The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 790 Foreshadowing
Although Grandmother Jia set the tone of keeping everything simple, things went against her wishes.

The relationship between Rongguo Mansion and Zhang Yun逸 is complicated and difficult to sort out. In addition, Jia Huan's words were published in the newspaper, which brought this relationship to the surface.

The endless stream of people coming to pay their respects also diluted Lady Jia's already limited sorrow.

Since leaving Beijing to take up the post of provincial education commissioner, Jia Zheng has stayed away from Rongguo Mansion. Later, he even became a monk and had long become a marginal figure in Rongguo Mansion.

Even Lady Jia, the person who should have been the saddest, had little reaction to Jia Zheng's death, let alone others.

As the head of the Rongguo Mansion, Jia She was in high spirits and chatted and laughed with the guests, giving the impression that it was a celebration of a funeral.

Mrs. Wang and Aunt Zhao even sneaked into the mourning hall in the dead of night and applauded and celebrated with Zhang Yun逸.

On the contrary, the two brothers Jia Baoyu and Jia Huan had sad faces, as if their father had died.

...They both really are dead.

However, it was not because of sadness about Jia Zheng’s death, but because of the three-year mourning period.

When Jia Baoyu thought about the next three years without being able to listen to music or sing opera, or indulge in sensual pleasures, he felt like crying but had no tears.

Jia Huan had a legitimate reason. When he saw Zhang Yunyi coming to pay his respects, he knelt down and crawled over: "Godfather, several of my immortal studies projects are at a critical juncture of research and development. I can't give up at this time... Please, godfather, take my place!"

Although the study of immortality would not be impossible without Jia Huan, Zhang Yunyi also felt that there was no need to delay Jia Huan for three years.

Of course, he had to save face, so he nodded and said, "Wait a little longer. Even if the court wants to take away my love, they have to wait until Tu Wei'an..."

Because there were many people coming to pay their respects, Zhang Yun逸 did not avoid them.

As a result, just as he said to wait for Jia Zheng to be buried, the seventh day after Jia Zheng's death had not yet passed, and the decree to seize Jia Huan's love had already been delivered to the Rongguo Mansion.

This made Jia Huan so excited that he jumped three feet high, and also made Jia Baoyu envious.

However, while Jia Huan was able to seize the love, he didn't even have an excuse to do so and could only feel sad in secret.

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However, Jia Zheng's death only caused some waves in the capital, but for the entire Daxia, it was a silent death.

Recently, people's attention has been focused on the topics published in recent newspapers about Zhang Yun逸 sowing civilization and the two Empress Dowagers suspected of being pregnant.

Even the editorial that Zhang Yun逸 deliberately arranged for Jinchai to write, titled "Abandon inherent thinking and embrace the people's historical perspective," did not attract much attention.

After all, the common people of this era were far less curious about policies than they were about palace secrets.

In the past, people would talk about how many concubines the local county magistrate had after dinner, and it was already a good topic of conversation.

Not to mention the royal family's secrets, even the officials and nobles in the capital were out of reach.

Most people's understanding of the royal family is still at the level of the emperor using a golden hoe to farm the land.

In the past, not to mention talking about royal secrets, even the emperor’s name had to be avoided.

Nowadays, this unreachable topic not only has access to channels, but can also be openly discussed in newspapers.

While the people were greatly shocked, they could not help but feel curious.

In the eyes of the common people, there was not much difference between the empress dowager's pregnancy and a widow's pregnancy in the village.

The common people's values ​​are simple. Who is the emperor or who cuckolds the emperor has little to do with them.

However, I have a personal experience of the openness of the topic and the changes in the world.

If the newspapers dared to discuss the topic of the Queen Mother's pregnancy, what else would they not dare to talk about? What's even more strange is that the court not only turned a blind eye to this, but even encouraged it.

A phoenix without feathers is no better than a chicken, but...it has to shed its feathers first.

The so-called insiders look at the door, while laymen look at the excitement.

The newspaper mentioned that the King of Wei was the only one who could communicate with the immortals. How could this not be similar to the divine right of emperors?
Some smart people were able to see some clues from the reports in the newspapers, and for a time, the study of Taoism became increasingly popular.

This is also one of the reasons why Zhang Yun逸 made such a report and published it in the newspaper.

Contrary to the speculation of some people in the folk, although he started his career by relying on the study of Taoism, he never thought of imitating Liu Bang in killing the white snake and covering himself with a halo.

From frugality to luxury is easy, from luxury to frugality.

As the process of industrialization advances steadily, it will only take a few years for Tiangongyuan to penetrate into all aspects.

By then, not only will the army be dependent on industrial manufacturing, but agricultural farming, water conservancy, irrigation, and even all aspects of the entire Great Xia Dynasty will also be dependent on the industrial system.

Not to mention, there are also several departments of the military, police, secret service, and a large number of upstarts who have risen with the development of industry and commerce. All he needs to do is gather these people around him.

In another ten or twenty years, a group of children who have received Taoism education and adapted to the new productivity will grow up.

By then, not to mention that the military system will be inseparable from the weapons and ammunition provided by Tiangongyuan, even ordinary people will find it difficult to do ordinary farm work without the industrial products of Tiangongyuan.

His position will only become more stable. Even if there is no change of dynasty, he can still control the government behind the scenes with peace of mind.

However, although his ideas were good, with the unfolding of foreign wars and the advancement of military reforms, those soldiers who initially followed him in the coup gradually stepped onto the stage of history.

In addition, the interest groups surrounding Zhang Yun逸 are also growing stronger.

Although Zhang Yun逸 had considered the overall situation and was not worried about being held accountable later, these people could not help but worry.

If you don't take what heaven gives you, you will suffer the consequences. If you don't act when the time comes, you will suffer the consequences.

The initial coup was undoubtedly a sword hanging over the heads of these people.

Even though Zhang Yun逸 had no ambition to change the dynasty, he would rather live a life with a wife and children and a warm bed.

But we also have to consider the thoughts of the people below.

Therefore, announcing the two Empress Dowagers' pregnancy in the newspaper was both his way of appeasing his subordinates and a token of his loyalty to them.

After all, since he has taken control of the two Empress Dowagers, it is only a matter of time before he takes over the world.

Despise the enemy strategically, but pay attention to him tactically.

This was also one of a series of propaganda campaigns launched by Zhang Yun逸 using newspapers as his mouthpiece.

With the reports on the two Empress Dowagers, the authority of the Daxia Newspaper reached an unattainable height.

Related issues regarding infrastructure construction, improvement of people's livelihood, education reform, judicial reform, etc. were also reported one by one.

And as these reports were published in the Daxia newspaper and various government decrees were issued.

Zhang Yun逸's reputation also grew day by day, and the idea that the world could not be without the King of Wei gradually gained popularity.

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(End of this chapter)