This wretched-looking big shot felt a little guilty, so he blurted out a sentence of truth.
"Shen, you are really treacherous …"
"Hmm?" Shen Lang's handsome and cold gaze looked over.
Deng Xian immediately said, "No, no, Master Shen, you are really smart!"
…
Zhu Wenhua led two hundred scholars and rushed over in a mighty manner.
He calculated the cost of this trip in his mind. Each person spent an average of three silver coins, which added up to about 30 gold coins.
If it was an ordinary person, they would not be able to afford such a large sum of money.
But to Zhu Wenhua, this amount of money was nothing.
Although it was night time, this group of people was too big. The citizens of Lanshan City could not help but be surprised, and then some daring busybodies followed.
Haha, us ignorant citizens are on the stage again.
When they rushed to the front of Spring Painting Bookstore, there were already over a thousand people.
Not only that, Mayor Li Fang also secretly sent over a hundred soldiers to maintain order.
And he himself was waiting in the Mayor's residence for a good show to begin.
"Shen Lang, don't let me down!"
After this Mayor read Shen Lang's book, he could be considered to have become friends with him through the book.
It felt like he was peeking at someone from the book.
He deeply felt that Shen Lang was definitely an extremely licentious and sinister person.
…
Half an hour later!
More than a thousand people surrounded Deng Xian's bookstore.
"Deng Xian, come out!"
Zhu Wenhua did not shout, but hid in the crowd. His status was high, and he was very reserved.
The one who shouted was his number one lackey, Elementary Scholar Wang Shiming.
After a moment, the bookstore's door opened, and Deng Xian walked out. His face seemed to have turned green.
"Everyone … What, what is the matter? Why is there such a big lineup? "
Number one lackey Wang Shiming said, "Deng Xian, do you know what a big mistake you have made?"
Deng Xian said, "I do not."
Zhu Wenhua's lackey said, "You even dare to write such a vulgar book like 'Boundless Romance'. Aren't you tormenting the minds of us scholars? You're making an enemy out of all the scholars in Lanshan City. "
"Bah!"
Deng Xian spat in his heart.
The most shameless people are you scholars. Out of the three thousand plus books sold today, at least one-third of them were bought by you scholars.
Not long after they bought the books, a few of them headed towards the brothel.
Don't ask Deng Xian how he knew, because several brothel owners in the city had sent flower baskets.
Boss Li, the owner of the largest brothel, directly revealed the truth.
"Our Xiao Hong doesn't even have time to wash up."
Now you're talking about tormenting your souls?
With your filthy hearts, do you still need me to poison you?
"Don't talk nonsense with him. This kind of money-minded person is extremely vulgar. Talking to him is just a waste of breath."
Zhu Wenhua's lackey, Wang Shiming, said, "Deng Xian, we're giving you an ultimatum. Hand over the entire 'Golden Vase of Plum' immediately and burn it in front of everyone."
Deng Xian said bitterly, "Sirs, I really don't have this book in my house. I really don't!"
Wang Shiming said coldly, "Do you think we're idiots? You really refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit. "
"Shen Lang, that despicable bastard, why didn't he take out that trashy 'Great Poisonous Grass' in the Black Tortoise City? It's all for the sake of tormenting our Lanshan City and destroying our Lanshan literary scene."
"This is a conspiracy. It's the conspiracy of that ignorant, incompetent, and despicable bastard Shen Lang."
"Come on, charge in and destroy this despicable businessman's bookstore. Burn all of Shen Lang's books."
Wang Shiming screamed himself hoarse.
The lackey Wang Shiming raised his arms and shouted. Then, he took the lead and rushed in.
From start to finish, it was Wang Shiming who did all the work.
Zhu Wenhua was a great scholar, the son of a noble family. Of course he had to take care of his image.
Wang Shiming had finally passed the county level examination, but it was not easy for him to pass the provincial examinations. Unfortunately, he came from an ordinary family. What could he do if he wanted to make a name for himself?
Of course, he had to be a dog for the rich and powerful.
The only rich and powerful he could get close to was Zhu Wenhua. Naturally, he became Zhu Wenhua's loyal dog and lived a life of luxury.
Today, this dog was as good as ever, and Zhu Wenhua was very satisfied.
More money, more money!
"Charge!"
Under the lead of the lackey Wang Shiming, a hundred to two hundred scholars charged forward.
Deng Xian shouted, "No, you really can't!"
He tried his best to stop these scholars.
However, how could he and his assistants fend off these two hundred scholars?
"Sirs, listen to me, listen to me. You will be in big trouble if you do this!" Deng Xian shouted.
Immediately, Zhu Wenhua smiled disdainfully.
Big trouble?
Please, this is Lanshan City, not Xuanwu City.
Even if it was the Black Tortoise City, with the new policy in the limelight, the Black Tortoise Count wished he could shrink his head into a turtle shell.
Shen Lang was just a son-in-law of the Count House, a lowly thing that could not be brought to the table.
Such a person's book could be burned.
Do you think you can use it again with that fat Prince Jin Mucong?
How naive!
Burn your book, slap your face, and you, Shen Lang, can't do anything about it.
Soon, the door of Spring Bookstore was broken down.
The two hundred scholars charged in like wolves and tigers.
"Smash it!"
Following the order of Zhu Wenhua's dog.
Instantly, over a hundred scholars began to smash wildly.
Destroy everything that your eyes can see.
This kind of destruction was too satisfying.
Of course, there were a few scholars who held their waists as they smashed.
It couldn't be helped. Golden Vase: Endless Plum Breeze was so good that they couldn't help but vent their emotions on Little Red a few times.
Now their legs were still a little weak, and their waists hurt a little.
"Where's the Big Poisonous Herb?" Wang Shiming said, "Find it and burn it!"
Then, the hundred scholars began to rummage around again.
After searching through the entire bookstore, he couldn't find any copies of Endless Plum Breeze in stock.
"Impossible, there must be. We have to find it even if we have to dig three feet into the ground," Wang Shiming said.
They searched the front yard, then the backyard.
After a few minutes, someone suddenly said in surprise, "Found it, found it!"
"This Deng Lun is so cunning. He actually hid the book in a secret underground warehouse," the scholar said excitedly.
Wang Shiming walked over and found that the door of an underground warehouse was already open. He couldn't help but walk in.
Inside, there were brand-new books everywhere, with the smell of ink.
Every hundred books were tied up in a bundle and wrapped in large oilpaper.
A few large words were clearly written on the oilpaper, "Boundless Romance of the Golden Vase/Plum".
There were dozens of large bundles, more than two thousand books.
The first bundle wasn't wrapped yet. When the oilpaper was opened, there was indeed a brand-new Endless Plum Beauty in Gold.
Wang Shiming was overjoyed.
Zhu Wenhua had promised him that as long as he found this book and burned a hundred books, he would get two silver coins.
Now that there were more than two thousand books, he could earn more than forty silver coins. It was enough for him to spend for several months.
"This is the Big Poisonous Herb written by the traitor Shen Lang. Take all of it out and burn it publicly!" Wang Shiming ordered.
Immediately, a few young and strong scholars came in and carried out the bundles of books.
…
Fifteen minutes later!
More than twenty bundles of books were piled into a small mountain in front of the bookstore.
There were more than two to three thousand people watching from the sidelines.
The lackey Wang Shiming said loudly, "Everyone, look carefully. This is the poisonous grass that poisons the soul. It is a vulgar and vulgar trashy book. Its existence will only destroy the simple and honest atmosphere of the entire Lanshan City and tarnish the teachings of the saints."
"Now, I will burn them all in front of everyone and return Lanshan City's literary world to its former glory."
"I will give the shameless person who wrote this Big Poisonous Herb a big slap in the face."
Wang Shiming said and directly threw the torch into the pile of books.
Instantly, it was set ablaze.
Zhu Wenhua felt extremely comfortable, as if every pore on his body was breathing.
Good!
So good!
Shen Lang, so what if your book is good? So what if it sells well?
Weren't they all burned down by my people?
All of your hard work, I can destroy it with just a finger.
The difference between people really makes people feel hopeless.
I just used a little trick.
I, Zhu Wenhua, really have the power to control the weather.
Hahahaha …
Zhu Wenhua already started to imagine how angry and hopeless Shen Lang would be when he found out that his books were burned.
But what can you do to me?
Don't you know that the law doesn't punish the masses?
If it was burned by one or two scholars, then it would be big trouble.
But … if it was burned by one or two hundred scholars, then there would be no problem at all.
Harmony/Harmony/The State of Yue wanted to make a big scene.
At this moment, the owner of Spring Bookstore, Deng Xian, suddenly pounced on the pile of books and shouted, "You can't burn it, you really can't burn it. Quick, put out the fire …"
Then, a few of his employees desperately poured water to put out the fire.
The lackey Wang Shiming led his men forward and forcefully dragged Deng Xian away.
"This is a great poisonous grass, whoever dares to stop it is the sinner of Lanshan City."
Deng Xian pounced forward again and shouted, "Who said that this is a great poisonous grass, this is the 'New Edict' issued by the Monarch, you actually said that it is a great poisonous grass, and even burned it all, this is a crime of deceiving the emperor …"
As soon as these words came out.
Zhu Wenhua trembled slightly.
Wang Shiming's expression changed, and he laughed loudly: "What a profiteer, at this time, you actually dare to speak without thinking, and even dare to climb up to the Monarch, you are really courting death!"
What a joke.
That's right, the Monarch had issued the 'New Edict', and it had tens of thousands of words.
But they were all forcefully distributed, and they couldn't be sold at all.
Who would care about the new policy, this was completely targeted at the old nobles.
A normal businessman would not print such a money-losing thing.
Deng Xian pounced forward as if he didn't care about his life, and saved one of the bags of books.
He didn't know why, but this bag of books was so resistant to fire, and couldn't be burned no matter what.
Deng Xian tore open the large oiled paper on the outside, spread out the dozens of books inside, and cried: "All of you take a look, this is clearly the 'New Edict' of the Monarch, you guys insist on slandering it as a great poisonous grass, and even burned it all. More than two thousand books, all of them have been burned, and only a few dozen are left. "
"Monarch, someone is deceiving you!"
"Someone, come quickly, someone is rebelling, someone is deceiving the emperor!"
Instantly, the air was deathly silent.
A terrifying wind blew past, causing people to tremble in fear.
… …