Three whips break the father-son relationship, please call me prince

Chapter 178: Newspapers attack, publicly accusing Shandong gentry
Two newspapers published by the Jiangnan gentry were circulated in Chang'an.

It didn't cause much reaction at first.

After all, people living in Chang'an think highly of themselves and look down on others as superior to them.

Not to mention that there are many famous teachers and learned scholars in Chang'an.

What kind of waves can a few articles cause?

In their eyes, it is totally not worth mentioning and is just a means of attracting attention.

On the contrary, the fact that they were able to publish newspapers made them feel resentful and indignant.

Everyone knows that behind the first newspaper stands the Eastern Palace.

The fact that the Jiangnan gentry could publish newspapers shows that the Eastern Palace favored and viewed them with special regard.

Zhang Shiheng and others could not sit still, so they ran to the East Palace to find the prince and asked him to publish a newspaper to preach "Tang Li".

But Li Chengqian politely declined.

"Teacher, it's not time yet."

"Don't worry."

Li Chengqian comforted.

The problem with these celebrities is that they want to have what others don’t, and they also want to have what others have.

Otherwise, how can I feel balanced?

No matter what Zhang Shiheng's purpose is, Li Chengqian will not give in in the short term.

Therefore, no matter how Zhang Shiheng lobbied, he could only return disappointed.

"The war hasn't even started yet."

"How can I achieve my goal if I let you in?"

He didn't want to know whether there was someone instigating Zhang Shiheng behind the scenes, and he was too lazy to investigate.

Anyway, at present, it is a newspaper for the Jiangnan gentry, which is very popular in Chang'an and puts great pressure on the Shandong gentry.

Sure enough, as he expected.

The Tang Empire Newspaper is not published every day, it depends on Li Chengqian's thoughts.

This time, they took the initiative to give way to the newspapers of the Jiangnan gentry and gave them room to develop.

The Jiangnan gentry did not disappoint him.

A newspaper is published every day, each time with different articles and annotations of different ancient books.

For a while.

The "Wen Yi Zai Dao Newspaper" and "Sages and Sages Newspaper", which cost only one cent per copy, became newspapers that poor students in Chang'an must buy every day.

Because the annotations of ancient books published in the newspaper "Literature Carries the Truth" are the precious knowledge they have always dreamed of but have been unable to find.

If they fail to learn and have no famous teachers to teach them, they may never have the chance to see the annotations in ancient books in their entire lives.

These annotations to ancient books are regarded as the family heritage by aristocratic families.

It is not passed down by personal experience, it is the best in the clan, and it will never be passed on to outsiders.

Therefore, newspapers published by the Jiangnan gentry were highly sought after and their reputations were also spread among students.

Even many officials in the court were so fond of it that they studied it over and over again.

The two newspapers sparked a huge wave of popularity in Chang'an.

"This Jiangnan gentry really spent a lot of money."

Chang Sun Chong couldn't help but sigh: "Even such annotated classics are published in newspapers."

Many of the annotations were ones he had never seen before.

You have to know that he is the son of a duke, and he has never seen such annotated classics. You can imagine how great it is for those poor students and officials.

Li Zhi also nodded, "I learned a lot from reading this newspaper."

"Brother Crown Prince, the classics hidden by these noble families are really profound."

Li Chengqian smiled and his eyes fell lightly on the newspaper.

If the Jiangnan gentry did not do so, how could they provoke the nerves of the Shandong gentry?

What you see now is just the tip of the iceberg. When the Shandong gentry are forced out, you will be truly eye-opening.

While the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits.

This is a benefit for scholars all over the world.

"Your Highness."

"I just got the news that the newspaper of the Jiangnan gentry was distributed in the north, causing quite a commotion and a conflict."

The eunuch came to report.

Li Chengqian's eyes lit up. The war had finally begun.

Chang Sun Chong and Li Zhi were shocked.

"Zhi Nu, go to the Ministry of Rites and ask what's going on."

"Yes!"

Soon, we got accurate information.

The Jiangnan gentry published newspapers in the north with great planning. They sold newspapers in the territories of all the major Shandong gentry at one time and also sent literate people to read the newspapers in crowded places.

It is also spread in schools, academies and other places.

At first, there was some success, and the Shandong gentry had not yet recovered. But after it happened for several consecutive days, we saw heated discussions among students from all over the north.

They had a feeling something was wrong.

This undoubtedly challenged their nerves and immediately led to violent disturbances.

However, it is obvious that the Jiangnan gentry suffered a great loss in the north. The local government favored the Shandong gentry, accusing them of causing trouble and imprisoned many of them.

At this time, it is the turn of Crown Prince Li Chengqian to take action.

However, there is no rush for now.

If you are too proactive, you will be giving too much face to the Jiangnan gentry.

What Li Chengqian did not expect was that the Jiangnan gentry were self-taught.

They even publicly condemned the incidents of exclusion and hostility in the North in the newspapers.

"The purpose of the publication of the Wen Yi Zai Dao newspaper is deeply inspired by the wise and powerful emperor and the wise and benevolent crown prince. We are determined to fulfill our responsibility of educating the world."

"But I didn't expect that when this newspaper was published in the north, and students were telling each other about it and the people were deeply educated, a shocking incident occurred."

"..."

Chang Sun Chong read it carefully sentence by sentence. Li Chengqian listened with his eyes closed, shaking his head from time to time.

Li Zhi had a stern face and looked very serious.

"What on earth do they want to do?"

"It is to resist your majesty's ambition to educate the people and to oppose the spread of knowledge."

"They are still the people of the Tang Dynasty. Isn't the north the world of the Tang Dynasty?"

"The local government was so partial to us that they detained the lecturer who read our newspaper..."

"What a pity!"

Chang Sun Chong finished reading it with great emotion and said angrily: "Your Highness, the Northern government has gone too far." "That's not the way to take sides."

"The Shandong nobles are so capable. If they can, they can fight the Jiangnan nobles with real swords and guns."

Li Chengqian opened his eyes and a strange color flashed across them.

Good guy.

Your father is the spokesperson for the Shandong gentry.

You are so critical of the Shandong gentry.

A typical inverted Tiangang.

You, Chang Sun Chong, well done, very energetic!

"Zhi Nu, what do you think?" Li Chengqian asked.

"Brother Prince, I also think it's a bit too much."

"How did it pass?"

Li Zhi said: "If the government intervenes, it will damage its prestige. If the government wants to intervene, it should be impartial. This is fair."

"Those nobles, instead of thinking of a direct counterattack, resorted to devious means and resorted to tricks."

"This is too embarrassing."

Li Chengqian said: "This is a habit they have developed."

"Whenever there is a threat, they will use their fame to influence some people."

“That’s true in the North.”

"The same is true of the court."

Not to mention the Jiangnan gentry, even Li Shimin was influenced by public opinion.

It can be seen that these people are simply masters at using their fame to do things.

But this time, they miscalculated.

Even he did not expect that the Jiangnan gentry would do such a thing.

Stop talking about them.

Can they reach as far as Chang'an?
Then treating him as the crown prince would be too disrespectful.

……

Cui Dunli sat in the study with a gloomy expression, and the newspaper in his hand was almost crumpled into a ball.

"How dare An do this?"

"A bunch of worthless people dare to challenge my Shandong noble family?"

"Do you really want to die?"

His heart was beating fast. He lowered his head and unfolded the newspaper that was almost crumpled into a ball. The content he saw made his blood pressure soar.

He openly attacked the northern gentry in the newspapers.

"Alang!"

"Minister Lu visits."

Cui Dunli immediately said, "Please come in."

"Yes!"

As soon as Lu Chengqing arrived, Cui Dunli saw the newspaper in his hand.

"Brother Cui, this Jiangnan gentry is too disrespectful."

Lu Chengqing immediately said with a dark face: "The lesson we gave them in the north is not enough, but they dared to act wildly in Chang'an and publicly criticize us..."

Cui Dunli deeply agreed. The lesson given by the North was a warning. Who knew that they would become more aggressive and cause trouble in Chang'an?
Isn't this simply too disrespectful to the five surnames and seven families?
Who are the Jiangnan gentry? How dare they show off in front of them?

"Brother Lu, what do you think we should do now?"

Cui Dunli said: "The prince is standing behind them."

"My family took things too far at first."

Lu Chengqing's expression was gloomy. "The prince's reaction was beyond our expectations."

"But now I can't care so much."

"The newspapers are hotly discussed in Chang'an, and the consequences they have caused are extraordinary. We must take targeted measures."

Cui Dunli thought for a moment and said, "How about looking for Duke Zhao, Duke Shen and the others?"

"This matter was caused by them, so we should find Lord Shen." Lu Chengqing said, "If it really gets out of hand, it will be bad for everyone."

"Well!"

……

Gao Shilian's side.

Changsun Wuji was also there.

As soon as the two saw the attack in the newspaper, they had a bad feeling.

This is the pace of making things bigger.

Once public outrage is aroused under the emperor's feet, an explanation is necessary to put it to rest.

"Does Your Majesty know?" Gao Shilian asked.

"Uncle, do you think His Majesty has not seen this newspaper?" Changsun Wuji asked back, "I'm afraid His Majesty has already sent someone to find out the details."

"You shouldn't have suppressed the memorial submitted by the Ministry of Rites."

"Yu Zhining is the prince's man, how could the prince not know?"

He didn't know how to tell his uncle.

If you want to clean up the mess of Shandong gentry, is this how you do it?

Now, it’s too late to say anything because it’s been exposed in the newspaper.

Gao Shilian sighed and said, "I can't do anything about it. They found me."

"Lu Chengqing?"

"It's him."

"This bastard, whenever the Lu family gets into trouble, they always ask the government to intervene. When something happens, they even help them suppress the report."

It’s not like Changsun Wuji hasn’t done this kind of thing before, but he always managed to make a big deal out of a small matter and a small matter out of nothing.

However, today is different from the past.

Can the memorial from the Ministry of Rites be suppressed if possible?

Assuming the prince doesn't exist, right?
"The prince had anticipated this day a long time ago, so he let Yu Zhining take this position?" Gao Shilian asked.

"Hard to say."

Chang Sun Wuji shook his head and said, "At the moment, it seems that there are inextricable connections."

"But the most urgent task is how to deal with the aftermath."

The prince put a lot of pressure on him, and this pressure came not only from the court, but also from behind him.

(End of this chapter)