The head of the Li family, Li Yuan Gong, didn't have a problem with coughing. Li Xiuzhu knew this very well because he was his father. Thus, when he saw his father bend over while coughing, he immediately understood what it meant. A wave of sour, numb, and angry feeling rushed from his heart to the top of his head and was about to burst out in an instant.
One couldn't blame the heir of the Li family for having such a strong reaction. They were all part of the seven great families of the Federation, enormous powers that had drifted along the long river of history for countless years. What kind of status did the head of the Li family have? Even in front of the president and speaker of the Federation, he didn't have to lower his head. Moreover, right now, Li Yuan Gong was only facing a woman, even if she was the madam of the Tai family.
However, Li Xiuzhu wasn't an idiot like Lin Douhai. Seeing his father lower his head with his own eyes, he could only gently clench his fists and breathe quickly a few times. During this process, he actually maintained a calm expression. However, the anger and bitterness in his heart had long overflowed. He thought to himself that if he hadn't recklessly interfered with the presidential election and blamed the wrong person, how could his father have suffered such humiliation?
On the side, Butler Jin acted as if he didn't notice the small movements of the Li family's young master's hands. He looked down and politely invited him to the side hall to rest for a while. The conversation on the terrace only belonged to the heads of the two families. Li Xiuzhu's status wasn't high enough to participate in this conversation.
The early morning sun was clear and bright. The cold wind of late autumn was blocked by the four continuous peaks of Mochou Mountain. The warmth contained in Mochou Lake rose along with the mist, raising the temperature on the terrace quite a bit. Back then, the royal family had designated this back mountain as a royal garden. There was naturally a reason for this.
Lady Tai personally poured a cup of milk tea for Li Yuan Gong and said with a smile, "Why did you have to provoke him earlier? Children these days are all incredibly arrogant. If you provoke him too much, I'm afraid it won't be good."
At this time, the old man of Li Yuan Gong seemed to have completely forgotten his previous coughing. He bowed and sat steadily in the chair. He replied gently, "It's just that he's a bit too arrogant. He has to be polished a bit. Also, every time I see the madam, I have to bow. This is a rule that cannot be forgotten. "
"It's been so many years. Who still cares about those rules?" Lady Tai said with a smile. "Besides, there's no need to do this in front of your son."
After a few words of idle chatter, they got to the main topic. The two heads of the seven great families had already handed over the specific matters to the next generation or their subordinates. Their daily lives were really similar to that of immortals. However, today's matter involved the entire Federation, so they had to be more cautious and direct.
"Medellin is awake." The head of the Li family looked at Lady Tai with a smile and said, "It seems that the old guy is not willing to play the role of a martyr whose name is recorded in history."
"I don't know what role this Councilman wants to play." Lady Tai raised her cup of milk tea and took a sip.
The two of them remained silent. Only the morning breeze gently blew on the terrace. A few layers of autumn clouds faintly moved in from the east, but it didn't look like it was going to rain.
For important figures at the level of these two, there were many things that didn't need to be said clearly. For example, why Lady Tai was willing to let Medellin go. Councilman Medellin was involved in many matters of the Federation. If he really was brought to trial, not to mention that the Li family's interests would be severely damaged, just the prestige of that old man among the Federation's people was something that the Federation government and the seven great families had to consider.
The current Federation society had already become uneasy because of the recent series of events. Antagonistic sentiments had already gradually emerged among the people. If this fire wasn't extinguished, the Federation's situation would be very dangerous.
"The poisonous fruit that George Carlin planted still needs a relatively gentle person to carry it." Lady Tai suddenly said softly, "Medellin is still a bit better than that Nanshui leader who only knows how to kill."
Li Yuan Gong smiled slightly, not saying anything.
The discontent in the Federation society was like nutrients. Right now, most of these discontent nutrients had been absorbed by Councilman Medellin. If Medellin really died, these nutrients would inevitably find a target again. Perhaps they would once again be directed towards those hardworking people in the mountains. At that time, if they wanted to suppress the anti-government army that was growing like weeds, the Federation government and these important figures related to the Federation would have to spend who knew how much money and effort.
The Federation's old system had always needed and even welcomed people like Councilman Medellin. If it wasn't for this, how could those crafty councilmen and the seven great families who watched everything from the shadows allow an outsider like Medellin, who had an anti-government army background, to participate in this political feast?
In the past ten years, the so-called non-violent advocacy, the so-called legendary politician, Councilman Medellin, was only a symbol that the Federation needed. Or perhaps it could be said that many powers were intentionally or unintentionally raising a little white rabbit. It was just that this little white rabbit had recently discovered that carrots were too delicious, and was actually a bit reluctant to leave. This violated a taboo. Even though the head of the Li family had previously praised this old fox's political wisdom in the depths of his heart countless times, he still believed that he could only be a little white rabbit. They didn't want to beat this little white rabbit to death. They only wanted him to be a little white rabbit again.
"What does he want?" Lady Tai asked softly.
Li Yuan Gong smiled and stated a few conditions.
Lady Tai put down the Guna porcelain cup filled with milk tea and calmly looked at the milk tea in the cup. Her hands were calmly placed on the hems of her long skirt, palms facing the sky, not moving at all. The morning wind on the terrace stopped. The clouds in the sky also stopped moving. The back of the mountain was clear and bright.
After a long time, she raised her head and calmly said, "Okay."
"Thank you, madam," Li Yuan Gong said with a smile.
"Mr. President handled the matter of Dean Lin quite harshly. This isn't good," Lady Tai said with a smile. "In the afternoon, I'll go persuade him."
"Thank you for your hard work, madam." Li Yuan Gong lowered his head in respect.
Lady Tai was also very satisfied with today's conversation. She eliminated the instability within the Federation society, continued the path she had set in the past, perfectly won the presidential election, and obtained even more benefits. What else did she need? As for what she or he did, what kind of harm it would bring to certain people, what kind of ugly page it would write in the history of the Federation, they didn't care.
This type of person would never appear in history. They had always been trying to control history, create history, and change history.
Lady Tai's hands that often cooked weren't all that white and tender. She casually wiped them on her skirt, picked up the milk tea, and took a sip. The back of her hand was facing the sky as she gently placed it on the table. She began to chat with Li Yuan Gong's elder.
"Wherever you go, you always bring that black chair with you. I've always been very curious, what's so good about that chair."
"I'm old, I'm just nostalgic. Madam, the chair here is very comfortable. Why would old bones bring it around? "
"That chair has to be passed down. I really think that the Li family's Old Seven is a good kid."
"Old Seven's performance this time was very good. His eyes are very sharp. Speaking of which, that little guy called Xu Le is really not bad."
"The little guy doesn't know any better. He's a bit hot-tempered. When the fire dies down, I'll bring him out to meet an old friend."
"According to some news, the Empire's finances seem to be in trouble."
"Is that so? The Federation's preparations have to be faster. It seems that Macklin's luck is really good. "
At this moment, the rain began to fall even though the wind had yet to blow. It turned out that the layers of thick autumn clouds in the sky had already drifted over, sprinkling down patches of rain. It added a bit of melancholy to the autumn lake and the autumn mountain.
A transparent glass panel had automatically extended from the top of the balcony, covering the entire balcony. The rain pattered against the glass panel, but it didn't affect the two big shots' casual conversation in the slightest.
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Three days later.
Zhang Xiaomeng looked worriedly at the autumn scenery of the capital outside the window. This continuous rain had lasted for four days, and she didn't know when it would end. The hearing on Parliament Hill was already on the fourth day. The cold and dreary autumn rain naturally couldn't stop the proceedings from progressing. However, from the beginning of the third day of the hearing, she felt that the atmosphere was a bit strange.
The members of Parliament Hill had remained silent at the beginning, but on the third day of the hearing, many members, including Member of Parliament Zion, began to throw out tricky questions, clearly showing that they didn't trust her testimony.
She was no longer the naive girl who didn't know anything and only had passion and ideals. In the face of those tricky and even somewhat rude questions, she behaved very appropriately. She responded logically and methodically. In the face of the verbal attacks from the Federation members, she didn't retreat or panic at all.
The federal television station was still broadcasting live. This lady from the anti-government army had won the admiration of a considerable portion of the federal citizens with her performance in the parliament. However, the sudden collective suspicion of the federal councilors made the citizens, who were already in a state of uncertainty and fear, begin to doubt whether this was a conspiracy again. They began to sympathize with Councilor Macklin again.
Zhang Xiaomeng wrinkled her nose and looked out the window. Only when there was no one around would she occasionally show her cute side of the past.
Outside the window, the autumn clouds hung low, and the autumn rain fell like beads. She vaguely felt that some of the influential figures in the Federation had begun to move. However, didn't these people know that after the clouds and rain, there would be a bright blue sky in the end?
At this moment, a waitress pushed the food cart in. Zhang Xiaomeng was slightly startled. She turned around and put her right hand into her pocket.
Other than having dinner with the officials of the Ministry of Justice, the various departments of the Federation government avoided contact with the representatives from Green Dragon Mountain. Therefore, these days, their meals were basically delivered to their doorstep. However, Zhang Xiaomeng keenly sensed that something was wrong. The waitress' footsteps seemed to be a little too hurried.
"19771118." The waitress suddenly said a string of numbers. Then, she quickly took off her clothes and said in a low voice, "You're in danger. Leave quickly."
Hearing the secret number and these words, Zhang Xiaomeng's body trembled slightly. However, she didn't have time to say anything. She immediately took off her clothes and began to exchange clothes with the waitress.
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