New Shun 1730

Seeing the vermilion door of his home again, Liu Yu couldn't help but feel nervous.

After the commotion outside the Forbidden City, I went to kneel in front of the Jinshui Bridge for a long time. The result was not satisfactory, but it was acceptable.

But the test of going home, even though I had predicted the outcome, was still a bit overwhelming.

He also knew that from a purely moral point of view, what he did was not very ethical.

I didn't even say a word to my family before such a big incident happened.

Don't say that you are responsible for your own mistakes. In this era where the crime of killing nine tribes is still there, it is nonsense.

I was stubborn at first, thinking that if the emperor was not enlightened and accommodating to new things, I would break up my family and run away. That was just the most helpless choice. Now it seems that the result is acceptable. In the future, we will still have to work within the institutional framework. Then we don’t have to borrow the strength of our family.

With a trace of shame like a sage in hindsight, he moved to the door of his house.

Someone at the door had sharp eyes and saw Liu Yu early. He ran into the door as fast as he could and listened to the shouting from a distance.

"The Third Young Master is back! The Third Young Master is back!"

As soon as the shouting stopped, the butler who was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot came out to welcome him.

"Oh, Third Master. You are back. Hurry up. The Duke is waiting for you in the study. Come over quickly."

It seemed that the family was really in a hurry, so Liu Yu bit the bullet and entered the study.

As soon as I stepped forward, the study door was closed.

Needless to say, there was no one outside the study, except for some close servants standing guard a few feet away from where they could hear the sound.

Liu Sheng had already given an order and no one was allowed to come.

There were only two people left in the empty room again, and the sound of the chiming clock made the room feel oppressive and silent.

After a long while, he shouted "Kneel down!"

Liu Yu had no choice but to kneel on the ground of his home again with his knees that had just recovered.

Fortunately, he held up the purse given by the emperor and said in a low voice: "My son has made his father worried. But this is also a good thing. Your Majesty gave you a purse, and you will also be rewarded with other things."

Seeing the imperial gift of the purse, Liu Sheng's expression softened slightly and he asked carefully what Liu Yu had said in the palace.

Since the matter has been done and the temptations that need to be tested have come out, there is no need to be secretive and the things in the palace are recounted truthfully.

After being a noble for a long time, even a fart in the palace has to be considered carefully to see if it has any deep meaning.

After Liu Sheng listened to Liu Yu's retelling, he thought about it for a long time, but couldn't think of any profound meaning in it. It seemed that the result was good?

After walking a few times with his hands behind his back, Liu Sheng suddenly said: "I can't figure it out. I can't figure it out. Have you ever gambled money?"

I don’t know why Liu Sheng’s thinking is so fast. Why did he talk about gambling again? Liu Yu hummed quietly, indicating that he must have gambled.

"Then at the gambling table, have you ever seen someone risk all his wealth, life, wife, children, house and property, and even his own family's gold, just to win ten taels of silver?"

Liu Yu was stunned, wondering who would bet like this? Isn't this stupid?

Then he shook his head and said: "I have seen the son of a crazy gambler, but I have never seen such a stupid son of a gambler."

"You know you're stupid! You know there's no such thing as a bet!"

Liu Sheng suddenly became furious, pointed at Liu Yu's nose and scolded him.

After scolding, he asked: "Since even bad gamblers are not so stupid, let me ask you, why are you so stupid?"

"You have excellent grades in the Wude Palace. You will be admitted to the upper house in the spring of next year. Your future is bright. The Duke of Qi secretly came to find you and wrote those Western countries exams. It can be regarded as Jane in the heart of the emperor. Now I am still the Yiguo of the current dynasty. Your Majesty, you are not ignorant, and your Majesty never forgets when important things happen!"

"With such good conditions and such a bright future, why do you still want to fight for such a thing? Could it be that you have read too many novels and really thought that you are all a crouching dragon and a phoenix, and that you can become a military advisor and enter the Temple of Heaven's Blessing as soon as you become a little famous?"

"Now you won the bet, but what if you lost the bet?"

"I can't figure it out. I can't figure out what you want to win. You also know that it is a fool to use your wealth and life to win ten taels of silver for ten taels of silver. Now that you know it, what you want to win is definitely not this little reward from His Majesty. Or maybe His Majesty just knows your name."

"Tell me, you are gambling with your life, what do you want to win?"

Liu Sheng's eyes were burning. From the beginning, he couldn't figure it out.

Know your own seeds.

The third child in my family is not stupid and does things in a measured way.

That's just the few people he caught to support him. After all, they were still young, and those people before had no idea that there would be such a big sensation.

But the silk air hole lantern was made by the third son of the family. Since he dared to say something that could shock Li Taibai, it was obvious that he knew what the result would be.

This is the capital city. How could the palace not know about such a big movement?

Since he knew the result, he still did it, which completely confused Liu Sheng.

This is completely like using ten thousand taels of gold to weigh ten taels of silver.

If you win, you win ten taels, if you lose, you lose ten thousand taels. Even a fool would not play like this!

Unless there is something more important than ten thousand taels of gold in those ten taels of silver.

But what is it?

Can't figure it out.

It is precisely because of this incomprehension that Liu Yu's matter today will not be out of control - if Liu Sheng can figure it out, and the other princes can also figure it out, then you, Liu Yu, will use our son as a backstop. Who in the circle will dare to do so in the future? What kind of business was entrusted to him? Liu Sheng couldn't figure it out, and the other princes couldn't figure it out either. Then this matter could only be understood as a child's mischief. Don't let your son fool around with Liu Yu in the future.

Liu Yu also knew that today's matter would be easier for the emperor, because the emperor only cared about the balloon that might threaten the Forbidden City.

At home, I have a hard time with it. I stand from a different angle and think about problems from a different angle.

I can't explain, this is a difficult time for my family. In the future, he will have to rely on his family's help for many things, and he doesn't dare to be too tough.

Fortunately, I made up some lies in advance. When my father pressed me, I had no choice but to say: "What happened today is for both public and private reasons."

"What is public?" Liu Sheng was puzzled.

"My son has studied with missionaries for many years and is well aware of the usefulness of Western knowledge. Now that the imperial court wants to ban Christianity, my son is afraid that someone will use the name of the ban to destroy Western learning. He is a man of low words and has no choice but to take this step, so he said in the palace, 'Middle School For the body, Western learning is for use. In addition, this thing flies into the sky and shakes the capital. It can also attract the interest of others and lead to the spread of Western learning to the east. Ordinary people are not interested in it, and it is far inferior to this thing. The shock it brought.”

This reason, half true and half false, seems to make sense.

Liu Sheng's face softened a little. Although he, the Duke of the State, was a well-known shy bastard in the circle, he still understood the principle of retiring with the State.

My son can think about these things at a young age, so he shouldn't be too harsh on him.

Liu Sheng suddenly understood, no wonder he couldn't understand.

All he thinks about is family, official position, title, and interests. He is not the only one who is like this, one of the founding princes is like this, and now they all look like this. From this perspective, it is incomprehensible.

Everyone knows that the Shu Han Dynasty has Zhuge Liang who "dedicated himself to death"; they also all know that Yue Wumu "the sky will shine, the sky will shine".

However, when I hear these names often, I feel like they are characters in story books, and I never feel that such people really exist in reality.

If there really is such a person in reality, if you think about it with the mentality of a fly fighting a dog, you will definitely feel that Kong Ming wants to usurp the throne and Yue Fei wants to welcome the two emperors.

I really couldn't figure it out before. From the perspective of family, official position, title, and interests, the son's move was a stupid move, one that even a bad gambler couldn't think of.

If the son really thinks this way, it makes sense. On the contrary, he is just like a dog and a dog, so he can be regarded as a sparrow knowing the ambition of a swan?

Thinking of this, Liu Sheng actually felt half ashamed.

He nodded encouragingly and said: "If that's true, then this one thing can be regarded as intentional. Since this is public, why is it private?"

"A private person... is similar to a public person. Everyone in the capital knows that I love Western learning, and they all know that I have a close relationship with Dai Jinxian. Now that there is a trend of banning religion in the court, these things will not be explained in the future. There are more than just Western learning Christ, there are other kinds of knowledge, and I also want to let Your Majesty know in advance what kind of Western knowledge I am learning through this matter."

Speaking of this, Liu Yu followed Liu Sheng's way of thinking and said: "Father, if you don't make it clear before the storm comes, will you really be able to make it clear in the future? Even if your son enters the upper house by then, Your Majesty, I see that Liu Yu loves Western learning and is probably a Christian, so he cannot be used."

"How can you guess the heart of an emperor? When the time comes, I'm afraid you won't even have a chance to defend yourself. Instead, it will leave an impression in His Majesty's heart. Once the impression is made, it will be difficult to reverse it."

"And what if His Majesty doesn't say it, but just keeps it in mind. Even if I want to defend myself, I won't have a chance."

Hearing this familiar way of thinking, Liu Sheng finally nodded repeatedly, thinking that this was true.

Aixi scholars may not be believers, but does Your Majesty really know? A storm will come in the future. I can’t tell at this time, but it will indeed be a big trouble in the future.

Now it seems that this huge gamble has actually paid off.

One of them said something like "Chinese learning is the essence and Western learning is the application" in front of His Majesty, making a distinction between Western learning and foreign religion.

The separation of the two is both public and private.

The second took advantage of the opportunity to enter the palace, bit back, and slapped those missionaries with trumped-up charges.

After a brief manipulation of this matter, it was the conservative party's cannonball to criticize the Spanish party, which they wanted to kill, and they were in line again.

On the other hand, if the wind direction changes again, the "use and body" thing can be used to leave some room for recovery for the Western French Party.

The doubts in Liu Sheng's mind were finally solved, and he appreciated Liu Yu a little more.

But after all, this matter is too big. If something like this happens again in the future, it will never be allowed.

"Even so, you should discuss it with me. You have made your own decision. Your majesty is wise and has not punished you, but has exonerated you. But if there is a treacherous person who takes the opportunity to deceive your majesty, he will punish you for 'peeping into the forbidden palace' "What will happen if I am not strict in running my family?"

Liu Yu sighed and kowtowed solemnly to Liu Sheng.

"Father, since you know what Duke Qi wants to do to me, you must also know about the Bai Yunhang who made his fortune in Fuqing County's teaching case."

"He was a small county magistrate, made a big bet, and now he has been promoted to a state shepherd. If he loses the bet, he will be dismissed from his post, and the county magistrate will be an official as big as sesame seeds and mung beans. If he loses the bet, he will be accompanied by green mountains and green waters, and ancient scrolls and green lanterns. Become a friend; if you win the bet, you can pastor the people of a state and earn one hundred thousand dollars a year."

After telling this story, Liu Yu raised his head and said with a wry smile: "The son is not the legitimate eldest son. Even if he is the legitimate eldest son, his father can still be reborn in his prime. I want to ask, if I really discuss this matter with my father, will my father agree?"

"The father thought that his son's bet was the Duke's Palace; in fact, his son's bet was only the future of the Wude Palace."

"Although the Duke's palace is large, in the future... it will not be mine."