Chapter 278: The war of words caused by Ming Pao

The killing scene caused by the shotgun can no longer be described as bloody, and within the fan-shaped area with a diameter of about 50 meters, the intestines are rotten, the head is blooming, the arms and legs are missing, and all kinds of tragic situations are gathered together. Chen Xie on horseback slowly rode his horse to wander between the battlefields, and the war horse under his crotch snorted uneasily, probably frightened by the hellish scene.

A wounded soldier was crawling back, the blood stains were very long, one leg was directly broken by lead bullets, dragged the injured leg and climbed dozens of meters, was caught up by the soldiers cleaning the battlefield, and the bayonet pierced into the back of the heart, ending the journey of this suffering.

How many people died at the scene, Chen Xie didn't know, what he saw in front of him was a killing field with no end in sight.

"General, I've found Yue Tuo." After an exclamation, Chen Xie looked over, and a soldier found Yue Tuo's body. This fierce general of Houjin ended his life early in this time and space. Chen Xiice immediately stepped forward, turned over and dismounted, and saw Yue Tuo's appearance clearly. Even when he died, his body was still falling forward, with many horseshoe prints on his back, and he stepped on bloody wounds.

The young soldier grabbed his whip and pulled it up so that Chen Xie could see his face clearly. His mouth was wide open, his eyes were round, and his last look was full of fear. Won't you be blind to death? Hehe, so be it. Chen Xie smiled slightly and said to the soldier who found Yue Tuo, "You will get the reward you deserve." ”

Looking back at the slowly approaching team, Chen Xie smiled proudly. He deliberately didn't go to greet Wu Zhi and Song Guanglan, just to let them come. As long as it is a person in the Ming system. This is not the time to give up such a good opportunity for the sake of blood and fear.

Wu Zhi and Song Guanglan's footsteps were a little floating, and when they passed through the previous fire, they vomited and vomited. The biggest feature of the fire is the smell of barbecue, thinking of those human flesh that is cooked, even if you can't resist vomiting. If Chen Xie hadn't gotten used to this kind of scene, he would have to vomit.

There was nothing in their stomachs that had already vomited, and the two who were left with Huang Shui and their entourage still couldn't hold back when they approached the battlefield. Wu Zhi was the first to lie on the side of the road and began to vomit. Song Guanglan is the second. Everyone else continued to vomit, but in fact everyone couldn't vomit anything, just retching.

Tatata's horse's hooves were very slow, and Chen Xie appeared with his personal guards. It can be regarded as cheering up the two of them. I don't feel it anymore when I vomit. Wu Zhi's eyes were full of greedy luster. Song Guanglan is a little reserved. But I couldn't suppress the gasp of excitement.

"General Sihua." Wu Zhi slowly arched his hand, his face solemn and touched the ground. Song Guanglan, who was born as a civil official, saw this scene. Reluctantly, or casually bowed his hand. Chen Xie smiled slightly, turned over and dismounted, and strode forward to help Wu Zhi up.

"Why should my father-in-law be like this, Chen Xie is deeply favored by Jun, and he is a horse leather shroud, fighting to the death." If you look closely, you can find that in addition to the soles of Chen Xie's shoes, where did the blood stains come from? But this statement, in front of the battlefield in front of him, is really whatever he says.

Although he despises martial arts in his bones, Chen Xie still has the title of prisoner, and he can be regarded as a member of the civil official team. No matter how Song Guanglan looked at Chen Xie's displeasure, she admired this guy from the bottom of her heart at this moment, and arched her hand: "Sihua doesn't have to be humble, today, no one with troops can do this." ”

At this time, the word general was omitted, which was to remind Chen Xie, "Dude, you are a prisoner, and you can be regarded as a civilian official leading the army." Is this an acknowledgment? It must be, the Ming Dynasty has always been like this, using literature to control martial arts. Chen Xie has made immortal achievements, and his status as a prisoner must be highlighted. This is political zhì correct!

In this regard, Chen Xie did not take his words, but arched his hand in the direction of Beijing and said: "This great victory depends on the blessing of the Holy Grace, and the soldiers rely on their lives." Governor Sun was well arranged, the soldiers were prepared by Lord Zhang to receive food and salary, and Gonggong Wu and Song Yushi came to the front of the battle to encourage morale. As for Chen, he just did his duty. ”

As soon as Chen Xie said this, everyone's faces showed a knowing smile. This tone has been set, this time the first credit must be Chen Xie's, and no one can snatch it. Now it is everyone's benefit, and whoever crooks his mouth will inevitably be beaten by the entire Denglai officialdom.

An hour later, Chen Xie led everyone back to the camp on the hillside, the smell of blood in the air with the wind was still faintly smellable, how many people were killed in this battle, it has not yet been counted, but this result is enough to make people crazy.

When the tent was talking and laughing, and the atmosphere was extremely harmonious, a person's face appeared at the door, Chen Xie could see it clearly, and then the reason for relieving his hand came out. The person who came was dressed in black and whispered something in his ear, Chen Xie couldn't help but show a strange expression when he heard it, nodded and said, "I know, Han Shan, take him down to rest." ”

Slowly returning to the camp, Wu Zhi and Song Guanglan were still discussing how to write a report excerpt. One of these two is a three-list jinshi, and the other is born in the inner study, which can throw Chen Xie many streets better than writing articles in the Ming Dynasty. After some discussion, Song Guanglan personally took the pen, waved it, and finally showed it to Chen Xie.

Chen Xie waved his hand generously and said, "Chen won't look at it, or send someone back to Dengzhou and ask the two adults to review it." ”

The two of them listened to these words comfortably, and they were polite, and they praised Chen Xie for good words and no money. Chen Xie invited the two of them to go down to rest, and after the tent was quiet, the smile on his face disappeared, revealing a playful look.

Some people really don't know how to write the word "death"! The man in black is from Dengzhou and brings the latest news. Ying Niang gave her organization the name "Shadow", which means a personal confession at the moment, and she is willing to be Chen Xie's shadow. Chen Xie recognized this and gave a lot of financial support. With the development of the bank, the black hand of the "shadow" is stretching farther and farther. This time, the news came from Nanjing and Jingshi respectively.

The matter has to start after Zheng Tuoniang left Nanjing, first Gu Jikun and Gui Zhuang Xing were not convinced by Liu Ruyi, and insisted on publishing some articles criticizing the government of Donglin bigwigs on the front pages of Ming Pao. This matter directly led to Gu and Gui being fired by Liu Ru. After the two left Ming Pao, the remarks against Ming Pao became more and more intense, and the main arguments were still the same. What grandstanding, what ignores today's great sages, what vulgar writing, etc. These are all superficial phenomena, but in essence, some people from the Jiangnan Restoration Society wanted to use Ming Pao to express their voices and were rejected. Zhang Pu's letter to Chen Xie also did not receive a positive response.

These people in Jiangnan rely on their status in Shilin, which is rampant. Now that he has suffered losses in front of Chen Xie, how can he swallow this breath? So rumors spread everywhere, all of which were directed at Ming Pao. Since you can't use it for me, then destroy you. The paranoia of these people has reached the point of madness.

At the end of March, a group of scholars went to Nanjing No. 6 to make trouble and demanded that Ming Pao be closed. lest Ming Pao continue to mislead the public with his evil words and set the record straight. Funnily enough, the actions of these literati were dissatisfied by another group of literati, and people on both sides encountered each other on the street and staged an all-out martial arts.

What happened next was a glass that fell to the ground. Many literati, including Gu and Gui, many of whom were from Donglin and celebrities, were boycotted by all the art workers of Qinhuaihe. That's not all, a group of Jiangnan literati published articles in Ming Pao to support Ming Pao's boycott of art workers.

This time, the Jiangnan literary world has made a lot of noise, and the former monopoly society in the public opinion circle has obviously fallen behind in the process of this literary fight. The key factor is that Ming Pao now has a circulation of 10,000 copies. In the city of Nanjing, you can see newspaper reading barricades everywhere. Some of the scholars who received the silver yuan worked tirelessly to read the newspaper every day in order to get a job. Tea houses and restaurants, Qing and Lou Chu restaurants, and large merchants are all loyal readers of Ming Pao. These people have been influenced by Ming Pao for a long time, and some of their ideas have been imperceptibly changed.

A vernacular article, "Against Freedom of Speech in the Name of Freedom of Speech," was published on the front page of Ming Pao, triggering a war of words. There is no doubt that this article is written by Chen Xie. In the article, Chen Xie once again clarified the purpose of running the newspaper, "The world's major events, anecdotes, small speeches, poems and songs." And repeatedly said that Ming Pao did not mean to target anyone, but why did some people just refuse to let Ming Pao go? The reason is very simple, these people want to hold the right to speak in the world's public opinion, and what they say, the people of the world will listen to it, even if there is a little question. If you don't agree with them, you are a treacherous and a fallacy to confuse the people. The things in the world, only they can say, but the people in the world can't say it, it's really strange. The article also said that Ming Pao was privately funded, so what do you want to do, do you still have to let outsiders dictate? It's like a stranger bursting into your backyard and telling you what you can and can't eat. Could it be that this stranger rushed in and said to the master that you want to eat, so could the master have no choice but to eat?

is just such an article, which directly leads to the war of words in the Jiangnan literary circle. The literati who did not receive a lot of money for the Ming Pao newspaper came forward one after another, published articles in the Ming Pao, criticizing some literati for relying on the influence of a certain group in Shilin to control the way of speech, and anyone who had dissenting opinions was called a traitor.

Although he didn't name names, this war of words was really lively. There are almost no literati in Jiangnan Shilin who have not been involved. Qian Qianyi said "vulgar, the gentleman is evil", this literary leader who is loved by the majority of female workers in the entertainment industry, because of this sentence, was ordered by Li Zhenli to expel the customer and kicked out of the painting boat.

Interestingly, in the past, as long as the Fushe stood up and criticized the pen, the entire Jiangnan literary circle would follow the phenomenon of scolding, but this time it is really different. There is also an unusually unanimous internal situation in Donglin, Xia Yunyi, Chen Zilong and others have said on some occasions, "Ming Bao has its own rules, why should others accuse?" "Some brothers, it's over." "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." (To be continued......)