Eagle-eyed and wolf-watching

Chapter 1619: Pretentious!

After finishing his meal at the restaurant, Ye Mingsheng ended his schedule for the day and returned to the palace with his two children and a group of guards.

After returning to the palace, Ye Mingsheng let the two children find their respective mothers, and he returned to the study to see if there was anything important that needed to be dealt with today.

After bidding farewell to his father, Jingxuan was also preparing to bid farewell to his elder brother and then return to his mother. However, as soon as he bowed and had no time to speak, Jingren began to speak:
"Fourth brother, don't leave yet! I have something to ask you!
Hearing Jingren say this, Jingxuan was a little surprised, but still said politely:
"Brother, what do you want?"

"Jingxuan, how much did you understand from what Dad said today?"

Seeing that his elder brother was repeating some of the questions he had asked earlier, Jingxuan could not help but speak helplessly:

"Brother, I only heard the general idea. What Dad said today was too profound and obscure!"

"You really only understood the general meaning?"

"real!"

Seeing Jingxuan's sincere expression, Jingren nodded with satisfaction. Seeing Jingren like this, Jingxuan was also a little curious and asked:
"Brother, what on earth do you want to do by asking so many questions?"

Facing his brother's question, Jingren said without hesitation:
"My mother often tells me how outstanding and wonderful you are, fourth brother, and asks me to learn from you. I will tell my mother everything my father said today, so she will definitely ask me how much I understood..."

"I am completely confused by what Dad said today. What about pursuing fairness in an unfair world and what about powder kegs? I really only have a vague understanding of them. So if my mother asks me about it, I will say that since you, a smart man like me, didn't understand, then isn't it normal for me not to understand?"

Hearing his elder brother's answer, Jingxuan was a little surprised for a moment. At this time, Jingren patted Jingxuan on the shoulder and said:

"Okay! Let's do it this way! When we brothers leave the palace one day, I will take you to my mother's Xin Kang Ji Restaurant. It is one of the eight great restaurants in Yijing and is much better than the one we just ate at!"

"Then I'll let you taste what a delicious meal is!"

After saying that, Jingren waved to Jingxuan, then walked towards his mother's courtyard with a smile on his face and big strides.

Looking at Jingren's departing back, Jingxuan blinked, then turned and walked towards his mother Pei Zhixiu's courtyard.

Half an incense stick later, Jingren returned to his mother An Miaoyi and told her what he had seen and heard that day.

After listening to Er Zi's story, An Miaoyi asked directly:
"Jingren, what do you think about today's experience?"

Because he had long realized that his mother would ask him this question, Jingren, who had already thought of the answer on the way back, answered without hesitation:
"I used to think that my father was too harsh and even a little inhumane towards the Ye family, but after seeing what happened to Ye Yu and Li Shuai, I think my father wasn't that bad to the Ye family!"

“That Ye Yu’s contribution is obviously not as good as Li Shuai’s, but he was able to become a firearms instructor, live in a big house, and have a stable income. However, that Li Shuai can only live in a slum, do odd jobs, and can only earn a meager income every day. His life is very difficult...”

Having said this, Jingren paused for a moment, looked at his mother's expression, and then continued speaking in a low voice:

"I think it's a bit unfair! Li Shuai only has three fingers left on his left hand. It looks a bit scary!"

"But my father is really stingy. Even though Li Shuai was in such a bad situation, my father only gave him an extra ten taels of silver. In my opinion, even if he gave him fifty taels of silver, it wouldn't be too much!"

Hearing his son say this, An Miaoyi couldn't help but shook his head in disappointment, and then said earnestly:

"Didn't your father tell you to try your best to find fairness in an unfair world? Why don't you take it to heart?"

Jingren was even more puzzled when he heard this and asked:
"Mom, I still don't understand!"

"Didn't your father tell you? This world is unfair, so pursuing fairness is the value of the court. Did you hear the most important words in your father's words, Jingren?"

Jingren thought for a moment and said:

“Is it the pursuit of fairness?”

"It's these three words: as much as possible!"

"The core idea of ​​this sentence is the three words 'as far as possible'. These three words are used very well. There is a big difference between pursuing fairness as far as possible and absolute fairness!"

"Just like the Li Shuai you mentioned, although he suffered unfairness in the comparison with Ye Yu, he received thirty-seven taels of silver through the buyout. His efforts were rewarded, which is a kind of fairness!"

“This is what your father meant. In an unfair world, try to pursue fairness as much as possible, but don’t pursue absolute fairness, because absolute fairness only exists in theory, and we live in a real world…”

Hearing his mother say this, Jingren was stunned for a moment, and then said with some admiration:
"Mom, you are awesome!"

An Miaoyi snorted and taught:
"What your father said today is to tell you that if the number of GL dignitaries increases or their demands become greater, they will demand more from the people, and this will eventually lead to the collapse of the court!"

"So Jingren, do you know what to do?"

"Mom, what should I do?"

"Jingren, I'm asking you this!"

"Mom, I don't know!"

Looking at her son's somewhat innocent eyes, An Miaoyi sighed, adjusted her emotions, and then continued:
"Your father insists on reform and tells you two the importance of reform, so you have to show your support for reform in front of your father. For example, you support your father in streamlining the staff of various government offices, increasing spending on education and the navy, encouraging the development of industry and commerce, etc."

At this point, An Miaoyi seemed to have thought of something, and immediately asked:
"Has Mr. Gu ever told you about reform?"

Jingren thought for a moment and said:
"Mr. Gu, he would occasionally mention it to me, but he never told me systematically!" An Miaoyi pondered for a moment and said:

"Jingren, you are almost eleven years old, it's time for you to understand! I will let Mr. Gu tell you about the reforms implemented by your father..."

"Your father is a kind-hearted man. He thinks that the biggest financial expenditure of the court is the salaries of officials. So in order to solve the financial problems of the court, he wanted to reduce the number of officials and reduce financial expenditures! He also came up with the idea of ​​returning the fire consumption to the public, hoping to increase financial revenue."

"Your father felt that the land was in the hands of the gentry and the people had a hard time living, so he came up with a redemption plan to divide the land. In order to solve the problem of land annexation, he asked the officials and gentry to pay taxes as well!"

"Your father's idea is good, but he is too idealistic! His actions have offended all the officials and gentry in the world. Now these people want to eat your father's flesh and sleep on his skin!"

"If your father hadn't always held the military power very tightly, and if he hadn't had those lackeys from the Internal Security Coordination Office to protect him, something unexpected would have happened long ago!

"In my opinion, your father is a hypocritical person. Although he says that he doesn't want to be the greatest emperor of all time, he always wants to change the world!"

"Is this world so easy to change?"

"Can't he just be the emperor? Why did he have to make so many troubles and even lose the throne? I can't even find a place to cry!"

After complaining about Ye Mingsheng, An Miaoyi also told her son:

"Jingren, you can't tell anyone what Mom said. Do you understand?"

Jingren nodded slightly and said:
"Mom! I know what to say and what not to say. I never tell anyone a word of what you said about my dad!"

An Miaoyi stroked her son's face gently upon hearing this and continued;
"Jingren, you must shout loudly the slogan of insisting on reform in front of your father. Anyway, shouting slogans is no big deal, but you must remember to only mention slogans, and don't worry about the rest..."

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Damao Mountain, an unnamed valley 200 miles northwest

This valley has always been regarded as a desolate place because it is close to the desert. In order to graze their livestock, nomadic people pursue abundant grass and water. Therefore, for such a desolate place where no birds live, whether it is the current Robe, the Cumans, or the previous grassland peoples, they all look down on this place. As a result, it has become a place where few people go!

However, at this time, in this valley that was originally sparsely populated, there were thousands of tents hidden, and in the middle of these tents stood an eagle-headed Khan tent, and at this time, Habib, the Great Khan of the Golden Horde, was in this Khan tent.

In the past few years, the Great Khan of the Golden Horde could be said to be a prominent figure on the grassland. It was rumored everywhere on the grassland that with the help of the Romans, he had risen from a small Golden Horde noble to the Great Khan of the Golden Horde. He had used iron-blooded means to kill countless powerful people of the Golden Horde and completely grasped the power of the Golden Horde!

In order to highlight Habib's brutality and cruelty, these rumors portrayed Habib as a monster with a green face, fangs and a bloody mouth. However, the real Habib looked like an ordinary Kipchak, about six feet tall, with a rough face and a full beard!
If you don't say that Habib is the Great Khan of the Kipchak Khanate and put him in the Kipchak tribe, I'm afraid no one will realize that he is the ruler of the Kipchak Khanate, the monster with a green face and fangs who enjoys killing people in the legend...
At this time, Habib was sitting cross-legged in the tent, reading a newspaper with great interest. The newspaper was the Yijing Daily. However, judging from the date on the newspaper, this newspaper was not the latest issue of the Yijing Daily, but the Yijing Daily from five months ago.

Just as Habib was reading the newspaper with a look of longing unconsciously on his face, a burly Qipchak walked into the tent.

This man is Umar, Habib's general, right-hand man and cousin!
Seeing his cousin still reading the newspaper, Umar couldn't help but say:

"Great Khan, what on earth was written in that newspaper that made you like it so much?

"It's just two pieces of paper. Haven't you read them many times?"

Hearing his cousin's question, Habib handed over the newspaper and said:
"If you want to know what's written on it, Umar, just read it yourself!"

Umar did not take the newspaper handed over by his cousin, but said helplessly:
"Great Khan, you know I don't understand the Daqian language!"

Habib took back the newspaper after hearing this, and then taught him earnestly:

"Umar, if you don't know how to do it, just go and learn it! Is there anything in this world that you can be born with?"

"Do we Kipchaks know how to ride horses as soon as we are born? Do we Kipchaks know how to herd sheep as soon as we are born?"

In response to the series of questions raised by his brother, Umar defended himself by saying:
"I've learned it, but it's too difficult. I can't learn it at all!"

Hearing Umar say this, Habib looked at him with disappointment, and then spoke in Chinese with a somewhat poor accent:
"My name is Habib...I am the Great Khan of the Golden Horde...Welcome to the Golden Horde!"

Listening to his brother's mumbling, Umar knew that his brother was speaking Chinese, but he didn't know what Habib was saying, so he asked back:

"Great Khan, what do you mean?"

'What this sentence means is, my name is Habib, I am the Khan of the Golden Horde, welcome to the Golden Horde, this is the Chinese I just learned, how about my speaking, right? 'Habib smiled as he spoke, and it was obvious that he was proud of his learning ability.

"Khan, what you said is correct, but why are you learning this?"

"I want to tell Ye Mingsheng, the emperor of Daqian, Ye Mingsheng. He is a very interesting person. I really want to meet him, defeat him and bring him to Lesa City, so that the emperor of Daqian can see our Golden Horde!"

Umar was a little surprised when he heard this. At this moment, Habib stuffed the newspaper he had just read into his hand and said very seriously:
"My brother Umar, you really should learn Chinese well. This newspaper is for you. It is called Yijing Daily. It is the best-selling newspaper in Yijing and the most sold newspaper in the whole Daqian!"

"It is said that this newspaper is managed by the current Queen of Daqian, the woman who is rumored to be the reincarnation of Baosi!"

"Ye Mingsheng is really an interesting person, he is different from other Han people!"

Hearing his brother say this, Umar couldn't help but ask curiously:

"Great Khan, just tell me, what exactly does this newspaper say..."

(End of this chapter)