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

Chapter 119 Do you understand what the Spring and Autumn style of writing is?
A sneeze.

Who is talking about me?
Su Chen rubbed his nose and looked at the big sun above his head with some surprise.

It’s so strange. How can there be a hint of coolness in such a hot day?
At this time, Sun Qiang walked in from outside with a smile on his face.

"Sir, good news, good news!"

"What good news?"

"Liu Li has left the house."

"...?"

Su Chen frowned and looked over.

Sun Qiang said excitedly, "I heard that since last night, people have been throwing rotten eggs at Liu Li's mansion one after another."

"From time to time, we could hear screams. I guess people in the mansion were hit by rotten eggs."

"This morning, the number of people throwing rotten eggs at Liu Li's house was more than twice that of yesterday. Liu Li couldn't stand it and left the house in a carriage and headed for the palace. Guess what, when he was leaving the house, he was hit in the face with a rotten egg!"

A rotten egg hits your face?
Isn't it?

Su Chen looked weird, "Did it really hit my face?"

Sun Qiang nodded repeatedly and said excitedly: "Many people saw it. Many people saw that they couldn't hit Liu Li, so they hit the carriage directly."

"It's so sunny today. I'm afraid Liu Li's carriage will stink before it even reaches the palace! This move of the young master is really powerful. With just two articles, Liu Li has become the target of public criticism!"

Su Chen smiled calmly, "Do you know what the Spring and Autumn style of writing is?"

Spring and Autumn style of writing?

Sun Qiang thought about it and shook his head in confusion.

"Very powerful?"

"Very impressive!"

Su Chen chuckled.

Write dead as alive, and write positive as negative.

Regardless of whether Liu Li is at fault or not, let’s label him first.

Xu Qizhuang has already figured out the mystery, but unfortunately he is still a little short of it. However, Su Chen believes that under his guidance, if Xu Qizhuang writes a few more articles, he will be able to succeed.

"Can you write Liu Li to death?"

"nature."

Sun Qiang looked unconvinced.

He admired Xu Qizhuang's excellent writing skills, after all, he could barely recognize a single big character.

However, it is simply a fantasy to say that Liu Li could be killed just by writing an article.

"Sir, let's make a bet?"

"What are you gambling?"

"If you can't write Liu Li to death, I'll just forget about the money I owe you. But if you can write Liu Li to death, I'll be with you forever!"

Su Chen looked at Liu Li in surprise, "Why are you so confident all of a sudden?"

Sun Qiang patted the knife at his waist and said, "I'll use this to kill people."

Su Chen smiled calmly, "In a few days you will understand what it means to have a sharp pen. I hope you won't regret it then."

"No way, no way."

Sun Qiang is full of confidence.

He was so impressed by Su Chen's strategy that he sometimes even wanted to cut open Su Chen's head to see how the things inside were different from his own.

But relying on articles to kill people...

It's really unreliable.

Su Chen shrugged, "How is the situation with Xue Li?"

Sun Qiang's face straightened, and he said in a deep voice: "Xue Li has been busy training manpower these days, but his training method is a little different from Wang Xuance's, but I personally feel that he is still quite powerful."

"Roshan and the others have already sent the stuff to Xue Li for his inspection. Su Wang is arranging manpower to make various gadgets. According to him, the goods can be shipped in five days at most."

It has been a few days since Xue Li was arranged by Su Chen to train with the merchant protection team.

There is also a merchant protection team trained and drilled by Wang Xuance. Even if they are not as good as Lu Fei and others before, they should be stronger than ordinary merchant protection teams.

Once the groceries in Suwang are ready, we can arrange for them to go to Suzhou.

"Sir, Lu Fei is back."

"Tell him to come in."

Su Chen's heart moved.

The results are out from Suzhou!

"Lu Fei has met you, sir."

"How's it going in Suzhou?"

"Liu Zengshou was poisoned to death."

Su Chen nodded, "Are there any accidents?"

Lu Fei: "It was a bit unexpected. Before Liu Zengshou died, he met two merchants from Henan Prefecture. Madam Liu seemed to have learned some inside information from Liu Zengshou, so she filed a complaint with the government office."

"The two merchants from Henan Prefecture were detained in the prefectural jail, and their identities were thoroughly investigated."

Su Chen's heart moved, "Are they not businessmen?"

Lu Fei nodded heavily and said in admiration, "Young Master, you are so good at predicting things. The Crown Prince, the Governor, and the special envoy from Chang'an have joined forces to investigate and found that these two merchants from Henan Prefecture were just going to Suzhou City under the guise of passing through."

"Why exactly did they go to see Liu Zengshou and what their true identities are are still under further investigation."

Su Chen couldn't help but laugh. Jin Yong grasped the timing of his action very well!

"Sir, do you know the identities of those two people?"

"I can roughly guess, but I have to think about how to confirm the identities of these two people..."

Su Chen knocked his head and said after hesitation: "Go and call Xu Qizhuang!" The palace.

In the imperial study, Li Shimin had a blank expression on his face, holding the day's newspaper in his hand.

In front of him, Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Gao Shilian and others all held a copy in their hands.

"This is the newspaper published by Tianxia Newspaper today. What do you think of it, my dear ministers?"

Everyone looked at the newspaper in their hands and hesitated to speak. Finally, it was Shen Guogong Gao Shilian who spoke first: "Your Majesty, I think this newspaper is both a good thing and a bad thing."

When Gao Shilian spoke, everyone's eyes fell on him.

Li Shimin said calmly: "Shen Guogong, please tell me in detail."

Gao Shilian coughed and said calmly: "The advantages of this newspaper are obvious to everyone."

"The Shangshu annotations above have their own style and are of great benefit to many students."

"The next is poetry. As the saying goes, there is no first in literature and no second in martial arts. If someone writes poetry in a newspaper and thinks he is the best in the world, it will naturally attract the contempt of other people with both virtue and talent, and then attract many talented people. This will also make it easier for Your Majesty to select well-educated people."

"Finally, here are some of the information above!"

"Please take a closer look. There are a lot of gossips about various places here that we have never known! This is extremely important to us!"

Li Shimin smiled and nodded, these advantages could not be replaced by other book clubs.

It is also unique.

Although there are some weird funny things, ghosts, legends, etc. that have attracted many readers, these are the ones that are really useful.

"Then again, this newspaper has outstanding advantages, but also obvious disadvantages, such as this article about Mr. Liu Li."

Gao Shilian took a sip of tea and continued, "Although I don't know where the author of this article got the information from, his personal opinion is too obvious."

"From the article, we can roughly infer that the person who wrote this article still has a certain degree of suspicion and hostility towards Lord Liu Li."

"Of course, maybe I am too sensitive, or maybe this is just the author's personal opinion."

"Your Excellency Gao has a point."

Li Shimin smiled and said, "As far as I know, most of the articles in newspapers across the world are written by anonymous literati. It is inevitable that they have their own personal opinions."

"What the Tang Dynasty needs are people who dare to speak the truth and say no to injustice. If everyone is afraid of power and dares not speak their mind, what is the point of this newspaper?"

"Your Majesty is wise."

Everyone complimented him in unison.

Li Shimin smiled and waved his hand, looking at Changsun Wuji and the others and said, "Shen Guogong has already talked about the advantages and disadvantages of the newspaper, what about you?"

Fang Xuanling smiled and said, "Duke Shen has already mentioned the advantages and disadvantages. What else does Your Majesty want us to say?"

"After all, this newspaper has only been open for two days. It will take some time to prove the truth."

Wei Zheng: "I second the proposal."

Chang Sun Wuji smiled and nodded, "Whether the advantages are greater or the disadvantages are more obvious, it is better to wait and see."

Li Shimin pointed at them and said with a smile, "You are quite smooth."

Regardless of the newspaper, it is a new thing after all. Its pros and cons are obvious now, but it will take time to verify whether its advantages outweigh its disadvantages or its disadvantages outweigh its advantages.

If we deny this newspaper just because of their words, wouldn't it ruin their reputation if the news gets out?

A senior official of the imperial court actually suppressed a small book club?

Are you worried that your secrets might be exposed?
"Your Majesty, the Imperial Court Minister Liu is outside the palace asking to see you."

Li Shimin frowned, feeling a little unhappy.

He had been ordered to stay under house arrest, but he actually came to the palace to ask for an audience!
Zhang Sun Wuji smiled and said, "Your Majesty, perhaps Lord Liu has something important to ask you to see?"

Li Shimin nodded, "Announce."

"Your Majesty, I, Liu Ji, pay my respects to you."

But after a moment, Liu Li, with a slightly sour smell on his body, appeared in the imperial study.

Changsun Wuji and others all frowned and covered their mouths and noses.

"What is the taste?"

Even though Li Shimin was some distance away from him, he could still smell some strange odors in the well-ventilated imperial study.

Liu Li said bitterly, "Your Majesty, it is the smell of rotten eggs that I have not yet cleaned off from my body."

Everyone: "???"

Li Shimin: "What's going on?"

Liu Li complained bitterly about his experiences over the past two days, holding up the newspaper and saying, "If it weren't for these two articles, how could so many people think that I have harmed the people of Suzhou and throw rotten eggs and rotten vegetable leaves at my home?"

"I beg Your Majesty to severely punish all newspapers and those who maliciously slander me!"

This……

Everyone looked at Liu Li with more or less sympathy.

Because of the two articles, Liu Li's house was full of rotten eggs. If he hadn't changed into court clothes before entering the palace, that would have been...

It’s scary to think about it!
Li Shimin frowned. He didn't think Liu Li dared to deceive him about such a thing. Moreover, the smell on Liu Li's body was enough to explain the problem.

Can……

Just because of two articles, such consequences were caused?

Fang Xuanling smiled and said, "Master Liu, please don't get excited. There has never been a case in the Tang Dynasty where anyone has been convicted for speech or writing. If we shut down all newspapers and arrest the writers of these two articles, who will dare to speak their mind in the future?"

Wei Zheng nodded in agreement: "In my opinion, this is just a piece of writing by a young and frivolous person. Sir Liu, there is no need to be so angry. Once the officials of the Dali Temple have thoroughly investigated the matter, they will definitely clear your name."

"But……"

"Okay, I know that Lord Liu has been wronged."

Li Shimin smiled and waved his hand, interrupting Liu Li's words, "My dear minister, you should go back home earlier and wash off the sour smell on your body. I estimate that in just one or two days, the Dali Temple's investigation will have some results."

"At that time, I will post a notice and order someone to clarify the matter in the newspaper to clear your name. What do you think?"

(End of this chapter)