It's just that these well-intentioned people openly asked the imperial court to take a tough attitude and strive to take the Yellow River as the boundary, but in fact they hoped that the later the Northern Expedition would be, the better, after all, the Northern Expedition did not have many tangible benefits for them, but it greatly increased their burden, especially those gentry who had a large amount of land and property even shouted that "it is not appropriate to send troops to the Northern Expedition before the real unification of the south."

As for what the so-called concept of "truly reunifying the south" is, it is naturally controlled by them, but these people are very energetic and echo each other in the government and the opposition, and they can even invite such a big figure as Qian Qianyi to speak for them.

And Liu Yongxi is also as good as a stream, he said in public several times that in terms of the current situation, the Ming and Qing dynasties to maintain the Yellow River as the boundary is a situation acceptable to both sides, as long as the Qing army can only give up the territory south of the Yellow River, then the Chengtian Dynasty and the Qing State can maintain a brotherly relationship.

It's just that since the Qing State failed in the two southern expeditions, and Liu Yongxi is still a round older than the Shunzhi Emperor although he is young, so it is natural that the Ming State is the brother and the Qing State is the younger brother, and the Qing State wants to offer the New Year's coin to the Ming Dynasty, the brother's state, but the so-called sitting on the ground and paying back the money on the spot, Liu Yongxi's current thinking is still to hope to maintain the status quo in the north and focus on the integration of the south.

And the Yue Ming Dynasty did encounter a lot of problems in the integration of the south, although Lu Zhenfei received the edict peacefully after the first time to take over Guangzhou, but there are many local forces and powerful in Guangdong who are unwilling to obey the orders of Lu Zhenfei and the Yue Ming Dynasty, announcing that they will continue to be loyal to Emperor Longwu or directly support a new emperor to come out, and they have also received the support of some external forces, so Lu Zhenfei is still unable to control the whole province of Guangdong in a short time.

The situation in Guangxi was even more chaotic, although many prefectures and counties and civil and military officials supported the Chengtian Dynasty, but the king of Jingjiang in Guilin did not know what medicine he had taken wrong and announced that he would continue to support the king of Tang, and with the support of the king of Jingjiang, the king of Tang finally had a foothold.

The situation in Yunnan and Guizhou is even more complicated, although Sun Kewang has gone smoothly and has taken Guiyang, but in the newspaper said that Yunnan has fallen into turmoil, and the Tusi have rebelled against the imperial court and the Mu family, with his 10,000 soldiers and horses and thousands of Ming troops in Guizhou Province, he may not be able to take the whole province of Yunnan, so I hope that Liu Yongxi can send more than 10,000 people from the old Xiying to support.

As for the situation in Sichuan, it is even more complicated, although Yang Zhan, the governor of Sichuan, has taken most of Sichuan after receiving the full support of Liu Yongxi, but the warlord melee situation in Sichuan is still continuing, not to mention those small warlords who are loyal to the Tang Dynasty, even powerful factions like Zeng Ying who have changed their banners to the Chengtian Dynasty feel that their merits are not inferior to Yang Zhan, and they always want to make trouble for Yang Zhan, so Yang Zhan still has many things to do.

Anyway, according to the clever opinions of these well-intentioned people, the Chengtian Dynasty wants to send troops to the Northern Expedition and drag it out for three or five years, and if the Qing army does not continue the southern expedition and drag it out for ten or eight years, it will be no problem, although the Northern Expedition will eventually be carried out, but the time of the Northern Expedition should be considered in the long run.

It's just that even Qian Qianyi, who helped them write a book, felt that these people were completely messing around, and he openly helped these well-intentioned people to write to the court and Liu Yongxi, but privately conveyed his true words to Liu Yongxi through Liu Rus: "When to use troops in the Northern Expedition is a matter of life and death for the country, it should naturally be decided by Your Majesty and the imperial court, please Your Majesty don't take these nonsense of the foreign dynasty too seriously!" ”

Liu Yongxi immediately laughed when he heard Liu Ru say this: "Qian Qianyi is really a smart person, but it's a pity that he is too smart!" ”

Liu Ru was also very helpless when she heard Liu Yongxi's comments, she could only say: "He understands many things in his heart, but when he really responds to the situation, he has no determination and courage, but he is right about this, now Jianyu and Caozhou Yishi have fallen into a bitter battle, and it is the best time for the Northern Expedition!" ”

Compared with the battle of Caozhou in history, the "Caozhou Righteous Division" led by Liu Zeqing, Liu Liangzuo and Zuo Mengeng is stronger now, and the Qing army can mobilize limited troops after two major defeats, so Liu Zeqing, Liu Liangzuo, and Zuo Mengeng have swept more than a dozen prefectures and counties with the cooperation of the Yuyuan Army.

But Liu Yongxi said very happily: "There have been so many Northern Expeditions in the past dynasties, and each time it was when they took advantage of the right time, place and people in their eyes, but how many times did they succeed in the end? The key is still in the hearts of the people, and it is necessary to reassure the people of the world! ”

The so-called "people of the world" is a vague concept, but whether it is the scholars, heroes, gentry, merchants, farmers, homeless people, and soldiers of this era, there is actually no concept of nation and state, so Duoduo's southern expedition would have been so smooth, if it were not for the shaving order, the Qing Dynasty would easily conquer the world.

And now Liu Yongxi now not only wants to win the trust of these people in the world, but also mobilizes these "people of the world": "Since the government and the opposition have the idea of having a good talk with the Qing State, then fight while talking, let everyone know how much sincerity the Qing State has, and when the people of the world understand that Jianyu is not credible, this dynasty has no other way to go except the Northern Expedition, and it will naturally be a matter of course to send troops at that time!" ”

Although Liu Yongxi's statement does not seem to be practical, Liu Rushi is a smarter woman than Qian Qianyi, and she has already understood: "No wonder Your Majesty will let Li Xiangjun return to Beijing together, I and Sister Lizhen can help with this!" ”

Although the imperial court is now full of controversy about the timing of the Northern Expedition, the people's hearts can be fought for and mobilized, and now Li Xiangjun is busy with this matter, and she is not simply shouting a few slogans, but carrying out propaganda and mobilization from all aspects.

In addition to dramas, storytelling, and edicts, under Liu Yongxi's arrangement, Li Xiangjun also ran the first periodical of the Ming Dynasty that was regularly issued, analyzing the benefits and disadvantages of the Northern Expedition from all aspects, talking about both historical lessons and practical interests, and even publishing several articles suggesting the postponement of the Northern Expedition or the neutrals.

This periodical magazine, called "On National Policy," has now reached the point where Luoyang paper is expensive, and the circulation of each issue has reached an astonishing 1,000 copies for this time and space, and you must know that all kinds of printed matter in this time and space are generally only printed in 1,200 or even dozens of copies, and 3,500 copies at a time are already an astronomical number, and a large number of manuscripts and reprints have appeared in various places.

Although it was not an official newspaper or official document, the civil and military officials, gentry, merchants, and scholars who suggested the postponement of the Northern Expedition or supported the immediate Northern Expedition attached great importance to this monthly publication of the "Treatise on National Policy" as an authoritative channel for grasping the movements of the imperial court.

In fact, the semi-official magazine "National Policy Theory" made many gentry and scholars in the field ecstatic, after all, there were many innovations in the Chengtian Dynasty, not only "non-Jinshi can not enter the Hanlin, non-Hanlin does not enter the cabinet", but pay attention to the use of people, all aspects hope to become the biggest beneficiaries in this huge benefit, especially those who have not been able to enter the center of power in the past, Xiucai and even Xiucai have not even had a fame.

The manuscript of "Theory of National Policy" is also very particular, not only talking about the Northern Expedition but also talking about all aspects of national policy debates, using both the manuscripts of the ministers of the imperial court and the manuscripts of the wild gentry, and from time to time publishing one or two manuscripts that could not find a way to speak in the past, including poor scholars, martial artists, and even businessmen.

Moreover, these drafts put forward some completely new ideas, for example, many Huizhou merchants strongly opposed the launching of the Northern Expedition, always feeling that the Northern Expedition would not only affect their normal business, but also impose heavy commercial taxes, and even confiscate their goods.

After all, Huizhou merchants now have an absolute advantage in the entire northern market, but once the rule of the Great Qing State is completely consolidated in the north, then the Huizhou merchants who are enemy merchants will bear the brunt, and all their property will be confiscated, and their lives may even be in danger.

In addition, the article also analyzes the many serious consequences of losing the northern market, and even believes that the Jin Chamber of Commerce took the opportunity to rise to replace the Huizhou merchants in the north, and the retreat of Huizhou merchants to the south will lead to a more fierce commercial struggle, so many Huizhou merchants changed their views at the first time, they still have a conservative attitude but think that it is a good choice to take the north expedition south of the Yellow River under favorable conditions.

This kind of article abounds in "National Policy Theory", and even Qian Qianyi, who is unwilling to be lonely, has submitted an article, and now Liu Ru is even more volunteered, and Liu Yongxi was immediately happy: "Sister Xiangjun has been shouting about the lack of people during this time, and it is best if Hedong Jun is willing to help!" ”

Liu Ru also laughed: "Then Your Majesty has to tell Li Xiangjun, Your Majesty don't underestimate her, now everyone outside is called the Empress of Propaganda!" ”

In fact, the current Li Xiangjun is not only the empress of propaganda, but the empress of the entire Chengtian Dynasty ideology, but even Li Xiangjun himself does not understand that what he did according to Liu Yongxi's orders will change the whole China and the world, but Liu Ru feels that he should get involved, and save the time when the big ship of the Chengtian Dynasty is completely out of control under the command of Li Xiangjun.

After all, this is not a country where the empress is in power, but now that Li Xiangjun's influence continues to grow, Liu Ru feels that he should do something, and Liu Yongxi didn't expect Li Xiangjun to have the title of "preaching the empress", but he quickly looked at it: "In my heart, Hedongjun is the real empress!" ”

It was enough to have Liu Yongxi's words, Liu Ru immediately became full of confidence, and he told Liu Yongxi: "Since I am the empress in the heart of Your Majesty, I will definitely do things beautifully, but I want to ask Your Majesty, is there only one copy of "National Policy Theory" in the voice of the people of the world......"