Chapter 255: Celebrity Newspaper
Chapter 255: The Celebrity Newspaper
I have to admit that Wang Anshi's articles are indeed well written.
Once the court bulletin was posted on the wall, officials of all ranks in the court took up their own hands and copied it.
Although it talks about current affairs, under Wang Anshi's brilliant writing style, it has been turned into a work of art.
Zeng Gongliang, Zhao Yan, and Chen Shengzhi all couldn't help but sigh that this article is a rare masterpiece.
Good wine needs no bush!
Even Su Che couldn't help but take down his pen and copy it.
You should know that Su Che disagreed with many of Wang Anshi's political ideas. He was able to be promoted to the Regulations Office of the Two Ministries entirely because of Zhao Xu's recommendation.
Of course, Su Shi did not copy, but he also read the entire article carefully, and he felt like his hands were itching to copy.
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This morning, officials in the imperial city were discussing Wang Anshi's article.
Of course, there were also some more lively officials, such as Wen Yanbo, Su Shi, and Lu Gongzhe, who were desperately fanning the flames and reminding everyone that Wang Anshi was targeting Sima Guang.
After their reminder, everyone reacted.
yes!
Sima Guang published an article yesterday, and Wang Anshi followed suit today.
The intention is too obvious.
They just happen to be the leaders of the reformists and conservatives.
It's really a clash of swords.
Too gimmicky!
More and more people are joining in adding fuel to the fire.
Including Zhao Xu.
Zhao Xu praised Sima Guang at the meeting yesterday, so how could he not praise Wang Anshi today? He had to be fair.
Zhao Xu convened another meeting and said that he was so excited after reading Wang Anshi's article that he couldn't sleep. He said that what he said was so right. I thought about it all night last night and couldn't sleep. He also took the opportunity to urge Wang Anshi to speed up the introduction of new laws and correct these bad policies.
When we talk about articles, we are actually referring to new laws.
This made many conservatives very unhappy. They thought that Sima Guang was carrying his own agenda, but their writing could not be better than Wang Anshi's. They could only wait for Sima Guang to respond.
But Sima Guang behaved very low-key and even made a few compliments, saying that the country did have these problems.
After the meeting, he returned to the Criminal Court to attend a meeting and was busy revising the laws.
But Liu Shu and others were in no mood to discuss this matter.
"Mr. Sima, it is obvious that Wang Jiefu wrote this article just to suppress you!" Liu Shu even felt a little unfair for Sima Guang.
Sima Guang said calmly, "There is no first in literature and no second in martial arts. Everyone has their own preferences in literature. Who can suppress who? Let's quickly revise this law. The government only gives us half a year. It must be implemented nationwide next year."
“Yes…yes.”
Liu Shu nodded awkwardly.
So everyone discussed the matter seriously again.
After the meeting, when Xu Zun, Liu Shu and others had all left, Sima Guang quietly took out the tabloid that had just been published that day and read it carefully.
I had just opened it and finished reading the first paragraph when I saw a man suddenly rushing into the room. It was Xu Zun.
"Is there anything wrong with Xu Si?"
Sima Guang still felt guilty while speaking.
Xu Zun said: "I forgot...one thing."
Sima Guang nodded and put the tabloid down a little.
Xu Zun came to his seat, picked up a piece of paper, put it into his sleeve, and glanced at Sima Guang guiltily. It turned out that this piece of paper was the article by Wang Anshi that he had copied today.
He also highly praised Wang Anshi's articles and liked them from the bottom of his heart.
Seeing that Sima Guang didn't care, he was about to leave, but suddenly he paused and looked at it intently. Wasn't that a tabloid? He asked, "What is Sima Guang reading?"
"Oh...I'm reading Qian'er's article."
Sima Guang then raised the tabloid.
Xu Zun was extremely curious, "How could my daughter's writing catch the eye of Sima Xueshi?"
Of course he had seen it. Although she was considered pretty good among women, in their eyes, she was indeed very ordinary. This was not just modesty.
Sima Guang chuckled and said, "This is about the previous lawsuit, and what we are doing now is inextricably linked to that lawsuit. Take a look at it, maybe it can give me some inspiration."
"I see." Xu Zun nodded, and thought about it again. It was really ordinary and did not inspire him. But he did not say anything more. He hid Wang Anshi's article and left.
After Xu Zun left, Sima Guang secretly glanced outside, breathed a sigh of relief, and then looked at the tabloid in his hand, muttering, "Could it be true, as Wen Gong said, that this tabloid can make a trivial article attract everyone's attention? This is unlikely. There must be something unique in this article."
Although he said that there is no first place in literature, and there is no winner, but in his heart he definitely did not want to lose to Wang Anshi. The key point is that he wrote that article before, not to show off, but just for work, and he did not expect that it would cause such a heated discussion.
But Wang Anshi immediately wrote an article, which was really too much.
But he also knew in his heart that his articles were not as good as Wang Anshi's.
He has to find a way to win.
He was thinking about why Xu Zhiqian's articles could arouse such heated discussions.
Sima Guang and Wang Anshi are undoubtedly the two most outstanding people of this era. Both of them have very stubborn personalities, but there are also subtle differences between them.
Wang Anshi was a man of extraordinary talent and genius, and therefore he was quite arrogant. Since ancient times, only he, Wang Anshi, dared to shout out such bold words: "Natural disasters are not to be feared, ancestors' teachings are not to be followed, and people's words are not to be pitied."
He even dared to criticize Confucius and Mencius.
You have to know that this happened in the Northern Song Dynasty when Confucianism was flourishing, not in the keyboard age.
You have to be responsible when you speak here.
In comparison, Sima Guang lacked talent, but was more diligent and humble.
The two men had completely different attitudes towards this matter. Take Xu Zhiqian's article for example. In Wang Anshi's view, it was really mediocre and he could only glance at it hastily. Any more would be too much.
But Sima Guang began to study Xu Zhiqian's articles.
After all, he is the man who wrote Zizhi Tongjian. He not only has to write about the big figures, but also the small figures.
Because many big things start with small people.
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With the popularity of the second issue of the tabloid continuing, the third issue naturally arrived as scheduled.
Pan Building!
"Take care, my two lords."
"No need to send! No need to send!"
Chen Maoqian bowed slightly to the owner of Panlou, and then left Panlou with Ma Tianhao.
"Brother Chen, it seems that this tabloid is not just a temporary fad!"
Ma Tianhao saw that at the breakfast stall nearby, one or several people were also reading a tabloid while eating breakfast and discussing something incoherently.
Chen Maoqian nodded.
Ma Tianhao added: "Do you still remember that Zhang San repeatedly assured us that movable type printing would definitely sell well?"
Chen Maoqian was startled and whispered, "Old Four! Don't say such things carelessly, or you may get into trouble. It's impossible, absolutely impossible."
Ma Tianhao nodded awkwardly, "I'm just telling you. And, I want to tell you that this business might really make money."
Chen Maoqian thought about it and said, "But I still feel a little uneasy about donating the land."
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"What happened?"
Xu Zhiqian lowered the curtain and looked at Zhang Fei opposite him and said, "The situation in the court has been decided, and no one is blaming my father anymore. Why are people still so keen on reading my articles?"
Zhang Fei smiled and said, "Kiss me and I'll tell you."
"Bah!"
Xu Zhiqian stretched out her leg and hugged Zhang Fei, "If you don't want to say it, forget it."
"Then forget it."
Zhang Fei shrugged.
Xu Zhiqian glanced at Zhang Fei depressedly, blushing, and whispered: "First...first owe it, you speak first."
Zhang Fei shook his head and said, "No, you kiss first."
Xu Zhiqian said: "If I say it first... and you are wrong, then you will be taking advantage of me for nothing."
Zhang Fei hesitated for a while, then nodded and said, "Okay! I'll talk first, and then we'll kiss. Let me ask you, what is your article about?"
Xu Zhiqian said: "Tenant farmer!"
Zhang Fei asked again: "Have you read the article written by Wang Daxueshi yesterday?"
Xu Zhiqian nodded.
During dinner last night, Xu Zun was holding the article and was so engrossed in it that he lost interest in his meal, so she read it as well.
Zhang Fei asked: "What is it about?"
Xu Zhiqian said: "The evils of current politics."
Zhang Fei asked: "Comparison between the two?"
Xu Zhiqian said: "It is like a firefly and a bright moon."
Zhang Fei smiled and nodded, then asked, "Have you ever seen people chasing fireflies?"
Xu Zhiqian said: "Of course, I have chased after them myself."
"Have you ever seen anyone chasing the bright moon?"
"No."
“That’s why.”
Zhang Fei said: "Your articles are all about the situation of tenants. These are things that happen around us. Everyone knows them, everyone understands them, and everyone can talk about them. Wang Daxueshi's articles talk about the world, but how many people have his vision? Even if you explain it word by word to peddlers and hawkers, they don't know how to start.
But when everyone mentions your article, even the pancake seller can talk about it, because most of them are ordinary people. When everyone is talking about it, even if those scholars with deep knowledge do not praise it, they have to come out and criticize it, so as to show their knowledge. In this way, everyone is talking about it. "
Xu Zhiqian nodded: "I see."
Zhang Fei closed his eyes and said proudly, "Kiss me. Don't show me pity."
Xu Zhiqian was startled and frowned at him. Although he looked handsome, she just wanted to slap him. Just then, the carriage stopped and said, "You wish!"
After saying this, Xu Zhiqian jumped out of the carriage like a rabbit.
"Hey!"
Zhang Fei opened his eyes and immediately chased after him, "You are so dishonest. Believe it or not, I will sue you."
"Go ahead and sue us! We don't have a contract. You are..."
Xu Zhiqian had just run to the door when she was stunned to see two strong men standing there.
Just at this moment, Fan Li came out, "Hey, Sanlang, Madam Xu, you are finally here."
Zhang Fei, who had just caught up, asked, "What's the matter?"
Fan Li said, "Mr. Han is here."
"Mr. Han?"
Zhang Fei blinked, and looked at each other with Xu Zhiqian.
Since that lawsuit, he has had little contact with Han Qi and Fu Bi.
When I came to the back hall, I saw Han Qi sitting inside drinking tea and reading tabloids with a leisurely look on his face.
"I am Zhang San, your humble servant. I am honored to meet Mr. Han."
Zhang Fei walked quickly over and bowed.
"Zhang San is here!" Han Qi put down the tabloid and said, "Is my visit today not going to bother you?"
Zhang Fei hurriedly said, "Mr. Han, your presence has made our humble store very happy. I am so happy that I can't contain myself."
Han Qi laughed a few times and suddenly glanced at Fan Li.
Fan Li understood what he meant and quickly left.
After Fan Li left, Han Qi coughed and said, "I came here today because there is something I don't understand and I want to ask you for advice."
Zhang Fei asked, "I dare not, I dare not. If Mr. Han has any questions, I will tell you everything I know."
Han Qi asked, "Why was Sima Junshi's article printed in your tabloid?"
Zhang Fei was slightly stunned, and said cautiously: "This is all because of the incident with my father-in-law last time. The Grand Secretary Sima thought that this incident was also related to him, so he wrote an article to explain the matter."
Han Qi nodded: "So, you published this tabloid just to speak up for Xu Zhongtu."
Could it be...! Zhang Fei blinked and said quickly: "That's not it. In fact, after I bought the genuine bookstore, I have always wanted to create a celebrity newspaper."
Han Qi asked curiously, "The Celebrity Newspaper?"
Zhang Fei nodded and said, "It is specially used to publish articles by famous scholars like Mr. Han."
Han Qi's eyes flashed with joy, but he asked, "Why?"
Zhang Fei chuckled and said, "Make money."
"make money?"
"right!"
Zhang Fei nodded and said, "I have carefully studied the previous printed materials and found that most of them were printed with poems and articles by great scholars like Mr. Han.
However, there is also a drawback, which is that it lags behind too much. For example, the articles written by Fan Gong and others all discuss the current political affairs of the time, but when viewed from today's perspective, it seems that they are not well-timed.
This tabloid can solve the problem. It is a timely issue and a timely discussion. It will definitely sell better than those expensive poems and articles. Although my father-in-law's case was a mistake, it also proves my judgment."
Han Qi smiled and nodded: "It seems that your business skills are no worse than your litigation skills!"
"Thank you, Mr. Han, for the compliment."
Zhang Fei bowed and said, "I also hope that Mr. Han can take care of the business of our shop."
Han Qi was surprised and asked, "How to take care of it?"
Zhang Fei said, "If Mr. Han has any good articles, you can print them in our shop, and we can discuss how to share the profits."
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Han Qi snorted: "Who do you think I am? Do I write articles for the money?"
"Yes, yes, yes."
Zhang Fei nodded repeatedly: "I spoke out of turn, I hope Mr. Han will forgive me."
Han Qi glanced at him, stroked his beard, and coughed, "But it's a coincidence. I just happened to write an article recently."
As expected. Zhang Fei was delighted and immediately said, "Mr. Han, can you print this article in our shop? Our printing technology is the best in the world and can print it out the fastest and best, and it can definitely keep up with the changes in current politics."
Han Qi glanced at him and said with a smile, "Aren't you afraid that no one will read my articles and they won't sell for money?"
Zhang Fei said: "If no one reads Mr. Han's articles, then my tabloid will not be able to survive at all, so I'll just close it down soon."
"You little brat!" Han Qi scolded with a smile, "Alright, I'll just... I'll give it to you. Forget about the money. You can take whatever you earn."
"Oh! Thank you, Mr. Han. Thank you, Mr. Han."
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