New Shun 1730

The news from the capital came back very quickly.

The order from the Privy Council was very simple, and it was approved.

However, considering the coordination between the army and the navy, the commander after the landing operation was nominally Li Li, and the staff general was Wu Fangrui, who had served as the chief of staff when he followed Liu Yu to conquer Junggar. It was required to attack Xiaobin City first to see the situation. If it could be conquered within three days, the follow-up would be feasible; if it could not be conquered, only Xiaobin would be conquered.

In contrast to the simple order from the Privy Council, there was a family letter from the emperor to Li Li. The emperor has no family affairs, and a letter cannot be just a simple family letter.

The letter was very long, and Li Li felt very happy and enjoyed it.

In addition to asking about his son's life in Weihai, he also praised Li Li for being able to make such a decision.

The letter also recalled the process of the founding of the Dashun Dynasty, saying only that in the fifth year of Chongzhen, the 36th Battalion attacked Huaiqing, and Huaiqing had the former Ming Zheng Wang, and no one dared to take the crime of "losing the vassal king". Therefore, from then on, the righteous army could lead the former Ming army by the nose.

Today's Iwami Silver Mine and the Japanese king who usurped Luoyang all followed the routine of "attacking the vassal king and mobilizing the enemy army" when the country was founded.

The emperor praised Li Li for reading some military strategies in the past few days and was deeply pleased.

He also said that the enemy was strong and we were weak at that time, or it was an accident; now we are strong and the enemy is weak, and we still use this strategy, which is the best strategy.

It seems that they are all praising Li Li, but in fact, the emperor and the Privy Council also have something to say.

If this thing can be done, it seems to be a great achievement.

Although there is a saying that a good warrior has no great achievements, the real achievements are intelligence, shipbuilding, logistics preparation and naval training, but ordinary people can't see it. On the contrary, if the Japanese king's city can be captured, this achievement can be recorded in later novels.

So it's better for Li Li to take this great achievement.

The situation on the front line changes rapidly. The Privy Council and the emperor both believe that they have a great advantage, so they hope not to advance rashly after landing to avoid accidents.

So the first part is about the founding of the country, "Thinking of the ancestors who overcame difficulties", and then mentioning the crime of "losing the vassal king".

In this way, if Li Xi can be bolder and follow the landing, Wu Fangrui, the chief of staff, will be more cautious.

If there is no Li Xi, these officers are eager to make meritorious deeds, and they may dare to do it with 50% confidence, or even 30% or 40% confidence.

Now that Li Xi is following, these officers are not only bound by their hands and feet, but also worried about Li Xi's accident, so they may dare to do it with 70% or even 80% confidence.

The emperor considered in his heart that Wu Fangrui was brought up by Liu Yu, and Liu Yu's war was a bit rash and risky in the eyes of the emperor.

The staff at this time is definitely different from the previous staff, but the emperor can't help but think of Ma Su, who was the most suitable staff officer in history, but was a mess as a commander.

Although he had summoned him personally and answered questions fluently, the emperor still had some... Mainly worried that he had followed Liu Yu for too long, and his style of play was too aggressive and he might not really have Liu Yu's ability. He was eager to prove himself and dared to do big things after finally coming out to lead the troops, so he threw Li Li over, which could suppress the gambling mentality of those officers.

It can not only allow Li Li to take the opportunity to earn prestige in the navy, but also suppress the aggressive mentality in the army, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

Li Li also understood when he saw this.

This time he must go to the front line in person. The emperor didn't want others to get this earth-shaking credit, otherwise it would be difficult to deal with.

Looking further, the letter praised Li Li and implicitly told Li Li that he should go to the front line to win the hearts of the army, and then mentioned it in passing.

It is said that the navy generals can absolutely obey the orders of the court, which shows that Ying Suobo is strict in managing the army and has a real army under control. The generals have the court in their hearts, which is worthy of praise.

The navy can make corresponding changes according to the situation on the front line, and report to the Privy Council first. It can be seen that Li Li understands what "generals are not subject to the orders of the king when they are away from home" means, and he has a good grasp of the scale.

The emperor is far away in the capital, but he also knows that this strategy may be thought of by Li Li, but the detailed battle plan submitted is definitely not made by Li Li.

So this is to hope that Li Li can establish prestige in the navy as quickly as possible.

After reading the letter, Li Li felt full of energy, like a puppy being patted on the head by its owner.

The plan has been decided, and Weihai will soon be busy.

In addition to leaving the bulky battleship and two cruisers to ensure the safety of the sea in Gyeonggi, the rest of the ships will go to the Busan front soon, including Li Li himself.

The craftsmen who repaired the ship, the worn-out wood, ropes, sails, etc., were to be transported together after the port fort in Busan was roughly repaired.

However, the emperor thought that the navy was just "making a decision on the spot", but in fact, it was the navy that pushed the court to make a decision. It was just because there was Liu Yu in the Privy Council who built the navy and saw through the navy's mind at a glance, so the matter was covered up.

In fact, before the Privy Council's order arrived in Weihai, the navy outside had already begun to prepare for this major event on its own initiative.

The three warships to be transferred to Hokkaido were making final repairs in Busan. All the sailors were on board and the ammunition was fully replenished. As long as the Privy Council's order arrived, they could set sail within five minutes.

Du Feng, who was stationed in Fukuyama Castle, Hokkaido, had already begun his preparations to mobilize troops to harass the northeast of Japan before the Privy Council's order arrived in Weihai.

He assembled the most mobile marines and, before the arrival of the three warships to support him, he first attacked some towns in the north of the Sendai Domain, and then went straight to the Hirosaki Castle of the Hirosaki Domain.

The Hirosaki Castle, which is less than 100,000 stones high, has no resistance at all. It had a small fight with the Hirosaki Domain soldiers to tell the Japanese princes that the Dashun Army has strong field combat capabilities and hurry up and come to the strait. Confrontation in the south, mobilize forces.

On the battlefield outside Hirosaki Domain, the Marine Corps was cleaning the battlefield.

Under the piles of dead bodies, Hirosaki Domain warrior Nashii Taketomi, who was less than thirty years old, was pretending to be dead in the crowd.

At this time, he did not call the slightly more famous name Urui Gong, because the word "tribute" was the name given to him by the feudal lord after he solved the problem of promoting cold-resistant rice in Hirosaki and reforming financial policies.

This name should be familiar to Japanese primary school students in the Meiji era. He wrote "Abacus for Beginners". When Japan popularized primary school education a hundred and fifty years later, the textbooks he wrote during this era were used.

He is not a timid person, but in the battle just now, the field artillery and explosive shells of Dashun Army were too accurate. The warriors of Hirosaki Domain had no chance to fight back. They were even blown away by artillery just after they were assembled. Seeing In this almost desperate battlefield, Rujing Jianfu made a bold decision.

He wanted to see Dashun with his own eyes, to see why Dashun had such abilities, and what he relied on to become so powerful that he could not resist.

This was not a momentary rebellion, but a doubt that had always been in his mind.

A few years ago, a volcano erupted on the Matsumae Peninsula, covering the sky with smoke and ash, followed by a flood, causing famine and death everywhere.

Rujing Jianfu, who was still studying Zhu Xixue at that time, had doubts about Zhu Xixue for the first time.

Before governing the people, you must first cultivate yourself.

Rujing Jianfu looked at the hungry people everywhere and wondered in his heart: "If we wait for self-cultivation, what will happen to the hungry people now?"

Can the learning of saints solve the problem of people having enough food? Can it solve the problem that rice is difficult to grow in Hirosaki?

Later, he visited an old farmer and found that he used turbid water rich in volcanic ash to irrigate the land, which made him realize something.

It is believed that the human body is like water. After cultivating the body, it will be like pure water. And clean water is only useful when people drink it.

And if the turbid water is not for drinking, but for irrigating the land, the turbid water is actually more useful than the clear water.

In this case, this sage's learning should be based on "use", not just the Four Books and Five Classics.

The Four Books and Five Classics are useful for self-cultivation.

Farming, industry and commerce can benefit the people.

The learning of saints lies in the word "use".

He thought he was "Wang Yangming's Enlightenment", so he went to ask the master Zhu Zixue, but he was scolded; he also asked the master of Confucianism, but he was also scolded.

Maybe the truth he realized is correct, but it is definitely not a Confucian principle. It is simply a misinterpretation of the words of the saints by a young man who has only briefly read a little bit of the Four Books and Five Classics and has not understood the true thoughts of Confucianism.

Gong and benefit, these two words have nothing to do with Confucianism.

Just like the scriptures, different schools of thought can be interpreted, but Newton did not dare to oppose the "Trinity" throughout his life, so that he quietly revealed his theological doubts about the Trinity many years after his death.

Rujing Jianfu's ideas have become completely pagan. Even the ancient Confucian school, which claims to apply practical learning, denounces Rujing Jianfu in theory and is not a Confucian scholar at all.

So during the battle when Dashun's Marines raided Hirosaki Castle, watching artillery shells explode accurately above their heads, as if using magic, many people exclaimed that there was a ghost, but Nishui Kentomi knew that this... was just a... kind of knowledge.

He knew that the Tang Dynasty was a celestial dynasty, a true country of benevolence and righteousness, and a holy land of Confucianism.

He wanted to know how Confucianism in the Chinese dynasty solved the contradiction between self-cultivation and utilitarianism.

It was not only to answer his own doubts, but also to find a way to save Japan. In his opinion, Zhu Zixue could not solve the problem of how to resist the Tang Dynasty's artillery, nor could it solve the problem of reducing rice production here, nor could it solve the problem of Hirosaki Domain's financial difficulties.

Maybe the Dashun Army would stab him to death; maybe he wouldn't have a chance to see it; maybe even if he managed to sneak back, he would still be known as a traitor and pretended to be dead.

But that's not important. What's important is that he believes his idea is right.

"What is constant will become apparent through accumulation of changes; what is changing will become apparent through accumulation of subtle changes. Therefore, constant changes are also constant, and changes are also constant. Constant change is not just a matter of clouds."

Times are always changing.

We should not rigidly "imitate the behavior of the ancestors Confucius and Mencius", but should "take the ideals of Confucius and Mencius as the object of pursuit."

Confucius and Mencius' actions at that time were for the purpose of governing the world.

But times have changed. Even if Confucius and Mencius are resurrected, in this era, the ideals of governing the world will not change, but the behaviors and practices will definitely be different from before.

"The deeds of Confucius and Mencius will be of no benefit to the country; only the pursuits of Confucius and Mencius will be lost, and only then can one be a true scholar."

So he chose to pretend to be dead. Before pretending to be dead, he used the blood of his dead companions to write a few Chinese characters on the torn white cloth.

He wants to solve his own doubts and save Japan, which is already terminally ill, even if he has to bear some infamy.

When the marines in blue shirts came to him with bayonets to finish off the attack, Rujing Jianfu jumped up suddenly and unfolded the white cloth before Dashun's army opened fire.

"I hate to be a Chinese, I admire you from my heart, but I can't come by locking myself up. Please surrender."