"Let the disciples... prepare to build a newspaper?" Fang Xiaoru was a little shocked.
He has served under Zhu Su for a long time, so he naturally knows how important the establishment of a newspaper office is in Zhu Su's plan. If the Imperial College could build a newspaper office before, in this public opinion battle, there is no need
Master and His Highness the Fourth Highness showed up in person?
Relying on newspapers is enough to prevent Qi De and Zheng Shili from making waves.
Fang Xiaoru didn't dare to be negligent. After thinking about it carefully, Fang cupped his hands and said, "Master, I'm afraid it will be difficult for this disciple to take on this important task."
"If a newspaper wants to be popular all over the world, it must also need some means. If it makes people feel boring, how can anyone be willing to buy it?"
"This is also a kind of knowledge. Although I often argue with others, I don't know how to attract other people's interest... It's not that I don't want to help the master, but it's because my talents are limited and I don't dare to delay the master.
Your big deal."
"It doesn't matter." Zhu Su said with a smile. "I will ask Mr. Luo Guanzhong to serialize some story novels in the newspaper. Mr. Luo's writing style is enough to make this newspaper popular among the people. But newspapers cannot only have this kind of entertainment content.
You must also become our mouthpiece to the people, so that the people know the government's policies and understand the affairs of the world."
"We also need to publicize my new ideas to the people, so that everyone in the world will agree with our proposition. This is the most important. Only by twisting all the wise people in the world into one rope can we, the Ming Dynasty, be invincible. This matter
At present, it seems that only you and Master Song can do it, you are both pure scholars."
"However, Master Song is already old after all, and he is still responsible for the most important task of summarizing new learning ideas and compiling them into a book. I really can't bear to bother him with newspapers anymore."
"Only you can take on this matter."
"...Your Highness, our commander...did not leave the imperial prison last night." Shao Biao looked embarrassed. He cupped his hands towards Zhu Su again and said: "Your Highness and Mr. Fang...hurry to the imperial prison and have a look.
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Zhu Su's expression changed, he looked at Fang Xiaoru, stopped greeting Shao Biao, and hurried to the imperial prison. He was now a powerful prince, and the imperial guards along the way did not dare to stop him, until he was almost at the bottom of the imperial prison.
, but saw Mao Xiang, the commander of the Jin Yiwei, coming to greet him. He paid homage to Zhu Su regardless of the foul smell on the ground of the imperial prison: "Mao Xiang, the commander of the Jin Yiwei, pays homage to His Highness the King of Wu!"
Zhu Su thought, Zheng Shili was able to arouse public opinion in Shilin in just a few months, and he was able to network many literati to send a joint letter to Lao Zhu, which shows that this person is indeed talented in manipulating public opinion.
Mao Xiang pursed his lips, as if thinking about what to say, and then said after a while: "I have received your Majesty's imperial edict."
"With his hard-working heart, as long as he knows about the shortcomings of the empty seal, he will definitely regret it. If he is responsible for all aspects of the newspaper, it will be like adding wings to a tiger."
Shao Biao looked a little ugly for some unknown reason. He bowed deeply to Zhu Su, finished the courtesy, and then said to Zhu Su: "Your Highness and Mr. Fang are here to greet Mr. Fang Keqin?"
"How come your Highness is here? The place is dirty and smells bad. I am afraid that I may have bumped into His Highness. Please move to the main hall and allow me to entertain you again."
"I'm afraid if it's too late, it'll be too late!"
"The one I want to invite... is Zheng Shili, a native of Ninghai, Zhejiang." Fang Xiaoru said.
"As long as it's trustworthy, there's nothing wrong with it?" Zhu Su said with a smile. "Who are you talking about?"
And being able to play with Fang Xiaoru, it seems that it was really because his mind was too rigid that he criticized the empty seal case. Maybe he didn't have any bad intentions... and Lao Zhu was even prepared to let go of his brother Zheng Shiyuan.
After that, wouldn't Zheng Shili, who just submitted a letter, be executed? The worst thing is, when the time comes, find someone to fish him out, that's it.
"Yes." Fang Xiaoru looked happy. "Brother Zheng has always had a good impression of the vigorous and active new learning and despised the lifeless old learning. He will definitely be willing to help us!"
"Are you okay here?"
This person is afraid that he has been on Lao Zhu's blacklist for a long time, and after the public trial, his reputation among the people may be bad. By asking him to participate in this matter, could it be that Fang Xiaoru wants to make the establishment of the newspaper more difficult?
"Master, Brother Zheng is a loyal and upright person. Otherwise, he would not have risked the disapproval of the world. With the determination to die, he would rebuke His Majesty." Fang Xiaoru said solemnly. "Brother Zheng has always been talented, better than his disciples.
ten times."
Fang Xiaoru lowered his head and thought for a moment. After a while, he raised his head and said, "In that case, I would like to invite someone to help. Is it possible?"
"...Yes." After thinking about it, Zhu Su nodded in agreement. "But we need to ensure that he is really interested in learning new things. If he is still willing to stand up for the old learning, then he must not be allowed to do so."
"Zheng Shili?" Zhu Su frowned. Isn't this Zheng Shili the scholar who incited public opinion some time ago and took the lead in writing a joint letter to Lao Zhu, insisting that the empty seal was an error in the national law and was not a crime for officials?
Just now, my fourth brother was arrested and slapped in the face on South Street, enduring the anger of the people.
After a night of silence, the next day, in order to show their closeness, Zhu Su decided to go with Fang Xiaoru to rescue people in the Jinyiwei Prison. The carriage of Prince Wu's Mansion arrived in front of the Jinyiwei Yamen, and the person who came to greet him was Jinyi Xiaowei Shaobiao, who had fought alongside him before.
When Zhu Su saw this old friend, he felt very close to him: "Shao Xiaowei! You and I have not seen each other since we returned to Beijing. We have not seen each other for a long time."
After being stopped by Mao Xiang, Zhu Su asked with a straight face: "Mao Xiang, you should have received the imperial edict from your father to change the charges in the Kongyin case, right?"
"What are you, the great commander, doing staying in this prison all night at this juncture?"
If there is time to seal the case as a deterrent, there will be no problem in raising business taxes. Even if the business taxes are not collected, the confiscated property of corrupt officials will be enough to fill the national treasury. The master and apprentice talked for a long time in the carriage about the newspaper office.
As long as Fang Keqin is rescued tomorrow, Zhu Su will go to Lao Zhu to approve the funds to build the newspaper.
"Yes." Zhu Su noticed something was wrong with him, and the joy on his face dimmed. "What's wrong? Why do you look like this?"
"However, in your Majesty's imperial edict, the time allowed for the prisoners to leave the prison is today. In compliance with your Majesty's wishes, I am trying the case of the prisoners all night to ensure that nothing is done by mistake..."
Zhu Su's face instantly darkened, and Fang Xiaoru's expression became frightened. Looking at Mao Xiang's selfless look, Zhu Su felt chills in his heart.
Mao Xiang obviously didn't want the Kongyin case to be settled so easily, and wanted to seize the last moment to force the prisoners to kill more people.
So that this empty seal case will continue to stir up even bigger waves!