Chapter 031: Public Opinion
Midsummer, early in the morning, Tokyo Castle, Ryutoku Shrine.
In a pavilion next to the water pavilion in the backyard, sandalwood is curling, several palace maids are fanning behind them, there are melons and fruits cold drinks and other things on the table, and Zhao Ji, who is wearing a Taoist robe, is looking at the tabloid in front of him.
"I am a melancholy guest in the world, I know what is going on in my tears, and I remember my life in the sound of broken intestines. Good words, good words!"
The first thing he saw when he got the newspaper was poetry and songs. As for those articles that are acupuncture and disadvantages, they will all be put aside.
“…… Particularly relying on his private wisdom and wisdom, he was biased in his intentions, reprimanded the righteous people, and was close to treacherous. So Cai Jing used his slippery and skillful assets to help his arrogant and extravagant ambitions. Believe in nothingness, worship the view of travel, and exhaust the people's strength. Monarchs and ministers are arrogant, neglecting national politics, and doing nonsense every day. and Tong Guan's work, and the good soldiers are diligent and far-reaching, and the disaster is quick and chaotic. Since the ancients were playful and demoralized, indulged in lust and defeated, and rarely died, the Zhao family was very bad, so the special book was taken as a ring. Therefore, the Zhao family can do everything, but it can't be the king's ear!"
As he looked closely, Zhao Ji's face gradually turned blue, and his whole body began to tremble.
He slapped the newspaper on the table with a "snap", stood up, and shouted loudly: "Who wrote this, find out for me immediately, kill the nine clans, kill the nine clans!"
Several palace maids next to him were so frightened that they all knelt on the ground, trembling, for fear that this moody "emperor" would drag themselves out and behead.
"Emperor Taishang, this is a kind of tabloid that has flowed into the city of Tokyo this month, I heard what it is called a serial, and a new one will be published in seven or eight days. The person who wrote the article is called "Broken Slave", which is obviously not his real name, and there is no way to find out. ”
Cao Xun hurriedly stepped forward, lowered his head, and nervously waited for Zhao Ji's next attack.
"So, it's spread all over the city of Tokyo!"
Zhao Ji sat down dejectedly, waved his hand, shook his head and said:
"I've abdicated, and I can't do much about it, so let it go. ”
Cao Xun waved away the palace maid, took a few steps forward, and whispered in Zhao Ji's ear: "The commander of the front division of the palace asks Wang Zongmao to see." ”
Zhao Ji nodded slightly, stood up, and said softly, "Take him to the study to see me." ”
In the middle of summer, people should be tired and dying, but the whole of Lianghe, Shaanxi, Shandong, and all parts of Gyeonggi are stirred by a new tabloid "Warning Bell".
Warning the world is naturally to warn the world, to raise the deaf and deaf, so that people can be empowered and repent. Due to the average quality of the paper, it was only a few jute paper, which was generally popular at that time for printing books, and it did not attract the attention of these readers at first.
It's just that because of the disadvantages of the articles printed on these papers, the pen is very sharp, and there are some newly created poems and songs, although the number of articles is not much, but all of them are high-quality products, and they will soon spread in various places.
Not much to say, it's just that the song "Huanxi Sha. I am a melancholy guest in the world", which has already caused those who read to be crazy. It's just that for most readers, at this turbulent time and eventful times in the Central Plains, it is natural to pay more attention to the analysis of national defense and military affairs.
"The Jurchen population is only one million, the barbarian tribe, the Liao and Song dynasties, the invasion of the Han land, what a place, the land of Yanyun is all for it! But my Han soil is really vulnerable?"
"The country will prosper, and there will be auspiciousness; The country will perish, and there will be demons. The scholars are incorruptible and shameless, the generals are greedy and afraid of death, and the soldiers have no blood, with such a cartilage incompetent, there is no reason to be invincible against the cruel people who live in the Jurchen Rock Cave and drink blood! ”
"Good! Good! Well written!"
Tokyo City, Tung Wah Gate, Ma Hang Street, Yang Building.
A group of scholars sat at a wine table, reading the newspaper aloud, and everyone was in high spirits.
"I am a country of Chinese etiquette, I don't know how many people are in the world, the land is vast, the civilization has a long history, and the population is more than 10 million. There are heroes of the Han Dynasty in the front, and there are the heroes of the Tang Dynasty in the back, and the Chinese martial arts style has been the same since ancient times. ”
A scholar said angrily: "This "broken slave" brother hit the nail on the head and pointed at my dynasty's shortcomings. It can really be regarded as a long ringing of alarm bells, straight into the heart and lungs!"
"What Brother Wang said is good!"
Another scholar continued: "Wang Xianggong is a holy beloved minister, who died fighting for the country, but he was buried and slandered by the ministers of the court and the central government in every way. The reason for this is because Wang Xianggong is a military minister. Doctor Huanghuang does not know how to carry the Tao in literature, but is jealous of the virtuous and jealous, and treats state affairs slowly, which is really incorruptible and shameful, and has no integrity!"
Everyone here was indignant, some shouted angry and scolded, some shook their heads and sighed, and everyone pointed to the evils of the current dynasty.
It doesn't matter if everyone is amazed. This warning bell not only pinpoints the disadvantages of the times, but also points out the shortcomings faced by the Great Song Dynasty.
And the various military and political affairs of the Jin people are also analyzed clearly and thoroughly.
"The Jurchens had a population of less than a million, but they occupied a vast territory, and their territory stretched east to the Tongjiang River; north to Huolu Huotuan, northwest to the Hetao region, and Tatar Mongolia, Tatar tribe, Wangu tribe as neighbors; Three states outside the river in the west. The south is bounded by Yanmen Pass and Juma River, and the area is thousands of miles ......"
"The Jin people destroyed the Liao, inherited the old system, and pursued two systems, namely the old Jurchen system and the Han official system. The Jin Dynasty was a fierce system, and the local government was a fierce official system ......"
"The Meng'an Mok system, that is, the system of centurions and commanders. Adult men are engaged in production on weekdays, participate in battles during wartime, and are self-sufficient in weapons and food. One thousand households of the people are Meng'an, one hundred households are Mouke, Mouke is the centurion, and Meng'an is the thousand-year-old. Wanhu Mansion is under the jurisdiction of Zhu Meng'an, and Meng'an is under the jurisdiction of Mouke, and there are still fifty or ten ...... under Mouke."
Since the Jin people invaded the Song Dynasty in the south, not to mention the common people, even the court, including the emperor, few people have such insight into the Jurchens.
After several years of dealing with each other, there have been wars for several years, but when it comes to how to deal with the Jin people and how strong the Jin people are, the entire Great Song Dynasty court is still on the surface, and no one has a deeper understanding.
For example, Li Ye, the imperial court's "six such as giving things", advocated that the golden soldiers were like gods, "people are like tigers, horses are like dragons, they are like apes when they go up the mountain, and they are otters when they go into the water, their momentum is like Mount Tai, and China is like tired eggs", and Wang Xiaodi's "men are killed, women are captured, offices are burned, and gold and silver are taken away", this "broken slave" is summed up with disdainful understatement.
"The strength of the golden people, the scholars are as fearful as tigers, and there are no heroes when they are left, so that the erector is dominant. If all the Chinese people have the courage to resist the thieves, even if they have a rusty gun and a blunt knife, they can still beat the thieves and drive out the Tartars. There is no distinction between north and south, and people are young and old, and they all have the responsibility of defending the land and resisting the enemy......"
The article also took the repeated defeat of the Jin people by the loyal and righteous army as an example, calling on the people to rise up and fight and not be slaves to the country.
The printing industry of the Great Song Dynasty was developed, and bookstores were everywhere, but to say that it was prosperous for a while, and the abortions were widespread, from the high-ranking officials and nobles to the common people at dawn, it was these thin serialized newspapers "Warning Bell".
No one knows where the newspaper came from, who this broken slave brother is, and the court did not explicitly prohibit it, after all, this newspaper is to encourage the people to resist gold, and it is the pressure on the court that relieves it. Although the scholars and local officials were annoyed and angry, they did not dare to arrest people openly, after all, they had done so many unseemly things.
As a result, those angry scholars and doctors, corrupt officials who were thieves, and military generals who lacked confidence could only shrink their heads, pretend to be ostriches, and pretend not to hear the gossip outside.
The "Alarm Bell" or three or five days out, the longest interval is only six or seven days, the market is boiling, and the city is full of wind and rain, everyone knows.
"Good! A good place is not divided into north and south, people are old and young, and they all have the responsibility of defending the land and resisting the enemy!"
In the Rui Si Palace, Zhao Huan, the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, looked at the "Alarm Bell" in his hand and involuntarily called out.
Zhao Huan's mood has not been very good recently. Since the death of this Wang Song, the new army organized by the imperial court is not as good as a batch. Wuchen is slack, Wenchen does not know soldiers, coupled with the scorching summer, the Jin people retreat, everyone is nostalgic for silk and bamboo wine, and there are few people who are diligent in political affairs.
At the court meeting, he proposed to take advantage of the retreat of the Jin people to restore the lost Hejian Mansion and Zhending Mansion, which attracted the unanimous opposition of all the ministers.
These ministers of civil and military affairs, especially these scholars, as long as they proposed to restore the lost land, they would obstruct it in every possible way, as if they were cutting off their flesh. But think about it, if you want to pay for the war, it doesn't come from these rich people, so it's no wonder that they are not enthusiastic about it.
"Official, this newspaper is well known to everyone in the city of Tokyo, and the people's morale to fight against thieves is very high. This will be of great benefit to the imperial court in its fight against the Jinren!"
Gao Wen, the eunuch next to him, was quite excited when he saw the emperor, and hurriedly stepped forward to compliment.
Zhao Huan nodded. Nowadays, in the city of Tokyo, scholars and ordinary people gather together, and most of the people talk about this newspaper and the contents of it.
The students spontaneously organized a debate tournament to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of Song and Jin and how to defeat the enemy. At the end of the debate, neither side was convinced, and a big shot was made, hundreds of people were injured, and several people almost died.
Zhao Huan couldn't help but shake his head. I can't imagine that this student is also a personality like fire, but I don't know what they are like when they fight.
However, the enthusiasm of the people to resist gold is high, which also makes Zhao Huan inexplicably pleased. As this "slave-breaking" brother said, if everyone rises up to fight, how can thieves run rampant!
"Broken slaves"! It's a pity that Wang Song is dead, otherwise if he is there, why should he worry day and night, the Jin people will commit another offense.
"Is this the latest newspaper? Isn't the next installment here yet?"
Zhao Huan looked through the stacks of old newspapers on the table, and he kept all the serials of "Warning Bell" intact, and he would often discuss many of the points on it with the queen and others. Sometimes he would go to the court to explore with the ministers, but unfortunately most of them pretended to be deaf and dumb and perfunctory.
Seeing the emperor asking, Gao Wen hurriedly replied: "Official, this is the newspaper I bought early this morning, and the fastest will be two days later." However, the palace has already attracted the attention of people outside, and as soon as the newspaper arrives, it will be immediately bought for the official family to see. ”
Now this newspaper is a smash hit, if you don't buy it early, I'm afraid it will be bought by someone who went early.
Thinking of Wang Song, Zhao Huan seemed to think of something, and suddenly asked: "Zhang Heng, Ye Lu Gan, Lin Feng, as well as Wang Lun, Ouyang Che and others, are they still in prison?"
"Ouyang Che was transferred to Guangzhou, and Chen Dong was transferred to Leizhou. Zhang Heng and Wang Lun are locked up in the prison of Dali Temple, and Lin Feng and Yelu are still in the prison of Taiyuan Mansion, waiting for the fate of the official family. ”
"What is there to be found, it is a sinless man. ”
Zhao Huan's face changed slightly, and then he pondered: "Send the edict to Dali Temple and the local officials in Taiyuan, whether it is Zhang Heng, Wang Lun, Yelu Geng, Lin Feng who are in prison, or Ouyang Che, Chen Dong and others who are degraded, no one is allowed to do harm. Otherwise, I will relegate them to the two rivers and let them confront the Jinren. ”
Gao Wen hurriedly responded. Zhao Huan read the newspaper for a moment, raised his eyebrows, and slapped the table hard.
"These ministers, if they hadn't caused Wang Song's tragic death, how could the side affairs have collapsed so much, and why should I be so sleepless at night, like sitting on pins and needles!"
Outside the main hall, a eunuch pricked up his ears to listen, and after a while, he saw that there was no one on the left and right, so he slipped out gently.
It was night, and the lights in Geng Nanzhong's study were bright, and the voices were noisy, and it was not until the dead of night that it was quiet inside.