Chapter 2224 The hopes and worries of the government and the opposition
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty?"
Yu Chizhen gently shook Li Xingchen awake.
"What's the matter?" Li Xingchen looked at Yu Chizhen, who was also sleepy and yawning.
It must still be early morning, there is no light at all outside the window.
This girl stayed up most of the night, something happened?
"Zhang Qing of Taiwei Mansion is asking for an audience outside the door." Yu Chizhen explained.
Li Xingchen suddenly became energetic.
Zhang Xutuo would not come to disturb his rest in the middle of the night. He must have something important to discuss. Otherwise, with the number of times this guy stays up late on weekdays, he often sleeps more soundly than himself in the second half of the night, several times.
Emergency situations in other departments required consultation with the Taiwei Mansion, and special personnel had to be sent to drag Zhang Xutuo out of bed.
Yu Chizhen knew from Li Xingchen's expression that His Majesty was definitely going to leave, so he hurriedly went to give him the clothes.
Looking at Yu Chizhen, who was as well-behaved as his young daughter-in-law, Li Xingchen rubbed her head and felt a little apologetic: "I have had you follow me these past few days, and you have suffered a lot."
Yu Chizhen stuck out her tongue and said playfully: "I'm sorry to say that I haven't eaten much, but I haven't slept well at night."
The tense situation in the Northwest War tugged at everyone's heartstrings. Li Xingchen's presence in Chang'an directly demonstrated the importance the Han Dynasty attached to the Northwest War - it was related to the future strategy of the Western Region and even the security of Guanzhong. It was impossible not to worry.
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Although Tuyuhun is one of the top overlords in the three-thirds of an acre of land in Hexi, there are actually other Central Plains areas in Guanzhong. People’s understanding of Tuyuhun is limited. There is no way. The traffic conditions of this era are here, plus hundreds of people.
In the past few years, the North and the South have been divided, and many regions have a history of being self-contained and even listening to the propaganda rather than listening to the propaganda. The exchanges between various regions have almost been interrupted. All people can know and see is this thing at their doorstep.
It was just something, so the rise of the aristocratic family in the early years of the Southern and Northern Dynasties was also reasonable.
The long-term war has affected everyone's vision. All people can see is the sky close at hand. Since this sky is supported by a certain family around, let's just believe in this family. The family naturally
You can rely on your already strong human and material resources, coupled with the people's belief and dependence, to dominate one side.
It was only in the past few years that Tuyuhun was able to expel the Turks and enter Hexi because of its cooperation with the Han in the northwest. It also gradually entered the sight of the Han people along the Hexi trade route. Otherwise, no matter how long they operated on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau,
For a long time, there was no necessary contact with the big man, so the common people naturally did not hear this name.
The most typical example is of course Goguryeo and other countries in the northeast, which is almost another world across the border from Liaodong. Now when you are walking on the street and you ask a random person, they may know that it is reported in newspapers almost every day, and even by many experts and scholars.
Tuyuhun has been thoroughly analyzed, and he may even be able to tell the history of Tuyuhun's family, approximate national strength, etc., but if you ask them about Goguryeo, it is estimated that most people will shake their heads.
The imperial court's propaganda on Tuyuhun was naturally intended to make the people aware of the importance of the Northwest War and to gain the support of the people, or at least the lack of opposition from the public opinion of the government and the opposition.
After many years of war between the North and the South, the Han Dynasty finally unified the north. Many people breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that the peaceful age had finally arrived. However, Tuyuhun appeared out of thin air and fought with the Han Dynasty in the northwest. This
Naturally, it aroused suspicion and dissatisfaction among many people. Did Tuyuhun come to the door on his own to find trouble, or was it a provocation initiated by His Majesty because of his military ambitions?
Therefore, the public opinion of the imperial court must deny the fact that Tuyuhun took the initiative to invade and the Han army passively fought back, and exaggeratedly promoted Tuyuhun's burning, killing, looting, and evil crimes in the northwest. In fact, before the Battle of Wuwei began, various states in the northwest
The entire city has been fortified, and everyone in the northwest knows that there are not many villages and towns outside the city. There are not many people in the city, and the Tuyuhun people may have no place to burn, kill, and loot.
But who care about ordinary people? Let them know that Tuyuhun took the initiative to invade and that Tuyuhun committed numerous crimes against our Han compatriots. That is enough.
After years of development, Dahan's newspapers have gradually formed a complete operating system. With novel information dissemination methods and detailed content with pictures and texts, they have gradually cultivated a wide audience group, which covers all walks of life in society.
Naturally, after they read the newspaper, they can spread this information to the people around them, so the entire Han Dynasty formed a tone of "I will not give up until Tuyuhun is broken."
We Han people are now prosperous and prosperous for all to see. The Northern Zhou Dynasty in the north has been arrogant for so many years, but they were beaten to the ground. The Turks on the grasslands in the north are also very arrogant, aren't they beaten to pieces?
Why are there still blind people coming to stir up trouble? They just deserve to be beaten!
However, this kind of propaganda also has some negative effects, that is, the people, especially the people in Guanzhong, because of this kind of propaganda and His Majesty's personal arrival, have become very concerned about the situation in the northwest war.
Therefore, whenever good news comes from the northwest, the whole city will celebrate with joy. Once any bad news comes, there will be fewer people on the street. However, donation points set up by the inner government in places such as charity halls will be celebrated again.
With a lot more money and clothing, the people were obviously praying in the simplest and most sincere way for the men who were fighting bloody battles on the front line.
The first reinforcements of the Han Dynasty to attack were mainly the Gong Han Army and the Zhenlin Army. In fact, they were all out-and-out Guanzhong erlangs. In Chang'an City, there were also children from the family who were fighting in the northwest, so they were even more happy to hear the victory.
, cry when you hear defeat.
Of course, there is another reason. When the Five Husties invaded China, the Di and Qiang people entered Guanzhong from the northwest. Although two or three hundred years have passed, this memory still exists. The people of Guanzhong were indignant at Tuyuhun's invasion.
At the same time, why not worry about whether the Han Dynasty will become another Western Jin Dynasty disrupted by Wu Hu?
Will Tuyuhun be a new barbarian tribe, causing trouble in the Central Plains?
Based on the performance of Tuyuhun in history, Li Xingchen can confirm that the answer is "impossible", but what he can see, the common people cannot see, so it is reasonable for the common people to be worried.
Of course, everyone in the imperial court did not dare to be careless about this.
The people are concerned a lot. Once there is news from the court, they naturally have to respond as soon as possible. Otherwise, if there is any news tomorrow, it will inevitably cause uproar in the city. Just calming the public opinion will be difficult enough. Therefore,
Officials have now developed a good habit of getting up immediately to summon people to deal with the news no matter when it is delivered.