The Rebirth of the Empress

Boil the Dog After the Rabbit Caught

The Su Family was a large clan in charge of military horses and would be superior to others at a level because it was a high official who was only able to hold the position of managing the military horse rationing issue.

The military horse strike status of the Su family had existed since the founding of Ming Qi and was very well managed. No exception from Ping Nan Bo, Su Yu. From his view, the Su family is very nice and will definitely continue for a long time. Perhaps a loyal official would have this kind of thinking, as long as one worked faithfully, the Imperial family would not treat them unfairly.

But since ancient times, accompanying the ruler can be like accompanying a tiger. In this world, who could say it clearly?

Su Yu would be forty years old when the year ended and could be considered quite loving of his Furen. Although she had several concubines, they gave birth to all the daughters. There were only two sons of Di so he was always very strict in educating his sons.

His Eldest son, Su Ming Feng started serving the government at a young age and like him, was in charge of military horses and was even better than Su Yu in this half a year. Some time ago Su Ming Feng teamed up with the veterinarian at the Imperial Medical Court and reformed some of the military horse guidelines and therefore, the number of war horses that died due to the outbreak was reduced by half. This is a great service. After the military stats rose next month, Su MingFeng would definitely be rewarded.

Gift giving is the second thing but the main thing is that it represents glory and honor. Su Yu had gone through his prime and currently Su Ming Feng was at the right age and his son had to succeed in his father's career, so it was time to expand Su Ming Feng's reputation. If Su Ming Feng was much more outstanding, perhaps he would become the next confidant and talent of the heir to the throne.

Su Yu was naturally happy because of his outstanding eldest son, but his youngest son gave him a headache. Perhaps it was because his youngest son was newborn when his Furenya was a little old that his Furen was very fond of him and he developed a spoiled personality. Not to mention about being as outstanding as his eldest son, even when comparing amongst his peers, he would be behind them.

Since Su Ming Lang was not the eldest son, naturally he did not need to inherit the title of heir so it did not matter if he was a little foolish. But Su Yu had a firm personality and would not tolerate the slightest on his own son. Thus he would test his homework after every return from the academy, his little son would receive a reprimand and his Furen would cover up his flaws, making him seem like hell.

But today, Su Yu was learning to discuss some matters with Su Ming Feng. Both father and son are endless to talk about on the topic of military horses. Mr. Su was overjoyed. To have such an amazing son, what else could he not be satisfied with. As they discussed, they started talking about giving Su Ming Feng a gift the following month.

“In my opinion, this time Your Majesty will definitely give you an official title. For a while do not need to be mentioned about the provision of precious stones or whatever it is, I just hope your career is more stable. Now that Xiong Nu had started to make a move, attention should be on the military horses. Ming Feng, as long as you can earn His Majesty's respect, in the future the Su family can only go further. Your younger brother is still young, so you still need to carry the Su family on your shoulders. ”

Su MingFeng nodded in agreement. He was young and there was an upright and amazing look on his eyebrows. However, his eyes could not help but reveal a hint of pride as it was a period where the youths were determined not to fail to live up to expectations. Not only got recognition from his father, he also felt excited because the business he handled was increasingly important.

Both father and son were in a good mood when the maid at the door announced, "Master, Second Young Master has returned."

Right at the time that Second Young Master Su Ming Lang was dismissed from the academy. Every day when Su Ming Lang finished his lessons, he would always be called to Master Su's study room for his lesson exams and was no exception today.

Mr. Su endured a slight headache as he looked at his outstanding eldest son, then looked at his second son who was as stupid as a little pig and found it rather funny. Every day Su Ming Lang came to the study room and in the end Su Yu would roll around in anger.

Today is the same.

Su Ming Lang slowly entered the study and his lips curved as he called out, “Dad. Oldest brother.”

He was like a small round ball, which was silly yet adorable. Su MingFeng stroked his sister's head, "Ming Lang, is everything okay in class today?"

Master Su put on a stern face and said to Su Ming Lang, "Grow out your palm."

Su Ming Lang retreated slightly and extended his hand with a grievance. One could see some red marks on the white and soft palms. If this wasn't a ruler sweep, what else could they do?

Mister Su looked hopeful, but it was Su Ming Feng who felt sad for his own sister when he asked, “How can this teacher defeat this so heavily? He's just a little boy.”

Little Su Ming Lang hesitated before speaking in a subtle tone, "Teacher asked me about the 'grieved fox when the rabbit dies' but I cannot memorize it ..."

"How do you want me to scold you!" Master Su had a pained expression on his face, "You can't even memorize words. Look at young masters your age, one of whom is just like you. When your Eldest Brother was your age, he had already read a book about military horses. The face of our Su family was almost dumped by you!”

Su Ming Feng was about to try to persuade when he heard Second Brother himself sobbing, “Although I cannot memorize the 'grieving fox when a rabbit dies', I can memorize 'boiling a dog after a rabbit is caught' longer with two words. Since both have the same meaning, isn't it the same if one memorizes 'boiling a dog after a rabbit is caught'? ”

"What empty stuff." Master Su did not know what else to say. Su Ming Feng smiled and said, "Second Sister, these two phrases do not have the same meaning."

“Then what do they mean?” Su Ming Lang raised his head to ask.

“The meaning of ‘fox grieving when rabbit die’ is dead rabbit and fox feel will suffer the same fate and feel sad. But 'boiling the dog once the rabbit is caught' means the rabbit is dead and there is no more value to the hunting dog so it has been cooked. That is, once an object has no more value and no more interest, then the tool can be discarded. 'Boiling a dog after a rabbit is caught' and 'destroying the bridge after crossing the river' is somewhat similar. Su MingFeng was a good older brother as he patiently answered his own sister's questions.

But Su Ming Lang shook his head and still looked puzzled, “Since the two are a problem after the rabbit dies, it should be treated the same. Anyway the rabbit is dead.”

Su MingFeng was about to explain but saw his father suddenly seem surprised as he gently repeated again, "The rabbit is dead?"

"Yes." Yeah." Su Ming Lang opened his palm as his round and plump face looked innocent yet stubborn, “Anyway, the two rabbits were dead. Doesn't that mean once the rabbit dies, the fox and the dog will get unlucky? Since everyone was out of luck, then the two phrases still had the same meaning. ”

It was a natural order to boil a dog once a rabbit was caught. To be a fable, there must be key principles in life.

The rabbit dies but the fox is smarter than the dog and will see the end of his own life. But who's the hunting dog? What is the result of a dog helping its master hunt rabbits?

Su Yu's expression gradually sank.