I am Li Shen and Li Shimin, the free kings of the Tang Dynasty

Li Shimin also wanted to hear what bad ideas Li Shen could have. According to past practice, every idea Li Shen came up with was sinister, ruthless, poisonous, spicy, and bad. There is no serious one.

Li Shimin came to him this time to see if formal methods would not work and whether his wilted son could solve the problem.

"Aye, it's actually very simple. The biggest talking point in Datang nowadays is our Datang Daily, which is published every three days.

Although it may not be timely in remote areas, no matter how remote the place is, he can still read one issue of the newspaper in three days.

As long as we refute the rumors in Datang Daily, it will be official and the three provinces will issue an edict to inform the world.

It is said that this Jihe is actually a group of traitors who intend to rebel and take the opportunity to overthrow the Tang Dynasty. They are not evil spirits sent by the imperial court to worship the Tengu as the people say. "

"Does this make people believe it? The court has already thought of this trick, and Baixin won't believe it." Wang Weiqi said before Li Shen could finish.

"Yes, Your Highness Prince Ji, I have also considered this method, but it is now widely rumored that the imperial court sent Ji Xi, so the people may not believe what the imperial court says." Fang Xuanling also said to Li Shen.

Li Shen ignored Wang Weidi and said to Fang Xuanling:

"Don't be anxious, Mr. Fang, I haven't finished speaking yet. I first want to express the court's position and determine the nature of this matter. It is the rebellious ministers and traitors who are causing trouble.

Then he told the people that there is no such thing as wolfberry in the world, it is just a fake thing.

The imperial court has issued an order to arrest these rebellious officials and traitors everywhere, and find a few death row prisoners to behead them in public. Just say that a treasonous hideout was discovered, how many people were killed on the spot, and how many people were arrested.

I will handle the rest and find a few more civilians to testify that they saw it with their own eyes and that it was fake.

I will go find some well-known monks and Taoists in Chang'an to clarify that there is no such thing as trefoil at all.

This matter will subside in a few days. Even if there is such a monster as Ji Chi, ordinary people will think that there is no such monster. "

Everyone listened to Li Shen's talk, and in the end even powerful people like Fang Xuanling, Gao Shilian, and Changsun Wuji felt that Li Shen's method was wonderful.

This is more convincing than the court's unilateral explanation. There is reason, there are witnesses, there is authority.

Li Shen looked at their admiring eyes, but thought in his heart: These are such simple things, future generations will not do it like this every time. The key point is to find a few authoritative Vs to come out and refute the rumors.

Even if this is true, it can still be said to be false. (If your work requires it, don’t sue me. Thank you.)

"Wonderful, wonderful, Prince Ji is indeed wise, Fang admires him." Fang Xuanling was the first to praise.

"Fang Xiang is very complimentary. In fact, it's just a trivial matter. Compared with the state affairs you are doing, it is not worth mentioning." Li Shen still wanted to be embarrassed at this time.

"King Ji is indeed very talented. Once such a good plan comes out, I think the rumors will soon be put to rest." Gao Shilian, the minister's right servant, also praised a few words.

After that, the ministers began to agree one by one, saying that the king is talented and smart.

Li Shimin sat on top and watched the officials below praising Li Shen, with a smile on his face. He was so happy that his father's son had a good face.

But I thought in my heart, 'If these ministers knew that Li Shen's wisdom was based on benefits, I don't know how they would feel. ’

He felt that Li Shen would definitely open his mouth this time. Suddenly Li Shimin felt that it was better to ignore the rumors, maybe they would die down soon.

After everything calmed down, Li Shimin finally said:

"Now that you have a good plan, go ahead and implement it. Put the rumors to rest as soon as possible. There is already panic in Chang'an City, and it is already spreading outwards. The three provinces and the Ministry of Punishment will cooperate with you."

"It's Aye, we'll do it right away." As he said this, Li Shen winked at Li Shimin, which meant that this was considered a deal.

Li Shimin pretended not to see and waved his hand to Li Shen to indicate that he could get out.

When Li Shen returned to the palace, he immediately summoned Wang Xuance.

"Xuance immediately sent people to Zhuangzi, who was guarding the family, to find some people to make faces. He also went to find some famous Taoist monks in Chang'an to cooperate with the court.

If anyone refuses to cooperate, tell them that they will all be charged with misleading the public with their evil words, and all the temple monks will be arrested and exiled for three thousand miles. "

"Is something big going to happen, Your Majesty?" Wang Xuance asked in confusion.

"It's not a big incident. Isn't there a recent rumor about Ji Chi killing someone and taking out his heart? Aye asked me to calm down the matter. There will be benefits after it is completed."

Wang Xuance knew immediately that the benefits were considerable, otherwise Li Shen would not be able to impress him with his mediocre money in the past.

After Wang Xuance left, Li Shen took out the paper and personally wrote an article refuting the rumors about Ji Chi's murder.

On the third day, an article on the front page caused a sensation in Chang'an. It was titled "Shocking: The truth behind Chi Chi killing people and taking out their hearts and souls turned out to be this."

The content of the article is written in vernacular, but it is very official.

The content is: Recently, there is news that there was an incident in Chang'an where people were killed and their hearts were ripped out in order to offer sacrifices to the Tengu. The news became more and more serious, making the people of Chang'an panic.

As the matter developed viciously, the imperial court attached great importance to it, which seriously affected the lives of the people in Chang'an. His majesty was kind and ordered the Dali Temple of the Ministry of Punishment to conduct an open and covert investigation of the incident and personally supervise the matter.

After multiple investigations, several unnamed insiders revealed the truth and shattered the rumors.

According to people familiar with the matter:

"It's completely unfounded to say that Chi Chi kills people. My fellow villagers and I saw with our own eyes someone pretending to be Chi Chi, wearing animal skins and carrying sharp claws."

"I was working in the field and saw a beast-like animal walking through the woods from a distance.

The old man thought it was a wild beast and was so scared that when he saw no one was around, he suddenly took off his skin and sat down on the roadside to rest. "

The above is the personal description of two witnesses, and many witnesses testified that it is true.

We also asked Elder Jinchi, an eminent enlightened monk of Guanyin Temple in Chang'an, and Taoist Xuandu from Xuandu Temple. Both of them are enlightened people and have the same views on Chi Chi's murder. We can only summarize one thing:

There is no Chi Chi in this world, Chi Chi is just what people think in their hearts.

Later, after the Ministry of Punishment visited and investigated various parties in Dali Temple, it was discovered that Chi Chi's murder was the work of a group of rebels who wanted to take advantage of the people, create chaos, and subvert the Tang Dynasty.

At present, the imperial court has destroyed several rebel dens, arrested dozens of rebels, and killed dozens of thieves. A large number of weapons, armor, and bow and arrow feathers were found at the scene.

The imperial court issued an order nationwide to arrest this group of rebels. If any people find traces of this group of traitors or suspicious persons. Report to the Yamen in time, and once confirmed, the government will reward you with one hundred guan.

The article is not very long, but it has caused a great response. People are actually afraid of the unknown. Today, there are official reports confirming it, witnesses who have seen it with their own eyes, and eminent monks who have achieved enlightenment have come forward to give their own explanations.

It didn't even take three days. The uproar in Chang'an City about Chi Chi killing people and taking out their hearts and souls has subsided, and the people are now paying attention to whether there are any suspicious people around them.

Didn't the government say that he would be rewarded with a hundred coins? That’s a lot!

(The Chi Chi murder incident did have historical records in the 17th year of Zhenguan. However, the author did not find out the specific circumstances.)