At the beginning of the famine, I became famous all over the world with my useless system

Lin Qing’s method mainly consists of two steps.

The first is

"Now, let's strike while the iron is hot and launch a new question: Should officials 'bow down for a few pecks of rice' and collude with the gentry; or should they 'stay awake while everyone else is drunk' and speak up for the people?"

The three children couldn't help but gasp.

This title is so straightforward that it's almost like having "going against the entire officialdom" written on its forehead. It can even be said to be "audacious"!

Although Mrs. Gou didn't understand what her sister-in-law meant, she saw her son's face turn pale instantly, and she knew that this must be a terrible thing.

She really wanted to know if her son would be affected, but she was afraid that if she spoke up, it would disturb her sister-in-law's important matter, so she could only lower her head silently.

Du Shaoyou was the first to retort, "Aunt Lin, aren't you clearly going against County Magistrate He? He's certainly despicable, but right now, the most important thing is to target Jia Zheng, right? After all, Brother Changqing's sister is marrying into the Jia family, not the He family."

Gu Changqing also agreed.

"Shaoyou is right, Auntie. The mock policy essay competition was only held once. Even if the students are extremely concerned about it, it's still relatively unknown. I don't think they would dare write even if they bought the topic. Just imagine who would be so audacious as to rashly criticize an official? Even if the official has committed many evil deeds, suing him as a citizen is a serious crime."

Du Shaoyou took over the conversation again.

"That's right. Articles like this are easily misinterpreted. If they want to become officials and rise to prominence, they definitely won't leave such a tainted impression on themselves."

Gu Damao remained silent.

He could sense that his mother must have a back-up plan for this, so he asked tentatively, "Isn't this just a pretext? The more important thing is the second step?"

Lin Qing looked at Gu Damao with satisfaction: "That's right! The mock policy essay is just to spark discussion among scholars and thus attract the attention of the government. What really matters is the comic book."

The few of them were increasingly unable to follow Lin Qing's thoughts, and they all looked at Gu Sihe, who was reading a picture book with great interest.

Although they didn't ask, they all had the same question in their minds:

Aren’t picture books for illiterate children?

Why spend so much effort on this?

Lin Qing explained, "Think about it, are there more scholars or ordinary people in Anping Town?"

A few people still didn't understand why, but they answered obediently: "Of course there are more ordinary people."

"So they can barely read? If that's the case, how much can they understand about your writings, and can they pass them on orally?"

Du Shaoyou suddenly understood.

"Oh, I understand, Aunt Lin! You've actually arranged two strategies: the open and the covert. The open strategy is to attract the attention of the government through simulated policy papers, while the covert strategy is to spread widely among the people through comic books. By the time they realize it, it's too late. I'm afraid it's already spread like wildfire and is out of control!"

Gu Sihe only heard the word "picture book" and clapped his hands happily, saying, "Oh, oh, there are new picture books to read! Mom, what are the pictures in them? Is it about war? Or catching monsters?"

Lin Qing curled her lips and said, "It's a pity, neither of them."

Gu Sihe muttered and lowered his head, obviously disappointed.

Gu Changqing looked at the picture book in Gu Sihe's hand. On the two pages were two young generals in armor, fighting fiercely.

He was becoming increasingly puzzled and couldn't help asking, "What good would it do to spread the news of the Jia Mansion through comic books, even if the public became agitated?"

Du Shaoyou smiled and patted Gu Changqing's shoulder, signaling him to relax.

"Brother Changqing, you're truly overwhelmed by worry. Have you forgotten the saying, 'It's harder to guard against the people than against the river?' If this matter were to spread, not only would the Jia family, but even County Magistrate He and the Songzhou government would be in a very difficult position."

"That's right! Since we want to deal with the Jia Mansion, we shouldn't just focus on the Jia Mansion. Shaoyou, tell everyone what you saw. Let them know the true face of Master Jia first, and see if these illustrations are impactful enough in a comic book."

Du Shaoyou was very surprised.

He thought that Lin Qing's comic book was only going to depict topics like 'raping women' and 'being rich and unkind', but he never expected that she would be so courageous!

"Aunt Lin, isn't this a bit risky?"

Lin Qing shook his head firmly and said, "Those whose lives were harmed by them need answers to comfort the souls of the deceased."

Du Shaoyou hesitated for a while, but still told what he had seen word by word.

He deserves to be called one of the "twin pearls" of Songyang Academy. He speaks with rich emotions and his descriptions are vivid, making people feel as if they are in the scene.

After hearing him say "one stabbed into the heart", Gou couldn't help but scream, and collapsed to the ground trembling all over.

Although Du Shaoyou looked reluctant, he still insisted on telling what he had seen and heard.

Gou paused for a long time, her face still pale, and she trembled as she said, "Really? They, they actually dared to eat people?! Will Daya be like this after she goes there?"

Gu Changqing hurriedly supported her: "Mom, don't worry, it may not be like this."

Gou suddenly grabbed Gu Changqing's arm and asked harshly, "Changqing, did you know all this a long time ago? Is that why you didn't let your father go to town?"

Gu Changqing lowered his head and didn't dare to look at her.

Gou, looking like a madman, screamed, "You, you... The Jia family are not human, not human! They are wolves in human skin!"

"What about Gu Dahuai? Does he know about this?"

Seeing that Changqing remained silent, Gou jumped up.

"I'm going to kill him!"

After a few people finally managed to calm Gou down, Lin Qing patted Gou on the back and said:

"Sister-in-law, calm down first! Even if Daya wants to marry into the Jia family, it will be on the second day of next month. There will be a poetry gathering at the Jia family at the end of the month. We will decide then based on the situation."

Gou wiped her tears and snot from her face and choked up, "Okay, okay, then everything depends on my sister-in-law!"

After discussing the details for a while, Du Shaoyou said, "I'm confident I'm quite capable of painting, but if the story in the comic book only covers the story just now, wouldn't it be a bit thin?"

Gu Changqing said, "Let's not talk about this for now. Once we finish the painting, where will we get the money to carve the plates and print the book?"

"Don't worry about these, I have my own way to solve them."

At this time, no one knew that what was happening behind Jia Zhengdao was far more terrifying than what was shown.