Xu Guangqi finally listened to Wang Peng's words and went to Beijing from Zhangde Mansion to apply. Fortunately, Wang Peng found a business partner in Zhangde Mansion, solved the financial problem, lent him a few taels of silver, and arranged for him to follow the businessmen who entered Beijing.
, otherwise Xu Guangqi would starve to death without waiting for the capital.
Although Xu Guangqi did not win the honor at this time, he definitely had enough brains. After suffering a big loss in Zhangde Mansion, his mind was much more mature and careful. At that time, he asked Wang Peng and others to leave their addresses and wrote about the rape of civilians in Anyang County.
, asked Wang Peng to sign a few signatures and have his fingerprints pressed on illegal complaints such as collecting river money, and prepared to take revenge if there was a chance after arriving in the capital.
After entering Beijing, his application to the Institute of Science and Technology went smoothly. He became the youngest researcher at the Institute on that day. He followed several chemistry professors from inner-city laboratories to do various experiments every day. He told his boss about his experience in Anyang
, however, the Gewuyuan said that it had no control over this matter - even though it had a royal title, people in the Gewuyuan were strictly forbidden by the emperor to interfere in politics.
Xu Guangqi, who had initially settled down, first wrote a long letter to his old father and asked people from the Songjiang Guild Hall in the capital to help and arrange for businessmen to send it back. Then he advanced his monthly salary for this month and went to various restaurants in the capital every day to make dental offerings - before that
I was so hungry in Anyang for three months. Although he was a new recruit at Gewuyuan, Xu Guangqi's monthly salary was already as high as six taels, which was similar to that of a seventh-grade imperial official after the salary increase.
He is a young man, and lives in a single room in Gewuyuan, so there is nothing he can do with it. He can use these six taels of silver by himself, and as long as he doesn't eat abalone wings every day, he can eat whatever he wants and still have half left by the end of the month.
Therefore, Xu Guangqi, a bachelor, often invites his colleagues from Gewuyuan to eat out. Today, he also went to Shunfu Mutton Restaurant to eat hot pot. The private room is next to the private room of Shen Maoxue and others. When he was going out for convenience, he passed by the private room of Shen Maoxue and others -
They had just discussed the rebellion in Anyang County and heard it.
At this time, he told about his own experience, and Zhang Sixiu and others were all sighing. Tu Long asked: "Little brother, why don't you file a complaint in Zhangde Mansion? If you come to Beijing now, if you file a complaint again, you will be overstepping the level. No one will accept it, and there will be no complaint first.
Guilty."
Xu Guangqi smiled bitterly after hearing this and said: "At that time, I just wanted to be as far away from Anyang as possible. After all, I was afraid of being beaten. Isn't there any good way now?"
In fact, both Shen Maoxue and Zhang Sixiu here can find a way to forward Xu Guangqi's letter of complaint to the Inspectorate. However, the first important thing about being an official in the capital is-don't meddle in other people's business. If this is a trick by political opponents and you fall into the trap,
How much was the sense of justice worth at that time?
Because Xu Guangqi was asking about Zhang Sixiu, Shen Maoxuexin said that I should not come forward yet. Mr. Zhang has strong shoulders, has a prime minister father, and his ability to take risks is a hundred times higher than his own. Let's see what he means first.
Although Zhang Sixiu had low emotional intelligence, Zhang Juzheng told him to shut up and not stand up for no reason on the first day after he entered the officialdom. Therefore, he also found Xu Guangqi's matter troublesome. The key is that Xu Guangqi's identity was a citizen, not an official. In the early Ming Dynasty, people sued officials.
However, it has not been seen in official circles in the world for many years.
Therefore, he pondered for a while and said: "Since you are in the Royal Academy of Furniture, why not ask the dean Zhu Shizi to do this for you?"
After hearing this, Xu Guangqi smiled bitterly and said: "How can such a cheap thing be possible? The number of people in the hospital has already exceeded four hundred, and the fool can't be more stupid than the others - I have never seen Dean Zhu." After hearing what Zhang Sixiu said, he pondered.
Endless.
Xu Guangqi observed their words and felt that these people had no intention of helping, so he stood up and saluted to leave. Zhang Sixiu said with a smile: "It's not that I don't want to help you, but it's because of the rules that I can't do it. But I have a plan, are you willing to listen?" "
After Xu Guangqi heard this, he quickly thanked him and asked for advice. Zhang Sixiu said: "Have you heard of Xinmin Daily? This newspaper is not far from here. You can submit your article to them. They have a dedicated writer to verify it. Investigation. If the investigation is true, you don’t have to ask them and they will publish it in the newspaper for you - if public opinion arouses, the Supervisory Office will definitely pay attention, and won’t you avenge it?"
Xu Guangqi had been buying newspapers and reading them every day these days, but he never thought that he could use them to vent his anger. After hearing this, he was so enlightened that he bowed to the ground and thanked Zhang Sixiu.
...
It was already very late when Zhang Sixiu came home, but he saw that the light in Zhang Juzheng's study was still on, so he knew that his father was dealing with official business again. He hurried in to say hello to Zhang Juzheng, and saw that Zhang Jingxiu was also there, and said hello to his eldest brother. Zhang Juzheng knew that Shen Mao I asked him briefly about inviting him to dinner and then asked him to go back to his room to rest.
Zhang Sixiu had nothing to say, so he remembered what happened to Xu Guangqi, so he told it in the study. Zhang Jingxiu opened his mouth wide after hearing this and looked at Zhang Juzheng. Zhang Juzheng frowned and said to Zhang Sixiu: "You might as well report his matter to the Metropolitan Procuratorate The imperial envoy who was about to go down told me that he should instruct this person named Xu to find a newspaper agency - it was just a matter of fate."
Zhang Sixiu hurriedly asked Zhang Juzheng why he said this, and Zhang Juzheng said: "You don't know that controlling public opinion is a matter that the emperor attaches great importance to. In the past six months, how much newspapers have done to promote the reform! Anyang County is certainly guilty, but after all, it is repairing the river. It’s related to major political affairs—which newspaper would dare to report it?”
After all, Zhang Sixiu was young. Hearing his father's words, Zhang Sixiu was dissatisfied and said: "Then let Anyang County offend? Not only did they commit crimes for no reason, but also listen to what Xu Guangqi said, how many things have happened to disregard human lives?! Those who died tragically in Huanhe River What’s wrong with the workers?”
After hearing this, Zhang Juzheng smiled casually. He put down the brush in his hand and took off the spectacles from his face. Zhang Jingxiu hurriedly handed over the hot towel that had been prepared. Zhang Juzheng took it and wiped his face, then pinched it with two fingers. He looked at his second son with his eyes half-opened and half-closed on the bridge of his nose, and said, "In your opinion, how should the court deal with this?"
Zhang Sixiu thought for a while and said loudly: "Even if we can't make a big fanfare, we must send an imperial envoy to find out and then take action!"
Zhang Juzheng smiled and said, "Isn't this what the imperial court does now?" Zhang Sixiu was speechless after hearing this.
Zhang Jingxiu interjected: "The third brother is kind-hearted, but he should not have directed him to go to the Xinmin Newspaper. If Xu Guangqi is not careful and says that you asked him to go - the newspaper will be in trouble. It is not possible to publish, and it is not possible to publish. No, they think more."
Zhang Sixiu chuckled after hearing this and said, "Hmph, it turns out that the 'straight talk' advertised by the two companies is actually just a gimmick."
After Zhang Jingxiu heard this, he wanted to argue with his younger brother, who had been a little distracted recently. Zhang Juzheng raised his hand to stop him and said to Zhang Sixiu with a smile: "You are right, the so-called 'straight-line criticism' is indeed a trick."
These words were so firm that Zhang Sixiu felt that his three views were a little shaken and conflicted greatly with the impression that the newspapers had given him over the past few years. He looked at Zhang Juzheng in confusion.
Zhang Juzheng said coldly: "The emperor once told his father that propaganda tricks can only exist in the minds of those in power. The highest level of controlling public opinion is those who run newspapers. Those who read newspapers don't think they are tricks.
.Newspaper editors think they are 'straightforwardly discussing', while newspaper readers think they are 'private censors' - the magic lies in the word 'guidance'."
"My father will give you an example. How many articles did Jingshi Daily and Xinmin Daily publish about Ding Youzhi's debate in the next year? The newspapers first upheld public opinion and criticized Xinmin Daily for its bells. Then, they slowly discarded them every few issues.
Published a reasonable article about "seizing love", and wrote about the achievements of many ministers who had their love taken away from the dynasty! So far, public opinion in favor of "reforming the Dingyou system" has gained the upper hand - have you noticed?"
After Zhang Sixiu heard this, he was horrified and his back was covered in cold sweat. Ever since Shufa was educated, it was a natural concept that parents should not work for three years after their son died, but this newspaper subtly changed his position.
I changed my mind and I don’t dare to think about it. It’s really scary to think about it!
Zhang Juzheng continued: "The emperor and my father have studied the pros and cons of all the reforms in the past. Only Shang Yang's reform is the most outstanding. Why? It's just because of the 'people's trust'! Others, such as the Xining Reform, Qingli Reform, etc., were abandoned halfway, but they are just
This is due to the confusion of different opinions. Therefore, if the reform of this dynasty is to be accomplished, the father's "provincial discussion" will not work, but the emperor's "one discussion" is necessary. The emperor once said well, "From now on, there is only one thing that cannot be done"
What changes is that it changes with the times and with the situation! This is a sincere statement."
After hearing this, Zhang Sixiu opened his mouth and said, "If the ancestral family law is discarded like a pair of worn-out shoes, and the country is in ruins, aren't you afraid that the world will be shaken?"
Zhang Juzheng listened and said with a smile: "How can we achieve great governance without creating chaos first? Reformers are not afraid of chaos, because the chaos is within the palm of their hands. As long as chaos can be cured, let it be chaos; only chaos can be divided.
It’s up to the left and right, friends and foes, and only those in power know who to attack, who to win over, and who to rely on. Do you understand?”
After listening to Zhang Juzheng's words, Zhang Sixiu felt enlightened and understood most of the imperial court's actions in the past few months. Deep in his heart, he even swallowed up all the pride that his family had been in second place in high school for the past few months - only at this time
Knowing that he was just sitting in a well and looking at the sky, Zhang Juzheng saw that he had convinced his son, so he picked up a booklet from the big case and handed it to him: "This is the "On Contradiction" mentioned by the emperor. You should take it and copy it first, study it carefully and understand it.
This means that 'the sage's knowledge is given by heaven, and the sage is born to know' is not an empty lie!"