There was a look of reluctance in Xu Mingyang's eyes. He really didn't want to leave his hometown and go to a foreign place. After today's matter, with the money for publishing the book and the reward of being the Provincial Governor of Lu Zhou, he had a great chance to enter the capital and find a place for himself in front of Hanyuan Palace.
"I know you want to go to the capital and be closer to His Majesty, but you don't know that the capital is actually not fun at all. Otherwise, His Majesty wouldn't always want to come out and travel. Look at me and Cuckoo, we never planned to stay in the capital for long, especially running to the palace to work. Have you noticed?"
Zhang Xiaobao looked at Xu Mingyang's expression and knew what he was thinking about, so he persuaded him softly.
Xu Mingyang lowered his head and muttered in a low voice, "It's the same wherever you are. Who dares to not listen to you? You transfer the army here and there like a game. How can I compare? If I transfer the army today, I'll lose my head tomorrow. "
"Why are you so stubborn? Do you have to sharpen your head to attend the morning court? You are now a third-grade official. When you enter the capital, will you be given a third-grade official position? You have no real power, do you understand? "Zhang Xiaobao continued to persuade him.
Wang Juan also chimed in, "Isn't that so? The capital is deep, and it's not easy to survive. When you see me transfer the army, why don't you see who I am in front of? I have to explain every step of the army to His Majesty first. Even my guards can't be transferred at will.
If you are a Provincial Governor outside, you are a local high official. For example, if you are in Lu Zhou and someone really wants to threaten your life, Lu Zhou's soldiers and people will never allow it, unless you always slander some titled lady. If you are in Guangzhou, Quanzhou, or other places, the whole place will tremble with your words.
In the capital, today the prince, tomorrow the prince, oh, tomorrow the prince, oh, the prince, will you do what he asks you to do? If you do, you will collude with the inner court. If you don't, you will wait for revenge. If you really enter the capital, you will find that there are suddenly mountains above your head, pressing down on you until you can't breathe. Not to mention a third-grade official, you are even worse than a seventh-grade dog. "
"A fifth-grade official is enough. Didn't your family encounter the same thing? Why can't I?" Xu Mingyang stubbornly refuted in a low voice.
"Rank-5? Your request is also … Oh, other than the censorate and internal officials, a fifth-rank official can attend court, right? If I ask you to go up, who do you dare to talk to? At this moment, you can sit at the same table and eat with His Majesty. When you enter the capital, you can only see an inch-tall figure. There are millions of officials in the world, but His Majesty won't remember who you are.
Then there's what you said about my family. Yes, we've been encountering similar situations ever since we were young. It's as if anyone can bully us. Every day, other than thinking about how to strengthen the family, we also have to split up to deal with it.
We have to pretend to be more obedient than Xiaobei and the rest. We have to act like fools when others are scheming against us. We have to act like we don't know anything. My family has always earned a cent, given a cent, and kept a cent to appease resentment. Even now, it's still the same. Do you have the financial resources? Do you have that kind of talent? If there really was, you wouldn't have been bullied so badly by Xiao Bei and the others. What are you still talking about? "
Zhang Xiaobao was evoked by Xu Mingyang's words. Step by step, there were too many times when he couldn't control himself.
After speaking, Zhang Xiaobao patted Xu Mingyang's shoulder and said, "In the sky full of thorns, an eagle that still soars definitely not only needs a pair of strong wings, but also the arrogance and wisdom of survival.
I've seen your ability, and I know who your backer is, but going to the capital is not the best way out for you. I admire your forbearance, so go to Japan. I'll let you be the leader. In the future, your words there will be more effective than in Hanyuan Palace Hall. "
Xu Mingyang listened to Zhang Xiaobao's words. He still didn't want to go to Japan, but he was very convinced of the history of the Zhang Xiaobao and Wang family. At least he knew that he couldn't do it, but he felt a burst of fear in his heart about the unfamiliar land of Japan.
So Xu Mingyang forced himself to calm down when he had to make a choice. He said to Zhang Xiaobao, "There has never been a precedent of a Tang official being an official in Japan. I know a little Japanese, but I know nothing about Japan. There is no soil for Tang officials to survive there."
"Then entering the capital is also a waste." Xiao Bei's voice suddenly sounded behind Xu Mingyang. When he turned around, he said, "You wait for others to pave the road for you before you take your construction team. What's the use of your construction team?"
Xiao Yuan also immediately echoed, "That's right, it's the same as the story of selling shoes that brother told. It's said that there were two people who went to a place where they didn't wear anything … So, pessimistic people will never be able to sing happy songs. How can a person with a mouth full of bitterness understand the elegance of other tastes?"
Xiao Yuan told the story of selling shoes and summarized it.
"According to this, I really should go to Japan? Go there to be an official? But what do I do first when I get there? "Xu Mingyang had already begun to pay attention to technical issues.
"Coincidentally, I have a proposal here. I'll let you take a look at it first." Zhang Xiaobao took out a thick paper from his arms and handed it to Xu Mingyang. Looking at his still 'full' chest, who knows how much paper there is inside.
The only thing Xu Mingyang knew was that he had been trapped. Obviously, the other party had already prepared everything. He could only take the paper and run to a secluded place to read it. He was very clear that if he didn't agree, he probably wouldn't be able to go to Hanyuan Palace Hall. Although Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were unwilling to go, it didn't mean that they didn't have the ability to influence someone's position in that place.
"Right now, there's nothing to do. I'll take you to play. Look at the fish caught by the fishing boats from the deep sea. Be mentally prepared. Don't be smelly."
Zhang Xiaobao handed over the proposal and turned around to speak to his younger siblings. He lifted his foot and walked towards the faraway fishing ground.
He didn't ask "Why did you come here?" like other adults would to their children, nor did he scold "Who told you to come here?" Obviously, there was no need. If he really said such words, other than letting others feel the authority of an older brother and causing Xiaobei and the others to feel uncomfortable, it wouldn't have any other effect.
Children weren't criminals. Why should he let them experience the fear of criminals? They weren't unforgivable bad guys who wanted to destroy world peace. If they really had that ability, he definitely wouldn't be the savior of the world. They came over just to let him take them to play. If he didn't think that their appearance would interfere with his wise decision, then he should play with them.
Zhang Xiaobao was obviously not the kind of older brother who would push all the blame onto his younger siblings. Therefore, when he saw that there wasn't much to do, he decided to take his younger siblings to play elsewhere. Even if the stench was strong, at least he had personally experienced it.
"Have you finished your homework?" Wang Juan asked habitually. She regretted it as soon as she asked and looked at Zhang Xiaobao apologetically.
Xiaobei shook his head vigorously. "No, we discussed it and unanimously decided to do it at night. It's a little boring today, so we came out to play first."
"If you haven't done it, you don't have to do it at night. Today's topic has been changed. It's changed to what you'll see in a while. It'll ask you why you still insist on doing it, and what you can do with the things you throw away.
If you get a prize, you'll get a prize, "Zhang Xiaobao said and swung his arms exaggeratedly as he walked. Xiaobei and the other children also learned to walk with large strides. The trouble of doing homework at night didn't exist anymore. The sky seemed to be bluer and less boring.
Wang Juan leaned over and whispered in Zhang Xiaobao's ear, "You're spoiling them. It's easy to cause them to be disobedient in the future."
"My mother used to say that, but were they really disobedient? In fact, many people weren't suitable for having children. People in their twenties had children and then didn't put in the effort they should have. To be precise, they couldn't bear the responsibility.
Many parents hoped that their children would be obedient and well-behaved. Before their children went to kindergarten, they would play with them like toys. After their children went to kindergarten, they would tell their children to listen to the teacher every day.
It seemed that children who sat on the bench and listened to the teacher without moving were good children. They would do whatever they were told to do, and they would absolutely not do what they were told to do. That was right.
Teachers also hoped that this was the case. According to a fallacy, there was only one teacher and many students. The teacher couldn't adapt to every student, so the students had to find a way to adapt to the teacher.
Listen to the teacher at school and listen to the parents at home. This was the education of your country. In fact, the real education of our nation was definitely not like this. It was education without discrimination, teaching to solve problems, dealing with people, and moral cultivation. If the child was not taught well, it was the fault of the father, and if the child was not taught well, it was the laziness of the teacher. The strict teaching of the father and the teacher was definitely not to make the child obedient like a puppet.
Many people gave their children to their parents after they had children. This itself was a disrespect to life. If you can't teach your own children well, what else can you do? If you weren't prepared to give up everything for your children, why would you want them? "
Zhang Xiaobao also whispered to Wang Juan, but what he said could shock many families. If it were the Middle Ages in Europe, he should have been burned in the Square of Flowers, just like Bruno, who agreed with the Copernican theory. Who asked him to say that the earth revolved around the sun? He wanted to prove this truth, but in the end, he violated the interests of too many people.
Wang Juan naturally didn't have the ability to burn Zhang Xiaobao, and she also couldn't bear to. She said with a smile, "You are too radical. How can it be your country and our nation? Nonsense."
"I'm not talking nonsense. I have many nationalities, so it's your country. I only have one root, so it's our nation. You think I'm radical because others are too mediocre.
You've seen many people keep pets, haven't you? And they let their pets call them dad or mom. This is a manifestation of human control, especially the 'old' people who don't have their children around. If you observe carefully, you will find that the way they educate their pets is no different from the way they educate their children.
Some boys and girls who don't have children also keep pets, mostly dogs. If you ask them, they will definitely say that this is love or something. In fact, the essence is absolutely not, but they want their pets to listen to them.
When they raise pets and children with infinite selfish thoughts, they don't deserve to have the sacred halo called 'love of life.' They are garbage, a group of self-righteous garbage. "
Zhang Xiaobao became angrier as he spoke.
"Xiao Bao, husband, do you want to deprive everyone of the right to have their own ideas? Do you want to treat what you say as the truth? If others don't treat their pets and children in the way you say, are they criminals under your God's grace?
I know you were an orphan in the past, but this can't be an excuse or reason for you to criticize others. Don't those parents who you said raised their children like dogs choose to give up their own lives to protect their children when they have to make a choice? If you insist on what you say, please ask others to insist on what they say. Also, how can you scold people? That's not right. "
Wang Juan could have agreed with Zhang Xiaobao's words, but out of respect for Zhang Xiaobao, she still said her own thoughts, even if her words might make Zhang Xiaobao unhappy.
"Motherf * cker, what's this smell? It smells so bad." Under Xiao Bei's signal, Xiao Yuan said while smelling the stench.
Zhang Xiaobao, who was whispering to Wang Juan, turned around and patted Xiao Yuan's head, saying, "You think the smell is bad, so do you want others to do the same? Also, how can you scold people? That's not right. "
"Come, Xiao Yuan, come to sister's side. Your brother is now playing a game of slapping his own face. The words he said just now were completely reflected in his attitude towards you." Wang Juan smiled as she pulled Xiao Yuan over and said to Zhang Xiaobao while rolling her eyes.
The group of children inexplicably looked back and forth between their brother and sister's faces.
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