New Shun 1730

"Hide?"

One word, no more.

Holding the books given by the emperor, he got on the carriage dejectedly.

The wheels made a rumbling sound, which was quite hypnotic. Resisting his sleepiness, Liu Yu flipped through the four books given by the emperor in the carriage.

One "Book of Han", one "Old Tang", one "History of Song", and one "Questions and Answers between Emperor Taizong of Tang and Li Weigong".

With previous experience, Liu Yu probably saw that this emperor didn't like to talk and would always play dumb.

Since he gave himself four books, it shouldn't be as simple as letting him read them.

Before, Liu Yu liked to read the first four histories, and there were some military strategies at home. He didn't read Old Tang and Song History much, as they were all big volumes.

First, he opened the familiar "Questions and Answers between Emperor Taizong of Tang and Li Weigong", flipped through it casually, and found a note in the book.

Taizong said: Zhuge Liang said: "A well-regulated army and an incompetent general cannot be defeated, and an unregulated army and an competent general cannot be defeated." I doubt that this talk is not the ultimate theory.

Jing said: Wu Hou...

The general idea is that Zhuge Liang said that a well-trained army can win even if the generals are incompetent; an untrained army may not win even if the generals are competent. Taizong thought that this statement seemed wrong.

Li Jing believed that most victorious battles were not based on one's own wisdom, but on the opponent's mistakes. If one does not make mistakes or makes fewer mistakes, then it will be difficult for the enemy to win. A well-trained army can still maintain order even if the commander issues a wrong order, so Zhuge Liang is right.

There is a sentence annotated on the note: If the Western military training method is used, and flintlock rifles are equipped with bayonets, then the flower team will become a pure team, which seems to be less chaotic.

There is no more words.

Looking through the "Book of Han", the page with the note is "Biography of Zhang Qian and Li Guangli", and there is no annotation.

In "Old Tang", it is "Biography of Feidu", and there is a sentence circled.

"His reputation spread among the common people, and the Chinese and barbarians were in awe of him."

On the words "Chinese and barbarians were in awe of him", a large circle was drawn on the word "Chinese", and below it was a line of annotations.

"The principle of kingship and hegemony is that one man can stop a million troops, and one wise man can control a thousand miles of difficulties. Feidu, as prime minister, used his wisdom and ability to make the four barbarians submit to him. This is a great talent. However, since he is the prime minister, why should he be feared and submitted by the "Chinese"? All Chinese lands are the king's land and all are the king's subjects. Isn't it natural to submit? How can the rebellious vassal states submit to one person for long? Westerners also have colonies. How are they different from the protector-generals and Tang Jiedu? After a long time, will they not have the heart of Zhao Tuo?"

Throwing away the old Tang, opening the history of Song, the page with annotations is "Shi Shouxin Biography", with annotations.

Tomorrow, they all claim to be sick and ask to resign their military power...

Alas! Even the emperor shared the world with the literati, not with the people, which led to the Jingkang shame and the Yashan hatred.

At the beginning of the establishment of the country, we always learn from the gains and losses of the previous dynasties to determine the system of the dynasty. We are forced by the times and have to do so. We cannot make our descendants keep it for generations to maintain peace for all generations.

The Tang Dynasty had the alarm of the Five Barbarians, so it emphasized border achievements; the Song Dynasty was worried about the disaster of the vassal states, so it neglected military generals; the Ming Dynasty had the border kings to pacify the rebellion... The lessons of the country should be observed from the Han, Tang, Song, and Ming dynasties.

I roughly flipped through the four books, and shook them again, but no other notes fell out.

These four books are all large volumes, and it takes time to read them all. The emperor is obviously not a bookseller doing wholesale. He gave these four books, and it is estimated that he wanted Liu Yu to read these four pages.

After confirming that there was nothing else to read, Liu Yu scratched his head and muttered: "Is this a bit like an imperial decree? But it's better to think about it again, otherwise there will be deviations in the future..."

When the eunuch passed the message just now, it was very clear.

The emperor asked Liu Yu to go home and hide, and not to get involved in the affairs of the court. Whether it was the Rakshasa envoys or the Korean issue, you were not legitimate. You were just a guard with honors, but you didn't even have a formal position. This was called not legitimate.

How can you be legitimate?

Wude Palace, enter the upper house, and be rated as the best.

Other assessments in Wude Palace were easy, and Liu Yu thought he had no problem. Whether it was geometry, arithmetic, measurement, horsemanship, or archery, he could do it.

The only thing was the policy essay.

The policy essay depends on the format and the writing style.

Liu Yu guessed that the memorial he wrote before was too poorly written and had many typos, and the emperor was worried that there would be problems with his policy essay?

So... missed the question?

Let him find a ghostwriter to prepare in advance?

The emperor couldn't directly ask the question, but if he gave a hint, someone would do it.

The more I think about it, the more this possibility seems to be there. I know my own abilities very well. Although I can enter the upper house of Wude Palace normally, it is still difficult to be selected as the best.

On the first day of coming to this world, I was stunned by a prostitute who drank with me. When it comes to poetry, I can't even compare with a prostitute.

I'm afraid the emperor also saw Liu Yu's level from his communication with him.

I looked through the contents of the four books again, and the feeling of "imperial appointment" and "missing questions" became clearer and clearer.

Tang Liwen didn't mention it, but the Wude Palace policy essay must be tested on the theory of military strategy.

"Han Shu" has a section on the biography of Zhang Qian and Li Guangli, which is obviously corresponding to the issue of the Western Regions. The court must build momentum in advance to pacify Dzungar.

It is also very likely to use this as the topic of the policy essay. The key is to bring forth something new out of the old.

As for the history of the old Tang and Song dynasties, it has always been a big problem: if the external is neglected and the internal is emphasized, it is easy to cause the Jingkang Shame; if the external is emphasized and the internal is neglected, it is easy to cause the disaster of the feudal lords.

There are three topics in the Wude Palace Strategy Essay, one is the art of war, the second is historical theory, and the third is political theory.

Liu Yu thought that the eight words "well-regulated soldiers, incompetent generals" that the emperor circled in the Art of War couldn't be clearer.

The emperor wanted to lead the army in person, so he must have known the tactics and classified it as an incompetent general.

If the new army was really reformed, fighting against the Dzungar would be a generational crushing. In addition, the size of Dashun was there. As long as the side didn't make big mistakes and didn't get annihilated by the Dzungar, it would be a big victory. Fighting attrition wars and routs that famous generals were most reluctant to fight every day could wear down the Dzungar.

The size was there, not being defeated was a big victory, and a small defeat was a small victory. Only being defeated by the Dzungar in a big annihilation war was considered a defeat.

If you think about it this way, if the emperor wanted to lead the army in person to gain prestige, reform the military system, and suppress the generals, he would indeed have the motivation to train the new army.

Coupled with the "Biography of Zhang Qian and Li Guangli", the matter of the Western Regions was almost a foregone conclusion.

No matter how you look at it, it seems like the topic was leaked, and Liu Yu felt relieved.

Putting the four books away, he thought that as long as he didn't talk too much, it would be fine.

As for the gunman, with the connections of his family, how could he not find one or two gunmen who were well-balanced and well-dressed?

Thinking about the topic and the idea in the car, the carriage slowly stopped.

After getting off the car, the door of his house was open, and his eldest brother was standing at the door waiting for him.

"Third brother, you have been tired on the journey, and you have made great achievements. Congratulations!"

As he said, he walked to Liu Yu, untied the cloak behind Liu Yu, took Liu Yu's hand, and walked into the yard through the main gate.

After paying respects to his father, Liu Sheng smiled and said, "Okay. Okay! If there is anything important, we will talk about it later. You go to see your mother first. These days, she has been talking about sending everyone in the family to the Nine Gates."

"Yes."

After saying goodbye to his father and walking to the backyard, the maid at the door was like a hound seeing a rabbit, raising her legs and running back.

"The Third Master is back!"

After shouting a few times, Liu Yu's mother hurried out and supported Liu Yu without waiting for him to kneel down.

She held Liu Yu's hand and looked him up and down for several times, with a smile that was choked with excitement.

"But you are darker and thinner."

Seeing tears welling up in the corners of his eyes, Liu Yu hurriedly said, "Don't cry, mother. Otherwise, your son will cry too."

"Okay, okay, don't cry, don't cry."

She sniffed, freed her hand to wipe the corners of her eyes, and finally smiled.

"It is said that a mother worries about her son even when he is thousands of miles away. Yu'er, you have traveled thousands of miles, and your mother has burned incense in the Buddhist temple, prayed in the Taoist temple, and even went to Xuanwumen to spend money to find some Western monks to perform a blessing mass. I don't know which god is in charge of the Heilongjiang River, but at least you are back safely. I will go to fulfill my wish in a few days, and you should go with me, and you are not allowed to refuse."

"You have suffered a lot on this journey. Tell me what you want to eat so that the kitchen can prepare it. Your sister is still yelling for you to take her to see the hot air balloon. She may not have received the news at this time, and she will come soon."

"Your aunt also sent a lot of Western toys the day before yesterday, saying that you like them, so she sent them all. Someone has already sent them to your room..."

Starting from saying not to cry, pulling Liu Yu's hand into the house, Liu Yu didn't say a word. Mother always had a lot to say. After she finished one sentence, she thought of the next one. There was no coherent logic. She went into the house and stopped.

After a careful look, she said the same thing again.

"Dark and thin."

Liu Yu smiled and didn't want to talk about what happened in the north. He said: "It was okay along the way. Mantou is also cautious. I didn't suffer much following the care. There were no rare things there. I just found a statue of the Rakshasa people praying for blessings and a walrus ivory sculpture praying for blessings by the Kuwu people. Although I didn't believe it, I thought of my mother and brought it back."

She took out a silver-plated statue of the Virgin Mary and a walrus ivory sculpture. They were very small and not worth much. It is estimated that my mother could not tell the difference between a monk and a Western monk, but the habit of worshipping the gods whenever she saw them was always a token of her heart.

Looking at the small things that were not very delicately made, my mother asked the maid to put them away carefully and put them together with the Buddha statues in the house, and told them not to be lazy in burning incense every day.

After talking about family matters for a long time, Liu Yu's younger sister also got the news and came over to cry. It was about time, so his mother didn't stay any longer.

She asked Liu Yu to go and talk to his father about business. There was a small banquet at home in the evening, and asked Liu Yu to come after finishing business.

After saying goodbye to his mother and younger sister, Liu Yu thought about the "appointment" and thought that he should discuss it with his father. He was not good at finding a ghostwriter.