It was the early winter season, and the temperature in Huajing suddenly dropped.In the Anxiangfang, An Xiang was crouching by the stove, gnawing on sweet potatoes, and next to him was a big prince squatting, gnawing on the sweet potatoes in his hands, and going to snatch An Xiang's from time to time.The two were chattering away when there was a sudden knock on the door.

Because of the cold weather, An Xiang is not willing to open a shop these days, so he keeps the door closed.Previously, he did some work under Gu Huai, and Gu Huai's wages were fairly generous, so An Xiang was nourished for several days.

It's just that the miscellaneous newspapers that were launched vigorously fell down within a few days, and Gu Huai was dismissed immediately after.As soon as An Xiang received the news, Gu Huai left him a message and disappeared.An Xiang had such a small quarrel with the Du family, and he had a great time finding out about the Du family in the magazines, but suddenly he was out of work, which made him feel lost for a while.

Thoughts must have passed, but in fact, it was just a matter of a moment, An Xiang was about to get up, and Shang Xuanchu wiped his mouth with his sleeve without looking like a royal child, stopped An Xiang, got up and walked to the door, "Who is there? "

The people outside were silent for a long time before they said leisurely, "His Royal Highness the Third Prince is free today."

Shang Xuanchu paused, opened the door directly, and slapped the sweet potato paste directly on the opponent, "Oh, it's you, brother Gu Huai! Long time no see, I miss you so much!"

Gu Huai looked at the lump of butter on his shoulder expressionlessly, lifted Shang Xuanchu's hand and threw it away, then walked around the tall man in front of him and walked into the room.Shang Xuanchu pouted, closed the door, and followed inside.

An Xiang was finishing peeling the freshly baked sweet potatoes, when he saw Gu Huai stunned, "Boss?"

Gu Huai nodded, lifted An Xiang's sleeve, and wiped the stain on his shoulder nonchalantly. "An Xiang, how are you doing?"

An Xiang had black lines on his face, and pulled Shang Xuanchu's sleeve to wipe off the stain on his sleeve. "Boss, I miss you so much!"

Shang Xuanchu looked at the yellow paste on his sleeve: ...

"Just miss me." Gu Huai took out a piece of paper from his sleeve and shook it, "Miss it?"

An Xiang took a closer look, "Huajing Miscellaneous News?"

The news that Huajing Miscellaneous News was re-run spread like wildfire among the people of Huajing.

Everyone didn't believe the news of the re-offense at the beginning. After all, there are so many people in Huajing that there are people in the court. They all got the news and knew that Gu Sanyuan, the organizer of the miscellaneous newspaper, had been dismissed. The emperor was furious This newspaper has been banned.Everyone was lamenting that it had only been a few days to understand life, and the miscellaneous newspapers were gone all of a sudden, and the fun was much less.

I don't know which day it was, the Anxiangfang, which had been closed since the beginning of winter, suddenly opened. The bookworms in the neighborhood were naturally moved by the news, but they saw a neatly arranged row in the lobby. Just like the things in the style of Huajing miscellaneous newspapers before, when someone looked curiously, they saw four large characters on them.

Huajing Huabao.

What is a flower newspaper?It's just flowery words, for your pleasure.

Curious people find it interesting.The small shopkeeper of Anxiangfang said that this was made by someone and entrusted to be sold in Anxiangfang. It is no different from those authors in the past who wrote books and printed them and sent them here for sale. Anxiangfang is not responsible for the content. One issue per day, available for rent or sale, depending on your preference.

The little shopkeeper said, this is different from miscellaneous newspapers, miscellaneous newspapers are run by the imperial court, and what they say is true; this flower newspaper, you can tell by the name, the flowers are full of flowers, and the inside is full of nonsense Language, anyway, the author said, like to read it or not, believe it or not, anyway, two big copper coins.

This price is one copper coin more expensive than the previous Huajing Miscellaneous News, but those who come to Anxiangfang to read books are those who are willing to spend money for words, so some people waved their hands and bought it.

With the first one to eat crabs, it will be much easier for the people behind to buy newspapers.After all, there was Huajing Miscellaneous News before, and everyone still has great expectations for this new reading material.

It was a cold day, and Gu Huai was wrapped in very heavy clothes. He bought a flower newspaper among the crowd and retreated to the corner to observe the scene.The content this time is naturally different from last time. As a folk creator, Gu Huai has deeply learned the irresponsibility of the content of such reading materials through a lot of study of the so-called "entertainment news" newspapers provided by the system. The essence and the exaggeration of the text are perfectly applied to Huajing Huabao.

I saw that as soon as everyone got the flower newspaper, the words that came into view were enlarged, with a line of big characters on it.

"Counting down the two or three unspeakable things between the nobles of Huajing."

Looking into the article, it described in detail the tragic love story of the Marquis of Tai'an who was struggling to pursue Laozhen Guogong, but married Laozhen Guogong's younger sister, as well as the person whom the current household servant Gu Shiping actually loves deeply. She is the elder sister of his wife's wife. Ning Guogong was very handsome when he was young, but it's a pity that the years are ruthless, and so on.

It is written below the article, this is a long-term column, and there will be a sequel in the next issue, which will continue to gossip about these big figures.

... Everyone said that this flower newspaper is much better than the miscellaneous newspaper!

You Wu nodded, "Little Gu Huai, look, this gossip generator with [-] achievement points is easy to use."

Gu Huai looked at the extra frame on the system panel. There were character input, custom attributes, background setting and other options in it. Basically, after you input the character information, you can choose whether you want to praise this person or slander the person in the article. After this person, a completely irresponsible headline gossip was released.

Regarding this, An Xiang said that Gu Huai is so powerful that he can even know the secret histories of these high-ranking families.Such pure and good people, how could they know that after many years, their descendants have developed to be full of lies and never blink.

A few hours after the first person went out with the flower papers, a group of people rushed into the Anxiangfang, and all the two thousand flower papers were sold out.

This time Huabao did not have the support of the Secretary of General Administration, and Gu Huai paid all the expenses. When the amount of [-] copies was set, An Xiang was worried that he would lose all his money. After all, the cost of printing paper and ink was too high. Beijing people have such a strong gossip spirit!

As the two thousand flower newspapers scattered into the Huajing crowd, the rich and powerful families in Huajing began to feel that the eyes of passers-by on them were not quite right when they went out.

Du Junyan, as a representative of the honorable descendants of Huajing, who was inhumane after being injured and became famous in Huajing, since the results of the public trial of the last case came out, he was not very happy to go to the streets, and he was completely immersed in his past debauchery. down.This day, another friend came to invite him with a malicious smile. Before the Qi family asked the housekeeper to pinch these people out, Du Junyan thought about it and agreed to go out.

The Qi family naturally loved his precious son thousands of times, so he stuffed money and asked Du Junyan to relax.The offspring of Gu's family who invited Du Junyan to go out also used the reputation of the Duke's mansion to commit a lot of small crimes on weekdays, but they didn't make such a big noise that they got into the eyes of Doctor Yu Shi, so they lived a very happy life. His temper became more and more arrogant.

However, as a collateral branch of the Gu family, he usually flattered Du Junyan very much, but he couldn't bear to gloat when he thought that Du Junyan was no longer a serious man.He walked beside Du Junyan, talking and laughing, he took the snacks from the roadside vendor and stuffed them into his mouth without paying the bill. He glared at the vendor and scolded, "What are you looking at! This is the son of Lord Tai'an! Eat your food It's for your face!"

He thought that everyone in Huajing knew about Du Junyan's scandal, so his voice was so loud that everyone around him looked at it, but to his surprise, it was not Du Junyan who was talking about it.

"Hey, look at this person, is he from the Duke of Wei's mansion?"

"It looks like he is the grandson of Duke Wei's concubine, alas, sure enough!"

"What a good looking! Oh, what a staring look! It really has a romantic charm!"

"Sure enough, it is true that Wei Guogong's brother-in-law was as charming as a woman when he was young in the flower newspaper! Look at his grandson! He really looks the same!"

"Look, he's smiling! Oh, how beautiful..."

Du Junyan: Could it be that he hasn't been out for too long, why can't he understand what these people are saying?

The same thing happened to all the gossip characters mentioned in Huabao or their relatives. Whenever they walked to the streets of Huajing, they would be surrounded by a circle of onlookers in just a few breaths. Broken discussions.

This situation is even worse for Gu Shiping. Of course, it is not Gu Shiping who has been working in the yamen all year round, but Du Liyu who likes to go out and visit the fragrant rice branch shops.

As soon as she went out that day, she felt that there were more and more people around her. At first, she didn't care about it, because she roughly heard what they were saying. mother-in-law and the like.Needless to say which empress's younger sister is naturally Concubine Du.

Since the last time they broke up at the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet, Du Liyu had cut off her friendship with this elder sister in her heart—in fact, she thought that this Concubine Du could not do much for her now. Her greatest support is her beloved concubine Yi in the harem, her precious daughter Gu Zhiyi.

Thinking that I once objected to my daughter's entry into the palace, now that I thought about it, I was out of my mind.Immediately after her daughter entered the palace, she was greatly favored, and within a few months she was promoted from a nobleman to be a concubine. Which daughter has such glory!Thanks to his daughter's blessing, his son was spared the crime of exile, and with some money, he will be able to come out of the prison in a few days!

Now that everything is going well, Du Liyu is very satisfied. As long as Gu Huai's troublemaker is not there, her life will be very nourishing!

Thinking of this, she couldn't hide the pride on her face even more. She felt that the people around her must be full of admiration for her, but from the corner of her eye, she saw that the faces of others were not quite right.

Some small and broken voices slowly penetrated into Du Liyu's ears.

"Ah, poor Mrs. Gu..."

"It was used as a substitute! Yaoshou!"

"I heard that Concubine Du is as beautiful as a fairy..."

"It's normal for Mrs. Shi Lang to like Concubine Du. Taking care of Mrs. Gu's beauty, Concubine Du was the most beautiful woman in Huajing back then!"

"That's right... ah!"

Before the man finished speaking, he was taken aback by the person who suddenly jumped in front of him.I saw that the pride on Du Liyu's face had disappeared, replaced by a grim face, "What did you say! Repeat it for me!"

The onlookers immediately dispersed in a rush, and the face of the caught upright man was so black that he couldn't make out his face, but he was frightened and stammered, "I...I...I I also heard about it! Now Huajing is going crazy, saying that Gu Shilang loves Concubine Du, marrying, marrying you is just for comfort... Ah!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Du Liyu ruthlessly pushed him aside, and ran away in a hurry.Leaving Du Liyu standing where she was, she couldn't help thinking of her husband's indifference when the family encountered so many hardships in the past few days.

...For so many years, it seems that the husband has never really cared about himself and his two children.

The confused man rolled to the corner of the street, the panic on his face disappeared immediately, he smiled and asked Gu Huai who had been standing on the corner for a long time to ask for credit, "Boss, what do you think of my acting skills?"

Shang Xuanchu helped An Xiang wipe off the mud on his face with a depressed face.

Gu Huai looked at the back of Du Liyu standing there alone, smiled and turned around, "I have always admired An Xiang's acting skills." He patted Du Liyu on the shoulder, "Good job, extra money!"

"Boss, I love you so much!" An Xiang was about to jump on Gu Huai happily, but was blocked by Shang Xuanchu, "...Actually, little An Xiang, I am rich."

An Xiang rolled his eyes at Shang Xuanchu, and Shang Xuanchu immediately shut up.

Gu Huai looked at the flower newspaper in his hand, and when he was about to turn around and leave, a hidden guard suddenly appeared in front of him and knelt down, "Master Gu, there is an urgent report!"

……

The Huajing Huabao was widely circulated among Huajing folks, and some people in the court naturally noticed it, but the focus of everyone's attention has shifted from those unreliable gossips to more serious matters.

"His Majesty, there are rumors among the people that there have been flash floods in Yunnan and Guizhou due to overnight rains, and there have been many casualties a few days ago!" This time, it was the Minister of the Ministry of Officials who spoke out, "This matter is of great importance. Watch and listen!"

When Emperor Jianyuan heard the word Yungui, he couldn't help but look solemn, "It's already the twelfth lunar month, why is it raining like a torrential rain! Who is it that spread the rumors and disturbed the hearts of the people!"

The Minister of the Ministry of Officials has always been known for his rigorous statements in the court, and now he speaks with a straight line, "Return to the emperor, this rumor started from a folk reading, saying that two days ago the Yunnan government was flooded, and the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou neglected his duties and neglected emergency rescue. , thousands of people have been affected since now..."

"It's a bunch of nonsense! If there is such a thing, how can I not know about the world's affairs!" Emperor Jianyuan was furious, and he was about to convict the chief culprit of the rumors, "Come here! Let the rumors confuse the public!" By……"

"Report! Express report at eight hundred miles!" A high-pitched urgent report suddenly approached from far away, and the voice gradually approached from outside the court. When the ministers looked back, they saw a man in a black dress embroidered with gold thread. The well-dressed man rushed into the Golden Luan Hall and knelt down on the hard floor with a plop.

"The provincial government of Yunnan and Guizhou has experienced heavy rains for several days, mountain torrents broke out, and dams collapsed. As of now, the people of Yunnan and Guizhou have suffered heavy casualties!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked!

Some veteran officials in the court frowned slightly when they saw the clothes on the orderly soldier.And Emperor Jianyuan didn't pay attention to it these years, but he didn't recognize it. This is the costume of the royal secret guard!

He immediately stood up abruptly, "Zhi'er is injured!"

The hidden guard raised his hands up and submitted the emergency report, his eyes were blurred with sweat, "Report to the emperor, the prince is fine, and is urgently organizing his subordinates to wait for disaster relief!"

Hearing that Shangzhi was fine, Emperor Jianyuan sat down slowly, and took the urgent report from his servant, but with only a few dozen words, Emperor Jianyuan immediately ignited the fire that had just been extinguished.

"It's unreasonable! It's lawless!" With a flick of his sleeve, the urgent report was immediately thrown heavily in front of the officials. "What a governor of Yunnan and Guizhou! What a sentence, the sky is high and the emperor is far away!"

As the chief assistant of the cabinet, Minister of the Ministry of Officials naturally had to take on the overall situation at this time. He mustered up the courage to pick up the urgent report, and was immediately shocked by the content inside.I saw the words weeping blood on it, but I don't know where it came from. The blood book of Wanmin, crying about the various bad deeds of the Governor of Yunnan and Guizhou after the flood in Yunnan Prefecture.

He immediately knelt down, "Your Majesty, such criminals are not tolerated by the heavens!"

Emperor Jianyuan sneered, "Such a guilty minister? Wasn't this the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou recommended by the Ministry of Officials?"

The Minister of the Ministry of Officials buried his head, "Your Majesty, this person was assessed by the Ministry of Officials in accordance with the local regulations. The Ministry of Officials did not fulfill its responsibility to strictly check the checkpoints. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me!"

The emperor on the high dragon chair just snorted, "What do you think?"

All the officials were at a loss, and the Minister of the Ministry of Officials immediately read the content of the urgent report aloud knowingly, and the court immediately fell into a small discussion.

Then a censor stood up and said, "Report to Your Majesty, these sinners should be dismissed and sentenced to death!"

"Extremely, extremely, such criminal officials should be punished severely, so as to accuse the spirits of the civilians who died tragically!" Someone nearby immediately agreed, and then there was a voice of agreement.

Amidst the echoes, a sneer broke in abruptly.The officials looked at it, and Shen Lin slowly came out, "My lord, I really have gained insight today. When such a catastrophe happened, it doesn't matter whether the disaster is serious or not, whether the casualties are tragic or not, I just convict people. It's a joke in the world!"

His voice is sonorous and powerful, and it is resounding. "I have heard that there may be floods after the flood, and the environment in the disaster area is very dangerous. Prince Rui is currently on the front line to rescue the victims, but we are only talking here. I think that the first priority is to arrange disaster relief as soon as possible!"

The safety of Shangzhi quickly hung in Emperor Jianyuan's heart. At this moment, he hated himself for sending Shangzhi to the southwest, looked around at all the ministers in the court hall, and finally fixed on Shen Lin. "Does Shen Aiqing have any thoughts?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I believe that the provinces of Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan and Sichuan should send disaster relief materials to Yunnan and Guizhou as soon as possible, and at the same time allocate money, and assign the new governor and imperial envoy to the southwest to preside over the disaster relief!"

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