Fort of Victory, the Manor of the King of Chu was quiet all around, the militia was fully armed to surround the hospital, the front and rear doors were also strictly guarded, there was no official document from the two governments, one hospital and one law department, no one was allowed to approach, dozens of people sent by the major newspapers were stopped outside and had nothing to do, stretched their necks and looked into the courtyard - four or five days have passed, and no news has come out, it is really urgent!

In the hall of the manor, Li Huai, the presiding officer of the Constituent Assembly, talked eloquently, but the delegates did not give face and raised objections from time to time - this kind of scene was more Sven than in previous days, at least Newhoff and Gordon, who were invited to attend the meeting, felt that Ono Justice, no, now it is Li Zhengyi, has been buried in the record.

Since the Constituent Assembly began in late March, more than two months of noisy talk have yielded some results, and respecting the majority and protecting the minority has become a principle; the deputies outside the Kansai have agreed that the deputies from outside the Kannai will have a majority of seats in the Senate and the House of Representatives, and the deputies from outside the Kannai have also agreed to increase the number of seats of the deputies from outside the Senate and the House of Representatives to ensure that they enjoy the right of veto on major matters.

"This is the case, the president does not agree to be emperor, the Li family is not willing to be above the citizens, and the federation can only choose a republic." Li Huai finally said.

"The old man finally figured it out, I'd rather Li Hanmin be the emperor than protect my Chinese clothes, if he doesn't do it, what can the people in the world do? The Nanjing Imperial Court can't clean up this mess! Liu Zongzhou shook his head sadly, turned around and shouted angrily, "It's all because you forced him to sweat, if the Central Plains is broken, you won't be better." ”

"If he would be willing to call Khan a pity, it's a pity that he won't do it." Tulubaihu smiled wryly.

"I figured it out, it's okay if I don't call it sweat, lest I run sweaty again, it's not easy for the grassland to have today's situation, I don't have selfishness, I also want to contribute to the Federation, transfer me to naturalization, and I'll go." Batur also sighed, the times have really changed, the children of Datong are unwilling to return to the Western Regions to inherit the family business, and he himself wants to change his life, so after thinking about it, he accepted Li Yu's suggestion and transferred with Batu to take over as vice president of the Federation.

"We can only trust the president, he doesn't call him Khan, what if other people don't give money when they become presidents?" The tribal leaders sighed, Li Yu refused to call Khan, and they were embarrassed to make a name, and the broken flag of the big and small Khan was left at home, but the money and food subsidized by the federal government could not be less.

"You stupid, look at the people's cloth, drive out the subordinates and slaves to work, do business, open iron mines, and build cloth factories, what to do with the money, just take a profit from it is enough to spend, you learn a little, don't always expect subsidies to live." Li Jianji spat and said - Khalkha's Tushetu Khan Gunbu immediately blushed, the big city of Salenor Lake was in his territory, and the business was too hot to stir up the hearts of the people and slaves, and he was forced to build a factory to do business, and also opened a bank bank to lend money, this wind gradually swept the entire Khalkha, and the people lived better and better, but the nobles of Khalkha became more and more like the boss, and it was a shame to say it.

"However, we have our own customs, what if the tribes and slaves run away?" The tribal leaders muttered unconvinced.

Bao Zhenpi smiled and said: "What kind of customs do you talk about when you are so poor that you want food, the people and slaves depend on you for birth, old age, sickness and death, where can you go?" Don't be too black-hearted, they have money to make money, you have to make a head, you can't get a big man to kill people, we only save the emergency and not the poor, we have to rely on ourselves to live, Brother Batur is smart, others lose money in wars, but he makes money, Rakshasa can earn money, what else do you dare not do! ”

After the victory at Meishi Lake, the coalition forces of the Western Regions took advantage of the victory to sweep north, and a large number of outlaws rushed to the "Killing Evil Order" with a reward of 50 taels of silver per head also poured like a tide, and the heads of the Rakshasa ghosts were in short supply, and they were chased and jumped into the two wooden forts of Tomsk and Omsk. The eldest king, who was in charge of the business of the Western Regions, felt sorry for the reward, and came up with a ghost idea in his head, and asked the Rakshasa ghost to talk: See, we have cannons and firearms, and it is easy to capture the wooden fort, but it is easier for you to starve to death, for God's sake, let you live a few more days, you can spend money to buy food, or you can send people for help, but you are not allowed to escape. The Rakshasa ghosts were starving to death, and took out all the valuable things in exchange for the sky-high food of the Dzungar people, and the property in the fort was quickly consumed, and they sent people to ask for help from the surrounding friendly forces, but the troops of the Rakshasa country in the Far East were too small, and the reinforcements not only could not relieve the siege, but even they were driven into the wooden fort.

The Rakshasa ghost was desperate and had to ask for surrender. The old king did not agree, but taught them a way to make money - it is too easy to make people fall, not to mention a group of felons and death row prisoners, these guys killed a small number of officers and priests who adhered to principles, and learned to deceive the superiors and subordinates, and took the army as a teacher, and also recruited profiteers from the Rakshasa country to sell private goods, everyone smelled the same, and partnered to smuggle tea, tobacco, shochu and other goods to the Rakshasa country, and the business was getting bigger and bigger, and Batur's people were already sitting at the gate of the wooden castle to collect taxes, and Petersburg, thousands of miles away, thought that the situation in the Far East was very good.

"Shameless, mercenary, traitorous for glory!" The others listened with relish, and Wang Yingxiong couldn't help but scold.

"Who are you scolding, Wang Dazui, betraying the country is also the job of officials, and it is not our turn." Bao Zhen thought he was scolding him and immediately became angry.

"That's it, betraying the country has to make everyone benefit, they are good, first sell to the broken household thieves, and then sell to the liar Dorgon, wait and see, there will be a good show in the future." Sun Tingyao sarcastically said again.

The representatives of the officials of the imperial court quarreled with the representatives of the merchants, the businessmen accused the officials of betraying the country and losing their capital, and the officials denounced the businessmen for preaching the reason for selling the country - the old mistake of going off topic was committed again.

Liu Tianren is the first contract expert of the Dafa Division, and he slowly peddles his theory: "You are all wrong, the country is people-oriented or monarch-oriented is the root of the problem, in my opinion, the country is formed by the ruler and the people to reach a contract, simply say that the country is the product of the contract, which is a matter of course for the people-oriented country, and for the monarch-oriented country, only if the monarch protects the subjects and strives to improve the well-being, the subjects have the obligation to be loyal to the country, otherwise they can choose another monarch, as for the country name, ethnic group is not important, For example, the Manchu Qing exempted the 'three salaries' and other miscellaneous taxes in Zhili, so the burden on the Zhili people was greatly reduced, and the chances of survival were greater, so it was reasonable for them to accept the rule of the Qing court, and there was no problem of betraying the country, whether you admit it or not, this is the case. ”

"Fallacious reasoning!" Wang Yingxiong was so angry that he wanted to jump, but he was stopped by He Fengsheng beside him.

"We are also revolutionaries of the Ancien Régime and strongly support the theory of the state contract." In the audience, Newhoff and Gordon gave a standing ovation after listening to the interpreter.

"Well said, I ask for the floor." Li Zhengyi couldn't help shouting, Li Huai and Xiaodai Wang discussed a few words and agreed to Li Zhengyi's speech.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the Japanese have the same desire for freedom, equality, and benevolence as the people of Datong, and when they left Osaka, several daimyo and maritime merchants told me that if the Datong Federation regards Japan as an equal member of self-government and gives the Japanese citizenship treatment, Japan will request to join the Datong Federation, and propose to change the Datong Federation to the East Asia Federation......" Li Zhengyi had not finished his half-baked Chinese, and the audience burst into laughter - Japan was too poor, and there used to be a silver mine, and now the silver mine is probably not far from the meal, and asking to join the Federation is not to say that it is a door-to-door begging.

Li Zhengyi was so excited that his face turned red: "We are not begging, although Japan is poor but has backbone, there are 2,000 Japanese in Shandong who work for the Federation, and 300 of them have become citizens of the Federation, and the Japanese are also bleeding and sweating for the Federation." Heaven has its own justice and justice, the Tokugawa shogunate indiscriminately imposed harsh governance, trampled on human rights, trampled the emperor under his feet, and its national closure decree deprived the people of their right to live, lords, although Daido is strong, there is no sea power, and we have good sailors, please help us to overthrow the shogunate, and the time when Japan is free must be the day when the federation becomes a maritime power. ”

"Mr. Li, but you don't represent Japan, and the Federation is not a casual member, and the Federation Army is not obliged to shed blood for a strange Japan, but I will report your suggestions to the President." Li Huai was a little moved, put away his smile and said to everyone, "There are some things that I will talk about later, the topic is too far, let's continue to discuss the constitutional issue." ”

"Lord Namur has told me that the president is a symbol of the unity of the Union, and the authority of the president must be strengthened." Admiral Ashu of the Western Regions raised his hand and said.

Yang Wenyue shook his head and said: "It's better to rebuild the Tang Dynasty, the president is both the Khan of Heaven and the emperor, this is the best of both worlds, the world is for the public, the republic is of course good, but that is just what the sages said in the book, the past dynasties have never practiced, China can not be free, but not the emperor, this is the national situation." ”

"Yang Douwang, you are old and confused, how can the restoration of the Tang Dynasty more than 600 years ago win the trust of the world, I heard that Nanjing supports the King of Fu and the country, we simply support the king of Ding and call the emperor, the orthodoxy of the Ming Dynasty is in hand, why worry about not being able to level the world and prosper China!" Wang Yingxiong has never given up, and turned over the old things by scolding his fellow villagers.

The delegates were immediately dissatisfied, and Ah Shu said angrily: "The Western Regions only obey the president's orders, and will never obey the Han court. ”

"The same is true in Tibet, which only obeys the president who inherited the authority of the Mongol Great Khan, and no one else recognizes it." Tibetan Diba (Governor) Sonam Qiongpei immediately chimed in.

"Japan believes that China has died since the Song Dynasty, and the Ming State is like a barbarian, unworthy to lead East Asia." Li Zhengyi also made a stern statement.

Wang Yingxiong was angry and wanted to refute, and the king of Chu asked with a smile, "Wang Ge Lao, there are tens of thousands of people in the clans of Shanxi and Shaanxi, how do you plan to send us Zonglu", Wang Yingxiong immediately collapsed on the chair and kept silent-the Ming clan was flooded, and the local survival during the Jiajing period could not afford to raise these parasites, and the court was forced to acquiesce in their annexation of land, and as a result, a large area of land was invested in the name of the clan and did not pay taxes, and the vassal kings occupied tens of thousands of acres and hundreds of thousands of acres abounded, and the preferential and exempt taxes were all passed on to the people. This is the cancer of the Ming Dynasty, but the court does not dare to touch it? Datong does not recognize the accounts of the imperial court, Zonglu does not give a son, and forces the clan Grange to pay taxes according to law, these guys are not afraid of the imperial court but are afraid of the barbarians outside the gate, not only have no complaints, but are grateful to keep their wealth and freedom, Shanxi has greatly reduced its burden, with these parasites, can you afford to recover the Ming Dynasty?

"I remind you once again that the Datong Federation is a new civil country, not China or China, this is the resolution of the Office, those who do not want to implement it please feel free," Yun Rong suddenly stood up, pointed to a globe and said loudly, "Look at it, how big the world is, how dare you claim to be the Yidi of the Quartet as China, the territory of the Datong Federation is several times that of the Ming Kingdom, and the Yidi is also a citizen of the country, how can you rest on your laurels and be in the Huaxia clan?" ”

"We are in favor of a republic of all ethnic groups, and it doesn't matter if we don't want an emperor, but the constitution must make it clear that the president will be in line for all generations, and the power is sacrosanct." Song Yihe and Yan Jizu jumped out and shouted.

Li Huai shook his head slightly, walked to the auditorium and asked Newhoff and Gordon: "Two gentlemen, how does Europa deal with this kind of problem?" ”

Gordon thought for a while and said: "The king of England is also the king of Scotland and Ireland, and deposing the king will lead to the division of the country, so although most people hate the king, they still want to keep the king, maybe your president should be the emperor, some things can't be too anxious, England had a Magna Carta more than four hundred years ago, and there has been almost no progress so far, and you have made the "Naturalization Oath", which is already remarkable!" ”

Neukhov shrugged: "Your situation is too special, the power of the Eastern monarch is too great, almost equal to God, I really don't know what to do!" Maybe you should study the history of Rome, not the powerful Caesar, but the one Augustus, the first citizen. ”

"Augustus, the first citizen, this may be a solution," Li Huai nodded contemplatively, and said to everyone: "It's really too anxious, the road we are walking has no predecessors, everything needs to be explored, if someone insists that they hold the truth in their hands, it is either ignorant or shameless, only humility and prudence to respond to the people and advance with the times is the perfect strategy......"

At this time, Chen Qiyu, the consul general of the presidential palace, beckoned to Li Huai and handed him a few official documents he had just received.

Beijing Titang reported: The regent of the Qing State, Dolgon, and others agreed to move the capital to Beijing, and sent the auxiliary state Gongtun Qika and Gushan Ezhen Heluo to Shengjing to meet the Qing Emperor's chariot, and in addition, Bahana and Shi Tingzhu will lead the army to Shandong in the near future; Nanjing Titang reported: Nanjing ministers in early May to support the establishment of King Fu Jian Guo, 15 days and then held the enthronement ceremony, King Fu officially called the emperor to inherit the unification, the year name Hongguang, the imperial cabinet agreed to give up the north into the country, sent an envoy to make peace with the Qing State to "borrow troops to suppress the Kou", and crowned Wu Sangui as the Duke of Jiguo.

"Dongyu is arrogant, Nanchen is cowardly, the great rivers and mountains will fall into the hands of thieves, and the heavens will die in the Ming Dynasty!" Wang Jimo, the governor of Xuanda, remained silent, and couldn't help but look up to the sky and shout at this time.

The representative of the Guannai was in mourning, and Wang Yingxiong scolded in frustration: "A group of bastards actually want to seek skin with the tiger, and the ministers of Nanjing should be killed one by one!" ”

Chen Qiyu sighed: "There is not much time left for us, I have done the military affairs of the governor of the five provinces of the Ming Dynasty, I know the imperial court very well, Beijing can't do things well, Nanjing can't do things well, I don't have the slightest confidence in the imperial court, if the Ming Dynasty dies, the strength of the Dongyu will multiply, the world will be in danger, Li Hanmin said that the army can surrender honorably, and we can also compromise honorably......"

"If the Nanjing court is defeated, will Datong fight with the Qing court?" He Fengsheng suddenly opened his eyes and interjected and asked.

"Fight and fight until Liaodong is liberated." Changshu stood up and replied firmly.

Li Huai nodded to Chen Qiyu, raised his fists and shouted to everyone: "Commander Chen said well, we need a glorious compromise, first of all, to consolidate the unity within the federation, so as to integrate all forces to deal with the crisis, and leave the rest to future generations to solve, the rise and fall of the world is in one fell swoop, all the kings work hard!" ”

"Work hard!" Seventy-six deputies, including He Fengsheng and Wang Yingxiong, waved their fists and shouted in unison.

At the end of June, Nanjing, the imperial palace that had been idle for more than 200 years finally ushered in the owner - Hongguang Emperor Zhu Yousong, a feudal king who was still under the fence in Huai'an two months ago, impoverished, at that time he was full of desire for his cousin in Beijing to give him some money to settle down, but in a blink of an eye, he ruled the world, it was really like a dream! However, Nanjing is not as good as his hometown Luoyang, there are always a few old men with white beards here who teach people with a straight face, and the weather is too sultry, and his fat is really unbearable.

"Datong Li Yu is cunning and changeable, the first emperor has no court in Japan, and it will be bad to invite me to send troops to Shandong, and Your Majesty must not fall into his trap." Gao Hongtu came out of the queue and played.

"The four towns of Jiangbei are unbearable to fight, but they have repeatedly caused incidents, and Shi Kefa has to appease the governor of Beijing, and the minister thinks that the major event today is to exterminate the Liukou to avenge the first emperor, and Shandong should slowly figure it out." Jiang Yueguang nodded in agreement.

The emperor looked at Li Yu's letter with great interest, to be honest, he had hardly been out of the Fuwang Mansion since he was a child in Luoyang, and he had nothing to do but watch a play to relieve his boredom, and his reading was naturally more sloppy.

In the letter, Li Yu claimed that "Emperor Xian's edict was issued by the Ming Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty, the prime minister of the three sides, Xuanda, Zhilu, Liaodong Military Affairs, and Datong General Army", and had the intention of forcing the new dynasty to recognize the edict, but at the same time, he was also showing goodwill, and His Royal Highness Dingwang had no intention of staying in Datong for reunification, so he was willing to continue to respect the Nanjing court. Li Yu also analyzed the current situation, that the Liukou is the harm of scabies, tax reduction and recuperation can be pacified, but the trouble of the eastern captives has to be prevented, the imperial court fortified Xuzhou too far to the south, at least to the north to advance to Yanzhou, the Qing court has not yet entered Shandong, Wang Shi will inevitably respond to the gathering, and then with Yizhou, Qingzhou Datong Army is enough to deal with the enemy, Shandong in hand Jianghuai is stable, the imperial court can clean up the internal affairs, recuperate and wait for great changes, and finally emphasized that "a strong enemy must not show weakness, If the weak serve the strong, there will be internal and external changes. ”

"What does Ma Aiqing think?" The emperor turned his face and asked Ma Shiying, a scholar and a scholar of the military department, who was his most trusted decision-making hero.