Chapter 359 Breaking the story
There is only one purpose for spreading this news, which is to arouse public indignation, take advantage of the ignorance of the people and make them fight against the Su family army, and make the people resist the Su family army's disaster relief here.
Regardless of whether it is really possible to resist, at least it can create chaos and panic.
After receiving the news, Ji Yun put down his chopsticks and left the pharmacy. About half an hour later, he came back with a gloomy face.
"There are people who take money even if it's against their conscience!"
He said this angrily, making Doctor Sun and Doctor Zhen even more frightened.
Ji Yun told the two of them the news he had obtained, "The government bribed the teachers of the academy, and with the teachers of the academy taking the lead, eight out of ten people believe this rumor."
Scholars are the easiest to be convinced, let alone teachers in academies.
He can make his students trust him, and the children who go out to study have absolute status in the family.
This move is really detrimental to one's virtue.
Doctor Sun couldn't sit still. "No, I have to tell Admiral Zhao about this news."
He stood up and Ji Yun held him back, "Do you need me to tell you? There are countless angry young people under the city wall, and countless people are throwing rotten eggs and dirt at the outside through the city wall. The news has already spread there."
Doctor Sun was in a hurry.
"What can we do? The Su family army has been rushing here day and night, but they can't even get through the city gate. They are investigating the scene and taking in refugees, and now they are being scolded.
Previously, the Su family army was charged with treason and surrendering to the enemy.
Not long after he was cleared of all charges, he was again charged with the crime of rebellion.
It takes only one mouth to spread rumors, but these rumors can hurt people more than the cold winter. What are the soldiers trying to gain by enduring such hardships? Just to be cursed by the people they are protecting?
How come these people have no sense of right and wrong? They just believe whatever others say, but where is their own judgment?"
Doctor Zhen was also upset, but he was slightly more "Those who cursed were probably not ordinary people. Most likely they were paid and hired.
First of all, they were specifically trying to hurt the Su family’s army.
Second, they wanted to incite the disaster victims outside.
Third, they are just putting on an act in front of the people in an attempt to incite and lead them.
Now it depends on how the people judge. I think there should be more people who understand the situation. When General Su betrayed the country, no matter what others said, I didn't believe it.
I think there should be many people like me.”
That's true.
It was precisely because of this that Xu Kefeng, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, was so angry that he jumped up and down in the room, "Are these common people crazy? They don't even believe what the teachers in the school say, what do they want to believe!"
According to Xu Kefeng's plan, he spread the rumor that Su Qingqing had fled here after a failed rebellion, and then used the school teacher to make this matter come true.
That would definitely cause a huge uproar and make the entire Huicheng people riot.
But at this moment, apart from the thugs he hired who were cursing at the foot of the city wall, no other ordinary people came out to participate.
Why don't they come and participate?
Don’t they love gossip the most?
If someone's family loses a pair of shorts, the story will be spread all over the place and a big ethical drama of catching an adulterer will be staged. Now, a ready-made, exciting and thrilling drama is placed in front of them and even fed to their mouths. Why don't they eat this melon!
"Don't bother. You don't have to do this."
Duke Xue sat beside him with a calm expression on his face, looking very calm and composed.
Xu Kefeng tilted his head to look at him, "It's not that we don't need it, but once the queen comes, if this rumor doesn't work, then we will open the city gates and let her in!"
Duke Xue asked, "What's wrong with letting her in?"
Xu Kefeng opened his eyes wide, "She came in, and she couldn't find out what we had stored in the backyard of the government office, the food, the meat, and the money we made from selling them.
She is not an ordinary imperial envoy, she is the queen. If she wants to capture someone on the spot, she will play with her penis like a toy.
Her thousand elite soldiers..."
Duke Xue interrupted him impatiently, "I've told you, there's no need to make such a fuss. Don't say she's the queen, she's the queen mother, I can handle her anyway, so don't worry."
Xu Kefeng asked, "How do you deal with it? Didn't you just dig a few ditches and divide the river? Didn't you do anything else that I don't know?"
Duke Xue looked at him irritably, not wanting to say anything more to this blockhead, but he had to say, "You don't have to do anything else, those few ditches are enough, just wait and see. Now, shut up, okay?"
Xu Kefeng looked at Duke Xue.
Duke Xue was confident and calm.
He can keep calm, but Xu Kefeng cannot. It would be best if the measures prepared by Duke Xue could deal with Su Qingqing, but what if they can't? He still has to proceed according to his own plan.
Fortunately, what he is doing now does not conflict with what Duke Xue is planning to do.
After a moment of silence, Xu Kefeng turned around and went out, calling out to a confidant, "Go, tell those people to work harder. In addition to shouting at the bottom of the city wall, organize a demonstration for me."
The followers received the order and turned around to carry out the order.
On their side, everything was going smoothly.
Outside the city gate, in the tent, Zhao Kangjie and the other two soldiers who had gone to the scene to investigate returned.
"how?"
The two soldiers wiped the rain from their necks and said, "Sir, judging from the soil and terrain at the scene, if we need to divert the flood water, the best place is the village we agreed on before. You should make preparations early. The rain hasn't stopped yet, but it doesn't mean that it will be absolutely safe as long as there is no heavy rain.
Due to being soaked in rain for a long time, some parts of the dam have shown signs of loosening.
If this rain continues, it is possible that even a small amount of rain will break the dam.
We discussed it and decided that it would be best to start preparing to dig canals and divert the water now. At the same time, the villagers in the village should be relocated as soon as possible, so that they would not be able to relocate in time when we release the floodwaters.”
Their feedback was consistent with Zhao Kangjie's idea. After much deliberation, Zhao Kangjie sent a military doctor and a hundred soldiers to immediately go to the village to carry out ideological mobilization work there.
As soon as these thousand people left, the commotion in the camp became greater.
When Zhao Kangjie's men heard the insults and accusations coming from the other side of the city wall, they ordered people to go over and listen to what was happening. Although the yamen runners guarding the city gate were under the command of the Governor-General of Guangdong and Guangxi, he still admired the Su family army and their men in his heart. When Zhao Kangjie's men went to listen to what was happening, the yamen runners guarding the gate told him all the rumors.
Zhao Kangjie was troubled by the commotion outside.
I am so busy with important tasks every day, and I still have to worry about trivial matters.
