blenderwars Chapter 725 Public opinion
Chapter 725 Public opinion
Chapter 725 Public opinion
"Sell the newspaper, sell the newspaper!"
In the early morning of the next day, not long after the gates of Chang'an City opened, there were many eleven or twelve-year-old boys carrying a pack of newspapers in the streets and alleys, shouting from street to street.
The people in Chang'an have long been accustomed to this.
"Strange, isn't the newspaper published every half a month? It seems that only ten days have passed since the last time. Why did it start selling today?"
A man dressed as a scribe in his 30s said.
From his tone, it is known that this person has bought newspapers several times.
The companions around him were also a little puzzled, and said, "It's a little strange, could something big happen?"
"Buy it and see it."
The two stopped a newsboy, paid the money, and got two newspapers.
When they saw the content in the newspaper, the two looked at each other and said, "I'm afraid something really big is going to happen."
Since newspapers came into existence, teahouses and wine shops have had one more activity, that is, reading newspapers.
Teahouses and restaurants spend money to care for some children from poor families who can read and read the contents of the newspaper for the guests when the new issue of the newspaper comes out.
Some people who have spare money but are illiterate gradually like to go to the teahouse to order a pot of tea and some snacks, and listen to the newspaper.
Today, because the new issue of the newspaper has not yet been published, and ten days have passed since the last issue, there are relatively few people who go to teahouses and restaurants to listen to the newspaper in the morning.
The shopkeepers of those teahouses and restaurants looked at the indifferent shops, and some missed the time when the newspapers were first published, when there were no seats in the early morning.
It's just that every time the newspaper is published, the business is good for the first few days, and after a few days, as the content of the newspaper is spread, fewer people are willing to listen.
Even so, these teahouses and restaurants are also making a lot of money.
Unfortunately, the next issue of the newspaper is still a few days away.
At this moment, the shopkeeper heard shouts of selling newspapers outside. He began to think that he was hallucinating. After listening carefully, he found that it was not a hallucination, so he quickly called a waiter to let him buy newspapers.
Not long after Xiaoer bought the newspaper back, the shopkeeper took the newspaper and read it.
The shopkeeper can still read some characters. He can understand the characters in the newspaper, but he doesn't quite understand the specific meaning.
That's why he hired someone to read the newspaper.
But it doesn't matter if he doesn't understand, someone can understand.
The shopkeeper gave Xiaoer the newspaper and asked him to take it to the scholar who was reading the newspaper.
Then he sat on the stool behind the counter, waiting for the scholar to read the newspaper.
The scholar was annoyed when Xiao Er suddenly interrupted him while he was reading the newspaper, but when Xiao Er gave him the new issue of the newspaper, his displeasure disappeared.
The scholar took the newspaper, cleared his throat, and said, "Everyone, a new issue of the newspaper is out. Let me read it for you first, and then explain it."
Why do so many people like to listen to news in teahouses and restaurants?
It is because those scholars will explain it carefully after reading it.
Although the newspaper uses a relatively vernacular language, it is still a bit confusing for most people who are illiterate or only know some characters.
It’s different when someone explains it, they can fully understand it, which is why many people are willing to listen to the newspaper.
Hearing that a new issue of the newspaper had come out, the originally noisy lobby fell silent in an instant.
Everyone looked at the scholar, waiting for him to read the newspaper.
The scholar unfolded the newspaper and read slowly: "Are the hundreds of scholars kneeling in front of the palace gate for the justice in their hearts, or for their own selfishness?"
After reading the title, the scholar was slightly taken aback.
He didn't read the newspaper in advance and didn't know what it contained.
But after reading the headline, he knew that the newspaper this time was about hundreds of scholars kneeling at the gate of the palace yesterday.
This made him look forward to the following content.
As the content was read out slowly, a hint of anger appeared on the scholar's face.
The audience below were a little strange, they understood the content a little bit, it seemed to be about the hundreds of scholars kneeling at the gate of the palace yesterday.
That incident caused a great sensation, but ordinary people did not know the specific reasons for it.
They were very curious about this matter, but they were a little surprised why the scholar who read the newspaper looked very angry.
After reading the newspaper, the scholar took a deep breath and said, "Everyone, this article is about the incident of a large number of scholars kneeling at the palace gate yesterday. You must have heard of it."
"I've heard of it, but I don't know why."
"I still want to go and see the excitement, who knows that the imperial guards won't let them approach at all."
"I went. It seems that someone died. Those scholars begged His Majesty to punish the murderer severely."
Those listeners said in a hurry.
The scholar said: "The cause of this incident was the death of He Daru of Taihe Academy. Those scholars said that it was because the Marquis of Jingyang County did not respect the sages. He Daru died of anger, so they carried the coffin to the palace gate and knelt down. Sit down and ask His Majesty to punish the Marquis of Jingyang County severely."
"But the fundamental reason is that the Marquis of Jingyang County proposed the reform of the imperial examination. His Majesty decreed that the selection of officials in the future must pass the imperial examination. These scholars seem to be kneeling at the gate of the palace because of the death of He Daru, but they are actually resisting it. imperial examination."
In fact, the content of the newspaper is not exactly what the scholar said.
The newspaper first listed the benefits of the imperial examination and explained Lin Xuan's contribution in it.
Then he pointed out vaguely that those scholars deliberately made things difficult for Lin Xuan because Lin Xuan affected their interests.
The scholar was a poor family boy, who was originally well-known in the local area. After Li Shimin ascended the throne, he asked all the prefectures to recommend local talented scholars to study in the Imperial College.
In the past two years, the scholar got a recommendation quota, but after he arrived in Chang'an, he found that the quota had been replaced.
He went to the Guozijian to discuss it at that time, but the Guozijian checked the local recommendation quota and did not include him.
The scholar is not stupid. After thinking about it for a while, he knew that it should have been tampered with by those officials.
He didn't continue to make trouble, and he couldn't offend anyone who dared to do so.
And he didn't have the face to go back, and has been writing letters for others in Chang'an to make ends meet.
Later, the teahouse recruited people to read newspapers, and he learned well, so he was hired.
The scholar has always harbored hatred towards those aristocratic families, what he said just now was not based on what was explained in the newspaper, but his own understanding.
"Your Majesty is merciful. All officials are selected through the imperial examination. Regardless of their background, they only look at their talents. Why do those people resist?"
"It's not easy. Originally, those scholars could be officials. Now that they have to pass the imperial examination, they may not be able to be officials. Naturally, they have to resist."
"No, I can't let them do this. I just hired a teacher for my son some time ago, and I thought that he would pass the exam one day, and he would be honored."
"Yes, they must not be allowed to do this."
Although the imperial examination was invented in the Sui Dynasty, because the imperial examination system and education were not perfect, the proportion of talents selected through the imperial examination was not large.
Most of the talents are still through recommendation.
Take Ma Zhou as an example, to help Chang He with advice, Li Shimin knows Chang He very well, and knows that he is indeed good at fighting, but he is not good at governing the country.
However, Chang He put forward some policies for governing the country that Li Shimin praised.
(End of this chapter)