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"The one who passed away must be our Great King of Liang,"

"The golden dragon on the clothes appears to have five claws."

His companion said, "That should be it. I thought the king would be ten feet tall."

"A strong man with an eight-foot waist, I didn't expect him to be about the same size as us."

Chapter 1759 Enemies from Three Sides

The boss glared at the customer and said,

"Nonsense, what do you mean by 'about the same as us'?"

"Can you lift the sluice gate? Do you dare to attack Tokyo alone?"

"The heroes of Liangshan all say that Your Majesty is a star descended to earth,"

"Otherwise, how could they possess such divine power and courage?"

After the Liang army entered the city,

The boss, however, reaped considerable benefits.

The tax collectors were much more polite.

The scoundrel who used to freeload has also disappeared.

No one dared to ask for money indiscriminately anymore.

The guest dared not speak recklessly and laughed.

"That's true, but Your Majesty is indeed quite valiant."

Zhao Yuan could also faintly hear the discussions of the people behind him.

In the past two days, he also helped Shi Qian find out who owned the tabloid.

There is more than one tabloid in Tokyo.

There are about ten companies that have distributed over a thousand copies.

The report was submitted by a clerk from the Imperial Secretariat.

There were also officials from other departments,

They had access to more information about the imperial court.

Many things that the official gazette could not publish,

They put it in the tabloids.

Some newspaper owners were also bookstore owners.

Most of them were cheerleaders for the upright officials in the imperial court.

Their tabloids primarily focused on commenting on current affairs.

During the Zhenghe era, in order to strike at Cai Jing,

They actually fabricated a statement from Emperor Huizong expressing his dissatisfaction with Cai Jing.

This caused widespread panic among Cai Jing's supporters.

Many people believed that Emperor Huizong (Zhao Ji) was considering dismissing Cai Jing again.

Opportunistic attacks on Cai Jing

In the end, Emperor Huizong (Zhao Ji) personally visited Cai Jing's residence.

This made the officials realize that Cai Jing's favor with the emperor remained undiminished.

Some tabloids even mainly write gossip about royalty, officials, and talented men and beautiful women.

Most of it was obtained through intelligence gathering by tabloid journalists.

Of course, there are also some unfounded rumors.

When the four kings gathered,

Finally, he caused a huge disturbance in Tokyo.

Zhao Yuan lifted the sluice gate with all his might.

It was then published in a tabloid.

It became widely popular in Tokyo.

Although some people in the Song Dynasty were punished for criticizing the government,

However, in most cases, scholars are not punished for their words.

Of course, Song Dynasty literati did not repay the Song Dynasty for this.

When the Northern Song and Southern Song dynasties fell,

Writers are more prone to betrayal.

Instead of dying for one's country,

People like Wen Tianxiang are extremely rare.

Ten thousand corpses floated on Yai Mountain.

It was mostly soldiers and civilians, not intellectuals.

The Song Dynasty can be said to have been the most tolerant of scholars.

But it was also the era when intellectuals were most unscrupulous.

When the Liang army first entered Tokyo,

The tabloids were shut down for several days.

However, after Zhao Yuan arrived...

The officials of the Imperial Secretariat learned of Zhao Yuan's magnanimity.

They then started publishing tabloids again.

Of course, during special periods

They also dared not make reckless comments about the government.

Otherwise, they'll be labeled as remnants of the previous dynasty.

The label of instigating rebellion

Not to execute nine generations of relatives

They'd have to kill the whole family.

Fortunately, most of the decrees issued by Zhao Yuan were benevolent policies.

They commented positively.

The people are quite receptive to it.

The gossip surrounding the new dynasty's powerful figures mostly focused on the exploits of the Liangshan generals.

The most numerous of these are stories about Zhao Yuan.

Since taking control of Tokyo,

Zhao Yuan then resumed using his real name.

Only then did the world learn that

So he was the one who assassinated Zhao Ji.

Although Zhao Ji was not killed back then,

But he killed Gao Qiu.

Nowadays, even many storytellers in Beijing

They all began telling the stories of the Liangshan heroes.

Of course, true scholars are not very interested in these unsavory matters.

When Zhao Yuan arrived at the Chuigong Hall,

Some officials were already waiting in the hall.

Upon seeing Zhao Yuan arrive,

They all bowed and greeted each other.

Lin Chong, Wu Song, Xie Zhen, Xu Ning, and Wang Jin have all arrived.

Upon seeing Zhao Yuan arrive, they went to greet him.

Wu Song laughed and said, "Your Majesty, when are we going to have a war?"

Zhao Yuan nodded and said, "Tian Hu, Wang Qing, Tong Guan, we have too many opponents."

"I don't know which one to attack first."

"I've rested for a few days and recovered, so it's time to lead the troops into battle."

Xu Ning said helplessly, "You can all go to war, but I can only stay in the palace."

Lin Chong laughed and said, "Without you in charge of the capital, we can't go on our campaign with peace of mind."

Upon hearing this, Xu Ning smiled and said, "Currently, there are only 30,000 troops in the capital."

"General Lin might not even have the chance to go on the expedition, haha."

"We have to wait until Instructor Wang has properly trained the new recruits,"

"Only then can you set out on the expedition."

Lin Chong laughed and said, "If the situation becomes critical, my ten thousand veteran soldiers will certainly be sent into battle."

"Wu Song and Xie Zhen, two armies of ten thousand men each,"

"Plus another 50,000 new recruits,"

"That should be enough to defend the capital."

After Zhao Yuan ordered the Song Dynasty's imperial guards who were not participating in drills to be reinstated as civilians,

He then ordered the recruitment of new soldiers.

Although the military pay of Daliang,

The compensation for injuries and deaths is very generous.

However, the people of Tokyo were unaware of the true nature of the Great Liang Dynasty.

There weren't many able-bodied men who volunteered.

Chapter 1760 The Treaty of Surrender

Until Zhao Yuan took control of Tokyo,

The official gazette began publishing daily updates on the newly added prefectures and counties of the Great Liang Dynasty.

Only then did the people of Tokyo begin to actively apply for military service.

After all, there are many farmers who have lost their land and many impoverished people in the city.

However, out of 50,000 people, 20,000...

These were new recruits gathered from several prefectures near Liangshan.

The invincible reputation of the Great Liang Dynasty spread even further throughout the Jingdong region.

Especially after the capture of Tokyo,

The prestige of the Great Liang reached its peak.

In particular, the name of the state of Daliang was derived from Liangshan Mountain.

The people in the Liangshan area have a strong sense of identification with it.