Lubu Feijie, who conquered the Burmese army, did not take a boat. Instead, he first went to Yunnan and then traveled across the entire empire on horseback.
Wherever Lubu went, every post station and city knew that the imperial Burmese army had won a great victory and killed the leader of Burma. The unruly chieftains of all sizes in the south became much more honest after the news reached the mountains, making it much easier for local officials to govern.
The "Empire Nanjing Daily" subsequently published an editorial, explaining to the people the reasons for the conquest of Burma and analyzing the pros and cons - it was nothing more than protecting the homeland and defending the country and keeping the enemy at bay.
After years of cultivating nationalist literature and newspaper propaganda, the cities in the southern part of the empire with higher literacy rates developed strong national cohesion. Moreover, the Burma Army did not mobilize the entire South China like the three expeditions to Luchuan during the Yingzong period. Guns, artillery, and ammunition were all transferred from the capital. Yunnan could easily handle the food and grass for the 10,000-person new army. As for the 50,000 people who followed them, It was originally a mixture of Yunnan local soldiers and chieftain soldiers, and it did not cost much extra food.
Therefore, Jiangnan, which did not feel the pressure of war, was happy to see the new army attack Burma and achieve a great victory. Occasionally there were comments in newspapers, such as: "The land cannot be inhabited, and the people cannot be used. How can I be more lenient with the ax and money to make my feathers dance?" and "The king's master must not leave lightly, and the barbarian nature must not be taught suddenly." "The ground is dangerous and cannot be used in large numbers, and guest soldiers cannot be flooded for a long time" and so on, which were immediately refuted by organized rebuttal articles.
The most powerful article in Nanjing Daily refuting the theory of futility of land expansion came from Wang Shizhen. He and Feng Bangning, the proprietor of Nanjing Daily, have been friends for eight years and have become good buddies. Because the five children of the Wang family who were exiled to the Northeast were brought back by Feng Bangning.
The emperor must grant a general amnesty to the world during his wedding, and Zhu Yijun cannot be too unconventional. However, for the sake of the seriousness of the law, amnesty is limited to those over forty-five years old and who have not committed heinous crimes. Those who were exiled by the Wang family were all young people and were not included in the scope.
In desperation, Wang Shizhen found Feng Bangning. Feng Bangning asked his godfather Li Xiushan, and sent people to do something unknown in the Northeast. Several members of the Wang family were released. After this incident, the two Wang Shizhen brothers were grateful to Feng Bangning to the bone.
Wang Shizhen, who had completely lost the possibility of political progress, experienced a great change in his family, and sought psychological comfort and balance in Taoism and Buddhism. In particular, I became a disciple of Tan Yangzi and published many articles on the relationship between Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. I felt that I was already on par with the sages in terms of thought, and my reputation among the southern scholars was even better than before.
Although Wang Xianzhe is awesome, Boss Feng is his nemesis. As he published more and more articles in the "Nanjing Daily" and his family sought more and more help from Feng Bangning in various aspects such as buying land and rescuing people, he himself fell deeper and deeper into the hands of Feng Bao's nephew.
In the fourth year of Wanli, Feng Bangning suggested that Wang Shizhen revise "The Legend of the Phoenix" and take advantage of the prosperity of Kun Opera to push his own literary name up the list. Of course Wang Shizhen was happy. Like Feng Bao, he hated Zhang Juzheng to the core. As for writing articles about Li Yangqiu and satirizing world affairs, these were Wang Shizhen's special skills. Feng Bao didn't need to mention him through Feng Bangning.
After Zhang Wenming was assassinated, Wang Shizhen almost died of fright. The assassin sang "Feng Ming Ji" and killed Zhang Juzheng's father. The whole Wang family might have to be buried with Mr. Zhang. When the white terror spread across the country, the political metaphors contained in "The Legend of the Phoenix" were also extended and explored infinitely - Wang Shizhen dared to swear to the sky, and the scholars' reading and understanding of "The Legend of the Phoenix" was absolutely beyond the standard!
However, since the Wang family hit rock bottom, they seemed to have a protective shield around them. During the time when Jin Yiwei was searching the world, no one even came to ask Wang Shizhen for questioning. While he heaved a sigh of relief, he became increasingly unclear about the forces behind Feng Bangning - although Li Xiushan's ability could protect him, he was not even exaggerating in his questions.
Therefore, Wang Shizhen had no objection to Feng Bangning's instructions. In fact, his thoughts are almost metaphysical in terms of level, and he naturally believes that war, land and wealth are all nonsense. But after receiving Feng Bangning's message, Wang Shizhen accepted it smoothly and without any resistance. He even felt that he was a patriot and it was natural to advocate war.
This is the importance of the mouthpiece, and it is also the greatest confidence that Zhu Yijun dared to change the law after taking office. Although the new army can suppress the rebellion, Zhu Yijun does not want the changes to trigger rebellion or even civil war. Therefore, if you master the weapon of public opinion, you can control most of the people's hearts.
Therefore, Feng Bao was still able to keep his leader after Wu Zhi crossed the line. On the one hand, what Feng Bao did objectively promoted the reform of the Ding You system; on the other hand, it also provided Zhu Yijun with the moral high ground to eliminate opponents of the reform; finally , Feng Bao is indeed indispensable in terms of grasping public opinion and people's hearts in Jiangnan.
Of course, Feng Bao thought he was doing it without anyone noticing, so he was devastated after Zhu Yijun exposed it. And after going through "Death", he has completely understood the consequences of crossing the line.
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As Lubu Feijie moved north, information about Myanmar among the people in the south and south of the Yangtze River also spread on a large scale following the reports of war reporters: "Myanmar is rich in gold and jade and is rich in rice." If you want to get rich, go to Myanmar; if you want to be full, you can also go there Myanmar. It is said that because of the hot weather, there are edible sweet fruits growing on the trees there all year round. Even if you are a lazy man, you will not die of hunger.
As a result, some poor people in the south who did not dare to make up their mind to immigrate because of the cold weather in the Northeast began to think of migrating to Myanmar. Later, a more attractive statement also appeared: because the Burmese rulers had been engaged in military warfare for decades, most of the Burmese men died on the battlefield. The entire Toungoo dynasty had more women than men. As long as the Han children were willing to settle down, they could have one wife and two concubines. Getting Started - If you are strong and healthy, you can marry ten or eight people without any gift money.
Now all the bachelor men who heard the news were moved. Because there were so many people but so little land, the population imbalance caused by the drowning of female infants for many years finally had a solution. People everywhere who spread the news about Myanmar are so excited that they wish they could just abandon their wives and live happily ever after:
"Well, these Burmese men are blessed. They only work on fighting wars and building houses. They don't do any work in the fields. Women do it."
“Women here also do field work, it’s not that big of a deal.”
"You don't have a wife, but you have three wives to take care of you, two of them work in the fields, and one of them is used to give birth to a baby. Isn't that beautiful?"
"Hey, you seem very pretty when you say that. How about giving your yellow-faced woman to me? You can marry three of them, and I want one."
"Wow, I said you looked at my wife for something wrong. You must have taken aim at me a long time ago! I will kill you!"
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Of course, this kind of casual talk cannot lead to practical actions. As Zhang Juzheng and Zhu Yijun, who have returned to Beijing, judged, the Chinese will never leave their homeland. Except for war and famine, Chinese people will never leave the land of their ancestors, and no matter how far they have traveled, those who leave their hometown will always want to return to their roots - to be buried under their parents' graves.
The emperor Zhang Juzheng successively issued endless decrees such as "burial", "sacrifice", "shadowing of children and grandchildren", etc. He returned to the capital in a high-profile manner on the grounds that ministers should not be subjected to undue courtesy - he was sitting upright. It is a large sedan chair given by the emperor and carried by thirty-two people. From north to south, the officialdom and the people have been cleaned up. In addition to fawning over Zhang Juzheng, there is not even a single naysayer.
Of course, just because Zhang Juzheng didn't meet him doesn't mean he didn't exist in the imperial court. After Zhang Juzheng returned to Beijing, he received the title of Minister of Dali Temple, and the impeachment memorial for Brother Hai Rui, who was conducting the final judgment in Xi'an, also arrived.
Although Hai Rui was doing heavy mobile work as Supreme Court, his spirit of responsibility to the emperor and love for the people gradually declined. If there is anything wrong or inappropriate in governance, there will be an impeachment memorial.
When Zhang Juzheng's father was assassinated, Hai Rui first sent a letter of consolation. Then the emperor made a big deal out of Zhang Juzheng's case. Hai Rui immediately wrote a letter to advise the emperor not to act blindly and wrongly accuse people.
After Zhang Juzheng's father's case came to an end, Zhang Juzheng returned to Beijing in a high-profile manner in a sedan carried by 32 people. Hai Rui knew that another round of artillery fire was directed at Zhang Juzheng. Zhang Juzheng was very happy to see Hai Rui's bullet - this Only then can we successfully push away the emperor's grace.
When Zhang Juzheng returned to Beijing, the Chinese New Year was just a few days away. After meeting Zhu Yijun, Zhang Juzheng thanked him in various ways, and Zhu Yijun expressed his condolences repeatedly without giving any details. The first serious matter the two discussed was Myanmar. After all, it was a major national issue that could not be ignored in the slightest.
Zhu Yijun smiled and said: "I never expected that the battle would go so smoothly. Not only did I easily encounter the main force of the Burmese army, but I also killed Mang Yinglong in one battle. As a result, the previously planned Burma strategy will have to be adjusted."
Zhang Juzheng nodded in agreement, and first congratulated the emperor for his great blessings, so that he could be better than thousands of miles away. Then he said: "Previously, the imperial court only reiterated its teachings and stabilized the authority of the golden red card of three declarations and six comforts. It had no idea of occupying its territory and destroying its country. Now that he no longer has the main force, he must carefully consider what to do. It’s better to manipulate this Burma.”
