After transmigrating into the villain's daughter, I lie down and win

Chapter 769 The whole family is a rebel (53)

"If the ruler regards his subjects as his own hands and feet, then the subjects will regard the ruler as their own heart and soul."

After a long period of dead silence, Jin Yan's childish and clear voice suddenly rang out in the empty and silent hall.

If the ruler regards his subjects as his own hands and feet, then the subjects should regard the ruler as their own heart and soul?
The emperor looked eerie and unpredictable.

He naturally knew that this sentence came from "Mencius" and that there were two more sentences following it.

If the ruler treats his subjects like dogs and horses, then the subjects will treat the ruler like a fellow countryman.

If the ruler treats his subjects like dirt, then the subjects will treat the ruler like an enemy.

His deep, dark gaze pierced through the distant distance as he looked at the little girl who was kneeling in the middle of the hall with her back straight and a calm expression.

So, who taught her this sentence?
Is it Xiao Sui?
Or Xiao Ji?

Or his good daughter?
Countless speculations and suspicions flashed through the emperor's mind one by one, and his gaze shifted from Jin Yan to Xiao Quji, who was sincerely apologizing.

After Xiao Quji apologized again, the emperor suddenly asked, "Xiao Yan'er, where did you hear this?"

What's the point of talking about it now?
Do you want to use this to prove that Beidi has no second thoughts about him?
Jin Yan raised his head with all his strength, staring directly at the emperor who was sitting on the high ground, and said in a neither humble nor arrogant manner: "Your Majesty, these words were spoken by a teacher in the fields while I was helping my father and mother to encourage farmers during the spring ploughing season."

The emperor looked amused, "Then do you know what it represents?"

Jin Yan paused, seeming a little hesitant.

The emperor said: "You can speak freely. No matter what you say, I will forgive you."

Let him hear how the King of the North and the General, whom he trusted, viewed him as a king, and how they had let him down!

With the emperor's promise, Jin Yan no longer hesitated and said slowly: "I am still young and have never learned this text, but I have heard from my father since I was a child that Your Majesty is his mentor. If Your Majesty did not value and trust him, he would never have his current position..."

She paused again, bowed deeply to the emperor, and shouted: "I will report your intention on the Golden Terrace, and I will die for you with the Jade Dragon."

The North is willing to be loyal to the Emperor, but is the Emperor willing to give the North enough trust?

After these words were spoken, the hall fell into dead silence.

Xiao Quji's face showed astonishment, and for a moment his heartbeat sounded like a war drum, rumbling and shaking the sky, and it continued for a long time.

The emperor also looked horrified.

He let Jin Yan speak freely, but he didn't expect that she would actually dare to express her own opinions.

Would you like to repay my lord’s kindness on the Golden Terrace and die for me with the Jade Dragon?
Whose work is this?
Where did Jin Yan hear this from?

What did she want to say by answering this way? Was she trying to say that I was not kind enough and did not give the loyal ministers of the Xiao family the treatment they deserved?

He once trusted Xiao Sui and his son so much, but how did they repay him?

He won over the hearts of the people so that the common people in the north only knew the Xiao family but not the emperor. He wanted the scholars of the world to sing praises to the great achievements of their father and son and treat him, the emperor, as nothing!

Is this how they report to the king?

It was the North that was disloyal, not him who was unkind!
The emperor closed his eyes, then slowly opened them. His sharp and captivating gaze pierced through the dim hall and fell on Jin Yan's small body.

Just when Jin Yan and her brother were wondering how the emperor would punish her, the emperor said something that neither of them had expected.

"Xiao Yan'er, the 'paper', 'printing', and many other inventions in the North were all invented by you, right?"

After the words were spoken, Jin Yan and his brother both showed the same confused expression.

Paper?
Typography?
Such a profound and mysterious thing must have been created by the Mohist school, which is famous for its inventions. How could it have anything to do with a little girl like her?
Seeing the identical expressions of the brother and sister, the emperor suddenly smiled, "I see that you are so smart and interesting to talk to. I really don't want you to leave the palace. From now on, you can live in the palace and keep me company."

Xiao Quji was horrified and said hurriedly, "Your Majesty, Yan has had heart disease since childhood..." The emperor interrupted him unhappily, "Are you saying that my imperial physician is not as good as Gongsun Chou in your palace?"

Xiao Quji was stunned, but he didn't agree with it in his heart.

Although the imperial physicians' medical skills are advanced, they did not see Yan born and raised, and they would not take care of Yan as their own grandson like Gongsun Chou did. From this point of view, a hundred imperial physicians are not as good as Gongsun Chou.

Furthermore, the situation in the palace is complicated and everyone has ulterior motives. How can he feel at ease letting Yan live in the palace?

But the emperor's words are as good as gold, and he will not easily change them. Forcing an argument will only make him more unhappy and deepen his suspicion of the North.

At this time, Jin Yan said: "Your Majesty is not trustworthy."

The emperor raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at Jin Yan with amusement, "You are the first person who dares to speak to me like this. Tell me, how can I go back on my word?"

Jin Yan repeated the emperor's previous words and said with a little dissatisfaction: "Your Majesty said that you would let me speak freely and would not let me be punished for speaking out, but now you want to punish me."

"punish?"

The emperor put away the amusement on his face, "Isn't it a gift? How many people dream of getting it, but you treat it as a punishment? Do you know how many people in this world have fought so hard to live in this palace?"

Jin Yan pursed his lips in anger, "I am not someone else, so I naturally don't know what others think. But to me, this palace is really like a cage. I have to be careful everywhere and dare not speak loudly at all times, for fear of accidentally violating palace rules and prohibitions and bringing disaster to my family!"

Therefore, if the emperor had not been determined to go down the path of a tyrant and never return, the people in the Northern Palace would not have the slightest desire to covet this palace.

Xiao Quji quickly tried to make amends for Jin Yan, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. Yan has been taking medicine since she was born, and she has been kept at home by her mother for many years and not allowed to go out. That's why she really likes to go out, but she never had the chance."

Considering Jin Yan's experience of being born with many illnesses and not going out for many years, it is actually reasonable for her to say that she does not like living in the palace.

However, the emperor was not an ordinary person. After hearing the explanation, his first reaction was, "Xiao Yan'er doesn't like being constrained. What about you? What about your elder brother and younger brother? Do they prefer freedom or the palace?"

As soon as these words came out, Jin Yan started cursing in his heart.

Neuropathy!
If you can make such associations, why don’t you go to heaven?

Xiao Quji kowtowed again and again to apologize.

Too many words will be lost.

What's more, the emperor is a person who always finds fault with everything.

In that case, he simply said nothing.

If the emperor insisted on letting Yan stay in the palace, then he would take the initiative to petition and stay in the palace to take care of her, so that his grandfather would feel more at ease.

When the news reached the north, my parents would not have to worry too much and start an unprepared rebellion.

……

Northland.

In the endless barren and desolate desert, a man dressed as a scholar ran towards the central military tent which was closely guarded by his personal soldiers, regardless of the biting cold wind, with excitement on his face.

"General, in this battle our army has seized 80,000 cattle and sheep, and 5,000 horses..."

Compared to the ecstasy of the scholar, the general's face was cold and solemn, but he did not show much joy. His eyes were fixed on a place that was specially marked on the new map.

Dragon City.

Holy place of the Huns.

This is the most precious gift his beloved daughter gave him.

And now, all he has to do is to ride his horse to Dragon City and share this special gift with people all over the world!