One, two, three, one after another, people came out to argue with Li Chengqian, but this kind of thing is also a matter of public saying that the public is justified, and the mother-in-law saying that the mother-in-law is reasonable, as long as one side cannot be argued on the spot, there is no conclusion at all about winning or losing.

The main impeachments of Li Chengqian were the agents of the five surnames and seven wangs, and they each represented the family and the noble family behind him.

The family and the scholars have seen the crisis from Li Chengqian's recent actions, and the improvement of women's status is not a good thing for them, because fundamentally speaking, women's status is mainly that they are suppressing, and if women's status is suddenly improved, it is almost a slap in their face, and it is hard enough.

At this time, even Kong Yingda and Old Man Kong would not stand on Li Chengqian's side, and maintaining neutrality was already the greatest he could do.

For a whole morning, the debate around the issue of women joining the army continued, and as a response party, Li Chengqian was like a reef in the sea, no matter how the waves washed away, no matter where the attack came, he stood still at all.

It wasn't until the end that the officials had nothing to say, and when they directly picked up the 'Sage Words', Li Chengqian turned back with a faint smile: "Father, the sons and daughters think that it is better to set up a press and publication agency?" ”

"Let's talk about it carefully, what is the Press and Publication Administration." Li Er listened to the meaningless debate, and was sleepy, unable to react to Li Chengqian's sudden question for a while.

"Father, the sons feel that today's matter is very special, and it seems that it is a little insufficient to only debate in the court, so it is better to spread the world widely and let everyone in the Tang Dynasty participate, and the Press and Publication Administration is an institution responsible for publishing these debates." Li Chengqian hummed and chirped with some perfunctory remarks to introduce the Press and Publication Administration.

As soon as he finished speaking, before His Majesty Li Er could react, a group of high-level trolls in the main hall lit up, almost in unison, and they were uniform: "The ministers seconded the proposal." ”

If it weren't for the blushing face and thick neck that Li Er had just seen with his own eyes that this group of trolls and Li Chengqian were arguing, he almost thought that they had discussed it in advance.

What is the situation? The military generals group was also a little confused, didn't they just shoot at Mai Mang? Why did the old hen turn into a duck in a blink of an eye and form a united front? How did this trick change?

Li Chengqian turned his back to the courtiers, a trace of schadenfreude passed over his face, and he involuntarily reached out and touched his nose.

This is really a bunch of bastards, and when they see the cheap ones rushing up, they don't see if it's cheap or poison in front of them.

If, according to Li Chengqian's explanation just now, the main function of the Press and Publication Administration is to push some important debates to the entire Tang Dynasty, then for the Guan Long family and the Shandong Shi clan, this will be a matter that is very much in line with their interests.

After all, in ancient times, the family and the scholar clan still had a lot of control over public opinion, and compared with the dozens of mouthpieces in the court, there was no comparison at all.

If the proportion of these dozens of mouthpieces representing the interests of the family in the court is 40%, then if in the entire Tang Dynasty, their proportion will account for 94%.

Based on this, Li Chengqian's suggestion is tantamount to lifting a stone and shooting himself in the foot, and these family mouthpieces are naturally happy to see it come to fruition, and there is no reason not to 'support' him.

But is it really that simple? Do those 'cheering' bastards really think they're taking advantage? Looking at Li Chengqian's hand touching the tip of his nose, Li Er had a trace of expectation in his heart.

Half an hour later, in the old Li study of Ganlu Palace, Fang, Du, eldest grandson Wuji, Wei Zheng ......, after each of them killed a bowl of white fungus porridge, Li Er glared at Li Chengqian, who was holding the third bowl, and twitched the corners of his mouth, this bastard boy has not eaten porridge in his life, can't he eat it after talking about it!

"Father, this is the last bowl, if you don't drink it, you're afraid of wasting it." Li Chengqian had a mouth full of white fungus porridge and said a hesitant word to the old man who was waiting for him to speak.

"Your Highness drink slowly, the ministers are not in a hurry." Although Wei Zheng was a black face, he couldn't help but persuade Li Chengqian's blushing face and thick neck.

"No, it's fine." Stretching his neck to swallow the last mouthful of porridge, Li Chengqian waved his hand to let the palace maid who was waiting on the side retreat, and said thoughtlessly: "Father, this Press and Publication Administration is an important department, it can be said to be the mouthpiece of the court, and it must be in the hands of trustworthy people. ”

"Let's talk about what is important first." Comrade Li was accustomed to Li Chengqian's way of speaking with a hammer in the east and a stick in the west, so he picked out the key points from his words and asked.

"Father, we have a newspaper for officials, but we don't have a newspaper for the people, don't you think this is a kind of missing? The common people knew nothing about the movements of the court, and all they knew was something that was spread falsely, and it was easy to be misled. ”

"So Erchen thinks that we should let the people know what happened in the court, what happened to Datang, how many policies we have that benefit the country and the people, correctly guide public opinion, and let the people know that Datang is making efforts to improve people's livelihood."

"Some controversial issues can also be put on the Di Bao for the people, so that the people can also participate, and as a feedback, we can understand the needs of the people from the Di Bao."

Li Er and the others quietly listened to Li Chengqian say his thoughts little by little, and nodded frequently as they listened.

Everyone knows the importance of public opinion, and mastering public opinion is equivalent to mastering the highest point of morality, and no matter what you do in the future, you will get twice the result with half the effort.

The reason why the Guan Long family and the Shandong Shi clan are so crazy is not because they have a large number of mouthpieces in the court and in the officialdom, misinterpreting the government and promoting themselves, and building themselves into an image of saving the country and the people to win the support of the people, so that their family can be inherited for thousands of years.

Think about it, when you come to Shanxi, who doesn't know when it comes to the Wang family? Who doesn't know? Why is that? It's not because of the intensity of propaganda that the people of Shanxi know which road the Wang family built today and which bridge they built tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow they helped that person win the lawsuit that he was bound to lose, so that he would not be wronged.

This is public opinion, that is, propaganda, if the court issues a newspaper aimed at the people, then Li Er's benevolent government will let the people of the entire Tang Dynasty know about it in a very short time, and invisibly improve the influence of Li Er's people.

Similarly, some rumors against the court will also be self-defeating because of the Di report.

For example, where there is a disaster, you can report it through the Di Bao, what the specific reasons are, and what measures the court has taken to revitalize the disaster, which can play a role in calming people's hearts, so as to prevent the people from being used by people with intentions and embarking on some points of no return.

Comprehending the benefits of a large number of Di Bao, Li Er already had a plan for the Press and Publication Administration in his heart, but thinking of Li Chengqian's performance in the court in the morning, he couldn't help but ask again: "What should you do?" If I understand correctly, you want to post today's events to the newspaper you are talking about, right? Do you really think you can fight the world alone? ”

(End of chapter)