Simulates history, but Chongzhen is the Divine Emperor at the beginning

Chapter 241 Witness the Heroes!

What? Barbarians from the Central Plains?

[Such a niche vocabulary...]

Amidst the utter bewilderment of the people of Xiangyang, this frenzied article gradually painted a picture of a worldview... Simply put, it argued that the Central Plains could no longer be considered the "legitimate successor to the Han Dynasty," for the following reasons.

First, since the Wei and Jin dynasties, the Central Plains have frequently been invaded by foreign tribes. These brutal tribes not only destroyed the Western Jin dynasty but also killed a large number of Han Chinese, replacing them with barbarian tribes... Therefore, there are no longer any Han Chinese in the Central Plains; the people there are actually descendants of barbarians!

In contrast, there was the "southern migration of the elite" from the north, with large numbers of people from the Central Plains moving south to the Jiangnan region. This gave Jiangnan the two main hallmarks of Han Chinese culture and tradition! Therefore, Jiangnan is the true orthodox center of Han Chinese culture!

Secondly, almost all the dynasties in the Central Plains after the Jin Dynasty were established by non-Han peoples, such as the Former Qin and Later Zhao, the Eastern Wei and Western Wei... Even the two unified dynasties of Sui and Tang were related to non-Han peoples. Therefore, after rounding up, neither the Sui nor Tang dynasties are considered legitimate!

So who is the legitimate successor?

Of course, it's my Great Song Dynasty!

Furthermore, because the legitimate dynasty was in the Song Dynasty, and the Song Dynasty moved south, the current Song Dynasty is the only legitimate successor to the Han Dynasty!

As for the Liao, Jin, and Western Xia dynasties... those were all regimes ruled by non-Han peoples, with no legal basis whatsoever; they were just charlatans!

In conclusion, since there were neither Han Chinese nor a Han dynasty in the Central Plains, the Central Plains were clearly inhabited by barbarians...

[This article, brimming with outrageous arguments, immediately stunned everyone: Who the hell wrote this outrageous nonsense?!]

Neither the Sui nor the Tang dynasties were legitimate; only my Great Song Dynasty was… I doubt even the Emperor himself would dare say such a thing!

[As for the claim that all the Han Chinese in the Central Plains died out, therefore only the Jiangnan region is legitimate... this is utterly absurd! Because many of the people in the Southern Song Dynasty today migrated south from the Central Plains after the Jingkang Incident!]

【If you say that all the people of the Central Plains died out after the Western Jin Dynasty, then what are we?! That's utter nonsense!】

[As a result, the Xiangyang region was instantly enraged. Enraged immigrants from the Central Plains were everywhere, demanding to know who wrote this rubbish article. They vowed to beat the scoundrel to a pulp!]

Strangely, even after searching every printing shop in Xiangyang, they couldn't get any information about the sender's identity from the shopkeepers... It wasn't that the shopkeepers were unwilling to tell them, but rather that the person's face and figure were completely blurry, and no one could clearly say who he was or what he looked like.

[Moreover, someone capable of writing such outrageous arguments is clearly an extremist among extremists. Under the threat of force, the shopkeepers dared not refuse to print it and had no choice but to grit their teeth and print the article for him...]

This has everyone in a dilemma: they can't find it, and even if they do, they might not be able to defeat it... What should they do? Are they just supposed to let this outrageous argument insult everyone's intelligence?

Everyone was very unwilling to accept this.

[But at this critical juncture, the extremist struck again, and another article was printed and distributed throughout Xiangyang!]

[This article is titled: "On the Ten Victories of the Song Dynasty over the Jin Dynasty!"]

The content is roughly as follows: Based on the arguments presented in the previous article, we can use this to demonstrate where the Song Dynasty was superior to the Jin Dynasty.

[First and foremost, the legitimate dynasty was in the Song, not the Jin; this is a significant advantage!]

Secondly, Song won one victory, while Jin lost none; these are the two victories!

【…】

In the end, Song won nine times and Jin won none, making it ten wins!

[Win! Win! Win! Our Great Song Dynasty is winning like crazy!]

[Everyone:...]

[Damn it! You're not even acting anymore! You're winning so well, are you some kind of eunuch in the palace?!]

Everyone burst into curses...

[But just as everyone was launching into their criticisms, yet another article was published... This article was titled: "The Benefits of the Northern Expedition and the Emperor's Righteousness!"]

[The main point of this article differs from the previous one, because it no longer simply praises the Song Dynasty, but rather builds upon the arguments presented in the previous article to elaborate on the benefits of the Northern Expedition.]

The advantage is that after wiping out tens of millions of barbarians and monsters in the Central Plains, the Song Dynasty can obtain this rich half of the country!

[When the time comes, we can relocate the landless people of Jiangnan to the Central Plains, where they can live the prosperous life they've always dreamed of amidst the fertile fields! And the land shortage in Jiangnan will be greatly alleviated!] [This is a win-win situation! Our Great Song Dynasty wins twice!]

[Everyone:...]

After praising the glorious outcome of the Northern Expedition, the text then uses extremely poignant language to describe Emperor Zhao's frustration at his unfulfilled ambitions.

[“The Emperor has always been concerned about the Central Plains. In order to restore the ancestral state, he has been restless and unable to eat or sleep. Even when he was working with his beloved concubine to strengthen the Song Dynasty’s bloodline, he couldn’t help but sigh in his heart…”]

"But there are always treacherous officials like Yue Fei and Han Shizhong who insist on obstructing the emperor!"

[“They claimed to be advocating peace, but in reality, they were terrified by the Jurchens’ ferocity. They even secretly accepted 500,000 taels of gold from Jin Wuzhu, and thus exaggerated the Jurchens’ fearsome reputation to the emperor, hoping to persuade him to abandon the northern expedition and protect their Jurchen masters…”]

"The shame of Jingkang remains unavenged! When will the Emperor's hatred be extinguished? The Emperor wishes he could personally drive his chariot and crush the Helan Mountains!"

【"The sky will be clear! The sky will be clear!"]

[The article issued such a lament for war!]

[Everyone:...]

You're unbeatable!

[The crowd has finally succumbed to your nonsense... Originally, everyone wanted to find you and beat you up, but now, your undisguised praise of the Emperor and the Northern Expedition has given you an invincible magical shield. Even those who hate you to the core dare not openly oppose you anymore...]

[Well! So it's just the government's loyal lackey running out to curry favor! This poet is something else!]

Everyone rolled their eyes...

[It was at this crucial moment that you finally seized the opportunity and acted decisively!]

【…】

[In the 216th year of Shaoxing, just as you, using the power of the Western Paradise, were secretly publishing several outrageous statements and generating enough social buzz, you finally emerged from the shadows!]

However, this time you're not claiming to be a "reverse astronomy author," but rather an "anti-reverse astronomy author"!

[You first posted an article under the pseudonym "Gold Medal Lecturer on Loving the Song Dynasty," fiercely defending the "rebel" you had previously portrayed, such as refuting the "extinction theory of the Han people in the Central Plains" and the "illegitimacy theory of the Sui and Tang dynasties," and further refuting the "barbarian theory of the Central Plains"!]

After your righteous and outspoken words, the people of Xiangyang breathed a sigh of relief: Keep it up! Our early internet mouthpiece!

Seeing the support of the people, you became even bolder, accepting and publishing a series of articles detailing the actual situation of the people of the Jin Kingdom.

For example, the people of Jin were usually rational, and when not disturbed by the Song people, they were no different from the Song people.

[For example, regarding the actual situation of the Jin Dynasty's military strength, you detailed how Jin soldiers under Wuzhu could remain rational while undergoing transformations, and argued that the Jin Dynasty's regular military strength was far greater than that of the Song Dynasty. Therefore, under such circumstances, a northern expedition by the Song Dynasty would not only have no chance of victory, but would also be a meaningless waste of money and resources, and even the lives of the Song people...]

After recounting this story, with a resolute gaze, you loudly declared your identity and political stance in front of everyone!

"To be honest, I've always been a loyal supporter of Marshal Yue!"

"Even the day before Marshal Yue was escorted to the capital, he personally met with me and accepted me as his disciple!"

[Me? I've long been Marshal Yue's personal disciple, whom he's never met!]

Upon hearing this, everyone gasped in astonishment! They all looked at you with admiration on the platform, and under their gaze, you couldn't help but puff out your chest!

"Master, rest assured! Your disciple Zhou Chi will definitely rescue you!"

[You publicly swore an oath, your eyes filled with tears!]

[Yue Fei: Children, I have no objection.]

……

(End of this chapter)