"Uncle Xie, I'm fine."
Xie Chang'an wasn't heavy, so the fall didn't cause any serious injury, except that his clothes might get dirty.
After being helped up from the ground by Xu Jingjing, Ye Jingchen quickly patted the dust off his clothes.
This is his new outfit!
Seeing this, Chenxi quickly came forward to help him take pictures. This was a dress made by her sister herself, stitch by stitch, and it took her a whole month!
Thinking this, he gave Xie Chang'an another cold glance.
"Why are you looking at me like that? It's not like I deliberately pushed him down. Blame my father!" Xie Chang'an thought Chenxi was worried about Ye Jingchen falling down, so he pulled his father out without hesitation.
"You little brat, you're really filial!" Xie Shaoling said through gritted teeth.
"Who told you to always hit me? You got your comeuppance!" Xie Chang'an said with a hint of schadenfreude, then ran away from Xie Shaoling.
He originally planned to hide behind his mother, but after thinking about it, he felt it wasn't safe enough, so he stood next to Ye Jingchen.
Xie Shaoling originally wanted to chase after him, but seeing this, he stopped and let the little brat be smug for a while!
"It's getting late, I should head back." After tidying his clothes, Ye Jingchen said goodbye.
"By the way, are those the reward money sent by Father?" he asked, pointing to the two large silver ingots on the table.
Actually, he noticed it as soon as he entered.
“Exactly,” Xie Shaoling replied.
"Uncle Xie went to Fenglin Village to save us, which is a great service. I asked my father to reward him, and he agreed," Ye Jingchen said with a smile.
Having understood Ye Jingchen's implied meaning, Xie Shaoling bowed to Ye Jingchen and said, "Thank you, Your Highness!"
Xu Jingjing quickly followed suit and bowed as well.
"Uncle Xie, you're too kind. Things will only get better from now on." Ye Jingchen nodded slightly and left with Chenxi.
Kneel down!
After seeing Ye Jingchen off, Xie Shaoling turned around and went back into the house, where he spoke directly to Xie Chang'an.
Xie Chang'an pursed his lips and obediently knelt before his father.
"From now on, you'd better behave yourself as a subject in front of His Highness the Crown Prince. If you overstep your bounds again, it won't be enough with just a slap. I will definitely inform the Ancestor to bring in the family punishment!" Xie Shaoling warned Xie Chang'an, standing in front of him.
“Chang’an, the proper order of ruler and subject, father and son, you have indeed been too presumptuous in front of His Highness the Crown Prince. This is not good!” Xu Jingjing said.
Xie Chang'an lowered his head and remained silent.
He could hardly imagine himself being so respectful to Ye Jingchen.
What Ye Jingchen needed was never his respectful attitude, but rather his assistance.
Looking across the entire Great Abyss, only the entire Zhenguo Duke's Mansion would wholeheartedly support Ye Jingchen in what he wanted to do.
After all, that would mean making an enemy of the entire aristocratic clan.
"Speak!" Xie Shaoling said with a displeased expression, reaching out to turn Xie Chang'an's face towards him.
"Father, do you know what it means to return the land to the people?" Xie Chang'an asked, looking directly at Xie Shaoling.
"So what if we become enemies with powerful families? What's wrong with that!" Xie Shaoling said without even thinking.
"Are they just aristocratic families? Which of the court officials, nobles, and imperial relatives doesn't own land? Even the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion has some!" Xie Chang'an reminded him.
Xie Shaoling let go, his expression cold and stern.
It wasn't that he was reluctant to part with his small plot of land, but he suddenly realized that: three generations make a family, five generations make a clan, and nine generations make a noble family. Aren't all these noble families now descendants of the former court officials, nobles, and relatives?
In fact, they are all the same in essence.
His Highness the Crown Prince wants all the people of Da Yuan to have their own land, which means he is making enemies of everyone.
Even when Xie Shaoling was at his most spirited and unconventional, he dared not entertain such thoughts.
Does His Highness the Crown Prince know that what he is about to do is to make enemies of the whole world?
He's so young!
But if it can really be accomplished, it will be of great benefit to the country and its people.
Xie Shaoling became visibly excited, no longer caring about minor matters like Xie Chang'an's manners.
"Where does Your Highness intend to begin?" he asked.
"How would I know? It's probably the Wang family!" Xie Chang'an said casually while kneeling on the ground.
Why aren't you waking him up yet? He's still so young, aren't you worried he'll hurt his knees?
"Whatever His Highness the Crown Prince wants to do, just cooperate with him. I will inform your second and third uncles when they return home," Xie Shaoling said.
Following the summons of Xie Shaoling back to the capital, the emperor issued another decree summoning two young generals from the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion back to the capital at the same time.
This was a completely different development from his previous life. Xie Chang'an didn't know whether this development was a good thing or a bad thing. The battlefield was certainly dangerous, but the court and the capital were also fraught with danger.
But no matter what, he will protect everyone in his family.
"His Highness the Crown Prince cares deeply for the people and will surely become a wise and virtuous ruler in the future. You should respect, honor, and love him even more. You must not act recklessly in front of him, understand?!" The topic that Xie Chang'an had deliberately changed abruptly circled back to him.
Xie Chang'an: ......
Is it true that we can't get over this hurdle today?
The next day, classes proceeded as usual.
As requested by Ye Jingchen, the teacher lectured on "Xunzi".
"The ruler is the boat; the common people are the water; water can carry the boat, but water can also capsize it!"
The meaning of this famous saying is very clear: the ruler is like a boat, and the people are like water. Water can propel the boat forward, but it can also create huge waves that drown the boat.
But Ye Jingchen felt that the first half of the sentence was also very interesting.
In fact, the boat and the water themselves are enough to illustrate the interdependent relationship between the monarch and the people.
A boat only shows its value when it is in the water.
The larger the ship, the deeper its draft.
Only the deeper and wider the water, the larger the ship it can carry.
The depth of water reflects the value of a boat, just as the number of common people reflects the value of a ruler.
One person cannot be called a nation.
people.
from.
The crowd.
Water droplets.
river.
Rivers and seas.
Ye Jingchen wrote these nine characters on a piece of paper and handed it to Qin Feng.
As a third-place scholar in the imperial examinations, Qin Feng was certainly not an ordinary person. With these nine words, he naturally knew how to teach this lesson.
The emperor selected Ye Jingchen's tutors and lecturers from humble backgrounds or without any connections in the court. After all, only such people could wholeheartedly teach the crown prince and prevent him from getting involved in factional struggles at such a young age.
Qin Feng was a student from a poor family.
He had long wanted to tell this story to His Highness the Crown Prince and all the princes and princesses, to tell them that governing the country must be based on the people and that the will and opinions of the people must be valued. Only in this way can the country prosper.
However, telling this story is risky.
If a prince or princess disagrees with his ideas and files a complaint with the emperor, his career as a tutor and official may come to an end.
But he didn't want to be vague.
He hoped that these nobles would value the common people and care about their lives and deaths.
His Highness the Crown Prince's nine words were like a reassurance to him.
In this lesson, Qin Feng used all his knowledge and classical allusions to teach his students a valuable lesson.
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