Idiot Liu, who had a one-track mind, hoped that more people would understand his grievances and uphold justice for him so that he could return to the Censor's Mansion and continue to be his gatekeeper.
Idiot Liu was too stubborn. If there was no place for him here, there would be another place for him. It was just a small job of guarding the side door. If he lost it, so be it. As long as he was willing to work hard, he would be able to find another job.
But it was because of his stubbornness that he was called Idiot Liu. This kind of stubbornness was innate, and he might not be able to change it for the rest of his life.
"Idiot Liu, the gate in front of you is the gate of the Tang dynasty newspaper. We can only send you here. Go ahead!"
Idiot Liu looked at these kind-hearted people and thanked them sincerely. "Brother, thank you very much!"
"You're welcome. We're leaving."
After completing their task, they did not dare to stay any longer and left in a hurry.
"Good people have a safe journey. Good people will be rewarded."
Idiot Liu shouted sincerely in the direction they left. Then, he walked toward the gate of the Tang dynasty newspaper with hope.
Because the length of the Tang dynasty newspaper was increasing day by day, the content it needed was naturally more and more. Whether it was a major event in the imperial court or a small piece of news on the street, as long as it was interesting, it could be reported. The more explosive the news was, the more the editors would favor it. After all, only this kind of explosive news that could attract the attention of many people could bring greater influence to the newspaper of the Tang dynasty and further increase the sales volume of the newspaper, so that the officials and employees of the newspaper of the Tang dynasty could receive greater benefits.
In order to get enough interesting and high-quality content, the newspaper of the Tang dynasty sent many editors out to collect information. For example, Li Bai and others often went out. At the same time, the newspaper set up an internal reception department. As long as there were important news materials, they could volunteer to provide the materials to the newspaper of the Tang dynasty. If the materials were accepted, the people who provided the information would be paid a certain amount of money.
Although there were many job opportunities in Chang 'an and workshops everywhere were extremely short of people, there were always some people who felt that it was too tiring to work in a workshop. It was very boring to stay in a workshop all day and even see the sun. The policy of the Tang dynasty newspaper gave these lazy people a chance.
Therefore, they tried their best to find and even create incidents in order to provide the content that could be published in the newspaper of the Tang dynasty.
For example, there were many small pieces of news in the supplement, such as the family head violently beating a servant who stole, the wife violently beating a fox, street fights, a rogue who climbed over the wall and entered a widow's house, and so on. these news materials were provided by these people who did not have a proper job and were unwilling to work in a workshop.
Idiot Liu smoothly entered the gate. But after he entered the gate, he was dumbfounded. There were hundreds of people inside, blocking the road in front.
"My God, there are so many people who want to seek justice! How long do we have to wait in line?! "
Idiot Liu immediately squatted on the ground, worried.
The editor in charge of reception was even more worried than Idiot Liu. He had to face hundreds of people who provided news every day, but the newspaper of the Tang dynasty did not need so much news. Therefore, he had to choose the best of the best and choose the best to publish. As for the worthless news, he could only cruelly abandon it.
However, the process would not be smooth. After all, everyone who provided news felt that their news was the most valuable. Therefore, if the news they provided was not selected, it would cause a disturbance in the government office of the Tang dynasty. Sometimes, even the government runners with official positions had to come to suppress the matter.
In addition, some news was not discovered by one person, but by many people. In this case, if the content of the news was published, it would be difficult to decide who should receive the money. If the person who provided the news first received the money, the rest of the people would make a fuss. If several people divided the money equally, they would also make a fuss. It was very troublesome.
In addition, these people were mixed up with the honest people. They could do anything. The news they provided was not necessarily true and reliable. In many cases, the news they provided was false. If the newspaper of the Tang dynasty published false news, it would definitely be a loss of reputation for the newspaper.
Therefore, this was definitely a hard job that no one was willing to do. The people who held this position must have a lot of patience. Otherwise, they would definitely go crazy.
Since the existence of this department, editors had been driven crazy one after another. The successors would continue to run away after a short time. It was not until recently that the department stabilized. The reason was that the chief editor of the newspaper of the Tang dynasty was enlightened. He no longer chose scholars who were excellent in poetry, literature, etiquette, and music. Instead, he chose street ruffians who could only read. He let the ruffians deal with the ruffians and finally managed to cope with it.
However, even the ruffians were tired as editors. Occasionally, there would be things that they could not deal with. It was inevitable that they would feel tired.
"What the hell is this? How dare they publish this kind of news in the newspaper? Don't they feel ashamed?"
"Oh my! Widow Wang's hen always likes to run to the old bachelor's house. It's just a chicken. How dare they make a fool of themselves by publishing it? "
"Shisui's thief robbed in Xi City. He was caught on the spot by the shop assistant and beaten up. This is barely okay. It can be published."
"This is not bad either. Okay, okay."
The ruffian editor in charge of collecting news swore as he selected the news and drank tea.
"Well, today's page is full. Go back! Go back! "
The ruffian editor ordered them to leave.
"I haven't told you my news yet. Why are you asking us to leave? "
"Why are you talking so much nonsense? I said I will choose whoever I want. If you are not convinced, you don't have to come again in the future. Hmph."
The ruffian editor was full of arrogance. If not, he would not be able to intimidate the lazy people who provided the news.
Everyone could only try their luck now. Who asked them to provide such ordinary news? If they really had very good news in their hands, they would definitely fight back against the ruffian editor. Unfortunately, they did not have anything. As such, they had no choice but to be bullied by others.
Watching hundreds of people leave one after another, Big Idiot Liu did not know what had happened. He was relatively far away and did not hear what the ruffian editor had just said.
However, one thing was for sure. Big Idiot Liu did not intend to leave. He had not vented his grievances. How could he just leave casually?
"The door is closed. Why are you still here? Go! Go! Come back tomorrow. "
The gatekeeper drove him away.
"I'm not leaving. I'm not leaving. I'm here to complain. I'm not leaving."
Big Idiot Liu stubbornly refused to leave.
"You should go to the county office to complain. Why did you come here? Go, go quickly."
"I'm not leaving. I won't leave."
"Wait, what's going on?"
The ruffian editor was also bored. If it was information, he would not be interested. But the other party actually came to the Tang dynasty to complain and looked a little silly, which aroused his curiosity.
"I'm wronged. I want to complain."
Big Idiot Liu said.
"Complain? Why did you come here? Is this a place to complain? You fool. "
Big Idiot Liu stubbornly said, "I'm not a fool. I'm Big Idiot Liu."
"Hahahaha! You're called Big Idiot Liu. Interesting, interesting! This was a good piece of news! A man named Big Idiot Liu came to the Tang dynasty to complain and complain. He can make the headlines. Hahahaha! "
The ruffian editor was overjoyed. He had been tired all day and finally had a chance to relax.
"Several kind brothers told me that if you have grievances, you should come here to complain."
Big Idiot Liu said.
"Good, good, very good. Now you can treat me as a county magistrate. If you have any grievances, just tell me."
The ruffian editor suddenly became arrogant. He pretended to be a county magistrate and looked at Big Idiot Liu seriously.
Idiot Liu roughly recounted his experience. When he got to the part where he was agitated, he even started to cry in grief.
"This news is really big."
The ruffian editor said to himself.
As an editor who collected information, he naturally knew all the contents of every issue of the Tang dynasty newspaper. Recently, the news that the evil servant of the Yang family offended the princess had caused a lot of noise, which had made the sales of the Tang dynasty newspaper go up a lot. The news in front of him could be regarded as the sequel of the evil servant of the Yang family.
However, this was related to the favored Yang family after all. How could a small ruffian editor dare to make a decision?
"Big Idiot Liu, is everything you said true?"
"Of course it's true. My arm is still hurting."
"Well, don't go. Wait here. I'll ask Editor Du and see what he says. Wait here."
The ruffian editor dared not take such a big risk. He had to report it to his superiors and let them make the decision.
Soon, the news reached Du Fu's ears. As the editor in chief of the Tang dynasty newspaper, Du Fu attached great importance to this matter. He quickly asked the ruffian editor to invite Big Idiot Liu to his office. He still needed to ask the details of the matter confidently.
After hearing Big Idiot Liu's account, Du Fu frowned and paced in the room. This news was a bit tricky and he could not report it at will. After all, if he offended Yang Guozhong, the Tang dynasty newspaper would have a hard time in the future.
"Big Idiot Liu, do you really want to go back and continue to guard the back door of the Censor's Mansion?"
Du Fu asked seriously.
"Yes, I have been guarding the back door there for several years."
Big Idiot Liu said.
Du Fu took a deep breath and said seriously, "Big Idiot Liu, listen carefully. Censor Yang is a high-ranking official in the imperial court. What you said can't be reported truthfully. It needs to be slightly changed. But I guarantee that you can go back and continue to guard the door. What do you think?"
"Okay, it's good that I can go back and guard the door."
Big Idiot Liu smiled happily.
As for why Big Idiot Liu wanted to go back and guard the back door, perhaps only he knew it in his heart. Maybe there was someone he cared about in the Censor's Mansion, or maybe there was someone he liked.
After sending Big Idiot Liu away, Du Fu began to think about how to change the incident that Big Idiot Liu said to make it look milder so that Yang Guozhong would not be too embarrassed.
Although in Du Fu's heart, Yang Guozhong was a good-for-nothing treacherous minister, he could not afford to offend him. For the sake of his family, he had to save some face for Yang Guozhong. At the same time, he also wanted Big Idiot Liu to go back and guard the door.
Du Fu's literary talent was not for show. The next morning, the headline of the Tang dynasty's newspaper was still about the Yang family. However, it was not about the evil servant who offended the princess, but about the follow-up of the incident.
In the story, Du Fu used very sincere words to criticize the evil servant mercilessly. Then, he affirmed that Yang Guozhong's act of beating the evil servant to death was a righteous act. Then, he introduced a new story, pointing out that Yang Guozhong, in order to prevent the evil servant from committing any more evil deeds, reprimanded all the servants and dismissed the evil servant's cousin, Big Idiot Liu. However, the angry servants directly threw Big Idiot Liu out, causing Big Idiot Liu to be injured. Then, he emphasized on Big Idiot Liu's personality and conduct, which was completely different from the evil servant who committed the crime. Every day, he would talk about how good Big Idiot Liu was and how he hoped to return to guard the door for the Imperial Censor. Especially at the end, he wrote about how Big Idiot Liu wholeheartedly wanted to return to the Yang family to guard the door. It was written very emotionally, and sentimental people would probably cry after reading it.
And the title of the headline was even more interesting. It was called "The Evil Servant Is Domineering. The Cousin Is Honest and Loyal. He Is Looking Forward to Going Home." The title of this article summed up the whole story very well.
The news that the evil servant offended the princess had already caused a huge response in Chang 'an like a bomb on the ground. And this follow-up report also caused a huge response.
Although the content of Du Fu's description did not say anything bad about Yang Guozhong and even praised him, people with discerning eyes could see that Big Idiot Liu was driven out by Yang Guozhong out of anger. If it were not for the anger of Yang Guozhong, the servant would not dare to break Big Idiot Liu's arm. Or was it really broken by the fall? Could it be that Yang Guozhong ordered the servant to break Big Idiot Liu's arm? Even if there was no such thing, others might think so.
At the same time as the content of the Tang dynasty newspaper, there was also a piece of gossip, which was that Big Idiot Liu was lying on the street and complaining. It was also gradually spread. The two pieces of news corroborated each other and confirmed the common people's cognition.
"These days, the front page of the Tang dynasty newspaper has been dominated by the Yang family's affairs. Haha!"
Ang Lee, who was resting at home, was lying in a rocking chair and reading the Tang dynasty newspaper while chatting with Yan Ruyu next to him.
"It's just a small matter. It's not worth publicizing. An evil servant and his cousin have made such a big deal out of it."
Yan Ruyu felt that this matter was meaningless. After all, she was not a gossipy person. Naturally, she would not be interested in such things.
"This is indeed a small matter. But it involves the Yang family and the royal family, so it's not a small matter. Only you don't like these things."
Ang Lee said with a smile.
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