The immortal of the Tang Dynasty, but the game starts at Xuanwu Gate?

"reality......?"

Wei Zheng murmured thoughtfully, "Mr. Chen means that if the contents of the court gazette are not truthful, the people will lose trust in it, and then the court gazette will have no meaning?"

"Yes!" Chen Huai'an nodded happily. In this respect, Wei Zheng was always the quickest to understand his meaning.

He then coughed lightly: "The court newspaper isn't a place where we can say whatever we want or write however we want, and it can't be all written perfectly either."

"When we write the morning report, we must be truthful!"

"If the imperial newspaper only sings praises and dares not publish the truth, it will soon become a laughing stock and reduce the prestige of the court. We must insist on publishing good news as well as bad news, and make the facts public without concealment, so as to win the trust of the people."

"Then..." Changsun Wuji frowned slightly, "You mean, if something bad happens, we should also publish it so the people can see it?"

"Why not?" Chen Huai'an retorted. "His Majesty has already issued an edict of self-reproach, admitting his mistakes. If someone in the court has done something wrong, why shouldn't it be published?"

"Making mistakes is not terrible; what is terrible is making mistakes but not daring to admit them or face them."

"Not bad!" Li Shimin stood up, walked down with his hands behind his back, "Whether it's good or bad, it's all true."

"I remember Huai'an once said, 'If you make a mistake, you have to admit it; if you're going to get a beating, you have to stand up straight.'"

"If we made a mistake, we can just correct it!"

"Who can guarantee they'll never make a mistake?"

"If we could guarantee that, wouldn't we, the emperor and all of you, be saints?"

"Making a mistake isn't shameful; what's shameful is being afraid to admit it and instead trying to cover it up!"

Li Shimin raised his hand and nodded: "That's how it's going to be. No matter what the content of the court report is, it must be true. This rule is set in stone for me."

"I... will also write it into my imperial ancestral precepts, requiring future successors to abide by this precept!"

"Your Majesty is wise!" Everyone rose and bowed in submission.

"Huai'an, is there anything else to note regarding the court reports?" Li Shimin's attitude was quite gentle.

Chen Huai'an was starting to feel a little uncomfortable with it.

He pondered for a moment and said, "Besides being truthful, the court newspaper must be measured. When compiling the content of the court newspaper, the compiler must not add any personal emotions, let alone favor any side. It must be compiled from an absolutely neutral perspective."

"The balance must be carefully struck!"

He paused for a moment, then continued, "For example, regarding the Zheng family now, we cannot criticize the entire Zheng family. We will only pick two individuals with serious crimes and, from a fair perspective, tell them what crimes they committed and what punishments they should receive."

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded in deep agreement.

The more important something is, the more careful we should be with it.

The same applies to the morning newspaper.

"Proportion and fairness, right?" Li Shimin thought for a moment. "You make a good point. I'll remember these two points. You should already understand the role of the court gazette."

"I don't want to see any unexpected situations arise."

"Even if I make a mistake, you can remember it!"

Almost no one dared to respond to this question, except for Chen Huai'an, whose gaze remained indifferent.

However... when he glanced back casually, he always felt that Wei Zheng seemed somewhat eager to try.

"Your Majesty, I have a suggestion regarding the court reports!" Fang Xuanling said, bowing slightly.

"Tell me what you think," Li Shimin waved his hand in agreement.

"In my opinion, if we only write these things, although there is a lot of content that will make the people applaud and feel gratified, it is still lacking in appeal." Fang Xuanling carefully chose his words and said this.

Chen Huai'an was stunned.

Li Shimin asked with interest, "Is it lacking in a bit of appeal?"

"Yes, Your Majesty," Fang Xuanling said respectfully. "The court gazette is ultimately something that others read to the people. If it always reports on the punishment of corrupt officials and the implementation of new policies, the people may be interested for a while, but in the long run, they will inevitably find it boring."

"After all, unless it's a local corrupt official, the people will just listen to it as a story at most, and new policies aren't issued every month."

"We might as well add a little bit of... well, interesting content to it, which can also make the people realize that the officials in the court are not high above, and that His Majesty is not like Emperor Yang of Sui, who was overly deified, but can be integrated into their society."

Upon hearing this, Li Shimin's expression turned serious.

One of the great functions of the court gazette was to make the people aware of what kind of emperor Li Shimin was, to tell them directly what kind of person he was and what he wanted to do.

Li Shimin did not want to be like Emperor Yang of Sui, who overly deified imperial power.

He always remembered that sentence.

Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it.

"Go on."

Fang Xuanling smiled and said, "Actually, we can make the court report a little less serious and add some content. For example, before we established the new imperial examination system, we even had a snowball fight in the Eastern Palace."

"Wei Zheng repeatedly offered his advice, which angered His Majesty and nearly led to his exile to Lingnan."

"The ox belonging to the Duke of Su died mysteriously for some unknown reason."

"Ordinary people live at the very bottom of society, and they are actually very interested in our lives. We might as well select some of them, go online, or optimize the content a little, and tell the people how we handle cases, how we arrest people, and we can also talk about some procedures."

Li Shimin pondered for a moment and said, "I think Xuanling's suggestion is good. What are your opinions?"

Changsun Wuji disagreed: "Isn't it unnecessary to bring this up? It's not even necessary. What if it damages our or His Majesty's image in the eyes of the people?"

"I think it's feasible," Wei Zheng agreed. "He made a very good point just now: officials in the court should not be aloof, and His Majesty should not be overly deified. What we should focus on is implementing policies that benefit the people."

"Personally, I agree with Brother Xuanling's suggestion."

Dai Zhou also expressed his opinion at this time: "I think so too. We are all human beings, and we all have our own emotions and desires. It would be good to send it out so that the people can see it."

Du Ruhui neither objected to nor agreed to this.

For him, this kind of thing is not important at all.

The important thing is when the morning newspaper will be published, and what exactly is this so-called movable type printing?

Seeing their words, Li Shimin pondered for a moment, then looked up and asked, "Huai'an, what are your thoughts?"

Chen Huai'an said with a stern face, "I don't care what you write, you have to write that I won the snowball fight!"

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