Sang Chiruo, who was riding on the horse, looked back in the direction of Dunhuang and sighed softly.
Yin Tu, the general of the Shankai Army walking beside him, said in a deep voice: "There are thousands of households, and we just left like this?"
Sang Chiruo said quietly: "Fighting is like fighting. The opponent has the weak spot. If you don't retreat at this time, what can you do?"
Yin Tu said angrily: "Obviously as long as we attack the city for a few more days, we can capture the treasure house in Dunhuang City!"
Sang Chiruo: "If I stay here any longer, my head will be chopped off in my sleep within a few days."
Yin Tu was stunned.
Sang Chiruo: "Before I sent out the troops, Zuzan had already made complete preparations. As long as I dare to be disloyal, I will definitely not be able to see the sun tomorrow."
Yin Tu was angry, swung his giant stick, broke a boulder next to him, and said, "We obviously won, but we have to run away like mice. I can't swallow this breath!"
Sang Chiruo looked at the mountains in the distance and said softly: "Just remember my words... The days ahead are still very long. Today we can reach the city. One day, we will be able to enter the city and become the leader of Dunhuang.
Owner……"
The war in Dunhuang has come to an end, but in the far east, an undercurrent is slowly surging beneath the water.
The movements in the Northern Tang Dynasty Hall were just as Zhou Jun expected.
After many important officials resigned and became official officials, most of the wealthy families who originally followed Li Longji to Liangzhou moved south from Hexi and went to Li Heng in the south of the Yangtze River.
At the same time, the Guanlong family told each other and pointed their fingers at the Northern Tang Dynasty. Most of the literati and bachelors of the high-ranking Xian clan acted as mouthpieces and began to ignore the corrective contribution of the Northern Tang Dynasty in conquering Hebei. Instead, they called it
Be the culprit of rebellious ministers.
On this day, Zhou Jun and a group of courtiers gathered in Liangzhou's political hall.
On the desk in front of Zhou Jun was a pile of collected books.
Picking up one of the books, Zhou Jun read out the three big characters on the cover: "Ode to the Sorrow of the Tang Dynasty."
Cen Shen gritted his teeth and said: "Prime Minister, the words in this book are slandering the government and harboring evil intentions. They should be listed as banned books and not allowed to enter the market!"
Zhou Jun opened the book and read as he read: "While in the position of the Three Dukes, he acted like a rebel, desecrated the country and harmed the people, and poisoned others... There were boring people in Hexi, and the emperor complained.
Historical records show that unethical ministers are greedy, cruel and brutal, especially in Jun."
Putting the book down slowly, Zhou Jun showed no emotion or anger on his face.
The courtiers around him were all uneasy.
There is no other reason. It's just that in this poem, Zhou Jun was scolded so much that anyone else would be furious.
Zhou Jun was silent for a long time, and then suddenly said: "His literary talent is rare and rare."
When the courtiers heard this, they were all stunned.
Zhou Jun asked Cen Shen who was standing aside: "Who wrote this poem?"
Cen Shen: "The author is Liu Changqing, whose courtesy name is Wenfang. He was promoted to Jinshi in Tianbao and is now a county lieutenant in Changzhou County during the pseudo-Tang Dynasty."
Zhou Jun: "Liu Changqing? Is he the same Liu Changqing who wrote "The guests in the empty court are shaken off, and the people in the old city are scattered and scattered"?"
Cen Shen and Du Fu looked at each other, both of them confused.
In their impression, they have never heard of this poem.
Zhou Jun patted his forehead. It seemed that this poem hadn't been published yet.
Gao Shi, who had been silent all this time, raised his hands and said: "Prime Minister, Liu Changqing's "Ode to the Sorrow of the Tang Dynasty" must have been instigated by others and used as a mouthpiece."
Zhou Jun heard this and nodded slightly.
Gao Shi added: "Earlier, the Prime Minister approved the appointment of many important officials. Now, these people have moved to the south of the Yangtze River with their families. They have an old grudge with the Prime Minister. They instruct the literati to use their pens as swords to slander the imperial court. It is not enough.
Strange."
Zhou Jun picked up another book, the cover of which was titled "Hate of Space".
After picking it up and flipping through it, Zhou Jun discovered that it was a storybook. After reading it, he burst out laughing.
In the form of a storybook, the author tells the story of Li Longji and Yang Yuhuan from their acquaintance, acquaintance, and separation.
At the beginning of the story, from the day Li Longji ascended the throne, the emperor worked hard to govern, cultivate civilized and martial arts, and created the prosperous Kaiyuan era. He was originally a wise king.
However, since Li Longji met Yang Yuhuan, he ignored the government affairs and only wanted to enjoy himself, which allowed traitors to take power and rebel ministers to conspire, which ultimately shattered the country of Tang Dynasty.
In the end, Li Longji fell ill in bed, but Yang Yuhuan abandoned the emperor and left the palace.
After reading the entire story, on the surface it seems to be talking about the love affair between Li Longji and Yang Yuhuan, but between the lines, Yang Guifei is compared to beauty as a disaster.
When Zhou Jun saw this, he shook his head and threw the script back on the desk.
Gao Shi said to Zhou Jun: "Prime Minister, there have been many such books in the city, including poems, poems, and scripts. They are all articles that criticize the government and slander the palace. If the common people read it, I'm afraid
There will be trouble. According to the opinion of the veteran, all should be confiscated and listed as banned books."
Zhou Jun looked at the pile of books on the desk, shook his head and said, "Just banning books may treat the symptoms but not the root cause."
Gao Shi was silent for a moment and then said: "What the Prime Minister said is absolutely true."
Cen Shen suggested: "Why don't we arrest all those who circulated the booklet and then convict them?"
Zhou Jun shook his head again and said: "Being punished for words is not good governance..."
Cen Shen had a headache: "Prime Minister, what should we do?"
After Zhou Jun thought for a while, he said to Du Fu: "Shaoling, during the floods and droughts in Guanzhong, have you ever traveled to Fangzhou and other places?"
Du Fu raised his hand and said yes.
Zhou Jun: "Do you know any of the victims in those places now?"
Du Fu: "Many of them, such as Wang Hong, the leader of the Prime Minister's personal guard, and Zhang Yanling in the Chishui Army, are all victims of the disaster that I once knew."
Zhou Jun: "That's good. You can write down all your experiences during your travels, and then find the victims of the disaster. Use conversation records to compare their living standards between the past and present, and write a travel diary."
Du Fu understood Zhou Jun's thoughts and bowed his hands.
Gao Shi said from the side: "Prime Minister, just a travel diary may not be enough to change the people of the world."
Zhou Jun: "In the court, I previously announced the establishment of a new prison called Xuanwen Hall. Does Doctor Gao still remember?"
Gao Shi: "Xuanwen Hall? I still remember it."
Zhou Jun: "Since the clan wants to use literati to stir up verbal disputes, this move is exactly what I want."
Gao Shi: "What does the Prime Minister plan to do?"
Zhou Jun: "Since ancient times, sages have been willing to hear slanderous words and listen to public opinions, let alone the common people. They block the way of speech, ban books, and commit crimes for speaking. Although speech can be controlled in the short term, in the long run, people will lose their support.
...The best way is to use the pen as the knife and the paper as the plate to fight for victory or defeat in the battlefield of public opinion."
After hearing this, Gao Shi was still a little puzzled.
Du Fu approached Gao Shi and whispered: "Doctor Gao, the Prime Minister used to be the editor of "The Romance of the West Chamber", "Butterfly Lovers" and other books..."