Chapter 249 People’s daughters must ask the prince for advice more often

After Chu Yuqin left the study, Lu Chen yawned again.

After two days of busy work, Lu Chen clearly felt that his body was a little tired.

No, I have to sleep for a while.

Thinking of this, Lu Chen walked out of the study and said to the maid at the door of the study: "Tell the soldiers on duty to ask Dongfang Longyue to come to my study after noon."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

After giving instructions to the maid, Lu Chen went directly to Chunsheng Courtyard.

When he arrived at Chunshengyuan, Yelu Nanyan was about to go to the main hall. When he saw Lu Chen entering the room, Yelu Nanyan was stunned for a moment.

Lu Chen smiled and said, "Madam, you got up so early?"

Yelu Nanyan glanced at Lu Chen faintly. Lu Chen came to look for him early in the morning. I'm afraid it was up to him.

As long as this little man comes to Chunshengyuan, he will most likely do bad things to her.

"I have met the prince."

Lu Chen came to Yelu Nanyan and hugged her body as soft and warm as cotton.

Then he hugged Yelu Nanyan and walked towards the bed and said, "I haven't slept well these past two days, so I asked my wife to give me a pillow."

Yelu Nanyan said: "Serving the prince is my blessing."

Lu didn't say anything more. After going to bed, Yelu Nanyan began to undress Lu Chen. Although he was just sleeping, Yelu Nanyan knew Lu Chen's habits. Lu Chen liked to be unrestrained when sleeping, and there was no obstruction of clothing. , their bodies were close to each other, and Lu Chen could feel her warmth more directly.

After both of them lay on the bed, Lu Chen hugged Yelu Nanyan's waist tightly, lay in the warm fragrance of her soft jade, and soon fell asleep.

After seeing Lu Chen asleep, Yelu Nanyan lowered his head slightly and looked at Lu Chen. He raised his jade hand and gently stroked Lu Chen's black hair. Seeing Lu Chen's handsome side face, Yelu Nanyan couldn't help but smile. A smile appeared.

When she came to Prince Bei's Mansion, she was worried about this and that, afraid that Prince Bei would treat her roughly, but now it seems that those worries she had in the past were unnecessary.

Lu Chen did treat her roughly, but Lu Chen himself knew magic, and she never felt any discomfort in her body.

Although she no longer had the same power as in the Sirius King's tribe, she got more things in Beiwang Mansion, such as the life she wanted and the happiness she longed for, which she could never get on the grassland in the past.

At this time, the sunlight climbed over the window sill and shone into the room, shining on Lu Chen's face. Lu Chen's eyelids moved unconsciously. Seeing this scene, Yelu Nanyan immediately raised his jade hand to block the direct path for Lu Chen. The sunshine in Chen's eyes.

Seeing Lu Chen sleeping so soundly, Yelu Nanyan couldn't help but think that it would be great if days like this could continue like this.

Yelu Nanyan knew very well that Lu Chen's ambition was definitely not just to be satisfied with being a vassal king, he would definitely become an emperor in the future.

If one day, when Lu Chen becomes the emperor, she will have more wives and concubines, it may not be certain whether Lu Chen will still be so doting on her at that time.

And people can change. Since ancient times, the heart of an emperor has been ruthless. When Lu Chen becomes the emperor, his character may also change a lot. Will he still want to treat his harem beauties like he does now? It’s hard to say.

When he thought of this, Yelu Nanyan felt a little more anxious.

Lu Chen hugged Yelu Nanyan's soft pillow and slept all morning. At this time, Dongfang Longyue had already arrived in Lu Chen's study and was waiting for Lu Chen's arrival.

Dongfang Longyue was a little curious in her heart, whether King Bei wanted to give her some important instructions at this time.

But she waited for half an hour, but Lu Chen didn't show up.

at the same time.

Chunshengyuan.

Although he had only slept for a few hours, Lu Chen's physical fatigue had basically disappeared. Lu Chen slowly opened his eyes and found that Yelu Nanyan was looking at his face lovingly.

Lu Chen asked: "What time is it now?"

Yelu Nanyan replied: "At noon, according to the timing method invented by the prince, it should be one o'clock in the afternoon now."

Hearing Yelu Nanyan's answer, Lu Chen thought that Dongfang Longyue was already waiting for him in the study, so he immediately stood up from Yelu Nanyan's delicate body.

At this time, Lu Chen still seemed a little awake. Yelu Nanyan asked gently: "Would you like to sleep a little longer, Your Majesty?"

Lu Chen said: "I made an appointment to go to the study to discuss things, so I won't sleep for now."

Speaking of this, Lu Chen suddenly thought of something, and then smiled and said to Yelu Nanyan, "I will come to Chunshengyuan again tonight."

Hearing this, a blush appeared on Yelu Nanyan's face, "I am waiting for the prince."

Lu Chen didn't say anything more and got up from the bed. Yelu Nanyan immediately helped Lu Chen get dressed.

After a while, an energetic Lu Chen appeared in the study.

After seeing Lu Chen coming, Dongfang Longyue immediately saluted and said: The daughter of the people pays homage to the prince! "

Lu Chen said with a smile: "Longyue, I'm sorry for keeping you waiting."

Dongfang Longyue said: "The civilian girl has just arrived."

Lu Chen came to the desk and sat down, and then said: "I came to you this time because I have an important task for you."

Dongfang Longyue said: "Your Majesty, please tell me. The daughter of the people must find a way to complete the important task of the Prince."

Lu Chen said: "I plan to let your Dongfang family set up a newspaper."

Hearing this, Dongfang Longyue was slightly stunned, and she murmured: "The newspaper office..."

"Your Majesty, please forgive me for my short-sightedness. Could you please tell me what a newspaper agency is?"

Dongfang Longyue is a native of this world, so naturally she has never heard of a newspaper agency.

Lu Chen immediately explained: "Let me tell you, whatever happens in this world from now on and any interesting news, you can sort it out and then write it down on a whole piece of paper in time and let the printing house of Beiwang Mansion print it. Finally, sell it to those who are literate at a suitable price, so that more people can know the news you compiled. This kind of paper printed with various news is called a newspaper, and the shop where you distribute the newspaper is called a newspaper agency."

Upon hearing this, Dongfang Longyue instantly understood what Lu Chen meant by business newspaper.

It's something similar to a royal announcement. Of course, the royal announcement only talks about the affairs of the royal palace or some reforms in the Northern Kingdom, and it's not for sale.

Moreover, this so-called newspaper has actually taken shape in this world. The intelligence collected by some forces specializing in collecting intelligence will be sold to specific people, which is similar to newspapers.

It's just that the newspaper Lu Chen mentioned is for everyone, including ordinary people, which can allow literate people to understand what is happening in the world faster.

When newspapers are launched, those who are literate will be very interested as long as the price is right.

but……

Newspapers also have another problem.

Dongfang Longyue immediately saw a drawback of newspapers, that is, if someone spreads false news in newspapers, it will definitely cause civil unrest.

Thinking of this, Dongfang Longyue immediately said: "Your Majesty, it is absolutely impossible. Newspapers should be controlled by the Beiwang Mansion. If it spreads, some people with ulterior motives will definitely publish some false news in the newspapers, causing civil unrest. "

Seeing that Dongfang Longyue could see the shortcomings of the newspaper at a glance, Lu Chen smiled faintly, "Longyue, I'm very happy that you can see the shortcomings of the newspaper at a glance, but don't worry, a newspaper can't be opened by just anyone. .”

"The newspaper I plan to create is divided into two types, one is a civilian newspaper and the other is an official newspaper."

"Official newspapers are naturally created by Beiwang Mansion, but people's newspapers can no longer be created by Beiwang Mansion. People's newspapers must record what is happening in the world from the perspective of ordinary people."

"Whether it is an official newspaper or a civilian newspaper, it will ultimately need to be reviewed by the Northern Palace before a newspaper can be established. And currently, no one in the North has the technology to control large-scale printing except the Northern Palace."

Since Lu Chen acquired papermaking and printing skills, he immediately asked Beiwang Mansion to build several papermaking workshops and printing workshops.

Before papermaking and printing became popular among the people, it was not easy for people to print newspapers on a large scale, unless they cooperated with the Northern Palace.

After hearing what Lu Chen said, Dongfang Longyue thought for a while. Indeed, at present, the only one that can publish newspapers on a large scale is the Beiwang Mansion, not even the ancient families of several major dynasties.

Moreover, if the Beiwang Mansion can control the newspaper office, it will not be so easy to use newspapers to spread false news.

At this time, Dongfang Longyue also realized why Lu Chen wanted to separate the official newspaper and the civilian newspaper, instead of unified the official newspaper.

The core of Lu Chen's so-called civilian newspaper is also official newspaper. After all, the Dongfang family is a vassal family of the North Palace, and the Dongfang family is definitely on Lu Chen's side.

When the people do not trust the official newspaper, the Dongfang Family's civilian newspaper can still play a guiding role and allow public opinion to develop as the Bei Palace hopes.

After thinking clearly about Lu Chen's intention, Dongfang Longyue said: "The civilian girl understands what the prince means. When the civilian girl returns, she will start a newspaper immediately."

"But this is the first time a civilian girl has come into contact with this kind of thing. If there is anything she doesn't understand, I hope she can come to the North Palace to ask the prince at any time. Is that okay?"

Lu Chen said: "It's natural. I will teach you what content to write in the newspaper, what title to write, and how to format it. If you don't understand anything, you can come to Beiwang Mansion directly to see me."

Speaking of this, Lu Chen emphasized: "The newspaper office is very important to me, to Beiwangfu and Beiguo, so if you don't understand anything, you must ask me more, don't be embarrassed."

After he finished speaking, Lu Chen glanced at the beautiful woman in front of him.

Dongfang Longyue said: "Women of the people must ask the prince for advice."

Lu Chen then said: "You should go back and prepare today."

"The daughter of the people resigns."

Then Dongfang Longyue turned and left the study.

Not long after Dongfang Longyue left, Lu Chen also got up from his seat. He was about to leave the study when he suddenly heard the voice of the maid at the door of the study, "Your Majesty, Commander Bai is looking for you."

Lu Chen said: "Come in."

Bai Qingqing immediately entered the study. Lu Chen looked at Bai Qingqing's cold and beautiful face and asked curiously: "Xiao Bai, what's the matter?"

Bai Qingqing rarely takes the initiative to look for him. She usually looks for him when she has some information about the capital. However, recently, the shadow guards in the capital have completely cut off contact with Bai Qingqing. It is obvious that Bai Qingqing has rebelled. His father had already found out, so he no longer trusted Bai Qingqing, and it was difficult for Bai Qingqing to obtain information about the capital through the shadow guard line.

Bai Qingqing replied expressionlessly: "Most of the shadow guards in the Northern Kingdom have been dealt with. I suspect that Your Majesty has sent people to the Northern Kingdom to eliminate traitors."

The Shadow Guards are the most important force around Emperor Xia. He will definitely not tolerate traitors in the Shadow Guards. Although the traitor is Bai Qingqing and has nothing to do with the Shadow Guards who are responsible for delivering the news, those Shadow Guards are also in the North Kingdom. It is impossible for the emperor to continue to trust them.

Lu Chen was slightly stunned when he heard Bai Qingqing's words.

He slowly walked to Bai Qingqing's side, then hugged Bai Qingqing's delicate body, "You mean someone will take action against you soon?"

Bai Qingqing said "hmm" softly and said nothing more.

She was actually wondering whether to tell Lu Chen about this last night. After all, the Shadow Guards' elimination of traitors must also be to eliminate themselves, and they would not take action against Lu Chen.

Bai Qingqing thought about it all night, and finally decided to tell Lu Chen. She had a premonition that the person coming this time was very powerful, and she would most likely be no match.

In the past, she would not ask for help from others even if she faced a strong enemy, but it is different now. Now that she has a man, and her man is so powerful, she does not need to face it alone.

Lu Chen was silent for a moment, and then continued to ask, have the shadow guards in Yancheng been eliminated? "

Bai Qingqing replied: "No."

Lu Chen thought for a moment. If the shadow guards in Yancheng have not been dealt with yet, then there is a high probability that the other party does not want to alert the enemy. This does not mean that the people sent by his father have not arrived in Yancheng yet.

But having said that, if Bai Qingqing had been in Beiwang Mansion, people sent by his father would not have dared to come to Beiwang Mansion to cause trouble for Bai Qingqing.

Lu Chen then said: "From today on, you will always stay by my side. You can go wherever I go, even if you sleep, until I find the person sent by my father."

Hearing Lu Chen's words, Bai Qingqing's cheeks turned slightly red and felt a little hot.

Bai Qingqing then said: "I understand, slave."

Lu Chen was not sure whether the other party would come to Beiwang Mansion to directly trouble Bai Qingqing, but as a great master in Beiwang Mansion, as long as the other party dared to come, he would be throwing himself into a trap.

But this also made Lu Chen feel a little uneasy. What if he left Beiwang Mansion and someone sent someone to Beiwang Mansion to cause trouble for his wife, concubines, and children in the future?

In the past, those who caused trouble for them were at most the Grandmaster Realm. There are now Grandmasters in the Northern Palace, and there are several Grandmasters who can temporarily resist the Grandmaster. However, as the North Kingdom develops and grows, someone may one day send a Grand Master to cause trouble for them. .

Although Chen Wanrong is already a grand master, Chen Wanrong is the palace owner of Xuanyue Palace. It is very likely that she will return to Xuanyue Palace one day. As for their agreement that Chen Wanrong will not return to Xuanyue Palace until the child reaches fifteen years old, Lu Chen doesn't take it to heart at all now.

After listening to Lin Wanyun's words, he felt that it was impossible for him to force Chen Wanrong to stay. If Chen Wanrong really wanted to return to Xuanyue Palace, he would definitely let Chen Wanrong go back.

Lu Chen thought for a moment, and then said to the maid at the door: "Xiao Huan, let someone call the bachelor. I have something to ask him."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Now Zhuge Chongguang lives far away from Beiwang Mansion. If something happens to Beiwang Mansion, it will be difficult for Zhuge Chongguang to rush over immediately, so Lu Chen plans to let Zhuge Chongguang, the great master, move directly to Beiwang Mansion.

With Zhuge Chongguang, the great master who is about to break through to the realm of heaven and man, Lu Chen can feel a little more at ease.

Half a month later.

Northland, Government Hall.

Lu Chen sat on the throne and said calmly: "If you have something to say, let's break up the meeting."

Since some students from Huanyu Academy and the Chu family entered the officialdom, there are not many things in the entire Northern Kingdom that require Lu Chen's personal intervention.

The small court meetings during this period were all about trivial matters. The reforms in the Northern Kingdom were in full swing. Under the control of Zhuge Chongguang, a great scholar, very few reform-related matters were brought up to the court.

Lu Chen also felt that there were too many Umrah meetings. The current Umrah meetings were held once every three days. Basically, there would not be too many problems accumulated in three days. At first, he set the time for Umrah meetings to be once every three days, mainly because Reform has just begun in Northern China, and officials will encounter various problems during the reform.

It's different now. The Northern Kingdom has basically stabilized. Even if there are a steady stream of refugees entering the Northern Kingdom due to the civil strife in the Great Xia, the lower-level officials in the Northern Kingdom can easily arrange for these refugees. Just when Lu Chen was thinking about whether to move the Xiaochao meeting When the time was set at seven days or half a month, an official from the Universal Department stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I was on the street yesterday and saw someone selling something called a newspaper. I bought a copy and found that What this so-called newspaper records is what happened in Daxia in recent times."

"I made some inquiries later and found out that these newspapers were sold by a shop called Oriental News Agency."

"This newspaper can allow people to obtain news about other places in a short period of time, but I believe that if it is not controlled, some people with ulterior motives will definitely use this newspaper to spread rumors, which will eventually lead to civil unrest."

"So I suggest that the so-called Oriental News Agency be banned!"

After hearing what the official said, Li Rui also stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I have also bought that kind of newspaper a few days ago. These newspapers recorded a lot of gossipy news. Ordinary people cannot judge whether it is true or false, so I also recommend that newspapers be banned.”

After Li Rui finished speaking, many officials in the hall stood up and proposed to ban the newspaper. They all believed that such things that could affect social stability should not be allowed to appear in the North.

Seeing that the officials were so disgusted with the newspapers, Lu Chen basically guessed some reasons. Some officials were indeed worried that these newspapers would lead to some negative public opinion in the North, but some officials must have selfish motives.

In order to attract the attention of ordinary people, Lu Chen specially asked Dongfang Longyue to record some anecdotes about officials in previous issues of the newspaper.

Officials must have felt very uncomfortable after seeing these contents, and it is not surprising that they wanted to ban the newspaper.