Wanli Xinming

Chapter 177 Contradictions
Xu Guangqi finally listened to Wang Peng's words and went from Zhangde House to Beijing to apply.Fortunately, Wang Peng found a business partner in Zhangde Mansion, solved the entanglement problem, lent him a few taels of silver, and arranged for him to enter the capital with the merchants who entered the capital, otherwise Xu Guangqi would have to starve to death without waiting for the capital.

Although Xu Guangqi didn't achieve fame at this time, his head is definitely enough. After suffering a big loss in Zhangde Mansion, his mind is also mature and meticulous.At that time, Wang Peng and others were asked to leave their addresses, and they also wrote about illegal lawsuits in Anyang County, such as forcibly recruiting people's husbands and collecting money from repairing rivers. Wang Peng had several signatures and fingerprints. .

After entering Beijing, he applied for the Institute of Gewu with exceptional success. He became the youngest researcher in the Institute on the same day, doing various experiments with several chemistry professors from the Neifu Laboratory every day.He told his boss about his experience in Anyang, but Gewuyuan said that this matter could not be controlled-although it has a royal name, but the emperor strictly forbids people in Gewuyuan to do politics.

Xu Guangqi, who had initially settled down, first wrote a long letter to his old father and asked the people from the Songjiang Guild Hall in the capital to help and arrange for the merchants to take him back.Then he advanced this month's monthly salary, and went to restaurants in the capital every day to make a tooth sacrifice—the past three months in Anyang were too hungry.Although he is a newcomer to the Gewu Academy, Xu Guangqi's monthly salary is already as high as sixty taels, which is similar to that of a seventh-rank Beijing official after the salary increase.

He is a half-sized child himself, and he lives in a single room in the Gewuyuan. Where can he use it.The six taels of silver he used alone, as long as he didn't eat the abalone flan every day, he could eat half of it at the end of the month.

Therefore, the bachelor Xu Guangqi also often invites colleagues from the Gewu Institute to eat out.Today, I happened to go to Shunfu Mutton Restaurant to eat hot pot, and the private room was next to Shen Maoxue's private room.When he went out on the way out, he passed by the private room where Shen Mao studied a few—he heard them discussing a rebellion in Anyang County just now.

At this moment, when he talked about his own experience, Zhang Sixiu was very embarrassed.Tu Long asked: "Why didn't the little brother file a lawsuit in Zhangde Mansion? You are in Beijing now, and if you file a lawsuit again, it will be a higher level lawsuit. No one will accept it, and you will be guilty first."

Xu Guangqi listened with a wry smile and said: "At that time, I only hoped that the farther away from Anyang, the better, after all, I was afraid of being beaten. Is there nothing good to do now?"

In fact, both Shen Maoxue and Zhang Sixiu present here could have a way to transfer Xu Guangqi's letter of complaint to the Inspectorate, but as an official in the capital, the first thing to do is to not mind your own business.If this is a trick of a political enemy, when you fall into the trap, how much is the sense of justice at that time worth?

Because Xu Guangqi was asking about Zhang Sixiu, Shen Mao learned from his heart that I should not start.The second son of Zhang has strong shoulders and has a prime minister father. His ability to take risks is a hundred times higher than his own. Let's see what he means first.

Although Zhang Sixiu had a low EQ, on the first day after he entered the officialdom, Zhang Juzheng told him to learn to shut up and not to stand out for no reason, so he also felt that Xu Guangqi was troublesome.The key is that Xu Guangqi's identity is a citizen rather than an official. The public sued the official in the early Ming Dynasty, but now the officialdom in the world has not been seen for many years.

Therefore, he pondered for a while and said, "Since you are in the Royal Academy, why don't you ask Dean Zhu Shizi to help you with this?"

After hearing this, Xu Guangqi smiled wryly and said: "Where is such a cheap thing, the number of people in the hospital has already exceeded 400 people, and the foolishness is nothing but everyone - I have never seen Dean Zhu before." Zhang Sixiu listened to the words and pondered endlessly .

Xu Guangqi observed the words and expressions, and felt that these few did not intend to help, so he got up and salutes to leave.Zhang Sixiu smiled and said, "It's not because I don't want to help you, but because of the rules and regulations, I can't do it. But I have a plan, are you willing to listen?"

Xu Guangqi listened, quickly thanked him, and asked for guidance.Zhang Sixiu said: "Have you heard of "Xinmin Daily"? This newspaper is not far from here, you can submit your story to them, and they will have a special writer to verify and investigate. If it is true, you don't need to ask for it. They will send it to you in the newspaper - the public opinion will rise, and the Inspectorate will definitely pay attention, won't you avenge your revenge?"

Xu Guangqi has been buying newspapers to read every day these days, but he didn't expect that he could use the newspapers to give himself such bad breath.Hearing this at this time, he bowed to the ground like a daigo, and thanked Zhang Sixiu.

When Zhang Sixiu came home, it was very late, but when he saw that the light in Zhang Juzheng's study was still on, he knew that his father was on official business again.He hurried in to greet Zhang Juzheng, and when he saw Zhang Jingxiu was there, he said hello to his elder brother.Zhang Juzheng knew that Shen Maoxue invited him to dinner, and after a few simple questions, he let him go back to the room to rest.

Zhang Sixiu had nothing to say, so he remembered Xu Guangqi's story, and said it again in the study.Zhang Jingxiu opened his mouth wide and looked at Zhang Juzheng.Zhang Juzheng frowned and said to Zhang Sixiu, "You might as well explain his affairs to the imperial envoy who wants to go down to the Supreme Court, and instruct this man named Xu to go to the newspaper office—but it's just a matter of luck."

Zhang Sxiu hurriedly asked Zhang Juzheng why he said this, Zhang Juzheng said: "You don't know that this public opinion control is something that the emperor attaches great importance to. How much has the newspaper done to promote the reform in the past six months? Anyang County is certainly guilty, but after all, in Xiuhe, It's related to big politics - which newspaper dares to report it?"

Zhang Sixiu was young after all, so he was dissatisfied after hearing what his father said: "Then don't let Anyang County's sins be spared? They not only committed crimes for no reason, but also listened to Xu Guangqi's words, I don't know how many people's lives were ruined?! What's wrong with the workers?"

Hearing this, Zhang Juzheng smiled lightly. He put down the brush in his hand and took the flower mirror off his face.Zhang Jingxiu hurriedly handed over the hot towel that had been prepared, Zhang Juzheng took it and wiped his face, then pinched the bridge of his nose between his eyes with two fingers, looked at his second son with half-open eyes, and said, "With you See, how should the court deal with it?"

Zhang Sixiu thought for a while, and said loudly, "Even if you can't make a big splash, you must send an imperial messenger to find out, and then you will be brought to justice!"

Zhang Juzheng said with a smile, "Isn't that what the imperial court does now?" Zhang Sixiu was at a loss for words.

Zhang Jingxiu interjected: "The third brother is kind, but he shouldn't have pointed him to the Xinmin Newspaper. If that Xu Guangqi is not careful, saying that you asked him to go - this newspaper will be difficult to handle. No, they think more."

Zhang Sixiu laughed after hearing this, "Hum, the 'straight-point rumors' advertised by the two companies turned out to be all tricks."

Zhang Jingxiu listened and wanted to argue with his younger brother, who had been a little fluttering recently, but Zhang Juzheng raised his hand to stop him, and said to Zhang Sixiu with a smile, "You're right, the so-called 'straightforward argument' is indeed a trick."

Zhang Sixiu felt that his three views were a little shaken, and it had a great conflict with the impression the newspaper had given him over the past few years, so he looked at Zhang Juzheng in confusion.

Zhang Juzheng said coldly: "The emperor once told my father that propaganda tricks can only be stored in the minds of the rulers. The highest level of controlling public opinion is that those who run newspapers and read newspapers do not think those are tricks. The editors of the newspaper office thought they were 'straightforward', and the readers of the newspaper thought they were 'folk censors'—the magic was all in the word 'orientation'."

"I'll give you an example. After the year, how many articles did Jingshi Daily and Xinmin Daily publish about Ding Youzhi's debate? The newspapers first adhered to the public opinion and lashed out at Xinmin Daily's bells. After that, they slowly discarded every few issues. Publishing a reasonable article about 'taking love', and writing about the deeds of the ministers who have been robbed of love since the dynasties! Up to now, the public opinion supporting the 'reform of the Dingyouzhi system' has prevailed - are you aware of it?"

When Zhang Sixiu heard this, his heart was terrified, and his back was covered in cold sweat.Since he was taught, his parents lost their son for three years and did not work as a matter of course, but this newspaper has subtly changed his position. He dared not think about it, really.
Zhang Juzheng continued: "The emperor and his father studied the successes and failures of the reforms of the past dynasties. Only Shang Yang's reform achievements are the most famous. What is the reason for this? Therefore, if the reform of this dynasty is to be completed, the father's 'reconciliation' will not work, but the emperor's 'one discussion'. , that is, it changes with the times and with the situation!' Chengzai said."

Zhang Sixiu listened, opened his mouth and said, "If the ancestor's family law is abandoned like a shoe, the country's body will be ruined, wouldn't you be afraid of the world being ruined?"

Zhang Juzheng listened, smiled and said: "If you don't make chaos first, how can you achieve great governance? Reformers are not afraid of chaos, because the 'chaos' is in the palm of your hand. As long as the chaos can be cured, let him be in chaos; only chaos can be divided. Left and right, debate friends and enemies, only those in positions of authority know who to strike, whom to draw, and whom to rely on. Do you understand?"

Zhang Sixiu listened to Zhang Juzheng's words, and he was so enlightened that he understood most of the actions of the court over the past few months.Deep down in my heart, I even took all the pride that my family had had for the second place in high school in the past few months - only then did I realize that I was just sitting there watching the sky.Seeing that Zhang Juzheng had persuaded his son, he picked up a booklet from the major case and handed it to him: "This is the "On Contradiction" mentioned by the emperor, you can take it and copy it first, study it carefully, and then you will know that "Sheng Cong" God-given, those who are born to know by saints' is not a lie!"

(End of this chapter)