This day was the day when public opinion exploded in Bianjing City.
How could the people of the Song Dynasty have seen so much excitement?
Especially the tabloids, where everyone is a big shot, and there are hot spots everywhere, arousing people's strong interest.
Even the "salt policy" in the Song Dynasty Daily was discussed.
After all, the salt policy is related to the daily lives of the people, and the ministers of the DPRK and the Central Government made comments in vernacular. It is rare to explain it so clearly.
For a moment, all topics were diverted from the incident involving Master Pang.
One is that it is an old story, and the other is that there is no concrete evidence.
Fresh topics are too exciting, who would bother with ambiguous events?
So no matter how those people with ulterior motives guided me, the topic could not be brought back, and I was very depressed.
Master Pang also received two newspapers. He looked at his headline and said very depressedly:
"Juncai, you have gone too far. If you write like this, won't I become the laughing stock of the world?"
Cao Bin smiled and said:
"The Grand Master's story is just a gimmick. It can be easily clarified. You might as well sacrifice it. Aren't you still going to have Cai Jing and Kou Zhun with you?"
"Change the topic, it's just true and false. To change the image, you have to do it slowly."
Taishi Pang looked at Bao Zheng's article and said sourly:
"Then why did you write Bao Heizi so well?"
Cao Bin was speechless, can your reputation be compared with that of Bao Zheng? Don’t have any idea? Isn't it written like this to increase credibility?
Early the next morning, when Bao Zheng was about to go to work, he saw Zhan Zhao hurried in and asked in surprise:
"Guard Zhan, what happened?"
Zhan Zhao looked solemn, handed the newspaper to Bao Zheng and said:
"Sir, this kind of thing is said to be called a newspaper, which is roughly similar to the imperial newspaper."
"One of them seems to be opened by Uncle Zhongjing, and the origin of the other is unknown."
Bao Zheng first looked at the novels in the "Da Song Daily" and said: "They are just legendary stories, and they are sold in different ways."
When he saw the article discussing the salt policy on the back, his expression became calmer. He looked at the signature of the article again, then relaxed and said:
“It’s not too outrageous for a court official to express his views on government affairs!”
Zhan Zhao gave a wry smile, handed over another tabloid and said, "Sir, you'd better take a look at this one!"
The first title is in bold "Why is Cai Jing's legitimate son obsessed with his stepmother?".
Bao Zheng frowned after reading it, and his face was already a little angry, but when he saw "The touching story of Bao Heilian and his sister-in-law", his expression changed drastically.
His dark face had turned red and black, and he said angrily: "You should be killed for slandering a court official!"
But when he scanned the content of the article, he realized that he had misunderstood. What was written above was the story of the eldest sister-in-law who was a mother and worked hard to support Bao Zheng in his education.
The story was so touching that Bao Zheng's eyes became moist, and he said after a long while:
"It's not a random fabrication. Although the details are slightly different, it is generally true!"
He read other stories. Apart from some anecdotes, he also generally heard about Kou Zhun's experience.
Although the stories of talented men and beautiful women are popular, the love affairs of the prime minister of the current dynasty are a big deal.
Bao Zheng pondered for a moment and said:
"Although it does not appear to be a fraud, there is something wrong with being good at writing about court officials. I will report it to the officials for disciplinary action."
At this moment, a government official came in and said, "Sir, this is the new newspaper published today."
Bao Zheng took it and took a look and found that in the Song Dynasty Daily, there was an article praising the emperor, and the signature on it was Cao Bin.
The tabloids only contained anecdotes from the past and did not write about sensitive topics.
He was silent for a moment and asked casually: "Guard Zhan, what do you think about this matter?"
Zhan Zhao scratched his head and said: "Why do I think this tabloid is like Uncle Cao's style? But Master Pang..."
Bao Zheng narrowed his eyes and nodded: "You guessed it right. This was probably done by Uncle Zhongjing. He always does things unexpectedly, and nothing is impossible."
And Cai Jing's mansion.
Cai Xiao took the tabloid and read the headline "Why is Cai Jing's legitimate son obsessed with his stepmother?" and almost vomited blood in anger:
"Who is it? Who is making this up to ruin my reputation? I'm going to kill him!"
At this time, the housekeeper of the Cai Mansion came in and said, "Young Master, I want you to come over."
Cai Xiao trembled with fright and said with a sad face:
"Butler, do you believe it when I say that the newspapers are full of nonsense?"
The old housekeeper sighed and said: "Don't worry, young master, I believe in you."
Cai Xiao looked happy and was about to speak when the old housekeeper continued:
"As for whether Mr. Xiang believes you or not, I don't know."
Cai Xiao almost fell down, but even if he knew Cai Jing was angry, he had to go.
"What do you think about this?"
Cai Jing rolled his eyelids and looked at him.
Cai Xiao fell to his knees with a thud and said, "My son never dares to do it again!"
Cai Jing's eyelids twitched fiercely, and he looked at Cai Xiao with eyes full of disgust.
Although his energy-raising skills are amazing and he has always been calm, now he is almost unable to control himself.
If he hadn't only had such a legitimate son, he would have killed him directly.
After trying hard to endure it for a long time, he sighed:
"The strong man is stunned! I didn't expect that Pang Ji would have such courage and means. He defeated my careful calculation with just one move."
"Newspaper? It's really extraordinary and wonderful!"
After hearing this, Cai Xiao became energetic:
"Dad, do you think this is all caused by Pangji?"
Cai Jing said coldly: "What are you happy about? With such a stigma, do you still have a future?"
Cai Xiao finally remembered the impact of this incident on him, and suddenly it was like a basin of cold water poured on his head, and he was dumbfounded.
It took a while before he came to his senses and asked, "What should we do?"
After saying that, he immediately stood up and said: "I want to sue the court. They are slandering me. I want to have all those people's homes confiscated and executed."
Cai Jing glanced at him and said:
"Don't forget who is behind that newspaper. If Pang Ji takes the opportunity to ask the court to investigate you, can you withstand the investigation?"
"Even if nothing is found in this matter, your reputation will be widely spread among the officials."
Cai Xiao's face turned bitter and he said, "What should we do?"
Cai Jing then nodded and said:
"To muddy the waters, you also set up a newspaper... newspaper to confuse public opinion."
"Let no one know the truth or falsehood. As long as the court doesn't care, your troubles will subside."
After understanding the operation method of the newspaper, he immediately realized its huge role, and it could even help him control the government.
Therefore, not only did he not plan to ban newspapers, he even wanted to add fuel to the fire.
Cai Xiao was asked to run a fake newspaper just to try out the effect.
Cai Xiao's eyes lit up, and he finally got a little more excited and said:
"My son understands, I'll do it now!"
Looking at his back, Cai Jing pondered for a moment and said to the housekeeper:
"Go and get ready, and let Madam go back to her hometown to rest for a while."
The housekeeper understood and said: "Don't worry, Mr. Xiang, I understand."
