Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 780 The First Real Newspaper

After Zhao Dezhao finished speaking in one breath, Zhu Yushu had already knelt down profusely in sweat, even claiming that he was guilty.The other ministers had complicated expressions, and they had some guesses in their hearts. Recently, there were secret rumors that His Majesty the Emperor had secretly formed another faction with his confidants, and now it seems that the rumors were true.

Cao Bin coughed lightly, interrupted the somewhat strange atmosphere, and said: "Your Majesty, since this is not an opportunity to start a war with Xiangfu Kingdom, and the Liao people are not trustworthy, in my opinion, it is better not to agree to the Liao Kingdom. request."

Zhao Dezhao snorted coldly and did not speak, but Lu Yuqing stood up and said: "My minister, Lu Yuqing, has a different opinion. The Xiangfu Kingdom is my Great Song's mortal enemy. Now the Liao Kingdom wants to form an alliance with our dynasty to attack the Xiangfu Kingdom. can not miss."

Luo Gongming hesitated for a moment, and said, "Master Lu! It's not that our dynasty and the Liao Kingdom are attacking the Xiangfu Kingdom, but our dynasty is unilaterally sending troops to help the Liao Kingdom contain the army and energy of the Xiangfu Kingdom."

Many people looked at Zhao Pu, but the Prime Minister, who had power over the government and the public, looked calm and his face was as deep as the sea. Outsiders could not see the changes in his heart.But Emperor Zhao Dezhao's mood obviously became extremely bad, and he shouted: "So Cao Bin and Luo Gongming don't agree with Liao Kingdom's request?"

Zhao Dezhao shouted angrily enough to shake the roof tiles down, but Cao Bin and Luo Gongming were unafraid. Cao Bin sighed and said, "Your Majesty, Xiangfu Kingdom has enmity with Song Dynasty, but Liao Kingdom and Da Song Dynasty have enmity. In the Song Dynasty, there was also a festival between the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun. Now that the Xiangfu Kingdom is fighting with the Liao Kingdom, we should just sit back and watch the tigers fight, there is no reason to burn ourselves."

Lu Yuqing sneered, and said loudly: "Master Cao's words are wrong, but I don't know..."

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An hour later, Zhao Dezhao walked into the small door leading to the apse with a grimace. In the Chongzheng Hall, whether to agree to form an alliance with the Liao Kingdom and send troops to contain the Xiangfu Kingdom's army to confront each other, the final result of the debate was the same as before. .

Zhao Pu led the ministers to salute, stood up, and remained silent from the beginning to the end.

Cao Bin couldn't help sighing when he stepped out of the palace gate.The voice was a little louder, and I could feel the guards guarding the palace gate turning their eyes.But as soon as they touched Cao Bin's gloomy face, they immediately turned back.

Behind Zhao Pu and Cao Bin are the deputies of the Political Affairs Hall and the Privy Council, and then behind.Xue Juzheng, Lu Yuqing, Luo Gongming and other ministers walked in a file without saying a word to each other.At the front, Cao Bin and Zhao Pu spoke in a low voice. An eunuch at the gate of the Chongzheng Hall saw this scene, thinking that he could ask for reward from His Majesty again, and then ran to the back to find Zhao Dezhao, and told Zhao Dezhao the scene. made a small report.

After Zhao Dezhao heard this, he shattered another valuable jade on the spot and killed a court lady who didn't have long eyes.

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Tomorrow is September No. 17, Ye Chen held the sample of the first issue of "Huaxia News" in his hand, and said with some emotion: "Although there is already a "Xiangfu Academic Journal", after all, it is mainly issued within the college. That's why "Huaxia News" is the first newspaper in the true sense of Xiangfu Kingdom. Tomorrow should be a day remembered by history and worth remembering!"

If there is no accident, the "Huaxia News" newspaper will be published tomorrow.

"Ma Xianggong, you wrote this article yourself." Ye Chen asked, pointing to the article on the front page of the newspaper titled "The Dawn of the Prosperous Age of Auspicious Symbols".

Ma Wentao smiled and said: "I would like to report to Your Majesty, this is indeed my humble opinion, please appreciate it."

Ye Chen read it carefully, and after a little thought, he said: "The article is very good, and it will help to enhance the people's trust in the court. However, I have an opinion, Mr. Ma, whether it is feasible?"

Sometimes Ye Chen is very courageous when it comes to deciding things, and it is difficult for civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty to change his mind, but sometimes he often discusses things with his courtiers in a negotiating tone, and even asks for advice.Although the ministers of Xiangfu Kingdom have long been accustomed to this, it still makes them feel excited to let His Majesty talk to them in a tone of discussion or advice.

The same is true for Ma Wentao, he quickly got up and cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty is being polite, please show your Majesty."

Ye Chen said: "I think it's better to use an alias when publishing articles in newspapers with your real name concealed. I call this alias a 'pen name'. What does Mr. Ma think?"

Ma Wentao was stunned for a moment, he didn't understand what Ye Chen meant, but he knew that the young His Majesty's actions, words and deeds must have profound meanings, and he didn't dare to express his opinions rashly before he understood it: "Mr. I'm stupid, I don't understand His Majesty's deep meaning, please tell Your Majesty."

Ye Chen smiled and said: "Using a pseudonym has many advantages. For example, this article of yours wrote your name, Mr. Ma. Even if someone has a different opinion on your article, most of them dare not say it. Not to dare to refute, this violates one of our original intentions of running a newspaper. For example, a small person with no power and no power contributes an article with a different opinion from a powerful person, and even the article of this small person directly affects the For the interests of some people, do you think someone will take revenge on this little man who contributed the article."

Ma Wentao was thoughtful, nodded after a while, and said: "Your Majesty has thought carefully, and I have been taught. I will give myself a pseudonym, and other contributors will also tell the powerful relationship. They voluntarily choose whether to have a pseudonym."

This is just a trivial matter, Ye Chen nodded, and continued to look at the sample magazine in his hand.

"Huaxia News" has eight pages in total. On the first page, there is the inaugural speech. The article is beautifully written. At first glance, it is everyone's handwriting. The signed author is Ma Wentao.Ye Chen smiled, didn't say anything, read it quickly, and roughly understood the four major themes proposed in the inaugural words: Confucianism, enlightening the people, the world is only public, and encouraging integrity.

Ye Chen looked at it, frowned slightly, thought for a while, and said: "There are seven major themes, namely the current affairs of the imperial court, the forum of hundreds of schools, interesting folk stories, the exploration of things, appreciation and analysis of poems, biography of stories, and publicity."

Hearing this, Ma Wentao couldn't help being stunned. He thought for a while, frowned slightly, and said, "I can understand the subject of the court's current affairs. It's okay to publicize some of the court's propositions through newspapers so that the people can understand." Baijia Lectures', 'Exploring Objects', and 'Appreciation of Poetry' are also reasonable. It's just that the other three subjects are really hard to understand."

Ye Chen shook his head and said: "The purpose of setting up 'Folk Interests', 'Voice Book Biography', and 'Broadcast' is to make people willing to buy newspapers, otherwise, how many people do you think would be interested in 'Hundreds of Forums', 'Gewu Quest'? Interested in "imperial court policy". Especially ordinary people and how many people will spend money to buy newspapers to read theories of various schools, explore the secrets of Gewu Avenue, and various advocates and policies of the imperial court."

Ma Wentao was startled, and after a while of contemplation, he realized something.But he remembered another matter, and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, there are many schools of thought among scholars today. Once the forum of a hundred schools opens, who is the authentic one? It will inevitably lead to a big scuffle. For example, respect the three generations, respect Duke Zhou, respect Confucius, or Respecting Mencius, or respecting Xunzi? Everyone has their own preferences. It will definitely cause a war of words among schools of thought."

Ye Chen gloated a little and said with a gloating smile: "Isn't that better?"

Ma Wentao didn't like the frivolous attitude of His Majesty the Emperor, but he dared not say that His Majesty was not. Ye Chen noticed Ma Wentao's expression, and thought of the literati's reverence for Confucianism in this era, and their desperate maintenance of the school of thought he insisted on, he couldn't help feeling a little worried. , asked: "What school is Ma Xianggong? Who do you respect?"

Ma Wentao said proudly: "What I have learned is naturally the study of saints, and I respect the saints of Confucius."

Ye Chen frowned, and said: "I have entrusted "Huaxia News" to Ma Xianggong, so if someone contributes an article that differs from Ma Xianggong's views, how will Ma Xianggong deal with it?"

Hearing this, Ma Wentao couldn't help being taken aback, and said: "I understand what your Majesty means, please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will only write articles to publish in newspapers and debate with others, and will never use my power to prevent articles from other schools of thought from being published."

Ye Chen said solemnly: "If you can think like this, I can rest assured."

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"Sell newspapers, sell newspapers..."Huaxia News" was launched today, and the imperial court will build [-] wind-powered waterwheels and nearly [-] Mongolian schools across the country! Knowing the scenery of the world and the important events of the court", the clear and clear voice of children yelled along the street, and came from afar.Although Han Xizai is the right minister, he knows that His Majesty the Emperor doesn't like officials to disturb the people, so he has put away the practice in the Southern Tang Dynasty. Usually, he doesn't use a large guard of honor, and he doesn't clear the streets, so to hear the sound.

Hearing this voice, Han Xizai smiled and said, "Ma Wentao is so fast! Go and buy a copy of "Huaxia News" for Zhenxiang."

"Yes." The servant agreed, quickly bought a newspaper, and handed it to Han Xizai respectfully.

Few people in the countryside can afford a ten-cent newspaper, but it is different in Xiajing. Even those small people who set up street stalls to do small businesses can afford it as long as they are willing.In addition, news has spread that the newspaper was invented by His Majesty the current emperor, and he personally decreed that His Majesty Zuo Xiang supervised it. The new thing, the [-] copies planned to be published, was sold out not long after the newspaper went public. The servants sent by Han Xizai reported that they belonged to the Right Prime Minister's House, so no one dared to snatch it from him. Otherwise, it would be their turn. with him.

Han Xizai also saw this scene just now. He took the newspaper that still exuded the smell of ink, and saw a line of "Huaxia News" printed in cursive script on the front of the newspaper, followed by the date. The first page was the entire page of the founding words, introducing the function of the newspaper Seven themes and eight main themes were put forward.

The second edition is the current affairs of the imperial court, which introduces the current situation of the imperial court, the meaning of various laws and regulations, which yamen is the chief official, and how to handle affairs.

(End of this chapter)