Yang Tiansheng was one of the very few people who knew just how incredible Yang Ge really was.
For instance, Yang Tiansheng knew that if Yang Ge had wanted to become the emperor, he could have easily ascended the throne back in Dongying. Even Zhou Fu, Nangong Feiying, and Liu Tang wouldn’t have uttered a word of opposition!
"The man was handed to me directly by the emperor."
Yang Ge responded with a light smile, "Of course, I also wanted to see if this little guy was up to the task of being an emperor."
Yang Tiansheng asked, "And what if he isn’t up to it?"
Yang Ge replied, "Then of course he can’t be the emperor!"
Yang Tiansheng said, "Are you bored or something? Why bother with this unnecessary worry?"
"Well... let me put it this way!"
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After thinking for a moment, Yang Ge answered, "Someone once said that for thousands of years, most men in our Huaxia have been in one of two extreme states."
"The first is to endure a little longer. No matter how dark the times, as long as one can survive, there’s always the thought to endure just a bit more, hoping to get past the current crisis and that better days will come..."
Yang Tiansheng pondered and nodded, "And the second one?"
Yang Ge continued, "The second is ’to hell with it.’ If one really can’t survive or endure any longer, they’d risk their lives to overturn this world, trample down the bones of the nobles on the street, and burn the royal treasury to ashes."
Yang Tiansheng remarked, "That... actually makes a hell of a lot of sense!"
"You know me."
Yang Ge continued with a smile, "Since I don’t want to suffer in silence, nor do I want to say ’to hell with it...’"
Yang Tiansheng asked, "So you accepted that kid?"
Yang Ge nodded, "Yes, I wanted to try and teach him some things to make annoying troublemakers fewer and the world a bit better... After all, the emperor sent him right to my doorstep, it was convenient, and no trouble at all."
Yang Tiansheng looked at him with great admiration, always learning something quite different from him, "That’s what you think, but they might not appreciate your kindness!"
"That doesn’t matter."
Yang Ge said with a faint smile, "As long as I have tried my best, even if the outcome is still not satisfactory, I will have no regrets."
Yang Tiansheng shook his head sincerely, "I can’t do what you do..."
Yang Ge replied, "You’re impressive too. The speech you gave at Bright Summit really fired everyone up!"
"Haha..."
Yang Tiansheng’s eyes lit up, "And you said you’ve never been to Bright Summit? Caught you by the chicken’s foot, huh?"
Yang Ge’s color changed, and he quickly defended, "Do I need to go to Bright Summit for that bit of news? Do you think those dead fish downstairs are just for decoration?"
Yang Tiansheng countered, "Do you really think I’m brainless? That day, Yang Potian’s momentum was at its peak. If you hadn’t been there beating the drum on the side, would he have suddenly backed off?"
Just as Yang Ge was about to argue, Yang Tiansheng slapped his shoulder, laughing, "Alright, bro, I know you did it because you were worried about me losing face... Thanks for that!"
"Between us brothers, saying ’thanks’ is too formal. I’m just glad you don’t resent my meddling!"
Yang Ge relaxed upon hearing this, "But speaking of which, your martial arts have really improved over the year. Even if I hadn’t meddled that day, you could have handled Yang Potian’s move."
"Let’s keep it real between us."
Yang Tiansheng leaned back in his chair, chuckling lazily, "That day I slipped up, said some things I shouldn’t have in front of others. That old guy really got murderous. If you hadn’t been there, grass would be growing over my grave by now."
"Well, you can’t say that. The old saying goes: ’A matter unspoken is unclear, a reason unargued is obscure’!"
Yang Ge shook his head and replied, "The things you said that day were all true. If Yang Potian can’t hear it, it’s because he has shit on himself, guilty conscience... All I can say is, you really spilled it well!"
Yang Tiansheng rolled his eyes, annoyed, "It’s easy for you to enjoy the drama, isn’t it?"
Yang Ge laughed, "Right, did you come here for something?"
Yang Tiansheng responded, "Can’t I visit you without a reason?"
Yang Ge replied, "What are you talking about... Just in time, I recently gathered the ingredients to make a dish from our hometown. Let’s drink a couple of bowls tonight."
Yang Tiansheng declared, "Then we must drink a couple of bowls!"