Chapter 577: Detonation
"The newspaper was reformatted, and all those that had been printed were discarded......"
"All the articles before the front page were torn off, and the news of the birth of the Ling'an River stone turtle was put on the front page, yes, the font must be large, especially the fonts on the back of the stone turtle, so that the blind can see it, put the news out first, and the article can be slightly ...... to comment."
"Extra ...... Printing Number"
"This issue of the newspaper printed 300,000 copies of ......"
"Tonight, everyone will not rest, all will work overtime, the salary will be calculated as five times, and the carriages and horses of the transport team will let them wait outside the newspaper office, and as soon as the newspaper comes out, it will be sent to Jinling and other cities first......
Fang Beidou's throat was on fire, sweating profusely in the newspaper's printing workshop under one order after another, and the entire newspaper company, from the engraving master to the porter, and the writer, were so busy that they couldn't stand on the ground, and one person was eager to break it into two people to use.
Under the urging and supervision of Fang Beidou, the newspaper retyped and engraved the paper as quickly as possible, and soon, a reprinted version of the latest "Han Imperial Times" appeared in Fang Beidou's hands.
Fang Beidou didn't read any other places, so he only read the news on the front page of the newspaper - "The Birth of the Ling'an River Stone Turtle Shocked the World"
The simple text is introduced, the clear and realistic illustrations of the stone turtle, and most importantly, the words on the back of the stone turtle, a lot, are all in large fonts, clearly visible, and occupy the entire front page.
ββIn May of the 16th year of Yuanping of the Han Empire, Liuzhou Tengu Eclipse Day......
ββIn August of the 16th year of Yuanping of the Han Empire, there was a great drought in Zhuzhou......
ββIn January of the 17th year of Yuanping of the Han Empire, Ganzhou was earthquake......
ββIn April of the 17th year of Yuanping of the Han Empire, Luchuan landslide......
ββIn September of the 17th year of Yuanping of the Han Empire, the heavenly catastrophe descended into the world, ten thousand stars fell, the land of Gyeonggi, the imperial city became dead, thousands of miles became a desert, and the people were broken and turned into ashes......
- Mo Dao stone turtle does not open his mouth, seeing that this thing has life, life, saving all people, and escaping thousands of miles to live!
The content above is shocking, even if Fang Beidou sees it, he feels that his heart is trembling, compared to others, his trembling is not only because of the shocking content, but also because he knows whose handwriting these contents come from.
This is the catastrophe of the empire, ten thousand stars have fallen, and the land of Gyeonggi has become a desert, if there is no person, he does not know how many people will die under such a catastrophe, and what kind of earth-shattering changes will the Han Empire usher in.
The reason why the "Han Imperial Times" exists is for today!
"Shopkeeper, look, is this okay?" asked the old craftsman of a printing workshop next to him cautiously looking at Fang Beidou's face.
"Just press this, and print ...... at full speed right away."
"Yes, yes......"
Everyone in the printing workshop was busy with their work, and at dark the bundles of the latest issue of the Han Imperial Times were moved out of the printing workshop and began to load bundles onto the four-wheeled wagons waiting outside the newspaper office.
After the carriages were loaded with newspapers, escorted by the accompanying guards, the coachmen brandished their whips, cracked them in the air, and then quickly pulled the newspapers and rushed to various parts of Gyeonggi overnight.
The entire newspaper office was brightly lit, and everyone was working overtime and fighting all night......
Not only the newspaper, today's Imperial Capital City has already been boiling, and when it comes to dinner in the evening, almost everyone is talking about the stone turtle in the various restaurants in the Imperial City, in the halls of the wealthy and powerful families, and even in the homes of the people in the countryside outside the city.
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Just when the newspaper office of the "Han Imperial Times" was working overtime, in the palace, above the Jinluan Palace, His Majesty the Emperor of the Manchu Dynasty and the current Han Empire, also looked at the stone turtle that moved from the Ling'an River to the Jinluan Hall with a solemn face, and was silent one by one, you look at me, I look at you, the atmosphere in the entire hall seems to be frozen.
This stone turtle is heavy, plus the palace got the news a little late, and when the stone turtle was transported, there were countless people watching all the way, and the road was slow, so it was already dark when this stone turtle was transported to the palace.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the stone turtle is already here, what do you think, just tell me!" His Majesty the Emperor, who was sitting on the throne, finally opened his mouth after his eyes swept over the faces of the civil and military ministers in the main hall a few times.
"Your Majesty, this fact is strange, what this stone turtle said on its back is appalling, disturbing people's hearts, now the entire imperial capital city is already panicked, according to the minister's view, this matter is very likely to be man-made, the White Lotus Sect is best at this kind of trick of pretending to be a god and playing ghosts, and now the top priority is to immediately issue a ban on speech, and the people are not allowed to discuss this matter, and those who dare to discuss it will be severely punished, so as not to cause trouble!" Gu Chunyi, the secretary of the Criminal Department, was the first to walk out of the train and said loudly.
"Lord Gu's words are wrong, let's not say whether this stone turtle is done by the White Lotus Sect, even if it is done by the White Lotus Sect, at this moment, I am afraid that it will not help, but chaos, today this stone turtle is by the Ling'an River, tens of thousands of people have seen it with their own eyes, transported from the Ling'an River to the palace, and the people along the way are even more full of streets, competing to witness, and the people who see it are afraid that there will be no more than 120,000 people, if the people will be arrested as soon as they talk about it, it will not be more than 100,000 people, and all the cells in the Criminal Department will be vacated enough to arrest people, which may cause a big incident!" Yan Jingtian, the admiral of the Imperial Capital City, stood up and directly contradicted Gu Chunyi, the secretary of the Criminal Department.
"What does Lord Yan mean, is it just that if the rumors are allowed to run rampant, the imperial court will not ask?" Gu Chunyi, the secretary of the Criminal Department, glanced at Yan Jingtian coldly and said coldly.
"Of course not, if this is the case, Your Majesty will not urgently gather us to discuss, I think this matter is a big matter, it is better to be cautious, whatever your lordship thinks, you can say it, and in the end, Your Majesty will decide!"
"What Lord Yan said is reasonable, this matter is very important, the imperial court must not mess with itself, so as not to give traitors a chance to take advantage of it, Your Majesty is cautious!" Another minister stood up and echoed Yan Jingtian's words.
Gu Chunyi, the secretary of the Criminal Department, glanced at that person, and was secretly anxious in his heart, it was a coincidence, Lin Qingtian had just left the Imperial Capital two days ago, and went to Jinzhou to inspect the water conservancy and agricultural affairs, and it would take seven days to come back, this Lin Qingtian drove away on the front foot, and such a major event happened in the Imperial Capital City on the back foot, although he had already sent a flying message to the Prime Minister as soon as he got the news, but I am afraid that at this time, Lin Qingtian, who was in Jinzhou, had just learned the news, even if he was in a hurry to come back, it would be at least three days later.
Under Gu Chunyi's glance, Hubu Shangshu stood up and coughed lightly, "I think what this stone turtle said is incredible, the heavenly tribulation mentioned above, the land of Gyeonggi, will suffer a heavenly calamity in September next year, and thousands of miles will be turned into a desert, this is definitely a fallacy to confuse the public, there is a conspiracy, it is imperative to immediately let the criminal department dispatch elite soldiers and strong generals, and thoroughly find out who is behind the scenes, and whether this matter has anything to do with the White Lotus Sect!"
"Yes, yes, that's how it should be!" A group of officials and henchmen on the prime minister's side stood up one after another, supporting the criminal department to thoroughly investigate this matter, whether the stone turtle matter is true or not, as Prime Minister Lin Qingtian's party, the first thing is to grasp the initiative and control of this matter, and with power, you can make profits, as for whether this is behind the White Lotus Sect, it is secondary.
As soon as the ministers on Lin Qingtian's side stood up, the ministers on His Majesty the Emperor's side immediately quit, and the people on both sides quarreled in the court at once.
"Ahem......" An old minister stood up tremblingly, " I don't think you have to argue, whether what the stone turtle said is true or false, how the imperial court should deal with it, in fact, there is no need to rush for a while, in fact, as long as it is May, see if there is a tengu eclipse day in Liuzhou, if there is no tengu eclipse in Liuzhou in May, what the stone turtle said, it is absolutely a fallacy to confuse the public, and then the rumors are self-defeating, and there is no need for the imperial court to make a big move, and in May, if Liuzhou really has a tengu eclipse day, this Gyeonggi land, I am afraid that no one will dare to stay, the land of Gyeonggi, big and small things, and move the whole body, if there is really a big event, Weichen advises all the adults and His Majesty to make plans as soon as possible......β
In the Jinluan Palace, there was a silence all of a sudden......