After rebirth, I became a national teacher

When Emperor Yong'an heard the words "die-hard fans of the late Empress Dowager's party", the slight bit of goodwill that had just arisen in his heart instantly disappeared.

An old thief like Yuan Songbo who has no respect for the king is only worthy of being used to enhance his own reputation and serve as a knife in his hand to kill people.

"You are right. He had to praise me only because he thought I had done good things that benefited the country and the people, not because he was loyal to me."

"Now that you mention it, I am really curious, what on earth did you do?"

Imperial Noble Consort Shuyi took the opportunity to change the subject.

Emperor Yong'an then told her that he had ordered the court to investigate Tan Song and reward Zheng Yuannai generously.

Of course, he also said that this was his strategy to clear his name.

The smile on Imperial Noble Consort Shuyi's face suddenly froze.

A few days ago, she swore to her sister that she had ruined Zheng Yuannai's chance of promotion with just a few words. Her sister also praised her for knowing the emperor's mind better.

As a result, just three days later, His Majesty once again announced the promotion of Zheng Yuannai and rewarded him with a thousand taels of gold.

At this moment, she only felt a sense of embarrassment and regret of being slapped in the face running from the soles of her feet to the top of her head.

She was unwilling to accept this, so she pretended to be indignant for Emperor Yong'an:

"Zheng Yuannai has such contempt for the emperor's grace, yet His Majesty still rewards and employs him generously. He is really getting away with it!"

Emperor Yong'an sneered upon hearing this:

"With great power comes great responsibility. If he fails to protect the coastal defenses of the three prefectures, I will hold him accountable."

"If you guard it well, you can make the best use of it."

Imperial Noble Consort Shuyi immediately felt relaxed.

From what His Majesty said, although Zheng Yuannai was still promoted, his arrogance was not forgotten.

In that case, there is nothing to worry about.

Even if Zheng Yuannai really made great contributions and was promoted, sooner or later he would be abandoned after his rabbit was dead.

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The two imperial edicts were carried out together with private propaganda activities.

Those beautiful articles that the Minister of War asked people to write were only on the surface and were only intended for scholars.

In addition, the Jinyiwei in the capital were also very busy. They captured a number of storytellers and asked them to spread the Jinyiwei's scripts everywhere.

Before long, the story began to spread in the streets and alleys about how the emperor eliminated harm for the people, saved the common people and military households in Songhu, and finally moved the gods, who intervened at the critical moment to help the Songhu defenders in distress, achieving unprecedented results in the anti-Japanese war.

This matter was so legendary that it aroused great interest among the people and became the most hotly discussed topic in the capital for a time.

Many people rekindled their confidence in Emperor Yong'an.

"Your Majesty, are you planning to strike hard at the corrupt officials? We will have a good life in the future!"

"Your Majesty is wise and perceptive!"

"I hope that Your Majesty can quickly rectify those lawless dignitaries in our capital!"

"Even the gods approve of this, which shows that Your Majesty is truly a good emperor!"

"That's right. Old Master Yuan also said before that natural disasters have nothing to do with Your Majesty."

Scholars are more knowledgeable than ordinary people and they don't believe in gods that much.

It was learned that Emperor Yong'an had specially allocated eunuchs and capable officials for the people and military households in Songhu. While secretly investigating corrupt officials, he openly rescued the military households and the people.

Moreover, this move allowed the Songhu army to unleash unprecedented combat effectiveness, not only defeating the invading Japanese pirates, but also counterattacking the pirates' lair and rescuing thousands of suffering civilians.

It was hard for them not to admit that this was indeed a wise move.

If Your Majesty can continue to be as vigilant and severely punish corrupt officials as he was in the Battle of Songhu, there will be no need to worry about the lack of justice in the administration of the country or the strength of the army.

Scholars also praised Emperor Yong'an for this move, and the rumors that Emperor Yong'an should issue a self-criticism edict were gradually drowned out.

Upon learning of the change in public opinion, Emperor Yong'an was in a good mood, and his heart was filled with pride that he had successfully fooled everyone.

However, he did not realize that with his hard work in promoting the product, many ordinary people also deeply remembered the name of Du'e God.

"It turns out there really is a god walking around in the world, his name is Du'e Shenzun!"

"Du'e Du'e means to save people from suffering. Du'e God should be a god who helps poor people like us to solve their sufferings!"

"I will also worship this Deity of Deliverance more often in the future, hoping that the Deity can protect our family from suffering in the future!"

The gods and Buddhas worshipped in the past were all illusory and no one had ever actually seen them.

But this time, the God of Du'e was a real god recognized by the imperial court, so how could the people not be enthusiastic about him?

Since there was no such deity in the temple, some people spontaneously built tablets of the Deity of Du'e and placed them in their homes.

Not long after, tablets of the God of Du'e were also sold on the streets of Beijing.