Xinshun 1730

Chapter 217 Although the country is big, it will die if it is warlike
Not long after Liu Sheng returned to the capital with Liu Yu's memoir, the army and the emperor's driving force returned to the court.

The prince Jian Guo and the left-behind ministers went out of the city to greet them, shouting long live, and then set up sacrifices on the outskirts of the capital to commemorate the soldiers who died in battle, and then went to the Taimiao to win.

After the ceremony, Li Gan felt a little ecstatic.

His vanity was greatly satisfied, and all the officials wrote letters to praise him.

All said that the emperor had a good command, boldly used Liu Yu to fight on the northern front, and defeated the Zhunbu in one fell swoop against all opinions.He also said that he would repeat the Western Regions and other eulogies, which made Li Gan float into the sky.

This feeling is really good. After a few years since the last war against Russia, I felt this feeling again. It was really indescribably enjoyable.

And this time, it was Liu Yu who made him experience the pleasure of vanity.

If it's just building the city and pushing it across the road, it's not a big deal, everything is reasonable.

But Liu Yu's decisive battle in the north of the Altai Mountains really shocked many people's jaws, and he actually won like this?
At this time, they all jumped out to praise the emperor, saying that the emperor was strategizing and winning thousands of miles away. He was wise and wise, and boldly employed people, which saved a lot of money in the war of leveling that was expected to cost a huge amount of military expenditure. .

Hearing such comforting flattery, it is natural that the well digger does not forget the well digger.

Thinking of Liu Yu who flew back to Weihai as soon as the big battle was over, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

The military power is handed over happily, and the method of training soldiers is not secretive. Apart from being a little unpredictable and loving to be smart and forcing the court to do things, he seems to be a perfect courtier.

After various ceremonies, it is natural to reward meritorious deeds.

At the court meeting, the nobles, generals, ministers of the Tianyou Palace and the courtiers who were eligible to participate in the court meeting in Beijing, without any surprise, believed that Liu Yu should take the lead in the fairness.

This is also really embarrassing.After the battle to the north of the Altai Mountains, the army did not fight any more battles, and the quasi-parties surrendered, which is a matter of course, but it happened after Liu Yu led his troops straight into Ili to attack Chinook City.

It's easy for others to say.

Li Jiusi, the Duke of E, is the commander-in-chief of the North Road Army. He has no chance to be promoted, so he can reward some, and he has an heir.

The commander of the West Road Army, the controlling general Jiang Chen, now that the Zhunbu has been flattened, according to the rules, he has received military power and entered the Tianyou Palace.

The only one is Liu Yu, what should I seal?
Calculated, this is also the achievement of destroying the country.

But if it is all due to Liu Yu, then it is not, if the two armies did not come out together, forcing the Zhunbu to choose to fight in the north of the mountain, Liu Yu would have no chance to make such a great contribution.

The other one was the army of the West Road who was fighting soy sauce all the way. How many people fainted from crying after hearing that Liu Yu had captured Yili.

Many people waited and looked forward to getting military merits, but in the end they hoped for this result.

Draw your sword and look around in a daze, Zhunbu is leveled, Mongolia is stable, and you can't go to fight North Korea.How many military achievements can be accommodated in suppressing the rebellion in the Southwest and reforming the land?

After hearing Liu Yu's victory in Shanbei that day, the vanguard of the West Road Army ran forward like crazy, hoping to attack Yili before Liu Yu captured Yili, but in the end it was still a step too late.

There are many theories about such a thing as a knighthood.

In the previous dynasty, Wang Yangming was conferred a title, so he had no chance to join the cabinet, because nobles could not join the cabinet.

But Dashun can be a general or a prime minister. If he has enough military merits, he can also enter the Tianyou Palace, participate in military affairs, and formulate imperial court policies.

Civil servants didn't like Liu Yu, because Liu Yu didn't pass the imperial examination, and he was really capable, but he was also a heretic.

If it weren't for Liu Yu, the things on Luocha's side would not be so complicated.After the two sides met in battle, they stopped communicating, but Liu Yu sent envoys, which made the concept of Tianxia shaky.

The policy implemented in Wendeng area is the law of young crops, the allocation of land to the mu, and the right of permanent tenancy. If you say that it is all the attack of Bai Yunhang, the prefect of Wendeng Prefecture, no one will believe it: why is there no such thing elsewhere? What happened, but you, Liu Yu, did it by the side?
The big news of the brawl between the Imperial College and the Wude Palace that day shocked the gentry's jaws. If they followed the methods of the day, the world might end.

If such a person enters the court, he might cause some troubles.

However, the emperor wants to learn from Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and reuse hemorrhoid-licking slaves like Wei Qing, and Dashun has the tradition and rules of going out and entering the prime minister, which is a bit difficult.

Canonize it, it will only benefit Liu Yu's future development, and there will be no harm.

Now there is a British Duke in the You Palace today, and Liu Yu is the leader of the Wude Palace, and the emperor ordered the dragon ban, and the two places in the normal rules are in line.

Don't be knighted, the credit is indeed here, and it's not easy to pick thorns.There is no such thing as deduction of military pay, after many inquiries, and there is indeed no such thing; spending money to subsidize the army by yourself can be a crime if you want to do it, but it is useless under the premise of the emperor's trust.

The only good news is that after defeating Yili, Liu Yu left the army and ran back to Weihai to mess with the navy.

From this point of view, in a short time, the emperor should not let Liu Yu become a civil servant.

As long as you're not in the court, it's a good thing to toss around outside. Otherwise, you will be knighted at the age of 24, enter the court early, and be a radical reformer, and you will be in trouble in the future.

Li Gan also knew what was going on in his heart, thinking about what he really wanted to do, but he couldn't directly mention it.

Facing the ministers, Li Gan first expressed his emotion.

"In the battle of Ping Zhun, from the eyes of my lords, the waves were calm. But I broke out in a cold sweat. The new army compiled and trained by Liu Yu, under the tutelage of Westerners, with a mere ten thousand troops across the Western Regions, no one can beat it." enemy."

"Westerners have been deeply rooted in Nanyang and have been operating for a long time. I am deeply afraid that the incident of the Eastern captives in the last years of the previous dynasty will repeat itself. The Qingzhou army is only more than [-], and it has only been drilled for two years. It is so terrible. Let me ask, if countries such as Annan and Burma, How about training the new army and entering the imperial court?"

"It is a loyal and filial minister like North Korea. In the last years of the previous dynasty, he also took refuge in the Eastern Captives and sent musketeers to fight with our dynasty. Burma also fought a lot with the previous dynasty. It may be said that they cultivated virtue, but after cultivating virtue, did they Don't you have any disobedience?"

"The barbarians are fearful of power but not virtuous."

After finishing his thoughts, the hall was silent.

The leveling battle really made many people exclaim.We all know that Liu Yu's army was taught by Xiyang, the guns were also purchased from Xiyang, and he even hired Western instructors. At that time, he didn't think it was a problem. It's not that Westerners, Dashun have never fought before.

There were Western mercenaries in the Southern Ming dynasty, but that was all.It's only been more than 80 years. Has the Western formation military system improved so much?

Civil servants don't know soldiers, and don't know what the difference is. In the silence, Bing Ke remonstrated: "Your Majesty, don't worry. My dynasty's system is far superior to that of the West. What is strong in the West is nothing more than firearms. I will catch up head-on. , imitating firearms, you can worry-free.”

Li Gan snorted and said, "Imitation? It was imitated 80 years ago. Do you know what the Western firearms will look like after 80 years? Besides, it's not that the missionaries in Korea and China did not send Western firearms as tribute, but if Western firearms are not equipped with bayonets , not much advantage."

"With a bayonet, the fusion of formations is completely different. In 80 years, it will be like heaven and earth. You only need to imitate it, will you have time?"

"Besides, let me ask you, what is the difference between this flintlock gun and bayonet and the previous army formation in our dynasty? Do you know? How much is the distance between the battalions? Why is there a distance? Do you know?"

Bingke remonstrated and replied: "I don't know, but I don't have to know. If you give good courtesy, the people will not dare to be disrespectful; if you give good righteousness, the people will not dare to be disobedient; if you have good faith, the people will not dare to be merciless. The people of the four directions are here to bear their sons! To train soldiers, there are people who train soldiers, and to know soldiers, there are generals who know soldiers. What your Majesty has to do is to rule the world with courtesy and benevolence. In this way, soldiers will use their lives, and craftsmen will also study To produce new firearms without courtiers knowing what the new firearms look like."

"Now that the Western Regions have been recovered, it is time to cultivate morality. The matter that your Majesty is worried about, I think it is nothing to worry about. You can let those who know soldiers train soldiers, and you can also order imitation of firearms. These are all within the scope of the matter. Your Majesty is worried about this, and I think it is true. Not necessary."

"What I worry about is that the Celestial Dynasty reformed its firearms and changed its formations, thinking that the world is invincible, and then imitated Han Wu and conquered all sides."

"Even though the country is big, it will perish if it is warlike; although the world is safe, it will be dangerous if you forget the war. Now that the Zhunbu has been flattened, Mongolia has been attached, and the Nuer Gandu Division has been taken over, please take care of the common people, rest and recuperate, and don't fight again. There was objection in the central government to the matter of leveling the Zhun, if the Zhunbu could pay tribute, with Hami as the boundary, without disturbing each other, it might not be impossible."

"Now that the Western Regions have been recovered, what's the use? Not to mention the millions of military expenses, the garrison and emigration will all cost money in the future."

"A few years ago, there was a catastrophic disaster in Shandong. Wouldn't it be a benevolent government to help the victims with this kind of money?"

"I'm not just criticizing the great achievements in recovering the Western Regions, but I really hope that Your Majesty will rule the world with benevolence and propriety. Nowadays, the public opinion in the world is so arrogant and boastful, and it is not a blessing for the world to talk about expanding land and opening borders. Your Majesty must pay attention to it. "

"That's why, I think that the first battle of Ping Zhun has already proved that the new army can fight. Your Majesty can lay off all the soldiers in the world, leaving only a few. This way, it can save millions of military salaries, and everyone can save money and food. It is also a good talk."

Li Gan nodded, knowing that this man was also a loyal minister, he encouraged him: "Your words are also reasonable. However, the matter of fairness is somewhat pedantic. But the Western Regions have been settled, so there is no need to mention this matter. As for It is possible to lay down the soldiers of the world, but it is necessary to train a new army. Otherwise, if the old soldiers are cut and the new army is not formed, if there is a police in the world, it will be a big mistake.”

The Bing Ke remonstrance also played: "I think that Liu Yu is good at training troops and has the power of leveling. Although the Western Regions are restored at this time, the reality is not yet determined. A man who can write and fight must guard the Western Regions. Liu Yu is the most suitable. This leveling, Liu Yu should be the first one, his merit is enough to be a marquis, and with the prestige of a great victory, let him guard and train troops, then the Western Regions will not be corrupted, and the country can save money and food."

After he finished speaking, many people also spoke up one after another, expressing their support.

Some people also said: "Liu Yu has dealt with the Raksha people, and he also knows practical knowledge such as surveying and mapping. His Majesty should let him guard and preside over border surveys and other matters. He has the reputation of defeating the big and the big by defeating many. If he guards, no one in the Western Regions would dare to rebel."

No matter how you look at it, Liu Yu should be the best candidate to guard the Western Regions.

This is a fair statement, but it also hides some mysteries.

(End of this chapter)