Chapter 863: Newborns and Newborns [2]

Duke Yan looked at Eunuch An.

An Neijian understood and asked them, "You guests are about to return. Do you have anything to say or any questions to ask?"

I thought I would have to wait a long time, but within two breaths, Qin Xiaogu, Xiao Jiang Erlang, Qin Jie, and even Qin Dashi all said at the same time: "I have..."

They all stopped again, and finally the younger one let Qin Dashi speak first.

Duke Yan did not interrupt the whole process, so Qin Dashi knew that Duke Yan had no intention of stopping him.

He took a deep breath, stepped out of the line and saluted, and asked, "My Lord, since May 9th, when we arrived at the capital, you have been asking us to watch how the second gate of the government army does its work, and you have also asked us to participate in the accounting and be witnesses... But we are just common people, and we have to go back to the countryside to live. Isn't it a waste for you to treat us so well?"

These words touched the hearts of Qin Dayan and the eldest brother of the Han family. They were also anxiously wanting to ask Duke Yan why he respected them so much.

It would be more useful to honor the students, or the shop owners and landlords in the capital, than to honor them.

The Duke of Yan did not answer him, but said: "Who among you can answer this question? Feel free to speak freely."

"Xiao Gu understands, let us Xiao Gu answer." Little Jiang Erlang pushed his friend out.

Qin Xiaogu: “…”

Duke Yan looked at Qin Xiaogu, waiting for his answer.

Qin Xiaogu: "My Lord, I think you want us to be seeds or break the old rules."

"As expected of our Young Master Gu, he is smart and right!" Old Man Xun was very supportive. He had already high-fived Qin Xiaogu and called on others, "Cheer for our Young Master Gu."

Qin Xiaogu: “…”

Thank you, no need to.

Duke of Yan: "Continue."

Qin Xiaogu said: "The capital is different from our countryside. Half of the families in our Taifeng Town's civilian team have been rooted in the countryside for generations. The elders of Zhou, Lu and Han are still village heads and clan heads. We can open their eyes and let them see how things are done in the capital. Even if they will not serve in the second gate of the government army, even if they still farm in the future, they can become new seeds and pass on their vision to this generation, the next generation, and even the next generation in the countryside."

“Such an impact is huge, meaningful and necessary.”

"I would like to thank you, Duke, for giving the farmers in the countryside the opportunity to sow new seeds and develop new aspirations." Qin Xiaogu knelt down and kowtowed solemnly to Duke Yan: "I wish you good health and a long life."

If the Duke of Yan could live longer, the administration of Wei would be much more clean and the farmers would live better.

After hearing this, Duke Yan was finally truly surprised. He looked at Qin Xiaogu and smiled after a while, saying, "You are doing very well. Study hard with Master Jing in the next few years, and take the imperial examination with your uncle in the future. It would be a great story if the uncle and nephew could pass the exam together."

What the hell?

Uncle Qin was furious and jumped out, "No, Duke, you can praise Xiao Gu if you want, but why drag me into this? I swore to God that I would never take that stupid imperial examination again in my life!"

Duke Yan turned his gaze and looked at Uncle Qin, as if he was looking at a naughty boy. After a moment, he asked gently, "You don't want me to help you find the whereabouts of your father-in-law's lineage, and you don't want to find your eldest nephew?"

Aunt Qin's relatives are scattered all over the place. Even though the Qin family has some power now, they don't have the ability to look for people all over the world.

So Uncle Qin begged Duke Yan to use his power to find Aunt Qin's family, Xiaomi's eldest brother, and the relatives and friends who were separated on the way to escape the famine.

He gave the Duke of Yan a list of names, and he really never stopped sending people around.

But the Duke of Yan agreed.

“My Lord Duke, you are the only Duke of the highest rank in the history of the Wei Dynasty, the head of all officials, and a figure who will go down in history. You must not go back on your word!” Uncle Qin’s lifeblood was strangled, and he had no choice but to pretend to be crazy and fight for it.

Duke Yan let him go crazy and ignored him. He turned to look at Little Jiang Erlang and asked him, "What are your ambitions? Do you want to take the imperial examination and become an official, or join the army like your elder brother?"

"Me?" Little Jiang Erlang was stunned. He didn't expect Duke Yan to ask him alone. After he came to his senses, he quickly replied, "I don't have any ambitions. I just want to eat well, grow up healthily, get married, raise my children and grandchildren well, and live a stable and prosperous life."

what!

Everyone present felt disgusted.

Boy, you really have no ambition. You have the Qin family, Mr. Xun, and a brother who was appointed as a centurion by the emperor for his military merits. But you just want to live a life of idleness and wait for death?

You are so rebellious, aren't you afraid that your ancestors will get so angry that they will climb up and beat you to death? !

"..." Duke Yan was also stunned by his simple and unpretentious ambition, and laughed again: "Yes, very good."

Living a stable and prosperous life is also a great ambition.

How many people have spent their entire lives trying but still failed to live a stable and prosperous life.

"Haha, thank you for the compliment, Duke. I think this is great too." Little Jiang Erlang was very happy. His ambition was finally recognized by others.

"..." Jiang Dalang's fists were hardened, and he wanted to beat up his cheap brother.

Uncle Qin seemed to have met a bosom friend. He pointed at Little Jiang Erlang and praised him: "Erlang, our ambitions as uncle and nephew coincide with each other. From now on, we will be on the same side. We will not learn from your brother and Xiao Gu. It is too tiring for them. Let's live a more relaxed life."

"Yeah, uncle-master, the two of us..." Little Jiang Erlang said with a smile, but suddenly he caught a glimpse of his eldest brother's gloomy eyes and immediately shut up.

Duke Yan felt like laughing when he saw this. He glanced at the members of the Taifeng Town civilian team and said, "Qin Xiaogu's answer is correct. This is why I asked you to go and 'watch'."

"Now, you are different from your previous selves. You are considered to be a new person. What you need to do is to live with your new body and set an example for your fellow villagers so that they can live in the same way as you do."

After hearing this, Qin Dashi, Qin Dayan and others felt their hearts were hot and swollen, they wanted to cry, and they were a little afraid of the so-called new life.

But in the end, they solemnly agreed: "Don't worry, Duke. We will definitely lead our fellow villagers to live a new life!"

Well, Duke Yan nodded, and then looked at Aunt Alan, the third village chief and other mountain people: "The same goes for the two village chiefs. I hope you can lead the mountain people to a new life."

The third village chief answered quickly: "Please rest assured, Duke. When I return this time, I will definitely tell the people in the mountain about the prosperity outside!"

You have become quite thorough.

Can it not be thorough?

The shop that Duke Yan had given to the mountain people had already been opened. They also used the mountain products to exchange for many supplies. The three village chiefs, Bazi, and Aweng were so happy that they didn't want to leave at all.

Duke Yan smiled, then looked at Fourth Master Qu and asked, "Fourth Master Qu, is he the Wen family with a pair of children in the capital?"

Wen Tao's heart skipped a beat... Why was the Duke asking about this?

Fourth Master Qu was so excited that he almost lost control. After quickly calming down, he bowed and said, "My Lord, my son and daughter are indeed studying in Master Wen's house in the capital."

Although they are said to be studying, in fact they are even worse than slaves, and as the children grow older, their reputation will be in danger.

Because of this, Mr. Qu Si and his wife often couldn't sleep and cried secretly.