Chapter 135 The Maker of Truth

At night, Beiping was cold and windy, and it was raining heavily. Compared with more than ten years ago, Beiping, the former capital of the Three Dynasties, seems to have declined. After the fall of the Qing Dynasty, millions of flag people were moved out of the city, which seriously damaged the prosperity of the city. Although after more than ten years of development, the city still does not see the prosperity of the past. However, there is a benefit, in many In the eyes of people, especially foreigners, in this city where development seems to be at a standstill, they can always see more oriental colors that they want to see.

Time seems to be a standstill in this city. There are almost no new "imperial buildings" in this city, and Western-style buildings are also rarely seen. Of course, except for the former Dongjiaomin Lane embassy area, as a big city, it still maintains the old appearance of more than a decade ago, which cannot be said to be a A miracle.

This big city in the north has only one attraction for many people, that is, the Forbidden City here, which is the former Forbidden City. Although this Forbidden City is nominally royal, in fact, it is the largest museum in China. A large collection of royal treasures has always attracted at home and abroad. Tourists visit here.

In addition, the city does not seem to be attractive. Of course, for some people, the city has a place that attracts some people. For example, there are several universities in the city, which are first-class universities in China. Perhaps because it is far away from politics and the prosperity of the city, it is more suitable for learning. However, in addition to universities, there are some places that will attract some people.

In the early morning, the west wind stopped, but when the police officer in a navy blue raincoat opened the door of Nanyuan Prison to the field, it rained harder than before. Nanyuan Prison is a military prison. In the past, it used to be a military camp and a centralized guard camp, but now it is a modern military prison.

This military prison covers an area of about 1.1 square kilometers, and the surrounding walls alone are 4 kilometers long. There are 24 warning towers outside the wall. The prison consists of five parts, each of which is surrounded by a high wall, and there is a tall tower to guard. Six years ago, the main part of the prison was originally built here by a construction contractor, but then the engineer was responsible for the whole project.

After the completion of the prison, political prisoners, insurgents and religious prisoners of war were mainly held here. According to the severity of the crime, the prisoners here are not allowed to accept any visits and cut off all contact with the outside world. This situation continues to this day. The prison room here covers an area of about 20 square meters and has a separate bathroom. The prison door is a wooden door with a tin bag. There are "peepholes" above the door and the waist of the toilet and toilet for the sentry to monitor the prisoner for 24 hours.

For safety reasons, the stool is never available, and the bed is the place where the prisoner sits flat. All the permanent surname facilities in the room have been removed from the edges and corners and polished into a circle. Wire, broken glass, ropes and even cloth, and flammable and explosive items - in short, all the tools that may be used to commit murder, commit suicide, and escape from prison are extinct here.

In China, this prison can be said to be one of the highest-level prisons.

At this time, in the passage of a building in Nanyuan Military Prison, a guard soldier pushed a middle-aged man forward.

"Hurry up."

The middle-aged man only wore a blue cloth overalls from the prison and looked out. There is no one on the field surrounded by high brick walls.

"I'll get wet."

When middle-aged people speak, they have a strong Jiangsu accent.

"No, you won't. I've always been nice to you."

With that, the soldier took out a small folding umbrella.

"I'd rather go back to my cell in this weather."

"One hour of activity every day is written in black, and we will lock you up in the other 23 hours. You know, we can't let you have any contact with others."

With that, the soldier pushed the middle-aged man into the rain and locked the door behind him. The middle-aged man opened the button on the folding umbrella. Then he took out a box of cigarettes from his pocket, lit one with a cheap lighter, and then began to walk around the field, leaving him alone.

Strangely, although the cold wind is piercing, walking in the rain makes him refreshed, and the smell of cigarettes is particularly good. Anyway, everything is better than 23 hours of lonely life in a cell. So far, he has struggled for three years, but there are still 17 years waiting for him. Sometimes he feels that he will go crazy when he thinks of the endless years in the future.

However, it is now much better than the first two years. In the first two years, for him, the biggest enemy was not the prison, and he was endlessly lonely. At that time, his guards were ordered not to say a word to him. Compared with the soldiers who are guarding him now, the guards of the investigation bureau are simply It's a robot. For two years, they didn't say a word to him, even if he roared, cursed and scolded everything there, including the emperor, and they ignored him. In the end, after the boundless loneliness, what he learned was to reflect, reflect on his behavior, reflect on everything, and then there was chagrin and boundless regret. .

Maybe, this is retribution!

Sometimes, he would think so, and until a year ago, the supervision of him was relaxed, and the guards of the Bureau of Investigation were replaced by soldiers. The soldiers began to talk to him. Until now, he still remembers what the soldier said to him twelve months ago when his prison door was opened.

"0966 release!"

It was only four words, but it surprised him for a long time, and then the soldier said something again.

"What are you stunned about? Come out quickly!"

Twelve words! When he heard those twelve words, he knew that his fate had begun to change. Maybe he could not have contact the outside world in the future, but at least it would be better than now. Just like half a year ago, he began to be able to read the newspaper, although he knew very well that he used to be a newspaper editor. The freshness of the noodles is more or less "water", but at least he can read the newspaper and watch the newspaper to kill time... Maybe someone will visit him in the future!

I am so looking forward to it.

At this moment, the door opened, and the soldier appeared again.

"Come here, 0966, someone wants to see you."

"Someone wants to see me?"

The middle-aged man can't help but be a little puzzled. After all, he knows about this prison. Maybe all of China knows this prison, but except for the prisoners and guards, no one knows who is locked in it. There is no possibility to visit him. Maybe his family doesn't know that he is here.

"Yes, someone came to see you."

At this time, the middle-aged man was still standing in the rain, with an umbrella on his head. And the soldier added impatiently:

"It's a senior official from Nanjing. You are blessed this time. Maybe it won't take long for you to go out. Why don't you come here quickly?" This prison does not have the kind of visiting hall of an ordinary prison, but has some small rooms. Those rooms are not so much a visiting room, not a interrogation room, but a place for the investigation bureau, the military intelligence bureau and other agencies to interrogate prisoners. At the end of the secondary corridor, the soldiers opened a door. There is a table in the room, a chair at each end, and a huge window with an iron fence on the wall.

The man standing in front of the window and looking outside is in a black and brown new uniform. This is a typical official dress. Surprisingly, although it is raining heavily outside, there is no trace of water on the leg of the man's trousers with his back to him, and there is even no trace of water on his leather shoes. Either he has been here for a long time, or His car drove directly into an indoor parking lot of the prison, and only a few people had this attitude.

"You're here!"

Hearing the sound of opening the door, the man standing by the window turned around. He had a cheerful attitude and looked so amiable. He wore a pair of horned glasses and looked about forty years old.

"It's you!"

The middle-aged man was stunned at first, and then said coldly:

"Long time no see."

"Yes, I haven't seen you for a long time!"

At this time, the visitor turned to the soldier standing at the door, and then said majestically:

"I wonder if you mind going out for a while. I want to talk to him alone?"

"Yes, sir."

With that, the soldier retreated, and the door closed after he withdrew.

Looking at the first person to visit him, the middle-aged man doesn't have much good impression:

"How could it be you? I never thought that I would see you in this place in my life. How about it? Do you want to see how I was forced?

I ignored the other party's ridicule, New Yongjian took out a gold cigarette box from his close pocket and toasted him.

"Twenty years,"

He said to his old friend while cigaretteging, "Old friend, this is your own choice! It has nothing to do with me."

"What trick are you playing, old man?"

The middle-aged man took a look at this old friend. If it weren't for his reason, perhaps he would not have entered the prison at all. He betrayed him. At this time, he stood up. Does he feel that 20 years is not long enough?

"Bit down, old friend! Let me tell you."

I told my old friend to sit down, and New Yongjian continued, "I have a proposal that you can't refuse."

"What will it be? Re-appeal?"

With that, he smiled. The so-called trial is arranged, and everything is carried out according to your majesty's will. What's more, it is not an ordinary court, but a military court that tries him, which is your majesty's means to deal with some people.

"No."

Walking to the window again, New Yongjian looked out, "Do you want to be free?"

"You mean jailbreak?"

Give the other party an idiotic look, not to mention this prison, even an ordinary prison. He doesn't want to do that. It's better to die than to live.

"No, I mean real freedom. Write off the previous crimes.

The words of old friends surprised middle-aged people, and their voices were a little hoarse:

"I'm willing to do anything for this, anything."

"Of course, I think you will. But this is not all the benefits. If you want, then you can not only be free, but also restore everything in the past..."

After a pause, New Yongjian continued.

"It may even include your lordhood, my friend!"

"Ah..."

Looking at the old friends in front of him in surprise, the middle-aged people looked incredible. He whispered, "Well, what do I have to do? Is it to kill, or..."

In response to the old friend, New Yongjian's heart is sad, and some people will always change here.

"You don't kill anyone, and you can't kill it. You are a good friend, but you don't have the courage to kill people. I promise you. But let me ask you a question first?"

"Well, you said..."

When answering, the middle-aged man's eyes became hot. It was a desire for freedom. Perhaps, when he occasionally remembered, 17 years passed in the blink of an eye, and now, his old friend gave him another choice. He could not only be free now, but also get everything he had lost in the past. Such a ** in front of him can't help but make him excited and even excited. If it weren't for the unwillingness to be too excited in front of old friends, maybe he would really laugh and even howl to vent the excitement in his heart. However, he also knew that such a condition was placed on him. In front of him, he also needs to do something for it. Just like now, the problem of an old friend may be directly related to his freedom.

"I remember that when you were presiding over the newspaper, you knew which newspaper it was."

"Yes?"

Nodded, and the middle-aged man's face showed some pride at this time. In this prison, several people knew that he was the editor-in-chief of the Guangfu Daily. Maybe the newspaper was gone now, but in his opinion, the newspaper changed a lot of things, and the newspaper sounded a full horn. It also encouraged countless benevolent people to devote themselves to the great cause of national restoration, as said in the history book - without the early Restoration News to spread the idea of national restoration, there would be no smooth battle of restoration later.

And he, Li Zhiping, is the editor-in-chief of the newspaper that changed history!

"You once said that public opinion can be used and controlled, and the people..."

At this time, New Yongjian laughed, but there was a trace of doubt in his smile.

"The people are ignorant! As long as it is immediately guided and encouraged by public opinion, the people can use it. Even if it is wrong, after continuous repetition, it will become the truth for the ignorant people.

"This..."

Li Zhiping hesitated but didn't know how to answer his old friend's question. Why was he sentenced to 20 years in prison? Why were you imprisoned in such a prison? Why did he suffer all this now? Perhaps, others don't know, but he himself knows very well that it is someone's fear of him!

Who is afraid of him?

It's Your Majesty!

Because Your Majesty knows a fact better than anyone else - the people are ignorant! Even in terms of propaganda, your majesty can be said to be his teacher, but in the end, through continuous practice, he is out of the blue. Originally, if he can keep it at ease, he may get a lifetime of glory, but in the end, his mind has changed and he tends to be republican, which directly leads to the eyes. The betrayal of this old friend and everything that followed.

"There is a sentence that if a lie is repeated a thousand times, it becomes the truth. The reason why the people are ignorant is that the people have limited channels to understand the event. They need to use various channels to understand it. Therefore, as long as they master some channels, the truth can be fabricated. Of course, as long as it is not too far away. Spectrum, if..."

After a moment of sinking, Li Zhiping added another sentence.

"If you can control all open channels, then even the more outrageous things will become the truth!"

He nodded, and New Yongjian took a look at Li Zhiping and said.

"That's right. I remember that you spread a lot of rumors in the newspaper, and as a result, almost everyone believed it.

"That's because the Qing Dynasty has lost faith in the people for many years, so the people would rather believe the rumors! And there are also some particulars in creating rumors. For example, in the incident of flag soldiers killing Han, did the flag soldiers kill Han people? Yes, this is for sure, so, next, the place where you need to do the article is more and less articles. Anyway, as long as you pinch it well, this is warm fire, you can't go to the fire..."

When referring to what he is good at, Li Zhiping always seems to have endless words. Even in the past two years, in the face of loneliness of no one talking, he has thought about the past and reflected on some mistakes in his technique. Of course, it was just to pass the time, and now, he realizes that the The reason why an old friend gave him these promises may be that he hopes to make use of his expertise.

Do old friends need him? No, it should be Your Majesty, but why does Your Majesty need him?

Recalling everything I saw in the newspaper, in Li Zhiping's opinion, His Majesty does not need him now. The reason is very simple. The situation in China is not beyond Your Majesty's control at all, but why?

The reason is not the most important thing, the most important thing is freedom! As long as he can be free, even if it is a deal with the devil, he is willing! As long as he can be given freedom. As long as His Majesty gives him freedom, he will be willing to be your Majesty's loyal dog and will never betray Your Majesty again.

"...In a word, if you want to indulge in public opinion, you must understand the truth of public opinion. The truth of public opinion is controlled by the public opinion. In the final analysis, it is still controlled by people. For the public opinion community, they may promise that they can remain impartial and immediately and speak freely for the so-called justice, but the facts For the public opinion. For a while, they shouted injustice, but for a while, they shouted for interest. Why, it's still people's weird..."

Looking at his old friend and seeing that he seemed to be very interested, he continued.

"Well, in a word, it doesn't matter whether it is the truth or not. The question is whether you can tell them a truth and find a way to make them accept it. This is the most important thing. Of course, this is a knowledge, not a knowledge that everyone can do!"

When Li Zhiping emphasized this, New Yongjian smiled, and then he looked at his old friend and said.

"Old friend, are you interested in creating some truths?"

(to be continued)