New Shun 1730

When the questioning was over, there were both crying and laughing.

The top three didn't need to cry. Only two of the remaining seven people could be selected as the Dragon Bans of the third rank, and the rest would be arranged later.

The gap at the beginning was too big, and those who were not selected naturally sighed.

A eunuch sent five sets of ready-made clothes, blue-green in color, but the patches embroidered on them made Liu Yu a little annoyed.

In accordance with the Ming system.

The patches on the military officer's uniform also followed the style of the Ming Dynasty. However, the Ming Fire Virtue and Dashun believed that the blue was the Water Virtue.

Only the patch on the third-rank uniform of the military officer was a tiger in the previous dynasty.

And when Taizong Li Guo started the rebellion, his nickname was... a tiger.

To avoid taboos.

It may also be Li Guo's bad taste, or it may be that when he moved from Shaanxi to Hubei, he saw pandas in Qinling Mountains, so he changed the patch on the third-rank military officer's uniform from tiger to panda.

After changing his clothes, he put on the panda-embroidered uniform and the gauze hat, and then he went out to participate in the parade. He was also asked to lead the same group of people to view the list, and then there were various ceremonies.

When viewing the list, Liu Yu looked at his name high up and smiled, "Ah! Good! I passed!"

However, no one rushed up to slap him immediately, which was inevitably not enough fun.

In the next two days, he also went through various forms. The second day was the Yingyang Banquet, which was originally a banquet for the military examination in the previous dynasty, but Dashun abolished the military examination. The Yingyang Banquet, which was taken from "Weishi Shangfu, Shiwei Yingyang", became the name of the banquet after the Wude Palace examination.

What was a little embarrassing was that the host of the banquet was his father. Maybe the emperor felt that as a hereditary duke, he really had nothing to do, and was afraid that he would get sick from idleness, so he arranged such a job.

He was named the Dragon Guard and had a half-month vacation, one for banquets and wine, and the other for himself to customize various official uniforms.

The Yiguogong Mansion had a champion of Wude Palace, so naturally there were many people coming to the house, and it was boring to invite guests to dinner every day.

It was not until the end of the holiday that Tian Ping brought good news to Liu Yu.

Rushing to the Qiguogong Mansion, Tian Ping introduced a young man in his twenties. The young man must have heard Tian Ping talk about Liu Yu's identity before, and he was frightened and knelt down.

When I came here, I just heard that he was a teacher for a certain adult in the capital and taught Japanese. Who would have thought that when he arrived in the capital, the person who wanted to learn Japanese was the new champion of Wude Palace and the Dragon Guard in front of the palace. What kind of teacher is this?

"Brother Shouchang, is my brother doing a good job? I really care about your affairs. This is Lin Yunwen, from Ningbo. His family used to be rich, but there are many risks in going to sea, and he encountered storms. He knows Japanese, and they have also guaranteed that he is trustworthy. You can rest assured that my family will find someone to teach you Japanese."

Liu Yu thought to himself, what is there to worry about? This is not someone who is involved in the core secrets. He just doesn't want to be a charlatan, so he has to find a reason.

He looked at Lin Yunwen, who was about 27 or 28 years old, with a dark complexion, which was obviously a sign of drifting on the sea for many years.

Different people are treated differently depending on the degree of trust.

Liu Yu was not too polite, so he asked, "Have you been to Nagasaki?"

"My Lord, I have been there."

Lin Yunwen was a little trembling. In Ningbo, even if he dealt with officials, they were all small officials.

It is said that you don't know how small your official position is until you go to the capital. Although he is not an official, he knows that the person in front of him is a third-rank dragon guard, and he can see the emperor every day. How can he not be afraid?

The family had some industries, most of which were invested in trade with Japan. However, the year was not favorable, and he encountered a storm. He was lucky to save his life.

After returning to Ningbo, he heard that a noble in the capital wanted to hire a Japanese teacher. He was able to come because he had some connections with local officials.

You know, being a teacher was something that these businessmen had never thought of. Although he had some culture, how could a big shot learn the Japanese language?

This opportunity was given because of the previous relationship.

Who would have thought that after arriving, he was said to be a teacher in the family of a noble, but when he arrived in the capital, he had become a third-rank dragon forbidden.

He didn't have the courage to do so, and he was really scared. He had never been afraid of the storms on the sea when he traveled south and north, but he just cursed the thief God, but now he was trembling with panic from the bottom of his heart.

Liu Yu saw that he was afraid, and wanted to scare him, and asked again: "Can you recite the Needle Road Song?"

Hearing the three words of the Needle Road Song, Lin Yunwen couldn't help swallowing his saliva, and his legs were even weaker. The new leader of the Wude Palace in front of him is probably not a good person. He even knows such a thing as the Needle Route Song?

"Reply... Reply to your question. I can recite a few songs. But I don't know which one you want to hear?"

"Since it's from Ningbo, then recite the one from Japan to Ningbo, let me listen."

"Uh... Sir, this Needle Route Song is memorized in dialect. If there is anything difficult to understand, please forgive me. From Ryukyu back to Ningbo, it is said: Horse teeth use Ren Zi to take Tiantang Nantou, use Qian Hai to collect Wen Er'ao Bay, use Dan Gui..."

He recited it with a lot of local dialects. In places like Ningbo, it can be said that every ten miles there is a different pronunciation. This Needle Route Song was memorized by heart, all in dialect. Fortunately, Lin Yunwen didn't know what Liu Yu wanted to do, but just recited it as much as possible with his tongue.

The so-called needle route, the needle is a similar unit of distance, about 70 to 80 miles or 50 to 60 miles. In fact, the needle route is a kind of landmark navigation.

The compass is round. Round objects are mostly expressed in duodecimal notation, or a number system that is a multiple of twelve.

Since we are in China, we must use the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches, which presents a problem.

There are twelve Earthly Branches. The Earthly Branches are used to divide the scale, and each scale is 30 degrees. If used to navigate the sea, it is very likely that one wants to go to Japan, but ends up in the eighteenth level of hell.

There are ten Heavenly Branches. The Heavenly Stems plus Earthly Branches make a total of twenty-two, and there is no way to divide the circle in full.

However, there are always more solutions than problems. Remove two Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches, and there are twenty. Take four more from the Eight Diagrams, and there are 24, right? Wouldn't it be possible to divide the circle equally in this way?

"Use Ren Zi to take the southern end of heaven from the horse's teeth" is translated into standard elementary school math terms, which means "starting from the horse's teeth, the angle is 7.5 degrees north by west, and sailing all the way to the Heaven Mountain".

As for why it must be north by west, it is because... the Westerners who first launched the great voyage ultimately hold the right to speak in the vocabulary of navigation, and their words do not have "West north", only "North west".

Liu Yu didn't know where the horse teeth and Tiantang Mountain were, but after listening to Lin Yunwen's mumbling, he was roughly sure that he was really a frequent visitor to Japan.

If he didn't go to the sea, he would definitely not recite this stuff.

Tian Ping didn't know what Lin Yunwen was reciting, and asked after Lin Yunwen finished reciting.

"Brother Shouchang, what is this talking about?"

Liu Yu roughly explained to Tian Ping, who also studied geometry in Wude Palace, and immediately understood. But Lin Yunwen was shocked to hear that this adult in front of him not only heard of the needle path, but also knew what the scale of the compass meant.

If it was on the coast, this would be nothing.

But this is the capital, and the person in front of him is a son of a nobleman, how could he know the various occupations of these "bitches"?

Thinking of what the Japanese have been asking sea merchants to do in Nagasaki over the years, Lin Yunwen felt cold sweat running down his back, and his back was completely sweaty.

After carefully looking at Liu Yu, he found that Liu Yu was also staring at him, and then he heard Liu Yu smilingly asked: "Why are you looking at me? Why, am I so scary?"

"My Lord... My Lord, you are joking."

He pointed to the chair next to him and motioned Lin Yunwen to sit down.

Lin Yunwen refused again and again, and then he carefully sat on half of his buttocks.

Liu Yu thought that when he met the emperor, it was even worse than this, and he had to kneel down. This is the eldest brother, let alone the second brother.

Lin Yunwen just sat down, and Liu Yu's next sentence directly scared him to jump up.

"I heard that Japan has been trying to buy war horses, swords, bows and arrows, and military books in recent years?"

As soon as the voice fell, Lin Yunwen knelt down on the ground, kowtowed several times and said: "Your Excellency, please understand! Although Japan has this intention, I have never done it. Although I am not well-educated, I have read a few years of books. This kind of thing is absolutely impossible!"

He thought that the court had heard some rumors.

I thought I had a chance to meet a big man in the capital, but I never thought that I would fall into such a big pit. Now it's too late to run.

When Tian Ping heard Liu Yu say this, he was also stunned and said angrily: "Wolf ambition! Wolf ambition! What is the purpose of the Japanese buying war horses, swords, and military books? Since other countries are already stable, where are these things used?"

Hearing Tian Ping's angry rebuke, Lin Yunwen's back was even more sweaty. He just kept kowtowing and didn't dare to speak.

Liu Yu coughed lightly and winked at Tian Ping. Tian Ping understood and said no more.

After a long while, Liu Yu said, "Get up. I just heard it occasionally and asked this question. As the saying goes, catch the thief and the stolen goods, catch the killer and catch both. Even if you have sold it before, there is no evidence. What can I do to you? Get up!"

With a fierce shout, Lin Yunwen was also stunned and stood up dizzy.

"Sit down, don't kneel down all the time. This is not a court, it's just a private conversation."

After finally persuading Lin Yunwen to sit down, Liu Yu knew that there was no need to scare him. His own trickery was enough to make the other party not know how much he knew.

"Let me ask you, do you know how many families have transported these contraband? As the saying goes, people die for money and birds die for food. There must be enough benefits to transport these contraband. If there is no enough benefit, who would be willing to be a traitor? Before the Jiashen year, you had to get a promotion, right?"

Traitor, traitor.

Such words left by Emperor Taizong of Dashun pierced Lin Yunwen's ears, and it was indescribably painful.

He felt dry in his mouth and finally spit out half a mouthful of saliva to moisten it, and replied carefully: "To answer your words, there are indeed benefits. You should know that Japan is a closed country. If you want to trade, you must have a letter card. Without a letter card, even if you enter the port, you can't buy scarce goods. Therefore, if you can get good horses, good bows, military books, etc., you can get a trade letter card."

"Trading with Japan can make several times the profit at a time. If you can get a letter card, it is equivalent to tens of thousands of taels of silver. But...but although the customs department is relaxed in other matters, you adults are also responsible for these matters. Once something happens, you must lose your head, so I have never heard of anyone transporting those prohibited items."