Xinshun 1730

Chapter 91 Reminder
"Three thousand miles! Go north for three thousand miles!"

Ever since the missionaries brought the world map and the globe, the people of the country have expanded their understanding of the concept of "Tianxia", and it has also given the emperor one more hobby...reading maps.

The experience like a coloring game is a supreme enjoyment for those who are in charge of the imperial power.

Especially after the conclusion of the treaty with Russia, coupled with the map of Siberia and the Far East sent by Bering, it is even more intuitive.

During the court meeting, the specially made spliced ​​huge map was placed in the court hall, and the emperor was in high spirits and complacent in front of the officials.

In addition to the map, the eunuch held two rubbings in his hand.

One is the Yongning Temple inscription that Liu Yu has already rubbed.

The other one is the "Yanran Mountain Stone Carvings" that Liu Yu sent someone to Hang'ai Mountain to look for when he was idle during the negotiations on Lake Baikal.

This piece of stone inscription written by Ban stubbornly has gone through 2000 years of wind and rain. Although it is no longer clear, it can still read the grandeur of the Han Dynasty who sealed the wolf and lived in the Xu and swallowed the stone.

The stone carvings are easy to find. Liu Yu has memories of his previous life, and he remembers the discovery of the Yanranle Stone a few years ago very clearly. It is near the pass of Mount Hang'ai and Altai Mountain, not the direction west of Altai Mountain that he had been looking for before.

Just like the inscription in Yongning Temple, even if the local tribes no longer recognize the words on it, they will always pray to God when they go there.

I sent someone to ask around the Khalkha tribe near Hangai Mountain, and soon found the Red Rock Mountain.The rubbings were rubbed down and sent back to the capital together with the Yongning Temple inscription and the map of the treaty with Russia.

This flattery was loud and comfortable.

The ancient military exploits, the first ones that have been recited through the ages, one is the wolf's residence, and the other is Yan Ran Shi Le.

Tang people are good at martial arts, and they compare themselves to themselves.

The poem said: If you want to ask about the border with a bicycle, it belongs to the country and Juyan.Zhengpeng left Hansai, and returned geese into Hutian.The lonely smoke in the desert is straight, and the sun is setting in the long river.Whenever Xiao Guan rides, he protects Yan Ran!

Khalkha has surrendered to Mongolia, and Langjuxu is already within the territory; the 2000-year-old stone carvings on Hangai Mountain have now been expanded.

Even though the ministers in the court had their own thoughts, they could hear the female officials reciting in cadence and the records in the "Book of the Later Han Dynasty" they had memorized since childhood. When I saw the words on the rubbings after 2000 years, I still knew all the words... Finally, it turned into cheers of excitement.

This feeling of traveling through the millennium, the excitement of witnessing the things recorded in the history books more than a thousand years ago, is really hard to imagine.

Yi Guogong Liu Sheng stood in the inner hall, holding a wat board to cover his molars when he laughed, thinking that although Lao Tian presided over this matter, his son actually contributed a lot.

At today's court meeting, the emperor had already mentioned Liu Yu's name several times, especially after Yanran Shile's rubbings were brought out, he even boasted a few words.

Now that his name is not right, he is not yet qualified to participate in the court meeting, but his reputation has first spread among the court officials.

He had already been honored as the captain of Shangqingche for his military achievements before, but now that he has the merit of negotiating and surveying the border, wouldn't he be awarded the honor of third-rank military guard?
If the eldest son is incompetent, if he takes over the title, the emperor will no longer let Duke Yi be in charge of military affairs in order to check and balance.This is also a good thing, since the eldest son is mediocre, if he is in charge of the real government, it will bring disaster instead.Why don't you just host the honor banquet and hold sacrifices for the royal family just like yourself.

It's just that I don't know what the emperor wants to use Liu Yu for?Looking at it now, it is already a certainty to enter Wude Palace and Shangshe. Geometry, arithmetic, surveying and mapping, riding, firecrackers, etc. are not bad. The only difference is the writing style of policy theory. A hundred and ten articles were memorized in advance.

If you enter the Shangshe of the Wude Palace, you will be banned from the dragon, and you can be literary or military. It is hard to say how it will be arranged.

"Most likely to go to the northwest?"

I judged it in my heart, and felt that it seemed impossible.

Thinking back that day because Liu Yu went to Nuer to do the work of the capital, he had a big quarrel with Lao Tian who was bearded and staring. Now I am afraid that when Lao Tian comes back, he will have to have a banquet.

Right on the main hall, the emperor was enjoying the joy of "mapping the frontier". Taking advantage of the excitement of the crowd, he said in a loud voice, "The Raksha Mission will arrive in Beijing soon. The government and Honglu Temple should make an announcement as soon as possible." Charter, how to receive?"

When Xi’an was established, Honglu Temple and Taichang Temple had been incorporated into the Li government as its subordinates, but it was still not a complete subordinate-level jurisdiction relationship.

The minister of Honglu Temple came forward and said: "In the court ceremony, there are tributes and tributes, but there is no 'diplomatic' ceremony. According to the regulations of the Korean mission, it seems that the ceremony is a bit slight. The government of the country is also responsible for paying tribute. I think that since Luocha Kingdom is not a foreign vassal, France, Helan, Portugal, etc. will follow this example in the future, and I also ask the Minister of the Li Government to preside over this matter. Honglu Temple only implements it, and does not make decisions."

The ball was kicked to the Li government again.

The Li government also doesn't want to take over this hot potato. According to previous experience, it's not easy to learn from Song Liao and Song Jin, right?There is nothing to learn from the experience of the previous dynasty, and there is no neighboring country that has the same diplomatic qualifications as the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, the Minister of the Li government also came forward and said: "This is not a trivial matter. I think it is appropriate for your majesty to negotiate with the Tianyou Temple to discuss the state affairs. It is not the minister's prevarication, but it is not something that the Li government can decide, nor Honglu Temple. I can decide."

"Since we have diplomacy, how will we receive the missions of the Raksha Kingdom in the future? What are the examples of the French mission and the Helan mission? North Korea, Ryukyu, etc., etc.? Besides foreign service, there are other countries. , this matter is unprecedented, and it is beyond the discretion of the minister."

The ball was kicked to Tianyoudian and the emperor again. There is no precedent for this matter, and I don't know what benefits it will have in the future.On the contrary, it is likely to cause trouble in front of it.

The Li government and Honglu Temple thought clearly in their hearts, they did not formulate policies, but only implemented them.If you are still in charge of formulating policies, what do you want Tianyou Temple to do?
Furthermore, such things as equal diplomacy are a taboo against the dignity of the Celestial Dynasty.

Dashun does not have the original name of the Six Divisions, but there is the Six Admonitions that change the soup but not the medicine. The officials of the Six Admonitions are sharp-eyed.

But today is a festive day, with both map opening and Yanran Shile, it is estimated that the admonitions are holding back their energy, and it is not good to have an outbreak today.

Anyway, it is necessary for Tianyou Hall to issue regulations and formulate general directions.There is no precedent to follow, and it is certainly not possible to copy the same set when the Korean Ryukyu and other foreign service vassals paid tribute. After the policy is introduced at that time, there is still time to spray it.

Li Gan also knew the troubles involved. He wanted to pass the ball to the Li government and Honglu Temple, but he just played stupid and didn't catch it at all, and kicked it back.

Everyone kicked the ball for a while, only to say "Sanchao!"

One day a few months later, Li Gan escaped from the spittle in the court, and the admonitions were simply out of their minds.

There is no impenetrable wall in the world, and the news of exchanging 30 taels of silver for Nerchinsk and Zeyask finally got out.

There is a silver mine near Nerchinsk, and the Russians have started mining it. Although the amount is not large, they will definitely not return it if they don’t pay enough.

After all the calculations, it must be a lot of money to send 5000 people plus dozens of cannons to Nerchinsk.Such an exchange is worthwhile in the opinion of Zhang Shi of Tianyou Hall.

But the sense of déjà vu of this matter is too strong, and for a while, comparisons like "Old Things in Song and Liao Dynasty" are flying all over the sky.

When Xinshun was founded, Li Guo's revanchism became a bit fierce, and he sprayed the Tanyuan alliance as a loss of power and humiliation of the country.

This was a strong medicine at the time. After all, Nanjing has fallen and Jiangyin has been slaughtered, and there are still a bunch of literati who surrendered. big.

Liujianyi and Yushi Taiben are dedicated to this. In a sense, they are the true defenders of tradition.If there is no etiquette system and no tribute from the Siyi, then it is not a Celestial Dynasty.Now it is actually necessary to establish two emperors side by side, and it is even possible to engage in diplomacy with foreign service vassals in the future...

What is this called?
This is called the collapse of Shangguo, and the world has entered the Warring States period again.

The kingdom of heaven, from the celestial dynasty, has been reduced to a prince under the new world and the concept of Tianxia. Want to emulate the story of the Seven Heroes with Russia, France, Britain and other countries?
This is an intolerable step backwards, even stepping back 2000 years, to the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period, which is really unacceptable emotionally.

This is not a gap and despair that is not so heart-wrenching after a crow.

If the cultural self-confidence of the Celestial Dynasty collapsed just because of some progress in Western learning, it would not be able to stand in the world for 4000 years, with several perils and resurgences.

Moreover, this matter is not as simple as the advancement of Western learning, but that the world view of the tributary system is not good enough, and it wants to integrate into the Western Westphalian set.

What they did, according to their consciousness at this time, is absolutely correct-do people at this time dare to imagine that they will be equal in name to small countries like North Korea, Vietnam, and even San Marino in name after a hundred years?

The emperor was not easy to punish, so he could only talk about it for a few days, and the small court would argue, and the big court would argue.

The six counselors have read the scriptures, is Li Gan an opponent?Not to mention being sprayed with blood, but it's almost the same.

After spraying Li Gan and spraying Qi Guogong, after spraying Qi Guogong spraying Liu Yu, after spraying Liu Yu, spraying Western learning is barbarian learning: I have heard of using Xia to change barbarians, but I have never heard of changing barbarians!
When the King of Joseon succeeded, it was enough for the Li government to send someone to confer the title; in the story of the previous dynasty, when Japan rebelled against Korea, Toyotomi Hideyoshi was also canonized as the king of Japan; when the czar of the Raksha Kingdom ascended the throne, the Celestial Dynasty actually sent a special mission to celebrate?

Today, the court broke up and escaped from the battlefield full of sparks. When the eunuch was overwhelmed, the eunuch reminded: "Your Majesty, Liu Yu has returned first. According to the etiquette, it is time for Chen to play."

Li Gan rubbed his head and said, "Tell him to go home and hide... er, rest for a few days. Let's talk about it when the Duke of Qi comes back. Let's pass it on. Let's say that he must be exhausted after traveling all the way, and he has the merits of expanding the land and fixing the border. You are allowed to go home and rest first."

"promise."

The eunuch was about to leave when Li Gan stopped him again.

"Wait a minute, send the few books I annotated a few days ago to Liu Yu together. Let me pass on my words again: the only way is to go to the Wude Palace for the test. If you are not in your position, you will not seek his own government. If you want to be in the position, you must first have a good reputation. Wude Palace Neishe will come for the summer exam, and you will enter Shangshe first. Shangshe will be able to catch up with the three-year autumn exam."

The eunuch took the order, holding a few books annotated by the emperor, and went outside to pass on the order, and even brought the emperor's unfinished sentence "go home and hide...uh".

(End of this chapter)