Emperor Hongzhi was very worried.

When Xiao Jing went to Shuntian Prefecture to review the Beijing inspection, he summoned Liu Jian, Li Dongyang and Xie Qian.

The four kings and ministers sat opposite each other.

Emperor Hongzhi took out a few reports and handed them over to the three of them to circulate.

Liu Jian and the other two took it, and after just a brief look, they understood what was going on.

The spring warm duck prophet, they are the duck.

Shilin's reaction was more clear than Emperor Hongzhi.

"Your Majesty...oh...I think that although Your Majesty is willing to govern greatly, this move is very appropriate, but... it is still too extreme after all."

Liu Jian never opposed Emperor Hongzhi's Beijing inspection from beginning to end.

How could he not know that this was the biggest disadvantage of the Ming Dynasty?

No matter how good the court has, no matter how the emperor loves the people, he will not appease an unscrupulous minor official and extend his hand to hurt a good person.

But... it's too much. Isn't this what happened for thousands of years?

During the reign of Emperor Taizu Gao, he had severely rectified it for a while, but so what? It was not the same as usual, and in the end it was accused of eternal acclaim. People may not remember that during the reign of Emperor Taizu Gao, the administration was purged, and they only remember the cruelty of peeling and putting it on the grass and implicating it.

Emperor Hongzhi frowned and said, "I am worried that someone will do this and breed evil words."

This is what Emperor Hongzhi was worried about.

After all, the people have no knowledge. Their views on things all come from scholars. In their eyes, scholars are knowledgeable people and have a wide range of knowledge. This is why Emperor Taizu Gao once said in the great edict that students could not speak for themselves.

The so-called "students cannot speak" is not that they are not allowed to speak, but that they are not allowed to discuss major national affairs. In each township, if these people are allowed to speak nonsense about national affairs, they will have a great influence.

Unfortunately... the emperor could not send anyone to care about everyone's mouth, and soon the people died, and no one brought up this ban again.

Emperor Hongzhi looked at Liu Jian and others deeply, and said, "What I am worried about is... another thing. A few days ago, the factory guards arrested a few scholars. What do you think they were? They actually published the comments against Beijing Prefecture, posted them everywhere, and even sold them... the person in charge was Chen Jinsong, the juren who was already running away. A few days later, such publications began to appear again."

This time, I completely stabbed the hornet's nest.

A little juren is so bold.

"I have ordered people to be apart from Chen Jinsong's academic record, but this person seems to be secretly protected by someone. So far, the factory guards have not found any trace of him, and such publications are still repeatedly banned."

"I...what should I do with these people? Even if I kill one Chen Jinsong, there will be one Li Jinsong and Zhang Jinsong...but...I'm doing the right thing."

Emperor Hongzhi deeply felt that there was a force competing with him. This force was colorless and invisible, but it always made him feel like a thorn in his throat.

"Your Majesty, since the Beijing Inspection has begun, we cannot change the course." Liu Jian suddenly said solemnly: "Why don't do it, but since it has been done, if the orders are changed every day, the prestige of the Tian family will be gone. Moreover, if it is repeated, it will only encourage some people. At that time, they will not only have to oppose the Beijing Inspection, but the next spearhead may be the new policy or the voyage to the West. If you take a step back, you will retreat step by step!"

Liu Jian seemed very calm. He could understand His Majesty's feelings very well. His Majesty was already a little hesitant and shaken.

But as the chief minister of the cabinet, Liu Jian showed a firm side: "I am also a scholar, and I can understand the feeling of losing what I have obtained and being taken away by others. But... I also decided to understand that if I do not investigate the capital and let it go, even if I go to the West many times, all this will be squandered. In the end, all this will be squandered. I do not agree with the Duke of Qi so excessively. I govern a big country like cooking a small freshman. How could I be so casual? But... I have to admit that Duke of Qi is in the right direction."

Emperor Hongzhi had always trusted Liu Jian very much. At this time, he listened carefully and nodded, "You continue talking."

Liu Jian is good at judging. Once he makes a judgment, he will be persistent. This is also the reason why he became the chief minister of the cabinet.

So Liu Jian was silent for a moment, and then said, "If you use wisdom, Bin will be ten times better than his ministers, maybe Bin has a way."

Everyone subconsciously looked at Li Dongyang.

Li Dongyang sighed in his heart. Mr. Liu finally made a choice. He was really unwilling to stand against all the scholars. Therefore, he couldn't help but smile bitterly, but he still said seriously: "This matter is easy. A mere juren dares to print a private edition. So why not the court is openly printed and published an article to explain His Majesty's intentions? The wealth of the court is a hundred times a thousand times that of a mere juren. The court only needs to print the newspaper and hang it everywhere, which is enough to calm the people. This is called using the same method to treat the person."

Emperor Hongzhi's body trembled, as if he was awakened with a word, and then he said, "This is very good, good, good, this is a good idea."

Liu Jian and Xie Qian also suddenly realized and then showed a relaxed look. Li Dongyang was really "scheming". Haha, right, everyone just fell into a blind spot, thinking about the harm of printing, but not thinking about using it to fight poison with poison.

"This is a good idea. You have to quickly take out a charter. The money can be paid from the treasury." Emperor Hongzhi reluctantly smiled a little, but he finally felt much more relaxed.

After making a decision, Liu Jian and others left.

It was already late at this time.

Xiao Jing returned from Shuntian Mansion with a tired look on his face.

He approached Emperor Hongzhi and saw Emperor Hongzhi smiling, he couldn't help but say in surprise: "Your Majesty, is there any happy event?"

These days, Your Majesty has been depressed, and such a smile is rare.

"I told you, but you don't understand." Emperor Hongzhi kept insincere.

Xiao Jing did not ask much, but said, "Your Majesty, today in Shuntian Mansion, I dared to mention to the Duke of Qi what Your Majesty is worried about. The Duke of Qi said that he would enter the palace to meet with him tomorrow and would relieve his majesty's heart."

Emperor Hongzhi was stunned: "Heart disease?"

Then, Emperor Hongzhi smiled bitterly: "You, you are not a firm mouth, you should beat me."

"Yes." Xiao Jing was worried: "I died ten thousand times, but I just..."

Emperor Hongzhi sighed: "It just so happens that I want to see him tomorrow. It is rare that he has such painstaking efforts. I just happened to explain some things to him."

On that day, Emperor Hongzhi took a break and had the most stable sleep after sleeping for this period.

The next morning, Fang Jifan entered the palace happily as Xiao Jing said.

Emperor Hongzhi was also quite happy to see Fang Jifan.

Fang Jifan was stunned. Isn’t Your Majesty depressed? Why are you still jumping around?

Emperor Hongzhi said, "I have something to tell you."

As he said that, he glanced at Xiao Jing: "Summon the three of Liu Qing's family first."

Then, he ordered someone to give Fang Jifan a seat.

Fang Jifan waited patiently for a moment, and Liu Jian and the other two met.

Emperor Hongzhi and Liu Jian exchanged a look: "Now the Shilin is resentful, and rumors are everywhere in the capital. A thief wants to use the Beijing Prefectures to make a fuss. I intend to publish the newspapers in the palace and publish them everywhere to calm the hearts of the people of the world and continue the vassal. What do you think?"

Fang Jifan: "..."

This...isn't this a newspaper?

Damn, Your Majesty is going to run a newspaper.

However... the emergence of newspapers should have been a natural thing. None of the monarchs and ministers of the Ming Dynasty were fuel-efficient. The reason why newspapers did not appear was that the treasury was insufficient, and on the other hand, it was because the printing methods were lagging behind.

Now all these two problems have been solved, and the emergence of newspapers is only a matter of time.

Liu Jian said with a smile: "The Duke of Qi has always been smart, maybe he has had such thoughts."

Xie Qian couldn't help but be happy.

Only Li Dongyang is very subtle and his idea is made by himself. If you want to be low-key, you can praise me, the more humble I am.

Fang Jifan said in a shocking way: "This is the scholar's words!"

The smile on Emperor Hongzhi's face gradually disappeared.

Liu Jian and the other two couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

What?

Fang Jifan wanted to laugh in his heart, "The newspaper, Fang Jifan has long thought about it. If you don't do this business, do you really think that Fang Jifan is stupid?"

In the last life, many people had delusions to return to ancient times, so they ran newspapers and dominated public opinion. It was like a newspaper, and the people in the world have been the same as you, and they can even open up people's wisdom...

Fang Jifan said seriously under the astonished eyes of everyone: "Your Majesty, my son may ask, "Who can read this residence newspaper as soon as it is posted on such a large-scale residence newspaper?"

Emperor Hongzhi's brows gradually frowned deeply, and he looked at Fang Jifan with a steady state, and was silent for a moment.

"Is it a scholar!" Fang Jifan answered his own question and continued: "Are there still fewer readers reading the Four Books and Five Classics? Among the Four Books and Five Classics, how many words are there to persuade them to be kind and righteous? If they follow the Four Books and Five Classics, what if they do it? You still need your Majesty to publish an additional newspaper to publish it?"

This time, Emperor Hongzhi was really stopped, which made the others present stunned.

Fang Jifan continued: "There was their own troubles in the Silin City that the things that the scholars and officials should have were offended. They regarded the Jingcha Envoy as a more vicious factory guard, so they became angry. The Four Books and Five Classics and the words of the saints could not persuade them. Then can they understand the truth by relying on a mansion?

"Another!" Fang Jifan paused and said, "As for the vast majority of the people, they don't know big words, how can they promote the newspaper? Don't you need to read it to them? Your Majesty, you must not set this precedent now, at least for the time being. Now, as scholars, who understand the benefits of Beijing Inspection, are still a few. After all, they will open it rashly, not only will it be futile and waste money, but will bring about more news. At that time, they will pull His Majesty into the field they are best at and spray your Majesty and his sons to death with spit."
Chapter completed!