"Has it started?" Shui Qing asked uncertainly.

Fan Jin hurriedly entered the courtyard and nodded with a heavy expression.

Shui Qing had always been mentally prepared for the reduction of the power of the feudal lords, but when he actually heard the news, he still felt a little flustered.

Having lived in peacetime for so long, when we first arrived here, it was just a matter of food and clothing, not a matter of personal safety.

Now that things are truly going to get chaotic outside, memories of the horrific events of war flash through my mind.

She took a deep breath and, calming her turbulent emotions, said, "Call all the children back and give them a thorough warning."

The peaceful and uneventful days are gone forever.

"Alright." Having witnessed the current state of affairs in the prefectural city, where people's hearts were already unsettled, Fan Jin also felt it was necessary to remind the children.

We cannot be ignorant and naive; that will not benefit children at all, and may even harm them.

Before long, all six children, including Ling Ran, were found and brought back.

The family gathered in the tea room.

A tea room was built on the left side of the main house in the new house. It is spacious and bright, with tables, chairs, tea, and pastries. It is the perfect place to announce, discuss, and negotiate matters.

At this moment, two or three kinds of pastries were placed on the long table, and tea was poured and cooled according to the number of people.

They did a very thorough job of preparing before discussing the matter.

"It's only early April, and the new emperor has been on the throne for less than a year. It's really too fast," Ling Ran said with a frown as he hurried into the tea room.

Fan Jin told his family about the rumors circulating outside in as much detail as possible: "There are many people outside who support the new emperor, especially scholars. I have heard many people outside several restaurants talking about how good the new emperor's move is."

Fan Jiang was straightforward and asked innocently, "Father, isn't it good to reduce the power of the princes? I heard you talking about how they are all the Emperor's uncles, there are so many of them, and they occupy a lot of fiefdoms."

"Isn't it a good thing that the Emperor wants to take the land back? How could they refuse?"

"It's a good thing, but we're rushing things; these princes aren't just idle playboys who have lived through several generations. They all fought alongside the late emperor to establish the empire!" Ling Ran said in a deep voice.

Seeing Fan Jiang's wide eyes, looking curious but not understanding, he had no choice but to say, "It can be said that without these capable and brave princes, we might not have the country we have today."

These were both princes and meritorious officials who had helped establish the empire; otherwise, why would the late emperor have granted them fiefdoms? It was a reward for them.

The late emperor was their own father, and he passed away less than a year ago. The new emperor has been on the throne for less than a year, and now he wants to take all these rewards back at once. Do you think you would be willing to accept that?

Yan Qiuxing, Jiang Hehu, and the other three thought for a moment and then shook their heads.

If they had worked hard to acquire land, shops, and houses for their family, and their father divided the family property before his death, giving each of them their own land, and their eldest brother's son, who was also their nephew, wanted them to return it all to him alone, they would not be willing.

The principles of the world and the small family are the same.

However, Fan Hu thought for a moment and said, "If you give me about the same amount of money, I can consider it as buying it back, and I think I can agree to it."

Ling Ran glanced quickly at Fan Hu.

He has a very keen sense of perception at such a young age.

Shui Qing looked at Fan Hu and deeply agreed with the saying: "The dragon has nine sons, and each one is different."

Fan Jiang is too honest and simple-minded. Even if he does well in his studies, he can only do academic research and cannot enter the officialdom—otherwise, he will be tricked to death without even knowing it.

However, judging from her studies over the past six months, she is not worried that Fan Jiang will enter a career in government.

Because Fan Jiang is simply not cut out for studying.

Fanhu is an option.

It's not just about being good at reading and writing, but more importantly, about having this keen insight.