Chapter Ninety-Seven: The Desperate Dagger
"When two identical eggs collide in the same spot, it is often the party that is hit that is damaged. ”
"Try. Tang Jie didn't say much, which showed how bad his mood was at this time.
Under the emperor's orders, after a while, dozens of eggs were delivered to the emperor and his ministers.
Then the attendants, under the command of the steward, picked up the eggs one by one and tested them.
When the last pair of eggs collided, leaving only the last egg, the result was both disappointing to the emperor and his ministers, and as they expected—and, as the rumor had been, the egg that had been touched had been broken in so many trials.
"Is there anything else?" Tang Jie rubbed his temples and continued to ask Zhou Ting, the emperor could never have imagined that he would spend so much time doing such boring things today, especially since he still had a lot of things to do today.
"Hmm...... Both iron and gold can float on water, as long as they are made into bowls, and the weight of the water they drain is as heavy as they are. ”
"Try ......" Tang Jie felt that he was weak when he said this, obviously in his heart, he had already determined that his confrontation against rumors would be in vain.
The result is almost without Tang Jie thinking about it, it is exactly the same as the rumor, no, this is no longer a rumor, this is a fact, an irrefutable fact.
To be precise, Tang Jie and the ministers felt that they seemed to have benefited a lot today, as if someone had knocked a big hole in their head with a hammer and stuffed something incredible into it.
"That's all for today, I still have business to attend to. Tang Jie waved his hand, planning to stop and talk about it later.
Unexpectedly, at this time, Zhou Ting hurriedly pulled Tang Jie's sleeve, and hurriedly said: "There is one last one, please ask the emperor to investigate!"
Tang Jie didn't expect Zhou Ting's reaction to be so intense, he stopped and looked at the old minister suspiciously. When Shi Yàn has failed to refute the rumors many times, why is this old minister still so stubborn?
"Say it. Tang Jie still respects Zhou Ting very much, anyway, it is the last one, and he finally decided to give it another try.
But for the last rumor, Zhou Ting's old face changed for a long time, and then he bowed his head and begged Tang Jie: "Please give the emperor pen and ink." ”
"Exactly. Tang Jie didn't understand why the last rumor Zhou Ting wanted to make a fuss, but he still agreed to the request.
After the pen and ink were served, Zhou Ting picked up the pen and thought for a while, and slowly wrote something on the rice paper.
Everyone was curious about what the last rumor was, and they all wanted to gather around to see what it was. Unexpectedly, Zhou Ting waved his sleeves and dispersed everyone three steps away.
Since Zhou Ting has this meaning, everyone can't break their faces and get up, so they can only stretch their necks to see some information, especially Gan Xiong, who almost pulled his neck off.
After all, these rumors are too interesting, and this rumor Zhou Ting is so mysterious, everyone can't help but want to see and see what is more incredible.
But that damn Zhou Ting wrote those words very small. Cheng Dù, who is almost like a fly, can't see the reason even if the ministers' eyes widen.
Although it is difficult to write, it is not difficult for this calligrapher after all, and it will take a while. Zhou Ting had already written the content, and he carefully folded the paper and handed it to Tang Jie in person.
Zhou Ting did it so carefully that even Tang Jie's curiosity was aroused. He took the rice paper and eagerly opened it to look at it.
"How can this be reasonable!!" After reading it, Tang Jie was furious. Directly tore that piece of paper to shreds.
"Gao Guard!" When Tang Jie gave the order, his voice couldn't help but tremble with anger.
"Here!" A silver-armored young man with an extraordinary appearance walked from outside, he walked to the front of the hall and knelt down on Tang Jie's knees.
"Obey the order, you quickly lead a group of men and horses to find out who made up this rumor!
"Yes!" the guard didn't say anything, and simply left to carry out the order.
Except for Zhou Ting, all the ministers were confused, and they didn't know why the emperor was so angry, crossed the Dali Temple to arrest people directly, and put them on death row.
Because none of these people saw what Zhou Ting wrote.
"Emperor Tang Jie and Dr. Guanglu have the good relationship of Longyang, and they are friends with broken sleeves. ”
When he saw this sentence, Tang Jie immediately thought of an allusion "Poor Picture Dagger"!
The first few truths are used to deceive people, and the last one is the sinister purpose of the rumor-monger!
Licking elbows, landing on different weights at the same time, touching eggs, and even floating gold iron are all very light and real, and these are facts that no one usually pays attention to and believes.
Because of this, when people have taken action to prove these unbelievable things, then, no matter how absurd the last fact is, everyone can't help but put a question mark and stop treating it as nonsense.
Of course, this last question could not be realized, but even the imperial authority could not prevent the seeds of doubt from taking root in the hearts of everyone.
What's worse is that it seems that this rumor is quite widespread in the capital, and it is estimated that it will be difficult to dispel it for a while and a half.
At this time, no matter what the palace reacted, it could not dispel everyone's suspicions, and the best way to clear the rumors was to catch the culprit as much as possible. And you can't just arrest people to cover it up, otherwise if the culprit continues to spread rumors with impunity, it will really be a sure thing.
Thinking of this, Tang Jie couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, and shouted lucky: "This person has obviously shown mercy to his subordinates, if he compiles the last rumor into me and does something rebellious, it will be enough to endanger this newly settled society." ”
However, no matter what, that rumor-monger has shaken the emperor's prestige and touched Tang Jie's scales, and he must die.
Tang Jie was very confident that he could catch the culprit as much as he could, because according to intelligence, this person was still in Zheng Luone until at least last night, and even if he escaped, he wouldn't be able to escape far.
Although he was still restless in his heart, Tang Jie was a masterpiece of a generation after all, and he quickly suppressed his feelings and continued to discuss business with the ministers.
On the other side, Chu Shou and Bei Hongqi had just passed through a ring and were resting, waiting for the next competition, when they suddenly saw a group of Praetorian Guards hurriedly coming out of the palace, with about three hundred people.
Everyone was startled at first, but seeing that the Praetorian Guards were not nosy, but left directly, everyone's minds only turned slightly, and then they thought of the rumor from last night.
This rumor can only be thought of, not said, but even so, everyone is very skeptical that the last one is true, and seeing the palace's reaction, they still feel confused and don't know the truth.
Of course, a certain tentacle monster who single-handedly concocted this turmoil sneered: "Send out a little more soldiers, if you find it for so many days, the vigilance of the palace will be weakened, and it will be more convenient for Lin Yan's actions." ”
Who would have thought that the rumor-mongers would spend most of their time in the form of small animals? In this way, what the emperor thought was easy was actually very difficult and confusing. (To be continued......)