CHAPTER XXXIII
In front of Li Fang's mansion, Qingqing's way was blocked by several guards.
"It's forbidden for idle people to come and go casually!" The vicious appearance of several guards seemed to be able to swallow the petite and delicate Qingqing in front of them.
This is the "treatment" that Qingqing has not enjoyed in Li Yuxuan's palace before, because of the relationship between Bai Ruolan and Su Bingbing, Qingqing has invisibly become a member of this wonderful "trio". It is precisely because of such a special and strange identity that the "homeland" can be regarded as doting on this "little girl". And the only person who is dissatisfied with this is none other than Li Yuyang's father, Li Qiu.
In Li Qiu's mind, the concept of family and family can be said to be deep-rooted. Such a character is destined to make it impossible for him to ignore his son and bring back a Qinglou woman, and even take a concubine depending on the situation. In a conversation with Li Yuyang, Li Qiu, who was a father, realized how wrong he was. His son is not to take a concubine, but to take a wife. This result is unacceptable to Li Qiu no matter what, so in the Li Mansion, Qingqing is still a "subordinate" status.
The sharp-minded Qingqing was not without the main Li Qiu's indifference or even hostility towards her, she knew very well that it must be her original identity that made this elder-type figure from a big family feel resentful. But Qingqing didn't know, Li Qiu had already had the intention of killing him, if it weren't for Li Yuxuan's face, I'm afraid Qingqing would have been secretly ordered to kill by Li Qiu.
History is such a joke, this "subordinate" who Li Qiu wanted to kill quickly became the most powerful and secretive move in the hands of his enemy.
In the final analysis, Li Qiu still has too strong a family concept. If he could put aside those so-called "family families" and accept Qingqing, I am afraid that the final result of this game of chess will be completely different. And Li Yuxuan is different, in his mind, the most important thing is not the family, not the family, but the hegemony.
In order to achieve his ambitions, he will give up everything that is not conducive to this. It is precisely because of this kind of thinking that the current "homeland" has formed an atmosphere of "emphasizing ability and ignoring doors". The children of the aristocracy were likely to train in the barracks with commoners and even slaves, and the slaves might even become the "bosses" of the nobility, which was previously unimaginable. Many of the old nobles were very dissatisfied with the current state of affairs, and Li Qiu once raised objections because of this matter. I think that in times of emergency, this is a temporary measure, but it is only to co-opt the commoners and slaves to make it available to us. But after stabilization, the aristocracy was still needed to run the political apparatus of the entire country.
"If those nobles have any dissatisfaction, they can come to me, or directly rebel against me. But please tell those old stubborns, I'm not sure if what happened to Dong Castle will happen again. I will not skimp on my sword if I need to!"
Since then, no one has dared to speak out on the matter. However, what is strange is that while those old nobles strongly opposed, many new nobles and young nobles' children stood up to support Li Yuxuan's measure, and even many young nobles signed up for the "homeland". These people are hell-bent on getting ahead in the war, so that the old guys can see that they are not "parasites" and "wild boys without aristocratic temperament".
Although many of them failed to pass the cruel training of the "homeland" and were forced to leave the army, after seeing the strength of the "homeland", they had no objection to Li Yuxuan's rule. They couldn't imagine any other army that could crush this elite division. As for the nobles who remained, because they were highly educated, they were so active that it didn't take long for them to become a force to be reckoned with among the middle and lower rank officers of the "homeland". Many of them eventually died on the battlefield, but some of them survived to the end of the war and became the founding ministers of the Yuxuan Heavenly Empire.
This kind of policy of ignoring the family and being eclectic can be said to be an important reason for Li Yuxuan's success.
"Treat commoners and slaves with favor, and for nobles, build prestige!"
Xu Ruoyu once used this sentence to describe Li Yuxuan's attitude towards the family and identity.
Qingqing may not have thought that now she is not only gambling with the fate of the Li family brothers, but also gambling with her own fate.
"What's the noise!" A majestic roar sounded, and then appeared behind the guards was Li Fang, the sturdy and dark-faced lieutenant general of the "homeland". Although he is now under "house arrest", he is different from Xu Ruoyu. His prestige in the "homeland" alone and his duties as a watchdog were enough to keep the guards away.
"Oh, it's Qingqing! Come in, come in!"
In fact, as early as Li Qiu's departure, Li Fang ordered his subordinates to observe behind the gate of the mansion, and immediately notify himself as soon as there was any disturbance, and the most important thing now was to send the two tokens in his hands out of the city.
"But......" The guards seemed to be unwilling.
"But what is it, who she is, do you know?
As soon as they heard that it was Li Yuyang's person, the guards hurriedly gave way. In this way, Li Fang led Qingqing into his mansion.