Cao Thief

Chapter 636 The First Battle of Nanyang (22)

I still owe a change, and I must make it up before the end of the month.

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Liu Bei sat on the couch with a pale face.

In the room, there was no sound, and there was a suffocating sense of oppression.

Xun Chen, Zhuge Liang, Ma Liang, and Chen Zhen sat at the top, while Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Chen Dao and other generals sat at the bottom, all silent.

"Brother, I will set up soldiers and horses, and run to Wuyin. If I don't take that child's life, I vow not to return the soldiers."

Zhang Fei jumped up suddenly, his black face was almost purple.

He waved his arms and growled angrily.

As for Guan Yu, who was sitting on top of him, his phoenix eyes were wide open, revealing a strong killing intent.

Obviously, Zhang Fei's words hit his mind.

Liu Bei said sharply, "Yide, sit down."

"But brother, is it possible that you want to hold back this tone?"

Zhang Fei said angrily, "My son bullied my elder brother too much. This, this, this Laoshizi Nanyang Truth reported such nonsense and humiliated my elder brother. If I don't kill him, how can I swallow the anger in my chest?"

"Yide, sit down."

Liu Bei yelled again, and Zhang Fei was unwilling to sit down.

On the desk in front of Liu Bei, or in front of everyone, there was a piece of paper.The area under his control is about the same as the newspapers of later generations, and it is made of hard yellow paper.Its format is not much different from that of a newspaper, with the words Nanyang Truth Daily written on the headline.There is also a line of small characters below, 'The truth becomes clearer as it is debated'.It is said that the five characters on the header were written by Zhong Yao.

The entire newspaper is divided into four sections.

In the first edition, three articles were published.These three articles are Cen Shao's "Clan Law", the former Nanyang prefect Yang Xu's "On the Law", and an unknown author's "On Loyalty and Traitor".The core content of the three articles is the justification for the crime of "interfering in clan affairs without authorization" accused by many Nanyang tyrants after Cao Peng killed Deng Wei's family some time ago.

The three articles all emphasized the strictness of the court laws.

Regardless of whether it is Cen Shao or Yang Xu, although they are not famous, they still have a lot of status in Nanyang.

Needless to say, Cen Shao is a veteran Nanyang Haoqiang.

And Yang Xu, who also served as the prefect of Nanyang County in the early years, enjoyed a very strong reputation at that time.Most of what they wrote was about legal issues.However, Cen Shao explained the strictness of the clan laws from the perspective of the clan.Yangxu, on the other hand, takes the majesty of the court law as the main body, emphasizes the clan law and should obey the court law.Both of them insisted on their own words, and what they said made sense.

But after going through that piece of "On Loyalty and Traitor", the taste is a bit different.

The Theory of Loyalty and Traitor puts forward two concepts of loyalty and treachery, and based on the views of Cen Shao and Yang Xu, the topic of loyalty and treachery is extended and elaborated.

What is ancestral law?

What is the imperial decree?

Which one is more important?
After these three articles appeared, they immediately aroused huge repercussions in Nanyang.

This Nanyang was originally a place where outstanding people and capable people were born in large numbers.The style of essays is at its peak, no more than Yingchuan and other places.

It's just that due to years of wars, Nanyang's literary name is slightly inferior to that of Yingchuan.

But there are countless famous scholars and scholars, and these people just formed the foundation of Nanyang's power...

A copy of "Nanyang Truth Daily" quickly flowed into the homes of powerful aristocrats in various places through government channels.Its various novel arguments have aroused the attention of celebrities from all over the world.And which is more important, the ancestral laws and the court laws?It has also become the focus of debate among various tyrants.

In addition, Nanyang Pravda also put forward the viewpoint of "Jingzhou affairs, Jing people rule", which won the appreciation of many people.

As the organizer of Nanyang Truth Daily, Cao Peng, the prefect of Nanyang, even published an article in the inaugural issue, further expounding on the thought of "Jingzhou affairs, Jingren rule".Cao Peng, a native of Nanyang, is a dignified prefect of Nanyang County, with a seal issued by the imperial court.

And who is Liu Bei from Wancheng?
Lu Yu, the editor-in-chief of Nanyang Truth Daily and also working in Nanyang County, gave an eloquent explanation.

The imperial court valued arrogance and power, and the imperial court also took arrogance as its foundation.But on the issue of law, the clan law should obey the court law.

As for Dengcun, it was not the imperial court that intervened in the clan, but the real clan betrayed Nanyang and the imperial court.

In the article, Liu Bei's name was not mentioned in a single word, but Liu Bei was pointed at everywhere.Cao Peng is from Nanyang, an official appointed by the imperial court, while Liu Bei, a mat weaver and shoe seller, steals the name of the clan of the Han Dynasty and deceives him.Deng Wei didn't want to serve the imperial court, and didn't want to help his fellow villagers govern their hometown, but he took refuge in a foreigner. No matter from which aspect, it was an unforgivable fault.

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Content like this will be published in three consecutive issues within a whole month.

Publish one issue every ten days, and distribute it to the hands of powerful and famous masters.

Moreover, Nanyang Pravda also invited these famous scholars to join the discussion, and even offered high rewards for the published articles.

As a result, Nanyang Pravda has aroused the interest of countless people.

So the previous crusade against Cao Peng was thrown aside.Of course, some people were still dissatisfied, so they wrote to condemn them.Nanyang Truth also published some letters of condemnation, and combined with Cao Peng's point of view, explained it to calm the dissatisfaction in the hearts of the people.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, information was not smooth.

All communication is often passed on through letters or even word of mouth.

Now this Nanyang Truth seems to have added a way for everyone to communicate.In addition to the discussion of some opinions and world affairs, there are also various information articles published.For example, in this issue of Nanyang Truth, the past experiences of Liu Bei and others were published.

In any case, Nanyang Truth has become the object of attention of famous scholars.

Some people even wrote some suggestions on how to govern Nanyang and stabilize the situation in Nanyang, which were also published in newspapers, inviting everyone to discuss.

Liu Bei ordered Zhang Fei to sit down, and turned to look at Xun Chen, Zhuge Liang and others.

"Gentlemen, do you have any opinions on the content of today's newspaper?"

Xun Chen and the others couldn't help being dumbfounded...

Public opinion war!
This is undoubtedly an unfamiliar concept to Xun Chen and Zhuge Liang.

They never expected that Cao Peng would come up with such a tactic to firmly control the public opinion in Nanyang at once.

Before, they worked so hard to create rumors and confuse the people.

But no matter how powerful the rumor is, it cannot compare to the power of this newspaper.Cao Peng used newspapers to control Nanyang's tongue.Perhaps at present, the influence is not visible, but whether it is Xun Chen or Zhuge Liang, they feel tremendous pressure.Nanyang Pravda's targets are the local tyrants and well-known scholars in Nanyang.These people often represent the interests of a region.Once the thoughts and opinions of these people are controlled by Nanyang Truth, it is tantamount to handing over the entire Nanyang tongue to Cao Peng.

This is a brilliant trick.

Zhuge Liang said with a wry smile: "Three Generals, what my lord is worried about is not the chaotic rumors in the Nanyang Truth, but the whole Nanyang's tongue, which will be controlled by Cao Youxue. This issue of the Truth is obviously Cao Peng's. A temptation. If the lord uses Wuyin's army at this time, it will definitely anger the entire Nanyang family. If this is the case, I'm afraid we will never have a foothold in Nanyang."

Cao Peng said: Jingzhou affairs are governed by Jing people.

You, Liu Xuande, are an outsider who lives under the fence of others and steals Wancheng.

If you take the initiative to send troops again, wouldn't it be tantamount to admitting the statement in Pravda?You are an outsider and you are still so powerful, so how can you get the support of Nanyang Haoqiang?I'm afraid that as soon as Liu Bei sends troops here, the entire Nanyang County will rise up against Liu Bei...

what?
You said Cao Peng spread rumors!

People don't talk about it all, reasoning, the more debated, the clearer it is.

People are waiting to argue with you.

"How about we also run a newspaper?"

Chen Dao spoke suddenly and proposed an idea.

But soon, Ma Liang dismissed it, "Shuzhi's idea is good, but how to start this newspaper? Not to mention other things, I inquired about it. In the past two months, including the first issue of Pravda, Cao Youxue has issued a total of seven issues. There are at least 35 copies in each issue, that is to say, in two months, they used more than 35 dollars of paper. This kind of hard yellow paper is cumbersome, and we still don’t know how Cao Youxue made it. The 100 dollars How to get the special hard yellow paper? Even if you buy it from Fuzhilou, the cost must be staggering. Not to mention, to write an article, you have to find someone to transcribe... I did a calculation. Cao Youxue has [-] copies per issue Newspapers need at least [-] people to copy for six consecutive days... I don’t know how Cao Youxue rubbed and printed these contents, but if it is copied, we may not be able to make up enough people in a short time with just this number of people.”

When Chen arrived, his face flushed immediately.

Cao Peng's Pravda was published through movable type printing.

The paper used was specially made and sent from Xingyang to Nanyang.

It sounds like a long journey, and it seems to cost a lot.But in fact, these special papers are shipped together with other papers, and Cao Peng doesn't even need to pay a lot of money.For example, Cao Peng needs two thousand dollars of special hard yellow paper, and he only needs to ask Zhong Yao to deliver it along with the caravan when he purchases the goods.As a partner of Fuzhilou, Zhong Yao has absolutely no way of rejecting this request.

Two thousand dollars of paper at a time is enough for Cao Peng to use for three months.

As for printing newspapers, there are no more than ten people.

As for the source of the article, Lu Yu came forward to take charge, which was easy and did not require too much energy.Deng Di gave Cao Peng more than 20 tribesmen, many of whom were able to read and write, and became Lu Yu's subordinates, responsible for proofreading.Ever since, it only takes [-] people to start the Nanyang Truth Daily, and it can be easily completed.But with ease, he controlled the public opinion in Nanyang.

Guan Yu's cheeks twitched slightly, "Could it be that you just ignore it?"

Liu Bei took a deep breath, and after being silent for a long time, he smiled helplessly and said: "The only solution now is to be patient.

Although Cao Youxue can achieve miraculous results by using this method, it is not the right way after all.After the autumn harvest, I have enough food and grass, so it is not too late to wait for the opportunity. "

"That's right, that's the only way to do it now."

Facing Cao Peng's novel method, Zhuge Liang was helpless.

However, Xun Chen showed a dignified look: Then Cao Youxue, will you wait until after the autumn harvest?

He frowned, and said softly after a while: "My lord, I'm afraid we won't be able to do what we want alone. If my lord wants to start a war with Cao Youxue, I have to drag Liu Biao in."

Hearing this, Liu Bei couldn't help but fell into deep thought...

(End of this chapter)