Fortunate Young Gentleman

Chapter 472: Ulterior Motives

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Majesty, domineering, wise and mighty, tall and majestic... This was Tangning's impression of the emperor before traveling through time.

After traveling through time, Chen Huang completely overturned his understanding of feudal emperors.

Greedy, stingy, cunning, seemingly affectionate, but can be cold-blooded and ruthless when necessary. Emperors are ruthless. They say that there is no family affection in the Tian family. It is normal for fathers, sons and brothers to chop each other off, but as an emperor , so stingy that he was asked to deliver a newspaper to major government offices in Beijing every day without mentioning remuneration, which was a bit stingy.

What he did was not even considered plundering, it was simply naked plunder.

Tang Ning was much more generous than Chen Huang. She reprimanded in her heart for a while and then stopped caring about the few pennies.

He has been too busy during this period, and now he finally has some free time. The New Year is coming soon. He plans to put down his work first and take time to spend time with Xiao Ru Xiaoyi.

We had agreed to go out for a walk with them today, but as soon as we walked out of the house, our father-in-law and mother-in-law suddenly came to visit us, so we had to turn back.

Su Ru Zhongyi was chatting with Chen Yuxian in the room. Zhong Mingli walked up to Tang Ning, took something out of his sleeve, handed it to Tang Ning, and said, "Did you instruct the newspaper printed by Tang Renzhai?"

Tangning nodded. In an era when entertainment was extremely scarce, news was transmitted very slowly, first by mouth, and second by government notices. After the outbreak of new media in later generations, newspapers have been almost abandoned, but here, it is still Something very advanced.

Zhong Mingli looked at him and said: "I have also read the newspapers in the past few days. There is nothing else. However, when it comes to discussions about state affairs and court officials, it is best not to write more about it to avoid blaming the court."

Tang Ning knew very well that although newspapers were still a new product in this era, they were closely related to public opinion. If they wrote too much, the court would not sit idly by.

Therefore, he is extremely strict in censoring the content published every day and strives to be politically correct and not touch red lines. There is also a lot of knowledge in how to grasp the scale.

Otherwise, if the imperial court takes off the hat of talking about state affairs and imperial officials, the Jingshi Daily, which has just developed, will be nipped in the bud.

Tang Ning looked at Zhong Mingli and said, "Father-in-law, don't worry. Your Majesty has already issued an oral order, asking Tang Renzhai to deliver a newspaper to all major government agencies every day. I will take good care of the scale."

"It's good that you have an idea." Even His Majesty agreed. Zhong Mingli was relieved after hearing this and said: "You go ahead, I'll go and play two games of chess with Old Tang..."

Tangrenzhai.

Early in the morning, the stall owner of the breakfast stall had just set up his stall and walked to the door of Tangrenzhai. He threw a copper coin over and said, "Brother, here's a newspaper."

The newspapers in Tangrenzhai are very cheap. You can buy them with one copper coin. One copper coin can only buy half a meat bun and half a pot of tea. You can use it to buy a newspaper, read current events, and learn about the private lives of noble people. Many people do.

The waiter took the money and handed over a newspaper. The stall owner handed it to a diner in the stall and said, "I can't read, please read it for me. You won't be charged for this bowl of noodles."

The shabby scholar at the stall took the newspaper and was happy to make the deal. He ate and read the newspaper.

After reading it, he said: "The newspaper said that the New Year's Day is approaching. This year, starting from the 28th of the twelfth lunar month, the curfew will be lifted in the capital... Hehe, it is a few days earlier than in previous years. The New Year's Day should be more lively. ”

"I was able to sell a few more bowls of noodles that year, and the business at the night market was very good..." the vendor muttered, and then asked, "What else is there?"

"There are also anecdotes about several adults in the court. It says that Mr. Li, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, used to be in the Ministry of Water. When he was ordered to provide disaster relief, he always rushed to the front. He was washed away by floods twice and almost died. ..., it is said that the people of Runzhou erected a statue of Master Li on the embankment to express their gratitude."

The hawker said: "Master Li is really a model for all officials. If there are officials like Master Li in the court, the people will have a good life... What else is written on it?"

"The son of Liu Feng, the Minister of Rites, got into a fight a few days ago and was taken to the county government office. The Ping An County government office reminded the powerful people in the capital that as the New Year is approaching, they must restrain their children..."

The breakfast vendor shook his head and said, "One is Master Li and the other is Master Liu. You said these are both officials. Why is there such a big gap between officials?"

The shabby Confucian scholar put away the newspaper and asked, "Can you give this newspaper to me?"

The vendor waved his hand and said, "Take it."

The shabby Confucian scholar thanked him with his hands, stood up and left, walking along the street. Soon he came to an official office and walked in.

He walked to a certain government office, knocked on the door and went in, saying: "Master Zhongcheng, I have read the newspaper of Tangrenzhai, and it is quite satisfactory. It does not make excessive remarks about state affairs, but it does make some comments about officials in the DPRK and China..."

Censor Zhongcheng stood up, waved his hand and said, "There is no need to check. His Majesty has just decreed that all major government offices in Beijing must read Tangrenzhai's newspaper. You can make arrangements and have someone pick up a few copies every day."

The censor was startled when he heard this, then nodded and said, "I'll go and make arrangements now."

Censor Zhongcheng read the newspaper again and murmured: "Liu Feng, Li Yan..."

The people have their own opinions on what the powerful officials in the capital are like, some praising them and some criticizing them, but they are limited to the secret. The newspaper of Tangrenzhai is not shy at all. It talks about these things casually, but it is very accurate in its standards, only stating the facts and not making any comments.

There is no doubt that if a name appears on it, whether it is a good thing or a bad thing, it will be known to the whole capital in a very short time.

Whether His Majesty's decree also has the intention of urging all officials remains to be guessed...

Ministry of Personnel.

Fang Hong put a piece of paper on the table, looked at an old man and said, "Lord Zhou, this is the list reported by various departments, a total of ten people, if there is no problem, it should be sent to His Majesty tomorrow."

Although the Ministry of Personnel is responsible for the promotion and assessment of officials, senior officials such as the Minister of a Ministry only have the right to nominate but not the right to decide, and the final candidate still needs to be determined by the emperor.

Minister Zhou picked up the paper and looked at it, saying, "It seems that the position of Right Assistant Minister this time is between Liu Feng and Li Yan..."

As if he had thought of something, he shook his head and said, "Although Li Yan's political achievements in recent years are mediocre, he has no stains. The family style of Liu Assistant Minister of Rites is a bit bad..."

The family style is not strict and the children are dandy. This is a problem that many families in Beijing have, but it is rare to be used as a typical example like Liu Feng, the Assistant Minister of Rites. Moreover, His Majesty has issued an order that the newspaper of Tangrenzhai is a must-read for officials in Beijing. I am afraid that everyone knows that Liu Assistant Minister's family style is not strict...

He picked up a memorial and copied the names of ten people. When he wrote, he thought about it and wrote the name of Li Yan, the Assistant Minister of Works, as the first one.

Liu family.

Liu Feng looked at the newspaper in his hand with an unpleasant expression. At the critical moment when he and Li Yan, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Works, were competing for the position of the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Personnel, the newspaper praised Li Yan as a model official, but wrote about Liu Li being arrested for fighting. This clearly had a purpose.

In comparison, doesn't it mean that he is not as good as Li Yan of the Ministry of Works?

He had planned everything, but still missed this rebellious son. He angrily slapped his son and said angrily: "I told you to be honest a long time ago. Who told you to fight?"

Liu Li covered his head, looking aggrieved, and said: "This is none of my business. It was Ling Feng and the others who started it first, and I was beaten..."

Liu Feng shouted: "If you don't provoke them, will they provoke you?"

"I really didn't provoke them..." Liu Li defended: "They wanted to make trouble for Tang Zhao. Tang Zhao ran away, so they took their anger out on me..."

Liu Feng frowned and said: "What does it have to do with you if they make trouble for Tang Zhao?"

Liu Li looked at him resentfully and asked: "Why did they come to me? Dad, don't you really know?"

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