Chapter 319: Drawing fire from the bottom of the cauldron
In this era where everyone in the literary world is full of great people, this article, which can be called "bullshit", actually aroused the attention and heated discussion of the people in the city.
This can't help but make Wang Anshi doubt his life.
In fact, he already knew about Gong Tao in advance, and he also understood that Zhang Fei's propaganda method was to speak with facts, but he did not think that this kind of cleverness, paired with a random article, could be worth his exquisite article.
articles.
He intentionally didn't ask to write this article, the purpose was just to see how capable Zhang Fei is.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Fei went even further and wrote it himself, which really set the lower limit of the article.
However, the result is.
Do not believe!
Wang Anshi really doesn’t believe it!
I went for a walk by myself, and it was true as Lu Huiqing said, whether it was in shops, restaurants, markets, or restaurants, everyone was discussing the tribute peach.
You must know that the day before, the procuratorate formally prosecuted the new law.
But it is limited to the attention of North Korean and Chinese officials.
However, the heated discussion in the newspapers diverted the attention of many officials.
They are not interested in the content. What they are curious about is, does anyone read this kind of article?
“What’s the mystery behind this article, and why has it attracted so many people’s discussion?”
Wen Yanbo took the newspaper and looked left and right. He felt as if a street gangster was communicating with him. What was so good about it?
Sima Guang smiled bitterly and said: "Wen Gong didn't know something. This article is good because it is relatively vulgar."
Wen Yanbo immediately asked: "How do you say this?"
Sima Guang explained: "For example, in our opinion, there were a lot of people talking about Wang Jiefu's article. That's just because there are people around us who know how to appreciate that article. In fact, there are not many people talking about it.
Many, because not many people can understand it.
But this article is different. It is full of market slang and vulgar language. When the citizens hear it, they immediately catch it. The discussion among the public is high, and it attracts the scholars to follow suit.
In addition, this matter is closely related to the people of the capital, and it is the inside story of the government, so it caused an uproar."
Wen Yanbo pondered for a while, nodded and said: "That's the truth, that's the truth!"
Sima Guang has collaborated with Zhang Fei several times and is quite familiar with this routine. For example, Xu Zhiqian's article, although not "shit", was mediocre, but it also aroused great enthusiasm.
Discuss.
Not to mention this era, even in the era of nine-year compulsory education in the future, there will only be a very small number of people who can truly appreciate Wang Anshi's articles.
Put a good ancient article together with Wang Anshi's article, cover up the name, and a few people can tell whether it is good or bad.
Not to mention now, there are many vulgar people and illiterate people. Even if it is read to them, they don't understand it very well.
But Zhang Fei's article is different. Even the lady selling steamed buns can immediately understand what's going on when she hears the people at the table talking about it.
In addition, this incident also happened in the public, so it spread quickly and became a song, satirizing the imperial court, and it was also something that the people were keen on doing.
"This is not good."
Wen Yanbo suddenly frowned, "This tribute peach is closely related to the loss method. Now the people are extremely angry about this matter. I am afraid that Su Zizhan and the others will not only fail to gain advantage in public opinion, but may also be completely defeated."
At this point, he asked again: "Do you think Wang Jiefu did this to take on this lawsuit?"
Sima Guang shook his head: "I don't know that either."
He had previously concluded that Wang Jiefu would definitely not accept the lawsuit, but this sudden move made him a little unsure.
Once this public opinion arose, it would indeed be very beneficial to Wang Anshi.
Maybe Wang Anshi wants to fight this lawsuit.
If it wins well and wins the hearts and minds of the people, it will indeed be beneficial to the new law.
Procuratorate.
"Fortunately, some people still say that Wang Jiefu is a man, but now it seems that he is just a despicable villain. Seeing that we are going to sue him, he actually uses this method to use public opinion to force us to make concessions. I guess this Gong Tao is him
Arranged.”
Liu Shu was frothing at the mouth and very angry.
Su Shi smiled and said: "I think this is not a bad thing for us."
Qi Hui wondered: "How can you say this?"
Su Shi said: "Actually, the possibility of winning this lawsuit is not high, and I always believe that there are still many merits in the new law. The content written in this article is indeed something that the court needs to urgently change. This is not
The key point of our prosecution is that the impact is not very big."
Liu Shu and other officials were silent.
On the one hand, Su Shi filed this lawsuit to express himself, but more importantly, he wanted to use this lawsuit to implant his own ideas into the new law.
He always felt that there were many things that needed to be changed in this method.
But other officials didn't think so, and they used this lawsuit to directly drag Wang Anshi to death.
This vigorous effort then rests three times and then fades away.
The further it is delayed, the more beneficial it will be to them.
It would be even better if we can win this lawsuit in the end.
But since Su Shi currently controls the procuratorate, it is inconvenient for them to argue with Su Shi.
Liu Shu looked at his friend Fan Chunren and said, "Yaofu, why don't you say anything?"
Fan Chunren said: "Don't forget, this article is not telling a story, but revealing the inside story of Taifu Temple. Our procuratorate should intervene and prosecute Taifu Temple."
As soon as these words came out, everyone present was stunned.
Still think it’s not chaotic enough for you?
Liu Shu coughed: "Yaofu, the imperial court allows Taifu Temple to sell tribute."
Fan Chunren said more truthfully: "But it is not allowed to sell spoiled tributes to the people. The imperial court has express regulations on this."
Qi Hui said anxiously: "But this is not a big deal. If you sue Taifu Temple, Wang Jiefu will benefit. This just proves that what Wang Jiefu did was right."
Fan Chunren said: "We have to put one thing in perspective. There is nothing wrong with the problems pointed out by Wang Jiefu, but there are problems with his new law."
Liu Shu knew Fan Chunren's character well, "Even so, there are priorities. Now we have sued the Ordinance Department of the Second Prefecture in Kaifeng Prefecture, and at the same time sued Taifu Temple. This is too busy. Moreover, this also requires evidence, at least
We have to wait until the investigation by the General Police Station is completed."
Su Shi's eyes lit up, he nodded and said: "It makes sense, why not let's sue the Ordinance Department of the Second Prefecture first, and then sue Taifu Temple."
Fan Chunren hesitated for a while, nodded and said: "Okay. But we have to pay more attention to this matter."
Bianjing Law Firm.
"I'm convinced! I'm convinced! I'm convinced!"
Wang Anshi finally lowered his arrogant head and said, "I was wrong this time. From now on, all the propaganda of the New Deal will be handed over to you. I will never point fingers again."
This time he was really convinced, and the sensation caused by the two articles was really different.
He also wanted to understand the reason behind this.
No matter how good your article is, it is impossible for conservatives to change their ideas, and the easiest people to win over are the ordinary people.
And his article was obviously out of touch with the people.
No matter how stubborn Wang Anshi was, he had to admit it when faced with such a huge gap.
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "Xueshi Wang's words are serious, but in fact they are not much different!"
Wang Anshi asked hurriedly: "How big is the difference?"
He regrets it deeply now.
His stubborn character also caused him to suffer a lot.
Zhang Fei wrote lightly: "It's just one natural thing, not a lot."
"Naturally?"
"Yes! I guess many people now have guessed that we did this intentionally." Zhang Fei nodded.
Wang Anshi immediately understood that in fact, the best propaganda is to guide the people to spontaneously pay attention to the new law. If this happens first, the people will hate it and expect the new policy to change everything. When the new law is released, the effect will naturally be better.
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"well."
Wang Anshi sighed regretfully, "You didn't know to stop me at the time."
"I."
Zhang Fei sprayed his saliva directly on his face.
Wang Anshi was embarrassed to look at him and quickly changed the subject: "What should we do next?"
Zhang Fei glanced at Wang Anshi and smiled coquettishly, "The other party has formally sued the Ordinance Department of the Second Government, but Wang Xueshi is not in a hurry to hire me to litigate. Does Wang Xueshi not intend to litigate this lawsuit in the first place?"
Wang Anshi smiled and asked: "Do you think I should accept it?"
Zhang Fei shook his head and said: "I think it is absolutely unacceptable. Regardless of the odds of winning, at least this lawsuit can drag on for a month or two, or even longer."
"clever!"
Wang Anshi smiled and nodded: "I have already seen through their tricks, so I will not start this lawsuit with them at all. When the time comes, I will have people impeach them for forming a clique for personal gain."
After this incident, he trusted Zhang Fei even more.
This political struggle is really cruel! Zhang Fei muttered to himself, and then said: "If that's the case, just wait until I publish the second article."
Wang Anshi asked: "Why?"
Zhang Fei said: "Because my second article is to expose the benefit transfer of this tribute."
Wang Anshi looked at him doubtfully.
Zhang Fei said: "I heard that Gu Sishi actively opposed the new law in the court. Maybe Wang Xueshi's impeachment will be more convincing by then."
Wang Anshi understood it as soon as he heard it, and laughed and said: "Wonderful! Wonderful! This plan is very clever."
I couldn't stop smiling from ear to ear.
Just one day later, a new issue of the newspaper was released.
The title is "Peaches are not bad, flies don't love them".
In the arty Northern Song Dynasty, this title was really eye-catching, but it also aroused everyone's curiosity.
Because I have never seen this kind of gameplay!
Although the style of this article is still that of the market.
But compared to the previous one, many people's evaluation of this article has been slightly improved.
Although the writing style is still so simple and crude, the article cleverly metaphorizes the rotten peach as the decadent tribute system, and at the same time metaphorizes the flies as corrupt officials.
This metaphor is really wonderful.
Through this perfect correspondence, the article reveals the transfer of benefits in the entire tribute system.
This made the people really angry.
After traveling all the way and exhausting the efforts of the police officers, these tributes were finally transported to Tokyo. In the end, they were either allowed to rot slowly, or the ones that were almost bad were sold in the market.
Even if we don't care that it's bad, we are still willing to buy it, but it is still a waste of money. After all, how much manpower and material resources are spent on shipping!
Why is this!
Just for the pockets of those corrupt officials?
Looking back now, everyone thought, isn't the imperial court going to change the law recently?
It seems to be aimed at this problem.
Ever since, Wang Anshi's previous article has returned to the common people's horizons.
When combined with this question, the article is really good.
With facts as proof, the people immediately understood and applauded it.
Then here comes the problem.
Didn’t the procuratorate introduce a new prosecution law recently?
This new law is so good, why are they suing?
Who is going to sue?
This set of almost perfect logic was placed directly in front of the people. The people understood it as soon as they understood it, and they were even complacent, thinking that they understood politics quite well.
Needless to say!
It is those corrupt officials who want to oppose this new law.
Isn't this obvious?
Is it even necessary to think about it?
However, at this moment, the censor Xie Jing suddenly issued a memorial, impeaching Su Shi, Fan Chunren, Liu Shu, Li Zhan, Lin Dan, Qi Hui, Gu Ji, and several other officials for forming cliques for personal gain, using public affairs for personal gain, and excluding dissidents.
Su Shi and Fan Chunren were all confused by this big hat.
I don’t know if they have become accustomed to using judicial means to solve problems recently, so much so that they have forgotten the traditional means of politics.
All I can say is, you old boy has no moral ethics!