Chapter 645: Getting an advantage and still acting nice
Although Zuo Qianhu said that the task force dispatched by the Commander-in-Chief will soon arrive in Yizhou to command the operation.
However, before the task force arrived, the Prince of Shu's Mansion made adjustments to the plan.
They gave up on Lu Qian, who could not hold up the wall through mud.
After Lu Qian escaped and returned, he cried and wanted to see the King of Shu and begged for another chance. He even swore that he was defeated by the bandits not because of his incompetence but because the bandits were too cunning and set up a trap.
Let him fall into the trap! If he has fallen into this kind of trap once, he will never fall into it a second time. If the King of Shu can give him another army, he will definitely be able to break through the bandits' den and kill all the bandits to repay the King of Shu for his kindness.
kindness.
However, Lu Qian not only failed to meet the King of Shu, but even the words he swore to speak were not believed.
The Prince of Shu directly captured him and handed him over to Yousi Yamen to be imprisoned. Not only did they want to punish him for the defeat, but they also suspected him of collaborating with bandits. In the name of suppressing bandits, he actually sent a large amount of weapons and equipment to the bandits.
This kind of encounter left Lu Qian completely confused. He kept saying that he was not a collaborator, but just a dishonor... It was a pity that no one listened to him.
If an action fails, someone must take responsibility.
At the same time, the literati recruited by the Prince of Shu's Mansion also began to take action.
It's just that the people they are praising are no longer Lu Qian who was defeated and imprisoned, but instead are people from the Demon Division of Mianyuan County.
Among them, Qin Shaoyou, Zhu Xiucai, Cui Youwei and others are particularly important.
Obviously, after one failure, the King of Shu and his staff did not stop trying to create gods, but this time, they put the experiment of creating gods on Qin Shaoyou and others.
The Prince of Shu's Mansion has investigated Qin Shaoyou and others, and knows that they have made a lot of achievements in the past few months. They don't even need their help in operations. They only need to let the literati carry out publicity, and Qin Shaoyou and others can do it.
Gained a lot of popularity and official reputation.
In the eyes of the King of Shu and his staff, Cai Guizhong was just a powerful man in the Demon Division of Mianyuan County, who could be recognized by the people after his death and be granted the title of City God.
So, do people like Zhu Xiucai, Monk Ma... and even Qin Shaoyou have a greater chance of being canonized as gods?
Anyway, it was an experiment. There was no difference between doing the experiment on Lu Qian and doing it on the people from the Mianyuan County Demon Division.
The King of Shu and his staff even formulated the order of experiments - first try with Zhu Xiucai, Monk Ma and others, and if they all fail, let Qin Shaoyou try to see if he can make himself a god.
Again, it would be best if it succeeds. If it fails, there will be no real loss for the King of Shu.
After the Shu Prince's Mansion launched the preparatory plan, Qin Shaoyou realized it immediately.
In addition to the sudden surge in the power of people's wishes brought about by [Popularity] and the accelerated growth of the Ten Thousand People Umbrella, the people inside the station also looked at them with a little more admiration.
Even some out-of-town officials, businessmen and travelers who lived in the inn would give them a thumbs up and say, "What a great man!"
At first, Qin Shaoyou and others were confused and couldn't figure out what was going on. It was only after inquiring that they found out that in the past two days, there were many large and small tea shops, taverns and even brothels and sand dance halls in Jincheng. The storyteller and the singer are singing the stories of the people of Mianyuan County.
The Tiger of the Demon-Suppressing Division, the Crouching Dragon and the Phoenix in the Demon-Suppressing Division of Mianyuan County, the Three Great Generals and the Ten Young Generals, etc... There are various nicknames emerging one after another, and the various stories that have been artistically interpreted are more exciting than the last.
On this day, the story of the Mianyuan County Demon Master has become a fashionable topic in Jincheng. Anyone who cannot tell the names of the Mianyuan County Demon Master does not know the "three dozen vixens", Stories like "Exploring a Female Ghost Cave at Night" made me embarrassed to say hello to others, let alone interrupt the neighbors when they were chatting.
At first, everyone thought it was Zhu Xiucai who brought his side business to Jincheng.
But the surprised expression on Zhu Xiucai's face was much more than that of others.
In addition to being surprised, he was also very angry because he discovered that the stories circulating in Jincheng were all adapted from the scripts he had written before.
"This is plagiarism! Plagiarism! The King of Shu asked someone to copy my script, and he didn't even mention giving me a fee for the adaptation. It's so disrespectful!"
Zhu Xiucai cursed and was angry that he had lost a large amount of sideline income.
He could think that this matter was done by the King of Shu, so Qin Shaoyou could not have thought of it.
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But he didn't stop it.
It's a good thing that the King of Shu helped them become famous. Anyway, he gained a lot of people's wishes through [Public Popularity], which improved his strength, and new principles of the people began to condense on the umbrella of people.
Cui Youying was also very satisfied with his reputation in Jincheng.
The only person who is dissatisfied is probably Zhu Xiucai who did not receive the fee for the original work.
But soon, Qin Shaoyou and the others discovered that this matter still brought them some trouble.
I don’t know where the rumor came from, saying that the night watchmen of the Mianyuan County Demon Division are so murderous that even demons have to stay away. If they can get their hair as amulets, they will be able to ward off the demons. Ghosts are immune to all evils.
Under such rumors, when Zhu Xiucai and Cui Yougui went to the street as usual, after being expelled, a group of people surrounded them and asked them for their hair.
At first, Zhu Xiucai and Cui Youxian even pulled out some of their hair and sent it to others. Cui Youxian even enjoyed the experience of being surrounded by people and begging for help.
But soon they discovered that more and more people came around to beg for hair, and the streets were even crowded.
The most outrageous thing is that the magical function of their hair has evolved from being able to ward off evil spirits to being able to prevent pregnancy, seek children, seek wealth, protect the body, etc....
This rumor is getting more and more outrageous!
I don’t know how the effects of contraception and fertility appear on the same object at the same time...
Zhu Xiucai and others were so frightened by this scene that their scalps went cold. They even felt that the hair on their heads was in danger and had to escape through the soil.
Even Cui Yougui ran away.
It's true that he likes to be in the limelight, but he doesn't want to pay the price for being bald!
Monk Ma was gloating about his misfortune. Anyway, he had no hair and was not afraid of being asked for it. So after his colleagues all fled away, he stayed where he was, looking happily at the people on the street.
But soon, Monk Ma knew that he was wrong.
He does have no hair, but he has hair on his hands and legs.
People who couldn't ask for hair fell back and asked for the next best thing, and rushed to pluck the hair from his hands and legs.
This feeling, not to mention how refreshing it was, Monk Ma couldn't muster up his energy to defend himself. He was afraid of hurting these ordinary people, so he could only scream and learn from Zhu Xiucai, Cui Youwei and the others, and activated an earth escape talisman.
He fled back to the inn.
This experience gave Qin Shaoyou and others an unforgettable understanding of the enthusiasm of the people in Jincheng.
From then on, when they went out on the street, they had to put on some kind of disguise. Once they were recognized, they would definitely run faster than a rabbit.
Qin Shaoyou, on the other hand, also complained half-jokingly and half-seriously during the secret conversations he had with Zuo Qianhu every day using Zimu Jinchan.
"Sir, when will our colleagues from the capital come? If we continue like this, I'm afraid it won't be long before Zhu Xiucai, Cui Youguan, the others, and even myself can be conferred gods. But can I be conferred? I can't be conferred.
I don’t have this ability…”
Qin Shaoyou knew very well that Cai Guizhong was able to become the City God only because he completed the "assessment" on behalf of Jiutiandang Demon Patriarch, not because he really had the ability to become a god.
It would be fine if the Patriarch of Jiutiandang Demon gave them face so that they could seal it, but if not, wouldn't it be a loss for Dabai?
The quota for Cai Guizhong's underworld is also limited.
"You kid, you've got an advantage and you still act like a good boy. The people from King Shu's line work so hard to help you build momentum, but you still dislike it."
After Zuo Qianhu laughed and cursed, his voice suddenly became serious and he ordered: "Bring all your people to the Prefecture Town Demon Division tomorrow to take action."