SFS Chapter 193 The Power Of Public Opinion
Chapter 193 The Power Of Public Opinion
Cangzhou, Canglan City.
There's something going on all over town lately.
The Great Zhou Emperor used hundreds of millions of Spirit Stones to build a Spirit Stones Palace.
Afterwards, he brought the concubine from Fusang to live in, and played and sang every night, not to mention ruining the government, and reducing the expenditure of the household department and the military department.
All kinds of gorgeous versions emerge in endlessly.
In the teahouse, a tea customer said mysteriously: "Hey, did you hear that? I heard that the emperor built a Spirit Stones Palace, which is for the ladies from Fusang."
"Hey, I already knew that. I also heard that even the chamber pot used in it is made of Spiritual Qi." Another tea guest answered.
"Hey, hey, tell me, how beautiful are those Fusang old ladies to make the emperor spend so much money?" A short cultivator smiled wretchedly.
"It's hard to buy a beautiful smile, Your Majesty is really in a good mood." A scholar snapped open the folding fan in his hand and said enviously.
"Hmph! A gentle scum. That emperor is not a good guy." In the corner, a young man with a face as white as jade yelled at the scholar, as if he was a little dissatisfied with what the scholar said just now.
Next to the young man, a servant looked simple and honest, and anxiously pulled the young man who was speaking, trying to stop him from continuing.
The young man has bright eyes and white teeth, and is delicate and beautiful. Although she is dressed in men's clothing, anyone with a discerning eye can tell that she is disguised as a man.
The scholar who was scolded didn't care about it at the moment, but walked forward with a smile: "What's the meaning of this, brother? Is there something wrong with throwing a lot of money at a beauty?"
The woman raised her head, revealing her slender and fair neck, as proud as a white swan: "It's true that Lang has concubines and concubines. But the emperor of Zhou Dynasty was extravagant and extravagant for his own selfishness. Where did the money come from? Didn't he exploit it from various places?" coming?"
The scholar suddenly realized: "So that's the case. That's because Xiaosheng didn't think carefully, but the big Zhou has a vast land and abundant resources, so it shouldn't cause the national treasury to be short of money, right?"
The woman sneered unceasingly: "Isn't that? Of course you little people don't know the way."
"I heard that not long ago, a strange person presented an object called "Teleportation Array"."
"This formation only needs a few Spirit Stones, and it can span thousands of miles in an instant."
The scholar was surprised: "Is there such a god in the world?"
The woman continued: "That's natural! The strange man wanted to dedicate this kind of fetish to Dazhou, and refused the honor of being a Marquis, just to exchange some Spirit Stones for cultivation."
"It stands to reason that this is a great thing that benefits the country and the people."
"It turned out to be a good thing. Our emperor, His Majesty, couldn't afford the Spirit Stones. Instead, he asked the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of War to pay the money."
"Just wait and see, maybe at some point, the expenses of the household department and the military department will fall on us."
As soon as this remark came out, all the tea guests talked about it, the scholar and the woman secretly looked at each other, and slipped out of the teahouse at some point.
The two came to a house one after the other, and the honest servant closed the door, and gave the two thumbs up: "Sister Jing, Brother Xiao Yu. You two sang in unison, and I almost believed it."
The three were Yu Liang, Bai Jingjing and Zhang Qiling.
Yu Liang thanked Bai Jingjing, "Thank you, Sister Jing, for your help today."
Bai Jingjing waved her hand, her eyes were a little excited: "Xiao Yu'er's words are off the charts, we are all disciples in the sect, if there is anything we can do to help."
"Besides, being able to help Brother Lu... the Great Protector means that I'm not living in the teaching."
The three of Yu Liang quickly changed their outfits and left the place.
Half an hour later, a team of city guards broke into the place.
Looking at the empty courtyard, the city guard commander frowned slightly.
Having received news earlier that someone was criticizing the royal family, they quickly went to the teahouse to search for them. They searched all the way to this place, but they still failed to find anything.
And according to the reports of the leaders of other cities, this incident happened in other cities.
The commander felt a little uneasy, this is definitely not something that Xiao Xiaoxiao can do.
In just ten days, the whole Cangzhou was discussing this matter.
The Commander also heard the city lord talk about the reduction of military expenditures in various places by the Ministry of War.
Naturally, he was also somewhat dissatisfied.
Whether it’s true or not, it’s true that I’m getting fewer Spirit Stones.
If it is really as the rumors say, the emperor might as well be replaced by him.
At the very least, I won't be like the current emperor, focusing on the belly of a woman.
Of course, you can only think about this in your heart, and you absolutely dare not say it.
After searching for nothing, the commander could only close the team.
Rumors are always the fastest to ferment.
Like a wild grass starting a prairie fire, it quickly permeated the entire Great Zhou.
"It's a bunch of nonsense! It's just a bunch of nonsense!" Yushi Taicheng looked at the information collected from various places, and was so shocked that he almost couldn't put on his official hat.
How is this going? How is this going!
His Majesty is true in his disregard of government affairs, but he never spent huge sums of money to build the Spirit Stones Palace.
If this is the case, the first person who refuses to agree is the official historian in their Yushitai.
It's clear that someone is spreading rumors maliciously and wants to shake the foundation of Da Zhou!
Something happened, something happened!
Yushi Taicheng picked up the letter on the table and went straight to the palace.
On the same day, an imperial edict came out from the palace to announce it to the world.
"The Spirit Stones Palace is a non-existent thing. The Spirit Stones brought out by the Hubu Military Department are needed for the construction of the teleportation array contributed by Lu Yi, the great protector of the Miaomiao Sect in Yunzhou, and it is not a transaction as rumored."
"The teleportation array is the most important weapon of the country. Its merits are in the present age, and it will benefit the future. Lu Yi has made meritorious service in offering treasures, and Lu Yi is specially named the Marquis of Yunzhou!"
The imperial decree was quickly announced to the world in the form of a 100,000-mile rush. Lu Yi, who had already returned to Miaomiao Mountain after taking the Spirit Stones, pouted when he heard the news: "Why did you go so early?"
In this confrontation, Lu Yi acted preemptively to control the trend of public opinion, which made the emperor of Zhou suffer a dumb loss.
People always believe what they want to believe.
Compared with the Laoshizi deal, the matter in the palace backyard is obviously able to attract everyone's attention.
Lu Yi's attitude was very firm, as long as the Great Zhou Emperor refused to give in, he would cede the land and become king.
With Lu Yi's current strength, he can do it.
This is something that the current emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty does not want to see.
After all, he really followed the rumors, ignoring the government for a long time, and devoted himself to studying the method of breakthrough Mahayana.
In addition, Zhang Ziliang didn't want to see the scene of the two fighting each other, and kept reconciling it, even if the emperor of Zhou was upset, he still had to hold his nose and swallow this boring loss.
After the edict came out, the rumors in various places also quickly dissipated, which seemed a bit anticlimactic.
As if it was just a gust of wind, it came and went quickly.
Looking at the disciples of Miao Miao who came back from all directions, Lu Yi couldn't help sighing: "It's better to raise a soldier for a thousand days, but to use it for a while."
In Tianji Pavilion, Zhuge Xuan's expression was complicated. He didn't know whether he should be happy or regretful about the result.
Lu Yi took the Spirit Stones blackmailed from Da Zhou, and happily went to Closed Door Training. As for the title of marquis granted by the emperor of Da Zhou, Lu Yi casually threw the imperial decree and the seal of the marquis to Yuan Bao.
This made Yuan Bao unhappy for a while.
Lu Yi hasn't played with him for a long time, so if he gives himself these blandishments, it's like dealing with his cat.
Sure enough, men are fickle!
Yuan Bao thought about it, and decided to open up a few more sub-forums by himself.
Just ask Xiao Yuer to go with me.
After the rumors ended, in the extreme south, I was in the Poison Kingdom.
A huge team moved slowly.
The goal is the border of Dazhou.