"Newspapers are being sold! Newspapers are being sold! The freshly printed Datang Daily! Today's headline — Cui family of Qinghe rebelled against the imperial court. Li Jing, the Minister of War, led troops into Zhengzhou to quell the rebellion! "
The "commotion" outside the city had just subsided. Inside Chang 'an City and the surrounding counties began to bustle with noise and excitement.
The manservants at the newsstands and the paperboys on the streets were hawking as usual. However, the content that came out of their mouths today was earth-shattering!
"What? The Cui family rebelled? Quick! Give me a copy of the newspaper! "
"Give me one too!"
When the people heard this, combined with yesterday's rumors and the commotion outside the city this morning, they instantly believed 90% of it. Everyone rushed to the newsstands or the paperboys, wanting to buy a copy of Datang Daily to find out what was going on!
In today's Datang Daily, the articles on the "Interaction of Literati" and "Current News" sections were all talking about the same thing — the Cui family's rebellion. Many of the authors of the articles were big shots in the imperial court, such as Zhangsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, and so on.
These big shots had never appeared in Datang Daily before. Now, because of the Cui family's rebellion, all of them appeared at once. It was really a feast for the eyes of the literati!
Under the condemnation of the big shots in the imperial court and the reporters in the editorial department of Tang Daily, the numerous crimes committed by the Cui family in the early years, the conspiracy to rebel in Zhengzhou this year, and the instigation of the people to rebel, were all exposed in front of everyone's eyes!
Ghastly, it could only be described as ghastly!
Last year, Li Zexuan had used the unjustly dead maid Nianyu to ignite the anger of the people in Chang 'an City. He had directly flattened the Cui family's "stronghold" in Chang' an City. Therefore, the people did not have a good impression of the Cui family. Now that this matter had happened, the people did not have a good impression of the Cui family of Qinghe that had existed for thousands of years!
"How dare they! The Cui family actually dared to privately recruit soldiers and rebel against the imperial court? To think that they are from the Five Surnames and Seven Nobles. How dare they do such a disgraceful thing?
"What? The Cui family colluded with bandits to assassinate Minister Wei in Zhengzhou?? Who gave them the guts? "
Tsk ~! Isn't it because Wei Zuocheng found out too much about the Cui family's illegal activities in Zhengzhou that they became anxious? "
"What? Wei Zuocheng was assassinated? How is he now? "
"Oh! This is not clear. Datang Daily only said that last month, Zhengzhou Guancheng County was attacked by a group of bandits. This group of bandits also collided with the provincial government office. Wei Zuocheng's whereabouts are unknown. Datang Daily's reporters suspect that all of this is the Cui family's doing! "
"Wei Zuocheng was harmed by the Cui Clan? Damn the Cui family! Left Minister Wei is a rare good official in our Great Tang. Nothing must happen to him! "
"After a few years of peace, the Cui family wants to start a war again. The ones who will suffer are the local people!"
"Hmph! The Cui Family has committed all kinds of evil deeds and should be punished by both humans and gods. I want to join the army and quell the rebellion for His Majesty! "
Although the aristocratic families of today had won over many scholars, there was still a considerable number of scholars from humble backgrounds who were biased towards the imperial court. Once they heard that the Cui family had plotted against Wei Zheng and plotted a rebellion, many scholars rolled up their sleeves and prepared to give up their brushes to join the army and rush to the battlefield!
Perhaps this was the spirit of a scholar!
"Scholar Zhang, you should save your breath! With your delicate skin and tender flesh, how can you endure the hardships of the battlefield? You should study hard and obtain scholarly honors! "
"Uncle Hu, you're wrong to say that. If I can endure the hardships of studying, why can't I endure the hardships of the battlefield? "
"Hehe! Say whatever you want. Even if you want to join the army to quell the rebellion, it's already too late! Because when this old man entered the city this morning, I saw that the army outside the city had already set off! "
"What? The army has already set off? So soon? "
"Of course! If it were any later, wouldn't the Cui family have done even more evil ~? "
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Yun Shan, Yanhuang College.
The news of the Cui family's rebellion caused a huge uproar among the students. Of course, what shocked the students even more was that Iron Egg and Meng Wenhao had also set off with the army this time!
This was quite incredible to them!
Since ancient times, the dreams of scholars were nothing more than self-cultivation, ruling the country, and pacifying the world. Now, Iron Egg and Meng Wenhao were leading everyone on the path of pacifying the world. This made the students very envious and yearn for it!
"Damn! Why can Iron Egg and Meng Wenhao go, but Bao Lin and I can't? With our martial arts skills, if we go to Zhengzhou, won't we be able to kill seven times in and seven times out of the rebel army? "
When Cheng Chumo heard the news, he couldn't help but pat his thigh and gloomily said.
Speaking of this rebellion, his father Cheng Yaojin directly led the army. He should be the one who went the most. In the end, the people who went were Meng Wenhao and Iron Egg. It would be strange if he wasn't depressed!
"Hmm, Chumo, I want to go too, but my father definitely won't let me go. You too!"
Yuchi Bao Lin thought about it and shook his head.
"Why? My martial arts skills are so good, I can definitely make a name for myself if I go! "
Cheng Chumo stared at him and shamelessly said.
Yuchi Bao Lin pursed his lips and hesitated. After a while, he said, "Chou Niu, I think Yamachō is right. Next year, on Arbor Day, I should plant a tree in your heart!"
"Damn, Bao Lin, are you asking for a beating?"
Cheng Chumo almost choked to death. Just as he was about to hit him, a light cough came from behind him.
"Ahem!"
Cheng Chumo turned around and saw Li Zexuan. He quickly stopped.
Li Zexuan glanced at him, then ignored him and went straight to the podium. In Class 1, the students suddenly quieted down. The two empty seats were a bit conspicuous at this time.
"The Cui family is rebelling. Wenhao and Iron Egg are going south with the army. They are both Yanhuang College's heroes! I know that some of you want to be heroes, but before you do, please learn the knowledge that the teachers from the school have taught you!
Do you know why I chose them to go to Zhengzhou? It is because they know how to use a telegraph. The transmission of information from Zhengzhou to Chang 'an requires a telegraph! In the future war, it is not enough to just rely on martial arts. When the time comes, the wisdom of Yanhuang College's students will be used more and more. So, if you want to serve the country, you have to learn well! Do you all understand? "
Li Zexuan looked at the pairs of eager eyes below the podium and nodded with satisfaction. He then spoke to all the students.
"Understood!"
After the students heard the reason why Meng Wenhao and Iron Egg joined the army, they felt energized! In the past, they only thought that engineering could allow them to become a small official or a wealthy person. Now, they realized that engineering had a more important role, and that was to protect the country!
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