Section 8: Rumor-mongering
In the Qingliang Palace, Li Xu put aside the music in hand, and Wen Meiren served a bowl of yogurt on the side, mixed it with some honey, and held it to his desk.
"It's a good wife. Li Xu joked with a smile.
As soon as Wen Minxing left, Wen Nuer became more and more embarrassed in the palace, but Li Xu was still the same, which also made those commotions gradually subside.
"There seem to be a lot of concerts these days. Wen Nu'er looked sadly at the mountain-like music beside Li Xu.
Li Xu responded.
Most of the documents he had to deal with now passed through the hands of five judges, and Bai Letian, Niu Shengyu and others would classify the following chapters and then add their own annotations and opinions before submitting them to the emperor.
Because of the existence of this institution under the Zhongshu Gate, Li Xu did not have a lot of pieces to deal with, and most of the transactional work was represented by foreign courts.
As Li Xu dealt with more and more government affairs, the emperor began to find that he was actually no different from the ancient emperors.
It's like this six-judgment book, the close ministers with lower grades went to divide power, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty did this kind of thing once.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty established Shangshu in order to divide power from the Prime Minister's Mansion of the Foreign Dynasty, and used Lang Guan as Shangshu to divide the functions and powers of the Prime Minister's Office.
Then now, Shangshu Province has gradually evolved into another prime minister's mansion, and Shangshu Ling is the actual prime minister.
As for the Zhongshu Order, which is now a serious prime minister, it was a position held by eunuchs during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and finally evolved into a serious prime minister step by step.
Li Xu was very skeptical that the six judgments he set up today would become the existence of the cabinet bachelors in a few years.
Comrade Lao Zhu really doesn't study, what's the use of abolishing the prime minister, sooner or later there will be another prime minister.
The Emperor complained to himself, and then opened another note, which he quickly skimmed through and then tossed aside.
Recently, the courtiers have been very active, probably because Manichaeism has ended, so everyone is very relaxed. As a result, many wise and stupid people went to books one after another to show the way for the Son of Heaven.
For example, some smart people pointed out the sins of Wen Nuer, they thought that Wen Nuer was a scourge like Daji and Baoxi, and that Jiaofang was the only pet and had nothing to do, occupying the position of the harem not only did not contribute to the emperor's heirs, but also did not allow the emperor to continue to choose people to enrich the harem in order to consolidate the favor.
These wise people have begun to point out that this is no different from what the Holy Empress did back then, and it is the same as the Empress Dowager's killing of the first emperor's concubines, which is a great rebellion.
Before Li Xu united with the traitors and fathers-in-law to get rid of the Queen Mother and the Wen Party, all the chapters of this group of smart people were the Holy Empress and the female Zhongyao Shun, and the Empress Dowager Wen was comparable to the Duke of Zhou, but now her status has taken a sharp turn.
This kind of behavior of not talking about business and preparing to make a career by standing in line Li Xu is not used to it, but he is helpless, after all, these smart people can now be said to be his own people.
In addition to these smart people, there are also some stupid people who misjudge the situation and write to accuse Yu Fuguo.
Li Xu really didn't know what was in the brain circuits of these people, it seemed that the fall of the Empress Dowager Wen made these people misestimate the balance of power in the imperial court, and they thought that the next target of the full-fledged emperor was Gonggong Yu, who was in the northern capital of Taiyuan, with heavy troops.
They believe that Yu Fuguo's army in Taiyuan without fighting or making peace is a loss of the power and prestige of the imperial court, which will cause the imperial court to lose the hearts of the world.
Moreover, it was very unsafe for Yu Fuguo to hold a large army outside, what if he did not fight the Uighurs and instead led the army south? Then he turned up the records of Yu Gonggong entering Beijing to kill the kings of Jin and Chu, and pointed out that Yu Gonggong was a dangerous person.
Of course, Li Xu knew that Yu Fuguo was a dangerous person, and then he felt that these people who accused Yu Fuguo were too stupid, it was really right for Yu Gonggong to kill the King of Jin and the King of Chu, and it couldn't be more correct, if it wasn't for Yu Gonggong to help the danger and chaos, Li Xu would still be the king of Guangling County now, and he would not even be as good as the king of Shu.
So Li Xu decided to let these idiots go home and gnaw old rice, get rid of their official bodies, and go home to farm. It is irresponsible to let such brainless people go to Chaozhou and Yazhou to serve the people in the border areas.
In order to adjust his mood, Li Xu decided to open Li Shen's daily newspaper to take a look.
Since Li Shen was appointed as the prison envoy, he has shown a kind of efficiency that he admires, and the tasks assigned to him have been carried out in an orderly manner, which makes Li Xu very satisfied.
Li Shen's daily newspaper contains several major pieces of information that Li Xu confessed that he had to investigate.
The trend of grain prices in Beijing, the changes in the prices of firewood and vegetables, the focus of public opinion among the people, and the handling of cases by the criminal and prison envoys.
Li Xu rubbed his brows, and the price of grain in Beijing went down again. Autumn is not far away, and it seems that grain merchants judge that this year will be a good year.
Then there was the talk of the legendary Mani treasure and the loss of books in the palace in the streets and alleys.
Legend has it that Manichaeism has a huge treasure trove in Mobei, which contains many treasures that Manichaeism has looted over the years of entrenchment in the Silk Road.
This treasure is the reserve fund used by the Manichaeans to compete for world domination.
The Manichaean treasure map has been hidden on Balutosa's body, and was taken by Balutosa to Baiyujing, and later before the decisive battle between Balotosa and the Chengtian Sword Sect, Balotosa gave the treasure map to the Dharma Zun Jing Shenghui, and asked him to bring the treasure map back to Mobei.
In this rumor, the place where Yue Guhan and Balutosa fought was not the long street in front of the Great Cloud Guangming Temple, but the top of the Mingtang Palace, the highest point in the entire Baiyujing.
Two peerless masters, the decisive battle at the top of the Ming Hall.
This story is more in line with the expectations of the people than the broken street in front of the Dayun Guangming Temple.
Along with the story of the Manichaean treasure map, there was also a book theft in the palace.
Legend has it that there is a peerless miracle in the palace called "Sunflower Treasure Book", which is a masterpiece created by the fathers-in-law in the Dayu Palace who read the martial arts hidden in the palace and integrate their respective martial arts experience.
This divine skill can be cultivated repeatedly, and every time it is re-cultivated, the skill will be greatly improved, and it can eventually be promoted to the martial arts realm of the three saints.
The reason why Manichaeism wants to make trouble in Baiyujing is to covet such a miracle. That's why I made a bloody money, and I would rather send a pope, a venerable, and a master of Mobei to find this secret book.
On the night of the Manichaean rebellion, the Manichaean Sect Balutosa deliberately invited the Chengtian Sword Sect to the top of the Ming Hall in order to cover Jingshenghui's entry into the palace to steal books.
Because they have determined that this miracle is hidden on the beam of the Qingliang Palace.
Jing Shenghui really lived up to expectations and stole the secret of this miracle, and then secretly carried it and prepared to send it to Mobei as the foundation of Manichaeism.
So don't look at Balutosa being cut down by a sword from the Chengtian Sword Sect, but people have no last resort, and they exchanged their own death for a book of miracles, which can be said to be half a son of victory.
These two stories have a nose and an eye, and they are very logically compatible with each other, and they are currently the most widely spread rumors on the streets of Bai Yujing, which has surpassed "The Queen Mother has become the emperor's confiner, and she is locked up in the Mingtang Palace for the emperor to enjoy" has become the most important topic of conversation among the people of Bai Yujing.
Li Xu, who concocted this rumor with his own hands, was very satisfied, carrying a treasure map of great wealth and a book of miracles, Li Xu estimated that the martial arts people in both the Central Plains and Mobei would rush towards Jingshenghui like a shark smelling blood, and it would be hellish if he could walk to the grassland alive.
And even after Jing Shenghui's death, the treasure map and secret tips that are not found are non-existent, and fanatical martial arts people will keep looking for the lurking Manichaeans to get more information.
Li Xu has already ordered Li Shen to post notices all over Bai Yujing in a few days to refute the rumors, and then raise the reward on Jing Shenghui, so that the rumors will be more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and by the way, cheer up the martial arts people.
Thinking of this, Li Xu, who was in a good mood, opened another piece of music accusing him of being too cruel to the Manichaeans, and found that these fools could no longer affect his good mood.