New Shun 1730

Lin Xinchong was secretly proud when he saw that Liu Yu could only curse.

In a quarrel during negotiations, if it reaches the point where you greet the other party's immediate family members and prepare to cheer up, the quarrel has actually been lost.

Liu Yu saw Lin Xinchong's smug expression and his heart was as calm as water. There was no point in arguing in his mind. The best talkers in Dashun were all in the capital. He was just here to find out, and he would let you quarrel with him again and again. What can be done?

Lin Xinchong told his officers not to curse so hard. Seeing that Dashun was gradually calming down, it was time to take advantage of the situation.

"Although the imperial dynasty is rude and has the intention to start a war, a small country also has a plan to defend itself against the enemy. The essays include articles on Confucius and Mencius' ethics, and the essays on martial arts include Sun Wu Taolu's art of war. And there are land of water and swamps, islands of mountains and seas, and there are With God’s help, don’t you forget the defeat of Mengyuan Shenfeng in the past?”

Liu Yu heard Lin Xinchong talking about the divine wind, mountains, seas, and swamps again. He recalled the horror of arguing with the ministers in the court and laughed loudly.

Starting from Ryukyu, it has become extremely weird.

So much so that people in the army talk about etiquette, and people in the Ministry of Rites talk about profits.

I didn't expect that I could actually use the words that were criticized all day long in the court to others. It was really indescribable, as if all the 36,000 pores in my body were sweating.

"It's about virtue, not about danger!"

"When I stayed in Tosa, I saw that the people were full of food. Only then did I know that the citizens were equally gifted. If your small country does not cultivate virtue, how can it survive for a long time? Since the Holy Emperor is the example of benevolence and righteousness in the world, he should relieve the suffering of the people."

"Everything in the world is not the king's land, and the land that leads the land is not the king's ministers. The emperor is in China to rule all the countries. Although countries such as Korea and Ryukyu are weak and have less than a thousand soldiers, they have a benevolent and righteous government, and the emperor will not conquer them. Although Erbang is larger than Ryukyu, benevolent government is not flourishing. Even if there are 400,000 warriors, we still have to conquer it."

"In the past, the three Miao clan had Dongting on the left and Pengli on the right. They did not cultivate virtue and justice, and Yu destroyed them. Xia Jie lived with Heji on the left, Taihua on the right, Yique to the south, and Yangchang to the north. He did not cultivate benevolence in government. Tang Fangzhi: The kingdom of Yin and Zhou had Longmen on the left, Taihang on the right, Changshan Mountain in the north, and the river flowing in the south. If he practiced bad governance, King Wu would kill him. "

"Even if you are as far as mountains and seas, and as deep as swamps, you can't defend it. When I come with my troops, the people will all come to greet me with their bowls of slurry."

"Could it be said that the public affairs, four civil affairs and six public affairs are also false?"

Lin Xinchong was speechless for a moment. Ooka's loyalty to Xiang Xiang was also false. Now there are five public officials and five citizens. Where are the four public officials and six citizens?

Since Liu Yusheng insists on the words "benevolent government" and "cultivation of virtue", there is no way to continue the debate.

Ren Lin Xinchong has a thousand words in mind, but when it comes to benevolent governance and moral cultivation, it is a matter of worldview.

Japan does not have to admit that the whole world is not the king's land, but Dashun believes that the whole world is the king's land. The whole world is not a royal territory, and it does not necessarily have to be directly governed. However, theoretically, if the princes in the royal territory do not practice benevolent government and are dishonest, the emperor is qualified to conquer them.

Now Liu Yu uses Dashun's world view to say that he is righteous. If Lin Xinchong uses the shogunate's three views to say that Japan is not within the kingdom at all, there will be no need to talk about everything after that.

He is a Confucian scholar, so he must argue within the framework of Confucianism. Otherwise, if the fig leaf is torn off, then not only will "whoever has the bigger fist be justified"?

After a brief silence, Lin Xinchong knew that he could not continue to follow Liu Yu's words, so he sneered several times and asked a question.

"In the past, King Wen's territory was hundreds of miles away, and eight hundred princes came to surrender. Now that the world is crowded, Dashun vassal can only belong to Ryukyu, Korea, and Annan. Don't you think about yourself first? If the virtue of the emperor of China is compromised by Yao, Shun, Ren Compared with civil and military affairs, wouldn't our country pay tribute and become a vassal as soon as possible? If we don't do so, it can be seen that the virtue of the emperor of China is only enough to make Ryukyu and Korea a vassal state."

Liu Yu's inner reflection? It is necessary to reflect, and the conclusion I came to after reflection is that there are not enough warships.

It's just that this kind of reflection can be said to the emperor in private, or when talking to ministers, but it cannot be said on this occasion, because after all, at this moment, he is still talking to foreigners as a Dashun minister and Earl of Dashun. say.

Tadashi Ooka on the side responded: "I would also like to ask General Liu to reply to the emperor of the great country. If he cultivates good morals and be virtuous, he will come to take care of the affairs of this country. The affairs of our people have their own national conditions, which are not known to the people of the Tang Dynasty. ”

"Moreover, now that the world is in turmoil and there are many states, the Emperor of China should not say anything about whether the whole world is the land of the king. There are still holy churches in our country, but I don't know if the countries that teach Chezhidan have the knowledge of Confucius and Mencius? It's just like there are dogs and soldiers in the west. , the descendants of Yi and Di, but Chu did not pay tribute to Chu, and the emperor of Zhou attacked Chu without asking about the dogs and soldiers. If Confucius and Mencius were to come back to life, they would be ridiculed!"

"If the Tang Dynasty really wants to rely on its strength to bully the weak, how can our country be willing to kneel down and obey it? If you follow it, you will not necessarily live, and if you go against it, you will not necessarily die. In this case, if you want to fight, then fight!"

He was soft at first and then hard, and after a bluster, he cupped his hands towards Liu Yu, with a weird smile on his face that he had already known about, and said with a sinister smile: "Humph, General Liu, you need to know that nothing is perfect in this world. This country Although we are overseas and are implementing a policy of locking down the country, the conscience of the southern barbarian country has already informed us about the crimes and the deployment of generals. How can we hide the army and the food and baggage without any clues? "

This is no longer a hint, it is simply a clear statement, because the only external information channel that Japan has access to under its country-locking policy is the Netherlands.

No matter how problematic and selfish North Korea is, when it comes to horse trade, it knows that it will never sell its war horses to Japan.

Liu Yu was slightly surprised to suddenly move out of the Netherlands at this time. After all, Dashun had taken a slightly bigger step since the year before last, and there was also the visit of the French envoy and the order to bring warships to Songjiang to flex their muscles. , is it possible that the Dutch really got some news?

Although he thinks that what he has done is perfect, he asked Mantou to go to Sweden in the name of escorting Lenat back to his country, and try his best to create an illusion in Europe that the Sino-French alliance is cheating Russia... But are the Dutch already alert?

He was slightly surprised in his heart, but his face remained calm as he asked in a low voice: "Are you hinting at something?"

Ooka Tadashi laughed loudly and said: "General Liu is certainly good at fighting, but our country is small and the ships are weak, so we cannot defeat the huge ships of the big countries. However, if General Liu crosses the sea to attack, even though he is good at fighting, he will be invincible, and he will be invincible compared to Xiang Yu." How about it? Xiang Yu is still unable to defeat the ambush from all sides. If our country mobilizes a large army to attack General Liu with the strategy of ambush from all sides, won’t General Liu be defeated?"

"The only person General Liu relies on is the navy. He thinks that no one can defeat the peaceful country. If he advances, he can attack the weak points, and if he retreats, he can escape by boat. But General Liu thought about it carefully. If there were foreign countries with good intentions at this time, they would not be able to tolerate peace. The country is bullied by a big country, and a naval force comes to attack and destroy your warships. You are Xiang Ji's resurrection. You don't have more than ten thousand, so what?"

"China is a big country. It is called benevolence, righteousness, etiquette, and law, but it is actually about profits. Since you seek profits, don't others seek profits? General Liu monopolizes the trade of Nagasaki, and he is not satisfied with millions of gold and silver every year. Don't others covet these hundreds of millions? Ten thousand gold and silver?”

"The Dutch businessman is a storyteller. He has already mentioned China's deployment of troops and told the shogunate to be on guard. He only said that if the Tang Dynasty came to attack, the Netherlands would send warships and only wanted to monopolize the Nagasaki trade."

"The shogun and General Liu have a relationship. He is fashionable and trusts General Liu, but he has not agreed. Now that the matter has come true, I hope General Liu will take care of himself."

Liu Yu was a little worried at first, but after hearing what Ooka Tadashi said, he instantly relaxed.

He raised his head and laughed for a long time. He laughed until Nobumitsu Hayashi, Tadashi Ooka and others were confused. Then he stopped laughing, which was already dizzy and lack of oxygen.

After laughing, Liu Yu asked a question that had nothing to do with the matter.

"Have you ever watched "The Tale of Genji"?"

This question is actually a bit weird, and it's extremely out of touch. It's completely irrelevant, and it's even worse than a horse or a cow.

Lin Xinchong and Ooka Tadashi looked at each other, neither of them understood why Liu Yu asked such a weird question after laughing.

But how could I not read this book? So I had to ask: "I have read it, but I don't know what this book has to do with it?"

Liu Yu asked another question.

"If this book was written by a country scholar and a master craftsman from Doubi Temple House, would he be able to describe the feeling in it?"

This question can also be regarded as another question in Liu Yu's previous life. Can a low-level scholar who has never experienced the life of bells and dinners be able to write the details of the Dream of Red Mansions?

Tadashi Ooka thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "It would be impossible if a local scholar or master craftsman wrote it."

Liu Yu clapped his hands and laughed: "Come on! You used the Netherlands to deceive me for the same reason. Ever since Arai Shiraishi interrogated the Italian missionary smuggling case, how long has it been since you have seen Westerners other than the Dutch? ? How can it be true that the situation of Western culture introduced by the Dutch is true? "

"You don't even know the situation in the world, but you use the Netherlands to defraud me. How is this different from asking a village craftsman to create the splendor of Heian Kyo in "The Tale of Genji" behind closed doors?"

"Ooka Tadayama, Ooka Tadayama, you think you are smart and used the Dutch to defraud me, but after all you do not know the general trend of the world, so that you can tell it is a fraud at a glance."

"You, a small country, have been locked away for so long that you can't tell lies. If you say that the Dutch have slandered me a long time ago, or that the Dutch have written to you a long time ago, saying that they should be wary of the Chinese Empire, I will probably Believe it."

"But you are too clever to be clever. You feel that if you only say that the Dutch have sent letters to slander me, or to ask you to mobilize troops in advance to guard against China, it will be of no use and will have no impact on me. So you said that the Dutch will send troops Help... Hahahaha, why bother adding more to the painting? If the Dutch are willing to help you, my last name will be written backwards!"

Ooka Tadashi saw Liu Yu smiling so happily, and he was not sure that Liu Yu would cheat from time to time. He was about to sneer and continue to cheat, but he was already half-hearted.

Indeed, twenty or thirty years have passed since Arai Shiraishi interrogated the Italian missionary who smuggled himself into the country. Not to mention the Western Ocean, even the Southern Ocean, Japan doesn’t know much about it.

Because he knew little, he deceived people and was counter-defrauded. Even if he thought he was counter-defrauding, he felt a little guilty. He was a little panicked for a while and didn't know how to continue to deal with it.