"Empress, why are you doing?" Chongzhen still respects Empress Zhou very much, not only because Empress Zhou was his first wife, but because Empress Zhou had qualities that Chongzhen admired very much, virtuous and frugal. Not to mention Empress Zhou was the mother of the country, even the wife of ordinary officials would not live so frugal. Empress Zhou not only sewed clothes for herself, but also organized palace maids to weave cloth in Kunning Palace. Let me ask, who in the world can do this as a Empress Zhou? Therefore, Chongzhen and Empress Zhou respect each other as guests. Now Empress Zhou has specially come from

Kunning Palace rushed to persuade Chongzhen, but Chongzhen was finally persuaded. Seeing that Chongzhen's mood had stabilized, Empress Zhou immediately gave Wang Chengen beside her a wink. Wang Chengen understood and immediately stepped forward to support Chongzhen and said, "Your Majesty, I will help you in and rest first. State affairs will also be convened to discuss the cabinet. Since the cabinet ministers have all arrived, why not go to the hall to discuss it, look." Chongzhen looked at Wang Chengen, waved his hand weakly, and said to Wen Tiren: "Wen Aiqing, bring the cabinet in." Wen Tiren wiped the sweat beads on his forehead and bowed, "Yes, Your Majesty."

Several people entered the Hall of Yangxin. Empress Zhou had already picked up the Emperor's Sword and hung it on the wall. Wang Chengen also brought the best ginseng soup for Emperor Chongzhen to drink it so that he could calm down. Wen Tiren sorted out his official uniform and politely said to Chongzhen: "I will meet your majesty." Xue Guoguan and others also knelt down to see him. Chongzhen did not speak, but drank the ginseng soup in the teacup, and then said: "I will not say polite words. I have lost my composure just now. I am sorry to you here." Wen Tiren and others just stood up and immediately started to re-wave.

He knelt down and said, "Your Majesty is the emperor and the king and father of billions of subjects of the Ming Dynasty. There are only subjects who make mistakes in the world. Where can there be a king and father who make mistakes? Please ask Your Majesty to take back this statement. I will never dare to take it." Chongzhen also stood up and said to Wen Tiren and others: "How can I look like a king and father? The former chief minister is such a sinister person. This is to break the pillars of my Ming Dynasty, so that I can lose all my heart. In this way, I have any face to face the people of the world. You must know that Zhou Yanru is the chief minister, but I nodded."

Wen Tiren immediately said, "Your Majesty's words are bad. There is a way to know people and face but not heart. Zhou Yanru, an old thief, is usually hypocritical. Who can know that he is so sinister behind his back? At that time, the Weishi saw that this person was not a good person. Although he should be consistent with the cabinet and the chief assistant in the position of the second assistant, the Weishi still sticks to his original intention and refuses to join such people. Sure enough, this person committed such a heinous crime today, which is really the fault of the Weishi. At that time, the Weishi just didn't.

Want to take advantage of the situation, since this person has left the court, it would be fine, but he has let the tiger go back to the mountain. If the minister can remind the emperor to be careful of this person in time, how come today's affairs? Alas, I don't know how to know the people, and I don't report it. I also ask Your Majesty to punish me severely." Wen Tiren bowed to the ground and kowtowed to Chongzhen. Chongzhen immediately left from his seat and immediately stepped forward and helped Wen Tiren up, "I'm sorry, please come up quickly, what's the crime? What's the crime?" Wen Tiren squeezed out a few tears and said to Chongzhen: "National

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Things are difficult, and the weak ministers cannot share the worries of the king and father, and they will be punished by death, and they will be punished by death." Xue Guoguan and others also followed at the right time, and for a while, they cried loudly in the Yangxin Palace. Chongzhen and a group of ministers, and the king and his ministers hugged their heads and cried bitterly.mx

Empress Zhou and Wang Chengen couldn't help but wipe their tears after seeing it. Although Wang Chengen and others knew in their hearts that Wen Tiren was a human spirit, and these tears were three parts true and seven parts false, which had some interpretation elements, but what he said was the truth. The state was difficult, but Chongzhen had no talented people under him and could not help Chongzhen solve the current situation in one breath, so everyone was also lamenting.

After everyone's mood eased, Chongzhen asked everyone to sit down and was about to discuss this matter. Speaking of which, when the grain war in Jiangnan was just launched, the Jinyiwei did not have received any clues, but because on the one hand, Han Zanzhou, the eunuch in charge of the custodial eunuch, joined forces with a group of officials and the people inside the Jinyiwei, blocked the news. On the other hand, there were too many bad facts in various parts of the Ming Dynasty. As long as there were no dead people, they would not receive much attention. At least, the trend of Jianlu outside the pass and the flow of Huguang.

Compared with the thief war, the food price matter was insignificant, which caused the court to be contemptuous. Neither the cabinet nor the literati supervisor, they were very concerned. In addition, the Fushe group had close contact with the court, and it was also led by Zhou Yanru. Zhou Yanru had a lot of disciples and old officials in the court, and many people also invested in the official money. So many people were involved, so naturally, they consciously and unconsciously helped cover up the matter. If it weren't for Liu Yi's thunder attack and using newspapers to expand the publicity of this matter, it would probably be that the Shuntian Prefecture court would have realized it later, and Jiangnan would not have been able to make such a big fuss.

As soon as everyone sat down, Chongzhen gritted his teeth and said, "Kill, these people must be killed. Just this list in the newspaper must be killed without any miss. If you kill three clans or nine clans for major crimes, your cabinet will decide." As the emperor, Chongzhen was also a superior, and naturally he was not a fool. At least he knew that Wen Tiren and Zhou Yanru were not in trouble. Wen Tiren would not participate in the action led by Zhou Yanru. On the contrary, if Wen Tiren knew in advance, he would do his best to destroy it. Therefore, it would be best to hand over Zhou Yanru's case to Wen Tiren to be responsible. As long as Wen Tiren worked hard, he would still be able to find out the ins and outs of the Zhou Yanru incident. Chongzhen said to Wen Tiren: "Especially the evil Zhou Yanru, we must not let it go.

He was arrested in the capital, and the Three Courts will be tried." Wen Tiren shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, if the empress is Zhou Yanru, if such a big thing happened, I am afraid I would have committed suicide long ago and would not wait for the court to arrest people." Chongzhen was stunned, "Are you saying that Zhou Yanru had committed suicide at this moment?" Wen Tiren nodded and said, "I'm afraid that this is the case. Liu Yi made such a big newspaper, and Zhou Yanru was already ruined. What qualifications do he have to live in the world?" Chongzhen gritted his teeth and said, "In this way, this old thief is a bargain, but he has to see people and corpses. No matter where he is hiding now, he must find out even if he digs three feet of the ground. And his family, whether they are in the capital or not, must be arrested immediately."

Wen Tiren bowed and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I have already known Lord Luo and Eunuch Cao before coming. Dongchang and Jinyiwei are all dispatched this time, and control all the sinners and their families according to the list, waiting for the court to take the lead." Chongzhen affirmed, "Your Majesty is indeed a mature and steadfast, right, you have to do this." Wen Tiren hesitated for a moment, and he wanted to stop talking but was seen by Chongzhen. Chongzhen asked, "Your Majesty has something to say, but it's okay." Wen Tiren said, "Zhou Yanru and his group of people are naturally to blame for their deaths, but from this incident, I can see something wrong. If you stand in the perspective of a third party, will Your Majesty have you?

It was discovered that Zhou Yanru seemed to be playing with by Liu Yi in his palm." Chongzhen raised his eyebrows and said, "What is this?" "Your Majesty, Zhou Yanru has tried his best to make such a big noise. However, according to the reports of the Six Ministry of Nanjing and some information collected by the Jinyiwei, there are only two things that have destroyed Zhou Yanru this time. One is that the Hui merchants in Jiangnan used food and funds to counterattack Zhou Yanru with their food and funds, and let him hoard food and sell food at high prices be ruined. The other is the Dajiang Evening News, which came with the documents. We suffered a loss in this newspaper last time. This time Liu Yi ruined Zhou Yanru. Your Majesty, the power of this newspaper is too great." Wen Tiren said.

Chongzhen then came to his senses, yes, the power of speaking in the past was often in the hands of literati and poets. The literacy rate of the people of the Ming Dynasty was not high, and most of them were illiterate, so many things were heard from the hearsays. Everyone followed the rules and policies issued by the court. Only after the government propaganda was promoted, the people could understand. However, Liu Yi, this guy, made a newspaper. When it first came out, Chongzhen didn't take it seriously. He thought that it was just a trick Liu Yi made. The newspaper was similar to the imperial court's mansion, but the more he went, the more shocked he was, the newspaper was already.

The scriptures can influence people's hearts, and the spread is very wide and spread very quickly. The Dajiang Evening News is only on sale in the Jiangnan area. If the scope is expanded step by step, Chongzhen really dares not think about it. Once Liu Yi has mastered the public opinion in the world, wouldn't the Ming Dynasty only know that there is a great governor, but not the court and His Majesty? Chongzhen said to Wen Tiren: "I think the cabinet master should organize his troops to deal with this matter with all his strength and fully play the role of the court's official report. Confronting tit-for-tat, we can do whatever they do. Can Liu Yi, the governor's office of the Central Army, still compete with the channels of the entire court?"

Wen Tiren bowed and said, "It's Your Majesty. After I go back, I will start this matter." But in fact, Wen Tiren did not know that Chongzhen's orders made sense, but he forgot one thing: it takes money to run newspapers. Where does the Ming Dynasty get the money? Zhou Yanru's taxes this year will definitely be affected. The taxes collected must be guaranteed first, and then other expenses will be other expenses. Huguang is fighting again. This year's military pay must be astronomical. I can only find a way to deduct some from Liao pay and dismantle the east and west walls. But this is probably not enough to do so. I am really stretched to run newspapers again. Now I have to get the money from the imperial court?
Chapter completed!