The head of the Lu Family, Lu Xingkong, has a dignified face and holds great power. He is known as the 'Desert Eagle'.
Desert eagles are a rare species in the desert, greedy, fierce and aggressive. They feed on rotten meat and from time to time snatch fresh ingredients to change their taste. Lone wolves, hares and even carriages of people and horses are their targets. Once they set their eyes on you, they will not stop until you die.
Either you kill them, or they swoop down and take you into the air.
It was definitely not a compliment to compare a politician to an animal like a 'desert eagle'. Subordinates are afraid, superiors are vigilant, every step can be said to be extremely dangerous.
If this came from the mouth of an ordinary person, his corpse would most likely soon be found in the moat around Tiandu.
However, this sentence came from the mouth of the 'Eye of the Starry Sky' old man of the Song family, even if Lu Xingkong was rude and overbearing he could do nothing about it.
The position of the Left Minister of the Kingdom is vacant, the Chu royal family of West Wind has been silent on this matter. Every family and clan are struggling, and in terms of prestige and experience, Lu Xingkong is the most powerful competitor. Now the entire court is watching to see if his' road to seizing the position of Minister 'is smooth.
If successful, the Lu Family will step into the 'Minister' sect from the 'General' sect in one fell swoop. A military family for thousands of years to become the head of the civil officials, this is a qualitative leap.
To have a General and Minister, this is the greatest glory of a family and also the guarantee to stand tall for hundreds of generations. Otherwise, even if Lu Xingkong became the leader of the military officials, if all the elites of the family died on the battlefield, how can the Lu family continue to exist? How can they preserve their riches and honor?
This is a hurdle for Lu Xingkong, but even more so for the Lu Family.
Therefore, the Lu Family, including Lu Xingkong, are going all out to obtain the position of Minister. This is also the reason why Lu Qingming returned to the capital from his position as the governor of Yun province, to help his father run around everywhere.
Lu Qingming is busy with work, Lu Xingkong is not idle even for a moment. Every day he constantly sees people, colleagues, old friends, subordinates — -now is the time to choose a side or pretend to choose a side, everyone's performance is being watched by thousands of eyes, no one dares to be careless.
"Dad, I want to bring Muyang back." Lu Qingming stood in front of his father and said firmly.
His father was busy with work and under great pressure, but he was still full of energy. His face was ruddy, and his skin was smooth. He looked like a man in his thirties who had taken good care of himself.
Lu Qingming knew that this was because his father's martial arts cultivation had already entered the upper level of the Withered Glory realm. One thought to live, one thought to die. Grass grows and dies, withers and thrives year after year.
Right now, his father was in a state of rebirth, and this was also the moment when his energy and Dou Qi were at their peak.
He swore to win this battle for the position of Prime Minister.
"Huh?" Lu Xingkong looked down at a document in his hand and asked: "Who is Muyang?"
"Father — —"
"Who is Muyang?" Lu Xingkong asked again. His voice was calm, as if he didn't know what that name meant.
But Lu Qingming knew very well that he knew more than them.
"Dad, he's my son, the flesh and blood of the Lu Family that I sent away sixteen years ago — —" Lu Qingming placed the brown leather bag in front of Lu Xingkong and said: "Dad, we made a mistake."
Lu Xingkong swept a glance at the leather bag, without any intention to open it.
He lifted up the leather bag and threw it into the stove next to him, which was used to boil water, make tea and burn all kinds of documents. Lu Xingkong's study room has been burning with such a stove all year round.
Whoosh — —
The leather bag was ignited by the fire and began to burn with crackling sounds. The papers inside burst into a blazing flame and the water on the stove began to hum.
When the leather bag was completely burned, the water inside the stove also began to boil.
Lu Xingkong picked up the kettle and began to make tea. "Since you sent him away, how can you bring him back?"
"Dad, we can't keep making mistakes — —"
Pa — —
Lu Xingkong slammed his palm on the wooden table, the tea table made of thousand-year-old sandalwood produced a buzzing and trembling sound.
"Are you going to slap my old face?" Lu Xingkong roared in anger.
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"On Xiao Yu's side, you also spent a lot of effort, right?" Lu Xingkong's face softened a little, pointed to the cushion opposite him and said: "Sit down and have a cup of tea to moisten your throat."
Lu Qingming sat down, straightened his back and looked at his father: "Back then when we saw the situation — — we thought he wouldn't survive, even if he survived, he would become a deformed child. Our Lu Family only has one son in this generation, so we were worried that the existence of the only Lu Family eldest grandson would affect the outside world's confidence in the Lu Family — — But now the situation is different from what we imagined. He's not a waste, on the contrary, he did things that a lot of children can't do. "
"I've seen his college entrance examination papers, I believe father should have also seen it. There is almost no problem that can stump him — — From this, you can see how intelligent and diligent he is. Looking at Tiandu, the children of officials drink and visit prostitutes, talk about horse racing, but how many of them are really diligent in practicing martial arts? Our Lu Family has a descendant like him, don't tell me father isn't proud of him? "
"So — —" Lu Xingkong placed a cup of tea in front of Lu Qingming and said: "Since he's so outstanding, why do we have to bring him back?"
"Father?"
"If he stayed in the Lu Family, would he be like those other playboys who drink and visit prostitutes, talk about horse racing, and eventually become a waste abandoned by the world?"
"But he's grown up, he's already sixteen years old, soon he'll come to Tiandu to study — — Do we just let him drift outside?"
"Drifting outside, what's at home? Raising him in captivity? "
"Father, Xiao Yu — —"
"Women have narrow views."
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"It's reasonable, sixteen years ago we were worried he's a waste so we abandoned him, sixteen years later we found he's not a waste, so we want to bring him back. Do you understand that child's personality? If it were you, what would you think? Would you accept our arrangement to return? "
"Looking at the current situation, now is the critical time for our Lu Family to fight for the position of minister, if we bring him back at this time, how do we explain our relationship? There are too many people in this world with good intentions, there are also too many smart people, as long as there are clues, they can infer the truth of the matter. Sixteen years ago — — If that case were to be made public, do you think I would still have the face to stand in the court? The West Wind Kingdom is founded on etiquette and pays the most attention to filial piety. What we've done is seriously against the spirit of the country. At that time, without the need for political enemies to attack, we can only retreat in defeat — — Not to mention the position of minister, even the position of Defence Minister would be difficult to protect. Where will the Lu Family go from here? Have you ever thought about it? "
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Seeing his son's dejected look, Lu Xingkong gently sighed and said: "I feel your pain, but right now we still have to look at the bigger picture. Since the child is called Muyang, then let him grow up outside. A sheep raised in captivity is just a piece of white meat on the table, but a sheep raised outside can fight with a wolf. "
"Yes father, I understand — —" Lu Qingming replied in a low voice. "Xiao Yu hopes he will study at Westwind University."
"Haha, good — —" Lu Xingkong smiled and nodded. "This is a small matter, you decide."
"Yes, father." Lu Qingming bowed his thanks and got up to leave. "Father also rest early."
After Lu Qingming left, the old housekeeper pushed open the door and came in.
"Master, did Miss Yu find out something?" The old housekeeper asked respectfully.
"Xiao Yu is a smart child, this kind of thing can be concealed for a while, but how can it be concealed for a lifetime?" Lu Xingkong got up and walked towards the courtyard. The Kingdom's Tiandu cherry blossoms were in full bloom, those peach blossom-like petals were hanging all over the branches, exuding a faint fragrance, making people feel happy and carefree.
"How's the investigation of Crow? Do you know which family released it? "
"Crow is dead, the line is also broken." Every wrinkle on the old housekeeper's face seemed to hide wisdom. "However, to come to Jiangnan and attack a girl, this method is a bit despicable — — The strong person of Starry Sky of the Song family is about to fall, the Song family has occupied the more important position of the Right Minister, so it's impossible for them to have any thoughts on the position of Left Minister. Then the fiercest competition is between our Lu Family and the Cui family — — The little girl of the Cui family was assassinated, the dirty water will naturally be pushed onto our Lu Family."
"Fortunately, the little girl of the Cui family is fine, otherwise, if the matter became bigger and the rumours spread to Tiandu, the reputation of our Lu Family would be affected — — Even if they have no evidence, but gossip is a fearful thing. At other times we can ignore it, but it's obvious they are pawns in the battle for the position of Minister — — At this time, the impact is huge. "
Lu Xingkong grinned. "Who would have thought that a stupid move sixteen years ago would unexpectedly help our Lu Family pull out a nail sixteen years later. Tell me, isn't this a blessing from the heavens for our Lu Family? "
"Yes, master is a person of great fortune, the position of Left Minister is bound to be in master's bag." Seeing his master happy, the old housekeeper also laughed.
"But we know very well that Crow is not a pawn that we released. If someone wants to pour feces on our Lu Family, then cut off their head and throw it into the cesspool — — "Lu Xingkong said with a sinister look in his eyes. An undefeated general, the first person in the military world who killed his way out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood. Once angered, it's like thunder.
"Yes, master. I will send more informants to Jiangnan. "The old housekeeper bowed and answered, not daring to relax in the slightest.
"That child, it really is a pity." Lu Xingkong looked at the dazzling blooming Tiandu cherry blossoms in the courtyard, revealing a thoughtful expression.
"Did young master Qingming not say that child is going to study at Westwind University? When he comes to Tiandu, master can naturally take care of him — — With the Lu Family taking care of him, how bad would his future be? "The old housekeeper said some comforting words.
"No, let him go to Starry Sky Academy." Lu Xingkong said coldly.
"Master — —"
"Go arrange it." Lu Xingkong said in an unquestionable tone.
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