Chapter 122: Rumors are fiercer than tigers
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Except for Wu Song, who was also sitting on the side, Brother Yun Xiao asked Jiang Jing and the three of them to look at each other, and Jiang Jing stood up first.
"It all started because of rumors!"
"Rumors?"
Wu Zhi raised his eyebrows.
"Yes, it's a rumor!" Jiang Jing nodded heavily, "It's also strange to say, since the big officials left Qingzhou in the afternoon, early the next morning, many rumors suddenly spread in the restaurants and teahouses in Qingzhou, and in the streets and alleys...... It's a rumor about the Big Lady! β
Wu Zhi breathed shortly, and when he heard the word rumor, he vaguely guessed something, but he still asked in a deep voice, "What rumor about the eldest lady?" β
"This ...... It's hard to say...... "Jiang Jing is embarrassed."
"Brother Xiao, you say!"
"Big official, the rumors are too unbearable, so there is no need to say it......"
Seeing that Xiao Rang didn't want to say it, Wu Zhi didn't force it, Xiao Rang and Jiang Jing were both scholars, so it was inevitable that they would be a little stubborn.
"Brother Yun, come on! Tell me what rumors, don't pass the buck! Wu Zhi's tone was unquestionable.
"Well... I'll say it! Brother Yun took a deep breath and said with three points of anger: "The rumor is that Sister-in-law Jin Lian is in Yanggu County... The thing about Hongxing going out of the wall is that when the Proud House Restaurant has not yet opened, it is said that Jin Lian's sister-in-law does not abide by the woman's way and forgets her righteousness, and later came to see Ximenqing suffer, so she turned around and went to you. The rumor also said that the big official, you took in Jin Lian's sister-in-law in order to use her cooking skills to make money, and you have always treated her as a maid slave in the mansion, and never gave her a name......"
"It's even more outrageous later, saying that Sister-in-law Xue'er is weak and often bullied by Sister-in-law Jinlian in the house, and the third sister-in-law is also involved, saying that the third sister-in-law has long been unaccustomed to Sister-in-law Jinlian and wants to drive her out, but you want to use Sister-in-law Jinlian's cooking skills and don't want to ......"
"Alright, alright! Stop it! What the hell is this! β
Wu Zhi listened to Brother Yun talk about the back, his head was dizzy, what is this, it is really terrifying, it is estimated that after a while, there will be more versions coming out.
Poison! It's so poisonous!
After probably understanding the rumors, Wu Zhi's heart suddenly felt like a great enemy, and the highest level of lying is seven points of truth and three points of falsehood. The same is true for rumors, which are more convincing and spread faster by mixing facts with rumors!
When Wu Zhi crossed over, Pan Jinlian did betray Wu Dalang, which is an irreversible fact, and once this is hyped into a topic, it is enough to destroy the reputation of any woman in this era. And Jin Lian's cooking skills in the back did make a huge contribution to the rise of Wu Zhi Deyi Building. This rumor is even more true, since Jin Lian came to Wu Zhi's side, she has been serving Wu Zhi as a slave as a cow and a horse, and she doesn't want a name no matter what.
This rumor is nine points true and one point false. The nine-point truth was a big blow to Jin Lian, after all, Jin Lian had done something wrong in the first place; And the cleverness of that fake is that Wu Zhi Xue'er and Sanniang are involved together, and smeared it, and she may be able to bear it silently if she hits Jin Lian herself, but because of her, Wu Zhi Xue'er and Sanniang's reputation are humiliated, so the pressure on Jin Lian is great, and only when she dies can she wash away the stains on other people.
This is the Song Dynasty, an era that is extremely fanciful about fame, ordinary foreign masters, officials, which one is not a treasure to cherish his reputation?
Therefore, the false rumors about Wu Zhi Xue'er and Sanniang were the last straw that crushed Jin Lian!
Poison! It's poisonous! It's so poisonous!
This is the power of public opinion! It can easily destroy a person, a family, or even a force!
"Hmph, no one made a rumor when I was in Yanggu County, how did I get to this Qingzhou, someone knows this matter so quickly!"
Wu Zhi sneered, as if he was alluding to something.
"Great official, the rumor spread throughout Qingzhou City on the first day, and its speed is not at all reasonable!" Xiao Rang said, "On the first day of the rumors, I asked Shopkeeper Zhang to refute the rumors in the Proud Building, and Brother Yun and I also secretly visited and found that someone was deliberately looking for someone to spread rumors!" β
ββ¦β¦ Moreover, the number of people who spread rumors is extremely large, and it was deliberately instigated by someone! β
"Huang Zhi!" Wu Zhi said coldly.
"Not bad! It's Huang Zhi's ghost! Brother Yun said indignantly: "Later, I found out that a few days ago, a guy in the salt number under Huang Zhi's hand had been to Yanggu County, and I thought that the guy heard the news." Moreover, the group of people who walked the rumors went to an alley in the west of the city to receive their wages at night, and it was a bookkeeper under Huang Zhi who paid the money! β
"Humph! This Huang Zhi has repeatedly troubled us, which is really hateful! Wu Song, who was on the side, also smashed the table angrily when he heard this.
Wu Zhi also squinted his eyes, this Huang Zhi smashed the conspiracy with himself last time, and this time the conspiracy really harmed Jin Lian committed suicide by throwing herself into the well!
Brother Yun continued: "After learning about this, the next day, while arranging for people to go around to refute the rumors, I also found Brother Xiao to lead people to expel those rumors...... Who knows......" Brother Yun touched his face and stopped talking.
Obviously, they couldn't expel others, but were beaten by Huang Zhi's calculations.
Xiao Rang knows martial arts, but Brother Yun can't, and it is inevitable that he will be injured by fists and feet.
"Great officials, we are useless! That rumor is still raging......"
Speaking of this, Brother Yun, Xiao Rang and Jiang Jing both lowered their heads in shame.
"You've done your best."
Wu Zhi didn't blame the three of them, the rumors were like a flood beast, the most difficult to guard against, and even more difficult to block. Wu Zhi is also a celebrity now, and Jin Lian has the reputation of being a "beautiful chef", and there is no need to deliberately manage these scandals, and rumors can spread quickly.
And in the final analysis, Huang Zhi has a deep foundation in Qingzhou, and his own financial, material, and human strength is better than Wu Zhi, and Wu Zhi may not be able to fight him, let alone the three of them?
In ancient times, there were no newspapers, microblogs, forums and other communication platforms, and there was no place to issue news announcements to refute rumors, and ordinary people were powerless to resist rumors, so they could only let others poke their backbones for a lifetime.
The rumor that Ouyang Xiu carried was "picking up ashes", that is, engaging in an improper relationship with his daughter-in-law, this rumor was harmful to the old Ouyang Wanjie, obviously there was no evidence, and he was stunned by someone to spread rumors, which made the literati of the whole Song Dynasty either criticize him or talk about it with relish......
Although the emperor in the court at that time clearly expressed his belief in Lao Ou's character and condemned the rumors...... But it wasn't until a thousand years later that people would have a meaningful pastime after reading "The Story of the Drunkard Pavilion", "Old Ouyang is really a drunkard, not because of wine, but because of his daughter-in-law!" β
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It is said that Pan Jinlian is not only suffering from rumors now, but also because of the rumors slandering Pan Jinlian before the Water Margin was written, Shi Nai'an wrote the character of Pan Jinlian......
However, although the rumor that Huang Zhi attacked Jin Lian now is ruthless and unsolvable, it is enough to make Jin Lian carry it for a lifetime, but what makes Wu Zhi happy is that his newspaper is about to come out, and with the newspaper, no matter what rumors or public opinion will be in Wu Zhi's hands!
When Wu Zhi said that black is black, and white is white, it is too easy to whitewash Jin Lian with several soft articles......
This is called "stopping rumors with rumors", of course, Wu Zhi will also let Huang Zhi taste the knife of rumors, how painful it is to stab people!
It's just that the most important thing now is to pray that Jin Lian is okay, once Jin Lian really can't wake up in three days, then Wu Zhi really doesn't know what to do...... It was also lost to Huang Zhi!
Thinking that Jin Lian's beautiful face was still so pale, and her body was still lying on the bed so weakly, Wu Zhi's expression was gloomy again.
"By the way, who found Jin Lian throwing herself into the well?"
"Oh, it was Xiao Taoyue who found out, fortunately I found it as soon as possible, otherwise the consequences will ......" Brother Yun said fearfully.
Wu Zhi also nodded fearfully, throwing himself into a well is not as good as jumping into the river, jumping into the river can slow down for a while, there is almost no room for throwing into the well, the wellhead is so small, find it a little later, and then send someone down to the bottom of the well, people will not be able to save it!
"Thanks to Momotsuki-chan!"
Wu Zhi is now very glad that he saved Xiao Moyue so decisively!
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"By the way, I've been in a coma for two days, why didn't you send someone to Qingfeng Village to inform me when something happened!"
Wu Zhi didn't blame them for other things, but thinking of this, Wu Zhi was a little dissatisfied.
"The big officials are angry!" Xiao Rang hurriedly stepped forward and explained: "Actually, when the accident happened just yesterday, I set off to Qingfeng Village non-stop, but ...... But when I was passing through Qingfeng Mountain, I met robbers, and some of them recognized me as the big shopkeeper of the proud building, and asked me for 10,000 yuan to buy the road! β
"Give them the money if you want it! Compared to Jin Lian, 10,000 yuan is nothing! Wu Zhi's tone was a little stiff.
"Daguan, I was in a hurry to set off at that time, and I didn't bring any money at all, and I couldn't bring so much money!" Xiao Rang made a bitter face and continued: "That thief is a short man, I was in a hurry, so I fought with him for more than a dozen rounds, but unfortunately it was not his opponent......"
"When he saw that I was defeated, the short thief said that he would not give me any money, but he would wait for me there! That Qingfeng Mountain is the only way to go to Qingfeng Village, and if you bypass it, it will take at least seven more days, so I ......" Xiao Rang saw that Wu Zhi's face was even more angry, and hurriedly said: "When I come back, I will discuss with Mr. Jiang to prepare the money, if the big officials don't come today, we will definitely pay the money for the road!" β
Xiao Rang was also sweating on his forehead, he had been with Wu Zhi for so long, and this was the first time he had seen Wu Zhi so angry.
"Yes, fortunately, the officials arrived in time." Jiang Jing also followed.
"Wang Ying!"
Wu Zhi slapped the table fiercely, he was not angry with Xiao Rang, but he already knew that the short thief in Xiao Rang's mouth was definitely Wang Ying, and only those three thieves in Qingfeng Mountain could defeat Xiao Rang.
This Wang Ying actually indirectly broke Wu Zhi again, if Jin Lian didn't wake up on the third day, Wu Zhi would definitely cut Wang Ying with a thousand knives to vent the hatred in his heart!
Of course, Jin Lian woke up, and Wang Ying also had to die.
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