And in the Great Steppe, filial piety is respected but not a system. The filial piety of the Yan is systemized and also become a power
Hence, filial piety is not real filial piety.
It is a performative act in Yan.
In the Steppe, one knows it in the hearts.
One knows who loves them and who respect them.
Those who love them, they will love them. Those who respect them will be respected
It is this simple mindset why the Steppe people, why the Nanman, the Sirong, Songnu, Xianbei people would never trust the Yan people.
It is the same for those nomadic tribes on the far north. The Goths, and the other tribes also learn this.
Those people did not see nomadic people as "people".
They all only sought to manipulate the people of their kind.
Hence, why when they fight for the princes, they were the first to run away.
Because even if they won, they would not get title or rewards. The reward they do get is scraps. If they lose, they were the first to be blamed.
