Chapter 383, Reluctant Invitation!

Whether the military power is heavier or the imperial power is heavier, this is the debate in the still water condensation tonight.

Li Muyang and the others had just arrived at home, and Lu Qingming already knew the content of the debate, if there was no one from the Lu family in the still water condensation, Li Muyang would not be able to believe it.

Of course, Chu Jiang, the second prince who wanted to come to Song Tao or directly threw out this debate, did not think about hiding it.

Moreover, Li Muyang thought all the way, and Chu Jiang threw out such a controversial topic in public, which must have its deep meaning. Do you want to knock on the mountain and shake the tiger, or do you want to see the direction of the wind?

It's possible to have both.

Now Lu Qingming doesn't sleep in the middle of the night, but he asks people to invite him over to ask the answer to this question, what's the point? Can one's own choices influence the political course of this empire?

Li Muyang walked up to Lu Qingming, looked at him deeply, and said: "Military power and imperial power are all civil rights. The soldiers are stationed on the frontier, and they are immediately swordsmen to protect the safety of their families and countries. The imperial power is at the center, educating the people, so that the people are clothed, fed, and fed, happy and healthy. Without military power, there is a fear of invasion by foreign enemies, the loss of frontiers, the loss of national territory, and the loss of human lives. There is no imperial power, the warlords are divided, bandits are rampant, the conquests are endless, and the people are unable to cover their bodies and have no food. ”

Li Muyang asked rhetorically and said: "Military power and imperial power complement each other, and they are one. What is important? What is light? ”

Lu Qingming thought so, nodded and said, "Yes." The shepherd is a man who understands. ”

"Others don't understand?"

"Of course the others do." Lu Qingming said with a smile. Invited Li Muyang to climb the pavilion, handed over a glass of liquor in his hand, and said, "After walking for half a night, drink a glass of wine and be ambiguous." ”

"Uncle Xie Lu." Li Muyang took the wine glass and drank all the wine in the cup.

Lu Qingming helped Li Muyang pour another cup, and said with a smile: "Who can climb to this position, who is not the most intelligent person in the world?" After many years of immersion in officialdom, what else is there that they can't understand? It's just that they don't want to understand. Whether it is military power, imperial power, or any other power, the most important thing is to see who is in power, and whose power is in whose hands - in your hands, it is naturally light. In the hands of one's own people, it is naturally heavy. ”

Li Muyang's eyebrows twisted slightly, and said, "Uncle Lu, why did the second prince throw out such a debate question in public?" ”

"First, watch the wind. Still Water Condensation is a gathering of a group of Tiandu disciples, who can replace their own family to a certain extent. The second prince threw out this issue, which is to take a look at the direction of the wind and see everyone's attitude towards the West Wind Chu Clan. ”

"Second, test the waters. Still Water Condensation was just an informal gathering of the powerful, but the content of the meeting was quickly passed on through the mouths of the children of each family. At this hour, presumably those families who got the news have already begun to discuss the friendship of taking sides. ”

"Third, thunder. The second prince Chu Jiang has already made it so clear that the imperial power is heavier or the military power is heavier, so he is naturally attacking the Lu family's clinging to military power, and raising a big sword high above the Lu family's head. If the Lu family is smart enough, they should disarm and surrender at this time and hand over all the military power in their hands. ”

Lu Qingming drank all the wine in the cup, and said in a deep voice: "This afternoon, the emperor summoned the military aircraft department and several old ministers to gather in the Yangxin Palace, it is said that the old man of the Song family, who rarely stepped into the city, also attended the meeting, and all the attendants in the palace were expelled, leaving only the chief manager Li Fu to wait alone - the second prince Chu Jiang rushed to the still water condensation after attending the meeting, and threw out such a topic. ”

Li Muyang couldn't help but start worrying about the Lu family, so many people were going to kill the Lu family, even including the king of this huge empire. Can the Lu family withstand it?

"If the Lu family can't bear it, should I run away with my parents and sister first-isn't this too unauthentic?"

Li Muyang never thought that he would be involved in this kind of struggle, let alone that this kind of thing would endanger the lives of his parents and family.

Li Muyang was very aggrieved in his heart, he was just an ordinary student of the starry sky, why was life so difficult?

"Uncle Lu, are they going to do it?" Li Muyang asked out loud.

"Perhaps." Lu Qingming's eyes hesitated, nodded and said.

"The Lu family-can you bear it?" Li Muyang asked softly. "They occupy the righteousness, if they force their moves, will the Lu family be more passive?"

"It's a loser-in-the-win war." Lu Qingming did not hide it in front of Li Muyang, and said frankly: "It's just a matter of losing more and losing less." ”

"How much is the loss?"

"Catch them all and uproot them."

"How much is the loss less?"

"Caught in a net, the torso was chopped off."

"Is there no way?"

"Yes." Lu Qingming said: "As they wish, hand over all the military power, my father will go to the palace to apologize, and the Lu family will retreat to Fengcheng." ”

Li Muyang knew that the Lu clan started in Windy City, and after generations of hard work, they fought on the battlefield and fought bloodily, and finally grew into a family that influenced the entire empire.

The Lu family's ancestral home is still in Windy City, and the Lu family in Tiandu often sends people back to visit. If the Lu clan retreated to Windy City, thousands of years of hard work would come to naught, and the efforts of countless ancestors would become meaningless.

This is indeed a difficult choice, if he is the head of the Lu family, Lu Xingkong, I am afraid that he will not easily let go of the rights in his hands.

Besides, if you hand over your military power, you will have no ability to protect yourself. At that time, it was man-made swordsmen, and he was fish and meat, killing or chopping, and let others slaughter them.

Li Muyang had talked to Old Man Lu Xingkong about this topic before, so naturally he would not do such a stupid thing as persuading them to let go of power at this time. The Lu family gave up their rights, should the Lu family and their descendants rely on their own protection?

Winning the king and defeating the king, this is a bloody idiom.

"The Lu family will always have some way to fight back, right?" Li Muyang said loudly.

"That's nature." Lu Qingming nodded and said. "Even if you know you can't do it, you still need to do something. You have to let people know the value of your existence, and those people will really value you, care about you, and fear you. ”

Li Muyang nodded, everyone understands this truth. It's just that now everyone is staring at the fat of the Lu family, what kind of things does the Lu family have to do to make those people really afraid?

"Rebellion?"

Such words suddenly appeared in Li Muyang's heart.

He became a little nervous, thinking to himself, the Lu family wouldn't want to support the army and respect themselves, and wanted to pull the West Wind Chu clan off the horse, right?

If the Lu family succeeds, who will be the emperor at that time?

If the Lu family fails, at that time, he still has to find a way to escape with his family quickly.

He looked up at Lu Qingming, wanting to see some clues in Lu Qingming's eyes. It's just that Lu Qingming looked calm and didn't show any flaws.

Seeing that Lu Qingming drank all the wine in the cup again, Li Muyang couldn't help but persuade him: "Uncle Lu, drink less wine." ”

When he got along all the way back to Tiandu, Li Muyang loved this elder who lived with the guards and loved him very much. Li Muyang always felt that his eyes were very strange when he looked at him, but he thought it was because he had saved his life.

Moreover, Li Muyang knew that Lu Ji was his daughter. If he were observing all the way and then let himself marry his daughter - it is not impossible.

Lu Qingming looked at Li Muyang with a puzzled face, sighed softly for a long time, and said, "It's not in the way." The frontier soldiers liked to drink a lot, because there was really nothing to be entertained there except for drinking and fighting. Besides, Yundian is cold and cold, and if you don't drink some wine to exhaust yourself, it will be difficult for ordinary soldiers to resist the chill of the winter night. I often drank a few glasses with them, and I also practiced a good amount of wine. ”

"Isn't the frontier bitter?"

"It's miserable." Lu Qingming grinned. Such a heavy matter, with such a relaxed tone and tone, Li Muyang did not feel that the work was easy, but was more able to understand his mood at this moment.

As the eldest young master of the Lu family and the only heir to power of the Lu family, if he is selfish, he can live more comfortably. even chose the path of civil officials, and some children of the family were reluctant to leave the sky. Presumably, Old Man Lu has nothing to do with him.

However, he chose the same path as his father, his grandfather, and countless Lu family ancestors.

He joined the army, and was always stationed on the border of the west wind, facing each other against those fierce and powerful enemy soldiers.

Blowing the coldest wind, drinking the strongest wine, and slaying the fiercest enemy.

Li Muyang looked at Lu Qingming with a sincere face, and said loudly: "Uncle Lu, is there anything I can help with?" You know, I can do something-"

"The day after tomorrow is my father's birthday." Lu Qingming said.

"Huh?" Li Muyang looked dazed. I thought to myself, is there any connection between these two things? Or does he want him to kill some important person at Old Man Lu's birthday party?

"I have a reluctant request, can you-" Lu Qingming was a little embarrassed.

"Uncle Lu, Lu Li was originally a family, and our family took care of the Lu family. If there's anything you can do, just ask. I, Li Muyang, will never back down. Li Muyang said loudly. He thought that the matter was too difficult and dangerous, so Lu Qingming was embarrassed to bring it up.

Lu Qingming looked at Li Muyang's eyes and said, "Can you please give my father a birthday gift?" ”

"This?" Li Muyang's eyes widened. What is this requirement?

"Please." Lu Qingming said in a deep voice, looking extremely serious.

Li Muyang was completely confused.

The wealthy Lu family actually asked for a gift from a cloth student?