Chapter 26: The Rumor-mongering Alliance
Gennom died.
It was hung before the enthronement ceremony, and the emperor couldn't do it for a minute.
This was a big surprise to his wife Tiffany, who had planned to put Jenom on the throne first, and then let him die after he got the right to inherit the throne...... In this way, her son Little Ford can rightfully inherit everything from Jenom.
It's good to die or not, but before inheriting the throne, he hung up like that.
Tiffany was fooled, in fact, the combination poison prepared by Zhou Ming can be fatal if taken for 4 to 5 days in a row, and Jenom died on the sixth day, indicating that his body is still quite resistant to toxicity.
Fortunately, Zhou Ming's ultimate goal was achieved - he killed the so-called "new emperor" before the new emperor's enthronement ceremony began.
The biggest threat has been removed.
The most critical first step was completed.
The entire imperial capital fell into chaos.
Three days later, the cause of Jenom's death was also investigated, which was caused by taking too much tiger and wolf medicine, as for the murderer who poisoned Jenom, he was quickly locked on the "imperial capital canary" Jiade Yali, and the death sentence was also quickly issued, and a glass of poisonous wine was forcefully poured down, and Jiade Yali, the canary, died of incense.
The real cause of Jenom's death was also covered in this way.
And the most important thing in the empire now is not the shameful cause of Genom's death, but the candidate for the new emperor, who should be?
Since Genom's sister-in-law is only one little Ford, there are mainly two suitable candidates for the new emperor.
12-year-old Noctis (Zhou Ming).
Little Ford, 10 years old.
Because of the position of the Queen Mother Janet, it is still on the side of her favorite son Jenom...... Even if this son is dead, the old man's partiality will not change.
The Queen Mother Janet is still on the side of her little grandson, planning to help little Ford to come to power.
Therefore, the Empress Dowager Janet became Zhou Ming's second target.
How?
Continued poisoning?
Of course not.
Disinformation!
Spread rumors wildly in the imperial capital.
Of course, this kind of rumor is not a low-level rumor-monger, but a high-level rumor-mongering that is as false as the truth.
In other words, on the basis of facts, the rumors that have been artistically processed make it a kind of legend that is close to the truth.
What facts?
When the Queen Mother Janet was young, she had a bitter love affair with a young nobleman named "Hawkins".
This love affair is a tragedy that happened to Janet, who fell in love with a nobleman named "Hawkins" during a wild hunting party, and they loved each other so much that they even eloped together...... But this relationship is not destined to end well, first of all, Janet's elopement is discovered by the family, and she is immediately placed under house arrest.
Secondly, Janet is engaged, her fiancé is the crown prince of the empire, the future emperor of the empire, and the Lucis family does not allow her to do anything that ruins the family's reputation.
In order to forcibly break up the young man who was carried away by love, the young nobleman named Hawkins was exiled to a corner where he could not be found after his leg was broken.
So this can also explain why after his eldest son Alexander, against his will, insisted on marrying a woman with a low title, Janet was so angry and opposed, after all, Janet also encountered such a thing when she was young, why she and her beloved could only be broken up by the family, while her son Alexandre was able to overcome many obstacles and eventually become a lover?
The old lady was not convinced, she was extremely unhappy, and tried every possible means to stop it.
Of course, this is also due to the fact that the old lady wants to protect the interests of the Lucis family.
But this experience of the old lady when she was young happened to be the place where Zhou Ming used it to make a fuss and spread crazy rumors.
Zhou Ming specially wrote a script with wonderful writing, gorgeous rhetoric, and singing and crying content, which mainly tells the story of how the old lady met and fell in love with the young nobleman named "Hawkins" when she was young.
tells the tragic story of their acquaintance in the flower field, acquaintance in the forest, love each other after a series of stories, and finally experience a failed elopement, and were forcibly separated by the family.
Such a story, in the eyes of modern people like Zhou Ming, is described by two words "old-fashioned", and in the "Blue Moon" plane, there are countless similar stories, which are not very new.
However, with the powerful and gorgeous writing of the storyteller, and then through the passionate interpretation of the outstanding actors of the first-class opera troupe "Night Kite Opera Troupe" in the imperial capital, this love story that happened to the old lady became the stage opera "Broken Lovers".
Many viewers came in anticipation and then left with tears in their eyes.
Then desperately to the surrounding Amway, as well as many unsatisfied audiences, carried out two brushes, three brushes, and even five brushes, six brushes and seven brushes, and never got tired of watching it.
Within half a month, at least 800,000 viewers in the imperial capital watched the play "Broken Lovers" in the theater.
At least 3 million people know the plot of the show, and 8 million people have heard of the show's name.
The propaganda effect that Zhou Ming wants to achieve has basically been achieved, and he has a population base of millions of people receiving and spreading rumors.
Of course, the drama "Broken Lovers" launched by Zhou Ming, on the surface, there is no problem, it is not a rumor, and people can't find any problems, it's just a slightly old-fashioned opera.
But then, what Zhou Ming released can be called a "rumor".
Because after his "Broken Lovers", he also wrote a **.
**The name is "The Return of Hawkins", which tells the story of Hawkins, who was broken in his leg, and after many hardships and dangers, he returned to the imperial capital from exile, returned to the side of "Carnielet", and then a series of stories happened with Carnicet.
Because it is **, these stories can only be described in one word: yellow.
Very yellow!
In the scene alone, there are more than a dozen places such as boudoirs, toilets, restaurants, bathhouses, palace gardens, subordinate courtyards, temples and churches.
There are dozens of action poses, and the illustrations are also carefully made.
Coupled with the powerful and gorgeous writing, the colorful descriptions, and the incomparably exquisite illustrations, no matter who the person is, this book is in your hand, as long as you enjoy it for 5 minutes in a row, if this person is not hard, Zhou Ming has his surname!
In reality, after the old lady became queen, it was about the third year, and she summoned Hawkins back to her side through various methods and kept him for nearly a year...... Even the once handsome guy has become a lame and sloppy middle-aged man.
It was during this year that the old lady became pregnant again and gave birth to a second son, Jenom.
Therefore, Zhou Ming can create a ** work on the basis of these real events: "The Return of Hawkins"...... This is the essence of rumors.
So what is the purpose of Zhou Ming's rumors?
Of course, it is to make public opinion generally believe that the dead imperial uncle Jenom, his biological father, is not the former emperor Barissa, but a wild seed born from Hawkins and the old lady!
Once this rumor is known to the world, even if the old lady is full of mouths, she can't explain it!
It is impossible for all the members of the royal family of the Orunian Empire to allow the descendants of a wild species to occupy the supreme throne and secretly cut off the inheritance of the royal family.
So when the book "The Return of Hawkins" sold more than 500,000 copies underground, and rumors spread throughout the imperial capital, there was only one way to clear up the innocence and defeat the rumors!
What's the solution?
Drop bones to recognize relatives!
That is, dig up the tomb of the emperor, take out a backbone, and then drop a few drops of the blood on Zhou Ming and Xiao Ford.
If it is incompatible, it must be a wild seed!
So at the court meeting, in the face of this appraisal proposal put forward by the patriarch of the royal family, the old lady's face changed wildly and she suddenly stood up!
She pointed at the royal patriarch Rubster and said angrily, "What do you mean by that?"
"How dare you question my loyalty to the Emperor?"
"How dare you desecrate his holy body, and open his coffin, and take his bones, that he may not rest?"
"Presumptuous!presumptuous~!"
The old lady trembled with anger.
The patriarch of the royal family, Rubuster, said lightly: "There are rumors in the outside world, rumors are spreading, the empire is very unstable, if you don't stop the rumors in time, I'm afraid the world will be in chaos!"
"What's more, this matter is very important, it is related to the orthodoxy of the royal family, for the sake of safety, we have to investigate! If the first emperor knew about it, he would also support us in doing so!"
"Your Royal Highness, if you don't have a ghost in your heart and don't do anything ashamed of your ancestors, why are you so excited?
"You-"
"You ——!"
In the face of Rubster's aggressive words, the old lady's face turned pale with anger and she almost fainted.