C1609 Zai Chun asked.

An important factor in the stability of the Middle Ages regime was the closure of public opinion. The household registration system had extended to thousands of years in China, and the people had been locked in their native land. Their education level was very low, not only did they lack newspapers, television or other media, but even more than 90% of them could not read.

The law forbade citizens from leaving their hometowns for a hundred miles. In that case, their world only had one county or town. To them, the outside world was a complete myth.

In a closed and ignorant society, there were only two ways for people to receive information: one was through the rotation of the government, the other was through the regular issuance of imperial policies, such as tax breaks, the wedding of the emperor, the birthday of the emperor, and a general amnesty for the world … And so on.

It is absolutely impossible for the court to expose their own infamy. And the second way to receive messages was through word of mouth. Those wandering monks, travelling merchants, and peddlers walking the streets, including those capable people who travelled far and wide, the world they spoke of formed the image of the Great Qing in the imagination of the people.

It is laughable to say that the word "travelling to the north" is a neutral term in Chinese vocabulary, which is a kind of honorific for those with knowledge of the people.

In ancient times, if you didn't have any achievements, you wouldn't be considered a big landowner, but since you have traveled to the north, even if you have only experienced five or six counties, you can still be considered a capable person in your hometown. Even the small landowners of the various villages and towns have to look up to you.

From this, it could be seen how sealed up the Middle Age was!

Because it was sealed off, the imperial government was able to cover up all sorts of ugly things. It was because they knew that even if the capital city had been breached, it would still be difficult to spread the news throughout the country, much less to the commoners.

As long as the Elementary Scholars and Master High Scholar s who lived like princes didn't speak carelessly, as long as they still spoke of the good things of the imperial government, then everything would be fine. If that was the case, the mountains and rivers of the Great Qing Dynasty would still be stable.

The Russian used the negotiating table to cut millions of square kilometers of land in the Far East? I'm sorry, this has already been cut off for ten years. In fact, the people of the Central Plains don't even know about it. They don't even know about the Far East.

However, if the Qing Dynasty had officially started a war with the Russian and mobilized the resources and power of the entire nation to carry out the national war, then this news would not be hidden anymore. Because once the war broke out, every province, every prefecture, every county, and every village had to be mobilized.

The entire country had to move, resources were being gathered from every village, and this time the news could not be concealed. The hundreds of millions of citizens across the country knew of this war, so the people's desire for the final victory was inevitable.

But could the Qing Dynasty win? The answer was very ambiguous. Would the Qing Dynasty, who was already afraid of the ocean, really dare to fight with the Russian? What if she lost? The prestige of the imperial government would be completely lost, and the foundations of the Qing Dynasty's power would be loosened.

Sakamoto Ryoma cracked it open and slowly instigated the theory in Tongzhi's mind. The intelligent Zai Chun turned his head and he finally understood everything, his fists clenched tightly in shame, his face flushed red.

knew that he had to strike while it was still hot. This piece of pig iron had already been burnt soft, and the last wedge had finally landed.

"Ai …" No matter how he said it, it was all because of the infant seller! "Nothing in the world can escape cause and effect. If it wasn't for the fact that she was greedy enough to steal everyone's property, she wouldn't have attracted so many outsiders …"

"Same logic! If not for Yi Shan and the others who created this corrupt smuggling group, they would not have gotten involved with the Russian, and they would not have been in the other party's hands. In that case, the imperial government at the negotiating table would not have been in such a passive position! "

"This Jiang Shan is not theirs after all! "It's not theirs after all …"

"Haha, hahaha …" Zai Chun laughed, laughing in an incomparably sorrowful manner: "Stop talking, I already understand everything the mage has said! "So that's how it is. So that's how it is. Director Zhou's chess game is really complicated. I thought I had made all the preparations to get into the game …"

"But I never thought that they wouldn't even tell me the most basic rules! "I am just a fool, in the future when I sit on the Dragon Throne, I will be an empty puppet!"

"If there wasn't this trip to the Far East, if there wasn't the war between Yi Shan and the Haishenwai, would the secrets of Yi Shan and the others be hidden forever?"

Sakamoto Ryoma nodded his head, "Yes, not only will it continue to be hidden now, there will not be a piece of Inkfall Paper in the history books in the future!"

Bang! With a muffled sound, Zai Chun smashed his fist on the table. They were all loyal officials! Great Loyalty... "I can imagine, if I didn't know all of this, I would be sitting on the Dragon Throne stupidly, looking at all of them being loyal ministers. I would still be thinking of reusing them …"

"Hahaha …" But in their hearts, they couldn't help but laugh at me, fooling a stupid dog like me as I ran back and forth on top of the wall. This is my official? "Alright, alright, alright …"

Zai Chun laughed and cried like a madman, "They are all playwrights! They were all famous figures! Within the palace, he knelt down and kowtowed nine times, as he shouted out a few loyal words … Why does everything look so alike? All of them were famous figures in the Beijing! "A bunch of stinky actors …"

Zai Chun grabbed Sakamoto Ryoma's hand and muttered, "Mage, teach me! Please be merciful and enlightened. As long as I'm in charge, the Yonghe Palace in Beijing is yours! I've bestowed you the title of an Imperial Advisor, so please help me! "

"I really don't know what to do now. I really don't know what to do!"

Sakamoto Ryoma's heart surged with grief. Was this also the Emperor? Was this the Son of Heaven in the eyes of the people? In fact, he was just a pitiful person. Why would so many people from all dynasties fight over such a task? Stupid!

"Even if Your Majesty didn't say so, I would have come up with a plan for Your Majesty! "I've already been abolished by the prime minister. Although I can still stand by his side to discuss politics, everyone knows that I have no hope of ever being conferred a title. This is the punishment the prime minister has given me …"

"I can pardon you! After my personal authority comes the Emperor of the Great Qing, I can use you again! If a master was still vulgar, then he would be an important official in the imperial court, a distinguished noble amongst nobles! If you don't want to return the favor, pick any one of them! "I'll support you …"

"Forget it, forget it!" Let's just say I owe His Majesty this cause and effect! After all, you and I are fated to be together, so I'll help you get on the horse! "

Sakamoto Ryoma moved closer to Zai Chun and said softly, "Let me first send a message to your majesty. You'll have a good understanding of him in the next few days!"

"Pragmatically! He didn't need a name or authority! "Tsk …"