Chapter 492: The Wind Rises

The Wenchen who followed Guo Peng out was actually from the Hanlin Academy, to put it bluntly, one was the royal literati who helped Guo Peng whitewash the Taiping; The second is a senior secretary who helps deal with some textual things. These days, Xin Kun thinks it's very easy to use these people, although I haven't seen them, but these people are quite capable. What she ordered, the documents she sent back were all what she thought, and she knew much more than Guo Peng Gufang.

Everyone sat in the lobby outside, waiting for the emperor to come out, these days, in fact, they are also very worried, even if they can't see the situation, they also feel an unusual atmosphere.

The emperor stayed and did not leave, and the guards who had just been appointed, as well as two lieutenant generals and a quartermaster, were all closed, all of which showed that the emperor was unwilling to return to Beijing at this time. So, what happened in the capital? Let the emperor rather be in this bitter cold place than return to Beijing?

Also, what happened on the way back from the border city of North Korea is also very strange, why did someone suddenly march in a hurry early in the morning?

Of course, the strangest thing is that they wrote a report about the assassin on the road and sent it back to the capital, but there was no reaction from the capital. From Shanhaiguan to the capital, it takes seven days to expedite 800 miles. Well, the time has not come, but for the first time, they have to wait for news from the capital. Otherwise, I wouldn't have to see the emperor every day these days, and I knew that the emperor came out to inspect today, so I asked to see him again.

Xin Kun was still dressed outside, and her face was still half covered. There was also a handkerchief in her hand, and when she came in, as soon as she sat down, she coughed violently.

The eunuch hurriedly brought a tea bowl, and everyone smelled the fragrance of medicine.

"The Emperor's ......" Although they had heard that the emperor was occasionally infected with a cold, so they had been recuperating behind closed doors these days, they thought it was an excuse, but they didn't expect it to be true.

"It's okay, the emperor just caught a cold. No problem! Cai Guan and Lao Wei came out together and answered for Xin Kun.

Soon, Xin Kun stopped coughing, and drank the 'wet tea' boiled by Dr. Hai, saying that she should not look at the dryness of the north, but she has been in the mountains for a long time, and her body is damp, so she has to pull out the dampness and strengthen the spleen. She felt like she was going to vomit these days, and waved her hand at everyone, in a hoarse voice, "It's okay, it's okay!" ”

"Your Majesty, please pay attention to the dragon body!" One of them hurriedly stood up and said cautiously, they all saw a pair of red eyes, obviously, this one was not only suffering from the cold, but also had not rested well. The heart that was originally put down was brought up again. The main thing is that they have just finally received a message from the capital. However, it is better not to receive this news.

"Everyone, hurry up and report it, today the emperor went out to inspect, the cold wind is in the bones, and the sea doctor has prepared a medicinal bath." Old Wei said in a rough voice.

"Your Majesty, the palace report sent by the capital, Princess Ren is sick!" A Hanlin stood up, holding a newspaper in both hands.

"Di Bao?" Xin Kun's hoarse voice.

What is Di Bao? It has been there since the Han Dynasty, and by the Tang Dynasty, it slowly became formal. In the Song Dynasty, there was a printed Di newspaper, and in the Ming Dynasty, because of the popularity of movable type printing, the Di newspaper also had a movable type printing version. Of course, from the Song Dynasty onwards, its editing was controlled by the government, and the manuscript was compiled by the Jinjuan Yuan and reported to the Privy Council once every five days.

At that time, the newspaper was for the purpose of conveying the news that the ancient "Beijing Office" copied daily for its own locality. so that the magistrate will not be blinded. The Jinjuyuan was abolished in the Yuan period, and in the Ming Dynasty, the Di Bao received the jurisdiction of the General Administration. In the Qing Dynasty, a "copying room" was set up directly outside the Donghua Gate, and someone was sent to copy the folds and the like. In fact, this process is to move from the local to the central.

However, the general process of the newspaper will not change, and after it has been edited, it will be called the "final version" after being reviewed by the cabinet. The department that runs the newspaper prints the reviewed sample and disseminates it to all parts of the country as a standard. Journalistic is an important feature of Di Bao, but it has no masthead, no definite form, and no issue number, which is very different from modern newspapers. Its contents include the emperor's daily life, words and deeds, edicts, court decrees, edicts, decrees, etc., the appointment, promotion, deposition, rewards and punishments of officials, the recitals of ministers and local officials, and a small number of occasional social news anecdotes.

The appearance of Di Bao was 1,000 years earlier than the appearance of the first newspaper in the West, which also shows that Di Bao was an official newspaper in Chinese history. Here's the line, she is now pretending to be Guo Peng, and the cabinet is looking for him to have something, so it's called a song, not a report from the post station. I really don't treat the village chief as a cadre!

The eunuch hurriedly went down to pick up the newspaper with a plate, and then ran back and held it to Xin Kun with both hands.

Xin Kun opened it and looked at it, then coughed again.

Cai Guan took it lightly, frowned and glanced at it, "Is the head of the General Administration Department in water?" ”

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid that something is wrong with the capital." That Hanlin understood what Cai Guan wanted to say, and the newspaper was written by the General Administration Department, reviewed by the cabinet, and then distributed to the world. The newspaper is 18 pages long, printed on one side in movable type, black typesetting. It's a normal layout, but Prince Ren is seriously ill, so it should be considered important news, and the result is placed in the last edition of social current affairs on weekdays. That's where it gets interesting.

"Your Majesty, reading the article, it really doesn't look like the handwriting of Master Ji." The other hurriedly stood up, they were all born in the Hanlin Academy, Master Ji has been in the Hanlin Academy for many years, he is dedicated to learning, he has never been involved in court politics, and the palace newspaper of the imperial court, in fact, the first level is in his place, he will change it again to ensure that his position is neutral. Obviously, this message is problematic.

"It means that neither the cabinet nor the Ji Bachelor have seen it." Xin Kun sneered in a hoarse voice.

"The garrison troops in the capital and Shandong add up to just over 20,000 people." Lao Wei still knew the layout of the troops in Beijing.

"The cabinet and Master Ji have taken turns, and Princess Ren is seriously ill, which means that the rebels are not Prince Ren's people." Cai Guan looked at Xin Kun carefully.

Xin Kun shook her head, she didn't speak, now these people are trapped, it doesn't mean that it is not Prince Ren who rebels.

"What rebellion?" How many Hanlin stood up together?

"First invent the decree, reprimand the cabinet, the report is not in order, and the Shanhaiguan will reissue the report to the world." Xin Kun took another sip of hot water and cleared his throat, but his voice was still very ugly.

However, everyone understands what Xin Kun means, and now, let the world know that the emperor has returned to Shanhaiguan. He had just pacified the Joseon and the barbarians, and the casualties were not large, so this was an unprecedented achievement.

Now, regardless of the form of the capital, what Shanhaiguan has to do is to advertise to the whole country that their emperor is very remarkable.

Now everyone is not in a hurry to ask Xin Kun when they will return to Beijing, for them, it is not important to return to Beijing, the important thing is that they are now facing a possible rebellion.