Chongzhen Daming: Starting from Coal Mountain

Chapter 302 The Emperor's Times
After a short pause, Xu Yingwei said again: "When the battle in Xuzhou was in full swing, the princes of the court and the central government disregarded the safety of the Holy One and the millions of soldiers and civilians in Xuzhou, but they chose to set up a large prison in Nanjing. Ming Pao and Zhan Yang, a wealthy businessman in Shexian County who was in charge of supplying armaments, were imprisoned, such actions can hardly be called a positive dynasty!"

"This..." Wu Yingji, Gu Yanwu, Xia Yunyi and other scholars suddenly became dumb.

Yan Yingyuan gave Xu Yingwei a thumbs up, Brother Youzhen, you really touched my heart.

Xu Yingwei sighed, because he could see that Wu Yingji and the others were still dissatisfied.

In other words, Wu Yingji and the others still have a passion for the Donglin Party, and it's hard to break the family.

Compared with Wu Yingji and the others who still sympathized with or agreed with the Donglin Party, Xu Yingwei was born in a poor family and had no deep connection with the Donglin Party, so he saw it more thoroughly.

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Chongzhen big account.

Zhu Cihong said: "Father, when Mr. Yangming made great efforts to educate and educate the southern Jiangxi, he finally broke the thieves in the hearts of the mountain people, but I don't know what we should do to break the clan in the hearts of the people in the south of the Yangtze River?"

Chongzhen said: "Lang'er, didn't you already give the answer just now?"

"Promoting education?" Zhu Cihong frowned and said, "I'm afraid it's useless, right?"

Now even Zhu Cijiong felt inappropriate, and questioned: "Father, the Donglin Party has been deeply cultivated in the south of the Yangtze River for more than [-] years since Gu Xiancheng brothers repaired Donglin Academy in the [-]nd year of Wanli and gave lectures. Scholars in eight prefectures and one prefecture, as well as in Jiangxi, Fujian and Huguang were also deeply influenced by it.”

After a pause, he said, "Isn't it just a trick of the class to promote education in the south of the Yangtze River at this time?"

Zhu Cihong also deeply agreed: "Yes, father, it may be very difficult to hope to establish a school in the south of the Yangtze River and promote education in order to break the Donglin Party's manipulation of Jiangnan scholars' opinions and public opinion."

Chongzhen said: "The promotion of education that the emperor said is not the promotion of education that you think."

The Donglin Party started giving lectures when Gu Xiancheng brothers repaired Donglin Academy. For forty years, they have done one thing every day, and that is to brainwash the scholars and people in the south of the Yangtze River.

The sound of wind and rain, the sound of reading, the sound of the ear.

Family affairs, state affairs, world affairs, and care about everything.

Just this pair of couplets, the stalwart image of serving the country and the people is already vivid on paper.

Bi Lulan's [-]-year career has finally borne fruit in the hearts of the people in the south of the Yangtze River.

To this day, the Donglin Party's control over Jiangnan's scholars and public opinion has reached a watertight level. As mentioned above, even the beggars on the street and the prostitutes who sell themselves in brothels praise the Donglin Party. The party members are all loyal ministers. Under such circumstances, they expect to change public opinion by running schools?It's like a fool's dream!
If you just pick up people's wisdom, you will never be able to surpass the Donglin Party.

At this time, the only way to solve it is to switch the track.

Running a school is definitely not enough to run the Donglin Party, but it can run a newspaper.

Zhu Cihong said: "I don't know what Xingjiao the father said?"

Chongzhen said: "Father is planning to set up a residence newspaper department in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which will be in charge of newspaper affairs, and then use newspapers to subtly educate the people in Jiangnan and even the whole country."

"Reporting to the mansion?" Zhu Cijiong asked with a blank face.

"Father means to run a residence newspaper? Can this also educate the people?"

Zhu Cihong was also puzzled and asked: "Father, the palace newspaper only contains some major political policies of the imperial court. At most, it is a copy of some good news ahead. Although it can boost the confidence of the people to a certain extent, it is probably useless for enlightenment. Well, the common people will not change their opinion of the Donglin party members just because of a mansion newspaper."

Chongzhen said: "The newspaper mentioned by the emperor is not the mansion newspaper that you think."

Zhu Cihong said: "But I don't know what kind of newspaper is the newspaper my father mentioned?"

Chongzhen said: "The imperial court's major political policies are only a part of the newspaper my father mentioned. In addition to publishing the imperial court's major political policies, it also needs to include current articles that scholars like, unofficial histories and anecdotes that are popular with traffickers and pawns. There are also various advertisements for poems, articles and operas.”

Integrate education with entertainment, this is the most powerful control of public opinion.

Compared with dry official articles and dry preaching, the effect of integrating viewpoints and ideologies into novels, unofficial anecdotes, and even movies and TV dramas is many times better.

Why is the folk cooking oil in the beautiful country so deeply rooted in the hearts of the people?
The subliminal education of Hollywood movies can be said to be indispensable.

Therefore, it is the most stupid choice to directly engage in public opinion confrontation with the Donglin Party.

If you are tough on the front, the final result is likely to be a real prison.

Killing the heads of the Donglin Party and keeping the people in the south of the Yangtze River silent like cicadas can also control public opinion.

In another time and space, Jiannu relied on such bloody methods to disintegrate the public opinion control of the Donglin Party.

But Chongzhen obviously couldn't do this. Killing people must be killing people. It's unnecessary to kill people's heads.

After all, the people in Jiangnan just lack the ability to think independently and were brainwashed and fooled by the Donglin Party.

Therefore, the most sensible approach is to unknowingly deprive the Donglin Party of its power to control public opinion through newspapers, operas and other means of subtly indoctrination.

Thinking of this, Chongzhen said to the outside of the big tent: "Hu Guozhu, go and call Wang Wei."

As soon as Wang Wei returned to the county government office, he was called back by someone sent by Hu Guozhu, and then entered the Chongzhen tent in a daze. I don't know why the Holy Majesty recalled him so quickly.

Wang Weili paid homage and said: "My minister Wang Wei, please pay homage to the Holy One."

"Pingshen." Chongzhen signaled Wang Wei to get up with a sullen hand, and said, "Wang Qing, I remember that you are from Nanzhi Xiuning, a Jinshi in the first year of Chongzhen, and a review by the Imperial Academy in the eleventh year, do you remember correctly? ?”

"The Holy Majesty did not remember wrongly, and I am terrified." Wang Wei couldn't help but burst into tears of gratitude.

There were so many officials in the Ming Dynasty, and there were thousands of officials in the capital. The Holy Majesty actually remembered how this small Hanlin Academy's review did not make him feel grateful and frightened.

"You don't need to panic." Chongzhen said, "I have a deep impression of you, otherwise, when Beijing collapsed at the beginning of last year, I would not have left thousands of officials in the capital without taking you with you Wait for nine people."

Well, this is just an excuse, in fact, it is because he knows that Wang Wei and the other nine are loyal ministers.

After a pause, Chongzhen said again: "I still remember that when you first entered the Imperial Academy, you went to a school and advised me to create a reading material similar to the Dibao but not the Dibao, in order to educate the people. Unfortunately, my knowledge was shallow at that time. adoption."

"My lord, I don't dare to take credit for this matter." Wang Wei hurriedly said, "The reason why I have this thought is because I once heard Tang Ruowang, Qin Tianjian Zheng Tang Ruowang, mentioning that there was a village in his hometown. A kind of newspaper, the name seems to be Aiweisu Affairs News, not only the gentry and merchants like to read it, but even the peddlers are rushing to buy it."

"Wang Qing, it's you." Chongzhen said solemnly, "I plan to set up a residence newspaper department in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and this residence department will be responsible for handling newspaper affairs. Wang Qing, would you like to come to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to deliver the newspaper to me?" Get it done?"

"run a newspaper?" Wang Wei was overjoyed when he heard the words, "it's what you want, I dare not invite you."

"Okay." Chongzhen said happily, "Then from now on, you will be given the job even if you apply to the department."

"The minister leads the decree." Wang Wei stood up again and asked, "My lord, what is the name of the newspaper?"

"I have to think about this." Chongzhen said after pondering for a moment, "Let's call Huangming Times first."

"The Emperor Ming Times?" Wang Wei cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I'm going to resign as the magistrate of Mengcheng. Anyway, it doesn't matter if there are ministers here, and then I will go back to Nanjing to prepare the Emperor Ming Times."

Dare to be impatient, he didn't want to delay even a moment.

Watching Wang Wei leave, Zhu Cihong said to Chongzhen again: "Father, in addition to running a newspaper, you can actually ask Ruan Dacheng to write a drama about party struggles. The background is chosen in the Song Dynasty, and it will be written about Wang Anshi's reform. Party disputes, we must let the people in the south of the Yangtze River know how the Great Song Dynasty died because of the party disputes."

"Well, that's a good idea." Chongzhen nodded approvingly.

He also said: "However, it is unnecessary to use the Song Dynasty as the back. It is better to write about the current dynasty directly, and write about the dispute between the Donglin Party and the Eunuch Party, and the disputes between the Donglin Party and the Chu Party, the Qi Party, and the Zhejiang Party. .”

"Ah?" Zhu Cihong said, "Father, isn't this bad?"

Chongzhen directly ordered Hu Guozhu to call Ruan Dacheng into his big tent.

Hearing Chongzhen explain the reason, Ruan Dacheng was also a little dumbfounded, and said in panic: "My lord, I absolutely dare not write this song book."

Ruan Dacheng was asked to write that the Donglin Party harmed the country, and Ruan Dacheng was naturally willing to do so. This way, he could avenge the Donglin Party members who suppressed him back then, and let him write that party disputes led to the loss of control of the government and the loss of Beijing. , He didn’t dare to do this, because there is no credit for writing this well, but if he writes it wrong, he will lose his head.

"What are you afraid of?" Chongzhen said, "I don't even care, what are you afraid of?"

"But, but..." Ruan Dacheng said with a troubled face, "If this song is written, it will definitely damage your image of being wise and mighty, Your Majesty."

The Donglin Party fought with the Eunuch Party, and fought with the Chu Party, Qi Party, and Zhejiang Party, which led to the loss of control of the government. The Donglin Party members were certainly the sinners of the Ming Dynasty, but the Holy One's inability to control the court situation is probably an incompetent evaluation. Can't run away, this point, no matter how he whitewashes it, he can't whitewash it, it's really hard to do.

"You just write it straight." Chongzhen said with a smile, "Isn't it just that you can't control the court situation effectively, and you don't have your own opinions when things happen. I don't care about the people's judgments on me. What do you have to be afraid of?"

After a pause, he said again: "Besides, aren't these all facts?"

"Yuji seventeen years, if I have a little opinion, I won't lose Beijing."

"So, Ruan Dacheng, you don't have to be scruples, just write the song directly, but there is only one thing, you must expose the true face of the Donglin Party disregarding the overall situation and launching party struggles for their own selfishness."

(End of this chapter)