The attitudes of the people in the north and south of China towards the victory have shown very different attitudes. When the news of reunification passed all the way from Fujian and Guangdong, the social shock caused by this message was like the famous shock theory in physics, and the more backward it went, the greater the reaction, relatively speaking, the people in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River reacted very calmly, in short, no one thought that this matter should be celebrated, so when the messenger of the post station waved the exaggerated Red Army newspaper all the way, most of the movements were to stretch their necks to see the excitement, and then: "Oh?!" Fujian was also beaten down?! "And then what to do, even the chatters in the teahouse rarely comment on this matter as major news, in short, the attitude is very indifferent.

However, after crossing the Yellow River, the reaction of the people in the north was ' When the news arrived, along the official road post station, the villages around the country heard the cheers, the messenger who was greatly neglected in the south suddenly became popular, every time I arrived at the place, there were a large number of people rushed up to surround the water, gossiping about all kinds of news on the front, this kind of excitement and noise, and even triggered a small market economy revolution: taking advantage of this opportunity, many places were originally very deserted post stations suddenly transformed into a gathering place in the surrounding villages, and everyone inquired about the news while doing business.

The reason for this is very simple, the reason why the people in the north are so 'excited' is mainly because almost all the soldiers who went out this time came from the north, and there were about 700,000 horses and horses in all kinds of field regiments, including various militia regiments and strong men.

Of course, in addition to this most direct reason, another major reason is that the construction of the new feudal countryside in the Han Empire has been very effective, the most prominent of which is the distribution of barren and ownerless land, and the taming and promotion of new crops such as potatoes, sweet potatoes, and 'jade' rice. In the past few years, the north has been stable, the climate is good, and there has been a bumper harvest almost every year, and the statistics of the Dingkou household register and the ration guarantee work in the vast rural areas have been largely completed, and the large-scale outflow of displaced people such as wandering, abandonment, and fleeing has basically been eliminated, so under such circumstances, the legitimate rule of the empire has been unanimously affirmed by all strata of the whole society, and has produced a strong sense of belonging and honor.

And the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River are certainly not as smooth as the people of the north, of course, this is not to say that the people of the south have different intentions, the main reason here is that the war has not passed for a long time after all, basically can be regarded as a "newly conquered area", you must know that the regional concept of the vast number of Chinese people in this era is still quite strong, according to the general concept, generally separated by a few villages can be counted as "foreigners", not to mention the northerners thousands of miles away, so in this case, Although the big guys would not think that the Han Empire was an illegal government, they would never suddenly have a strong sense of belonging to this court from the north. So, when the message of reunification arrived, most people reacted with relief that the war was finally gone, but emotionally struggled to cheer the victors.

Of course, these actions are the most simple and direct reactions of the people at the bottom of society, and relatively speaking, the public opinion in Shilin is that "the situation is very good". It is fair to say that upgrading to the level of the country and the nation, the perspective and concept of the feudal Shilin class are still much higher than that of the common people, this time I heard that the imperial army swept the southwest and unified Kyushu Huaxia, no matter which school of thought, the scholars were all cheered, and all of a sudden, all kinds of praise articles came out one after another, and the northern and southern Shilin agreed that the merit of this event could surpass Zhu Yuanzhang's expulsion. Meng' Yuan, and the wisdom and greatness of Emperor Lin Feng can also leave a huge mark in the history books, so the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is naturally worth looking forward to.

This incident is reflected in realpolitik, and it can be immediately reflected in the imperial examinations in the south.

In fact, during the first half of 1890, Lin Feng mainly did this. After the capture of Jiangsu, with the continuous advance of the imperial army to the south, His Majesty the Emperor is also constantly walking 'hole', after the first cannon was fired in Yangzhou, it won the unanimous favor of the people in the south of the Yangtze River - this is the most essential difference from the Manchu colonial regime, in comparison, those Tunguska wild boars with shaved semi-bald scoops and long braids are out-and-out foreign bandits, burning and killing and committing heinous crimes, and the people of Jiangnan hate it to the bone, so no matter what good deeds this regime has done, it can be considered to be " Both be a bitch and set up an archway", in short, we can't pee in a pot, and Lin Feng threw out such a powerful sad card in Jiangnan this time, at least this political positioning is much more superb, and the banner is played openly and honestly that "I and the people of Jiangnan are one family", and I also helped my family clean up the big enemy, so according to this concept, the majority of people naturally subconsciously think that the imperial government is "their own people", so "their own people's court" is, of course, an out-and-out legitimate regime. Accepting their rule is a matter of course.

In order to expand the power of this sad card to a huge extent, after Lin Feng left Yangzhou, the second and third stations were Jiaxing and Jiang 'Yin', under the escort of a large number of people, His Majesty the Emperor delivered an impassioned 'passionate' speech, and then a large number of historical war criminals were pulled out and executed, among which the direct offenders were Ling Chi, and the immediate family members were lenient and beheaded. In the process of continuing this policy, it happened to be the vigorous Great Criticism Movement of Jiangnan Shilin, which summarized the reasons for the fall of the Ming Dynasty, and the flogging of a large number of Ming Dynasty officials for their traitorous behavior, and the departure of public opinion and the emperor. In the following trip, scholars and cultural celebrities from all over the world came to become loyal fans, and consciously and voluntarily followed the emperor's patrol team to strengthen the momentum for the emperor's actions.

After taking a general walk around the main locations of the crimes committed by the puppet Qing army, Lin Feng returned to Nanjing with his wife and children, went to the grave for Zhu Yuanzhang, and presented elegiac couplets and incense on behalf of all the people of the Han Empire. At the same time, the long-awaited preparation of the Imperial Rite Department's Ya's 'Gate' in the southern autumn finally kicked off.

In fact, this imperial examination has been delayed for a long time, at first, according to the original plan, Li Guangdi's cabinet meant to hold it immediately after the capture of Nanjing, you must know that according to the traditional laws of our Chinese, the opening of the imperial examination is one of the most effective means for the new regime to clean up people's hearts, so when I was in Beijing, I booked examiners and procedures, and prepared to open the "'spring' festival" as soon as I arrived in the locality.

However, unexpectedly, as soon as the examiner ran to Jiangnan, before the sign was hung up, the wind just revealed that it was unanimously opposed by the majority of Jiangnan Shilin - the main force of opposition here is Zhejiang, Fujian, Hunan, Hubei, Guangxi, Yunnan-Guizhou and other regions of the official scholars, they mean: the Han Heavenly Soldiers go south at any time, the unification of the world is just around the corner, if the examination is held now, then only some students from Jiangsu, Hubei, and Jiangxi can participate, and they are still in the pseudo-Zhou. Scholars from other provinces under the rule of Zheng Jing and others could not catch up, so in this case, it must be unfair to open the examination. ”

In all fairness, the Imperial Cabinet really doesn't have this idea, the conscience of heaven and earth, you must know that the current Emperor and the head of the cabinet are all Fujianese, if you engage in discrimination, wouldn't you even have a spoonful of stew in your hometown?! The reason why I chose this time to start the exam is only because most of the traditions have been to start the exam at this time, and this kind of thing is not the only one, even if you miss this year, won't you still have a chance in the future?!

In this matter, the cabinet obviously underestimated the reaction of the Southern Shilin, in fact, this reason is very simple: now the matter of the Han Empire's determination of China is beyond doubt, so how to enter the ruling group of the empire as soon as possible and obtain a considerable share has become the natural obligation of the Southern Shilin, according to the most simple reasoning: the status and promotion of an official are directly proportional to his qualifications, and the imperial examination is only once every few years, so according to this method to calculate, As Jiangnan Shilin, who represents the most extensive interests of the people in Jiangnan, there is no reason to make concessions on this matter, you must know that this is a matter of principle and is of great significance.

After some discussion and instructions, Lin Feng personally issued an edict ordering this year's imperial examination to be held in October, with Li Fu, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, as the chief examiner, and Zhang Boxing, a bachelor of Hanlin as the deputy chief examiner, to conduct a unified selection of students who are above the merit of the southern provinces, and then participate in next year's general examination.

It is well known that His Majesty the Emperor is not very good at the Eight Shares, so after giving this commanding instruction, the rest of the matter is 'handed over' to the professionals. This time he went to Jiangnan, and his work was also quite complicated, so he fully understood the difficulties of stars, in fact, it was very tiring to walk around the 'holes', especially in the absence of good and convenient 'transportation' tools.

Of course, the effect of this southward march is much better than expected, compared to a series of political measures, the military action that cost a million troops has almost become a foil, it can be said that there is no one of the top and commendable battles, in most cases, the Han army did not shoot, and the puppet army that surrendered all the way was very conscious of the stubborn resistance. The advance of the field corps was not so much an offensive as a peaceful reception, and in the process of these regime transitions, the atmosphere on both sides was quite harmonious, so halfway through the war, Ma Yingsuo, the general of the Central Plains Corps, led the army to slowly retreat and reinforce the 'Mongolian' ancient front, which was becoming increasingly tense.

In addition, Lin Feng also received a lot of strange "letters" - Chinese history has come to the Ming Dynasty, and the administrative procedure law on how to communicate with the emperor has been very perfect, if it is placed at other times, it may be very difficult for ordinary people to write letters to Lin Feng, and it is not a small risk, according to the probability, the emperor may see the 'sex' below 0.1%, but this time must be very different, so Lin Feng is reading these strange letters most of the time when he travels.

In general, the vast majority of such letters are recommendations and judicial appeals, and a small number are self-referrals and requests for donations. For example, there are a large number of young people who wrote to Lin Feng, telling in detail about their troubles in the youth 'spring' period, and then telling the emperor that he was actually very talented and fell in love with Miss XX in his hometown and county, and asked the emperor to issue an edict with a very earnest 'tone', so that some dog-eyed fathers would marry his 'daughter' to him.

Lin Feng has a positive attitude towards free love, but it is still a little ridiculous to use administrative means to promote marriage. So for this kind of request, it is generally seen as a story, and it works well when you are depressed to be happy for ten minutes. In addition to these courtship letters, relatively speaking, what surprised Lin Feng was some cover letters, in fact, before this, Lin Feng really didn't know that there were so many outlaws in China in the seventeenth century, in his impression, most of the readers in this era were quite regular, at least in front of themselves were very honest, but these letters completely overturned this concept.

In addition to some old-fashioned self-boasting, there are many proposals attacking the policies and guidelines of the Han Empire, from agriculture to industry and commerce, from administration to military, almost all the current policies of the Han Empire are strongly opposed, in short, the wording is very 'fierce'.

In addition, there are many dumbfounded strange theories, such as a certain scholar who claimed that he had studied the "Book of Changes" thoroughly, and also found the Heluo book in the small pond in the backyard of his house, after a long period of cultivation, he has reached the level of the Jindan period, if nothing else, he can cross the catastrophe and ascend at the age of forty. Chao's act of saving the common people in the world is appreciative anyway, so he sincerely invites him to join the ranks of cultivators, believing that after his majesty's talent soars, he will definitely be able to create a world and clouds in the other world - but at this critical moment, his own cultivation activities have encountered some difficulties, mainly because there is a problem with the supply of raw materials for alchemy and magic weapons, so if the emperor is interested, he can follow the emperor for a long time to discuss issues such as "the unity of heaven and man".

If this is a 'temptation', then some can be directly regarded as a threat - Lin Feng really can't imagine that someone would dare to threaten him when the imperial army swept the world, for example, there was a letter from a certain master, with very detailed penmanship, illustrated and explained the practice and application of theories such as Chinese classical astrology and pushing back diagrams, and affirmed to Lin Feng conclusively: according to his long-term research, there is a huge danger in the society of the Han Empire, and special attention should be paid to people with the surname X or OBecause according to his research results, the person who can replace the Han Empire as the emperor is either surnamed X or O, so in order to avoid the emergence of this terrible phenomenon, His Majesty the Emperor should take corresponding measures, and if His Majesty the Emperor does not know what measures to take, he himself is willing to abandon the life of "idle clouds and wild cranes" for the sake of the common people in the world, and come out of the mountain to help His Majesty.

Lin Feng sometimes really thinks with emotion: In fact, this world is still very scary.

But beyond these unrealistic things, some suggestions are debatable. Among them, the most influential is the issue of "moving the capital".

Since the emperor's return to Nanjing, a set of theories about Beijing's unsuitability as a capital has been widely popular in the southern Shilin, and after a period of supplementary revision, this theory has become more and more substantial, elaborating on the tragic fate of Beijing as the capital of various dynasties in history, and combining with the fact that the founding emperor of this dynasty was a Fujianese, he proposed that the capital of the Han Empire should be moved to the south.

After this proposal was passed to the imperial court, the whole empire, both inside and outside the government, and the opposition had a problem about it. In short, the scholars north of the Yellow River scolded the southern barbarians for destroying the country, while the southern scholars immediately retorted that the northern Yankees were simply unreasonable, and guarding such a cold and barren place would simply be a shame for the heavenly kingdom, and if the first good place could be placed in the prosperous place in the south of the Yangtze River, the prosperity of the country and the rejuvenation of the nation would be just around the corner.

This statement sounds very reasonable, at least Lin Feng knows that there is a lot of wind and sand in Beijing, but it is a bit unrealistic to say that the capital is to be moved, you must know that the most stable base of the Han Empire is in the north, if you move the capital rashly, you must have to make a big 'chaos', so even if you want to move the capital, you will have to wait at least a few decades later.

This topic has a high degree of extension, and has now spread to various disciplines, some people from the perspective of governing the Yellow River, some people from the perspective of agricultural development, some people from the military level of analysis, and some people from the perspective of commercial transportation, etc., in short, five 'flowers' and eight 'gates', making a lot of noise, but in this big controversy, the Han court has always remained silent, and there is no response to the letters of various officials, which makes both sides of the debate a little discouraged.

Interestingly, in this topic, Lin Feng encountered a very embarrassing thing for him.

After the completion of the reunification, after a long period of preparation, the cabinet of the Han Empire, the Yamen of the Ministry of Industry, and the Yamen of the Ministry of Rites finally sent a special person to find Lin Feng and ask His Majesty the Emperor for instructions on the imperial mausoleum, a huge event related to the fortune of the country and the future of the nation.

After just hearing what the other party meant, Lin Feng was in a sluggish state for a long time, in fact, he was almost unprepared for this, and he really couldn't imagine that someone would seriously discuss with him about digging his own grave at this time, you must know that although he has reached the level of the emperor now, he is not more than thirty years old, is it too early to talk about digging graves now?!

"What does Aiqing mean?!" Lin Feng looked at the minister in front of him with a very strange look, and looked at the other party's 'hairy' in horror, "Are you going to build a grave for me immediately?!" ”

The minister in charge of this matter is named Zhuang Hengyang, and the official worships Dr. Lingtai, who is generally in charge of Kanyu and feng shui matters, but after Lin Feng read his resume, he feels that this guy should be a mathematician or geographer, and he has a good set of arithmetic, and he also has academic works published, and he also knows how to govern rivers, but it is strange that now the cabinet wants to use this person as a feng shui master.

Under Lin Feng's gaze, Zhuang Hengyang looked very nervous, in fact, Qin Tianjian was a complete Qingshui Ya' 'gate', with very little power and relatively low rank, usually there was little opportunity to contact the emperor, so this would be received by Lin Feng alone, and he was obviously a little at a loss.

"Minister...... This one...... Minister...... It was ordered by Li Xiang to 'operate' this business......" He stammered, and he didn't understand it in his heart, because since the emperor ascended the throne, he immediately received an order to build the imperial mausoleum, and he has been in various places all these years, why do you look at the emperor's appearance now, and he doesn't know at all?!

"This ......" Lin Feng recalled carefully, it seemed that there was such a thing at the beginning, and in his vague memory, Li Fu, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites at that time, had also written a long recital on the 'door' - but about the matter of the Ministry of Rites, in addition to the external 'handover', he usually didn't pay much attention, and at that time he thought he was asking for something, so he casually flipped through it and circled it for approval.

Forget it, dig the grave, dig the grave, anyway, you always have to die, it's better to do it early. Lin Feng waved his hand and asked solemnly, "Where are you going to dig a grave for me?!" ”

"Your Majesty...... In the past two years, the minister has visited various places, and participated in the ancient books and pictures and the ...... of the previous dynasties"

"Tell the point, get to the point!!" Lin Feng was a little impatient and interrupted Zhuang Hengyang's stammering report. He doesn't know anything about Feng Shui, even if this guy throws a book bag, he definitely won't understand it.

"Yes, yes......" Zhuang Hengyang wiped his cold sweat and bowed down, "According to the visit and summary of officials at all levels of Qin Tianjian and officials...... The minister means that there are two places that are the best, one is in Zhili Miyun; The other ......" he peeked at Lin Feng, "...... The other is in Fujian......"

"Where is Fujian?!" Lin Feng frowned, and immediately realized that he might have said the wrong thing. Until now, the birth and household registration of the founding emperor of the Han Empire is still a mystery, in the past, whenever someone asked this question, the emperor was not concerned about him or he lost his temper for no reason, so the government and the opposition were all secretive about it, and the people also had many speculations about the five 'flowers' and eight 'doors', no one knew where His Majesty the Emperor was from, and when the emperor built the temple at the beginning of his accession to the throne, when the emperor posthumously sealed his father and grandfather, it was only vague and arranged a "migrating goose" and other words for the imperial examination.

In fact, only Lin Feng himself knows that he is not from Fujian at all, as for where his real hometown is, in this era, everything is no longer important.

Forget it, it doesn't matter where he is. Lin Feng felt that this matter was not very important, in fact, for him, as long as it was buried in China, he put it away, "I look at the clouds, I heard that the mountains and rivers are beautiful, and the environment is very good!" ”

"Yes, yes! …… Your Majesty's words are extremely true! Zhuang Hengyang finally bypassed the thing he didn't dare to ask the most, and let out a long sigh, "The minister immediately reported to the cabinet and supervised Miyun!" ”

"Good!" Lin Feng nodded and asked casually, "How much does it cost to dig such a grave?!" ”

"Returning to Your Majesty, this matter should be done according to the Holy Order," he bowed his head and said solemnly, "But Your Majesty is the true Son of Heaven, and his deeds are world-famous, according to the minister's estimates, even if Heaven is merciful and frugal in his work, it should be at least between eight million taels of silver!" ……”

"Poof! Lin Feng was startled, a mouthful of tea suddenly spurted out, and asked in disbelief: "Eight ...... Eight million taels of silver?!!! ……”

"Yes, back to Your Majesty, this is already extremely frugal," Zhuang Hengyang was uneasy, the budget was so low, it seemed that the emperor must be very annoyed, he hurriedly explained, "But please rest assured, Your Majesty, these eight million taels are only the cost of materials, and craftsmen and people should be requisitioned by the imperial court, and there is no need to pay money!" ”

Still oppression of migrant workers? Lin Feng was stunned and asked, "How many people are going to be requisitioned?!" ”

"Returning to Your Majesty, if Your Majesty is frugal, 500,000 people are enough; And if His Majesty 'wants' the dignity of the whole heavenly court, Zhili, Ningjin, Shanxi, Shandong, Hebei, Nuergan and other provinces can be requisitioned, based on the minister's rough calculation, no matter what kind of project, the minister only needs two million people, and it can be completed! ……”

'', ''!! Lin Fengfeng couldn't help wiping a cold sweat, and used millions of people to dig his own grave, this noodle is really enough to drink a pot, his heart moved, do you want to really fight with Qin Shi Huang this time, see who is more bullish? !

Before he could speak, Zhuang Hengyang suddenly frowned, and said with some hesitation, "But it's ......"

"But what?!"

Zhuang Hengyang glanced at him cautiously, then lowered his head, and whispered, "Your Majesty, when the minister went out of Beijing, I heard Zhou Sima Yan of the Ya'men of the General Staff, saying that the king of the Eastern 'Mongolian' ancient Korqin Khan was quite restless, and now the 'Mongolian' ancient iron cavalry army is pressing the border, and the minister thinks that Miyun is adjacent to the Great Wall, I'm afraid, I'm afraid it's ......."

Lin Feng's eyelids jumped. According to the report of the spies sent by Wang Shirong to the 'Mongolian' ancient grassland, almost at the same time when the Han Empire was marching south to carry out the unification war, the eastern 'Mongolian' ancient Korqin Bulyagema and the western 'Mongolian' ancient Junggar Geldan have been eyebrows, and it is obvious that in order to cope with the threat of the sudden rise of the Linhan Empire, the confluence of the eastern and western 'Mongolian' ancient has long been a fact militarily.

Since the autumn of last year, the northern front corps deployed in Zhili, Shanxi, Chahar, and Ningjin have entered a state of war, and the 'Mongolian' general Zhao Guangyuan has sent back no less than 10 war warnings. The Northwest Corps stationed in Shaanxi and Gansu even waged a fierce tug-of-war with Zhunger, and there were no less than 40 skirmishes in a month, such as sneak attacks, search battles, and sentry battles, and the situation was almost imminent.

The sudden death of the puppet Qing Empire made the Han Empire, but at the same time, it also achieved the previously suppressed 'Mongolian' ancient tribes, and it seems that in this era, the last large-scale war between the agrarian civilization and the nomadic civilization is inevitable.

Lin Feng was silent, thinking like a god, Zhuang Hengyang trembled, bowed and stood solemnly, not daring to make a sound.

"The matter of the Imperial Tomb is postponed for the time being!"

"Obey!!" Zhuang Hengyang immediately bowed.

Lin Feng beckoned to Li Ergou on the side of the 'waiter', and said in a deep voice: "Message: I will return to Beijing tomorrow!" ”