In the past, someone would have stepped forward to stop Jin Tianwei from going on a killing spree, but now...since the fall of Prince Long and others, no one has dared to confront Jin Tianwei head-on.
at dusk.
The palace of the Tiger Prince was brightly lit, and a large group of people gathered in the hall, chattering and arguing non-stop. These people were the only dignitaries left.
"Tiger Prince, Dragon Prince are dead, now you are our backbone, we will rely on you for help in the future!" someone said.
"Yes, we will count on you from now on." Others echoed.
"Don't be anxious." Prince Tiger waved his hand: "I have already figured out a way to deal with Jin Tianwei. It won't be long before he will be in a state of distress. Just wait and see the good show."
"What can we do?" Everyone asked hurriedly.
"I can't tell you for the time being." Prince Tiger shook his head: "But I can assure you that as long as I live for one day, I will never let Jin Tianwei have an easy time."
…
late at night.
A black shadow sneaked into the Tiger Prince's bedroom.
"You're here? I've been waiting for you for a long time." Prince Tiger sat on the chair and stared at the man in black: "You said you have a handle on Jin Tianwei? What handle is it?"
"Of course they are very important handles." The man in black spoke in a hoarse voice: "Do you know where these handles came from? Queen Zhou Ruyan gave them to me!"
"What?" Prince Tiger's face changed: "Did Queen Zhou Ruyan give it to you? You didn't lie to me, did you?"
"If you don't believe it, our deal can be cancelled!" The man in black's attitude was very arrogant.
"Don't get me wrong, I don't mean anything else." The Tiger Prince waved his hands hurriedly: "I'm just a little surprised! Okay, let's start the transaction." Having said this, the Tiger Prince took out a stack of banknotes from his arms: "
This is one hundred thousand taels of silver, take it."
The man in black carefully took the banknote, counted it carefully, and then put it in his arms.
"I've already given you the money, can you give me the things?" Prince Tiger asked.
"Not yet." The man in black shook his head.
"What do you mean? Are you kidding me?" Prince Tiger's face suddenly darkened.
"Don't get me wrong." The man in black explained: "This is your palace, surrounded by your people. It would be too easy for you to kill me. For safety reasons, I must leave here before handing over the things."
you."
"After you leave?" Prince Tiger sneered: "Can I trust you? What if you leave?"
"You can rest assured that since I chose to trade with you, I will never break my promise." The man in black said: "Queen Zhou Ruyan was kind to me. Now that she was killed by Jin Tianwei, I will definitely help her avenge her.
of."
"I have a question." The Tiger Prince stared at the man in black with piercing eyes: "Since you want to help Zhou Ruyan take revenge, why don't you just publish the things to the world? If you come to me to make a deal, isn't it suspected of being superfluous?"
The man in black was silent for a moment, and then replied: "I have my own considerations. First of all, my power is limited. It is difficult to discredit Jin Tianwei in the shortest possible time. Otherwise, my life may be in danger. Secondly, I
I want to use the things in my hand to exchange for some money. I am a mortal and I also need to eat, drink and have sex. All these require money."
"You are quite honest." The Tiger Prince nodded.
"Do you have anything else to ask? If not, I will leave." The man in black said, "Don't worry, as long as I leave the palace safely, I will definitely give the things to you."
The Tiger Prince stared at the man in black for a while, then nodded: "Okay, I will believe you just once. Listen, if you dare to play tricks on me, I will definitely not let you go."
The man in black hugged the tiger prince and said, "See you later!" After saying this, the man in black turned and left.
The Tiger Prince sat in the room and waited for a while, then he heard a strange noise, "Pfft..." something flew in through the window paper, the Tiger Prince stretched out his hand to grab it, and caught the thing in his hand.
This is a square wooden box. When you open the lid, there is some yellowed paper with some vague words on it. When Prince Tiger took out the yellowed paper and looked at it, his eyes suddenly widened.
…
After a long time, Prince Tiger came back to his senses. He twisted his mouth and laughed loudly: "Jin Tianwei, Jin Tianwei, I didn't expect you to be such a person! I will make you stink this time!"
…
I don’t know since when, a lot of rumors began to appear in the imperial city. These rumors were all aimed at the emperor Jin Tianwei. For example, Jin Tianwei slept with his own sister and got pregnant in order to protect himself.
Because of her reputation, Jin Tianwei brutally killed his sister, not even sparing the child in her belly.
Rumors also say that Jin Tianwei is a tomb robber. When he was young, he robbed several large tombs and looted all the funerary objects in the tombs.
Rumors also say that Jin Tianwei is a hypocrite, who appears to be just and selfless, but secretly has done many things that are outrageous to both humans and gods, such as raising male pets, killing people for fun, and turning into a flower-picking thief to harm innocent women in people's homes...
Later, some leaflets appeared in the market, which contained the victim's confession and fingerprints, and even a letter of certification written by Queen Zhou Ruyan.
It has been proven by "authoritative" people that Zhou Ruyan's handwritten letter of certification is authentic! It is indeed Zhou Ruyan's handwriting!
At the same time, another theory came out that Queen Zhou Ruyan and her family were killed by Jin Tianwei in order to silence them. As soon as this theory appeared, it caused a huge sensation.
With the help of interested people, the rumors got worse and worse, and eventually everyone knew about it, and Jin Tianwei's reputation was really bad.
By the time Jin Tianwei reacted and tried to suppress him, it was already too late. Jin Tianwei was so angry that he couldn't eat for several days.
Only then did Jin Tianwei realize the horror of "rumors". Rumors were an invisible sword that dug into Jin Tianwei's heart every day, causing Jin Tianwei great pain.
Jin Tianwei also tried to stand up and defend, but unfortunately no one believed it. In the end, Jin Tianwei had no choice but to use iron and blood tactics to suppress the rumors. For this reason, Jin Tianwei also specially issued an imperial edict. Anyone who dares to spread rumors that is detrimental to Jin Tianwei's image will be arrested directly.
Get up and behead!
Seeing that Jin Tianwei was so domineering and unreasonable, the people's feelings towards him became even worse. Some people even shouted for Jin Tianwei to abdicate!
Jin Tianwei had a headache. He didn't know what to do. In the end, Concubine Hua gave him some advice: "Your Majesty, you only need to do one thing now."
"What's up?"
"Just keep silent."
"Stay silent? Rumors are flying everywhere. If I keep silent, I don't know what the rumors will become."
"Then the Emperor thinks that standing up to defend yourself will be effective?"
"I……"
"Excuses are useless. Since they are useless, don't waste your energy paying attention anymore. The best thing to cure rumors is time. Even though the rumors are spreading fiercely now, as long as they pass for a while, the rumors will slowly stop.
, the premise is that the emperor should stop paying attention to this matter. As long as the emperor remains silent, the spread of rumors will become smaller and eventually fade away."
"Is that really the case?"
"Your Majesty, is there any better way?"
"That's all... I'll just listen to you." Jin Tianwei sighed helplessly: "Don't let me catch the person who spreads the rumors, otherwise I will cut him into pieces!" At this point, Jin Tianwei paused:
"My beloved concubine, is there any way you can restore my reputation?"
"This..." Concubine Hua Guifei shook her head: "I don't have a good way at the moment... I can only rely on time to slowly smooth it out..."
"This time I am completely embarrassed." Jin Tianwei said with a bitter smile: "Even if time can dilute everything, my reputation cannot be restored." For Jin Tianwei, who loves face, being embarrassed is an unacceptable thing.
"The matter has come to this. No matter how angry the emperor is, he has no choice but to bear it silently." Concubine Hua comforted her.
"I hate it!" Jin Tianwei smashed a chair with his fist: "There is a fire in my heart that cannot be vented. It makes me feel really uncomfortable!"
"Your Majesty, I know you feel aggrieved, but for now you can only endure it. After this news has passed, we will find a way to restore our reputation." Concubine Hua Guifei held Jin Tianwei's arm and said softly: "It's getting late.
, let me wait for the emperor to go to bed."
Jin Tianwei nodded, and then pulled Concubine Hua towards the back hall.
This night Jin Tianwei was extraordinarily brave, and he kept demanding all night long. He wanted to use this method to vent the anger in his heart. He was happy, but it made Concubine Hua miserable. In order to let Jin Tianwei enjoy herself, Concubine Hua gritted her teeth and endured the pain.
Painful, after Jin Tianwei fell asleep from exhaustion, Concubine Hua stood up and silently wiped the scars on her body.
Sometimes women are really pitiful because they have to do everything possible to please men and live under the wings of men, and they will never be happy.
Jin Tianwei followed Concubine Hua's advice, stopped paying attention to the rumors, and focused all his energy on martial arts training. Over the past few months, his strength improved a lot, and the rumors outside also slowly faded away. Just like Concubine Hua
As the saying goes, time is the best way to cure rumors. Everything has a shelf life. As long as the shelf life has passed, people's interest will gradually fade and eventually nothing will be done.
The rumors were finally put to rest, and Jin Tianwei could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
In order to restore his image and win back the people's hearts, Jin Tianwei did a lot of good things to benefit the people during this period, such as punishing corrupt officials, building water conservancy projects, providing money to help people build houses, and also controlling prices. This series of measures really worked.
It has had some effects, at least the people are no longer so hostile to him.
Restoring people's hearts and minds is a long-term task. There is no need to rush and we can only take our time.
After regaining his composure, Jin Tianwei began to punish Ma Xiaoyao, because all this was caused by Ma Xiaoyao. In Jin Tianwei's heart, Ma Xiaoyao was the culprit!
