Xi Yu took Liu Xie to the manor, and the sedan chair stopped.

They walked along the bluestone trail and enjoyed the beauty of the estate.

The father and son of the Su family were already waiting at the door, and when they saw Xi Yu and Liu Xie coming, they immediately stepped forward to salute.

"Meet Your Majesty, meet the Prime Minister." The father and son of the Su family said in unison.

Liu Xie smiled and nodded, and said, "No need to be polite. ”

Xi Yu said: "Your Majesty, this is the manor I have prepared for you. Are you satisfied? ”

Liu Xie looked around and saw the pavilions and pavilions in the manor, with green trees and flourishing flowers and plants, and he was very satisfied.

"Well, that's good. The environment is nice and great to live in. Liu Xie said.

Xi Yu said: "Since this is the case, then let's choose an auspicious day for the zodiac and let His Majesty officially move in." At that time, Wechen will arrange a lot of subordinates to serve His Majesty, and all the people who live here will be borne by Wechen. ”

Liu Xie said: "Okay, very good. Well, let's go and see the room first. ”

So, the group came to a large room. The room is elegantly furnished and looks out onto a beautiful garden.

Liu Xie nodded and said, "Well, it's very good here." I'm satisfied. ”

After everything is taken care of, just wait to find an auspicious day of the zodiac, and then Liu Xie can officially move in here.

Su Yuanwai said: "Your Majesty, Prime Minister, today I will return to my hometown to live." As for my son, he is still here for the time being. ”

After Liu Xie moved in, he let his son officially move out.

Liu Xiehe and Xi Yu also agreed.

Xi Yu said: "Your Majesty, this place is smaller than the palace after all, if you don't think it's suitable, you can expand it in the future." ”

Liu Xie smiled and said, "No need, I don't care about anything now, I'm just an idle man, there's no need to work so hard and waste money." ”

Xi Yu nodded, he knew that Liu Xie was telling the truth. In all fairness, Liu Xie is a good person, but he is incapable and born in troubled times, so he has nothing to do.

He said, "Your Majesty, but you still have to pay attention to safety. Wechen will strengthen their guards and never let the assassins in. ”

Liu Xie said: "Then there will be labor." ”

Xi Yu said: "This is what Weichen should do. Your Majesty, if you still need anything, just ask, and Wechen will definitely try his best to meet it. ”

Liu Xie said: "Well, I don't need anything for the time being. ”

Liu Xie was full of emotion in his heart.

He remembered his days in the palace, which were luxurious, but full of intrigue and deceit.

And now, he is in this manor, although simple, but he can feel peace and security.

After a while, Xi Yu and Liu Xie took a group of guards and walked on the way home.

Along the way, the wind was calm and there were no assassins. Xi Yu breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

Back in the house, Xi Yu dismounted, and then returned to the room alone.

He pondered for a moment, and suddenly remembered a question.

He felt that he should start a newspaper so that more people could know about the world's major events.

And there happens to be a suitable candidate by his side, and that is Su Yu.

Xi Yu's heart moved, and he decided to let Su Yu be the editor-in-chief of the newspaper. He believed that Su Yu's talent and ability would definitely be able to run this newspaper well.

He called the soldiers and asked them to go and call Su Yu.

After a while, Su Yu came here. When he saw Xi Yu, he was overjoyed and hurriedly saluted.

"Meet the Prime Minister." Su Yu said.

Xi Yu nodded and said, "Young Master Su, don't be polite. I have one thing to ask for. ”

Su Yu said: "Mr. Xi, please speak, as long as it is within Su Yu's ability, he will do his best." ”

Xi Yu said: "I want to run a newspaper to let more people know about the world's major events. And I think Su Gongzi is a suitable person, and I want Su Gongzi to be the editor-in-chief of the newspaper. I don't know what Mr. Su thinks? ”

This stunned Su Yu, newspaper, what kind of thing is it?

Xi Yu laughed, he was so excited that he forgot that newspapers were not a thing of this era.

I haven't made it clear to the other party yet.

So, he roughly said that he was to print something on paper.

Then he has to let the villagers know about some of his national events, and then he has to release them publicly. There will also be a newspaper in every county for people to read.

At first, it was given away for free, and after a long time, people had to subscribe.

Or post it on a wall so that more people can see it. The main content is to record the affairs of himself and His Majesty the Emperor.

Hearing him say so much, Su Yu roughly understood.

"Prime Minister, you are really a genius, how can you have so many ideas?"

Xi Yu smiled and thought to himself, this was already an outdated thing in his previous life.

But then, Su Yu felt that something was wrong.

"With such a large circulation, how many people would it take for each person to copy it?"

He thought to himself, it can't be that Xi Yu let him copy it.

I can write articles myself. But if you copy one by one, it will be so tiring.

Xi Yu said: "I won't let you copy it, we will print it when the time comes." ”

Su Yu was even more surprised.

"Printed, what's going on?"

"Okay, don't worry about it for now, you just say yes or no?"

Su Yu immediately agreed, thinking that he thought it was a good thing for the country and the people.

Xi Yu understands that the next step is to get the printing right, and the printing technology has not yet appeared, so it is better to let it come out in advance.

"Okay, there's no hurry in this matter, you just have to agree, now go back and wait, I was still thinking about it, I don't know what to let you do, this time I can finally do it."

Su Yu soon returned to the manor.

His father was packing his things because he was going back to his hometown in the afternoon.

Seeing the smile on Su Yu's face, Su Yuanwai asked, "Son, what did the prime minister tell you to do?" ”

"Dad, the prime minister said he wanted to run a newspaper."

Su Yuanwai was naturally very puzzled.

"Newspaper, what is this?"

Su Yu then followed Xi Yu's explanation and roughly said.

Su Yuanwai also raised the same question, that is, how many copies do you have to copy?

Su Yu immediately laughed, and he smiled very brightly.

"Son, what's wrong? What are you laughing at? Isn't Daddy's question funny? ”

"No, Dad, I also asked such a question at that time, and the prime minister explained it to me."

So, he said everything that Xi Yu said to him at that time.

"That's what happened, but I don't know if it's going to happen."

Su Yuanwai touched the beard on his chin, although he was optimistic about this matter, he did not have any confidence.

"Dad, you also know that the Prime Minister can often create miracles."

Seeing his son's admiration for Xi Yu so much, Su Yuanwai wanted to laugh.

"Okay, anyway, he's willing to take you in, so you can follow him to start a business."

Thinking of running a newspaper, Xi Yu felt very excited, and he decided to negotiate this matter with Liu to weigh it.

So, he quickly came to the door of Liu Xie's room.

Liu Xie was preoccupied at the moment.

Lately, he's always been like this, and it's easy to think about some things very complicated.

He knew that although he still beared the name of the emperor, he had actually become a king of the dead country.

It's like that manor, but after you live in it, you are even more isolated from the world.

He was like a prisoner. Although everyone is polite to themselves and will listen to their own words, they are a prisoner themselves.

When I was thinking about it, I suddenly heard footsteps outside, it was Xi Yu coming.

When Xi Yu was about to salute, Liu Xie waved his hand.

"This is not above the court, there is no need to be so polite, if you have anything to say, just say it."

Xi Yu told him about running a newspaper, and he didn't wait for the other party to ask, so he also told him about the structure of the newspaper.

Liu Xie's eyes lit up suddenly.

"Oh, that sounds like a good thing to hear you say."

But then he shook his head again.

"Let's talk more about you, there is no need to say anything about me."

Because Liu Xie thinks that he is going to withdraw from the stage of history after all, and if he goes to live in that manor, there is nothing to report except for eating, drinking, and Lazar.

But Xi Yu expressed his respect for him and still published his news.

"Otherwise, just occasionally climb, it can't be every time there will be me."

Xi Yu finally agreed.

"Listening to you say that, this is also very much looking forward to what you just said......

"Yes, as long as you have that kind of machine, there will be a lot of copies right away."

"In this way, I am even more hopeful."

After a while, Xi Yu retreated.

He decided to tell Wen Xuan and Dongfang Hong the news so that they could share their joy as well.

After a while, he came to Youzhou Academy.

It just so happened that Wenxuan didn't have a class and was preparing for class in the office.

Sunlight shines through the thin clouds and falls on the gardenia branches.

Gardenias bloom, and the refreshing fragrance of flowers fills the entire courtyard.

Xi Yu walked into Wenxuan's office and said with great interest: "I want to start a newspaper, what do you think?" ”

Wen Xuan sat by the window, looked at the scenery outside the window, and said lightly: "This is a good thing, but you don't want to take this opportunity to promote yourself, right?" ”

The corners of her mouth lifted slightly, revealing a sarcastic smile.

A trace of embarrassment flashed on Xi Yu's face, but he quickly regained his confidence, straightened up and said, "Of course not, I just feel that our time needs a newspaper with depth and thought to convey some truly valuable information." ”

"By the way, I was planning to look for you when I had time, and you came just in time."

"Oh, do you have something to do with me?"

"Wasn't it a weekend the other day? You know, I used to love to go sightseeing, so I went out for a walk this weekend. ”

Xi Yu nodded, hoping that she would continue.

Wen Xuan sighed softly.

"I was just passing by a place and saw something that made me sad."

Xi Yu looked at Wen Xuan curiously, waiting for her to continue.

"A landowner died, and several of his women were forced to accompany the burial. There was a little boy who didn't want his mother to be buried with him, so he and his mother knelt there and wept. But the servants did not want to, and they beat the child's mother so badly that she must be buried with her, that is, buried alive. ”

Wen Xuan's voice was full of pain and helplessness.

Xi Yu's face became heavy, and he slapped the table angrily.

"It's cruel! How can innocent lives be treated like this! ”

Wen Xuan wept silently, her heart full of sadness and sympathy.

"I saw the little child and his mother kneeling on the ground, their eyes full of despair and helplessness. I felt like I couldn't do anything but watch it happen. ”

Xi Yu held Wen Xuan's hand and comforted, "It's not your fault, Wen Xuan. You've done your best. We can't change everything. ”

Wen Xuan's sharp gaze looked at Xi Yu.

"You can change everything, don't you know what I mean when I tell you this?" Wen Xuan said.

Xi Yu was stunned suddenly, he understood what Wen Xuan meant, that is, to let himself abolish the funeral system.

yes, why haven't you thought about this before?

In true history, this system was abolished only from the beginning of Ming Yingzong.

This is also the only good thing that Ming Yingzong did.

He burst out laughing.

"Thank you, Wenxuan, thank you for telling me about this."

Xi Yu said that he would negotiate with Liu to weigh it.

Wen Xuan slapped the table angrily.

"What else are you discussing? You should execute it immediately, now that the emperor is also overthrown by you, you are the lord of the world, why do you still have to discuss with him? ”

At this moment, Lu Su walked in and was very surprised when he saw this scene.

Of course he knew that Wen Xuan was so presumptuous in front of Xi Yu, but he shouldn't relax to such a point.

He was suddenly very embarrassed, and he didn't know whether to walk in or go out.

And at this time, Wen Xuan realized that he was a little out of shape.

"Mr. Lu, is there anything wrong with you?"

"It's nothing, it's nothing, you talk first."

He walked out as quickly as a thief, and Wen Xuan couldn't hold back any longer, and immediately burst out laughing.

She suddenly noticed that Xi Yu was glaring at her.

"Really, what's so funny? Be honest in front of me in the future, don't move, no big or small. ”

This time, Wen Xuan was very well-behaved and nodded honestly.

"But I'm telling you the truth, if you have to go to your majesty at any time, then what's the point of this constitutional monarchy?"

Xi Yu nodded, feeling that what she said made sense.

Only some particularly big things can be inquired about Liu Xie. And under normal circumstances, Liu Xie will agree.

Because of what Xi Yu said, Liu Xie will basically agree to something.

If you ask for advice on everything, you lose the meaning of a constitutional monarchy.

"Thank you for reminding me, okay, I'm going back now."

Xi Yu immediately rushed out and happened to meet Dongfang Hong in the courtyard.

"Xi Yu, why are you here"?

"Look at what you said, this is my academy, why can't I come"?

"That's not what I meant."

Xi Yu also shared with him about running a newspaper.

"Oh, that's a good thing, people don't have much entertainment in this day and age. It's also good to be able to pick up on the news from the newspaper. ”

Xi Yu chatted with him briefly and left.

After a while, Lu Su came to Wenxuan's office.

Wen Xuan still felt embarrassed, and his other side was seen by Lu Su.

But Lu Su didn't say anything.

"Mr. Lu, is there anything wrong with you?"

"I'm just very curious, I think I saw you cry yesterday."

Wen Xuan smiled, he just remembered the funeral, so he couldn't help it.

She also shared this matter with Lu Su.

"I told the prime minister about this just now. So after a while he should abolish the funeral system. ”

However, when Lu Su heard this, his eyes widened.

"What's the matter, Mr. Lu, do you think this matter is inappropriate?"

"How can this be abolished casually?"

Lu Su thinks that there are many rich people who will enjoy it after they die.

If this system is abolished, how can the rich be embarrassed?

After Wen Xuan heard Lu Su's expression, he was very angry.

"Okay, Mr. Lu, I didn't expect you to be so stubborn, just because of a moth like you, so ......"

Wen Xuan's face was red with anger, and he didn't know what to say.

Lu Su didn't expect Wen Xuan to speak so heavily.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Lu, I shouldn't have said that."

"Teacher Wen, don't say that, in fact, what you said also has some truth. After all, you are thinking about the poor. Well, if there's nothing going on, I'll go first."

Lu Su immediately walked out.

And Wen Xuan's words made Xi Yu fall into thought.

Yes, this funeral system must be abolished.

In Xi Yu's mind, there seemed to be many heart-rending pictures.

Sitting in the room, he couldn't help but burst into tears.

Before he knew it, Wan'er had come to the door, but he didn't find it.

When Wan'er saw him crying, she felt very strange.

"Husband, what's wrong with you"?

Only then did Xi Yu realize that it was Wan'er who had arrived, so he immediately laughed.

"How do you walk quietly?"

"No, it's your thinking, so you didn't notice me coming."

Xi Yu immediately stood up, and then took Wan'er's hand.

"Husband, what's wrong with you? Why did you shed tears just now"?

"I went to Youzhou College just now, and Teacher Wenxuan told me something that made me feel very painful."

After that, he shared the relevant situation.

"So that's what happened, I thought there was some grievance nearby."

"What grievances can I have, am I compassionate?"

Wan'er nodded.

"Husband, do you want to abolish this system of burying people alive?"

"That's true, and that's inhuman in itself."

But on the contrary, the idea is the same as Lu Su.

This approach is too avant-garde, right, will it be opposed by people?

"If I give an order, who would dare to oppose it?" Xi Yu sneered.

He's not using power to oppress people.

But it's a good thing for the country and the people, so he has to do it.

"Yes, husband, I support you." (End of chapter)