Tang Dynasty: The poisonous scholar in the Eastern Palace, please abdicate and let the wise one take

Chapter 114 Frame-up!

"As for the talented scholar, I have already arranged for someone to go. It is hard to say whether he is romantic or not, but his talent in poetry is beyond doubt."

"Secondly, I have also arranged for the great scholar you mentioned, and the article should be out in the next two days."

Su Wang took Xu Qizhuang on a tour of the bookshop that was about to become a newspaper. The staff and tools were all ready, and now all that was missing was the articles.

As soon as the article arrived, it could be printed and spread to various parts of Chang'an City.

"Now there's a problem."

Xu Qizhuang frowned and asked, "Who will promote the published articles? How can these published articles be delivered to the hands of those who need them?"

Su Wang smiled calmly: "You don't need to worry about this."

In the plan, Su Chen has already listed the sales channels of newspapers to Su Wang.

and.

According to the channels in the plan, Su Wang believed that as long as he spread the word, many young people would take the initiative to take on this kind of thing.

Become a newspaper seller of the new era.

Xu Qizhuang thought for a moment, "What else is missing?"

"We lack an article that will blow up Chang'an City."

Su Wang grinned, patted Xu Qizhuang on the shoulder and said, "You said before that you have read books and can read, right?"

Xu Qizhuang nodded.

Su Wang: "Then this article is handed over to you."

"what?"

Xu Qizhuang: "What article was handed over to me?"

"The article that set off the explosion in Chang'an City."

"???"

Xu Qizhuang looked confused, and then he saw Su Wang took out a note from his sleeve and put it in his hand.

Xu Qizhuang looked down and saw only one line of words on the note.

"The disaster in Suzhou is 30% natural and 70% man-made!"

"This……"

Xu Qizhuang looked confused and didn't understand what Su Wang meant.

Su Wang: "The reason why the flood in Suzhou this time was so severe is largely because the grain merchants in Suzhou, relying on their backers, raised the grain prices in Suzhou to an unimaginable level!"

"Among them, Wang Yun and Liu Zengshou are the most sinister!"

"Wang Yun has been caught, and Suzhou Governor Wang Ren has brought him to justice."

"But standing behind Liu Zengshou is the fourth-rank official of the dynasty, Huangmen Shilang Liu Li!"

"As long as Liu Li doesn't fall, no one can do anything to Liu Zengshou!"

"so……"

"Do you understand it?"

hiss!
Xu Qizhuang took a breath.

Although the disaster situation in Suzhou has stabilized, no one will be kind to those grain merchants who took the opportunity to hoard grain and sell it at high prices.

Especially when they learned that behind these illegal grain merchants stood a fourth-rank official of the current dynasty, the discussion on this matter became particularly heated!
If newspapers want to become famous and make a name for themselves, this incident is undoubtedly the best detonator!
As long as this matter is published in the newspaper, within a day, the name of the newspaper will be known throughout the entire Chang'an City!
It's too cruel.

This is to stand up the newspaper by stepping on the shoulders of the fourth-rank official of the current dynasty!
Xu Qizhuang's face suddenly turned bitter. "Boss, I feel like if this article is published, I'll be dead."

"In Chang'an City, under the feet of the emperor, is there anyone who dares to threaten your life and property?"

Su Wang laughed and patted Xu Qizhuang on the shoulder, "You should become famous as early as possible. Do you want to be an errand boy for the rest of your life?"

But I'm not a buddy.

Xu Qizhuang scratched his head, feeling that this matter was too dangerous.

Su Wang: "Well done. From now on, you will be responsible for the newspaper affairs."

Xu Qizhuang: “…”

Su Wang: "You don't want to end up on the streets again, do you?"

"Besides, the person behind us is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. With His Royal Highness the Crown Prince here, what are you afraid of?"

"Besides, we are just being realistic and writing based on the rumors in the city. As for whether it is true or not, that is something the government has to consider."

"What's wrong?"

"At worst, I can just apologize."

Su Wang disagreed, "Could it be that you would use your real name to write an article in this newspaper?"

Xu Qizhuang's eyes lit up, that made sense.

If you write an article in a newspaper well and brilliantly, you will certainly become famous in a short period of time and it will be heard throughout the city of Chang'an.

But if the article is poorly written, it will also spread throughout Chang'an City in an instant.

Then.

The best choice, of course, is to use a stage name!

"The Master said that whoever publishes a work in a newspaper or magazine can use his or her real name or a pen name."

Su Wang said quietly, "Compared to my real name, what does it matter if I use a pen name or not? After everyone has evaluated it, I can decide whether to publicly admit that the article was written by me!"

Wonderful!

Xu Qizhuang was amazed, "Young Master is so imaginative and unpredictable."

"That is."

"By the way, shopkeeper, when will the young master come?"

"Once the newspaper is ready, you should come over to take a look, right?"

Su Wang said uncertainly, "But the young master has been very busy lately, I can't say for sure whether he will come or not. Besides, I've been very busy lately."

"Ok."

Xu Qizhuang sighed.

I must take over this article myself.

Although it might offend a fourth-rank official, but...

so what?

My father is the governor of two states, and I have a prince behind me!

Would I be afraid of him?

"Do a good job, I'm optimistic about you."

Su Wang brought Xu Qizhuang to the second floor and said, "This room is for you to write your article. Don't let me down."

"no problem."

Xu Qizhuang responded with a smile.

After watching Su Wang leave, Xu Qizhuang looked around the room. Paper, ink, pens and inkstones were all available, as well as various books for reference.

Xu Qizhuang came to the table and placed the note on it. After pondering for a moment, Xu Qizhuang had an idea and picked up the pen.

……

Suzhou.

In the grocery store, Jin Yong met Lu Fei, an acquaintance from Chang'an City.

"Brother Jin, the young master ordered me to give you this letter."

"Did you say anything else, sir?"

"not at all."

Jin Yong nodded and opened the envelope. There was not much content in the letter, but the things involved made Jin Yong feel a little numb.

After reading it in detail, Jin Yong burned it clean.

"Somebody come!"

"What do you want, shopkeeper?"

"You two go to the city gate and keep an eye on it. If anyone comes from the direction of Chang'an, come back and tell me immediately."

"Yes."

The two guys walked away quickly.

Lu Fei frowned and asked, "Brother Jin, what are you doing?"

Jin Yong: "How many days did it take you to get here from Chang'an?"

Lu Fei pondered: "After I got the job, I rushed here without stopping. Excluding the time for rest and meals, it took about three days."

Three days...

It should be similar at Prince Wei's Palace, right?

"what happened?"

"No big deal."

Jin Yong smiled and waved his hand, "Are you going to stay in Suzhou for now or go to Chang'an City?"

"Follow Brother Jin's arrangements."

"Well, you stay here and help me for now. After you complete the task assigned by the Master, you can return to Chang'an."

"it is good!"

Lu Fei nodded, "Brother Jin, what do you want me to do?"

"kill."

"...?"

Lu Fei was stunned.

Is it so direct?

"Kill who?"

"Don't worry about this for now. Take a rest first. I'll welcome you if I have time."

Jin Yong smiled and patted Lu Fei on the shoulder, then ordered someone to take Lu Fei to rest.

Lu Fei didn't ask any more questions. He just nodded and left with the waiter.

Jin Yong looked up at the sky. The two sides came to Suzhou City one after another. Even if Lu Fei was a little faster, they should have arrived in Suzhou City by now.

There is no need to think about the prince. This matter naturally cannot be passed by the prince.

and so.

Jin Yong looked at the medicine cabinet behind him.

As a grocery store, there is naturally no shortage of all kinds of daily necessities.

Even some basic herbs are kept in stock in grocery stores in case others come to buy them.

Outside Suzhou city.

Two figures were riding their horses at a gallop, and gradually slowed down as they approached the city gate.

"Where did it come from?"

"We are from Henan Prefecture. We heard that the price of grain here is cheap, so the boss ordered us to come and take a look."

"Well, let's go in."

The officers guarding the city checked the whereabouts of Chen Qing and the other man and then let them enter the city.

Chen Qing and the other man looked at each other, then led their horses into Suzhou City.

"We travel day and night, so our speed should be faster than the imperial envoy..."

Chen Qing looked around and whispered, "Find Liu Zengshou as soon as possible to explain our purpose, and then leave Suzhou to prevent any more trouble!"

"it is good!"

The companion nodded.

The two followed the direction and headed towards the Liu family.

at the same time.

The guy who was staring at the city gate looked at the backs of the two men, then one of them left quickly, and the remaining one continued to stare at the city gate.

"People from Henan Prefecture?"

"Yes, although they claim to be merchants from Henan Prefecture, I think they are more like soldiers."

"Very good. Go and keep an eye on the outside of Liu Mansion. If those two outsiders go to Liu Mansion, notify me immediately."

Jin Yong nodded after thinking for a while and told his men to continue watching.

After the other party left, he took out a medicinal herb, put it into the medicine grinder, and ground it carefully.

It's getting dark.

The guy at the city gate is back.

"Boss, apart from the two people from Henan Prefecture, no outsiders from Chang'an are entering the city today."

"Understood, let's go down."

The guy nodded and stepped back.

Jin Yong looked down at the powder in the medicine grinder and grinned, "It seems that you guessed wrong, the people in the court may not be as fast as those in the Prince of Wei's Palace."

At this time.

The clerk who went to the Liu Mansion to keep an eye on them also ran back, "Boss, those two people from Henan Prefecture have entered the Liu Mansion!"

"Very good! Go and rest."

After dismissing his men, Jin Yong went to find Lu Fei with the packed medicine powder.

"Lu Fei, I'm afraid I won't be able to welcome you today."

"work?"

"work!"

……

ps: In the Tang Dynasty, people did not need proof of identity as long as they stayed within the county. A household registration was enough.

If you want to move to Beijing, or to Xi'an, you need a document issued by the head of the village, which is called "public verification".

The "Gao Shen" used by officials to take office, the "Zong Li" used by militia to dispatch, the "Fu Quan" used by post station staff, and even the receipts for the sale of land and property, as long as they are official certificates stamped with an official seal, can be called "public verification."

The "public certificate" issued by the people is called a "Guosuo" and has a single purpose, which is to prove that the holder is a good citizen, has a native place, a family business, and a decent background. He should be allowed to pass through all parts of the country, and the authenticity of the information is not guaranteed.

(End of this chapter)