"The Great Zhou Life Show" once again angered everyone in the Imperial College.
Skinning Cai Zhongshan is like rubbing salt into the wounds of the Imperial College and is a humiliation to the Imperial College.
Who made Cai Zhongshan the chief academic officer of the Imperial College?
When talking about Cai Zhongshan, we always have to add a prefix in front of it: former chief academic officer of the Imperial College.
The Imperial College is so innocent and yet so wronged.
Time and time again, this is too much!
"Wenqing Bookstore is going too far, actually digging up things from years past."
"I heard that this issue sold 50,000 copies, and the Cai family is being talked about in the streets and alleys."
"The Imperial College has also been mentioned several times. Wenqing Bookstore has gone too far. They say you shouldn't hit someone in the face."
"By exposing Cai Zhongshan on Life Show, you're declaring war on the Imperial College. You're slapping it in the face. Everyone, don't you feel the burning pain on your cheeks?"
Feel it!
Not only did my cheeks feel burning with pain, but I also lost all my dignity and face.
The Imperial College became a laughing stock throughout the world.
“Fight back!”
"Yes, we must fight back."
"Everyone, we can't afford to fight among ourselves any longer. We can't let a vulgar newspaper like Life Show dominate the Imperial College News. I propose that we finalize the article today and begin our counterattack against Wenqing Bookstore in the next issue."
"That's right. With external enemies surrounding us, the Imperial College must be united."
"I agree!"
"Mr. Liu's articles are very good and insightful."
The Imperial College was unprecedentedly united, working together and staying up late to work overtime to counterattack Wenqing Bookstore and the manuscript of "Da Zhou Life Show".
Then they worked as fast as they could to release it on the same day as "Da Zhou Life Show" three days later, and hired newsboys to sell it on the streets, so that it would be sold to the public throughout the city.
Everyone in the Imperial College vowed to challenge "The Great Zhou Life Show" and defeat it completely.
…
Huang Qubing got the news first.
He laughed heartily. "I've been waiting for this for so many days, and it's finally here. The people at the Imperial College are so slow. If it weren't for Cai Zhongshan's provocation, I'm afraid we'd have to wait another ten days or half a month before the newspaper was finalized."
After laughing, he rolled up his sleeves and told the people below, "Everyone, hold yourselves in place. The manuscripts for the next issue must be the best. Give the Imperial College a good slap in the face."
"How about you, sir? What are you busy with?" asked the servant Sanshun.
Huang Qubing smiled mysteriously, "This young master is busy with important matters."
Cai Zhongshan and Xu Chengye, under the "persuasion" of the Minister of the Central Secretariat, Lord Li, finally agreed to write an article exposing the Imperial College.
However, Huang Qubing felt that their writing was not good enough and had already sent back three or four versions of the manuscript.
It seems that the Imperial College has already started to move.
Huang Qubing also had to seize the time and ask Cai Zhongshan and Xu Chengye to change their writing style quickly and use colloquial words and sentences to expose the Imperial College.
To this end, he specially brought along several outstanding gunmen to help Cai Zhongshan and Xu Chengye polish the manuscript.
Cai Zhongshan and Xu Chengye were very angry and felt that this was a humiliation to them.
It's ridiculous that the chief academician of the Imperial College needs a commoner with no official title to help him with his writing!
Cai Zhongshan said angrily: "This is a humiliation to me!"
What a humiliation.
He doesn't even care about stealing the dirt from the wall, so why would he care about this little humiliation?
"Mr. Cai, if you want to publish your articles on Life Show and have them recognized by the world, you must change your writing habits. Abandon obscure words and phrases, and try to use everyday language to ensure that everyone can understand and read them. Life Show's customers include educated people, but the majority are small vendors and ordinary people. If Mr. Cai can't change his style, then let my people polish your writing for you."
Cai Zhongshan was so angry that he said, "I won't write anymore."
Huang Qubing sneered, revealing his nature as a profiteer.
"I have to write it. Mr. Cai has already received the money for the lifestyle show. If he breaches the contract, he will have to pay ten times the compensation. Of course, if Mr. Cai can afford the compensation, he doesn't have to write it."
Cai Zhongshan was so angry that his beard was shaking.
He pointed at Huang Qubing and said, "You, you, you..."
You talked for a long time but couldn't form a complete sentence.
Huang Qubing laughed, "Mr. Cai, calm down. I apologize for any inappropriate words I used earlier. Time waits for no one, so let's start writing now. I've already sent for Mr. Cai's favorite Zhuangyuan Jidi wine, and I've also prepared a table of food and wine."
Huang Qubing's behavior was clearly a case of giving someone a hard time and then giving them something sweet to eat.
Cai Zhongshan was bullied so much that he lost his temper and could only accept it.
…
Three days later, the sky in the capital was blue and bustling.
Even the air is fighting.
The Imperial College’s counterattack was fierce.
He published an article in the "Guozijian News" under his real name, criticizing Wenqing Bookstore and "Da Zhou Life Show" harshly.
Shameless!
Fall!
Lose your integrity for money.
Sensational articles are a complete disgrace to the written word.
Using a group of servants and maids to write manuscripts is a humiliation to scholars.
Every word in Life Show is polluting the capital and the whole world.
These insults are mild.
There’s something even more brutal to come.
After cursing, he changed the subject and said that Wenqing Bookstore had a bad atmosphere and that the books it published contained many taboos.
The next article will begin to list in detail the taboos in the books published by Wenqing Bookstore.
I have to admit that the Imperial College News was very powerful.
Instead of blindly targeting "Da Zhou Life Show", they decisively turned around and started with Wenqing Bookstore.
The angle chosen was very tricky. He actually flipped through every book to find the taboos.
For example, taboos, or parodies of unofficial history and legends that allude to the current situation...
This move was so powerful that it almost stunned Huang Qubing.
The articles that Huang Qubing had carefully selected before were completely powerless under the attack of the "Guozijian Newspaper".
Even though the sales of "Da Zhou Life Show" are higher than "Guo Zi Jian News", it is far inferior to "Guo Zi Jian News" in terms of popularity and topic level.
The whole city was talking about the Imperial College News.
From scholars to ordinary people, everyone was as excited as if they had been injected with chicken blood.
"The fight has begun, the fight has begun!"
"The Imperial College and Wenqing Bookstore are fighting!"
People rushed to tell each other and were extremely excited.
All the good people in "Da Zhou Life Show"!
Since the advent of lifestyle shows, life has become dazzling and lively.
It’s great to see something exciting every three days.
Less than a month after the lifestyle show was launched, the Imperial College News officially started working with him, which was a great joy to everyone.
People like to watch the fun.
A fight between two equally matched and superior opponents is more exciting and more topical.
The whole city was excited.
Even the candidates who went to Beijing to take the imperial examinations had no time to study and watched the fight together.
Casinos are even better at seizing trends and setting odds. The Imperial College and Wenqing Bookstore are fighting, who will win?
If you bet on the Imperial College to win, the odds are 2 to 1.
If you bet on Wenqing Bookstore to win, the odds are 1 to 4.
Apparently, the casino is not optimistic about Wenqing Bookstore.
"The Imperial College is, after all, an official branch of the imperial court. I've never seen anyone from the imperial court lose a verbal battle."
"Wenqing Bookstore is backed by Madam Zhao and the Crown Prince. Their background is quite strong, so they may not lose."
"I think this depends on your Majesty's attitude. Your Majesty will definitely support the Imperial College, after all, it is also an official branch of the imperial court."
"Why doesn't Your Majesty support His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"
hey-hey……
It cannot be said. It cannot be said.
Huang Qubing was a little panicked.
After all, it was his first time engaging in a public opinion war and he had no experience.
There was no choice but to go up the mountain to ask Gu Jiu for help.
He hurried up the mountain.
Throwing the Imperial College Newspaper on the table, he said, "The Imperial College actually checked all the books published by Wenqing Bookstore, specifically looking for taboos."
After reading the article in the Imperial College Newspaper criticizing Wenqing Bookstore, Gu Jiu said, "There must be some experts at the Imperial College. As expected of this dynasty's highest institution of learning, it's overflowing with talent. They actually thought of starting here. No wonder they were able to catch you off guard."
Huang Qubing was extremely anxious. "What do you think we should do about this? How should we respond if the court asks about it? There are so many books, we can't collect them all and destroy them all."
Gu Jiu smiled and said, "There's no need to destroy it. Just a few taboos shouldn't make you panic like this."
"Madam, you and I are different. If this matter gets out of hand, my mother will beat me to death. But you are different. You are the prince's wife. In consideration of your past merits, His Majesty will not make things too difficult for you."
Gu Jiu folded the newspaper and put it aside, saying, "Believe it or not, the imperial court will not pursue the taboos listed by the Imperial College, and His Majesty will certainly not pursue them."
Huang Qubing was surprised and asked in a low voice, "Do you have inside information?"
Gu Jiu laughed, "If you have the habit of reading books on a daily basis, you will find that almost every book on the market has taboos, except for the almanac. These books are also read by court officials, even His Majesty.
Over the years, have you ever seen the court ban books? Have you ever seen His Majesty confiscate a book simply because its content is offensive? Our dynasty's laws are strict, often seeming inhumane. But when it comes to scholars, they are exceptionally lenient. As long as it doesn't openly slander the court, the government, His Majesty, the royal family, and the government, they generally turn a blind eye. This is one of the main reasons for the flourishing literary style of our dynasty."
After hearing what Gu Jiu said, Huang Qubing's concerns were finally put into practice.
"What you're saying is that the Imperial College Newspaper's tactics are useless and a complete waste of effort?"
Gu Jiu shook his head. "That's not the case. The Imperial College Newspaper openly pointed out the taboos that Wenqing Bookstore had violated. The court's impression of Wenqing Bookstore will definitely be greatly reduced. At the same time, some scholars will also be affected.
The court's attitude of turning a blind eye to the affairs of scholars does not mean that they will support taboos. When necessary, the court will also take measures to suppress them. If this situation is not reversed, it will definitely affect the future development of Wenqing Bookstore.
Bang!
Huang Qubing slammed the table and said, "In the next issue, we will start exposing the history of the Imperial College's corruption and see who is more corrupt."
Gu Jiu suggested, "My opinion is that before the article is published, you can ask a few more people to take a look and give their opinions."
Huang Qubing responded.
He then asked, "Is the Shanhe Academy Newspaper not participating in the war?"
Gu Jiu laughed. "To defeat the Imperial College, there's no need for the Shanhe Academy Newspaper to intervene. The Life Show is enough to bring the Imperial College down."
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