Reborn as a bride, pretending to be virtuous, the prince held his waist and regretted

Shopkeeper Lin frowned, "Miss, a book like that shouldn't be sold in a big way, but you refused to listen. If people knew that it was written by you, not only would your reputation be damaged, but the entire Lin family would also be disgraced."

"Before the city gates are closed, I will send someone to escort you out of the city and back to Jiangnan. As for who it will be, I will find a poor scholar to take over and carry on this matter."

As the youngest daughter of the Lin family, Lin Youniang did not realize the seriousness of the matter at this time, "Uncle Lin, isn't it just a few books? Is it that serious?"

Manager Lin replied in a deep voice: "It's so serious. The book "Du Chunfeng" has been listed as a banned book by the Empress. Do you think there is still room for improvement?"

"Miss, please leave the city quickly. This is the imperial city. If the royal family really wants to do something, no one can stop them."

The innocent expression on Lin Youniang's face disappeared. She walked back and forth in the living room, feeling secretly sorry.

She thinks the second volume of "Du Chun Feng" is better than the first volume and has sold a lot of copies.

It was banned by the Empress, which is really too much. Why can men have three wives and four concubines, but women cannot have three husbands and four concubines?

Although she was dissatisfied, Lin Youniang also knew that a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall, and she could not continue to stay in the capital.

Lin Youniang left Beijing in a rage.

After Lin Youniang left, Manager Lin let go and directly handed over the manager in charge of Lin's printing house and a down-and-out scholar. He was beaten with 30 sticks and sent to a quarry for seven years of hard labor.

Lin's Company was also fined 20,000 taels of silver for dereliction of duty, and other unsold books were confiscated and burned in public.

Anyone who reads Yunshan's novels again is reading a banned book.

The owners of several bookstores handed over thousands of taels of silver, and also handed over all the unsold Yunshan-related storybooks and burned them in public.

Upstairs in Chunfeng Tower, the courtesan Liu Ruyan looked at the banned books burning in a porcelain basin in front of a bookstore not far away.

"What a pity!" Liu Ruyan shook her head. Such a profitable book was gone just like that.

A man whose gender was difficult to tell was wearing a green robe but had a head full of silver hair. He lay on Liu Ruyan's thighs with his eyes slightly closed, eating the grapes that Liu Ruyan handed to him.

"People, curiosity kills the cat. The more banned a book is, the more people read it. It's just that it can't be sold as openly as before."

Liu Ruyan chuckled, with mockery and resentment in her eyes.

"Qingshan, you are right. The people of Kangguo are too hypocritical. They clearly want to see it, but they insist on saying it is not good. I really don't understand why such a hypocritical Kangguo can deserve the title of the Celestial Empire?"

Yu Qingshan sat up from Liu Ruyan's lap, "Ruyan, we can't underestimate our enemies. They have a vast territory and abundant resources, which we can't compare with."

"For example, last time we burned the high-yield corn. We thought it was a sure thing, but in the end, all the Nanyi we bribed died, not a single one returned. We have been preparing for so many years, we can't let it go to waste."

"Yes, Qingshan, we can't ruin the master's plan!" Liu Ruyan replied, "What instructions do you have for Lin Youniang?"

Yu Qingshan chuckled, "Lin Youniang will not be content. If our people instigate her, she will continue to write. This is because she enjoys writing those storybooks and the feeling of being sought after by others."

"Besides, the Lin family has our people. Even for the endless money, we have to take care of the Lin family and not hold them back."

"Yes!" Liu Ruyan agreed. She still remembers her master's words.

To destroy a nation, one can achieve twice the result with half the effort by making the women of the nation shameless and causing the breakdown of rites and music.

What could spread faster and have a greater impact than banned books?

If you are not allowed to sell it in Beijing, then sell it somewhere else.

Yu Qingshan stood up, straightened his clothes, and was about to leave when he stopped and turned to look at Liu Ruyan, "Can I get close to the people in Changning Marquis' Mansion?"

Liu Ruyan was slightly startled when she heard this. Thinking of the time when she was humiliated by Zhou Jin, she couldn't help but look annoyed.

"Zhou Jin, the son of the Marquis of Changning, is extremely talented and good-looking, but he is ignorant of romance and is like a stone. He cannot be warmed up at all."

"As for the Marquis of Changning, he did have a concubine who was very beautiful three years ago, but that was arranged by Prince Ning. After Prince Ning was captured, there was no movement. It is a bit difficult to use women to get close to the two male masters of the Marquis of Changning."

Yu Qingshan thought about it, his eyes narrowed slightly, "Is there no other way?"

Liu Ruyan pondered for a moment, "Wang Shiwen is my benefactor. I can get some information from him. Maybe I can try to start from him."

"Wang Shiwen?" Yu Qingshan raised his eyebrows slightly. "He is a person who will not do anything without profit. He is petty-minded and unlikely to achieve great things. At first, Zhou Jin was judged by his master to be arrogant and incompetent, and would not make any achievements in his official career. I didn't expect that after getting married, he has changed a lot and even made great contributions."

Liu Ruyan's eyes turned slightly, "Could it be because of his wife, Gu?"

Yu Qingshan stroked his smooth chin and said, "I will investigate Gu's company, and you can continue as usual. It would be best if you can find out about Zhou Jin's situation through Wang Shiwen. In addition, Wang Shiwen is jealous of Zhou Jin, so you can praise Zhou Jin subtly to arouse Wang Shiwen's jealousy."

"Yes!" Liu Ruyan agreed, and after a moment's hesitation, she asked again, "How are my parents and my brother in my hometown?"

Yu Qingshan replied: "The silver and letters you brought back have been sent back, but because there are too many summer storms, the ship is too slow, so it is a little late. Maybe the next time I come to see you, your parents' letters will have arrived."

Liu Ruyan nodded, smiling, "Thank you."

Didn't you leave your hometown and come here just to give your family a good life?

It's all worth it.

Yu Qingshan, wearing a veil on his head, walked briskly downstairs and left.

Liu Ruyan stood on the second-floor window and watched Yu Qingshan leave. She really hoped that after her master's great cause was completed, she could return to her hometown.

At this time, books were burning in a large incense burner in the Changning Marquis Mansion.

Gu Xiling blinked her eyes. "It would be enough to burn "Du Chunfeng". Why burn the others?"

Zhou Jin said without hesitation, "Burn it, burn it all!"

"No, just burn Yunshan's notebook. Why burn all of them?" Gu Xiling looked reluctant, as she bought these with her own money.

I've seen it all, but it's quite new.

Zhou Jin flipped out a book called "I Envy the Mandarin Ducks, Not the Immortals" and asked, "Have you read this book?"

"I have read it!" Gu Xiling replied, "The women in this storybook are not promiscuous, so it shouldn't be a banned book, right?"

Zhou Jin raised his eyebrows, flipped through the contents, and said sarcastically, "She's not promiscuous, but this girl is stupid! Her parents treat her well in every way, but it's not as good as a compliment from outsiders. After being praised by a man for a few words, she fell in love with that poor scholar and will never change until death. If this was my daughter, I would strangle her to death with my own hands."