Chapter 1914 Deception
"Now, people are spreading such remarks outside, pointing the finger at the royal family." Mu Zichuan's voice sounded again.
Yang Ruoqing came back to her senses and continued to listen.
Mu Zichuan continued: "There are many charlatans of unknown origin in the streets and alleys outside."
"They deceive people, take the opportunity to create chaos, and preach everywhere that the Qi royal family does not respect the gods. The strange disease is the reincarnation of the plague god, and punishment will be imposed."
"Only when the world changes hands can the anger of the gods be appeased."
"Even many wealthy families secretly invited magicians to set up altars to perform rituals to bless the whole family."
"All this has made the Holy One very dissatisfied. The Holy One approached my mentor to discuss the matter, and the mentor ordered me to calm down the public opinion outside and appease the people's hearts," he said.
After hearing this, Luo Fengtang couldn't help but interjected: "The slogan you mentioned earlier should be the slogan of the Black Lotus Sect."
"The Black Lotus Sect believes in Maitreya Buddha. The founder of the sect is the General Tiangong in the sect. He even claims to be the reincarnation of Maitreya Buddha and is here to save all people in the world." He said.
Mu Zichuan frowned, "It really is the Black Lotus Sect!"
Luo Fengtang continued: "Relying on these slogans and some tricks to pretend to be gods and ghosts, the Black Lotus Sect has developed and expanded in the south in recent years, and has won the hearts of many people, especially the poor people at the bottom."
Mu Zichuan's face became more and more solemn.
"So, brother Fengtang, Qing'er, what do you think should be done?" Mu Zichuan asked again.
Luo Fengtang also frowned.
"The leading believers of the Black Lotus Sect are extremely cunning."
"What they are best at is to disguise themselves and hide in the streets to confuse and incite the people."
"It makes it difficult for us to distinguish who is from the Black Lotus and who is a charlatan who cheats money. Maybe it will be too involved and it will be a bit tricky." He said.
Yang Ruoqing said: "Actually, it's not that difficult to calm down the public opinion storm."
These words are like a sound from nature.
Luo Fengtang and Mu Zichuan both turned their questioning eyes to her.
"Qing'er, please tell me if you have any good ideas." Luo Fengtang said.
Yang Ruoqing said: "The way they instigate and confuse the people in the capital is, to put it bluntly, those little tricks of pretending to be gods and ghosts."
"As long as we expose and defeat those little liars one by one, so that the deceived people can see the truth clearly, the rumors will naturally be dispelled without attack."
Luo Fengtang said: "What a great idea!"
Muzichuan's face drooped, "It's a good idea, but how can you break those little liars?"
"For so many years, I have only read books about saints and sages. I have never even seen a small trick..."
Yang Ruoqing raised her lips, "Look at my hand, what is this?"
She stretched out a hand, opened her palm, and placed something on it.
Mu Zichuan and Luo Fengtang both took a look and said in unison: "A silver ear pendant."
Yang Ruoqing nodded, "Look carefully, don't blink."
Then, curl the fingers of both hands into fists.
He made several movements out of thin air in front of him, his hands were extremely fast, and his hands never went behind him.
It only took three breaths before she stretched out her hands, still clenching them into fists.
She smiled at the two of them and winked: "Guess which hand the silver earring is in."
Muzichuan pointed to his left hand without hesitation: "It was in my left hand before."
"Okay, take a closer look." She curled her lips and spread her left hand.
"Hey, why is it empty?" Mu Zichuan was surprised.
"The right hand must be in the right hand!" He pointed to Yang Ruoqing's right hand and said.
Yang Ruoqing released her right hand again, but it was still empty.
Mu Zichuan stood up in shock and circled around Yang Ruoqing, as if he wanted to find out where the silver ear pendant was hidden!
Luo Fengtang was also so surprised that he couldn't open his mouth from ear to ear.
Here, Mu Zichuan, who still couldn't find the silver earring, couldn't help but ask: "Qing'er, where is the earring? Where is it?"
Yang Ruoqing raised her hand and pointed at her earlobe: "Here, I'm wearing it here."
Mu Zichuan took a look and saw that it was indeed firmly attached to the delicate earlobe.
Now, the two of them were even more shocked.
"Qing'er, what on earth is going on?" Luo Fengtang couldn't help but ask.
Yang Ruoqing said: "To put it bluntly, it's just a cover-up."
"What I'm taking advantage of is your inertial thinking."
"I asked you to keep an eye on my left hand, but my right hand took advantage of the gap. This is called fixed thinking and a visual blind spot."
"Then my hands were very fast, so you couldn't even notice when I put the earrings back on."
"Those liars on the streets outside are actually similar to this."
"What I just demonstrated is just the most basic deception method. If you go to the next level, it will be more mysterious, or there will be props prepared in advance."
"Either there are accomplices mixed in with the crowd, covering up and secretly cooperating. The essence is the same."
Hearing Yang Ruoqing talk so eloquently, Mu Zichuan's previously gloomy face suddenly became sunny.
He came over quickly, and in his desperation, he almost reached out to hold Yang Ruoqing's hand.
"cough……"
Beside him, Luo Fengtang made a fist with one hand and put it to his mouth, pretending to cough lightly.
Mu Zichuan took a step back in embarrassment and begged Yang Ruoqing: "Qing'er, I didn't expect that you know so many things. You are really a useless scholar. I'm so ashamed."
Yang Ruoqing raised her hand and gently pinched the earring on the left a little tighter.
Hearing this, he curled up his lips and said, "You are reading the book about enriching the country and strengthening the people. It's better not to know about those low-grade deceptions."
Mu Zichuan said: "Qing'er, since you know so much, can you help me expose those liars?"
Yang Ruoqing was startled for a moment, then looked at Luo Fengtang.
Tomorrow at noon, there will be a banquet for Qi Xingyun in Tianxin Pavilion. The invitations have been sent out.
Now I have to help Mu Zichuan expose those deceptions. Will it delay Qi Xingyun?
Delaying the banquet will delay Zhou Xia's appearance, and also delay taking her back to the village to pay homage to Zhou's uncle...
Moreover, this is what the Daqi government should do and worry about...
Seeing that Yang Ruoqing did not express his position immediately, Mu Zichuan became a little anxious and uneasy.
Following her gaze, he also looked at Luo Fengtang.
A trace of sourness suddenly passed through my heart.
Is Qing'er asking for Feng Tang's opinion? Is she so dependent on him?
Luo Fengtang stood up and said to Yang Ruoqing: "The Black Lotus Sect endangers the stability of the country and disrupts order. It is the biggest cancer."
"In terms of national stability, everything else must be compromised!"
After hearing his words, Yang Ruoqing understood.
His eyes fell back on Mu Zichuan: "Go and prepare, bring some people, I will go outside with you for a spin!"
"Okay, I'll go prepare it now. How many manpower are needed?" he asked.
Yang Ruoqing thought for a moment, then summoned Mu Zichuan and Luo Fengtang to come over and explained in a low voice.
Chapter completed!