New Shun 1730

Lift it high and put it down gently.

They had heard this sentence often, but today they felt it firsthand.

Although this group of people are young, they all grew up in the Duke's mansion.

In a filthy place, people's hearts are unpredictable, and they can naturally hear hidden sounds.

In today's matter, if one of them is charged with "peeping into the forbidden palace and committing treason", everyone will be implicated.

But the emperor grabbed this group of people, knelt in a row in front of the Jinshui Bridge, and told them the reason in a long time.

That's it?

In this case, which one of the people present is still unclear?

This is to prepare for a lighter sentence.

Since we are afraid of catching fire or being trampled, we can obviously say that these people are young, ignorant, and ignorant.

It's not a big deal, it hasn't happened yet.

As a young man, what does it mean to serve Meng Lang?

Only the son of Marquis Shifang jumped out to clear up the relationship before the matter was clear, so that he would no longer be able to hang out in the circle in the future.

If I had known that it was such a crime, I would not have jumped out anyway.

Liu Yu felt relieved when he heard what the emperor said.

If An is not charged with spying on the forbidden palace, it seems that the emperor is not such a bastard, but I wonder if this thing will be banned in the future?

There is a huge difference between being less of a bastard and being enlightened. Liu Yu can still tell this clearly.

After hearing this, Tian Ping on the side seized the opportunity, followed the stick, and said quickly: "Your Majesty, we are guilty. It is said that if you have a hairless mouth, you will not be able to do things well. I am young, Thinking too little is not as deep and far-reaching as His Majesty’s worries. How could I have thought of it if Your Majesty hadn’t suggested it?”

"The "National Policy" says: It is not too late to mend the prison after the sheep has been lost. However, it is not as good as your Majesty, who has not lost the sheep before mending the prison. The reason why this "Poetry" says: It is not raining in the sky, and the mulberry soil is penetrated, and the house is prepared. ! Your Majesty has a clear understanding, and we will never be able to do so.”

This flattering person took pictures from Warring States Ce to The Book of Songs, and Liu Yu shouted in his heart that he was professional.

Li Gan had seen many flatterers in his daily life. Liu Yu could praise his professionalism in his heart, but Li Gan sounded like he was below the standard and needed more experience.

It's just that he is in a good mood today and is not prepared to punish these people. With this mentality, Tian Ping's flattery can be tolerated.

He saw Tian Ping and Liu Yu kneeling together, both in the front row, and knew that this was Tian Ping, the son of Qi Guogong who had "ascended" with Liu Yu.

He also knew that this person also had a share of credit in the "A Brief Examination of Western Countries", so he smiled and said: "You and Liu Yu are inseparable from each other. If something happens today, you will also be guilty. Listen. The Duke of Qi said, "You can't ride a horse or fire a gun. When you hear the sound of firecrackers, you get so scared that you crawl under the quilt. How come you have the courage to fly into the sky today?"

Tian Ping was sure that he heard the emperor's laughter, and all the uneasiness in his heart instantly disappeared and he relaxed.

I thought I might have to sacrifice my life to accompany the gentleman today and be punished together with Liu Yu.

Now it seems that the emperor is in a good mood. It is very likely that instead of punishing him, he will reward him?

At least the emperor had heard his name and knew his shortcomings, even if he was joking about them.

But this is no longer the era in "Spring and Autumn" where making fun of an official would lead to regicide. Tian Ping thought to himself, Your Majesty is looking down on himself by making fun of his shortcomings.

So he followed the emperor's words and said: "Liu Yu invited me to ascend to heaven. He said that no one in the West would do this, and we would be the first people in the world to ascend to heaven. Under the excitement of emotion, I forgot my fear. Then. I think that in the future, when this thing is spread abroad, when Westerners ascend, they will inevitably think that this thing comes from our heaven and is so glorious."

There was quite a bit of the mentality of the Celestial Empire in these words. Li Gan was originally angry about the missionaries, but when Tian Ping said this, he actually laughed heartily.

The laughter was hearty and lasted for a long time before he stopped and turned his attention to Liu Yu, who had been kneeling on the ground for a long time.

"I heard that you were worried about the war on the frontier, so you borrowed Kong Ming's wisdom to make this thing? In this case, it can be considered as intentional. As a noble son, you should serve your country wholeheartedly. This is excellent. However, even if this thing is useful, , you have your own craftsmen to do it. I heard that you are excellent in all subjects in Wude Palace, so you can focus more on learning so that you can do your best for the country in the future."

This is a great compliment.

Everyone around him thought that Brother Shouchang was lucky. Not only was he blameless, but it seemed that Jian was in the emperor's heart.

I'm afraid there won't be a bright future in the future. Is there going to be another figure in Duke Yi's family?

Although in the Wude Palace, if one can enter the upper house and be rated as the best, he can be called the leader and is on the same level as the number one scholar.

But after all, Liu Yu was just an internal student at this time, but he was able to gain the attention of His Majesty and even inquired about the results. The meaning of this was completely different.

Especially the sentence "Only in the future can you do your best for the country." This is an extremely rare piece of encouragement.

The same words had a very different meaning when they came out of the emperor's mouth.

Many people have envy and jealousy in their hearts.

Only Liu Yu felt a little unhappy after hearing this.

At the end of the day, the mentality is still the same as "Fan Chi asked about the crops, and Master said that he is a villain"?

Since there is no big problem in this matter today, it has come to this point. Liu Yu made up his mind and replied: "Your Majesty, I heard that during the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, Alaowading, a native of the Western Regions, was good at casting cannons and was granted a title to ten thousand households. The craftsman was granted a title of ten thousand households. You can also be granted the title of Marquis."

"Although the Meng Yuan Dynasty was in the Hu Dynasty, Confucius said that among three people, there must be my teacher. Choose the good ones and follow them, and change the bad ones. This incident can also serve as a lesson."

"Military books, etiquette, and righteousness are of great use. However, even if Wei Huo and Sun Bai were resurrected, how could the weapons of the Qin and Han dynasties defeat today's cannons and muskets?"

"I think that the person who invented the musket and gunpowder was no less meritorious than Wei Huo. This is what is called a good warrior without a glorious achievement, and it is a pity that he is not famous in history books."

"If Wei Huo and Sun Bai were resurrected, they could still dominate the world after mastering today's muskets and cannons."

"This is what Xu Guangqi of the Ming Dynasty said before: to combine Chinese and Western learning in order to achieve superiority. I think that Chinese learning is the basis, Western learning is the use, and learning from foreigners to control foreigners, so that the country's fortune can be prosperous for a long time."

Said this, but his heart was as clear as a mirror.

I thought that if this was the case, the country's fortune would be prosperous, but the emperor of a family and surname would probably be gone in less than a hundred years.

He has a personality that likes Western learning, so when he says "combining Chinese and Western learning to seek excellence", it doesn't feel out of place at all.

Li Gan pondered the eight words "Chinese learning as the body, Western learning as the use" in the second half of the sentence, and always felt that something was wrong, as if it was not the same as what Liu Yu said.

According to what Liu Yu said, even if Wei Qing, Huo Qubing, Sun Wu, Bai Qi and others were resurrected, it would be difficult to win against ordinary generals today with bronze and iron weapons from the Qin and Han dynasties.

But if these famous generals were resurrected and familiar with the use of guns and cannons, they would naturally innovate and compile a new set of tactics that would be enough to capture cities and be invincible.

This is equivalent to stealing the concept, replacing the Chinese learning in "Chinese learning as the body" with the wisdom of the ancients, rather than the classics and history.

But as the saying goes, "The Six Classics explain me, and I explain the Six Classics."

How to explain the saying that Chinese learning is the essence and Western learning is the application is not up to a little Liu Yu. It depends on how the emperor wants to explain it and what the “Chinese learning” that is the essence is.

For example, what Liu Yu just said about the fact that craftsmen were granted the title of Marquis of Wanhu in the Yuan Dynasty, what is this?

Is it the essence? Or the application?

If it is the application, then the essence is shaken - Fan Chi asked about farming, and Confucius said what a villain is? This is a villain. As long as you learn etiquette well, people from all directions will come to you. Why do you need to learn farming? - If craftsmen can also be granted the title of Marquis of Wanhu, then what is the difference between the Celestial Empire and the barbarians?

So, to what extent is the “application” of Western learning applied? What can be applied?

There is no solution to use application to force the essence: if you despise craftsmen, firearms and technology will definitely not be as good as those in the West; if you value craftsmen, that means the collapse of the Celestial Empire system, and the literati will certainly disdain to be in the same room with craftsmen.

If craftsmen stand in the court with the literati, any literati with a bit of blood will go back and commit suicide by jumping into the lake.

Li Gan did not speak, but pondered Liu Yu's words for a long time.

The others who knelt with Liu Yu were secretly shocked by Liu Yu's courage. This matter was about to be resolved, but he said these words again. Isn't this looking for trouble?

Several people thought, damn it, Liu Shouchang, you have to think about what we should do in the future. I dare not listen to you anymore, this is going to scare people to death.

You are so bold, you will suffer sooner or later. Just stop when you are ahead, brother.

Li Gan admired Liu Yu's courage. He had joked before that the timid old bastard gave birth to a rampant crab.

But the more Li Gan loved talents, the more he had to remain silent about Liu Yu's words.

The fuse triggered by the Fujian teaching case led to chaos in the court and the rise of party struggles.

The Western and Conservative parties were arguing, and the Jesuits added fuel to the fire with the Vatican's edict. At this cusp, both sides could only go to extremes.

The Conservatives had to be extremely conservative and retro in order to be seen as their own by the Conservatives; the Western parties had to be extremely radical in order to be seen as their own by the Western parties.

Whoever stood in the middle, especially if he said something like "learning from the barbarians to control the barbarians", would be attacked by both sides.

Even if Liu Yu had the Duke of Yi behind him, how could a 17 or 18-year-old boy in the Wude Palace withstand such a storm?

Only when both sides were defeated could the emperor mediate. At that time, both sides had no strength to fight, and they could accept this compromise.

Especially Liu Yu had a big stain and a big trouble - he was too close to the missionaries before, and now he made a hot air balloon to ascend. The censor said "spying on the forbidden palace, disrespectful", and even the Duke of Yi couldn't stand it.

Thinking of this, out of protection, Li Gan smiled and said: "Childish talk. Do you know what is the body? What is the use? This big Kongming lantern you made is nothing but a technique, not worth mentioning."

Liu Yu was also determined, and he pushed the emperor further. Seeing that the emperor had no intention of criticizing him, he said: "Your Majesty, the technique has changed a lot, can the Tao still be the original Tao? I heard those missionaries say that the Western Yi have used self-generated fire guns, but I don’t know if Your Majesty knows it?"

Self-generated fire guns are also called flintlock guns.

Li Gan nodded and said: "I know, it’s nothing but a self-generated fire gun, and there is nothing special about it. It’s just more convenient to fire. Those missionaries have also presented me a few, and there are often cases where the flint does not ignite. It’s not necessarily that good."

The ignition rate of the flintlock gun is indeed a problem. Even if it develops for a few more decades, the sparks stimulated by the flint cannot guarantee that the primer will ignite 100%. In terms of ignition rate, it is definitely not as good as the matchlock gun with open flame.

But new things always have room for improvement, especially when looking at the flintlock rifle alone, it is nothing, but with a complete set of matching military system reforms, it far surpasses the matchlock rifle and cold weapon mixed formation of Dashun; the tactical system of beating the surrounding children with cannons with numerical advantage.

When Liu Yu saw the emperor say this, his eyes turned and he thought of something. Not only can he continue to test, at least leave some seeds of change in the emperor's mind, but also clear up the rumors that he had too close contact with missionaries.

At this time, it is time to sell teammates and masters.

"Your Majesty, I also have a self-fired musket brought by missionaries at home. However, what those Western missionaries said was not complete. I dare not say that they have evil intentions, but I am afraid that they also have only a partial understanding."

"Only in terms of self-fired muskets, compared with matchlock muskets, there may not be much improvement. But in fact, I have learned from many sources that in addition to flintlock muskets, the West also has a bayonet, which is the key thing. In this way, it can be said that the technique has changed greatly, and the old way is no longer applicable, resulting in the change of the entire method of warfare."

"Those missionaries may only know one side of the story, or they may know the fact and the reason, but only say one side and not the other, which makes me very worried."