New Shun 1730

The same words, when spoken by different people, have different effects.

A group of old nobles were confused. They knew that there were French missionaries in the court. Missionaries such as Bai Mingyuan had also painted Western portraits for them and sent them gifts. Many nobles had toys such as European plate armor and Western swords at home.

If these countries, which were thousands of miles away and only known by name, were said to be tributary states like Ryukyu in Korea, these old nobles would not believe it.

Missionaries like Bai Mingyuan had been in the Celestial Empire for a long time, so they naturally knew how to speak. It was just a normal interaction, but when writing letters and sending gifts, they said it was a tribute. The old nobles were still clear in their minds, and they understood that it was just a face-saving thing. They were happy with each other and did not say it out loud.

But if we go back to the pre-Qin era, put down the pride of the Celestial Empire, and engage in some kind of alliance, this is a bit unbelievable.

The story of France and Poland is easy to understand. It is just like Duke Mu of Qin marrying his daughter and supporting Duke Wen of Jin to return to his country. It is just that the father-in-law helps the son-in-law in one case and the son-in-law helps the father-in-law in France. It is not much different.

Besides, it is not as chaotic as the Qin-Jin chaos. Duke Mu of Qin is both the brother-in-law and the father-in-law of Duke Wen of Jin. It is easy to understand by leaning on the old things of the pre-Qin period.

If it is really useful, it is not a bad idea to cheat, but what will the world think of this matter?

Is it a disgrace to the state?

Is it a joke?

Does it make people feel that it is far less courageous than Zhu Ming and wants to make friends with barbarians?

When fighting in the northwest, it is known that there are captured Poles in the Junggar tribe, and it seems that they believe in the Yellow Sect? It is also known that the Poles helped the Junggars train a group of cavalry with very different charging methods.

But no one thought that something thousands of miles away could be linked to the upcoming negotiations with Luosha.

If Liu Yu had said this, the old nobles would have thought it was okay.

Now a small figure guarding the border in the mountains can actually talk about things thousands of miles away, which makes these old generals feel as if they are being eliminated by the times... They know nothing.

The old Jingguo Duke couldn't help but think of the old days when he was young and went to Fujian. Thinking of those huge Western warships, he wondered if they were really old?

It was already shocking to admit that Luosha was not included in the tribute system.

Who knows how many Jiangnan scholars will be heartbroken after the news spreads, and it is hard to predict how many ridicules and incompetence there will be in the scholar associations.

The north and the south were emperors but did not pay homage to each other. Isn't this the old story of Song and Liao?

How is it different from falsely believing in Catholicism, asking the Pope or even asking the Japanese shogunate to send troops to make friends with the barbarians for help? (Note 1)

It also happened that the ban on religion was in full swing and religious incidents in Fujian were frequent. I am afraid this matter will be difficult to handle.

In the future, will the Celestial Empire really engage in the art of maneuvering with those Western countries?

Will the Celestial Empire still be the Celestial Empire? The whole world belongs to the king. How big will this king's world be in the future?

Perhaps by using France to deceive Luosha, perhaps we can really get back some more barren land, or even the Jingqi River.

But in the eyes of the Confucian scholars, is it really worth it to lower the Celestial Empire's demeanor and lower one's posture for a few feet of barren land?

Xie Wuji, the Marquis of Zichuan, also shook his head secretly. Looking at Du Feng, who had just answered fluently, he remembered the things about Du Feng's ancestors, which could be regarded as some origins. Although he rarely went out, he would still receive some gifts from the mountains and fields during festivals.

Seeing that Du Feng was not shaking with anger and talking without being depressed at this time, it was obvious that he was happy.

Xie Wuji thought, silly child, silly child, Liu Shouchang is using you to explore the way, and you are still happy here?

Is this something you can say with your status? Don't you know what your status is?

You said that if His Majesty asks him in the future, he will be able to answer; if His Majesty does not ask in the future, he will pretend that he has never said this.

But you are really brave.

Just thinking about Jian's favor in the emperor's heart and showing your ability in front of the palace is really crazy. If His Majesty scolds you for "being a commoner and speaking out, it is ridiculous", I think you will not have time to cry at that time. Didn't your father teach you that being with the emperor is like being with a tiger?

On second thought, it is true. His father's status is not qualified to have such feelings...

He sighed in his heart, thinking, this silly child, I am afraid you are still grateful to Liu Shouchang for giving you the opportunity to speak in front of His Majesty?

People's feelings are in a moment of thought.

Xie Wuji thought of his ancestors' Shandong righteous army, and was afraid that Du Feng was young and didn't know the depth of the situation, and he would say something outrageous, so he said: "Your Majesty, since he is the adopted son of the Luosha King and knows the depth of the Luosha, why don't you bring him here and ask him in person? Moreover, since Liu Shouchang has captured many Luosha people, why don't you ask him to escort the captives here, and wait for the Khalkha Mongolian tribes to come and watch them offer the captives to boost the military's prestige?"

He quietly changed the topic, and Li Gan didn't feel strange, and was also pleased by the words of Zichuan Hou to boost the military's prestige.

I thought that the adopted son of the King of Rakshasa was exiled because of the palace coup, and now the King of Rakshasa is ruled by a regent of a different surname. This dark adopted son may not be exchanged for anything, but he can be put to good use. Li Er has the Turkic Khan to dance, and I, Li Gan, am not as good as Emperor Tang. It is a good thing to have the adopted son of the King of Rakshasa to do the work of an actor by my side.

After being interrupted by the Marquis of Zichuan, I wanted to ask Du Feng something else, but I forgot it.

Once the thoughts are interrupted, it is difficult to continue.

Before, Du Feng was fluent in answering, not flustered, and not incoherent like those who met the emperor for the first time. He was also a young man. Thinking that he had encouraged him to be "wise, benevolent and brave" before, it would not be good to encourage him more, so Li Gan painted another big cake.

"Since you have a desire to learn, you should be well prepared after this battle. If you can enter the Wude Palace, you may be selected as the Dragon Ban in the future, so I will live up to my words that you will ignore your deeds and ignore your heart. Go down."

How could Du Feng have thought of such an unexpected surprise? His Majesty encouraged me just before, and now he encourages me again. I really have to thank Mr. Liu for giving me such an opportunity. I don't dare to forget such kindness.

He kowtowed repeatedly, stood up and bent down and slowly retreated outside the tent. He just wished he could mount his horse and run to the high point of the cliff and roar loudly to shout out the joy in his heart.

In the distance, another victorious war horse galloped towards him, with the blue flag hunting, Du Feng stepped aside to get out of the way.

I thought it looked like the fight was going smoothly, Rakshasa, but that's all.

In the tent, Du Feng, who had just reported his victory, finally received the report of Muli Jiwei's victory.

It was also a good news, but compared with the good news from Liu Yu, it was really heartbreaking.

People always die in war.

But the key is what kind of person dies?

In a Mulij Fort, more than 80 decorated veteran officers died in the battle, and four casual knights died.

Fortunately for the latter, the subject can still be reborn. But the former... is basically equivalent to reimbursing two to three thousand grassroots officers in the establishment.

These two to three thousand people were unable to fight another brutal and bloody battle before they were supplemented by decorated veterans and officers.

The emperor understood that he was forced to death by his military order to break the city on the 15th. Without attacking the city, so many people would not have died.

But there are still several Rakshasa castles that must be captured. I think if we have to fight like this in the future, how can this be possible?

Although the Celestial Empire is large and has many soldiers, there are not so many decorated veteran officers. The northwest front was defeated by the Junggars and killed one or two thousand people. There were only more than fifty decorated officers among them, which already made the frontline generals weep bitterly. Hey, now more than 80 people have died at once...

Looking at these two contrasting reports, Li Gan finally made up his mind.

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Huli Pingzhai is where the Jingqili River joins the Heilongjiang River.

There was no one in the village.

The soldiers who followed Liu Yu looked at the scorched earth and shouted insults.

These Rakshasa people ran away.

Mao didn't leave anything for them either.

There is no money, no skin, and no one to exchange money for military merit.

The house was burned, the skins were taken away, and the people followed them upstream.

There, Jiao Lao Bu Tu complained loudly to the lame Du Qian.

"Lao Du, I told you to lead the boat to intercept people, but you still ran away. When I reported the news this time, there was still one who didn't run away? This time is great. I got hundreds of military merits. Gone?"

Du Qian also looked aggrieved. The arrogant father of Lao Butu had served as the captain of Zhechong in Handoliwei. The two of them were also acquaintances. He could only murmur in embarrassment: "Those Cossacks ran faster than rabbits when they got to the forest." . You have revealed your flaws in this matter. Master Liu has agreed to let you put on a show outside the city to deceive the Rakshasa people into "attacking from both inside and outside". Pearl, the Rakshasa people are not stupid, are they so incapable of attacking the city? Seeing that the situation is not right, they have a backup plan. "

The two bickered for a few words, and Liu Yu thought that he would be satisfied. If they hadn't run away, the city might not have been captured.

Although the city's defenses are not as good as the one downstream, its location is very good.

Built on the north bank of Heilongjiang, the Jingqili River and Heilongjiang are in a ravine. Without enough naval forces, it would still be difficult to capture.

But once the navy is enough, this city will also be given. He had previously deceived more than 300 people into going to support and sacrifice their lives. There were not many people left in the city.

Liu Yu knew long ago that he couldn't conquer it with his own people, but he couldn't say it in advance, so as not to dampen the interest of a group of people who were thinking about breaking the city and sharing money. The song "Ode to Emperor Friedrich" makes it clear: If you let us rob you, we will destroy the world with you. Trophies are a good way to stabilize the military's morale and boost their morale. If they can only get a piece of scorched earth, many people must be unwilling to follow him so far.

As the slow armed march reached this point, the people in the city had already fled. But the credit for capturing another city cannot be lost, except for the military merit of the big soldiers.

This poor place is useless now, but in the future the Jingqilijiang Plain will be good land for farming. It’s much more difficult to farm now. Apart from a little Russian rye, it’s probably impossible to grow anything else for autumn harvest.

Before the Russians ran away, the rye in the fields was also burned. It was too far away from Handoliwei and the logistics could not keep up.

When Jiao Lao Bu Tu saw Liu Yu wondering what he was thinking about, he asked cautiously: "Master Liu, how about we go back?"

"Where are we going? We've already reached this point in the war. Why don't we go back? What if reinforcements from the Rakshasa people come and take this place back again, will you take the blame?"

Jiao Laobutu thought to himself, you are tall, so of course you are the tallest. I would like to take the lead, but it’s not my turn.

"But sir, this man eats horse chews... Our food will only last for another half month. It will not be easy to transport food later."

"Don't worry about this. So many ships have been built on the Songhua River in the past few years. They can't just be built for fun, right? I have informed your majesty that it won't take long for the Songhua River navy to come. If the Songhua River water If the master doesn't come, I guess His Majesty doesn't care about the upper reaches of Heilongjiang, so of course there is no need for us to stay here."

After judging the time, Liu Yu felt that there were only two possibilities.

One possibility is that the emperor sent the navy to support them, advancing both by land and water to threaten the upper reaches of Heilongjiang; the other possibility is that the imperial court believed that this was a barren land with no value, and sent people to tell them to go back to the lower reaches to guard it.

No matter which one, there will be news within ten days. But as long as the emperor sends the navy to support, food will not be a problem, and the navy's logistics supply can still keep up.

Looking at the rushing Jingqi River, Liu Yu issued an order.

All people were stationed on the ruins left by the Russians, cutting trees to build houses, digging trenches, and preparing to guard against the Russian reinforcements from Yakutsk.

There are two parts of the troops under his command.

One part followed him from the capital to Yongning Temple and back, and he had established absolute authority; the other part was the gangster-like soldiers of Handoli Zhechong Mansion. I sold a big favor to Du Feng and asked him to report the victory. Du Qian also owed him a lot of favors and followed his lead.

At the order, those who cut trees cut trees and those who dug pits dug pits. The soldiers had no complaints, but they regretted that they came a little too late and let the hundreds of heads run away. They fought several battles with Liu Yu, and they all felt that fighting was so simple. They had no awareness that many people would die in the siege.

Not long after, Du Feng came back from there and brought back the emperor's order.

Let Liu Yu arrange the defense here and build houses. The houses must be strong and not fool around. Be prepared for long-term stationing. The navy will come up from the downstream soon.

After arranging things here, let Liu Yu take people to Muli Jiwei. At the same time, let Liu Yu arrange those captives who followed Liu Yu from Yongning Temple to pay tribute here to go to Muli Jiwei City by water.

As soon as the order was issued, the camp was immediately in an uproar.

When many officers of the Fubing heard the words "preparation for long-term stationing", their faces turned green... After the battle, are they going to let the people of Handoliwei move north? Why don't they learn from the migration of the guards during the Mingxuan period?

Only Du Qian looked at his son's high-spirited and proud appearance, riding a horse like a boil on his buttocks, thinking that he would follow his son's luck in the future and go to the south through the pass, and you guys continue to endure the hardship here. My family has endured eighty years in the frontier and finally made it.

PS: Note 1, that can be understood as the historical burden of Dashun. It is estimated that Li Guo got this issue fiercely for the issue of orthodoxy, and may even deliberately force the remnant Ming to do so in order to promote the orthodoxy of Shun. After all, since the Battle of Jingzhou, the legitimacy of Dashun is not equal distribution of land and exemption of grain, but expelling barbarians and protecting the world instead of protecting the country of one family. This historical burden is very heavy, but it was extremely effective at the time.