Chapter 82 We Truce
In the Fan Quan incident, it seemed that Lu Desheng had won a great victory, but in fact, a crisis was brewing. Yan Hua was right to scold him. Lu Desheng was indeed suppressing newcomers, eliminating dissidents, and acting in a domineering manner.
In addition, Fan Quan was from the White Deer Academy and was currently a student. Lu Desheng's blocking of someone's future was tantamount to killing their parents, and his actions were bound to resent many students from the academy.
If something happens to Lu Desheng in the future, the whole world will talk about it, and this behavior will become one of Lu Desheng's crimes.
This was the reason why he had continued to push forward with the second step of his plan after the failure of his "promotion" plan. No matter what the outcome was on Fan Quan's side, the Xie family could use it to their advantage.
It can be said that Lu Desheng is currently heading towards the abyss step by step. I wonder how Lu Songli can break this situation?
Xie Zhan was right. She certainly saw the danger lurking under her father's feet.
There's a saying that goes, "Learn the arts of civil and military, and serve the emperor." The stage set up by the Hongsheng Restaurant and the debate competition organized by Zhang Yong were excellent ways for scholars to gain fame and subsequently enter the government.
Her father blocked Fan Quan's path to officialdom, resulting in a competition held by great scholars and attended by the emperor himself, but not a single scholar emerged and successfully entered the officialdom. This had a very bad impact and offended all the scholars in the world.
Although her father's actions were unintentional, the negative impact they caused was undeniable. The path to transcending social classes was blocked, and this touched a sore spot for scholars everywhere. Fortunately, although this debate competition was short-lived, its impact was limited to Chang'an and the surrounding cities and counties. Otherwise, if word of this spread, her father would surely be criticized and condemned by scholars everywhere.
In fact, this problem is easy to solve. Just pick two or three outstanding scholars from the competition and grant them official positions. This will show that her father is only targeting Fan Quan and not trying to hit a large group of people.
However, the emperor would not necessarily listen to her father. He indulged some of her father's little thoughts, but this indulgence was limited. He would never allow her father to extend his hand so far.
And the ministers present, even though they can't do anything to her father, her father is always the attacker, and his defense is also okay, plus he has the emperor's protection,
If her father were to bring in others, it wouldn't work. For example, if he recommended a few scholars to be officials, they would definitely ruin the whole thing.
So she had to find another way to eliminate the negative impact this incident had on her father.
She had already started to resolve this matter. If nothing unexpected happened, she would see the results in a few days. She would definitely not let her father get into trouble. However, there was no need to let Xie Zhan know about this.
Xie Zhan's inquiring eyes stayed on Lu Songli. Unfortunately, he couldn't tell whether Lu Songli was truly capable or not, but he intuitively felt that she would not be helpless.
So, he made a decision, "Lv Songli, let's call a truce?"
Wow, finally hearing her real name from him, instead of "A-Li"—how rare! Is this respect? It seemed she had finally made him listen to her with her strength.
She found that Xie Zhan was staring at her intently, waiting for her answer persistently.
Lu Songli said, "Our Lu family and Qin family will not take the initiative to cause trouble."
But if trouble comes, I will never be afraid of it. Lu Songli didn't say this out loud. But Xie Zhan was smart and naturally heard what she didn't say.
Xie Zhan's dark eyes looked directly at her. Qin family? Did she mean to put the Qin family under her wing?
Qin Sheng, who was walking around the corner, paused.
"Okay, I got it. I will control them. Shall we officially declare a truce?" A faint smile appeared on Xie Zhan's lips.
Lu Songli thought about it and readily agreed, "Alright, let's call a truce from now on." She'd already dug the pit, so now she just had to wait for others to fill it in for her. She didn't have to do it herself, so it wouldn't be considered a breach of contract. Well, actually, this agreement only bound the gentleman, not her. She believed the same was true for Xie Zhan. But she'd just take his word for it. Their cheerful chatter on stage didn't delay their fight backstage.
After saying that, Lu Songli stopped looking at him and turned sideways to look behind him. The frost between her brows disappeared.
Xie Zhan also turned sideways and looked in the direction she was looking, just in time to see Qin Sheng walking towards them. The young man was thin but tall, with a pair of long legs striding towards them from the backlight. In the shadows, his face looked as if it had been sculpted by a magic knife, making the outlines more distinct.
Then he turned around and saw the undisguised admiration for beauty in Lu Songli's eyes. He was puzzled. Had she looked at him like this before? He thought about it and found that his impression was very vague.
Xie Zhan finally said goodbye to Lu Songli, "It's settled now, I'll be leaving first then?"
Lu Songli ignored him.
Xie Zhan turned and left, his back to Lu Songli, and then he happened to be face to face with Qin Sheng. Their eyes met, and sparks seemed to fly.
When they passed each other, Qin Sheng and Xie Zhan refused to give in to each other, and then their shoulders and arms collided with each other. Xie Zhan was pushed back two steps by his force before he stopped retreating.
Qin Sheng's body didn't shake at all. He glanced at the other party, a hint of satisfaction flashed across his eyes, "Hmph, your lower body is unstable, you weakling!"
When Lu Songli saw his childish side, a smile appeared on her face.
"Why didn't you go back to the box?" Qin Sheng's position was very strategic. He was standing between Xie Zhan and Lu Songli. His figure, which was a head taller than her, completely blocked Lu Songli, so that Xie Zhan could not see even a single strand of her hair.
"Waiting for Mingzhi."
"I'll wait with you."
"OK."
Xie Zhan's eyes turned cold. He flicked his sleeves, took one last look at them, and then left.
Nice to meet you again, Lu Songli.
His father had been impulsive and wanted to eliminate Lu Desheng in one fell swoop. Ultimately, it was because he underestimated the Lu family and didn't take them seriously.
But he wouldn't. The Lu family wasn't a match for the Xie and Zhao families. The Xie family was far more powerful. The Lu family's foundation was shallow, so every time they made a move, they were always risking a small investment for a big gain. The Lu family couldn't afford to lose more than the Xie family. A single loss would be devastating. As long as the Xie family played steadily, they had a greater chance of ultimately winning.
As soon as Xie Zhan left, Lu Mingzhi came back, "Second sister——"
Seeing his empty hands, Lu Songli nodded, "Have you sent the things out?"
"Of course, it's not difficult."
The three of them returned to the Qin family's box together. Qin Heng and Qin Sanlang had been accompanying Jiang.
Seeing that Lu Songli and the other three had returned, they sat for a while. During this time, Lu Songli asked Lu Mingzhi to tell them what had just happened so that the three Qin brothers would also know what had happened.
Her performance made Qin Heng nod secretly.
Qin Sanlang thought to himself, what a smart guy, he is worthy of being called a little fox.
Qin Sheng sat next to Lu Songli, pricked up his ears, and listened very carefully. He was particularly good at catching certain names and fragments.
It took Lv Mingzhi a quarter of an hour to finish his story, and after he finished, everyone prepared to disperse. After all, they had been out for quite a while, so they decided to go back.
"Aunt, when you have time, you can bring your sixth brother's wife and Mingzhi to visit our home. The Qin family welcomes you at any time." Qin Heng said before leaving.
Jiang nodded, "I will come when I have time."
"Asheng, see your aunt and the others off." Qin Heng instructed his younger brother.
His eldest brother was truly kind to Xiaoliu, finding every opportunity to create opportunities for him to get along with his future sister-in-law. Qin Sanlang patted his younger brother's shoulder, and everything was said without words.
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