Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 134 Controlling Public Opinion (Fourth Change)

Gao Hongtu returned to the mansion, and he lay on the bed without closing his eyes all night.

He even laughed unconsciously, and then cried again, and the old wife next to him hurriedly asked him what was wrong, thinking that he was sick, and was in a hurry to call the doctor.

Gao Hongtu was naturally not sick, he was just too excited.

In the end, Zhu Youjian did not punish him, which relieved Gao Hongtu.

However, Gao Hongtu also knew that his actions today had completely sold the Donglin Party!

Donglin Party's last chance to make a comeback fell short because of his informant.

Originally, Gao Hongtu couldn't pass this threshold, but Wang Chengen and others were right, he was a courtier of Ming Dynasty, not a courtier of Donglin Party.

I should have been loyal to His Majesty Zhu Youjian, and telling His Majesty the plot of Zhang Shenyan and others by myself may be what a minister should really do.

According to Zhu Youjian's intention, Gao Hongtu still needed to recuperate in the mansion, and he had to pretend that nothing happened, and he should go to Qingquan Temple to see Master Juewu.

Therefore, Gao Hongtu came to Qingquan Temple as usual that day.

Master Juewu also brought Zhang Shenyan's words: "Ge Lao said that Liang Yungou died suddenly. This incident was obviously done by people from Dongchang, but we must not be scared out of our wits, and we must continue to endure it. Sooner or later, we will let them die." Blood debts are paid in blood, but you have countless former officials who have served as your disciples, and now you are the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, can you make a fuss and denounce the behavior of the factory guards, lest they think that we civilian officials are easy to kill!"

"Master, please tell Mr. Zhang Ge, I will definitely make a fuss about this matter. The dignified four-rank imperial court official was killed in the street, and this matter cannot be left alone!"

After Gao Hongtu said that, he bid farewell to the Enlightenment Master.

As soon as he got back to the mansion, Gao Hongtu carried a newly-acquired concubine into the backyard, and made a lot of unbearable remarks, but after the door was closed, he said seriously: "Please tell the prince, Zhang Shenyan wants to take the right hand. Yushi Liang Yungou's death made a fuss, and the spearhead was directed at Dongchang and Jinyiwei."

Soon, Wang Chengen learned of the news, and entered the palace overnight to inform Zhu Youjian of the matter.

Zhu Youjian only said one sentence: "Eight words: confuse the public and divert the focus! The newspapers of Liu Jingting and Li Xiangjun should have almost started publishing the first issue of the newspaper. Let them publish Liang Yungou's death as the headline on the front page. Ask Zuodu Censor Chen Chunde to write an article and publish it in big characters on the first page. It is called the first editorial. The topic of the editorial should be related to love murder, official style and official corruption. He is Zuodu Censor, so he will write it Corruption in the internal life of officials is also more appropriate."

"As for the news about Liang Yungou's death, you should understand."

After Zhu Youjian said it, he asked Wang Chengen.

Wang Chengen nodded: "I understand, Your Majesty, do you want to use this to find someone to blow up Zhang Shenyan's raising a concubine, and by the way, you can also smear him, saving him from fooling people around like a famous minister of Neo Confucianism."

"can!"

After Zhu Youjian said that, he asked Wang Chengen to retreat.

……

Beginning on the third day of the first lunar month, Zhu Youjian had people convert the mansion of Wang Duo, the former Minister of Rites, into a newspaper office, and named it Guanghua Daily.

As the name suggests, it means to broaden the Chinese civilization.

Inside the Guanghua Daily, Liu Jingting was naturally the editor, and Li Xiangjun was the reviewer. They were similar to the officials of the Imperial Academy, although their grades were small, they were noble.

Shi Kefa has also helped the two configure basic printing equipment and craftsmen.

In the past, the inner government of the imperial court needed to print a large number of books, so these were not difficult.

By the fifth day of the lunar new year, Guanghua Daily basically had the ability to issue thousands of copies a day, and even recruited newsboys to deliver newspapers, and found bookstores and stalls willing to cooperate with Guanghua Daily.

The person in charge of the bright side of Guangming Daily is Shi Kefa, the eunuch of Bingbi, the supervisor of ceremonies.

Perhaps these people's willingness to cooperate with Guanghua Daily has something to do with Shi Kefa.

And now.

Liu Jingting and Li Xiangjun have even filled the other pages of the first issue of Guangming Daily with upcoming content, including serialized legendary scripts, various interesting stories that happened in the south of the Yangtze River, and news from the Dibao, but now It's just a matter of how to write the headlines on the front page.

According to Zhu Youjian's request, the front page headline and the front editorial must be decided by him personally, so it has not been finalized yet.

Just when the two of them didn't know what to do, Wang Chengen came here:
"Your Majesty ordered to fully report the murder of Liang Yungou, the censor of the capital of Youqin. It has been found out that this case was a murder of love. Since Wanli, the atmosphere in officialdom has become more and more extravagant, and incidents of abuse and murder of daughters have occurred frequently. It's not surprising that Chen Gong, the censor of Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, will send the manuscript once, and Chen Gong's article will be the first page of the first edition."

Liang Yungou was assassinated on the [-]th day of the first lunar month.

But two days later, this matter has just fermented.

Before Zhang Shenyan's disciples had time to write an article and spread it, there were newsboys who began to sell Guanghua Daily on the street.

"Selling newspapers, selling newspapers, Liang Yungou, the censor of the right capital, tragically died on Yonghe Street, suspected to be killed by his pink friend! Chen Gong, the censor of the left capital, used this to criticize the corruption of officials!"

Because it happened to be the Lantern Festival, there were more people going out, and more people came to Nanjing.

Coupled with the fact that Enke's imperial examination is approaching, almost all the candidates from all over the country gathered in Nanjing City.

Therefore, they were all very interested in the death of the fourth-rank senior official, and when they heard that it was related to Fengyue, they became even more interested.

Scholars and ordinary people rushed to buy them, not to mention that a few newspapers are not expensive, and there are articles written by second-rank officials like Zuodu Yushi, which are usually hard to find for thousands of dollars, but now they can be read for a few cents of silver coins. Yes, of course it's a great thing.

"Tsk tsk, it's really strange. These officials are used to being flirtatious, but they didn't expect that they would have today!"

"Look, it's written on it that he was hacked to death with knives, and even his head was cut off. What a hatred, what a hatred!"

"It's not a good thing. If an official is not greedy and lustful, then naturally there will be no such things. What kind of confidante, if he stays honestly in the boudoir, these things will not happen!"

"Look, Mr. Chen's article is better at scolding. It really scolds us people what they want to scold."

"Yeah, I have to buy a few more copies and share them with my friends."

In an instant, the first issue of Guanghua Daily was sold out.

The first time the publication was launched, the first silver dollar was earned and positive profit was made. This made both Liu Jingting and Li Xiangjun very excited. After all, they used to make money by entertaining others, but now they make money by fooling others , the meaning is naturally different.

Zhang Shenyan also bought such a newspaper, but he tore it up immediately after reading it: "Who opened this Guanghua Daily? Has it been approved by me, the Minister of Rites? Who told them it was a murder of love? This is clearly an assassination!"

(End of this chapter)