jdhmnovel Chapter 768 Just wait and see how that bastard gets his revenge.
Chapter 768 Just wait and see how that bastard gets his revenge.
"Tabloids, in order to attract more attention, fabricate some scandalous topics, or exaggerate trivial matters into sensational news. It's perfectly normal."
(The term "news" has existed since ancient times.)
Liu Bowen stroked his beard and said with a smile, "It just so happens that the Prince Consort recently offended some people by handling the child case and the ironware case. How could these tabloids let go of the opportunity to slander the Prince Consort?"
Yang Shaofeng's face immediately darkened.
What the hell is this?
I worked tirelessly to promote the development of the papermaking and printing industries, but the Ming Dynasty ended up with tabloids that then tried to smear me.
People clerk?
And then there's Liu Bowen.
This old scoundrel didn't bring it up earlier or later, but he had to bring it up today. Isn't he just trying to use me as a tool, both to sabotage the Ministry of Rites and to get me to find a way to regulate the operation of the newspaper?
Yang Shaofeng snorted with a dark face and said, "Since Marquis Chengyi has already noticed the tabloids, he must have a plan to deal with it?"
Liu Bowen's face immediately darkened.
Cuju, right?
I wanted to take advantage of you, Yang Dianfeng, but you turned around and passed the problem back to me.
But it doesn't matter.
While inwardly complaining, Liu Bowen stroked his beard and said, "This matter is actually quite simple."
"For example, set up a separate publishing bureau under the Ministry of Rites, and then the Ministry of Justice can work together to create a publishing law that stipulates who is allowed to run a newspaper, who is not allowed to run a newspaper, what content is allowed to be published in the newspaper, and what content is not allowed to be published in the newspaper."
"From now on, any books or newspapers that bookstores and printing workshops want to print or sell will have to be approved by the Publication Bureau."
"The tabloid problem will naturally be solved."
"What does Your Highness think?"
As Liu Bowen finished speaking, Qian Yongren, the Minister of Rites, immediately turned pale.
That old scoundrel Liu Bowen used the Ministry of Rites to curry favor?
Li Xin from the Ministry of Personnel is right; one shouldn't be like Liu Bowen!
Qian Yongren grew angrier the more he thought about it, and couldn't help but snort coldly, saying, "Speaking of which, the duty of your Censorate is to report things based on hearsay."
"And the Daming Daily newspaper also needs to publish some news and such."
"Why not assign some of your censors from the Censorate to the newspaper office, specifically to gather information and publish it in the paper?"
"As for the Publication Bureau's proposal, it is indeed excellent. I must thank Marquis Chengyi for considering the needs of the Ministry of Rites."
"..."
Qian Yongren's crazy sarcastic remarks only confused Yang Shaofeng more and more.
It's one thing to set up the publishing bureau years ahead of schedule, but the real problem is that Qian Yongren even wanted to recruit the censors of the Censorate to become reporters.
And you, Liu Bowen, have been subjected to such sarcastic and insane remarks from Lao Qian. Aren't you going to hurry up and find a way to fight back?
Eh?
It seems that old scoundrel Liu Bowen is laughing again.
So, is he calculating how to use money again this time?
Something's not right. Twelve out of ten things are not right.
Since Lao Qian was ultimately just the Minister of Rites, responsible for matters such as rites, sacrifices, education, and publications, Lao Liu had no reason to specifically scheme against Lao Qian.
So, he wanted to use Lao Qian to scheme against his fellow villagers from eastern Zhejiang.
Still not right!
Could Lao Qian and the publishing bureau possibly scheme against Lao Liu's fellow townsmen from eastern Zhejiang?
the answer is negative.
Therefore, Lao Liu's real idea was to have Lao Qian run the publication bureau.
He might even help Lao Qian ask Zhu Biao and the Ministry of Personnel for people.
Because the duty of the Censorate was to report matters based on hearsay.
Who says news from the newspapers isn't considered hearsay?
Tsk tsk.
That old scoundrel is really wicked.
Just as Yang Shaofeng was mentally ranting, the dozen or so students he had brought quietly squeezed together.
I've learned something new!
Our master easily stirred up trouble, and then the famous Liu Bowen began to scheme wildly. The Minister of Rites even tried to play along but still fell into the trap. The entire second hall of the Duke of Han's mansion was in complete chaos.
It's so lively, really lively!
However, I'll have to be more careful in the future.
The waters in the Ming Dynasty court are too deep. Each official is like a cunning fox, and you can easily be stuffed into a sack if you're not careful.
……
While a commotion was raging in the second hall of the Duke of Han's mansion, Emperor Zhu was also cursing in the Kunning Palace.
"Those bastards."
"So, seeing that they can't beat that bastard, they're trying to use us to kill him?"
Emperor Zhu spat angrily and cursed, "They must be out of their minds!"
Empress Ma smiled gently and advised, "Don't be angry. Anyway, they won't be able to cause trouble for long."
"Besides, there's your good son-in-law too."
"How could he possibly swallow this insult after being smeared like this?"
"So just watch quietly and see how he deals with those people."
The moment Zhu Huangdi mentioned his good son-in-law, his face darkened again.
"He's no good either."
Emperor Zhu angrily cursed, "He deliberately stirred up trouble today. He just wanted to get revenge on us, Li Shanchang, and Liu Bowen for plotting against him."
But after he finished scolding him, Emperor Zhu's expression softened.
"Well, he did take his students to help Li Shanchang with his five-year plan after all, so we can't be too harsh on him."
At this point, Emperor Zhu couldn't help but sigh softly and said, "It's a pity that Ningyang County only had about ten students taking the exam this year. It would have been better if there were more."
Just as Emperor Zhu was lamenting the lack of students in Ningyang County, Xia Yu hurriedly arrived at Kunning Palace, handed a note to Emperor Zhu, and said: "Your Majesty, Weihaiwei and Taizhouwei took the initiative to go to sea to capture Japanese pirates. Weihaiwei captured 83 Japanese pirates and 2 ships, while Taizhouwei captured 74 Japanese pirates and 2 ships."
Emperor Zhu glanced at the note and then ordered, "Send this to Biao'er and that scoundrel, and let them think it over."
After a slight pause, Emperor Zhu asked again, "How's their argument going now?"
Xia Yu replied with a strange expression, "After the argument that the Prince Consort is a ghost, the Marquis of Chengyi proposed to establish a publishing bureau under the Ministry of Rites, and Minister Qian seconded the proposal. His Highness the Crown Prince is currently discussing the publishing bureau with the Duke of Han."
"In addition, the Prince Consort said that this time, the dozen or so students will be divided into two groups to go to Dengzhou Prefecture."
"Right now, Minister of Personnel Li Xin is arguing with the Imperial Son-in-Law."
"..."
Watching Xia Yu's departing figure, Emperor Zhu unconsciously curled his fingers and tapped the table in front of him, then clicked his tongue and said, "The Ghost Golden Sheep has descended upon the world?"
"These bastards really dare to make things up."
"However, the story is quite well-written."
"To them, that bastard really is like a ghost golden sheep, destined to bring them death."
Empress Ma chuckled softly and said, "So what do you plan to do?"
Emperor Zhu snorted and said, "What do we plan to do? We'll do nothing. We'll just do what you said, sister, and wait and see how that bastard gets his revenge."