Water Margin people

Chapter 1655 Invalid Rumors

"Sixth brother, what do you mean?"

Lu Jiusi was shocked. They came here in so many people this time just to put pressure on the emperor. If the emperor did not back down, then they would have to back down. If both sides did not back down, the result would be terrible.

"He dares to kill someone!"

Lu He roared.

"What is there to be afraid of? His Majesty is decisive in killing and is not a weak king!"

Lu Jiuyuan spoke.

"Isn't he afraid that it will be recorded in history books and he will be branded as the greatest tyrant in history?"

Lu He said that emperors all cherish their reputations and want to become wise rulers throughout the ages.

"Father, to be honest, if it weren't for the generals' advice on the day of His Majesty's triumphant return, His Majesty would have burned books and buried scholars alive, and started a massacre."

Lu Jiuling sighed and spoke.

"This……"

Lu He's lips trembled and he didn't know how to respond. They didn't expect the emperor to dare to do this.

"Father, you guys should stop getting involved. Zhu Xi just ran out the back door. Even someone as bold as him doesn't dare to get involved. What are we, the Lu family, doing here?"

Lu Jiuyuan said, Zhu Xi's family is much more prosperous than their Lu family, but they don't even dare to get involved, so why should their Lu family get involved?

"Father, don't hesitate. If you get too deeply involved, our Lu family will be gone!"

Seeing that his father didn't say anything, Lu Jiuyuan continued to persuade him, and the other brothers also followed suit.

"If you don't want to get involved in this, I'll go by myself!"

Lu He slowly stood up and spoke.

"Father!"

The six sons knelt in a row and tried to dissuade him, but Lu He just shook his head and walked out.

"Sixth Brother, what should we do?"

Everyone looked at Lu Jiuyuan, hoping that the smartest Lao Liu could come up with a solution.

"There is no other way except to knock him out!"

Lu Jiuyuan said that he knew why his father was so stubborn. On the one hand, it was because of decades of deep-rooted ideas, and on the other hand, it was for the sake of their Lu family. This time, the literary group had put all their efforts into writing the petition. If the Lu family withdrew completely, they would be criticized in the future, and someone had to stand up and die.

"what?"

Several older students looked at Lu Jiuyuan in disbelief.

"What are you dawdling for? If you wait for your father to go out, everything will be too late!"

Lu Jiuyuan urged.

"Father!"

The six of them stood up together and rushed towards Lu He.

Lu He never thought that his honest and obedient sons would attack him, so he was carried back to the room directly.

"You are a bunch of rebellious sons!"

Lu He roared.

"The old master's old illness relapsed and he is bedridden. The six of us brothers are serving him by his bed. Did you hear that clearly?"

Lu Jiuyuan said to the servants at home.

The same thing was happening in many courtyards in Liangshan City. All the officials in the Qi court strongly opposed the radical behavior of these literati groups, but there were always some who were stubborn and refused to listen.

Ordinary people are not aware of these secret situations. They go out to buy New Year's goods as usual, preparing to celebrate the New Year happily.

The rumor spread the day after the army returned.

"The emperor borrowed money from the national treasury to keep up appearances."

"The barbaric land is a barren desert, where can we find gold and silver?" "The soldiers are probably killed and wounded, and the emperor is hiding the news!"

……

All kinds of rumors were flying around, but in the end, there was no response at all.

The people simply did not listen to such nonsense. They saw with their own eyes that the gold, silver and jewellery had not been moved after a whole day and night, and the dock was still in the process of moving them.

As for the army, it is even clearer. So many soldiers have returned. How could what they say be false?

What's more, merchants have already begun preparing to go out to sea, and shipyards across the country are recruiting a large number of people to meet deadlines. The shortage of manpower during the New Year holidays has tripled the wages.

Merchants also began to recruit sailors in large numbers, preparing to make a fortune by sailing overseas next year. The wages were quite generous and the requirements were low, as long as they could operate a boat and understand the water.

  The fishermen around Liangshan City couldn't wait any longer and all signed up. The Liangshan navy originated from Liangshan Lake, and the three brothers of the Ruan family were fishermen. Now they are all naval marshals. What's not to believe?

The rumors didn't work, which made the people behind the scenes furious. Isn't the biggest weapon of their literary group the propaganda? The people are ignorant and foolish. They have a weakness of listening to one side and believing in one side. No matter whether the matter is true or false, as long as three people make a tiger, all the goals will be achieved. As for the truth, no one cares.

Rumors stop with wise people, but also start with wise people.

Liangshan, inside the imperial palace.

"It's still the same three tricks, a bunch of garbage!"

Sun Lei looked at the information in his hand and said coldly, this is all my fault.

"Look, because you have tolerated evil, they have become lawless! They even dare to slander the emperor and question Dasheng!"

Sun Lei looked at Xiao Jiasui and Wen Huanzhang who dared not say a word in front of him and said that this was a disadvantage for the two of them to be regulators.

"Your Majesty, I will have him arrested right away!"

Wen Huanzhang said quickly.

"It's too late to arrest them now! Let them make a fuss. The happier they are, the better. It's a good opportunity to have some fun. I want to see what kind of trouble they can come up with!"

Sun Lei waved his hand and said that since it had not been dealt with before, there was no need to deal with it now, and he was ready to settle the accounts.

"Your Majesty, they are all sour and pedantic people. Don't bother with them. They will be beheaded sooner or later."

Chai Jin smiled and spoke. He did not have the slightest good feeling towards these literati. Although their Chai family's kingdom was seized by military generals, those literati who claimed to be loyal to the emperor and patriotic were also secretly fanning the flames. They changed their minds faster than turning the pages of a book.

"Your Majesty, these are some arrangements for the grand court meeting. Please review them!"

Chai Jin handed over a memorial and spoke.

“Isn’t it the same every year?”

Sun Lei opened the memorial in confusion, and found that it contained a lot of arrangements.

"Your Majesty has expanded the territory by 100,000 miles this year and has made unprecedented achievements. He is truly an emperor of all ages and a role model for all ages. Naturally, the grand court meeting must be grand!"

Chai Jin said with a smile.

"Why make it so complicated? Let's arrange a banquet after the court meeting. The soldiers and I won't leave until we are drunk!"

Sun Lei just shook his head. Those complicated etiquettes gave him a headache.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Chai Jin did not insist and accepted the order directly. Banquet management was also his strong point.

"It's winter, let's eat hot pot, a little spicy!"

Sun Lei looked at the snowflakes falling outside again and said, "There is nothing more comfortable than eating hot pot in the winter."

"hot pot!"

Chai Jin was a little worried because hot pot was not suitable for banquets.

"It's so cold, if we ask them to eat vegetables, they will be cold! Let's just have hot pot, the officers and soldiers won't have any objections."

Sun Lei said that the officials attending the court would definitely have no objection. They went out on an empty stomach before dawn, and they didn't know when the court would end in the cold winter. Their legs and feet were numb from standing, and they would probably be freezing if they ate cold food.

The soldiers would care even less about these details. They only care about whether there is enough wine, and eating hot pot is just the right way to heat up the wine.