Traitors of the Manchu dynasty, why do you make me an emperor through the ages Chapter 168: The screams of the pigsty in the middle of the night, is human nature distorted, or is
Chapter 168: The screams of the pigsty in the middle of the night, is human nature distorted, or is
In fact, it is not that there is no such thing as newspapers in Daqian today.
But this is called Di Bao.
The General Affairs Department is responsible for copying important memorials from officials in the capital and various places, and decrees from the emperor, Zhongshu Province, Menxia Province, etc., and sends them to ministers in Beijing and officials from various places, so that these people can understand the most cutting-edge political developments.
But Di Bao is only for officials. The general public cannot read it and they can't understand it.
What Li Qian wanted was actually a newspaper for the common people.
Because there are not many entertainment measures these days, once there is a rumor, they can talk about it for a long time.
Coupled with the help of well-intentioned people, it is even more unimaginable.
People's hearts are like water and people's movements are like smoke. People have no way to get in touch with the truth and can only listen to word of mouth from others. On the contrary, they are the most susceptible to being deceived.
Li Qian could not let these public opinions be controlled by his opponents, he wanted to control these things himself.
It's just that ideas are ideas. Li Qian still has to think carefully about how to do it and make a good plan.
Newspapers are very easy to be copied.
As long as you see it, there is no technical cost at all. If you can do it, others can do it too.
What Li Qian wants is the absolute right to speak, rather than having the concept of a newspaper be copied by others, and eventually the newspaper market becomes a mess.
Moreover, those ministers might not agree to the proposal of newspapers rashly.
He thought for a while and decided to make a move: first release, then close, then release.
"Big companion."
"My slave is here."
"Call Lu Bu in."
"Yes, Your Majesty." The old eunuch left the political hall, and soon came back with a stinky face and a lustful Lu Bu.
"Father!" Lu Bu immediately bowed and saluted.
Li Qian didn't care what happened between them outside, but said to them with a smile: "I want you two to do something for me outside the city."
Lu Bu's face lit up: "Father, do you want to spread all the things Cai Jing has done?"
Li Qian was stunned for a moment, then shook his head.
Lu Bu went to Cai Jing's house every night these days to have a good time... no, it was to perform official duties.
And he lived up to Li Qian's expectations and found out a lot of Cai Jing's private matters.
For example, Cai Jing helps his relatives seek official positions, instructs people to embezzle money and pervert the law, wrongly convicts and so on.
But now that it is revealed, it will not be a fatal blow to Cai Jing.
Because almost everyone in the DPRK is doing these things.
To be truly fatal, it must be done at the right time or by the right person.
For example, if Cai Jing is exposed when he is in danger, it will make his situation even more dangerous.
Or was it revealed by Cai Jing’s biological son?
Wouldn't that be more impactful and credible than Li Qian's presentation?
On the contrary, spreading these things now will only give Cai Jing a chance to deal with criminal evidence.
"When you have nothing to do, you can create coincidences and have more contact with Cai You, Cai Jing's eldest son."
Li Qian looked at Lu Bu: "But don't spread the things you heard about to others, so as not to alert others."
"Yes, foster father."
Lu Bu agreed excitedly, and then asked: "Father, did you ask Bu to find an opportunity to tie up Cai You and threaten Cai Jing, the old one?"
Li Qian held his forehead and said helplessly: "What I mean is that Cai You is a person worth winning over."
"You are my adopted son. Many people in the capital know it, and Cai You must also know it."
"As long as you deliberately make friends with him, Cai You may mistakenly think that this is my intention. With his character, he may show kindness to you and move closer to me..."
Li Qian helped Lu Bu analyze the pros and cons, and Lu Bu nodded slightly confused.
Although he didn't quite understand what Li Qian did, so what if he won over Cai You? Would he still help outsiders and become his own father?
It's just that Lu Bu's advantage is that he is relatively loyal and readily agrees.
"Don't worry, Master!"
He slapped his chest loudly: "With Bu's ability, I will definitely be able to make that boy submissive."
Lu Bu also smiled and said: "If it doesn't work out, I will take him to the backyard of Cai Mansion to have a good time. As long as we sleep together, what else can't be said?"
The old eunuch on the side looked at Lu Bu with wide eyes. Li Qian's scalp was also numb. Can you take it as a human being?
"Fengxian..."
Li Qian looked at him hesitantly, as if he was wondering if there was something wrong with Lu Bu's mind: "Have you ever thought that Cai Mansion is Cai You's home?"
"Those women are Cai You's nominal mothers?"
"Go back to your adoptive father, Bu will naturally know."
Lu Bu said carelessly: "If Cai You knows that he is not Cai Jing's biological son, won't it make him dislike Cai Jing even more?"
"In this way, wouldn't the adoptive father's plan go more smoothly?"
Li Qian wiped his sweat and said, "Don't worry, Fengxian. Don't disclose to Cai You anything about your visit to the backyard of Cai's house, the information you found out, and all the things that are detrimental to Cai Jing."
If you want to get close to someone, how can you expose their father's shortcomings right away?
Only by building a good relationship first can you accidentally discover some details inadvertently, then hide them in every possible way, and finally be discovered by your good friends...
This is a normal script.
If you just take Cai You to Japan, aren't you afraid that people will fall out with you?
"Yes, foster father." Lu Bu nodded in agreement.
"One more thing."
Li Qian warned: "From today on, you two will spread some news in the capital. Just find someone to copy it with paper and distribute it everywhere."
Just like handing out flyers.
Lu Bu felt a little embarrassed when he heard this: "Father, not many of the people I know can write..."
The old eunuch was confident: "Your Majesty, leave this matter to your servant!"
"This slave let the eunuchs in the palace copy it, and then go out and distribute it."
"good."
Li Qian smiled and nodded with satisfaction: "This matter must be kept confidential. No matter whether it is copying or sending it out, no outsiders should know about it."
"Yes, Your Majesty." They both responded in unison.
But after a while, Li Qian told them what to copy, and both of them were shocked and understood why they had to keep it secret...
The next day, in the teahouses, Goulan, markets and other lively places in the capital, pieces of papyrus suddenly appeared overnight, with many various rumors written on them, which made the people who saw the papyrus stunned.
Hundreds of old sows screamed in unison in the middle of the night at the Duke's mansion. What exactly were they doing?
A certain servant was carried into a dark alley by two tall, thick, hairy men. What was his intention?
Why would a dignified prime minister secretly raise dozens of his biological children outside?
The calf of the mare in Taipu Temple is actually similar to a certain horse-faced minister?
Behind all this, is it the distortion of human nature or the loss of morality?
Not only do the scraps of paper contain a lot of strange ethical details, but they also make very irresponsible and bold guesses about some situations.
The people who saw the papyrus were all thirsty, the men were silent, and the women were in tears.
The content above only took less than a day, and it became popular throughout the capital. No matter whether it was in restaurants, teahouses, or tiled houses, the first thing an acquaintance would see when they met was a knowing smile.
Then he looked around and saw that there was no one around, so he started chatting quietly with his friends, and from time to time among the crowd of three or five, there would be laughter like "hehehehe".
People can't help but get goosebumps after listening to it.
"check!"
"You must find out for me!
"
Cai Mansion, in the study room, Cai Jing's face turned black and he banged the table.
He was one of the people spread rumors on the paper.
Although Cai Jing’s name is not mentioned, he can be referred to as Luye Shangshu!
But among the six ministers of the Ministry of Affairs, the surname of the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel is He, the surname of the Ministry of Hubu is Yan, the surname of the Ministry of Rites is Wang, the surname of the Ministry of War is Li, and the surname of the Minister of the Ministry of Industry is Yuwen.
Only Cai Jing’s “Cai” can relate to this green leaf!
Green leafy vegetables! Green leafy vegetables!
Doesn't this allude to him, Cai Jing?
The little piece of paper said that although the Green Leaf Minister was old and frail, he was still heroic. He secretly climbed into the racecourse of Taipu Temple in the middle of the night and caused trouble and dominated the world.
After a while, the mares in the racecourse became pregnant one after another, and the ponies they gave birth to were somewhat similar to the horse-faced Green Minister?
Why is a horse-faced person called a horse-faced person? If he is not similar to a horse, can he be called a horse-faced person? Is there something wrong with the person who wrote this thing?
When he thought of this, Cai Jing felt angry and aggrieved.
If only he had the skills to deal with mares!
It is really intolerable that even such a thing is spread as a rumor!
"Yes, Mr. Cai, I have already sent someone to investigate."
Gao Xun had a straight face and bowed in agreement.
If you look closely, you will see that almost all Cai Jing’s gang members in the study have stiff faces.
As for the reason...of course I don't dare to laugh.
There were only a few exceptions, one of them was Song Qiaonian, the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, whose face looked as if he had eaten a dead fly.
There are also rumors about him in small cursive scripts.
The waiter who was pulled by two strong men with black hair and walked into the alley was an allusion to him.
Then some strange noises came from the alley, and some people even smelled the smell of "ranging tree flowers".
This makes Shuhua the name of Shuhua. In Daqian, people usually call it heather, or heather...
"Master Cai, not only must we investigate, but we must also severely punish the thieves who are causing trouble behind the scenes!"
Song Qiaonian gritted his teeth in hatred. God knows how many strange looks he received after that little cursive calligraphy spread in the capital.
What's even more irritating is that the goddamned evil thing who wrote in cursive script also speculated that the Nian Shilang had been looking for this kind of big man many times. Maybe he liked hairy people, and gave him a nickname, "Maomao"
insect".
Killer with a Thousand Swords! Damn it! Isn’t this a nickname that will be misunderstood by others??
Now when he went to the Ministry of Rites, many subordinates and colleagues looked at him with strange eyes. That old bastard Wang Mang even covered his face with a big beard and backed away!
Can I like you?
Song Qiaonian felt nauseated just thinking about Wang Mang's frightened face.
Even if I were to look for it, I wouldn’t look for someone like you!
"Severe punishment, of course you must be severely punished!"
Cai Jing suppressed his anger, stood up and paced back and forth: "Catch the mastermind behind the scenes and take him to the prison of the Ministry of Justice immediately!"
…
Cai Jing is very confident, but the other person who was spread the rumor is not so confident.
"Madam, I really don't have dozens of children raised outside..."
Qin Hui sat on the chair and explained carefully, his mouth was dry.
He had been explaining the same thing for an hour, but Wang Feng in front of him just didn't believe it.
"You still said no?"
Wang Feng stood up straight, his eyebrows raised upright, and his phoenix eyes glared at Qin Hui with a look of anger, which was completely inconsistent with his previous gentle and moderate image.
She shook a piece of straw paper in her hand and said sharply: "It's clearly written on it. You even know exactly when you met which bitch and when you gave birth to the child!"
Wang Feng kept poking at the words on the papyrus paper with her sharp nails, her face flushed, and she glared at Qin Hui angrily: "Where are the people you hid in the Qiaoni Alley? Where have you sent them now??"
"I……"
Qin Hui was about to cry but had no tears: "Madam, you went there just now. It seems that the people living in that room are just ordinary people. What does it have to do with me?"
"Didn't you send them away in advance?"
Wang Feng screamed angrily: "Those people you raise are evil and evil, do you think I don't know?"
"Qin Hui, you have to coax out all the snakes and rats you raised today, otherwise the day will never end!"
"I really didn't!"
Qin Hui's face turned green and he was so angry that he wanted to hit the wall: "The piece of paper also said that Cai Jing went to the horse pen in the middle of the night and the old sow in the Duke of Tang Dynasty gave birth... Is this all true?"
"Why can't it be true?"
Wang Feng had also noticed that something was wrong, but his momentum was still not weak at all. He said sternly: "That old pervert Cai Jing, is it weird to do such a thing?"
“These are all based on random rumors!
"
Qin Hui couldn't help but said loudly: "It's all made up by people with ulterior motives!"
"Even if I made it up, it's not groundless!"
Wang Feng seemed to be even more angry, and said angrily: "Why didn't they tell you Qin Hui to go to the pig pen to hang out with the sows in the middle of the night, but they forced you to raise your son outside?"
Qin Hui was so angry that he almost spit out a mouthful of old blood.
Is it a good thing to make me go to the pigsty in the middle of the night?
"Isn't it because you raised wild species outside?"
Wang Feng still didn't give up and said sharply: "If it weren't for that bitch named Lin Yifei, would people arrange you like this?"
"I..." Qin Hui was speechless on the face, but what he was thinking in his heart was unknown to outsiders.
Seeing his silence, Wang Feng didn't say any more, threw down the ruined piece of papyrus and turned around and walked away angrily.
Qin Hui looked at the piece of torn paper and his teeth were itching with anger. He wished he could tear it into pieces and then swallow it!
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At the same time, Huabao Building, private room.
The environment inside the room is elegant, with the quiet fragrance of chrysanthemums floating around, and famous calligraphy and paintings hanging on the walls. It's so luxurious that it doesn't look like a restaurant.
The three brothers Li Shimin were sitting at the table, each holding a piece of tissue paper and reading attentively.
"After all, it's about my father..."
Li Yuanji looked at it and said hesitantly: "The son doesn't tell the father's fault. Isn't it wrong for us to think so?"
"It's just a look, we didn't say anything," Li Jiancheng explained.
"Oh, that's good."
Li Yuanji received psychological comfort, and immediately stopped making any sound, and began to watch with peace of mind.
Only Li Shimin was restless, squirming like a flea on his buttocks, and wanted to stop this immoral behavior.
But when he looked up, he saw the two brothers staring at the papyrus, with excited and beaming expressions on their faces. They held back the words that had just come to their lips.
"Huh? Brother, what do you think of this paragraph?"
Li Yuanji saw the excitement and even pulled Li Jiancheng to admire it together: "I saw a majestic black shadow doing a kite flip. If the breeze flew over the wall, the pigs in the pen only had time to scream, and then started to grunt in pain."
"This is really neat and tidy, not sloppy at all!" Li Yuanji exclaimed with emotion.
Li Jiancheng smiled disdainfully: "What do you mean by this? Come and see mine!"
He pointed to a piece of limerick on the papyrus paper, and recited it in a rhythmic and emotional tone: "The Milky Way is far away from the stars, and the strong man in black is flying into the pig pen."
As soon as he heard these two sentences, Li Yuanji burst out laughing and exclaimed, "How wonderful."
In just two lines of poetry, it is explained that the time is night, the place is next to the pig pen, the character is a strong man in black, and it is also vaguely clear about what is about to happen, which really makes people want to stop.
Li Jiancheng then shook his head and said: "Boars and sows are panicking at night, which stumps this heroic man."
"A good man blows a bamboo whistle, and the pigs obediently come forward."
Li Yuanji thought he was a good guy, he was well-trained and had many criminal experiences.
"The sound of pig slaughtering in the middle of the night shows how hard it is for the poor man."
Li Jiancheng shook his head with emotion as he thought: "The next day I picked out the fat pork and carried it to the morning market to exchange for wine money."
"What a hard-working butcher!" Li Yuanji and Li Jiancheng looked at each other and smiled tacitly at the same time.
"It's hard work, it's really hard work."
Li Shimin also laughed along with these two people. After laughing, he said in a dry voice: "I just don't know what the intention of this person who wrote cursive script is to put this place in our Duke's mansion."
Speaking of this, the other two people were quiet for a while.
In the end, Li Jiancheng smiled and said: "Anyway, there are so many ministers who have been written about, and many people have been arranged to be so miserable. Our Duke's office is just a butcher who likes to kill pigs at night, which is already considered a minor offense.
"
"That's right."
Li Yuanji also argued forcefully: "All the butchers in the city kill pigs in the middle of the night. Otherwise, how can we make it in time for the market to open in the morning?"
"This little cursive script just says this. What's so weird about it?"
Li Shimin smiled bitterly, but it was strange that this was a normal thing.
The cursive script compiled other people's big and strange events, but it was a normal thing to arrange it in the Duke's Mansion of Tang Dynasty.
Mixed in some abnormal things, I would like to ask you, is this normal thing really normal?
He wanted to say something more, but there was a sudden knock on the door of the private room.
"My three guests, the food is ready." A delicate voice came from outside.
"Come in." Li Jiancheng shouted to the door.
The door opened with a creak, and a row of beautiful maids walked in with porcelain plates in their hands. After placing the dishes, they bowed and left.
Li Jiancheng stood up in a hurry, poured wine for his two brothers, and said with a smile: "Eat first, eat first."
"Those messy things are still foreign objects after all. No matter how they are spread, we can't control them. Let's fill our stomachs first!"
"That's what eldest brother said."
Li Yuanji stood up in a dignified manner and raised his jade cup: "I would like to propose a toast to you two brothers."
After all three of them drank, Li Yuanji filled up the wine and raised it, looking at Li Jiancheng with a smile: "I am toasting to the elder brother alone, congratulations on the upcoming happy event!"
Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, and then he understood what Li Yuanji meant. He immediately raised his wine glass and said to Li Jiancheng with a smile: "I also want to toast to my elder brother."
Li Jiancheng chuckled: "You haven't even written your horoscope yet, why are you so anxious?"
"Besides, the Zheng family has sent news recently, saying that due to the disaster, it is not appropriate to get married, and it will be postponed for a while."
Li Yuanji chuckled: "It's just a matter of time, it's all about talking... No, will the big matchmaker still be able to fly when the matter is about to happen?"
Li Shimin also laughed and echoed.
Seeing that the two brothers were focusing on him, Li Jiancheng hurriedly changed the subject with a smile: "I already have a wife and son, and marrying another one is just a concubine. It's not a big deal."
"But the life-long affairs of the two younger brothers have not yet been resolved!"
He looked at Li Yuanji with a smile: "Sanhu'er, if I'm right, have you had a lot of contact with that girl from the Yang family recently?"
Li Yuanji's face turned red, as if he was right: "We are just ordinary friends, we just met..."
Li Shimin immediately became interested and couldn't help but ask: "What girl from the Yang family?"
Li Jiancheng smiled and looked at Li Yuanji jokingly: "This boy has a spring in his heart. In the past two days, he has fallen in love with one of General Yang Xiong's granddaughters. He goes to her every day to show his courtesy..."
"What's the matter?"
Li Yuanji jumped to his feet and interrupted hastily: "Brother! We are obviously in love with each other!"
Li Jiancheng smiled and said nothing: The second child also said that they were in love at the time, but what happened later?
But if he said this, he would offend his two younger brothers too much.
So Li Jiancheng smiled and said: "It is best if two people are happy."
"good."
Li Shimin also nodded with approval and said with a smile: "It's a blessing for my third brother to be happy with such a woman."
"General Yang Xiong is so powerful that my father will definitely be willing to let you have this marriage. Maybe in a while, things will come true for the third brother!"
When Li Yuanji heard this, his nose was filled with snot, and he was full of praise for his good second brother: "Second brother! Then I will accept your good wishes!"
Li Jiancheng stood aside and suddenly realized that the three brothers had wives and concubines for a long time. Now the third brother has also found a good matchmaker, and it seems that only the second brother in the middle is still naked...
Afraid that he would feel unhappy, Li Jiancheng smiled and said: "Second brother, it's time to hurry up. Why did I hear from my father that many people come to us to seek matchmaking, but you don't like their girls?"
A smile appeared on Li Shimin's face: "Brother, I'm not far-sighted, but it's just not the right time yet."
"Before, when I joined the army, all I saw were well-known men. Now that I have changed my mentality, it is better to establish a career first and then talk about starting a family, right?"
Li Yuanji frowned slightly, what does it mean to be a famous man, who first builds meritorious service and then starts a family?
Doesn’t it mean that you are not a man if you start a family first?
But the warmth of the good second brother was still there, and Li Yuanji didn't say anything.
Li Jiancheng had no strange expression on his face and said with a smile: "Everyone has his own way. The second brother has great ambitions and can help his father. This is a good thing!"
The three brothers and He He had a wonderful meal before leaving from Huabao Tower...
News in the capital continues to be chaotic, and undercurrents are surging.
These gossips involved hundreds of officials, so it was easily reflected at the court meeting...
A few days later, there will be a court meeting.
Li Gan was sitting on the dragon chair, looking at the many officials below.
They all lowered their heads and remained silent, as if they were just waiting to go to court.
Li Qian nodded and stood up: "Since everyone in the Qing family is fine, let's dismiss the court today."
"I have something to report." A middle-aged official in scarlet robes suddenly came out of the queue holding a wat tablet.
Li Qian recognized him at a glance as Bao Xuan, the censor Zhongcheng.
"It's okay for Bao Qing's family to just say it," he said with a genuine smile.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Bao Xuan first bowed and saluted, and then said loudly: "Bao Xuan, the prime minister in the imperial censor, is impeaching the imperial servant Zheng Zhongxiong for his ineffective administration!"
Zheng Zhongxiong looked confused.
Li Qian was startled. Many ministers in the court also had different reactions, but Cai Jing's face trembled.
Now he feels physical discomfort when he hears the word "servant".
Bao Xuan did not care about the reactions of many others. He continued: "Your Majesty, the horse farm located in the forbidden area of Taipu Temple is not well managed. Officials often enter the horse farm privately to watch the scenery and relax, disturbing the horses."
"Recently, there have been many rumors in the public eye, insinuating that DPRK and Chinese ministers climbed over the guardrail, but in fact most of them are untrue."
"I also hope that your Majesty will punish the Imperial Servant Zheng Zhongxiong and put an end to this chaos."
Some of the ministers had grimaces, some suppressed their laughter, and some looked at Bao Xuan angrily. How dare you even mention this kind of thing?
Li Qian pinched his thigh secretly to prevent his expression from getting out of control.
"Rumor? What rumor?"
He said with a smile: "Bao Qing's family, the imperial servant's racecourse in the imperial city does not occupy a large area. Many of the Qing family have been dealing with government affairs for a long time, and they will naturally be very tired. It is normal to go to the racecourse to relax and relax. It’s over.”
"You, your ministers, have worked very hard to manage state affairs for me. Now if I treat you harshly here, how can I feel sorry?"
The ministers were so moved that they did not expect His Majesty the Emperor to be so considerate.
Bao Xuan was not done yet, and continued: "Your Majesty, this matter is related to the imperial court. Ministers often disturb the war horses when they go to the racecourse. The mare is frightened, and even the foals that are born are deformed..."
"Ahem~"
Before he finished speaking, there was a loud coughing sound in Qianyang Palace.
It turned out that someone couldn't hold back his laughter and got choked.
Cai Jing's face turned green and he opened his mouth, but in the end he didn't say anything.
"Fertilization?"
Li Qian looked at Bao Xuan in surprise: "This matter is quite serious."
He thought for a moment, then shook his head slightly: "The horses raised by Taipu Temple are all my war horses. These war horses will go to the battlefield sooner or later, how can they be so shameless?"
He patted the armrest of the dragon chair and said firmly: "The more afraid the war horse is of people, the more it wants to let people in!"
"The best thing to do is let the war horses get to know the person!"
The ministers were speechless. His Majesty the Emperor always seemed to come up with some absurd theories, but if you think about it carefully, it makes sense...
Bao Xuan tried to persuade him twice but had no effect, so he reluctantly handed over his hand and said: "Your Majesty, there have been many false rumors in the capital recently, which are damaging to the court's face. Please ask your Majesty to ask the Servant to close the racecourse."
A trace of curiosity appeared on Li Qian's face: "Rumor?"
He chuckled, shook his head, and said to Bao Xuan: "Bao Qing's family, are you worrying too much?"
"How come there aren't some rumors? There were people in the capital scolding me before, saying that I was some kind of foolish king who scraped land from the disaster area every day to transport gold and silver treasures here!"
"It's just that I am upright and have a clear conscience, so naturally I don't care about these messy things!"
Li Qian looked upright and sat up straight on the dragon chair. His remarks made many ministers below him almost want to applaud.
Okay! If anyone still cares about these rumors, it is because they are not upright and have a guilty conscience!
Who has really done something wrong!
After saying this, Li Qian looked at Bao Xuan with great interest: "By the way, Bao Qing's family, what are the rumors in the capital about? It even alarmed you, and you even went to the court to talk about it? "
"This..." Bao Xuan hesitated for a moment, not knowing whether to say it or not.
"Your Majesty, there is no need to worry about some rumors."
Gao Xun, the right minister of the Ministry of Punishment, suddenly said: "There are also some dirty words that cannot reach His Majesty's ears."
"It's just that in recent days, the bad habit of spreading small pieces of paper has suddenly emerged in the capital, spreading rumors, and it is an eyesore."
"I ask your Majesty to ban this bad habit. If there are such rumors again in the future, you will be severely punished."
Gao Xun's words were very reasonable, and the courtiers nodded secretly.
But Li Qian's next words almost choked him to death.
"Rumors?" Li Qian looked at Gao Xun in great surprise: "Gao Qing's family, your Ministry of Justice has actually started to deal with rumors?"
Gao Xun almost spit out his blood. He suddenly understood that His Majesty the Emperor was mocking them for not punishing those who spread rumors.
Why are you always so vindictive?
Gao Xun opened his mouth and was about to explain the difference when Li Qian waved his hand impatiently.
"People like it, but you want to ban it? Who do you think you are?"
Gao Xun's face turned red and he held back what he just said.
"Since the people like to talk and spread, then just let them spread it. Haven't I been spread by many rumors from outside before?"
"Could it be that what I endured cannot be endured by you?"
Li Qian looked at him coldly: "Are you more delicate than me?"
"Your Majesty..." Gao Xun's face turned red and he opened his mouth to speak.
"Or are the rumors about Taipusi Racecourse related to Gao Qing's family?"
Li Qian had a playful smile on his face: "Why don't you tell me and let me listen?"
Gao Xun naturally did not dare to say it. If he really said it in front of the civil and military officials of the court and His Majesty the Emperor, Mr. Cai would definitely eat him alive when he returned.
"Your Majesty, this rumor has nothing to do with me." Gao Xun replied stiffly.
"Isn't that okay?"
Li Qian leaned back on the dragon chair and said with a smile: "I don't care about the rumors, so what are you worried about?"
"I have said it before, as long as you stay upright and have a clear conscience, you don't have to worry about anything else. Some rumors will subside on their own!"
"Just treat it like a breeze blowing across your face, and you are like a standing rock. No matter how strong the rumors are, they can't move you at all!"
His Majesty the Emperor was thoughtfully teaching them how to deal with rumors, but the ministers did not want to listen.
Li Qian also saw that these people were not interested, so he just said a few words about their valuable experience and stood up to leave.
"Okay, if nothing happens today, just retreat from the court!"