Lu Ze put his hands together on his chest and slowly saluted the old man in front of him.
This ancestor of the Lu family has shown extremely sincere sincerity to Lu Ze. Even if Lu Ze successfully defeated Xu Fengnian in Qianzhou, as Lu Feiqi said at the beginning, compared with the current Lu Ze, Beiliang , is undoubtedly a better marriage partner.
Because hereditary neglect is a foregone conclusion.
And Lu Ze still has a long way to go.
This road to supremacy is far more bloody and cruel than many people imagine.
Referring to the King Jing'an who is now in Xiangfan City, the former Zhao Heng was also a popular heir in the Liyang royal family. He was only one critical step away from taking over Tai'an City. Zhao Heng has not completely solved it after so many years. The knot in my heart, not to mention the fact that there are many people who hold military power among the major vassal kings in Liyang.
For example, Zhao Yi, the king of Guangling, who devoted himself to suppressing the resurgent rebellions in recent years and was in charge of half of the vast territory of the former Western Chu Dynasty.
For example, Zhao Bing, the king of Yanchi, who was as brave and courageous as Xu Xiao, the king of Northern Liang, who stationed troops on the border of the old Southern Tang Dynasty and had many strong soldiers and generals under his command.
Just like in the novel "Snow in the Snow", after Zhao Chun died, the new emperor Zhao Zhuan of Liyang had not been able to secure the throne for a few years. Several big storms had already occurred in Liyang. Except for Xu Fengnian of Beiliang, who could ride on the head of the new emperor. In addition to shit, the powerful vassal kings in Liyang also openly rebelled. In the end, Tai'an City changed its emperor only a few years later, and another person named Zhao became the master.
The current emperor Zhao Chun is not as talented as the previous emperor. Lu Ze, the cheap father, did not completely solve the various problems in the dynasty when he was alive. He was afraid of the wolves in Beiliang and the tiger brothers in Liyang. , and finally handed over the mess to Zhao Zhuan. How can this young emperor, who has not experienced many trials and tribulations, compete with those older heroes?
There are many capable ministers and generals in Liyang court.
But it takes a lot to truly convince this group of people and even conquer them.
Outrageous courage, sophisticated skills, the emperor's favor and majesty, a city like a sea...all these things are indispensable.
And if you want to ascend to the position of the Ninth Five Lords, you need one key thing.
This kind of thing is called general trend.
At that time, Liyang was able to wipe out the eight kingdoms in one fell swoop during the Spring and Autumn War, establishing his current position as the overlord of the world.
Nowadays, Lu Ze is gradually showing this thing called carrying the situation, so the queen who is far away in Tai'an City is so uneasy that she even thought about borrowing Beiliang's knife to kill this huge monster for her. It's troublesome, but it's a pity that his thoughts were seen by the old cripple Xu Xiao.
The ancestor of the Lu family, the Shangzhu Kingdom, also saw this kind of light coming out of Lu Ze, and the old man also directly put the whole family on Lu Ze, which showed his courage.
Lu Zecheng could only accept this huge favor.
After getting off the boat, he looked up at the woman named Lu who was waving goodbye to him on the boat deck not far away, and waved to her in the same way.
On the way back, Lu Ze looked strange.
"Huang Sanjia..."
"You said before that I was destined to fall in love, but now you are rushing to be my matchmaker?"
...
"Yan'er."
"What do you think of this future husband?"
Lu Chengyan, who returned to the back room of the building, smiled at the ancestor in front of her and said, "He is quite good-looking. I guess he has seventy percent of the peerless charm of our ancestor when he was young."
The ancestor of the Shangzhu Kingdom looked at the smartest woman of the Lu family in front of him, pointed at her and laughed and cursed: "You little girl, you really know how to make fun of my ancestors. This person who just got off the boat, ancestors, I didn't do that when I was young. He is so bold and careful, maybe because of his special status and the need to find a new way out of the established chess game, so he chose such a direct method, and it also allowed him to make a good start. In this case, I dare to He's betting big."
"Two old guys, Wen Taiyi and Hong Lingshu, have been in Tai'an City for the past few years, working hard for those incompetent descendants, but they are too small-minded and have been hesitant for so many years, coupled with the tricks of the blue-eyed Zhang Julu
It's really remarkable that the so-called Qingdang is now in decline. "
Lu Chengyan noticed that the old ancestor's face was showing visible fatigue. She quickly replaced the incense burner in the house with the incense cakes, and the white smoke rose. The woman gently rubbed the old man's temples and eyebrows, and the latter gently He patted the back of her hand and said, "Good Yan'er, your father hasn't accomplished much in these years of studying and serving as an official. In the future, he will be a county guard at best. No matter how high he is, it may be a bit difficult, so I haven't used it on him." Too much thought, the so-called literati's character does not appear in the prosperous times, but in the turbulent times, the complex and changeable human heart has witnessed too many flies and dogs."
"When you get married later, remember, everything must be about your husband."
"No matter what your parents whisper in your ears, or how those close relatives inside and outside the Lu family beg you, you can ignore it. This is the real reason why our ancestors entrusted the future of the Lu family to you. It is also the foundation for my Lu family to stand firm in this world. There are many unworthy people in the Lu family now, and they will suffer from them in the future. My ancestor, I can only do this."
Lu Chengyan's eyes quickly turned red, and the woman suddenly choked up.
"Crying so much."
"Death is like sleeping. From now on, Yan'er will live a good life for the ancestors."
"If I lose Concubine Beiliang, maybe my Yan'er can still enter the palace in Tai'an City."
"My ancestors' gambling luck has always been very good."
.......
Tai'an City, Qin Tianjian.
Since the King of Northern Liang, who was preparing to leave Kyoto, arrived here a few days ago, countless people in the capital have focused their attention on the most noble place in Tai'an City. In front of the altar of sacrifice, there is a five-color earthenware statue from Guangling Road. , no matter how greedy and addicted the feudal king Zhao Yi was, he did not dare to touch the five-color soil. There was an old man in front of the altar stirring the soil.
After nightfall, stars hung in the sky, and the old man slowly moved to the Tongtian Terrace, the highest point of Qintian Prison.
The pavilion on the top floor is extremely spacious, and houses many complicated and exquisite sky observation and horizontal measuring instruments. The material alone is the most precious treasure in the world, not to mention the fact that it has to be carefully polished by Qin Tianshi to a delicate state. , there are many ancient classics on the top floor. After Liyang swallowed up the eight kingdoms, all the ancient books about celestial phenomena and luck were put into this seemingly small but unique Qintian Prison.
The old man pushed open the door to the darkroom leading to the rooftop.
A crystal-clear star-picking road comes into view. This is the highest place in Tai'an City. Sitting on it, you can even overlook the scenery of the entire Kyoto. Although there is suspicion of imperial decree, none of the majesties in the Liyang Palace have taken it into account. With this decree in mind, the old man sat cross-legged on the edge of the jade platform. He was not worried about the dangerous heights in the sky. He just looked at the sky above his head quietly. He could never tire of such a sky.
Soon, a handsome little book boy who was full of energy took a cotton robe and put it on the old man. The book boy with red lips and white teeth followed him and sat down. He was also not afraid of heights and looked boredly at the bustling night of Tai'an City: "Grandpa Jian Zheng, What is there in the sky? Since I came to our courtyard, you have been looking at it for two and a half years, so you should be able to see it clearly, right?"
The first person in the Qintian Prison, Zhengnan Huaiyu, chuckled and said, "Not to mention me, even that Huang Longshi can't see through the vast sky. When manpower is poor, what should heaven and man do? "
When the little book boy heard about Huang Sanjia, his face quickly became filled with curiosity.
"Grandpa Jianzheng, don't you have a celestial eye? That grandpa named Huang said that you have a third celestial eye."
"Oh, that's just Huang Sanjia's plan to use the world as a chessboard. If it comes to the art of looking at Qi, I will never be able to match him in my eight lifetimes."
The book boy chatted with Nan Huaiyu.
Then I saw a deep sadness on his fair little face. The villain also had troubles.
"Grandpa Jianzheng, Sister Huaiyu doesn't seem to like me these days. Every time she sees me, she looks extremely unhappy. Did I offend her somewhere?"
Nan Huaiyu chuckled and shook his head: "No, Yu'er just missed a certain guy who went to Shangyin Academy. I didn't agree for her to go with her at the time, so she was annoyed with me.
Angry, you are following me around all day serving tea and water. Tell me, can she have a good attitude toward you? You have encountered a disaster. "
Nan Huaiyu looked to the southwest and felt the strong Purple Emperor's luck that even shocked him. The old man sighed heavily in his heart. He felt that the relationship between his granddaughter and His Highness was too deep, and this made this even more disturbing. What the Qintian Supervisor is puzzled by is the extremely rapid increase in Lu Ze's luck. It has only been less than a month since he left the house, and it has already grown to such an appalling level. It is really unbelievable.
Even during the troubled Spring and Autumn Period, Emperor Liyang's luck had never shown such signs of decline.
"The anger swallows thousands of miles like a tiger."
"But after all, you are still so young, are you really not afraid of pushing yourself to death?"
"There are many people in this huge Tai'an City who hope that you can die outside. This time, Beiliang has been completely offended. Although there won't be many actions overtly, the secret assassination by Fushui Fang must be indispensable. In addition, the nobles here in Tai'an City have already made up their minds, and now that His Majesty is undecided, how can I dare to let my precious granddaughter go to Shangyin Academy with you?"
"The emperor's astrology, but also the peach blossom destiny."
"well!"
"I can only try my best to cover you up in the palace. How your fortune will turn out in the future, and whether you can leap over the heavenly gate and inherit the unification of the world, depends on you."
...
Xu Fengnian, the prince of Northern Liang, returned to Liangdi surrounded by thousands of cavalry.
This time the transfer of the Northern Liang army became a topic of endless debate in Liyang court. Of course, it was not a debate about whether it was right or wrong, but a discussion about the scale of punishment. The cross-state transfer of troops within Liyang was It's a big taboo. Even if the Qianzhou and Fengzhou cavalry came out to encircle and suppress Cao Changqing, they had done a lot of preparations in advance, but Beiliang was so bold this time that tens of thousands of cavalry came out of Liang, and Beiliang instantly became the court. The object of criticism from ministers.
The reason why Northern Liang King Xu Xiao repeatedly delayed leaving Beijing was largely because of this incident.
There are even some people in Tai'an City who want to take this opportunity to keep Xu Xiao completely. Han Diao Si and his party secretly returned to Tai'an City a few days ago. Although they experienced life and death with Cao Guanzi in Qianzhou, they finally... They were the ones who took the initiative, and finally forced Cao Guanzi to enter the false realm. Once he entered the false realm, it was a luxury to hope to truly enter the land of gods again in this life.
In Tingchao Pavilion in Beiliang, there was a man with a white fox face leaning on the railing on the third floor, looking at the night in the mansion.
The Prince of Beiliang has just welcomed His Royal Highness back. Although Xu Fengnian came to Tingchao Pavilion to meet the master Li Yishan after returning to the palace, many people in the palace can still detect that His Royal Highness has changed a lot after this trip. The fatigue is clearly visible under the smile.
"It's rare to see Mr. Nangong so free."
A slightly hoarse voice sounded from behind Nangong Pushe. Bai Hu turned his head and looked at the Ku Gao scribe who came downstairs not far away. He smiled and shook his head: "It's rare to see Commander Li coming downstairs."
Li Yishan, a national scholar, was Xu Xiao's right-hand man at the beginning, and he and Zhao Changling of the Xishu family were the military advisers of the Xu family. However, Zhao Changling died of illness before the army broke through the gate of Xishu, leaving only Li Yishan to assist the left. These years have been like a needle in the sea. Usually live on the top floor of Tingchao Pavilion.
"Commander Zhao is worried?"
The white fox face then looked at the extremely silent Beiliang Prince's Mansion, which was supposed to be a very lively scene when His Royal Highness the Crown Prince returned home. However, now the Beiliang King Xu Xiao still stayed in Tai'an City, where the atmosphere was becoming weird, and the two princesses also They were in Jiangnan and Shangyin Academy, as well as Xu Longxiang, the yellow man who went to Longhu Mountain. The huge palace was so deserted.
Li Yishan smiled and nodded.
Today, Nangong, who was supposed to continue walking towards the fourth floor of Tingchao Pavilion, stopped. Li Yishan, who was supposed to be sitting on the top floor handling countless affairs in Beiliang, went downstairs. The two of them obviously had their own concerns.
"Sir, are you worried about His Royal Highness?"
"No, it's a good thing that Feng Nian went out and suffered a lot this time, because his father and I are still alive and well."
"Sir, are you worried about the Northern Liang King being forced to stay in Tai'an City?"
"No, how can you force yourself to stay? Emperor Liyang doesn't have enough courage to break up with Beiliang. Since he has even awarded the hereditary throne, this is just a trivial matter of tens of thousands of cavalry leaving Liangzhou. But it doesn't matter. It’s Sun Xiji and his gang of remnants of the Eight Kingdoms who are deliberately making people disgusting.”
"Then why are you bothering me, sir?"
Li Yishan's brows furrowed uncontrollably at this moment. Although many major events that were not conducive to Beiliang were happening at the moment, this celebrity who had experienced the baptism of the Spring and Autumn War did not show any signs of losing his composure, because everything was still between him and Xu Xiao. There was only one thing under control that had not yet been determined, which made Li Yishan feel extremely uneasy.
"There was news from Qingzhou last night."
"Although there isn't much of value in it, I feel something is wrong."
"The young man who caused Fengnian a big setback in Qianzhou, and to some extent even divided Beiliang even more, is far from being as simple as people think. Those old guys from Liyang turned over No matter what happens, the future trend will ultimately depend on young people."
Nangong Pushe remained silent.
