Chapter 375: Change of Mindset
In the past, newspapers were basically full of interesting stories that happened in the city, lace news about certain public figures, and the situation on the battlefield on the front line of the border, but today's newspapers are different.
Information that nobles, high-ranking officials, and wealthy merchants of all sizes had been stripped of their titles and positions, that their property had been confiscated, that even people had been imprisoned, that several large factories and trading houses had been seized, and that the hereditary lords of several cities had been replaced, that information had taken up more than half of the pages of the newspaper.
With just a cursory glance, Jiang Yan could see an aura of slaughter, I am afraid that in the past few days, like the little viscount he had just killed today, there were many high-ranking people in the empire who had been ruthlessly purged because of the emperor's edict.
"Historically, there have been unavoidable conflicts between the central royal family and the local nobles, and if the vassals are powerful, the authority of the sovereign will be threatened, and vice versa, the feudal system of the nobles and ministers will always be unable to avoid this problem......" Jiang Yan looked at the names of the high-ranking members of the empire who were pulled down one by one in the newspaper, and the corners of his mouth provoked a sneer.
"Although it is true that there is a reason to clean the internal moths, I am afraid that the target of the royal family this time must have deliberately shifted to those aristocratic factions who do not agree with each other, right?"
Jiang Yan, who has a network of subcomputers to monitor and collect intelligence, sees the problems between high-level people within the empire more clearly than anyone else, Jiang Yan only has a cursory glance, and he can see that several of these noble and high-ranking officials who are involved in the purge's scope should not be counted, but they are still charged with the same crimes as other people with obvious bad deeds.
"Well, it has nothing to do with me anyway. ”
"Young Master, dinner is ready. ”
After Jiang Yan watched it for a while, Gina and Lena walked out of the kitchen with plates one after the other, and they put the same dishes on the large round table in the living room, and then walked over to report to Jiang Yan.
"Hmm. ”
Jiang Yan casually threw away the newspaper, walked over and sat down on the comfortable seat of the cotton cushion prepared by the maids at the round table, took a deep breath, and his nose was filled with the rich aroma of food wafting on the round table.
Steaming toast, crisp fruit and vegetable platter, fried chicken nuggets charred on the outside and tender on the inside, beef stew with vibrant potatoes, a plate full of roasted foie gras, and a delicious soup made with carefully selected pork ribs that lasts hours to eat......
Although they are all very ordinary dishes, the software skills of the two maid ladies who are in charge of the kitchen are top-notch when they were installed by Jiang Yan with their abilities, and their skills are not inferior to the level of palace chefs, and the dishes they make will certainly not taste bad.
"Oh-oh! it looks good, so I'll go. Jiang Yan couldn't wait to pick up the homemade silver chopsticks and start to enjoy it.
"Mi!" A cloud of spiritual light suddenly emerged from Jiang Yan's body, turning into Xiaobai's round body, as soon as it came out, it was very excited to simulate a mouth with teeth and a tongue structure in its body, and then deformed a few octopus-like tentacles and grabbed directly at the plate.
", you stop me!" Jiang Yan, who saw this scene, hurriedly restrained it with the effect of the contract: "Didn't I tell you a long time ago, don't be so direct?
Because of the natural racial habits, the little guy prefers to grab the food directly with its tentacles like an octopus and throw it into its mouth, and the mimicking mouth structure similar to that of a human can also make it get a completely consistent eating experience with humans, so every time there is something good to eat, it can make a kick and never be absent.
However, its eating habits can easily make a mess of the dining table, and after a few experiences, Jiang Yan forbade the little guy to do so.
"mi ......" Xiao Bai, who had been trained for a while, had to imitate a few palms, honestly grabbed the knife, fork and chopsticks that he was always used to use, and began to eat with Jiang Yan's movements unfamiliarly.
After eating a few bites of one person and one elf, Jiang Yan suddenly stopped his chopsticks.
"Young Master, is there anything you need to serve?" The two maids had obviously been silently observing Jiang Yan, and seeing this, Gina first stepped forward and bowed and asked.
"Alas......" Jiang Yan turned his head and beckoned to them: "Let's eat together! Also, didn't I say it a long time ago, you can be more conscious, you don't have to have to order me to take a seat every time." If I had waited until I had finished eating, the food would have been cold. ”
"But that's rude. Gina whispered with a hesitant face: "We are just slaves, you are the master, if others know that we are such presumptuous as lowly slaves, it may damage your reputation young master......"
In many countries in this world, the etiquette rules in aristocratic families are very particular, although Gina and Lena are not professional maids, but when they are used as commodities, they are also trained for a period of time in advance in order not to offend their future masters.
So in the face of Jiang Yan's proposal, the two of them still couldn't let go.
"I'm not a nobleman!Okay, okay, if you continue to stand stupidly like this, I'm a little uncomfortable eating, sit down!"
“...... So rude, thank you for your kindness. Hearing her master's repeated urging, Gina and the two glanced at each other, but obediently followed Jiang Yan's meaning, each took a pair of tableware and sat down at the table to start eating.
Jiang Yan looked at them with the corner of his eye while eating, and found that the two girls were really well educated, or it was probably because they didn't dare to be too casual in front of Jiang Yan, the master, so that even if they were eating, they looked like they had an elegant temperament, and with the upright and beautiful youthful appearance of the two girls, it made Jiang Yan have a little 'beautiful and delicious' look.
It seems that he has been invisibly affected by the body of this child now, Jiang Yan's mentality in this life is also much younger, and he likes to relax and enjoy himself more on weekdays, and he is no longer like when he was in the Canglan Domain, where he is either cultivating or planning the development of his forces all day long.
I still remember the time when he first crossed over, he was still very interested in the relationship between men and women, but I don't know when it started, Jiang Yan actually became more and more weak in some aspects, so that when he left the Canglan Domain, Jiang Yan still retained the body of a boy in the flesh......
Of course, at that time, it may have been because he had not yet noticed the side effects of the ability at that time, and he had no scruples about forcibly subduing others and alien beast transformers, so that his mentality was reversed and he became more indifferent and rational.
Jiang Yan is also aware of the subtle changes in his current mentality: 'Perhaps, the reincarnation of the true spirit after being hit hard this time is not all bad for me?'