Chapter 221 Construction of Qinghe Garden begins, the role of public opinion
The annoying day was monitored by the Imperial Day.
On July 11, construction is suitable.
On the day of construction, Wei Xi even left the palace specially.
After watching the construction ceremony of Yixue, he had a cup of tea with Chen Jiuan, who came to watch the ceremony as a partner, and then returned to the palace.
With the construction of Yixue, Qingheyuan returned to the vision of the people of Shangjing City.
For a moment, there were many different opinions.
Some people speculate that the weird things in Qinghe Garden have been eliminated.
Some people also say that the construction of Qingheyuan started to suppress the strange thing.
Both sides have different opinions and feel that what they say is the most reasonable and well-founded.
But only the craftsmen who built Qinghe Garden knew that the weird thing had not disappeared.
These craftsmen must leave Qinghe Garden before nightfall. Even the night watchmen must be left behind, they must not be close to the lotus pond.
This order indirectly told everyone that the strange thing was in the lotus pond.
Everyone was still very scared at the beginning, afraid of being attracted by the strange thing, but as day by day passed, seeing that they and the people around them were still safe, the fear slowly dissipated.
Just remember one sentence, and nothing happens if you don’t get close to the lotus pond at night.
But the craftsmen know, but the people don’t.
When Wen Jiuming didn't know how to suppress the increasingly fierce arguments outside, he was considering whether to submit another memorial to the Queen, Du Cang, a student of the Imperial Academy, who was recruited by him, suddenly had an idea.
"Sir, students have an idea. Now almost everyone in Shangjing City knows that Qingheyuan has started construction again after decades. Why don't we take this opportunity to spread the news that the Empress is working on Jianyixue for the children who cannot afford to study? I think that in a few days, the streets and alleys of Shangjing City will spread all over the streets and alleys. Then we will find ways to clear the rumors. At that time, what the people are talking about is not the weirdness of Qingheyuan, but the news of Jianyixue."
To be honest, Wen Jiuming was a little moved after listening.
This is better than asking the city patrol officer to go around the streets and shout.
But the most important thing is how to clear rumors.
In fact, it is not right to say that the rumors of Qinghe Garden are still strange.
From this point of view, I can't get around the Queen.
Wei Xi received another memorial submitted by Wen Jiuming the next day.
The memorial mentioned the speculations of the people of Shangjing about the start of construction of Qinghe Garden, and the method of promoting charity mentioned by Du Cang.
After putting down the memorial, she couldn't help but pick up the letter that Taoyuan Town had just sent to and looked at, "This is such a coincidence."
The letter was sent by Wen Jiuzhang.
Although the efficacy of those two aquatic plants has not been tested yet, it has been found that even if it is transplanted, aquatic plants can grow normally and the effect will not change.
Then all the aquatic plants in Qinghe Garden can be transplanted to Taoyuan Town.
Moreover, Taoyuan Town is full of live water, and at night there will generally be no water mist like the lotus pond.
Maybe the students in the school will also welcome the arrival of this kind of water plants.
Something that can make your memory better can be acceptable even if there are some side effects.
Wei Xi took the red pen at Zong Xu and immediately made a decision to criticize the memorial: "You can use the method Du Cang said, the weirdness of Qinghe Garden will be removed soon. When the news of Yixue spread throughout Kyoto, you can refute the rumors."
After writing, Wei Xi pointed out the two words "Du Cang" on the memorial, "This is also a talent."
Zong Xu also finished reading the memorial and nodded in agreement when he heard this, "It is indeed good to use public opinion to create public opinion."
Wuhuan listened aside, vaguely feeling that Du Cang was about to soar into the sky.
Your Majesty and the Empress never miss a useful person.
The facts were just as Wu Huan guessed. In addition to the memorial being returned to Wen Jiuming's hands, there was also a holy edict issued.
"Let Du Cang be the chief of the Zhenyan Department, specializing in guiding public opinion, and can control public opinion or even create public opinion if necessary."
From a white body to a sergeant, it was indeed soaring into the sky.
After Du Cang received the order, he sent the eunuch to leave and turned around and gave another big gift to Wen Jiuming.
It is only one reason why he was a person who was too small to be noticed by the emperor and the empress, and he was mentioned in Lord Wen’s memorial.
He was very excited by the emperor and the empress's trust, but he dared not forget the kindness of Lord Wen's knowledge.
Wen Jiuming was stunned by this gift from Du Cang. He came back to his senses and helped the person up. "I just told the truth in the memorial, and mentioned the method of promoting charity you mentioned. It is your own ability to be noticed by Your Majesty and the Queen. Don't let the holy grace betrayal in the future."
"The officials remember."
Several Imperial College students who were also recruited by Wen Jiuming couldn't help but feel envious when they looked at Du Cang, who claimed that he could call himself a junior official yesterday.
They were still standing still, but their classmates had already soared into the sky.
Wen Jiuming looked at their envious eyes and coughed lightly, "You have also seen that Your Majesty and Empress can see your actions, whether you have made merits or not. Du Sizheng is a positive particle. You are all selected by me among the many students of the Imperial Academy, and each one is not inferior to Du Sizheng. This charity plan is your opportunity. If you envy others, it is better to find an opportunity to make a contribution first and let Your Majesty and Empress see your abilities first."
Everyone's expressions suddenly became calm when they heard this, restrained the envy in their eyes, and bowed and said respectfully: "Students keep in mind the teachings of adults."
On the afternoon of the day when the imperial edict came, a group of guards came from Qinghe Garden and went straight into the lotus pond. After a busy afternoon, they left mysteriously.
When the craftsmen couldn't help guessing why the guards came here, Wen Jiuming summoned everyone and announced that from now on, there would be no more weirdness in Qinghe Garden, and they could stay in Qinghe Garden at night.
The craftsmen now almost no longer take that weirdness seriously, but when they think about it, they feel a little disgusted. The weirdness is completely gone, and a burst of cheers suddenly sounded.
"Sir, my home is far away. I will stay in the garden every day from now on, and go home with the stars every day. At dawn, I will set off from home."
"I'm too."
Wen Jiuming listened patiently and nodded, and waited until everyone's voices stopped, then he spoke, "If there are many people who want to stay in Qinghe Garden for a night, you can go to the head of the army to sign up. If you don't go home, then you have to use three meals a day in Qinghe Garden. You can let the surrounding food shops deliver meals according to the number of people. If you deliver too much, it will be cheaper."
When I heard that it was cheap to deliver food together, the head of the chief craftsman was suddenly filled with people.
Wen Jiuming himself retired after success.
One night passed that night, and the courage left her to sleep peacefully the night after spending the night. When the next morning, the craftsmen were completely relieved.
At the same time, with Du Cang leading his several new subordinates to guide him, in addition to discussing the weirdness of Qinghe Garden, another rumor among the people began to spread rapidly with the strangeness of Qinghe Garden.
"Have you heard that Qingheyuan was requisitioned by the Queen and was about to be converted into Yixue. Do you know what Yixue does? It is for families like us who have no extra money to let their children study, and for specially built schools that can go to school without charging a little money."
"Is there such a good thing? But don't Qingheyuan say that there is something strange? How dare you let the children go in and study?"
"I think that weirdness should have been eliminated, otherwise there would be no such thing as so many craftsmen in Qinghe Garden now."
"Didn't Aunt Liu's son also go to Qingheyuan to work? Why don't we go and ask?"
The two of them decided to do something and knocked on the door of Aunt Liu's house.
After hearing the purpose of the two, Aunt Liu slapped her thighs and started talking, "You talk about Qingheyuan, then you will ask the right people. Now Qingheyuan is very safe. The adult in charge of supervising Jianyi School said a few days ago that there is no weirdness inside. Sometimes my son is too tired to go home when he is working, so he just spends the night in the garden, no matter what day and night, he doesn't even have any dreams."
The two left Aunt Liu's house with satisfaction.
"This way you can feel at ease to let your child go to school, but how do you get into this school?"
"No one has ever mentioned this. Let's wait. Now that the school has just begun to be built, I don't know when it will be completed. After it is completed, there will probably be news about how to enter the school."
"That's right, but now we have to prepare our children. There is news that Yixue only collects qualifications and really wants to study. Don't our children really want to study because they can't afford to offer their support. But we don't know what qualifications are, so we ask someone to ask about it another day."
"This is the reason. It cannot meet the conditions for recruiting children in Yixue. But because of the poor qualifications, it would be a loss."
Such conversations can be heard in the streets and alleys every day, and the family working in Qinghe Garden has become the most popular family in Shangjing City for a time.
When Du Cang felt that he could start refuting the rumors, he found that there were strange rumors in the Qinghe Garden in the city that had been almost cleared.
From this he came to a conclusion.
Don't underestimate the people's ability to find out the news.
As long as they want to know, they can come up with ways that you can't even think of to help themselves find out the news.
The fire in July is flowing, and after July, the weather begins to gradually turn cooler.
Especially at night, the autumn wind is very cool as long as the window is opened.
The saltpeter that Wei Xi asked for from Taoyuan Town has not been used up yet, so he no longer needs ice at night.
She watched Wuhuan stop talking to her for several days, and finally came over. Taking advantage of the absence of Zongxu and Wuhuan, she called the person over, "Wuhuan, what do you want to say to me?"
"Empress," Wu Huan bowed, saying that he had looked around before, "Your Majesty's birthday is coming."
Chapter completed!