I, Altria, only want to rule China.

Although these two guys have claimed to be emperors, it should be difficult for them to attack and kill each other. She still has to lead the troops to defeat them personally.

Only when the rear is stable, will she have time to fight with Song State to see who has the ability to unify the Central Plains of China and end the disputes that have lasted for hundreds of years!

However, Liu Song was unable to resolve the Northern Wei, and instead the Northern Wei was crippled by itself. Doesn't this mean that Wu State is now stronger than Liu Song?

After sending people to guard Tongguan and Hulaoguan, Liya also had people speed up the production of firearms and transport them to these two places. Liya herself also kept an eye on other places in the Northern Wei Dynasty to prevent these people from wanting to retake Luoyang.

Fortunately, her previous battles were mainly aimed at making the enemy surrender, and she accepted a large number of prisoners instead of choosing the method of killing. Otherwise, it would be a bit difficult to deal with so many soldiers at once.

Fortunately, these people of the Northern Wei Dynasty did not have such courage. Until the battles had already taken place at Hulao Pass and Tongguan, the two newly crowned emperors of the Northern Wei Dynasty had no intention of taking the initiative to send troops.

This also made Leah feel a lot more relaxed, giving her enough time to resist the attack from the Song State.

The two sides engaged in fierce fighting at Hulao Pass and Tongguan. With the continuous increase of troops by the Song State, the two sides fought fiercely for a month. The Song State was unable to capture the city and had to withdraw its troops helplessly.

It can be said that from the initial army of tens of thousands to the final army of hundreds of thousands, they were unable to defeat the Song Dynasty. This battle almost brought down the State of Song. There were already signs of an uprising in the country, and it would probably take several years for the uprising to stop.

If this one battle wasn't that serious, the problem was that this was Liu Yilong's third Northern Expedition, so naturally the people would find it difficult to support it.

On Leah's side, the continuous transfer of manpower and material resources to the battlefield has caused domestic prices to rise, which has also put a lot of pressure on the people, but it is still bearable.

After all, compared to the initial situation when people had no food, no land, and no money, their life now is very good. Even if prices have risen a little, it is acceptable.

Fortunately, she is on the defensive and the pressure is not as great as that of the Song State. But even so, she can forget about mobilizing a large army this year.

This was a pity for Leah. She had originally wanted to take over the power that originally belonged to the Northern Wei Dynasty this year, but after being messed up by the Song Dynasty, her plan was completely ruined.

She can only take a good rest in the first half of this year, and then do this after collecting grain taxes and other things in the second half of the year.

Even so, there are benefits as well. At least in the next few years, the State of Song will be in a state of panic.

After all, the policies there are different from those on Leah's side. The land is still in the hands of the aristocratic families, and the people have no food. Once a war breaks out, the people will hand over the food. The aristocratic families have full warehouses of food, but they are just watching the show.

There have been several cases of killing officials and dividing land and food, and these slogans are the same ones that Leah had used before.

When Leah knew this, she couldn't help but laugh.

She dared to do that because she had the power, how could the people of Song dare to do that? In Liya's opinion, if nothing unexpected happened, these rebellions would be suppressed soon.

In fact, just as Leah thought, although these rebels imitated Leah, they were just ordinary people. After the arrival of the imperial army, they were quickly suppressed.

Leah couldn't help but shake when she heard the news.

In fact, it is not impossible to succeed without the ability, but you must do it quietly. If you find that the situation is not right, you can directly move to underground work. That way you are not without a chance.

Unfortunately, those who raised the slogans of rebellion were only ordinary people. There were no intellectuals following them, so they could only rely on their passion, and in the end they just died in vain.

Although there will be no war in the first half of the year, Leah is not without things to do. She can just settle some domestic affairs in the first half of this year.

Chapter 115: The Newspaper Is Coming Out

Ever since she came back from the Western Regions, she has been busy fighting, and many things have not been fully unfolded. Now she can take this opportunity to take out those things.

The first thing is newspapers. They are good things and are specifically used to control public opinion.

Now that the people under her rule have some extra money, she should spend it, right? Ordinary people would not mind having more after-dinner conversations, so Leah directly began promoting the article in domestic newspapers.

The quality of the first newspaper must be attractive enough to attract enough attention.

What do ordinary people like to talk about the most? Naturally, it’s the affairs of those big shots.

Therefore, the first newspaper article of Leah introduced a lot of interesting stories about the Five Barbarians and Sixteen Kingdoms, which gave the common people a lot of topics to talk about after dinner.

After the first newspaper successfully attracted the attention of the people, the second newspaper wrote the story that had to be told between the Northern Wei Dynasty and His Majesty Arthur.

The opening chapter introduces how the Northern Wei Dynasty was established, how they oppressed the people, causing poverty in various places, and finally how Leah rose up and established the current Wu Kingdom. It can be said that everything Leah does now is written in the newspaper.

It was not until they read the newspaper that the people of Wu State knew that Liya had done so many things. Not only did she lead the army to recapture the Western Regions and name it Xinjiang

In addition, a road has been built between Hexi and the Western Regions. If nothing goes wrong, it will be open to traffic in the second half of the year.

A road from the Hexi Corridor to Xinjiang can be built in less than a year? Not only did the court officials not believe it, even the people of Wu State thought it was impossible. They were already doubting the authenticity of the newspaper.

Until Liya came out to explain in person, this matter is absolutely true. As long as someone goes to Yumen Pass, they can find out the truth of this matter, so don't doubt the authenticity of the newspaper, because it comes from the official!

Some people who did not believe it went to Yumen Pass to investigate the matter. It was not until they saw with their own eyes a straight road that stretched as far as the eye could see that they were sure of the truth of the matter and no one doubted it anymore.

But when did this happen? Which construction team was doing it? Leah just smiled and said nothing.

It is better for the public not to know about this kind of thing, otherwise her lifelong reputation will be ruined!

In the third article, the newspaper began to introduce the State of Song.

It first introduced how the State of Song obtained the country from the State of Jin, and then introduced the historical deeds of every emperor of the State of Song, until the current Emperor Liu Yilong.

This article first praises Liu Yilong's early deeds, and then later it judges Liu Yilong, talking about the various absurd things that happened after Liu Yilong became emperor.

It also emphasized the three northern expeditions launched by Liu Yilong, which led to continuous uprisings in the country.

The grand scene created in the early stage was destroyed, which led to the current situation of war and displacement of victims. It can be said that the newspapers belittled Liu Yilong to the point of being worthless.

Moreover, Liu Yilong was compared with the current Queen Arthur, and the final conclusion was that he was not even as good as a finger of the Queen.

After all, Her Majesty started from scratch. It only took her about two years to conquer half of the Central Plains, if the territory of the Western Regions is counted. Not to mention Liu Yilong, even the emperors of ancient and modern times cannot compare with her!

Then this newspaper somehow spread to the State of Song, and then inadvertently circulated in the court of Song.

After reading this report, the officials of Song State turned pale with fright. Since they had obtained the newspaper, the current emperor must have known about it.

Liu Yilong did get the newspaper, and he got it before them.

After reading the newspaper, Liu Yilong was indeed furious and even cursed in the palace.

Since ancient times, whoever conquered the world did not die? Why did he waste his military power? Did he make people homeless? Damn it! Is it easy for him to restore the Han Dynasty?

This newspaper is simply outrageous!

But no matter how angry he was, he really couldn't do anything about it, because everything the article said about him was true.

There was no deliberate smearing or exaggeration of the facts. Instead, his "glorious deeds" were listed in an almost ruthless manner, making it impossible to refute him even if one wanted to.

Moreover, the person who wrote this report was not someone under his rule, but from the State of Wu. He had no chance to hold them accountable. It could be said that he was so angry that he had no place to vent it, and sooner or later he would suffer internal injuries.

Now, because of this newspaper report from Wu State, people are spreading this article everywhere in the entire Song State area, especially in the capital of Song State. This so-called newspaper has become a topic of conversation among local people after dinner.

This kind of thing must not be spread in Song State, otherwise Song State will definitely be in chaos. Liu Yilong came to his senses and shouted directly: "Come here! Pass on my order, anyone who dares to spread, read, or privately keep the newspaper of Wu State will be killed without mercy!"

After receiving Liu Yilong's order, the guards immediately passed it down.

Soon, a minister personally approached Liu Yilong and advised him, "Your Majesty, this newspaper story has already spread throughout our country. If Your Majesty orders a ban, wouldn't that confirm the truth of the above story?"

"Does Taibao Xiao want the people of Wu State to deliberately discredit me?" Upon hearing this, Liu Yilong looked at the ministers below with anger.

What's the point of you telling these things to a civil official like me? Why don't you tell these things to the scholars and literati of the world? Why don't you tell these things to the common people of the world? Do you think they will believe what you say?

Xiao Taibao was speechless.

Aren't all the contents in this article true? Do you need to get so angry? If you have the ability, go and destroy the State of Wu. As long as you can destroy the State of Wu, you won't have to worry about whether it will be reported in the newspapers or not.

What Xiao Taibao could think of, Liu Yilong could naturally think of as well.

To put it bluntly, there is no point in killing all those who dare to spread, read or privately store newspapers. It is like treating the symptoms but not the root cause.

If he really wants to cure the root cause, he has to get rid of the person who made the newspaper, that is, Wu Guo, but the problem is that he doesn't have that ability!

Otherwise, they wouldn't have failed to capture Hulao Pass and Tongguan, and suffered a crushing defeat. The Wu Kingdom's firearms were damn powerful!

His army of almost 150,000 soldiers was unable to capture Hulao Pass with only 30,000 soldiers and Tongguan with 10,000 soldiers. It was really infuriating!

Chapter 116 has been pirated!

But let's not talk about these for now. If they can't handle the newspaper produced by Wu State properly, if they are not careful, the whole world will rebel!

Thinking of this, Liu Yilong sighed and said, "Just tell me what to do about this matter. If you can't come up with a good idea, we will ban Wu's newspapers from entering our country."

"Your Majesty, I do have a good idea." Xiao Taibao said quickly.

"What method? Tell me quickly." Upon hearing this, Liu Yilong's face immediately showed joy.

Xiao Taibao nodded and said, "Your Majesty, since this newspaper was produced by Wu State, then we should produce one in Song State as well. We can also follow Wu State's example and list some of Wu State's deeds, and then list how you are diligent in government and love the people, right?"

When Liu Yilong heard this, he nodded with satisfaction. Why didn't he think of this method? He must have been so angry about the newspaper in Wu State.

Seeing that his Majesty was satisfied, Xiao Taibao whispered again, "Besides that, we can also have people write some specious articles and point out some of the ministers' affairs, such as who is greedy and lustful, and who is loyal and commendable."

"Then we can make up some stories about the late emperor and the current emperor who often went on incognito tours. After all, the late emperor and the current emperor were both good emperors who loved the people like their own children. They often went on incognito tours, killed corrupt officials, and saved the people. This is reasonable."

In fact, he still has some methods, such as making up some gossip about the late emperor and the current emperor, which would definitely have a better effect, but unless he doesn't want to lose his head, he would never dare to say it.

"Okay, that's right. But I always feel like something is missing. Oh, and write about how I honor my biological mother. Let the world know that I am not only a good emperor who loves his people like his own children, but also a filial son!"

Liu Yilong nodded with satisfaction.

Only by muddying the water here will the people shift their views from one thing to another. As time goes by, the people will naturally forget about this matter.

It can be said that this is also one of the commonly used tactics of modern navy.

It’s not that the ancients were not smart, it’s because the era they lived in had limitations, which made them look not very smart. However, when it comes to playing tricks, they are absolutely top-notch.

Not long after Liya unfolded the newspaper, she learned that the Shanxi provincial government had successfully sent people to persuade Pi Baozi to surrender, and Pi Baozi had agreed to lead his people to surrender to her.

Originally, for Pi Baozi, he occupied Shanxi just to find a place to settle down.

Now that Emperor Taiwu is dead and the capital of Northern Wei has been taken down by Liya, Northern Wei is almost doomed, so he has few options.

Now anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Wu State has become more powerful than ever, and it is only a matter of time before it wipes out the remaining forces of the Northern Wei.

Now Liu Song is blocked at the Yangtze River border and cannot go north. Even if he unites with the Northern Wei, he will not be a match for Liya. Now the situation in the north is very clear. The rise of Wu State is unstoppable!

While Leah sent people to persuade him to surrender, she also sent his family over safely, which shows Leah's sincerity.

We have to thank Tuoba Tao for this, because he was afraid that Pi Baozi would defect to the Wu State, so Pi Baozi's family was not killed. This actually gave Liya a chance to do a favor.

Since he couldn't beat Leah, and he knew how terrifying Leah's weapons were, it would be better to surrender than to wait for others to attack him.

Moreover, Leah also promised that Shanxi Province could continue to be handed over to him for management. The only requirement was the issue of land, and he must implement the same policy as the central government.

Pi Baozi also knew this. All the provinces ruled by Liya had already been reformed, so there was no reason for him to let it go. So he agreed and hoped that Liya would send people over to help with the reform.

Seeing that Pi Baozi was so tactful, Liya was very happy. In this way, she only had two provinces left in the north, namely Shandong Province and Hebei Province.

Now half of Liaoning Province belongs to Hebei, and half belongs to Goguryeo. It is not considered a province at the moment.

Of course, there are Jilin Province and Heilongjiang Province behind them, but these places do not belong to the Central Plains of China now. The people living in this land are Khitans, and they currently have nothing to do with China.

If Leah could take back Shandong and Hebei provinces, then she would almost have two-thirds of the Han territory. But there was no other way because the Western Regions were too big.

But the land only looks scary, most of it cannot be used.

In addition to this, Leah also saw that Song Guoxue and the others did the same thing, and directly took out the newspaper.

Moreover, the Song Kingdom not only followed Liya's example and started a newspaper, but also imitated the layout of Wu Kingdom's newspaper, and did not pay Liya even a penny for the copyright.

Leah took a look and found that not only the layout was the same, but also the printing date. Below was the table of contents, and on the left side of the table of contents were also articles. The copying was so righteous.

This group of people not only copied her newspaper, but also copied her engraving and printing technology, which made Leah very angry. If it were in modern times, Leah would have reported them for plagiarizing her.

Because she felt that printing was not too important, Leah never concealed this fact. As long as anyone was willing to investigate, they could find out how to make printing.

As a result, the Song State was so good that it used the things it copied from her to deal with her. This was simply too much!

It has always been Liya who crossed the river by touching the rabbit's things without paying copyright fees. When will it be the turn of these ancient people to cross the river by touching her, Liya?

I'm going to fuck you!

But after Leah carefully read the daily newspaper of Song State, she couldn't find any words to describe it for a moment.

The Song Dynasty's daily newspaper was full of self-flattering things. First, it counter-sued the Wu State Daily's criticism of the Song Dynasty emperor.

Then there was unanimous praise for the Emperor of Song, and they even brought his dead father and mother back to life. It was as exaggerated as it could be.

In short, it is talking about how several generations of emperors of the Song Dynasty loved their people like their own children.

After reading it, Liya laughed. Is that really shameless?

But this kind of thing can't just be written down, you also want the public to be able to feel it, right?

If you really love the people like your own children, then what are the small rebellions in Song? Don't they know whether the people can have enough food?

Chapter 117: The Shameless Song State

In short, in Liya's opinion, this report can be summed up in two words: "hypocrisy!"