"It's Maozhen, it's Maozhen! This "Ming Pao" is actually written by Mao Zhen! ”

Outside Huai'an City, Wang Shen and others are now staying in a temple - that's it, this is because of Tang Shu's recommendation.

For this reason, everyone is crowded with Chase shops.

Now, it was Gong Yongqing who rushed into the temple gate with a loud shout, waving a booklet in his hand.

The expression on his face was ecstatic: "Editor-in-Chief of Ming Pao! In this second issue, an article entitled "His Majesty Answers Ten Questions from the Editor-in-Chief of Ming Pao" was published. The editor-in-chief of this Ming Pao is actually our Quanzhou Lin Maozhen! ”

On November 27, the second issue of Huai'an finally began to circulate.

“…… How is it a traditional character, or a line of calligraphy...... This line of book is already quite wild! One of them leaned over and looked at it and expressed disgust.

"It cost a whole three taels of silver!" Gong Yongqing was very dissatisfied, "Now this "Ming Pao" can only be read by the local government. Hand-copied and sold, I'm afraid that someone who knows simple characters reads it, and another person still learns to write and write, how can I take care of it so much? Appalling! Onslaught! What kind of article is the beginning of this second issue? "A Letter from His Majesty the Emperor to the Subjects of the World"! ”

There was so much he wanted to shout.

In this second issue, he found out that the editor-in-chief of Ming Pao was Lin Xiyuan.

In the manuscript of Tang Shu's first issue, where would he copy the irrelevant information at the end of the newspaper?

But in the "Ten Questions Answered", Lin Xiyuan's name frequently appeared in the text.

"And! The editorial department of Ming Pao is looking for writers! Gong Yongqing was very excited, "Regardless of whether there is an official status or a meritorious person, people and talents can send the manuscript to the Ming Pao line outside the Donghua Gate by letter!" If adopted, it will not only have a pen and silver, but also a name and surname, and be famous throughout the country. If the article is repeatedly adopted, it can become a contributing writer! ”

He couldn't wait to be able to write to Lin Xiyuan now.

They are all scholars of Quanzhou Mansion, Lin Xiyuan is a Jinshi of Zhengde for 12 years, and he is both their fellow townsman and senior, how can there be any unfamiliar reason? Since you are familiar, how can you not mention the reason for your fellow villagers to advance?

Imagine, if before the examination, which of the articles and names of the candidates for the examination can be published in this "Ming Pao", how much impact will it have on the examination papers?

The emperor personally wrote a letter to the people of the world through "Ming Pao", and the emperor who ordered the first class would not read each issue of "Ming Pao" carefully?

"Onslaught! Your Majesty is going to set up a prime minister and a minister of state, and Daming is going to have a veritable prime minister! ”

Gong Yongqing was incoherent, and only at this time did he talk about the most important news in the second issue.

The newspaper said that the national policy meeting began on the 15th day of the winter month. Now, I'm afraid who will be the prime minister and the minister of state has been decided. ”

Gong Yongqing had already finished reading the content on the road, and now he looked at Wang Shenzhong and their heads together to look at the content of the hand-copied newspaper, with a light of envy in his eyes, and muttered to himself.

"Who else could it be? Naturally, it is Yang Ge Lao. The man who was reading carefully didn't raise his head, just muttered, and then urged, "Have you finished reading this page?" ”

He saw it quickly, and it was useless to be anxious at this time, so he could only mutter: "The world is not unique to the Son of Heaven...... If it weren't for Your Majesty, who would dare to say it? Who dares to say...... Have you read this page? Set up the prime minister and the minister of state, what kind of covenant to make with the gentry of the world, I am so anxious! ”

Really, when copying, why did this page just end here?

At this time, a fast horse had just arrived in Leadshan County, Guangxin Prefecture, Jiangxi.

I saw that the corners of the horse's mouth had been strangled to foam at the mouth, and the man on the horse whipped his belly from time to time.

The fast horse arrived at Henglin Town and went straight through the archway built when Fei Hong was the champion of high school. On this road, there are several arches, because Fei Hong won the champion, Fei Mao won the champion again, Fei Hong's previous generation also produced a Jinshi, Fei Hong's cousin Fei Yu also won the Jinshi of Zhengde for six years......

The people on the horse went straight through these archways, and in front of them was the Fei family's mansion "Filial Piety Hall".

A monument was erected at the door of the filial piety hall, which was the "Filial Piety Hall Record" written by Li Dongyang, the first assistant of the cabinet at that time, for the Fei family.

When the man got out of his horse when he got to the outside of the monument, his feet were weak when he touched the ground, and the horse trembled on all fours, and then fell to the ground.

"March? What are you? Could it be that the elder ......" The Fei family was shocked when they saw this familiar face coming back, and saw that he was so tired that he couldn't look good.

“…… Fast! Hurry up and invite the patriarch and the clan elder! A happy event cannot be delayed for a moment! "This person named March is also a member of the Fei family, but he is a child of the side branch and has no interest in studying, so he has been following Fei Hong to listen to orders.

The words of great joy made them feel relieved, and then they went to invite the elders of the Fei family, so there had to be a reason.

A moment later, the pot exploded in the filial piety hall.

"Really?"

"God bless the Fei family!"

"That's a ......"

"I'm working day and night! Bought seven healthy horses along the way! Fei March sat on the bench drinking water and panting, "I don't dare to preach it." Xiangye has been selected by the court and His Majesty, so he asked me to return the favor. How can such a great event not comfort the ancestors? On the fifteenth day of the lunar month, His Majesty will also set up a worship minister in the capital. It's only been ten days, and we have to prepare well here, and the guests will be feasted! ”

The Fei family, who was tacitly approved by King Ning and the thieves dug up the ancestral grave, came out with a prime minister!

Fei Hong's younger brother Fei Wan soon heard the news and rushed to him, and Fei March handed him Fei Hong's handwritten letter.

It was originally a suspicious fee, but after reading the letter, I was still in doubt.

Is the prime minister of the Ming Dynasty so easy to be? What were the real prime ministers before the Ming Dynasty called?

Xu Da, Li Shanchang, Wang Guangyang, Hu Weiyong.

Xu Da died of illness, so let's not talk about it. Li Shanchang, Wang Guangyang, Hu Weiyong, which one has a good death?

The Fei family has two generations and two champions, Fei Maozhong was the champion at that time, there were a lot of rumors, and now the Fei family's role in the implementation of the new law is disgraceful, and now it is even more necessary to stand on the cusp when the new law will be implemented to the whole country.

Why did Yang Tinghe know that he couldn't be the prime minister?

Fei Wan didn't know what his brother thought, and he specially asked En's to send someone back to do it and celebrate.

Since Fei Hong's letter came, Fei Wan could only listen to him.

There are many meanings in the letter, but I am afraid that it needs to be carefully pondered. Fei Hong has been in officialdom for a long time, and his actions have their own deep meaning.

"Let's go to the county government and the government government first." Fei Wan pondered for a moment and said, "The second issue of "Ming Pao" was only delivered to Guangxin Mansion yesterday, and the news of the Prime Minister and Minister of State had already spread. Now that it has been recommended by the court and appointed by His Majesty, I am afraid that the next issue will also be announced to the world. Hold my name post, speak out, and ask the government and the county to pass through the government. Zichong said, the angel is already on the way, and His Majesty has given me a lot of heavenly grace for the Fei family. On the fifteenth day of the lunar month, Your Majesty pays homage to the Prime Minister, and I, the Fei clan of Lead Mountain, will also be able to do a good job here, so that everyone in the world will know. ”

"And posthumous seals and orders?" Another patriarch of the Fei family suddenly asked.

Fei Wan felt that this was probably one of the reasons why Fei Hong was willing to take on this heavy burden.

Is it to help the emperor inspire the world? Since the archway is to be built, at least nothing will happen to the Fei family in these years, unless the new law is not implemented in the future and His Majesty's temperament changes greatly. Or Fei Hong's high position and power are too much to be attacked by suspicion.

He sighed: "Since Ancestor Rong, three generations have posthumously presented Doctor Guanglu, Zhu Guo, Young Master and Prince Taishi, Hubu Shangshu, and Wuyingdian University Scholar. The weight of the grace of heaven for my Fei family is unheard of. ”

In the Hall of Filial Piety, there was a sudden silence, followed by heavy breathing.

What does it mean to glorify your ancestors?

This is called Glory Ancestor!

[Note: Chapter 195 is incorrect in the verification of the Fei family's information.] The fourth generation of the Fei family, Jiuqing, wrote this plot here because of Fei Hong's posthumous gift. 】

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Because the emperor attached great importance to it, the Translation Bureau, the Ministry of Military Vehicles, and the local post station system, which were still in the process of being integrated and handed over, were now sending the previous issues of Ming Pao in accordance with the standards of military information delivery.

How reluctant the express shops along the road are is another matter, but the post bureau has already passed the word: after the soldiers are laid, they are the employees of the post bureau, and the horses and everything will be done by the post bureau, but the express shops must not be neglected for several important things undertaken by the post office.

Correspondingly, the salaries of the soldiers are different from those in the past.

For the sake of money, for the sake of the person in charge of the post bureau who is the newly sealed sincere uncle, Daming's post station and express shop system have barely operated at wartime speed in the past two months.

And it's within the scope of the entire Ming Dynasty.

Everyone is looking forward to the reward red envelope at the end of the year.

Despite this, in Chengdu Prefecture, the second issue of Ming Pao was delivered after half a month.

Then Chengdu Mansion was fried.

The prefect of Chengdu and the prefect of Xindu rushed to Yang's house to celebrate almost overnight.

The last term of Puzhi County, the new capital of the county, was at the beginning of last year in the Yang family's "organic change", and now he has been promoted to a certain five-rank lang in the household department.

Now His Majesty wants to set up the Prime Minister and the Minister of State, who is the old man in this position?

However, Yang Tingzhong only saluted them, and then said: "My brother has already sent a letter, and the Yang family doesn't dare to accept the congratulations of the two adults." ”

“…… Did the elder resign? ”

They asked subconsciously.

Yang Tingzhong said righteously: "My brother presides over the new law with the first assistant, just for the loyal king. His Majesty's trust is respected, and my brother has another important responsibility. ”

The prefect of Chengdu and the county of Xindu can't think of any heavier responsibility than the prime minister.

Yang Tingzhong's words were conclusive, and the two who expressed their wrong feelings couldn't help but glance at each other, wondering in their hearts: Who will this prime minister be?

"The two adults, the elder brother presided over the new law, and Fei Getai also advocated that the Sichuan gentry apply for and pay taxes on their own in Sichuan. After the Gaokewei rebellion last year, there was not much obstacle to the implementation of the new law in Sichuan. In that letter, Your Majesty had already informed the world that the new law would be extended to the whole country next year, and the two adults had their own merits. ”

He tactfully told the two officials that they didn't have to come to Yang's house to set up anything.

Yang Tinghe was going to Nanzhili to take greater risks, so that the emperor would remember his Yang Tinghe's hard work and loyalty, and protect the Yang family from suffering.

The Yang family needs to keep a low profile.

If you preside over the new law first and then become the prime minister, it is really like a man's back, who knows if there will be enemies in the officialdom in the future who will attack the Yang family?

Now it's time to let someone else share their attention.

Early in the morning of the first day of the lunar month, in Guangzhou, Mai Fu personally went to the political envoy in Guangdong to announce the decree.

“…… Yang Shen is the prefect of Guangzhou, loyal and brave, considerate and loving the people; In charge of the auditorium, the great propaganda culture and education, and the talents are numerous. Today, the trial implementation of the new law in Guangdong has been successful, and Yang Shen has been promoted to the right servant of the household department, leading the Jiangxi Qing officials, conferring the general doctor, adding the title of prince and guest, sealing the Nanhai County Lord, giving flying fish clothes, and rewarding 400 taels of silver. ”

“…… Thank you, Your Majesty, long live! Banzai! Hooray! ”

Mai Fuxuan was an oracle, so when he finished listening, he helped him up with a smile: "Yang Shilang, Your Majesty's will has been issued, and I hope that you can rush back to Beijing before you try." Your Majesty said, I heard that Yang Yongxiu is running around in Guangdong, and his body should be getting stronger and stronger, and it is not a problem to travel and travel. ”

Yang Shen did get a little darker.

He is in charge of the auditorium, Xinxue, Enke, Huangming Elementary College and Middle School...... There are so many things that he is willing to run around.

After coming to Guangdong for four years, he was rewarded with 400 taels of silver, which shows that the emperor remembered his hard work in his heart.

But more importantly, it is not that he has been promoted from the fourth rank to the third grade, but the grace of his prince's guest.

Now the Ming Dynasty has not yet established a prince, but the prince's guests are a false title to teach the prince etiquette, and His Majesty conveys another meaning.

Yang Shen was stunned: "Will try ......"

McFuy smiled silently: The emperor ordered this point in time, naturally he intended to let Yang Shen be a test examiner.

Coupled with the false title of the prince's guest, His Majesty is giving Yang Tinghe a more substantial guarantee: let his son and the emperor's son still have a future to look forward to.

Three months was enough for Yang Shen to arrive in the capital.

Before the official convening of the national policy meeting, some of the new central officials who had been decided were now appointed to the local authorities with much faster efficiency than in previous years.

The way is to spread it to the eunuchs in various places, and they will be the ministers who have enough weight to proclaim the message.

The efficiency of the transmission of documents is still a little slower.

Now is also a special period when the center of the court is in dire need of people with experience in the new law.

received the will together, as well as Cao Cha, the father of the concubine. From the head of the Criminal Department, he was promoted to the left waiter of the Criminal Department.

Taking advantage of the south wind of Guangdong's trial implementation of the new law, the smart officials who survived the two storms in the 16th year of Zhengde and the first year of Jiajing have been promoted on a large scale at this moment.

The lowest grade, but also to go to the sixth department to serve as the new general director of the fourth product, between the squire and Langzhong.

The real power of the Beijing official above the fourth grade!

Early this morning, at the dock of Qingjiangpu outside Huai'an, Liu Tianhe and Tang Shu's parents also came to see them off in person.

Naturally, the governor of the river did not lack boats, although it was impossible to allocate public boats to Tang Shu, but it was still possible to find a civilian boat that did not need to be exchanged all the way and sent them directly to Beijing.

"It's really frozen after crossing the Linqing Canal, and the division has also prepared carriages and horses for you on land." Liu Tianhe instructed him, "As a teacher, I will wait for you for half a year!" Medium or not, they all went to the river yamen to serve as officials. With the strength of my master and apprentice, I will definitely let this Huang Huaishui have a strategy! ”

Gong Yongqing and the others who rubbed the boat looked at Tang Shu enviously: This is called a bright future!

With the recommendation of such a dignitary as the governor of the river, Tang Shu was like going to the capital to go through the motions.

Will there be any mismatches? No wonder he doesn't study his homework at all!

In Fei Hong's house in the capital, his son Fei Maoxian looked helpless.

The third issue of "Ming Pao" was officially published today, and the headline on the front page was the news that would shake the entire Ming Dynasty: Fei Hong was appointed as the first prime minister and minister of state of the Ming Dynasty.

The other anatomies in the newspaper about the national policy for the next three years did not concern Fei Maoxian very much.

But why is his road to the imperial examination so bumpy?

The first time he went to the examination, because Fei Mao was the top student in high school in the first year, he was forced to "hide his clumsiness", and he was admitted to the Jinshi for two consecutive years in his free home.

On the eve of the second exam next year, his father became the prime minister, will he take the exam or not?

If I wait another three years, I will be almost thirty.

But if he doesn't get a name for himself, will the family accuse Fei Hong of arranging for someone to recommend his son as a good official in the future?

There was an endless stream of people who came to post today, but Fei Hong didn't see any of them.

"Take the exam again in three years, and get out of the new school!" Fei Hong categorically warned his son, "After three years, my father will definitely resign, and then you will be the best time to come out again." ”

Fei Maoxian sighed: "My son remembers." ”

"Don't worry, if you talk about new learning, you are blessed." Fei Hong's eyes were full of light, "Next year, I will spend more energy on your homework first." The year after tomorrow, you will go back to the lead mountain family to teach your children and lay a good foundation. The year after tomorrow, you will return to Beijing! ”

Fei Hong arranged the affairs of the Fei family clearly, and when he entered the capital of Layue, many people circulated and discussed the new issue of "Ming Pao", and they also became more and more aware of the situation in the Ming Dynasty after next year.

The major policies of the imperial court in the next three years have been clearly stated in this issue of "Ming Pao".

The new law is determined to be implemented throughout the Ming Dynasty.

Next year, there will only be two things to be done at the local level: to clear the land and rebuild the yellow book, and to reform the government office.

The center of the imperial court has been changed: the Taifu Temple has been changed to the General Department of Public Security, the Prime Minister and the Minister of State lead the State Palace, the six ministers of state lead the six ministries, the six Shangshu lead the servants, the six departments of the right servants each lead a division, and each of the six departments has a positive four products in charge.

The Metropolitan Procuratorate is the first to supervise to the end, the province has the Metropolitan Inspectorate, the government has the Metropolitan Inspection Bureau, and the county has the Metropolitan Inspectorate.

The same is true of the Directorate General of Public Security and the Directorate General of Taxation.

The Criminal Department also has its own criminal department, criminal bureau, and criminal punishment bureau under its own direct management at the local level.

From now on, the local feudal bureaus, government offices, and county government offices will only concentrate on civil affairs, and there will be special offices for criminal names, public security, and taxation, while the system of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the system of the Xiangxian Yuan will be responsible for the supervision of officials by the government and the people, respectively.

Naturally, no one will forget that there are also Jinyi Wei and the internal inspection factory.

The Ming Dynasty is about to usher in a new structure, and after the emperor has given some political powers to the prime minister and the minister of state to decide, what will he do?

"In just twenty days, there is a prototype?" Zhu Houxi looked at Huang Jin in surprise.

"Dean Shen has been running day and night, and now the studs and nuts are all woodcuts, saying that it is adhering to His Majesty's strategy of first determining whether the principle is feasible and then improving it." Huang Jin reported, "The lead mold is just the first 100 words in a kiln of 1,000 characters." After the trial printing, there are still many questions, and I would like to ask Your Majesty to check and advise again. ”

The emperor fed the bread, they built the machine according to the map, the skilled craftsmen gathered together, and the prototype was pieced together.

This is the power of grabbing power, and it is also a thing that piles up resources in a short period of time.

But if you think about it, it doesn't seem to take much time to carve only a hundred words, burn a kiln character mold, and then carve a wooden stud and a wooden nut over there.

Later, if you want to improve to practicality, the cost can be lower than the current movable type, and the quality is more stable, I am afraid that it will not be overnight.

Zhu Houxi was full of interest: "Go and have a look." ”

He thought that no matter what happened, it would take months, but Shen Zhongming really understood the development idea he said.

Prototypes, verify the principle.

The officials and people of the capital were thinking about where the emperor's center of gravity would be in the future, and Zhu Houxi ran directly to the Huangming Academy.

Looking at the behemoth in front of him, Zhu Houxi was dumbfounded.

(End of chapter)