"Bah! You ungrateful villains, how dare you slander Marquis behind his back? Do you still have a conscience? If it weren't for Marquis who created the curved plow last year, many of us would have starved to death. How could we still be alive? "
Rumors spread everywhere, and under the encouragement of those with intentions, these rumors became more and more perfect, more and more convincing. However, over the past year, the number of people who had received Li Zexuan's kindness numbered in the tens of millions. Even if these rumors spread in an orderly manner, as if they were true, there were still many people with a conscience who chose to believe Li Zexuan. Moreover, they were willing to stand out and speak up for Li Zexuan.
When one person stood up, hundreds and thousands of people followed suit.
"That's right, that's right! Last year, the land on our farmstead was so dry that we couldn't plow it. If it weren't for Marquis who created the curved plow, our land would have been deserted last year! "
"Other things aside, the 'Tang Dynasty Dictionary' compiled by Marquis allowed my child to learn how to read in just a year! If this was in the past, if my child wanted to learn how to read, he would have to worship a teacher. However, it would cost a lot to hire a teacher to teach him! "
"Zhao Laoer is right! It's all thanks to Marquis. If it weren't for him, there wouldn't be a single person in our house. We wouldn't even be able to read Datang Daily! "
"I don't care if Marquis knew in advance that there would be a plague of locusts this year. I only know that the locusts in our farmlands in Stone Village were eliminated by Marquis and the Sky Pheasant Brigade. Without Marquis's righteous help, our family of seven would have had nothing to eat this year! If anyone dares to speak ill of Marquis, I, Old Gu, will fight to the death with him! "
"Yes! If anyone dares to speak ill of Marquis, I will fight to the death with him! "
In the face of the fierce rumors, a large number of people quickly formed a united front to fight against those who were bewitched by the rumors and kept attacking Li Zexuan. The war between the two sides could be said to be on the verge of breaking out.
In fact, if it was any other day, there would not be so many people talking bad about Li Zexuan. This was because Li Zexuan had always had a good reputation among the people. But now that the locust plague had broken out in Guanzhong, it was a time when the people were panicking. Someone had coincidentally released such a reasonable and irrefutable statement at this time. Those people who were not firm in their stance and had little contact with Li Zexuan were naturally bewitched!
"Hmph! If the Marquis of Yong 'an had informed the people of this year's locust plague earlier, then every household would have raised over a hundred chickens. Would we still have to wait for the Sky Chicken Brigade to exterminate the locusts for us? We'll destroy them ourselves! The Marquis of Yong 'an is clearly a hypocrite. He wants to use our crops to feed the locusts and then feed the locusts to the chickens! "
"Yes! The Marquis of Yong 'an is a hypocrite, a selfish villain! Using our crops to feed the locusts and wanting us to be grateful to him, he is a villain who only wants to make money! "
"Bullsh * t! Even if Marquis knew that there would be a locust plague this year, even if Marquis told this news to you, Sun Laoqi, with your little wealth, how many chickens can you afford? Don't you still have to wait for Marquis's Sky Chicken Brigade to help you exterminate the locusts? You dog thing, you really are an ingrate. A few days ago, when Marquis helped your family exterminate the locusts, you thanked him profusely. Now, at the slightest sign of trouble, you join those evil people in slandering Marquis. Your father has always been highly respected in the Sun Family Village, how did he give birth to such a disappointing thing like you! I think that you bastard just can't bear to see Marquis doing well! "
"That's right! Sun Laoqi, you are the one who calls him bastard the most fiercely. When I return, I will tell your father and see if he doesn't beat you to death, you heartless wolf cub! "
Hearing this, a young man with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks couldn't help but shrink his neck, not daring to say another word.
"Everyone, listen to me!"
At this moment, a young man who looked like a scholar roared loudly. The crowd instantly quietened down. Looking closely at the scholar, who else could it be other than Yu Dejing from the Yu Family Village of Lantian County?
Yu Dejing had originally come to Chang 'an City to visit an old acquaintance. When he left the city, he heard a group of commoners discussing and arguing about something. He didn't think much of it at first, but after hearing the contents of the discussion and argument, he instantly realized that the situation was not normal. Thus, he hurriedly stopped in his tracks, intending to dispel the rumors and protect Li Zexuan's reputation.
"Fellow villagers, please don't misbelieve the rumors. Saying that the Marquis of Yong 'an is using the commoners' crops to feed the locusts is pure nonsense! More than ninety percent of us have received favors from Marquis. As humans, we cannot forget our roots, and even more so, we cannot be ungrateful! Earlier, I heard someone scolding the marquis for not publicizing the locust plague's language to the public so that everyone could be prepared.
Let's not talk about whether or not Marquis knew that there would be a locust plague this year. Even if he did, would you believe it if Marquis told you in advance? And even if you did, what could you do? Go buy chicken seedlings? It's not like you don't know the price of chicken seedlings in Chang 'an City last year. How much money can the villagers have? Even if each of you were to exhaust all your wealth, how many chickens can you raise?
Besides, think about it carefully. If you knew that there would be a locust plague this year, would your first reaction be to buy chicken seedlings? No, you would definitely panic. That is to say, even if Marquis knew that there would be a locust plague this year and told us in advance, it would be of no use. On the contrary, it would cause a collective panic among the millions of citizens of Great Tang. If that was the case, we would have already panicked before the locust plague today! "
Yu Dejing's meticulous analysis calmed the restless commoners down. After he finished speaking, the commoners couldn't help but whisper among themselves:
"Who is that scholar?"
"I know him! He is Scholar Yu from the Yu Family Manor of Lantian County. Last year, when the Cui Family caused a ruckus, he was almost beheaded by the Cui Family's guards. Thankfully, Marquis arrived in time to save him! "
"So he is from Lantian County! No wonder he would speak up for the Marquis of Yong 'an! "
"But what he said makes sense! Even if Marquis told us in advance that there would be a locust plague this year, it would still be useless! Based on the price of chicken seedlings in Chang 'an City last year, even if we used all our money to buy chickens, we would only be able to buy sixty to seventy of them! It is not enough! "
"That's right! It seems like the Marquis of Yong 'an really cares about us commoners. In order to help us exterminate the locusts, he specially bought tens of thousands of chickens! I heard that last year, Marquis spent over ten thousand strings of cash just to buy chicken seedlings ~! "
"We have wrongly blamed Marquis ah!"
"Hey! Then what about the Drunken Immortal Restaurant's Soaring to Meteoric Success? "
Just as some of the commoners were about to change their minds, a gloomy voice suddenly sounded out from the crowd. Yu Dejing frowned. After searching for a long time, he couldn't find the person who spoke. This made him angry.
"That's right! The Marquis of Yong 'an bought locusts at a low price from us and sold them at a high price at the Drunken Immortal Restaurant. What about this matter? "
That gloomy voice successfully attracted the attention of the commoners. Immediately, a large man with a full beard shouted out.
Yu Dejing's expression didn't change, but his mind was racing. A moment later, he took a step forward and looked at the large man and asked, "This uncle, this Yu will say something disrespectful. The Drunken Immortal Restaurant's Soaring to Meteoric Success is a bit expensive, but have you eaten it before? Or have the Drunken Immortal Restaurant forced you to eat it? "
That large man's face turned red and his imposing manner weakened. He opened his mouth and said, "No … no, that Soaring to Meteoric Success is so expensive, how could I be willing to eat it?"
Yu Dejing nodded and said, "That's the logic. Although the price of Soaring to Meteoric Success is expensive, but what does that have to do with us commoners? The Drunken Immortal Restaurant's dishes were originally prepared for those rich people! Not to mention the Drunken Immortal Restaurant, the other restaurants in Chang 'an City also don't have cheap dishes. Why don't you go and talk about it? Why only talk about the Drunken Immortal Restaurant? The Drunken Immortal Restaurant is open for business. First, they don't force people to buy or sell. Second, they don't sell shoddy goods. Those who have been to the Drunken Immortal Restaurant all feel that it is worth it! They don't feel that Soaring to Meteoric Success is expensive, so what qualifications do we have to talk about it? "
After Yu Dejing said this, the commoners couldn't help but nod their heads.
Seeing this, Yu Dejing struck while the iron was hot and continued, "In addition, have you heard of locusts being sold for money? No! Now Marquis is willing to buy locusts from everyone. Although the price is a bit cheaper, a family of four can catch locusts for a day. If they sell it to Marquis, they should be able to get at least ten copper coins, right? These ten copper coins can be exchanged for three to four stones of grain. Where else can you find such a good thing? This is originally a good thing for all of you and Marquis. Some of you have mistakenly believed in slanderous words, thinking that Marquis is making black hearted money. Where is your conscience? "
Enlightening to the deaf!
Yu Dejing's two reasonable and well-founded words could be said to be enlightening to the deaf!
Hearing this, the commoners who had been bewitched earlier all blushed and lowered their heads in shame, not daring to say another word.
"Scholar Yu is right! This is originally a good thing, but some people are insatiable. They think that the benefits they get are too little. These bastards don't even think about it. Without Marquis, what kind of life would he be living now? He would probably be starving to death! "
"That's right! Since we are indebted to Marquis, we have no reason to slander Marquis! "
"If anyone dares to say anything bad about Marquis, I will beat them to death even if I have to risk my life!"
Seeing that the commoners had finally "come to their senses," Yu Dejing couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. At this moment, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a mysterious person wearing a bamboo hat in the crowd retreating and quickly walking away.
Yu Dejing's intuition told him that there was something wrong with that person. He wanted to chase after him, but before he could take two steps, the mysterious person had disappeared. Yu Dejing's heart sank. He felt that this matter wasn't as simple as it seemed. Otherwise, why would there be so many rumors about Li Zexuan out of the blue?
"There's no smoke without fire. There must be something fishy about this! I have to go to Yanhuang College and tell Mr. Li Gang about this! I'm afraid that someone is trying to harm Marquis! "
Yu Dejing's eyes narrowed. Almost in an instant, he had made up his mind to go to Yanhuang College.
…
"Hey! Kid! You've ruined Grandpa's plans. Where else do you want to go? "
After leaving the official road outside Chang 'an City, Yu Dejing stepped onto the cement road to Yun Mountain. When she went around a mountain, two masked men in black suddenly appeared in front of Yu Dejing. One of them stepped forward and directly blocked Yu Dejing's path, and said.
"Who are you? What do you want? "
Yu Dejing's expression changed, and his heart was in his throat.
His mind was racing, but he didn't forget to scan his surroundings. There were hills on both sides, so it wasn't convenient for him to escape. If he wanted to escape, he could only run backward. Thinking of this, Yu Dejing took half a step back!
"Hehe! We are the ones who want your life! What do you think we want? "
The man in black laughed sinisterly. He didn't seem to move, but a cold dagger suddenly appeared in his hand!
These two people actually wanted to kill Yu Dejing directly.
Yu Dejing's heart was instantly nervous to the extreme, but at the critical moment, Yu Dejing forced himself to calm down with strong willpower. He said without changing his expression, "There must be a reason to kill, right? I have no grudges with you. Why do you want to kill me? "
He wanted to stall for time because this cement road wasn't unfrequented. There were often farmers who were going to Chang 'an City to "attend the market" passing by here. He wanted to wait for "reinforcements"!
The man in black opposite him seemed to have seen through Yu Dejing's thoughts. He sneered and said, "If you want to blame it on you, blame it on you for being a busybody. I'll send you to hell today! You can continue to be a busybody when you reach the netherworld! "
After saying that, the man in black flew out and stabbed Yu Dejing's throat with the sharp dagger!
The moment the black-clothed man spoke, Yu Dejing was already prepared to escape. So almost at the same time the black-clothed man made his move, Yu Dejing had already finished turning around. At this moment, she was using all her strength to sprint desperately!
Bam ~!
"Ouch!"
Yu Dejing was fast, but someone was faster than him!
When he turned around, the other man in black had already flashed behind him. Yu Dejing turned around and ran, and directly bumped into the man in black. Sadly, he felt that he had bumped into an iron wall. Then, without any suspense, he was directly shaken to the ground!
Yu Dejing hurriedly got up from the ground. Before the dagger of the other man in black was about to pierce his throat, he suddenly pointed at the man in black and said loudly, "You are the man wearing a bamboo hat outside Chang 'an City just now! Why did you frame Marquis? Who ordered you to do this? "
When the man in black heard this, his hand movements couldn't help but stagnate. Then he sneered and said, "Kid, do you know that the more you know, the faster you'll die? Hmph! Today, I'll send you to hell no matter what! Save your questions for the King of Hell! "
After saying that, the man in black sneered and stabbed the dagger directly at Yu Dejing's heart!
"It's over! This time, it's really over! "
Yu Dejing closed his eyes in despair. He was now sure that this man in black was the one who wanted to harm Li Zexuan. But so what if he knew? He was going to die soon. It's not that he didn't want to fight back, but the difference in strength was too great!
At this moment,
"Hey! Isn't that Scholar Yu? En? Bastard! Someone actually dares to commit murder in Lantian County. Boss, Number Two, Number Three, Number Four, Number Five, Number Six, Number Seven, quickly attack for me! "
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