Xinshun 1730

Chapter 11 Life and Faith

Tian Suo has really heard of Yishiha's name, but it's only in the past few years.

For those who are honorable, they are not careful, but they are looking forward to making new achievements, so they have to learn to figure out what they want.

Now the emperor has the heart to expand the territory.

Although in the end whether it is a great talent, or a military force, that will have to wait until the day when the coffin is finalized.

But since the emperor has the heart to open up frontiers, Tian Suo, who is good at figuring out what he wants, has also read more about the old affairs of the frontier in recent years.

Nuerganzhe means "picture" in Jurchen language.

Between the white mountains and the black waters, when autumn comes, the maple leaves are red, the oak leaves are yellow, the spring water is clear, and the mountain flowers are blue. Looking up from the heights, the mountains and rivers are picturesque, so it has this name.

During the Yongle period, there was Zheng Sanbao in the south and Yishiha in the north. One of the two eunuchs explored Southeast Asia, and the other explored the Northeast.

With a crippled body, they have done great things.

It's just that after Yongle, Daming shrank back.

After Tumubao, because Yishiha is a Jurchen, under stress, the royal censor of the court imagined that people who are not of our race must have different hearts, and impeached Yishiha.In addition, the Nuer Gandu Division was abolished, and later generations rarely know its name.

When Liu Yu mentioned Yishiha and the Yongning Temple inscription, Tian Suo knew one thing but didn't know the other, and turned to look at his son Tian Ping beside him.

Tian Ping is well-read and knowledgeable, and has read a lot of miscellaneous books, but he also shook his head when he saw Tian Ping: "I have heard of the name of Yishiha. I have never heard of the inscription on the Yongning Temple at the mouth of Heilongjiang River. Where did Brother Shouchang read it?" Arrived?"

Liu Yu thought to himself, I saw it in my previous life, but I laughed and said: "The books I read are miscellaneous and biased. And Nuer was the governor of the capital, so I remembered."

There is indeed Yongning Temple, and there are indeed inscriptions, so it was called "Temple Street" in the Qing Dynasty, and its temple was Yongning Temple.

Tian Suo is like a treasure, and he knows very well in his heart that this time the negotiation with the Raksha Kingdom will be delayed in the early stage, but it will definitely be formally negotiated after the battle in the later stage.

As Liu Yu said, no matter whether it is Luocha or Dashun, if you start a war in Nuergandusi, it can only be two strong men holding goose feathers to tickle each other.

At most, there are only a few thousand soldiers, and hundreds of thousands of miles of land have to be decided, and in the end it has to be negotiated.

Only after the talks in the Northeast are over can we make a free hand, and even the two sides work together to attack Junggar.

But if you really want to talk, you must have evidence. If there is such an inscription in Yongning Temple, it will be really wonderful.

Although the "Unified Chronicles of the Ming Dynasty" in the previous Mingshun period gave up the record of Nuer Gandusi who took the initiative to abolish, but from the vast and numerous books left by the previous dynasty, we can still get a glimpse of Nuergandusi in its heyday.

The general location of the various guards of the Nuer Gandu Division can also be found in records, which can be used as a basis for negotiation between the two parties.

Liu Yu's heart is like a mirror, if he only talks about it this time, the form will be extremely unfavorable to Dashun.

Although there are only some Cossacks who went to collect furs in the Raksha Kingdom, some military officers did come back from studying in France. They are good at geometry surveying and mapping, and they can draw maps first-hand.

Dashun's side is a little bit worse. The military government's staff are currently busy preparing for the battle between the Western French Party and the Conservative Party, and no one has gone to those bitter cold places to draw a map.

If it's just a verbal fight, and the opposite side takes out a map, but this side can't get a map, this verbal fight will be very disadvantageous.

Fortunately, since ancient times, there was a former dynasty who was finally able to compete, and it was also regarded as the legacy of Emperor Yongle.

Tian Suo wanted to know which book recorded this matter, so that his staff could read it and find out more useful information.

Liu Yu only reasoned that he had really forgotten, but this matter was absolutely true and left a deep impression on him.

The reason why he was so impressed, Liu Yu said, "I thought that the former Ming Dynasty was cowardly and impoverished in the pass, but I never thought that it was too rich, and there were slaves who lived thousands of miles of land, so I was shocked, so I remembered it."

This reason sounds very reasonable, and Tian Suo believed it [-]% and did not doubt it.Compared with the bird at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the weather during the Yongle period was indeed more serious, and it is impossible not to be impressed.

"Shouchang, these things, you should write a booklet after you go back. Especially about Rakshasa, Lumi, Russian king's usurpation, etc., compile it into a book, and introduce more about the customs of Xiyi. Missionaries may not be willing to talk about one thing; I am afraid that these things are also taboos for them, so it is not easy to talk about them; three things... You know, now that the wind is going down, there is a lot of suspicion towards the missionaries."

"If you are willing, I will send this pamphlet to the Holy Majesty in person, and sign your name. It is also considered as a treasure in the Emperor's heart. If you are not willing, I will only presume that it was done by someone else. You can decide for yourself, but this little The brochure should be written out as soon as possible, so I can use it.”

Liu Yu naturally hoped that "Jane is in the emperor's heart", nodded and said: "I know. I must write it as soon as possible these days. But... Duke, what is going on in Fujian? How did the missionaries provoke Fujian? Jiedushi? My father just warned me, but he didn't make it clear."

Thinking about Tian Ping's veiled mention of Fujian Jiedu envoys giving gifts to Duke Qi, and Duke Qi is notoriously fond of "figuring out what is going on", Liu Yu really wants to know whether the government bans religion or not. ?

If Qi Guogong is the black hand behind the ban on religion, he should follow up quickly...

Tian Suo didn't hide anything, and said with a smile: "Actually, it's nothing serious."

"The reason is as follows: There was a man named Lin in Fuqing County who married a widow named Tuyouping before. When Lin died, the widow's Tuyouping inherited the family business. This Tuyouping believed in Christianity, and the clan Li asked him to pay for ancestor worship, and he said he was a believer and didn't worship ancestors, so why should he pay for ancestor worship?"

"The clan said, then if you don't worship your ancestors, why can you inherit our surnamed Lin's property? The oil bottle said, the property belongs to my stepfather, not from the clan, so why not inherit it?"

"You also know, the Fujian clan. No, the clan led people to rob him of his property, and sued him if he dragged the oil bottle."

"The county magistrate of Fuqing County is called Bai Yunhang, and he is also a ghost. This guy has long been prepared to take the opportunity to make trouble, so he can be promoted. As soon as he did it, he sentenced the oil bottle to return his property. Fuqing County The priests led the believers to attack the county government to seek justice for the believers and brothers, and he did it, killing and wounding a few. It turned out that he was in favor of the above, and now he has been promoted to the state pastor."

This state shepherd is not the state shepherd of Liu Xuande's Yuzhou shepherd.Dashun’s official position in the Tang Dynasty was restored. The county magistrate was called the county magistrate, the prefect was called the state shepherd, and the magistrate was restored as the prefect.

That Bai Yunhang can be considered a master of figuring out what he wants, and after some manipulations, he was promoted to the top, which can be said to have a bright future.

Liu Yu also understood that in the final analysis it was still the same sentence, the economic base determines the superstructure, and the key to set aside problems is economic interests.

The clan is powerful and wants to eat Juehu; Juehu joins the Christian religion and fights in groups.

It is said that it is a matter of belief, but it is actually a matter of property, but this is the fuse, and the following things may not be just a matter of economic interests.

Sure enough, Tian Suo said again: "Afterwards, Bai Yunhang arrested the religious believers in Fuqing County and went to the Confucian temple to worship. The Christian religion does not worship ancestors, and idol worship is not allowed. Of course, Zhou Gong and Confucius cannot be worshipped."

"Those students shouted: Although they worshiped themselves, their hearts were not convinced! There were even 'martyrs'. Bai Yunhang scolded them, saying that since you believe in Christianity and don't worship Duke Zhou and Confucius, why do you still want to be students? The believers said: Students have preferential treatment, this life, non-belief..."

"No, the entire Fuqing County is in chaos, and Fu'an County is also in chaos. There is a big trouble in Fujian. The special envoy of the Holy See entered the court a few days ago and talked about etiquette."

Speaking of this, Tian Suo laughed loudly and said: "That Bai Yunhang seems to have made the right bet. This person is thoughtful and good at figuring out the thoughts of the superiors. I think this guy has a bright future."

Liu Yu also laughed and said, "If you lose this bet, wouldn't it be dismissal and investigation?"

"Yes, but he is a county magistrate who is as big as a sesame mung bean. If he loses the bet, he loses. What are you afraid of? If he wins the bet, doesn't this mean that he will be promoted to the state shepherd, and he will be promoted to the sky in the future? The county magistrate is promoted to the state shepherd, which is exactly a big one. Hom."

A few words reveal a lot of information, so there is no need to say too much detail.

When the point was over, Liu Yu understood.

This prohibition of religion is inevitable, otherwise the county magistrate named Bai Yunhang would not be promoted to state priest.

Bai Yunhang was promoted to state pastor, which represented the court's inclination.

After thinking about it again, Liu Yu asked again: "But in this way, the quarrel with the missionaries broke up, and the Duke went to negotiate with the Raksha State Mission. How to solve the matter of interpretation?"

"How to solve it? We definitely can't use Westerners. It's not that there are no people in the court who are proficient in Latin. Once this matter happens, there must be a group of quitters within this month. Your Majesty wants to see how the court is willing to martyrdom." How much? There is no shortage of people, but when it comes to understanding the Western Yi countries, they are far behind you. Don’t worry about interpreting. They can do general translations, but when it comes to knowing the details of the Western Yi countries, That's absolutely impossible. That's why I'm looking for you."

After finishing speaking, Tian Suo sorted out the text on the picture scroll on the table, and then urged: "I told you, write down the details of the Western countries as soon as possible. Since Ping'er invited you to have a drink today, it's not easy to let You go back in vain, it seems that I can't even afford food and drink in Duke Qi's mansion. You two go now, the inner chef has already prepared food and wine."

Liu Yu and Tian Ping saluted, then retreated to have a drink.

There was no singer named Yang, and the two of them had a good time drinking with the stories of Xiyi.

Before I knew it, I drank too much, and I didn't know if I said something that I shouldn't have said.

On the way back, Tian Pingzao asked someone to prepare some fresh crabs, and asked the inner chef to cook some dishes that Liu Yu picked up a few more chopsticks on the table, and sent them to Duke Yi's mansion.

When I was about to board the car, I actually packed a few large honey pomelos from Fujian, which is the so-called Ping He Ping.After patting those grapefruits, Tian Ping helped the drunk Liu Yu into the car, and said with a smile: "Brother Shouchang, you can understand what happened today."

"You need someone to listen to all the Xiyi and Raksha state affairs you said. This is a confidential matter, and ordinary people can't use it. My father has to let me follow you, learn more and ask more questions, and explain clearly when I come back. It's not good. I invite you here every day."

Since Tian Suo asked Tian Ping to listen to this matter today, of course Liu Yu also understood what Tian Suo meant.

These things cannot be clarified in a day, especially how to address the other party's pain points when negotiating, which requires a lot of understanding.

This kind of confidential matter must not be found by others.

Of course Tian Suo trusted his son, Tian Ping would follow behind Liu Yu in the future and record all the things he wanted to ask to avoid mistakes.

Liu Yu snapped his fingers and said, "Don't worry, I know what's going on, how dare I neglect such an important matter? No delivery, brother, I'll go back now, it's getting late. See you tomorrow."

(End of this chapter)