Tang Dynasty Little Godfather

Chapter 119 Put yourself to death and survive

"Cancel the singing competition?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Xin was greatly surprised. I just wanted to complain, and you're telling me to castrate myself.

Have you perhaps defected to the enemy?
He has high hopes for this singing competition, so even the date has not yet been set, hoping that it can be a wonderful and successful event.

Although it is currently facing a significant challenge from the novel "Dream of the Red Chamber," it is absolutely not feasible for it to give up.

This is extremely important to the Wu family.

Li Linfu smiled and nodded.

Wu Xin said, "How can this be done?"

Li Linfu chuckled and said, "Master Wu, this is called putting yourself in a desperate situation to survive. As long as you intend to cancel this singing competition, it is impossible to cancel it."

Wu Xin frowned slightly, seemingly understanding something, but then asked uncertainly, "What do you mean?"

"To gain sympathy."

Li Linfu smiled confidently and said, "Although Dream of the Red Chamber is attractive, in most people's hearts it is just a pastime and can never replace the status of poetry in their hearts."

As soon as the Grand Master of Ceremonies releases the news that he intends to cancel the singing competition, he will immediately gain everyone's sympathy, not only in the literati but also in the court, and may even reverse public opinion.

This has once again focused public attention on the singing competition.

Upon hearing this, Wu Xin's eyes flashed rapidly, and he exclaimed repeatedly, "It's feasible, it's feasible! Li Zhongyun's move of putting himself in a desperate situation and then surviving is truly ingenious!"

He cupped his hands in thanks again and said, "Thank you very much, Li Zhongyun."

Li Linfu waved his hand and said, "Master Wu, please don't say that. I offered several suggestions back then, but none of them worked out. Alas, I feel deeply ashamed."

"Hey!"

Wu Xin quickly said, "Li Zhongyun, please don't think like that. That's not your fault. Who could have imagined that His Majesty would be so fond of this opera? It can only be said that it was fate!"

He paused for a moment, then asked, "By the way, has Li Zhongyun met the Prince of Sipu and the Duke of Qi?"

Li Linfu said, "I met with them a few days ago."

Wu Xin asked, "What does Li Zhongyun think of these two men?"

Li Linfu shook his head and said, "An illiterate man and a scholar are not worth worrying about. I estimate that the nameless gentleman played a significant role in their ability to overcome dangers in previous encounters. But unfortunately, we haven't had the chance to meet that nameless gentleman yet."

Wu Xin nodded and said, "I think so too. That nameless gentleman is truly unfathomable. He secured a lucrative position for the Duke of Qi with just one play of Dream of the Red Chamber."

Li Linfu laughed and said, "Whether it's a good job or not depends on the person. If it falls into the hands of a capable person, it will naturally be a good job, but if it falls into the hands of the Duke of Qi, it's hard to say."

Wu Xin said, "But don't forget, there's Wuming behind him."

Li Linfu said, "That's hard to say. If this matter is handled well, the hidden households will be allowed to return to their original places of residence, but then they will need land, which will cost the lives of the high-ranking officials in the court. Moreover, this will steal Yuwen Rong's limelight. But if it's not handled well, well, I guess His Majesty will never give him another chance."

Therefore, I never thought it was a brilliant move.

Wu Xin nodded slightly and said, "Actually, I have been inquiring about this matter recently, but so far, the Anye Bureau has not made any move."

Li Linfu laughed and said, "Master Wu, don't worry about this. The waters here are very murky. If you're not careful, you might get stuck in the mud. It's best to wait and see. Whether they succeed or not, they'll get into trouble!"

Wu Xin nodded and said, "Li Zhongyun is right."

Little did he know that Li Linfu was betting on both sides, and now he didn't want the two sides to fight too fiercely, leaving him no room to maneuver.

He needs to keep Wu Xin calm and focus on the singing competition instead of constantly thinking about going against Wuming Academy.

As we were chatting, we suddenly heard a commotion coming from inside the building.

Li Linfu listened intently and chuckled, "Is it over so quickly?"

Wu Xin quickly said, "I've disturbed Li Zhongyun's enjoyment of the play."

Li Linfu hurriedly said, "It's alright! It's alright! I've already arranged for someone inside to help me remember the lyrics. If I can't see the lyrics, it will be difficult to compose the music!"

Wu Xin said, "Then I will wait here for Li Zhongyun's wonderful music."

Although everyone is very used to phrases like "to find out more" and "to be continued," if you say the same amount of stuff after half a month, or even less than before, it's a different story.

This was unacceptable to the Dream of the Red Chamber fans present.

Do you know how you got through those two weeks?
Do you know how much we miss Daiyu and Baochai?

As a result, this is it?
None of them will buy it!
Seeing that the wine was still warm and the storytelling was about to end, the building immediately erupted in chaos.

Han Xiaohu and Dou E on the stage were also stunned. This was not a rare delicacy that could completely ignore their complaints. This was the East Market, and all the people sitting here were their uncles and elders.

Zhang Huai hadn't expected things to be so short today, and he panicked, looking at Wang Xi with a miserable expression.

"Don't panic! Don't panic!"

Wang Xi patted Zhang Huai's arm and then went up on stage.

When Han Xiaohu and Dou E saw Wang Xi approaching, they quickly made their escape. When trouble came, it was natural for the brothers to step in first.

"These two are so disloyal." Wang Xi rolled his eyes inwardly, then cupped his hands in greeting to those around him and said loudly, "Please forgive me, please forgive me, uncles and elders."

The phrase "Please forgive me" was almost shouted out before the building gradually quieted down.

A middle-aged man said, "Nephew, it's not that your uncles are being unreasonable, but you've been taking a half-month break, and all you've said is this? Aren't you just making fun of us?"

"Do you even respect your uncles and elders?"

"You have to say it again, at least once more." "Yes, yes, say it again, or you'll be in for a world of hurt."

"Oh dear! How could I, your humble nephew, dare to tease you uncles and elders?"

Wang Xi quickly cupped his hands in greeting and said, "As you all know, our trip is for a charity performance. So our ultimate goal is to help those struggling poor people, not to make a living from it."

Upon hearing this, many people looked at each other in bewilderment.

It's clear they've completely forgotten about this; everyone was discussing Dream of the Red Chamber before, and had long forgotten about it.

right!

They seem to be doing a good deed.

Just then, someone said, "Then you should perform more often so that you can earn more money to help the poor."

"That's right, how can you be lazy when doing good deeds?"

"Okay, you can say it one more time, and then go to the store and ask for extra money. We'll support you."

Zhang Huairen was dumbfounded.

Is it still possible to do this?
Why!

But if that's the case, he really has to pay, since everyone present is a regular customer.

Wang Xi glanced at the man, then smiled and nodded, saying, "Thank you for considering us, Uncle Guo, but we are already trying our best to perform more. However, this story was not written in advance, and my husband is still working on it."

What I want to say is that, if we have to distinguish between what is important and what is not, doing good deeds should come first, and storytelling should come later.

My husband believes that now that it is winter and the off-season for farming, many farmers should be considering what to do next year.

Now is the perfect time to do good, so recently we've not only been rehearsing our storytelling, but also preparing for charitable acts. Therefore, we've had very little preparation and can't say much.

After hearing this, everyone immediately felt that what he said made perfect sense.

This is indeed a very important window of opportunity. If the seeds are sown next year, the hidden households will be unwilling to return to their original place of residence.

Although they were dissatisfied, they couldn't say anything.

Wang Xi quickly followed up, saying, "But please rest assured, uncles and elders, after this matter is over, we will definitely tell more stories to thank everyone for their love of Dream of the Red Chamber and their support for our charity performance. Moreover, we are also preparing a play based on Dream of the Red Chamber, which everyone will be able to see next year."

"Dream of the Red Chamber drama?"

"Exactly."

"We've only ever heard of Three Kingdoms dramas before. Can Dream of the Red Chamber really be adapted into a drama?"

"Of course, and it's even more exciting than those Three Kingdoms dramas!"

"I wonder who plays Lin Daiyu? Is it Hongxiu?"

"Uh, no. The teacher is only responsible for the music and lines. It's not convenient to disclose the specific person at the moment."

With the promise of a theatrical performance, these fans of *Dream of the Red Chamber* found some solace.

However, at almost the same time, both Baihualou and Yixianjue were saying the same thing.

Clearly, this was pre-arranged, and its purpose was simple: to promote the upcoming charitable act.

They want to use money to lure out those hidden households, and this requires publicity.

However, they couldn't be too obvious, so they deliberately provoked complaints from everyone, and then used doing good deeds as an explanation.

It must be said that the effect is very good.

Everyone suddenly remembered that they were performing a charity show to do good deeds, but the thought of a group of spoiled brats doing good deeds was quite a topic of discussion.

Moreover, the restoration of hidden households to their original place of residence is currently the most important matter for the imperial court, involving land annexation and tax reform, among other things.

This is also a topic that generates a lot of discussion.

The combination of these two factors led to the topic being widely discussed that day.

As they talked, they realized that this nameless academy was just an academy after all, so how could they deal with those hidden households?
This is completely different from providing disaster relief to victims.

Who are the hidden users?

Where are they registered?
These are all in the hands of the imperial court. Can your nameless academy handle this?

People then remembered that there seemed to be an additional Anye Bureau in Chang'an.

The question is, where is this On Yip Department?

It seems no one had ever seen it before. It wasn't until the topic became popular and people went to look for it that they discovered that Anye Office was located in a small courtyard outside the city, and it was a converted post station. It was said that there were only three or five minor officials inside.

this…….

With so many unregistered households, and your On Yeh Bureau only having this much space, are you guys here to be a joke?
Gradually, everyone became more and more interested in this matter.

Look how well they make a living.

Little did they know that this was a little scheme between the Wang family father and son. Wang Xi hoped that Wang Shouyi would work hard and make progress, but Wang Shouyi, who was good at hiding his talents, wanted his son to explore the path for him and see how dangerous it really was.

He planned carefully before taking action.

(End of this chapter)