When Yongzheng said this, he frightened everyone present, how could the emperor say this about himself? This is simply exposing one's own shortcomings, and completely ignoring the problem of one's own face.

It's just that when I thought that it was Emperor Yongzheng who said this, a rare honest man in the world, everyone was a little relieved, maybe this is Yongzheng, maybe the land is even more unacceptable for him.

"The slave is a capital offense....... It's just that the ambition of the Russian wolf son has been vividly reflected as early as the time of the Holy Grandfather......"

During his tenure as a member of the military department, Tu Lichen visited the Mongolian Plateau, Siberia, and the Ural Mountains, and recorded the situation of mountains and rivers, the distribution of animals and plants, the hydrology of rivers, the inhabitants of villages, and the customs of utensils along the way.

In this book, there is a map of Russia, and it records Tu Lichen's experience in Russia, which can be called a must-see book for Russia, so Tu Lichen was also promoted to the rank of official Shi Langzhong, becoming the Qing court's premier expert on Russia.

It is precisely because of Tu Lichen's understanding of Russia that he is very anxious, although Ning Chu in the south is a tiger that wants to eat people, but the Russians in the north are not the masters of fasting and reciting Buddha, if Daqing chooses to appease him, I am afraid that he will be completely devoured in the future.

Yongzheng's brows were already furrowed, he didn't understand what Tu Lichen said, but how could he understand....... At present, the Qing Dynasty does not have much confidence to forcefully reject the Russians.

"I know, you go down first."

The slightly cold tone naturally exposed Yongzheng's inner dissatisfaction, and this also made the three ministers tremble in their hearts, and almost wanted to kneel down and apologize......

After waiting out of the Heart Cultivation Palace, Bo Sige, the minister of scattered ranks, looked at Tu Lichen, frowned and said, "Tu Lichen, the Russian mission has not arrived yet...... What are you afraid of? ”

Tu Lichen looked at Bo Sige, who had a white beard in front of him, and didn't dare to be disrespectful, so he smiled bitterly at the moment: "Lord Bo Sige, you are always the deputy capital of Mongolia with a blue flag, haven't you dealt with the Russians?" ”

As soon as Bo Sige heard this, he sighed lightly and said in a low voice: "Tu Lichen, the old man understands what you mean, but you also have to remember that the emperor is our master, and the rivers and mountains of the Qing Dynasty are also the emperor's rivers and mountains!" ”

After saying this, Bo Sige bowed to the king of Doro County, and then shook his hand and left.

As for the king of Doluo County, Celeng also said in a low voice: "Tu Lichen, don't you still understand what the old man Bo Sige means? In the current situation, you have a clear score! ”

Tu Lichen smiled bitterly and shook his head, what is severity? He really understands too well, whether it is Yongzheng or other ministers, in their eyes, the arrival of the Russians will only ask for the bitter cold land in the north, and if they give it, they will give it, which is not a really important matter.

But Ning Chu is different, they not only want to occupy the entire world, but also completely occupy Manchuria and wipe out all the Eight Banners!

In this comparison, in fact, the answer has already come out, but this matter cannot be said by Yongzheng himself, otherwise the "Treaty of Nebuchu" signed by Kangxi back then would almost become a joke, and this matter can only be signed by the courtiers below, becoming a scapegoat for betraying the country.

As soon as he thought of this, Tu Lichen thought a little about dismissing from office, but this was also impossible, after all, he was the only minister in the Eight Banners who knew Russia best, and once he left, who would preside over the negotiations with the Russians?

Whether it is the king of Doluo County or the minister of Sanzhi Bo Sige, they are nothing more than the face of Mongolia, and the real leader of the negotiations has to be brought by him, Russia.

"That's it, that's it, anyway, it will take a long time for the Russians to get to Beijing........."

.............

Just when Yongzheng had a headache with the Russian forces in the north, Ning Yu also had a headache at the moment, but his headache was not an external trouble, but a hidden worry from Ning Chu's internal problems, in fact, it was very simple to say, that is, a new scientific expedition that has repeatedly caused controversy.

The Ningchu Imperial Court's three-year scientific examination was held at the end of March, but unlike in the past, this time the scientific examination was held in each province, and the results of the examination were all promulgated in mid-April.

The reason is very simple, in the past, scientific examinations were the privilege of scholars, and people of other classes were not allowed to participate, but in this Ningchu scientific examination, the restrictions on identity were relaxed, and peddlers and pawns could come to participate - so after the exam results were announced, many small merchants and vendors were actually admitted to the show of Da Chu!

Of course, the reason why these people will be admitted is actually very simple, that is, as the first imperial examination with innovative content, the so-called Four Books and Five Classics are not tested at all, and even if there are, it is only a small part, but there are many subjects that everyone does not understand.

Therefore, some small merchants and peddlers who were not scholars had already begun to learn those subjects, and it happened that those subjects were practical and not very complicated, so some people got started very quickly, and those who were stupid in their minds could not take advantage of them, so they were eliminated.

It's just that this time it completely detonated Shilin's public opinion, in the eyes of the big guy, no matter what you Emperor Ning wants to take the test, it can be discussed, after all, it is all a matter of scholars, and the meat is always rotten in the pot, but now Ning Chu gently told everyone, I'm sorry, Shizi is not more noble than others, everyone is the same starting line, but it makes Shilin's fragile self-esteem completely burst.

If it's just Shilin making trouble, it's actually nothing, after all, Xiucai rebelled, and it didn't work out for ten years, but the problem is that there are also supporters behind these Shilin, they are those landlords and gentry, and they are also disappointed in the reform, and now they have seized this opportunity, but they have begun to encourage the scholars to start making trouble.

For a while, not only was public opinion in the newspapers, but even many people in the court had some complaints, and the righteousness was nothing more than that governing the country was a matter for scholars, how could those lowly businessmen participate? What's more, many of them are not even merchants, but just some peddlers who make a living.

However, public opinion is not all in the hands of the gentry, at least those businessmen also have a place to speak, and a public opinion war began in the newspapers controlled by both sides.

When the newspapers were noisy, and in the Fengtian Hall of the Nanjing Imperial Palace, a unique tongue and lip sword was also opened. The two sides are also fighting for a good time. Beanie boxes

"Your Majesty, now that the Northern Expedition is approaching, it is really inappropriate to cause such a commotion in the country, and please think of the people of the world and the hearts of the people."

It was Li Fu who spoke from the left capital of the Imperial Palace, he has always been on the side of the scholars, and he has never had a good impression of those greedy businessmen.

It's just that after Li Fu finished speaking, Ning Zhonghai, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, also spoke, his temperament was more straightforward, and he immediately said loudly: "I Dachu supports businessmen, and now it has achieved results, and next year is just that all the expenses required by the military can be obtained from industry and commerce, but those scholars can get this money?" ”

"Hmph, it's true that industry and commerce are making profits, but in the process of making profits, how many small people have gone bankrupt? It's really Sven sweeping the floor! ”

"Can Sven be turned into money or into a projectile that hits the Manchus? Nothing can change! If even industry and commerce can't be tolerated, how can I reign in the world? ”

You come and go between the two sides, but you can see that the ministers in the palace are in an uproar, but everyone knows in their hearts that how this matter develops still depends on the thoughts of the emperor from above.

As for Ning Yu, he really feels a little headache now, he understands in his heart that the implementation of the new policy for more than two years has caused changes in many places, which is a good sign, but it has also encountered crazy resistance from the traditional gentry, and now they are resisting the new imperial examination, and they are still resisting the new policy behind it.

Ning Yu before still wanted to be able to get through the past relatively calmly, but now he also knows that it is completely impossible, because no matter how many gentry who oppose the New Deal are killed, more people will pour out, after all, the implementation of the New Deal is to cut the flesh on their bodies, that is, to bleed them.

Due to the strength of the Fu Han army in the past, all their resistance was nipped in the bud, but it does not mean that the psychology of this resistance will disappear, unless the traditional gentry group itself begins to divide and let some of them join the world of capital, otherwise the confrontation will be a long-term process.

Now that the gentry have begun to merge with Shilin, and the attack on the new imperial examination system has become a substantial opposition to the new policy, and has evolved into another battlefield, and this is also what Ning Yu is very vigilant about.

However, Ning Yu still knew how to watch it, he glanced at the ministers in the hall before he slowly spoke: "I want to remind everyone that the newspapers you buy now have been renovated for three years!" ”

"It's not that I didn't give Shilin a chance at the beginning, and I have been telling everyone since the second year of innovation that it is impossible to regret the change in the imperial examination system, only to keep moving forward!"

"If you don't want to take the exam, I will also give them a choice, Ningchu's various new universities are also being prepared, and there will be many paths for them to choose in the future, such as medicine, such as the military, and then business, it's not that they won't be given a way to live, but if they keep getting into the dead end of the imperial examination, then I won't be a little soft!"

A storm-like reprimand was recalled in the Fengtian Palace, but it made the faces of those officials who opposed the new imperial examination system pale, especially Li Fu, the imperial history of the left capital, and a trace of pain appeared on his face.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty should think of the world! If you use thunderous means at this time, won't you push people's hearts to the side of the pseudo-Qing? If things are slow, then they will be rounded, why should they be persecuted with this? ”

Li Fu knelt down, his eyes were a little pleading, just like the situation under Nanchang City back then, he also begged Ning Yu to stop attacking the city.

That time, Ning Yu agreed to Li Fu's request, and Li Fu did not live up to Ning Yu's trust, and finally said that Nanchang surrendered, so that Ning Chu's soldiers occupied Nanchang without blood.

But this time Ning Yu was silent, he looked at the pleading Li Fu, and sighed softly: "Li Qing, I once said a sentence, I can stop and wait for you, but the times can't wait for you......"

"If we don't look up at the sky, don't look at the world around us, but blindly stay in the psychedelia created by the Four Books and Five Classics, the future Celestial Empire will completely collapse a piece of the sky, and when that sky falls, our children and grandchildren, they will be abandoned by the times!"

"Our country doesn't need nerds, see for yourselves...... Steam engines, muskets, artillery, railways, coal, and even industry and commerce that we are bent on developing, those are our future! ”

As Ning Yu's voice stopped, the court fell into a deathly silence, Li Fu exhaled deeply, he slowly moved his kneeling legs and feet, and then untied the crown of loyalty on his head and rested on the ground seriously.

"Your Majesty, the minister is old after all......."

"Your Majesty's eloquence and strategy, the minister really doesn't understand, and the minister is willing to resign to thank him......"

Li Fu's face was a little confused, after all, he kowtowed, he always had his own insistence in his heart, if it weren't for this, Li Fu would not have been demoted by Kangxi from the imperial study to Yongding River to be a river worker, let alone join the Fu Han army.

Cui Wancai, the second assistant standing in front, stood up, with a little anxiety on his face, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, Lord Li is just confused for a while...... Even if there is something to be done, how can you easily resign from the Constitutional Station? Please also ask Your Majesty to ponder. ”

Strictly speaking, these words should be said by Shoufu Ning Zhongjing, but in this matter, if it is really Shoufu who speaks, I am afraid that the date will cause suspicion in the emperor's heart, so Cui Wancai is also forced to be helpless, he must not watch Li Fu resign like this, otherwise Shilin will be completely separated from the imperial court.

Ning Yu pursed his lips tightly, and had the intention to let Li Fu return to the countryside, but he also knew in his heart that if Li Fu left, the power to check and balance industry and commerce in the future would be greatly lacking, and people like Lu Yizhong and Yan Hongkui could not support the power of this faction, which was not in line with Ning Yu's original idea.

It's just that Li Fu's attitude was too resolute, but it made Ning Yu a little difficult to ride a tiger, and finally after a while, he smiled bitterly: "Sir, now that the great cause has not been unified, is Mr. going to abandon me?" ”

When Li Fu heard Ning Yu's words, his heart trembled, of course he still remembered that when he was in Nanchang, when he entered the Governor's Mansion in the east, he talked with Ning Yu about the general trend of the world every day...... In Li Fu's heart, didn't he regard Ning Yu as half of his student?

"Your Majesty, old minister...... Naturally, the old minister did not dare to live up to His Majesty's high expectations. ”