My father is Emperor Wu of Han, how can I be different from him?

Chapter 225: How can we sit back and watch the emperor cheat the world and steal the reputation?

If you say that a certain old man is shameless and exaggerates him too much, he also knows that he is embarrassed.

But you can say that he is humble and honest, and he is not at all ambiguous when it comes to being shameless. Well, it has to be said that the emperor's bottom line is quite flexible.

In a word:

"I, Liu Che, shall be responsible for showing my merits and filial piety to my ancestors!"

The emperor took on the task of compiling the glorious achievements of his ancestors and attached great importance to it.

Perhaps there was some humor in the conversation between the father and the son, but when it came to the previous emperors, it was as if they were fabricating miracles for them.

It must also be extremely serious!

This is not something that can be joked about. The emperor had to look through the classics to make up legendary stories for his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather...

As for the other emperors of the Han Dynasty.

For example, there are Emperor Xiaohui, the former and latter Shaodi, and even Empress Gao who is not an emperor but is better than an emperor. Sorry, Liu Che is not interested in making up stories for them.

Just stay where it's cool.

at the same time.

The prince also obtained permission to begin integrating the counties' offices in Beijing. They would be ready-made candidates to transport the court reports in the future.

As for the editing work of the palace gazette, Liu Ju naturally promoted Yu Chu and Yu Shilang to be in charge, and assisted them with clerks.

When it comes down to it, the official gazettes mainly published the imperial decrees, which were the kind of public decrees posted in front of the palace gates and the offices of the three dukes and nine ministers.

Just copy it.

There are not many places where Yu Chu needs to play freely. Besides, he is not qualified to play when it comes to the emperor, the generals and the previous emperors.

In this way, based on the prince's first edition, the emperor revised it and finalized it very quickly. The Water Conservancy and Water Resources Office had everything needed for printing, craftsmen, venues, etc.

then.

The first issue of the Han Dynasty Royal Gazette was published in such a fresh and beautiful way.

Then, as the cavalry rushed towards the Han army, a small shock was also set off...

The county seat of Shanggu County was Juyang City.

Bang.

A cloth bag was thrown on the table, making a sound of copper coins colliding. Li Ling did not count them carefully and just took them. He did not care about the money converted from the military merit of capturing two captive heads.

The bearded inspector who collected the money for him sat down, took a gulp of tea, wiped his mouth, and said comfortably, "Huh."

"That's weird. Before, I just received the money, but now, they say there's also a court bulletin with the imperial decree. Hey."

After Cao Duyou finished speaking as if nothing had happened, the adjutant who had just come in with him slammed a large piece of paper covered with handwriting on the table and said, "Well, if you ask me..."

"You don't have to say it."

Without waiting for the adjutant to make any further comments, Li Ling had already taken the official report in his hand.

There were not many literate soldiers in the army, even Cao Cao could not recognize many. Li Ling, a "young master" from a prominent family, was bound to be fleeced by his comrades.

really.

As soon as they saw Li Duyou coming on the road, the soldiers who pretended to be indifferent in the room gathered around him and said in unison:
"This is new. The imperial court didn't send the decree to the governor, but let us see it instead."

"Who said the governor doesn't have it? He has it all."

"Okay, okay, stop making such a noise!" The bearded Cao Duyou stretched his neck and asked Li Ling, "Little Li, what does it say?"

Li Ling didn't care about the name. He looked at the report in his hand and said, "Well, it is said that the court sent 80,000 troops to attack the Kingdom of Dongyue not long ago. The generals leading the troops are..."

"I know, I know!"

Halfway through the conversation, a man shouted, "Isn't one of the generals leading the troops the third uncle of the Inspector? I've heard you say that." "Wow, tsk tsk tsk, this kid Li's family is incredible, very powerful." The bearded man sitting opposite stroked his beard and sighed.

See this.

Li Ling lowered his gaze and read another decree, "The Grand Minister of Rites, who has been on a two-year mission to the Western Regions, has returned to the capital, bringing back hundreds of fine horses... What he saw and heard..."

As expected, everyone's eyes were quickly drawn away, and they still made those inexperienced exclamations, such as:

"Wusun? Are they from the same mother as the Wuhuan people in the north?"

"Wow, what kind of country is that in the Western Regions? A few thousand people are a country? And there's a king?"

"This……"

“It seems not much bigger than our village, right?”

Such exclamations were not only happening in Juyang City, but also in other counties and prefectures of the Han Dynasty.

People in the far east can know what is happening in the far west, people living in Bashu can know about the grand event of flood control in Dongjun, and officials in the southern border can also understand the news from Chang'an.

Liu Ju's words about broadening one's horizons were by no means empty talk.

There were so many things going on in the Han Dynasty, and it was not difficult for the ministers in Chang'an, the center, to know everything. The high-ranking prefects and county magistrates in each county could also find out by asking.

But it can be used for people at the lower level.

Some common people may never leave a county in their entire life, let alone know about outside affairs. For some minor officials, being able to go to the county town is already an eye-opener.

How can you talk about knowing everything in the world?
In fact, Liu Ju had no need to add gossip to the official gazette in the Han Dynasty where entertainment was extremely scarce and information was extremely closed.

The official report that could be sent to the three elders in the village, the official report that did not prohibit private transactions, and the official report filled with news about the world were enough to become the focus of everyone's attention!
The rough guys have their own concerns, such as those bird kingdoms as big as villages...

Learned people have their own concerns, such as the developments in the country and the adjustments of court officials.

But at the same time.

After all, the emergence of the official gazette is a brand-new model. Some people are interested in it and praise it, while there will inevitably be some people who are dissatisfied and criticize it.

Some local officials who had the need to deceive their superiors and local tyrants noticed the harm of the official reports almost immediately!

For them, the harm is very simple, just one sentence -

In the past, imperial power did not extend to the countryside, but now it does.

As soon as the danger was realized, voices gradually emerged among the people that it was inappropriate and wrong to publicize major government orders.

Subsequently.

The criticism caused by this was out of control.

"Look, Lord Dong, this cutting off of hair in place of head, this is simply... simply nonsense. When has the emperor ever done such a thing?"

In the study of Dong’s house in Maoling County, north of Chang’an City, the gray-haired old scholar was heartbroken and his beard was shaking with anger when he spoke.

"Mr. Dong, Your Majesty thinks you can fool the world with such behavior? How can we just sit there and watch?"

"Exactly!"

"Falsifying and deceiving the world and stealing reputation!"

All the gentry and leaders of the literati present nodded and looked at the main seat. Dong Zhongshu, who was sitting there, did not move, with a blank expression on his face.

Today, everyone gathered here to find Dong Zhongshu and ask him to take the lead in boycotting the court newspaper. Firstly, Dong Zhongshu is the leader of Confucianism, has high reputation and qualifications.

Two.

To outsiders, Dong Zhongshu was on the same side as them.

It should be noted that the first person who restricted the emperor's mischief, proposed a complete theory, and even spoke it in front of the emperor was Dong Zhongshu!

(End of this chapter)