Everyone originally thought that the matter would end here, but one morning a few days later, a tabloid called "Qiu Zhen Bao" suddenly appeared on the doorsteps of many wealthy families and ordinary people in the inner and outer cities of the capital.

Half the size of an ordinary newspaper, the tabloid was small in size, but what it published shocked everyone who saw it.

I saw that this "Seeking Truth" was divided into two parts, the first part published in detail the content published by the original Zhenzhi Daily, that is, it was no one else who proposed to cede the two provinces of Yannan and Zhenyuan to the Hu people above the court, but it was the work of An Guogong, who leaned towards the government and the opposition.

And the fact that the Hu people can wreak havoc in the south now does have a lot to do with this decision.

The second part details what happened in the court a few days ago. Even the content of the quarrel between Emperor Shuntian and An Guogong was published one by one.

This matter of the dispute between the monarch and the minister was not unfamiliar to the officials above the court at that time and the well-informed noble families, who had known about it for a long time.

But for ordinary people, the content is just too exciting.

They never expected that the emperor had proposed in the court to personally conquer and expel the Hu people, but An Guogong tried his best to stop it.

Although the truth-seeking newspaper does not seem to favor one side or the other, it just reports the truth of the matter one by one.

However, due to the fact that Anguo Justice was the main culprit in deciding to cede the two southwestern provinces to the Hu people, the Hu people were wreaking havoc in the south.

Now Anguo wants to prevent the emperor from driving the conquest and expelling the Hu people, this is clearly a big traitor!

For a time, the people in the capital were all talking about this matter, and those who were interested in their careers were even more indignant.

On the afternoon of the day when the "Seeking Truth" appeared, a large number of officers and men began to collect the "Seeking Truth" from house to house, and those who did not want to hand it over were all taken away.

In just half a day, the unknown source of the "Seeking the Truth" became a banned newspaper in the capital, and officers and soldiers could be seen everywhere collecting it.

And in the afternoon of the same day, the government posted an example, stating that from tonight, a curfew will be imposed, and no one will be allowed to walk on the street at night.

For a time, the whole capital became panicked, and there was a tendency of wind and rain to come.

But the matter did not end there, a large number of "Seeking Truth" appeared in large numbers in the streets and alleys of Jiangnan, Jiangdong, Nanfang and other prefectures and counties at almost the same time, and penetrated into the rich and noble families, ordinary people, and scholars in all parts of the Great Wei Dynasty with a surging momentum.

All the readers who have read "Seeking the Truth" hated the actions of An Guogong and others, and scolded them as traitors and thieves.

However, wealthy families and ordinary people generally do not dare to express any opinions easily, lest trouble come out of their mouths.

But in any case, this "Seeking Truth" has indeed attracted widespread attention in many places in Dawei.

In particular, the people in the southern region, who were deeply harmed by the Hu people, strongly hoped that the emperor could personally conquer and expel the Hu people as he said.

At this time, in the Anguo Mansion, not only the two brothers Xie Yukun and Xie Yuheng had ugly faces, but even An Guogong, who was very deep in the city, was also pale.

In front of their desks, there were several copies of the "Seeking the Truth" that had been returned.

This incident not only caused a great shock and impact on An Guogong himself, but even the entire Xie family.

They never expected that someone would dare to spread the news of the court in such a way.

Although the Xie family had already sent a large number of people to investigate this "Truth-seeking Newspaper", they still don't know who did it.

This newspaper suddenly appeared in the capital and all parts of Great Wei as if it appeared out of thin air, which shows that the other party was not only premeditated, but also had a lot of power, otherwise how could ordinary people spread this newspaper to such an extent in such a short period of time.

The Xie family has already regarded the behind-the-scenes operators of "Seeking Truth" as a great enemy, and is making every effort to investigate this matter.

However, although the local government has done its best to confiscate the "Qiuzhen Bao", it is a pity that too many people have read this newspaper and circulated the news in the newspaper in private, even if all the seizures are successful, they will not be able to clear the Xie family's charges.

The trick of "Seeking Truth" is indeed poisonous enough, and it can be said to hit the nail on the head.

"Father, could this "Seeking the Truth" be the ghost of Ning Zhiyuan's old puppet?" Xie Yukun asked.

An Guogong said coldly: "It's possible." This is exactly the same as the way Su Zhen, the owner of the literary newspaper, resisted the Fu King Zhao Yan'an to rob the literary newspaper, and I even doubt that this will be the handiwork of Su Zhen's kid.

However, no one has been caught yet, and it is not known who did it, so it is difficult to say that no one will want to take advantage of the opportunity to fish.

The most important thing now is not to deal with this "Truth-seeking Newspaper", but to find a way to save the reputation of our Xie family. ”

Xie Yuheng said with a solemn expression: "If you want to lift the stigma of our Xie family, you can only acquiesce to Zhao Yanfeng's personal expedition."

It's just that once this kid leaves the capital, it's hard to guarantee that he won't make some small moves on the way to the journey.

This kid's intention to oppose my Xie family is already obvious, and it must be guarded against. ”

Xie Yukun looked at An Guogong and asked, "Father, do we really want that white-eyed wolf to drive the expedition in person?" ”

An Guogong suddenly sneered, and murderous intent appeared in his eyes, "Since he wants to conquer the expedition so much, then we will let him go."

It seems that I am still too soft-hearted, and since he no longer treats me as a grandfather, then I don't have to treat him as a grandson anymore.

But before we can do that, we have to put on a play. ”

Xie Yukun and Xie Yuheng looked at each other, and their eyes showed a thick murderous aura at the same time.

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"Still crying blood and kowtowing, this old thief is really shameless." Looking at the true knowledge report from the capital, Ning Zhiyuan couldn't help but sneer and was very contemptuous.

After reading this newspaper, Chi Fei also felt that An Guogong, an old fox, was really good at acting.

Zhenzhi Bao reported in great detail the scene of An Guogong vomiting blood in the court because of his anger, and An Guogong also endured the pain and expressed to Emperor Shuntian that he was really concerned about the emperor's safety and tried his best to stop the emperor's personal expedition.

But he never expected that his good intentions would cause the traitor to maliciously slander him, and write him like a traitor through the ages.

Since the emperor doesn't believe him, he has no face to be the general of the northwest anymore, so he implores him to return to the field and return to his hometown.

After speaking, An Guogong, who was kneeling in the main hall, even fainted in public because he vomited blood, causing an uproar among the officials.

This is the full text of this so-called bloody prostration.

This is not all, two days later, the latest issue of Zhenzhi Daily has the latest report: An Guogong, who was sick, cried bitterly to the officials who came to visit, and he was originally dedicated to the emperor's safety before he did his best to stop the emperor's personal expedition. It's a pity that the emperor insisted on this, and he was powerless as a sick minister. I can only implore all my colleagues to assist and protect the emperor, and make sure that the emperor returns to the court safely.

Not only did Zhenzhi Bao report this, but other current affairs newspapers also made relevant reports.

For a while, An Guogong seemed to have changed from a traitor who was bent on preventing the emperor's personal conquest into a loyal minister who sincerely thought about the interests of the country.

When ordinary people in Beijing and other parts of the country saw such reports, it was difficult to distinguish between truth and falsehood for a while, and they couldn't figure out what was going on.

Since these two issues of Zhenzhi Bao reported on this matter, the people's comments on An Guogong have indeed rebounded significantly, and even many readers have been divided into two factions.

Some think that this is a bitter ploy of An Guogong to retreat into advance, and some think that An Guogong should really stop the imperial expedition for the emperor's safety, after all, An Guogong is the emperor's grandfather.

Because of this blood relationship, there are more readers who believe in this statement.

But no matter what, it seems that the emperor's personal conquest of the southern emperor is a foregone conclusion, and no one can change this decision.

"Lao Zhang, what do you think about this?" Ning Zhiyuan asked Zhang Wenxuan, a confidant on the opposite side.

Ning Yabai, Ning Yafeng, and Chi Fei also immediately looked at Mr. Zhang Wenxuan, wanting to hear what he had to say.

Mr. Zhang has always judged this kind of officialdom with great accuracy, and several of them naturally attach great importance to his opinions.

Zhang Wenxuan put down the two true knowledge reports in his hand, and then said solemnly to Ning Zhiyuan: "Lord, if the subordinates are not wrong, the Xie family should have murderous intentions towards the new emperor." ”

As soon as these words came out, the faces of everyone present suddenly changed.

"You mean, the Xie family really wants to change the emperor?" Ning Zhiyuan asked rhetorically.

Zhang Wenxuan nodded and said, "The Xie family should have this plan. Compared with the hard-line Shuntian Emperor, it is obviously easier to control the words of putting a weaker Zhao family member on the throne. In my opinion, Fuwang is a good candidate.

The reason why it has become this situation is that in addition to the tough character of Emperor Shuntian himself, the sudden appearance of "Seeking Truth" also played a crucial role.

The subordinates dared to ask, is this "Seeking the Truth" the handwriting of the master? Speaking of this, Zhang Wenxuan subconsciously glanced at Chi Fei.

This method is almost exactly the same as Chi Fei's method of dealing with King Fu back then, Zhang Wenxuan can't help but wonder if this "Seeking Truth" is from Chi Fei's hand.

Ning Zhiyuan said with a smile: "Lao Zhang, you don't have to think about it, this matter really has nothing to do with us." I am also wondering whose author this "Seeking Truth" is. ”

Since the lord said so, Zhang Wenxuan naturally didn't doubt it anymore.

"The lord, compared to the thoughts of An Guogong and others, his subordinates are more concerned about the attitude of the puppet emperor.

Judging from all kinds of signs, the puppet emperor's attitude this time was unprecedentedly tough, and he even did not hesitate to tear his face with An Guogong in public, which shows that he is determined to drive the expedition in person.

His subordinates deduced that the reason why the puppet emperor did this was to break away from the control of An Guogong, and wanted to gather troops and horses from all over the country in the southern region for his own use against the Xie family.

It was precisely because the puppet emperor's intention to stand on his own feet was too obvious that the Xie family had murderous intentions towards him. ”

Ning Zhiyuan agreed: "I also think that Zhao Yufeng's purpose of wanting to drive the expedition is like this. It's just that he didn't expect the Xie family to kill him so quickly.

If this is the case, sooner or later a chaotic war will break out in the southern region, and then it will depend on the outcome of the two sides. ”

Zhang Wenxuan asked tentatively: "Lord, do we have to prepare for the expedition in advance?" ”

Ning Zhiyuan shook his head and said: "If our Northwest Army sends troops to attack Jiangnan now, it will be suspected of taking advantage of the fire to loot, and it will be difficult to win the hearts of the people."

And the food and grass are also unsustainable, and now is not the time. ”

Hearing the lord's answer, Zhang Wenxuan breathed a sigh of relief, he was afraid that the lord wanted to take the opportunity to send troops.

Now is by no means the time to use troops, whether it is in the northwest or northeast, there is still a lot to be done.

If nothing else, it is still unknown whether the terraces built by the hundreds of thousands of displaced people can support so many people, and whether the two new policies that were previously decided can be implemented smoothly is also a big question.

At this time, it is better to be still than to be still. As long as the northwest and northeast develop steadily, the lord can be invincible.