I was the emperor in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 316 Is it a serious crime to discuss government affairs?
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that there was something wrong with this matter. He kept these things in his heart and planned to hand them over to the Beijing News Department to deal with after he went back.

Following this line of thought, he then thought that reporters alone might not be able to fully understand public opinion.

It would be best to set up something similar to a mailbox outside the Beijing News Department.

In this way, those whistleblowers who do not want to be known by their names can not only have a place to expose the shady scene, but also ensure their own safety.

"Yes, this idea is also very good. What else can be added? Now that we have mailboxes, should we consider setting up a hotline or something..."

Jiang Bao was almost stunned by the sidelines. Li Tian was still furious before, but then he smiled strangely.

It made Jiang Bao startled and frightened.

At this moment, Jiang Bao seemed to have seen something suddenly, and quickly pushed Li Tian who was giggling.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."

Jiang Bao suddenly interrupted his train of thought, Li Tian was full of displeasure.

"Go away, don't you see that I'm thinking about something?"

Jiang Bao pointed to the restaurant not far away, and some people who looked like Dongchang fans said,
"Look, Your Majesty, it seems that people from Dongchang are arresting people there."

Li Tian heard the prestige, and sure enough, he found a few people from Dongchang grabbing some passers-by at the tea stand as if they were asking for something.

They were too far away, and they couldn't hear clearly, only one of them seemed to say,

"Privately talking about government affairs...you should be arrested..."

Li Tian was immediately angry.

"Okay, you Huang Yan, let you monitor the words and deeds of the officials, is this how you monitor for me?
If you can't find evidence of other people's crimes, you just use ordinary people to make up the number. It's extremely abominable! "

"Jiang Bao, pass on the decree, let Huang Yan, this bastard, get the hell out of here immediately."

Seeing that Li Tian really worked hard this time, Jiang Bao didn't dare to say a word, and hurriedly sent people to find Huang Yan.

I don't know if it was a coincidence, or if Huang Yan deserved it, he happened to be nearby.

It didn't take long before someone found it and brought it here.

He's actually been quite unlucky recently.

Some time ago, he was severely criticized by Li Tian for checking the wrong person. In the past half a month, the officials in the court seemed to have become honest. He searched for such a long time, but he didn't find any useful information.

Early this morning, when he went to eat in a restaurant where he usually ate and drank, he suddenly heard a lot of people talking about Hanwang and taxes.

My mind suddenly became active.

He hurriedly asked his subordinates to investigate the places where Beijing newspapers were sold.

I don't know if he was too anxious, or if he didn't make it clear at all.

Some stunned Dongchang fans thought they had encountered a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and arrested many people who talked about government affairs one after another.

In fact, it's no wonder these Dongchang fans.

In the original history of the Ming Dynasty, Dongchang and Jinyiwei did have the right to interfere and arrest those who discussed the government.

But it's nothing for ordinary people to talk about the affairs of the court.

The people who can be arrested are basically too excited during the discussion, and they just opened their mouths and said, "Dog officer, the emperor's old man and other bastard words!"

The crime of arbitrarily discussing the government is actually not a big crime, but the crime of insulting the emperor is a big crime, and it is not an exaggeration to destroy the family.

And although the person arrested this time did not talk about the emperor, because the Beijing newspaper involved royal family members like the King of Han, the crime of falsely talking about the emperor's family members would be quite serious if he were to be really prosecuted.

Huang Yan has been busy recently, and he only heard a few words about Li Tian's founding of the Beijing News, but did not delve into it.

He really didn't know that the first edition of the Beijing News was written by Li Tian, ​​otherwise he wouldn't dare to risk the world's displeasure by making such a big move.

When Li Tian sternly asked him what was going on outside, Huang Yan was stupefied.

"Forgive me, Your Majesty, this old slave really doesn't know the truth! This old slave will let them release everyone..."

Li Tian's face was livid, and he said coldly,

"Hmph, it's only now that you realize, isn't it too late? I asked people to create the Beijing News Department just to learn about the thoughts of officials and common people from the mouths of people all over the world.

It's good for you to arrest people without asking why. If you make it so that no one will dare to tell the truth in the future and ruin my hard work, even if you cut off your head ten times or eight times, it will not be enough for atonement! "

Huang Yan was completely stupid now.

He hit Li Tian's gun head-on, and even if he didn't die this time, he might lose a layer of skin.

Kowtow like pounding garlic, one bite at a time, "Your Majesty, forgive me, this old slave knows his mistake." '

Li Tian was furious, but fortunately he found out about this matter fairly early. If Dongchang really allowed Dongchang to arrest him, it would probably take less than half a day. No one would dare to speak on the streets of the entire capital.

With one kick, Huang Yan was kicked,

"What are you still doing in a daze, why don't you hurry up and let him go."

After receiving the order, Huang Yan couldn't care about anything else, and rushed downstairs in a scrambling manner.

After he left, Jiang Bao struggled for a long time before faltering and saying to Li Tian,

"Your Majesty, although Governor Huang made a big mistake this time, he didn't know about it before. Considering that he is sincere to His Majesty, can Your Majesty..."

Li Tian waved his hands impatiently,

"The Beijing News Department is a channel for me and the imperial court to communicate with the people all over the world. If Huang Yan interferes with such a big event, it almost ruins the big event. How can I spare him?"

Jiang Bao hurriedly said,
"But Governor Huang, after all..."

Li Tian interrupted his words,
"Okay, I know what you want to say, whether Huang Yan knows or not, let's not talk about it for the time being, because he is still loyal to me, the death penalty can be avoided, but the living crime cannot be forgiven.

Let him go to guard the city gate for me, when will he figure out what is wrong and what to come back. "

Hearing that Li Tian didn't intend to take Huang Yan's head, Jiang Bao finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Immediately afterwards, Jiang Bao said worriedly,

"Your Majesty, it is a serious crime to discuss government affairs irresponsibly no matter which dynasty or generation they belong to! Don't you really worry, Your Majesty, that those people with bad intentions will take the opportunity to make trouble!"

Li Tian laughed lightly, and said with some disdain,

"If an empire is dignified, if people talk about the government, it will be ruined, what kind of empire is it, is it paperless!

Although let them talk, as long as I do my duty as the lord of a country, can I still be talked about by them? "

Hearing what Li Tian said, Jiang Bao was completely speechless.

When the emperor doesn't care about the opinions of the people, what's the use of being anxious as a eunuch.

Immediately, he rolled his eyes and complimented,
"Thousands of times, countless emperors, that is, Your Majesty, you have such a capacity for people, you can be said to be an emperor through the ages, and this old slave worships you."

Li Tian laughed,
"One emperor through the ages, what's the point? What I want is the interests of the people in the world. What's the use of wanting to come here!"

(End of this chapter)