The first month of the first year of Zhengde is destined to be a month that does not stop, not only in Xuanfu Town, but also in the capital.

In this era, the fastest way to spread information is the stagecoach, but the speed of rumors is not weaker than that of post. The urgent report of the Xuanfu has just arrived in the hands of the adults in the DPRK and China, and on the other side, the emperor has gone out on patrol in micro-clothes, and the news of his arrival at the border has already spread in the capital.

In fact, before this, the rumor that the emperor left Beijing to travel had been circulating in the capital for a long time.

Since the beginning of the first month, this rumor has spread all over the streets from various channels. Subsequently, the four doors of the capital were closed and the guards were tightened, which not only did not play a role in controlling the rumors, but became the evidence of the rumors.

So, the original rumors turned into all kinds of conclusive news, and in the middle of the month, another message from Xuanfu reached the capital, and the emperor arrived at Xuanfu and the Tartars entered the palace again, and these two news together immediately caused panic in the capital.

What's more, the well-informed also learned from the Ministry of Rites that it was the envoy of North Korea who got the news from China, saying that the tragedy of Tumubao had reappeared, and that the saint had been captured by the Tartars, and the Tartars also asked the court for 100,000 taels of gold.

Afterwards, the officials of the Ministry of Rites sought out the North Korean envoy and asked the truth: they were actually just people who followed the clouds and then played into their own devices, and what news came from inside North Korea was purely fabricated.

But after all, this rumor still spread, all kinds of news flew all over the sky, making people confused, if it were not for the soldiers and horses of the Beijing camp, and the command of the soldiers and horses of the five cities was effectively controlled, it was unknown what turmoil would occur in the capital.

In fact, no one likes turmoil, whether it is officials or ordinary people, and how good it is to live a good life. Therefore, after experiencing these things, this rumor at the end of the month made the people of the capital feel at ease.

According to rumors, the emperor's micro-service patrol is not for fun, but to inspect the border passes, to guide the border army to resist the invasion of the Tartars more effectively, and to boost the morale of the border army, full of the actions of the Holy Monarch.

In this regard, many people find it unbelievable, the emperor obviously just ascended the throne in May last year, and he was only fifteen years old in the first month, where did he come from such a far-sighted vision, and actually said that he would go to inspect the border passes, and also guide the defense?

Not to mention the current saint, even if Emperor Xiaozong was alive, he didn't know anything about the military affairs of the border passes, if there was no assistance from the virtuous ministers and good generals in the court, how could the emperor do it alone?

Therefore, according to legend, when the founding of the dynasty was founded, the emperor and the scholars ruled the world together, and without the assistance of the scholars, it was impossible to do anything by relying on the emperor alone.

That is, the people in the remote places in the border town are not knowledgeable, and the old and young masters in our capital are not so easy to fool, and the emperor is going to play! This is the capital! The most well-informed place, who doesn't know the point in the palace?

Today's emperor loves to play and doesn't like to read, he only walks and hunts all day long, and then eats, drinks and has fun, and nothing else, let alone major events in the court.

The government and the opposition all said that if it weren't for the dedication of the scholars and the courtiers' hard work, with the surname of the emperor today, he would be a faint monarch when he grew up, and he would not be finished if he didn't make the big tomorrow a miasma. Can this emperor still do anything serious? I'm also patrolling the border gates, don't talk nonsense.

Although there are many people who express disdain, there are still many people who like to see it, not that everyone suddenly has confidence in the emperor, or has any complaints about the scholars, Emperor Xiaozong left the old ministers are there, and the court is the time when the people are in the court, who can have any complaints, and what can they complain about?

It's just that there is a reason why everyone likes to hear it, and the way of rumors this time is very different from before.

The rumors are clear-sighted, just like the real thing, saying that the emperor went to Xuanfu City, first investigated and secretly visited, found clues, and then was discovered by the corrupt officials, but the corrupt officials were unwilling to confess their crimes, but they were desperate and reckless, and they wanted to commit rebellion.

Of course, evil prevails over good, so of course the shameful behavior of these jumping clowns will not succeed, and the emperor led the guards around him, and the chivalrous people he met in Xuanfu foiled the enemy's conspiracy. And the twists and turns are bizarre and thrilling, which is also exciting.

Originally, this was nothing special, the last time it was rumored that the emperor was captured by the Tartars, it was also said very vividly, and there were even North Korean envoys who were unwilling to be lonely and inserted a pole, and even the ransom amount was said to be the same as the truth.

But this time things are very different, and I don't know which teahouse first thought of the way, actually combined rumors with storytelling.

In the past, there were also people in the teahouse who said books, such as the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and so on, but since the new style of storytelling in Xuanfu Town spread to the capital, there has been a boom in the capital for new-style storytelling.

In a place like Beijing, there are many talented people, and the so-called new-style storytelling is just a change of commentary methods and routines. Soon, in addition to the jokes that circulated in Xuanfu, many new jokes came into being.

Not only the Three Kingdoms, Sui and Tang Dynasties, but also many romantic characters in the former Song Dynasty have also been made up to comment on the story, and even more, there are people who have sorted out the anecdotes of the ancient Shang and Zhou eras, and then compiled them into mythological stories, among which all kinds of flying away from the sky, Lingbao spells are even more refreshing, dizzying, the title of the book says: "Romance of the Gods"

Needless to say, even Xie Hong, who set off a new style of storytelling, did not expect that under his influence, the Romance of the Gods would come out in advance, and it was much more exciting than the original work he saw in later generations.

As a result, this rumor at the end of the first month was quickly adapted into a new style of storytelling, and it was aptly named: Times Commentary. That's what it means to comment on current events.

This time, it's good that in the past, some news about chasing wind and shadows was said to be chewing the root of the tongue, and it may even be convicted by the government as rumor-mongering, and those who listen to it may not necessarily believe it. Okay now, don't you believe me? You can go to the teahouse to listen to the current commentary! You know, the storytellers have come up with the names of the new jokes.

commented that the emperor made a secret visit and fought wits and courage with corrupt officials and corrupt officials, which is called "Shengjun Weifu Private Interview", what an appropriate name.

In addition, it is said that the emperor not only got acquainted with many chivalrous people, but also met many confidants, and has made a vow to make a private lifelong decision...... Among them, the flowers before the moon and under the moon, the various charming scenery of tenderness and honey are really infinitely reverie.

Regarding the emperor and the confidantes he met, there are also new jokes dedicated to it, and the name is more appropriate, it is called "Dragon and Phoenix".

These two are just the most famous and popular, and there are many more jokes circulating in the community.

For example, the rumors that the soldiers of the border army were inspired by the emperor to fight bloodily with the enemy, and finally killed the Tartars and fled, some people wrote a script, and reproduced the words of the struggle in the way of one of the ordinary sergeants, and the name was "The Words of Burning Passion".

As a result, such an extremely wonderful and beautiful story spread in the capital, and the impression of the people in the capital on the emperor suddenly became clear: although the emperor is still a teenager and sometimes indulges in fun, he is a very kind emperor, just like his own son who loves to mischievous, but is very cute.

With this impression, the series of news that followed seemed even more real.

Because the morale of the soldiers at the border pass has soared, news such as more than 100 battles inside and outside the border wall in just a few days, all of which have been won, and more than 2,000 beheadings are not so unbelievable.

Because of the celebration of such a victory, the emperor held a grand military parade in Xuanfu City, which also seemed logical.

As for those corrupt officials and corrupt officials who are greedy for the salaries of meritorious soldiers and soldiers, it is naturally not a pity to die, and under the guidance of public opinion, the people of the capital hate these corrupt officials and corrupt officials no less than the people of Xuanfu.

Everyone pondered, if it weren't for the hard work of the border army, maybe this time there would really be a repeat of the civil engineering changes, who knows how those Tartars were so coincidental, just in time to enter the palace when the holy car arrived in Xuanfu.

Seeing such a trend of public opinion, it is natural that some people are happy and some are worried.

If you want to say that the person who is most worried, it is none other than Lord Yin Huang Yu Huang of Shuntian Mansion.

There is an official rumor that says: If you do evil in the previous life, you will be attached to this life; The evil is full of evil, attached to the provincial capital, and so on, Lord Huang feels that he must have been guilty of heinous crimes in his previous life, at least at the level of Dong Zhuo and Cao Ying, otherwise how could he be in the position of Shuntianfu Yin, which is attached to Guo Jingcheng?

This official position is said to be a member of the three grades, the authority is not small, and there is also the qualification to go to the temple to face the saint, it seems to be very remarkable, but who knows who is the official, and how can the taste be said in a bitter word?

Let's not talk about the side, let's just say the first month of this year, Lord Huang is not even idle on the first day of the Lunar New Year. During the Chinese New Year, it was cold and frozen, so it was easy to wait until the ceremony of sacrificing to the sky was over, and as soon as Lord Huang entered the house with his front foot, the order of the scholars on the back foot followed: Jingshi is under martial law, and Shuntianfu must fully cooperate.

Although Lord Huang is a Beijing official, he is actually far from the real core class, and he naturally doesn't know the news that the emperor has sneaked away. Therefore, when he heard such an order, he was stunned at the time, which one of the imperial courts was engaged in this Great New Year?

If you don't understand, you don't understand, the imperial court's edict still has to be implemented, and Lord Huang has no choice but to leave the warm home and return to the cold yamen, and then mobilize the people in the yamen to start checking the household registration and pressing the ground to prevent rumors from breeding.

But the reason why rumors are rumors is rumors is that this thing is difficult to stop, especially in a place like the capital, where the population is large, and all kinds of inextricable relationships make it impossible to start, even if a random person is caught on the street, it may be the son or subordinate of the adults in the court, what can Lord Huang do with a small mansion?

That's all it takes, and the most odious thing is that I caught a few outsiders who spread rumors beforehand. At the beginning, no one came to claim it, Lord Huang was very happy, these people spoke half-baked official dialect, they looked obscene, and they were not good things at first glance, and they were just used to kill chickens and monkeys.

But before the torture was used, the person who claimed it came, and it was also a person from the yamen of the Ministry of Rites. Under the question, these obscene characters turned out to be envoys from North Korea to pay tribute, Lord Huang was depressed, and the chickens that were easy to get flew like this.

North Korea's small country is nothing, but this cadre is also here to pay tribute, just to create a rumor, it's not good to kill like this, not to mention that even if you want to kill, it won't be Suncheonfu's turn to do it.

In this way, all kinds of rumors in the capital were noisy, and Lord Huang could only sigh.

At the beginning, the bigwigs in the DPRK and China could still understand Lord Huang, after all, this Chinese New Year, the city was sealed, even if Lord Huang had three heads and six arms, he couldn't calm down all the people's hearts, if he could do it, it would not be a talent in a house, but a talent in execution.

But at the end of the month, all kinds of reprimands poured into Shuntianfu like a tide, and the rhetoric was different, but in the end, it could all be boiled down to one sentence, that is, Shuntianfu was not effective in bullet pressure, causing all kinds of oblique rumors to go deep into the alleys.

Moreover, these public opinions are very problematic, not only smearing the glorious image of the scholars and doctors, but also raising the image of the martial artists, and what makes the adults most angry is that these remarks actually shape the image of the emperor into a brilliant one!

You know, the current emperor has been doing nonsense since the time of the prince, if such a monarch can have such a glorious image among the people, then where will the old ministers in the court be placed?

Not to mention that the affairs of the border town have not been verified, even if it is the truth, then the emperor should be headed by the governor and assisted by the civil official team of the Xuanfu to complete this series of deeds.

How can it be the work of so-called chivalrous people? There are people around the emperor, the courtiers are very clear, but they are just a group of annihilators and their minions-Jinyiwei, where can these people be called chivalrous? Therefore, the senior officials of the DPRK and China were extremely indignant at these public opinions, and they rebuked Shuntianfu for its inaction.

Of course Lord Huang was wronged, there were people on the street, he didn't dare to arrest people, and he could send officials out to drive them away, but how dare he come to those teahouses that talk about current reviews? Those shops look ordinary, but in fact, which one has no one behind them?

It's just a few waiters and principals, and there is actually a Shangshu who has also opened a teahouse, and his popularity is still very high! Although this Shangshu is the lowest-ranking Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry among the six, it is not something that Lord Huang can afford to offend.

In the end, Lord Huang had no choice but to accept this dry reprimand document with tears in his eyes, and cried silently alone. As for what the future holds? Whatever, at most, it's just a dismissal, this unlucky Shuntian Mansion Yin, whoever likes to be should go, anyway, Lord Huang is dead.

In addition to grief, Lord Huang was also resentful, and he was resentful from the bottom of his heart towards the person who came up with such a trick of pit people. This trick is too damaging, how bad can this person come up with such a trick? If he knew this person's name, Lord Huang would definitely write that name on the little paper figure, and then prick it with a needle every day, otherwise, there would be no way to eliminate the resentment in Lord Huang's heart.

(To be continued)