Zhao Xu walked on the path lined with rockeries and trickling streams, but his face did not look relaxed and comfortable at all on vacation. Instead, his brows were furrowed and he read in a low voice: "Zhi Zhi Gao Song Minqiu, Li Dalin, admonisher Hu Zongyu, censor Yang Hui
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Having said this, he turned his head and looked at the guards beside him, "Are you sure it was some of them who did it?"
The guard said: "The humble position is absolutely true. They happened to be in Panlou last night, and they must have heard what Su Zizhan said. Before dawn, they sent their servants to secretly put the handwritten tabloid in the
In front of all major restaurants.”
Because Zhao Xu had a bet with Zhang Fei, he specially sent people to secretly monitor the matter, but who knew that the tabloid would appear the next day.
This really surprised Zhao Xu.
"Why do they do this?"
Zhao Xu looked very confused.
Hu Zongyu did impeach Wang Anshi, but Song Minqiu and Li Dalin were moderates in the court, and they were obsessed with learning, not the kind of struggle. Song Minqiu, in particular, can be said to be a contemporary historian, especially in the study of Tang history.
Zhao Xu admired Tang Taizong very much and often chatted with him about Tang history and knew what he was like.
He was really a learned man. He had thousands of books in his home, including many unique copies. For example, Wang Anshi, Sima Guang, and Su Shi all went to his house to borrow books and read them.
It's unlikely that they would engage in such intrigues.
The chamberlain on the side suddenly said: "Su asked Song Zaigao for his love of articles. Could they be against the ban on celebrity newspapers?"
Zhao Xu glanced at the servant and nodded: "It must be so. It must be so."
At this point, he sighed: "If even they object, I'm afraid it will be difficult for you, sir."
At this moment, Lan Yuanzhen suddenly came here, "Your Majesty, something serious has happened."
Zhao Xu asked: "What's the matter?"
Lan Yuanzhen said: "There are more and more tabloids this morning, hundreds of copies have been circulated."
Zhao Xu was surprised and said: "Can anyone find out who did it?"
Lan Yuanzhen said: "There is no need to check this. Those scholars and scholars spontaneously copied the tabloid and distributed it to others, so it became more and more numerous."
After saying that, he added: "Your Majesty, if this continues, it may have an impact on Academician Wang's new law."
He has always supported the new law. It's not that he agrees with the concept of the new law, it's just that he doesn't like conservative people because these people take eunuchs very seriously.
He and Wang Anshi have a common enemy.
Zhao Xu said: "I believe sir will find a way to solve it."
He really didn't trust Wang Anshi on this matter, he believed in Zhang Fei. Zhang Fei had already predicted it and had his own solution, so he didn't need to worry about it.
It turned out that this was all because Wang Anshi ordered the Kaifeng Mansion to investigate the matter, which directly caused the scholars in Bianjing to spontaneously copy the tabloid in order to protect the people who distributed it.
If you have the ability, Wang Anshi will arrest us all.
This was really unexpected by Wang Anshi.
Before, he thought that there must be someone behind the scenes to deal with him.
But now it seems that is not the case.
This is also true.
There really was no one behind this, it was all a spontaneous act.
Scholars in the Song Dynasty loved to discuss current affairs, criticize the prime minister, and criticize the emperor. When Wang Anshi and Han Qi were young, they would comment on this and that every day, because the atmosphere in the Song Dynasty was open.
This prohibition on discussing current affairs, regardless of whether it is in a tabloid or not, makes scholars feel very sick when they hear this sentence. Even scholars who used to admire Wang Anshi now feel that Wang Anshi is a hypocrite.
You used to write various articles discussing current affairs, which were appreciated by prime ministers such as Bao Zheng, Ouyang Xiu, and Wen Yanbo. Now that you have become prime minister, we are not allowed to publish articles.
Because after all, "Celebrity Daily" only published one article, written by Han Qi, and it was also a traditional article. There was nothing wrong with it. Scholars usually wrote this kind of article when discussing current affairs.
Your prohibition makes no sense.
Even some scholar-bureaucrats who had no interest in worldly affairs and were obsessed with learning were extremely disgusted by this. They also copied Wang Anshi's articles, read them all through the night, and showed them to others. So, is this considered a tabloid?
As for many vested interests in the DPRK, they consider the issue of power. You, Wang Anshi, can ban us from publishing articles today, but you may ban us from speaking tomorrow.
As for the officials who have always been against Wang Anshi, let alone them. When they saw Wang Anshi coming to their door, they quickly fanned the flames, got some cumin, and everyone started roasting it.
This sudden storm immediately plunged Wang Anshi into a great political crisis.
Wang Anshi was really upset.
I feel extremely aggrieved.
In the past, tabloids were dispensable, rare to see, and you didn't care. Now that they don't even exist for a month, it's like you can't live without tabloids.
It seemed like I had done something terribly wrong.
"Teacher, we can't continue like this. We must make a decision quickly, otherwise, the new method will be affected."
Lu Huiqing was anxious now.
Because he originally thought that we would use tabloids to promote the new law, and at the same time antagonize Han Qi, and step on Han Qi to ascend to the throne. Unexpectedly, Wang Anshi directly came to drain the firewood, and this time it was a mess.
This has already caused a great blow to Wang Anshi's reputation.
Because many people believe that Wang Anshi banned tabloids because he was worried that people would use tabloids to discuss his new policies. This shows that there must be something fishy in this new policies.
You Wang Anshi have a guilty conscience!
Wang Anshi frowned and asked, "What can you do?"
There had never been such a case before, and he was a little helpless.
Lu Huiqing said: "My mentor quickly reported to the officials to abolish this prohibition."
It has already become such a mess, and if he continues to enforce it, it will only hurt him more seriously, and no one will support him. There is no way to stop it.
Wang Anshi seemed very hesitant. He did regret it, but he also thought that if he took it back immediately, wouldn't it prove that he was wrong?
But he always believed that what he was worried about was not that people were bothering themselves, but that they were short-sighted and didn't know the harm.
Seeing Wang Anshi's hesitation, Lu Huiqing knew what he was worried about, so he said, "How about going to Zhang San to find a solution?"
Wang Anshi was stunned for a moment, "Looking for Zhang San?"
Lu Huiqing nodded: "This matter happened because of Zhang San. He also used this tabloid to help Xu Zhongtu get justice. It shows that he knows a lot about this aspect. Why not ask him."
Wang Anshi couldn't help but hesitate for a while, and then said: "Go and find Zhang San."
"yes."
Soon, Lu Huiqing found Zhang Fei.
"You brat, do you know how much trouble you've caused me?"
When Wang Anshi saw Zhang Fei, he just blew his beard and stared.
Zhang Fei looked aggrieved and said: "Master Wang, where did you start with this? You said it was forbidden, and I immediately obeyed. If something goes wrong, you can't blame me."
Wang Anshi said: "If you didn't publish tabloids, how could this happen?"
Zhang Fei was about to cry but said without tears: "I was forced to do that too?"
"Who forced you?" Wang Anshi said: "You should have come to me at that time, I will help you."
As expected of Wang Anshi, he can be so confident when asking for help. Zhang Fei knew it very well and was too lazy to argue with him, saying: "The matter is over, what should we do now?"
Wang Anshi said: "You are the cause of this disaster, you have to find a way to solve it."
Zhang Fei muttered in a low voice: "It's obviously you who caused this disaster."
"What did you say?" Wang Anshi stared.
"Nothing, nothing."
"What do you think we should do now?" Wang Anshi said.
Zhang Fei struggled for a while and said: "I told you, I'm afraid you won't like to hear it, Grand Scholar Wang."
Wang Anshi said: "No matter how harsh you say it, it's not as harsh as what people outside say."
Zhang Fei said: "I thought this couldn't be done like this."
"Then why didn't you tell me earlier?" Wang Anshi said with bulging eyes.
"I!"
Zhang Fei almost didn't curse, hehehe twice: "Isn't it all because Bachelor Wang is doing it for my own good? I, Zhang San, am not such an ignorant person."
"Ahem!"
Wang Anshi choked for a while, waved his hands and said: "Let's not talk about what happened before. How should we solve this problem now?"
Zhang Fei explained: "Defending people's mouths is better than guarding rivers. This cannot be forbidden at all. The reason is very simple. Things are rare and valuable. The more forbidden something is, the more valuable it is, the more people will take risks.
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For example, illegal salt and illegal liquor, the court punished them by up to hanging, but some people still took desperate risks. The court was also constantly adjusting its policies in this area to make it easier for merchants to obtain the right to sell."
Wang Anshi said: "But we must guard against the harm of public opinion!"
Zhang Fei said: "The way to control water lies in reasonable guidance. If we guide it reasonably, we can irrigate crops. The same is true for public opinion. Reasonable guidance of public opinion will be conducive to the stability of the country."
Wang Anshi asked: "How to guide it reasonably?"
Zhang Fei said: "Take the new law of Grand Scholar Wang, no matter how much you brag about it!"
"Um?"
"Ahem, no matter how earnestly you speak, Academician Wang, to explain the benefits of the new law, in the eyes of others, it is just self-promotion. No matter how reasonable what Academician Wang says, there will always be people who question it. But if it is someone else who is saying it, the effect will be
It's completely different. It's said to be a tabloid, but it can actually be an official newspaper. An official newspaper with a tabloid label is actually more convincing."
"An official newspaper with a tabloid?"
Wang Anshi seemed to realize something.
He previously believed that public opinion cannot be controlled by businessmen. Zhang San is a businessman after all, but if this businessman is a member of the state, doesn't it mean that it is still controlled by the state?
And it's more effective.
The more I thought about it, the more I regretted it. Why didn't I turn this corner at that time?
Zhang Fei continued: "Not only that, only by allowing legal tabloids to exist can Academician Wang be able to punish those illegal tabloids."
Wang Anshi said angrily: "Since you know this, why didn't you say it earlier?"
Zhang Fei said: "Even if I said it at that time, Academician Wang would not listen. After all, I am also a beneficiary."
Wang Anshi said: "Who said that? Didn't I listen to the advice you gave me before? Didn't you benefit from it?"
Zhang Fei was speechless.
Wang Anshi glanced at him, "What should we do now?"
Zhang Fei said: "This ban can only be withdrawn."
Wang Anshi sighed: "If I just withdraw this ban, it means that I am wrong and they are right. Do you know how much impact this will have on my new policy?"
Zhang Fei thought for a moment and said, "I wonder if University Scholar Wang is willing to lose to the law?"
Wang Anshi was astonished and said: "Lost to the law?"