Chapter 306 Ji Ran's name, passed on to the world (6)
After Yang Tianhao finished speaking, he kept looking at Tang Ji with his peripheral vision, eager to see the other person showing panic or fear, but the result was not what he expected.
Tang Ji looked calm, turned his head slightly, and said with a smile: "Master Yang, be careful when playing with fire."
After saying this, he stopped staying and continued walking forward.
Looking at Tang Ji's back, Yang Tianhao couldn't help but swallow his saliva. He couldn't help but worry about what tricks this kid had in store. But thinking about it carefully, he had just admitted in court that Ji Ran Bookshop was wrong in selling those books. What else could he do?
If there is any way to turn the tables, he couldn't help but sneer: "You want to scare me when you are about to die, huh!"
Immediately, he also hummed a little tune and walked towards the long steps outside the palace.
Many officials looked at Tang Ji's back and started talking quietly again.
"It seems like this is the first time the disaster star has suffered a loss, right?"
"This is the best! He is too young, and he has been too reckless in doing things in the past. It is time to hit a wall and rein in his unruly temper!"
"Do you think Tang Ji would give up like this with his temperament?"
"I also feel that this matter will not end easily. I heard that Tang Ji has a deep grudge with the Yang family. How could he let it go? We'd better wait."
"..."
Li Yu heard the muttering coming from behind, but didn't pay much attention and continued to ask Tang Ji: "Hey, what are you planning to do?"
Tang Ji did not rush to answer, but asked instead: "Do you know how many female readers there are in our bookstore?"
"It should be quite a lot. I heard from Shen Ling that the sales volume of books produced by the 'Qingmeng Cup' in the bookstore now accounts for almost half of the total. Every issue is sold out as soon as it is put on the shelves. Anyone with a little money can buy it.
Basically, the girl must be chased in every issue, so if she is really banned, our losses will be huge!" After Li Yu finished speaking, he did not forget to sigh.
Tang Ji raised the corner of his mouth slightly, stopped, and turned to look at him: "Then if the content of this morning's meeting is spread, how will they react?"
Hearing this, Li Yu immediately reacted: "What do you mean..."
Tang Ji nodded and continued to walk forward: "Oh, you have to force me to fight a public opinion war!"
...
Afternoon, Jiran Bookshop.
In front of the long counter on the first floor, many women gathered together, looking at the young man in white sitting inside and chatting in all directions.
"Hey, Shopkeeper Shen, the second volume of "Three Lives of Demonic Dreams" should be on the shelves today. Why is it that the little girl not only didn't see the new book, but also the first volume is gone? Is your family's business so good?"
"No, not only "Youmu Three Lives", "The Romance of the West Chamber", "The Legend of White Snake", these are all gone too!"
"Manager Shen, don't you plan to do business?"
"..."
Shen Ling stood up slowly, raised his hand to signal everyone to quiet down, and then sighed: "We have a lot of books. The second volume of "Three Lives of Demonic Dreams" was also delivered this morning, but someone refused to let it go.
We sold them, saying that these books were indecent, and I hope you girls will forgive me."
Hearing this, everyone was like a frying pan.
"What? No, why not let it be sold? Who can say?"
"That's right, what is immoral is not immoral!"
"No, Rei Fengda's "Youmen Sansheng" is so beautiful. I met her yesterday and had a great conversation with her. She also said that she would buy the second volume today and give it to her after reading it.
I would like to express your opinion, Shopkeeper Shen, could you please be accommodating and sell me a copy secretly, I am willing to pay double the money!"
"Don't be like this, Shopkeeper Shen, please tell me what happened!"
"..."
Immediately, Shen Ling sighed again, with a sad look on his face, and was about to say the words he had thought of before, but someone beat him to it.
"Don't ask, I have found out clearly. It was Yang Tianhao, the doctor of the Ministry of Etiquette, who said in the morning that the books we read were all 'evil books'. Mr. Tang stood up to refute but was resisted, and took huge risks to speak for us women. ..."
Among the crowd, a woman wearing a beige skirt told the whole story.
After listening, the women present all showed dissatisfaction.
"It's really too much. We women can't pursue the happiness we want, so why don't we just read it in a book?"
"Their men spend all day drinking and drinking outside. Why don't we even have the right to read a book in our spare time?"
"I think Mr. Tang is right. We women have our own ideas. It shouldn't be too much to write novels and read novels. Take "Three Lives of Demonic Dreams" as an example. Lingfeng's writing style is better than that of many talented scholars. Many times, if a woman can take the imperial examination, she may not be unable to become an official in the court."
"Stop talking, I heard that there was a conflict between the man named Yang and Mr. Tang. I didn't expect that he would resort to such despicable means. He left and sealed our book. We will make the Yang family uneasy. "
"..."
One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and many women gathered in the bookstore shouted slogans to attack the Yang family, and quickly rushed towards the street.
Shen Ling couldn't help but swallowed. The shopkeeper was right. You should never underestimate the power of a woman. She also reminded her at the top of her voice: "Everyone, be sensible and don't do anything impulsive!"
Suddenly, what happened this morning spread quickly in the city. Many book fans learned that their favorite books had been banned and cursed the Yang family. Many people who were not afraid of trouble gathered outside the Yang Mansion to denounce. , and even smashed rotten eggs inside through the courtyard wall.
"Get out of here, Yang, and tell us clearly why the book we read is an 'evil book'?"
"Young surnamed Yang, weren't you born in ten months of pregnancy? You look down on women so much, does your mother know?"
"I think you, the Yang family, are cunning and cowardly. You have a grudge against Mr. Tang and don't have the guts to resolve it openly, so you are thinking of using such conspiracy and tricks. I tell you, if this book is really sealed, I will make trouble every day from now on!"
"..."
Listening to the loud sound outside the door, Su Xiuyun stamped her steps anxiously in the lobby. She couldn't figure out what was so interesting about those tattered books that made these people so crazy. She looked solemnly: "Isn't it foolproof?" What should I do now?"
At this moment, Butler Yang walked in quickly: "Madam, some unscrupulous people outside the door started throwing excrement and water!"
"What did you say?" The Yang family is a century-old family after all. How could people be so embarrassed and angry? Su Xiuyun's face darkened, and she gritted her teeth and said, "Go to the government through the back door and ask the official to come over!"
Butler Yang did not hesitate, raised his hand to salute and then left.
...
Later, after being released from office, Tang Ji originally planned to return to Jiran's home, but when he heard Cheng Tie say something happened at the snack street, he rushed to Jiran snack street in a carriage.
"What's going on?"
In a courtyard on the street, Tang Ji, who was still wearing official uniform, asked the man in brown clothes in front of him.
"Shopkeeper." Huang Anzhi bowed his hands and then explained: "Several customers claimed to have diarrhea after eating in our store, but my subordinates have checked twice and found nothing.
There were signs of poisoning in the ingredients. Later, I learned from the guards who were following those people that they had some dealings with the Yang family, and they must have deliberately slandered us!"
Hearing this, Tang Ji breathed a sigh of relief. If a food problem occurred just a few days after opening, the reputation of his street would be completely ruined. Then he asked, "How did you deal with it in the beginning?"
"My subordinates were worried that it would affect their reputation, so they apologized to them and paid ten taels of silver each." Huang Anzhi replied.
"Well, we have done a good job of stabilizing our reputation. In this way, you can write a notice and post it on both sides of the street, saying that there is nothing wrong with our food itself, but that it was maliciously drugged. We will report it to the police later and arrest the murderer.
Improve." After Tang Ji gave the order, he frowned slightly. It seemed that he could no longer waste time with the Yang family, otherwise he would kill a thousand enemies and lose eight hundred to himself. He touched his chin and thought for a while, and suddenly an idea came to him: "In this way,
Tomorrow I will ask Mr. Sun to come over in person and increase the number of guards so that there will be no more security problems. In addition, I have something for you to do..."
He put his head next to Huang Anzhi's ear and whispered a few instructions.
After listening, Huang Anzhi raised his lips slightly: "No wonder His Highness Prince You always says that you have many bad ideas."
"Okay, stop teasing me here and get ready." Tang Ji waved his hand casually.
Huang Anzhi nodded slightly: "I obey my orders."
Afterwards, Tang Ji wandered around the snack street again before leaving.
At the same time, in the Yangxin Palace.
Emperor Ning was sitting on the sofa. There was a chessboard full of chess pieces on the low table in front of him. Opposite him sat an old man with a white beard. His face was full of wrinkles, his eyes were slightly cloudy, and he was thin.
Wearing red official uniform.
"Your Majesty, you have something on your mind!"
The old man stroked his beard and smiled lightly.
"How does Prime Minister Dong know?" Emperor Ning sighed.
Dong Sheng put down another chess piece and continued: "Because you are about to lose."
Hearing this, Emperor Ning looked down at the chessboard. Seeing that he was almost in a losing situation, he simply put the chess pieces back in the chess jar: "That brat Tang Ji changed his direction to incite public opinion and let the women in the city play Yang.
We have been denounced outside our home for a long time, and even the officials can’t stop us."
"Oh? It seems that Yang Tianhao has dug a hole for himself." Dong Sheng also put down the chess piece and said, "That little guy Tang Ji is really smart."
"Humph, it's all cleverness!" Emperor Ning snorted softly.
Dong Sheng picked up the tea on the side and took a sip: "Actually, I think what Tang Ji said makes sense. Girls are more thoughtful and look at problems comprehensively. We can give them some space for development. As for the books in Ji Ran's Bookstore
, Except for "The Romance of the West Chamber" and "The Peach Blossom Fan", other books are not as popular as Yang Tianhao said, and there is no problem in circulating among the people. As for the first two books, if you don't study the meaning in detail and just read the stories, they can be circulated!"
"Dong Xiang has also read those books?" Emperor Ning asked doubtfully.
"Hahaha." Dong Sheng laughed twice and replied: "I happened to see my little granddaughter reading it a few days ago, so I briefly browsed it twice."
Emperor Ning nodded and shook his head: "I'm not worried about the impact these books will have. I just think that boy Tang Ji is still a little too immature. If he said those words in front of the civil and military officials of the court today, what would happen if he said that?
If it had been anyone else, I would have dragged him down long ago!"
"This is a risky move!" Dong Sheng said calmly.
Of course Emperor Ning knew that Tang Ji did this to get the women in the city to side with him, and sighed: "I'm just afraid that he will make too many dangerous moves and it will become a dead move!"
"There is no need to worry, Your Majesty. Although he is young, he is still very thoughtful and knows how to measure. In this way, if the old minister still has his ability at that age, he may be more frivolous, hahaha
!" After Dong Sheng answered, he raised his hand and picked up a black piece from Ninghuang's chess jar and placed it among several white pieces. The originally dead chess piece immediately came to life.
Seeing this, Emperor Ning blinked and thought for a while, then shook his head and raised the corner of his mouth slightly: "That's all, I'm not used to that kid not tormenting me, so let him go!"
"Your Majesty is wise!"
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[Author's digression]: Let's talk about the recent update problem, um... In fact, the income has been falling recently, and then I can't see recommendations, and I don't have that momentum anymore.
Although the work during the day is tiring, I also started to get a salary increase this month. To be honest, writing novels to make money is really tiring, so this may be Xu Xu’s last novel, and it can be regarded as the completion of my childhood work.
Dreamed.
But don’t worry, everyone, future updates will maintain two chapters of 2,000 words and 3,000 words a day, a total of 5,000 words. As long as the income does not drop too far, we will continue until the normal completion.