Chapter 20 Connecting China and the West in order to win

Hold it high and lower it gently.

They have heard this phrase from time to time, but today it can be regarded as a personal feeling.

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

In the filthy land, people's hearts are unpredictable, and they can hear the sound outside the strings.

In today's matter, if you grasp the crime of "spying on the forbidden palace and trespassing", one will be counted as one, and all of them will be implicated.

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

That's it?

In this way, it is not clear which one of the people present is not clear?

It is ready to fall 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 ignorant of depth.

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

Young man, what is it to do Meng Lang?

Only the son of the Marquis of Shifang, before the matter is clear, he will jump out and clear up the relationship, and don't want to mix in the circle in the future.

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

When Liu Yu heard the emperor say this, his heart was relieved.

didn't give An a charge of spying on the Forbidden Palace, so it seems that this emperor is not such a bastard, but I don't know if this thing will be banned in the future?

Not so bastard, far from being enlightened, Liu Yu can still tell the difference.

After hearing this, Tian Ping on the side seized the opportunity, went up with the stick, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, I am waiting for the guilt." As the saying goes, there is no hair on the mouth, and the work is not firm. I am so young that I think too little, and I am far less worried and far-reaching than His Majesty. If it weren't for His Majesty's suggestion, where would I have thought of it? ”

"National Policy" cloud: It's not too late to make up for the loss. However, after all, it is not as good as Your Majesty, and if you have not lost a sheep, you will make up for it first. This "poem" says: The sky is not cloudy and rainy, through the mulberry soil, and the household is prepared! Your Majesty has an insight into Mingjian, and I will never wait for it. ”

This sycophant film, from the Warring States Policy to the Book of Poetry, Liu Yu shouted professionalism in his heart.

Li Gan doesn't know how much he has seen on weekdays, Liu Yu can praise his professionalism in his heart, and Li Gan will not be able to pass the level when he hears it, and he still needs to be experienced.

It's just that he is in a good mood today, and he is not ready to punish these people, with this mentality, Tian Ping's sycophants will be worthy of it.

He saw Tian Ping and Liu Yu kneeling together, both in the front row, and knew that this was Tian Ping, the son of the Duke of Qi who "soared" with Liu Yu.

also knew that this person also had a contribution in the book "A Brief Examination of Western Countries", so he smiled and said: "You are inseparable from Meng and Meng with that Liu Yujiao." If something happens today, you are also guilty of a great sin. But I heard Qi Guogong say, you can't ride a horse, you can't put a gun, and when you hear the sound of firecrackers, you are so frightened that you drill into the quilt, why do you have the courage to fly to the sky today? ”

Tian Ping was sure that he had heard the emperor's laughter, and all the previous uneasiness in his heart instantly dissipated and relaxed.

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

Now it seems that the emperor is in a good mood, and it is likely that not only will he not be punished, but he will be rewarded?

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

But this is no longer the era of killing the monarch if he jokes about his courtiers in "Spring and Autumn", Tian Ping thought to himself, His Majesty jokes about his shortcomings, that is to look down on himself.

So he followed the emperor's words and said: "Liu Yu invited me to ascend, and he said that no one in Xiyi would do this, and the two of us would be the first people in the world to ascend to the sky." Under the stirring of feelings, I forgot to be afraid. I thought that in the future, when this thing was spread abroad, and when Westerners soared, it was inevitable to think that this thing originated from our Celestial Empire, and it was very glorious. ”

There is quite a bit of the mentality of the Heavenly Empire in these words, Li Gan was originally suffocated by the missionary's affairs, but when he heard Tian Ping say this, he actually laughed heartily.

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

"I heard, you are worried about the war on the frontier, so you borrowed Kong Ming's wisdom to make this thing? Even so, it can be regarded as having a heart, noble children, it is excellent to be dedicated to the country. It's just that even if this thing is useful, there are craftsmen to do it. I heard that you are in the Wude Palace, all subjects are superior, and you should focus more on your studies, so that you can do your best for the country in the future. ”

This is a great compliment.

The people next to him thought that Brother Shouchang had hit a lot of luck, not only did he have no fault, but it seemed that Jane was in the emperor's heart.

I'm afraid that the future is not immeasurable, and there will be a character in the family of Yiguo Gong again?

Although if you can enter the top house in the Wude Palace and be rated on the top, it can be called the leader, and it is at the same level as the champion.

But Liu Yu was only an inner student at this time, and he was able to enter His Majesty's eyes and inquire about the results, which means very different.

Especially the sentence "I can do my best for the country in the future", which is an extremely rare encouragement.

The same words, popping out of the emperor's mouth, the meaning is very different.

There was envy and jealousy in the hearts of the people.

Only Liu Yu heard this, and felt a little unhappy.

In the end, is it still the set of "Fan Chi asks the grain, and the son says the villain"?

Since there is no big problem in this matter today, and it has come to this point, Liu Yu relented and replied: "Your Majesty, when I heard about Mengyuan, Ah Lao Wading, a native of the Western Regions, was good at casting cannons, and he sealed ten thousand households. Craftsmen can also be marquis. ”

"Although Meng Yuan is in the Hu Dynasty, Ran Zi said that there must be my teacher in the threesome, choose those who are good and follow them, and change those who are not good. This can also be used as a reference. ”

"The book of war, etiquette, and righteousness are of great use. However, even if Wei Huo is resurrected and Sun Bai is reappeared, with the weapons of the Qin and Han dynasties, how can they be able to defeat the current artillery guns? ”

"I thought that the person who invented the gunpowder was no less meritorious than Wei Huo. It is a pity that this so-called good fighter has no outstanding achievements, and the history books are nameless. ”

"If Wei Huo is resurrected and Sun Bai reappears, with today's firearms and artillery, after mastery, he can also dominate the world."

"Previously, Ming Xu Guangqi said: will connect China and the West, in order to win. I think that the middle school is the body, the Western learning is the use, and the master is the master to control the country, so that the national fortune can prosper for a long time. ”

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

I thought that if this was the case, the fortunes of the country would be prosperous, but the emperor with one family name was afraid that it would not take a hundred years to get out.

He has a personality who likes Western studies, and the words "will understand China and the West in order to win" came out of his mouth, and it was not against harmony at all.

Li Gan pondered the eight words of "middle school for the body, Western learning for use" in the second half of the sentence, and always felt that something was wrong, which seemed to be different from what Liu Yu said.

According to what Liu Yu said, even if Wei Qing, Huo Quzhi, Sun Wu, Bai Qi and others are resurrected, it is difficult to win against the current ordinary generals with the bronze weapons and iron weapons of the Qin and Han dynasties.

But if these famous generals are resurrected and familiar with the use of guns, they will naturally bring forth the new ones and train a new set of tactics, which is enough to conquer cities and conquer invincible battles.

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

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

Middle school is the body, Western learning is for use, how to explain, naturally it is not the turn of a little Liu Yu, it depends on how the emperor wants to explain, how to define the "middle school" of the body.

As Liu Yu just said, what is the matter of the craftsman sealing the marquis of ten thousand households during the Mengyuan period?

Is it a body? Or use?

If it is used, it will shake the body - Fan Chi asked about farming, what did Confucius say about villains? This is called a villain, as long as you learn etiquette, the people of the Quartet will come to run, where is the need to learn to farm - if the craftsman can also seal ten thousand households, what is the difference between the dynasty and Yidi?

So, to what extent is this "use" used by Western learning? Which ones can be used?

There is no solution to this problem: despising craftsmen, firearms and technology are certainly inferior to the West; Attaching importance to craftsmen is the collapse of the Celestial Empire system, and scholars will definitely disdain to be in the same house with craftsmen.

If the craftsman stood in the court with the scholars, if there was a little blood, the scholars would go back and commit suicide by throwing themselves into the lake.

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

The rest of the people who were kneeling with Liu Yu were secretly frightened that Liu Yu's courage was really big enough, and this matter was about to happen, but at this time, he said these words again, isn't this nothing to look for?

A few people thought to themselves, what do you Liu Shouchang ask us to do in the future, we have to think about it first. I don't dare to listen to you anymore, it's going to scare people to death.

If you are so bold, sooner or later you will suffer. Take it when you see it, brother.

Li Gan admired Liu Yu's boldness, and he had joked before that the shrunken old Wang Basheng was born a rampant crab.

It's just that Liu Yu said this, the more Li Gan loves talent, the more noncommittal he becomes.

The fuse triggered by the Fujian teaching case led to chaos in the DPRK and China, and party strife was about to arise.

The West French Party and the Old Conservative Party were in a dispute, and the Jesuits had sent an edict from the Holy See to add fuel to the fire.

The old party must be extremely conservative and retro in order to be regarded as its own by the old party; The West French Party had to be extremely radical in order to be seen as its own by the West French Party.

Whoever stands in the middle, especially if there is something like "mastering the skills of the master to control the razor", it will be attacked by both sides.

Even if Liu Yu still has a Yiguo Duke behind him, but on the cusp of such a storm, where can a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy from Wude Palace withstand?

Only when both sides are defeated can the emperor reconcile in the middle. At that time, both sides had no strength to fight, and they could accept this compromise.

In particular, Liu Yu still has a big stain and big trouble - he was too close to the missionaries before, and now he has made a hot air balloon to fly up, and the imperial historian said "spying on the forbidden palace and being disrespectful", which is that the prince of Yiguo can't bear it.

Thinking of this, out of protection, Li Gan smiled and said, "Children's words." Do you know what a body is? What is used? The big Kong Ming lantern you made is nothing more than a technique, and it is not commendable. ”

Liu Yu was also iron-hearted, and saw that the emperor had no intention of being harsh, and said: "Your Majesty, the technique has changed a lot, can the Tao still be the original Dao?" I heard from those missionaries that Xiyi had used his own fire, but I wonder if His Majesty knew about it. ”

Self-inflicted firebolts, also known as flintlock pistols.

Li Gan nodded and said, "I know that it is nothing more than a self-generated fire, and there is nothing special about drying. It's just that it's easier to cast, and those missionaries have also paid tribute to me, and there are often cases where the flint doesn't fire. It's not necessarily better. ”

The firing rate of the flintlock pistol is indeed a problem, and even if it is developed for a few more decades, the flint-inspired spark cannot guarantee 100% ignition of the primer. In terms of firing rate, it is definitely inferior to the arquebus with open flames.

But there is always room for progress in new things, especially the flintlock pistol alone is nothing, but with a complete set of military system reform to match it, it is far beyond Dashun's arquebus and cold weapon mix; It's a tactical system that relies on numerical superiority of artillery to beat the surrounding children.

When Liu Yu saw the emperor say this, his eyes rolled and he thought of something. Not only can we continue to test, but at least leave some seeds of change in the emperor's heart, and by the way, we can also clean up the rumors that I have been in close contact with the missionaries.

At this time, it's time to sell teammates and masters.

"Your Majesty, I also have a self-made firearm brought by a missionary in my house. It's just that those Western missionaries didn't say it completely, and they didn't dare to say that they harbored evil intentions, but I'm afraid they also didn't know anything about it. ”

"As for the self-generated firebolt, it may not be much better than the arquebus. But in fact, I inquired a lot and found out that in addition to the flintlock pistol, there is also a bayonet, which is the key thing. In this way, it can be said that the technique has changed greatly, and the old way does not work, resulting in a change in the entire tactics. ”

"I am very worried that the missionaries may know only one and not the other, or they may know the reason for it, but they only say one and not the other."