Chapter 1007: Trend
Yin Huo nodded and said, "You haven't seen a truly domineering person yet, so you should be more restrained when you go out. In the capital, although the emperor is the most powerful, he only cares about state affairs. State affairs are very busy, so he won't care about trivial matters happening here."
Yin Huo's father was the Jingzhao Yin, in charge of the public security and civil affairs of the entire capital. Even though he was weak and had no business, no one in the family ever talked to him about these things, but they never avoided him when they did talk about them.
He has six older sisters.
Even if he only sat in his grandmother's room for half an hour every day, he would hear much more than Manbao and the others would learn after spending several days outside specifically asking about it.
Especially, he has been hearing it since he was a child.
He said, "Fighting among the children of the rich and powerful is a minor matter. Injuries and broken limbs are common. Only crippling or death is considered a major event."
"There are many battles among them for power and gain," Yin Huo took a breath and calmed down before continuing, "Their fathers fought for power in the court, their mothers fought for gain in the harem, and naturally they will also fight for power outside."
Manbao quickly poured him a cup of hot water and said, "You'd better stop talking. Let's talk later."
Yin Huo took the water and took a sip, then smiled at Manbao. Doctor Tan had told him since he was a child that he lacked energy, so he shouldn't talk too much.
But he was young at that time and couldn't help himself. He always had many questions and wanted to say a lot of things.
But he found that he would pant if he talked too much and his voice would become smaller and smaller. His sisters found him annoying and never liked to play with him. His grandmother also repeatedly told him to talk less.
Later, even the servants paid little attention to him, so he slowly learned to keep silent.
I don’t know if it was because the acupuncture was effective today, or because he was very excited when he saw people being put in sacks, and he couldn’t help talking about sex.
Yin Huo was always self-disciplined, so self-disciplined that even if he couldn't sleep all night, he would still insist on lying in bed with his eyes closed on time. But at this moment, he didn't want to restrain himself, so he said, "I'm not tired."
Manbao wanted to persuade her again, but Baishan pulled her back and said, "Didn't you say that heart disease also needs to be treated?"
Now that he is so interested, just let him talk, otherwise it will be uncomfortable to keep it in your heart.
Manbao understood what he meant, and after a moment's thought, he stopped stopping Yin Huo.
Yin Huo smiled and continued, "My Yin family followed Emperor Gaozu in founding the country. I wouldn't say we enjoy the emperor's favor, but we do have some influence in the capital. However, due to my health, my grandmother and father have always forbidden me from interacting with outsiders."
He said, "Firstly, they're afraid I'll waste my energy. Secondly, it's rare for children from families like ours to have simple relationships. Especially after reaching a certain age, even if we don't want to compete, our families and clans will force us to compete. So it's too dangerous to be outside."
Manbao scratched his head, "Is the capital city so dangerous?"
Yin or nodded.
Bai Shan asked, "Do you know Tang He?"
Yin Huo thought for a moment and then asked softly, "Is it Tang Zhihe, the son of the Chief Censor?"
Bai Shan nodded, "Not bad."
Yin Huo smiled and said, "He's a rare person in the capital who lives a carefree life. His father loves him very much, and he's in good health. I heard he grew up in the Ministry of Justice, so soon after entering the Imperial College, he began assisting the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple in handling cases within the Imperial College. During those years, the number of fights within the Imperial College decreased, and the students became much more peaceful. It was from then on that the atmosphere within the Imperial College improved, and my grandmother and father allowed me to study there."
Bai Shan was stunned and asked, "Wasn't the atmosphere in the Imperial College bad before?"
Yin Huo smiled and shook his head. "Father said that the Imperial College is also a small court. Just like the first rank suppresses the second rank, and the second rank suppresses the third rank, the Imperial College suppresses the Imperial College, and the Imperial College suppresses the Four Schools. And the Three Schools are above the Law School, the Calligraphy School, and the Mathematics School."
"If the four schools of the Imperial College and the Imperial Academy still have ranks, the Law School, Calligraphy School, and Mathematics School are all unranked clerks. Oppression is the norm, and some go too far, even insulting others." Yin Huo took a breath and continued, "Some people don't want to wade into this muddy water and want to watch from the sidelines, but the general trend forces them to go along with it."
Although Bai Shan felt that his classmates at the Imperial College were arrogant and not as easy to get along with as those at the Prefectural College, he felt that he was naturally calm and self-controlled (?), so he didn't think it was a big deal. But he also didn't think they were bad, so he was stunned for a moment.
Yin Huo's eyes tingled as he spoke, "After Tang Xuexiong entered the Imperial College, he disciplined quite a few people. He was very favored by the Ministry of Justice, and his father was the Chief Censor, so no one among the powerful dared to mess with him. Furthermore, he had Yang Changbo, a son of an aristocratic family, standing beside him. With Yang's support, the aristocratic family didn't have to make things too ugly. Furthermore, with the support of Kong Jijiu, he was able to discipline the Imperial College."
This is also why he dared to go to the Imperial College more than two years earlier, because the atmosphere in the Imperial College did not deteriorate two years after Tang He left, and his father agreed based on this.
Bai Shan pondered and was about to ask again when Man Bao secretly poked him hard with his finger and said to Yin Huo, "Let's get ready for lunch."
She glanced at Bai Shan secretly. Didn’t she see that his lips had turned pale?
Bai Shan felt a little sad, so he snorted softly, looked around and asked, "Why did it take so long for Bai Er to get the silver?"
They sat under the eaves, admiring the flowers and talking. Not far away was Bai Erlang's room. He spoke loudly, so it was hard for Bai Erlang not to hear. He pushed open the window of his room, stuck his head out and said, "It's too much. I can't take it. How about I give it to you tonight?"
Bai Shan and Man Bao looked at each other, stood up and ran over to see.
When Bai Erlang saw this, he immediately slammed the window shut. After a while, he went out with a pocket full of silver ingots, then blocked the door with his back to prevent them from entering.
Yin Huo also came over to watch curiously.
Bai Erlang loosened his clothes a little uncomfortably, picked up a large silver ingot and gave it to Manbao, and gave another to Bai Shan.
The two men held the silver ingots and looked at him silently.
Bai Erlang pursed his lips and gave them one after another, then he loosened the hem of his clothes, patted them and said, "No more."
Manbao held the three silver ingots in his arms and asked, "Why is it only sixty taels? Two hundred taels divided into three equal parts should be sixty-six taels. The extra few cents are for you."
Bai Erlang shouted, "I earned this money, I earned it! You never gave me any money after selling the flowers, and then I had to buy a gift for the master, so I had to keep some for myself, didn't I?"
Bai Shan said, "You were tricked into coming here. We have avenged you. We wanted you to learn a lesson, so we shouldn't have left you a penny."
(End of this chapter)
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