The Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang was born, and my immortal identity was exposed

Chapter 157 Changing face (Please recommend tickets, thank you!!!)

The storyteller read the words in the newspaper, and the people around him were also talking about it.

"Five Surnames and Seven Hopes are worthy of being the role model for my generation of scholars. Such a style is worthy of the family style."

"That's right, Your Majesty's conquest of the Turks is for the sake of the Great Tang, and they are also members of the Great Tang now, so they should make some effort."

"The family is in decline, and I am still willing to donate all my savings to be the pillar of the country that His Majesty said."

And when the phrase "each of the seven families donated 1 taels of silver" was uttered from the storyteller's mouth, there was an uproar at the scene.

"How much? Did I hear wrong?"

"Ten thousand taels of silver, the seven companies add up to 7 taels, isn't that a lot?"

"What do you know? This is a national war, what is 7 taels worth? It's just a drop in the bucket!"

"Which of these seven families is not the richest one? Ten thousand taels of silver, and all their savings? I'm ashamed of them!"

"Your Majesty actually praised them as the pillars of the country? Pooh!"

"I understand now. Your Majesty is mocking them. Now everyone in the world knows that the five surnames Qiwang donated only ten thousand taels of silver. Now it has become a joke."

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Li Bi got up very late today, originally with his status, he wouldn't get up so late.

There are many things that need him to deal with every day, and he is very busy.

But yesterday, he was a little happy, drank a few cups, and then fell into a deep sleep.

In his sleep, he saw Li Shimin and Changsun Wuji again. The incompetence and fury of the two made him uncontrollably happy in his dream.

He has never been very interested in Li Shimin, the emperor. He did not know where the nouveau riche came from, but he wanted to call himself the Li family of Longxi.

And in the depths of Li Bi's heart, towards His Majesty today, there is even a bit of inexplicable...jealousy.

They are all surnamed Li, obviously his lineage is the one with the longest history and the most famous.

How can Li Shimin sit on the throne?
Li Shimin was deflated this time, and Li Bi finally let out a breath of depression.

Just after waking up, recalling the two faces in the dream, Li Bi still felt that the air today was extremely refreshing.

He washed up under the service of his servants, and was sitting in the hall, enjoying his breakfast carefully.

At this moment, the butler of the mansion hurried in.

While panting, he still didn't forget to shout: "Ah Lang, the big thing is bad, the big thing is bad!"

A trace of displeasure flashed across Li Bi's eyes, he put down the bowls and chopsticks in his hands, and said in a deep voice, "Screaming, what a shame!"

The butler stopped in his tracks, wiped the sweat off his forehead, and didn't dare to shout anymore, but the panic was still evident on his face.

"Tell me, what's the matter?" Li Bi picked up the bowl again, chewing slowly.

With Li Bi's permission, the butler hurriedly handed over a stack of papers in his hand: "Newspaper, today's newspaper is out!"

This newspaper has been crumpled by the housekeeper. It is conceivable how broken the housekeeper's heart is at this time.

"It's just a newspaper, don't make a fuss." Li Bi held the bowl in one hand and took the housekeeper's newspaper with the other, "What did you write that made you lose your composure?"

But before the housekeeper could answer, Li Bi glanced at a few words on the front page.

Waiting for him to look carefully, a thunder "boom" sounded in his mind.

With a "bang", the bowl in Li Bi's hand also fell off, and he slapped it on the table several times, spilling it all over his body.

"Quick! Get the car ready!" Li Bi didn't even care to wipe off the food residue on his body, and hurriedly got up and walked out, "I want to go to the palace to meet the saint!"

The same scene was also staged in the mansions of the other six families.

It's just that when the seven families gathered outside the palace and asked to meet the saint, they were ruthlessly stopped.

They waited until the sun was high and the seven of them waited impatiently before Changsun Wuji finally showed up.

"Shangsun Shangshu! Please let Shangsun Shangshu let us in to meet His Majesty!"

"This donation is our mistake!"

"Shangsun Shangshu, thank you! We are all confused, please give us another chance!"

"We are willing to contribute money and efforts to tide over the difficulties with Datang, and we hope His Majesty will show mercy!"

In just two days, these people completely changed their faces.

He was no longer as arrogant as before, but bowed his knees and begged his eldest grandson Wuji.

No way, once this newspaper came out, the reputation of the five surnames Qiwang was already ruined.

As the saying goes, many words make gold, accumulation destroys bones, continuous slander can destroy people.

But right now, people don't even need to spread it. The newspapers will bring the deeds of the five surnames and Qiwang to all parts of the Tang Dynasty for the common people to circulate.

They seem to be able to see the scene of being cast aside by the world.

In addition, these seven people are only the principals of Qiwang in Chang'an. Although they represent the seven families to a certain extent, you must know that there are patriarchs above them!
If this gets to the Patriarch's ears, these people don't know what kind of punishment they will suffer.

Sometimes family rules are even stricter than the law.

But no matter how these people begged, Changsun Wuji remained unmoved.

"Why do you guys say that?" Changsun Wuji pretended to be surprised, "Your Majesty is very pleased with your donation. He didn't read today's newspaper and praised you so much?"

This is not a compliment, it is killing us!
The seven people couldn't express the pain in their hearts, so they could only continue to beg.

"I beg the Minister to intercede with His Majesty. I, Mrs. Zheng, are willing to donate 50 taels of silver. I just ask His Majesty to be merciful and reissue a newspaper. Just say, just say it's wrong!"

"I, Mrs. Cui, are also willing to offer 50 taels of silver. I hope His Majesty will show mercy!"

"My Li Shi is the same, Changsun Shangshu, please!"

"The article in this newspaper has been approved by His Majesty!" Changsun Wuji said with a straight face, "Your Majesty's golden words, how can you change it just as you say?"

"Besides, when you cried and said that your family was in decline, the 1 taels were sold out of your pocket."

"Now you are willing to donate 50 taels. Where did these taels come from?"

"Could it be that you are deceiving the king?!"

Changsun Wuji yelled suddenly, and the faces of the people in front of him turned pale with fright.

Who dares to commit the crime of deceiving the emperor?
Boling Cui's body felt even weaker, as if all his strength had been taken away, he almost collapsed on the ground.

The rest of the people also complained secretly, wishing to slap that Cui family slap in the face.

"We will never dare to bully you!" Li Bi could only feel that his brain was functioning crazily, and his heart was beating like a drum. "It's just, it's just that I've been tossing and turning in the past few days, and suddenly I feel short-sighted."

"This is a national matter of the Tang Dynasty. If His Majesty is willing to speak, it is our duty."

"I have already made it clear to the Patriarch that I should sell some of my property in exchange for money, and do my best for Datang!"

As soon as Li Bi spoke, the rest of the people hurriedly followed, and what he said was filled with righteous indignation.

Looking at the faces of these people, Changsun Wuji felt relieved.

"Do you remember what I said that day?"

"Let your Patriarch discuss this matter with His Majesty in detail!"

After finishing speaking, Changsun Wuji walked away in a huff.

The remaining seven people stood on the spot blankly, looking as if they were mourning.

(End of this chapter)