Mingshi

Chapter 1454 Public opinion
He got off the bed, washed up, changed into casual clothes, and walked towards his study.Pushing open the door of the study, Zhang Xun, Tao Xingyan, Yun Zhiqiu, and Haizheng were sitting there drinking tea. Seeing Luo Xin come in, he said:

"I heard you came back at noon?"

"Yeah!" Luo Xin sat on the body, stretched his waist and said, "I slept all afternoon, I'm exhausted."

"I heard that several officials admitted their mistakes today?" Haizheng asked softly.

"That's right!" Luo Xin took a sip of tea and said, "So, I stopped it. It is estimated that many officials will admit their mistakes tomorrow."

"No, you can sleep too!" Tao Xingyan sighed.

"What? What happened again?"

"Alas..." Tao Xingyan sighed and said, "What else could it be? The public opinion is becoming more and more unfavorable to us."

"You're just eating radish and worrying about it!" Luo Xin shook his head and said, "With our status, being able to rescue the officials who are deeply trapped in the prison is already the limit. As for the matter of public opinion, it is not us. Worrying."

"Who should worry about that?"

"Cabinet! Two lords of the cabinet!" Luo Xin said indifferently: "They are the heads of the officials and the representatives of the official voice. If they don't act, is it our turn to act?"

"That's right!" Yun Zhiqiu slapped his thigh and said, "Why are Xu Jie and Gao Gong still indifferent? Could it be that the two of them just watched Daming's official reputation ruined?"

"It's not that I don't want to take care of it, but that I can't do it!" Zhang Xun sighed.

Yun Zhiqiu and the others were taken aback for a moment, they were all intelligent people, and suddenly they were stunned.All of them couldn't help but look sad.

"Okay!" Luo Xin clapped his hands and said, "Let's just do our job well, and whoever should worry about it, let them do it, don't worry about it unfoundedly, the sky won't fall."

Having said that, Luo Xin stood up and said, "Go, let's take a look at our products."

The eyes of Zhang Xun and others are bright: "The product is made? What kind of product?"

"Go and see." Luo Xin said with a smile.

"What are you waiting for?"

Everyone followed Luo Xin to the warehouse, Luo Xin took down a piece of soap and said:

"This thing is called soap. It is very effective in cleaning the body, and it still leaves a delicate fragrance." Luo Xin's eyes fell on the hands of Zhang Xun and the others and said:
"Your hands are not clean, use this to wash."

"Why aren't my hands clean? I washed them this morning, okay?" Zhang Xun and the others quit.

Luo Xin curled his lips and said: "Your hands are considered clean? You'll know when you wash them with soap. Put your hands in the basin, rub soap on them, rub your hands back and forth, and put them in the water to wash."

"I'll come first!"

Zhang Xun stepped forward and put his hands into the basin, then wiped the soap and began to rub his hands.

"Huh!" Zhang Xun said in surprise, "There are bubbles!"

Luo Xin gave him a disgusted look and said, "Country people, I don't know much."

"Speak as if you weren't from the country."

Zhang Xun said angrily.Then he put his hands in the basin to wash, took his hands out of the basin, looked down at his hands, and saw that the water in the basin was already dirty, he couldn't help saying:

"This is my hand?"

Luo Xin didn't bother to talk to him, and ordered his servants to change the water in the basin, and asked Tao Xingyan and others to test one by one.After everyone finished the experiment, their faces were filled with excitement.

"No, we got rich!"

"Ahem... Pay attention to your demeanor, we are scholars!" Luo Xin said indifferently: "Don't get so excited when you mention those copper-smelling things."

"Cut!" The four of Zhang Xun were not annoyed, but instead uttered disdainful voices to Luo Xin: "You are a full man, but you don't know that a hungry man is hungry!"

Zhang Xun reached out and took down a small porcelain bottle from the shelf, "What is this?"

Opening the lid while talking, the spirit is lifted: "It smells so good!"

"This is perfume. Just put a few drops on your clothes and it will last a whole day. Those noble ladies will definitely not be able to resist this attraction." Luo Xin explained.

"Not bad! Not bad!" The four nodded one after another.

"No, when will it start selling?"

"It's still early!" Luo Xin shook his head and said, "This is just an experimental product. Tomorrow, Dai'er will go to Zhuangzi outside the city to start building a workshop. There is a ready-made yard and house, just add some tools, and soon, It should be finished in three to five days. Then you can start making. As for selling, this is what I think..."

Luo Xin shared his thoughts with Zhang Xun and others, and everyone nodded and said:
"No, you're right. Sell it to the merchants of the vassal state first, and then promote it in the fruit after the court situation is stable."

During this dinner, it was rare for Luo Xin and the others to talk about state affairs, and they were all talking about soap and perfume.After eating, everyone took two bars of soap and a bottle of perfume, and went home happily.

In the next five days, it seemed that many officials wanted to open up, and each of them wrote a confession letter. In just five days, there were seven people left in the prison who had not confessed their mistakes, and the rest had already confessed their mistakes and were released. Home.

Emperor Jiajing was very happy, but Luo Xin was very worried.

No one knows the situation of these officials in the prison better than him. Luo Xin estimates that among the remaining seven people, there are four who can finally admit their mistakes, but there are three people who may find it difficult to admit their mistakes, especially Hai Rui. He's a stubborn guy who never admits mistakes.

At that time, Emperor Jiajing might really kill Hai Rui and the others!
Anyway, killing only three people will not cause any big waves, and it can also have the effect of killing chickens and monkeys.

This was not the result Luo Xin wanted. Luo Xin wanted to keep Hai Rui and the last few people, but at this moment he felt a little tricky.

It was another dark trial day, Luo Xin stayed in the prison from morning to night all day, and rushed towards the mansion at dusk.Back in the mansion, I still took a shower, changed clothes, and then went to the study.

As soon as he opened the door, his expression changed, because he saw that Zhang Xun and others looked very ugly.After calming himself down slightly, Luo Xin still had a gentle smile on his face, sat down on the chair, poured himself a cup of tea, took a sip, then looked at the crowd and said:
"Why do you have such expressions?"

"You don't know?" Haizheng asked.

"What do I know?" Luo Xin was a little confused: "Should I know? I've been in the prison all day."

"Something has happened." Yun Zhiqiu sighed.

"What's the big deal?" Luo Xin also became serious.

"The direction of public opinion has changed!" Tao Xingyan said.

"What?" Luo Xin's expression lifted, "Xu Jie and Gao Gong made a move?"

"Whether the two of them made a move, I don't know." Zhang Xun said: "But this incident started when hundreds of officials blocked the palace gate and wrote a letter. I don't know who spread the content of the letter that blocked the palace gate. In this way, the common people in the world know that when the officials blocked the gate of the palace, it was not for the purpose of increasing the salary, but for the purpose of admonishing His Majesty."

"Did it spread?"

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(End of this chapter)