Simulates history, but Chongzhen is the Divine Emperor at the beginning

Chapter 243 A Fabricated Accusation?!

After Yue Fei personally acknowledged to Emperor Zhao Gou that you were his disciple, you successfully entered the emperor's sights and naturally acquired the political status of a "rising star of the pro-peace faction"!

With this political identity and the emperor's attention, you stepped onto the political stage of the Southern Song Dynasty, becoming a newly promoted supporting actor.

Although a supporting role may be lowly, at least it's a chance to step onto the stage. And once you're on stage, it means you've taken the most difficult step. After all, everything is difficult at the beginning. Throughout history, countless ambitious people have devoted their entire lives to this endeavor, yet they never even have the chance to perform on stage, never even landing a supporting role in their entire lives...

Now that you've become a supporting character that countless people yearn for, your next task is to play that supporting role well, until you rise from supporting role to leading role!

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Of course, you won't be aware of these events happening far away in the imperial court of Lin'an very quickly, so you continue your daily life as an soldier in Xiangyang.

You diligently train your soldiers every day, and after training, you conduct routine basic cultural education, sometimes even telling interesting historical stories, ensuring the soldiers have a great time every day!

Although it doesn't offer any direct benefits, it is indeed your job, and you can't afford to slack off in the slightest...

After completing your main job, you started doing side hustles!

[First, donning the guise of a "defiant advocate of war," he wrote several outrageous articles praising the war faction and the Zhao Emperor's grand ambitions. Then, donning the guise of a "disciple of Yue Fei and a top-tier lecturer on the Song Dynasty," he launched a scathing rebuttal to his previous views and arguments!]

[You play two roles, drawing your own targets and shooting them yourself; the main focus is on ambidextrous combat...]

[After doing this kind of clickbait stuff so many times, you sometimes feel really despicable... Isn't this just sensationalism, treating everyone like fools?]

But then you think about it again: it's certainly despicable, but you really don't have any better ways to create hype!

[Without seeking attention, you cannot escape the arduous path to advancement caused by rigid class structures. After all, since you are unwilling to be Zhao Gou's loyal henchman, trading the innocent lives of the people of the Central Plains and Song soldiers for wealth and glory, you can only settle for second best... In short, you must enter the core circle of power in the Southern Song Dynasty to obtain the secret information you desire!]

"The reason why my father was able to obtain information about the Great Ming Emperor so early on was because of his experience of rising to the position of Prime Minister in one fell swoop... Only by entering the center of power can one know what one wants to know."

"While I cannot replicate the legendary story of my father, I can still gain some inspiration from it..."

As you write the mind-blowing article to be published tomorrow, you secretly comfort your honest, simple-minded heart...

[And as you wrote, you gradually frowned again!]

The reason you're frowning is simple: you're probably... running out of ideas...

[The "running out of ideas" here doesn't mean you've actually exhausted your knowledge, but rather that you've run out of fabrications when it comes to making outrageous statements!]

Ultimately, you're just a charlatan. If someone with normal values ​​wants to make outrageous statements, they can only try their best to fake it... and fakery is easily seen through.

[If the timeframe is short, it's manageable; after all, you can still come up with some outrageous statements that are unlikely to be questioned... But if the timeframe is long, the content and form will inevitably become "homogenized" and "forced," thus increasing the risk of exposure.]

[So you couldn't help but think: "Maybe... I should take a break for a while, and after I've learned some new outrageous arguments, I can come back and start creating hype again?"]

[This idea is very appealing, but... you still can't help but shake your head: "No... hype needs to be kept going; there's no reason to stop for a while before starting again."]

["If it really stops, it will probably be forgotten by the public before long, until it becomes just another roadside road..."]

Oh dear!

You couldn't help but grab your hair and bite your pen, hoping for another burst of inspiration to keep this hard-won buzz going.

However, there are always limits to how far one can go. For a normal person to try and fake themselves as someone extraordinary is inherently disadvantageous...

[So, it wasn't until dawn that you managed to cobble together a new article, intending to polish it a bit more before finding a printing shop to print and publish it.] [But just as you were holding this poorly cobbled-together piece, pondering its polishing, an article suddenly appeared out of nowhere in Xiangyang, leaving you completely stunned!]

This article is unsigned and looks similar to the ones you posted under pseudonyms before. The content is also similar, mostly advocating for war and praising the Zhao emperor...

However, this article is different from what you've written in one aspect... You are, after all, a normal person, and you deeply respect Yue Fei and other heroes of the Northern Expeditions. Therefore, even if you were to be a critic, you wouldn't use overly sharp critical language towards them.

[This article, however, is different because while routinely praising the Zhao Emperor and the pro-war faction, it also takes a sharp jab at Yue Fei!]

[In the article, the author focuses on Yue Fei's disobedience to the emperor's orders and his direct retreat, elaborating on this point to argue that Yue Fei was "arrogant and domineering," and "disregarded the court and the government as nothing"!]

Finally, this person even advocated that the emperor should kill Yue Fei! He claimed that even if Yue Fei didn't rebel now, he would definitely rebel in the future… As for whether Yue Fei actually intended to rebel, this person even came up with a classic line…

"This is baseless!"

【you:……】

[Hold this poet's hand!]

[Damn it! Even though you've been a traitor for a long time and deliberately slandered Yue Fei and others' political stances, saying he accepted 500,000 taels of gold from the Jurchens, etc... you've never hurled such vile insults!]

[You merely slandered Yue Fei, suggesting he might be a traitor to the Jin dynasty, but this person went so far as to label Yue Fei a rebel!]

Furthermore, judging from the writing and emotions conveyed, even with the highest level of analytical skill, you couldn't discern even the slightest inconsistency. In other words... this is truly defying all expectations!!!

You were furious, wishing you could punch this guy right then and there and break his nose, to show him what the iron fist of a champion of justice really meant.

Just as you were getting angry, the Prime Minister approached with a strange expression and carefully examined this seemingly heartfelt and extraordinary article... Well, it really didn't seem like an act.

As the saying goes, the spontaneous expression of an abstract genius is a peak that even a novice can never surpass in their lifetime. This abstract article is clearly a masterpiece by such an abstract genius!

And who is this abstract genius?

Oh dear, this is so hard to guess...

The Prime Minister chuckled: "It's all baseless accusation..."

"Chi'er, your chance has come!"

Just as you were filled with righteous indignation, the Prime Minister suddenly laughed and said, "Quickly write an article criticizing this piece! Your fame and fortune will begin today!"

【what? 】

[The Prime Minister's sudden remark startled you, then something inexplicably occurred to you, and your eyes widened!]

It's a fish! A huge fish!

Your face flushed instantly, and then you began to write furiously at your desk...

[Use pen and ink as weapons, and literature as the battlefield! Slay the dragon and make a name for yourself, today is the day!]

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(End of this chapter)