At first, only a few guests were angry. Most people were just watching.
Jingguo people bowing to the Qing Emperor would be considered treason if this happened a few hundred years ago. However, in the new era of the Ten Nations, as long as they admitted that they were wrong, the matter would pass.
The people of Xiangzhou did not waste their time. Not many people would spend their time on such things.
To put it bluntly, there were too many traitors in Xiangzhou, both in the open and in the dark. Anyone with a brain couldn't be bothered to care. Since the Emperor wasn't in a hurry, the eunuchs didn't need to care too much. After all, traitors were all very resourceful. Who knew which current Cabinet elder or former Prime Minister were backing them?
Therefore, when the incident happened, the people in the Ying Fang Pavilion were eating the melons, watching the show, and discussing it. They were just talking about it as an interesting matter.
Until Hua Qingniang pointed at everyone present and said that she was not wrong. Whoever dared to talk about it would be reported to the authorities. A few people exploded like firecrackers and began to criticize and attack Hua Qingniang.
The onlookers were also stunned. After all, Yingfang Pavilion was the property of Qingjiang Company. It was very famous in Baling. Moreover, this brothel was very clean on the surface. It was not an ordinary brothel. The singers and dancers were not ordinary prostitutes either. They all claimed that they only sold their skills and not their bodies.
However, the guests here knew that the singers and dancers of this brothel only sold their skills and not their bodies to raise their status. They only sold their bodies to scholars and high-ranking officials. Only those who were at least Jinshi or seventh-rank officials or people from famous families would be able to get them to sell their bodies.
Even though they knew that they sold their bodies as well as their bodies, many people still paid to watch them because of their excellent singing and dancing.
Who knew that they would encounter such a thing.
Yingfang Pavilion was in chaos. Those who were watching the show saw that it was getting out of hand and joined in to criticize Hua Qingniang.
That night, the Baling people who heard the news surrounded Yingfang Pavilion and demanded an apology from Hua Qingniang.
At first, Yingfang Pavilion did not care about the people who surrounded them because of the power behind them. Soon, a Jingguo High Scholar posted this on the list and attracted the attention of some people.
However, the Gyeongo and Jingguo people paid more attention to it. The people from other countries only took a few glances and left. After all, the matter did not have much to do with them.
Below the article, the Gyeongo people and Jingguo people began to debate.
At first, it was the Gyeongo people who mocked and ridiculed them.
"The people of Xiangzhou are very humorous. They even want to beat up and kill the brothel keepers. It's no wonder that after the people of Xiangzhou submitted to Jingguo, they became the bandits of Xiangzhou."
"Probably only the bandits from Xiang Province would bully a weak girl."
"It's just singing and dancing. If the singer praises the heroes of other countries, wouldn't he be committing suicide?"
"The hearts of the people in your country are all made of Liuli."
"Please separate the arts from politics."
Then, the Jingguo people started their counterattack.
"Everyone in Gyeongo probably has millions of taels of silver at home. Hua Qingniang is famous all over Xiangzhou and has countless nobles. Now, she is in charge of all the brothels of Qingjiang Trading Company in Xiangzhou. If she is a weak woman, then all the men below the rank of Grand Scholar are not fit to be called men."
"If someone bowed to the King of Gyeongo in the brothels of Qingdu, probably no one would care. After all, the people of Gyeongo are very generous. However, I heard that two years ago, when the King of Qingdu arrived and raised the Qinglong flag, a Grand Scholar general did not bow his head and did not salute. He was criticized by everyone in Gyeongo. In the end, that Grand Scholar general was forced to move out of Gyeongo and live in Kong City. The hearts of the people of Gyeongo seem to be even more fragile. "
"You people of Gyeongo are so shameless. Now you are saying that you want to separate the arts from politics. However, a few decades ago, you ordered all the brothels and other places to put on a song and dance that vilified the people of Jingguo every ten days. You people of Gyeongo are really separated."
Other than the arguments, there were also some people of Jingguo who only discussed the matter and did not argue with the people of Gyeongo.
"Brothers, may I ask who this Hua Qingniang is? Why did she not care when someone saw the portrait of the King of Qingdu? Instead, she criticized the guests. Also, is she really that stupid to bow to the King of another country in Jingguo? Is she really a spy that Gyeongo placed in Xiangzhou?"
Many people answered, but no one could say anything.
Then, a High Scholar in Kong City told the truth.
"I have seen many people accuse Hua Qingniang of being a spy for Gyeongo. As someone who often travels between Gyeongo and Xiangzhou, I can say clearly that she is not a spy for Gyeongo. Why did she make the singers and dancers bow to the King of Qingdu? You can say that she is stupid, but she is not. She made up this song and dance to praise the King of Qingdu. Her goal is very simple, and that is to use this song and dance to gain the appreciation of Gyeongo's singing and dancing master, Huai Yu. Many people should know who Huai Yu is. This person has an unclear relationship with the King of Qingdu. Bowing to the King of Qingdu will naturally make her happy. "
"Once she gains the appreciation of Huai Yu, Hua Qingniang will no longer be an ordinary procuress. As long as her benefactor is willing, he can make her into a famous woman. She is not short of money, and her influence is even stronger than that of a county magistrate. She just wants to get a better status, so when people oppose her, she does not care at all and thinks that she is not wrong. "
"Although she is not stupid, she is actually very stupid. When the guests criticize her, she just casually apologizes and says that she wants to donate money to the charity hall, and the guests will not care. When the matter is settled, she will bring the singers and dancers to Gyeongo. No one can do anything to her, and no one will care. The human race is very forgetful. However, she thinks that this matter is nothing. She thinks that she has a benefactor behind her, so she is unscrupulous, and that is why she has provoked public anger. "
"However, this matter will definitely be left unsettled. She is just a procuress. Who in Xiangzhou and Jingguo can say anything about it? They think too highly of a procuress. If Fang Xusheng stands up and says that he wants to punish her, Fang Xusheng will end up in trouble, and Hua Qingniang's reputation will take another step forward. However, if the Jingguo government does not care at all, then it means that Jingguo is rotten from top to bottom. In short, I am afraid that this matter will be left unsettled. After all, those who are really powerful in Jingguo do not want to offend the Qingjiang Company, and even more so the benefactor behind Hua Qingniang. "
The number of Jingguo and Gyeongo people who participated in the discussion increased. Soon, the crowd noticed that Ge Yiming, the nephew of Ge Baiwan of the Qingjiang Company, had also appeared and replied.
"The Qing Emperor is a benevolent ruler. He should be worshipped."
The Gyeongo people began to praise Ge Yiming, while some Jingguo people cursed him. Some Jingguo people also left the list and stopped talking about this matter.
In a small courtyard behind the Prefecture Overseer's Office, Fang Yun was flipping through the documents sent by the Prefecture Overseer's Office.
Beside his table, there were many boxes of documents. From time to time, people would bring in some of the boxes and take some of them away.
Fang Yun had been reading the documents sent by the Prefecture Overseer's Office the entire day. These documents were not important to the Notre-Dame and had not been recorded by the Notre-Dame. Therefore, Fang Yun could not use his official seal to read them. He could only read them from here.
The sun was about to rise, and Fang Yun was about to go to bed. Before going to bed, he habitually held his official seal in his hand and looked at the list. He found the matter of the Qing Emperor at Yingfang Pavilion.
To be continued.
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