Kuai Chuan: Mei Qiang is miserable and forced to love by Sick Jiao

"Li Shusheng has a mole on his palm; Huang Erlang has a similar record; it is because Erlang's surname is Li not Huang, a dog uses chicken feathers as arrows, and mistakenly uses commoner clothes as yellow robes."

A few days later, this nursery rhyme was widely circulated in Yancheng, and it became so popular that almost every child could sing it. The nursery rhyme flooded the streets and alleys.

In addition, there are also rumors about the orthodoxy of the royal family.

Citizen A: "Hey, hey, have you heard? It turns out that the current sage is not the son of the late emperor, but the son of Li Shangshu."

Citizen B: "Tsk tsk tsk, no wonder Li Shangshu is nearly eighty years old and can still call for the wind and rain in the court, while enjoying the rest of his life in the mansion."

When the two were whispering in the teahouse, even the boss of the teahouse couldn't help being tempted to join in.

The boss is a middle-aged man who likes to be arty. He has a mustache with two horns drooping naturally. He approached the two of them and lowered his voice mysteriously: "You are talking about state affairs here. Is there any evidence? Be careful of getting your head chopped off."

After looking at each other in blank dismay, the two common people buried their heads in drinking tea, for fear of causing disaster, they both wanted to leave as soon as possible after drinking the tea.

Unexpectedly, the boss put his hands on the shoulders of the two of them, his hair was half white, his head was brought closer, his voice was lowered, and he uttered five words quickly: "I know the evidence."

A and B looked at him with bright eyes, and only then did they realize that the owner of the tea shop was also a fellow gossip.

Seeing the impatient expressions of the two of them, the boss looked around for a while. Seeing that no one noticed them, he hooked his hands again, bringing them closer, and then explained in a low voice:

"You all know that the mole on the palm of today's palm is exactly the same as the mole on Li Shangshu's palm? In addition, there is evidence that 50 years ago, the first emperor was traveling south, and the empress had an affair with Li Shangshu at that time pregnant.

The first emperor found out about this after returning to the palace, but because the young couple was so kind, the first emperor did not punish him. He just found an excuse to demote Li Shangshu from the capital. Unexpectedly, the empress had true love for Li Shangshu and had been dormant waiting for an opportunity to seize the throne.

After the first emperor died of illness, the throne was naturally passed on to the crown prince, who is now the eldest brother, but the most poisonous woman's heart, even if it is her own flesh and blood, the queen mother can kill her. The crown prince died unexpectedly before sitting on the throne. Son, today I was able to successfully ascend the throne under the auspices of the Queen Mother.

Because of the relationship between Li Shangshu, the empress dowager and the emperor, the first thing he did after he ascended the throne was to recall the former minister of humerus, and Li Shangshu was among them. The emperor's secrets are now spread everywhere, and the subtle relationship between them The relationship is self-evident. "

People A and People B nodded in conviction, and People A took a sip of tea and asked again: "By the way, boss, it is still widely rumored that the floods, droughts, and insect disasters in Beijing before were all caused by His Majesty's decree today, so God will send disasters." punish."

Commoner B then echoed: "That's right, it's a pity that we ordinary people can't simply live and work in peace and contentment, and we have to be punished for the superior emperor. We will always be the ones who suffer."

Immediately afterwards, the three of them glanced at each other, shut their mouths and drank tea with a sigh.

And a row of beggars sitting under the brick wall were also discussing state affairs with relish.

Beggar A winked at catching fleas, and said to the people around him, "Have you heard about the incident with the current Majesty?"

Beggar B counted the copper coins in the broken bowl, glanced at him and said, "That incident caused a lot of trouble in the city, who doesn't know?"

Beggar C pushed back his messy and stinky hair, revealing a dirty face: "It is said that Fu Liang, the monk with extraordinary talents, was murdered one after another because he knew the emperor's secret. I was thrown into the prison, and I have been in it for several days, it is very miserable."

"Shh-"

Beggar A reminded him to keep silent.

At this time, a group of guards in armor and holding spears passed by them. These people were ordered to catch the rumormongers all the way, and the beggars hurriedly returned to the laziness of the past when they were basking in the sun and counting lice.

When the guards walked away, they sniffed at his back and made faces.

If it weren't for the catastrophic disasters last year, these people wouldn't have become homeless refugees with no land to farm.

"Your Majesty, alas, I have caught everything I can, and I can't find the source. Now that the rumors are so rampant, it is too difficult to stop Youyou's mouth."

The old minister, Prime Minister Xu, clasped his hands and sighed, leaning forward cautiously and respectfully.

Wang Yang flicked his sleeves angrily: "Fu Liang and the others stayed in the dungeon obediently, are you sure they haven't communicated with the outside world?"

Prime Minister Xu nodded and buried his head in the crook of his arms: "Return to the emperor, the eight monks outside the dungeon have done their best and Yu Linglong's throw is effective. They should not be the source of the rumor."

Wang Yang raised his hand and pinched the bridge of his nose wearily, turned around and sat behind the Nine Turns Panlong Table, put his hands on the book table, lowered his eyebrows, and asked in a low voice, "Where is An Lehou? Is there any news from Uncle Huang?"

Prime Minister Xu raised his sleeve and wiped the sweat from his forehead, and replied tremblingly: "Back to the emperor, An Lehou is very capable, who can follow and supervise him? The confirmed news is that every time An Lehou enters the palace, he pleads with Fu and Chang. In the end, they always go back to the Marquis' Mansion first, as to whether they went out after returning to the Marquis' Mansion, and where they went after going out, I don't know."

Wang Yang sighed with a headache, the public opinion is too strong, he has already ordered many people to be arrested.

Although teahouses and other storytelling places will not mention a word about rumors, the content of rumors has been deeply ingrained in the hearts of the people.

Even if the imperial power can be used to silence their mouths, it is difficult to change the will of the people.

"Is there a way for Ai Qing?" Wang Yang looked up at Prime Minister Xu.

Prime Minister Xu thought for a moment and then said: "How about... the emperor releases Fu Liang and Chang Siqiu? Rumors say that these two were persecuted and imprisoned because they knew the mystery of your so-called life experience. If the emperor can let them go, Let them come out to refute the rumors in person, maybe they can turn the situation around, win favor, and make the people believe in His Majesty."

Wang Yang clenched his fist and let it go on the desk, hesitated for a while and shook his head, "No, this may be a trick by Fu Liang and the others. Before he left, Taoist Prisoner specifically explained to me that he must not believe Fu Liang's words... Now it is very difficult to send him to the sky prison, if he is released, the situation will become even more out of control."

"Your Majesty's concern is not unreasonable, but the rumors are spreading more and more. If someone with a heart takes advantage of them, the consequences will be disastrous." Prime Minister Xu frowned and complained.

"The one who has a heart, right now is the emperor's uncle. Since you can't figure out what he is doing, it is better to start with the people around him." Wang Yang ordered.

"Yes, Wei Chen obeys."

Prime Minister Xu took the order to retreat.