Chapter 603: The Battle of Public Opinion
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Contrary to most people's expectations, but in some people's expectations, Wang Mi's trip to the north was not very smooth.
Not only did he fail to ease the conflict between the family and King Yong, but instead made the situation in the Central Plains more and more turbulent.
With Wang Mi's 'imperial history', the children of the Central Plains family seem to be much bolder, and they have joined forces to set off a monstrous wave of public opinion.
Under the banner of following the old system of their ancestors, they vigorously slandered the new policy in Hexi, and classified the Juntian system as a 'chaotic government' and a 'tyrannical government'.
The celebrities of the family disregarded the truth and spread rumors, and even King Yong himself was named 'tyrannical'.
They cried out loudly, demanding that King Yong obey the 'will of the people' and immediately depose the new policy in order to apologize to the 'people' of the Central Plains.
This wave of public opinion offensive is menacing, and there is a great tendency that the Hexi New Deal will not be destroyed.
In the face of the unwarranted slander of the Central Plains family, Hexi was furious.
"Ladies and gentlemen, now that public opinion in the outside world is raging, a war that cannot be seen has quietly begun."
"These famous people are quite famous in the Central Plains, and their remarks have a lot of influence among the common people."
"And now is at a critical moment in the implementation of the equalization system, if we can't win this battle of public opinion, I am afraid that all the previous efforts will be in vain."
Hearing this, Cui Hao, Gao Hu, Lu Zongzhi and others nodded solemnly.
They know very well that what King Yong said is by no means groundless, and now the turbulent public opinion in the outside world has indeed affected the stability of the Central Plains.
This time to launch a public opinion offensive, the Central Plains family is obviously prepared.
In addition to taking the opportunity of Wang Mi to go north to the Central Plains to build momentum, they also seized the 'loophole' of Hexi's refusal to scold people with their words and began to vigorously criticize various new policies.
At first, the Central Plains family still had some scruples, but later saw that King Yong really didn't do anything to them, so they became more and more unscrupulous.
Some of the common people were so bewitched by the family's remarks that they began to doubt the new policies such as the Juntian system, and even some local officials became panicked.
"To tell the truth, I can't wait to send someone to arrest those children of the family who spread rumors and make trouble!"
"But as Bo Yuan said, the problem of public opinion must be solved by the power of public opinion after all."
"Recklessly using other means to treat the symptoms but not the root cause is tantamount to giving the enemy the opportunity to 'leave a name in history'."
"Lone doesn't want to be this wronged boss!" Wei Shuo laughed to himself.
This battle of public opinion has attracted the attention of the world, and the use of violent means will not only not help solve the current crisis of public opinion, but will also make Wei Shuo fall into political passivity.
The best way is to completely defeat the Central Plains family from public opinion, uproot the poison of the family, and make it impossible to turn over forever.
"I don't know what specific countermeasures you have? You might as well speak up, and listen to it. ”
"Your Highness is wise! Since the enemy has switched to Wendou, Hexi might as well start from public opinion. Cui Hao said eloquently.
"The minister suggested that it should be taken in two steps, first of all, it is necessary to fully mobilize the directors, doctors, and professors of all universities in Hexi."
"Let them publish articles in newspapers and magazines and have a head-on debate with the Central Plains family."
"Famous people are especially good at sophistry, I'm afraid this move can't make them succumb, right?" Wei Shuo hesitated.
"Indeed, as His Highness said, those famous people of the family are very neat and will never give in easily."
"And the purpose of this move is to create momentum and avoid the people being influenced by the family's public opinion."
"Wait for the external situation to ease, and then launch a fatal blow to the family!"
"What is a fatal blow?"
"Hey, hey! As the saying goes, facts speak louder than words. ”
"No matter how impassioned the words of those famous people are, no matter how maliciously they spread rumors, slander, and slander, they can't match the truth."
"The truth?" Wei Shuo was thoughtful.
"Your Highness, do you remember that the minister once dealt with the riot in the White Horse Temple?"
"Of course I do! Thanks to Bo Yuan's timely handling, it did not cause a catastrophe. ”
"Hehe, during the suppression of the riots, the minister collected a lot of black materials from the family."
"I thought I could start with these black materials, so as to completely stink the family."
"How?" Wei Shuo's eyes lit up.
"At present, those famous people of the family seem to regard themselves as saints, and they think they are the embodiment of truth."
"They stood on the moral high ground, criticized the Hexi New Deal, and slandered His Highness."
"Humph! As everyone knows, they have long had sores on the top of their heads and pus on the soles of their feet, which are terrible from the inside out! ”
"Especially they are very cruel to the oppression of the Hanmen Shu clan, and the children of the Hanmen have long been eager to devour the family alive."
"You can go to the family to dominate the world, and the children of the poor family have nowhere to redress their grievances."
"This time, Your Highness might as well use your strength to make the reputation of the Central Plains family stink, so that they can't hold their heads up for the rest of their lives."
"The minister asks His Royal Highness to organize a big trial in Luoyang, specifically to help the Hanmen sue the family."
"The minister wants to see what kind of face those families who hold themselves upright will be when they face their own dirtiness."
"Good! Bo Yuan's plan is very clever. ”
"If you can mobilize the power of the cold door, you will definitely expose the ugly face of the family in front of the world."
"Since the family believes that they are born with privileges, then Hexi will completely refute them from legal and moral reasons."
"We will not only win politically and militarily, but also ideologically."
"Only in this way can Hexi truly gain a firm foothold in the Central Plains."
I have to say that Cui Hao's proposal made Wei Shuo's eyes light up.
Even he carried out divergent thinking, and almost got a traitor record.
It's just that he can only think about it in his heart, but he doesn't dare to implement it.
After all, if it is really calculated according to the standard of traitors, it is almost difficult for a few people to get rid of it even up and down Hexi.
Because almost everyone's ancestors or fathers, or even themselves, have worked for Hulu.
However, even if you can't come up with the banner of Huayi's discrimination, it is enough to rely on the black materials of the family in Cui Hao's hands.
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The people have decided to take action immediately.
Soon, under the instruction of Wei Shuo, doctors and professors from various universities in Hexi published articles in newspapers and periodicals.
They sang praises for the Hexi New Deal and engaged in heated debates with the Central Plains family.
Many people even unceremoniously reprimanded the Central Plains family, believing that they only cared about their own enjoyment and did not care about the lives of ordinary people, and were the biggest shameless people in the world.
For the refutation and accusations of the Hexi literati, the Central Plains family was very angry and did not agree with the other party's point of view.
In order to argue right and wrong, the two sides quarreled directly, and they were suddenly stunned by the crowd of people who ate melons.
However, Wei Shuo still underestimated the influence of the Central Plains family after all.
After all, they have been entrenched in the Central Plains for hundreds of years, and it is not easy to defeat them.
Even if it took advantage of the newspaper, Hexi only maintained an undefeated situation in this battle of public opinion.
As Cui Hao said, those children of the family did not give in, and still debated with the Hexi literati through various channels.
Although he failed to defeat the Central Plains Family for the time being, Wei Shuo did not regret it, because he knew that he would soon launch a fatal blow to the Central Plains Family.
In addition, in this battle of public opinion, the New Heavenly Master Dao actually played an unexpected role.
Under the influence of Heavenly Masters, Taoist Chiefs, and True People in various places, the Heavenly Master Taoist people were almost not affected by the words of the family, and they firmly stood on the side of Hexi.
In the midst of all the disturbances, this sudden rise of public opinion disputes gradually entered the stage of stalemate.
The Central Plains family and Hexi insisted on their own words, and they quarreled together, and neither could convince the other.
Just when the two sides were arguing, Hexi suddenly found another way.
King Yong announced that a special trial would be held in Luoyang, with the aim of avenging the common people of the Central Plains.
In order to ensure fairness and justice, Wei Shuo not only invited Situ Wang Mi to supervise the scene, but also allowed the children of the family to observe the trial process.
Hexi's intentions naturally can't escape the eyes of the Central Plains family, and they also know that they have a lot of handles in the hands of Hexi people.
They knew better that once they were exposed by Hexi, they would be completely discredited.
And for the famous people of the family, if they lose their reputation, they will become worthless from now on.
In addition to being frightened, the Central Plains family said that the Luoyang trial was deliberately slandered by Hexi.
Because the stakes of the trial were so important that people from all walks of life rushed to Luoyang.
As for the dispute of public opinion in the Central Plains, in addition to the two parties concerned, some people or forces are also secretly paying attention to the trend of the situation.
The needle-to-needle confrontation between King Yong and the Central Plains family undoubtedly made Murong De and Tuoba Jue happy, and even wished that the Central Plains would fall into turmoil.
However, Huan Xuan was different, he did not want turmoil to break out in the Central Plains, so as not to affect the future Northern Expedition to Southern Yan.
For this reason, he sent Wang Mi to the north, hoping to mediate the dispute between the Central Plains family and Hexi.
But obviously, the development of the situation in the Central Plains has exceeded Huan Xuan's expectations.
Even because he was too partial to King Yong, some families began to be dissatisfied with him.
Although this dissatisfaction is still very small, it also makes the foundation under Huan Xuan's feet have a slight crack.
And this crack is getting bigger step by step as the conflict between Hexi and the Central Plains family intensifies.
One day in the future, when Huan Xuan can no longer protect the interests of the family, Huan Xuan will be completely abandoned by the family.