New Shun 1730

The rest of the people had left, and the purple smoke rising from the incense burner spread throughout the room, making people feel drowsy.

This is a secret place, and there are no glass windows installed, but thick window paper is still used.

Maybe the emperor always discussed some shameful things here. Even if he knew that there was no one outside the glass window, he would feel uncomfortable when he saw the transparent glass and the blazing sunshine.

The emperor did not let Liu Yu wait too long. After everyone left, he asked Liu Yu to sit aside and asked with a smile: "Shou Chang, your return from Weihai this time is quite different from previous years."

"Today in the court, I thought you were going to rant and curse again, like a hedgehog. When someone said that you were 'Zhang Qian's class super-treacherous person', I wanted to see what you said. I really didn't expect it. , you are so honest."

There was a period of silence in the court today, almost because everyone thought Liu Yu would choose to respond.

Not only the emperor, but probably many ministers at the court meeting today were also puzzled.

What he said later, Wen Jing, Han Wu and so on, were already beyond the emperor's expectations. I really didn't expect Liu Yu to learn to endure.

Liu Yu thought about Tian Zhenyi's warning in his mind and had already made a draft before coming to Beijing. At this time, he began to slowly brew his emotions, and a strange look appeared on his face.

He thought that this expression should be three parts guilty, three parts ashamed, and four parts powerless and confused.

But after all, his expression has not been so natural yet, and he looks like he is constipated.

"Your Majesty, I...I feel a little ashamed when I think about my previous actions. From the time when Jin Shuiqiao asked, until last year, I..."

Having said this, he paused and said with great sincerity: "After I have finished speaking, please, Your Majesty, please don't laugh."

The emperor smiled and said: "But it doesn't matter."

"Yes. Before, I always thought that my ideas were right. At that time, I was young and frivolous, and I couldn't help but feel that if I was right, then others were wrong; if I was loyal, then those who opposed me would be traitors; and what I had to do would be detrimental to the heaven. It is beneficial, and if others oppose it, it is harmful to the country. What is that but a traitor?"

"It's only in the past few years that I have figured it out. There are so many talented people in the world, and your majesty is so wise and powerful, so how can he only have a few loyal ministers?"

"It's just that I think it's right. Those who oppose me naturally think that they are right. They all want to share the worries of Your Majesty, but the routes are different."

"Therefore, every time I think about this matter, I feel ashamed when I think of how frivolous I was when I was young. At that time, I always felt that I am the loyal minister, and you who oppose you are traitors. See if I don't fight you..."

The emperor couldn't help laughing when he heard this.

"Hahahahaha..."

After laughing for a long time, I glanced at Liu Yu and realized that this was indeed the case. Young people's minds are not like this.

Little did he know that Liu Yu was deliberately pretending to be the second boy's past. He couldn't help but think of some of his childish thoughts when he was the prince. Then he thought about how he was already over forty in the blink of an eye. Those days were gone forever, and he sighed in his heart. , there is inevitably some depression.

Recalling the time when Jin Shuiqiao asked the question, I thought about Liu Yu's cleverness in besieging the Rakshasa Castle, and then thinking about the time when he was in Pingzhungar, he tacitly agreed to kill the whole family of the Black Mountain and White Mountain sect...

When Liu Yu said this, the emperor felt quite able to understand Liu Yu's thoughts.

This is what I say in my heart. When you are young and crazy, you always feel that what you are doing is right, so isn't it true that others are wrong?

"You, you...do you know that your problem doesn't end with this."

Liu Yu pretended to be surprised, knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, please give me some advice."

The emperor did not let Liu Yu get up directly this time. He pretended not to care, but said with a smile on his face: "The problem you had at that time was not that you thought you were right and others were wrong. It was that you thought you were the only smart one in the world. , you can think of ways that others can’t think of, or others don’t understand, so when you do something, you always think about it first and then tell it.”

"I don't blame you for people like you. I just think that what I do is beneficial to the country and the king. I just do it first."

"I also felt that you had a young mind at that time. But it is different now. You have been ennobled and you will be in charge of big things in the future. Although no one can control your Jinghai Jiedushi, you are the youngest Jiedushi in this dynasty. Du Shi. I feel that I need you to practice more and hone your character."

"I feel very relieved that you can say that today. It can be said that you live up to my heart."

"Nothing in the world is black or white? Just say that today in the court, those people criticized you. Isn't it because they are firm in their hearts and think that they are right, so you are wrong? They think they are. Loyal minister, aren’t you a traitorous minister?”

"I am not a foolish king. Is it possible that half of the ministers in the court are treacherous? If you can figure this out, my hard work will not be in vain. Hard work always pays off."

"There's nothing wrong with feeling smart. I'm just afraid that I'm the only smart person in the world and everyone else is stupid."

These words, which were both a beating and a win-win, made Liu Yu pretend to be frightened and kowtow: "So your Majesty already knew about it. But... I just asked boldly. Your Majesty also thought of how stubborn I was back then. Why don’t you mention Weichen?”

The emperor laughed and said: "Hahaha... What's the use of mentioning something? Everyone was young, and I was young too. Who in the world doesn't have parents? Don't Duke Yi just mention you? It's just that when I was young, Jun, No matter how much Father and Master say, what’s the use? Some things still need to be thought about by oneself.”

"As the ancients said: It is never too late to mend the fence after the sheep have been lost. You can figure it out now. I have said it ten thousand times before, but it is useless. It depends on you."

After that, the emperor thought of a joke, and asked Liu Yu to stand up first, and then said: "I know that you are devoted to the East, the South, and the navy. I am afraid that now that these things have been accomplished, you feel that it doesn't matter in the future. Anyway, you have done what you should do, so you just stay out of the world and learn from the old people at a young age?"

This is just a joke, and it is not funny at all. Liu Yu laughed twice, thinking that this is just the beginning.

It's just that what we have to do in the South is probably that we have no common language. Instead of this, it is better to pretend to be honest and trembling for a few years.

"Your Majesty...what I think and worry about, whether it is the East or the South, is for the country and for Your Majesty."

The emperor is still laughing.

"I know it. If not, I would have to punish you even if I value your talent. Can't I even distinguish between good and bad, loyal and treacherous?"

"Before, you didn't want to be in the court and just wanted to go out to do things. I also thought that you were young and frivolous, and you would quarrel in the court, so it would be better to send you out to do some practical work. Now that you have thought it through, you can enter the court after the Nanyang incident is settled, and gain experience in the court for a few more years to learn some court skills."

"You, you can only work outside, but not in the court. Now you have only learned to endure, but it is not enough. You also need to learn how to do things in the court to be of great use."

This big, of course, refers to entering the Tianyou Palace.

The emperor mentioned the Nanyang incident calmly, and Liu Yu must be allowed to enter the court, which is equivalent to taking back the military power.

Liu Yu knew it in his heart, but he seemed to not care about it at all. He said: "I really still don't understand the way of doing things in the court, and I really lack experience. Your Majesty has a good eye. I have been thinking about this problem in recent years."

"Whether it is going to Yongning Temple, training troops in Xiaozhan, or exercising the navy in Weihai... Everything I do is from scratch. No one is hindering me. Your Majesty has unlimited trust in me and lets me do what I want."

"Thinking about it carefully, I have never tried anything that has been opposed, nor have I dealt with anything that is not from scratch but complicated."

"Even if I am appointed by your majesty as the governor of Jinghai, there is almost no political affairs to do in Jinghai. If it is like a wasteland, you can do whatever you want, but the real difficulty is to remove weeds from the good and the bad. I am still far from this ability."

This is not entirely false, but at least six points of sincerity.

The emperor nodded slightly, thinking that it was indeed the case. I am relieved that you can do these things from scratch. Someone is needed to explore; but there are disputes in the court, opposition and constraints everywhere. You are still far from being able to accomplish things in the chaos.

Thinking that when Nanyang is pacified and the Celestial Empire is stable, there are too many complicated things in the world and too many things to change. Thinking that I am over 40 years old, I must finish many things before I die. Once Nanyang is pacified and the navy is built, there will be no more threats around, and then I should concentrate on the inside.

People like Liu Yu are aggressive, but their aggressiveness is a bit too aggressive. They are definitely useful for exploration. But in the future, it will not work to do this. It is easy to break when it is just too young, and I am afraid that it will cause a big incident.

Thinking about the future reform, the emperor asked: "Tan Zhen once told you about abolishing the canal transport and replacing it with sea transport. He submitted a memorial to me and mentioned it. You are the most determined person in the court to abolish the canal transport and replace it with sea transport. He will say it in the court this time. I am worried that you will say some fierce words at that time. I am also thinking that I am afraid that there will be a real fight in the court at that time... Now that you think so, I am relieved."

The governor of Jiangsu did not write a letter to Liu Yu, but asked someone to pass the message orally, and did not avoid people. He also mentioned it in the memorial to the emperor. Whether the emperor reads it or not is one thing; whether he mentions it or not is another thing.

Liu Yu must be firmly in support of sea transport. This is not a secret. The emperor and even the court know it.

But Liu Yu's previous words were too harsh. In the memorial to the emperor, he sprayed more than once, saying that officials along the way were embezzling, but those officials said how much benefit it brought to the country...

This is not wrong, but when these words are spoken, the situation will be difficult to deal with. No matter what the reason, those who oppose it don't want to bear such a reputation.

The emperor kept Liu Yu today, and originally wanted to talk to Liu Yu about this matter: When Tan Zhen talked about this matter in the court, Liu Yu should not follow. Before the Nanyang issue is resolved, before there is still a threat at sea, the emperor will not agree to change to sea transportation.

But this matter cannot be told directly to Tan Zhen, because it is impossible to explain the threat at sea clearly, and Tan Zhen is not enough to know such core secrets.

It is impossible to stop the ministers from arguing, because the emperor wants to solve the big problem of grain transport after the Nanyang issue is resolved. And before that, it needs to be brought out every year to stir up the heat, and it cannot be silent. The court officials must feel that the emperor is wavering, and some people on the other hand can understand the emperor's heart and come every year.