Xinshun 1730

Chapter 398

After the imperial decree was passed to Tianjin, the Seventh Prince Li Yan held the imperial decree without the slightest pleasure of finally taking power.

The decree was a bit vague, it only said that Liu Yu had worked hard and made great achievements, let Liu Yu go back to Beijing to rest, learn about the military, temporarily let Li Yan take charge of the navy affairs, and return to Weihai as soon as possible.

It's just that this sentence is not good or bad, but there is also a sentence in the imperial decree, "For all matters in the navy, Xiao Guicao's followers can do it", which doesn't sound like a bad thing.

The navy's soldier talisman was also handed over to him, together with the imperial decree, there was nothing more.

The naval officers who received the imperial decree with him did not make any noise. As early as after Li Yan went to Weihai, Liu Yu had hinted more than once that the Seventh Prince would most likely be the one who took over the navy in the future. In fact, even if he did not say this, many people would It can also be seen.

There is nothing unconvinced about this. They were born well, had a good father and good ancestors, and were born with a much higher status than them. Such things are really common in Dashun.No matter how capable he is, can he still be the emperor?

Officers may compete with each other on the first list of captains, but no one has even the slightest illusion about the future as the admiral of the navy.

It was just a sudden change, which still made these officers a little at a loss.

Unanimously, no one asked Li Yan what happened here, and no one rushed over to question him.

After listening to the imperial decree quietly, they dispersed quietly.

But the more this is the case, the more Li Yan knows Liu Yu's influence among these officers, and he is quite loved. For him, the prince who suddenly came by air... It's not that he doesn't trust him, nor does he say he doesn't obey, but he doesn't treat him as a prince. own people.

If you treat it as one of your own, at this time, you will definitely gather around and ask what happened.

Li Yan, who was holding the imperial decree, knew that this was a test for himself.

No matter what happened in the capital, the emperor's eyes must be fixed on him now, to see if he can handle this sudden situation well.

It's just that this test was a little unexpected.

According to his thinking, taking over the navy by himself is a matter of course, and it is a smooth transition. Liu Yu also followed this idea very much, and kept training him, and even let him start regular contact with the officers.

However, it is still far from having prestige in the army.

What I have is power, not prestige.If you believe in power, you have it, and if you don’t believe it, you don’t have it. What the military listens to him now is just the inertia of the imperial power centralization system. If it is not handled properly...

Rubbing his hands together, he calmed down his nervousness, returned to the ship, and first called all the officers above the rank of trainee captain who accompanied him to Weihai.

Now that the incident has happened, the specific situation in the capital is unknown, and it is not good for Li Yan to express any opinions on Liu Yu's matter, or even better not to mention it.

If you mention it, there may be gossip.

Gossip, as long as you don't hear it with your own ears, you can pretend it doesn't exist.But if someone asked directly, how should I answer?

To coerce them as a prince and tell them to shut up?

Or as a navy, miss the former naval commander, and also complain a few words?
Neither will work.

The officers sat there in a row, with all the etiquette they should have, and the discipline they should have is not bad, but Li Yan just felt that something was wrong, and he seemed a little less angry than when Liu Yu was there.

"Gentlemen, when Eagle Sabo was in charge of the navy, he either went to the capital, stayed on Liugong Island to teach, or went to Songjiang. How did the navy work in the past?"

He didn't mention the current affairs in half a sentence, but directly talked about work.

A captain stood up and said, "Back to the Seventh Prince, there are training staff members for training, and logistics staff members for supplies. Before that, a detailed plan was drawn up, including how to train and how much gunpowder to supply. It operates on its own. Generally speaking, the staff department formulates things such as training, navigation, and surveying and mapping, and each department executes them."

Li Yan knew a little about these situations, and he deliberately asked at this time, corresponding to the four characters "Xiao Gui Cao Sui" in the imperial decree.

Although Mahjong is small, it has all internal organs.

There is no Admiralty in the DPRK, but the shelf of the Admiralty has actually been set up, and it is operating step by step and as usual.

So Liu Yu can run around, just need to grasp the general direction.

Li Yan asked again: "What is Ying Suobo doing?"

"Back to the Seventh Prince, just make a general decision."

"Oh, that means, if Ying Suo Bo decides a strategy in the capital, the staff members can execute it well? Ying Suo Bo is quite prestigious in the army, regardless of land and sea. But if he only cares about the navy, this time he will cross the sea to attack the Japanese. But I can’t manage the army. As for the navy, I’m a new student, so I don’t know the basics; the people in the staff department just study how to do it, but they don’t care about what to do. From this point of view, I am a sounding board. , in the earl's mansion, guarding the beautiful wife and the beautiful family, and passing the voice to me... After you say that, I understand what the meaning of "Xiao Gui Cao Sui" in the imperial decree is."

After that, he got up and said: "Listen to the orders, gentlemen. I am young and do not know the general strategy of the navy. If there is no intention of the capital, I will not change a thing, and everything will be as before. If there is no order from the capital, I will decide on my own, and I will resign. It’s beyond my power. If the capital’s military order doesn’t know the sea military, I’ll go back to the capital to inquire. Now the first order of the imperial decree orders us to return to Weihai, and you should prepare to return as soon as possible.”

He didn't say anything to win over, and he didn't say that the navy should be the navy of the imperial court, and that there are orders from the court to be executed, but he told these officers that everything should be at ease.

He will not command blindly, nor will he let the tactical staff become a strategic staff to give him advice and advice, but clearly tell everyone that if there is no general guidance from the court, he will do nothing.

At this time, the only person in the court who understands naval military affairs is Liu Yu, and the naval officers can tell at a glance whether it is an order issued by someone who understands the navy.

What is needed at this time is to wait, and to go to Weihai to wait. Li Yan believes that there will be new news from the court and China soon.

He didn't want Liu Yu to have an accident. For him, the navy was his only chance, otherwise he, a defective prince, would have nothing.

If nothing happens to Liu Yu, he can still take over the navy, and nothing will go wrong.When Liu Yu had an accident, Li Yan knew very well that he couldn't control it; but if it was replaced by other honorable generals who didn't understand the navy at all, the navy would be abolished.

Liu Yu's accident meant that the strategy of North Korea's overseas expansion was aborted.

What's the use of becoming the admiral of a navy that doesn't expand overseas?What's the difference between staying in Weihai for a lifetime and living here as pigs?
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Weihai Harbor Camp, before Li Yan returned, the same imperial decree was delivered along the post station.

When it was delivered, Mantou was following the mission assigned by Liu Yu before he left, holding his sailing diary, and talking about his trip to Sweden this time.

After the imperial decree was issued, as soon as the person who delivered the decree left, the officers here were not like they were in Tianjin.Tianjin did not regard Li Yan as their own, but the officers in Weihai were all their own, and they were immediately blown up.

"What happened?"

"Isn't Ying Sobo in good hands?"

"But what happened?"

There was a burst of chaos, and the rest of the people were also numb, not knowing what to do.Only Mantou is still awake. He has been a servant in the Duke's mansion for many years. It can be said that he has never eaten pork but has seen pigs run away. In addition, he has been with Liu Yu for so long and has been taught for a long time. He knows in his heart that this chaos will continue. No way.

There are so many people talking, and it is impossible to guarantee that anyone will say something such as "the bird is exhausted and the bow is hidden", which is a taboo.

Seeing the officers getting more and more noisy, Mantou slammed the glass on the table to the ground, and the scene suddenly fell silent.

Everyone knows that Mantou is Liu Yu's confidant, and the chaotic people seem to have found the backbone at once.

"Brother Ziming! What did my lord tell you before he left?"

Mantou pressed his hand to make people quiet, knowing that at this time we must stabilize everyone's emotions, and said with a smile: "What are you shouting for? Have you heard a word? There are people in the court who are good officials. Our navy has no one in the court. Is it not a good thing for your Excellency to return to the court? There is no one in the court, no one to take care of the shipbuilding appropriation, and the speech in the court."

"But..." Someone stood up from the crowd, and just said a but, Chen Qinghai shouted directly: "But what? How can there be so many buts? Brother Ziming is right, there is no one in the court, and our navy That’s a child who doesn’t care about his parents.”

After finishing speaking, he blinked at the steamed bun, stood in front of him and said, "We have met the Seventh Prince, he is very intelligent, but after all, he is young, and he is not familiar with the navy. People in the staff department must do their best to help, If the Seventh Prince has any orders, you must do them well. Remember your responsibilities."

A sentence that was so correct that it couldn't be more correct, a few clever people had already understood what it meant.

These staff officers of the navy, in theory, only do one thing on weekdays: formulate detailed rules for the implementation of Liu Yu's order.

What are the responsibilities?
Of course, their responsibility is to do what Li Yan says, so that no one can find any faults.

Not only do it, but do it well.

However, Li Yan is a little kid who has only studied in Jinghai Palace for a few months. How can he understand the navy?
If he doesn't say it, of course he won't do it.

It's not that we don't cooperate, it's that you, the general, don't say anything, and we are not allowed to exceed our authority. This is the rule.You say you don't understand?You don't understand anything, what a fucking navy?
Before Liu Yu left, he had already assigned him various tasks such as training, supplies, and ship repairs during his return to Beijing. Even if Li Yan didn't do anything, there would be no problems in a short time.

If he does it indiscriminately, then let him, the officer obeys orders.

The navy is not Liu Yu's private army, but there are some things that can't be done without Liu Yu's order, because the navy doesn't only rely on the funds allocated by the army.

I don't know much about it, but Chen Qinghai and Mantou both know about it. For example, if the gunpowder for drills is reported according to the normal amount, the court will be scared to death, thinking that it costs too much.

Maybe there will be people who are eager to change their family, and feel that changing someone to follow is also a meritorious service.

But at least for now, no one would think so. The situation is still unclear. In case the side feels that Liu Yu has lost power, Li Yan quickly posted it as soon as he came. As a result, Liu Yu did not lose power but was promoted in the court after a few days. That would be interesting.

Mantou thinks that it is better to stabilize the situation now, while Chen Qinghai believes that not only must the situation be stabilized, but also "do our best to cooperate with the work of the new general", and use the fullest attitude, the most efficient official duties, and the most obedient performance to meet new chief.

Besides, Liu Yu is the backbone of the navy.

It is not only the backbone, but also the weathervane of the North Korea-China strategy, and the only intuitively visible North Korea-China wind vane for officers like the Navy.

The North Korea-China strategy determines the fate, future, and future of all naval personnel.

If he really loses power, all the officers will understand that the navy is doomed, at least there is no future.If it really loses momentum, it proves that the imperial court has no intention of continuing to develop the navy and continue to go south to attack.

No future, no ambition, so what's the point?
No matter how good you are, you can't become the admiral of the navy; the navy loses momentum, and the strategy of going south in the future will be frustrated. When you become a captain, you will just squat in the port and grow old with the battleship...

The navy at this time was really embarrassing, there was no position in the court, and there was no squadron. Liu Yu grabbed it and raised the rank of officer to the top, that is, the captain.

The navy does not have an admiralty, and the DPRK and China do not have a fixed position that needs to be promoted from the navy. After Li Yan came to Weihai, everyone knew that it would be impossible to be the admiral of the navy in this life.

Many people thought that if Ying Sabo lost his power and remained in the navy with no future, he should go to a trading company and become the captain of a merchant ship earlier.

Or there are also some thoughts, thinking that Ruoying Suobo really lost his power, he should go to the capital and persuade him to go to sea together. With my ability, how can we not make a big deal overseas?
Hun Jianglong can be the king of Siam, but I can't do it?Why bother to live under the people for a long time, and spend all day talking with those old people in the court who don't understand the world today, just to build a few warships?
(End of this chapter)