This prince, it doesn't matter if you don't do it!

Chapter 819 Volume Li Er's Suspicion

Changsun Wuji is not a good person. The reason why he is like this is actually very simple, because he understands Li Er.

There are probably not many people in the world who understand Li Er better than him. He knows very well that Li Er will not vent his anger on Li Chengqian just because the Ming Dynasty massacred hundreds of thousands of people in Northern India.

In his early years, Li Chengqian said more than once that the son was not like his father.

In other words, Li Chengqian had a gentle personality in his early years, and Li Er even felt that this was not like his own kind.

Now that Li Chengqian is behaving like this, Li Er will only be more pleased.

Of course, there is shock and indignation, but is that a big deal?

Compared with the past, Li Chengqian now makes him more satisfied.

As for Su Dingfang, he was suppressed by Li Er for so many years only because he killed the surrendered soldiers. How can it be the same?
One is a son, the other is a subordinate, their identities are different!

"That's enough." Li Er saw that everyone was about to speak again, so he immediately said, "It has already happened, and it cannot be changed.

What we should consider now is what consequences will Gao Ming's behavior bring? "

Li Er really didn't care much about Li Chengqian's behavior, which was actually not a bad thing for him.

The more Li Chengqian acted like this, the more stable the Tang Dynasty's court became. Look, even a die-hard supporter of the Ming Dynasty like Wei Zheng stood up. It is conceivable what kind of trouble this would bring to the Ming Dynasty.

After hearing what Li Er said, everyone hesitated for a while.

It was unknown how long it had passed before Wei Zheng sighed helplessly, "Consequences? What consequences could there be? As for the people of the Tang Dynasty, everyone present here knows very well that if Your Highness slaughtered the people of the Tang Dynasty, then the people of the world would definitely denounce Your Highness as a tyrant!
But the Ming Dynasty massacred people from Northern India, so the reaction was completely different.

Perhaps there will still be scholars who criticize this, but in the eyes of ordinary people, it is just more topic of conversation after dinner.

Ordinary people are extremely pragmatic. As long as their vital interests are not touched, they are very easy to talk to.

Moreover, as far as the common people are concerned, they would like to kill all the foreigners in the world.

This way, they will be safer, right?

Even if they had not experienced being a two-legged sheep back then, they had heard of it and they never wanted to experience the days of being dominated by aliens again.

Therefore, the vast majority of ordinary people will only feel relieved rather than resentful about this.

Since the Ming Dynasty had the idea of ​​doing this, it must have thought it over carefully at the beginning.

I also spent some time in Sun Moon Mountain in the past, and I know a thing or two about the officials of the Ming Dynasty.

Although they are not as experienced as the officials of the Tang Dynasty, they are certainly not completely useless.

However, these guys were too cruel and forgetful. They forgot that they were killed by Murong Shun and had no chance to escape...

Power, after all, has polluted them..."

Wei Zheng became more and more indignant as he spoke.

He was willing to assist Li Chengqian, even at the cost of his life.

But that was because he didn't want to see turmoil in the world again and hoped that the imperial power could be smoothly transferred.

But what is the Ming Dynasty doing now?
Five hundred thousand people!
Even if they are not Han people, they are still 500,000 living lives!

How could they do that?

When everyone heard this, they didn't know what to say for a moment.

Because they all understood that Wei Zheng was right and the people would be happy to see it happen.

Not to mention 500,000 people, even if Li Chengqian massacred the entire Tianzhu, the common people would just laugh it off.

It’s just that their voices will never be able to influence the political situation.

They are powerless and their words have little influence, so I am talking about them.

How could Li Er not understand this truth, but he didn't care.

As I said, since the opinions of the common people cannot influence the political situation, what does he care about?
"That being said." Li Er shook his head and said, "But this kind of influence still exists. Our Great Tang is a great country. Although we have been conquering many times, we have always had a legitimate reason.

Today, although Gao Ming has proclaimed himself king, in the eyes of the surrounding countries, he is still the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty. If this news spreads to the surrounding countries, how will they view the Tang Dynasty?

Moreover, the Ming Dynasty’s move may not be without the intention of intimidating the Tang Dynasty.”

Speaking of this, Li Er's face clearly showed a hint of hostility. This was what he disliked most about Li Chengqian. He always made some noise, as if he was intimidating his father. This made him, as his father, very angry.

But at this point, he still suppressed his anger and continued, "This is not what I am most concerned about." As he spoke, he picked up the newspaper beside him, shook it, and said, "I guess you have all seen this, right?"

When everyone heard this, although they didn't say anything, their expressions clearly showed that they had seen it before.

Just before Li Er summoned them, some people had discussed together.

"Your Majesty, the Ming Daily is indeed a good thing." After hesitating for a while, Fang Xuanling finally stood up and said, "The common people don't have many channels to get news, and the channels are varied. Someone used this to spread rumors and cause trouble before.

If there really is such a newspaper, endorsed by the imperial court, it would be able to guide the people correctly, at least preventing them from being used as a tool for rumors. "

Although Fang Xuanling had not yet fully figured out what other uses this newspaper had, for now, the fact that it could influence public opinion alone had already made him extremely satisfied.

"What Fang Pushe said makes sense." Zhang Sun Wuji, who was standing by, also laughed when he heard this and said, "Let's not talk about other things. When it comes to controlling public opinion, the Ming Daily has an advantage.

However, this kind of advantage is not what our Tang Dynasty wants, but the Ming Daily is indeed something our Tang Dynasty should learn from. "

"What Zhangsun Pushe means is that our Tang Dynasty should also publish a Tang Daily?" Ma Zhou asked immediately after hearing this.

Zhang Sun Wuji nodded and said, "That's right. Otherwise, once the Ming Daily becomes powerful, the future direction of public opinion will definitely be controlled by the Ming Daily. That will not be a good thing for our Tang Dynasty."

After saying that, he glanced at Li Er.

Obviously, he knew this was Li Er's idea.

"Indeed." Li Er's face improved a little after hearing this. After thinking for a while, he said, "Although what Daming did this time is indeed worth considering, the Daming Daily created by Daming is really a good thing.

I only took a quick look, but I know this thing will be the key to controlling public opinion in the future!"

Who among those present here isn't a smart guy?
As soon as I saw the Ming Daily for the first time, I knew the role it would play in the future.

Soon, the topic turned to the newspaper.

In fact, no one wants to talk about the Ming Dynasty massacre. Although the newspapers wrote about this matter in great detail, when people are in their position, who would read what is written in the newspapers?
They read what is not written in the newspaper.

"If you want to make this newspaper, you must first master the Ming Dynasty's movable type printing technology." As he said this, everyone turned their eyes to Duan Lun.

Duan Lun was speechless, but at this moment, he had no choice but to stand up and say, "The Ming Dynasty itself has not hidden this technology, and my Ministry of Works naturally has it. If the court has this idea, the Ministry of Works will naturally cooperate accordingly."

As the Minister of Works, he is now considered the most frustrated of the six ministers.

Even though the Ministry of Industry has achieved remarkable results in recent years, with the Ming Dynasty as a shining example, any remarkable achievements seem like a joke.

We can't compare with the Ming Dynasty, so everything we say is empty.

"Now that we have the technology, this thing can't be considered a trick." Fang Xuanling said, "The rest is just trial and error. There is no trick in this process. It really requires someone to do it down to earth."

Fang Xuanling was very supportive of the Tang Dynasty having its own newspaper.

This has nothing to do with the Ming Dynasty. He just saw the importance of information channels from the Ming Daily.

It is true that ordinary people are simple and honest, but there is no guarantee that they will be misled by people with bad intentions at times.

Don’t forget, Chang’an was a living example before.

Upon hearing this, Li Er immediately smiled and said, "In that case, how about we let Fang Qing handle the matter of the Tang Daily?"

Fang Xuanling was stunned when he heard this.

After he stepped down from the center, although he was not yet far away from the center of power, he also understood that this was just Li Er not wanting to make it obvious.

In no more than a year, he will gradually fade out of the government and the public.

Even though he is still the chief examiner of regular subjects, although it is a lucrative job, he is truly a clean official.

In other words, after presiding over this round of scientific expedition, it is time for him to step back.

But if he were asked to host the Tang Daily, the situation would be completely different.

"I'm afraid this old minister is not up to the task." Fang Xuanling immediately bowed and said.

It's not that he didn't want to take on this job, but he didn't know what Li Er meant and he couldn't be sure.

"No problem." Li Er smiled and said, "If Fang Qing is unable to do this job in the whole Tang Dynasty, who else can take on this important task?"

Li Er was not really testing Fang Xuanling.

It is true that Changsun Wuji is capable, but he is also extremely selfish in seeking this opportunity.

Fang Xuanling is different. He is capable and selfish, but when it comes to the interests of the Tang Dynasty, his attitude is extremely upright. This alone makes him incomparable to Changsun Wuji.

Moreover, when it comes to doing things, Fang Xuanling is much more down-to-earth than Changsun Wuji.

Li Er feels more at ease when he does things.

Of course, this is also because Fang Xuanling's performance has been remarkable since he stepped down from the position of prime minister. In addition, Li Er does not want Fang Xuanling to live a retiring life like Qin Qiong too early.

This is how the idea of ​​letting Fang Xuanling host the Tang Daily came about.

"How could this old minister deserve such trust from Your Majesty?" Fang Xuanling bowed immediately. The drama of requesting and declining three times had almost become the norm in the Tang Dynasty, and no one was surprised.

After discussing the matters concerning the Tang Daily, Li Er let everyone leave.

After everyone left the palace, they all congratulated Fang Xuanling.

They have also read the newspaper. Chen Dingan really dares to write anything.

They were also worried that Fang Xuanling would really follow suit.

Meanwhile, in the palace, Li Er was listening contentedly to the report from the old eunuch of the Secret Service.

"This is roughly the situation in Siam," the old eunuch said, glancing at Li Er before saying, "But just now, news came from Chang'an."

"Hmm?" Upon hearing what the old eunuch said, Li Er immediately guessed that it must be news about his sons. He immediately became alert and asked, "How do they react to my assassination?"

"Which one..." After hearing this, the old eunuch hesitated for a moment, and then said, "The princes didn't react much... Especially King Liang..."

After he finished speaking, Li Er's face became even gloomier.

"I have been assassinated, but these bastards haven't made any move at all? They don't even care about me!"

After saying that, Li Er kicked the table beside him to the ground in anger.

Seeing this, the old eunuch stood aside but said nothing.

After serving Li Er for so many years, doesn't he know what kind of person Li Er is?
As for this matter, no matter what those princes do or not, Li Er will never be satisfied.

No matter what they did, Li Eryi felt that these guys must be plotting something bad.

But if you do nothing, haha, that means you don’t have the heart to be filial. In other words, whether you do it or not, it’s wrong.

"Where is Gao Ming? He doesn't care about anything anymore?" Li Er suddenly asked.

Upon hearing this, the old eunuch immediately said, "Your Highness has no intention of returning to Sun Moon Mountain, let alone Chang'an, but he has sent people to monitor Taohe County day and night, and also sent people south. By now, your Highness's people should have gone south with the guy from Duke Lu's family. The news we received earlier is that they have already arrived in Gaozhou, and they should arrive in a few days."

"That kid knows the importance of things." Li Er nodded in satisfaction after hearing this and said, "If he does nothing and something happens to me, he will have brought it upon himself."

He knew why Li Chengqian sent people to keep an eye on Taohe County without having to think about it.

In this regard, he was still satisfied.

If there really was only a Ming Dynasty newspaper to divert the world's attention, Li Er would really look down on it.

"But these guys have really grown up over the years. Although they are not as good as I was back then, they are good enough." At this point, Li Er suddenly laughed again, "The late emperor said that my sons would be like this too. Now, they should have seen it in heaven, right?"

Li Er is actually a very contradictory person. On the one hand, he hopes that his sons can do something, but on the other hand, he is afraid that his sons will do something.

Very strange psychology.

There's nothing wrong with saying that he is moody.

Look, Li Er, who had just calmed down, didn't know what he remembered, his face changed immediately: "Qingque didn't make any movement, so I tolerated it. After all, he never had that intention before, but Ke'er didn't make any movement at all, I really can't understand it. Such a good opportunity, if I had such an opportunity back then, why did I wait so long?

Or is it that the boy is already in collusion with Gao Ming?"

In fact, it’s no wonder that he thinks this way. This matter itself doesn’t make any sense.

If it were him, no matter what else, he would have to give it a try even if he was only 10% sure.

But Li Ke did nothing despite having such a good opportunity...

The old eunuch standing by was speechless upon hearing this, thinking, "You old man have done it so obviously, and the princes are not fools, who dares to act rashly?"
I was in a hurry yesterday, and when I finished writing, there were many typos. Sorry, I have corrected them.