System, help me be an empress

Chapter 219
Since the exposure of "opium" hazards, more and more people from all over Dagan have taken the initiative to eradicate the remaining poppies in Dagan.

Early September.

All over the world, suddenly there are some different voices about 'poppies'.

These 'monster rumors' suddenly appeared in the market place. When Jin Yiwei followed the trail to investigate, he found that he could not find any clues.

"The original name of Opium is Wuxiang. It was a royal tribute in the early years, and it is by no means as bad as it is written in the newspaper."

"That's because opium is so effective that it can cure all diseases. Once this medicine spreads to the people, wouldn't the traditional Chinese medicine hospitals and new hospitals run by the imperial court have to close down one after another? Opium itself is innocent, but it hurts people. Some people's interests, some people don't allow it to exist."

"What does it mean that being addicted to opium will bring disaster to the country? It's just alarmist talk. How many countries outside are growing opium, isn't the country very prosperous?"

"The magic doctor Hua Tuo's lost Mafeisan is made of poppy flowers. If it is really harmful, how can Hua Tuo not know it!"

"If opium poppies are really harmful, why are there so many opium poppies planted in the experimental field of the New Medical Pavilion and guarded by heavy soldiers, why ordinary people are not allowed to go there?"

"A friend of mine heard that Xinyige has been secretly researching opium, intending to make it into medicine, and finally sell it at a high price to the people to make money. Isn't it for the court to make money by not letting the common people grow poppies!"

……

At this time, in the palace.

Xu Youxi listened quietly to the news from Jin Yiwei, without any expression on his face.

These 'monster words' are full of malice.

Now the most famous newspapers in the whole world are basically in the hands of the imperial court. Those who spread the 'monstrous rumors' are very clear that they cannot make decisions about the articles of the newspapers, so they decided to start disseminating them first in Shifang.

"The subordinate is incompetent, and has not found any clues about the person who spread the rumor." Yu Xue Jing knelt down and admitted his mistake.

"Back then, Tianzong wanted to spoil his concubine and destroy his wife, and it was useless for the ministers in the court to die, but I don't know who first proposed the method of using the people's "young mouth" to force Tianzong to compromise. Some unknown person spread the word in the market at midnight 'Monster words', Tianzong's actions soon aroused dissatisfaction among the common people, and Tianzong was forced by the pressure of the people, so he had no choice but to let it go." Xu Youxi stated the history that few people knew.

"Since the founding of the Dagan Dynasty, there have only been two incidents of 'yaoyan' targeting the emperor of the dynasty, but they have achieved outstanding results. This is the third time. The person who can think of using the method of 'yaoyan' cannot be the An unknown person? Check with court officials, as well as professors from several universities in Beijing."

Yu Xuejing lowered his head: "This subordinate obeys the order."

"Find out whether these people have any signs of collusion with foreign personnel. There are also those rumors from the people. You don't have to suppress them, I will solve them myself."

If you rush to clarify now, many people will feel that the court is trying to cover up.

Xu Youxi is still somewhat confident about her prestige among the people over the years.

It's like these rumors spread wildly that the imperial court's prohibition of opium is actually a means for some "wishful people" to obtain benefits, but they still dare not mention the emperor's half-word "no".

It's a completely evasive attitude.

It seems that this person is quite self-aware, and knows that if he pulls things on himself, he is getting himself burned.

Xu Youxi's eyes moved slightly: "Zhou Xixue, go and call Rong Shilang over."

Zhou Huixue looked at the sky outside, and it was already late at night.Alas, Your Majesty, it is estimated that he will not rest all night.

Not long after falling asleep, Rong Yingran was woken up by an order.

He thought in his heart that it must not be a trivial matter that His Majesty would call him into the palace at this hour. After hesitating again and again, he changed into his official uniform directly, and if the discussion was too late, he could go directly to court.

After ordering the other people in the imperial study room to withdraw, Xu Youxi was ready to start.

"You have heard about the recent rumors in Shangjing."

Xu Youxi looked at the official robe that Rong Yingran had changed in advance, and felt that he really had the foresight.

Rong Yingran nodded: "Your Majesty needs me to arrange someone to clarify these rumors?"

"No, you can write something for me first."

Rong Yingran was speechless, no wonder he always felt his eyelids twitching these two days: "Your Majesty, I haven't written for many years. It can't be compared with Liu Zhuangyuan's brilliant literary talent, not to mention Su Shilang's proficiency in writing is also outstanding."

You must know that the myths and stories about the female emperor that have been circulated among the people are all made up by him out of conscience.

So much so that when he hears people mention it now, he feels too embarrassed to speak.

"But they didn't allow adults to understand me."

"If you talk about understanding His Majesty, it must be Commander Yu. What's more, Commander Yu is a great talent who has written "Shang Dao", Rong Mou dare not compare him at all!"

Rong Yingran racked his brains to refuse, even though he knew it was useless to do so, he still wanted to try to save his conscience!

"If Rong Shilang really doesn't want to, how can I have the nerve to make things difficult for others?"

Ah.

You clearly love what is difficult for the strong!
Xu Youxi said slowly: "I intend to use more exaggerated 'yaoyan' this time to attract people's attention away from the previous 'yaoyan'. I originally planned to let Mr. Rong write the 'new oysterword' in person."

"..." Rong Yingran's face was full of worry, it really wasn't a good thing.

Does he look like the kind of unscrupulous person who can make up 'rumours'!
Rong Yingran is a smart person, just looking at Xu Youxi's confident appearance, he knew that he would not be able to hide, so he might as well talk to His Majesty now: "Your Majesty, writing is fine, but I have recently been struggling with recruiting teachers. Funding. If this matter is not resolved, I am afraid it will be difficult for the minister to focus on 'creation'."

Talking about money really hurts feelings.

Xu Youxi was silent, quickly calculating the state of the treasury in his mind: "One hundred thousand."

"50."

Rong Yingran tried to bargain.

"one hundred."

"...Okay, one hundred thousand is one hundred thousand." Rong Yingran gave up instantly, "I will write it now, and I will try to publish it for you as soon as possible!"

"That's okay." Xu Youxi thought of the 10 yuan, with a reluctant expression on his face.

Xu Youxi probably made some requests to Rong Yingran, and he quickly started writing.

In the morning, the sky is bright.

Jin Yiwei changed into a black night suit, and sneaked out to spread 'monster words'.

early morning.

Xu Youxi, who hadn't slept all night, basically slept with her eyes open. As for what was said next, she didn't pay attention to it. Anyway, the Supervisor of Rites would organize her notes.

Liu Jiye stood up and asked if he would take immediate action to mobilize various newspapers including Gan Bao to clarify the rumors of the people.

Xu Youxi didn't hear anything, until Zhou Yuxue called her several times beside her, and repeated Liu Jiye's question just now, then she managed to wake up a bit: "There is no need to clarify for the time being, the clearer will clear up by himself."

Liu Jiye was obviously stunned: "Your Majesty, if you let the gossip go on, it might get out of hand."

"Oh. Then you go back and write a clarification article first, but before sending it out, I need to read it in person."

Xu Youxi finally made it through the morning court, and after the next court, he returned to the palace and fell asleep.

Xu Youxi didn't read the article that Liu Jiye was going to post on Gan Bao after it was written and sent to the imperial study.

Liu Jiye wanted to ask about the situation, but only heard Zhou Yuxue complaining to him, saying that His Majesty had hardly slept in the past two days, and if this continued, Long Ti would definitely be overwhelmed.Now that His Majesty finally fell asleep, don't worry about disturbing His Majesty, right?
Liu Jiye thought about it again, and felt that he was really not that anxious, and he didn't care about a day or two. Right now, His Majesty's dragon body is still the most important thing.

Before Liu Jiye returned home, he heard more and more outrageous rumors on the street.

If he had heard these rumors in the past, he would have walked away with a cold and haughty expression, but this time... it seems to be different from the past.

"Have you heard? It is said that because Emperor Huaguang smoked opium all the year round, the living people became mummies."

"Is there such a thing?"

……

Liu Jiye's indifferent expression at the beginning was almost unbearable. Should he be the first to return Emperor Huaguang's innocence!
"Also, people are saying that it is the empress who asked to eradicate poppies in order to defraud the common people's hard-earned money, and then make money by colluding with the new medical pavilion."

"According to the previous remarks, it seems to imply that these things are done by our empress. Think about it, who can order heavy troops to guard the poppies in the experimental field? Even Meng Zhiqian, Minister of the Ministry of War, dare not do so .”

"Thinking of it this way, His Majesty should be the only one, right? And the new medical pavilion was built by His Majesty. If you have to say that there are black hands behind the scenes, it must be implying our Majesty!"

Finally, someone couldn't hold back his anger, and shouted out everyone's thoughts: "Who is talking nonsense! The empress can't do such a thing! If she wants to make a profit, she can just collect more taxes. Why do you have to pay more taxes?" Beat around the bush?"

"Yes! To establish a social security system, how much money does the imperial government invest in medical insurance each year? In order to ensure that the common people can see a doctor, the imperial treasury is almost in a state of being unable to make ends meet. How could someone doubt His Majesty?"

"Do you think there are rebels manipulating all this behind the scenes for the purpose of conspiracy?"

……

After Xu Youxi woke up, she was sure that things were happening in the direction she had imagined, but Liu Jiye had also changed the manuscript of the article he had originally handed over.

Because those rumors became more and more nonsense, and even started to attack their emperor.The common people who had been holding on to the matter of poppies in the first place exploded like a firecracker being ignited.

"Gan Bao" clarified at this time, just right.

In the article, several rumors with the most serious civil quarrels are listed in turn, and the rumors are refuted separately.

In the middle of the article, the purpose of naming these rumors is to try to deceive the people into thinking that opium is a beneficial thing. When the people become addicted to opium, it will be a worry for the country.Those barbarian countries who are eyeing Dagan's land will take advantage of this opportunity to rush forward.

If you don't believe it, you can go to the "Flower Village" in person, or go to the drug rehabilitation center to see the real state of drug addicts and let the facts speak for themselves.

Secondly, Xinyige is indeed studying 'poppy flower', which has medicinal value, but it is far less than the harm it can cause.Now the Xinyi Pavilion is investing in research, but it is to know ourselves and the enemy, and win every battle.

I hope that all the people of Dagan will trust the court and trust His Majesty.Dagan will always do his best to protect every citizen.

It took us 15 years to achieve the prosperity of today's Dagan. We cannot ruin our years of hard work and struggle because of the rumors of "people with a heart".

At the end of the article, there is a special hint.

Those who spread false rumors are likely to be bribed by overseas countries, which is also treason.

I hope that some people will not feel that they are doing things in a hidden way, and the court will not be able to find out.

This matter has been fermenting for more than a month.

Jin Yiwei really investigated several people with problems, and among them even involved the Minister of Rites, He Liu.

Xu Youxi checked He Liu's loyalty through the system, and it was still 94%, which hadn't changed. Generally, there would be no treasonous behavior at this level.

Although she didn't have time to observe the loyalty value of every official in the DPRK, she would still look at the few who were reused by her every now and then.

Xu Youxi thought about it, and arranged for Jin Yiwei to continue to investigate carefully, and finally locked on the son-in-law who had been working in the name of He Liu.

After He Liu learned of this, his whole body was like a bolt from the blue.Holding a stick, he forced his daughter to divorce her husband immediately, but the daughter seemed to have been given some ecstasy soup by the other party, and she was unwilling to say anything.

He really had no choice but to issue a divorce certificate to his wife, ruthlessly severed ties with his own daughter, and kicked her out of the house.

After doing all this, He Liu knelt at the door of the imperial study for several days with his old body on his back, and no one in the court dared to intercede for him.

No one expected that in the middle of the night a few days later, He Liu fell into a coma due to sudden convulsions, which startled the servants in the palace and hurriedly reported it to His Majesty.

After finding an empty room for He Liu and settling him down, Xu Youxi called the old doctor from the Imperial Hospital to take his pulse, and the New Medical Pavilion also sent someone to draw blood for examination.

After taking a few doses of medicine from the old Chinese doctor, He Liu's condition improved significantly.Since opium was involved in this matter, Xu Youxi asked Ruan Yuzuo to give He Liu a related test by the way.

result……

Trace amounts of opium were found on He Liu.

He Liu couldn't accept this matter at all: "Impossible, Your Majesty is clearly aware, I don't smoke tobacco at all, how could I get infected with opium!"

Xu Youxi thought that He Liu had no credit or hard work these years, so he still came to visit him.

"Cooperate well with Dali Temple's investigation first. As long as you are innocent, no one dares to wrong you. I believe you know what kind of person Li Shangyun is, and he will give you justice."

"My minister... thank you, Your Majesty."

The embarrassed He Liu finally couldn't hold on anymore. After such a long time of repeated setbacks, he shed tears for the first time.

Xu Youxi sighed softly, just in time to see Li Shangyun walking in, and whispered: "Check out that good son-in-law of He Liu."

When going out, she ran into Rong Yingran who was waiting at the door again.

"Do you want to go in?"

Rong Yingran sighed: "I dare not deceive Your Majesty, I am indeed worried about He Shang... my lord."

"The world is like this, there are many people who fall into trouble, and few people give charcoal in the snow. You go in."

(End of this chapter)