In Jinling City, a new nursery rhyme suddenly spread.
Children carried snacks and toys and sang in the streets and alleys:
The saint is not a saint, the king is not a king, the scorching sun is shining, and the beams of revival are rising.
People in ancient times were superstitious. They believed that nursery rhymes were God's will and represented the will of the people.
After the nursery rhyme spread in the streets and alleys, everyone began to discuss the meaning of the nursery rhyme privately.
In a restaurant, several men who looked like scholars were drinking and composing poems.
After a few glasses of wine, the scholar's head was full of wine and he began to discuss nursery rhymes.
"The saint is not a saint, and the king is not a king. This is not the same as the Liang Dynasty. The emperor is not like the emperor, and the ministers are not like ministers."
"Yes, the emperor is like a slave, and the ministers are like pigs and dogs."
The two scholars who dared to speak slapped the table and talked, scaring the surrounding guests to avoid them.
Anyone who hears such treacherous words will be beheaded.
"But what do the last two sentences mean?"
"The scorching sun is shining, and the beams are restored. These two sentences must correspond to who."
The scholar was still discussing as if no one was watching.
At this time, a man held a glass of wine and said: "You are reading the books of sages in vain, you can't even guess such a simple and obvious meaning."
Several scholars turned to look at the man and said displeasedly: "You are a rough man, but you dare to say that we read the books of sages in vain. How can it be unreasonable?"
This man was wearing coarse cloth, and he looked like he was neither a scholar nor an official.
If such people dare to say that they are studying to death, the scholars will naturally be angry.
The man laughed and said: "The saint is not a saint, the king is not a king, the scorching sun is shining, and the restoration of the beam is coming."
"The meaning of this nursery rhyme is that the current emperor is controlled by ghosts and is no longer a holy king. It is time for a new emperor to ascend the throne."
"And this emperor is Li Zhaoliang, King of Wu'an. He can revive Daliang and protect the country and the country for 400 years."
The man spoke loudly, and the guests upstairs and downstairs could hear him clearly.
Hearing these words, everyone was so frightened that they fled one after another.
Such treacherous words are clearly meant to be a rebellion, and anyone who dares to stay here is a traitor.
The shopkeeper of the restaurant was trembling with fear and begged: "Guys, please stop saying a few words. This is a serious crime of beheading and annihilating the family."
"If you want to say it, please go outside and don't embarrass me."
The shopkeeper called the people in the store to kick out the few scholars and men.
When they got outside, the man still shouted loudly: "The ghosts are killing people without restraint, Li Chengdao has become a puppet, Daliang is dead in name only, and King Wu'an should be the emperor."
Several scholars just drank too much and got hot-headed. After all this trouble, they were mostly sober.
When I heard the man openly saying that Li Chengdao was a puppet and wanted to establish a new king, I was so scared that my legs went weak.
"Let's go, let's go"
Several scholars ran away, not daring to associate with men.
Pedestrians on the street also looked horrified, and they dared to talk openly about rebellion in broad daylight.
It is really lawless and does not know whether to live or die.
Soon, the imperial army arrived at the restaurant to arrest people. The shopkeeper was found and knelt on the ground crying bitterly.
"Master Jun, I don't know where these people come from. They are rebellious and have nothing to do with me."
The shopkeeper's wife put a small box on the ground and begged: "Master Jun, the slave family recognizes the traitor as the second son of the Liu family. He likes to talk about government affairs."
The young general of the Forbidden Army opened the small box. Inside was a large amount of gold and silver jewelry.
"You dare to let such a person in and drink horse urine, or you will be implicated in the extermination of your clan."
After the young general got the money, he immediately relented and stopped pursuing the issue of the restaurant.
The shopkeeper said with great gratitude: "Yes, I don't dare to let these rebels drink urine anymore."
The imperial army led soldiers and horses to the Liu family to arrest people, and also arrested several other scholars.
In addition to a few scholars, they were arrested together with their nine clans.
After the interrogation, several scholars also complained that these treasonous words came from a man.
But no one knows who this man is.
The Forbidden Army searched inside and outside, but could not find the man who openly said that he wanted to rebel.
In desperation, he had to kill several scholars.
In the Forbidden Army Yamen, Captain Zu Linhao and his deputy discussed whether to report this matter.
"I think more is worse than less. If this matter is reported and the Emperor wants us to investigate thoroughly, we must catch the man. Where can we find him?"
"There are a lot of lunatics in Jinling City recently, so let's just call them ordinary criminals."
The deputy disapproved of reporting the matter.
The reason is very simple. Li Chengdao was controlled by the ghost and did not take the initiative to intervene.
If this matter is reported to the police, a thorough investigation is likely to be required.
When no one is found, the blame will fall on the Forbidden Army.
Anyway, there have been a lot of people causing trouble recently, so we can just classify these people as ordinary prisoners.
Zu Linhao thought about it and felt it made sense.
In the officialdom, never look for things to do on your own.
Zu Linhao nodded and said: "What you said makes sense, but who is that person? How dare he openly rebel."
The deputy chuckled and said: "There are many people who are disloyal, the front line is defeated, the government and the public are ready to take action, the nursery rhyme talks about King Wu'an."
The deputy lowered his voice and continued: "I think King Wu'an has not been honest recently. The people in his house have been very active recently."
Zu Linhao thought for a moment and said, "Would you like to check it out?"
The deputy shook his head and said: "He is the prince, the emperor's brother. He is quite prestigious in the court. There is nothing wrong with him."
Zu Linhao said: "The nursery rhyme this time is about King Wu'an, there are always excuses."
The deputy still shook his head and said, "No, what if the nursery rhyme is true?"
Hearing this, Zu Linhao was also afraid.
In their eyes, the emperor is very sacred, the son of heaven, and carries the destiny of heaven.
If fate really lies with Li Zhaoliang, he can't afford to offend him.
"Just pretend you don't know about this."
Zu Linhao finally decided to close the case and no longer pursue the case.
A few scholars were executed by the nine tribes, but the nursery rhyme became more and more popular, and everyone was always talking about it in private.
Everyone's talk points to Li Zhaoliang, King of Wu'an, saying that he is the real emperor of Daliang, and that Li Chengdao has been controlled by ghosts and has become a puppet.
If we want to revive Daliang, we must make Li Zhaoliang the emperor.
For a time, everyone in Jinling City was talking about this matter.
Yong'an Lane, Qijia Liquor Shop.
Lu Ji entered the room and said happily: "Sir, your idea is wonderful. Children's rhymes are now being told in the streets and alleys. Li Zhaoliang has gained momentum."
The man in the restaurant who openly said that Li Zhaoliang wanted to be emperor was Long Chen.
He knew that there were often scholars discussing state affairs in that restaurant, so he waited there.
Sure enough, several scholars started talking about it with their heads burning, and Long Chen took the opportunity to make a fuss and talk about the topic.
After a lot of troubles, the common people and subjects in Jinling City were discussing the matter, the momentum was built up, and the people's support gradually gained.
The people of Jinling City were disappointed with Li Chengdao and hoped that a better emperor would come to power. Li Zhaoliang answered the nursery rhyme, and of course he would be a better emperor.
