My father is Jiajing

Chapter 345 Prince Yu’s Attitude
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Zhu Zaigui had known this man's name for a long time, but this was the first time Zhu Zaigui had seen him since he traveled through time.

Lu Bing came straight to his house without notifying anyone, and did it so openly, which made Zhu Zaigui, who usually had a good temper, look cold.

But soon Zhu Zaigui restrained his gaze and laughed: "It turns out to be Commander Lu, please stand up quickly."

Zhu Zaigui took the initiative to stand up to greet him and helped Lu Bingxu, who was bowing to him, to stand up.

Lu Bing stood up and said to Zhu Zaigui: "Your Majesty, I came here on the orders of the Emperor. If I have been rude, please forgive me."

Zhu Zaigui laughed and said, "Commander Lu, you are joking. You are following the emperor's orders, so how can you be rude? Commander, please announce the order."

Zhu Zaigui took a step back and gave the home court to Lu Bing.

At this time, Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng, Hai Rui, Zhao Zhenji, Li Chunfang and others in the front hall also quickly stood up and stood behind Zhu Zaigui, and the order of their positions was very clear.

From this we can see that Prince Yu’s small team is gradually taking shape.

Lu Bing saw it and felt a little emotional in his heart.

Although the matter of King Jing was top secret, it was definitely not a secret to Lu Bing.

Therefore, Lu Bing immediately put away his previous "disrespectful" attitude and said politely to Zhu Zaigui: "Your Highness, it's just an oral order, there's no need to be so nervous."

Zhu Zaigui also clearly felt the change in Lu Bing, but he didn't understand why Lu Bing changed so quickly from being rude to respectful. Could it be that there were some social tricks that he didn't know about?

Obviously, this is a bit against human nature.

However, this was not the time for Zhu Zaigui to think about human nature.

Zhu Zaigui said: "Since it is the order of His Majesty, it is also an imperial decree. As a son of man, I should be a role model for the world and should not be disrespectful in the slightest. Please let the commander announce the order normally."

Looking at Zhu Zaigui's attitude, Lu Bing did not continue to waste time on this matter.

Lu Bing bowed slightly to Zhu Zaigui again, then stood at the first seat in the front hall.

"There is a verbal order!"

Zhu Zaigui and others bowed and said, "May the Holy Saint be well."

Lu Bing raised his hand and bowed in the direction of the Jiajing Emperor, saying, "Greetings."

Then Lu Bing made a formal oral announcement: "I order Prince Yu to investigate the flood in the Western Garden in Beijing, and Jinyiwei Commander Lu Bing will assist. I decree this."

When Zhu Zaigui heard the imperial edict, he was obviously stunned. He never expected that Emperor Jiajing would issue such an order.

Zhu Zaigui hesitated for a moment, then bowed and said, "I obey your order."

Then Lu Bing walked away from the first seat and asked Zhu Zaigui to return to the main seat to take charge of the situation.

Zhu Zaiqi looked at Lu Bing, Gao Gong and others. He took a deep breath and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Commander Lu. If I have done anything wrong, please help me."

Lu Bing bowed and said, "I am willing to serve you." Zhu Zaigui said, "The fire in the West Garden is a serious matter. The palace that was burned is where your majesty usually lives. Last night, I asked the Imperial Horse Guard to seal all the palace gates. Now that your majesty's order has arrived, I ask Commander Lu to take over the fire in the West Garden Palace and make sure to get a result before your majesty returns to the capital."

After hearing Zhu Zaigui's arrangement, Lu Bing bowed again and said, "I obey your command."

Zhu Zaigui then said to Hai Rui, "Hai Rui, you are responsible for checking the periphery of the capital. If you find any suspicious persons, you can arrest them first."

Hai Rui, who was standing aside, did not expect that Zhu Zaigui would also assign him a task.

Hai Rui was stunned for a moment, then he bowed to Zhu Zaigui solemnly and said, "I obey your command."

Then Zhu Zaigui said to Gao Gong and others: "Whether the flood in Xiyuan was an accident or someone did it on purpose, the public opinion inside and outside the capital must be in chaos. As court officials, you should set an example and not spread any unfavorable rumors. Therefore, I now grant you the power to temporarily control public opinion. If there are any strange and supernatural things in the capital, or if there are any words that implicate court officials, you can also ask Shuntian Prefecture and Wucheng Bingmasi to arrest the rumormongers."

After hearing Zhu Zaigui's order, Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng, Zhao Zhenji, Li Chunfang and others were obviously a little surprised.

Although the Ming Dynasty had also experienced such proactive control of public opinion, this was the first time it was done so directly and clearly.

Gao Gong said cautiously: "Your Highness, it is better to guard against the people's mouths than to guard against the river. There are some things that cannot be stopped from the people's mouths."

Zhu Zaigui said, "Did I ask you to stop the common people from talking? I asked you to monitor the people who spread rumors. Although the ancients said: 'Rumors stop with the wise', how many wise people are there in the world? Most of them are just people who follow the crowd. As for the common people, I naturally have no ability to stop them from speaking. But for those who fabricate facts and spread rumors about the hidden truth of the flood in the Western Garden, I can still deal with a few of them."

As a time traveler, Zhu Zaigui's understanding of public opinion naturally surpassed that of ancient elites such as Gao Gong.

Although these people may intentionally or unintentionally use their status as scholars to engage in public opinion activities that interfere with people's cognition.

However, their behavior is often unconscious or disorderly.

Many times they can guide public opinion in a certain direction, but rarely can they control it.

Therefore, ancient elites like Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng, even if they had achieved the highest position in the country, were easily passive in the fight for public opinion in key positions.

Therefore, at critical moments in history, their fate is often full of dramatic tragedy.

So now Zhu Zaigui wants to teach them a lesson personally and let them see what public opinion control is.

Moreover, it is this kind of natural control of public opinion, unlike those extremely rough operations that only brutally ban accounts and deal with people who raise questions.

After all, what Gao Gong said was right.

It is better to defend the people's mouth than to defend the river.

But if you want to prevent some unfavorable rumors and gossip, you can't just let it go. You have to take the initiative strategically to crack down on a group of leading sources of rumors, make their crimes public, and state the facts clearly.

Otherwise, if you just focus on "clarifying" the rumors without paying attention to the facts, you are digging your own grave!
Ordinary people are not fools. As long as the facts are sufficient, they can make their own judgments about right and wrong.

Therefore, if you want to clarify some so-called rumors by distorting the facts, it is better to shut up and pretend to be dead from the beginning.

After all, the eyes of the masses are sharp.

When there is sufficient evidence as the factual basis, if there are still people who want to be clever, want to be a rational person, analyze the situation in class and dispel rumors and answer questions.

Such people are even more sinister than murderers, because their faces challenge the moral bottom line and distort the justice and kindness of human nature!
(End of this chapter)