With a smile on his old face, Li Yuan said, "Don't be in a hurry to thank me. Although I promised to give you the official news of the imperial court, I will not give it to you unconditionally. There are conditions."
Du Qi said, "No matter what the conditions are, as long as Your Majesty agrees to give me the news, I am willing to comply. What's more, I believe that Your Majesty will not cheat me. "
He specially inserted a sentence at the end.
It was used to block Li Yuan.
Li Yuan said, "You have always been cunning. You put a high hat on me in advance. But you are right. I am the monarch of a country, sitting on the four seas. Why would I cheat you? "
"I agree to the court bulletin that you want to set up."
"However, only the news that is beneficial to the imperial court can be published in the court bulletin. Any other unfavorable news cannot be published. Of course, if you want to serialize your novel and other unimportant content in the court bulletin, I have no objection. "
"This is the first condition."
Li Yuan looked at Du Qi and asked, "Little Du, do you accept the first condition?"
"No!"
Du Qi answered directly.
Li Yuan immediately frowned his white eyebrows. The condition he proposed was actually very simple.
The public opinion that the imperial court needed was naturally beneficial to the imperial court. If the court bulletin was allowed to publish news at will, it would be news that was unfavorable to the imperial court. Then, for the imperial court, it would inevitably affect the people's hearts and make the Tang dynasty unstable.
This was not allowed by Li Yuan.
Li Yuan's mind turned. He was a shrewd person. He immediately had an idea in his mind and continued, "Erlang, you said that you don't accept my opinion, then tell me your reason. If you can't tell me the ugly and the dark, I don't need to say the following conditions. If you don't accept, I will not allow you to set up the court bulletin. "
Du Qi said neither servile nor overbearing, "Your Majesty, in the court bulletin, you said that only the news that is beneficial to the imperial court is allowed to be published. This is not bad. But what kind of news is unfavorable? "
Li Yuan said, "Naturally, it is unfavorable news."
He was somewhat puzzled.
Unfavorable news was unfavorable news. What was there to explain? What was there to explain?
This was very simple.
Du Qi said seriously, "For example, there was an earthquake, flood, and other disasters in the Tang dynasty. We got the news in advance, but the Imperial Court didn't pay attention to it. Should we publish such news?"
Li Yuan said, "Of course this has to be published. Earthquake, flood, and other news are not unfavorable news."
Du Qi said, "But if you think about it carefully, the news of earthquakes, floods, and other disasters may affect people's hearts. It even affected the official positions of some officials. This kind of news, when looked at from a different angle, may become bad news. "
After pausing for a moment, Du Qi continued, "For example, the imperial court executed dozens of corrupt officials at once. Is this news good news or bad news? "
Li Yuan said, "Of course it's good news."
"No!"
Du Qi shook his head and explained, "Your Majesty, if you choose a different angle, this news may become bad news. Because after this news comes out, it may be thought that the Imperial Court is unable to control the officials, that the Imperial Court connives at the officials' corruption, making the people unable to make a living. "
"Then some officials will choose to cover the lid and suppress the news, so it's impossible to publish it."
"Of course, looking at it from a different angle, the Imperial Court's great effort to punish the officials, investigate the governance of officials, and clean up the officials' conduct is a very promising move. It's beneficial to the Imperial Court."
"From this point of view, this news is actually good news."
Du Qi analyzed the good and bad news.
After Li Yuan heard it, it was already very clear. Different news, from different angles, had different degrees of good and bad.
This was the most crucial.
Li Yuan looked at Du Qi in front of him. Although Du Qi was young, the words that Du Qi said did not seem young and immature at all. On the contrary, it was very mature.
Even the knowledge of many officials may not be comparable to Du Qi.
This made Li Yuan have a whole new level of respect for him.
In addition, Du Qi's conduct was good, so Li Yuan now appreciated Du Qi very much.
Li Yuan stroked the beard under his chin and asked, "Erlang, tell me, what is the standard for publishing the news of the Imperial Court? Since it's the court bulletin, it can't be published at will. If everything is exposed, once it causes public opinion, the situation will be difficult to control. "
Du Qi said seriously, "Your Majesty, I think it's very simple that it can't be published. It's related to the affairs of the Tang dynasty. The news must not be false. Once it's fabricated, it will be immediately arrested and imprisoned."
"Apart from that, there's no need to set up barriers to stop it. With this standard, it's enough. "
"Because whether it's good news or bad news, as long as the news is published, it can actually play a role for Your Majesty to understand the situation."
"If everything is good news, then how can it help Your Majesty?"
Du Qi continued, "Your Majesty, what do you think?"
After Li Yuan finished listening, he pondered carefully.
Du Qi's words were very interesting.
It was also very meaningful.
Because according to Du Qi's method, the court bulletin could indeed be used as a reference standard. Even with such a court bulletin, it would not be easy for him to be deceived.
Li Yuan pondered for a while and then said, "Du Erlang, Your analysis, We adopt it. Since that's the case, I won't set the news in the court bulletin. It will only be based on whether it's true or false. But I have a second request. "
Du Qi said, "Your Majesty, please say."
Li Yuan said in a deep voice, "Since the court bulletin involves the news of the Imperial Court, it can't be private. It must be under the jurisdiction of the government. Not only that, whatever the government wants to publish, the court bulletin must publish it unconditionally. "
Du Qi said, "Of course!"
Speaking to this point, Du Qi continued, "The court bulletin belongs to the government. I naturally have no objection. It's just that the operation of the court bulletin, I still think it can't be operated according to the official organization. It only needs to be under the jurisdiction of the major issues. The people of the court bulletin will report to the Imperial Court regularly. As for the rest, the Imperial Court will not participate in the normal operation of the court bulletin. Otherwise, the court bulletin will easily have problems. "
"Okay!"
Li Yuan said, "So, this involves my third request."
Du Qi looked like he was all ears. He waited quietly.
Li Yuan said: "Our third condition is related to you. Although you are not an official, you must be in charge of everything in the court bulletin. In view that you are not an official in the Imperial Court, I will give you the position of a scattered official. What do you think of this scattered official position that you have to manage the court bulletin? "
In the end, he returned to his official position.
However, Du Qi was not opposed to this scattered official position.
In the Tang Dynasty, there were official positions, nobles, and scattered officials. Official positions were official positions with duties, while nobles were nobility titles. As for scattered officials, they were actually more like ranks. Because scattered officials had no duties, it was just a rank.
In the Tang Dynasty, there were many officials with high ranks. In fact, the official positions they held were low ranks. In other words, if Li Yuan wanted to give Du Qi a rank, he would only receive a salary and not do anything.
This was the best arrangement.
Du Qi immediately said, "Your Majesty is very kind. This little one thanks Your Majesty. This little one is willing."
Li Yuan said with a smile, "The court bulletin is also a matter of great importance. Although the Imperial Court does not care, it still needs to be reported to the Imperial Court. Therefore, I grant you the position of Xuan Yilang under the seventh rank. "
Xuan Yilang was a civil scattered official under the seventh rank.
For a kid like Du Qi, this was quite a good official position.
Du Qi immediately thanked him. He also showed a bright smile on his face. He was not an official and did not enter the Imperial Court. However, it was also very good to be a civil scattered official.
Du Qi took the opportunity to say, "Your Majesty, since you want to set up a court bulletin, this little one has an idea about the name of this court bulletin. It will be called the Tang Dynasty Daily, meaning that it will be published every day. What does Your Majesty think?"
"Okay!"
Li Yuan immediately answered.
For Li Yuan, the existence of the Tang Dynasty Daily was equivalent to having a mouthpiece to control public opinion.
This was extremely useful.
Thinking of this, Li Yuan said, "Erlang Du, you will be in charge of the Tang Dynasty Daily. Then, when this Tang Dynasty Daily needs to be reported, you will directly report to me. You are directly under me. As for the information you need, I will arrange Xiao Li to arrange someone to send the information to you every day. "
Xiao Li echoed, "This old slave obeys!"
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