Taishou Mansion, in the study of the Wen Party. Wen Dang was sitting precariously with an ugly face. On one side is the long history of the common thing, and on the other side is the captain Tang Meng. The three of them had been sitting in silence for a long time, and no one spoke. Li Cheng, who was kneeling in front of them, looked up at a few people, and then put his head under his head and knelt down in a proper manner.

"Li Sima, are you saying that these things that happened in the city are related to rumors?" The party asked first.

Li Cheng hurriedly said: "Yes, most of the rumors come from those foreign strangers, and they are all after-dinner conversations, and we can't handle them well!" ”

"Catch! Those who dare to talk about the government are all arrested! "Chang Shi is very angry, there are too many rumors, there are thousands of strange versions, and the core is still the emperor and the Wen Party.

Tang Meng waved his hand: "How to catch this, there is a saying in the "Chinese" that the mouth of the people is more important than the defense of Sichuan, if we start to arrest people, I am afraid that these rumors will be confirmed, and the guys behind them will definitely clap their hands and laugh." ”

"Then what should I do with the meaning of Captain Tang?"

"Wait!"

"Wait? When? ”

"I've heard some rumors outside these days, saying that the Empress Dowager put Her Majesty under house arrest and put Dong Zhongshu in prison, these are all possible, but what the King of Huainan is going to use this incident to deal with Shu County and deal with Taishou, this matter is empty, and those who don't want to see my Shu County thriving have the intention to do it!" The more Tang Meng spoke, the more angry he became, and he gave a deep salute to the Wen Party: "My subordinates think that this matter is too conservative and don't need to be mindful, and before the edict of the imperial court arrives in the first half of the month, those who spread rumors will naturally disappear, and it is not too late to deal with it when the time comes." ”

Wen Dang thought about it and nodded slightly. Only then did he signal Li Cheng to get up: "Ziheng has any news?" ”

Li Cheng hurriedly said: "My subordinates have sent someone to find it, and I should be able to come back in a few days." ”

"Hey! When Ziheng was in Chengdu, the world was peaceful, and my Shu County was thriving, and it was just a few days before it made people panic, you may think this is a coincidence, but I don't think so, everyone, this matter is worth thinking about, as an official will benefit one party, Shu County has just improved, I don't want to return to the original state. ”

"Whoa!" Tang Meng, Li Cheng and the three of them hurriedly got up and responded.

In the box on the second floor of Cuixiang Building, Huo Laosi looked out the window while drinking. The streets are still bustling with people. This place is close to the West Market, and the most natural thing is that the merchants from all over the country clasp their fists and salute each other when they meet, and after saying some words, they hurriedly part. For these people, business is the most important thing, and the rest is just the last word for conversation.

After drinking three or five glasses in a row, the shopkeeper opened the curtain and came in, put the wine and food on the man's tray on the table, and turned around with a smile and took the man out. The dishes are not rich, since Su Ren left, Huo Laosi will come to Cuixianglou every day to sit, this is the territory of the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce, there are many merchants from the south to the north, and you can get a lot of information from here.

In the lobby downstairs, someone was talking, naturally talking about the recent events in the imperial court: "What is the difference between the Empress Dowager putting Her Majesty under house arrest and Empress Lu at the beginning of the founding of the country?" As the people of the Han Dynasty, we should jointly make a statement to the imperial court and force the Empress Dowager to release Your Majesty, if you say that today's Dou and Empress Lu are incomparable, although Empress Lu is brutal, she also has some ability, how can the current Dou family have no talent and no virtue to rule the world? ”

The one who spoke was a young junior, and he knew that he was a Confucian student by looking at his dress. This time, Confucian was hit the hardest, so naturally he was even more angry.

On the other table, a guy who was a few years old and had a fat brain smiled: "Your Majesty is young, if you want to make a difference, we can't talk about it, but it's always a seventeen or eighteen-year-old child, who knows what the world will become?" ”

"Governing the world is Your Majesty's business, how can a woman from the Dou family have such skills? Isn't Captain Su also seventeen or eighteen years old? Confucian Sheng obviously disagreed with this person's statement: "What happened to the Lu family back then, can't the Dou family see clearly, now that the Dou family controls the imperial court, and there are Dou Ying's generation to open their eyes, if you can't make it, you will really become the second Empress Lu." ”

"What about Empress Lu? What we are looking for is stability, as long as Shu County is still the same, what does it have to do with you and me who is in charge of the imperial court? Another person retorted, and this was supported by many businessmen.

Confucian Sheng was furious: "You profiteers, only care about the present, don't you know that if the court is turbulent, even if it is as far away as Shu County, it will definitely be implicated, don't forget that Shu County Taishou is also a Confucian student, Dou In order to fight Confucianism, Mr. Dong was imprisoned, and Wen Taishou may be called for a long time?" ”

Everyone took a breath of cool air, and the words of Confucius were ugly, but there was some truth in them.

The Confucian smiled slightly: "Now you know, right?" If there is something in the imperial court, no one in the world can escape, and Captain Su He is also a student of Wen Taishou, if Wen Taishou is held accountable by the imperial court, how can Captain Su deal with himself? I don't know how long the prosperity of this Shu County can last, so I would like to advise you, even if you don't want to get involved in court disputes, at least you have to stay away from that Su Xiaowei. ”

The discussion downstairs was getting louder and louder, and Huo Laosi heard it clearly. looked at Liu Gao on the opposite side and said, "Did you hear that?" The rumors have turned, and they are running for Mr.! Can you check it, who is this person? What is the origin? ”

Liu Gao said: "It's just a pawn, he lives in the Laisheng Inn in Dongshi, it is said that he came from Jiangling, these days this guy wanders around the wine shops, always encouraging the people to read, and every time he talks about it, he will pull Mr. in." ”

"By the way, there are a few Confucian students in the Nanyang area of Jiangxia, although they live in different inns, their daily activities are the same, they say that they are here to study, and they don't know each other, in fact, they will discuss in different places every day, and they have been monitored for a long time, and only ten people can catch them all!"

Huo Laosi shook his head: "Don't worry about it first, let's see, I'm afraid this is their first step, even if we arrest it, it won't be easy to deal with." ”

"What then? Let these guys stir up the people? ”

"What is Mr. Sima's opinion?" Huo Laosi asked.

Liu Gao sighed: "It's the same as you said, I want to see it myself, come and catch one by one, and see how many people there are in Huainan Country!" ”

The sudden noise attracted the attention of Huo Laosi and Liu Gao. Suddenly there were more pedestrians on the street, and they came from far away, taking over the whole street. People who were setting up stalls and trading avoided each other, not knowing what was going on.

Liu Gao squinted his eyes and looked at it, and said to Huo Laosi: "It's bad, the worst situation has happened, no, I have to tell Mr. Sima!" After saying that, Liu Gao ran out.

The crowd was full of voices, and the people at the forefront were the Confucian scholars that Huo Laosi and Liu Gao had just talked about, one by one, full of righteous indignation, shouting, while continuing to encourage the people on the street to join their team. Huo Laosi leaned on the window and looked, there were all kinds of people in this group, there were merchants selling goods, farmers entering the city, and even a few small officials.

"Go to the court and return to your majesty!" Someone shouted, and the crowd shouted.

The facades and small buildings on both sides showed their heads, and everyone was looking at this group of people. The Confucian student who spoke in the Cuixiang Building also came to his senses and shouted: "Everyone, you see that the people of the world have taken action, why are you sitting?" A spineless businessman is not worthy of being a person in the world, although I am a little Confucian, but I also have to contribute to the world and His Majesty. ”

With a flick of his robe, he strode out the door. Everyone looked at each other, as the merchants of the monkey spirit, they would not participate in this kind of thing, and even if they wanted to participate, they would help in secret. As the last of the four people, everyone will know how to protect their lives.

Huo Laosi came down from upstairs, and many people knew him, and they all got up and saluted Huo Laosi: "Fourth brother, this, let's ......"

"Mr. hasn't come back yet, Shopkeeper Cui has already gone to find it, I mean wait and see what happens, and wait until Mr. comes back." Huo Laosi stood on the stairs, looking down at the people in the lobby, he enjoyed this feeling very much: "Everyone is optimistic about your store and staff, don't say I didn't remind everyone, what Mr. hates the most is this kind of boastful guy!" ”

"Fourth Brother Xie, Xie Huo's shopkeeper ......" With Huo Laosi's words, everyone finally relieved themselves. Those who have already participated in it, immediately send someone back to call their people, friends or relatives back.

The mighty crowd went straight to the Taishou Mansion, and as soon as they arrived at the mouth of the alley, a large group of county soldiers blocked the way. Several foreign Confucian students led by them glanced at each other, and one of them shouted: "We want to see Taishou, why should you stop us?" ”

Hawking glanced at the guy: "Who are you?" Listening to the accent, he is not from Shu County, where did he say that he came from? ”

"You ......"

Before the guy could open his mouth, two county soldiers immediately poured out behind Hawking, and with just one punch, they knocked the guy to the ground and tied him up.

Another Confucian student hurriedly stepped forward: "Why did you arrest him? Did he break the law? ”

"Lao Tzu can arrest him if he wants, go and arrest that guy too, whoever dares to say a word will be arrested!" Hawking glared at the crowd and said loudly: "If it's the people of Shu County, go back to me, and if you want to do business, you can also go back, give you a stick of incense, whoever is still gathered here, then don't blame me for being polite!" ”

The crowd loosened somewhat. The leading few Confucian scholars still wanted to speak and bring people's hearts back, but they saw Hawking's eyes and their open mouth closed again.

Hawking sneered: "Let them go, all get out, just rely on your ability to still want to disturb Chengdu, and leave Chengdu before the sun sets today, otherwise you won't have such good luck today!" ”

A few Confucian scholars silently helped themselves up, turned their heads and walked out of the crowd. And the people, whom they had stirred up, scattered. A vigorous show was broken by Hawking. The officials of Shu County who stayed in the Taishou Mansion all breathed a sigh of relief.

Wen Dang asked Sima Xiangru: "Changqing, what other conspiracy do you think they have?" ”

Sima Xiangru shook his head: "Taishou should be prepared, it is best to transfer the county soldiers into the city just in case, this time they are just testing, no one knows what else they have planned." ”

Wen Dang nodded: "Okay! Chengdu must not be chaotic! ”

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