The next day, October 23rd.

In the morning, Zheng Wen was reading a newspaper, Daqian Weekly, which was a newspaper issued by the Ministry of Rites. This newspaper was originally published earlier, but due to the involvement of the Imperial Tomb case, the entire Ministry of Rites suffered, and it was not until today that it was ashamed to come out.

As a political propaganda newspaper, it is not very entertaining, it seems a little boring, Zheng Wen feels a little boring when he looks at it, it seems that this Ministry of Rites is still not very good at publicity, but Zheng Wen is a little too lazy to say it, because he already has a newspaper "Daqian Royal Weekly" set up specifically for himself.

Zheng Wen originally wanted to use the "Daqian Weekly" as a public opinion propaganda position for the court, to publicize the court well, and to make the Daqian court more positive among the people, but later he felt that something was inappropriate.

The court is positive in the people, and the image of the courtiers is also tall in the people, in case something happens, what natural or man-made disasters or the like, Zheng Wen can't even find someone to blame, so he will sit on the wax, and he will be labeled as a "faint king" in the people. After becoming the emperor, Zheng Wen has always speculated in the worst direction!

Therefore, Zheng Wen thought about it, Zheng Wen of this "Daqian Weekly" should still let the Ministry of Rites toss, without Zheng Wen's guidance, this newspaper may not achieve the expected results.

Zheng Wen took the "Daqian Royal Weekly" set up by Dongchang as his propaganda and public opinion position, and this newspaper wanted to desperately publicize himself, constantly boasting about himself in the newspaper, writing more about his great achievements, what is disabled and strong, what is Wen Taowu strategy, what benevolence, righteousness and love for the people, and so on, all of which are publicized in a good way.

Isn't that a good saying, when a lie is propagated 10,000 times, it becomes the truth. Zheng Wen's thinking is the same, he is creating his own golden body for himself, when people begin to believe imperceptibly, Zheng Wen is a good emperor in the hearts of the people and the people!

And when there are any natural and man-made disasters, the people will think that this is the goods provoked by corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and His Majesty the Emperor is still good.

In the feudal era, there were countless cases of natural disasters and the emperor being blamed. In this era, if you want to tell the ministers and the people about the natural principle, you are taking your own humiliation and playing the piano to the cow, maybe people will think you are a madman.

Think about Zhu Youjian, the Chongzhen Emperor in the last years of the Ming Dynasty, who had been emperor for 17 years, and was at the peak of the Xiaoice River, natural disasters were frequent, and man-made disasters came one after another. Of course not, it's not forced, the bureaucrat has become a shrinking turtle, and he doesn't go up to anyone. Zheng Wen, who is the emperor, deeply understands the emperor's heart, he is self-respecting, he wants to save face, you want an emperor to admit his mistakes, it is even more difficult! Even if you admit your mistake, the little book in his heart will also record you a black account.

Therefore, Zheng Wen took precautions, and the preparations that should be made still had to be done. And the effect that Zheng Wen wants to achieve most is that in the eyes of the people, the results of the court's governance in the future are the result of His Majesty the Emperor's wisdom and martial arts, leading the ministers to work hard, and all honors will go to the emperor; If something goes wrong, it must be a mistake in the court, and it has nothing to do with His Majesty the Emperor.

The first issue of the "Daqian Weekly" made Zheng Wen a little speechless, the basic model is borrowed from the "Daqian Royal Weekly" issued by Dongchang, but the content and text are dry, written in the current political style, not down-to-earth at all, awkward and jerky, so that people who just know the words are not very understandable, and it is not as good as the courtiers to Zheng Wen to play the folds that can make Zheng Wen understand the meaning, is this the characteristics of the Ministry of Rites, Zheng Wen is a little puzzled, what does the Ministry of Rites think.

However, Liu Jian's article in the newspaper entitled "Reflections on the Case of Reselling the Granary at a Deficit" made Zheng Wen's eyes shine, and this article was easy to understand, cleverly written realistically, and specifically analyzed the causes and consequences of the reselling of the granary at a deficit, which was thought-provoking and could not help but make people applaud. He also pointed out that the current corruption of the rule of the big cadres is the root cause of the reselling of the granaries of the big cadres, and that the court has taken this as a warning and is ready to start rectifying the rule of the big cadres, and called on the officials who committed the crime to turn themselves in, and the court will deal with them leniently.

Zheng Wen thought it was true, and was about to read it carefully.

At this time, Huang An walked in and said to Zheng Wen: "Your Majesty, Zhou Kuo, the secretary of the Criminal Department, asks to see you!" ”

When Zheng Wen heard this, he put down the newspaper in his hand and said, "Let him come in!" ”

"No, the old slave will go." Huang An withdrew.

After a while, Huang An led Zhou Kuo to Zheng Wen.

As soon as Zhou Kuo saw Zheng Wen, he saluted Zheng Wen and said, "Minister Zhou Kuo see Your Majesty!" ”

When Zheng Wen saw it, he smiled and said, "Qing doesn't have to be polite, get up quickly." ”

Seeing Zhou Kuo get up, Zheng Wen asked again: "Qing asked to see me, is there something wrong?" ”

Zhou Kuo hesitated for a moment before he spoke: "Your Majesty, the case of Di Ping, Ma Yuan and others has been clear, but please make this sentence clear to Your Majesty!" ”

When Zheng Wen heard this, he suddenly felt strange, since it is already clear, can't you just sentence it according to the law of the Criminal Department? Why bother asking me?

After thinking about it, Zheng Wen understood that since the founding of the country, the tradition of "not dishonoring each other" has been formed politically. This tradition means that if you want to execute a high-ranking politician after committing a crime, you must leave his whole body and give him a dignified death, which is an unspoken rule in politics.

The crimes committed by Di Ping, Ma Yuan and others have already constituted the crime of beheading in the eyes of the law, and if they are sentenced according to the truth, this will destroy the political rule of "not dishonoring each other", so Zhou Kuo will come to see Zheng Wen, obviously Zhou Kuo still approves of this system in his heart.

And Zheng Wen also agrees with this rule in his heart. In Zheng Wen's view, this kind of rule is an alternative kind of respect for the monarch for his courtiers, and it is also a style of Daqian. The emperors of the Great Cadre have deeply integrated this rule into the politics of the Great Qian, and Zheng Wen obviously does not intend to break this rule.

So Zheng Wen spoke: "Since this is the case, then I will give the dove bar!" And also to be decent, as for their families, the innocent will be exiled for three thousand miles. Let the rest be judged according to the law! ”

"No! Obey Your Majesty's orders. Zhou Kuo heard a flash of joy on his face, but he was relieved in his heart. He was also afraid that His Majesty would break this rule when he was young and vigorous, after all, the things committed by these people were indeed too big.

But Zheng Wen really does not want to break this rule, on the one hand, Zheng Wen believes that it is an excellent culture that should be preserved, protected, and carried forward. On the other hand, Zheng Wen is also very conflicted in his heart, Zheng Wen from later generations, thinks that the punishment of beheading is too cruel, and this criminal law should be abolished, but the ass determines the head, as the emperor, Zheng Wen, to maintain his rule, and there must be a strict punishment law, so he does not want to abolish this criminal law, it is this contradiction, he gave dove wine to these high-ranking officials who committed crimes, and on the other hand, he ordered Zhou Kuo to sentence others according to the law.

Zheng Wen looked at Zhou Kuo, who was standing in a daze, and said again: "Is there anything else about Zhou Qing?" ”

Zhou Kuo listened, hesitated for a moment, and then spoke: "I heard that Yanjing City has been a little unpeaceful in the past few days, and I hope Your Majesty will take care of your health!" ”

When Zheng Wen heard this, he immediately felt that Zhou Kuo was a caring person and had such loyalty to himself, and Zheng Wen was still very happy when he heard it.

Then he said: "Zhou Qing has a heart, I understand that it is going to rain in Yanjing tonight, and I hope that Qing will prepare more clothes so as not to catch a cold!" ”

Zhou Kuo listened, although his face remained unchanged, his heart was shocked, and he said: "The minister retires!" After speaking, he saluted Zheng Wen and retreated.

But Zhou Kuo was also relieved. Since His Majesty understood his words and reminded him, explaining that he had already prepared, he was also relieved.

In the final analysis, Zheng Wen is still a Ming monarch in his heart, and he is a good emperor, so he will hint at Zheng Wen, otherwise, this kind of political dumping within the royal family, ministers like them should not talk too much, they should only watch from afar.

As for Zheng Wen, he was reviewing the folds at this time.

At this time, Li Ying'er, who was wearing a white Hanfu, walked in with a cup of tea and came towards Zheng Wen.

I saw that her long black hair reached her waist, and her wide Hanfu could not cover her bumpy figure, delicate collarbones, and a natural melon seed face, giving Zheng Wen a sense of beauty.

When she got closer, she approached Zheng Wen, put the tea on Zheng Wen's table, and then saluted Zheng Wen Yingying, and said in a voice like a yellow bird: "The little woman sees Your Majesty, Your Majesty has worked hard, this is the tea made by the little woman, please taste it!" ”

Zheng Wen listened, so he picked up the tea, took a sip, and suddenly a fragrance came from his tongue, so uncomfortable!

After glancing at Li Ying'er, Zheng Wenfang said with a smile: "Ying'er is getting more and more beautiful, when you first walked in, I thought I saw a fairy, fairy spirit!" ”

When Li Ying'er heard this, she immediately blushed, and she was a little embarrassed to be praised, how could she have heard such a straightforward praise, and it came from the mouth of the most noble man in Daqian.

So she had no choice but to say modestly: "Your Majesty has won the award, and the little girl is not as beautiful as Your Majesty said!" ”

"Why not, you are a fairy in my eyes, I am telling the truth!" Zheng Wen said seriously.

"Your Majesty......" Li Ying'er had heard such straightforward love words, and immediately blushed, spoke incoherently, and did not dare to look at Zheng Wen.

The two joked with each other for a moment before getting down to business.

Li Ying'er opened her mouth and asked, "Your Majesty, are you going to deal with the affairs of Jiangnan?" In fact, what Li Ying'er asked was how Zheng Wen dealt with his father.

Zheng Wen listened to it and understood it in his heart, but he said, "How to deal with it?" It is Huairou processing. Zheng Wen couldn't say it directly, so he had to fool around.

When Li Ying'er heard this, she immediately understood that this meant that his father was dead, and she was a little depressed. Although she had already believed in her heart that her father was dead, she finally had a trace of extravagant hope in her heart, hoping that his father would survive, but Zheng Wen's words completely wiped out that extravagant hope.

Immediately, Li Yinger threw herself into Zheng Wen's arms and cried quietly.

Zheng Wen hugged Li Ying'er's delicate body, and then opened his mouth to comfort: "Ying'er, don't blame me, this is the path your father chose by himself." ”

"Also, you must be careful of Concubine Xie Gui in the palace, you know? His good brother Xie Rong, the head of the Xie family, died at the hands of your father, and he personally ordered him to be executed, so you must be careful. ”

Li Ying'er was in Zheng Wen's arms, and she didn't speak when she heard it, but her heart was warm, but she just tightened her head on Zheng Wen's shoulder, but she thought in her heart: "This is the man of my Li Ying'er's life!" ”