Ci Jinzhi

 It was almost evening after returning to the city.

Xin You held the reins and said to Xiaolian: "Go to Qingsong Bookstore and have a look."

Xiao Lian also missed Shopkeeper Hu and the others, so she happily agreed.

There were not many pedestrians on the street. The four of them rode their horses all the way. When they saw the Qingsong Bookstore sign in the distance, they slowed down and got off their horses.

“Girl, do you want to eat in the bookstore?” Xiao Lian walked beside Xin You.

"That's good. It's been a long time since I had dinner with Shopkeeper Hu and the others."

The two were talking, and when they were about to reach the door of the bookstore, Xin You suddenly pulled Xiao Lian.

Qian Feng flew towards Xin You and stood in front of Xin You, while Ping An stretched out his hand to catch the flying hidden weapon.

 The hidden weapon was unexpected, it was a chicken.

Xin You gave the order decisively: "Bring the person back."

Throwing chickens at other people's doors obviously has nothing to do with killers.

Qianfeng followed the order and left, while Ping An stayed by Xinyou's side.

 Liu Zhou and Shitou heard the noise and ran out one after another.

 “Master, you are here.” Liu Zhou looked happy when he saw that it was Xin You.

Xin You pointed at the chicken that Ping An held in his hand: "Someone threw this at the door of the bookstore."

Liu Zhou's face darkened when he saw it: "Here we go again!"

"What's going on?" Xin You asked while standing in front of the bookstore without going in.

Shopkeeper Hu also came out.

“Someone threw rotten eggs at the door yesterday, but unfortunately no one was caught. If I knew which **** threw it, I wouldn’t be able to kill him!” Liu Zhou clenched his fists.

“Has the bookstore had any conflicts with customers recently?” Xin You asked shopkeeper Hu.

Shopkeeper Hu shook his head: "No."

 “Then wait.”

Shopkeeper Hu and Liu Zhou looked at each other, not knowing what Xin You meant by this.

Soon Qianfeng returned with a person in his arms: "Girl, this is the person who threw the chicken."

Xin You looked at the person restrained by Qian Feng.

He is a man in his thirties, wearing a quilted robe and looking frail and bookish.

Xin You glanced at Shopkeeper Hu.

Shopkeeper Hu shook his head slightly, indicating that he did not recognize this person.

Liu Zhou asked with a cold face: "Who are you? Why did you throw chickens at our bookstore?"

Pedestrians passing by deliberately slowed down, and people in the surrounding shops quietly peeked their heads.

The man didn't reply to Liu Zhou's words, and struggled to get away: "Let me go, are you going to lynch me in public?"

Xin You observed coldly and made sure that the man was sane, and his expression turned cold: "Are you here for the bookstore? Or are you here for me?"

 Being able to say something like lynching shows that this person knows her identity and her relationship with the bookstore. When Xin You realized this, she realized that this person was more likely to come for her.

 The man's face changed slightly.

“Why, do you dare to do something but dare not say it? I thought scholars were particularly strong-willed.” Xin You looked contemptuous.

The man was immediately angered: "Yes, I just can't stand it! You, a woman, rely on your status to carry out evil policies and make the world look down upon you. Sooner or later, you will be punished!"

Xiao Lian kicked her over: "You have such a bad mouth, so you will get retribution!"

The man screamed and cursed: "Evil master, evil slave!"

 When he made such a fuss, more people watched the excitement. Many people gathered together to give advice and discuss. "What happened?"

“The scholar hit Miss Xin with a chicken, saying that Miss Xin was promoting bad government.”

 “I’ve heard that too, that new deal is really inappropriate!”

 “What’s wrong?”

“Think about it, if we divide the land into acres, we will only have a small amount of land, and we will have to pay more taxes than before…”

“I heard that if the New Deal is really to be implemented, the landlords will increase rents. Wouldn’t it be even more difficult then..."

 The people's comments reached the man's ears and gave him great encouragement. He shouted to Xin You: "Miss Xin, when you acted as Miss Kou, you donated money and helped the victims, which is really admirable. How come you changed after you gained a higher status?"

Xin You didn't get angry but smiled: "Tell me how it changed?"

 “An official is unkind and exploits the people!” The man looked indignant and upright.

“Before the New Deal has been implemented, you are assuming that the people will be exploited? What evidence do you have?”

“Evidence? Isn’t this obvious? My family’s hundred acres of thin farmland is barely enough to cover farming expenses. How can I afford it once taxes are increased—”

Xin You coldly interrupted the man's indignation: "I ask you, do you have any evidence now?"

 The man hesitated.

He heard people talking about the New Deal and gritted his teeth with hatred, so he came to vent his anger by smashing rotten eggs. Now that the New Deal has not been implemented, where is the evidence?

"If there is no evidence, then you are slandering and attacking the imperial officials." Xin You looked at the man whose face turned pale and was not used to such a rotten scholar, "Qianfeng, send this suspect who slandered and attacked the imperial officials to the government. .”

“Yes.” Qianfeng responded, picked up the man and left.

“Let me go, let me go, you are bullying others!” the man shouted in horror.

 Liu Zhou spat: "What a bastard!"

There are quite a few people who seem to be unafraid of the powerful, but in fact are really intimidated by others.

The spectators did not expect Xin You to be so tough, so they quickly dispersed.

Of course it was not really a break-up, either the doors were closed, or they went to various restaurants and teahouses to discuss the new gossip about scholars being sent to the government.

Xin You walked into the bookstore and took the tea from shopkeeper Hu: "Have you heard about the New Deal, shopkeeper?"

It has only been a few days, but those people have moved very quickly.

Shopkeeper Hu shook his head: "I just heard about it today."

Xin You looked at Liu Zhou.

Liu Zhou also shook his head: "Yesterday, I heard two scholars whispering in a low voice, and vaguely heard words like 'New Deal', but I don't know the details."

"But looking at the people watching today, there are quite a few who have heard about the New Deal. Liu Zhou, take some people to visit various teahouses and restaurants and listen to what is being said."

From this point of view, those people’s propaganda is targeted, specifically targeting people with low incomes, especially scholars.

 After dinner at the bookstore, Liu Zhou came back angrily.

“Those people who drank and drank tea went too far and even said bad things about my boss! My boss has saved so many victims and done so many good deeds, why have we forgotten them all?”

Xin You had already expected it: "It's nothing. Most of the victims can't afford wine."

“Master, are you going to let those people ruin your reputation?”

“The emperor cannot stir up big waves under his feet, so it won’t be too late to wait for a few days.”

On the second day, a censor accused Xinyou of acting arrogantly, and several people stood up to speak for the scholar.

Emperor Xingyuan listened silently and grasped the key point: "That is to say, the scholar was dissatisfied with the new policy and attacked Xin Taizhao with rotten eggs?"

Du Yushi immediately explained to the scholar: "The scholar did not attack Xin Daizhao, but threw him at the door of the bookstore. It is very common for people to express their anger in this way. As an advocate of the New Deal, Xin Daizhao not only did not comfort people, but also sent people to The government, it’s really inappropriate—”

Emperor Xingyuan looked coldly: "If you are dissatisfied with the New Deal, you can throw rotten eggs at Xin Daizhao when he goes to the bookstore? Are you really defending the scholar, are you really speaking for the people, or are you dissatisfied with the New Deal?"