The Overlord of the Red Mansion

Chapter 314 Gossip Newspaper
Jia Rong rested for a day in Central Asia Province. In addition to checking the condition of the aircraft and refueling, he also inquired about and gave instructions on local work.

While Jia Rong was busy, a meeting was taking place in the capital.

Today is not the day for court attendance, so apart from the two Empress Dowagers, only more than a hundred officials came to attend the emergency meeting.

Empress Shengren sat behind the screen, making arrangements for the people standing outside.

"It's no secret that His Majesty is going on tour. It's okay to tell people outside. I think His Majesty's plane will take a while to run when it takes off. From now on, people are not allowed to walk around the square outside the Holy Palace."

The right prime minister agreed: "As you wish."

Empress Shengren said, "I don't want to mix newspapers together. I heard there are many kinds of court reports. So we should separate them. One is the royal newspaper for the royal family, one is the internal newspaper for officials, and the other is the current affairs newspaper for the civilian businessmen and scholars."

After hearing this, Zuo Xiang asked, "This is easy to handle, but it is difficult to arrange the official position."

Jia Rong lives in the Holy Palace, so Jia Yuanchun is the Queen of the Holy Palace.

Although the empress of the previous dynasty also lived in the Holy Palace, she was not considered Jia Rong's biological wife. It would be inappropriate for Jia Rong to make her a concubine if he took the empress of the previous emperor as his concubine, so he also gave her a position as empress.

After all, she was inheriting the throne and the country, and she couldn't let someone else be the empress dowager, so she could only continue to be the queen.

Empress Shengren was more suitable to be an empress than Empress Shenggong, but she was still inferior to the ministers in the court in politics.

"Is there any problem with the official position? Just give him a ninth-rank official position." Empress Shengren thought it was just a newspaper and there was no need to make so much effort.

The two prime ministers did not say a word, so the Minister of Personnel, who was in charge of the appointment of officials, came out to explain.

"Reporting to the Queen, it is difficult to arrange the position of the chief officer of this newspaper."

"The newspapers will record important court events and matters concerning the future. This is the job of the historians."

"Newspapers will also publish the emperor's decrees, as well as some comments and documentary events. This is what the Imperial Academy is responsible for."

"Some things and publications can monitor officials and impeach illegal behavior. This is the job of the censors of the Inspectorate."

"Newspapers can also spread knowledge and be responsible for cultural dissemination, which is equivalent to the job of the president of the academy."

"Plus, the original editor-in-chief's matter will involve multiple departments."

Empress Shengren immediately understood what the ministers meant.

"Then we'll talk about it after His Majesty comes back."

"According to the order."

Only Jia Rong could appoint officials at will and transfer a group of people from various departments to form new departments.

Just like the Meteorological Department, as the emperor, Jia Rong can do these things according to his own preferences.

But it was different for Empress Shengren. Even if she was ruling the country from behind the scenes, she could not be involved in the appointment and operation of specific departments.

If I transfer people directly to a new department, what will their future salary be like? What will their future prospects be like? Will they be able to go back?
These problems are not something the Queen can solve.

No matter how casual Jia Rong is, what he says is a guarantee, and it only takes a word to transfer personnel to form a new department.

If Empress Shengren did this, no one would believe that she had such power and would just think that these women were messing around.

For example, the Censor of the Inspectorate, the Editor of the Hanlin Academy, the Dean of the Library, the Historian... these are all people with power, prospects and responsibilities. Who would want to ruin his bright future with a woman!
Even if her intentions and ideas are good, she is not qualified and others will not listen.

Not only did Empress Shengren lack such power, but the Left and Right Prime Ministers also did not have the ability to form a new department.

People with great power can do whatever they want in their own department, but if they want to set up a new department with their former subordinates, they are courting death.

Some things are indeed fine as long as no one reports them, but this is the court... so many eyes are watching.

Except for Jia Rong, the emperor, no one else can exercise this cross-departmental dispatch power.

Although Empress Shengren's suggestion was shelved, the civilian newspapers still published it without permission. On the first day, the capital's newspapers said: "Magnificent! The Holy Emperor took a plane and traveled 5,000 kilometers in ten hours to reach the Central Asian Province!"

The next day, Jizhou newspaper reported: "The Holy Emperor went on tour, flying ten thousand miles in half a day!"

On the third day, Jiangning newspaper published an article titled "Ascension in broad daylight, the Holy Emperor ascends with his daughter! Traveling across the vast country!"

Songjiang Daily on the fourth day: "The Holy Emperor is busy every day! The Imperial Concubine ascends to heaven!"

Due to the lack of supervision, unscrupulous businessmen began to play tricks in order to sell newspapers, and the tabloids that were farther away dared to make up stories.

Ordinary people couldn't imagine what an airplane looked like, and there happened to be a legend about the ancient Yellow Emperor ascending to heaven, so they just put it on.

The people in the west were somewhat restrained because they knew that Jia Rong had taken a plane.

When the news spread further south, some people were horrified to find that the emperor was dead?!
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Jia Rong had originally planned to set off after a day’s rest, but the plane had a problem and needed to be repaired, so he was delayed for a few more days. He enjoyed some exotic beauties and delicacies before setting off again.

Elizabeth quickly and consciously walked to the plane with the rope, and followed Jia Rong to the plane by stepping on the piled stools and tables.

Jia Rong entered the driver's seat and sat down. Elizabeth put her hands on the side of the cabin and slowly entered the seat cabin, holding the rope and looking at the Holy Emperor in front of her.

"Your Majesty, I can't tie myself up."

Jia Rong also didn't want the woman's body shaking and getting in the way, after all, sometimes the plane would rotate while flying.

"Okay." Jia Rong stood up, walked over, stood in front of the seated Elizabeth, and tied up the thirty-year-old busty princess.

After the preparations were completed, the glass cover was closed and the engine was started under the watchful eyes of a group of inexperienced civil and military officials and foreign merchants.

The engine was roaring and scary black smoke was coming out of the exhaust pipe.

Soon the black smoke was replaced by erupting flames, and the air seemed to be distorted.

The huge thrust made the plane start to move forward slowly.

Moved!!
The Governor quickly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I respectfully send you off! Long live the Majesty!"

Everyone knelt down to bid farewell to Jia Rong.

The female official who had been favored by Jia Rong before also knelt at the entrance of the hall with her fellow women to bid farewell to this supreme and majestic man.

Amid the deafening roar, few people have the courage to resist.

The sound made by the giant steel object could be heard for more than ten kilometers, and the entire city was shrouded in its roar.

The cattle, sheep and other livestock were terrified and the babies were crying incessantly.

Especially when the plane soared into the sky, it did not leave directly, but circled above everyone's heads!

It flew several hundred meters above their heads. The strong gust of wind blew away the clothes hangers. Especially when the huge body flew over their heads, everyone was shrouded in great terror.

The huge body, the deafening roar, when the black shadow passed over the heads of many people at close range, the natives who had never seen the world were scared to death and became insane.

Jia Rong, who had no morals or conscience, played for a few minutes before flying away contentedly.

Elizabeth was equally immoral. Looking at the tiny ants on the ground, the kneeling men and women, and the shop tents blown away by the plane, she felt an unprecedented sense of satisfaction.

It is a wonderful experience of being high above others, being different from others, and dominating the life and death of others.

"Your Majesty! I love you!!" Elizabeth boldly confessed to Jia Rong.

Jia Rong laughed loudly, "Hahaha! How much do you love me?"

Because of the loud noise from the plane, Elizabeth didn't hear clearly, but even if she heard it, she would have happily agreed.

(End of this chapter)