Lu XingKong, the leader of the Lu family, is dignified and has power over the government and the public. It is known as the "political sand hawk.".

Sand Hawk is a rare species in the desert. It is greedy, fierce and aggressive. They eat rotten meat and plunder fresh ingredients from time to time to change their taste. The lone wolf, hare and even the caravan of men and horses are their targets. Once they stare at it, it will never die.

Either you kill them, or they dive down and take you into the air.

Comparing a politician to a "sand Hawk" is definitely not a compliment. Subordinates are afraid and officials are wary. It can be said that every step is extremely difficult and dangerous.

If you say it from the mouth of ordinary people, I'm afraid you can soon find his body in the moat around Tiandu.

However, this sentence came from the Song family's "eye of the stars" old man. Lu XingKong had nothing to do even if he was arrogant and overbearing.

The position of the left phase of the empire is vacant, and the Chu royal family of Xifeng has been silent about it. All families and nationalities are struggling. In terms of prestige and qualifications, Lu XingKong is the most powerful competitor. Now the whole government and people are watching to see if his "road to winning the prime minister" is smooth.

If successful, the Lu family will step from the "general" door to the "phase" door. For thousands of years, the military general family has become the first civil servant, which is a qualitative leap.

This is the great honor of a family and the guarantee of standing forever. Otherwise, even if Lu XingKong is the military commander of the national lieutenant, how can the Lu family continue if all the elite children in the family die in the battle? How can we preserve this great wealth?

This is a barrier for land travel and air travel, and it is even more a barrier for the Lu family.

Therefore, Lu Jia, including Lu XingKong, is going all out to get the phase. This is also the reason why Lu Qingming returned to Beijing from the post of governor of Yunnan Province to help his father lobby everywhere.

Lu Qingming is busy, and Lu XingKong is not free for a moment. See people, colleagues, old friends and subordinates every day -- it's time to stand in line or pretend to stand in line. Everyone's performance is stared at by thousands of eyes, and no one dares to relax.

"Dad, I want to pick up the sheep." Lu Qingming stood in front of his father and said firmly.

My father was busy and stressed, but he was still energetic, ruddy and delicate. He looked like a well maintained young man in his thirties.

Lu Qingming knows that this is the reason why his father's martial arts cultivation has entered the top grade in the dry and prosperous territory. One thought of life, one thought of death. The grass grows and dies, and withers and flourishes year by year.

Now his father is in a state of rebirth, which is also the peak of his energy and fighting spirit.

He vowed to win this phase battle.

"Huh?" Lu XingKong looked down at a document in his hand and asked, "who is the shepherd?"

"Father" -- "

"Who is the shepherd?" Lu XingKong asked again. His voice was steady, as if he didn't know what the name meant.

But Lu Qingming knows very well that he knows more than they do.

"Dad, he is my son. He is the flesh and blood of the Lu family that I sent away sixteen years ago." Lu Qingming put the brown leather bag in front of Lu XingKong and said, "Dad, we made a mistake."

Lu XingKong glanced at the cowhide bag and didn't mean to open it at all.

He picked up the leather bag and threw it into the nearby stove, which was used to boil water, make tea and burn all kinds of documents. Lu XingKong's study burned such a stove for many years.

Whoosh--------

The kraft paper was ignited by the fire and then burned. The papers inside burst into flames, and the water on the stove whined.

When the cowhide bag is burned, the water in the stove will boil.

Lu XingKong picked up the kettle and began to make tea. He said, "since it's sent out, how can I get it back?"

"Dad, we can't make mistakes again and again" -- "

Snap-------

Lu XingKong slapped on the wooden table, and the tea table made of Millennium sandalwood gave a buzzing and trembling sound.

"Are you going to hit me in the face?" Lu XingKong shouted angrily.

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"Xiao Yu, did you spend a lot of time?" Lu XingKong's face eased a little, pointed to the opposite futon and said, "sit down and have a cup of tea to moisten your throat."

Lu Qingming sat down according to his words, straightened his spine, looked at his father and said, "when we saw that situation - we thought he couldn't survive. Even if he could survive, he would become a deformed child. Our Lu family is a single generation, so we are worried that the existence of sun, the only Lu parent, will affect the confidence of the outside world in the Lu family - but now the situation is different from what we think. He is not a waste. On the contrary, he has done many things that children can't do. "

"I've read his college entrance examination paper. I believe my father should have read it too. There are few problems that can beat him hard ---- from this, we can see how intelligent and diligent he is. Looking at Tiandu, how many of those officials' children are really practicing martial arts and learning hard? Our Lu family has such descendants. Isn't your father proud of him? "

"So --" Lu XingKong put a cup of tea in front of Lu Qingming and said, "since he is so excellent, why do you have to pick him up?"

"Father?"

"If you stay in the Lu family, will you talk about running horses and nothing in the world with those other dandies who indulge in wine and prostitutes, and eventually become a waste abandoned by the times?"

"But he has grown up. He is sixteen years old and will soon come to Tiandu to study ------ do we still want to let him drift outside?"

"It's drifting outside. What's at home? Is it captive? "

"Father, Xiaoyu, she also ---------"

"Women's view."

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"It's reasonable. Sixteen years ago, we worried that he was a waste and abandoned him. Sixteen years later, we found that he was not a waste, so we wanted to get him back. Do you know the child's nature? If it were you, what would you think? Will you accept our arrangement? "

"In the current situation, now is the critical moment for the Lu family to seize the phase with others. How to explain the relationship with him when we pick him up at this time? There are too many intentional people and too many smart people in this world. As long as there are clues, they can infer the truth of the matter. Sixteen years ago, if the case was published, do you think I still have the face to stand on the court? Xifeng Empire established the country with courtesy, and paid most attention to filial piety. What we did seriously violated the spirit of the country. At that time, without the attack of political enemies, we could only withdraw from defeat - not to mention the phase, even the position of national Lieutenant could not be guaranteed. Where will the Lu family go? Have you ever thought about it? "

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Seeing his son's dejected appearance, Lu XingKong sighed gently and said, "I feel your pain, but now we still have to focus on the overall situation. Since the child is called shepherd, let him grow well outside. A captive sheep is just a piece of white meat on the table, but a free range sheep can fight a wolf. "

"Yes, father, I see" -- - "Lu Qingming replied in a deep voice“ Xiao Yu wants him to go to Xifeng University. "

"Ha ha, OK" -- "Lu XingKong smiled and nodded“ It's just a matter for you to decide. "

"Yes, father." Lu Qingming bowed his thanks and got up to leave“ Father, let's have an early rest. "

When Lu Qingming left, the old housekeeper pushed the door and came in.

"Master, do you know anything from Miss Yu?" The old housekeeper asked respectfully.

"Xiao Yu is a clever child. He can hide such things for a while. How can he hide them for a lifetime?" Lu XingKong got up and walked towards the yard. The Tiandu cherry blossoms of the Empire are in full bloom. Those petals like peach blossoms are hanging all over the branches, emitting a faint fragrance, which makes people happy and comfortable.

"How's the crow going? Do you know which one let it out? "

"The crow is dead and the line is broken." Every wrinkle on the old housekeeper's face seemed to hide wisdom“ However, when we went to the south of the Yangtze River to attack a girl, we really did something - the strong star of the Song family is about to fall, and the Song family has occupied a more important position of right phase, so it is impossible to have any idea about the position of left phase. Then the fiercest competition is the assassination of the Lu family and the Cui family, the little girl of the Cui family, That basin of dirty water naturally buckled to our Lu family. "

"Fortunately, the little girl of the Cui family is all right. Otherwise, things will become big and rumors will spread to Tiandu. Our Lu family's reputation will be affected - even if they have no evidence, people's words are terrible. We can ignore it at other times, but it is obvious that they are the chess pieces for this phase struggle - the impact will be great at this time. "

Lu XingKong grinned and said, "no one thought that a stupid chess game played 16 years ago helped us Lu family pull out a nail 16 years later. Tell me, does God bless my Lu family? "

"Yes, the master is a man of great fortune. The position of Zuo Xiang must be in the master's pocket." Seeing the master happy, the old housekeeper was happy.

"But we know that crows are not our pieces. If someone wants to throw dung on our Lu family's head, cut off his head and throw it into the septic tank -- "Lu XingKong said with a cruel look in his eyes. An invincible general, the first man in the military killed from the sea of corpses. When you get angry, it's like thunder.

"Yes, sir. I will send more informants to Jiangnan. " The old housekeeper bowed and promised, not daring to relax at all.

"That child is really a pity." Lu XingKong looked at the bright and open Tiandu cherry in the yard, revealing a thoughtful expression.

"Didn't master Qingming say that the child would go to Xifeng university? When Tiandu comes, the master can take care of him from time to time. With the care of the Lu family, how far can his future go? " The old housekeeper said some reassuring words nearby.

"No, let him go to star college." Lu XingKong said coldly“ Master ------ "go and arrange it." Lu XingKong said without doubt. This novel has been translated by www.novelhall.com and if you are reading this somewhere, they have stolen our translation.