The days in the imperial capital are always the most memorable for Wu Feng. Even after many years of ascending the throne as emperor, Wu Feng and those involved still miss him deeply when they revisit the old place. After rejecting Situ Yushuang's meeting, Wu Feng took the trouble to get involved with Sophia. After the cocktail party, Shi's twin sisters also visited from time to time. Together with the Li's three daughters, Wu Feng was intoxicated by the flowers. Or you can indulge in the Longmen Grottoes, or climb up and look far into the Luoshen Tower, or the shadows of butterflies flying in the Peony Garden, or explore the beauty of the White Horse Temple, and feel happy to miss Shu. The guards only had a hard time seeing their master wandering among the flowers. He couldn't get too close to disturb the scenery and disturb his master's good things, but he couldn't get too far away in case he was attacked by an assassin again and had no time to react. In view of the fact that Wu Feng has been in danger of assassination several times, before each trip, hundreds of Wu Feng's guards always arrive at the scene half an hour in advance to conduct inspections. Even the Daxiangguo Temple and the Qingye Sect have to send out capable personnel to disguise themselves and blend into the crowd. Help in case something happens to your great supporter.
Angel's becoming Wu Feng's wife has become a semi-open secret in the imperial capital. Even Situ Yutang expressed silence, especially when Wu Feng and Angel participated in two important social activities in the imperial capital, which further confirmed this. Neither Shang Wufeng nor An Qier personally confirmed this situation, so political media and entertainment media reported the news in endless articles. Others were able to use media pressure to force the two to come forward to confirm or deny it in person, but failed to achieve their goals.
This news also increased the status of the Huey family, and the five major families in the empire also began to diverge. The Huey family, which was originally the lowest ranked, became the favorite because of the Wu Feng line, while the Qin family became the favorite because of its relationship with the King of Chu, Situ Yuanpan. After becoming friends, there was a faint tendency to replace the Miao family, the first family in the empire. The Tang family, the most loyal supporter of the emperor, squeezed out the Ye family, who was originally attached to Situ Jun, out of the five major families, and stayed with Situ Tai. Because of its deep roots, the Miao family, which is closely connected, has had a decline in influence due to Situ Tai's influence. However, its family power is deeply entwined in various departments and localities of the empire and has not yet shaken. It is still ranked among the top three of the five major families in the empire.
Although Wu Feng enjoyed this kind of life of playing with dragons and phoenixes, the changes in the situation forced him to leave the imperial capital and go to his new territory, Guanxi County. Wu Feng's departure made many people sad. Considering that he and Situ Lang and Situ Yuanran were in a honeymoon relationship, Wu Feng didn't want to show the appearance of dragging his family and his family away, so Angel still stayed in the imperial capital, and the three Li families However, the woman went to Kansai with Wu Feng at Wu Feng's invitation. Although Sophia accepted Wu Feng's invitation, she only said that she would go to Kansai at the right time, but did not agree to go with Wu Feng, which disappointed Wu Feng. He had a crush on this girl who looked like an angel but exuded a graceful and luxurious atmosphere in her heart. Unfortunately, the time they got together in the imperial capital was too short. The relationship between the two seemed to only stay at the level of sympathy. If he wanted to go further, , but it still takes some hard work.
Although Situ Lang issued a request for the Northwest Army to launch an offensive in Qinghe as soon as possible to reduce the pressure on the imperial capital's defense circle, Wu Feng used the word "as soon as possible" to make a fuss. As soon as possible means as fast as possible, but the word "as fast as possible" It is of great significance. The Kaman people readjusted their deployment in Qinghe. The more than 200,000 troops gave up confronting the imperial army in the southeast corner and instead retreated to Fucheng. Obviously, they wanted to consolidate the rule of Qinghe Prefecture with peace of mind. At the same time, they also Two infantry units of 10,000 people and one cavalry unit of 10,000 people were deployed in the west of Qinghe to strengthen the defense to the west and prevent sneak attacks by the Northwest Army. In view of this situation, Wu Feng wrote a letter stating that the Kaman defense line was currently stable and the Northwest Army could not break through and could only wait for the opportunity. Although Situ Lang was very dissatisfied with this, Ye had no choice but to do so. In fact, this was the situation. If Li Wufeng goes to fight this kind of war of attrition with no chance of winning, Li Wufeng will definitely not agree.
The eastern front is peaceful again, but it does not mean that the Northwest Army has ceased its activities. The war against Anyuan is still actively being prepared. Various reconnaissance cavalry are active in various places in Anyuan, and the instigators sent by the intelligence department also frequently fight against the Anyuan Taiping Army. There were several precedents for the Taiping Army to receive reasonable treatment after surrendering. The persuasion work of the rebels was more powerful than anything else. However, as the temporary capital of the Taiping Holy Kingdom, Anyuan Prefecture, the Taiping Sect’s power here can be described as The most stubborn. Although they have realized that the main force of the Taiping Religion in Heshuo is unlikely to break through Kansai to provide support to Yasuhara, who is hundreds of miles away, these guys still refuse to surrender. Fortunately, Wu Feng does not demand immediate relief. To win Anyuan, we only need to wait until the second half of the year, and it will naturally fall into place.
There is already a hint of spring in Kansai in March. When the warm wind blows on the land of Kansai with the help of the melting spring sun, Wu Feng has stayed in Hanzhong for nearly ten days. In addition to checking the food storage situation from Liufu In addition, Wu Feng paid more visits to various prefectures, and at the same time received local noble families, gentry, merchants, and scholars and celebrities from the four prefectures that were newly under management, and listened to their views on the current situation in Kansai and their views on the future situation in Kansai. idea. Wu Feng's friendly and generous image has won unanimous praise from people from all walks of life in Kansai County. Although some conservative corrupt scholars have complained about the fact that it was a few foreign women who accompanied Wu Feng during the inspection instead of an imperial princess, but such a personal detail Not only did the problem not have much negative impact on Wu Feng's reputation, but it became a good talk among the literati who claimed to be celebrities. The three daughters of the Li family, who were famous for their literary talent in the imperial capital, even made friends with literary talents. , won the praise of the always wild Kansai scholars, and also gained a lot of popularity for Wu Feng.
While inspecting Kansai, Wu Feng was considering the next step in military affairs. On the other hand, he was also considering the reform of Kansai's political structure and how to effectively integrate the northwest and Kansai and half of Kithara County in the future to establish a Lay the foundation for your own complete base.
The conservative forces of the landowners and aristocrats in Guanxi County are relatively strong, which is very different from the situation in the northwest where Wu Feng initially took over. The northwest was taken over by Wu Feng after the entire middle and upper class had been completely destroyed by Luobi people for more than ten years. , it can be said to be a blank, which is extremely beneficial to establishing Wufeng's absolute prestige in the northwest. Facts have also proved this. From a certain perspective, Wufeng is also grateful to the Luobi people for their invasion of the northwest. At least they The crazy raids of the Communist Party of China wiped out the landowning and aristocratic forces in the northwest, leaving Wu Feng with a blank piece of paper to scribble on at will. The situation in Kansai was the same. Although it was swept away by the Taiping Army, the Taiping Army took power too short and failed to establish a stable rule in Kansai, nor could it shake the foundation of the landlords and nobles. The short-lived life of the Lin Lang family The entry into the imperial family was only a passing one, so if he wanted to gain a foothold in Kansai, Wufeng had to face these land nobles first.
Fortunately, Wufeng's illustrious military exploits on the northwest border and his strength against the Kaman and Taiping people made Kansai admired by all classes. In the past few years, the northwest has undergone rapid changes and economic development, especially the large number of people in the northwest. The influx of goods into Kansai has also made all classes in Kansai have great expectations for Wu Feng. They all hope that this hero, who is almost a god among the people of the empire, can bring about earth-shaking changes in their lives like in the northwest. The change.
The nobles hope that Wu Feng can point them to a clear path that can not only maintain peace and stability in the region, but also make their lives more and more prosperous. After they witnessed the shocking waves caused by the Taiping people uniting with the desperate lower-class peasants, Finally, they all realized that maybe continuing like this was not a clear path. Maybe one day they would be subverted in this turbulent wave, but they could not change all this, so they longed for Li Wufeng to lead them out of this dead end and lead them out of this dead end. Give them abundance and security.
The businessmen were the most enthusiastic about Li Wufeng's arrival. The development of industry and commerce in the northwest has become a model for the entire empire. The Sixth Prefecture in the Northwest and the Northern Luzon Prefecture, which have been on the empire's economic development vitality list and potential list for several consecutive years, have made the merchants jealous. The developed road transportation network and active commodity economy in the northwest made businessmen envious and worried about their own environment. They saw that the northwest, which they had dismissed in the past, suddenly became an economy on par with their own. This bitter feeling can only be truly understood by the person involved; and the farmers are also cheering for Wu Feng's arrival. The mandatory low land rent and low tax policy implemented in the northwest once made them resent why they were not born in the northwest. But this day has finally arrived, and the northwest's The masters will also become the masters of their own land, and they look forward to their own bright future; the citizens also welcome this legendary overlord. The cities in the northwest have abundant labor employment, perfect labor security mechanisms, and developed cities. Education and health facilities, as well as a beautiful urban environment, are well-known among travelers and businessmen traveling from various places, and citizens hope that their city will one day become like that.
This huge pressure of expectation from all aspects made Wu Feng feel this irresistible feeling whether he was among the nobles and gentry, wandering among the citizens, or facing the eyes of businessmen and peasant representatives. responsibility. In Hanzhong Mansion, which had experienced the Taiping Sect and the Lin Lang family taking turns as the masters, this kind of pressure made Wu Feng feel even his breathing was suppressed. Every slogan full of warm welcome, every newspaper that exaggerates and praises Wu Feng, every pair of eager and expectant eyes, every place where flowers, wine and beauties come to greet you, all make you feel... Wu Feng even felt the weight of the burden on his shoulders.