Zhang Fei only passively accepted Su Shi's suggestions, just like his previous actions, all of which were passive.
He never actively pursued the tabloids, although he was well prepared for it.
The matter originally stemmed from a leak, and Zhang Fei initially chose to go to Kaifeng Mansion to file a complaint, but the Kaifeng Mansion was unwilling to accept the case. It was out of desperation that he decided to retaliate.
After Xu Zun's matter was resolved, Zhang Fei became very low-key. It was Sima Guang, Han Qi, and Su Shi who took the initiative to come to him, rather than him actively pursuing them.
But all this was planned secretly by him.
This is a conspiracy.
The reason why Zhang Fei behaved very low-key was because he knew that in the feudal era, this public opinion was a very sensitive issue.
Therefore, he invited Shenzong to play together beforehand. If Shenzong didn't want to play, he wouldn't dare to play.
However, in this era, many people have a vision beyond the times.
Wang Anshi is one of them.
Genuine bookstore.
"what happened?"
Zhang Fei looked at the seven or eight Kaifeng government officials and asked with a puzzled look on his face.
The first official said: "We are here under orders. Your workshop must temporarily stop all printing operations and is not allowed to sell any tabloids."
Zhang Fei asked: "I wonder what kind of law we have broken?"
The officer said: "We don't know this, we are just following orders."
Zhang Fei nodded. At this moment, he finally understood why Wang Anshi didn't look for him.
Hou Donglai was completely depressed. He was about to make a fortune, but this time he splashed water on him!
He quickly pulled Zhang Fei aside and said, "Sanlang, what should we do?"
Zhang Fei said: "Try your best to cooperate with the government, what else can you do?"
Hou Donglai said anxiously: "We have to think about our options. What if the government doesn't allow us to seal it?"
"We'll talk about it then." Zhang Fei shrugged, "Now these officials don't know what is going on and what can I do."
Hou Donglai and the other craftsmen could only comfort themselves with the thought that good things would take a long time.
For Zhang Fei, this is not surprising.
As soon as I got home, Xu Zhiqian came over to greet me.
"I heard that the Kaifeng Prefecture sent people to seal the genuine bookstore?"
"Um."
Zhang Fei nodded.
Xu Zhiqian asked: "Who gave the order?"
Zhang Fei shook his head and said: "It's not clear yet." In fact, he knew in his heart that it must be Wang Anshi.
The only people who can command the Kaifeng Mansion are those who are involved in political affairs, and those who are involved in political affairs are currently divided into two factions, and Sima Guang's faction is definitely impossible.
Even if Sima Guang was aware of this problem, he would communicate with Zhang Fei first and would not give a direct order.
It must be Wang Anshi.
Xu Zhiqian sighed softly: "Let's just say that this matter is not that easy, but it was still blocked after all."
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "I never said it was easy, but..."
Xu Zhiqian asked: "But what?"
Zhang Fei smiled profoundly: "It's easy now."
His guess was correct, it was Wang Anshi who ordered the closure of his genuine bookstore, but Wang Anshi was not targeting Zhang Fei, he was only targeting the tabloid.
Judging from the circulation of this tabloid, he has already anticipated how much trouble this tabloid will cause him when his new law is promulgated.
Because he knows that those who have the ability to publish tabloids are the people he wants to target.
At that time, the power of public opinion will still be controlled by them, which will be very troublesome.
Wang Anshi, on the other hand, acted vigorously and resolutely, doing what he said and not dragging his feet. This was the biggest difference between him and Sima Guang.
But this action also immediately caused the impeachment of the officials and admonishers in the court.
Even Wen Yanbo, Zhao Bian, Lu Gongzhu and others were shocked.
They are all still immersed in the article competition, and Wang Anshi is currently at a disadvantage.
You can't afford to lose. Your article can't compare, so you closed the shop.
What is this thing called?
The opposition immediately came roaring like a stormy sea.
The entire imperial city was in a state of chaos.
Even the reformists felt very incomprehensible to Wang Anshi's behavior.
There is no need to do this.
What a shame!
Zhao Xu had to come out to calm the storm.
Chuigong store.
"Wang Jiefu, why did you close the genuine bookstore? The behavior of the genuine bookstore is not illegal."
Sima Guang became angry and accused Wang Anshi.
Zhao Xu also looked at Wang Anshi curiously. He originally wanted to use the tabloid to help Wang Anshi, but Wang Anshi slapped him over and Zhao Xu was a little dizzy.
Wang Anshi said: "I did not order the closure of genuine bookstores, I just asked them not to print tabloids first?"
Wen Yanbo said: "What's the difference?"
Wang Anshi said with a solemn expression: "Don't forget that this crisis originated from the tabloids. If the tabloids hadn't leaked the secrets of the Criminal Court, how would there have been such a crisis.
Instead of strictly investigating this matter to prevent this kind of situation from happening again, the court is happy to promote tabloids. Doesn’t this encourage that kind of unhealthy trend?”
When Sima Guang heard this, he couldn't help but frown.
Fan Chunren suddenly stood up and said: "The leakage of court secrets must be investigated, but it has nothing to do with tabloids."
Wang Anshi said: "But without tabloids, it would not have caused such a big disturbance. The court could control it as soon as possible to avoid further deterioration of the situation.
You should all know how the Di newspaper is published. It requires careful consideration of the words and sentences, and after repeated inspections by the Privy Council and the Zhongshu Men, it can be published to the public only after it is confirmed to be correct.
You should all know exactly why this is the case.
The Xu Temple incident just illustrates this point. Now everyone knows that the Xu Temple incident was just mentioned casually during a discussion, but after being exaggerated by the tabloids, it suddenly became such a big crisis."
Fan Chunren said: "But guarding against the people's mouth is better than guarding against the river. This cannot be guarded against."
"I am not trying to defend the people, I am trying to ensure the stability of the country."
Wang Anshi said: "Let me tell you what will happen if tabloids are not strictly controlled. The state prints newspapers for government purposes, while the purpose of private printing of tabloids is to make money. How to make money?
Make your content eye-catching.
For this reason, businessmen will inevitably exaggerate the facts and make alarmist statements. Maybe a small defeat on the front line will be reported in the tabloids, and it will become that the enemy troops have arrived in Bianliang. This will attract people to buy the tabloids, which will inevitably cause panic.
The imperial court has no one to argue with, what should we do?"
After saying these words, Sima Guang, Wen Yanbo and others were all silent in thought.
They also gradually realized that this did seem to be a bit too much.
Wang Anshi continued: "I'm not saying that genuine bookstores are guilty, and I didn't say that genuine bookstores will be closed down. I just asked genuine bookstores to stop printing and distribution first, and wait for the court to discuss the results. Moreover, I am not like the outside world.
As I said, we are afraid of losing the article. If there is really a competition, we will publish it in Di Bao. As long as it does not endanger the stability of the country, we can publish as many articles as we want, no matter how we compare."
Chen Shengzhi immediately stood up and said: "Your Majesty, what Academician Wang said is reasonable. Public opinion still needs to be controlled. Although the articles published in genuine bookstores currently have merit, we are afraid that some evildoers will use the tabloid to disrupt the situation.
The country is stable.”
Zhao Xu nodded slightly.
Sima Guang said: "Having said that, Fan Sijian also makes sense. It is better to guard against the people's mouth than to guard against Sichuan. If the court suddenly issued an order to ban tabloids and the scholars did not understand, this might lead to a greater crisis, or would it
Handle it with caution.”
Zhao Xu asked: "What do you think?"
Sima Guang said: "I don't think there should be a blanket rule. Tabloids can be prohibited from publishing any news about current affairs, but they should still be allowed to publish public affairs in tabloids for people's entertainment."
Wang Anshi hesitated for a while and said: "It is not impossible to do this, but it must be reviewed by the court before starting a tabloid. Otherwise, it will publish false news and cause chaos. Even if the court wants to punish those people, it will not help. After all,
The consequences have already been done."
Sima Guang nodded.
Zhao Xu said very cheerfully: "Let you two handle this matter."
He also felt guilty. After all, he was also one of the culprits behind the scenes. He could not have any attitude on this matter. His ministers were too shrewd, and even the slightest negligence might be discovered by them.
After the meeting, Sima Guang grabbed Wang Anshi and whispered: "You are afraid that the tabloids will be detrimental to your new law."
Although he had no objection in the palace, he still had to point out Wang Anshi's little thoughts, lest Wang Anshi think that he had been deceived.
Wang Anshi smiled and said: "I already have a headache just dealing with you. How can I spare the time to deal with that tabloid? If you are really willing to support me, then he will still publish it, and I am not afraid."
Sima Guang snorted: "With your personality, good things can also turn into bad things for you, so I won't support you."
Wang Anshi laughed and said: "You have a stable character, but you have put off just one law until now and haven't issued it yet. If I can live to be three hundred years old, I will definitely follow your example."
Sima Guang said: "There is no such thing as pursuing speed in governing a country."
Wang Anshi said: "When the patient dies, no matter how good you develop the best medicine, it will not help. If you cannot cure the patient, you are just a quack. Haha. Farewell."
After saying that, he ran away.
Sima Guang muttered with disdain: "That's better than killing the patient."
When Wang Anshi came out of the palace, he went to find Zhang Fei and told Zhang Fei that he had given the order. At the same time, he asked Zhang Fei to stop printing and distributing tabloids first, and he had to apply before he could continue to print and distribute tabloids.
"You won't blame me, will you?"
Wang Anshi looked at Zhang Fei and asked.
Zhang Fei said with aggrieved face: "No."
Wang Anshi chuckled and said, "It's okay if you blame me. Then you will know that I am doing this for your own good."
Zhang Fei immediately said: "Speaking of doing it for my own good, then I have to boldly ask, what's the good thing about it?"
Wang Anshi said: "If the court does not control it and the tabloid is popular in your official bookstore, once there is a problem with the tabloid, no matter whether you published it or not, you will be implicated. If the matter is very serious, you may have to
Bear criminal responsibility.”
Zhang Fei said: "Is it true? Academician Wang is not trying to scare me, right? I am Zhang Darbi."
Wang Anshi snorted: "Do you still need me to scare you? Isn't your father-in-law a victim of this tabloid? You used fire to fight fire, and I supported it, but to really avoid this, we still need to control it. This poison is used
Too much will backfire on you."
Zhang Fei nodded and said, "Okay, from now on I will tell you some interesting stories about widows."
"Tsk!" Wang Anshi frowned and looked at this kid.
"Oh no."
Zhang Fei coughed: "It's not a widow, it's a geisha, this is the head office."
Wang Anshi nodded, "Send some innocuous news and I won't care about you. Just pay the taxes."
Zhang Fei said: "I'm afraid that I won't be able to pay too much and live up to the expectations of Grand Scholar Wang."
Wang Anshi chuckled: "A little adds up to a lot."
After Wang Anshi left, Zhao Xu immediately sent someone to quietly meet with Zhang Fei.
Inform Zhang Fei of the previous court discussion.
Zhang Fei nodded repeatedly after hearing this: "As expected of Grand Scholar Wang, he actually convinced Grand Scholar Sima and others."
These words were definitely spoken from the heart, because he knew that Wang Anshi was not alarmist, but he did not expect that Wang Anshi had foreseen this step.
Zhao Xu smiled and said: "Your tricks of manipulating public opinion are very fancy, but in the end you still can't hide it from my ministers! Haha..."
Zhao Xu didn't believe Zhang Fei's bragging before, but now he was proven right, so he quickly called Zhang Fei and teased him a few words.
Zhang Fei was slightly startled and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, I haven't lost yet."
Zhao Xu was surprised and said: "Even Sima Junshi supports it, so it's impossible for you to win."
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "Your Majesty, don't believe it. Academician Wang's idea is right. This is indeed something we need to guard against, but his approach is completely wrong. He will not play with this public opinion at all. Within seven days
, Academician Wang must be very worried about this matter."
Zhao Xu immediately asked: "What do you want to do?"
Zhang Fei raised his hands: "I'm not doing anything, I'm just resting at home."
Zhao Xu shook his head and said, "I don't believe it."
Zhang Fei chuckled: "Then you might as well bet on something."
Zhao Xu, who was also in his early twenties and full of energy, immediately responded: "Whatever you want, what do you want to bet on?"
Zhang Fei thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty is so short of money, so don't gamble."
Who are you looking down on? Zhao Xu said angrily: "No matter how short of money I am, I still have more money than you."
Zhang Fei pointed out: "Five thousand guan. I just want to buy a house."
Zhao Xu hummed: "I'm afraid you won't be able to buy this house."
