Chapter 216: The Role of Newspapers
Li Shimin also wanted to hear what bad ideas Li Shen could have, according to past practice, every idea Li Shen came up with was yin, ruthless, vicious, spicy, and bad. There is no serious one.
Li Shimin also came to him this time to see if the regular method would work, and whether his wilted son could solve it.
"Aye, it's actually very simple, now Datang's biggest tongue is my Datang Daily, which is published once every three days.
Although it may not be timely to watch in remote areas, no matter how remote the place is, he can still see a newspaper in three days.
As long as we refute the rumors in the Datang Daily, in the name of the official, the three provinces will issue an edict to the world.
said that this fang is actually a group of rebels who intend to rebel and take the opportunity to subvert my Datang. It's not the evil spirits sent by the imperial court as the folk say, and they sacrifice to the tengu. ”
"Is that believable? The imperial court has thought about this trick a long time ago, and Baixin will not believe it. Without waiting for Li Shen to finish speaking, Wang Weiqu said.
"Yes, His Royal Highness King Ji, the old man has also considered this method, but now it is rumored that the court sent the fang, so what the court says, the people may not believe it." Fang Xuanling also said to Li Shen.
Li Shen didn't pay attention to Wang Weifu, but said to Fang Xuanling:
"Don't be anxious, this king hasn't finished talking yet. I first want to state the position of the imperial court, and the nature of this matter, that is, the rebellious ministers and thieves are making trouble.
Then tell the people that there is no such thing as a tree in this world, it is a human pretend.
The imperial court has already issued an order to arrest these rebellious ministers and thieves everywhere, and find a few more death row prisoners to behead them for public display. Let's just say that a rebellious den was discovered, and how many people were killed and how many people were arrested on the spot.
I'll take care of the rest, and I'll find a few more civilians to testify, saying that I saw it with my own eyes, and it was a person who pretended to be it.
I'll go find a few more well-known monks and Taoists in Chang'an to clarify that there is no such thing as a tree in the world.
This matter will settle down in a few days. Even if there is such a monster as a fir, the common people will feel that there is no such thing. ”
Everyone listened to Li Shen's eloquent talk, and in the end, even Fang Xuanling, Gao Shilian, and the eldest grandson Wuji felt that Li Shen's method was too wonderful.
This is more convincing than a unilateral interpretation by the imperial court. There are evidence, there are witnesses, there is authority.
Li Shen looked at their adoring gazes, but thought in his heart: This is such a simple thing, and future generations will not play like this every time. The focus is to find a few authoritative big Vs to come out and refute the rumors.
Even if it's true, it can tell you that it's false. (Works need, don't sue me.) Thank you. )
"Wonderful, wonderful, King Ji is really wise, Fang admires it." Fang Xuanling was the first to praise.
"Fang Xiang praised it absurdly, in fact, it is all a small road, and it is not worth mentioning compared with the state affairs you do." Li Shen still wants to face at this time.
"King Ji really has great talents, as soon as such a good strategy comes out, the minister thinks that the rumors will definitely be quelled soon" Shang Shu's right servant shot Gao Shilian also praised a few words.
After that, the ministers began to echo one by one, what King Ji is talented, King Ji is smart.
Li Shimin sat on it and watched the ministers below praise Li Shen, and he was also smiling, and he was happy with the long face of the son who was a father.
It's just that he said in his heart, 'If this group of ministers knew that Li Shen's wisdom was based on benefits, I don't know how they would feel.' ’
He felt that Li Shen would definitely open his mouth this time. Suddenly, Li Shimin felt that it was better to let the rumors go, and maybe it would not be long before they subsided.
After the following calmed down, Li Shimin finally said:
"Now that you have a good plan, go ahead and carry it out. Calm down the rumors as soon as possible, now there is panic in Chang'an City, and there is already a tendency to spread outward, and the three provinces and the Criminal Department will cooperate with you. ”
"It's Aya, let's do it there" Saying that, Li Shen also winked at Li Shimin, which meant that this was considered a deal.
Li Shimin pretended not to see and waved his hand at Li Shen, signaling that he could get out.
Li Shen returned to the palace and immediately recruited Wang Xuance,
Xuan Ce immediately sent someone to Zhuangzi, who was guarding the family, to find some people and ask for faces. I also went to find a few well-known monks in Chang'an to cooperate with the imperial court.
If they do not cooperate, tell them that they will be charged with the crime of bewitching the people, and all the monks of the temple will be arrested and exiled for 3,000 miles. ”
"Is there something big going to happen to the prince?" Wang Xuance asked puzzled.
"It's not a big deal, isn't it a recent rumor about a murderer? Aya asked me to calm things down, and it will be good when it happens. ”
Wang Xuance immediately knew that the benefits were not small, otherwise Li Shen's previous urine and ordinary money would definitely not impress him.
After Wang Xuance left, Li Shen took out a piece of paper and personally wrote an article to refute the rumors about the murder of the wolf.
On the third day, the front page headline article caused a sensation in Chang'an, titled "Shock: The Truth Behind the Murder of Hearts and Livers Turned Out to Be It"
The content of the article is written in the vernacular, but it is very official.
The content is: Recently, it was reported that there was an incident in Chang'an where people killed people and sacrificed to the tengu. The news intensified, making the people of Chang'an panic.
With the vicious development of the matter, the imperial court attaches great importance to it, which seriously affects the lives of the people of Chang'an, His Majesty is merciful, and ordered the Dali Temple of the Criminal Department to conduct a secret visit to the incident, and personally supervise the matter.
After multiple investigations, several unnamed insiders revealed the truth and shattered the rumors.
According to people familiar with the matter:
"It is pure nonsense to kill people, and I have seen with my fellow villagers people pretending to be people, wearing animal skins and claws."
"I was working in the fields, and I saw in the distance a beast-like creature walking in the woods.
The old man thought it was a beast, and he was so scared that he saw that there was no one left and right, so he suddenly took off the skin on his body and sat on the side of the road to rest. ”
The above is the personal account of two witnesses, and there are several witnesses who testify to the truth.
We also asked Elder Jinchi, a high-ranking monk of Guanyin Temple in Chang'an, and the Xuandu Taoist of Xuandu Temple, both of whom are enlightened people, and they have the same view on killing people, and there is only one point to sum up:
There is no fartle in this world, but only what the people think in their hearts.
Later, after the investigation of all parties in the Dali Temple of the Criminal Department, it was found that the killing was committed by a group of traitors, who wanted to use the people to create chaos and subvert the Tang Dynasty.
At present, the imperial court has destroyed several dens of traitors, arrested dozens of thieves, killed dozens of thieves, and found a large number of weapons, armor, bows, crossbows and feathers at the scene.
The imperial court issued an edict to the whole country to arrest this group of rebels, if the people found the traces of this group of rebels, or suspicious people. Report to the yamen in time, and once confirmed, the government will reward 100 yuan.
The article is not very long but the repercussions are great, people are actually afraid of the unknown, today there are not only government reports confirmed, but also witnesses have seen with their own eyes, and there are also eminent monks who have attained the Tao to show up and say.
It didn't take three days for the boiling people in Chang'an City to subside, and the people are now paying attention to whether there are suspicious people around them.
Didn't the government say that the reward would be 100 yuan. That's a lot!
(The murder of the Fen Sect is indeed recorded in the seventeenth year of Zhenguan.) It's just that the author didn't find out exactly how it happened. )