In the national meeting, of course, the spies of Xixia were indispensable, and I mixed in the crowd, chasing after the wind and shadows, observing words and colors, peeping at everything about Ximenqing from all directions and angles, looking for opportunities. But-

Ximenqing's final performance shocked them and even despaired.

The news was reported back to Xingqing Mansion, Xia Lord Li Qianshun and Jin King Cha Ge couldn't help but look at each other, after a long time, Cha Ge Fang sighed: "Ximen Laozi is worthy of the reincarnation of the stars, his power can be committed, and his benevolence cannot be committed!" ”

Li Qianshun listened to it and said suddenly: "I can so deeply tie up the heart of Tibet, I am on the southwest border of Great Xia, and it will be troublesome from now on!" Let's go! The widow avoided his sharp spirit, rested three times, and warmed up my Great Xia national strength with peace of mind. When the sun is full, the moon will be lost, and when the heat between Ximenqing and Tubo cools down, let's make another effort! ”

Brother Cha bowed down and said: "It's better to cut others than to consolidate yourself, long live my lord and be wise!" ”

So Li Qianshun ordered that the Western Xia spies were temporarily dormant and waited for the time being, and the northwest was calm for a while.

After settling the affairs of the northwest, Ximenqing could finally breathe a sigh of relief for the time being, and Shi Shiran returned to the Central Plains. Before leaving, he carried out a big move -- running a newspaper.

Running a newspaper is not to set up a mouthpiece of one faction and one family name, but to delegate the power of supervision to the people, so that public opinion can be turned into the power of supervision and spur of the political power, and promote its consciousness and self-purification. Although the information of the Song Dynasty was not as smooth as that of later generations, papermaking and printing technology were already brilliant and met the most basic needs of running newspapers.

Ximen Qing left movable type engraving printing to the Tubo Autonomous Region, which made Gu Mozhi grateful, and after hearing the initiative of running a newspaper, he was even more amazed, and said happily: "My major temples in Tubo are all financially rich, if each family can run a newspaper of debate and communicate with each other, wouldn't it be a grand debate meeting all the time?" As soon as His Holiness makes this plan, Tibetan Buddhism will inevitably prosper and the merits will be immeasurable! ”

Hearing that Gu Mozhi was going to set up an academic newspaper, Ximen Qing was stunned for a while, but then smiled and said: "In addition to the debate, you can also publish some current affairs and political situations in an appropriate amount, and all the eminent monks and great virtues can express their opinions on it, and it can also provide the direction of governance for the upper and lower houses of the Tubo Autonomous Region!" ”

When Gu Mozhi heard this, he nodded again and again, and his thoughts were like springs: "You can also set up a literacy column in the newspaper, and promote education in the Chinese language, so as to enlighten the minds of the people of Tibet. ”

Ximen Qingxin said: "This matter is done!" When you involve your own interests in one thing, you will definitely be able to go all out and get twice the result with half the effort! ”

Suddenly remembering something, he reminded: "If the newspaper is distributed to the people of Tibet, in addition to the free reading when it was first launched, it will need to be charged. ”

Gu Mozhi was stunned and said, "Charge? Why is it so philistine? ”

Ximenqing set the master's thoughts right: "Charging is not necessarily the same as a philistine!" As the saying goes, the Tao can not be passed on lightly, the scriptures can not be given up, and the knowledge and writing, even more so, if there is no charge, after all, people will be regarded as bricks and dust, and they will be looked down upon. The master doesn't see the people in the middle of Tibet feeding cattle? Cattle are lazy, and if they put grass in front of them, they often do not eat it; The tentaries, so they held the grass up to the head of the ox to reach it, but the ox was as happy as it was - the same is true for the newspaper fee, and the master can think deeply! ”

When Gu Mozhi heard this, he solemnly saluted Ximen Qingheshi: "I am respectfully taught by His Holiness!" ”

Ximen Qing said with a smile: "Although the newspaper charges, but for the temples, it is just another incense money, and this move has an advantage, if you can use the newspaper to support the newspaper, outside the temple, there are secular people can also run a newspaper, so a hundred schools of thought contend, it is a grand event!" ”

Kumachi was greatly impressed: "The wisdom of the Venerable is beyond the reach of others!" ”

Ximen Qingqian said: "Where is it!" So with a bow he went, and with a wave of his hand, he left behind a large cloud. The people of Tubo reluctantly sent Ximenqing out of a hundred miles, and then they shed tears and said goodbye -- after that, the Tubo Autonomous Region gradually rose up in ruins.

Even in places like Tibet, which are outside the country, they have begun to implement the new thing of "newspaper", as the Central Plains of civilization, how can it be descendants? Under the "provocation" of Ximenqing, in the land south of the Yangtze River in the Central Plains, the wind of newspapers suddenly flourished, and for a time it was varied and colorful.

Ximen Qing nodded secretly, and said in his heart: "When it comes to the issue of face, the local tyrants of the Celestial Empire always spare no effort to chase the popularity. ”

After returning to Liangshan, Ximenqing convened an enlarged version of the round table, and also established and organized the upper and lower houses, which were attended by permanent representatives of Tubo, Dali, and Jiangnan Mingjiao. The first topic of the congress was the question of the capital of the Federal Republic of China -- it stands to reason that after the pacification of the Song Dynasty, Tokyo Kaifeng Prefecture should have become the capital of the new country, but Ximenqing had long ago exchanged Tokyo Kaifeng Prefecture and Jiangnan Hangzhou into concessions.

Fang La is very sincere, the concession is gone, and he contributes to be the capital of the new country, but Ximenqing resolutely refuses to do it, keeping the name of this concession, he will still have a great use in the future, how can he be willing to abolish this step? Therefore, he gave a simple and straightforward solution to the problem of the national capital -- only taking Juye City south of Liangshan as the national capital, not building a palace or building a palace, not spending money and doing ceremonies, and keeping everything simple. The establishment of various ministries and commissions responsible for the national economy and people's livelihood and the work of the place is also simple.

When everyone heard this, they looked at each other, and someone persuaded Ximen Qingdao: "The head of state is bad!" Although Juye Fortress is the capital of Jeju, as the capital of a country, it is humble in the end, and I am afraid that it will lose the dignity of the Heavenly Empire. ”

Ximen Qing said: "The dignity of a country does not speak in the prosperity of one or two cities. If it is rough today, how many big things need to be done, if it is just a nouveau riche who is as luxurious, he will follow in the footsteps of the corrupt Song Dynasty, won't it disappoint all the people in the world? With that energy, it has saved me a lot of trouble to set up democratically elected governments at all levels! ”

Seeing that Ximenqing was so categorical, when he raised his hand to vote, everyone had no choice but to obey. Ximenqing's prestige is heavy, where do the people at this time have the courage to disobey? Ximenqing saw it in his eyes, and couldn't help but be happy and sad, happy that there was no resistance to the reform of the new system, and what he was worried about was that he had been like this for a long time, and he was not a saint, what should I do if these guys are spoiled?

In order to add to his own blockage, Ximen Qing went to visit the local reclusive Ma Shen, Ruan Mingchuan and other wild sages, and asked them to come out as senators. Ma Shen and Ruan Mingchuan and others all have great talents and ambitions, but they are just evil of the corrupt system of the Song Dynasty and do not want to go along with the dirt, so they go into hiding. When Ximen Qing first invited, these people still thought that he was a grass thief in the past, what ability could he have to govern the country? Therefore, they did not give him a good face. But later, when I heard and saw that the new country system was novel, I didn't have a chance, and I was all impressed, and I was moved, and I didn't need Ximen Qing to invite me again, so I enthusiastically threw myself into the tide of the construction of the new country.

Ximenqing, who saved countless spitts, sighed: "This is exactly the group of gentlemen but not the party, and the villain party and not the group!" ”

It's just that if you really get started, Ximenqing, who is accustomed to the speed of the information society, and then experience the warmth of the feudal society, is like throwing a large-displacement sports car on the road of the Celestial Empire, and you can't run if you want to, and you will kill the sanitation workers if you are a little faster. The depressed Ximenqing wanted to vomit blood, but also wondered - Weishenme Europeans and Americans all drive small-displacement environmentally friendly and energy-saving cars, but desperately send large-displacement sports cars to the Celestial Empire? This group of blessed fools will not enjoy it!

In order to be able to sell large-displacement cars to Europe and the United States in the future, and send benefits to the people of Shijie, Ximenqing worked hard, occasionally killing a group of corrupt officials and corrupt officials to adjust the tense life, and by the way, lamenting the convenience of the transformation of feudal society. It's all hard work, but it's also fun – but one day, the rhythm of his life is disrupted.

The time has finally come -- the Liao State sent an envoy to the Federation of China, which stood on the ruins of the Corrupt Song Dynasty, to send a credential to the Federation of China, wanting to conclude diplomatic relations as a gesture of goodwill.

Although the Liao State had an alliance with the Northern Song government, after the fall of the Song Dynasty, the Liao State observed for a period of time and decided to live in peace with this emerging country that had lost its allies, and continued the long-standing traditional friendship between the two peoples.

If it weren't for the fact that after the First World War, the Liao army was greatly injured, perhaps as early as the Western Xia plundered the western border, the Liao State would also take advantage of the fire to loot and attack the northern border guarded by Liang Zhongshu in the name of revenge for the late Song Dynasty. But later, Ximen Qing pacified the turmoil in Western Xia and Tubo one after another, and the Liao people who watched the fire from the other side were dazzled, and they were glad that their own family did not act rashly.

At this time, there was a rebellion in Bohai City, Tokyo, and Wu used the rebellion, raising the banner of Liangshan Ximenqing to call on the people, and Zuihou even surrendered the Jin Kingdom with the city. Yelu Yanxi, the lord of Liao, was furious and was about to devote all his strength to fight with Ximen Qing, but was persuaded by the ministers: "The king is slow!" That Ximen Qingkai national industry, is also a generation of heroes, An You sent his own family, self-surrender to other countries, seek people in the city, and then vote for another country? Such a clumsy plan to drive away the tiger and devour the wolf is really not in line with the man's resourceful identity. ”

Yelu Yanxi's anger calmed down a little, and he pondered: "What does Qing and others mean......"

The ministers said: "Whether Wu Yong was sent by Ximen Qing or not, it is still between the two." If the king didn't understand it first, he would rashly send troops, just afraid of forming a strong enemy in the air, but let the Jurchen jumping clown see the joke and take advantage! ”

When Yelu Yanxi heard this, his anger suddenly subsided. Not long ago, he suffered a big defeat under the batters of Wanyan Agu, so he hated the Jurchens the most, and swore not to do those foolish deeds that made the Jurchens see jokes and get cheap! So he replied: "I will send a messenger to the Central Plains to meet the legendary reincarnated Tianxing Sanqi son Ximenqing, and he can't be higher than him, and he can't lower me." ”

After making up his mind, Yelu Yanxi asked: "Which Aiqing is willing to send an envoy to the Southern Dynasty to share the worries of a certain family?" ”

Before the words fell, a person had already spoken: "Long live my lord, Weichen is willing to go!" "This is exactly what it is:

The West has just gone to fight, and there are heroes in the north. But I don't know what will happen next, and listen to the next breakdown.