Royal road

After a busy day, the idle servants sat in a group in twos and threes.It's not just which one started: "Now that Duke Liang is the king, we are under the rule of King Zhao!"

"Ah! King Zhao? Could it be that he was sealed in Zhaojun?" The person who spoke seemed to be a relative of Jizhou, with extensive knowledge and knowledge of Zhaojun's theory.

The other person immediately showed timidity and coughed: "It should be so... But it is rumored that the emperor seems to have been usurped..."

There was an uproar at the side, and someone said: "Didn't you say that King Langya will succeed to the throne?"

"Because it is the king of Langya! Haven't you heard of 'the cow following the horse'? This is what is said in the "Xuanshi Tu". There is no royal blood at all! Now that he has usurped the throne, is this Great Jin still the original Great Jin?" The man said with a nose and eyes, and he swore firmly.

Someone sighed: "No wonder there was a winter drought last year. It turned out to be the fault of thieves! Fortunately, we are under King Zhao, those people in Jiangzuo are the poor ones..."

"That's right!" Everyone nodded.What about the imperial court in the south?Comparable to the Buddha?It's a pity that this great Jin was taken by traitors?

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A group of children rode bamboo horses to and fro, and someone sang happily: "The big horse dies, the calf replaces it, and the sky collapses!"

The song here is catchy, although I don't understand what it means, but the children are still yelling and laughing.A woman heard this, and hurriedly asked her servants to bring her child back, and carefully told him not to sing this song again.However, if one person can stop it, how many ignorant children are there in the north and south of the river?

Like an unstoppable wind, 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, worried.

When Emperor Xuan was in power, there was a saying in the "Xuanshitu" that "the cow follows the horse", which made Emperor Xuan deeply afraid of Niu, and even poisoned the trusted general Niu Jin.Unexpectedly, decades later, someone would link this rumor with his mother and concubine Xiahou.

How can one justify this? !Just mentioning it will insult your parents!

But it is troublesome not to distinguish.Prophecy is like nothing else, it can shake the hearts of the people.Didn't "three horses eat one trough" back then also make him the Sima family?Now that Niu is following the horse, there are still words from "Liang", which is simply unpredictable!

Except for prophecies.The old story about Sima's seizure of the throne is also rampant.What Emperor Xuan 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 all passers-by."How can such things be spread out?However, when Sima was in power, he could massacre courtiers, making people afraid to speak out.But now, he hastily succeeded to the throne, and his foundation is not stable, how can he stop the people talking?

That thief Liang Feng has already claimed the title of king, can he be far away from becoming the emperor?However, in the past few months, there were not many gentry who abandoned the Northland.However, many scholars sent their children back to their hometowns and voted for Bingzhou.These gentry can only be wooed, but cannot be severely punished. How much majesty does he still have as an emperor?

Is it really going to be in his hands and lose the world?

No, absolutely not!Sima Rui grabbed Director Wang's hand: "Mao Hong will help you eradicate the traitor!"

Wang Dao has now been worshiped as a general of hussars, as the governor of Yangzhou, as a regular servant of Sanqi, as a supervisor of Zhongshu, and as a recorder.It can be said that he is the head of all the officials in the court.

Facing the emperor's plea, Wang Daorou said: "Your Majesty, don't worry. Now I am a good minister, far away from the villain, and reuse the three Wu families. As long as Jianye is safe and sound, one day I can go north to quell the chaos. My two brothers will also Do your best to help His Majesty recover the rivers and mountains."

That's right, the Three Wu Factions don't care about Beidi.Now that he has a foothold in Jiangdong, he must reuse these southerners.He has already ascended the throne, and Sima's Zhengshuo has not changed.Just wait for Jiangdong to be stable, and we will definitely send troops to conquer the rebellious party!

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Although he has become king, Liang Feng did not rush to change the capital of Yuan Ding like Liu Yuan.If you want to be called emperor in a legitimate way, you must stand on the standpoint of righteousness.He didn't pretend to be Cao Wei or Liu Han. How to guide public opinion and create conditions for enthronement has become the most critical issue.

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

No one in later generations knows that Sima's position was incorrect.This is a bad thing written in the history books and fired by "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" for hundreds of years.In the face of such a dynasty, as long as it is a normal person, it can step on it a few times.Not to mention Sima Yi killed Cao Shuang, Sima Zhao killed Cao Mao, only Sima Yan ascended the throne and caused chaos in the world for more than ten years, so he can turn around and insinuate.

If it weren't for Sima's incorrect position, how could natural disasters such as severe drought, severe flood, locust plague, and solar eclipse occur in turn?Similarly, if it weren't for the fact that the Sima family was a traitor and a traitor, who only talked about filial piety but not loyalty, how could there be a situation where the kings usurped power and the wars continued?Now that the Sima family has fled to the south, the high-pressure cover that has been pressing on the heads of scholars for five or sixty years has finally revealed a crack, and it is easy to spread something.

What's more, Zhang Bin also found the prophecy that "the cow follows the horse" at the beginning.Using prophecy to rebel is a tradition since ancient times.Sima Rui is not a direct descendant, and is conspiring to usurp the throne, isn't it the best time to slander the bloodline?In this way, is the small imperial court in the south still considered Zhengshuo?

In addition to continuing to discredit Sima, the myth itself is also an indispensable job.Different phases and adventures have always been the standard equipment of emperors. Without double pupils and long arms, reincarnation in a dream day, how can I call myself the emperor?And the legend of Liu Bang killing the white snake can inspire the respect of the world.

Liang Feng has already hung a lot of halos, but only Buddhism is not enough, there must be Tao, and there must be a heavenly emperor.

Public opinion work is carried out in an orderly manner, and other matters cannot be ignored.After two years of siege in Qingzhou, Cao Yi, a difficult guy, was finally driven to Xuzhou and let him harm Sima Rui's territory.After winning Qingzhou and Jizhou, it is only a matter of time before encircling Yanzhou.

Maybe in another year, Yanzhou can return to the territory.

But he can't wait until he occupies all the northern lands before ascending the throne.

"Dingdu, Luoyang should be chosen!"

Regarding the capital of the new dynasty, many courtiers also had advice.Since it is called the State of Zhao, whether it is Jinyang, the current base, or Yecheng, which is becoming more and more prosperous, are all options.But Liang Feng didn't plan to go step by step. Since the capital is set, it must be set in Wangcheng!As for Beidi, is there any place more suitable than Luoyang?

Luoyang has ruled the world since the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, and the Eastern Han Dynasty, Cao Wei, and Western Jin Dynasty established their capitals here.Although it was invaded by the Huns for a while, the royal city is still there, and there are eight gates guarding it.As long as the defenders are strong, they will be impenetrable!And after Luoyang is established as the capital, it is also very convenient to go to Jinyang in the north and Yecheng in the east.At that time, the two main lines of water and land will be repaired, and they will be able to fully resist the harassment of foreign enemies.When Chang'an is conquered, the three major cities will be surrounded, and there will be no disadvantages.

How could Liang Feng miss such a city of emperors?

The weather is getting cooler and October is coming to an end, and all the preparations are finally completed.After getting into the car, Liang Feng drove to Luoyang with a group of important ministers.