After the recent series of events, Ye Jingchen has witnessed the power of aristocratic families.
Ye Jingchen was unaware of the immense influence that powerful families had on Dayuan, but now that he knew, he naturally wouldn't let it go unchecked.
For at least a thousand years of China's five thousand years of history, it has been a struggle between dynasties and powerful families, resulting in widespread suffering and misery. Ye Jingchen understood the harm that powerful families posed to Dayuan better than the emperor himself.
Leaving aside the current crisis of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, when he succeeds his father in the future and takes control of Dayuan, his governing philosophy will inevitably conflict with the interests of the aristocratic families, and the aristocratic families will certainly become his obstacles!
Some obstacles must be removed.
The original novel mainly focuses on Xie Chang'an's confrontation with imperial power, and doesn't delve much into the aristocratic families, so Ye Jingchen doesn't know much about them either.
Xie Chang'an is a reincarnated person. Although Ye Jingchen doesn't know from which point Xie Chang'an was reborn, Xie Chang'an definitely knows more about aristocratic families than he does.
Therefore, he reached a cooperation agreement with Xie Chang'an. He would try to stabilize the emperor's power, while Xie Chang'an would be responsible for dealing with the Jiang family.
He believed that Xie Chang'an had the ability, and Xie Chang'an had to have the ability!
Talking to smart people is easy; you don't have to waste words, and you can reach a consensus in just a few words.
As Xie Chang'an was leaving, he seemed to notice something. He suddenly slowed his pace, waved for Ye Jingchen to step back, and then approached the palace entrance. He pushed the door open, catching Ye Jinghe, who was eavesdropping against the other half of the door, red-handed.
Ye Jinghe panicked for only a moment before calming down and blinking his big, innocent eyes, saying, "Brother, I'm guarding the gate for you. No one can get close."
"Heh..." Xie Chang'an chuckled.
Ye Jingchen glanced at him sideways, smiled, and patted Ye Jinghe's little head, looking completely convinced. "Then thank you, little brother Jinghe."
During dinner, Ye Jinghe kept stealing glances at Ye Jingchen, taking a few bites of food and then glancing at him, then a few more bites and then another glance, looking like he wanted to say something but hesitated.
This was very unusual for Ye Jinghe, because he was always focused on eating and almost nothing could distract him!
"Jinghe, what do you want to say?" Ye Jingchen asked, somewhat amused.
"Who assassinated my brother?" Ye Jinghe asked seriously.
Although he is still young and cannot avenge his brother, he can remember it for now and take revenge slowly when he grows up.
The reason he asked this question was because he heard someone say that the assassination attempt on his brother was carried out by the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, but judging from his brother's attitude towards Xie Chang'an, it didn't seem like it at all.
So he pressed himself against the door, trying to eavesdrop on his brother and Xie Chang'an's conversation.
Unfortunately, the place where his brother and the others were talking was too far from the palace gate, and their voices were not loud, so he only vaguely heard 'Jiang family'.
Could it be that the Jiang family was the ones who assassinated my brother?
"Our Jinghe is still a little baby. Why are you asking these questions? Do you want to avenge your brother?" Ye Jingchen asked instead of answering.
"Remember this, you'll get your revenge later," Ye Jinghe replied very seriously.
"Your task now is to eat well, sleep well, grow up healthy and happy, and then you can help your brother." Ye Jingchen pinched his serious little face and said with a smile.
"Okay, I'll help my brother from now on, no need to thank Chang'an." Ye Jinghe obediently let her be pinched, her eyes sparkling.
"Alright, then I'll wait and see!" Ye Jingchen agreed.
"After dinner, your brother is going to find Father, Jinghe, and your younger brother. You can play by yourself for a while, and then go to sleep when you're sleepy, okay?" Ye Jingchen said to him.
"Why do you want to go find him?" Ye Jinghe asked, frowning.
That person always spoke loudly and with a stern face to scare my brother. Although he was never actually scared, he still disliked that person at all!
"In order for my elder sister to be able to stay in Wenhua Hall for classes, she can only stay if Father Emperor agrees," Ye Jingchen replied.
Ye Jinghe's eyes darkened. "But didn't she leave?"
"She has already said that she no longer acknowledges her brother as her younger brother."
“I’m different from her. I will never disown my brother!”
Ye Jingchen: ...
I was moved, but—
What a refreshing green tea flavor!
This child is so promising! His tea ceremony skills are so outstanding at such a young age!
If only they weren't so hostile towards the emperor, and could occasionally demonstrate their tea-making skills!
It's guaranteed to confuse even an ancient emperor who had no idea what 'green tea' was!
"My sister was just saying that out of anger. Besides, we are all Father's children, with the same blood flowing in our veins. We are the closest of family. In the eyes of outsiders, I, you, my sister, and the other brothers and sisters are all one. We share the same fate, and we are inseparable!" Ye Jingchen said earnestly.
“Reading can make people more sensible and stronger, which is why I hope that my elder sister can study with us. If my elder sister is not strong enough, she will become our weakness. Does Jinghe want my elder sister to become my weakness?” Ye Jingchen asked.
Fearing that Ye Jinghe might not understand the meaning of "weakness," Ye Jingchen explained further: "Weakness is something that can harm us."
Ye Jinghe shook his head without even thinking.
He himself could not allow himself to become his brother's weakness, let alone Ye Jingshu!
"That's why we should urge our elder sister to study hard, right?" Ye Jingchen asked with a smile.
Ye Jinghe nodded firmly.
"It's not just my elder sister, all of us brothers and sisters are the same. Only by making them study hard and become smart and strong can we prevent them from doing anything foolish that would harm our brothers and sisters." Ye Jingchen pressed on, continuing to entice them.
After all, his plan was to have all the princes and princesses study in the Wenhua Hall, and he didn't want Ye Jinghe to go crazy every time a newcomer entered the Wenhua Hall.
Moreover, the emperor has many children of all ages. When the number of children increases, they will no longer be able to attend classes together as they are now, but will have to be divided into large and small classes.
He can supervise the older children on his own, but the younger children need a leader to urge and supervise the princes and princesses to study, and Ye Jinghe is the most suitable candidate.
Upon hearing Ye Jingchen's words, Ye Jinghe's small face immediately became extremely serious.
He doesn't care if it harms others, but if it harms his brother, then that's absolutely unacceptable!
"Then let them all come to study. I'll help my brother keep an eye on them and I'll make sure they don't slack off!" Ye Jinghe clenched his little fists, full of fighting spirit.
He certainly didn't like his brother having too many siblings, but if letting these siblings go unchecked would cause trouble for his brother in the future, then he would rather keep them under his watchful eye so that he could supervise their studies and prevent them from getting too close to his brother!
In this way, he will always be his brother's favorite younger brother, and no one will be able to compete with him for his brother's affection!
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