In May, the new councillors rushed to Datong one after another, and the gentry from all over the country were not willing to be lonely, and came in groups to join in the fun - the local elections that had just ended were eye-opening, and the gentry who thought they were sure to win the election lost one after another, but many squires of the peasant association and merchants of the chamber of commerce were elected federal councillors, which is unreasonable, who told you to have fewer votes than others, the reason is that these guys are opportunistic, and they defected to the Civic Party and the Liberal Party early. The gentry who were elected and unsuccessful summed up the experience of success or failure, and unanimously agreed that it didn't matter if they were not gentlemen, and it was the top priority to worship the dock and recognize the boss, so things gathered by like, people were divided by groups, the squires went to the Civic Party, businessmen went to the Liberal Party, and those who had meritorious names and officials must go to the Shixue Society, and the two major parties in Fengzhou opened their doors to recruit party members, and the royalists and republicans within the Shixue Society did not quarrel anymore, and worked together to pull people's heads. All political parties appeared on the stage, constantly held various gatherings, and even the business of restaurants and prostitutes was surprisingly good, and there was a miasma at the same time.

On 18 May, the first meeting of the first session of the first session of the Datong Federation House opened, which made it even more chaotic, with only 300 councillors, but six or seven hundred gentry insisted on applying to be jurors.

At the beginning of the meeting, Li Yu first read out the recital of asking for leave to the imperial court to recuperate, and immediately sent someone to Beijing, and then said to everyone with a sad face that he would be uncomfortable as soon as the weather was hot, so he would go to Baoketu to recuperate for a period of time, and he would not participate in the meeting.

As soon as Li Yu and the others left, the councillors were puzzled, the Mongolian and Manchurian officials in Fengzhou, together with the Han people of Mongolian blood like Yunrong, ran away, and in such an important meeting, Li Fugui, Zhou Yi and a group of Han people in Guannei became the protagonists, what does this mean? At this time, Li Fugui pulled a young man to the front stage, raised his hand and shouted, "The Presidential Palace designates His Royal Highness the Acting King as the Federal Councillor, and the Acting King Chitose Chitose Chitose" - everyone was stunned, the king of the Ming Dynasty was not allowed to leave the palace, he was not allowed to contact foreign officials, and even to sweep the tombs and worship his ancestors in the suburbs had to be approved by the magistrate, how dare the acting king violate the ancestral system? The acting king was also frightened with cold hands and feet, he could do whatever he wanted in the palace, and he was a poor worm when he went out, if it wasn't for the coaxing and scare of his newly recognized cousin, he would immediately want to pull out his legs and run away. Everyone was still at a loss, and a group of Fengzhou councillors stood up and shouted, "We elect His Royal Highness the Acting King as the Speaker", everyone reacted, followed by shouting, and the Acting King became the first Speaker of the House of Representatives in a daze - everything was arranged in advance, and even the former Speaker Omulun loudly agreed.

At noon, Sun Siwang, deputy chief soldier of Datong, escorted several four-wheeled carriages passing by the gate of the school military field, two cars were hung with the flag of "secret discussion by order", and the other two cars were hung with the flag of "secret envoy of the Qing Dynasty".

The convoy swaggered towards the east gate, Ma Shaoyu sat in the car and couldn't say anything, the Datong officials suddenly avoided him, and even Liu Zhilun made it clear that he didn't ask a word about his affairs and didn't listen to a word, the Qing envoy didn't care, as long as you didn't go out of the territory controlled by Fengzhou, you couldn't get out of it, and it was useless to hide far.

At the formal meeting in the afternoon, Zhang Guoji first reported on the situation of the Tuntian Army in Shandong: Shandong has suffered from severe drought and epidemic for many years, the people are struggling to make a living, bandits are everywhere, and the place is gradually getting out of control. More than 200,000 men, women, and children occupied several prefectures and counties in Qingzhou and Yanzhou, backed by the Yi and Mengzhou mountains, facing the sea, and partnered with the Jianghuai General Chamber of Commerce to sell illicit salt and smuggle by sea to protect themselves. At the beginning of this year, Ma Shiying came to run and became the governor of Fengyang, this person did not forget the old feelings, gave a lot of help to the Tuntian army, and also promoted Sun Fuhu as the deputy general of Tuntian, and the Tuntian army also sent troops to help him suppress the thieves, and the cooperation between the two parties was pleasant, and the situation of the Tuntian army improved. However, after years of drought, the canal showed signs of breaking the flow, if this kind of thing really happened, the Ming Dynasty was in danger, Zhili, Shandong was bound to be in chaos, and the Tuntian army was inevitably involved, and it was necessary to make early plans for what to do.

Shen Tingyang of the Jianghuai General Chamber of Commerce added: The sea business is not easy to do, the little money earned from the Qing Dynasty and North Korea cannot feed more than 200,000 people, and we must expand trade, especially if we do raw silk and tea business with the Taixi people, but our trade route with the Dutch people and the Francois in the south was cut off by the Zheng family in Fujian, and the Zheng family's fleet is strong, and there is the help of the Japanese state, and the fleet of the Jianghuai General Chamber of Commerce has suffered losses from fighting with them several times, but the Dutch people want to ask us to attack the Zheng family's fleet, and promise to help us build the Shandong Naval Division. We have what the Taisi people want, and we can get a lot of silver and grain by opening up trade routes, and the current predicament will be alleviated.

At the beginning of the year, more than 300 warriors of the Han, Mongolian, and Hui ethnic groups went hundreds of miles deep into the enemy's territory, raided Omsk, burned down the granary and gunpowder storehouse, and forced them to retreat for 100 miles. The fame of the western Xingtai has been greatly enhanced, and its strength has expanded to Urumqi and the newly established Aksu and Kashgar two guards, but the problem is that the population is too small, and the population of the two guards of Hami and Turu Domain, plus 30,000 newly annexed Yarkand people, is only 120,000 people, and it may collapse instantly in the event of war and natural disasters, so it is necessary to vigorously resettle, and the land is there, and it is not a problem to feed 300,000 people.

"The stronger Fengzhou's strength, the more problems there are," Li Fugui shook his head with a wry smile, holding up a stack of official documents and shouting to everyone, "Everyone, there are opportunities to expand the territory and make a lot of money, but if you have to rely on your ability, this "Federal Ordinance" is the beginning." ”

Some people think that the president's power is too small, such as dealing with a gang of red bandits with hairy pigs, if the House agrees to allocate food and wages, the Prime Minister's Office orders the mobilization of reserve soldiers, and the daylilies are cold, and it is proposed to grant the presidential palace the right to levy 3,000 soldiers and horses at any time, and the necessary food and salary will be allocated unconditionally; There are also people who believe that local autonomy is good, but the president cannot leave it alone, so the resolutions of the state government and the health council, and the appointment and dismissal of key officials must still be approved by the president; Some people even proposed that the power of the president should be the same for all generations, and the position of the Li family should be stable, so that the benefits that everyone can get can be preserved.

There are also people who oppose local autonomy, thinking that it is best for everyone to eat in one pot, and the councillors of Datong and Xuanhua proposed that Datong and Xuanfu were originally military towns, the land was barren and mountainous, and they could not grow much food. Liaozhou and Qinzhou were even more unproductive, so they simply proposed to disperse, one planned to merge into Taiyuan Prefecture, and the other planned to merge into Zezhou. Zhou Yi immediately said that the Prime Minister's Office had no money, and if he wanted to eat a big pot of rice, the wealthy state capitals would have to pay more money, and Taiyuan, Pingyang, Lu'an, and Zezhou were relatively wealthy.

Everyone quarreled and wanted the benefits of the "Federal Regulations", but the councillors in the poor places wanted to eat in a big pot and advocated the proper collection of local powers, while the councillors in the rich localities did not pull out a dime and resolutely defended local autonomy.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the difficulties of the rich and the poor, the poor have a way of living, I have only heard of the imperial court subsidizing money and grain to make up for the maladministration and corrupt officials, I have never heard of making up for a good life, the implementation of local autonomy is to stimulate local vitality, don't always think about taking advantage, adapt measures to local conditions, and show their strengths is the right way." Li Fugui waved his hand impatiently and said.

Some people blushed and closed their mouths, and a retired official of the Criminal Department stood up to speak, citing the example of the past scoundrels colluding with officials to make rich households eat lawsuits and go bankrupt, thinking that the independent judgment of the judicial department and the appropriate separation of civil and criminal matters implemented in Fengzhou are very desirable, but this also produces the problem of the pressure and excessive burden of the judicial department's prison litigation, and it is recommended to follow the Song Law "Judicial Division" system to set up a criminal trial department to ascertain the facts of the case first, and then the judicial department will adjudicate the case, so as to appropriately separate the trial and the judgment of the case - this proposal is good, and Zhu Yiqian, the judge of the Grand Law Division, applauded and praised, Bai Yuzhu has been touring all year round to try cases, and people who are only in their forties are tired and sick, but they can't see their military exploits and political achievements, and they have been making trouble to change errands.

As the meeting progressed, constructive proposals continued to emerge, the scope of discussion was extended from the "Federal Regulations" to the Song Law, and the previous "Naturalization Oath", "Protection of Private Property Order", "Freedom of Movement Order", "Prosperity and Strengthening the People Order", "Statute of the Succession of the Great President", "Freedom of Commerce Order" and "Federal Military Service Order" were also taken out for consideration and repair, and the meeting time was extended day by day.

Mei Dai Zhao, Li Yu walked into a side hall quickly, the fifth ** Lama of the Tibetan area, Ngawang Lobsang Gyatso and the West Sea Dongke Lama had arrived, and the Lama Erji and Ang Tun Lama welcomed them into Mei Dai Zhao with the little living Buddha, waiting to meet him.

Li Yu hugged the little living Buddha who threw himself into his arms and sat on the soft collapse together, looked at Ngawang Lobsang Gyatso and Dongke Lama, and slowly spoke: "Emperor Dayuan Shizu and Master Phags-pa have formed a relationship of mentorship and mentorship, and Mongolia and Tibet have lived amiably for hundreds of years, do you have any intention of changing this relationship?" ”

"No, we definitely don't have that kind of thought." Ngawang Lobsang Gyatso waved his hand almost at the same time as Lama Dongko.

"Why did the Tibetan lama ask Tulu Baihu to donate the population and taxes of the 130,000 households in the former Tibet? He also threatened to drive away the Mongols if he didn't agree, what a big boldness, Tulu Baihu was the commander of the Xingtai I sent, and driving him away would be a slap in the face for me, do you want me to go to the Tibetan area to solve the problem in person? Li Yu sneered and threatened.

"I also think this is inappropriate, the separation of church and state is decided by us together, and we should not go back on our word." The Dongke Lama hurriedly expressed his attitude that if Tulu Baihu handed over the taxes of the former Tibet, the burden of the latter Tibet and the Western Sea would inevitably increase, and it would not be a good thing for him.

"At the beginning of the Red Rebellion, the Tibetan area was in ruins, but the Heshute people didn't know anything except fighting, killing, and killing, they didn't know how to read, they couldn't count, let alone deal with government affairs, handing over the former Tibet to them was tantamount to hurting the people, the Buddha is above, we are really for the people of Tibet!" Ngawang Lobsang Gyatso was unconvinced.

"It's my business to teach the Heshute people to read and count and deal with government affairs, it's not your turn to interfere, you think that the Heshute people can't fight the Dzungar people, so they went to Tibet to beg for food, Tulu Baihu can also think that the Yellow Sect can't fight the Red Sect, so he asks him for protection, do you also want to fight?" Li Yu retorted unceremoniously.

Ngawang Lobsang Gyatso lowered his head and muttered, "What about the offerings of the monasteries and lamas?" What should I do if Turubiam's rampage is tyrannical? ”

The Lama said, "The Tibetans have been in contact with the Mongols for hundreds of years, when have we treated you badly?" If Tulu Baihu dares to abuse the government, we also have a way to get him out of the Tibetan area. ”

"Hutuktu Baturu inherited the authority of the Mongol Great Khan, and his will cannot be violated." Lama Dongke glanced at Ngawang Lobsang Gyatso and said.

"I treat you as a brother, and you should also trust me, whether it is a Tibetan or a Mongolian, I will treat you equally," Li Yu patted the little living Buddha who was a little dishonest in his arms, and said to Ngawang Lobsang Gyatso, "Venerable Master should stay more time in Fengzhou, the lamas said that the scriptures that this little guy had learned before were deviated and needed to be converted, so there was a teachings from Master Laozun, my time was too tight, and I was about to rush to Baoketu to meet with the Mongolian tribal leaders, why didn't the Fourth ** Lama come?" Send him a message, don't always play tricks! ”

Li Yu put down the little living Buddha and hurriedly left, and the Lama Yuerji looked at his back and smiled proudly: "He was brought out by me, more and more like the Great Khan of Mongolia, another prosperous era of Mongolia is coming, and you Tibetans will also be stained." ”

"I'm scared when I see him now, no wonder the ** Living Buddha doesn't dare to come." Dongke Lama wiped his forehead and said.

"I'm not afraid of him, his eyes are talking, and he wants me to be his brother." Ngawang Lobsang Gyatso shook his head and dragged the little living Buddha away.

The leaders of the Mongolian tribes have all arrived at the grassland under Daqing Mountain, and they have quarreled when they meet in the past few days, Batur and Tulubaihu are simply enemies, and they are almost about to scuffle, and Ma Qi, the commander of the western Xingtai, went to persuade him to fight, but he was also scolded by Batur; The three Khalkha khans were fine with each other, but they quarreled with a group of young nobles in Subutai - the March mutiny broke the hearts of the old nobles, and the sight of the young men became angry. The Chahar people are very lonely, as the most authentic Mongol Great Khan line, but no one pays attention to it, and Kongol and Tuba and Bultu are stupid to watch the excitement.

When Li Yu arrived, these guys became even more energetic, pulling and pulling to find the president to comment, and Kong Guoer also consciously raised the Chagan Sulu ingot and stood behind Li Yu. The Tibetan lamas have a high status and a well-known reputation, but the remnants of the Mongolian Great Khan hundreds of years ago are still there, they dare not bow their heads, but the Mongolian leaders have always been unruly, these guys are used to being free and casual, only obeying the ancestral system and ignoring others, even the Emperor Kublai Khan dared not to take it seriously, and the authority of the Mongolian Great Khan could not frighten them - Li Yu waved his hand and did not listen to the complaints, ordered the slaughter of cattle and sheep to drink and eat, and talked to these guys, blowing nonsense, and looking for people to talk to individually, of course, hundreds of leaders will not take care of them, But the biggest ones had to communicate in advance, and the congress was announced a few days later.

The Mongols did not take the law and the Great Khan seriously, but they attached great importance to the public assembly, and the leaders of the various tribes and their retainers arrived on time, and they consciously dismounted and formed a circle according to their status.

Li Yu glanced at the crowd and walked to the center of the circle, took out a few arrows from the sack, broke one branch first, and then held the other branches together and said: "The old grandmother Ah Yan Huoa said to the five ancestors, although the son is born to the same mother, if it is not united, it will be like a single arrow that is easy to break, if it is cooperative, it will be like a bundle of five arrows that are difficult to break, but what is it now? The various tribes have formed factions, each doing its own thing, seeking personal gains, annexing each other, and even colluding with foreign enemies to kill compatriots, and the good and decent Mongolia has allowed strong enemies to humiliate and no one dares to rise up, almost to the verge of collapse and extermination, are we worthy of our ancestors? ”

The leaders lowered their heads, Li Yu pulled Batur and continued: "The others either fled and retreated, or watched the fire from the other side, but Batur led the Dzungar people to bravely resist the Rakshasa country, and defended the Western Regions with blood, this is the real Mongolian man, the commander of the Western Regions is none other than him, I trust him, from today onwards, the two guards of the Hami and Turu Domains of Fengzhou will be merged into the Western Regions, and all the departments of the Western Regions must also obey him, and I will also propose to grant him the title of Hongba Tuluzun." ”

"Batur is not a member of our family, what qualifications do you have to be in charge of the Western Regions?" One of the leaders shouted.

"I'm not a member of the Jin family, the Han and Manchu people think I'm their same clan, are you going to drive me away?" Li Yu replied coldly, and the Mongolian leaders immediately scolded the people who talked nonsense, shouting and shouting, "The president is Hutu Ketu Batulu sent by Tengger, and his blood is extremely noble", "The president is not a Mongolian, so we are even less worthy of being Mongolians......", Li Yu nodded, raised Batur's hand and shouted: "Batur, Hongbaturu!" ”

"Batur, Humbatulu!" The leaders waved their fists and shouted together, Batur's eyes were a little moist, he had the hereditary title of Hongtai Jizun, and he could even be called Khan, but these could not be compared with the title of Hongbaturu Zun awarded by the public agreement, from now on he would be recognized as a Mongolian hero, and no one would dare to press him with the surname of Son.