"There are still too many problems in the Heavenly Temple, and if you don't focus on supervision, you will be involved in local politics, and the government and the court also regard the Heavenly Temple as a battlefield and promote the Heavenly Temple to fight for their benefits. *.**/* If they focus on supervision, they will make the Heavenly Temple gather a force from outside the imperial court and speak out on many state affairs, and they will strive to 'correct the name', and want to get the position of the state religion that excludes other religions and dominate the hearts of the Chinese people. ”

"Lao Dao thinks that it is best to promote the division of the Heavenly Temple, and make the sects they each set up clear, like the East and West Courtyards, and check and balance each other......"

In the Kanayama Guardian Palace in Tokyo, Li Xi looked at the letter in his hand with a solemn face, and his thoughts were soaked in deep gloom.

In February of the seventeenth year of the Holy Dao, Yiming Lao Dao passed away, which was his last words on the issue of the Heavenly Temple. Lao Dao spent most of his life in the rebellion of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and in the second half of his life, he rebelled against Confucianism, cultivating a large group of Catholic disciples such as Xu Lingti, and finally laid the organizational and ideological foundation of the Heavenly Temple.

But Lao Dao still thinks that he has not competed for all the merits, he really wants to live for another thirty years to solve the many problems of the Heavenly Temple, but unfortunately God did not give him another chance.

"Old Dao, you are too greedy, how can one person solve so many problems, even if I am not arrogant to this extent, I can't ......"

Li Xianzheng thought that he could not take over all the important issues of Huaxia's development, and many news received in the past few months poured into his mind, and his thoughts suddenly changed direction.

"The Britons have finally come to terms with China, which means that in the years to come, if not decades, the country will be more important than anything else. The Seven Years' War may be gone, but there will be a six- or eight-year war. American independence may not be thirty years away. Maybe in 20 years, we will have to face it. The changes in Europe and the United States determine the overall situation of the world, and China naturally cannot be outside, this is still my responsibility, and I can't escape it. ”

In an instant, Li Xi was in sync with the old way's thinking.

There are too many unfinished things in the great cause of the Heavenly Temple, and there are even more unfinished things in the great cause of China.

How the imperial power of the emperor needs to be divided and polished, and how to regulate the military, judicial, diplomatic and economic affairs that he has taken over. To what extent will the relationship between the eastern and western courts and the imperial court go, how should the legislative power be clearly divided, and what basis and form should be further guaranteed for the decentralization of power and wealth between the local and central governments.

All of the above issues are still fundamental political issues, and even more so are the exit mechanisms of colonial corporations. At present, the development of the colonial company trust territory is being hindered, and the two places of Luzon and Funan are already at loggerheads. This matter still involves a country's industrial and commercial layout and trade policy, and if it is not properly resolved as soon as possible, the colonies of Nanzhou and Dongzhou will be fully fledged after a few decades. Maybe we have to make an independent move.

With the accumulation of more than ten years of Anglo-Chinese statehood, as well as the abundance of the national treasury in recent years, the soundness of the college system and the prosperity of the imperial examination system, the bureaucratic class has also swelled day by day, not only in terms of scale, but also in terms of authority. I am afraid that the shortcomings of bureaucratic governance will also be revealed in the days to come.

The more headache is the Manchu Qing problem, which is different from the previous headache direction, and now Li Xian's headache is that the force calling for the Northern Expedition to restore the land is getting weaker and weaker. At present, the gap between the hearts of the people in the north and south of China is getting bigger and bigger, and the Anglo-Chinese people regard the Manchu rule as a land of cynical slaves. The Manchu Qing Dynasty did not distinguish between Manchu and Han, and most of them regarded the Anglo-Chinese as a hell on earth where Taoism was lost and human morality did not exist.

In terms of righteousness, everyone will support the Northern Expedition and the restoration of the land, but when it comes to actual action, except for the hot-blooded soldiers and soldiers, not many people are willing to move. Last year, someone put forward the bill on the Northern Expedition in the Eastern and Western Courts, and everyone enthusiastically echoed it, but when it came to the actual issue of the Northern Expedition tax increase, the Eastern Court was silent. The Western Courtyard would rather have this tax increase on the navy than vote for the army and support the Northern Expedition.

Li Xi judged that it would take at least ten years for Britain and China to compete with various colonial powers in Britain and even Europe. Determine the living space of China for a hundred years. Ten years later, the forces supporting the Northern Expedition will be even weaker. Until then. The Chinese people who have opened their horizons will regard the Manchu homeland with a population of tens of millions as a heavy burden, and they do not know how much effort they need to exert and how much political turmoil they will stir up in the country in order to promote the great cause of the Northern Expedition. …,

"Ten years, I'm afraid my grandson will be able to make soy sauce."

Li Xi laughed at himself like this, and suddenly a stirred spirit, the eldest son Li Kezai was already fourteen years old......

"Ah, Mr. Peng is nagging again, you still owe them a son-in-law of the Peng family, you can't pay it back, but you can pay back a son. Before the competition has also faded out of the court now, I see that his daughter has a skillful temperament, and her appearance is also correct, and the eight characters of her birthday are just right. ”

Sanniang muttered beside her, at this time the husband and wife were basking in the sun on the terrace of the palace, thinking about each other, but the two of them may really have a heart, and at the same time thought of Li Kezai's marriage.

Peng Jingqian is Peng Xianzhong, not only him, Sanniang also mentioned Xiao Sheng's daughter, and even Liang Deguang's daughter who died in Yingliewan at an early age.

This is also a trouble, Li Shi smiled bitterly. Sanniang cares about Xiao Sheng's family the most, but unfortunately Xiao Sheng's daughter is only six years old, and in terms of age, Peng Xianzhong's daughter is the most suitable. But Li Kezai no longer simply belongs to Sanniang, he does not have the name of a prince in the country, but he already has the status of a prince, so the marriage issue has also become a political issue.

In this matter, the political factions of the upper echelons of the British and Chinese are fully revealed, and they must first be divided into the founding faction and the auxiliary faction. The founding faction was also the "old revolutionary" such as Guan Tian Peng Duan Anxiao, that is, the so-called Xun old faction, they were all awarded the title of Founding Duke and Earl, while the follow-up officials of the old Qing Dynasty and the backbone of the new faction were awarded the title of Auxiliary Duke and Marquis. In addition, there are the so-called "popular factions", which are headed by Lei Xiang and Li Fangying, who are famous all over the world by virtue of their cloth clothes, or who occupy important positions in the industrial and commercial circles and the East and West Courtyards.

The founding and auxiliary factions naturally hope that the crown princess can come from their own party, but the popular faction believes that if the crown princess can come from the people, it will be more conducive to consolidating the righteousness of the Yinghua monarch and the people. In short, the position of the crown princess is inevitably shrouded in a political halo, even if Li Xian wants to give his son the freedom to marry, he can't help it.

Under the political needs, as well as the tradition of the parents' order, Sanniang's proposal is more out of her mother's identity than her identity as a queen. I heard that she was still talking about her birthday. Li Xian smiled slightly.

I remember talking to Li Kezai about this earlier. The son was worried about a girl who sang Tianqu in a heavenly temple in Hong Kong, and Li Xi also sent someone to investigate, that is, the daughter of a county scholar. When his son graduates from college, if his mind has not changed, he will help him and give him the position of the second concubine and the main concubine, and then talk about it.

Li Shi thought to himself secretly while comforting Sanniang, saying that this matter was not in a hurry.

Sanniang said angrily: "Why don't you hurry." Fourteen years old! Even if you don't get married, you have to book it first. ”

Li Xi changed the topic: "Kexi is sixteen years old, how can I see that you are not in a hurry to be a mother?" ”

Speaking of Li Kexi, Sanniang was immediately deflated: "That girl...... Let's just assume she's already a monk. ”

Then she raised her eyebrows and said, "It's all your father's fault!" I didn't say anything about Sister Xiao. Even my daughter got into it! ”

Li Kexi's marriage has been in trouble two or three years ago, not only outsiders have said marriage through various channels and means, but even Guan Xuan, An Jiuxiu and Zhu Yuyou and other family members have become lobbyists.

Li Shi's idea is very traditional, people in this era are restless, and talented people want to do a big career, but they are too full of merit and risk. Find a son-in-law who is both talented and good-looking, and has a loyal character in Hanlin Academy, so that he can accompany his daughter to live a stable life.

He really didn't expect it, how could his eldest daughter be a person who lived a peaceful life. Hearing that the emperor's father intended to choose a son-in-law in the Hanlin Academy, Li Kexi found someone to send a letter to the heroes of the Hanlin Academy, with very tactful words and a very correct attitude, just saying that he wanted to see the knowledge of the talented people of the Hanlin Academy.

She came up with a problem, and it is also a subject that she has been immersed in researching, that is, the hot air balloon ........., after the description of the caring person, the Hanlin Academy will treat this matter as a hydrangea thrown by the princess, who can solve it, who may become a colt. So all the Hanlin in the first courtyard were mobilized.

The Hanlin Academy is a national policy advisory organization, and in the past, they were all talented people who were full of wealth, but if you want to talk about scientific practice, most of them have to be blind. But today's Yinghua. The national policy is rooted in reality, so in addition to the talent of writing. Everyone knows a subject of mathematics, gezhi and even chemistry, and they know it very deeply.

Because of Li Kexi's promotion, the Hanlin Academy launched a vigorous hot air balloon research campaign, and these guys showed their magical powers, some found fellow students in the academy, some relied on the Heavenly Temple, and some even went to pull experts from the Heavenly Daoist Academy through relationships.

When Li Xi saw that there was such an additional item on the research topics listed by the Tiandao Institute, Foshan Manufacturing Bureau, Dongguan Machinery Bureau, and even the Ministry of Industry, and asked the reason, he knew that it was his eldest daughter who caused the turmoil. And when he ordered the integration of resources to do this, and the Hanlin Academy was not allowed to do any more business, more than a dozen hot air balloons had gone up to the sky, but none of them succeeded in the follow-up, and several people were killed and injured, including two young Hanlin who wanted to win the favor of the princess......

Combined with Li Kexi's naughty behavior in his early years, the rumor that the eldest princess was a disaster star was so widely spread among the people, which affected the court, and not many people came to say goodbye. It's not that they really believe in any calamity, but everyone thinks that this princess's temperament is too elusive, her energy is big and active, and she is especially capable of causing trouble, and no one dares to invite her to enter the court.

"Daddy can marry Tiandao, why can't I marry Tiandao!? I'm not uncommon for husbands and men to ......."

Sanniang admonished her daughter, and the princess also made a biao, pulling out the absurd behavior of Lao Tzu Li Shi to establish the Heavenly Dao as the queen, and then announced that she would enter the Heavenly Dao Academy and never marry for the rest of her life!

Sanniang quarreled with Li Shi several times for this matter, and finally Xiao Fumei, who had been studying medicine in the Tiandao Academy, came forward to mediate, saying that letting Li Kexi enter the Tiandao Academy to do serious research work could sharpen her temperament, and as for the marriage, it would not be too late for two years. Now that the social rhythm of Yinghua is getting faster and faster, coupled with the spread of the education system, the matter of life at the age of thirteen or fourteen is gradually becoming an old antique, and Sanniang has no choice but to agree.

Now two years have passed, and her daughter's temperament has softened, but just like Xiao Fumei, she almost doesn't listen to things outside the window, and only asks about the university, Sanniang will say angrily that this daughter has left home, and then complain about Li Xi again.

There are troubles about national and family affairs.

Li Shi silently endured Sanniang's chatter, and it was not until Yang Shi sent Yu Hanyi's urgent report that he got out of trouble.

"My nephew emperor...... Are you starting to think carefully? Or is that the concubine Chun unbearable? ”

After reading the report, Li Shi raised his eyebrows, the secret spy found out the news of the contact between the Manchu court and the Rakshasa secret envoy, the specific content is not clear, but the direction is self-evident. Rakshasa learned the news of the war between Britain and Yinghua from the direction of Europe, and felt that he could do something through the Manchus. At this time, Zhang Hanwan had already led the Beiting army into Beihai, and was preparing to launch a Beihai strategy to drive the Rakshasa people out of Beihai.

"It's time for Xi'an to get it back, if you don't take Xi'an, it's difficult to withdraw from the northwest."

At a special cabinet meeting, Fan Jin put forward the motion.

I didn't take Xi'an before, because I felt that the burden was too heavy, which was not conducive to the progress of the northwest. However, now that the main direction of a country is on the sea, the northwestern advance has turned into a policy of border stability, and it is necessary to continue a long-term war that may last for a hundred years. By taking Xi'an, the cost of material transfer and supply in the northwest can be reduced and support the continuous consumption for many years.

Li Xian pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "Okay, let the Manchu Qing be honest and let them understand their status." ”

On the rough waters of the Indian Ocean, George Anson waved his knife and pointed to the faintly visible shadow of the sail in the east, and shouted: "Fight! Let the Seris figure out their status, the sea is not theirs, it is us Britons! ”

In February of the 17th year of the Holy Dao, the war known as the "First Battle of the Poles" was fought on the sea 120 miles south of Ceylon in the Indian Ocean. Since then, the war that has lasted for several years has spread across the entire earth, and all parts of the entire world have been repositioned by this war.

[End of Volume 15] (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )