"Once power is lost, it will inevitably lead to corruption …"
In the Sweet Dew Palace.
Li Er muttered to himself twice and suddenly sneered.
"Heh ~ ~, you make it sound nice. Your newspaper can supervise my officials, but who will supervise your newspaper? If no one supervises it, I believe that it won't be long before your Datang Daily becomes a tool for the courtiers to fight for power! "
Li Er had somewhat forgotten his original intention of calling Li Zexuan over today. He was very interested in Li Zexuan's talk about the supervision of power. This was related to the long-term prosperity of the Empire. Therefore, at this time, how could Li Er have the time to care about the "small matters" of Cui Shanyou and the others?
Li Zexuan had long been mentally prepared for Li Er's doubts. Before he came, he had already thought of letting Li Er's people enter the management of Datang Daily. After all, in this era of imperial power, if you let the Emperor feel that you could threaten his rule, then your life would be over.
Sigh, if you want to blame someone, you can only blame yourself for not being reborn as the Emperor and not being able to do whatever you want ~ ~
"Your Majesty, regarding this, this humble subject has some preliminary ideas. Do you think it's feasible?"
"Oh ~? Quickly say it! "
Li Er's eyes lit up as he hurriedly said.
After realizing the powerful role of the newspaper, Li Er had indeed thought of using Datang Daily for his own use. However, Datang Daily was founded by Li Zexuan. It would be too unpleasant for him, the Emperor, to steal the things of his subjects. Therefore, he wanted to hear what Li Zexuan had to say.
"Your Majesty is right. If there is no supervision, it won't be long before Datang Daily becomes corrupt and even become a tool for the courtiers to fight for power. Therefore, this humble subject wants to ask Your Majesty to send an absolutely impartial third party to supervise the editorial department of Datang Daily. This supervision department can review the daily content of the newspaper, but they can only review it and cannot interfere with the daily operations of Datang Daily. This way, they and the original management staff of Datang Daily can play a role in restraining each other. In fact, this is somewhat similar to the position of military supervisor in the army! What do you think, Your Majesty? "
In ancient times, the military supervisors were all temporary. They represented the imperial court to assist in military affairs and supervise the generals. Since the time of Emperor Wu of Han, there had been an Army Supervisor. The Eastern Han, Wei and Jin dynasties all had one. The province was known as the supervisor of the army, also known as the supervisor of military affairs. There were also Military Counselors, Military Commanders, and Military Supervisors.
After Li Er heard this, he pondered for a while. Then, his eyes immediately shone brightly. He said excitedly,
"Mm ~ That's a good idea! It was very feasible! But speaking of which, why are you so generous today? He actually gave away his own Datang Daily? "
After his excitement, Li Zexuan immediately regained his composure. He looked at Li Zexuan suspiciously.
"Uh …"
Li Zexuan said angrily in his heart, Do you think I want to?! Isn't it because you're the one sitting on the dragon throne? If I were the Emperor, would I give a damn about you?
However, Li Er's gaze made him feel awkward. What did Old Li mean? You're making me look like a miser in the past!
"Ahem, Your Majesty, this … Your humble subject's purpose in establishing Datang Daily was so that one day, Datang Daily could play the role of a third party. It was so that the people of Tang could live a good life! From the beginning, I never thought of taking Datang Daily as my own. Datang Daily should be the newspaper of all the people of Tang! Besides, I only invited Your Majesty to send people to supervise the content of Datang Daily. Your Majesty's people and the editorial staff of Datang Daily are only in a mutually restrictive relationship. They are not subordinate to each other! "
Speaking up to this point, Li Zexuan's expression suddenly turned solemn. He looked straight at Li Er and said word by word:
"Your humble subject dares to say something disrespectful. The future of Datang Daily only belongs to the people of Tang. Even if Your Majesty sends people to supervise it, the nature of Datang Daily will never change. If one day, Datang Daily becomes a tool for the imperial court to fool the people, I will destroy it with my own hands! A ruler is a boat; a person is water. Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it. I believe that with Your Majesty's great foresight and wisdom, you will definitely be able to understand my intentions! "
Li Zexuan's unbridled gaze and provocative words were extremely disrespectful no matter how one looked at it. If it was another Emperor, there was a 99% chance that he would be 'kacha'. Of course, if it was another Emperor, Li Zexuan would definitely not say this. He still cherished his little life very much!
The reason why he dared to say this to Li Er was because of the influence of history books. In history books, Li Er was definitely one of the best emperors who could accept the advice of his subjects. Old Li had been scolded so badly by Wei Zheng, but Li Er did not kill Wei Zheng. Li Er would occasionally scold Wei Zheng, and it would be fine.
Li Er's brows were tightly knitted, and his sharp gaze shot towards Li Zexuan's face. Of course, he was angry in his heart. Any superior who heard their subordinate speak to them in such a manner would definitely be angry. However, Li Er, who had been 'tempered' by Wei Zheng, was still able to control his emotions very well. When he heard Li Zexuan's last sentence, Li Er's face suddenly froze. He carefully savored these words in his heart several times, and could not help but mutter:
"Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it!"
"Good! You have guts! "
Li Er slapped the table and stood up. His expression constantly changed from anger to excitement, and then from excitement to inexplicable complexity. He stood with his hands behind his back, and looked at Li Zexuan:
"I didn't expect this! I didn't expect this! You are usually so calculative, greedy for life, and timid, but now you can actually speak such great principles for the country, for the people, and for the common people! Not bad, not bad! Zhen's heart is comforted! "
The allusion of 'water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it' was first seen in the Warring States Period's' Wang Zhi Pian ', written by the philosopher Xun Zi: "Commoners are in charge, and then the noblemen are in charge. There is a saying: 'The monarch is the boat; the commoners are the water; the water can carry the boat, and the water can capsize it.' "
In the third year of Zhenguan, Wei Zheng also quoted a similar point in 'Zhenguan Important Political Figures', "Your subject also heard an ancient saying: 'The monarch is the boat; the people (to avoid the taboo of the Tang Dynasty's Li Shimin," people ") are the water. Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it. '"
Therefore, at this time, Li Zexuan's words made Li Er look at him in a new light.
Li Er's words sounded like he was praising him, but Li Zexuan was so angry that he almost vomited blood. When did this young master become "calculative, greedy for life, afraid of death, and overcautious"?
"Cough cough, Your Majesty, in fact, I have always been so noble and upright. You have misunderstood me!"
Li Zexuan vomited blood and said.
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