From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

More than a dozen white-robed Confucian scholars, supporting an old man, walked to the front of the crowd and pointed at Zhou Yuan's nose and cursed.

The surroundings were extremely quiet, and then there was a discussion, and some people even exclaimed.

"It's Mr. Qiaoshan!"

"Mr. Qiaoshan, who has not appeared for a long time, actually came here. Is he here to cause trouble for Master Yuan Yi?"

"What else can I say! Mr. Qiaoshan hates vulgar works the most. He thinks it is an insult to writing, ink, paper and inkstone."

"Isn't this nonsense! "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is vulgar? It must be poetry, songs, and sage strategies!"

Of course, there are many scholars who support Shen Qiaoshan, and they also followed suit to criticize Zhou Yuan, as if doing so can make them appear more elegant.

Qu Ling's face was already ugly. The pressure was too great now. She felt breathless, not to mention Zhou Yuan, who was at the center of the contradiction.

Zhou Yuan just said slowly: "As for whether Zhuge Liang came out to help Liu, and whether it was effective, please wait for the following text, and you will understand it naturally."

He pretended that the old man did not appear at all and continued to answer the book fan's questions.

After all, the book fan was too young, and it seemed that he did not know Shen Qiaoshan, and he was only concerned about the book.

He just shouted: "Don't keep me in suspense! I want to know now! At worst, I will give you money!"

The people around were gradually stunned and found that something seemed wrong.

Zhou Yuan shook his head and said, "The secret cannot be revealed, and money can't buy the taste of reading, right? Now that I tell you, the taste of reading will be reduced a little."

The young man scratched his head. Although he was a hot-tempered person, he still frowned and said, "That's right. Needless to say, how about you give me a few signed sets of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms"? I came here specially from Ningbo Prefecture!"

Zhou Yuan smiled and said, "Of course! What's the name of this friend?"

"Song Wu! I haven't given him a courtesy name yet."

The young man ran over stupidly and smiled, "Hurry up and sign it for me. I want to give it to my old man. He likes this book very much."

"Okay, okay, don't worry."

The two chatted with great interest, and they completely left Shen Qiaoshan aside.

Seeing that the maids next to Zhou Yuan were grinding ink, Shen Qiaoshan was completely impatient.

He took a few more steps forward and could not help but yell, "You bastard! Did you hear what I said? Are you afraid to respond and want to act like a coward?"

Zhou Yuan raised his head, was stunned for a moment, and smiled, "Ah, an old gentleman is here! Mo Xiang, go and give him ten copper coins."

Mo Xiang was also simple, and only knew that the lady had ordered that he should listen to Mr. Zhou today.

So he hurried over, took out ten copper coins from his purse, handed them to Shen Qiaoshan, and said, "Old gentleman, take them, go buy some food."

Shen Qiaoshan's old face flushed, and he was so angry that he almost fainted!

This bastard! Did he think I was a beggar?

This is intolerable!

He immediately yelled, "Asshole! You insult my dignity with money! Don't you know my name!"

The Confucian scholars beside him also scolded him, and the crowd was excited and the momentum was overwhelming.

Mo Xiang's pretty face turned pale, unable to withstand the pressure, and she turned around and ran back.

She trembled and said, "Sir, this old man is so fierce."

Zhou Yuan smiled and said, "Don't be afraid, you are here."

He finally stood up and said slowly, "This old man, how much money do you plan to take here?"

The first sentence almost made Shen Qiaoshan angry, and his face turned liver-colored.

Zhou Yuan has skills. Whether it is a debate or a quarrel, you must not fall into the rhythm of the other party, otherwise you will never win the quarrel.

He is creating his own rhythm. Through this kind of rhetoric, he makes the other party angry and follow his rhythm.

Shen Qiaoshan is a great scholar of the time. His literary attainments are naturally not fake, but he may not be good at debate.

After all, he is a person of status and has long passed the level of bickering.

"How much money do you want?"

Shen Qiaoshan said angrily: "I am a wealthy man, but I am not here for money. Only a small-time businessman like you is obsessed with money."

There were many people around him, so his words naturally received corresponding support.

The momentum is strong, and we have to suppress it. It is too disadvantageous to talk about reason now.

Zhou Yuan made a judgment on the situation, so he narrowed his eyes and said: "You are right! As a businessman, it is normal for me to be obsessed with money. I am sitting in Mo Yunzhai today to make money by selling books!"

"This old man, is your merchant making money against the laws of Dajin? If I didn't break the law, why did you come here to interfere?"

This is a typical rolling meat, with full defense all over his body, which made Shen Qiaoshan stunned.

How can such a scoundrel scold him??

Shen Qiaoshan thought for a while before saying, "It's understandable that merchants make money, but you make money from books."

This statement is obviously not confident, and even the logic is different. The old scholar is not very good at debate.

Zhou Yuan smiled and said, "As a bookstore, if you don't make money from books, do you have to make money from selling vegetables? The old gentleman's words are so strange."

"If there is nothing, the old gentleman should go home to recuperate. If you continue like this, you will be more confused!"

Shen Qiaoshan's face changed, and he said angrily, "You! How dare you say that I am confused!"

"Zhou Yuan! I came here today to tell you that the things you wrote are all dirty and dregs, and they are not presentable at all."

He remembered the purpose of today, which was to attack Zhou Yuan and Mo Yunzhai and maintain the dignity of literature!

Zhou Yuan smiled and said, "Old gentleman, what I wrote is indeed filthy and not presentable."

"I know all you said. Do you have anything else to say?"

It was a bad feeling to hit cotton with a heavy punch!

Shen Qiaoshan said loudly, "There is no saintly way in the work "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". It is nothing more than a popular work."

"Mo Yunzhai publishes and sells such works, which is really insulting to literature and morality. As a literati, I naturally oppose it."

"Please Mo Yunzhai stick to the duty of the bookstore, stop publishing "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and focus on the book of saintly way."

As soon as these words came out, countless Confucian scholars around began to shout, opposing the publication and sale, and the momentum was overwhelming for a while.

Qu Ling gritted his teeth and clenched his fists, feeling angry and aggrieved.

It is really sad that the competitor played such a despicable trick, and the key is that this group of so-called literati came to suppress it in this way.

Her eyes were red, and she choked up and said, "Zhou Yuan, they are too much, too bullying, I really want to fight them!"

Zhou Yuan just smiled, then strode forward and shouted, "Are there any fans of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms"? Tell me, what is the idea expressed in this book!"

Song Wu behind him had been tired of waiting for a long time, and immediately shouted, "Loyalty to the emperor! Protect the people! Recover the country!"

"Well said!"

Zhou Yuan shouted, "Did you hear it! Loyalty to the emperor!"

"This old man, I don't care who you are, but you said that loyalty to the emperor is not the way of the saints. Are you dissatisfied with the court or the saintly emperor!"

"You came with Confucian scholars, in the core area of ​​the capital of Jiangnan, in front of countless literati, saying that loyalty to the emperor is not the way of the saints."

"You are rebelling!"

After these words came out, Shen Qiaoshan took several steps back, his face pale with fear, and his soul was out of his body.

This brat! He really has a three-inch tongue! He is so good at framing people!

Zhou Yuan continued, "Mo Xiang! Report to the authorities immediately! They say that there are evil people here who are misleading people and spreading rebellious remarks!"

Shen Qiaoshan sneered. Report to the authorities? Who of the major officials in Lin'an Prefecture does I, Shen Qiaoshan, not know?

Mo Xiang nodded and said, "Yes, sir, I will arrange for someone to go to the government office right away."

Zhou Yuan said coldly, "Why go to the government office for such a thing! Go directly to the Jinyiwei Qianhu Office!"

Shen Qiaoshan's legs weakened immediately after hearing this.

This guy doesn't act according to common sense! How did he involve the Jinyiwei!