Cui Xian left Wenhui and was on his way back to Mudan Pavilion.
An inconspicuous servant dressed in linen clothes seemed to pass by and quietly handed over a court newspaper.
Cui Xian opened the court report with doubt and was speechless when he saw the article titled "Jia Shao, the first person to seek fame and reputation in Luoyang Literary Circle".
Because next to this article, another line of words was added in red ink:
My dear grandson, the prefect Zhao Heng paid three hundred taels of silver to let our family newspaper help "Jia Shao" to become famous. Grandmother wanted to suppress first before promoting, so she wrote an article to criticize Jia Shao for seeking fame and reputation, but she didn't expect that the flood would flush the Dragon King Temple!
Grandma came to Luoyang?
Zhao Heng paid money to help me become famous and found my family’s gazette?
Ah this.
But at this very moment, my own newspaper can actually help!
Cui Xian looked strange, and then whispered to the boy, "I understand. Go back and tell Grandmother that everything will be as usual."
"I can't see her for the time being. Also, ask her to take advantage of the situation and publish another issue of the official newspaper today. The content is..."
The servant listened carefully, took it to heart, and then left quickly.
Cui Xian returned to Room No. 1, Block A, of Mudan Pavilion, sat at his desk, and fell into deep thought.
I always feel that there is something weird about what happened today.
After a moment, he picked up the pen, wrote down the names "Xiao Zhen" and "Qi Dongliang", and drew a circle around them.
These two people must know each other.
The reason why Xiao Zhen came to find me today was most likely because Qi Dongliang was behind it.
Zhao Heng was obviously unaware of this.
And Zhao Heng spent money to help himself become famous, which should be an olive branch extended by Chen Bing at his instruction.
Cui Xian then wrote down the names of Zhao Heng and Chen Bing and circled them together.
In addition, he wrote "Southeastern Tyrant" and "Emperor" in larger characters.
As for the Southeastern tyrant and Xiao Zhen, he connected them with an arrow and wrote the word "mortal enemy" in the middle.
As for Chen Bing, he also used arrows to connect him with the southeastern warlords and wrote the words "suspected alliance" in the middle.
Cui Xian finally set his sights on the 'Emperor'.
Then draw two lines from the emperor at the same time, the left is the Southeast tyrant, and the right is Xiao Zhen, just to check each other. The two sides coexist, and the Southeast will not be in chaos.
In this way, the situation becomes clearer.
Xiao Zhen was ordered to fight against the Japanese invaders, which affected the interests of the powerful people in the southeast, so he was dealt with badly. If nothing unexpected happens, he will most likely be killed.
The emperor probably didn't want Xiao Zhen to die, because the balance in the southeast would be broken.
But Xiao Zhen was defeated so miserably that even as the emperor, there was no reason to spare his life.
Therefore, Xiao Zhen came to Luoyang Literary Society to seek a way to make a living.
etc?
Thinking of this, Cui Xian’s eyelids twitched.
This is a setup by someone!
He pondered for a moment and drew a line between the emperor and Xiao Zhen.
Is there a possibility that the emperor hinted to Xiao Zhen to come to Luoyang Wenhui to ask him for help?
It is possible.
Because in the last letter sent to the capital, Cui Xian reported his itinerary.
He thought he was taking the emperor on a cloud tour.
As a result... he unconsciously became a pawn in the emperor's hands.
This really fits the style of the one sitting on the throne.
The art of balancing power and intrigue should be ingrained in your bones, just like eating and drinking.
Perhaps from the moment he decided to communicate with Jia Shao, the emperor had already decided how to use him.
As expected——
All the gifts given by fate have already been secretly marked with a price.
It seems that Xiao Zhen must be rescued.
If Xiao Zhen died, letters from the palace would probably never be delivered again.
So what benefits can Cui Xian get?
The emperor's continued favor and pen pal relationship.
The friendship of a deputy general in the southeastern anti-Japanese war.
He is about to become famous for saving Xiao Zhen.
But if this is the case, Jia Shao’s pseudonym won’t be able to be kept secret for too long.
Fortunately, the emperor took advantage of him this time, so he might be more or less grateful for that, or feel a little guilty.
In this case, let's settle the account with the emperor cleverly before the identity is exposed.
First he brought the "Mengjin auspicious sign", and then he "rescued Xiao Zhen". With these two things combined, the emperor would not really do anything to him even if his cover was exposed later.
Because he was useful to the emperor.
After sorting out his thoughts, Cui Xian placed the paper on the desk in the candlelight and lit it.
That evening.
Zhao Heng knocked on the door of Room A1 and said in a serious tone, "Sir, Xiao Zhen is involved in a lot of things, and the water is too muddy. You have a bright future ahead of you, so there's no need to get involved."
The problem is, I can’t help myself.
Cui Xian sighed and said nothing.
Zhao Heng understood and stopped persuading him. He bowed to him, turned around and left in a hurry.
Because of the Xiao Zhen incident, the entire Luoyang will become the center of the storm.
Zhao Heng is afraid that he will be busy soon.
He Xu, Su Qi and a group of other young men tacitly did not return to the Peony Pavilion, but chose to stay in the inn.
They wanted to cut ties with Jia Shao on the surface and then prepare for tomorrow's debate.
In Luoyang City, all kinds of rumors were flying around.
At Cui Xian's instruction, Old Cui printed the Dongdu Flower News Bulletin overnight.
As expected, as soon as this official bulletin was printed, it was snatched up by all the literati in the city early the next morning!
"Jia Shao's work: Climbing the Hongyan Tower"
"Jia Shao's work: Ode to Willow."
"Su Qi admits defeat, He Xu admits defeat, who is Jia Shao who defeated these two peerless talents?"
"Thousands of people witnessed the Luoyang Peony Literature Festival, and Deputy General Xiao Zhen knelt down in public and begged for help!"
"Jia Shao debated with several talented scholars, a classic segment of the Luoyang Flower Appreciation and Literature Festival that cannot be missed!"
"Should the defeated general be killed?"
Today's Dongdu Flower News is full of highlights without any nonsense!
Therefore, once it was released, it was snapped up immediately.
In just one day, it was reprinted four times!
Recreate the grand occasion of 'Paper is in great demand in Luoyang'!
As Dongdu Flower News was sold out, Jia Shao, his two poems, and his reputation as a talented man spread throughout the city of Luoyang like a bolt of lightning.
Even many people in Luoyang have heard that there is a peerless talent named Jia Shao who is single-handedly trying to save a wronged general!
Countless people rushed to the Peony Garden to witness this grand debate between talented scholars!
At the same time, a large number of messengers carried the Dongdu Huaxun Gazette from Luoyang to various places in Daliang.
Jia Shao, the biggest dark horse talent at this Luoyang Literary Festival, officially began to become famous!
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