Capítulo 1443: Chapter 69: Underlying Currents, Allies and Enemies Revealed (Double-Length) (2)
As Wang Anfeng pondered, he rembered Uncle Li’s advice about never being stingy when returning the sword.
But what could truly be considered magnanimity?
Li Wu slowly said, “You’ve stirred such a commotion, Heaven Capital City will change.”
Wang Anfeng nodded.
…
“Are you sure? Sure there’s no mistake?”
“There is no mistake, Father. My friend saw it with his own eyes, and I’ve confird it through many sources. It’s them who have returned.”
“Those eight hundred Divine Martial n fell to their knees, witnessed by all.”
A white-haired old man suddenly turned pale, swaying as he stumbled backward. The middle-aged man beside him quickly moved to support him, but the old man slapped his hand away. The white-haired elder said several ‘good’s in succession, then suddenly tossed his pitch-black dragon-headed cane with a heavy thud. His voice, once gentle, gradually turned shrill, as he said:
“Wang Tiance! The hatred of a nation lost and family broken, more than twenty years; it’s been more than twenty years!”
“I’ve almost given up hope that in this life, I could seek revenge!”
“Good! Good! Good!”
“You caused my family’s ruin, and I shall return the favor; your family ruined, and people perished!”
The voice, so piercing that it echoed only within the house’s beams and did not spread outside, grew all the more ear-splitting, like bloodied cries. The middle-aged man rembered the thriving and prosperous holand of his youth, and the white-clothed youth breaking through the blockade with his n. He felt a lancholy wash over him.
Similar scenes played out across many parts of Heaven Capital City.
After Qin annihilated the Six Kingdoms, in order to quickly reclaim territory, they granted titles and positions to so families of the Six Kingdoms, exchanging for their support at the ti. Over these decades, the older generations of once-noble clans, who had enjoyed supre honor and wealth in the Six Kingdoms, had no choice but to enter the Great Qin and its court to sustain their family’s prestige.
And since each noble clan had representatives in the imperial court, there were constant conflicts among them.
If they did not devote all their energies, their current titles and status could easily be taken over by other families.
Thus, these remnants of the Six Kingdoms had to give their utmost efforts.
At present, many of the younger generation, born and raised in this era, feel indifferent to the hatred of a fallen nation.
But the older generation, who once enjoyed near-supre status in their original land, despite having to serve in court for their family’s prosperity, harbor unresolved grudges in their hearts. When reminiscing, the pain returns, causing their hearts to ache. When they learned of Wang Tiance’s death, countless donned white mourning attire and cried in deep sorrow.
But now Wang Tiance’s heirs have stepped into the court again, bringing with them mighty achievents from the Northern Frontier.
Eight hundred fierce soldiers, ard with Dragon Sparrow Waist Sabers, knelt on one knee.
The sight of their embroidered white battle robes transported everyone back to the nightmare of those years.
What followed was an overwhelming tide of resentnt that had been suppressed for so long.
This was not rely a case of taking out one’s anger on the son for the father’s deeds; hatred clogged their hearts, leaving no room to consider these matters. After all, they felt since it was a grudge between nations, why speak of morality to the enemy’s children?
The urge to grind them to dust was irresistible.
…
Langya Wang Family, study room.
An elderly patriarch from the previous generation sat in a worn wooden chair, absorbed by the tale told by a younger family mber. The handso young lad finished speaking, sowhat apprehensive, and said, “Grandfather, what should we do?”
The old man snapped out of his reverie, smiled, and asked:
“What do you an, what should we do?”
The young man softly replied, “I’ve heard from several other friends that the Divine Martial Mansion seeks revenge.”
The old man chuckled and cursed, “Don’t listen to their nonsense. Do you want to be the pawn in front of the horse?”
The youth scratched the back of his head, awkwardly said, “I didn’t an that, but it seems like, with just those eight hundred fierce soldiers entering, there wouldn’t be much backlash, especially since that general nad Gongsun isn’t planning to accept the court’s rewards; others would tolerate it.”
“But with the Mansion Master arriving, things are different.”
“Eight hundred Qing Taoqi rode through the long street; many were frightened.”
The old man rested his head against the wooden chair, swaying leisurely, murmured, “Let them in; that’s good, let them in; we won’t concern ourselves with them at first. Besides, where do we have the standing to manage them?”
The young man glanced at the old man, lost in mories, and the question circling in his mind finally burst forth. Tentatively, he asked, “That Tiance Supre General, was he really from our Wang Family?”
The old man glanced at him and smiled, saying, “Yes, and no.”
“He only lived in Langya for a while, read so books, and didn’t even learn our Wang Family’s Qi Nurturing Heart thod, nor is there any blood relationship, how could he be considered a mber of our Langya Wang Family?”
“Yet his achievents at that ti were unmatched by the entire Langya Wang Family. Sotis I wonder, over thousands of years, were there other Wang Tiance who, because they couldn’t learn from their predecessors, faded into obscurity.”
The young man, hearing this, dared not speak.
The old man, realizing his slip of the tongue, smiled, leaned back in his chair, looked up at the sky, and said softly:
“I’ve lived a long life, seen many things.”
“Young emperors, sword immortals breaking the sea, I’ve been involved in many affairs, crossed paths with many people, my life has been exciting—sothing you younger ones may not even be able to imagine.”
“Yet in retrospect, my greatest achievent was forty years ago, allowing that poorly dressed kid into our Wang Family’s Library. He continually changed my perception of him, even his final departure was so abrupt, beyond expectation.”
“I thought he would eventually beco a pillar of the Imperial Court and possibly, one night, before exhausting his bonds with His Majesty, co to with a piece of dried at for a drink, then enter the palace, get the Emperor drunk, and leave with a decree to roam famous mountains and rivers.”
“In the end, I’m still alive, but he’s no longer in this world. Like a shooting star, he ca to unify the world, and after this monuntal accomplishnt, was called back by Heaven, leaving in haste.”
The old man shook his head and said:
“It’s about ti his son returned. This flourishing era began because of him, yet he never saw it. When His Majesty ascended the throne, he summoned the Mo Family from the Qin State to create fireworks visible to all the people of Heaven Capital City. That night was truly lively, noisy even, but also truly beautiful.”
“Back then, I stood behind His Majesty, witnessing the grand opening of the era, yet there was a vacant spot on His Majesty’s right, empty and desolate.”
“Therefore, tell your father this ti, the Langya Wang Family should maintain neutrality, and even better, extend so goodwill.”
Chilled to the core, the young man assented.
Then he heard the old man mumble sothing softly.
Besides, in this Heaven Capital City full of noblen, who can touch him?
Who is qualified to touch him?
After all, he is…
The old man’s voice grew weaker, and the young man couldn’t hear the last few sentences at all.
…
“Zihua, this ti the Lu Family will remain as a spectator, without intervening.”
The voice of the elder, who once overlook a line of fierce riders entering the Crown Prince’s Mansion from a tavern, was commanding.
Seeing Lu Zihua acquiesce.
The elder’s tone relaxed a bit, he said:
“I know Cui He is your friend, and this ti, he suffered a setback, you may want to stand up for him.”
“But this ti we don’t act, naturally, soone else will. No one will want the Divine Martial Mansion to leave. Even those court officials who have been standing up for Divine Martial Mansion over the years, no matter how nice their words are, the interests in the Imperial Court are only so much, there’s no room for soone else to co in.”
“The Divine Martial Mansion, distant on the frontier, not entering the Imperial Court but praised and honored, would beco the enemy the mont it enters.”
“Back then, those noble clans annihilated by Wang Tiance, those Jiangdong noble clans with half their ribs drawn out.”
“And the new rich erging in the past two decades, count them all, there aren’t many willing for the Divine Martial Mansion to reappear, all would secretly obstruct it. We only need to watch quietly, and must not involve the family.”
Lu Zihua said, “Grandson believes they can’t do it.”
The old man sighed and said, “Indeed, they can’t.”
“In terms of force, they can’t compete, so they’ll probably apply pressure through the Imperial Court’s office.”
“Maybe it’s been too long, too long since anyone’s been here in advance, so they’ve forgotten that the one they’re about to target isn’t a Jianghu hermit.”
The white-haired elder spoke softly.
There was no longer the hostility he felt upon hearing Li Changxing had a ntor.
“But the tutor of the Imperial Grandson, the future Junior Tutor, Grand Tutor, Imperial Tutor, the Mansion Master of the Divine Martial Mansion.”
“An extraordinary Duke of the State in Great Qin, who enters the court with a sword and doesn’t kneel to the Emperor.”
PS: Today’s update is presented, a buffer chapter, the word count is relatively small~
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