Chapter 227 Manipulating Public Opinion
If there is anything that fails in Chinese history, it is that there are two places that were occupied very early, but eventually become independent countries. Many powerful enemies disappeared from history, but they made the two little shrimps become spirits. This has to be said to be a satire of Chinese history.
Among them, Vietnam rebelled from time to time, and finally waited for the Song Dynasty, which was not known for its martial arts. At least it was a personal hard work that encountered the historical process, and there was nothing to say. However, the three Koreans pushed the border towards the Central Plains little by little by little by little, and finally caused China to lose the Korean Peninsula during the Ming Dynasty.
It can be said that in Chinese history, he has never suffered such a big loss except for encountering Emperor and Russia. After all, the Imperial and Russia are imperialist powers, and there is nothing to say whether they are hard or not. However, after being eroded from the Korean Peninsula, they actually suffered losses from such a weak opponent, which is somewhat unreasonable.
Because of the weak strength of the Sanhan tribe, Sima Ji did not pay too much attention at the beginning. He originally wanted to completely solve the problems within the Central Plains and would free up his hands to destroy them. But since God has warned him, if he doesn't take advantage of such a good opportunity, wouldn't he be sorry for God if he doesn't take action?
If you want to deal with an opponent of the Sanhan level, if you are taking the Murong family to send troops together, Sima Ji himself feels a little embarrassed. This battle can be solved by himself, and there is no need to use fake hands.
Sima Ji is just giving He Long a reminder, don’t be caught off guard when he arrives in Luoyang.
What Sima Ji needs to do now is to create public opinion and erase the possibility of auspiciousness from heaven, so that the people of the Jin Dynasty think that the appearance of meteors this time is actually a warning from heaven to the Jin Dynasty.
Is this useful? Of course it is useful? The Jin Dynasty itself lacks destiny, and there are many internal military towns. At present, the dynasty is still a woman. In all aspects, they lack soft power, so they pay special attention to this kind of thing.
The prohibition of folk research on astronomy and the concentration of all astronomical research in the hands of the government itself started with Sima Yan. Doesn’t this prove the importance that the Jin Dynasty attached to this point?
Soon Sima Ji began to make relevant preparations. As a department for observing astronomy, the Taishi Bureau must have observed the appearance of meteors, unless it was raining in Luoyang at that time, even if it rained, it could be passed on word of mouth to Luoyang.
Now he would have better wait until the public opinion fermented. Luoyang would naturally find him, the general of Zhendong, because no king or prince can reuse it further north. The one that can be used and most suitable is Sima Ji himself.
After two days, he sent off the Dongyi Captain He Long, and Sima Ji began to go to Yanshan again to see how the Great Wall was repaired. However, this time he went with Youzhou Governor Xu Meng. Xu Meng was extremely concerned about the renovation of the Great Wall, just as Sima Ji was extremely concerned about the expansion of Jicheng. In his opinion, once the repair work was completed, it would be equivalent to establishing an unparalleled contribution.
"Once the Youzhou Great Wall is completed, Your Highness and I can rest assured!" Looking at the construction team surging, Xu Meng was full of energy. As for the living conditions of the prisoners of war in Goguryeo, he didn't care so much.
Restless? Sima Ji sounded a little harsh. He didn't like this adjective very much. Does the governor of Youzhou attach too much importance to the Great Wall and the dynasty that attaches too much importance to defensive facilities seem to have a bad ending.
Too head-on was like the Han and Tang dynasties, and finally self-destruction, and the army under his command eventually became the main force of turmoil in the Central Plains. However, Song and Ming, which attached too much importance to defense, were killed by foreign enemies. Sima Ji always felt that the dynasties after the Tang Dynasty were generally conservative. Chinese history has always been against Vietnam, so it did it in the Song Dynasty.
The situation in the Ming Dynasty can only be said to be better in the Song Dynasty, mainly because the previous two emperors were quite eye-catching. After the Battle of Tumubao, they also had a defensive posture. All the buffer land north of the Great Wall was abandoned and they defended the front line of the Great Wall.
"Governor, the Great Wall is useful, but don't put all your hopes on it. No matter at any time, whether it is offense or defense, we must be able to play ourselves, and we cannot base ourselves on defense. Temporary defense is also for better offense." Sima Ji had to remind him, but he felt that his words were a bit redundant.
Once the Northeast is taken into account, the threat of the front grassland will be reduced by most. If the Western Regions are in hand, both east and west will be advantageous, so that the grassland forces will not become a fatal threat. Once this grand strategy is successful, the pressure on the front line of the Great Wall will be reduced a lot, so it is not necessary to argue with Xu Meng about the function of the Great Wall at this time.
Xu Meng did not refute Sima Ji's statement, nor did he mean to argue, because it was also meaningless. The King of Yan did not deny the role of the Great Wall. If the repair work was ordered to be suspended, he might have been theoretically with Sima Ji, but now it is completely unnecessary.
"With the Great Wall, it's better than nothing. As for what role the Great Wall can play, it depends on people. If the King of Yan is willing to take the initiative, can't the Great Wall form a stable rear?" Xu Meng said with a smile.
"I thought the governor was too dependent on defense, and it was because I was wrong!" Sima Ji also apologized quickly. The Han and Tang dynasties, where the gentry clans existed, were undoubtedly an extroverted country. They were replaced by a more stable civil servant to govern the country. However, the gentry clans became introverted, but the existence of the gentry clans became unstable in the country, which was really a headache.
Luoyang, the capital, gathered talents from all over the world. The people in the city have been talking about the meteors in the sky these days. Just like Sima Ji estimated, it did not rain that night. The meteors from the northeast were seen by many people, and some remarks also arise, which are nothing more than two remarks: auspiciousness from the sky and warning from heaven.
However, driven by those who are interested, the possibility of warning from God was accepted by more people. Moreover, the earthquake in the capital did not last long. The earthquake at the emperor's feet made many people feel uneasy and panic in their hearts.
"The Taishi Bureau observed that the meteor came from the northeast and ran across the sky." Zhang Hua reported to Jia Nanfeng in the palace, "There are also people in Jizhou, Yanzhou, and Bingzhou who have seen this scene. People are talking about it."
Jia Nanfeng's face looked very ugly. This year's earthquake in the capital made her very passive. Now there are meteors running across the sky. The two things add up to make her anxious. You don't need to think about it and know that many people must have a small plan in their hearts. But what she is most anxious now is that her little daughter is sick, and I wonder if it has anything to do with meteors?
Chapter completed!