I started with Dragon Elephant Prajna, and I pushed forward with my skill points.

Chapter 62: I run a daily newspaper in Daming and also go on a blind date with Dongfang Bubai
"Last time we talked about the water that reached the Buddha's knees and the fire that burned Lingyun Cave.

It is said that Xiao Chen tried every means to escape from Chu Yu, but accidentally fell into Lingyun Cave.

Thanks to his great fortune, the intricate Lingyun Cave led him to a stone chamber.

On the walls of the stone chamber, vines crisscross, and bright and juicy fruits grow on the vines.

Xiao Chen was overjoyed: "Could it be that taking one of these Blood Bodhi pills can increase my power by twenty years?"

He was about to go forward to pick them when, at that moment, a man stumbled in and fell to the ground.

The person who came is not simple.

It was Nie Feng, known as the God of Wind...

It was almost dusk outside, but a pub in Shuntianfu seemed quite lively.

On the seven-foot square stage, there was a little girl with two long, shiny black braids.

A pair of big watery eyes, darker and brighter than her braids.

Next to him was an old man holding a big pipe.

As the old man was talking about "The Storms in the Immortal World of the God's Tomb", the drumstick in the little girl's hand was flying.

The two people were none other than Elder Tianji and Sun Xiaohong.

Su Qing took a sip of wine and listened quietly.

"I wonder why Lord Su is looking for me during your busy schedule?"

After the song ended and the crowd dispersed, Old Man Tianji appeared in front of Su Qing.

As mentioned before, Storyteller is a huge intelligence organization.

They are storytellers who travel all over the world, covering all the big and small events in the world, and have extremely strong intelligence capabilities.

He also has a portrait of Su Qing, who caused bloodshed in the court and the underworld.

To be honest, standing in front of Su Qing, Old Man Tianji was a little frightened.

Even though he had already mastered martial arts, he still felt a sense of unease.

"I would like to cooperate with you!"

Su Qing is a straightforward person who speaks directly to the point.

"how to cooperate?"

Old Man Tianji really couldn't imagine how a mere gangster like him could cooperate with the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and he couldn't help but feel a little curious.

……

"Huh!

Why is there a small pavilion in that place?

Isn’t that person in front of the small pavilion the storyteller from Li’s Restaurant?

Why is he standing here?

Could it be that he was kicked out of the Li Family Restaurant and had no place to tell stories, so he decided to tell stories in this small pavilion?"

This is a dusty passerby with a look of surprise on his face.

"It seems that you haven't been back to Shuntian Prefecture for a while?

The building that looks like a small pavilion is called a newsstand.

Every day, the Ming Dynasty Press Bureau would make some far-reaching events into something called newspapers and then post them in newsstands.

The storyteller at Li's Restaurant would read the Daming Daily from the newsstand on time every day.

Although Daming Daily is small, it covers everything.

For example, the military section of the Ming Daily describes how the Ming Navy won a great victory in Fujian, and how Commander Su wiped out the Japanese pirates.

The government affairs section disclosed Gu Xun, the Deputy Director of the Ministry of Personnel.

He always seemed to be frugal. When his official robe was torn, he would just mend it and was reluctant to buy a new one.

However, when he was arrested, hundreds of thousands of taels of silver were found.

Do you know what he said when he was arrested?
"I haven't spent a penny. It's all here. My family has been farmers for generations. We are so afraid of poverty that we dare not touch a penny. I was wrong." "Ever since the first time, I can't stop... Looking at this money is like looking at a harvest of crops. "

……

Not bad!

In the feudal era, the low literacy rate led to the literati controlling the pen and public opinion.

If Su Qing wanted to break the cage of public opinion created by literati, he had to create a new direction of public opinion.

Whether in modern times or ancient times, there is nothing that can control the direction of public opinion more easily than newspapers.

Of course, if we have newspapers, we also need literate scholars to read them. What if the scholars are unwilling to read them?
This is the key to Su Qing’s deal with the storyteller.

Most people who can become storytellers can recognize words.

Every morning, they only needed to read the newspaper at the newsstand for an hour to earn two hundred coins.

It’s unexpected income and it doesn’t affect your storytelling, so why not do it?
In addition to having storytellers read, the newsstand also allowed poor and destitute readers to sign up.

Theoretically speaking, all scholars are not a whole.

They are also divided into poor families and wealthy families.

Although the imperial examination system provided opportunities for children from poor families to move up social classes.

However, the aristocratic families have long controlled the imperial examination selection system by monopolizing educational resources (such as private schools and book collections) and personal networks.

Even the examiners of the imperial examinations were mostly controlled by aristocratic families.

Candidates from prominent families can leave subtle marks in their answers, causing examiners to give priority to children from prominent families.

Sometimes, even students from poor families will have their test papers replaced even if they have excellent results.

Su Qing used the Daming Daily to expose these one by one, exacerbating the conflict between the poor and the wealthy families.

But how did he know these secrets?

It turned out that the students of the Imperial College who signed the document accusing Wan An of the same crime did so with a sense of righteousness.

However, when it comes to life and death, they will do anything to survive.

For example, there was a student named Tian Ning who claimed that student Hu An was not talented enough and that he was able to become a scholar by replacing the scholar title of a man named Zuo Lanzhi.

Pan found out that Ding Hu, a student from the Imperial College, had a personal grudge against the scholar Wu Tian. On the eve of Wu Tian's imperial examination, he broke his leg, causing Wu Tian to be unable to take the exam the next day.

Also, during the imperial examinations of Songxi County, the magistrate emphasized the nine-one principle.

No matter how much knowledge you have as a poor scholar, only 10% will be admitted, and the other 90% will belong to the prominent families in the county.

One after another, the dirty deeds in the dark corners were all investigated and uncovered.

Subsequently, it was disclosed in the Cultural and Educational section of the Daming Daily that the literati as a whole were gradually divided.

Overall, the effect is pretty good.

We can also see the clues from the fact that more and more poor scholars are willing to take the initiative to become lecturers.

Seeing more and more people gathering at the newsstand, Su Qing smiled, very satisfied with his feat.

But when he thought about what was going to happen next, all he could do was smile bitterly.

Blind date!

There were times when Su Qing was forced to go on blind dates.

It has been some time since Su Qing returned to the capital.

Because his uncle Guo Yi was always away, Su Qing had no chance to tell him about becoming the commander-in-chief.

As soon as he came back, he arranged to take Su Qing on a blind date.

Su Qing wanted to reveal his identity as the commander, but was afraid that his uncle would react the same way as Fan Jin did when he passed the imperial examination.

As for why the uncle was so persistent in arranging a blind date for him, Su Qing had some guesses: "It must be because the uncle learned about what happened at the Xiao's boxing gym.

Then, I left the capital because of a red reason.

My uncle didn't know my specific situation and thought that I was hit hard and couldn't stand the humiliation, so I ran away from home.

That’s why I arranged this blind date.”

Of course, it is also possible that Su Qing is the only descendant of the Su family.

There are three types of unfilial behavior, and the worst is to have no descendants. The most fundamental thing is to establish a family, build a career and pass on the legacy to future generations.

"But, isn't there a strict separation between men and women in this feudal society?
When will men and women be able to go on blind dates directly?"

Su Qing was also a little speechless.

In fact, he was ignorant of this point.

In the Qin Dynasty, people went on blind dates and used medicinal flowers to convey their feelings.

The Tang and Song dynasties used "Qushui Liushang" for interaction.

In the Ming Dynasty, the man would usually visit the woman's home to visit his relatives, while the woman would watch through the window lattice. If she was interested, she would come out from the inner room.

But in today's Ming Dynasty, the martial arts world has undergone some changes.

Daughters can also travel the world. The so-called etiquette and morality between men and women are not that serious. As long as it is in a public place, they can still meet alone.

Thinking in his heart, he also followed in his uncle's footsteps.

"This Granny Jiang is a famous matchmaker in Changlefang in the capital. The marriages she arranged...

Su Qing was a little overwhelmed by his uncle's nagging along the way.

Fortunately, they arrived at Zuiyue Tower very quickly.

Uncle Guo was about to step into the restaurant when his brows suddenly frowned.

Su Qing took a quick look.

Zuiyue Tower was quite lively today, and Su Qing also saw an acquaintance, Wang Zhaoxing from Tianxia Escort Agency.

"The Tianxia Escort Agency is holding a banquet?

Is Xiao Yun, the head of the Xiao family, here too?
My uncle arranged a blind date for me because he knew what happened to me in front of the boxing gym.

Now, he didn't want to have any contact with Xiao Yun, so he paused.

However, the restaurant was quite lively, and his uncle led him through the crowd without being recognized.

Uncle Guo took blind dates very seriously and specially booked a private room in Zuiyue Tower, where every inch of land is worth a lot of money.

The two didn't have to wait long before someone knocked on the door.

"Mrs. Jiang, you're here!"

The so-called Jiang Po is an old woman with a kind face.

Next to her, there was a woman wearing a red veil and a long skirt that dragged on the ground.

The woman had fair skin, a delicate face, and a faint smile on her face.

She exudes the aura of a lady from a noble family.

Her presence makes the entire inn lose its color!
Even though Su Qing had come into contact with many peerless women, he was still distracted for a moment.

After a moment, he came back to his senses.

Su Qing's expression showed a little strangeness.

“How could such a woman go on a blind date?
As long as she has the idea of ​​getting married, there will definitely be people who come to propose marriage to her.

She simply doesn't have the necessary conditions to go out on a blind date.

She's so beautiful, yet she comes out for a blind date, and happens to be on a blind date with me?

Could it be that someone knows my true identity and is planning to use the beauty trap to plot against me?

But this blind date was proposed by my uncle, right? "

Although countless thoughts flashed through Su Qing's mind, he remained calm.

He wanted to spy on the mysterious person behind the peerless beauty.

At the same time, Su Qing also noticed that Uncle Guo's brows were slightly furrowed.

To be honest, Guo Yi did not expect that the person he would go on a blind date with this time would be such a peerless woman.

Some people say that a beautiful woman is naturally good.

However, Uncle Guo, who was in the Jinyiwei, naturally knew that beautiful women were the root of trouble.

If you don’t have the strength, then you still have such a woman.

Sometimes, it’s not necessarily something to be thankful for.

However, now that I'm here, it's not appropriate to just leave.

Otherwise, if he wanted to ask Jiang Po to be a matchmaker for Su Qing in the future, she would definitely not be interested.

Thinking of this, Uncle Guo had a brief conversation with Grandma Jiang, and then they left, leaving the space to Su Qing and Miss Dong.

“I see that the girl has the gentleness and grace of a Jiangnan girl, so why would she come for a blind date?

Moreover, he is the same as an ordinary Jinyiwei strongman?
The young lady should know that as a Jinyiwei strongman, I can only patrol the streets and clean the sewers at best, and I can't even take the imperial examination.

Don’t you think…”

Su Qing seemed to be simply curious.

He hasn't finished speaking yet.

This Miss Dong seemed to have understood what he was going to say.

"Are you trying to say that the Jinyiwei have a lowly status?"

Miss Dong shook her head and said, "I have been feeling unwell recently, and there are thieves who are eyeing my property, so I wanted to hide from them for a while. However, I didn't expect to be discovered while on the boat, so I jumped into the water to escape.

After I jumped off the boat, I thought I was going to die, but I was saved by Granny Jiang.

This is what made me realize this.

The imperial examination is not as important as strength.

Now, you are just a Jinyiwei strongman, but it does not mean you will be one for the rest of your life.

Besides, with Commander Su here, who would dare to look down on the Jinyiwei? "

Miss Dong slowly explained.

Su Qing already had a preconceived notion that the so-called Miss Dong might be someone plotting against her.

She seemed to be bragging about Su Qing, which further proved that Miss Dong knew his identity.

I didn't believe a single word of Miss Dong's explanation.

Su Qing also began to secretly speculate in his heart: "The so-called being hunted may not be true.

And being rescued from the water by Jiang Po may be true.

Only in this way does it seem real.

Of course, falling into the water was a rehearsal in advance, so that they could approach me openly."

The more Su Qing thought about it, the more possible it seemed.

"Since you guys want to play, I'll play with you. I'm a man anyway, so I can't stand any loss!"

Thinking in his heart, Su Qing's voice sounded again: "Okay, then I will dare to climb up this high once, and I hope the lady will not despise it."

"I am marrying above my station, sir!"

Miss Dong spoke with a smile.

The two then had a "very pleasant conversation", talking and laughing.

After a quick meal, when they were about to say goodbye, Su Qing suddenly said, "It's a bit inconvenient to always call you Miss Dong, Miss Dong.

I wonder if I could know your maiden name?"

"Dong Bofang!"

When Su Qing heard this name, he was a little surprised.

He seemed to have heard this name somewhere.

What exactly is this place?
Su Qing looked at Miss Dong again, and the name Dongfang Bai flashed through his mind.

Dong Bofang, swap the positions of Bo and Fang and put them after Dong Fang. Bo is a polyphonetic character, which has the same pronunciation as Bai.

Dong Bofang is actually Dongfang Bai, the Eastern leader of the Sun-Moon Demon Cult.

"Dongfang Bubai also liked to wear red clothes.

But why did she suddenly go on a blind date with me?"

Knowing her true identity, Su Qing had no doubt that there was someone behind Dongfang Bubai.

I'm just curious why she would go on a blind date with me?

What is the relationship between Dongfang Bubai and Granny Jiang?
Driven by curiosity, he made an appointment with Dongfang Bubai to appreciate the scenery along the river in the afternoon.

But when the two of them walked out of the private room, Su Qing met someone he didn't want to deal with.

Who?
I believe someone already knows this, Xiao.

At this time, Su Qing still didn't know her name.

Right!

To Su Qing, she was not even a passerby.

It is impossible for Su Qing to have emotional changes because of someone who has nothing to do with him.

He walked past Xiao Moumou with a calm expression and saw Dongfang Bubai off.

Just when Su Qing was about to leave, Xiao caught up with him.

Just now, Su Qing passed by Xiao Moumou. The indifference in his eyes turned into naked ridicule in Xiao Moumou's eyes.

It seemed to be saying, "You are the only one who looks down on me, but the woman next to me is miles ahead of you."

Xiao Moumou obviously felt humiliated. She didn't know what was wrong with her heart, but she became hysterical: "You are just a small Jinyiwei. I don't know how you tricked this young woman into your hand, and you dare to mock me?

Although that woman is pretty, she is just a pretty face with no real value. That's why she would fall for a worthless, jealous, parasite like you who only wants to live off you."

(End of this chapter)