"Hmph! I want to catch up and surpass you!" Shao Dian Luan punched hard, passing by the tip of Ding Kui's nose.
Ding Kui remained motionless and said with a smile: "Haha, it's not a bad thing. It's strange that the innate fire body is not as good as mine. Let's make a bet to see whether you will be promoted to the Dominant Knight first or I will be promoted to the Legendary Knight first."
"Ah! Are you ready to break through the legendary knight? It's too fast." Shao Dianluan couldn't believe it at all.
"We haven't reached the breakthrough yet. The circulation of Dou Qi throughout the body is smoother, and the transformation can last longer. However, how to transform into objects is a big threshold, and you may not be able to cross it in this life." Ding Kui had no experience to refer to.
He is already the person with the highest level of fighting spirit in the Ding family. In the future, he can only learn how to practice from his grandfather's words, and he will definitely not be able to advance in a short time.
However, his magic power is about to reach a bottleneck, and the help of the magic tower is crucial. Since there are no high-level magicians practicing in Hengfu City, he and Ruan Xingzhu benefit the most, and they have almost accumulated the magic power required to advance to elemental magicians.
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"Okay! I'll bet with you, what's the stake?" Shao Dianluan agreed.
Her knowledge is no worse than Ding Kui's. She is very clear about the difference between level 6 combat power and level 7 combat power. It is much easier to break through to the Dominator Knight than to break through to the Legendary Knight. Her chances of winning are very high.
"Whoever wins will decide on Yuanyuan's future marriage."
In this world, the father usually decides on the marriage of children. If parents have a dispute, they will most likely have to listen to the father in the end. Ding Kui proposed that this bet has a certain appeal.
"Tch! Isn't it too far away? How old is the child? It will take more than ten years to cash out the bet." Shao Dianluan was a little moved.
"Time is valuable. If you win, you have more than ten years to consider whether to exchange other terms with me. The shelf life is very long." Ding Kui didn't think about winning. In fact, he wanted to encourage his wife to advance early.
"Then let me ask you, what kind of girl do you want Yuanyuan to marry?" Shao Diianluan had never thought about this question, but Ding Kui had already raised it, so he wanted to know more by the way.
"Gentleness, kindness, filial piety, these are all you need."
"What do you mean? Gentleness comes first. Isn't the Long family gentle? Isn't the Li family gentle? Isn't the Hai family gentle?" Shao Dianluan deliberately did not talk about himself.
"Look, you're overthinking it, aren't you? A gentle daughter-in-law can improve the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, mainly for your sake." Ding Kui smiled evilly.
"Oh, huh? It doesn't feel right. It sounds like I'm an evil mother-in-law!" Shao Dianluan rushed towards her husband with her teeth and claws open.
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By coincidence, there are still people in the world who are concerned about Ding Jin's marriage. A child under two years old has already been calculated about the bloodline of his descendants.
"If the eldest princess really adopts her son to Prince Feng and inherits the throne in the future, the future queen will definitely be the daughter of our clan." The person who spoke was Dian Mian, the youngest member of the Shaodian clan.
In the past, the ten clan elders of the Shaodian clan basically corresponded to the ten state shepherds, which was equivalent to one clan elder secretly controlling a state. In addition to his own fiefdom, he also had a state's financial resources to support his affiliated lineage.
In other words, the Shaodian clan has ten larger collateral branches, and each clan elder has to maintain his own branch and take care of a large family.
It's a little different now, because Xihaizhou Mu Shaodianpi defected to Shaodianyong, and the clan elder behind him took the blame and resigned as clan elder, and was replaced by Shaodianshi.
According to the unspoken rules of the Shaodian clan, when Shaodian resigns as regent, he can designate a clan member to serve as the shepherd of Xihai Prefecture, and then he can continue to serve as the clan elder.
Shaodianmian is the great elder, not because he is the most powerful, but because he is the oldest. The ten elders are ranked according to their age, which has nothing to do with power or influence.
The Great Elder is the representative of King Zhuzhou. He has served as the clan elder for the longest time and naturally has the highest prestige.
The second elder, Shaodianpo, is a representative of Yangyuan Prefecture and is the clan elder who supports Shaodianrun. He said: "That's right! Although Ding Kui also has some blood of our clan, it is not pure enough. If his son marries a foreign woman,
How much of our blood will be left in the future king? Ding Jin must marry a woman from our clan as his queen."
This is equivalent to acknowledging that Ding Jin will inherit the throne in the future. Considering his position, it is easy to understand. Shaodianrun and Shaodianxie are both from his branch. It is best to be able to secure the positions of Taiwei and Yangyuanzhou Mu.
As a result, of course, everyone supported the re-establishment of Shaodianfeng and was willing to see Ding Jin adopt Shaodianfeng.
The most opposed ones were the three elders and the ten elders. The three elders represented Nanzhao Prefecture and the tenth elder was Shaodian. Ding Kui had a grudge against these two and took over Nanzhao Prefecture and established his own supervisory state, blatantly snatching them away.
The interests of both.
"The attitudes of the five elders are still unclear. Is it too early to say this now?" The four elders, representing Zhongwangzhou, have agreed with Shao Dianjian and have chosen to support Shao Dianfeng.
Shaodianmian licked his loose front teeth, and then said: "You can relax, the fifth elder still hopes to take back Hailin Prefecture as soon as possible. The big families who originally belonged to Hailin Prefecture are still under the protection of Ding Kui, so they will definitely stand
Come to us.
The Seventh Elder and the Ninth Elder also have to consider the issue of quelling the civil strife. They are very dissatisfied with the current situation and do not want to see Shaodianshi and the eldest princess continue to fight. Re-establishing Prince Feng is beneficial to them and will not stop us.
road."
"Yes!" Shaodianpo nodded in deep agreement, "We have a better chance of winning. The Sixth Elder and the Eighth Elder will not be without ideas. Shanyuan Prefecture and Hexi Prefecture seem to be stable, but that is because no one forced them to express their stance. This time
The clan meeting is convened. If no one can continue to sit on the fence and cling to the current emperor, they will definitely suffer Ding Kui's revenge. Can they stop the Eighth Army?"
"Well, we'd better not fight among ourselves. We've got Shao Dianyong in vain. We can talk to them. As long as we get the consent of the seven elders, we can visit our ancestors." The fourth elder was the most tactful and worldly.
Bang! Shaodianpo suddenly clapped his hands and said: "How about exchanging the position of the future queen?"
"Okay!" The fourth elder thought that it was not his turn. "A queen of the same clan has not appeared for many years! No one can refuse her."
Shaodianmian frowned, his expression obviously unhappy. The emergence of a queen in the clan is a great thing. In the future, the direct line of the royal family and his branch will be mixed together. The status of his branch in the clan can be
Stable for hundreds of years.
"That's inappropriate! Where does it put us if we want such good things without doing anything?" He clearly objected, "Several other elders will also have opinions, but it will be detrimental to our affairs. This matter should be considered in the long run."
That's true. It's hard to guarantee that the fifth elder, seventh elder and ninth elder will not have any objections. When they see that supporting Shaodianfeng can bring such great benefits, how can they not ask for the benefits?
Shaodianpo was a little embarrassed and said: "I was negligent." His branch had already earned a Taiwei, and Yang Yuanzhou could be stable for two or three generations, so it was no longer suitable to ask for benefits.
"The most important thing is for the First Elder to think carefully and obey the crowd." The Fourth Elder couldn't help but think about it. There is still a chance for his branch.
"Sooner or later, the clan palace needs to be rebuilt. The position of Zongling can be divided. The late King Long did not leave many descendants. There is no need to compete for the position in the clan palace. It can allow everyone to promote more juniors. It is better than them having nothing now.
"Shaodianmian focused on the clan mansion.
"Yes, there are also commanders, senior officers of the palace army, eh." Shaodianpo glanced at the elder, "The position of commander-in-chief of the commander-in-chief and the president of the Knights Association?"
The eyes of the fourth elder are shining, they are all the fat vacancies in Zhenjing City, especially the last two!
"I will talk to Shao Dianzhang later. In fact, he can be fought for. He was promoted by the late king Dan. The blood of the eldest princess and the eldest prince is unquestionable. He should be more able to accept the title of prince.
Not everyone can be the president of the knights. The requirements for fighting spirit cultivation are there, and the lineage of the ten elders cannot be completely suppressed, lest they fight to the death with us." Shao Dianmian is very experienced.
He has seen a lot of the political struggles in Zhenjing City, the ups and downs of many families, and the coming and going of important court officials. If you want to be prosperous for a long time, you must master a certain degree of choice and choice!
Outside the palace, as soon as Zibi got off the carriage, a chamberlain came forward and said, "Your Majesty, the Prince is not in the palace. If you want to see him, please come back another day."
"Oh? Not at the prince's residence either?" Zipi heard the unusual words.
"Yes, His Royal Highness the Prince has left the capital." The eunuch's rank is not low and he knows Shaodianshi's whereabouts.
"Thank you, Supervisor Zhou." Zibi nodded to the waiter.
"Don't dare!" The chamberlain quickly saluted, and Zibi stepped forward to help him, "Can you ask me more, where is Your Highness?"
The chamberlain felt that there was a small card in his hand. The texture was quite familiar, and he felt happy. He looked around, then lowered his voice and said: "In reply to your words, His Royal Highness should have returned to the fiefdom. I heard that he has made an appointment."
"Who did you date?" Zibi asked.
"This is not something a villain can know. Please forgive me."
"Yes, I understand." Zibi turned around and boarded the carriage.
When Shaodian was young, he asked people to meet in his fiefdom, mostly because he wanted to discuss matters that were not convenient to discuss in the capital, and people who knew the inside story would not stay in the palace.
Now that the New Year's holiday has ended, it is not a trivial matter for the Prince Regent to leave the capital, but nothing major has happened and it is not time to leave him.
"Have you heard? Shaodian was not in the capital." Long Dang met Kong Ci in the Senate.
"Is this showing off how well-informed the Long family is?" Kong Ci pulled Long Dang toward his office building.
"It's not a secret. He went out from the east gate in broad daylight. Many people saw his bike frame. What's there to show off?"
Long Dang followed him to the second elder's office building. After the Yang family and Xuanyuan family defected to the rebel queen, Kong Ci became the second elder of the Senate.
The two of them entered the room and sat down, then dismissed their entourage. Kong Ci said, "I heard that the Shaodian clan is going to hold a clan meeting."
"Hey! You also received the news. I only know that a few clan elders have been in close contact with each other recently." Long Dang was surprised. The Long family didn't even find out about the clan meeting.
"I happened to meet an old friend and heard a little bit of news. You must not tell others about this."