The people in Jianye City are not like those in Wu Jun - because of a turmoil over a notice, it has nothing to do with right or wrong. Just from the perspective of preconceptions, everyone feels that the top officials of Soochow, especially Sun Quan and Zhou Yu, are trying to make up for it.
The losses caused by the defeat, the fact of flattering the enemy, and actually marrying off Sun Shangxiang, who was loved by everyone in Soochow, all shared the same hatred and felt that Sun Quan and others had done something wrong.
The popularity of Sun Quan and Zhou Yu in Wu County has plummeted——
However, it is different in Jianye.
First of all, the news was announced by Sun Quan himself.
For a time, although people in the city had different opinions and there were certainly voices of opposition, compared to the one-sided public opinion in Wu County, the situation in Jianye was obviously still within control.
But Wu Guotai was so angry at Sun Quan's behavior in the street, and before Wu Guotai passed out, he reprimanded Sun Quan in front of all passers-by and scolded Sun Quan as an "evil beast", this had a great impact.
Because in fact Wu Guotai's reputation in the hearts of the people of Soochow is actually higher than that of Sun Quan.
On the one hand, it is because Wu Guotai is the widow of Sun Jian, the first generation leader of the Sun family, the hero that everyone in Jiangdong yearned for.
As much as the people of Soochow worshiped Sun Jian, they also worshiped the Sun family. The person who represents the Sun family now is not Sun Quan, the usually aloof Nanchang Marquis, but Wu Guotai, a strong woman who is known to be dignified and reliable.
On the other hand... the main reason was that the rage Wu Guotai showed that day was very different from her usual dignity.
People always notice these changes.
And once such a change is noticed - someone in a certain family suddenly seems to be a different person... Once such rumors leak out, then rumors will come one after another.
Just like the famous meme in later generations: Why did the ninety-year-old woman come back to life? Why did the pig pen scream in the middle of the night... Is it the loss of morality or the annihilation of human nature? Please pay attention...
Contrasts or anomalies always arouse people's strong thirst for knowledge.
And at this time, behind the rumors, someone gave it a gentle push, someone guided it in a direction, and put forward a seemingly reasonable explanation...
A seed called public opinion will take root and sprout.
Same effect but different origin. Although this is not the same as the incident in Wu County, but...with proper guidance, the same effect will be achieved.
A certain group of people who first came to Jianye City planned to take this opportunity to severely damage the forces of Sun Quan and Zhou Yu. Of course, they would not miss this opportunity.
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"Ahem...have you heard about it?"
"what?"
In the streets, alleys, teahouses and restaurants, wherever people gather, there will be gossip.
"Hey! I'm telling you a piece of gossip, but don't tell anyone!"
"What are you talking about?"
The street is still the same street, not much different from the past. Before the market closes, some people close the stalls, and some people are still drinking noodle soup from their bowls. At this time, it is not surprising that no matter what weird chat happens,
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"I heard that this guy Sun Zhongmou locked his mother in the house for a whole month. Did you hear the voice of the Queen scolding the unfilial son earlier? It's because of this!"
"Isn't that right? This guy Sun Zhongmou, with his thick eyebrows and big eyes, is actually such an unscrupulous thing? It's a shame that we always say good things about him to others on weekdays. It's really unlucky!"
"Eh? How come that's not what I heard?"
Just gossiping, as long as people are interested, they will squeeze in. Slowly, some different voices seem to appear - of course, the street is still the same street, with officers and soldiers coming and going, and the crowd disperses.
, as soon as the officers and soldiers left, everyone gathered together randomly for some unknown reason - this is the reason why public opinion cannot be controlled.
"Is there any other way to say this?"
"That's not true! Do you know why Sun Zhongmou wanted to imprison the queen?"
"have no idea…"
Everyone who stopped for a moment stopped, it seems that they heard something interesting.
"I heard that it was because the Crown Prince let the princess go with her own hands at that time! It was Sun Shangxiang! No... the princess was captured and said she was escaping from marriage... We are thinking, if this matter was not too ridiculous, the princess
If you are so sensible, why would you run away alone?"
"Hmm! I've heard people talk about this. It was said that a month ago, Sun Zhongmou was planning this matter. But at that time, it was because Guotai ruined his affairs, which made the boy angry and made Guotai angry.
Locked up...But similarly, he has been keeping this matter hidden until this morning - you said he had this intention..."
I don’t know who started the conversation, and I don’t know who ended it.
Most of the chatter is meaningless nonsense, sighing about the weather, complaining about life... But as long as there are a few words with impact and diffusion, the rumors are thrown into the crowd——
Soon, a storm of public opinion spread to the entire Jianye City at an alarming speed.
What about "Wu Guotai was under house arrest for nearly a month, and Sun Shangxiang was arrested before he could see the light of day again".
Soon it became "Wu Guotai was tortured by Sun Quan for a month and finally revealed Sun Shangxiang's whereabouts."
It was passed down to ten, and even before Sun Quan realized it, these words had already reached the ears of Liu Bei, who was finishing his trip that day and planning to return to his residence.
"What?"
"Wu Guotai risked his life to contradict Sun Quan. Is it a lie that Sun Shangxiang was arrested?"
"Who said that? Where did you hear it?"
Of course, Liu Bei was confused. Listening to the gossips that his subordinates were talking to him, he had a vague feeling that "this can't really happen."
The main thing is to recall this nearly month-long trip. It was not like he had never been to Jiangdong back then. It only took him one day to get from Xiakou to Chaisang. How come the road from Wuchang to Jianye only took a month?
Woolen cloth?
Liu Bei was stunned for a moment, seeming to be thinking about something. Wei Yan next to him still had a bitter face - as a bodyguard, he did do everything he should do, but... he was not as brave as Zhao Yun.
Wei Yan remained somewhat silent despite speaking out about the quality of his remonstrance.
This makes the entire journey, what to do and where to go, all decided by Liu Bei alone.
Now, having reached this situation again, Liu Bei, who was slightly panicked, indeed chose a less safe but more reassuring approach:
"No! I have to ask!"
After Liu Bei said this, he originally wanted to go back home, but he immediately walked in the direction of the General's Mansion.
Although these rumors are very likely to be nonsense, it is better to believe that they are true than to believe that they are not true. If Liu Bei is really deceived, he must stop the loss as much as possible.
