Royal Road

Chapter 355 Public opinion

After a busy day, the idle officials sat in groups in twos and threes. Not only one started: “Now that Duke Liang is the king, we are under the rule of King Zhao!”

“Ah! King Zhao? Had it been sealed to Jun Zhao?” The speaker seemed to have relatives in Jizhou, who had quite extensive knowledge and knew what Zhao Jun said.

The other side immediately showed a timidity and coughed: “As it should be… But it is rumored that the emperor seems to have been usurped by someone…”

There was an uproar on the side of the lower body, and someone said, “Didn’t it mean that King Langya succeeded to the throne?”

“It’s the king of Langya! Haven’t you heard of’the cow following the horse’? This is what the “Xuanshi Tu” said. It is said that the king and concubine Xian Langya got into a gang with a small official surnamed Niu and gave birth to this kind of evil. There is no royal blood at all! Now that he has usurped the throne again, is this Dajin still the original Dajin?” The man said that he had a nose and eyes, and vowed.

Someone sighed: “No wonder there will be a winter drought last year. It turned out to be the culprit! Fortunately, we are under the jurisdiction of King Zhao, those in Jiangzuo, who are pitiful…”

“Isn’t it!” Everyone nodded. What about the court in the south? Is it comparable to a Buddha? Alas, is this great promotion counted as being taken by a treacherous man?

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A group of children hopped around on bamboo horses, and some people sang, “The horse is dead, the calf will take its place, and the sky will fall!”

The song is catchy here, although I don’t understand what it means, but the children still yell and laugh. A woman listened and hurriedly asked her servant to catch her child back, and carefully told him not to sing this ballad again. However, one person can stop, how many ignorant children are there?

Just like a wind that could not be stopped, all the rumors spread to Jianye Imperial City.

“Have you found out who spread the rumors?!” These days, Sima Rui couldn’t sleep at night, distraught.

At the time of Emperor Xuan’s time, there was a saying in “Xuanshi Tu” that “the cow succeeded the horse”, which caused the Emperor Xuan to deeply fear the Niu family, and even killed his trusted general Niu Jin. Unexpectedly, a few decades later, someone actually implicated this rumor with his mother consort Xiahou.

How does this excuse? ! Just mentioning it, it humiliated the parents!

But it is troublesome to not distinguish. Prophecy is no better than others and can shake people’s hearts. Didn’t the “three horses eat one trough” at that time also make him the world of Sima? Now that Niu succeeded in the horse, there are still “Liang” words, which is simply unpredictable!

In addition to prophecies. The old stories about Sima’s seizure are also very uproarious. What Xuan Emperor pretended to be sick, deceived the envoys, and killed Cao Shuang. What Emperor Wen seized power caused Cao Mao, the noble township official, to denounce “Sima Zhao’s heart is known to passers-by.” How can you spread this out? However, when Sima was in power, he could kill courtiers, making people afraid to speak up. But now, he hastily succeeded to the throne and his foundation is unstable. How can he stop the crowd?

The thief Liang Feng has already become king, will he be far from becoming the emperor? However, in the past few months, there are not many gentry who have abandoned the Northland. However, many scholars sent their sons back to their hometowns and voted for the state. These nobles can only win in, but cannot be severely punished. How much prestige does his emperor still have?

Is it really in his hands to lose the world?

No, nothing will happen! Sima Rui took the hand of Director Wang: “Maohong wants to help the widow to eradicate the rebels!”

Director Wang has now officially worshiped General Hussein, served as Yangzhou governor, added a regular attendant, led the book superintendent, and recorded book affairs. It can be said to be the head of all the courtiers in the DPRK.

Facing the emperor’s plea, Wang Dao said softly: “Your Majesty, don’t worry. Now, as a relative and virtuous minister and a villain, I re-use the Sanwu family. As long as Jianye is stable, one day I will be able to settle the chaos in the north. My brothers will also do so. Do your best to help your Majesty recover the mountains and rivers.”

Yes, the Sanwu Clan will not care about the Northland. Now that he has a foothold in Jiangdong, these southerners must be reused. He has ascended the throne, Sima’s Zhengshuo has not changed. As long as Jiangdong is stable, troops will be dispatched to conquer the chaotic party!

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Although he has become king, Liang Feng is not as eager to change his capital as Liu Yuan. If you want to be the emperor in good faith, you must stand on a righteous standpoint. He didn’t mean to pretend to Cao Wei or Liu Han. How to guide public opinion and create conditions for ascending the throne has become the most critical issue.

And this problem is actually not difficult to solve. Just because his opponent was too unbearable.

Sima’s improper position will be unknown to future generations. This is a bad thing that was written in the history books and was fired for hundreds of years in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms. In the face of such a dynasty, as long as it is a normal person, he can step on a few feet. Not to mention that Sima Yi killed Cao Shuang, Sima Zhao killed Cao Mao, and only Sima Yanli was a idiot who took the throne and caused chaos in the world for more than ten years.

If Sima was not in the right position, how could there be natural disasters such as droughts, floods, locust plagues, solar eclipses, etc. in turn? In the same way, if the Sima clan was originally a troubled courtier and thieves, and only talked about filial piety but not loyalty, how could there be a situation in which kings usurped power and continued misfortune? Now that Sima had fled to the South, the high-pressure lid that had been pressed on the heads of the scholars for fifty or sixty years finally revealed cracks. It was easy to spread something.

What’s more, Zhang Bin also found the exhortation of “the cow succeeded the horse”. The use of prophecies to rebel is a tradition since ancient times. Sima Rui was not a protagonist, and conspired to usurp the throne. Isn’t it the best time to slander the blood? In this way, is the little court in the south still Zheng Shuo?

In addition to continuing to discredit Sima, Shinhwa itself is also an indispensable work. Alien and Qiyu have always been the standard equipment for emperors, without a double pupil and long arms, and rebirth in a dream, how am I ashamed to claim to be the emperor? And the legend of Liu Bang killing the white snake can inspire the respect of the world.

A lot of auras have been hung on Liang Feng, but Buddhism alone is not enough, there must be Tao, and there is an emperor of heaven.

The work of public opinion is carried out in an orderly manner, and other matters must not be neglected. After two years of encirclement and suppression, Qingzhou finally drove the difficult fellow Cao Yi to Xuzhou, letting him harm Sima Rui’s territory. It is only a matter of time before we have Qingzhou and Jizhou to encircle Yanzhou.

Maybe in another year, Yanzhou will return to its territory.

But he can’t wait to take up the Northland before he becomes the throne.

“When you decide the capital, you should choose Luoyang!”

For the capital of the new dynasty, many courtiers also had advice. Since it is called the Kingdom of Zhao, whether it is the current base area of ​​Jinyang or the increasingly prosperous city of Ye, they are all options. But Liang Feng has no plans to go step by step. Since he has set his capital, he must be in the king’s city! And Beidi, is there anything more suitable than Luoyang?

Luoyang has ruled the world since the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, and the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Cao Wei Dynasty, and the Western Jin Dynasty set their capitals here. Although it was attacked by the Huns for a while, the king’s city was still there, and there were eight gates to guard it. As long as the defenders are strong, they are infallible! After establishing the capital of Luoyang, it is also very convenient to go north to Jinyang and east to Yecheng. By then, the two main lines, both land and water, will be completed, which will also be able to fully withstand the disturbance of foreign enemies. When Chang’an is subdued, most of the three buildings will be surrounded, and it will be all right.

How can Liang Feng miss such a city of emperor?

The weather is getting colder, and as October is about to end, all preparations are finally completed. After getting in the car, Liang Feng drove to Luoyang with great strength.