As the little novice walked backwards, he entered the courtyard at the end, and as soon as he entered, Wei Renshi saw Ma Sigui sitting in the sun holding a book and reading.

Wei Renshi thanked the little novice, and after taking the little novice away, he stepped forward and said with a smile: "Brother Ma, don't come to harm!" ”

Ma Sigui suddenly heard someone shouting at him, so he raised his head from the book, and when he saw that it was Wei Renshi, he was very surprised. Hurriedly stood up, raised his hand and said, "The shopkeeper?!" How did the owner of the shop come to this? ”

"After I read Brother Ma's article that day, I deeply felt that Brother Ma has a wide range of experience, good writing, and a strong heart. I have leisure today, so I specially came here, and I ask Brother Ma not to bother me! Wei Renshi smiled.

"How dare Si Gui!" Ma Sigui said with a smile: "The owner of the shop is young and promising, and he does not hesitate to bend down and hand it over, and Sigui is very frightened. Have a seat! ”

Wei Renshi sat down and talked with him, and during the conversation, he learned that Ma Sigui's grandfather was originally an Anxi soldier.

At the beginning, the Great Food soldiers invaded the Western Regions, and Gao Xianzhi led the troops to meet it, which was the largest head-to-head confrontation between the two huge empires of the Tang Dynasty and the Great Food in history - the Battle of Hengluos. Gao Xianzhi was stabbed in the back by those of the Western Regions coalition army, which led by most of the soldiers of the Western Regions, and his combat effectiveness was not strong, and the number of people was too different from the Great Food Army, and he was stabbed in the back by those Western Regions coalition forces, which led to Gao Xianzhi's defeat.

Originally, Gao Xianzhi returned to Datang, if he transferred troops and sent generals, he should be able to eat too much. After all, Gao Xianzhi only relied on more than 20,000 miscellaneous soldiers in the Western Regions and a small number of Tang Dynasty soldiers, so that Da Shi did not take much advantage in the battle of Hengluosi, and even stopped in the Western Regions in the future, and no longer dared to continue to invade the Tang Dynasty in the east.

It's a pity that after Gao Xianzhi returned to Datang, it coincided with the Anshi Rebellion, and the Tang Dynasty has plummeted since then, and it can no longer compete with Dashi in the Western Regions.

And Ma Sigui's grandfather was one of the soldiers who participated in the battle of Henglus at that time, and after being defeated and captured, he became a slave of the great cannibal. Because his grandfather could make paper, he was fortunate to survive and wandered in the land of great food. He settled down in exile, gave birth to his father, and mixed the blood of the Tang and Persians. His father followed his grandfather in Dashi since he was a child, and he was also smart, learned the language of Dashi and the countries of the Western Regions, and on the way he met a monk from Chang'an who went west with a caravan and was ready to go to Tianzhu, because he spoke many Chinese all night, he was taken in by the monks of Dajie, and later there was Ma Sigui, whose father was taught by his grandfather's words and deeds, although he was of mixed blood, but did not forget that he was a Tang person, and often taught Ma Sigui, and asked the monk of the Dharma World to name him, which means to return to the Tang Dynasty.

Ma Sigui has been following the Dharma Realm monks since he was a child, so he knows a lot about Dashi, the Western Regions and Tianzhu. The experiences in his articles are actually his own personal experiences.

After learning about Ma Sigui's life experience, Wei Renshi felt that this person was exactly the talent he needed.

Young, hard-working, well-informed, experienced, mentally far more mature than people of the same age, because of experience, so he is stable, and he is indeed a talent.

During the conversation, Ma Sigui was also amazed.

The owner of the shop in front of him seems to be only in his teens, but between the words, he knows no less about the places he has visited than him, and even knows more about some places than he does! His conversation and insight are extraordinary, even if it is himself, he is ashamed of himself.

The two of them talked speculatively, but they didn't realize that time was actually fast, and a morning had passed in the blink of an eye.

Wei Renshi felt that he had a general understanding of him, thought about it, and said, "Brother Ma, in fact, I came here today and have one more thing to talk to Brother Ma. ”

"Oh? Brother Wei, please speak! Ma Sigui asked.

Wei Renshi immediately told Ma Sigui about the newspaper and also told him his intention.

"What? His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? Your Majesty also sees it every day? After hearing this, Ma Sigui was taken aback, and said, "Brother Wei turned out to be ...... Oops, what a disrespect! I should have guessed that at this age, who else could have such insight but Lord Wei, who was knighted at the age of twelve?! Under the faux pas! ”

"Brother Ma doesn't have to be like this, I prefer to have friends with Brother Ma, don't care about these things, Brother Ma still calls me as he is." Wei Renshi dissuaded him from saluting, and said: "If this is done, then the court and the people can communicate with each other, and the needs of the people can be conveyed to the eyes of the sage, and the decrees of the court can also be supervised by Baixin, and the feedback of the people can be adjusted in time to suit the interests of the people." ”

"This move is indeed a good thing, since His Majesty has not refused, and has been watching for himself, then he must be able to see the benefits. It's just that he hasn't opened his mouth to give permission, probably because he is worried that the opposition of the DPRK and China will be too high. Ma Sigui said.

Wei Renshi nodded and said, "Yes, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince attaches great importance to the matter of the newspaper, and he once said that even if His Majesty is unwilling to allow it, he will have to do it in the future." I have a lot of other things, and I can't do it alone, I wonder if Brother Ma can help me? ”

Ma Sigui lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then raised his head and promised: "This matter is of great benefit to the court and the people, and it is also a great benefit to the people who study in the world, and I am willing to contribute to this." ”

"Good!" Wei Renshi said: "I will also find some other people to come over in the next few days and take care of the editorial department with Brother Ma." I also have two friends who are also very well written, well-behaved and knowledgeable, and very easy to get along with. One surname is Gong Mingtingzhi, and the other surname is Li Mingshenzhi. Brother Ma and the two of them, together with the strength of the three of them, will definitely be able to do a good job in the editing of this newspaper. In the future, once the newspaper is approved, the editorial office will inevitably be taken seriously by the imperial court, and if the three are interested in pursuing careers, I will also recommend three of them. ”

"That's another story." Ma Sigui smiled and said, "Brother Wei, don't worry, but I don't know when it will start?" Besides, I've never done it before...... The matter of editing, but there is no order, please Brother Wei teach me! ”

Wei Renshi was in Qinglong Temple again, first gave Ma Sigui a general lecture, and then went to find Gong Tingzhi and Li Shenzhi, and after gathering the three together, he would talk about the functions and work of the editorial department in detail.

At present, the newspaper is only for Li Yu and Li Shi, with the three of them as editors, plus the submissions received by the bookstore, the anecdotes and important events near Chang'an collected by Wei Renshi, and the political opinions and suggested articles of Han Yu and others, it is enough.

In this way, Wei Renshi only needs to supervise for a period of time, help them get familiar with the affairs, and after setting the tone, they can get out and not be so busy.

In the future, when the newspaper is approved and officially published, more other people will definitely be arranged to come in, and these three people are the foundation of the editorial department.