The quarrel between the Mortal fans was just a small interlude. Near the other newsstands, there were still many people attracted by the Datang Daily's headlines.
"Eh? The wife of a county man repulsed a thousand women in wisdom ~? Which county man's wife ~? Could it be the bride that Li Xiansheng just married a while ago? Quick, quick, give me a copy of the newspaper ~! "
"Give me one too ~!"
"It's definitely not Li County man's wife. Haven't you heard of the saying 'repulsed a thousand women in wisdom' ~? How can the girl that Li County man married have such ability ~? "
A slightly older middle-aged man in the back said in disbelief.
"Hey ~! What are you saying ~? Can't Li County man's wife repulsed a thousand women in wisdom ~? I think the girl is quite good. I heard that she's a beauty from the surrounding villages ~! "
"Hehe ~! Beauty ~? Can beauty be eaten ~? Ignorant ~! "
"You're the one who's ignorant ~! Didn't you say that it's impossible for her to be Li County man's wife ~? Let's see and we'll know ~! "
"Let's see then ~! Who's afraid of who ~! "
Some people were arguing over the main character in the headlines, while others had already bought the newspaper and were discussing the contents.
"These shrews are really despicable ~! Relying on their husbands' military achievements, they actually bullied Li County man's family ~! He's the benefactor of us poor children ~! How dare they ~! "
"Yeah ~! Yeah ~! How despicable ~! The imperial court can't blame Li County man for losing the war. I really don't know what they're thinking ~! "
Under the arbor of a teahouse, a few young people couldn't help but complain as they read the newspaper.
"Luckily, Li County man's wife is quite quick-witted. Otherwise, Li County man's reputation would have been ruined by these people ~!"
"Indeed, but this Old Madam Zhao also came at the right time ~! And she's much more righteous than those shrews ~! "
"Hey ~! I know this Old Madam Zhao ~! Her son is in the imperial army and lives in the south of the city. I didn't expect that … "
"Feichen, you know her ~? Then when you have time, bring us to visit this Old Madam ~! I'm afraid that even scholars like us can't compare to such a person who understands the principles of righteousness! "
That's right, these three were Jin Yu Academy's Hua Hongyi, Chen Tianhua, and Liao Fei-chen.
However, the three of them were no longer as poor as they used to be. Chen Tianhua and Liao Fei-chen both published novels on Datang Daily. Although they were not as popular as The Legend of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality, their monthly income was still slightly higher than ordinary people.
So now, they could occasionally drink tea and go shopping ~!
"Yeah! Especially when the auntie said, "My son has already shed blood on the battlefield. We can't let him shed tears in the underworld because of these vile people who use his name to do whatever they want." I was very touched ~! To be able to say such words, this Aunty Zhao is a person worthy of my, Chen Tianhua's, respect ~! "
"That's right, that's right ~! However, those women still have a conscience and didn't ask for the compensation money from the Li Family. Otherwise, I, Hua Hongyi, would personally go and judge these people ~! "
"That's right ~! At least they have a conscience ~! "
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"The widow of a meritorious official is being unreasonable, and the wife of a county magistrate is retreating with wisdom? What widow of a meritorious official ~? What retreating with wisdom ~? How arrogant ~! Laifu, go buy a newspaper for this old man ~! "
A vigorous voice came from a dark red carriage on the road.
"Yes ~! Old Master ~! "
The coachman outside the carriage responded and trotted to the newsstand to buy the newspaper.
Fifteen minutes later.
"Preposterous ~! This group of shrews is really unreasonable ~! Even if Li Zexuan is responsible for the defeat of the imperial army in the battle of Snake Spirit Mountain, he can't take full responsibility. Besides, the imperial court has already given them compensation, and this group of people actually ran to Li Zexuan's house to ask for money. How insatiable ~! These wicked people should be arrested and punished ~! "
"Hmm, that's not right ~! These people can actually gather in front of the Li Family's house at such a time. There must be some dirty tricks behind this ~! "
The person in the carriage was Wei Zheng, who was rushing to the morning court.
At this moment, he was muttering to himself as he read the headlines.
From a certain perspective, the appearance of Datang Daily could be said to have provided Wei Zheng with a lot of "material" to remonstrate with.
In the past, he had to personally go to the grassroots and find out where the officials were neglecting their duties, taking bribes, or where the citizens were being bullied. Then, he would organize them into memorials and impeach them in the morning court.
But now, he only needed to find some unfair or illegal matters in the newspaper and then bring it to the imperial court to ask for the emperor's judgment.
"Haha ~! Good ~! This granddaughter of Du Daoling is really not ordinary ~! Not only does she make good wine, but she also has such quick wit. She's really not simple ~! "
Wei Zheng couldn't help but laugh when he saw Han Yuxi arguing with the group of women.
"Good ~! Good ~! This Madam Zhao is really a hero among women. She gave birth to a qilin son who fought for the country and sacrificed his life. She is also deeply righteous. How rare ~! She deserves a reward ~! She deserves a reward ~! This old man wants to ask for a reward for this person ~! "
When he saw Old Madam Zhao appear later, Wei Zheng couldn't help but slam the table and shout loudly.
"Oh ~! Don't let the hero bleed and cry. This person called Little Yu 'er summed it up well in the end ~! Datang Daily is really full of talents ~! "
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Therefore, a morning court that was supposed to be very calm was stirred up again because of the headlines of Datang Daily.
After the ministers condemned Jiang Cuihua and the other women, Wei Zheng stepped out of the crowd and asked for a reward for Old Madam Zhao.
It was rare for this old troll to ask for a reward for others. Li Er also gave face (mainly because he originally planned to give Old Madam Zhao some rewards) and issued an edict on the spot to give Old Madam Zhao the title of a seventh-rank noble lady.
Yes, there was no doubt that the Tang Dynasty already had the saying of a noble lady!
Since the Han Dynasty, the wives of the princes, dukes, and ministers (that is, those who were "in power" and above) were called madams. The Tang, Song, Ming, and Qing dynasties also gave the mothers or wives of high officials additional titles and were called noble ladies.
The imperial edict as a royal document began in the Western Zhou Dynasty. For example, the "Shangshu · Zhou Shu" contained the "Great Edict", "Tang Edict", "Kang Wang's Edict", and so on. It was a document that the Zhou Emperor used to warn his officials. Qin Dun did not use it. It was occasionally used in the Han Dynasty and was not used regularly. The Tang Dynasty used imperial edicts to punish and reward.
However, the imperial edict system was gradually perfected during the Ming and Qing dynasties and formed a complete system.
With Li Er's edict, the other families who had gone to the Li family to cause trouble were even more terrified. They didn't expect that such a small matter would be heard by the heavens. Moreover, Li Er rewarded Madam Zhao. Didn't he mean that he was dissatisfied with their actions?
Therefore, Jiang Cuihua, who was still in prison, was cursed over and over again by countless people.
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