Chapter 678: The teahouse chatter is choppy
After the rain, the sky is clear, and the entire capital has changed except for the soldiers who have changed their guards, and every qiΔ is the same as the capital in the past.
However, no one could have imagined that a palace coup d'Γ©tat had recently taken place in the bustling city of Kyoto.
Subsequently, a holy decree was announced to the world, but it rewrote another chapter of history!
In the teahouse, people sit around the table and chat about the trivial matters of the capital, but more often about the changes in the situation in the palace.
"Hey, I didn't expect that King Gong, who killed his father and brother, would have been lurking in the dark for so many years......"
"Yes, this is really a hundred-legged insect that died but did not stiffen, and it was a little unbelievable that it escaped in the fire of that year!"
"Phew! Such despicable villains who killed their fathers and brothers also want to get involved in the national fortunes of my Great Song Dynasty! β
"That's right, this King Gong really lost his conscience, not only killed His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of my Great Song Dynasty, but also almost killed His Royal Highness the King of Qin, do you think such a person should be cut with a thousand knives?"
"Cut, a thousand cuts? You're too informed! β
"Oh? Is there any latest news? β
"Of course, a certain cousin is on an errand in the criminal department, but I heard a lot of inside information......"
The shopkeeper Liu of the teahouse on the side was also anxious at the moment, so he shouted: "Then you say it quickly, don't be shy and hang, you have to say that you are ugly, and the tea money of all the people in this teahouse today is all free for the little old man~!" β
"yes, yes, you say it quickly!"
"Speak quickly!"
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The common people love to join in the fun, and they are the best at being greedy for small and cheap, and the owners of the teahouses have already made tea free orders, so naturally they are all middle-aged literati who are full of enthusiasm and urging the appetite of the hanger.
The middle-aged literati took a sip of tea, and then said: "You don't know, the King Gong in your mouth is not only a murderer of his father and brother, but also a traitor!" β
Wow!
This time it exploded, since ancient times there is a saying called 'the emperor takes turns to do this year to my house', which shows that although the ancients attached great importance to the orthodoxy of the royal family, they really didn't care about who was the son of heaven.
But if this traitorous act is committed, it will be a different matter, because it has risen to a transcendent level of the enemy of the nation.
For example, during the Chongzhen period at the end of the Ming Dynasty, Yuan Chonghuan was used to the crime of collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country because he was framed, and the imperial court wanted to sentence this historically controversial general to death.
At that time, when Yuan Chonghuan was executed, he was bitten alive and cut to death by the people of Beijing who did not know the truth.
Later, Li Zicheng invaded Beijing, and the people of Beijing not only did not resist but welcomed him, indirectly urging the demise of the Ming Dynasty.
This shows that the people can sit on the throne regardless of whom, but they cannot tolerate those who collaborate with the enemy and betray the country.
Because this kind of behavior touches the bottom line of a nation and the foundation of a nation's dignity!
So as soon as the middle-aged scholar spoke, the teahouse suddenly boiled.
"You must already know that our Royal Highness the King of Qin pacified the Northwest Xia Kingdom, and also brought the Xia lord Li Renyou back to the capital......"
"Yes, that's raising the prestige of my Great Song!"
"It was His Royal Highness King Qin's heroic victory that would make that party barbarian surrender again, but what does this have to do with King Gong's collaboration with the enemy and betrayal of the country?"
"Cough, you only know one of them but you don't know the other, can you know why this Xia lord Li Renyou invaded my Great Song Dynasty, or why Dali on the southwest border has hundreds of thousands of soldiers on the border?"
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"Is it ......?"
Seeing that someone realized the problem, the middle-aged man immediately slapped the table and said: "Yes, it is this Gongwang Zhao Dan who collaborated with the enemy and betrayed the country, colluded with the party and Dali, and used the army to force His Majesty to submit to the present......
"What Brother Ren said seems to be a bit far-fetched......"
The people in the capital are really comprehensive and have a high IQ, obviously not so easy to fool, and as soon as the middle-aged man finished speaking, some people felt that there were quite loopholes in his words.
But these are not the point, and it doesn't matter if it's reasonable, because the middle-aged man's next words are enough to make everyone ignore these loopholes.
"It's not important, the important thing is that Li Renyou, the Xia lord who was escorted back to Beijing, has submitted a confession and admitted to colluding with King Gong Zhao Dan, what else can be argued in the face of such evidence?"
"Such a traitor is simply inferior to a beast!"
"Killing a thousand knives, as a descendant of the royal family, it is really my great misfortune to do such a thing!"
"The prince is guilty of the same crime as the people, and such a traitor who exterminates humanity should be executed at a later time, don't you say!?"
"Yes, it was a capital crime to kill his father and seize the throne back then, and now he is secretly plotting to kill the prince, that's all, but this thief is still a white-eyed wolf who colludes with foreign enemies, and his mother's son can't stand it!"
Everyone was impassioned, expressing their indignation and dissatisfaction.
But the middle-aged man shook his head and said with a wry smile: "But so what, it's just a matter for you to complain here......
"Why, listening to the meaning of Brother Tai's words, could it be that His Majesty wants to show favoritism today?"
"Hehe, the prince is guilty of the same crime as the people, this sentence is just a high-sounding rhetoric, how many teenagers have the dynasty changed so far, and how many princes have you seen the same crime as the people?"
"This ......"
"I heard a cousin from a certain family say that His Majesty really can't bear to lose his son when he is old, so he ......"
"No! How can such traitors remain in the world!? β
"That's right, there is no royal law here!"
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"But what can we do if we are so soft-spoken?"
At this time, the middle-aged man interjected realistically: "Eh, I heard that His Royal Highness King Qin is also trying his best to convict King Gong this time, hoping to convict this mad traitor, but it's a pity that ......"
"His Royal Highness the King of Qin also thinks that this thief deserves to die, so this Zhao Dian must die, don't you say!?"
"That's right, King Qin said he deserves to die, then he must deserve to die! If the imperial court is so favoritistic and corrupt, we can't sit idly by, and everyone must let the imperial court see the public opinion of our people! β
"Yes, go to Dali Temple!"
"Then let's go to the Lin'an Mansion ......"
"Then a certain family will go to the criminal department with all the scholars......"
In the originally bustling teahouse, it became lively from deserted, and then from lively to deserted, and everyone rushed out one after another, and went to the major mansions in the capital with righteous indignation.
Seeing that everyone had left, the middle-aged man slowly walked to the teahouse counter, dipped the rapeseed oil handed over by the shopkeeper, and applied it to the edge of his beard above his lips.
With a snort, the thick beard was removed.
"Shopkeeper Liu, I will work for you in the future......"
The shopkeeper of the teahouse hurriedly bowed his hand and said diligently: "Where is what Wu Gongzi said, how dare Xiao Lao'er admit it, this is Xiao Lao'er's business, Su Lao has already arranged this matter!" ~β
"Well, that's good!"
Wu Qingzhong, who took off his beard, then straightened his clothes and left the teahouse, and his next destination was Qingliu University.
The guy in the teahouse watched Wu Qingzhong leave, and asked very puzzledly: "Uncle Liu, who is this Wu Gongzi, who makes you so diligent ......?"
"You little calf, you will only judge people by their appearance, and sooner or later things will be bad!"
"Could it be that this person has a great background?"
"Origin? This martial artist is just a teacher at Qingliu University, but in the future...... It's hard to say......"
The young man pursed his lips and said disapprerovingly: "A teacher is just a teacher, will he not be able to reach the sky in one step in the future?" Mr. Private School in the county of my family has taught all his life, and he is not a poor and sour person? β
"Stinky boy, what do you know, I can't guarantee that this person will really want to ascend to the sky in one step in the future, the sky of this capital, but it will change if it is said to be ......."
Seeing that the guy was still grinding at the counter, Shopkeeper Liu immediately hit the other party with the account book: "Don't be verbose, do your job well, otherwise your salary will be deducted this month!" β
"Oh......"
Shopkeeper Liu glanced at the guy, then shook his head and muttered: "I don't understand people's feelings, it's really ......."