Emperor Ming Dynasty

Today's entertainment forms are very thin, and there is nothing more popular than visiting brothels.

The rest of the mass entertainment is nothing but storytelling, Kunqu opera, Zaju and shadow puppetry popularized by the emperor.

The popularization of shadow puppetry is still accepted when preaching loyalty in the army, and the interpretation with both pictures and texts is more powerful than dry talk.

However, the entertainment of the royal family is mostly elegant, and Zaju entered the palace.

In this regard, after asking the emperor for instructions, the inner court quickly set up a simple singing platform on the grounds of celebrating the birth of the prince.

What is performed on the stage is a newly compiled drama, Han Guangwu vs. Wang Mang.

The biggest difference between zaju and later generations of opera is that its regulations are very rigid, whether it is singing or libretto, it must follow the tune.

In other words, there is no colloquialism at all.

Since the libretto is the name of the tune, it has a cadence and ups and downs, just like singing.

It basically belongs to the solo mode, and the others did not cooperate. It is purely used as a background board, rigid and rigid.

Today, the once popular entertainment has become mediocre.

Having said that, the women in the harem were fascinated by it and liked it very much.

The three consecutive days of celebration barely satisfied my mind.

At this time, the upper and lower effects, Zaju suddenly became popular in the capital again, dignitaries and aristocrats invited opera troupes to the mansion one after another, and an entertainment industry broke out.

Taking advantage of the emperor's good mood, Tian Ren took the memorabilia presented by the nephew and put it on the imperial case on the kang.

He mixed another inkstone sea full of cinnabar, prepared his pen, and stepped aside.

Even though the supervisor of ceremonies is now in name only, and most of the time it is just a transfer function, but it is also particular about it.

For example, the results of a memorial presented when the emperor was in a good mood were completely different from those submitted when he was in a bad mood.

In addition, there are also a lot of articles in the sequence of the playbooks.

These are all reasonable and legal means, and no one can detect them.

The emperor picked up a few books at random, and they were basically trivial matters. After reading the bills, he approved them if they were almost the same.

Even if it was something he didn't like, he didn't cross it directly.

After a whole morning, he was reviewing here, and Tian Ren took the seal and stamped it. The cooperation was extremely tacit, it was like an assembly line.

After a long time, Zhu Yixi couldn't help but burst out laughing.

In some specific matters, he hardly intervenes, only in some personnel matters, or in reforms.

This is also the tacit understanding between the monarch and his ministers.

Whether it is the cabinet of the Ming Dynasty or the military aircraft department of the Qing Dynasty, if they are all handled by the emperor, they can only be second-hand.

This kind of powerful centralized monarchy must be matched with a capable monarch.

In other words, this future is already doomed.

How could the throne inherited from generation to generation be able to compete with the elite who were promoted from the officialdom.

"There are still a few copies at the bottom of the box."

The emperor shook his head, quite tired in his heart.

Unless you are a workaholic, who would like to revolve around memorials every day?
The temptation brought by power is so great that people will unknowingly let go, just want to enjoy power without taking responsibility.

For example, He Shen, the nationally recognized corrupt official and the inventor of the crime silver, is because of Qianlong's laziness, 20 years of trust.

So open, he picked up the memorial.

One after another, he saw a memorial to the Ministry of Accounting.

What it discussed was the tax rate of certain commodities by the Commercial and Taxation Department.

Some should be increased, some should be crimson, it makes sense and sounds reasonable.

The cabinet's draft proposal is also solid, and after a hundred words of explanation, it is agreed.

"En!" The emperor nodded in agreement and continued.

I saw that this was a letter from Ying Tianfu.

In terms of content, it is said that with the passage of time, the Daming Gazette became more and more popular, and many people among the people could not bear the loneliness and launched privately printed newspapers.

To put it simply, due to the jurisdiction of the cabinet, the Daming Communiqué can be said to be more stringent and political in nature.

At this time, private businessmen realized that publishing a newspaper could not only gain a lot of benefits, but also control speech.

In some prefectures and counties in Jiangsu and Anhui, some businessmen imitated the bulletin and published some novels in private compilations, and then slowly evolved into private newspapers.

These people also know the imperial court's imprisonment.I dare not talk about newspapers at all, and they are all sold under the name of picture albums.

Obviously, these are not newspapers, and what is better than newspapers is enough to maintain public opinion.

And this time it was discovered because of its manipulation of public opinion.

A county magistrate in a certain place has a very bad reputation because he secretly drank flower wine and raided the widow's house at night. Some "picture albums" were published arbitrarily for profit, which caused a public outcry.

This time, public opinion killed people, and the county magistrate was forced to resign, which immediately shocked several provinces in the south of the Yangtze River.

This move violated a taboo in the officialdom, and even threatened the interests of the bureaucrats. The local officials knew that they could no longer let go of the "picture book".

In this way, this submission was made.

Otherwise, they will never report it easily.

As for Jinyiwei, most of their energy was devoted to Liaodong, Xuanda and other wars, which means that the control of the people is obviously insufficient.

"Snapped--"

Seeing this, Zhu Yixi was very angry and slapped the table down hard.

Tian Ren on the side shivered and shrank his nose.

I saw that the ticket was drafted like this: Order the local government to ban the local newspaper...

"It's ridiculous. Not only must it be investigated, but it must be dealt with severely."

Zhu Yixi frowned, and said coldly: "Hand over to the provinces, and the localities will never be allowed to run newspapers without permission. Once they find out, the whole family will move thousands of miles to plant sugar cane in Taiwan."

"Yes!"

Seeing the emperor's anger attacking his heart, Tian Ren naturally didn't dare to fight against him, so he could only respond with one brain.

In today's era, once the newspapers are released and the uniqueness of the communique is lost, then it can be expected that the imperial court's monitoring of public opinion will be greatly reduced.

In other words, because there are newspapers as the throat, in such a traffic environment, it is enough to generate a huge centrifugal force in the place.

"Let some members of the cabinet come to see me."

After thinking about it, Zhu Yixi spoke directly, which surprised Tian Ren.

Soon, Zhao Shu and the others came to the hall in a hurry.

"His Majesty--"

Several people bowed their hands.

"The cabinet drafted this matter too lightly."

Zhu Yixi dropped the memorial, showing his anger.

"How can such an offense be lightly forgiven?"

"Today they dare to use the album to embarrass the county magistrate, but tomorrow they dare to oppose the imperial court and choose to rebel."

"If its momentum increases, the imperial court will lose one point. We must not allow this kind of "picture book" similar to newspapers to prevail among the people."

The emperor's words were swift and indifferent, as if he wanted to do something big.

A few people in the cabinet frowned, this will implicate many people!