Chapter 1066: A Notice to Fellow Citizens (3)
Although she had great confidence in Xie Jingxing, Shen Miao didn't believe the Lu family truly had the ability to compete with the Xie family. Shen Miao was worried about something else. Although the Lu family was arrogant, they were only targeting the royal family. In the eyes of the common people, the Lu family was just like the Xie family back then, with contributions to the founding of the country. Although they were now being called a rebellion, the Lu family had their own reasons. The Lu family had their own reasons. They would open their mouths and say that the royal family forced them to rebel. They even said that Emperor Yongle was also responsible for Emperor Xiaowu's death. Empress Dowager Jingxian was considered a relative of the emperor, and she conspired with Emperor Yongle and his mother to kill Emperor Xiaowu and other princes. The throne was not obtained legitimately.
The world was in an uproar!
It's true that when Emperor Xiaowu passed away, Empress Xiao dealt with the remaining princes one by one with swift and decisive measures, leaving no evidence. However, this did seem strange to those with ulterior motives. The common people were similarly suspicious, but while they harbored suspicions, they dared not speak out. Later, Empress Dowager Jingxian passed away, and Emperor Yongle ascended the throne. Under his rule, Daliang prospered, and no one mentioned those past events again.
But this does not mean that the people have completely forgotten about this matter.
On the contrary, after the Lu family's statement, the people of Daliang began to hesitate after being shocked. A small number of people actually believed the Lu family's words, but the majority were skeptical. However, an emperor who fails to win the support of the people will always sow trouble for the future. Just like Empress Xiao, although she did act cleanly and efficiently, she also brought trouble to Emperor Yongle.
Even if Emperor Yongle were to use thunder-like methods to silence the people and cut off the rumors in the market, would there still be people on the road? Would he have to use this method to suppress them for the rest of his life?
"The Lu family is truly shameless," Jingzhe said, "How dare they throw dirty water on the emperor."
Gu Yu sighed, "They've already rebelled. It's either you or me. What's the big deal about pouring a basin of dirty water?" He added, "The Lu family is really ruthless. They want to hurt both sides and drag the royal family into this. Even if they win, they may not win the hearts of the people in the future."
Shen Miao frowned and thought for a moment, then said, “Get some paper and pen.” She walked straight to the table.
Jingzhe was stunned and asked, "Madam, do you want to write a letter back to Mingqi?"
Shen Miao shook her head: “It needs a very large piece of paper, even larger than the notice for prisoners at the city gate.”
The pen flew by, its sharp edge evident. Jingzhe and Guyu had seen Shen Miao write before, when she was sending letters home to Mingqi, or when she was sharing messages with Pei Lang before. But back then, Shen Miao had always been calm, not noticing anything amiss. But today, Shen Miao looked different. She was serious, as if writing about something weighty and weighty, yet also filled with rage, reminiscent of the old scholar debating with the scholars in the Hanlin Academy. Towards the end, she wrote faster and faster, almost without thinking, flowing freely and finishing in one go.
Well, he put down his pen, picked up the huge piece of white paper with his left and right hands and shook it, as if to dry it out.
Jingzhe and Guyu leaned over to take a look, and saw black characters written on the huge white paper. The characters were soft and round, yet they held a sharp edge, as if a sword was about to leap from the paper and pierce one's heart.
"What... is this?" The two maids were illiterate, but they had a feeling that this was something very important.
"No one cares about the truth," Shen Miao said, "but the result is very important." She aired the paper again and again, and when the ink on it was almost dry, she said to Jingzhe, "Take this thing to the bookstore, make rubbings of 3,000 copies, and then have the guards in this mansion post them everywhere under the cover of night." Shen Miao said, "Hurry!"
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