Xinshun 1730

Chapter 132 The new type of suzerainty relationship
There have been some strange things in the history of passing on the ceremony.

For example, Xu Kaikai, the number one scholar, was placed second in the list. He paid the servant to close the door and not allow him to enter. won the champion.

Liu Yu didn't have to worry about this problem, at least no one in the court dared to put himself out like this at this time.

After passing the preliminary examination, the brocade clothes worn on Chuanlu Day have been distributed.

As the power directly under the imperial power, Wude Palace can be regarded as a kind of grace to show the meaning of "Wu De".

Early in the morning, before dawn, Duke Yi's mansion was already busy.

Yuyan waited for a few maidservants to get up earlier, and brought the brocade clothes that had been carefully inspected without any dust, making sure that there were no wrinkles on them.

Put on a brocade suit, put on a samurai's leather hat, and put two decorative feathers on the head that were specially licensed for Chuanlu Ri.He checked again the dagger that Ron En's Infinity Sword carried on the temple that day.

Dressed up a bit, Swift looked at Liu Yu all over, like threading a needle through the eye of a needle at night.

"The third master will definitely be the leader today."

Several maidservants also said something festive, but Liu Yu said: "I don't know. The country is full of talents and is in prosperity, how dare you be arrogant?"

From the point of view of the topic, it is "hand-picked", so this should be low-key instead.At least it looks like it needs to be installed.

After tidying up, it was still dark, and lights were lit elsewhere in the Duke's mansion.

Liu Yu hurriedly went to see his mother for morning inspection, and her mother also got up early, looked at Liu Yu who was wearing the brocade attire for the Chuanlu ceremony, smiled gratifiedly, and told him not to delay here.

At the beginning of Chen Shi, about seven o'clock in the morning, the ceremony will begin.

It was five o'clock to line up outside the Meridian Gate, and the time to start from home was even earlier.

All the way to the Meridian Gate, it was still early, and the ministers had their own special rooms to rest.

The group of people waiting for the ceremony like Liu Yu had nowhere to go. In order to prevent them from wanting to shit and pee during the ceremony, they were not allowed to eat or drink water.

Waiting was boring, and they were all classmates in Wude Palace, so they had to get together to smoke, chat and fart, and when they were tired of standing, they squatted on the ground, showing a bit of Sanhe's air of waiting for the end of the day.

Dashun compares himself to Li Tang, and the official name of the Meridian Gate is actually Wufenglou.

However, just like the Six Governments or the Six Departments in private, slippery talkers abound.

The Hall of Supreme Harmony in later generations was renamed the Hall of Advocacy after the recovery of the capital, but it was changed back to the Hall of Fengtian after the government stabilized.

The Generalissimo of Fengtian Advocating Righteousness is now serving the orders of Heaven, not advocating righteousness and protecting the people.

When the Meridian Gate opened, the ministers entered in batches.

Until the end, Liu Yu waited for a group of people who had taken the exam a few days ago to enter through the gate, and when they arrived near the Jinshui Bridge, they had to regroup again.

Perhaps it is not so strict on weekdays, but today is a ceremony, and there are a bunch of people who may be entering the imperial city for the first time, and the censors and ceremony officials repeatedly reiterated that they should pay attention to their manners.

Leren took his place, and took his place under the eaves of Fengtian Hall.The case of Huang was ready, and the emperor Luan came, with drums and music.

The ministers from all walks of life took their positions, and Liu Yu and others followed behind. According to the results of the preliminary test, they were arranged in such a way that left and right were inserted behind the ministers.

After the music stopped, Zuo Pingzhangshi, chief of Tianyou Temple, came to Luanjia with three test papers and read the first one.

After reading a few words, Liu Yu recognized that it was the article he wrote silently, and the last bit of worry disappeared.

Standing in line with him, one can imagine that the mood at this time must be lost.

Only after reading a thousand words, it stopped abruptly, and switched to the next strategy of "controlled soldiers".

Liu Yu originally wanted to make some big news. He had already asked about all the details of the ceremony, and knew that Zuo Ping would read the article in front of everyone.

That's why he wrote some topics about "view of the world". He wanted to spark a heated discussion, but who would have thought that he would just read the first paragraph and ignore it?

This made him very uncomfortable.

After reading the papers, they opened the papers, and Zuo Pingzhang delivered the papers to the emperor.

The Wude Palace selected Lang Guan, who was the emperor's direct descendant, so the name was also called by the emperor to show the emperor's personal protection.

"Liu Yu, the son of Duke Yi Liu Sheng, is the leader!"

The father's name is mentioned in front, it should be worried about the situation of duplicate names, if there are two people appearing at the same time, it will be a bit embarrassing.

The guards in front of the main hall shouted in unison, and after calling Liu Yu's name three times, Liu Yu stepped out from behind and knelt down on one knee at the bottom of the steps.

On the day of passing on the coffin, the sword is worn in the hall, and the ritual of five prostrations and three kowtows is not acceptable, but a military salute is used to live up to the meaning of martial virtue.

Then came the second and third.

After that, there is no need to read the papers. After the names are called, they will go out one by one to meet the emperor.

After the big ceremony, the emperor selected ten more people, went to the Tianyou Hall to ask questions, and finally selected two more from the top three and the remaining seven people, making up five, and bestowed the post of Dragon Guard.

Once awarded the Dragon Guard, you can follow the emperor to participate in the court meeting, have the right to observe, and are not eligible to play.

He is also eligible to attend some government affairs in the Tianyou Temple, but whether the key military is qualified to attend according to the emperor's trust level also has no right to discuss matters.

The ceremony was complete, the ministers dispersed, and the ten people selected by Liu Yu and others lined up in turn, handed in their weapons in front of the Tianyou Hall, and waited at the door to ask questions.

He was the ringleader and the first to be called in.

Stepping in, the door was closed, just like the interview in the previous life, the emperor sat in the middle, and the five ordinary people sat on the left and right.

After the sword was handed in, it was time to kneel down to the emperor five times and three times, kneeling on the ground and waiting for questioning.

It was the Pingzhang who were asked first, and finally the emperor asked a question.

In general, there is also a process, the top three are necessarily appointed, only the latter few need to ask some questions, and the emperor selects the candidates.

It's just that Liu Yu's policy theory has raised too many questions, and this time the inquiry is extremely unusual, not just a simple process.

The British Duke looked at Liu Yu who was kneeling on the ground, with a blank expression on his face, and asked first: "Liu Yu, it seems reasonable to compare Nanyang to the Western Regions, but there are a few questions to be tested on how to use it."

Liu Yu saluted Duke Ying again and said, "Please ask Zuo Pingzhang about it."

"According to what you said, the navy is necessary. What's the difference between the navy and the navy?"

"Returning to Pingzhang, the navy is like the army of the guard, and the navy is the forbidden army of the Beijing camp. The navy can only patrol and suppress thieves; the navy can compete on the waves. The navy of this dynasty is weak, and I am afraid that it will not be the opponent of the enemy at sea. Therefore, to build a navy, His Majesty and the Temple of Heavenly Blessing are directly under the jurisdiction. It is not limited to guarding one side, but to be mobilized everywhere. If there are bandits, we will suppress them, and if there are enemies, we will fight."

The British Duke nodded, and asked again: "The navy's sluggishness is not a day's cold. According to what you said, how can the navy thrive if it loses to the Westerners?"

"Returning to Pingzhang: Learning from foreigners' skills."

The four words of mastering skills from barbarians did not cause any disturbance.

Knowing the Chinese and the West in order to win, and learning from the barbarians to control the barbarians are just expressions of the same meaning under different power comparisons.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the gap was not that big, and there was still the confidence and thought of "seeking to surpass the victory".I feel that using force can not only learn, but also surpass.

When it comes time to learn from the barbarians and use their skills to control the barbarians, it is too far away to seek superiority, and it is a blessing to be able to control the barbarians.

Liu Yu already had an idea in his heart. Since the British official asked, he knew the British official's tough attitude on North Korea, so he thought that his ideas should be recognized by him.

"Westerners are good at something, the navy is the strongest, the country is unrivaled, and they can learn from it."

"Wei Chen captured some sailors in northern Xinjiang, and all of them participated in the naval construction of the Raksha people."

"Among them, Bering and others are proficient in navigation; Chelikov, Sven and others have served as captains of warships. They are all skilled in military affairs. They can be hired as instructors to teach students."

"The Army of the Imperial Dynasty had students from the Wude Palace. Thanks to Taizong's foresight, all the students from the Wude Palace studied geometry and surveying and mapping."

"If we build a navy, we can set up a new department in Wude Palace, focusing on navigation instead of riding and shooting; focusing on artillery instead of bird guns. Practice with Western naval law. Within five years, you should have the first batch of officers. "

"I also captured some Luocha carpenters in Heilongjiang, and they can also build ships. In five years, there will be a sailor who can sail long distances with Western techniques. Although they cannot sail around the world, they will sail directly to Japan without any problems."

The British public was a little relieved when they heard the "five-year" deadline.

What he was most afraid of was that Liu Yu would make an earth-shaking change in order to cater to the emperor's mentality of being overjoyed and eager for everything, which would lead to big things.

He is old, and he can see that the emperor wants to use Liu Yu again.

I was afraid that after I died, no one in the court would be able to take my position. In order to fight against the conservatives, the emperor supported too many young people who were too enterprising, causing disaster.

Hearing what Liu Yu said, he gave a five-year deadline to train the first batch of officers, and the purpose was only to be able to fly directly to Japan. This sounded more conservative than I thought, and I finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He asked again: "What do you mean by 'raising the navy with the navy'?"

Liu Yu turned to the emperor and said, "My minister, please take North Korea and Japan as an example. It's not really what you want to do, but just give an example nearby. If there is any violation of the Rende Zong vassal, please don't blame your majesty."

Everyone has seen Liu Yu's strategy and theory, and knows that his remarks are too violent and completely overbearing.

At this time, he said that he was just using two nearby countries as an example, not really talking about those two countries.

But that is to say, everyone thinks that this is not falling on these two countries?

The emperor nodded, and was also wanting to hear Liu Yu's opinion on how to "support the navy with the navy", so he said, "You just say it's okay. This North Korea is not that North Korea, and this Japan is not that Japan."

"Don't spread the word, Qing, etc., lest the vassal be surprised."

Liu Yu then said: "For example, Japan has a lot of silver and a lot of copper. However, its country is closed to the outside world, and its trade volume is small. But if it is switched on, then we will swarm in raw silk, cotton cloth and other things."

"Not only can you get silver every year, but you can also get copper to make money, alleviating the money shortage."

"However, the Japanese are closed to the outside world, unwilling to trade, and have never been in court."

"If there is a navy in my dynasty, cross the sea and encircle it, force it to open trade, make it pay tribute, and the profit of silver and copper in this way will be more than one million a year?"

"If the Western countries also request trade with Japan, then Japan has already paid tribute and is a vassal of our dynasty. Our navy will help Japan resist the Westerners."

"If you can resist it, isn't Japan's silver, copper, etc. all from our dynasty? In the past, the Zheng family monopolized Japanese trade and earned millions a year, so they could support a navy. If Japan can trade , isn't that enough to support a navy?"

"This is called, using the navy to support the navy."

"It is only allowed to trade with our dynasty, not with Westerners; Japan is not allowed to build warships, and Japan's coastal defense is taken over by our dynasty; since our dynasty is the suzerain, if Westerners attack Japan, our dynasty will be responsible for repelling them, and if Japan If there is civil strife, I will help to put it down. This is called... a new type of vassal relationship."

(End of this chapter)