Chapter 349: Turn of Events
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
After Yu Niaoniao returned home, she got someone to bring the booksellers to the Langjun Imperial Palace.
She said that she had already drawn a new book. However, Chancellor Luo had an old grudge against her and refused to let her pass the review. Therefore, the release date of the new book could only be delayed.
As for how long the delay would be, she could not tell.
How could the booksellers stand it when they heard this?
They were relying on the Princess Consort of Lang County’s new book to earn money. If her new book could not be released, it would be equivalent to cutting off their income.
As the saying went, cutting off someone’s financial path was like killing their parents.
The booksellers could no longer sit still.
They promised Yu Niaoniao.
“Leave the review to us. As long as there’s nothing explicitly prohibited by the law in your new book, we’ll definitely be able to get the Directorate to pass your review!”
With that, they hurriedly left the Langjun Imperial Palace.
Next, they gathered the shopkeepers of the various bookstores in the city and spread the news that the Directorate had used official matters for personal gain and deliberately blocked Master Wang’s new book at the entrance of the village.
In just a day, this matter was known by everyone in the city.
The previous Seven Treasures Record had been flipped through many times by readers. The pages were about to rot. They were all looking forward to Master Wang’s new book.
In the end, they were told that the Directorate had interfered and deliberately prevented Master Wang’s new book from being released.
How could the vast number of book fans tolerate this? Early the next morning, they formed an army to urge the updates and gathered at the entrance of the Directorate.
Relying on their numbers, they forcefully blocked the door and shouted for Chancellor Luo to come out and give an explanation.
In this way, not only did it affect the students’ class, but it also attracted the attention of the nearby commoners.
Chancellor Luo could not ignore this matte and rushed to the entrance of the Directorate and realized that there were old and young people blocking the door. From the way they were dressed, they should be from good families. Chancellor Luo could not figure out why such a group of people was blocking the way.
He tried to persuade everyone to disperse.
However, before he could finish, he was interrupted.
“Cut the crap. Did you deliberately block Master Wang’s new book?”
Chancellor Luo immediately understood that these people were helpers hired by the Princess Consort of Lang County.
He defended himself loudly.
“It’s not that I deliberately didn’t pass the book. There are too many unsavory elements in the book.”
The book fans asked what it was about.
As the Directorate’s chancellor and the leader of the scholars in the world, Chancellor Luo was confident in his status. He looked down on unpresentable drawings like “The Record of the Phoenix Cry Nation”.
Now that he was asked to repeat those extremely ridiculous contents of “The Record of the Phoenix Cry Nation” in front of so many people, it was no different from public execution. How could he afford to lose face?!
Chancellor Luo said with a straight face.
“Whatever the content is, it’s not something you need to care about. Hurry up and disperse, or I’ll report it to the authorities.”
Seeing his attitude, the book fans were immediately even more excited.
“You said that the content of Master Wang’s new book is too ridiculous, but you can’t say what is so bad about it. You’re clearly patronizing us!”
“Looks like everyone is right. It’s precisely because you have an old grudge against Master Wang that you used your position to take revenge. You deliberately blocked Master Wang’s new book from being reviewed.”
“To think that you, as the Chancellor of the Directorate, can do such a thing.
You’re really unworthy of being a teacher!”
“If you don’t give us an explanation today, we won’t leave.”
“Yes, we’re not leaving!!”
The more the book fans spoke, the more excited they became. They swarmed forward and surrounded Chancellor Luo.
When had Chancellor Luo ever seen such a scene?
He was angry and anxious. His old face flushed.
“You’re rebelling! You’re really rebelling! How dare you cause trouble at the feet of the Son of Heaven? Do you still have the law in your eyes?!”
The officials of the Directorate were afraid that something would happen to the old chancellor from anger, so they hurriedly squeezed into the crowd and saved Luo Mingxue.
Luo Mingxue shouted in exasperation.
“Outrageous? How dare you cause trouble at the entrance of the Directorate in broad daylight? Hurry up and report it to the officials. Get the people from the Imperial Capital to capture all these guys!”
Before the officials could take action, a team of Sky Wolf Guards appeared at the entrance of the Directorate.
The person in the lead was Wei Liao, the deputy general of the Sky Wolf Guards.
Wei Liao asked with a smile.
“What’s wrong with Chancellor Luo? Why is he so angry?”
When Chancellor Luo saw him, he immediately became confident and said loudly.
“You’re just in time. Take these troublemakers away!”
When the book fans saw the Sky Wolf Guards, they were a little afraid. They wanted to retreat, but they felt indignant.
Just as they were hesitating, they heard Wei Liao speak slowly.
“There’s no hurry. I need Chancellor Luo’s help with something else.”
Chancellor Luo did not understand how he could help the Sky Wolf Guards. They usually did not interact at all.
However, since the other party had spoken and Luo Mingxue had a favor to ask, he said.
“If there’s anything, just tell me.”
Wei Liao said, “I heard that Master Wang’s new book has been blocked by you. Can you please be magnanimous and let Master Wang’s new book pass the review?”
The book fans were pleasantly surprised.
They originally thought that it was an enemy, but they did not expect the Sky Wolf Guards to be friendly troops.
This was really a turn of events!
In comparison, Chancellor Luo’s expression was as ugly as it could be.
“So you’re also here for Master Wang’s new book.”
To think that he was so happy when he first saw Wei Liao and thought that the officials were coming to help him. In the end, he was imagining things.
Wei Liao admitted frankly, “Yes, I’m very interested in Master Wang’s book. Even if Chancellor Luo has an old grudge against Master Wang, please don’t argue with him on my account and let his new book go through the review.” Master Luo refused without thinking.
“Impossible! There’s no way I’ll let that ridiculous book be published! ”
Wei Liao asked, “Why don’t you want to let Master Wang’s new book go through the review? Is there anything illegal in his book?”
Luo Mingxue could not answer for a moment.
Although the premise of the book was ridiculous, there was nothing against the Dayan law.
It was not like many novels that deliberately portrayed a large number of gaudy scenes. The scenes of the male and female leads being intimate in the books were blurry, and everything below their mouths was covered in a thick mosaic.
The plot in the book was all about the grievances of the male and female leads. It did not involve the royal court, so it was naturally impossible to talk about politics.
If he had to pin a crime on it, he would probably have to go against the rules.
Chancellor Luo squeezed out a sentence with a livid face.
“That book is against civility.”
Wei Liao asked, “How did it go against civility? Could it be that the protagonist in the book is disobedient and unfilial? Or did the protagonist commit some unforgivable crime?”
Chancellor Luo gritted his teeth.
“The protagonist didn’t commit any crime, but he became pregnant with a child.. Isn’t that going against the rules?”
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