Jiaohua

Chapter 295

The carriage was not too small, but with three men sitting, the space seemed cramped.

An Qiuwan is not an ordinary civil servant. As the eldest son of the Menzhi An family, he was carefully cultivated by the family. When he was young, he also galloped on the battlefield, bent his bow and shot eagles, and was burly and strong.

An Yuchi and An Yudao have inherited the strength of their fathers, but now they see their father's back is rickety visible to the naked eye.

"Father, can I lift the curtain?" An Yuchi said softly.

An Qiuwan nodded: "Yes."

The car curtain was raised, and An Yuzhi held it with a gold and jade hook. The fresh and cool breeze rushed in with the sun, and the car was well lit.

An's aristocrat, the accumulated wealth of several generations and the style of the family's conduct make even a single carriage extremely extravagant.

The four walls of the carriage are painted with sapphire pattern paint, the floor is covered with extremely thick soft leather deer carpets, the stools are all first-grade purple Nan, the cool mat made of ice jade is covered in summer, and the duck down silk cushions are used in winter.On the left side of the carriage is a table embedded in the floor. The upper end of the table is a two-foot-long hollow wooden frame. In summer, ice cubes are placed, and in winter, there is a heater. Now the smoker is curling up, and the scent of aloes is refreshing and calming.

The carriage passed the long street, many people looked at it, and there was a team of patrolling guards coming towards them, and when they learned that it was the Taifu's carriage, they respectfully avoided it and let them go first.

Because the curtain of the car was raised, they could be seen just as they passed by.

An Qiuwan looked away, and said softly: "Have you seen the appearance of these patrolling guards?"

An Yuchi nodded: "I see, father."

"They treat us respectfully, and when they turn around to those common people, it is another face. We can enjoy their respect safely in front of them, but in a blink of an eye, when we are in front of the emperor, he wants us to enter the palace, so we enter the palace. Palace, if we are punished to stand in front of Dongming Palace, we can only suffer under the scorching sun. First class, second class, third class and fourth class, isn’t it so clear?”

"Father, what do you want to say." An Yudao said.

"What I want to say is that you all already understand, you have already understood," An Qiuwan said with a faint smile, "So, everyone wants to be the top of the crowd. The more you are below, the worse you will be trampled. But this person is the top It's not easy to be a human being, so our An family, like other great families, is trying our best to maintain the century-old foundation of the family, we don't want to be superior, we should be above ten thousand people, and under one person, that's enough."

An Yuchi and An Yudao looked at each other, feeling strange and uneasy in their hearts.

"There are lords and times, and there are many times when a lord is formed. It is called a hierarchy. Those who hold power keep their power, those who are vassals keep their wealth, and those who are plundered keep their lives. They are educated with the words of etiquette, loyalty, filial piety, morality, righteousness and shame, and praise the beauty of foolishness." , Such bright skin is called Jiangshan Sheji," An Qiuwan said with a smile, "The way to govern a country is too difficult, but the most difficult thing is the wisdom of the people."

"Minzhi?" An Yudao frowned, "Father, what do you mean?"

"The country is prosperous and the people are safe, so that we can sit in prosperity and wealth. The difficulty is how to make the people safe. People who are not educated by poetry and books are rude, vulgar, arrogant, and dull. They like to provoke troubles, bully the weak, and even kill and set fire. This is unstable. But People educated by poetry and books, the more books they read, the more sharp and sharp the words they spit out can turn into sharp knives, killing people invisible and without blood. Reading is the wisdom of the people. The more you read, the more wisdom you will develop. Those who are oppressed and exploited will also increase, which is also unstable.”

An Yuzhi pondered: "It is necessary to make the people feel at ease, but also to convince the people. In fact, you can make a fuss about the books you read."

"That's why I was stabbed like this because of my father." An Qiuwan said.

An Yu raised his eyebrows, and said in a low voice: "Father, this stab was really too hard. This bitter trick is not worth the candle."

"If it wasn't a real stab, how could the emperor believe it? Even if it was a real stab, he probably wouldn't believe me now, and for An Shi, this knife is far from enough."

An Yuchi and An Yudao were surprised: "Father, what does this mean?"

"The father is old, his shoulders are bent, and he can't hold it anymore." An Qiuwan looked at the two sons, "The An family will rely on you from now on. You brothers must unite and don't fight among themselves."

"Father, you are still strong." An Yu Chi said hurriedly.

"No, I can't live," An Qiuwan looked back out of the window, a few vegetable vendors passed by on the avenue, half-filled with green vegetables in the vegetable baskets, it was very bright under the sun, "Tian Dayao has established himself as king, has Approaching Youzhou, Song Zhiyi annexed the rebel army in the Huguang area. They were aggressive and marched northward with their swords. There were natural disasters and wars all the way. Recently, [-] refugees wandered outside the gate of the capital. It will increase tenfold. At that time, the capital will be more chaotic, and the people will be in dire straits. According to the current temperament of the emperor, he may," An Qiuwan paused, frowning, "abandon the city and go to Hejing."

An Yuchi and An Yudao did not speak, but listened quietly with serious expressions.

"If a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall, I, Mrs. An, must not accompany the powerful Li family to toss about. The sword Tian Dayao swung in Jidi and Menzhi, although An's family did not hurt a single soldier, his vitality was destroyed. After beheading more than half, now the world is notorious, half of it belongs to my An family, if we want to rebuild the foundation and revitalize the An family, we can no longer stay in the capital, and there is only one way to let the An family retreat in the capital."

"No," An Yudao shook his head, "Father, you can't fall down. Once you fall down, An's will truly collapse!"

"Short-sighted." An Qiuwan said.

"Father……"

"Tian Dayao besieged Menzhi, why was An's family able to evacuate intact? Hengping and Yannan want to sell me because I am a grand master? No, because An's surname is An," An Qiuwan laughed He said with a cold smile, "What does the Tai Tuo count? Even if the emperor comes forward in person, how much face can Hengping Yannan give and how much effort can he make? An's own background, fame and wealth are the achievements of the An family's children who have come and gone for hundreds of years. Being an official, cultivating various places, installing forces, making good friends and making great contributions to the people of the world, what is the big deal. This relocation, as long as we can gain a firm foothold, within five years, the family will be able to prosper again. These days On this day, you go to arrange things to leave the city, after I die, take my coffin and leave the capital, and those from the sidelines who are willing to leave can leave, and those who don’t want to leave, follow them.”

An Yuchi and An Yudao stopped talking, An Yuzhe clenched his fists tightly, his eyes were red, An Yudao looked out of the window with a heavy heart.

"As for Lu Qianhai's disappearance," An Qiuwan said again, "If it is really related to the remnants of the Xia family, we must find out as soon as possible. If it doesn't work, we will cut off all ties with Lu Qianhai."

"You want to give up on Lu Qianhai?"

An Qiuwan nodded, remained silent for a while, and said in a low voice: "Not only Lu Qianhai, but also Liang Fanbin and others. When necessary, give up and give up. Preemptive strikes are the best. Once the situation is not good, remember to preemptive strikes."

(End of this chapter)