Xinshun 1730

Chapter 20 Knowing the Chinese and the Western in order to win
Lift it up high and put it down gently.

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

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

In a filthy place, people's hearts are unpredictable, so you can hear the overtones.

In today's matter, if one is accused of "peeping into the Forbidden Palace and usurping great treason", one counts as the other, and all of them will be implicated.

But the emperor captured this group of people, knelt in a row in front of the Jinshui Bridge, and gave such a reason for a long time.

That's it?

As a result, which one of the people present is still unclear?
This is prepared to take it lightly.

Since it is said that they are afraid of fire and trampling, it can obviously be said that these people are young, ignorant, and do not know the depth.

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

Young people, what is it to do with Meng Lang?

Only the son of the Marquis of Shifang, before the matter was clear, jumped out to clear up the relationship, so that he would not be able to hang out in the circle in the future.

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

Hearing what the emperor said, Liu Yu felt relieved.

An was not accused of spying on the forbidden palace, so it seems that the emperor is not such a jerk, but I don't know if this thing will be banned in the future?
Liu Yu can tell the difference between not being such a bastard and being enlightened.

After hearing this, Tian Ping on the side seized the opportunity, went up with the stick, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, I will be convicted. There is a saying in the market that you have no hair on your mouth, and you can't do things well. When I am young, I think too little, and it is far less deep and far-reaching than His Majesty's worries. If Your Majesty hadn't mentioned something, how could I have thought of it?"

""National Policies" says: It is not too late to mend a lost sheep. However, it is not as good as your majesty. Before the sheep is lost, mend the prison first. This "Poem" says: The sky is not cloudy and rainy, and the mulberry soil is full, and the households are prepared Your Majesty has insight into the Ming Dynasty, and I can't wait."

This flattery was filmed, from the Warring States Policy to the Book of Songs, Liu Yu shouted professionally in his heart.

Li Gan had met countless flatterers in his daily life, and Liu Yu could praise his professionalism in his heart, but Li Gan sounded like he was not at a passing level, and he still needed to practice.

It's just that he is in a good mood today, and he doesn't intend to punish these people. With this kind of mentality, Tian Ping's flattery can hardly 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 Duke Qi who "ascended" with Liu Yu.

I also knew that this person also had a share of credit in the book "A Brief Examination of the Western Countries", so he smiled and said, "You and Liu Yujiao are not separated from Meng, and Meng is not separated from Jiao. If something happens today, you are also guilty. Listen Qi Guogong said, you can't ride a horse, you can't fire a gun, and when you hear the sound of firecrackers, you are so scared that you jump under the quilt, why do you have the courage to fly into the sky today?"

Tian Ping was convinced that he heard the emperor's laughter, and all the anxiety in his heart disappeared in an instant, and he relaxed.

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

Now it seems that the emperor is in a good mood, and it is very likely that instead of punishing him, he wants to reward him?

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

But this is no longer the era in "Spring and Autumn" where he was about to kill the king by making jokes about his courtiers. Tian Ping thought to himself, if your majesty makes fun of his shortcomings, that is because he looks down on himself.

So he followed the emperor's words and said: "Liu Yu invited me to ascend, but he said that no one in the western barbarians did this, and the two of us are the first people in the world to ascend to the sky. Feeling so excited, I forgot to be afraid. Then Thinking about the spread of this thing abroad in the future, when Westerners ascend to heaven, they have to think that this thing originated from my dynasty and is very glorious."

There was a bit of the mentality of heaven and earth in these words. Li Gan was originally suffocated by the missionary matter, but he laughed heartily when he heard Tian Ping say this.

The laughter was hearty, and it took a long time to stop, then turned his gaze to Liu Yu who had been kneeling on the ground for a long time.

"I heard that you are worried about the frontier wars, so you made this thing with the old wisdom of Kong Ming? If so, it is considered intentional. It is very good for the son of Xungui to serve the country wholeheartedly. However, even if this thing is useful , have your own craftsmen to do it. I heard that you are in the Wude Palace, and all subjects are top-notch, so you can focus more on learning so that you can do your best for the country in the future."

This is a huge compliment.

Everyone next to him thought, Brother Shouchang had hit his luck, not only did he have no faults, but it seemed that Jane was in the heart of the emperor.

I'm afraid the future is boundless in the future, is there another figure in Duke Yi's family?

Although in the Martial Virtue Palace, if he can enter the upper house and be judged on the top, he can be called the leader, at the same level as the number one scholar.

But Liu Yu was only a student in the internal dormitory at this time, and he was able to get into His Majesty's eyes and even inquired about the results. The meaning of this is quite different.

Especially the phrase "Only in the future can we do our best for the country", this is an extremely rare encouragement.

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

There is a lot of envy and jealousy in everyone's heart.

Only Liu Yu felt a little upset after hearing this.

At the end of the day, it's still the same thing as "Fan Chi asked Jia, and Zi said he was a villain"?
Since there is no major problem with this matter today, it has come to this point. Liu Yu made up his mind and replied: "Your Majesty, I heard that in the Yuan Dynasty, a man from the Western Regions, Old Wading, was good at making cannons, and he sealed ten thousand households. Craftsman It can also be sealed as a marquis."

"Although Meng and Yuan were in the Hu Dynasty, Zi said that three people must have our teacher, choose the good ones and follow them, and change the bad ones. This matter can also be used as a lesson."

"The art of war, etiquette, and righteousness are of great use. Even if Wei Huo Fusheng and Sun Bai reappear, how can the weapons of the Qin and Han Dynasties be able to defeat today's artillery and big guns?"

"I thought that the person who invented the firecracker and gunpowder was as good as Wei Huo. It's a pity that the so-called good fighters have no great achievements, and they are unknown in the history books."

"If Wei Huo is resurrected and Sun Bai reappears, with today's firecrackers and cannons, after they are proficient, they can also rule the world."

"Earlier, Xu Guangqi of the Ming Dynasty said: Mastering both Chinese and Western cultures in order to excel. I believe that Chinese learning is the body, Western learning is the application, and learning from the barbarian's skills to control the barbarian, so that the national fortune can be prosperous for a long time."

He said this on his mouth, but his heart was like a mirror.

I thought that if this was the case, the fortune of the country would be prosperous, but the emperors with one family and one surname might leave within a hundred years.

He has a personality who likes Western learning, and the words of "knowledge of Chinese and Western, in order to excel" come from his mouth, and it is not against harmony at all.

Li Gan thought about the eight words in the second half of the sentence "Chinese learning is for the body, Western learning is for application", and he always felt that something was wrong, and it seemed that it was not the same thing 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 the bronze and iron weapons of the Qin and Han Dynasties.

But if these famous generals come back to life and become familiar with the usage of guns, they will naturally introduce new ones and develop a new set of tactics, which is enough to conquer the city and win all battles.

This is equivalent to changing the concept secretly, replacing the middle school of "the middle school as the body" with the wisdom of the ancients instead of a subset of classics and history.

But as the saying goes, "the six classics annotate me, and I annotate the six classics".

How to explain middle school for body and western learning for use is naturally not up to a little Liu Yu. It also depends on how the emperor wants to explain it, and how to define "middle school" for body.

And as Liu Yu said just now, what is the matter of craftsmen enfeoffing ten thousand households in the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties?

body?still use?

If it is used, it will shake the body——Fan Chi asked about farming, what did Confucius call a villain?This is called a villain. As long as you learn etiquette well, people from all over the world will come to join you. How can you learn how to farm? If artisans can seal thousands of households, what is the difference between the dynasty and the barbarians?
So, to what extent is this "use" of Western learning used?Which can be used?
There is no solution to using physical force: despising craftsmen, firearms and technology must be inferior to the West; paying attention to craftsmen, that is, the collapse of the celestial dynasty system, and scholar-bureaucrats will definitely disdain to live with craftsmen.

If the craftsmen stood in the court together with the scholar-bureaucrats, any scholar-bureaucrat with a little blood would go back and throw himself into the lake.

Li Gan didn't speak, but pondered Liu Yu's words carefully, and remained silent for a long time.

The rest of the people who were kneeling with Liu Yu were secretly alarmed that Liu Yu was really brave enough. This matter was going to happen soon, but at this moment they just said these words again. Isn't this just looking for trouble?

A few people thought, if you are a girl, you, Liu Shouchang, ask us to do anything in the future, you have to think about it first.I dare not listen to you anymore, this is going to scare people to death.

If you are so courageous, you will suffer sooner or later.Take it as soon as you see it, brother.

Li Gan admired Liu Yu's boldness very much. He had joked before, saying that the shy old bastard gave birth to a crab who ran amok.

It's just that Liu Yu's words, the more Li Gan loves talents, the more noncommittal he will be.

The fuse triggered by the Fujian teaching case has led to chaos between the court and China, and party struggles will start.

The Western French Party and the Conservative Party were at loggerheads, and the Jesuits sent fuel to the flames with the Holy See's decree. On the cusp of such a crisis, both sides could only go to extremes.

The Conservative Party must be extremely conservative and retro, so that it can be regarded as one of its own by the Conservative Party; the Western French Party must be extremely radical, so that it can be regarded as one of its own by the Western French Party.

Whoever stands in the middle, especially those who say "learn skills from barbarians to control barbarians", will be criticized by both sides.

Even though Liu Yu still has Duke Yi behind him, how can a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy from Wude Palace be able to withstand such a turmoil?

Only when both sides fight and lose both sides can the emperor mediate in the middle.At that time, both sides were exhausted from fighting, and they could accept this compromise.

In particular, there is still a big stain and trouble on Liu Yu's body - he was too close to the missionary before, and now he made a hot air balloon and flew up. The Duke couldn't bear it.

Thinking of this, out of protection, Li Gan said with a smile: "Speaking of a child. What do you know about body? What is its function? This big Kongming lantern you made is nothing more than magic, not worthy of praise."

Liu Yu was also determined, and made an inch of it. Seeing that the emperor didn't mean to be harsh, he said again: "Your Majesty, the art has changed a lot, can the Tao still be the original Tao? I heard from those missionaries that Xiyi has used self-generation But I don’t know if Your Majesty knows about it?”

Self-generating guns, also known as flintlock guns.

Li Gan nodded and said: "I know, it's nothing more than self-generated firecrackers, and there's nothing special about drying them. It's just that it's easier to cast. Those missionaries have given me a few of them, and there are often cases where the flint doesn't fire. It's not necessarily just How nice."

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

But new things always have room for improvement, especially flintlock guns alone are nothing, but with a complete set of military system reforms to match it, it will far surpass Dashun's arquebus and cold weapons. Edit; relying on the superior number of cannons to beat the tactical system of surrounding children.

Seeing the emperor say that, Liu Yu rolled his eyes and thought of something.Not only can you continue to test, but at least leave some seeds of change in the emperor's heart, and by the way, clean up the rumors that you have had close contacts with missionaries.

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

"Your Majesty, I also have self-generating firecrackers brought by missionaries at home. It's just that those Western missionaries didn't tell the whole story. I dare not say that they have evil intentions, but I'm afraid they also have a half-knowledge."

"As far as self-generating guns are concerned, they may not have made much progress compared to arquebus shotguns. But in fact, I found out after many inquiries that, in addition to flintlock guns, there is also a bayonet in the West. That is the key thing. In this way, It can be said that the technique has changed drastically, and the old ways will not work, leading to a change in the entire method of warfare."

"Those missionaries may only know one thing but not the other, or they may know why they know what it is, but they only say one thing and not the other, so I am very worried."

(End of this chapter)