Chapter 2256: What I see, what you see, what he sees


    Yinshan Mountain.


    Yu Fuluo left Yinshan City with a full harvest and returned to his royal court.


    ??On the embroidered carpet in front of Humphrey, there were a lot of items obtained from the hussar this time.


    "These things," Yuvro said slowly, with a smile on his face, "they are all obtained from the hussars... You can all choose one, pick the one you like best... Even if I gave it to you..."


    ‘Come on, boss, you pick first! Yu Fulo glanced at Liu Bao and said, "Whatever, just pick whatever you like." 』


    Liu Bao stepped forward and said, "Father, I am the eldest son. I must show courtesy to my younger siblings, that is, let them choose first!" 』


    Humphrey still had a smile on his face, but there was a fierce glint in his eyes, "I said, I''ll let you pick first!" 』


    Liu Bao was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head, picked up a piece of jade on the carpet, then cupped his hands and said, "More rewards from father..."


    "Um. Just step back. ” Humphrey nodded.


    Then the eldest daughter, ranked second. She was straightforward. Without saying a word, she stepped forward and took the lacquer box inlaid with gold and silver and said, "I just need a place to store jewelry. This one is good!" 』


    Yuvluo laughed and waved his hand, "Take it, take it!" 』


    The eldest daughter smiled and walked away holding the lacquer box inlaid with gold, silver and precious stones.


    Then we arrived at the third prince.


    The third prince stepped forward and said, "Father, I haven''t decided what I want yet... Why don''t we let my younger brothers and sisters choose first?" 』


    Humphrey''s eyes fell, "I''ll let you choose!" 』


    "Yes, Father, I know, but I haven''t made a choice yet..." the third prince said, lowering his head.


    The atmosphere in the royal tent suddenly became a little depressing.


    After a while, Humphrey laughed twice, then waved his hand, "Then you go to the side and wait... Fourth, come on, it''s your turn..."


    The children in the back basically had nothing special to do. After choosing and taking away one item one by one, they left the king''s tent. Finally, on the carpet of the royal tent, there were a few gold and silver ingots and some fine linen cloth left.


    "That''s all that''s left..." Humphrey stared at his three sons, "The longer we wait, the less good things will be..."


    The third prince was silent for a moment and said: "I know..."


    Then you did it on purpose? ” Yuvrou asked, “Why? 』


    ‘Because…’ The third prince raised his head and looked at his father, ‘Because I don’t want any of it! Don''t want any! These are all things of the Han people, all of them! I don''t want it! 』


    Humphrey stared at the third prince, and after a moment he suddenly laughed, his eyebrows raised, and he looked very happy. But after a moment, Humphrey stopped smiling, and then said to the third prince: "Aren''t you scolding your father by doing this?" 』


    The third prince quickly lowered his head and said, "Don''t you dare!" It''s just that the child really doesn''t want these Han things... These things are used by the Han people to make us addicted to utensils, and ultimately driven by the Han people... The child really doesn''t want it! 』


    Humphrey laughed again, until tears flowed from his eyes, and then he gasped and wiped them with his sleeve.


    “Here, let me show you something...” Hufro waved to his third son.


    The third prince stepped forward and stepped on the fine linen on the carpet, leaving a footprint. However, the third prince seemed not to realize that he had stepped on something, and Humphrey on the throne seemed to be too. Didn''t see it at all.


    "Come, take a look at this..." Humphrey handed a bag of seeds to the third prince, "The knight wants our people to plant this for him..."


    "This is..." The third prince had never seen this thing before, so naturally he didn''t recognize it.


    Humphrey said slowly: "The hussar calls this thing...well, of course...or Zilan, anyway, it''s almost the same sound...put some in the food, it''s delicious...I''ve eaten it, and it''s really delicious... 』


    The third prince frowned deeply, "Then we still plant this for them?" 』


    Humphrey sighed deeply, "It''s better than growing food for them..."


    ?The third prince''s hands shook, and then fell silent. He held the bag containing the seeds tightly with both hands, as if he was about to tear the bag open the next moment.


    “You don’t have to be like this,” Humphrey reached out and held the third prince’s hand, “On the contrary, you should feel happy...”


    "Why? asked the third prince.


    Humphrey sighed and said, "From the time I met General Hussar until now, he has done almost nothing wrong... This is what scares me the most... He has hardly done anything wrong. This is terrible and very terrible." It’s scary...if there were more people like Qiaoqi among the Han people..."


    ?It became silent inside the king''s tent, and even the sunlight seemed to be hiding outside, unwilling to come in.


    After a long time, Humphrey broke the silence and said again: "Fortunately, for such a long time, I only saw the hussar... and..."


    Yufuluo patted the bag containing the seeds in the third prince''s hand, "This seems to be a good sign... You know that before the Han people, long, long ago, there was a king named Fucha..."


    The third prince obviously knew this story, so he said, "Yes, the Qiaoqi is Fu Chai now, and we are Gou Jian!" Ten years of hard work just for..."


    "Shh..." Yuvro patted the third prince''s hand, "There are some things that need not be said... This thing is delicious to eat, but it is not food and can be sold at a high price, so... you say we plant it or not. ? 』


    …╭(′▽`)╭(′▽`)╯…


    Yinshan City.


    ?Fei Qian was also asking Fei Zhen the same question, "Come on, tell me, do the Southern Huns know how to plant or not?" 』


    "Yes... yes..." Feizhen said subconsciously.


    "Um? Fei Qian narrowed his eyes slightly.


    "etc! Feizhen raised her hand, "Give me some time to think about it!" 』


    "You have to correct this problem yourself..." Fei Qian pointed at Feizhen, "Don''t ask me to help you change it... Just think about it yourself, call me when you think about it..."


    How can you not eat mutton when you arrive in Yinshan Mountain?


    There is a difference between sheep and goats, especially the sheep on the grassland. They have been working tirelessly since childhood to marinate themselves into a high-grade sheep full of the fragrance of green grass and shallots. They are fed feed like that of later generations, and they don’t know yet. How can the sheep be the same with what is added to their feed?


    The first thing that came up was the kebabs.


    Sheep kebabs are made from lamb hind legs. The meat has tendons and the tendons are connected together. It is most suitable for marinating and barbecue. This lamb hind leg meat is tender, high in protein, and low in fat. After roasting for a period of time, all the fat that was originally not much is melted into the meat. It is then sprinkled with cumin and other spices. It is fragrant and not greasy. Tan, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, extremely fragrant.


    The drink that goes with it is, of course, mutton soup.


    Cooking mutton soup is naturally a skill. Of course, the ingredients are also very critical. In the Han Dynasty, when there were no heavy seasonings, if the ingredients themselves were not of good quality, no matter how skilled the cook was, he would not be able to cook a delicious pot. The mutton soup can only be regarded as a pot of mutton soup. Although when it comes to mutton, there are ways to eat mutton that is muttony, and there are ways to eat it that is not muttony. Some people hate the smell of mutton, and some people think that if it is not mutton, it is not a good sheep. But if it is too mutton, it will not be delicious at all.


    ?The mutton soup is white, as mellow as goat milk, silky and smooth. One sip warms the soup from your throat to your stomach, making it very comfortable.


    Feizhen swallowed her saliva on the side, then held her head as hard as possible, not looking at the kebabs and mutton soup, and tried her best to think about the problem just now...


    ??A peculiar fragrance floated in, which immediately confused Feizhen''s thinking. He couldn''t help but stretch his neck, inhaled twice vigorously, and exclaimed, "It smells so good..."


    Well, of course it smells good. ” Fei Qian said slowly, “First marinate the top-quality lamb chops, and then slowly roast them with fruit wood. During the roasting, you need to brush the honey water on it layer by layer...the honey water will follow the lamb chops. The fat and oil seep into the mutton little by little along with the spices, from the outside to the inside, from raw to cooked..."


    『Gulu…』 Feizhen stretched her neck and swallowed.


    "Of course, you can''t eat it until you think about it..." Fei Qian slowly picked up another bunch of kebabs and said, "It smells so good..."


    "etc! Feizhen couldn''t help it anymore and jumped up, "I''m thinking, father, have you thought about it too?" 』


    "certainly! Fei Qian chuckled, "How about I write down the answer first, and then we can check it together when you think about it?" 』


    "Uh... that''s fine..." Seeing that Fei Qian couldn''t be bothered, Fei Zhen gave up the entanglement. In order to better avoid interference, she even turned around, then lowered her head and held it tightly with her hands. The ears murmured to themselves.


    Fei Qian looked at Fei Zhen, smiled slightly, and put down the mutton skewers in his hand.


    Those who achieve great things must naturally be good at resisting all kinds of temptations and eliminate the interference of desires in order to make the right choice. And in this process, there will be temptations of various desires, appetite, lust, greed, etc., and there will also be some people who pretend to be kind and say that everyone''s pursuits are different and there is no need to force...


    If you remain an ordinary person for the rest of your life, you can naturally comply with the so-called "pursuit" of everyone and do not need to "force" anything. However, people like Feizhen are destined to bear certain responsibilities, which may even affect the life and death of many people. How can a person indulge his "pursuit" and not "force" it?


    If in later generations, at Feizhen''s age, basically they would not be exposed to these things, nor would they be forced by Feizhen to consider various issues, and then they could read various cartoon books , watching TV, looking at his mobile phone, and then living in a colorful, gorgeous, rich and comfortable world that he built himself. There is no need to watch at all, and there is no rush to understand the reality revealed to him by Fei Qian...


    Fortunately, Feizhen did not refuse to face reality like some children in later generations, and only wanted to indulge his desires and find satisfaction in fantasy. This makes Fei Qian happy, but also more helpless. My child, do you think that "As a Han Chinese, we should live in the darkest place, especially seeking the light"? Is this just a casual comment on my part? The darkness in this world is beyond your imagination, and now, you have to start getting used to the darkness, and at the same time, you have to look for the light...


    Ahhhhh! ” Feizhen jumped up, “I figured it out! If you know how to plant it, you will definitely plant it! 』


    Fei Qian nodded and said, "Why?" 』


    “No, no,” Fei Zhen stepped forward, “I want to see Father’s answer first! 』


    ?Fei Qian laughed, and then pointed to the words written on the desk.


    "Very good! ” Feizhen clapped and laughed, “Father thinks the same as me! 』


    "But the words are the same, but the ideas may be different..." Fei Qian said slowly, "Okay, you tell me why first, and then I will talk about mine..."


    "Yes, Father..." Fei Zhen bowed to Fei Qian, then raised her little head and wandered around the hall, "Ordinary people in the Southern Xiongnu are very poor, and their clothing and food are very poor, but the Southern Xiongnu''s The Chanyu king’s tent is very beautiful and large, and the clothes and food are all very good... This shows that the Chanyu of the Southern Xiongnu is very greedy, so he will definitely be willing to grow this higher-priced cumin..."


    Fei Zhen turned around and stared at Fei Qian, as if hoping to see something from the expression on Fei Qian''s face, but he was quickly disappointed.


    "Hi! ” Fei Zhen sighed, “Obviously, this is on the surface... even a fool can see it, and it was deliberately displayed by the Southern Huns Yuvluo to show us... ”


    ?Fei Qian nodded, "Continue." 』


    Feizhen continued, "If you say that the people in the outer areas of the Southern Xiongnu are very poor, I believe it. Just like we have remote villages in Guanzhong that are also very poor. This is normal... but those who live around the royal tent also have colorful people." Inside the decorated tents and houses, there are also some people wearing torn leather robes... This is not normal... Just like around our Chang''an City, there are farmers in some ordinary villages... In addition, my father said that Yu Fro hid a son... so there is only one answer..."


    "Hufro is pretending to be poor. He lets his subordinates around him pretend to be poor..." Fei Zhen said with joy, obviously happy to see through Hufro''s plan. "He is afraid that his father will know about him." He was afraid that his father would be eyeing their property, so he pretended to be poor. Precisely because of this, they would definitely plant the higher-priced cumin to make money, otherwise their pretending to be poor would be exposed. Got it! 』


    Father, am I right? Fei Zhen clenched her little fists and stared at Fei Qian closely.


    Fei Qian smiled and said, "Yes, but it''s still only half..."


    "ah? ! Feizhen jumped up and said, "How can it be only half?" ! 』


    "Well... let me ask you..." Fei Qian said with a smile, "Since you can see it, does Humphrey think that I can''t see it?" 』


    "Σ(дlll Feizhen was stunned. After a moment, she held her head and said, "Wait, it''s a bit messy. I need to sort it out... So, Yuvrou did this on purpose, in order to make his father happy." Notice this? Could it be..."


    Fei Qian nodded and said, "That''s right. Humphrey did this deliberately to lead us astray... In fact, whether one has money or not, or whether one is poor or not poor, is not the point, but the people... What is our ultimate purpose of educating the Hu people? It’s also for people…』


    Feizhen nodded slowly, "I seem to understand a little bit..."


    "If you don''t understand something, you can think about it slowly..." Fei Qian said with a smile, "But you must not not understand it at all... Therefore, is there any difference between my "knowledge" and your "knowledge"? 』


    Feizhen sighed, "There are some differences." 』


    “So, what Nan Xiongnu asked you to see is what he asked you to see. Likewise, what I asked him to see was what I asked him to see...” Fei Qian seemed to be saying a tongue twister, “Do you understand? 』


    “Well… I seem to understand a little more than before…” Feizhen gestured with her hands, and then said, “But there is still one thing I don’t understand…”


    “In this way…” Fei Qian explained, “If ordinary people talk about farming, wouldn’t they say it’s just farming? Right, just plant the seeds in the soil in the spring and harvest in the fall, it’s that simple, right? I mean ordinary people..."


    ?Feizhen nodded.


    But is it actually simple? Fei Qian asked.


    ?Feizhen replied: "It''s not simple." 』


    Why not simple? Fei Qian asked again.


    "Because you need to plow in the spring, fertilize in the summer, harvest in the autumn, and store in the winter... none of them are simple..." Feizhen said seriously, "Most of the simple things have not been done by myself. I have done it myself. Yes, you know it’s not simple..."


    Fei Qian nodded and said, "That''s right. And plowing requires tools, irrigation requires water conservancy, fertilization requires methods, and warehouses require buildings... So on the surface it seems like farming is just simple, but in fact it involves all aspects of everything. As long as one of the problems is not handled well, there will be problems. It might affect everything...』


    "So as long as the Southern Huns plant these, they must follow us... Huvrou thought it was simple, but in fact it is not simple..." Feizhen asked, "Then will he see through these and choose not to plant them?" 』


    Fei Qian said with a smile, "If he chooses to plant, he may persist for a while. If he doesn''t plant, then he is finished... He also knows this, so he will definitely know how to plant... Just like this sheep, it is fat, of course." They are meant to be killed and eaten..."


    “If you can still make seeds, then keep them for a while...” Feizhen said, “I understand...”


    Fei Qian looked at Fei Zhen, "So you really understand?" 』


    Feizhen suddenly seemed to realize something. She was stunned for a moment, and then swallowed, "Father..."


    "It seems that you really understand something... Sometimes I worry about whether I am too impatient, but in this world... every step is slow, even every step is slow... so you have to work hard..." Fei Qian nodded. He said, "If you work hard to live, you must work hard to eat... Meat or grass, it''s a matter of choice... Look, honey grilled lamb chops, it happened to be ready..."


    ?The golden lamb chops were brought up, and the aroma immediately filled the entire hall.


    But for some reason, Fei Zhen suddenly felt that the lamb chops didn''t seem so fragrant anymore...


    (End of this chapter)