for my mother at home. If the government gives it to me for free... Oh! This money is my entire month's wages!"
"The day before yesterday, I rushed to the grain store to buy rice. When collecting the money, the store clerk deliberately emphasized that the Jin gentry sold rice at a fair price, unlike those profiteers who drove up prices. I must remember the kindness of the Jin gentry... Bah.
!They are just like the same raccoon dog!"
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Among the many people watching, there were two young men with good temperament and luxurious clothes who had been standing in the crowd quietly observing and listening to the people's discussions.
After noticing that the people's stance was gradually changing, one of the noble young men couldn't help but shook his head and said with a smile: "It seems that people from all walks of life want to manipulate public opinion... The people who just argued and conflicted in public just now
Those three people all had extraordinary conversational skills and clear thinking. They could not be just ordinary people. They were most likely spies from different forces. They were instructed by their respective forces to either publicly support the merchants to discredit the Jin gentry, or to publicly support the Jin gentry to discredit the merchants.
, just to manipulate public opinion and public opinion...it’s really hilarious!”
Another young master with a calm temperament frowned and said: "But this time, it was Zhao Gechen who obviously had the upper hand, and Zhou Shoufu was defeated, which is also rare! When Zhou Shoufu controlled the situation in Nanjing, he mainly relied on the strong support of two forces
, respectively Jin Shen and Liang Gang! However, in the past two days, due to the confrontation at the border between Nanjing and Suzhou, Jin Shen and Liang Gang urgently transferred a large number of capable personnel from Nanjing City, leaving Zhou Shoufu's left-behind forces in Nanjing City seriously insufficient...
As a result, when Zhou Shoufu is competing for public opinion, he is naturally unable to do what he wants!
However... the students still have some doubts! Although Zhou Shoufu fell into Zhao Gechen's plan to encircle Wei and save Zhao, and the strength left in Nanjing was greatly weakened, Zhao Gelao did not have much business in Nanjing, especially after the 'United Shipping Company' suffered a heavy blow.
The power and manpower that can be mobilized are becoming increasingly insignificant! It stands to reason that in terms of strength, Zhou Shoufu still has the advantage, so why is it that when the two sides are competing for public opinion, Zhao Gechen has the advantage?"
The noble young master chuckled and explained: "The reason is very simple, because there are two other forces that can't help but end! And after these two forces ended, they both stood on Zhao Junchen's side and actively assisted.
Zhao Junchen spread rumors and discredited the Jin gentry! As a result, Zhou Shangjing will naturally be at a disadvantage!"
The young master with a calm temperament pondered for a moment, but his doubts were still unabated: "Although there are many various forces in Nanjing City, which can be said to be complicated, there are only two forces that are qualified to compete with Zhou Shangjing, and they are under Xi Zhenshou's command.
The inner court forces, as well as the noble forces headed by the Xu family, a dual-kingdom family!
Xi Zhenshou couldn't help but make some small moves. The students were not surprised. After all, Zhao Junchen had promised to hand over the "United Shipbuilding" industry to the inner court, so he was naturally willing to help at this time and secretly added fuel to the flames. Anyway, he was just assisting Zhao
Junchen was just spreading rumors. For Xi Zhenshou, it was just a matter of convenience. Such a small move would not cause him to fall out with Zhou Shoufu directly! But... the noble forces, under the constraints of the Xu family, have never participated in temple party disputes at will.
, why are you willing to go out and help Zhao Junchen?"
The noble young master shook his head and smiled again, and asked: "With Mr. Lu's intelligence, is it possible that you still can't understand the reason behind this?"
It turned out that these two young men with good temperament were the seventh prince Zhu Hejian, and Zhu Hejian's new confidant Lu De.
No one expected that after Zhu Hejian saw that Zhanyuan, where he was staying temporarily, was blocked by a group of women, children, old and weak, crying, not only did he not feel annoyed or disgusted, but he hid his identity and secretly left Zhanyuan, hiding in the crowd with Lu De himself.
Watching the excitement.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! At this time, after hearing Zhu Hejian's rhetorical question, Lu De shook his head and replied: "If there is a reason why the noble forces chose to support Zhao Junchen and secretly stumbled Zhou's chief minister,
Students can think of a few things...
After Zhou Shoufu embezzled various industries of the "United Shipping Company", he handed over these industries to the Jin gentry forces to divide them up. The noble forces could only watch the Jin gentry forces eat meat to their fullest, and they did not even make a profit.
At this point, they will naturally become jealous and resentful; in addition, the noble forces have always been loyal to His Majesty, and His Majesty and Zhou Shoufu are old rivals, so they are also happy to see Zhou Shoufu defeated!
But...just these few reasons are still not enough to prompt the nobles to end their lives and directly intervene in the party struggle between Zhou Shoufu and Zhao Cabinet Minister! After all, the nobles have always been led by the Xu family, and this approach is not like the Xu family's past.
style!"
Regarding Lu De's question, Zhu Hejian was deeply touched and sighed: "The Xu family is one family with two families. It is the head of the noble family in our dynasty. It seems to have unlimited glory, but as the leader of the noble force, Xu
The family often has no choice but to do so! More often than not, it is not the Xu family that leads the nobles, but the Xu family, in order to maintain its own influence, must stand up in time to respond to the interests of the nobles!
Just like now, when most of the nobles are angry and jealous because of the astonishing gains made by the Jin gentry, the Xu family has no choice but to stand up and do something, even if it cannot fight for more for the nobles.
Although there are many benefits, a channel must be found to embarrass Zhou Shangjing and the Jin gentry, so that the nobles can vent their dissatisfaction!
Of course, under normal circumstances, the Xu family would still be able to stabilize those nobles, but Zhao Junchen has not been idle. Starting yesterday, he sent University Scholar Huo Zhengyuan to secretly visit several other powerful nobles in Nanjing.
The sect has obviously reached some deal with them! And under the leadership of these noble sects, the Xu family can only follow the general trend and lead the noble forces to help! "
Speaking of this, Zhu Hejian thought of the fact that in order to respond to the interests of the inner court forces some time ago, he had no choice but to stand up against the Jiangnan Jingentry Group, and couldn't help shaking his head again and sighing.
Then, a trace of wariness and fear flashed across Zhu Hejian's expression, and he said coldly: "From this aspect, Zhao Junchen is far more courageous than Zhou Shangjing, and also far more unruly than Zhou Shangjing! Do you think Zhou Shangjing is carving up the United Shipping Company?"
' Why is there no benefit at all to the nobles and nobles during the various industries? That's because Zhou Shangjing still remembers his duty as a courtier, so out of consideration for avoiding suspicion, he must keep a distance from the nobles who control the military power!
But Zhao Junchen was completely different. He didn't care about these rules at all. He not only contacted the nobles secretly, but also reached some secret deals with the nobles. It was simply daring! In addition, Zhou Shangjing's life was not long.
After all, he was too anxious and did not properly take care of the nobles' emotions, so Zhao Junchen found an opportunity to take advantage of it!
However, some of Mr. Lu's ideas are not wrong. The Xu family has always adhered to their duties and will never be deeply involved in the party disputes of the former ministers. After satisfying some of the demands of the nobles, they will also try their best to restrain the nobles.
Follow-up actions! In short, assisting Zhao Junchen in spreading rumors and manipulating public opinion is the limit. It is impossible for the noble forces to directly become enemies of Zhou Shangjing for Zhao Junchen! Therefore, although Zhao Junchen has temporarily taken advantage of the matter of manipulating public opinion.
He has the upper hand, but just like this is not enough to make him completely comeback!"
Having said this, Zhu Hejian fell into deep thought again.