The Jianlu invaded the capital several times, burned, killed, robbed, and did everything evil. He took away all the things he could take away, and burned them with fire. Although he did not capture the capital, the capital had relatives, friends, land and assets outside the city, and all of them were harmed by the Jianlu.

It can be said that the people in the capital, including those nobles and nobles, all had a grudge against Jianlu. The same is true. In history, it was really aroused public anger to want to discuss peace with Jianlu but to do so.

At this time, the people in the capital saw the living Jianlu, and immediately caused a commotion. Some angry people even broke through the obstacles of the soldiers and soldiers in the five cities, and they actually rushed over and attacked the Jianlu regardless of the situation.

It was thanks to the inner and Jing camp soldiers guarding each other that they finally stopped these angry people back.

Despite this, we can see that the onlookers' emotions have reached an extremely high point. It is a bit the same as Aiwu and Wu, because of the relationship between Jianlu, the hatred for these Tonglu Shanxi merchants has become deeper.

The Shanxi merchant was going to escort into the city, so Zhang Mingwei also came to watch the fun, but he didn't get in the crowd, but was on the top of the city. After seeing this scene, he immediately decided to take this opportunity to strengthen the education of "patriotism".

So, after the Shanxi merchants and Jianlu were all imprisoned in the Ministry of Justice, Zhang Mingwei rushed to the Forbidden City and proposed to Emperor Chongzhen again: "Your Majesty, now is a good opportunity to restore the reputation of the court and win the hearts of the people. We must make good use of it!"

Emperor Chongzhen already knew the grand occasion outside. After all, it was so powerful that it could be heard in the palace. He was of course willing to hear Zhang Mingwei say this, and hurriedly asked: "If you have a wonderful plan, it is better to come quickly!"

"First, I mentioned before that the Shanxi merchants should be tried publicly. All the people in the capital should be involved as much as possible and discuss the case of the Shanxi merchant Tonglu. Only in this way can the Shanxi merchant Tonglu case have the greatest impact!"

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, although he nodded, he still said with some confusion: "Isn't the court sending a notice that the whole city can know? And what the gentleman said, all the people in the capital will participate, so how is this possible? The Three Courts will be held to try, just a little bit!"

The so-called public trial in this era is actually like a county government trial case, and some people were placed in the yard to watch. The yard was a little bigger, so Emperor Chongzhen asked this question.

After hearing this, Zhang Mingwei smiled and said, "Your Majesty, this matter is handled specially. You can set up a platform at the Meridian Gate and examine the case at the Meridian Gate. In this way, more people can watch."

"Ah?" Emperor Chongzhen had never heard of this before, but he asked in confusion, "Even so, there are no people who can watch it, right? The people who are far away can't see clearly, but they can't hear it either!"

When Zhang Mingwei heard this, he immediately replied: "So, each neighbor can select representatives and let the representatives get close to the trial. In this way, after the representatives go back, they can inform each neighbors of the details, which can achieve the greatest effect."

Emperor Chongzhen was a little surprised when he heard this. Judging from his expression, it seemed that he could still do this?

When Zhang Mingwei saw this, he added: "Your Majesty, letting the neighbors choose representatives is actually to maintain the popularity of this matter, so that the people in the capital will discuss it first with neighbors, and deepen their impact on the Tonglu case of Shanxi merchants. As long as there are more people involved, more people will be able to take the lead in the future."

"In addition, I will also provide some guidance in the Ming Pao. It is not that the court is incompetent, but that there are internal thieves and external cooperation, and they are stabbed by Shanxi merchants and those rebel generals in the back. It is really difficult for the court to dispose of the people's responsibility to the court and lose their city and land, and to be unable to protect them. It is divided into part of these traitors."

When Emperor Chongzhen heard these words, he had grasped the central meaning of Zhang Mingwei's speech and immediately said happily: "Okay, okay, and this is the first time this matter has been done, which will inevitably arouse more interest, right?"

"Your Majesty is wise!" Zhang Mingwei didn't mind giving a flattery after hearing this.

Emperor Chongzhen was happy to hear this, so he quickly asked Zhang Mingwei with anticipation: "Why, why don't I personally interrogate the Shanxi merchant Tonglu case?"

Such a good thing and such a rare thing will probably leave a strong mark in history books, and Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but be eager to try it out.

But after all, this was the first time. If he interrogated himself, would there be anything bad? He was not sure, so he asked the sir.

After hearing this, Zhang Mingwei thought for a moment, he nodded and said, "Yes, Your Majesty personally interrogated, civil and military officials listened, and the people were onlookers. This can be said to be the largest case in the Ming Dynasty and will inevitably spread all over the world. It is estimated that all Jianlu can pass on, so that those traitors can also feel the anger of our Ming Dynasty!"

Emperor Chongzhen was excited when he heard this and immediately made a decision: "Okay, then let's do it like this. Sir, let's arrange the relevant matters!"

So, just like that, Zhang Mingwei rushed back immediately, summoned Chen Yuanyuan and others to discuss the addition of the special issue of Shanxi Shang Tonglu in Ming Pao.

It’s also a blessing for Zhang Mingwei, who is a professional scribe and just writes articles. He writes one by one, one by one, and it’s really awesome. The speed and the number of articles make Zhu Mai, Chen Yuanyuan and others feel dumbfounded.

Although the gentleman's words are all in plain language, no one can understand them and not say them. He can also feel the cruelty of Jianlu from the lines of the article, the bravery of the imperial soldiers to kill the enemy, and the Shanxi merchants behind the scenes to support Jianlu for the sake of black money, which brought about the innocent death of many people. These people did not need to die.

In addition, there are also some articles that once again criticized those traitors who surrendered and had a bad influence and brought great adverse effects to the Ming Dynasty. Of course, there were also praises of some loyalty and wise men, such as Lu Xiangsheng, Cao Bianjiao and others, mainly for comparison.

Finally, there are also a small number of articles calling on the court to unite and eliminate betrayal, and the Ming Dynasty would not be able to have such a situation in the end of the chaotic world. If you love your family, you must be patriotic. If your country is good, you will be safe.

That's it, the front page of this special issue of Shanxi Business Tonglu in Ming Pao is the notice and detailed rules about public trials, and the rest are all these articles.

Zhang Mingwei did not ask this special issue to be collected, but distributed it for free, and printed 100,000 copies. Among the million people in the capital, there is basically an average of ten people with one newspaper. The publicity is so great and the influence is so wide, especially in the context of today's public opinion, the effect is really very good.

During the period of waiting for the public trial, everyone in the streets and alleys, and under the bedsides were discussing this matter.

Those who came to the capital from other places at this time naturally participated. Even if they were probably from southerners and were not deeply moved by Jianlu’s cruelty, they would inevitably be affected in such a big public opinion environment.

Just in the lobby of an inn, each table is inseparable from the Shanxi merchants and Tonglu. So, one of them, with a southern accent, a young man said a little impatiently: "Aren't it just some black-hearted businessmen, as for?"

As soon as he said this, he immediately drooled from the next few seats.

"They are not just unhearted? They are heartless!"

"What's not? Try to try your parents being killed and your wife being robbed?"

"Do you know that if these Shanxi merchants had not informed Jianlu, Jianlu would have come into the pass with dark eyes?"

“…”

At the beginning, the young man tried to refute something like "What does this have to do with me? Anyway, Jianlu can't reach Fujian and Guangdong." As a result, it attracted more anger.

"I heard that the Southern Barbarians value profits. Now it seems that they have the potential to be the second-class merchant in Shanxi. If I want to see him, I will arrest him for trial. Maybe he will be another Shanxi merchant."

"Why is it okay? The imperial court collected taxes for building the captives, which did not affect you?"

"The Jianlu caused a thief chaos, and your south side was not affected?"

“…”

Some people even talked and didn't just want to attack, but wanted to hit someone with a fist.

At this moment, the young man became timid and dared not argue anymore, so he quickly left.

This scene was seen by the table of people quietly drinking and eating vegetables in the corner.

After watching the man leave in disgrace, one of them couldn't help but sigh: "I didn't expect that when I came to the capital, I actually encountered such a big deal."

After saying that, he suddenly said with hatred: "The world is in chaos, we are forced..."

"Be careful!" Before he finished speaking, his deskmate stopped him in time.

The man came to his senses and looked around and found that everyone else was discussing the case of the Shanxi merchants and Tonglu, but no one paid attention to them. He breathed a sigh of relief, lowered his voice and said, "Brother's idea still makes sense. The reason for this is not just the court's fault. As the Ming Pao said, if everyone works together, how could such a chaotic world be possible!"

Speaking of this, he poked a companion who was reading Ming Pao with his hand and said, "Or why do you read it for us again, and it seems that there are still a few articles left to read!"

After hearing this, the man nodded and said, "Of course!"

When he spoke, he looked full of admiration. He didn't expect that the Duke of the State had done so many things shortly after leaving the capital. It was so amazing!

Another companion leaned over and whispered: "Will we find a way after the public trial end?"

The first person who spoke to him heard this and nodded for granted, "Absolutely, we can not only see the result of this matter, but also wait for the cooperation of our elder brother to make the best effect."
Chapter completed!