After Xie Ji returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion, he was processing the documents handed in and frowned.

"Have all six ministers come over to me."

Why are these documents still the same? He hasn't checked them in the past few days. The punctuation marks have not been changed. Moreover, some of them are simply not signed so that others don't know who wrote them.

There are also a bunch of people who are all coping with the problem. The author is just like before, treating him as a fool.

Moreover, this document is so bold that I don’t want to live anymore.

When the servants saw Xie Ji losing his temper, they had no choice but to go and call the six ministers over.

"Sir, the Prime Minister is angry inside."

"I know." Xiao Yu said calmly, what's wrong with Xie Ji? Does he think they will come when they are called and leave immediately?

If he hadn't shown weakness, if His Majesty hadn't liked him, how could he have come this time and succumbed to Xie Ji's power.

What's more, if he is angry, what does it have to do with them?

When you have a bad temper, you take it out on others. This is not the character a good prime minister should have.

However, presumably his losing his temper was fake, but finding trouble was real.

"Meng Shangshu, you have the best relationship with Xie Ji. Do you know why Xie Ji is angry?" Xiao Yu looked at Meng Tao with interest. Since he became Shangshu, he has become more and more alienated from Xie Ji. If you can provoke one or two

, that would be the best.

No, it's because Xie Ji doesn't want to get close to those officials recently and likes to do everything by himself.

I don't trust them, which is very suspicious.

Meng Tao didn't reply. Xiao Yu didn't lose his interest because of this, but his smile became even stronger.

When Xie Ji saw that the six of them had arrived, he pointed at the official documents and said, "See for yourselves, what is in this?"

"This is an official document from the Ministry of Rites. Why, a stone fell from the sky in Qinghe County. It says that treacherous officials will perish every day. What does this mean? Who did it?"

Xie Ji threw this document to Xiao Yu. These things were definitely made by thoughtful people, and then passed it on as a miracle to express a warning from God.

This thing, a lot of things happened in ancient times. Whenever there was a famine or a flood, people would say it was the anger of God. Whenever there was a big disaster, it was either a foolish king or a treacherous minister who used natural disasters to eradicate the so-called "

"Traitor" is really good.

Fortunately, there have been no floods or natural disasters recently, otherwise he would have been the first person to point the finger.

This stone must be handled properly, otherwise it will be difficult to solve if word spreads.

Those people believe very much in things about ghosts and gods, especially these warnings from God. They will become more and more evil until they are finally unstoppable. In addition, people with intentions will take advantage of them, forcing people and officials all over the world to target them.

If he cannot be solved by then, he will be forced to eradicate him to appease people's hearts.

"Prime Minister, I heard from the people in Qinghe County that it fell from the sky." Xiao Yu said solemnly that this matter was indeed reported to the people below.

He felt that this matter was not simple, so he handed it to Xie Ji in handwriting.

"Instruct the magistrate of Qinghe County to stop the rumors immediately. Don't spread the rumors and endanger the whole country." Xie Ji thought and stopped the rumors first.

Once a rumor spreads, it might become a reality. He knew that instructing these people to stop the rumor might have little effect.

"Immediately take people to investigate the truth of the matter. You send those scholars and students from the Ministry of Etiquette to dispel the rumors and spread some knowledge to the people. This is just a prank played by some people and is not a cause of trouble. You are familiar with the scriptures and will not even believe this method.

Bar?"

Xie Ji said to Xiao Yu, I gave my order. It's up to you whether you do it or not. You must know that this matter is extraordinary.

If you still have a trace of conscience, you should not allow this matter to continue to develop. The most important thing you should do is to control the rumors.

Seeing that Xie Ji actually asked him to do such a thing, Xiao Yu was a little surprised and said, "Okay."

"Consultant, you immediately send someone to Qinghe County to investigate this matter and find out who is the instigator."

"..."

Xie Ji gave a series of instructions and then ordered them to execute them. Perhaps he knew that they would definitely disobey them.

Xie Ji chuckled lightly. Who was behind the scenes? Did he really think that he could be killed like this?

...in the palace...

"Your Majesty, something serious has happened, Your Majesty."

Xie Jimao impetuously broke into the Lantai Palace where the emperor was dining. He ignored the obstruction of the guards around him and rushed in.

The emperor was shocked. Who dared to break in?

The guards around him were about to take him down, but when they saw it was Xie Ji, they hesitated again and again. They just shouted in their hearts, why are you, Xie Ji, so impulsive? Don't you know the emperor is eating?

"Xie Ji, what's wrong?"

The emperor was eating. There was a jade plate of delicacies on the table. He was intoxicated with the enthusiasm of eating. He was originally in a good mood. However, Xie Ji shouted, "If there is nothing serious, you will be finished."

"Your Majesty, there are rumors going around that I am a traitor and that you are a coward. These rumors are getting out of control."

Xie Ji said to the emperor quite exaggeratedly, making it sound like the situation was very critical.

"That's it? This happened no longer in one day or two."

The emperor was very dissatisfied when he heard about this important matter. Who didn't know that you were a treacherous minister? You still have to say this, but he was dissatisfied if you said he was a coward.

Since the emperor was quite familiar with this matter in the past few years, there would be no fuss about it.

"Your Majesty, this time is different. People in Qinghe County found a stone and said it fell from the sky. It said, 'Treacherous ministers have no moral principles and the world will perish.' It has been widely spread in Qinghe County. Soon, it will be spread

All over the world."

The emperor patted the dining table, and the table shook with a loud noise. People in costumes around him knelt down, trembling, and did not dare to say a word.

Your Majesty is angry, and the consequences will be serious.

"Why are you still lingering here? Why don't you stop it? Destroy the stone and find out who did the good deeds. If not, capture all the nearby people. One of them will definitely be the one who started the rumors."

"I told the people of Qinghe County to shut up. If anyone dares to discuss this matter again, I will shut them up forever."

The emperor was really angry. In broad daylight, he dared to give me a warning from heaven. If he knew that it was the thief who had done the good deeds, his skin would have to be peeled off.

There are also those people who can spread the news to me with just a stone. And the county magistrate actually allows the rumor to spread so much that it reaches the capital. Are they adding fuel to the fire behind the scenes?

You were fighting in the court, and he didn't want to pay attention to it, and he didn't bother to take care of it, but he sent a warning properly. What does that mean?

"Your Majesty, don't be angry. I have already ordered people to do it. As for the rumors, I have a good way to reverse them."

Xie Ji said and whispered a few words in the emperor's ear.

The emperor was a little irritable this time. If he really killed people, it would only make the rumors true.

The most taboo thing in ancient times was this unknown god, God.

Maybe those in power know that these are all tricks, but the people don't know that. The rulers control public opinion and make this kind of spiritual thing a reality, and the people will only think that it is really like this.

They will not investigate the truth of the matter. They will do what others do.

It’s not that they are unintelligent and can only follow blindly, but when public opinion and knowledge are controlled by others, they can only choose to obey, otherwise they will not survive. In order to survive, they can only accept such ideas and are not allowed to question them.

Therefore, if any miracle occurs, they will firmly believe it and will not question it at all, because their minds do not allow them to question it.

As for the ruling class, they may know that these are all tricks, but some are so confused that they even get involved in them. Otherwise, the ancient emperors knew that there was no hope of immortality, but why did they still seek the elixir of ascension? Perhaps it is because

They fooled the people and even fooled themselves.

Or perhaps it is the thought of preferring to believe that something exists rather than something that does not exist. What if there is, I mean what if, what if it is really possible to live forever? Even if it is only one in 10,000, they will try their best to do it.

Xie Ji sighed in his heart, if you want others to believe your lies, you must first believe them yourself. Obviously, those rulers have done it.

After listening to Xie Ji's idea, the emperor's expression softened a little and he nodded.

Those officials are going to give it a good beating. This time it's a stone. Next time, they're going to come up with something.

"In this case, the matter will be handed over to the Prime Minister. The perpetrators must be arrested and not let go."

The emperor had murderous intentions this time, so good, he dared to challenge his limits.

"I obey the decree."

Xie Ji said to the emperor obediently, and then the emperor saw that there were still so many unfinished things on the table.

"Go quickly and get another set of dishes and chopsticks, and bring a chair for the Prime Minister."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Xie Ji saw the chair being brought over and moved on without any politeness.

Then he and the emperor looked like they were in harmony, and finished the meal happily.

…………

The next day, someone rushed to Qinghe County to deliver the news.

"County Magistrate, the Prime Minister orders you to control the rumors immediately."

The scout left after delivering the news. The magistrate of Qinghe County placed the news in the lobby of the county government office and discussed it with several people.

"So, what's the next step?"

"County Magistrate, the Prime Minister asked you to control it, so you control it. Whether you can control it or not, that's not something you can control, is it?"

When the Qinghe County Magistrate heard the profound meaning in these words, he immediately smiled and said: "In that case, then 'control' it."
To be continued...