Early the next morning, Zhu Youtang got up early. He looked at Su Yin, who was still sleeping, and smiled with satisfaction. Su Yin had her first time last night, and was tormented by Zhu Youtang for a long time. At this time, she was still In her sleep, Zhu Youtang couldn't bear to wake her up, so she had to change her clothes and wash herself.

"Your Majesty, the time has come and it's time to go to court." Yan Hai said softly outside the door.

When they arrived at Fengtian Gate, all the officials had already arrived. Zhu Youtang sat on the throne that had been placed in the hall, and the ministers lined up in two rows on the square in front of the hall.

“Long live my emperor!

After all the officials performed the mountain salutes, Zhu Youtang's heart was shocked again.

At this time, a man from the left column came out holding a memorial: "I have something to report!"

Zhu Youtang glanced at the man and saw that it was Lu Ling, the left minister of the Ministry of War, and sneered in his heart. This man was Liu Ji's follower and served in the Ministry of War. Even if he thought with his buttocks, he would know what he was going to say.

"Your Majesty, I dare to avenge Zhang Shangshu. Since Zhang Shangshu took office in the Ministry of War, he has done everything well and dedicated himself to everything. Your Majesty must not listen to the slander of a few eunuchs and make arbitrary decisions. Your Majesty, please investigate this matter!" Lu Ling said As soon as I landed, I saw a few more people standing up and saying, "I second my opinion."

Zhu Youtang glanced over and saw that the people who were seconding the proposal were Li Guang, the Minister of Rites, Wei Zhang, the Prime Minister of Dali Temple, Zou Mo, the right minister of the Ministry of Husbandry, and a group of people from various subjects. And the leader of Liu Dang Liu Ji, the chief minister of the People's Cabinet, lowered his head and remained silent.

The rest of the courtiers had some support and some opposition, but they were all in a wait-and-see state. Since the last time Pan Gu, the imperial censor, was killed with a stick at Chengtianmen, the courtiers had become much more honest. They found that this young emperor was by no means an idle person, and the emperor's skills were very good. Tough, if you insist on speaking up and want to promote your reputation as a Qingliu, he can help you, but the cost is your death. There are also some courtiers who support the emperor's decision, but they dare not say it out loud, because Zhang Peng has recently He frequently moves around with Liu Ji, the chief minister of the cabinet, and speaks softly. If he offends Liu Ji with his remarks, it will be in trouble.

Since it's not true to say it, it's also true not to say it. It's better to wait and see before speaking, so that you can not only protect yourself wisely but also please the emperor or the chief minister.

Zhu Youtang sneered and said, "I remember that I issued a decree not long ago, who still remembers it?"

"The instructions are given to all the bureaus in Beijing. From now on, the five government offices, the six ministries, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the General Administration Department, Dali Temple and other yamen must abide by the ancestral constitution, and are not allowed to entrust each other to the detriment of the public and self-interest. If internal and external officials dare to write posts to entrust anyone, the internal The official will be sent to Dongchang, and the foreign official will be sent to Jinyiwei for disposal. If you dare to conceal it during the period, you will be punished with a serious crime after the incident!"

As soon as the man finished speaking, the Liu Party members looked over and saw that the speaker was Xie Qian, a young scholar and lecturer. Both the Liu Party and the Liu Party were surprised. The last person who dared to speak like this in the first year of Hongzhi was Xu Pu. , and now Xu Pu has been promoted to the second minister of the cabinet.

The same person who was surprised was Zhu Youtang. This person could actually write down his edict word for word. He was truly a man of God! Because he was a time traveler from later generations and inherited the memories in Zhu Youtang's mind.

Xie Qian, whose courtesy name was Yu Qiao and whose name was Muzhai, was born in Yuyao County, Shaoxing Prefecture, Zhejiang Province. He was born in the 14th year of Zhengtong. In the 11th year of Chenghua, he won the first prize in the palace examination and was awarded the Imperial Academy Compilation and Compilation.

Since he is the number one scholar, it is not surprising. Just when Liu Dang wanted to collectively send a verbal bomb to Xie Qian, Xu Pu, the second assistant, spoke: "Your Majesty once issued an edict to all the officials in Beijing, and Zhang Penggui is the Minister of the Ministry of War. If you commit a crime knowingly, if you are not severely punished, where will the laws of the court be concerned? But you keep saying that Zhang Peng is not guilty, what are your intentions?"

Now that Xu Pu's position as the second assistant has been firmly established, his tone of voice is neither fast nor slow, and every word is full of majesty, which makes Liu Ji's people very afraid.

Li Guang and others all turned their attention to the chief assistant Liu Ji and asked for help, trying to get Liu Ji to speak and suppress Xu Pu. However, Liu Ji always acted like an outsider, completely ignoring everyone's winks at him and never said a word.

It's not that Liu Ji didn't want to speak, but it was already night when Zhu Youtang ordered the arrest of Zhang Peng yesterday, and it was already very late when Liu Dang got the news. Liu Ji went to bed early because he was old, but a eunuch suddenly came to visit him in the middle of the night. According to the report

The emperor ordered him to take good care of his subordinates, otherwise the consequences would be serious.

Zhu Youtang's move made Liu Ji feel very guilty, because he would go to court tomorrow morning and Liu Ji had no time to convene everyone to discuss countermeasures. Liu Ji stayed up all night, thinking over and over what Zhu Youtang meant, but Liu Ji was not sure

Did Wu Zhun's matter let the emperor know, or did he use it to expose Zhang Peng's matter? Anyway, the emperor's meaning is very clear, if Liu Ji indulges his subordinates again, you will lose your head!

Thinking of this, Liu Ji in the palace shuddered. If he boldly vindicated Zhang Peng today, not only would it be confirmed in Zhu Youtang's heart that he colluded with Zhang Peng, but he would also offend the emperor.

Long Yan was furious. The fate of his former chief assistant Wan An was still vivid in his mind! It would be better to pretend to be dumb and stay the same in response to all changes. It would be safer.

When Zhu Youtang saw Liu Ji lowering his head and said nothing, he smiled and said, "What do Liu Aiqing think of this matter? Tell me!"

Faced with Zhu Youtang's sudden question, Liu Dang was very happy in his heart, but Liu Ji's next words surprised them all.

"Ming Zhengdian punishment." Liu Ji said four words calmly.

"What a clear punishment, Lu Ling, did you all hear it? Learn from the chief minister how to be an official. Let's leave Zhang Peng's matter as it is, there is no need to discuss it any more!" Zhu Youtang said in a deep voice.

"Datong came to report, saying that the border police are not paid enough all year round. Some people ask for an increase in the amount of the southern two taxes to be converted into silver. What do you think?"

"I think this plan is feasible." The speaker was Zou Mo, the right minister of the Ministry of Revenue who had just defended Zhang Peng."

Zhu Youtang understands the thoughts of these self-proclaimed Qingliu people, they just want to take the opportunity to make a fortune from it!

At this time, Xie Qian spoke again: "Because the taxes in the south were heavier in the previous dynasty, they used the method of converting silver taels to reduce them. If we propose to increase them again, I am afraid that the people will not be able to bear the burden."

Zhu Youtang carefully looked at Xie Qian's handsome appearance and majestic appearance, and couldn't help but said with great joy: "What Aiqing said is exactly what I thought! The decree was passed, and Xie Qian was appointed as the left minister of the Ministry of War and a feudal scholar was admitted to the cabinet.

Participate in political and military affairs.”

After receiving this order, both Liu and Dang were panicked, because Xu Pu had another good helper, and it would be even more difficult to overthrow Xu Pu in the future.

Before the officials could speak, Zhu Youtang said again: "I want to establish the Capital Newspaper. The original Beijing News has been restructured and will no longer be published by the general administration offices of various places. The Capital Newspaper does not belong to the six departments, but belongs directly to me. You are the first official.

The candidates, together with the Minister of War and the Cabinet, should come up with a charter before the court!"

It can be said that early official newspapers appeared in the Tang Dynasty. The birth and development of newspapers in the Tang Dynasty were closely related to the development of the Tang Dynasty's official affairs and feudal town systems.

Jiedushi's office: Di - Jinzouyuan; the person in charge is Jinzouguan, Dili; the content and characteristics of the reports sent to Jinzouyuan. The content is the emperor's daily activities, the emperor's edicts, and the appointment and removal of officials.

, memorials of ministers, and other important military and political information; it is characterized by being irregular and has traces of official documents; and the information belongs to the political activities of the court; the memorial officials collect and screen the information themselves.

The first "newspaper" was recorded in the Kaiyuan period of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty. At that time, it was mainly a kind of report sent to the local areas by local officials and officials stationed in the vassal towns. It was called "Kaiyuan Miscellaneous News"

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As for the word "Di Bao", it originated from the Song Dynasty. In the Song Dynasty, there was a formal official newspaper published under the unified management of the central government department, and the agency responsible for the publication of Di Bao was Dujin Memorial Hall. In the Song Dynasty, in addition to official newspapers

Tabloids also appeared. Tabloids first appeared in the Song Dynasty. In essence, they were the earliest unofficial newspapers in Chinese history.

However, the emergence of tabloids violated the feudal rulers' prohibition on discussing government affairs and the prohibition on news leakage. Through the articles it published, the tabloids criticized and attacked the feudal rulers' domestic and foreign policies and the figures in power, which made the feudal rulers extremely angry.

Angry. Therefore, they issued a series of edicts and decrees to restrict the publication of tabloids and investigate and punish tabloid publishers. However, their ban did not work. Throughout the Song Dynasty, tabloids were not completely banned. This was because Di, which was tightly controlled by the official

The newspaper has limitations in terms of content and distribution scope, and cannot meet the needs of officials, scholar-bureaucrats, intellectuals, and people in the government and the public for information on court affairs and various aspects. However, tabloids meet these needs to a certain extent, and their publication has gained recognition.

Social support therefore has a certain vitality.

The Dibao of the Ming Dynasty published the emperor's edicts, daily words and deeds, and various news about the royal family; the appointment and dismissal of officials; memorials to ministers; social news, etc. In recent years, folk news dissemination activities in Ji Jingshi and other places have become increasingly active.

Private newspaper offices and specialized industries engaged in copying newspapers emerged.

Private newspapers in various places can spend a lot of money to purchase some of the emperor's edicts from the Tongzheng Si Yamen, or the right to issue decrees from the cabinet and the six central ministries.

In the Ming Dynasty, each province sent Titangs who were responsible for newspapers and newspapers to be stationed in the capital, and the Ministry of War sent Titangs to station in each province. The Titangs stationed in Beijing were called "Jingtang", and the newspapers copied from Beijing and Tang Dynasty were called "Jingbao".

"; those stationed in the province are called "provincial newspapers", and the copied provincial banknotes are called "provincial newspapers". Such provincial newspapers are often printed into leaflets and distributed together with the Beijing News. Therefore, the name "Di Bao" gradually means

It was replaced by the more clear "Beijing News". In the Ming Dynasty, the circulation scope of Di News expanded, and there were several copies in one prefecture. After Titang copied the original Di News from Liuke, he asked private copywriters to copy or print several copies.

The soldiers from Tang lined up to deliver the papers on a daily basis. At that time, there were both official newspaper rooms hosted by Titang, and private newspaper rooms organized by copywriters. Private copywriters were also called "Beijing newspaper writers" or "paper writers"

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However, the rulers of the past dynasties had to control the copying activities of Di Bao. This was a common practice of all dynasties in the Ming Dynasty, but the scale of control varied. Some of the restrictions on the copying of Di Bao manuscripts were based on national interests.

Especially those manuscripts involving military secrets, it is necessary for those in power to restrict their circulation. However, in most cases, restrictions on the circulation of manuscripts from imperial newspapers are often based on the personal considerations of the emperor or the ministers in power and their personal likes and dislikes.

The purpose is to maintain the personal authority of the emperor and powerful ministers, maintain the feudal political system, and consolidate the ruling order of the feudal dynasty.

Zhu Youtang once remembered that Emperor Wuzong had pioneered the idea that the front page of the Beijing News should have a masthead for identification. Zhu Youtang planned to copy it directly, but what happened to using his own son? He just asked him to come out a few years earlier.

Year.

But now all the officials are confused, restructuring? What kind of restructuring method?
Chapter completed!