Ma Yingchu is talking freely.

He was quite glad that he was loyal to his duties.

Liu Zhou is not a prominent minister in the court.

So most people may not have any understanding of him.

Of course, the ministers of the Ministry of Personnel and the Censorate are obviously different.

The Ministry of Personnel is in charge of the examination of all officials, while the Censorate supervises all officials.

If you don’t know Liu Zhou, then why are you monitoring?

Ma Yingchu answered fluently and felt relieved. He was not stumped by His Majesty. If he had not known who Liu Zhou, the Shaanxi Observer, was in public today, he would have been found and criticized severely.

This also shows that he has fulfilled his loyalty and abides by his duties.

When Li Shimin heard Ma Yingchu’s affordability for Liu Zhou, he said, “Is this the Censorate’s judgment of Liu Zhou?”

Ma Yingchu said seriously: "It is, the second year before yesterday, there was a drought in Shaanxi. When the Ministry of Personnel recommended Liu Zhou to take office, the Censor deliberately investigated Liu Zhou's behavior when he was in office. This person has a very good reputation and a very good official reputation. He can be regarded as a model of capable officials."

Ma Yingchu didn't notice at all that Li Shimin's face was a little gloomy inadvertently.

But this gloomyness soon disappeared without a trace, and deep down he was afraid he was disappointed.

Li Shimin nodded and said, "I also specifically checked the memorials about Shaanxi Province in recent years yesterday. As you said, whether it is the Ministry of Personnel, the Censorate, or the Yongzhou Road, they have had good comments on this person. At this year, the Ministry of Personnel also elected Liu Zhou as the candidate for Chengdu Yin."

Ma Ying was happy and immediately said, "I also think that this person is worthy of this great responsibility. I am the censor. When I learned that Liu Zhou was so beautiful and had a grand style. Although he might not be called Wang Zuo's talent, he was enough to govern one side and stand on his own."

Li Shimin's eyes raised slightly, as if he was suddenly unaware of Ma Yingchu's words.

A trace of sadness flashed through his eyes, and then he looked at the ministers and said, "What advice do you have?"

The ministers didn't know why Your Majesty suddenly asked about Liu Zhou, but thought that Your Majesty wanted to change the subject.

But at this time... it was a good opportunity to show off oneself. The censors who had previously stood out of the class said one after another: "What Ma Xianggong said is the ultimate, Liu Zhou is a man who can bear the great responsibility."

Some people here do have an impression of Liu Zhou, while others... just simply agree.

Ma Yingchu said at this time: "Your Majesty, I am fighting for it. All officials who violate the ban can be supervised by the censor, so they are always afraid of it. Only in this way can they devote their lives to their lives. However, the influence of the newspaper office is not under the ministers. The influence of the newspaper office is so huge that it can shake people's hearts. Does it not need to monitor the censor? I was beaten and I could not care about this matter, but as a minister of the country, I should be loyal and bold. Therefore, it is recommended that the newspaper office be set up under the censor's desk, and all the articles published will be investigated by the censor."

At this time, Ma Yingchu finally saw the dagger.

The great power of newspapers, these Qingliu Censors have long realized it. It is completely foreseeable that whoever controls the newspaper will determine the direction of public opinion.

Who wants to become famous? Is there any quicker shortcut than a newspaper?

At this time, the newspaper office was directly supervised by the Censorate, and every article in it was mastered by the Censor.

If anyone dares not follow the newspaper office, the Censorate can directly remove him from the newspaper office. Not to mention, the daily income of the newspaper office is also amazing and rich.

After hearing Ma Yingchu's words, many people became sharpened, and they were obviously greatly encouraged.

Not only those censors, but also the censor Wen Yanbo couldn't help but move.

The Censor was the highest official in the Censorate, and Wen Yanbo was from the Wen family in Taiyuan. He was born in a famous family. In his early years, he was a founding hero. Since then, Li Shimin admired him for his courage to make suggestions, so he ordered him to be the Censor.

Of course, the official position of the Censor is not very high. The officials who have always supervised are often of low rank. However, Wen Yanbo is different. At that time, in order to strengthen the supervision ability of the Censorate, Li Shimin also served as the Minister of the Shangshu Province.

This censor has a heavy responsibility, but his rank is relatively low, but the Minister of the Shangshu is ranked second, almost equivalent to the position of the second auxiliary of the court.

As the highest officer of the Censorate, Wen Yanbo's words are very important.

Originally, the censor was beaten, but although he was a little angry, he could still remain calm because in his opinion, the censors were making trouble. As the censors, there was no need to interfere, and the Chen family was targeting him. Before he had a certainty, it was best to choose patience.

Now, Ma Yingchu asked His Majesty to allow the Censorate Supervision Newspaper. At this moment, Wen Yanbo's eyes suddenly opened. If the Censorate Supervision Newspaper could really make the Censorate, then the Censorate would be more powerful. His weight in the court was probably even more... As the Minister of the Secretariat and the Censorate, he could compete with Sun Wuji, the Minister of Personnel.

So Wen Yanbo stepped forward and smiled and said, "Your Majesty, what Censor Ma said is not without reason."

When Li Shimin saw Wen Yanbo say something, he already knew that at this moment, he had to give an explanation.

You can ignore the words of the censor, but as the censor, Wen Yanbo has also come out to speak, but today he has to cut the ministry.

It's just... it's strange. Li Shimin didn't say a word, just smiled.

Wen Yanbo's influence is still huge, and it can be called a small fight just now, but now more and more people are standing up.

This said: "My Majesty is kind to think twice."

The one said: "How can you entrust the Chen family with the surname of the newspaper office?"

"His Majesty……"

The people who stand up are becoming more and more important.

And Ma Yingchu was obviously relieved, and he knew in his heart that things... were finally going to be clear.

Li Shimin suddenly said, "What does the Chen Qing family think about this?"

Chen Zhengtai knew in his heart that the benefits of this newspaper had been seen long ago. Now that the newspaper has just been established, these hungry wolves wished they could bite off a piece of meat from the newspaper.

Ma Yingchu is a man who is not enough to make trouble. He wants to avenge his personal revenge, so he deliberately pulls all the civil and military officials in the court into the water.

Who is not jealous of these civil and military officials? If they support the Censorate, anyone may get a share of it in the future.

so……

Chen Zhengtai calmly said two words: "No."

"Why not?" Li Shimin tried to ease the case and looked at Chen Zhengtai deeply.

Chen Zhengtai said: "The most important thing about newspapers is timeliness. If the censor is allowed to supervise everything, how can we ensure that the latest news is published as soon as possible? One of them."

"Second: The newspaper office already has shares in the palace. If something goes wrong in the matter of publication, it is not impossible to impeach it later. But if the newspaper office is placed under the censor, I am afraid that the newspaper office will not be able to do anything at that time. Besides, in order to set up this newspaper office, I spent countless money and raised a lot of people. These were all real money and silver that the Eastern Palace and the Chen family spent. Now that there is a little profit, the Censorate wants to take it away. So... I dare to ask Your Majesty, and then invest a lot of money to build a printing workshop and recruit more people. How much does the Censorate be willing to spend? They can get benefits in the name of supervision without paying a penny, which is unreasonable!"

Li Shimin nodded, then looked at Wen Yanbo: "Does Wen Qing's family make sense if what Zhengtai said?"

"No reason!" Wen Yanbo replied without thinking.

Since he has already stood up, how could Wen Yanbo easily overturn his opinions? He continued with confidence: "Everything should not only look at money. This is a major national event. It cannot affect the country's major affairs because of his own selfishness. Now that Chen's husband keeps talking, it is money and real money. These words are not worth refuting."

"Your Majesty, only by putting the newspaper office under the Censorate, can the Censorate use this to correct the customs of the people and at the same time remove the newspaper office staff of varying quality, so that the newspaper office can be used by the court. This is the opinion of the minister..."

Everyone looked at Li Shimin.

All you need to say is said depends on the final result!

Li Shimin said: "What Wen Qing's family said is not without reason. The newspaper office is very important, so how can we underestimate it?"

Wen Yanbo, Ma Yingchu and others were delighted when they heard this.

"But can I feel at ease by handing it over to the Censorate?" Li Shimin suddenly asked.

Wen Yanbo, Ma Yingchu and others were stunned, and Ma Yingchu couldn't help but say, "Why did Your Majesty say this?"

Li Shimin suddenly opened his eyes: "Come here, come and get a memorial about Liu Zhou."

Everyone couldn't help but be confused.

I'm talking about the newspaper, why is it related to Liu Zhou again?

Zhang Qian knew it, and seemed to be prepared for it. After a moment, he asked the little eunuch to get a stack of memorials.

The memorial was placed in front of Li Shimin. Li Shimin casually opened a copy and said: "These memorials all come from the Censorate and the Ministry of Personnel. What Ma Qing's family said is right. His impression of Liu Zhou is indeed the Censor's judgment of Liu Zhou. In March of the previous year, the Censor commended Liu Zhou, saying that he was good at responsibilities and praised by the people during his tenure. Last September, he praised him for his contributions in governing the people."

Wen Yanbo and Ma Yingchu looked at each other, but still felt a little incomprehensible.

"But..." Speaking of this, Li Shimin suddenly pulled his face down and his voice became stern.

He suddenly picked up the memorial from the Censorate and smashed it hard on Ma Yingchu's face.

Bang...

The memorial hit Ma Yingchu's face directly. The memorial was not heavy, but Li Shimin was very strong and accurate, and he was impartial. He hit Ma Yingchu's face. Ma Yingchu felt pain and screamed.

But Li Shimin said angrily: "Is this really the case?"

Wen Yanbo was already shocked and hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, the Censorate...what is wrong?"

"What's wrong? Have you forgotten the severe drought in Shaanxi the previous year? What was Liu Zhou reported to me?" Li Shimin continued furiously: "What he reported was that the drought was mild, but it was just a scalypse problem, which was insignificant."

"this……"

This... this matter is determined. In fact, the Censorate also sent someone to check the disaster situation and the conclusion reached was exactly the same as what Liu Zhou reported to him. I don’t know why His Majesty mentioned this matter again at this time?"

Li Shimin seemed very angry and stared at Wen Yanbo and Ma Yingchu and said, "Now I'm here to ask you, is this really the case?"

Wen Yanbo was completely out of confidence and was busy and kept silent.

Ma Yingchu subconsciously said: "Your Majesty, isn't that the truth?"

When Li Shimin heard this, his fists were clenched, and he chuckled crisply, and said, "Okay, I will let you see what is the truth today, Chen Zhengtai."

Chen Zhengtai immediately said, "My son is here."

Li Shimin said: "Yesterday, I sent you an oral order, asking you to investigate the severe drought in Shaanxi. What did you find out?"

The hall suddenly became an uproar.

No one expected that His Majesty would secretly ask Chen Zhengtai to investigate the old things that happened a few years ago.

But...it's only one day to get a conclusion?

Or maybe it was just some slander that Chen Zhengtai made.
To be continued...