Wang Mu hurried back to the newspaper office and found the chief editor Hou Liang. Hou Liang was a Jinshi in the eighth year of Zhenghe. He had taught at Taixue for a long time and was very good at writing. He often published current affairs articles in Bianliang's "Beijing News" under the pen name of Hou Dao.
, sharp writing style and profound insights.
After escaping to Lin'an, he worked as a doctor of library at Guozixue, but his performance was very unsatisfactory. So when Zheng Tongquan came to hire him, he agreed without hesitation. With a high salary of fifty guan per month, he became the editor of "Beijing News".
The chief editor is also the chief editor.
At this time, Hou Liang was receiving a guest in the guest hall, Zhang Jun, the Minister of Rites and a bachelor of Longtuge.
Wang Mu walked into the guest room and couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, why is Zhang Jun here?
"Brother Shaofu, we are waiting for you!" Zhang Jun waved to him quickly.
"Why are you here, sir?" Wang Mu stepped forward, bowed and asked with a smile.
Zhang Jun pulled him to sit down and said with a smile: "I want to publish an article, and I am discussing it with Lao Hou. Lao Hou said that you need to make the decision."
Wang Mu knew that Hou Liang and Zhang Jun were Jinshi scholars in the same field and had known each other for a long time. Hou Liang had never been promoted because he criticized current affairs and offended Cai Jing. After coming to An, he was not valued by Qin Hui, who was in charge of education, so Zhang Jun became the prime minister. Hou Liangcai
He is a doctor of library, in later generations’ terms, he is the director of the National Library.
Hou Liang handed an article to Wang Mu. Wang Mu looked at it and frowned, "Master, are you going to publish it under your real name?"
"Yes! Look at the content."
Wang Mu first took a look at the title, which was called "The west wind has gradually arrived, the court should work hard", and then read the content again, which was to call on the court to take advantage of Chen Qing's opportunity to attack the Central Plains, and the court also sent troops to the north to occupy the eastern half of the Central Plains.
Wang Mu sighed inwardly. He knew that Zhang Jun had written to the emperor two days ago, requesting the emperor to conduct the Northern Expedition, but was rejected by the emperor. Why didn't he give up and publish his petition in the newspaper to continue to put pressure on the emperor and the court? This would definitely anger him.
Emperor, beware of being deposed again.
Wang Mu smiled bitterly and said, "Sir, have you thought about the consequences of publishing this article?"
Zhang Jun sneered and said: "I know that at worst, Qin Hui will take the opportunity to slander me again and remove me from office. But if I don't speak out and fight for it, the court is really hopeless. Just leave it alone. I'll ask you if you can
Publish?"
"Of course you can publish it. I agree with it, but I still want to remind you, Sir, that the imperial court is unwilling to go north to the Central Plains, not because it is afraid of breaking the armistice contract, but because the finances cannot bear the huge expenses of the Central Plains."
Zhang Jun snorted and said: "This is bullshit and a coward's idea. How can Chen Qing bear it? In the final analysis, the emperor and the court officials are reluctant to leave the gentle hometown of Jiangnan and do not want to return to Bianliang."
At this time, Hou Liang said from the side: "As far as I know, the imperial court also has another mentality. It wants to take advantage of the Western Army. After the Western Army captures the Central Plains and provides money and food to restore the vitality of the Central Plains, then it can
When the capital was moved back to Bianliang, there were not a few officials who had this mentality, even Xianggong Xu thought so."
Zhang Jun sneered and said: "I take it for granted. I promoted Chen Qing single-handedly. I don't know what kind of character he is and I won't give the court any chance."
Having said this, Zhang Jun stood up and said: "I'll leave this article to you two. It can be tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. I have something to do in the afternoon, so I'll take a step first."
Wang Mu and Hou Liang sent Zhang Jun out of the newspaper office, and they came back to discuss. Hou Liang smiled and said: "He called for the imperial court to attack north. Do you think it can be published in the Beijing News?"
Wang Mu nodded, "It should be possible. He is an anti-gold faction, and his articles are also anti-gold, which is in line with our principles, but I'm afraid this old husband will be demoted again."
Hou Liang frowned, "No way!"
Wang Mu smiled and shook his head, "Don't you feel the atmosphere in the court? Last month Li Guang was dismissed as prime minister, then Yue Fei was transferred back to Lin'an to hang out, Han Shizhong wrote a letter to the Northern Expedition and was reprimanded, and now Zhang Jun has jumped out of nowhere,
It would be strange if Qin Hui didn't take the opportunity to deal with him. As long as the article is published, he will definitely be demoted."
Hou Liang said: "I don't understand why the emperor is so disgusted with the Northern Expedition?"
Wang Mu curled his lips and said: "It's not that he dislikes the Northern Expedition, he just doesn't want the Northern Expedition. He just wants to stay in the rich southeast and quietly be his Pian'an emperor. Now! He is busy withdrawing his military power, first Yue Fei, next
Even Han Shizhong and Zhang Jun were still clamoring to take the opportunity to attack the north. Once Han Shizhong's army went north, how could he take back his military power? If Han Shizhong separatist power in Qingzi, wouldn't the court be dumbfounded? So at this time, the emperor would never agree to take the opportunity to attack the north.
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"How is Yue Fei's situation now?" Hou Liang asked again.
"Now I heard some news that the imperial court may want to demote Yue Fei to Lingnan."
"What's the crime?" Hou Liang asked.
"It seems that he allowed the Western Army to cross the border without authorization. Now the Yushitai is still collecting details. It may also involve the crime of disrespect. The armistice agreement was signed the year before last. The emperor asked him to withdraw troops from Ruzhou and Caizhou several times, but he threw away the emperor's handwriting.
If you step aside and ignore him, the censor will probably take advantage of the situation and make him guilty of disrespecting the king."
At this time, Ding Yong, the current political writer, came in to ask for permission on the manuscript. Wang Mu suddenly remembered the information provided by Hu Yun, and quickly smiled and said: "I forgot something important. Let's discuss it!"
At noon the next day, the front page of the "Beijing News" read, "A thousand miles to attack Nanyang City, and red dragon flags were planted overnight." Xiao Liu Du led an army of 30,000 miles to attack Dengzhou and captured Dengzhou and Tangzhou.
The garrison of Jin general Zhang Zhongxiong was defeated, and the two sides fought fiercely in Ruzhou.
At the same time, an interview column with famous generals was set up to interview Liu Ziyu, the former commander of the Western Army. Due to poor health, Liu Ziyu was transferred back to Lin'an last year to recuperate and took up the post of Huiyou Pavilion. A few days ago, he was appointed as the magistrate of Zhenjiang Prefecture.
It's too late to take office.
Liu Ziyu happened to be in Lin'an, so the "Beijing News" asked him to predict the development of the war in the Central Plains. Liu Ziyu's first prediction has come out. The Western Army will definitely dispatch warships to cut off the Yellow River waterway and intercept the Hebei Jin soldiers from going south to support Wanyan Wushu.
Liu Ziyu's prediction really aroused the interest of the people in Lin'an. All the guests in the teahouses and restaurants were discussing the upcoming battle, and even the concubines in the palace were discussing the matter.
"Snapped!"
Zhao Gou slammed the newspaper in front of Qin Hui and said angrily: "What kind of trouble is this Liu Ziyu causing? Let him take office as soon as possible and leave tonight. I don't want to see his predictions in the newspaper tomorrow."
Qin Hui said quickly: "Wei Chen has sent someone to tell him. He is a court official. He cannot express his opinions casually in newspapers without the permission of the court. This is very inappropriate!"
"How did he say?"
"He said he didn't think everything through and he won't do it again!"
"Hmph! It will be the same for everyone next time. Doesn't he himself understand that officials should do something and not do something?"
Qin Hui said cautiously: "Your Majesty, I think Liu Ziyu is indeed not thoughtful, but this is not the case with this one."
Liu Ziyu and Qin Hui didn't have much interaction. Qin Hui didn't want to deal with him for the time being. What he wanted to deal with was Zhang Jun, who was the political enemy who threatened him the most.
Qin Hui pointed to an article at the bottom of the newspaper, "Your Majesty, Zhang Jun submitted his petition."
"I've seen it!"
Zhao Gou said with a gloomy face: "He published the petition to the public without my consent. What does he want to do? Does he want to use public opinion to put pressure on me?"
"Your Majesty, his petition has aroused great repercussions in the court, especially among the young officials. I know that many court officials have already signed a letter of initiative, asking the court to send troops to the Central Plains."
A hint of coldness flashed in Zhao Gou's eyes. He walked to the window with his hands behind his back, looked out the window for a long time and said, "I originally thought that he would change his temper after suffering setbacks, but I didn't expect that he would become more serious. I am so disappointed."
Qin Hui called it a day, knowing that the emperor would not tolerate Zhang Jun anymore this time.
In the afternoon of the same day, an imperial edict came out of the ban, and Zhang Jun, the scholar of the Ministry of Rites, was re-appointed as the magistrate of Fuzhou and the ambassador of Fujian Road, requesting that he set off on the same day.
The imperial court's request to send troops to conquer the Central Plains also suddenly stopped.
