Believe it or not?

The two shopkeepers actually didn't believe it, but in front of Gu Qing, they didn't dare to say that they didn't believe it.

I don't know when it started, Gu Qing already has a faint official authority in their eyes, when Gu Qing opened the porcelain kiln, Gu Qing also accompanied the smiling face to pull investment, even though the two shopkeepers were polite, they despised this peasant boy in their hearts, and felt that if they played with their hearts, they could easily play to death this young man.

However, the truth is that they are about to be played to death by the young man. I didn't expect the young man to be so capable, and he inexplicably made military merits and became an official, and now Gu Qing has become a mysterious figure in the hearts of the two, with high mountains and unpredictable.

Today, not then.

Gu Qing said that Mrs. Yang would participate in the establishment of the newspaper, and the two shopkeepers did not dare to believe it.

The two shopkeepers were still confused until this moment, they didn't understand, why Gu Qing was restless when he arrived in Chang'an, but instead made trouble with a hammer in the east and a stick in the west, and now he has a "newspaper", can this thing make money or be promoted?

"Shaolangjun, let me ask next, what do you want to do with this 'newspaper'?" Hao Donglai asked hesitantly.

"There is no clear purpose, to provide some after-dinner conversation materials for the scholars in Chang'an, and earn some money by the way, after all, I am eighteen years old, and it is time to consider saving money to marry my mother-in-law." Gu Qingmian lied without changing his face.

The purpose of running a newspaper is unspeakable, it is taboo, and it is known to Li Longji when he says it, and it is probably enough to cut off his head ten times, Gu Qing does not have enough heads, and his head is not iron enough, so he must keep his mouth shut, even for Hao Donglai and Shi Daxing, Gu Qing can't fully trust them, after all, he knows the nature of businessmen very well, and any secret that can be exchanged for money and future is valuable in the hearts of businessmen, including Gu Qing's head.

The two shopkeepers quickly exchanged glances.

The mall has been rolling for many years, and whether a person is telling the truth or a lie, the two of them can naturally hear it, and they are not still businessmen.

They could see that what Gu Qing said was not the truth, and they also knew that Gu Qing would not tell the truth, so what should they do next?

At least everyone is still a partner in their careers, Gu Qing is still Hao Donglai and Shi Daxing's backer, no matter whether Gu Qing can trust them or not, they have no choice but to follow Gu Qing.

"Okay, what do you want us to do, Shao Langjun just orders, my Lao Hao has handed over more than 200 catties of meat to you......"

Before he finished speaking, Shi Daxing sneered: "More than two hundred catties? Hao Fatty, you have to touch your conscience when you speak, and you have more than two hundred catties of water in your stomach. ”

Gu Qing sighed: "No matter how many catties you have, stay on you, I'm not interested in human flesh, and I'm even less interested in going into the water, I still have to advise you, lose weight appropriately, you are the first to die when you are hunted down in the future." ”

Hao Donglai couldn't help but be shocked: "Who is chasing and killing?" Why hunt down? What did I do to hunt me down? ”

Gu Qing blinked: "Who knows, both of them are people with unique skills, they fight for wealth every night in the Qinglou, one day they get drunk and fall asleep, it doesn't matter if they sleep with the lady of the Qinglou, in case they sleep with the children of powerful officials, you two are afraid that it will be difficult to atone for their sins a hundred times in the palace, and it is naturally reasonable to be hunted down and killed." ”

Shi Daxing laughed ill-intentionedly: "Shao Langjun said that he laughed, no matter how drunk Shi was, he recognized people with half a foot of unwritten things, Hao Fatzi didn't know, who knows who he poked and poked all the time when he was drunk, maybe there are women and men......"

Hao Donglai was furious, opened his mouth and was about to scold, Gu Qing waved his hand and interrupted the topic: "The more you talk about it, the more vulgar it becomes, if you want to scold it, you have to go out to the yard to solve it in a duel, here is the right thing, these things I just wrote, you find someone who can write and copy them, and then take them to the stereotype, print two thousand copies, and go to the restaurant restaurant and inn in Chang'an City to scatter, the first three issues are all free, and each issue is printed with 1,000 copies, and the fourth issue will be charged, and one penny will be ......"

Hao Donglai hesitated: "Shaolangjun, is anyone really willing to buy this thing?" ”

"Would you like to spend a penny to see the affairs of the prime minister and the famous literati?"

"Willing...... Right? The two shopkeepers looked hesitant.

"Don't underestimate those people in Chang'an City who have nothing to do when they are full, there are many such people, and a penny can master a lot of chatting with friends after dinner, and establish the authority of 'well-informed people' in the circle of friends, to satisfy their vanity, the price of a penny is too small, believe me, there must be someone willing to spend money." With a population of more than a million, I don't believe that even a few thousand boring people can't be found. ”

The two shopkeepers couldn't understand it, but they were very cooperative, and they were willing to trust Gu Qing's judgment.

"Okay, let's do it right away."

…………

A few days later, Chang'an City inexplicably added a new thing.

A newspaper called "Bagua" appeared in the streets and alleys, the title of the newspaper is called "Bagua", the newspaper layout is quite exquisite, with a thick line on the paper to draw a grid, each grid is an article, with easy-to-understand words to write the rhyme of several celebrities in Chang'an City, of which the front page headline is Yang Guozhong, a relative of the dynasty.

It took a lot of space to write about Yang Guozhong, describing in detail that he was plotted by thieves in Qujiang Pond and fell into the water, and the Yulin guards searched for the thieves to no avail, but Yang Taifu was quite elegant, and he may have been joking with his friends to the outside world, and he tolerated that he would not pursue Yunyun.

Under the deliberate description, Yang Guozhong was written in the gossip newspaper as a broad-minded, elegant pillar of the dynasty, although the matter was wronged, but still unwilling to pursue, many people read this gossip newspaper, have praised Yang Guozhong.

Two thousand free gossip newspapers were scattered all over Chang'an City in one day, and public opinion suddenly stirred up. For three days in a row, the people in the streets and alleys of Chang'an City talked about Yang Guozhong, some ruined and those with reputation, and they fought for a person who had nothing to do with them.

Yang Guozhong sat at home, the pot fell from the sky, and inexplicably climbed to the top of the Chang'an hot search list.

Early in the morning, the housekeeper had to wake up Yang Guozhong, and handed a newspaper to the sleepy-eyed Yang Guozhong with a worried face.

Yang Guozhong's face sank first when he saw his name, his eyes pursed his lips gloomily, and he looked at the content carefully, the more he looked at it, the more complicated his face became, and his expression was a little dazed after reading it.

Yang Guozhong read the other articles in the newspaper again, and then groaned, frowning and not knowing what he was thinking.

After a while, Yang Guozhong said in a deep voice: "Who did this? ”

The butler shook his head.

"Send someone to check, and tell me as soon as you find out."

Although the headlines on the front page are full of good things about him, Yang Guozhong still feels uneasy, whether a person is good or bad is all decided by this so-called gossip newspaper, this time he said good things, so what if he said bad things about him next time?

This matter must be investigated, Yang Guozhong will never let a farce-like newspaper grasp the yardstick for judging his good or bad person, except for today, no one is qualified to comment on whether he is a good person or a bad person.

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Li Linfu's house.

Li Linfu is old, and now he is indeed seriously ill.

There are too many sick leaves, and it is inevitable that there will be self-psychological hints, so Li Linfu is sick, the Prime Minister invited many famous doctors in Chang'an City, and Li Longji also sent the imperial doctor of the Taiyi Department to see it in person, and now Li Linfu is lying on the sickbed, supporting the rest of his life with a large amount of decoction.

Although he was seriously ill, Li Linfu did not let go of the power, when Li Longji beat Lu Xuan, it was also regarded as a knock on the mountain and the tiger, Li Linfu immediately understood what Li Longji meant, so the old fox of officialdom immediately gave up most of the power, but the old treacherous and cunning left the most critical officials and the imperial history platform.

Li Longji is also an old fox, of course, he also understands what Li Linfu means, the monarch and the minister have been very familiar with each other for half their lives, after weighing the pros and cons, Li Longji still agreed to let Li Linfu continue to be in charge of the Ministry and the Imperial History Tower, and at the same time casually found a reason to reprimand the prince, and the court once again briefly returned to the situation of balance between the left and right.

At the same time, Li Longji gave Yang Guozhong several part-time officials, and now Yang Guozhong has about 15 official positions, including fictitious titles and real power, and people with a discerning eye have already understood that Li Longji is paving the way for Yang Guozhong and preparing to take over Li Linfu's right minister.

Gu Qingban's gossip newspaper set off a lot of repercussions in Chang'an City, and the ordinary officials only thought it was a fun conversation, but the big people didn't see it that way.

What they saw was a newspaper that caused public opinion in Chang'an City to boil, and then, some people felt uneasy, and some people felt that they had found an opportunity.

Today, Gu Qing's gossip report was handed to Li Linfu's sickbed by his subordinates.

Li Linfu was lying on the sickbed and moaning weakly, and the curtain guest handed the newspaper to Li Linfu's eyes and carefully woke Li Linfu up.

Li Linfu opened his eyes, and there was chaos in his cloudy eyes, as if they were filled with endless fog.

After being woken up by the curtain guests, Li Linfu read the newspaper with his spirit, and then his cloudy old eyes suddenly flashed, and the fog in his eyes dissipated in an instant.

"Who...... How? Li Linfu's voice was low and intermittent.

The curtain guest lowered his head and said, "It hasn't been found out yet." But Chang'an City was a sensation because of this gossip newspaper, and now there are countless people on the streets and alleys discussing the things in the newspaper. ”

Li Linfu's throat squirmed, and he said slowly: "Go and check, and report to the old man as soon as you find it." ”

The curtain guest responded, and then whispered: "Xiangye, do you want to order Wannian County to take people?" ”

"Don't act rashly, this thing is a double-edged sword, but if it can be used by the old man, it is a good thing...... Alas, the ups and downs of the court for most of his life, why didn't the old man think of getting this in Chang'an City earlier, if he had it all these years, how much trouble would the old man have saved...... It's really old. ”

The curtain guest said puzzledly: "I read the newspaper in my later life, but it only recorded the anecdotes of some officials and celebrities, is it so important?" ”

The corners of Li Linfu's mouth hooked, and he said lightly: "At the critical moment, it can be punished." ”