Upon hearing this, Lardo and Yang Zhi looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.
"Brother Xiaobei, your move is very clever."
Yang Zhi gave a thumbs up, "Yes, this is a good trick. He has the Tengu Eclipsing the Moon, and we have the Fish Belly to collect books."
After having the idea, everyone had no intention of drinking. After drinking two drinks in a hurry, they prepared a piece of paper and wrote the words.
After everything was ready, Yang Zhi said with a smile, "Brother Xiaobei, don't worry, there are still a few live fish over there. I will put them back into the moat early tomorrow morning and sprinkle some medicine to ensure that people can get them out.
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This was exactly what Chen Xiaobei wanted. He said goodbye to Laldo and Yang Zhi and returned to the inn.
As soon as she saw Chen Xiaobei coming back, Huang Ying couldn't wait to tell her what she had heard.
After hearing this, Chen Xiaobei was heartbroken.
Needless to say, Fang Zheng was kidnapped, which shows that someone did not want Feng Xiaoyue's father, Feng Pengju, to be rehabilitated.
Now we can only do it step by step.
Let's wait until tomorrow to see the effect. If the method of hiding books in the fish's belly works well, then things will be much easier to handle next.
Early the next morning, shocking news spread.
In the moat outside the west gate, fish more than one foot long and fish more than two feet long were swimming in circles. There was not a single fish in the rest of the area.
When the people saw this strange scene, they came to watch it one after another.
The brave ones just went down with the wheel net, and there were more than ten or twenty fish in one net.
What is shocking is that even if the net is cast, the fish does not escape, as if it is being slaughtered.
At three o'clock in the morning, these big fish were put on the fish market of Wannian City.
Yang Zhi, who was hiding in the crowd, saw this scene and was secretly happy. He believed that someone would soon find the strip of cloth inside the fish's belly.
Sure enough, someone pointed at a big fish and asked the fish vendor to help clean it up. The vendor quickly peeled off the belly of the fish in three strokes.
"Hey, what is this?" The fishmonger was surprised and took out a roll of white cloth from the fish belly.
When the white cloth was opened, there was a line of words on it, "Thousands of injustices have been committed through the ages, Xiang Nan is not guilty."
The people who were buying fish gathered around and were dumbfounded when they saw these words. What is going on?
A few bold people pointed at these lines and said loudly, "You see, this is God's instruction. What Xiang Nan is not guilty of is talking about Liu Xiangnan, Lord Liu Hou, who was imprisoned. This is unjust."
"Yes, yes, Lord Liu is such a good person. How could he rebel?"
"Yes, if he wanted to rebel, he would have rebelled a long time ago. How could he have waited until now? Thinking back to when he was in charge of the world's military forces, and wanted to rebel, it would have been just a matter of words."
Listening to everyone's chatter, Yang Zhi left with peace of mind, believing that soon this rumor would spread to the entire Wannian City.
Yang Zhi came back happily, and saw Raldo circling back and forth, a little undecided.
"Gang leader, what's wrong with you?"
Seeing his reply, Lardo showed relief on his face, "You came just in time. I just received a message from Yang Chun. He has arrived at Hetou Village and asked if we have seen Chen Xiaobei."
Yang Zhi looked delighted after hearing this, "We've arrived at Hetou Village. That's great."
Raldo nodded, "Yes, everything went well."
Yang Zhi looked at him in surprise, "Gang leader, since brother Xiaobei has arrived in Wannian City, let my third brother come back."
Laldo did seem a little hesitant, "I think we shouldn't rush to get Yang Chun back. I think it's better to let him stay in Hetou Village for a few days. It's not yet certain what the Xiaobei brothers are going to do. At any rate, there's something going on.
I can also send a message to Cui Hongyu at home."
After listening to Lardo's words, Yang Zhi thought for a moment that it made sense. Anyway, they wouldn't be able to leave for a while.
"The gang leader is right. Let Yang Chun stay in Hetou Village and be a messenger to deliver some news to brother Xiaobei. We can do him a favor!"
"Yes, I'll ask brother Xiaobei later if he has anything to say to his family, and we'll help him pass it back."
Chen Xiaobei never dreamed that Yang Zhi and Laldo would be so considerate and willing to help him deliver the news.
This kindness still moved him very much.
After thinking about it, Chen Xiaobei wrote a brief summary of the past few days and asked Yang Zhi to help send it back. At this moment, he saw Huang Ying rushing in.
"Brother Xiaobei, Brother Xiaobei, there are new rumors on the street today, saying that someone dug out strips of cloth from the belly of the fish, and it's called the eternal injustice of Xiangnan being innocent."
"Do you think it was God who showed up and felt that the Marquis was wronged, so he gave instructions to the mortal world?"
After hearing this, Chen Xiaobei and Yang Zhi looked at each other and smiled knowingly. If Huang Ying believes it, then I believe most people can also believe it.
The key now is whether the emperor can believe it.
The news quickly spread to the palace.
Xiao An frowned after listening to Bai Han's report.
In fact, he knew deep down what was going on.
I can use Tengu to eclipse the moon to spread rumors, and naturally some people can use it to create tit-for-tat in the form of strips of cloth growing in their stomachs.
But rumors are invisible and intangible. They are like the devil in his heart. As long as he believes them, they will take root in his heart. It is very difficult to eradicate them.
Even now, rumors are a very scary thing. As the saying goes, if you start a rumor, you will lose your legs if you refute it.
But if this rumor was allowed to ferment, what reason would he have to imprison Liu Xiangnan?
At this moment, a guard came in and reported that Xiao Jingyun wanted to see him.
Xiao An knew that Xiao Jingyun came probably because of this wave of rumors.
He raised his hand and said, "Let him come in."
Without much effort, Prince Xiao Jingyun walked in quickly.
After entering, Xiao Jingyun couldn't wait to speak while bowing to salute his father.
"Father, have you ever heard of the rumors on the street now?"
Xiao An nodded, "I already know."
"Father, now that public opinion has surged, why don't you comply with public opinion and release this person."
After hearing this, Xiao An looked at his son seriously, then shook his head slightly, "No, the more this happens, the less I can let him go."
"But if we don't let go, we won't be able to face it..."
Xiao Jingyun was halfway through speaking, but hesitated. He knew that even if he didn't finish what he said, his father would definitely know what it meant.
Sure enough, Xiao An stood up slowly, turned his hands behind his back and turned them around a few times, and finally made up his mind.
"Liu Xiangnan must not let go."
"At the same time, we have to find a way to dispel this wave of rumors."
Having said this, he turned his head again and looked at Bai Han next to him.
"Do you still remember the locust plague a few years ago?"
Bai Han's eyes lit up, he clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, you are saying that you want to open an altar to practice."
Xiao An nodded, "Yes, if the fish gather together and don't disperse even if the net is cast, they are obviously possessed by evil spirits."
"Go get some dead chickens and ducks tonight and scatter them on the moat. Let's say there are monsters causing trouble."