Jing Zhe came out early in the morning, and just like yesterday, Xiang Ru was still there. Moreover, she seemed to know about the subtle relationship between Jing Zhe and Zhu Xinning, and she smiled broadly when she saw Jing Zhe.
Afterwards, Jing Zhe went to the newspaper office first.
Because instructions had been given yesterday that the members of the current affairs department would take turns attending the morning meetings, two people couldn't contain their excitement and went early this morning.
Jing Zhe wasn't in a hurry, but instead inquired about the second issue of the newspaper. Chen Jiannan told him that 500 copies of the newspaper had been printed the night before and had been sent to Wenxiangju. They would be ready to go on sale at 1:15 AM.
When the news was announced at Wenxiangju last night, I heard that many people lined up outside the store late at night. The scene was so popular that it was astonishing.
Jing Zhe nodded in satisfaction and then asked, "Besides those five hundred portions, are there any left?"
Upon hearing this, the printing department manager immediately stood up and said with a smile, "President Jing, I printed two hundred extra copies and kept them at the newspaper office, just in case!"
"good!"
Jing Zhe chuckled and patted him on the shoulder, "Pick out a hundred portions for me and deliver them to the palace!"
"Yes, President Jing!"
...
This time, Jing Zhe arrived late.
When Jing Zhe arrived, the morning court session had already begun.
He was the first person to attend the morning court session midway through the day.
Upon seeing him enter the hall, everyone turned around, and the once lifeless court instantly came alive, because everyone saw the newspaper that Jing Zhe had brought!
Bai Qingyuan originally wanted to mention to Emperor An that Jing Zhe had arrived too late, but seeing that everyone, including Emperor An, was in high spirits, he decided against it to avoid getting a cold shoulder.
But I still cursed him in my heart.
Simp!
"President Jing, has the second issue of the newspaper really been printed?"
Emperor An asked with a smile.
"Yes, Your Majesty, these newspapers were just printed. If I hadn't been waiting to pick them up, I wouldn't have been late. I beg Your Majesty's forgiveness!"
"President Jing, you're late because of everyone's sake. If I were to blame you, it would incite public outrage!"
"Ha ha…"
As soon as he finished speaking, a burst of cheerful laughter came from the court, but everyone's attention was on the newspaper in Jing Zhe's hand, and they didn't look away for a moment.
Emperor An also noticed this, and then smiled and said, "There haven't been many matters to discuss in court today, we've covered most of them. Why don't you, President Jing, distribute the newspapers to all my ministers so we can all take a look together!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
So Jing Zhe began distributing newspapers.
Yu Sheng was among the first to receive the newspaper. He had only held it for a moment when he exclaimed, "This military section is really well done!"
Many people had just received the newspaper and, upon hearing his words, all looked towards the military section. When they saw that it was an interview with Yu Sheng, they wanted to laugh but dared not.
That Duke Yu is shameless!
He's quite comparable to President Jing!
That's what everyone was thinking.
Yu Sheng, still feeling unsatisfied with his self-congratulatory posturing, noticed the silence around him and, somewhat displeased, asked, "What, you guys think this military section is bad?"
"Great, great, that's wonderful!"
Yu Sheng had a fiery temper and could even openly criticize Bai Qingyuan in front of Emperor An. Other ministers were no match for him, so they quickly chimed in.
Yu Sheng was somewhat satisfied and nodded with a smile.
Seeing Yu Sheng's smug expression, Bai Qingyuan felt itchy to see what the military section had written that could make Yu Sheng so satisfied. However, just like last time, Jing Zhe distributed the newspapers around but didn't come to him, which made Bai Qingyuan furious.
But I comforted myself: surely he wouldn't refuse to send me the newspaper twice?
As it turned out, he was right. When only one copy was left, Jing Zhe went back, went back…
Bai Qingyuan felt his heart bleeding, his face filled with indignation, but this time he didn't say a word, telling himself to remain restrained.
Jing Zhe stood back for less than a few seconds, then, as if he had thought of something, he suddenly turned back and came to Bai Qingyuan's side.
Heh, isn't it all going to be given to this old man?
Bai Qingyuan was secretly pleased, but his face remained expressionless. He thought to himself that he was glad he hadn't said anything, or it would have been too embarrassing!
Strangely, after standing in front of Bai Qingyuan, Jing Zhe did not hand over the only newspaper he had left, but instead extended his other hand.
Bai Qingyuan was taken aback: "What are you doing?"
"Give me the money!"
Jing Zhe looked completely at ease: "Grand Tutor Bai, you haven't forgotten, have you? Just the day before yesterday, in front of His Majesty and all the civil and military officials, you promised that you would buy a copy for everyone every time the newspaper is published. For this reason, our newspaper will have to work harder and try to print a copy every five or six days for all of you to read!"
"President Jing is such a good person!"
"President Jing is truly admirable!"
"I support President Jing!"
"..."
Bai Qingyuan, panting heavily, cursed all the sycophants in his mind: Damn it, I paid for you guys to read this newspaper, and you're thanking me? Thank me my ass!
"President Jing, I haven't forgotten, but where is my newspaper?"
"Oh dear, I'm so sorry, I forgot again!"
Jing Zhe patted his head, then handed over the newspaper in his hand. Just as Bai Qingyuan was about to reach out to take it, Jing Zhe spoke again: "This newspaper is prepared for His Highness Mo Chen. Grand Tutor Bai, please take it and read it!"
"..."
Bai Qingyuan immediately withdrew his outstretched hand.
He absolutely refused to accept the newspaper!
"Oh, does Grand Tutor Bai no longer want to read it?"
Jing Zhe looked on with curiosity, "Since Grand Tutor Bai doesn't want to see it, then we don't need to give it to him!"
After saying that, he waved his hand again, "Grand Tutor Bai, give me the money!"
"President Jing, I'll let bygones be bygones for what happened last time, but this time I need to have a serious talk with you!"
Bai Qingyuan, panting heavily, decided he couldn't hold back any longer; he was afraid he'd finally explode!
"You didn't bring my newspaper last time, fine, it was the first time, so it's understandable that you didn't bring enough. But the second time you didn't bring enough either, exactly one less than mine. If you said you didn't do it on purpose, who would believe you?"
"I did it on purpose!"
Jing Zhe's serious expression left Bai Qingyuan speechless—this guy was speaking with such confidence!
Next, Jing Zhe explained, "A newspaper costs one hundred coins. Including His Majesty and Prince Mo Chen, there are exactly one hundred and one people in our court—and that's without counting me. But Grand Tutor Bai only gives ten taels of silver each time, which is only enough to buy one hundred copies, so there will definitely be people who don't get one each time!"
He glanced at Bai Qingyuan and said, "As for me, it doesn't matter whether I look at it or not, let's be generous! But we're still missing one copy. Do you think we should give it to His Majesty or His Highness? Or do you think it's a waste to ask His Majesty and His Highness to read the newspaper?"
"..."
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