Although Li Si is smart, he is also very ambitious and capable of governing the country, although his vision and thinking are advanced, but he still has not escaped the mindset and habits of everyone in this period, so he was dazzled by Chen Xu's strange various moves when he first came to Xianyang, and a series of things far beyond the contemporary, such as the Academy of Sciences, factories, newspapers, buses, engineering colleges, liberal arts colleges, cement and steel, etc., have been continuously introduced, and they have been emerging one after another, and everyone including the emperor has always been dizzy.

In particular, the emergence of newspapers and hundreds of forums has opened the eyes of all literate people, and they have also begun to change their living habits and generate new thinking.

There is a saying in later generations that Xiucai knows the world if he doesn't go out.

It is said that because of the prosperity of culture, the convenience of travel and the spread of books, the methods of acquiring knowledge and information have been greatly improved, so that readers can know the world's major events while sitting at home.

At present, the scholar class of Great Qin has also begun to appreciate the benefits of newspapers and books, and is accustomed to buying a newly published newspaper every few days to learn about the affairs of the world, including the emperor.

In just over a year, reading newspapers has become a habit after tea and dinner, or even before going to court, otherwise you can't talk to others when chatting, and it's a shame to not be able to talk about a new topic.

The same is true for Li Si, every issue of the new newspaper must be sent to the house to read as soon as possible, and the same is true for the 100 forums, which must be purchased as soon as possible.

After nearly a year of research, Li Si finally knew the role of Chen Xu in running a newspaper and planning a hundred forums, that is, to promote his reform ideas.

Since the first issue of the newspaper, three issues per month have expanded to five issues per month, and the content of the newspaper is dazzling and varied, but it has never published any news of the disciples of the Legalists, nor has it published any articles advocating magic.

Li Si finally realized that the Marquis of Qinghe was too shameless and only published topics he liked and interested in, and the spell articles were obviously deliberately abandoned by the editors of the newspaper under Chen Xu's instructions, even if he arranged for someone to submit them a thousand times or ten thousand times, they would still not be published.

And after understanding the tricks of newspapers and hundreds of forums, Li Si will definitely not be restrained, and urgently needs to change his increasingly passive position.

It is impossible to move to Chen Xu, and the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty can't move Chen Xu together, unless Chen Xu himself doesn't want to assist Qin Shihuang to go back to Funiu Mountain to cultivate immortals.

However, it is possible to block Chen Xu through some carefully planned things and constantly crack down on Chen Xu's reform process in all aspects, so as to maintain his status as a disciple of the Legalists.

Therefore, after careful planning, Li Si arranged for someone to submit this theory of the ten disadvantages of spells, and used his own way to grasp Chen Xu's weakness.

He succeeded, and in order to raise the position of the 100 forums as soon as possible to meet Chen Xu's requirements, An Yuliang threw out this carefully planned strategy after thinking about it for a long time.

Sure enough, it pushed the hundred forums to the cusp.

And it also succeeded in provoking the emperor's anger.

And the emperor's anger is the courage for Li Si to have the confidence to fight Chen Xu head-on, otherwise he will continue to endure it.

But the well-planned battle now made him almost spurt out a mouthful of old blood.

According to Li Si's judgment of Chen Xu in the past, this policy is completely the most powerful criticism of the Legalists, and it should also be the most in line with Chen Xu's requirements.

Because what Chen Xu has always been unaccustomed to is the harsh and ubiquitous laws of Daqin, and the purpose of the Dongfang Dao project, which was leveraged with an investment of 400 million, is only to abolish the decree that suppressed merchants, in Li Si's opinion, in order to protect the interests of the newspaper and the reputation of the hundred forums, Chen Xu will definitely spare no effort to refute him on the basis of reason, and finally let Li Si have the upper hand at the spell level.

Because Li Si's confidence is the emperor's dissatisfaction.

But Chen Xu actually retreated, admitting that he would not abandon the strategy of governing the country through spells.

This ending was something that Li Si never expected.

Feng Qujian was obviously relieved, and secretly sat back.

Meng Yi's handsome face twitched lightly a few times, and then returned to the posture of the old monk.

Fighting with Li Si now doesn't do anyone any good.

In this debate, Li Si won't be able to move Chen Xu, and Chen Xu won't be able to defeat him, the emperor will not expel Li Si, and the result of the parity is that the two sides will continue to stalemate.

"Don't argue with the two Aiqing, Xianyang Metropolis Daily is the mouthpiece of the government, there has never been a rebellion, the ban is not conducive to the accessibility of the government decree, all the policies of the hundred forums are the words of the hundred famous people, I am not the king of Zhouli, I have never forbidden the idea of the people talking about the government, Yuliang Gong is also the great sage of the world, the publication of this policy is only to open up the way to absorb the good policies of the hundred schools of governance, the crime of chaos in the country can not be easily added, but I Daqin established the country by law, and the abandonment of magic is a move to shake the foundation, which cannot be easily changed, so this matter will be stopped, The two Aiqing are both my humerus, both of them are seeking the country for Great Qin, they can't dispute and hurt their harmony, they will get along in harmony in the future and continue to make suggestions for me! ”

Seeing Chen Xu retreat, Li Si also had a depressed look on his face, and the emperor knew that this originally fiery debate had come to an end, so he opened his mouth to sprinkle dog food.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your forgiveness!"

Chen Xu and Li Si bowed together, and then each tidied up their court clothes and sat down.

"The edict will be transmitted to the Xianyang Metropolis Daily, and in the future, all the policy manuscripts of the 100 forums will be sent to the palace for review by me!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Su Yue, who was sitting on the desk next to him, quickly wrote an edict.

This is a painless punishment, indicating that the emperor is also dissatisfied with the policy of the Hundred Schools Forum, but that's all.

With Chen Xu here, it is impossible for the emperor to meet Li Si's request.

And when this matter spreads, many more radical theories that want to be submitted on the Hundred Schools Forum will be reined in in the future, which actually hits the enthusiasm of the people, and Li Si can be regarded as achieving part of the purpose and suppressing Chen Xu through the emperor's hand.

An hour later, the morning dawn dispersed.

Chen Xu swaggered out of the court again, and the officials around him said goodbye with a smile and left, without half a point of frustration on his face.

Many people are confused.

Qinghehou threw out this controversial strategy, why did he suddenly retreat?

In fact, for most court officials, there is no question of what kind of governing strategy is adopted, the question is whether the emperor can be satisfied, whether everyone can maintain their status and protect the interests of their families and individuals is the most important thing.

The battle between Qinghe Hou and Li Si has become a fire and water, and this time there is no winner or loser, but it is not too long to divide the winner or loser.

At the end of the year, the success or failure of the Oriental Road project is the last time to open the dice.

The bet is already underway, and there will always be a winner.

In fact, many people now think that Li Si should back down.

In the face of the heresy of Qinghe Hou, no one dared to confront it head-on.

Because although the Marquis of Qinghe seems to be calm and indifferent to the world on weekdays, after all, he is young and vigorous, if he is annoyed and sacrifices Taiyi Divine Thunder, I am afraid that ten hundred Li Si will also be blown into powder.

This is another unreasonable kind of deterrence, which has long been beyond the scope of mortal resistance.

All the civil and military officials left the court hall one after another, and each took a car to the office to continue to work to deal with government affairs, and Chen Xu, who never went to work, went straight to the Qinghe Hou Mansion by car, and lost a game today, he needed to find a woman to comfort the injured heart, and the Qinghe Hou Mansion Jinwu Zangjiao, hiding a big beauty, just enough to meet his needs with a variety of gentle postures.

"Master Hou, wait!"

But just when Chen Xu had just arrived home, and after washing, he was about to find a quiet place to have a good time in the daytime, and the doorman hurriedly came to report.

"Master Hou, Lord Shangqing sent someone to deliver a letter!"

"What's so mysterious, I have to write a letter, and I'll be done with a word."

Chen Xu muttered very unhappily and took the letter and opened it, there was only one sentence on it.

"Virtuous son-in-law come to the Sanwei Tea House for a gathering!"

Chen Xu twitched a few times, threw the letter on the desk and said that he knew, and after the steward left, he hugged Fan Caiying's soft waist and said with a smile: "How about we go to the back garden to swing?" ”

Fan Caiying's charming cheeks instantly flushed, her charming eyes bit her lip and nodded gently, when she thought of the charm of the swing, she suddenly felt that the spring was bubbling all over her body, and her body began to soften.

"Master Hou, business is important, you should go to see Lord Meng first, Cai Ying is waiting for your return in the mansion!" Fan Caiying is not a little girl after all, hugging Chen Xu tightly and saying gently.

"What's his business, I don't want to see him now!" Chen Xu's hand was familiar with the road, and he reached into the thin spring skirt and touched a pair of white rabbits, and shook his head contentedly and said.

"Hmm~~" Fan Caiying instantly let out a tactful hum in her nose, and the spring water in her eyes was obviously emotional, but she still insisted on reaching out and holding Chen Xu's hand, "Master Hou, the concubine heard that the newly published Hundred Schools Forum has been discussed a lot of opinions in the past two days because of a policy, I'm afraid it's because of this matter, and besides, Master Meng is Lord Hou's father-in-law, I'm afraid it's rude to go late!" ”

Chen Xu had no choice, knowing that Fan Caiying was not Ying Shiyan, and she saw far away in many things, so she had to hug Fan Caiying and touch her inside and out, only to touch her cheeks crimson and sore before she was satisfied, called the maid to change her clothes, and went out in a carriage.

Sanwei Tea House is in a secluded manor in the west of the city, and the owner behind it is Shui's Tea House, which was originally inadvertently mentioned by Chen Xu, and Shui's quickly opened this tea house, and it is only open to dignitaries, so not many people know about it.

Similar to the teahouse of later generations, the teahouse provides several different teas, the decoration is not luxurious, but the yard is full of flowers and plants, the forest shades, and there are several wooden pavilions in it, at this time in the thick of spring, there are three or three tea guests in Chinese official robes are drinking tea and chatting, and even some people are playing chess.

After Chen Xu came in, there were servants from the Mongolian Mansion to lead the way, after bypassing a corridor, in an independent small courtyard, a pool of lotus leaf pavilions stretched, a tea pavilion, ventilated on all sides, there were no guards and servants in the courtyard, only two middle-aged men in the pavilion sat opposite each other, one of them wore a black dress with a purple ribbon, a high crown and a black beard, it was Meng Yi, and the other was about fifty years old, with slightly gray hair, a brocade robe with a jade belt around his waist, a military crown tied under his chin with a silk belt, his hair was combed neatly, and his waist hung with a long sword sitting upright. His face is somewhat similar to Meng Yi, and his appearance looks extremely heroic, and he is Meng Tian, the general who was transferred back to Beijing from the northwest.

Seeing Chen Xu coming in, the two stood up together.