Beauty and the Bodyguard

Chapter 11234: Chapter 11232: The Battle of the Three Kingdoms!

Xu Guangqi suddenly stood up and said in a heavy tone,” No matter how many benefits the King of Qin has promised you, if Brother Xiao still has a shred of conscience, you might as well think about how the previous Emperor trained a poor scholar who was begging on the streets to become one of the three dukes of the current dynasty.”

“That’s all I have to say. Take care of yourself.”

Looking at Xu Guangqi’s back as he left angrily, Xiao Mang’s eyes were gloomy.

There was no guilt in his eyes, only silent mockery and condescending disdain.

He was a moral role model, but no one had ever said that a moral role model would not jump off the ship.

” Dongfang Yan is ready.” The butler came forward and reported,” Master, if you’re interested, you can bring him over anytime.”

Xiao Mang’s eyes lit up and he immediately became excited.” Alright, let’s do it tomorrow then. A beauty is hard to come by. Let’s hold a marriage ceremony for her. Don’t say that I don’t value her.”

“Yes, this servant will go down and make the arrangements.”

“Lin Yi should’ve reacted by now, but there’s still no movement. Should we give him a hint?” The housekeeper hesitated.

Xiao Mang tapped his fingers on the table. He thought for a moment and said,” Let’s wait for two more days. It’s too much of a shock to him to be involved in Dongfang Yan’s incident. Give the young man some space and be considerate.”

“Patriarch is merciful.”

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Xu Guangqi returned empty-handed, and as expected, the emperor smashed the table.

“Grand Tutor, oh Grand Tutor, you forced me to do this!”

The emperor gritted his teeth, but after venting, he calmed down and looked at Lin Yi.” What do you think?”

Although Xiao Mang wasn’t as powerful as the seven kings, it wasn’t that easy to make a move on him.

With the emperor’s power, even if he used all of it, he might not be able to kill the other party in one wave.

Furthermore, the other party was a publicly acknowledged moral model of the inner court and had the title of the emperor’s teacher. Once he launched a counterattack, even the emperor might not be able to withstand it.

“Since he’s a role model, then we’ll start with his private morals.”

It was true that there were huge benefits to establishing a moral character, but once the character’s image began to collapse, the backlash would be even more fatal.

“It’s useless.”

However, the emperor shook his head.” My tutor has suffered a personal loss. All the higher-ups in the court are well aware of it. In the past, many people used this to attack him, but in the end, he remained calm.”

“Because the public opinion machine is in his hands.” Lin Yi reacted immediately.

Although the current state of the Inner Court was also infiltrated by the technological products of the secular world, overall, the degree of infiltration was not as good as that of the Divine Kingdom on land.

Lin Yi still felt like he was in the state before the internet explosion.

The mainstream media had a huge influence on the people at the bottom, and this part of the official institutions were all under the jurisdiction of Grand Tutor Xiao Mang.

In other words, Xiao Mang held the entire inner court in his hands.

No matter how others attacked him, even if it was the truth, he could always suppress it at the first moment.

They could even turn around and activate the public opinion machine to make a countercharge, completely muddy the water, and the people would naturally be fooled.

As time passed, it even put a layer of protection on him.

The public had already developed a mindset that any news that was unfavorable to Xiao Mang was slandered by someone with ulterior motives.

No matter what, our family’s grand tutor is a moral role model and will never be tainted by any misdeeds.

Whenever there was a mistake, it was someone else’s fault.

“Public opinion machine?”

The emperor was stunned for a moment before nodding.” That’s a fitting phrase. That’s the biggest problem now. The public opinion machine is all in his hands. We’re in a very passive position.”

“That’s not entirely true. Public opinion is easy to control, but it can get out of control. It’s not something that can be controlled by a person’s will.”

“Tell me the details?”

The emperor asked expectantly.

Lin Yi explained,” Every machine has its upper limit. Once the upper limit is broken, it will completely lose control. It’s the same with the public opinion machine. As long as we create enough explosive news to make it spread beyond the limits of Xiao Taifu’s control, it’ll be a matter of seconds before the ship capsizes.”

” What kind of news are you preparing?”  The emperor’s eyes lit up.

“I heard that this Grand Tutor Xiao is going to take a concubine again.” Lin Yi said with a strange expression.

The emperor had a strange expression on his face.” He’s already the thirteenth this year. Furthermore, the woman he’s taking in this time is related to you.”

“Isn’t this ready-made explosive news?”

Lin Yi said faintly.

The emperor was stunned.” It’s not enough. If this could bring down the Grand Tutor, he would have lost his reputation long ago.”

“We couldn’t do it before because it wasn’t dramatic enough. If we want the public to accept it, we have to make it popular.” Lin Yi said meaningfully.

The emperor was stunned for a moment before his thoughts cleared up.

The next day, at the Grand Tutor’s Residence.

The mansion was decorated with lanterns and colorful streamers, which was extraordinary.

Although Xiao Mang didn’t invite many guests, there were still many dignitaries who came to congratulate him.

Regarding this, this moral role model did not reject anyone and did not have the slightest psychological burden.

The people present were all his own people. They had a common interest and had no motive to betray him.

Secondly, even if someone with ulterior motives sneaked in and spread the news of today’s scene, he had rich experience to suppress it. He could even deceive the sympathy of the people and highlight a fearless person.

The guests and friends entered the banquet, and the atmosphere gradually became warm.

However, at this moment, the sudden arrival of a person ignited the atmosphere in advance.

The emperor.

The moment he saw the emperor walk in, Xiao Mang’s eyelids twitched.

The others were shocked and quickly went forward to kneel.

The puppet emperor was also a true emperor, the number one person in the inner court. At least on the surface, no one could be disrespectful.

Moreover, the ones who could truly suppress the emperor were the seven kings, the top dukes. The weight of these people present was not enough.

“Patriarch?”

Xiao Mang finally came back to his senses after the butler’s reminder. He hurriedly bowed and said,” Your Majesty, I’m sorry for not welcoming you. I’ll die a thousand deaths.”

“Teacher, there’s no need to be so polite.”

The emperor smiled and helped her up. He said gently,” I came here in my personal capacity today to congratulate you on your wedding. I came so suddenly. I hope you don’t mind.”

Xiao Mang looked ashamed.” It’s just a small matter. It’s not worth alarming Your Majesty. I’m ashamed.”

Although he said that, his heart was filled with gloom.

If this was before the Wu Wudi incident, the emperor might have thought that it was a private congratulation.