A whirlwind of rumors suddenly swept through Beijing, China. What started as a small-scale rumor somehow made its way into newspapers and radio.
Many people, including those at the bottom of society, are discussing one thing.
That is, a few months ago, His Majesty the King sent their diplomat, Mr. Gu Shaoyong, to Xichuan to bring back a batch of rice. Was it really high-yield rice, or was it fake?
Right now, the newspapers and radio stations aren't giving everyone a definitive answer; they're just letting everyone guess. Today's newspaper might cite "scientific" data from country M, tomorrow's radio station might invite an experienced farmer who's been farming for decades to "share his experience," and the day after tomorrow, a special expert or professor from some agricultural college might start a column to "scientifically discuss" the matter...
Although the data, farmers, experts, and professors have never given everyone a 100% accurate answer, this trend has gradually been steered to the conclusion that "the so-called high-yield rice is a smokescreen released by the government to appease or deceive the working masses who are overwhelmed by heavy taxes and pressure, so that they can 'reassure' themselves to accept exploitation."
Immediately, public resentment boiled over.
At the same time, a group of Western powers, excluding the United States, which have always followed the lead of the United States, also began to exert pressure on China on the diplomatic level.
Unfortunately, at this critical juncture, Gu Shaoyong, a pillar of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, fell ill! It was a strange, inexplicable illness that struck out of nowhere! The royal palace's top medical team, the most authoritative Western medicine experts from the Peace Hospital, and several of the most outstanding and authoritative figures in traditional Chinese medicine all conducted the most thorough examinations on Gu Shaoyong…
There's nothing wrong with it.
But the person just wouldn't wake up!
Yes, I just don't believe it. Well, it's not that I don't believe it, but every few hours, he can wake up for a little while, eat something, move around, and then just as he's about to get down to business, before his hand even touches the documents, his neck tilts to the side... and he falls asleep again.
She was sleeping so soundly that you couldn't wake her up no matter what you did.
Moreover, whether it's using instruments to examine him or various manual testing methods from Western and Chinese medicine, the only conclusion that can be drawn is that Gu Shaoyong really wasn't faking it; he was just asleep!
After some time, Western countries began to put pressure on China at various levels, demanding repayment of debts. They even conducted several joint military exercises on China's border, which resulted in several near misses, almost to the point of throwing artillery shells directly at the Chinese border guards.
Those puppet families within China who received support from a certain country, regardless of whether they held a place in the Co-governance Council, began to cause trouble. They even planned several strikes and boycotts, which spread to other provinces and cities, keeping the entire staff of the King's Office, including His Majesty the King, extremely busy.
Officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs also succumbed to the pressure and retreated step by step.
For a time, the whole of China was truly in a state of 'bleak wind and rain'.
After some time, the government of Country M, as the leading power in the international arena, began to frequently extend overtures to China, citing classical texts to demonstrate the close friendship and brotherly bond between the two countries. At the same time, it solemnly offered to provide China with the most "selfless" assistance, both diplomatically and materially, to help the Chinese government overcome this crisis.
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