The life of the Xianyu family through books

Although the Yan family had fled to Guanzhou during a famine.

He has been involved in every major event in Guanzhou over the past two years.

The most eye-catching events were the two major battles to destroy the Northern Rong and quell the rebellion.

However, upon deeper reflection, the policies implemented in Guanzhou to ensure the well-being of the people were the very foundation upon which this policy was built.

The King of England loved his people, and Guanzhou accepted all the people who came to surrender.

The officials in the north were diligent and conscientious in their duties.

Before, I only knew how to bury myself in hard work, but in the past year, I suddenly grew a mouth.

The Northern Rong have raided the pass for years, oppressing the people of Guanzhou.

Conquer and fight.

The Western Regions rebelled, intending to plunge the people into the flames of war.

Enraged, they fought.

Though the will of the people may be weak, they become strong when united.

The fundamental reason supporting everything is that the people of Guanzhou are united as one, willing to fight to the bitter end for every inch of land they hold.

This is the achievement of the herdsmen.

Yan Yu seized the opportunity to express her gratitude to her master.

Since we've gotten to this point, Yan Yu, having been deeply involved in the war against the Northern Rong, spoke at length about it.

"...The Northern Rong are too bullying! They don't farm themselves, but they come to steal our land every autumn. It's not enough that they just steal; they also set fire to houses, kill and kidnap people. Adults are taken as slaves, and children are taken and raised as little slaves. Some are eaten before they even grow up! Your Majesty, do you know that those Northern Rong eat people!"

The chubby boy's tone was unusually heavy, his round face was taut, and his expression was solemn.

"They call us people from inside the Great Wall 'two-legged sheep'!"

The old emperor saw the child in front of him waving his chubby little fists vigorously in mid-air.

"When the looted grain ran out, and winter came, they couldn't find anything to eat on the vast grasslands. They couldn't bear to eat cattle and sheep, so they ate two-legged sheep instead!"

"How can people be so evil! No, they can't even be called human!"

"People in our village used to kill very few chickens, but to survive, the Northern Rong have forced them to kill people!"

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"Build a mound of Jingguan (a type of mound of corpses), and scare them to death!"

"Even the remaining Northern Rong were scared away and dared not linger outside our pass anymore."

"Master said that the people of Huju have been bullied by the Northern Rong for many years, and they have finally gotten their revenge!"

"My master also said that people live for this one pride!"

"We want to live a good life in Guanzhou. Although the winters are colder, there won't be any more droughts! As long as you're willing to work hard, the county government will provide seeds, lend farming tools, and even livestock to help with land reclamation. The reclaimed land is tax-free for the first few years, hehe! Our family has reclaimed a lot of land. If it weren't for the war, we could definitely have reclaimed even more. This time when we came to the capital, we brought our own grain. From sowing to harvesting, I did it all!" the chubby boy said proudly.

“I do more work than my dad. I’m very good at it. The village elders say I harvest wheat quickly and efficiently, just as well as the other uncles in the village.”

"Shall I bring some for you to try?"

"Hehe! Your nod means you agree. I'll bring it to you as soon as I've ground it."

"We didn't grind the wheat at home; we took it with us on the road so it would be easier to store."

"Where would the county government get livestock to borrow?"

"We stole them from the Northern Rong!" Yan Yu said matter-of-factly, "They're allowed to steal from us, but we can't steal from them." "After the county government announced that livestock could be rented, everyone was overjoyed. The fields were still frozen in the spring, and without livestock to help with the work, it was too difficult to plow. After all, not everyone has the strength of me."

The old emperor asked her, "Have you had it since you were a child?"

"No, not when I was little," Yan Yu replied earnestly. "I was always hungry and skinny back then."

After saying that, she seemed a little embarrassed and whispered, "My father wasn't very good before. He squandered a lot of the family's money. The family relied entirely on my uncle. He wasn't good at studying, but he didn't want to work in the fields, so he just loafed around at the town's academy. Most of the harvest from our fields and the money my uncle earned from teaching went to my father."

The chubby boy lowered his head and said in an even softer voice, "The last bit of land in our hometown was sold by my uncle to pay off my dad's gambling debts. He squandered everything in the family, and there was nothing left! Luckily, my dad reformed. The village elders say this is called a prodigal son returning home. My uncle also said that my dad was led astray by bad friends. If he stays far away from those bad friends, my dad will naturally get better."

"However, I think it's all thanks to my master. My master took my father as a student and really took care of him, teaching him how to do things, urging him to study, and keeping him by his side to teach him by example. That's how my father became better and better."

"Your father..." The old emperor pretended to ponder, then slowly said, "Yan Huai'an? The one who always followed the Prince of Ying?"

"Yes, that's him. In my dad's words, it took him a lot of effort to pass the county-level exam, and it was impossible to go any higher. So he joined the army, and his uncle and master stopped forcing him to study. Hahaha!"

The old emperor thought to himself, "This Yan Xiaoer is really still a child; his emotions come and go quickly."

I was just feeling ashamed for her father, but in an instant I felt happy for him.

"Father said that studying to become an official is serving the court, and leading troops into battle is the same. I think Father is right!"

Under the sunlight, the little chubby girl's eyes shone brightly, reflecting off her silver armor, making it difficult to tell which was brighter.

"Women who become officials all enter the court. I've heard that your teacher comes from the palace?" the old emperor asked seemingly casually.

Yan Yu said, "Lady Mu was the teacher that my godfather asked Eunuch Li to hire for me."

The chubby boy sighed, "I didn't want to be born with a brain that's good at studying, but I just can memorize things very quickly. When my uncle teaches me, I can understand what he means. But Your Majesty, I really took after my father; I don't like studying!"

“My mother thought that she should hire a female teacher from the palace to teach me manners, so that I wouldn’t be laughed at for not being polite when I went out. She was even happier when she heard that the teacher was a female official from the palace. If it weren’t for my godfather’s connection, our family would not have had this good fortune.”

"My teacher is very polite, knowledgeable, and attentive to my teaching." The chubby face suddenly wrinkled, and he softly complained, "She's just too good! I have to study, practice calligraphy, learn manners, and she gives me homework every day. I have so much homework, much more than when Dad was taking the imperial examinations!!!"

An exclamation mark alone is not enough to express Yan Yu's grief and indignation.

The old emperor couldn't help but laugh, which was rather unkind.

He knew that Lady Mu was a very meticulous person who did things with utmost care.

"After my father joined the army, my uncle and my master stopped caring whether he studied or not. I thought so too!"
"I've accumulated so many merits before the King of England finally granted me the position of a junior officer. It wasn't easy! I'm a girl, still so young, and I'm already an officer, why do I still have to study!"

The old emperor laughed and said, "Who told you that becoming an official requires putting down your books?"

"That's different, I'm a military general!"

When the chubby boy said he was a military general, every strand of his hair radiated happiness.

"Training soldiers well and fighting well is what I should do. No matter how good you are at studying, can you fight with books in your hands? The enemy doesn't recognize that! They only recognize the sword and bow in my hands!"

"How many stones of bow can it draw?"

"The biggest one."

"Ok?"

"There is no limit, it's just the biggest one."

The chubby boy was brimming with confidence!
"Let's go to the training ground and let me see your skills."

The group moved to the training ground.

General Yan demonstrated to everyone what true superhuman strength looks like, a reincarnation of a martial arts star. (End of Chapter)