Xinshun 1730

Chapter 488

"Your Highness's absurd praise, it all depends on the emperor's foresight and the hard work of the soldiers."

Liu Yu hurriedly said modestly, and attributed the first credit to the emperor.

Du Feng, who was on the side, also understood Liu Yu's modesty, and said along the way: "Yes. In the past, Fu Chai had Wu Zixu's plan to destroy Yue and did not use it, so that Wu was destroyed. It can be seen that if it weren't for the foresight of the emperor, there would be someone like Wu Zixu Characters may not be able to win..."

His words of sycophancy to the emperor directly left the audience stunned.Liu Yu thought that thanks to the fact that we have known each other for more than ten years, we also know what kind of person you are. If you didn't know, you would have thought you had a grudge against me!
Du Feng has never been in the real officialdom, he followed Liu Yu to Weihai after he came out of Handuoli Acropolis, and he has been floating in the sea for most of these years, so he is really far behind in talking.

There was only a moment of coldness, and Li Yan pulled his blindfold, and laughed loudly: "I can see that in the past few years, I have read a lot of books other than practical studies, calculations, and art of war. I even know the allusions of Wu Zixu. Why, Do you want to take the imperial examination to be the number one scholar?"

In front of officials other than the navy, Li Yan was also eager to learn from his wits, and turned this sentence that was likely to be read in a book by people into "these people in the navy have no culture, so it is easy to know an allusion and use it quickly." direction.

It not only gave enough face to the officials who were born in the imperial examination, satisfied their sense of superiority over the uneducated officers of the navy, but also made this issue a joke.

A few smart people next to him also quickly smoothed out the joke, and Li Yan said again: "I don't understand the navy, and I don't understand naval warfare. But after taking over, there is no stagnation, which shows that Ying Suobo is strict in governing the army. Really It can be said to be a well-controlled army, and an incompetent general cannot be defeated."

"In his letter, Father praised the merits of Ying Sabo a lot, and also said that the most successful person in this battle is Ying Sabo. The management of the army is second. This is a well-controlled army and a change of general. It really shows that Ying Suo Bo is more loyal than the sun and the moon, and has no selfishness. The Japanese wrote letters, which is really ridiculous."

He also made use of the old incident that the Japanese deliberately used counterintuitive tricks to provoke, and indicated that today's incident is an uneducated person who is flattering and fooling around. .

Smiling and covering up this little episode, he wanted to clean up the dust for Liu Yu, but after a lot of pushback, Li Yan walked ahead.

Li Yan thought in his heart that if I walked in the front, if I was in normal times, my father would inevitably say that I don't know who is the first, and that I have not yet been crowned king, so it is not suitable for etiquette.But in the battle against the Japanese, all those who made great achievements were old Yingsuobo, he also needs to show an attitude, not to respect me, but to respect the heavenly family, my father also likes this attitude if he thinks about it, it is not for his father to see, it is really Just show it to the ministers and make people shut up.

The current situation is delicate and tight.

I am afraid that the court did not expect that the navy could fight like this in this battle, and the tens of thousands of Japanese troops involved would not dare to move, and could only let them in and out.

There will definitely be "sighted people" in the DPRK and China, first thinking about how to guard against their own navy.Fortunately, Ying Suo Bo slipped away first, otherwise it would be a big trouble.

I just hope that entering Beijing will be smoother this time, and there will be no farce of self-destruction of the Great Wall.I'm afraid that some people will think that the Wa country has been paid, and there is no threat around it. It is so expensive to maintain such a navy, it is better to dismantle it.

Now that he is a little familiar with the affairs of the navy, he finally understands what it means to spend money like water. The cost of a battleship is really ridiculously expensive. A battleship costs 30 million taels of silver. If you are not careful, you may sink on the rocks However, it is not incomprehensible if people of insight in the court feel that it costs money.

With this money, whether it is free of money and food, or relief for victims of disasters, it is always a benevolent government.A warship should be enough to save a state from a catastrophe and save more than [-] people.

With this hidden worry in mind after the ecstasy after the war, he had no choice but to walk in front of Liu Yu and enter the original Busan Wakan, and a group of people filed in.

Chen Qinghai who was behind quietly tugged at the corner of Du Feng's clothes, and jokingly said in a low voice: "Brother Du, remember, you will be floating on the sea in the future. If you sit in the yamen or become an official in Beijing, you will not die if you are played by others." Know."

Du Feng also thought about it in his heart, knowing that he might almost get into trouble because of one sentence, he said with lingering fear: "Why is this more tiring than fighting at sea? Didn't I just follow the words of the adults? The adults want to boast The vision of the Son of Heaven..."

Chen Qinghai sighed, thinking nonsense, you boasted that the Son of Heaven has foresight, if you have foresight today, if you don't have foresight tomorrow, then you are stupid?Can you guarantee that the emperor will listen to your lord's advice?
Besides, originally, how easy is it to fight at sea?Whether the enemy can tell at a glance, and there is no need to worry about your comrades stabbing you in the back.

It's not the past now, the closer you get to adults, the less you can get too close, but you have to get close.

Too close, a group of bastards are staring, and there are a lot of gossips.

Don't get close, it's still a group of bastards staring at him, thinking that this person has no teacher-student friendship, a heartless person, and cannot be reused.

I am not like Yoniko Ming, anyway, no matter what I do, I will be recognized as an adult's confidant, so I will be a dead pig, not afraid of being scalded by boiling water, just be a good confidant.

The two entered the room murmuring and sat down one by one. Du Feng was also honest. He saw that besides acquaintances in the navy, there were also a bunch of unknown officials attending the banquet. Thinking about what happened just now, he was too frightened to say a word. Dare to say.

It wasn't until half of the wine was drunk and the North Korean women danced to liven up the atmosphere that the people in the navy began to come alive.

They each took out carefully prepared gifts and sent them to Liu Yu.What is good at the top will be effective at the bottom. In the eyes of naval officers, Liu Yu likes maps, charts, records of animals and plants, military skills, combat experience, etc., and the officers sent all the things they had prepared.

Or the coastline map around Ezo, or the calculated ocean current map, or the experience summary of several battles from Yonago to Wakasa to Hagi Castle, etc.

Seeing that everyone else was sending them away, Du Feng was sure that there was nothing wrong with it, so he sent the carefully prepared records of the seasonal changes of the Ezo land from autumn to spring.

The officers all knew that it might be difficult to see Liu Yu again in the future.I left without saying goodbye in Weihai before, and these gifts today can be regarded as an expression of my emotions that day.

Although many people are qualified to go to Beijing with Li Yan to receive rewards, meritorious service, and official titles, they will definitely return to the army.

And there are rumors that the navy may be dismantled, and it is impossible for all of them to be in Weihai.These officers are all classmates, and they have been together for nearly ten years, and they can't bear it.

Knowing that today is a happy occasion, everyone has made great contributions and conquered the Japanese kingdom successfully, just like what Li Yan said, arrogating for thousands of years and becoming a vassal for one dynasty.

But at the end of the meal, the atmosphere was still depressing, as if seeing off.

Li Yan can also feel that the atmosphere inside is getting more and more dull, but he feels happy in his heart.From the time when Liu Yu left Weihai, and he took over after leaving Weihai to take over, until now that the Battle of Conquering the Japanese is over, the officers' emotions have not been released.

Today's atmosphere is dull, and it can be regarded as an end. There must be such a day, and such a process will always be required.

But seeing that Liu Yu might also be affected by this atmosphere, he drank a few more glasses, and finally stood up unsteadily.

The officer who was still making noise just now stopped his voice immediately, and Li Yan thought to himself that this is probably prestige.On weekdays, these officers were laughing and laughing, their eyes were high above their heads. When Liu Yu got up, no one made any noise. They even knew that Liu Yu was a person who liked to mingle with officers and love to play jokes.

I was amazed in my heart, but I couldn't help but think when I would have such prestige?Even if one day he is no longer the governor of the navy, can he still be respected by these officers?
Thinking about it again, I felt that I was afraid that there would be no such opportunity.After all, I am only and can only be the governor sent by the court, but I can't be a good teacher and helpful friend of these officers. Liu Yu can't learn the methods of commanding the army by himself, and he can't learn it.

In a moment of silence, Liu Yu, who seemed drunk, shook his wine glass and said, "I'm not from Wendeng, but I chose Wendeng as the naval base. Since I've lived in Wendeng for nearly ten years, I can't get around a single person."

"Qi Wuyi once said: Knowing that Yidao floats in the sky from a distance, I dare not forget the danger and loss of time."

"Now that the country of Wa is flat, it is estimated that it will not be called the country of Wa in the future. Since it wants to pay tribute, it should be called Japan. It can also be regarded as a comfort to Qi Wuyi's spirit."

"It's just that Yi Island is still floating in the sky. Whether the future will be smooth or not will depend on you in the end. As long as the Chinese navy is invincible in the world, the vassals will be more loyal to each other; when the Chinese navy is inferior to others, the vassals will definitely be the first to jump." Come out and bite us back."

"Everyone, don't think that in the future, you can immediately release Nanshan and put your swords and guns into storage."

"Qi Wuyi also said something well. It is not my wish to be a Marquis. I hope Haibo will be peaceful. But is Haibo really peaceful? You, me and everyone are all ordinary people. It is normal to have the wish of being a Marquis in your heart. May Hai Bo's ambition not be a Marquis, isn't that letting people with no ambition grab the seat?"

"The ambition to become a Marquis, you still have to have it. The four seas and the oceans, I think it can accommodate seven or eight men of Uncle Hou!"

"So far, no one in the navy has been knighted for naval battles. This is a good thing, and it proves that there are a lot of opportunities."

"Exactly, opportunities are only reserved for those who are prepared."

"What does it mean to be prepared? You should continue to work hard, as always, practice on time every day, and never relax. If there is a war in the future, it will be an opportunity."

There are outsiders here, so it's hard for him to say something clearly.Those who understand naturally understand, how can the real confidantes not know that Liu Yu's thoughts are not limited to Japan?

The originally somewhat dull atmosphere was heated up again by this sentence. Some people agreed, and this may not be a bad thing.My lord enters Beijing and can speak in the imperial court, so we still have a bright future in the future.

If the court is full of cowards and has no intention of continuing to fight, I am afraid that we will all grow old together with our beloved warships, be eaten by shipworms, and turn into decay.

Du Feng thought in his heart, what your lord said is very encouraging, your lord will probably be promoted to Marquis this time.To really not forget the old man, it is to find a way to promote the war in the court, so that the brothers can all gain some military exploits.This is true love and nostalgia.

The four seas and oceans can accommodate more than seven or eight titles?

In Japan's battle, the navy really didn't use its strength, and the opponent fell.It is indeed impossible to confer too many titles in such a battle.

Many people are thinking, who still has the ambition of "knowing the floating sky of Yidao, but not daring to forget the old age"?If you only have this kind of ambition, you will be a captain for the rest of your life.

In my heart, I didn't feel that the imperial court was stingy and was reluctant to confer titles. In fact, these officers themselves felt that if they really conferred a bunch of titles in the war against the Japanese, then the titles would be too worthless.

If you want to be knighted, you have to fight.If the court does not fight, their future will be gone.Who can sit here to eat today, who doesn't have the ambition to be a knight?They are all veterans of the first batch of captains, and they are also the group of people who are most looking forward to fighting.

The world is so big.There is really not much room left for exchanging military exploits for titles.

(End of this chapter)