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Hu Zhengzhi walked to Zhou Hexuan's office with a wry smile, threw out an official letter and said: "I was fined again, five hundred oceans, I should be fined one thousand next time." ”

"Because of what?" Zhou Hexuan asked.

Hu Zhengzhi: "It's not yet reported that the southern government has recovered the British concessions of Hankou and Jiujiang. Not only fines, but also for us to report and correct the mistakes. ”

The Northern Expedition caused heavy losses to the British in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, so the British began to act in a reckless manner, causing a huge amount of public resentment, and anti-British anger broke out in Hankow early last month. The revolutionary government in the south took advantage of the situation to recover the British concessions in Hankou and Jiujiang, which was undoubtedly a major diplomatic victory since the late Qing Dynasty.

"Ta Kung Pao" naturally wanted to report on the matter, but it aroused Zhang Zuolin's dissatisfaction.

In the early years of the Republic of China, the press regulations were mainly based on the "Newspaper Regulations" (i.e., the "Publication Law") promulgated by Yuan Shikai. Article 10 stipulates the prohibited items, the first three are: 1. Those who confuse the political system; 2. Those who obstruct the peace of the peace; 3. Those who corrupt customs.

These three prohibitions are too broad and general. As long as those in power have a heart, they can casually detain their hats, impose fines at the lightest, and seize them at the worst.

Take the "Ta Kung Pao" report on the resumption of the British Concession as an example, because it was afraid of offending Zhang Zuolin, it deliberately added a "pseudo" word in front of the southern national government. As a result, because he affirmed the measures of the revolutionary government, he was still found to be "suspected of disrupting the political system" because he had a problem with public opinion.

If you want to add sin, why should you do it?

Fortunately, with Zhang Xueliang behind him, the news censorship department did not strictly investigate it, but only fined it.

In fact, when Li Yuanhong was president, news censorship became very lax for a time, citing the "punishment system" of Western countries. It is a pity that the "punishment system" existed for a short time, and as soon as Duan Qirui came to power, he reinstated Yuan Shikai's "Publication Law" and promulgated the more harsh "Newspaper Law".

After Zhang Zuolin came to power, he introduced a series of supplementary regulations to impose various restrictions on the press and publication industry. Nowadays it is comfortable to run a newspaper in the south, but it is difficult to walk in the north, as if dancing in shackles.

"If you pay a fine, you will be fined, as long as it is not seized." Zhou Hexuan can see it.

Hu Zhengzhi sighed and said: "I'm afraid that one day the young marshal's face will not work." If you look at the newspapers in the north now, apart from our "Ta Kung Pao", who else dares to report positive news about the southern government? ”

Zhou Hexuan emphasized: "The rhetoric can be tactful, but the report still needs to be reported. Not party, not selfish, not selling, not blind, these eight words must not be lost. ”

"Hahaha, so I want it." Hu Zhengzhi laughed.

The eight-character policy of Ta Kung Pao has indeed won the respect of intellectuals in the north. Especially nowadays, other newspapers in the north are very interested in seeing the real news in the south, which makes "Ta Kung Pao" particularly valuable.

Just last month, Ta Kung Pao sold nearly 40,000 copies a day, surpassing Beiping's Morning Post and second only to Tianjin's New Tianjin Daily, becoming the second largest newspaper in several northern provinces.

Sales and fame are there, and with it more troubles. I heard that the first thing the news censors of the Beiyang government do when they go to work is to review Ta Kung Pao, and if there is anything wrong with it, they will immediately intervene, and it will be nothing more than fines and orders to correct the content.

As soon as Hu Zhengzhi left the office, someone immediately knocked on the door again, and this time it was a young girl who came in.

"Hello Mr. Zhou, my name is Cui Huimei, the palace maid next to Queen Wanrong." The girl reported herself to the door.

Zhou Hexuan smiled: "Hello Ms. Cui." ”

Cui Huimei seemed to be very interested in Zhou Hexuan, and looked at him curiously for a while before saying, "The queen has a letter to you, saying that she wants to listen to your face-to-face reply." ”

"Wait a minute."

Zhou Hexuan opened the letter and read it, and Wanrong said in the letter that she wanted to learn Wenxiu and divorce, but she didn't dare to tell her mother's family. She has no other friends in Tianjin, only Zhou Hexuan can be trusted, and hopes that Zhou Hexuan will help her arrange a place to live and hire a lawyer.

Zhou Hexuan put down the letter and said to Cui Huimei: "Please tell Ms. Wanrong, I will help her do it." ”

"Okay, I'll take my leave." Cui Huimei left after speaking.

Zhou Hexuan looked at the letterhead, shook his head and smiled, struck a match and lit it and threw it into the ashtray.

Don't bother the two masters, the lawyer is still the one who invited last time, the foreigner who helped Wenxiu write the divorce complaint.

A few days later, Zhou Hexuan was editing a manuscript at the newspaper office, when Wanrong, who was dressed in disguise, suddenly broke in and said urgently: "Mr. Zhou, I'm here!" ”

"Have you thought it through?" Zhou Hexuan asked.

Wanrong nodded solemnly: "I'm really not happy in Zhang Yuan, I just want to get rid of it as soon as possible." ”

Zhou Hexuan took out the divorce complaint that had been prepared and said, "Then you can sign it." ”

Wanrong still didn't have the courage after all, so she hesitated when she picked up the pen, and thought about it repeatedly: "Mr. Zhou, can you just separate and not divorce?" ”

"Why?" Zhou Hexuan asked.

Wanrong explained: "The divorce is too big, he doesn't look good, and my family's reputation is ruined. ”

Zhou Hexuan smiled bitterly and said, "Then I'll help you write a separation agreement, and you can copy it yourself." ”

Zhou Hexuan finished writing the agreement, and after Wanrong read it, he revised and added some terms, which roughly read: Pu Yi and Wanrong voluntarily separated peacefully, and the two still retained their nominal marriage. After the separation, Wanrong promised not to marry again, and Pu Yi was not allowed to interfere in her life. In addition, Pu Yi needs to pay Wanrong a one-time alimony of 50,000 yuan, and the two will no longer have financial relations in the future.

When this agreement was sent to Pu Yi, our emperor was stunned, and I heard that he was reluctant to speak for several days.

Pu Yi now has two choices: one is to turn passive into active after abolition; The second is to accept and agree to Wanrong's request.

The procedure after the abolition is too complicated, and it is not as simple as a commoner renouncing his wife.

Pu Yi set up a council hall in Zhangyuan, and every day "ministers" came to the court to discuss state affairs, which was completely in accordance with the model of the former Qing court. The same is true after the abolition, all kinds of procedures have to go through.

Also, now that there are fewer and fewer heartfelt widows, the graceful mother's family is more reliable. If it is abolished, Pu Yi will lose another batch of "loyalty", and the political gains will outweigh the losses.

Thinking about it, Pu Yi lamented.

He called Luo Zhenyu, who gave fake antiques as a birthday gift, and said without any guilt: "Luo Aiqing, I have two pairs of Mi Fu and Song Gaozong's authentic works, as well as an inkstone of Su Dongpo." Ask the Japanese for a price. ”

"Command!" Luo Zhenyu left happily.

What does Pu Yi live on?

Of course, it was to sell antiques, and before he was kicked out of the palace, he let the officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs steal more than 1,200 pieces of calligraphy and painting. These include Wang Xizhi, Wang Xianzhi's father and son's "Cao E Tablet" and "Two Thanks", as well as the authentic works of Zhong Xuan, Huaisu, Ouyang Xun and others, and even the original manuscript of Sima Guang's "Zizhi Tongjian".

Most of these cultural relics were later lost in Tohoku and were taken by the Japanese.

Four years ago, there were more than 80 precious antiques sold to HSBC at a valuation alone.

Due to the big uproar over Pu Yi's resale of cultural relics, he no longer dares to be blatant, so he needs a middleman. Luo Zhenyu, an antique dealer, often trades with the Japanese, so he naturally became Pu Yi's "financial management" helper.

Wanrong soon got a breakup fee of 50,000 yuan, and she now lives next door to Zhou Hexuan temporarily. One person lives in six houses, the monthly rent is 100 yuan, and two maids are hired to serve them, and two other maids are responsible for cooking and laundry.

Queen, of course, she has to live a beautiful life, so that she can't live a hard life like Wenxiu.

Freedom is freedom, but Wanrong found that she couldn't be happy. Because I am lonely and lonely all day long, and I have nothing to do. In the past, Pu Yi took her to the banquet party, and no one invited her to move out to live.

It seems that Wanrong is so idle that she only has to count the money.