"Pay respect to the second prince — —"
"The second prince is here — —"
"The second prince — —"
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Everyone bowed to the young man in embroidered robes who was the leader.
Even the famous third young master Song Tao also gave a cupped fist salute, saying with a smile: "Second cousin, when I went to the palace to send you the invitation, you said you wouldn't have time to come tonight — — why did you come out against the wind and snow? The later it is, the deeper the chill is. Take care of your body. "
"What does this little cold mean to people who practice martial arts? If I don't come to the gathering tonight, I won't be able to sleep — — "The youngster said aloud.
Chu Jiang, the second prince of the West Wind Kingdom. His status was noble, below only one person and above tens of thousands of people.
Li Shinian stood in the distance watching, thinking to himself that it was no wonder that countless people were racking their brains to come to the gathering of the Still water dew. Everyone present was either rich or noble, and as these people grew up or entered officialdom, they would become the decision-makers of this huge kingdom, or even ascend to the position of the supreme.
To maintain a good relationship with these people, as long as they say one word, they can change your life. They can make you struggle for 20 years or even a lifetime less.
Chu Jiang ran his eyes across the audience, asking aloud: "Imperial power or military power is more important, this is the topic of debate, does anyone have any objections?"
The crowd did not respond.
This topic was too sensitive. Not to mention the recent heated battle for the position of Prime Minister, just the vigilance of the imperial power towards the military power, as well as the recent incident of the old man of the Lu Family, Lu Xingkong, kneeling in the palace until he fainted, had already indicated that the battle between the imperial power and the military power was reaching a climax.
How could such a topic be debated?
Supporting military power over imperial power, was that not seeking one's own death?
Supporting imperial power over military power, was that clearly standing on the opposite side of the Lu Family — —
Originally they could not help either side, remain neutral, sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, and then wait for the final winner — — Now that Chu Jiang had thrown out such a topic, did it mean that the imperial family no longer had patience with the Lu Family and was ready to take action against them?
Thinking of this possibility, the expressions of the people present varied.
Some people were happy, some people were worried. Some people were overflowing with excitement, while some people's faces were even more serious.
Cui Xiaoxin was in a bad mood. Was the thing she was most worried about about about to happen?
As a girl, and now only a student of Westwind University. He knew a lot about the affairs of the country, but he had no influence on the direction of the family.
She was good friends with Li Shinian, but she didn't have a good relationship with Li Muyang. Moreover, from a personal standpoint, she didn't hate the Lu Family. This included Lu Xingkong, the Old Master of the Lu Family whom everyone called the Barbarian King.
Sometimes she also felt strange, the Cui family was the top family of West Wind, and her grandfather was already a powerful minister, it was difficult for him to take another step forward. The family did not have to worry about food or clothing, and the wealth they had accumulated was enough for the clan members to squander for a hundred years. What else was there to fight over? Did he really have to fight and kill like this? Do you really have to put people to death?
She didn't understand a man's world, nor did she want to understand. She didn't understand the struggle in the officialdom, nor did she want to understand.
It was just that, if it was really as everyone had guessed, if the imperial family wanted to make a move against the Lu Family, the Cui family and the Lu Family were like fire and water, so they naturally had to stand on the opposite side.
Swords have no eyes, you die, I die.
At that time, where would she be? Would Li Shinian have no worries? Would the friendship between them be able to continue?
Although Li Shinian lived in the small courtyard of the Lu Family, she usually only paid attention to her small family of four, and hardly paid attention to the family affairs of the Lu Family. Besides, she was just the daughter of a servant, what was the point of paying attention to the rise and fall of a family?
Besides, she was not born into an official family, and was not as sensitive to political events as others.
However, when she found that everyone had different expressions, she finally understood the problem of this topic.
"The second Prince, who is known as the 'Virtuous King', is forcing people to take a side." Li Shinian thought in her mind.
In this world, there was never a lack of smart people.
"The second Prince's topic is good. Looking at the situation of my West Wind, any wise person would be surprised. Imperial power? Military power is more important than imperial power. This is putting the cart before the horse, shaking the foundation of the country — — "
A white-robed youngster stepped out from the crowd, gave a cupped fist salute to Chu Jiang, and spoke eloquently. There was only one theme: praising the importance of imperial power and belittling the ambitions of military strategists.
Although Chu Jiang did not say any words of praise, but patted him hard on the shoulder.
With a smart person setting an example, the others were naturally unwilling to fall behind. Even some young masters who were hesitant and did not know the position of the family also expressed their support for the imperial power. After all, at this time, there was no one from the Lu Family in the Still water dew building.
The person who started the Still water dew gathering was Song Tao. The Song family was the head of the civil officials, while the Lu Family was the head of the military. The civil officials governed the world, while the military guards everywhere. In this era that valued the civil and military, the Song family had done many things to suppress the Lu Family. Therefore, the two families were born with some hostility.
"The imperial power is determined by the heavens, and the monarch is the Son of Heaven. And the military power is handed by the Son of Heaven to the brave and good at fighting to protect the four corners of the world — — "
"The imperial power is greater than the military power, this is an indisputable fact — —"
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There was no argument, and the wind was leaning towards the second prince.
Chu Jiang found Cui Xiaoxin in the middle of the crowd, smiled gently, and asked aloud, "Xiaoxin, what do you think?"
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Crunch crunch crunch — —
In the dead of night, only the sound of the wheels rolling over the ice and snow could be heard.
Li Muyang drove the carriage, driving the red horse in front towards the direction of the Lu mansion.
Because the shaft was covered with ice and snow, Li Muyang could not sit in the carriage, and could only hold the reins and walk at the side.
Li Shinian squatted in the carriage without a care for his image, leaning forward and whispering to Li Muyang.
"Tell me, why are you so stupid? I already gave you a look and asked you to just draw a few strokes, but you still drew so well — — Are you showing off your talent? If people find out that you are Li Muyang, the consequences are simply unthinkable — — "Li Shinian whispered in Li Muyang's ear.
Li Muyang smiled and said, "Since you are worried about being exposed, you still want to give my painting to Xiaoxin? And you still want to show my painting in public? "
"Didn't I ask you at the time? I said I wanted to give the 'Winter Plum Blossoms Bloom Proudly in Snow' to sister Xiaoxin, and you did not object. You did not object on the spot, so I knew that this painting could be given. You have become so smart now, you will definitely not agree to let me do things that you cannot do — — Besides, you must be very happy that I did that, right? Don't you want me to give your painting to sister Xiaoxin to see? "
"You have said everything, what do you want me to say?" Li Muyang smiled bitterly.
"You haven't told me yet, I clearly took the 'Winter Plum Blossoms Bloom Proudly in Snow' painting, why was there nothing when I opened it?"
Li Muyang smiled without saying anything.
"Say it quickly." Li Shinian patted Li Muyang's shoulder and said aloud.
"When you opened the scroll, did you smell the fragrance of plum blossoms?"
"I smelled it. What does this have to do with your 'Winter Plum Blossoms Bloom Proudly in Snow' painting becoming a blank piece of paper? "
"When I painted peach blossoms before, because my painting skills were not good enough and I didn't have enough strength, I needed to borrow a wisp of spring wind from Teacher Gu — —"
Li Shinian's long eyelashes blinked slightly, his little face was wrapped in a hat made of fire fox fur. He suddenly realized and said, "So, the winter plum blossoms you painted only had a wisp of plum fragrance left, the ice and snow …"
"The ice and snow turned into a pool of water. If you pay attention, you should be able to find it. "
"Is it really so magical?" Li Shinian's eyes widened, an incredulous look on his face.
"What is this?" Li Muyang said with a smile. "Teacher Gu painted a black dog, the dog leaped out from the paper, jumped out and howled — — The 'Painting God' Gu Bainian used the beasts in his painting to fight instead of himself. Of course, those beasts do not have much fighting power, and they disappear very easily. "
"The divine continent is vast, there are all kinds of strange things." Li Shinian blinked his eyes, carefully studying Li Muyang, and said with a chuckle, "I didn't think that my brother Charcoal would become so powerful."
"Shinian — —" Li Muyang's heart warmed, whispering, "When you grow up, I will take you to travel around the divine continent. I have decided, when I return to Starry Sky Academy, I will go to senior brother Wuyou for a little crane. When I raise the crane, I can ride the crane to Jiangnan with senior brother Wuyou, and go anywhere we want to go. At that time I will come back to Tiandu to pick you up, and we will travel around the world together. "
"That's great." Li Shinian's face was full of yearning. He said, "A real man should be like this. You should focus on your cultivation and break through to the next realm. Leave your parents to me. Don't worry. "
"With you here, I can rest assured." Li Muyang turned his head to look at his sister. "From a young age, you have always been better than me. It's always me who makes people worry. "
"Hmph, I thought someone thought he could ignore the smartest and most beautiful sister in the world just because he can draw a few strokes." Li Shinian said, raising his little face.
Li Muyang tried to hold back his laughter. "Who is it? Who dares to do such a thing? Miss Shinian only needs to tell me, driver Li Mu will certainly beat that person up — — "
"Okay. That person is driver Li Mu — — "
"Miss wait, I will slap him in the face for you." Li Muyang said with a smile, stroking his face with his hand.
Li Shinian giggled. "Hit harder. Hit harder. "
At the fork of the road, the carriage leading the way stopped, waiting for Li Muyang and the others to approach.
Li Muyang and Li Shinian exchanged a glance, stopped talking and laughing, and galloped towards Cui Xiaoxin's carriage.
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