When Wei Renshi proposed this method, he had already expected Li Shi to have this worry.

In Chinese history, the control of speech was extremely strict, from the Qin Dynasty's "Occasional Words and Abandonment of the City", the Song Dynasty's "Slander and Abandonment of the City", to the Qing Dynasty's "Literary Prison", the rulers imposed various bans on speech, books and publications, and exercised extreme control over the speech of the common people in order to maintain their autocracy and reduce the voice of opposition.

Although the Tang Dynasty is more enlightened than later dynasties, and there is no precedent for being convicted for words, it is a feudal dictatorship after all, because it also has some scruples and controls over the people's speech - it is said to be enlightened, but compared with the Ming and Qing dynasties in later generations.

Li Shi naturally did not want to have a thing that theoretically everyone could write articles on to comment on the government.

"Your Majesty, there was an academic school called Legalism in the pre-Qin period, Your Majesty should know about it, right?" Wei Renshi asked.

"Nonsense!" Li Shi glared at Wei Renshi.

Wei Renshi said with a smile: "Legalism advocates the legal system, emphasizing that the emperor rules the people and the state manages the people. Your Majesty thinks this doctrine can be useful? ”

"Nature is of great use. The country cannot stand without standing, and now there is a clear law in the imperial examination, so if the world is impossible, how should it be governed? Li Shi said.

"Wechen also knows the doctrines of some Legalists, and Wechen believes that a reasonable legal system is the foundation and necessity for maintaining social stability." Wei Renshi said to Li Shi: "If you want to have a legal system, you must have a law to follow, if there is a law, you must follow the law, you must strictly enforce the law, and you must be prosecuted for violating the law." Having a law to follow is the premise, having a law to follow is the core, strictly enforcing the law is the key, and violating the law is the guarantee. Having laws to follow means establishing unified, complete, and rational laws, and supplementing and perfecting them in the light of new situations that are constantly emerging. The law must be followed, that is, to ensure the universality and effectiveness of the law, regardless of nationality, race, gender, occupation, origin, belief, education level, property status...... They must all abide by the laws of the imperial court equally, enjoy legal rights and bear legal obligations in accordance with the law. Strict law enforcement means to ensure strict and impartial law enforcement and justice, safeguard social fairness and justice, and prevent law enforcers from abusing their powers. Violations of the law must be prosecuted, that is, all illegal and criminal acts must be punished in accordance with the principle of "taking the facts as the basis and the law as the criterion." The law is not noble and the rope is not bent. With the addition of the law, the wise can resign, and the brave dare to fight. The punishment does not avoid the minister, and the reward is not spared. ”

Li Shi was stunned for a moment, but quickly understood what Wei Renshi meant, and said: "Wei Qing said so much, which means that he wants me to formulate a law for this kind of daily newspaper, and restrict the people who run the newspaper and the content of the newspaper through the law!" If the newspaper exceeds the limit of the law, it can be punished according to the law! In this way, people can start a newspaper according to the law, comment on the affairs of the court in the newspaper, and under the restrictions of the law, they cannot talk nonsense! ”

Wei Renshi nodded: "Your Majesty is wise!" Although the transparency of the affairs of the imperial court will bring trouble to the imperial court, in the long run, it will bring about the practical implementation of the policies and the people's confidence in the imperial court, His Majesty, and the civil and military officials. At the same time, it can also enable the imperial court to understand the thoughts of the people through the reaction in the newspapers, and there will be no more such a situation as 'why not eat minced meat'. And in order to prevent the negative impact of people's speech, the imperial court can formulate and promulgate newspapers, periodicals, articles...... and other laws and regulations related to the gathering, dissemination, printing, and exchange of affairs of the imperial court, regulating the dissemination of these news and news, clarifying the nature, tasks, and specific responsibilities of news organizations similar to newspapers, clarifying the relationship between newspapers and the imperial court and the people, and providing legal safeguards for newspapers that adhere to the interests of the imperial court, and at the same time restricting newspapers and news that do not conform to the interests of the imperial court, so as to prevent newspapers from abusing their rights, making nonsense, and inciting the people. In this way, the newspaper will become a mirror in the hands of the imperial court, and its own shortcomings will be reflected through the reaction of the people. It is also a sword of public opinion in the hands of the imperial court, which can guide the people's thoughts through newspapers, so that the people's ideas can be attached to the needs of the court! ”

Li Shi was silent for a while, paused, and asked again: "What Wei Qing said, does the prince know"?

Wei Renshi shook his head and said, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince doesn't know this method. The minister only remembered it after hearing His Majesty's question. Naturally, there are some inadequacies. However, Weichen feels that this method can actually be thought about more. In the long run, it is a thing that will be of great benefit to the country, the people, and the court. If it is beneficial, then it should be tried, and as for the specific problems involved, it is also solved one by one. ”

After speaking, Wei Renshi didn't say much, and reacted in front of Li Shi.

Li Shi thought for a long time in silence before he spoke again: "Wei Qing's method is not a good method. It's just that if you really do this, it will inevitably cause an uproar in the court...... I have to think again. ”

Wei Renshi didn't expect Li Shineng to agree to the newspaper the first time, so he didn't say anything more.

And the idea of starting a newspaper was not something that Wei Renshi thought about for a while, but something in his heart.

From the time he came up with movable type printing, Wei Ren had this idea in his heart.

With an efficient printing method, you can collect manuscripts, print and publish, and then launch daily newspapers, monthly magazines and other article platforms, so that as long as the world is literate, people can discuss with each other through this platform, argue with each other, and exchange their own income with each other.

In this way, the wisdom of the people may be enlightened.

Not to mention anything else, at least such a major event as the drought in Guanzhong this year will definitely appear in the newspapers, will be seen by the imperial court, will be seen by the emperor, not to mention relief, at least some taxes can be reduced or exempted, giving these poor people a way to live.

also made those bastards like Li Shi dare not cover up the truth so rampantly and reverse black and white.

Li Shi concealed the truth about the drought in Guanzhong, and this incident should have been a favorable opportunity for the newspaper to appear. However, judging by Li Shi's reaction at the moment, it is estimated that this thing is unlikely to come out under Li Shi's hands.

With the current Li Yu and Li Chun, it is possible that they will appear under the hands of the two of them.

"Let's not talk about this first, I have already ordered all parts of Guanzhong to contain the displaced people and open warehouses to release grain. But now that the displaced people have risen, I also have to prevent the unrest of the displaced people. Li Shi said: "It's just that there are many disaster-stricken places in Guanzhong, even if I open a warehouse to release grain, I'm afraid that the grain will not be enough, Wei Qing can have a strategy to prevent the flow of people and people's chaos?" ”