Chapter 266: The trees are not quiet but the wind is not stopping
On December 9th, there was a court meeting. So Li You entered the palace in the dark and cold wind in the early morning when he couldn't see his fingers - this was a painful moment for a Beijing official.
Joining other etiquette officers, Mr. Li and another Shangbaosi official who was holding a precious seal took the lead and led Tianluanyu from the inner palace to Huangjién, and personally escorted the drowsy young man who was still dozing.
Heaven lifted me to the throne.
It doesn't matter whether the emperor is awake or not, all the links are running automatically and in an orderly manner. Singing praises, whipping whips, crossing rivers... The fifth court meeting in the penultimate seven years of the Ming Dynasty has begun.
Nothing good to say... After it was over, Mr. Li showed his handsome face that was almost frozen, and walked together with other people in Zhongshushe, following the old man step by step, heading in the direction of Huiji.
Everyone among the staff could not help but look askance. Is this still the outstanding Li Zhongshu? Everyone knew that Mr. Li prided himself on his special status and had always been unwilling to give up when it came to etiquette. He often chatted and laughed with Mr. Yang, who was the last among the bachelors.
, they have no power to be jealous about this, only deep envy. But they don’t know why Li You changed his mind today and bent down to hang out with them, a group of people from the seventh grade.
Then twenty or thirty people from the middle school stood under the meeting pole, with their hands tied, and respectfully watched the bachelors go inside first.
However, it was said that Mr. Yuan, the academician of Wenhua Palace, walked to the meeting hall first. Although he held his head high, he always felt a thorn in his back. He couldn't help but look back to the west and glanced at Li Zhongshu, who was standing in the crowd with a very respectful attitude... This
There must be some evildoer?
Li Zhongshu's strange behavior was not over yet. He didn't know who he found to write a picture and hung it on the wall of his public room. The content only contained the four words "A Harmony". It is said that it has a great origin and was handed down from Emperor Xianzong at that time.
. Several flattered people have been invited to the house for tea by Li Zhongshu and He Qingqing...
No matter what others think, Li You has gradually become lazy and quiet these days. He just does his errands step by step and never takes one more step or says one more word.
Of course, a person with a restless nature and strong energy always needs to find something to vent. For example, Li You now has Di Bao, a seemingly risk-free toy.
Since he came to work in the palace, Mr. Li stopped reading the newspaper because it was unnecessary. Almost all the memorials and lists had to be reviewed in his hands, and the empress dowager's edicts were also drafted and recorded from the palace. Mr. Li also used
Do you need to read excerpts from the General Secretary's newspapers to understand political affairs?
However, Li You is still in the new and interesting stage and is very motivated and enthusiastic about the power he has obtained so casually by reviewing the Di newspaper.
He held the yellow-colored Di newspaper in his hand and read it carefully, secretly sighing that this is the only official media in the Ming Dynasty, and it is also the only national-level media, a true monopoly. Although he has never had it in his two lives.
I have working experience in the industry, but I have never eaten pig meat, and I have seen pigs run away...
It is said that Li Zhongshu has the power to review and issue the Di newspaper. The governor in charge of the Di newspaper at the Department of General Affairs is unlucky. The Di newspaper that is handed in every day does not meet Mr. Li's liking. Every time, it has to be heavily deleted and reworked. The result is that the original
The Dibao published on the same day often has to be postponed to the next day. Fortunately, the pace of life in this era is slow and there are no competitors. The difference between the morning and evening Dibao can be said to be negligible.
For three days in a row, Li You himself finally became impatient. How come the consciousness and quality of official media workers are so low these days? Do they need a layman like him to teach them?
He couldn't help but run to Huiji, and handed a note to the Governor of the General Affairs Department who came to deliver the newspaper to his residence, instructing: "There are four sentences in it. Go back and study it carefully to understand what I mean."
After the governor returned, he opened it and took a look. It was really wonderful and enlightening. He could only read four sentences on the paper: The emperor is great, the queen mother is wise, the country is peaceful and the people are safe, and the world is peaceful.
Based on Mr. Li’s understanding from two generations of life experience, the official media of the Ming Dynasty should be like this...
On this day, Li Zhongshu held the revised version of the Di newspaper, read it and sighed, "The world is peaceful and peaceful, it is really a prosperous age. Traveling through this time, how lucky I am that I would rather be an official of peace than a lànli emperor."
Putting down the newspaper in his residence, he saw the official of Cisheng Palace bringing in some documents. Li You knew that these were special chapters and chapters that were directly reported to Cisheng Palace. The Empress Dowager had read them first and then sent them back for processing.
Li You opened the above book casually and immediately became uneasy after taking a look at it.
This is a censor's impeachment: "I heard that Li You, a sacrificial man, had stolen the center, blocked the way of speech, and blocked the ears and eyes of the world. Although the slanderous words are clever and the flattery is sweet, the faith will be destroyed. If the flattery is full, then
The country is in danger. The imperial court does not consider the right and wrong of things, but only pleases others to praise itself. It is not very dark. The Holy Lord does not consider the reason but flatters and begs for favor. This is not very flattering..."
Translated, it means: Li Younon's newspaper is full of flattery, which will destroy people's hearts. If he continues like this, the Ming Dynasty will be destroyed in his hands.
What is this? He consciously did a good deed and maintained stability and harmony. Li You was not expecting to be impeached, as if he had been hit by a slap in the face.
In fact, there are not just one bān, but seven or eight bān, and there are several impeachment books with similar rhetoric.
When Li Zhongshu was eating, he was still unhappy about this.
Qin Sheren on the side consoled him: "You have smashed other people's jobs, and others will naturally want to get it back from you."
"What kind of job?" Li You didn't quite understand.
It turns out that the ministers responsible for supervision in the imperial court also have to assess the workload of the subjects. The six subjects are better, as they all have specialized government affairs, and those who are not good at things or people can be judged by picking a few bones from the egg.
However, not all of the more than one hundred censors have special missions to go out on patrol, so in order to complete the workload, they have to take the initiative to find things to give advice. Dibao is an important source of news for these censors who have no errands.
Scan through the newspaper a few times every day to see if there is anything unreasonable and objectionable, and then you can write down your workload in the question book.
This is where the problem lies. Li You relied on his experience to make the world peaceful with all the decorations in the Di newspaper. But the censors who are accustomed to guard the Di newspaper to find the dark side are really not at peace. This is not called smashing people.
What is the name of the rice bowl? Since Li Zhongshu has cut off everyone's appetite, then everyone must get it back from Li Zhongshu.
After understanding the cause and effect, Li You was dumbfounded. This is the special speaker of the Ming Dynasty. Facing these people who are afraid of the world being ruined, what is the point of reporting for trial but not trying it?
Forget it, let the Secretary of General Affairs write whatever he wants from now on, why should I go through all the trouble and be accused of blocking the way of speech? If I am not good, I will be included in the biography of the ministers of the Ming Dynasty, Mr. Li thought a little discouraged.
But when Li You returned to the east after dinner, another official from the Cisheng Palace came with an edict: Li You had been diligent in reporting loyalty at his residence, and was rewarded with fifty taels of silver.
Li You was stunned by the cold wind. Money is a trivial matter, but it represents the attitude of the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother admires her newspaper very much.
Choose one of the two, power brings not only feelings, but also troubles... Li You felt that he had dug a big hole for himself. Why did he really want to be greedy for power in the first place? Otherwise, he would not have gotten into this trouble...
