New Shun 1730

After returning home, they followed the procedures of the three books and six ceremonies.

Although Liu Yu was in the capital at this time, he did not live in the mansion of Duke Yiguo, and Dang Shi did not immediately send someone to call him.

It was the grand court meeting these days, and the governors from all over the country came to the capital. It was estimated that there would be another quarrel in the court. It would be better to wait until the grand court meeting was over in a few days.

When sleeping at night, Duke Yiguo did not stay at the concubine's house.

After sending the maids away, Dang Shi saw that Duke Yiguo looked a little strange, and asked: "Master, did anything happen in the court today?"

Liu Sheng shook his head and said: "Nothing happened. But our most troublesome son finally knew how to advance and retreat. In the court today... Hey, don't mention it, they are all big things, any one of them can cause a day of quarrel."

Dang Shi was educated, and the couple had lived together for most of their lives. Since they were young, they had been exposed to some political affairs in their noble family. Duke Yiguo also talked about a few things in the court today as usual.

After mentioning a few casually, Dang smiled and said, "Yes, whether it is the grain transport or the coinage, it would be strange if there is no quarrel. Why, Yu'er didn't say anything today?"

Liu Sheng laughed, recalling the situation in the court, and said with a smile: "The governor of Jiangsu obviously greeted Yu'er in advance. Otherwise, he would have said a lot. After greeting, he must have been the pioneer and asked Yu'er to continue speaking."

"But Yu'er was like sleeping, not saying a word. The grain transport is basically a quagmire, it's best not to get involved."

"People in the market say that when you marry a wife, you forget your mother. I think this saying is suitable for Yu'er. Now he has learned how to advance and retreat. When he played with hot air balloons to make a living, he didn't think that he had such a big family behind him, hundreds of people. Now think about it, hey..."

After saying that, he couldn't help shaking his head, neither happy nor helpless. The last hey, brewed too many emotions, even the person who had been sleeping with him for thirty years couldn't hear it.

Dang was silent for a moment and said, "This is also a good thing. No matter who he is doing it for, he will not act recklessly anymore. He has been promoted too quickly in the past few years, and I have been worried about him. Every year when he comes to Beijing, something happens. Your Majesty may like it, but it is like living with a tiger."

"Besides, the child will grow up. He was still young back then, and I just think too much now. The master doesn't have to think so much. Besides, I just wanted to find a good background for him back then, and I never thought it would come to this."

When the two talked about this, they were all inexplicably moved. Back then, they thought that even if the emperor liked him, he would be given a title of honor and go to Heilongjiang for a tour. In the future, when the southwest was reformed, he would go to his uncle to hone his skills. Not to mention being given a title, at least he would have a good background.

But in just ten years, things have completely exceeded the original plan and control. Not only did their family feel a little confused, but even the Duke of Qi did not expect it to come to this.

The Duke of Qi did think about promoting Liu Yu's title, but he did not expect it to happen so soon. Duke Qi was thinking that the children of the nobles were getting worse and worse, and he had to find someone who could handle things among his own people to protect them in the future.

But he was also thinking that Liu Yu should stay in the emperor's heart first, accumulate experience, and accumulate military merits, and then be granted a title when he was forty years old.

Everything was out of control.

Thinking of this, Duke Yi couldn't help laughing again.

"Now, Old Tian is also in a dilemma. This time, it's good. It turns out that Yu'er is making a fuss in the court, and our family is worried. In the future, he will also be worried."

Dang said with a smile: "You are not a fish, how can you know the joy of fish? Master thinks that the Tian family is in a dilemma, but he doesn't know that it may be just what they want. They are all founding dukes. They have reached the top. What else can they ask for?"

"It is still Duke Qi who thinks clearly. This noble family will die with the country. The Dashun Kingdom has a long life, and the nobles will also have a longer life. If there is a change in the world, the scholars, candidates and Jinshi will still be prosperous, but the nobles will be different. Didn't the master say that Duke Qi also said a lot in the court today?"

The four words "die with the country" may be the most clear in the mind of Duke Yi among the nobles in the court.

Because they occupied the house of the former Duke Ding, General Quan came to Beijing and tortured them, but he was merciless. How many nobles of the former dynasty are still alive? How many Jiangnan families have fallen?

Liu Sheng smiled and said, "Old Tian did say a lot today. But he was caught. We, the nobles, can't get any money from the canal. We can't get a penny from the bribery. It's not that we don't want to, but we are powerless."

"But in the past few years, Yu'er has set up a trading company, but he has brought in many of us."

"With conflicts of interest, we are not confident enough to speak."

"People asked: Shipping is good for shareholders. Is Duke Qi supporting shipping for the public or for private purposes?"

"You didn't see Old Tian's face today. The counselor almost pointed at his nose and scolded him for 'public in name, but private in reality' . "

"You also know that the real purpose is not to drink. Now Songjiang is thriving, and the court can guess that your majesty's treasury has also invested in it. Your majesty's face is not good. If you allow the sea transportation, doesn't it mean that your majesty is using the treasury for personal gain?"

"Yu'er didn't get involved in this matter, but Duke Qi was criticized so much, so he had to stand up and talk about the difference between public and private, utilitarianism, benevolence and righteousness and other nonsense. "

"What can he say about those who have read the books of sages since childhood? "

"It's his own humiliation. "

Duke Yi didn't care much about Liu Yu's "self-humiliation". Who in the court hasn't been scolded?

Besides, scolding people requires culture. Today, Duke Yi seriously doubted whether Liu Yu could understand the allusions in the words of the counselor.

This time, Duke Yi and Duke Qi married each other. Although Liu Yu was granted a title, which was equivalent to dividing the family, it was still different after all.

At least before his death, before the title was passed on to the eldest son, many things were inseparable.

Today, the court was really like a bird and animal park in the royal garden.

From the canal and sea transportation, to the abolition of the two-yuan and the elimination of fire consumption, and the discussion of Jiaozi paper money and the exchange of Spanish silver dollars in the coastal customs, it was simply a quarrel. The silver in Fujian and Guangdong is almost becoming the legal currency of Spanish silver dollars. Many people have their own ideas in their hearts, either loyal to the country or seeking personal gain.

They may have to continue the quarrel tomorrow. The emperor's face is not good, and the ministers are also angry.

Duke Yi never said anything. In the past few years, he has gradually seen through that Liu Yu is too thoughtful. It's not ambition, but it seems that he has an idea about the future of Dashun.

I don't know whether this idea has been approved by the emperor, but Duke Yi can roughly feel it.

Liu Yu seems to want to separate the source of wealth of the nobles from the land.

Either invest in maritime trade or invest in workshops, forming an unprecedented special situation: just like what Duke Qi was criticized for today, but it's a pity that it hasn't reached that level, such as the interests of the nobles and the sea are firmly tied.

The emperor couldn't be unaware of such actions.

Obviously, this policy is just like the Wude Palace and the imperial examination. The emperor probably wants to create a group that is not so closely related to the land, so that he can check the land in the future, first take the nobles as the first move, and then make up for the sweet dates of maritime trade, so that the nobles will support the move against the gentry's land?

It's hard to say.

So Duke Yi judged that Liu Yu, who is in charge of the navy, would not last long.

It is very likely that Dashun will have another reform in the future, which may expand the scope of practical learning, recruit naval students from civilians, and thus adopt a system similar to the imperial examination.

Relying on extensive practical learning, some people at the bottom of society were encouraged to take the route of examination selection, and "profit from one source" was controlled by the emperor.

Nobles can get money, but if they have deep interests at sea, they cannot manage the navy.

So Duke Yi felt that there would be more troubles in the future.

If he didn't care about the navy, even if there was no war at sea for the time being, Liu Yu would be an earl now, and his official title would be the Jiedushi of Whale Sea. Although this Jiedushi might be the worst, poorest and least populous Jiedushi in the world, he was still a Jiedushi after all.

If he didn't care about the navy in the future, he would definitely have to enter the court, or be sent out to be a frontier official. These are all quagmires, and you will lose a layer of skin if you touch them.

He had no experience in doing things in this environment before, either training soldiers or performing sea exercises. Duke Yi was very worried about what would happen to Liu Yu in the future.

Thinking of this, Duke Yi sighed and said, "I am looking forward to Yu'er being in charge of practical learning in the future. Didn't His Majesty say that he wanted to build an academy of sciences? In my opinion, it would be best if Yu'er was in charge of the academy of sciences in the future."

"He saves trouble, and we are at ease."

Dang smiled and said, "Master is right. Our family has reached the limit. It's better to be more peaceful. Yu'er is young and wants to do something. He will think clearly in the future. Isn't it just right for Master not to be in charge of things now?"

"Besides, the eldest brother's ability is mediocre. He is neither good at literature nor martial arts. He will just keep this title in the future. As for Yu'er, he will honestly be the dean of that academy of sciences in the future. He originally likes those Western studies... uh, no, practical studies."

The "child-giving picture" of the Virgin Mary at home was burned after the ban on religion. The distinction between "practical learning" and "Western learning" designated by the emperor should be paid attention to even when no one is around, so as not to say it casually in the future and cause trouble.

Dang thought that Liu Yu would have a family after getting married. Although it is not nice to say that you forget your mother after marrying a wife, being someone else's child is different from being a parent.

When the day comes when they are different, you should know when to step down. Of course, you may think that the Dashun Kingdom will last long and the nobles will live with the country, which is a long-term plan; but if something happens to you in the process, wouldn't it be a wedding dress for others?

Whether it is the Dang family or the Liu family, they are all founding dukes, which is really the top. In the feudal dynasty, and at the peak of the dynasty, no one thought of rebellion. Even if you do a good job, can you be promoted from a duke to an emperor?

Duke Yi and Dang both understood it, but they were afraid that Liu Yu didn't understand it.

"Master, I know the daughter of the Tian family. She also likes practical learning, which is just what Yu'er wants. After getting married and seeing the first child, she will probably figure it out."

"Although I heard that the girl is unusual, I think it's just that others are quiet and she is active; other girls are good at needlework, but she likes reading and has played riding and shooting a few times. She is just a girl, so what? She is smart and will advise Yu'er a few words in the future. Master, don't worry."

Dang felt that Tian Zhenyi was just different from other girls at most. She was also from a noble family, so what else could she do?

However, if she knew the secret letters that Tian Zhenyi had written to Liu Yu, and knew that Tian Zhenyi had expressed her feelings for those witches in history books in her eyes, I am afraid that she would be so scared that she would run to the Duke of Qi's mansion at night, strangle Na Caiyan to death, and then burn the engagement letter...