amaotonovel Chapter 767 This official doesn't do anything human, he just specializes in harming people?
Chapter 767 This official doesn't do anything human, he just specializes in harming people?
Zhu Biao looked up and examined the roof of Li Shanchang's house.
Li Shanchang, Liu Bowen, and a group of ministers, court officials, and supervisors looked at each other and suddenly burst into laughter.
The air was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.
Liu Bowen stroked his beard and said, "Whether it's bullying honest people or not, these things are all true."
Finally, Xue Xiang, the Minister of Works, couldn't stand it anymore and stood up to speak the truth: "Let's not care whether the Prince Consort is an honest man or not, or who did these things. Anyway, it's the short and ugly guy who died, and the Ming Dynasty that benefits. Your Censorate is always focusing on impeaching the Prince Consort. Isn't that a bit too much of a bully?"
Minister of Personnel Li Xin rolled his eyes and said, "Old Xue is right. Your Censorate is always focused on impeaching the Imperial Son-in-Law, how can you still have the nerve to accept a student from Ningyang County?"
"Could it be that you, Liu Qingtian, intend to have the students of Ningyang County impeach the Prince Consort?"
"Tsk, one shouldn't be like Liu Qingtian."
Xue Xiang and Li Xin started talking in unison, which immediately angered Liu Bowen: "What are you doing? What are you doing? Are you trying to show off? Let me tell you, this isn't how you snatch people!"
After criticizing Xue Xiang and Li Xin, Liu Bowen turned his gaze to Zhu Biao: "Your Highness, since the Empty Seal Case, the corrupt methods of officials have become more and more covert, and it has become increasingly difficult for the Censorate to investigate officials. It is precisely the time to introduce students from Ningyang County."
Immediately afterwards, Liu Bowen turned his gaze to Yang Shaofeng: "As for the impeachment memorials that the Imperial Son-in-Law just mentioned, although they were indeed from the Censorate, they were merely fulfilling their duty to report on hearsay, and it was not that the Censorate was intentionally targeting the Imperial Son-in-Law."
Yang Shaofeng sneered and said, "Whether it was intentional or unintentional, the fact that your Censorate failed to clarify the rumors for me means that you have failed in your duty."
Liu Bowen was almost driven mad with anger: "What do you mean by the Censorate's dereliction of duty? Clearing your name was clearly the responsibility of the newspapers under the Ministry of Rites, how can you blame it on the Censorate?"
Minister of Rites Qian Yongren immediately widened his eyes.
Newspapers under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Rites?
Although that thing was affiliated with the Ministry of Rites, the Crown Prince was the one who actually managed the newspaper.
So, you, Liu Bowen, dare not offend His Highness the Crown Prince, so you're trying to smear me?
Turning his head to look at Zhu Biao again, he saw Zhu Biao looking up at the roof of the Korean Duke's Mansion, seemingly studying the wooden structure of the roof.
Good heavens, none of you are human, yet you want to push this old man out to take the blame?
That won't do. If we're going to die, we'll die together!
Qian Yongren snorted coldly, stroked his beard, and said, "Speaking of the Imperial Son-in-Law's reputation among the scholars of Jiangnan, I have heard some of it."
"Even worse, there are rumors that His Highness the Crown Prince and the Prince Consort are in cahoots, with the Prince Consort holding back his rise to power in Ningyang County, while His Highness the Crown Prince wields absolute power in the capital, having the power of life and death."
As Qian Yongren finished speaking, Li Shanchang, Liu Bowen, and the others all rolled their eyes.
Spreading rumors is the same as not spreading rumors at all.
After all, it is a fact that Emperor Zhu stayed in Ningyang County for more than half a year, and it is also a fact that Zhu Biao held absolute power.
As for the idea that they wanted to use this rumor to sow discord between Emperor Zhu and Zhu Biao and Yang Dianfeng, thereby forcing Emperor Zhu to kill Yang Dianfeng?
Do not be silly.
Instead of trying to get Emperor Zhu to kill Yang the Madman, it would be better to think about how to get Emperor Zhu to take the imperial seal back from Zhu Biao, or how to get Emperor Zhu to take back the royal edict flag and the imperial sword that could mobilize troops and kill officials from Yang the Madman.
After rolling his eyes, Liu Bowen had a sudden thought and stroked his beard, saying, "Hmm, speaking of rumors, I have also heard one. It is said that the Imperial Son-in-Law is a ghost golden sheep reincarnated, who is here to bring disaster to the Ming Dynasty and its people."
As soon as Liu Bowen finished speaking, Zhu Biao, Li Shanchang, and the others burst into laughter.
Ghost Golden Sheep?
This rumor is quite convincing and very apt.
Yang Shaofeng was somewhat bewildered.
Are you saying that I, along with Zhu Biao, are working to sideline Lao Deng?
This rumor is completely unfounded.
To put it bluntly, an emperor like Deng Xiaoping, who had fought his way through mountains of corpses and seas of blood, had seen countless conspiracies and tricks. If he trusted someone, no amount of sowing discord would work; if he wanted to kill someone, no amount of evidence would be of any use.
Most importantly, despite his many flaws and shortcomings, Lao Deng has one great advantage: he is not like an emperor, but rather like an old farmer who is afraid of his wife and loves his son.
With his mother-in-law protecting him, this mere old man can't cause any trouble.
Therefore, compared to the rumors, Yang Shaofeng was more curious about what exactly the Ghost Golden Sheep Descending to Earth was all about.
It sounds like the name of a constellation like Jiao Mu Jiao or Kang Jin Long?
Yang Shaofeng looked directly at Liu Bowen and asked, "May I ask, Marquis Chengyi, what is the Ghost Golden Sheep?"
Liu Bowen smiled, stroked his beard, and said, “Your Highness, your name is Gui Jin Yang, which belongs to the metal element and is associated with the sheep. It is the second constellation in the south and its domain is Yong.”
“There are seven star officials, called Ghost; four stars, called Accumulated Corpses; one star, called Burning; four stars, called Heavenly Dog; seven stars, called Outer Kitchen; six stars, called Heavenly Shrine; six stars, called Heavenly Record; and one star.”
The Twenty-Eight Mansions Auspicious and Inauspicious Song says: "When the Ghost Mansion is in charge of a day, it is not to be taken lightly. All things that are sought will be alarming. Buying and selling will be unfavorable. Family members will suffer disasters and be scattered."
"The Book of Observing Phenomena and Playing with Divination says: Among ghosts, those that are white like powder are called the accumulated corpse qi."
Yang Shaofeng was immediately enraged.
So you're saying I don't do anything decent, I just cause trouble for people?
Liu Bowen sighed again and said, "However, the Book of Sui, Treatise on Astronomy also says: The five planets Yu Gui are the eyes of the heavens, in charge of seeing and discerning treacherous schemes."
"The northeast star signifies the accumulation of horses, the southeast star signifies the accumulation of soldiers, the southwest star signifies the accumulation of cloth and silk, and the northwest star signifies the accumulation of gold and jade. The interpretation varies accordingly. The center signifies the accumulation of corpses, signifying death, mourning, and ancestral sacrifices."
"The first is called Fuzhi, which governs execution. When the Ghost Star is bright and large, the grain will be plentiful. When it is not bright, people will scatter. When it moves and shines, taxes will be heavy and corvée labor will be abundant. When the star moves, people will be worried and the government will issue urgent decrees. The Ghost Star desires to be dim and unclear so that there will be peace. When it is bright, war will break out and high officials will be executed."
Ok?
He had just praised me for being able to see through treacherous schemes, and then he said, "If the ruler is dead and his family is buried in the ancestral temples," and "If he is wise, war will break out and ministers will be executed." So he was saying that I was a scourge, a scourge that only harmed ministers.
Yang Shaofeng grew angrier the more he thought about it, and couldn't help but ask with a dark face, "Where did Marquis Chengyi hear all this from?"
Liu Bowen stroked his beard and smiled, saying, "It was an inspector from the Censorate who was sent to the southeast who saw it in a tabloid. It was full of all sorts of dubious news and rumors."
Yang Shaofeng was taken aback and asked, "Tabloid?"
Liu Bowen nodded and said, "Didn't the Prince Consort propose five small industries before?"
“Many places in Jiangnan are either unsuitable for small iron smelting workshops or small coal mines, so some people started paper mills.”
"With more paper available, coupled with movable type printing and the existence of newspapers issued by the imperial court, some tabloids also emerged."