Chapter 378 Rumors

Wang Nannan accepted the task. Although this method of playing was very dirty, from the moment he chose to fully support the princelings, he was destined to experience many unavoidable things.

The seventy-seventh prince did not break his promise and sent hundreds of monks to Wang Nannan to help spread various news.

At the same time, a large number of life stories and secret information of great scholars from various places were collected and compiled, including those students who were asking about Wang Nannan everywhere.

Wang Nannan does not dislike these great scholars, but he cannot say that he likes them; even Tianyuan College has great scholars, but they are probably using each other.

Now that he is helping the Seventy-seventh Prince create public opinion, Wang Nannan needs to think carefully about it.

Simple slander will definitely not work. The monks have very high IQs and can easily be seen through and clarified, so the rumors that leak out must be based on evidence.

Wang Nannan believes that the best way is to make seven points true, three points false, true and false, false and true, so that everyone can't tell the difference.

Anyway, the task given to Wang Nannan by the seventy-seventh prince was to guide public opinion, break the status of the great scholar, and make the monks no longer look at the great scholar through a filter. This was enough.

Wang Nannan even subconsciously ignored the martial arts tea party, just to think about how to guide public opinion.

The first piece of public opinion is very important and will determine the subsequent development of public opinion. Wang Nannan racked his brains and kept thinking about this.

It has to be said that it is difficult to discover the shortcomings of great scholars. Even if the prince has been searching the private lives of these great scholars, in fact, there are not many that really affect the judgment of ordinary monks.

This is what Wang Nannan is most worried about. There is no topic, let alone going to the general public. After going around and around, Wang Nannan still feels that he has to work hard to compete for the rewards of the martial arts tea party.

Is this a big deal? Is it too small? It is easy to kill the opponent, and it is also easy to be patted down by the opponent.

The imperial capital of the Dakang Dynasty was bustling with people, and the taverns and teahouses were noisy. A teahouse waiter was holding a teapot and pouring tea for the guests.

The waiter in the shop listens to all directions. Some personal remarks came to mind.

"Hey, have you heard? These great scholars suddenly participated in the martial arts tea party and literary competition. It is said that they are for those few longevity elixirs."

"How can anyone be normal and not afraid of death? No matter how noble a great Confucian is, he is still a human being! Besides, great Confucians are generally of a low level and have a short lifespan. It is normal to pursue life-extending elixirs." Another guest said indifferently. In his eyes, , the treasure can be obtained by those who have the ability. If I had the ability, I would have rushed forward, how could I still be a spectator?

The guest who spoke first retorted directly and said: "No, no, no, this great scholar is not ordinary. I heard that he died because he raised a monster dog for his concubine to extend his life. The great scholar's concubine was crying in his ear. It’s been a long time.”

"Nonsense!" Others obviously did not believe this statement. How could a dignified scholar participate in a martial arts conference in order to extend the life of a monster dog? It's nonsense.

However, the speaker's words were so conclusive that everyone had some doubts in their hearts. Are these all true? Just to extend the life of a monster dog, you would sacrifice your face to fight for the life-extending elixir?

You must know that the Dakang Dynasty's management of life-extending elixirs was very strict. Most of the spiritual plants or treasures with life-extending effects were owned by the Dakang Dynasty, including some prescriptions for life-extending elixirs.

The elixir prescriptions are all controlled by the Dakang Dynasty, so there are not many ways for the outside world to extend lifespan; currently there are only two ways to obtain them: exchange for military merit or rewards from the emperor.

These two methods are beyond the reach of ordinary monks.

Therefore, the life-extending elixir as a reward at the Enlightenment Tea Party is quite attractive. The thing that everyone yearns for is actually being used to extend the life of a monster dog.

As soon as these words were spoken, it was like stepping on a cat's tail, instantly arousing the anger of countless ordinary monks. How could such a precious elixir be so wasted? Even if you are a great scholar?

The news spread rapidly, and soon, the entire imperial capital was discussing the matter.

Wang Nannan did not stop there, but continued to add fuel to the flames, releasing news one after another, making the splash bigger and bigger.

When these great scholars reacted, it was too late.

Most of the people in the prince's lineage were families with military merits, and they were naturally separated from the great scholars, so Wang Nannan was merciless in his attacks.

The messy news that flooded the imperial capital became a topic of conversation for everyone after dinner.

Several Confucian scholars and students from Confucian Academy rushed to help refute the rumors. Although some monks changed their views, who cares about most monks? What they want to see more is the ugly behavior of those once high-ranking scholars. As for whether the news is true or false, I don't care!

Or maybe the monks only believed what they wanted to believe.

The rumor may not be big or small, but it has taken root in the hearts of all the monks.

The great scholars that everyone looks up to are not perfect, and they are even wasting the already unbalanced distribution of resources.

After the first wave of news was released, Wang Nannan also stopped moving.

He needs to continue to look for the flaws of the great scholars, just like paparazzi who continuously take countless photos with their cameras after discovering celebrities, select the ugliest photos among them, and magnify them infinitely.

The seventy-seventh prince sent a message to Wang Nannan and sent a large amount of high-level supplies to Wang Nannan.

Wang Nannan smiled brightly, knowing that this was the Seventy-Seventh Prince's first operation and he was very satisfied with it.

However, Wang Nannan knew that if he wanted to achieve his goal, the first wave of rumors was just childish.

If he wants to really pull the great Confucians off the altar, Wang Nannan still needs to use his big moves.

Since the imperial examination, many officials have been disciples of great Confucian scholars.

In order to protect the reputation of their master, many officials of the Dakang Dynasty will fight back.

As for how to deal with these officials, it is not Wang Nannan's business, anyway, the princelings will help to clean up the mess.

However, the princelings dare to do so, naturally they have their own ideas.

When Wang Nannan returned to the Wang family in the imperial capital, Wang Nuo found him.

"When the master's methods first appeared, the imperial capital was turned upside down, and everyone was discussing the affairs of the great Confucian scholars." Wang Nuo praised.

"Knowing the emperor's salary and being loyal to the emperor is all I want!" Wang Nannan replied. If the Wang family had not joined the princelings, Wang Nannan would never have done these bad things.

"Master, do you know why the prince asked you to do this? Aren't you afraid of being hated by all the officials in the world?" Wang Nuo asked.

"Do you have inside information?" Wang Nannan was a little curious.

"Of course!"

"First, it is to completely tie up the Wang family. After all, once this kind of rumor-mongering is known by scholars all over the world, not only you, but even the Wang family will be in an irreparable situation. Now the handle is controlled by the prince's party, and our Wang family can't get out of it. It's like putting a lock on the Wang family, and even the key is broken."

"Secondly, if your rumor-mongering strategy succeeds, the great scholars will be pulled down from the altar, and the colleges and even the imperial examination system in various places will be affected. The prince wants to make a profit from it, or expand his influence and gain more power."

"Furthermore, the great Confucian scholars became famous by relying on their strategies for governing the country and cultivating students for the imperial examinations. They constantly let their students become officials through the imperial examinations to expand their influence. They have become too powerful to be eliminated, threatening the rights of many princes."

"Besides, it is not only the great Confucian scholars who can govern the country. There are not many such people in the Dakang Dynasty, but most of them are unknown. They can only watch the great Confucian scholars on top. How can they be willing?"

"What do you mean?" Wang Nannan asked back. He understood the first few sentences, but the last sentence was a bit confusing.

"Many of those unknown "masters" who can govern the country have been won over by the prince. If the great Confucian scholars are really pulled down from the altar, then these people will be pushed up by the prince's party and replace the previous great Confucian scholars. Although their status is definitely not comparable to that of the previous great Confucian scholars, the power of imperial examinations will be controlled by the prince, and then..." Wang Nuo did not need to say much, everything was very clear.

The prince's party is making a big move, and there is a lot of gambling involved.

"Wait a minute, what if it fails?" Wang Nannan's pupils exploded instantly. After hearing Wang Nuo's analysis, Wang Nannan figured out many things.

At this time, Wang Nuo gave him a meaningful look.

Even if the matter succeeds, in order to calm the anger of officials and the great scholars who were pulled down, the princelings will definitely introduce a scapegoat.

And who this scapegoat is is self-evident. It is naturally Wang Nannan, the ghost who is in charge, and the Wang family behind him. Moreover, the princelings have sufficient evidence to prevent Wang Nannan and the Wang family from turning over.

After figuring things out, Wang Nannan regretted it very much.

At the beginning, he only considered that he had already identified the princelings, so he worked for them, but he didn't expect to be cheated, and it was a big cheat.

It's a pity that Wang Nuo was not around at the time, and he was also dizzy.

"You told me all this, I guess there must be a way to solve the problem?" Wang Nannan asked back.

"Master, you don't want to be under someone else's command for long, do you?" Wang Nuo replied, "The other party wronged us first, so we don't need to have any psychological burden."

Wang Nannan pondered for a moment and replied, "Rebellion is easy, but with the strength of our Wang family, it feels like an egg hitting a stone. Don't forget that Emperor Dakang is in the Mahayana period, and there are several strong men in the Fusion Realm and Refining Void Period in the Dakang Dynasty."

"I know this, of course, but when the princelings will take action against our Wang family depends mainly on you, Master! As long as you can hold them off and prevent the great Confucian scholars from being pulled down from the altar, then our Wang family will be useful. A useful family will not be abandoned. You can buy us time and buy enough time." Wang Nuo's eyes were bright. Although the idea was a bit absurd, no one would sit and wait for death. How could they know that it would not work if they didn't fight?

The Wang family is not strong now, which does not mean that the princelings can do it. You must know that Emperor Dakang is in good health and can definitely outlast the prince. What we are competing for now is patience.

Whoever can hold on and not make mistakes will have the last laugh. Although the Wang family has little chance, there is always hope, right?