Xinshun 1730

Chapter 23 Heartbreaking Words
Seeing her home's vermilion gate again, Liu Yu couldn't help feeling a little nervous.

Outside the Forbidden City, I knelt in front of the Jinshui Bridge for a long time, but the result was unsatisfactory and acceptable.

But the test of going home, even if the result was predicted before, is really a bit overwhelming.

He also knew that from a purely moral point of view, what he had done was not very honest.

Such a big incident happened, and I didn't say a word to my family before.

Don't say anything about your own fault, it's just nonsense in this era when there is still the crime of punishing the nine clans.

At the beginning, I thought hard, thinking that if the emperor is not enlightened and Dashun cannot tolerate new things, I will break my family and run away.That was just the most helpless choice. Now it seems that the result is acceptable, and we still have to mix within the framework of the system in the future.Then you don't have to borrow the power of your family.

With such a shred of shame like a sage afterwards, he moved to the door of the house.

There was a sharp-eyed person at the door, who saw Liu Yu early, and ran into the door as if flying, listening to shouts from a long distance away.

"The third son is back! The third son is back!"

As soon as the yelling stopped, the housekeeper who was as anxious as ants in a hot pot came out to welcome him.

"Hey, third master. You are back. Hurry up, the Duke is waiting for you in the study, hurry over."

It seemed that the family was really in a hurry, Liu Yu bit the bullet and went into the study.

As soon as he stepped in, the door of the study was closed.

Needless to say, there was no one outside the study, only a few confidantes guarded a few feet away from the sound.

Liu Sheng had already issued an order that no one was allowed to come over.

There were only two people left in the empty room again, and the sound of the chiming clock made the room even more oppressive and silent.

After a long time, I drank "Kneel down!"

Liu Yu had no choice but to kneel on the ground of his own house again with his knee that had just recovered.

Fortunately, he took out the purse from the emperor, and said in a low voice: "My son has made my father worry. But this is a good thing. His Majesty has given you a purse, and there are other rewards as well."

Seeing the face of the imperial purse, Liu Sheng's face softened slightly, and he asked carefully what Liu Yu had said in the palace.

Now that the matter has been done, and what should be tested has come out, there is no need to hide it, and recount the things in the palace truthfully.

I have been a noble for a long time, and I have to think carefully about whether I fart in the palace, whether it has deep meaning.

After listening to Liu Yu's retelling, Liu Sheng thought about it for a long time, but he couldn't think of any deep meaning in it. It seems that the result is good?

After walking around with his hands behind his back, Liu Sheng suddenly said, "I can't figure it out. I can't figure it out. Have you ever gambled?"

I don't know why Liu Sheng's thinking jumped so much, why did he talk about gambling?Liu Yu hummed in a low voice, indicating that he must have gambled.

"Then, have you ever seen someone betting on his life, wife and children, house and property, and even his own family's gold ten thousand taels at the gambling table, just to win ten taels of silver?"

Liu Yu was stunned, thinking who would bet like this?Isn't this stupid?

So he shook his head and said, "I've seen a crazy gambler's son, but I've never seen such a stupid gambler's son."

"You know it's stupid! You also know it's not such a gamble!"

Liu Sheng was suddenly furious, pointing at Liu Yu's nose and cursing.

After scolding, he asked again: "Since not even a bad gambler is so stupid, then let me ask you, why are you so stupid?"

"You are in the Martial Virtue Palace with excellent grades. You will be able to enter the upper house in the spring of next year. You have a bright future. Qi Guogong secretly sought you out and wrote about the exams of Western countries, which can be regarded as Jane in the emperor's heart. Now I am still the Yi Kingdom of the current dynasty. Your Majesty, you are not foolish, and His Majesty never forgets when there are important events!"

"Such good conditions, such a good future, why do you still want to fight such a thing? Could it be that you have read too many novels, and you really think that you are a crouching dragon and a phoenix, and you can become a military advisor and enter the Tianyou Hall if you have a little fame?"

"Now you have won the bet, but what if you lost the bet?"

"I can't figure it out, I can't figure out what you want to win. You also know that it is a fool to fight for ten taels of silver with your wealth and life. Now that you know, then what you want to win is definitely not this reward from His Majesty. Or maybe it's just His Majesty who knows your name."

"Tell you, you are gambling with your life, what exactly do you want to win?"

Liu Sheng's eyes were burning, and he couldn't figure it out from the very beginning.

One's own species, one's own understanding.

The third child in my family is not stupid, and he does things properly.

That's all for those few who were caught by him.After all, he was still young, and those people did not know that there would be such a big sensation.

But the silk air hole lantern was made by the third child of the family. Since he dared to say something about Li Taibai that could shock him, it was obvious that he knew the result beforehand.

This is the capital city, how could the palace not know about such a big commotion?
Now that he knew the result, Liu Sheng couldn't figure it out if he still did it.

This is exactly like taking ten thousand taels of gold to weigh ten taels of silver.

If you win, you win ten taels, if you lose, you lose ten thousand taels, even a fool would not play like this!

Unless, there is something more important than ten thousand taels of gold in the ten taels of silver.

But what is it?

I don't understand.

It is precisely because of this kind of incomprehension that Liu Yu will not be out of control today - if Liu Sheng can figure it out, the rest of the princes can also figure it out, then you Liu Yu will use our son as a backing, and who in the circle will dare to do it in the future? What is the business to entrust——Liu Sheng can't figure it out, and neither can the rest of the princes, so this matter can only be understood as a child messing around, so don't let your own son mess around with Liu Yu in the future.

Liu Yu also knew that today's matter was easy to pass on the emperor's side, because the emperor only cared about the balloon that might threaten the Forbidden City.

At home, I feel sad, stand from different angles, and think about problems from different angles.

I can't explain clearly, this test at home is sad.In the future, he will have to rely on his family's strength for many things, so he doesn't dare to be too rigid.

Fortunately, I made up some nonsense in advance. Seeing my father questioning me, I had no choice but to say: "Today's matter, my son is doing it for both public and private purposes."

"What is public?" Liu Sheng was puzzled.

"My son has studied with missionaries for many years, and he knows the usefulness of Xiyi knowledge. Now that the imperial court wants to ban religion, my son is afraid that someone will use the name of prohibition to destroy Western learning. People speak lightly and have no choice but to make such a bad plan. That's why they said in the palace that "the middle school is for the sake of learning." In addition, this object flies into the sky and shakes the capital, which can also attract the interest of others and attract the spirit of Western learning to the east. If it is geometry, ordinary people are not interested in it, and it is far less interesting than this thing. The shock came."

This reason, half true and half false, seems to make sense.

Liu Sheng's face turned pale. Although he was a well-known shrunken bastard in the circle, he still understood the reason for living with the country.

My son can think about this at a young age, so it's better not to be too harsh.

Liu Sheng was stunned, no wonder he couldn't understand.

What I think about is nothing but family, official position, title, and interests.He is not the only one, one of the founding princes counts as one, and they all look like this now, from this point of view, it is impossible to understand.

We all know that Shu Han had Zhuge Liang who "dedicated himself to death"; we all know Yue Wumu who "sunshine the sky, and the sun shines".

However, these names are often heard, but I feel that they are all characters in the storybook, and I never feel that there are such people in reality.

If there is such a person in reality, if you think about it with the heart of a dog, you will feel that Kong Ming wants to usurp and Yue Fei wants to welcome the two emperors.

I really couldn't figure it out before.From the perspective of family, official position, title, and interests, the son's move is a stupid move, a stupid move that even a bad gambler can't think of.

If the son really thinks this way, it makes sense. On the contrary, it's him who is running around like a dog.

Thinking of this, Liu Sheng felt half ashamed in his heart.

He nodded encouragingly and said, "If that's the case, this one is considered intentional. Since this is public, why is it private?"

"A person who is a private person...is similar to a person who is a public person. Everyone in the capital knows that I like Western learning, and everyone knows that I have a close relationship with Dai Jinxian. Now there is a trend of banning religion in the court, and these things will not be explained in the future. Western learning is not only there. Christ, and other knowledge, I also want to let His Majesty know in advance what kind of Western learning I am learning through this matter."

Speaking of this, Liu Yu followed Liu Sheng's way of thinking and said: "Father, if you don't make it clear before the storm comes, will you really be able to make it clear in the future? Even if your son enters the upper house by then, His Majesty took a look, this Liu Yu is good at Western learning, most of them are followers of the religion, so he should not use it."

"The heart of an emperor, how can you guess? At that time, I am afraid that there will not even be a chance to justify, but it will leave an impression in His Majesty's heart. Once the impression is formed, it will be difficult to reverse it."

"And in case Your Majesty doesn't say anything, just keep it in mind. Even if I want to defend myself, I won't have a chance."

Hearing this familiar way of thinking, Liu Sheng finally nodded again and again, thinking that this is true.

A scholar of Aisi may not be a believer, but does His Majesty really know?When the storm comes in the future, it is not clear at this time, and it will indeed be a big trouble in the future.

It now appears that the gamble has paid off.

One said in front of His Majesty that "Chinese learning is for the body and Western learning is for application", which separated Western learning from Western education.

The separation of the two is both public and private.

Second, taking advantage of the opportunity of entering the palace, he bit back and slapped those missionaries with trumped-up charges.

With a little manipulation of this matter, it is the conservative party's attack on the Western French party's horrific cannonballs, and it is considered to be in line.

Conversely, if the direction of the wind changes again, we can use the matter of "use and body" to leave some room for the Western Fa Party to return to the world.

The doubts in Liu Sheng's heart were finally resolved, and he admired Liu Yu a little more in his heart.

But after all, this matter is too big, if there is such a thing in the future, it must not be done.

"Even so, you should discuss it with me. Make up your own mind. Your majesty is wise. He didn't punish you for your crime, but excused you. But in case there are treacherous people, take the opportunity to confuse your majesty and punish you as a 'peeping into the forbidden palace' ; If you refer to my 'not strict family management', what will happen?"

Liu Yu sighed, and bowed solemnly to Liu Sheng.

"Father, since you know what Qi Guogong asked me to do, you must also know about Bai Yunhang who made a fortune in the teaching case of Fuqing County."

"He was a small county magistrate, he gambled a lot, and now he was promoted to the state shepherd. If he lost the bet, he would be dismissed. The county magistrate is an official the size of a sesame mung bean. If he loses the bet, he will be accompanied by green mountains and green waters, and ancient scrolls and green lights Be a friend; if you win the bet, the people of Mu Yizhou will get [-] yuan a year."

After telling this story, Liu Yu raised his head and said with a wry smile: "The son is not the eldest son. Even if he is the eldest son, his father can be born again in his prime. May I ask, if this matter is really discussed with father, will father agree?"

"Father thought that the son's bet was the Duke's Mansion; in fact, the son's bet was only the future of Wude Palace."

"Although the Duke's Mansion is big, in the future... it will not be mine."

(End of this chapter)