Li Fangying came to Yingci Hospital again, but this time he came as a wounded, not counting the flesh wounds, several fractures, the bridge of his nose was also broken, and his face was covered with blood.

When he entered the Yingci Academy, he wanted to laugh, but he only thought that his plan was successful, and he was finally able to wash away the suspicion, but he didn't want to come to a seven-rank green-robed official, who was the Fa Zheng of Yuexiu District. In front of a room full of wounded and sick soldiers, the law is announcing that two bailiffs have committed the crime of beating people. Assaulting people is a misdemeanor, and if the people don't raise officials, they won't do it, and Fa Zheng asked Li Fangying if he wanted to make an announcement. If announced, the two bailiffs will be imprisoned for three months and pay the money for the care of the decoction. If you don't want to make an announcement, the matter will be privately agreed upon.

Li Fangying was so angry that he almost spit out a mouthful of blood on the spot, he wanted to go to prison! And not to let someone else go to prison!

"How can I get into prison!?"

He glared at Nafazheng, and the other party laughed.

"What's so difficult about this, just kill people and set fires. As for swearing, heck, this dynasty has not yet decided the details of the battle of tongues, and how to convict is up to the officials. At the moment, it seems that you and other shrews scolding people on the street are too much to catch, and it is not worth dirtying the ears of the king. ”

Fa Zheng walked away, and after leaving the Yingci Courtyard, the two bailiffs were extremely depressed.

"Don't sue us!? Several newspapers are ready to give us a second page......"

"Yes, Chen Dianshi has made room for us, and I still think that I can take a paid leave for three months."

Fa Zheng also sighed regretfully: "I am also thinking of taking this opportunity to talk about the fair and rigorous rule of law in our Yuexiu District in the newspaper." ”

At present, in the territory of Britain and China, the newspaper war is becoming more and more fierce, and more and more people's hearts are involved. Originally, they were all newspapers published in the middle of the day, but since "Huasheng" and "Lingnan Daily" cut through the air like a comet, the new newspapers are all published every five days, and even newspapers like "Industrial and Commercial Express", which has the Federation of Industry and Commerce as the backstage, have a lot of money, and they can be published every three days.

Not only in the towns, but also in the remote towns under the county, the local squires and the proprietors of the public offices also followed their own positions and subscribed to the corresponding new newspapers in order to understand the current situation. After all, this turmoil caused by the scolding of Li Shi and Li Tianwang has evolved into a showdown between the industry and commerce and the scholars in the country for the dominance of national politics.

Ordinary people who are planning for the future on a clear track suddenly feel that the direction of British and Korean governance seems to be confused, which makes the hearts of the people who have just calmed down from the turmoil of the Anglo-Chinese government reform ripple again.

Ordinary people have little knowledge, and they feel that Li Tianwang broke through the Manchu Dynasty and made promises with the "Yinghua Civil Constitution" and the "Yinghua Commercial Constitution", and the pile affairs are gradually implemented, so they all feel that they have become too active, so they should not scold the king. But at the same time, I feel that the words of the scholar are not unreasonable, in the past thousands of years, the scholars have only known the sage road, and they have not governed according to their law, but also removed their old positions.

If you can't figure it out, you can only continue to sit and watch, so reading the newspaper or "listening to the newspaper" is gradually becoming a habit of the people under the rule of Yinghua.

November was spent in the hustle and bustle, at this time the Yulin army and the Long Xiang army had already occupied the entire territory of Guangxi, the Yulin army pressed Guizhou, the Long Xiang army pointed directly at Yunnan, and Li Xian spent most of the month in Guangxi to regulate both military and political affairs, in order to stabilize the hearts of the people in Guangxi.

At the beginning of December, this public opinion war became even hotter, and between the shouting and scolding, several forces had already taken shape. The industrial and commercial circles were relatively united, and a number of newspapers with the Federation of Industry and Commerce as the core won over many readers, and began to systematically and logically refute the so-called "Taoism" of the die-hard scholars. They held high the banner of "the great righteousness of the monarch and the minister", the lifeblood of Confucian scholars, and emphasized the freedom of industry and commerce advocated by Li Xian, and the equality of all people. It's just that most of these scholars are from master, shopkeeper and merchant families, and it is difficult for them to penetrate into Confucianism, so they can only influence the industrial and commercial circles and ordinary people.

On the side of the scholars, a group of stable scholars led by Zheng Zhiben have won the support of mysterious investors and attracted a large number of supporters, and the "Shilin" has gained a firm foothold. They also held high the banner of righteousness of kings and ministers, claiming that this was the Taoist system. It advocates working hand in hand with industry and commerce to take charge of national politics. Of course, the private goods sold in the article are all "peaceful evolution" routes, which attracted many scholars who came down from the tide of enthusiasm.

More readers are still enthusiastic, before they were really blind like headless flies, they had to be punished for sticking leaflets, occupying the road and shouting to be hit, they wanted to go to the palace gate to knock on it, Li Shi was already in Guangxi. After repeated setbacks, he finally returned to the stage of newspapers, and I don't know where the investors came from, they talked about some influential bookstores and jointly launched the "Righteousness", while acknowledging the righteousness of the monarch and the ministers, but also emphasizing the principle of helping the monarch and the Taoist priests, and continued to advocate their purpose of the three outlines and five constants, the scholar is the people, and the national government is Confucian.

This controversy has gradually entered the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and the outcome is still inconclusive, but some changes in details have already shown clues. For example, the paper industry has flourished unprecedentedly, more and more printing workshops have begun to engage in movable type editions in order to take over the newspaper business, and the urgent delivery industry has also seen its business soar because the newspaper bureau wants to quickly distribute the newspaper throughout the territory.

The newspapers themselves changed even more rapidly, because the newspapers found that in order for more people to want to read their own newspapers, it was necessary not only to have dry political scolding, but also to have current affairs that others cared about, and there had to be confessions and entertainment content. The newspaper, which was originally made out of whim, gradually took on life, and began to follow its own destiny in the dark to seek its own survival and development.

The business world is the most radical, after all, the wall signs of new store openings have been around since ancient times, and they have been used in newspapers as so-called "advertisements", and this change is natural. "Industrial and Commercial Express" is almost a change of one issue, originally it was still a colorful list of newspapers, and later learned to open a single edition, shredded version to put advertisements, so as to subsidize the cost of running a newspaper.

The moderate "Shilin" originally advocated the integration of industry and commerce, and since it could subsidize the expenses of running newspapers, it did not contradict it, but it only avoided vulgar industries such as restaurants and tile shops, and solicited advertisements for elegant industries.

Of course, the radicals with "Righteousness" as the core do not want to destroy their foundations and never accept advertising, but build money clubs. However, as soon as this public opinion war with newspapers as the carrier began, the money flowed down like flowing water, and the money association with mutual aid and hostage could not sustain this big industry, and although the investors behind the scenes had help, there were still many shortfalls. In order to survive, they had to take the route of reducing the number of issues and expanding the number of issuances. The editors of the "Zhengqi Bao" did not want the "pen polishing fee" that had already been used in the newspaper industry, and they also set the goal of "Yinghua scholars, everyone should hold the "righteousness" in their hands, and began to work Confucianism, imperial examinations, and other contents, and grasped the "market" of scholars.

The helpless move of "Righteousness" stimulated "Shilin" and other newspapers, and everyone found that they had to grasp a group of core readers, so the enclosure movement rose one after another. The business community follows the industry to dig deeper, and "Shilin" targets the experienced and far-sighted classes such as officials and gentry.

Driven by this wave of "Great Leap Forward in the Newspaper Industry", it was discovered that newspapers also have a way to make profits, and some newspapers turned to the local market and paid close attention to local affairs, such as An Jinzhi's "Huangpu Xinbao" shouted the slogan that if you don't read "Huangpu Xinbao", you are not a Cantonese person, and "Shaozhou Daily", "Huizhou Daily" and other local surnames of new newspapers also appeared one after another.

"It's just a new branch, and those who don't want to fight over it on their tongues won't hang themselves on this little tree. In this world, there are always people who are unwilling to follow the avenue, and they are more willing to take a hundred convenient roads. ”

In the grass hall of the Endless Palace, Duan Yuyou's gaze at the general table of the "Rain Urging Operation" had sunk a lot, looking at the red line on the table, and then comparing it with the blue line below, he raised his eyebrows and smiled: "You finally expected a mistake, they are only starting to do it now." ”

Outside Guangzhou, in a dilapidated house under the rule of Panyu County, Li Fangying, who still had a plaster on his nose, put down his hard pen and patted his feverish forehead, only to feel that he was buried in this dilapidated house, and he didn't see the way forward, and a depression filled his chest. Although he was suspected of being a hook, he had no evidence after all, and he used the "suicide note" he wrote before to prove himself, which finally made those hot-blooded scholars reluctantly accept him. Relying on his previous experience in "Yuexiu Times", he also squeezed into "Righteousness" as the chief writer, but he didn't dare to use the name of "Baiyi Mountain Man" himself.

Now that two months have passed, the newspaper war has gradually entered a stable period, and Li Fangying's heart has begun to be restless again, feeling that this battle of words on paper seems to be endless, and it will not be implemented after all.

was irritable, a middle-aged man entered the house, still looking left and right, looking sneaky. Li Fangying immediately greeted him, this person's surname was Lin Mingtong, and he was originally the governor of Nanhai County under the rule of the Qing court. After Li Shi established the country, he failed to escape and has been imprisoned. Kangxi cleaned up the "Yue Party" in the north, and Li Shi released him, but he didn't dare to go back, so he became a teacher in Panyu County.

This Lin Tong once studied under Li Guangdi, learned very deeply, Li Fangying moved to Panyu County to write for "Righteousness", and had contacts with him, several exchanges, benefited a lot, and gradually became a literary friend. Li Fangying also invited him to write for "Righteousness", but he regarded himself as a loyal minister of the Qing court and was reluctant to write, which also caused Li Fangying to feel a lot of emotion.

"Cousin Huai, you are ......"

Seeing that Lin Tong's expression was a little panicked, Li Fangying asked in surprise.

"Brother Qiuchi, I'm here for a shocking event!"

Lin Tong called Li Fangying's new name, swallowed his saliva and said.

"What is the reason for such a verbal dispute under the rule of Yinghua, have you ever thought about it?"

As if the fear in his heart had finally been dispelled, Lin Tong spoke neatly, and his face was flushed.

"I'm afraid that Li Xian's move to lure the snake out of the hole, you people will all be ...... at that time."

Lin Tong raised his palms and made a downward cutting action, Li Fangying's eyes widened, and he took a sharp breath.

"Since ancient times, how can there be any wanton reckless words under the rule of Ren and no reason for restraint, you really think about it! I heard that the northern court has put down the Qinghai rebellion, and in a blink of an eye, he will use troops against the south, so how can Li Xian, if he does not sweep away the hearts of the people under his rule, how can he muster all his strength to fight against the imperial court!? Li Shi is not a soft-hearted person, so ah, Brother Qiuchi, a catastrophe is coming! ”

Lin Tongyi's face was eager, but Li Fangying frowned.

"Cousin Huai, you are here for ......"

Lin Tong nodded solemnly.

"Brother Qiuchi, you know my heart, and now I'm here to save you, and at the same time ......"

Lin Tong approached him and lowered his voice.

"It's also a great fortune for you."

After a long time, Lin Tong left, and Li Fangying was stunned for a long time, his butt was soft in his seat, and his face was already covered with sweat.

"That Li Tianwang...... Why don't you come back yet! ”

He asked himself in a low voice.

(To be continued)