Professional Ethics of a Concubine

"Let's go to the grasslands in the north," Xie Jin said.

“There are many barbarians on the grassland, but what ethnic groups or countries are there further north? What civilizations or advanced technologies do they have? Should we try to understand them first and then conquer them?

In fact, Prince Duan is also leading people to do this work, traveling around the world to search for talents and technologies, including vegetable seeds that are not available here.

However, Prince Duan is only seeking friendly cooperation and communication. You can try to conquer them, make them our vassal state, and solve the problem of invasion by barbarians on the grassland.

After we have completely conquered the State of Chu and improved and put the corresponding systems on the right track, we will strive to conquer Dayan within five years.

By then, the barbarians on the grassland will also be our problem to deal with.”

"The grassland is so vast, it's hard to defend it if you conquer it. They are all nomads, so there's no need to worry about them. If they come to harvest autumn crops, just use cannons to deal with them."

Xie Wenyuan frowned, thinking that the input-output ratio of this job was too low and not worth doing.

What a waste of effort!

"It's difficult for them to survive. They can't farm on a large scale and have no food reserves, especially in the cold winter. In order to survive, they can only come to us to steal food during the autumn harvest season.

This is their battle for survival, and even if you have cannons you can't scare them away.

If you don't solve the fundamental problem and only rely on the army, the people living on the border will have to endure their harassment all the time, and it costs money to support so many troops."

Xie Jin said,

"Conquer these hungry and hard-to-survive barbarians and feed them. As long as they can fill their stomachs, no ordinary people like war. The nobles go to war to grab resources."

"You make it sound so easy, but how are we going to feed them?" Xie Wenyuan asked with a frown.

“In fact, there is fertile land in the northern Xinjiang grasslands, which is very suitable for growing crops. However, due to weather conditions, only one crop can be grown each year.

The barbarians are few in number and don’t know much about planting techniques. We can solve this problem by allocating a large number of people to open up wasteland and provide corresponding technical support.”

Xie Jin said lightly.

"How come you know so much more about the world than I do? When I hear you talk, I feel like you're so amazing."

Xie Wenyuan frowned and said unhappily,

"It's like you can look down from the sky at what's happening on the ground, so you know everything and have it all under control."

In fact, he was envious and jealous. When he was the crown prince, he also studied hard. How could there be such a big difference between them?

"Because I have Master Ye to guide me." Xie Jin looked at him and smiled proudly, "You can think of her as a fairy who came down to earth to help me unify the world."

"Oh my, you're so disgusting to me that I've got pimples on my arms." Xie Wenyuan rubbed his arms and said with a look of disgust.

"A fairy who has come down to earth? You really know how to flatter your sweetheart. Is this what others call love? Tsk tsk, I don't want it. It's disgusting."

Xie Jin, ...

I really want to kick him away!

I was just about to share a secret with him, but now it seems I'd better forget it!

Let him hold it in for now.

Xie Jin turned around and left, indicating that the talks had failed.

Xie Wenyuan,...

Oh, why did you leave? We haven’t finished chatting yet!

Tsk tsk, how can a person with such a small mind become a wise ruler with the world in his heart? Humph, he can only talk big!

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In the second half of the night, the entire military camp began to get busy.

Those Zhao soldiers disguised as Chu soldiers were going to put the sleeping Chu soldiers onto large carts carrying military supplies and start transporting them out using war horses, which was equivalent to transporting corpses.

This was not an easy job. After moving tens of thousands of "dead bodies", everyone was exhausted and panting.

The Yancheng military camp is not far from the Funing City military camp. It only takes two hours to get there by using war horses towing a large cart.

We should be able to reach the military camp in Funing City before daybreak.

So, at dawn, Ye Qingzhi, who was still staying in the military camp because of a foot injury, was awakened by the noise in the army.

"Hey, why is it so noisy outside? Could it be that the enemy is attacking here?" Ruyi was keeping watch beside Ye Qingzhi. When she heard the noise, she said in shock.

"Don't let the prince hear you saying this, or you will have to clean the toilet." Ye Qingzhi looked at Ruyi and teased her deliberately.

"You are being disrespectful to our prince because you are seriously doubting his ability."

"Oh, how dare I say that? I am ignorant and don't know anything, so I said that. In my mind, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is wise and brave, and he can think of everything and will destroy the State of Chu very soon."

Ruyi was so frightened that she said a lot of flattering words to the prince.

"That's called a plan that has no omissions. I asked you to read a few more books, but you were not happy about it." Ye Qingzhi smiled and waved her hand.

"Okay, the prince is not here, so there is no need to rush to show your loyalty."

"What if His Highness comes back..." Ruyi muttered softly and ran outside the tent to take a quick look.

Ruyi was finally relieved after she was sure that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would not suddenly appear.

"Master, I'll go get some hot water for you to wash, and see what's going on outside." Ruyi said again.

"Wait, help me solve my physiological problem first."

Ye Qingzhi sat up by herself, trying not to move her injured left foot, so it was very difficult to move. She couldn't help but say with some annoyance, "It's really troublesome to have an injured foot."

"Master, just be patient for two more days, it will be fine in a few days." Ruyi said as she helped her move to the toilet.

"Why don't we go back to the Princess's Mansion? The conditions in this military camp are too simple and it's really not suitable for recuperating here."

Ye Qingzhi nodded, "Okay, pack up and go back to the princess's mansion after breakfast."

My leg was badly injured yesterday and the carriage was too bumpy, so I was too lazy to move.

After using the toilet, Ye Qingzhi returned to bed. Ruyi went to get some hot water and called Chunyu and Xiachan to go to the tent to help Ye Qingzhi get dressed.

"Master, I have inquired clearly. The reason for the big commotion is that our soldiers are transporting prisoners of the Chu army! Oh my, His Royal Highness is really amazing! He captured tens of thousands of Chu soldiers without even fighting!"

Ruyi went out to inquire about the situation. She was so excited that she rushed into the tent without even getting hot water and excitedly shared the good news with Ye Qingzhi.

Ye Qingzhi was also a little excited when she heard this. She clapped her hands with bright eyes, "Haha, that's great! The war for the Chu State is already halfway to success."

Chunyu and Xiachan also happily spoke auspicious words. Even though His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was not there, they sincerely gave him a lot of flattery and praised him again and again.

The master and servants were talking excitedly, and then Mingyu, Mingyan, Xie Niankang, Xie Hongbao and others ran in happily.

"My concubine, did you hear that? We have won again! Father has captured tens of thousands of Chu troops!"

Mingyu excitedly jumped to her bed and said to her happily.

Ye Qingzhi smiled and nodded, "Yes, I just found out. Your father and your second uncle are so amazing. They are really amazing. They really made them do it!"

Mingyu nodded proudly, "Father is the best, and Second Uncle is also awesome!"

The ranking of status is clearly arranged.

Xie Hongbao asked with sparkling eyes, "Will Daddy come with us? When can I see him?"

"Maybe he still has some things to deal with. He is still the general of the Chu army. He cannot reveal his identity now because he still has to lead the army back to Shangjing."

Ye Qingzhi briefly explained the battle plan to the children, which was mainly about cheating people by using a trick.

"It's amazing! This battle is bound to go down in history." Ming Yan exclaimed, "What my second uncle has done is beyond the reach of ordinary people."

When Xie Hongbao heard her praising his father like that, he immediately raised his little chin proudly, feeling honored.

"You can praise him in front of him later. He will be very happy to hear it." At this time, a gentle and pleasant voice came from outside.

Xie Niankang immediately jumped up from the stool and rushed out of the tent with excitement, shouting,

"Ahhh, Daddy, you're finally back!"

When Feng Yuxi heard his son's voice, he immediately smiled, quickly opened the tent and walked in, and was hugged by Xie Niankang.

"Oh, you've grown so tall, it's almost up to the tip of my nose. In two years, you'll be as tall as your dad."

Feng Yuxi took a step back after being knocked by him, and felt his chest hurt, but he still smiled and reached out to touch his head, compared the height, and said with a smile,

"Not bad! Not bad! You've become a grown-up boy!

Xie Niankang raised his head and looked at him carefully, tears in his eyes.

"Daddy, why haven't you aged at all? Did you take some magic pills without my knowledge?"

"...You're talking nonsense again!" Feng Yuxi raised his hand and patted him on the head, then pointed at the corner of his eye.

"Don't you see that I have wrinkles? Besides, I've been away for two years, not twenty years. It's normal that there are no changes."

"Then I'll just call you daddy from now on. Calling you daddy sounds too naive."

Xie Niankang let him go, stood straight, let Feng Yuxi admire his heroic figure, and proudly announced,

“I’m a grown man now.”

Feng Yuxi looked him up and down with a smile on his face, and nodded with satisfaction, "Yes, indeed, he has begun to develop and grow up. He has become a man."

"Oh, Dad, my Aunt Qingzhi and the princess are here, don't talk about this."

When Xie Niankang heard that his father's words were not right, he stepped forward in shame and covered his mouth, telling him not to talk about this topic in front of them.

What development, what man, let’s talk about it in private, let’s talk about it in private, even if you are a patient, you want privacy.

Feng Yuxi took the opportunity to look at Ye Qingzhi who was lying on the bed. Ye Qingzhi smiled and waved at him, "Welcome back safely, we all missed you very much."