Yes, Fan Zhongyan was a famous official of his generation, upright, upright, loyal, and not a clique, but he has been dead for many years.
Well... Mr. Fan is dead, but he still has three sons, all of whom are famous ministers and outstanding figures at that time.
Seeing the slight change in the emperor's expression, Zhao Si quickly added a few words.
"Fan Wenzhenggong once presided over the Qingli New Deal. He advocated clarifying the official administration, reforming the imperial examinations, renovating military equipment, reducing corvee labor, and encouraging the development of agriculture and mulberry. He was the pioneer of Xining's reform. Thirteenth felt that Fan Gong's Qingli administration was more effective than public loyalty. Selfless.”
"Public loyalty and selflessness?" When the officials heard this, they couldn't help but murmured it silently, feeling that the aftertaste was long.
"Brother Thirteen, you can always say something thought-provoking."
"Hehe, Sixth Brother, didn't you say that this is because I have a sincere heart?"
The officials couldn't help laughing when they saw Zhao Si's proud look.
The haze in my heart was cleared away again.
Zhao Si's words made him suddenly think about many things.
"At the beginning of my accession to the throne, Wei Zhonggong (Lu Dafang) and Yao Fugong (Fan Chunren) became prime ministers together. They were simple, honest, honest, and did not have any cliques or friends. They worked together to prime the royal family. They established the dynasty upright and advanced and retreated. Officials should not do anything for personal gain, nor should they marry favors and grievances to gain reputation. It is rare to achieve clean government."
"Later, Duke Wei Zhong was impeached and reprimanded from a distant place. I once said to him, 'The Duke has returned to his hometown temporarily and will be summoned as soon as possible.' After a separation of several years, it was too late to call him back. It is a pity that I heard about Duke Wei Zhong again. , but it is the sad news that he died of illness."
Zhao seemed to be able to hear the meaning behind the emperor's words.
Lu Dafang, Fan Chunren and a few other conservative conservative ministers did not despise him before the emperor brother took office, but taught him carefully. Therefore, after the emperor brother took office, they were given relatively preferential treatment in combating the trend of the old party.
He once wanted to recall Lu, Fan and other Dukes, but encountered obstacles. Zhao seemed to know that this obstacle came from Zhang Dun and Zeng Bu.
Now that the trust between these two people in the heart of the imperial brother has been riddled with holes by himself, naturally this obstacle no longer exists.
Brother Huang, you heard me right.
Reform party members such as Zhang Dun, Lu Huiqing, and Zeng Bu are indeed talented, so let them do practical work. However, these people are too selfish. Once they are allowed to take power, they will rush for quick success and do whatever they want.
Therefore, we must invite an upright and powerful person like Fan Chunren back to supervise them.
Well done, stay safe.
If you don't do a good job, Sixth Brother, Uncle Fan can spray these people to death without you having to say anything.
When Zhao Si saw Guan Jia's expression and knew that he had initially accepted his ideas, he couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.
Get to know the emperor's mind, unearth his desires and visions, formulate targeted plans, guide and inspire him unconsciously, and quietly change his ideas to make them in tune with your own.
This is what was done to convince the capital back then.
It's just that those capitalists are more difficult to deal with than Brother Huang. Because compared to the capital parties who have experienced countless routines, Brother Huang is very stupid and naive.
At this point, Zhao Si knew that there was no need to add any more fuss and let the imperial brother take care of things on his own.
All he had to do was start his second plan.
"Brother Six, when I read Xing Shu's memorial just now, I thought of one thing..."
Seeing Zhao Si hesitate to speak, the official frowned slightly and said rudely.
"Speak quickly!"
"Okay. Sixth brother, the case of the deposed Queen Meng's Xing Yansheng mentioned in Xing Shu's memorial. I saw it in a certain tabloid."
"What?"
"The tabloid was written vividly. It said that the virtuous concubine sued the empress and cursed the officials and the empress dowager. The empress dowager was furious and issued an edict to investigate thoroughly. Then the chamberlains knew Hao on the left and Su on the right, and they were ordered to investigate.
Under the instruction of a certain prime minister and a virtuous concubine in the court, dozens of maids and chamberlains around the queen were arrested and tortured to extract confessions."
Speaking of this, Zhao Si glanced at the emperor's brother and found that his face was livid, so he couldn't help but ask, "Brother Six, I won't say anything else."
"Say, you must say!"
The official said sharply.
I knew you would be angry.
Of course, Xian Fei refers to the current Queen Liu, who "happened" to be registered as Xian Fei at that time. Hao refers to Hao Sui, and Su refers to another head of the chamberlain, Su Gui, who is in charge of the imperial medicine hospital.
The tabloids gave the two of them a high profile, which is understandable and adds to the jealousy.
The characters are right, and the general plot of the story is correct. Of course the officials know that the secrets of the harem have been spread, so they are so angry.
"Okay, Brother Six, don't be angry, I'll continue talking."
"The tabloid said that the chambermaids and maids did not want to slander the deposed queen. They were beaten to pieces, their tongues were cut, and many of them had their limbs amputated. The tabloid spent some time on the torture, and the description was bloody and horrifying. Then it said
Hao, Su and others fabricated confessions and finally coaxed Sixth Brother into deposing Queen Meng."
"Bastard!" The official stood up and walked back and forth.
His face turned red, and he waved his big sleeves and roared loudly.
"Who leaked the secrets of the harem? How bold! I will severely punish these bastards! And those tabloids, where did they get the information? Where did they have the courage?"
The news must have been leaked by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. As for where the courage came from, it was all pampered and indulged by our old Zhao family.
Hundreds of years of advocating literature and restraining martial arts have made those literati have no scruples. Not only did they criticize the government arbitrarily, but even the private affairs of the Tian family were treated as a topic of conversation after dinner.
And these tabloids are tools for those literati to vent their anger.
After the official roared for a while, he saw that his face was pale, he was panting, and his body was swaying a little.
Zhao Si hurriedly stepped forward and supported the emperor's brother.
"Sixth brother, I will not interfere with the internal affairs. As for those tabloids, I have a way to deal with them."
"I'll take care of it myself, Chamberlain. Brother Thirteen, tell me how to deal with which tabloids? Have you banned them?"
Zhao Si helped the emperor sit down slowly while giving Liang Congzheng a look.
Brother, you should seize the opportunity of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
I have set up a platform for you. It depends on your ability how many dissidents you can eliminate and how many cronies you can support.
Liang Congzheng blinked his eyes understandingly.
Zhao seems to be reciprocating a favor.
Xing Shu's memorial was delivered to the palace yesterday afternoon. After reading it in the evening, the officials were very emotional.
Liang Congzheng, who was waiting nearby, took a sneak peek and knew that there was a big mystery inside. So he found an opportunity and asked his godson Liang Shicheng to copy a copy and sent it out of the palace overnight.
The imperial city is locked at night and no one can enter or exit, so it is relatively easy to pass things out. Moreover, Zhao seems to have Tie Porcelain on duty, so he has already connected with them.
After Zhao Si received a copy of this memorial, he discussed it with the newly recruited dog-headed military advisors, Chang Sun Moli and Zeng Baohua for half a night, and then came up with the performance just now.
He is not a god. Without preparation in advance, how could he guide and inspire his brother step by step, and finally achieve his goal.
Helping the imperial brother to sit down, Zhao Si took the ginseng tea handed over by Liang Congzheng and held it up with both hands.
"Brother Six, you can't ban these tabloids. I don't know how many literati are behind them. Forcibly banning them is more troublesome than poking a hornet's nest. It's better to block them than to open them up. Let's give them legal management."
"Legal management?" The official asked curiously after taking a sip of ginseng tea.
"Yes. Sixth brother, this tabloid spreads rumors and creates trouble. It doesn't take a day or two to make false accusations. It has also arrested many people. Using this as an excuse, we have formulated regulations for the management of news distribution."
"News?" the official interjected.
"Sixth brother, we have a newspaper in the imperial court, which is called the imperial newspaper. And the other so-called 'internal detectives', 'provincial detectives', 'yamen detectives' and so on are all private tabloids. The more forbidden they are, the more they like to write.
, so the anonymous number is hidden and the market calls it 'news'."
"Yes, we need to control this kind of tabloid news." The official said angrily, "Brother Thirteen, continue."
"It's Brother Six. All published newspapers, regardless of big newspapers or small newspapers, must register with the Yamen. If they pass the review, they will be issued a license."
"A license holder can only publish a newspaper if he or she has a license. Otherwise, it is illegal. The Kaifeng government can arrest people and confiscate them reasonably and lawfully. All newspapers must be reviewed by the yamen. If there are rumors and slanderous words in the middle, the minor ones will be revised, and the worst ones will be suspended for rectification.
In serious cases, the license will be revoked and the crime will be punished."
The official thought for a while and nodded, "This is a solution. But which government office is willing to take over this matter?"
Indeed, there are no benefits to managing these tabloids, and it is easy to cause embarrassment and attract curses from the literary people.
Seeing the officials staring at him, Zhao seemed to have a helpless smile.
"Okay, I'll take this job of attracting people to scold me. It just so happens that Sixth Brother asked me to take charge of the Secretarial Department, which has a book bureau. Let's use this yamen to manage the tabloid. Anyway, I'm used to being scolded by those literati, so I'm not afraid of them.
Already."
The official took Zhao Si's hand happily and said, "Brother Thirteen is in charge of this matter, so I feel relieved. I know that you are brave enough to do things and take responsibility. Just do it, I will support you."
Zhao Si smiled and said, "With Brother Six's words, I'm not afraid anymore." This chapter has been completed!
