Zhang Juzheng composed himself, knelt down and praised: "The emperor's profound wisdom is far-reaching, and he controls the public opinion of the court and the people with a simple newspaper. The ability of the ministers is far behind, and only the high mountains can stop the ears!"
After hearing this, Zhu Yijun felt as if he had drank ice-cold sour plum soup in the dog days of summer, and could not hold back the smile on his lips. Then he raised his head and looked at the plaque "Morning and evening work" written by himself above the door opposite, and then he calmed down.
He first called Zhang Juzhengping. He took out another piece of paper and said: "This newspaper can not only publicize and implement the imperial policy, but also unite people's hearts. No one can be in charge unless it is capable. Now Nanjing is just trying it out - I have drafted another management method. Sir, look at what’s wrong.”
Zhang Juzheng took it and read it. He wrote more than 20 eloquent articles, including three things.
First, newspapers must base their articles on facts and not hearsay. Anyone who publishes an article without conducting interviews to obtain evidence will be fined at the least, or the newspaper will be shut down or even convicted; secondly, the newspaper must be consistent with the court's policies, and must not publish words that slander the government or incite people's support. Violators must be severely punished; thirdly, the newspaper must be issued by the court. You can apply for a newspaper only if you have a newspaper application permit.
Other specified details are inseparable from these three main points.
Seeing that there were still some people waiting in Dongnuan Pavilion, Zhu Yijun said softly: "You guys step back."
After Sun Qian, Wei Chao and others had all retreated, Zhu Yijun smiled and said to Zhang Juzheng: "We cannot pay too much attention to this newspaper matter. It would be unthinkable if it were grasped by someone with ulterior motives. I want to do what Hai Rui said." That's it, it's a trick - in the future, we plan to secretly keep all the newspapers in the world and use licenses to issue them, but on the surface we have to pretend that they belong to different families, giving the people of the world the feeling of a family dispute."
"In this way, on the one hand, in the future, through debates in multiple newspapers, all matters that need to be argued and explained can be broken down, crushed and explained thoroughly, and conveyed to all people in the world. - In addition, to put it bluntly, we must use a certain Use some newspapers to fish out the fish hiding in the dark."
Zhang Juzheng was deeply frightened after hearing this. This emperor has not yet taken charge of the government, but he already wants to manipulate the people of the world, and he can find a way to do it. His scheming is so profound that it is terrifying.
The feeling that Zhu Yijun gave him today was ten times more thoughtful than that day when the platform called him right. If Zhang Juzheng knew at this time that "I am not a phase, but a photograph" of himself in the original time and space, he would definitely say loudly: "That's not me, don't talk nonsense!"
Zhang Juzheng in this time and space truly experienced the so-called "British Master" political style. Because he was the chief executive officer of Emperor Shizong's Records, he often looked through the Records of Emperors of the past dynasties during this period. The more he read, the more he felt that Zhu Yijun's broad-mindedness and skill were similar to those of Taizu, but his grandeur was even greater. There is something wrong - it can be said that it combines the strengths of Taizu and Chengzu.
Different from the small family spirit of the emperors after Renzong, Zhu Yijun's political style is really like what he himself said is "big heart".
Zhang Juzheng originally felt that his family had the world in mind, and this "prime minister" could carry a fortune ship in his belly. However, compared with Zhu Yijun's efforts to develop the Northeast and control water conservancy, his courage was still far behind; and with Zhu Yijun, he ran a newspaper to control the hearts of the world. Compared with his tricks, how could the second ancestor of Kaiji, including himself, have such skill?
Looking back on water control, Zhang Juzheng and Pan Jixun never imagined that Zhu Yijun would invest almost all the proceeds from selling salt farms into river control. Counting back to Qin Shihuang, this major project can be compared to the construction of the Great Wall and the opening of canals.
Zhang Juzheng recalled the state of mind when Feng Bao came to his home for a secret talk the year before last. In order to consolidate their power, the two conspired to jointly petition Empress Dowager Li to let Zhu Yijun read the memorial - it seemed like another world away and how ridiculous! I remember that I said at the time: "If your Majesty can be as diligent as Taizu and Chengzu, it will also be a blessing to our ministers and all the people." Alas, this is really a blessing! But now when I think about my past self, I am the kind of person who "doesn't know what it's like to be a rotten rat"!
At this time, Zhang Juzheng knew that even if Zhu Yijun lay down now, he would not do anything in the future. He would be regarded as a wise emperor among the emperors of the past dynasties by developing river control in the Northeast and the whole country. As the pioneer and executor of the "Wanli New Deal" and even the "Wanli Prosperity", I am indispensable for this rich and colorful stroke in the history books!
Thinking of this, Zhang Juzheng's face glowed and he smiled and said, "I wonder who the emperor prefers to control the newspaper?"
After hearing this, Zhu Yijun's face was a little complicated. Finally, as if he had made up his mind, he patted the armrest of the throne and said with a smile: "This matter is a bit hard to talk about... Well, what do you think of Feng Bao, old gentleman?"
Zhang Juzheng didn't know what he felt after hearing this. On the night of Feng Bao's misfortune, because he did not know the details in the palace, out of self-protection, he arranged for Xu Jue to be killed, and also eliminated a group of Feng family servants who knew the details of his and Feng Bao's dealings.
But that night Baimi burned all the correspondence between himself and Feng Bao, and did not let You Qi send back a few more irrelevant ones. ——When Zhang Juzheng thought of this later, he regretted it extremely.
The emperor surrounded Feng Bao's home, and the minister and his correspondence must have fallen into his hands. Later, Feng Bao's foreign residence was searched, but no correspondence between Zhang Juzheng and Zhang Juzheng was found. He must be able to guess and find out what Zhang Juzheng did at that time.
It's just that Zhu Yijun needed Zhang Juzheng to take over the foreign government affairs, so he didn't do it. Zhang Juzheng knew this very well, and was also wary of Feng Bao, who was still alive and doing better and better. But he didn't dare to do anything to Feng Bao anymore, not even sending people to investigate Feng Bao's whereabouts. If something happened to Feng Bao, the trust between him and Zhu Yijun would be gone.
At that time, no one could have imagined that the emperor could actually break the convention and first gave Feng Baozhi a cloak to save his life on the way to Nanjing; then he made clear arrangements for Feng Baozhi's way out, brought a useless man back to life, and became the emperor's plan in Jiangnan. A handy grabber.
The emperor was only ten years old at the time, but he had such deep thoughts. It was no joke that the emperor's heart was as deep as the abyss - Zhang Juzheng's heart palpitated every time he thought about it.
When Feng Bao first spread his story in Jiangnan, his life was under the protection of Dongchang. No matter who wanted to harm him, they could not get past Chen Ju. At that time, Zhu Yijun did not fully trust Jinyiwei.
When Feng Bao became powerful, no matter who looked for him in Jiangnan, except for the surveillance personnel arranged by the emperor, he could not find him. He was like a poisonous snake hiding in the dark, keeping an eye on Jiangnan for the emperor and becoming a back-up man for the emperor. Zhang Juzheng felt chills on his back every time he thought of this man.
Feng Bao guessed the emperor's reason for saving his life, and Zhang Juzheng wanted to know it even more. I thought of it, but like Feng Bao, Zhang Juzheng had nothing to do about it. The relationship between the two people cannot go back to the past. Feng Bao can only become Zhang Juzheng's eternal enemy in the world under the arrangement of the emperor.
Every time Zhang Juzheng thinks of this, he secretly warns in his heart. As the saying goes, "The emperor's heart is as deep as the abyss, and the ministers only have virtue and fear of power." This is what the ministers in power must understand and implement throughout.
It was already the third year of Wanli, and everyone in the world believed that the emperor's status was as stable as an iron barrel. The value of some of Feng Bao's uses had dropped significantly. But at this time, the emperor did the opposite and wanted to promote him - Is this going to cross the road?
Seeing Zhang Juzheng deep in thought, Zhu Yijun smiled and said: "Feng Bao is a very insightful and thoughtful person. After the Songjiang Civil War, he decisively spread some true and false news in secret without asking for an order, suppressing the heated public opinion and giving The court is indeed capable of handling the situation calmly.”
"But because of the king's ministerial affairs, he had to be expelled at that time. Although the merits are not as good as the achievements, I will not let him enter the palace again in this life, nor can he take a bright path in the court."
Zhang Juzheng felt relieved after hearing this. Thinking again, the emperor rejected what everyone said was secretly controlling the world's newspapers to stir up people's hearts. It was really not suitable for any current internal or external official to do it.
After calming down, Zhang Juzheng said with a carefree smile: "I can only respect the candidates proposed by the emperor." Zhu Yijun felt relieved when he heard what he said. The biggest obstacle to letting Feng Bao secretly control the newspaper has been eliminated.
The maintenance of trust is mutual, and the emperor must pay special attention to this. As Zhang Juzheng was the chief minister of the empire, Zhu Yijun had to let him know the inside story about the newspaper and keep up with his own thinking, so that he could support this new thing from the court's perspective and let it thrive.
Therefore, Zhu Yijun had to let Zhang Juzheng know his arrangements for Feng Bao. Seeing that Zhang Juzheng was relieved, he felt relieved.
Zhu Yijun continued: "In the future, Feng Bao will only be able to control the newspaper affairs from behind, and is mainly responsible for controlling public opinion - the editor-in-chief, editors and others on the surface still need to be considered. If the old gentleman has any talented people in the field in his pocket, I can recommend a few who can be of one mind with the imperial court."
After hearing this, Zhang Juzheng smiled and said: "If I have such talents, I wish I could get them all in the hands of the imperial court. Let Feng Shuanglin handle this matter by himself."
The two immediately discussed the specific regulations in detail about filing a newspaper. Because there were so many tricks, the two of them talked for more than an hour.
Zhang Juzheng never expected that this newspaper could be used to do so many things, and he was completely convinced by Zhu Yijun. Finally, he concluded: "Your Majesty's use of a newspaper is equivalent to adding countless unpaid censors to the world. These officials have a hand in promoting revolution. It can be said that the dragon moves and the tiger changes, the most holy and wise, I sincerely admire you!"
After Zhu Yijun heard this, he couldn't help but look up at the plaque that said "Work morning and night."
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