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The empress waved her hand, stood up, and gazed into the distance in the pavilion. After a while, she said, "However, there are some people who will always have different ideas no matter how you treat them. What do you think we should do with such people? "
Ren Baqian thought to himself that the empress wasn't talking about him, right? He didn't have any messy ideas.
It sounded more like she was talking about the remnant citizens of the Hao Nation.
But, what did the empress mean by saying this? Was she testing him?
The person in front of him could pinch him to death with one hand. This wasn't an adjective. Ren Baqian had no choice but to be careful. He didn't want to be meritorious, but he wanted to avoid making mistakes.
After sorting out his words, Ren Baqian cautiously said, "I feel that we should assimilate them and let them have a sense of identity with their country. This way, some people may not be able to change and may have other ideas, especially those who are older. However, the new generation can identify with the country from a young age. After they grow up, the situation will change."
After Ren Baqian finished speaking, the empress turned to face him without saying anything. He didn't know what she was thinking. Apart from the sound of the musical instrument, there was nothing else.
Just when Ren Baqian was wondering if what he said didn't suit her, the empress turned around and said coldly, "If I say so, all of them will be beheaded."
Although the empress didn't do anything else, her expression and words still made Ren Baqian feel cold and subconsciously shrunk his neck.
The empress sat back in her original position and said, "If it wasn't for the late emperor, I would have beheaded them. However, what you said is quite interesting. Tell me in detail. "
Ren Baqian was now sure that the empress was talking about the remnant citizens of the Hao Nation. Although he didn't know why the empress asked him, he still racked his brains and sorted out the things in his mind and listed them in one, two, three, four.
To put it bluntly, it was the patriotism education.
Regular lectures on patriotism, such as remembering the bitterness and sweetness of life, the eight honors and eight disgraces, would be lectured to them and required to memorize them. If there were conditions, it would be best to arrange for people to teach them in their private schools. They had to learn.
At the same time, the culture and traditions of the aboriginals were passed on to them, and the cultures of both sides merged.
In the end, both sides lived together. Now, they were confined to a small circle and did not know much about the aboriginals. Every day, they came into contact with the remnants of the Hao Nation. Furthermore, the aboriginals had destroyed the nation. In the long run, they would naturally be surrounded by resentment. If both parties were to live together, the other party would see that there was nothing wrong with the aboriginals other than their strength. Furthermore, the aboriginals were simple and honest. Naturally, they would be less prejudiced against them.
After all, most of the people were simple and honest, no matter where they were.
In reality, most of them were ambitious people. They were unwilling to accept the current situation, but they could not see the path to advancement. Naturally, they would have all kinds of ideas. If a certain number of official positions were opened up and they were allowed to enter the imperial court, in order to protect their own positions, they would suppress those who were disloyal.
Step by step, this was patriotism education, division, and suppression. It was basically a method that had been used on Earth over and over again.
The empress quietly listened to what Ren Baqian had to say. After he finished speaking, she remained silent for a long time before saying, "Continue with your story."
Ren Baqian could not read minds and naturally did not know what she was thinking. However, he guessed that she was probably considering the feasibility of this plan.
Ren Baqian felt that if she really wanted to do it, this plan was quite feasible. After all, it had already been proven on Earth.
As long as it was adjusted according to the situation in Dayao, it would be fine.
If this method did not work, Ren Baqian had a more ruthless method. However, he was afraid that he would train a bunch of pyramid schemers.
He now felt that he was like the henchman of the villain in a movie, helping to come up with all kinds of bad ideas.
This was especially true for the remnants of the Hao Nation.
However, it was not without benefits for them. At the very least, they would be less scheming in private. This was to prevent the empress in front of them from saying, "Behead" when she was in a bad mood. At that time, there would really be heads rolling.
When Ren Baqian continued to talk about how the demon fox transformed into Daji and entered the palace, the empress was absent-minded. However, Qing Yuan and Hong Luan were engrossed in listening.
When he talked about how Yun Zhongzi went down the mountain, the empress then focused on the story. This kind of fairy tale was quite attractive to her.
When he said, "If the emperor treats his subjects like brothers, then the subjects will treat the emperor like confidants. If the emperor treats his subjects like dirt, then the subjects will treat the emperor like bandits." The empress was slightly enlightened.
"These words of yours from China do make some sense." The empress nodded.
"The principles of the world are interconnected. It is the same everywhere," Ren Baqian said.
"That is not necessarily true." The empress suddenly sneered. Ren Baqian did not know if he had said something wrong.
When Ren Baqian talked about Fei Zhong's scheme to depose Empress Jiang, someone came to inform the empress that it was time for dinner.
"That's all for today. Go back and tidy up. Don't do this again tomorrow." The empress stood up and said.
"Yes." Ren Baqian made up his mind to find someone to change his clothes and wash them quickly.
"Your Majesty!" Ren Baqian saw that the empress was about to leave and quickly called out.
"Is there anything else?" The empress turned sideways and looked at him.
"I would like to ask, what is my official position?" Ren Baqian was a little embarrassed.
"Just do what you are doing now," the empress said. She then left with Qing Yuan and Hong Luan. The musician also started to pack his instruments.
After the empress left, Ren Baqian smiled bitterly. It seemed like he was really a storyteller.
However, this was also good. He still did not understand many aspects of Dayao. If he was asked to do something else, he would not be able to do it. This was not Earth. If he made any mistakes, he would at most be scolded or fined.
Ren Baqian followed the original route according to his memory and only found the way out of the palace when he was about to reach Qingxin Palace Hall.
When he returned, he took off his clothes and found someone to change them.
He lay on the bed and immediately felt a little tired. His mind was mostly thinking about the empress's reaction at that time and guessing what she was thinking.
Those remnant citizens of the Hao Nation seemed to be very annoyed by the empress. If not for the previous emperor's order, she would have killed them all.
He did not know if his words could change the other party's mind and make her change her mind.
After thinking about it, he felt that he had nothing better to do.
He did not know what to do now. He had just become a storyteller in Qingxin Palace Hall and was actually worried about the life and death of 20 million people.
These things should be left to the empress and those people in the imperial court to consider.
He should first learn the words here and read more books when he had nothing to do. He should understand the situation of this world first.
Maslow's hierarchy of needs categorized human needs from low to high as: physiological needs, safety needs, social needs, respect needs, and self-actualization needs.
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