Guangyuan City, the main city of Hou City, is very lively. The streets and alleys are busy with watering and dust removal. From time to time, guards patrol the stalls and drive away widows and orphans begging.
The thick copper and iron gates of Houcheng are wide open, and the waiters of Houcheng are carefully wiping them. Rows of interior walls are painted with gold and new paint, which is like saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new.
The great court meeting held every three years in the Hou Dynasty is coming in less than two months, so the entire Hou City is nervously and busy preparing.
As the name suggests, the Dachaohui means that all the powerful people in the territory of the Hou Dynasty come to Houcheng to attend the court meeting with their respective gifts and meet Li Guanghou.
Hou City is the center of the country that controls thousands of miles of soil. During the court meeting, it must declare its supremacy with a majestic city.
In a luxurious bedroom in the main palace of Hou City.
On a black bed finely carved with wild crystal, there lay an elegant old man dressed in python-patterned clothing.
The old man seemed to be seriously ill and kept coughing. The curtain beside him swayed without any wind as the old man coughed.
Standing in front of the bed was a young man in honorary uniform, followed by a group of servants serving him.
Li Ziliang nodded while listening to the instructions of the old man on the hospital bed.
This old man is Li Guanghou, the most powerful man in the entire Hou Dynasty.
When Li Guang was two hundred years old, he took over the power of the Hou Dynasty from his grandfather, and his prestige was unparalleled.
In the blink of an eye, another two hundred years have passed. From a vigorous and vigorous man who guided the dynasty's territory for thousands of miles, to now the white-haired Cui is dying of illness.
During his dying days, he hopes to help his son in front of him successfully take over his throne.
The eldest son was weak, and the third son was difficult to bring up. Only his second son, Li Ziguang, was most decisive and ruthless like his younger self, but he was too conceited.
Li Guang had some sweat on his face. With Li Ziguang's help, he sat up and took the porcelain jade medicine bowl with both hands and drank. When his coughing and breathing gradually stopped, he looked at the uninhabited land in front of him and said slowly.
"Li Mu, go and send someone to put the boss and the third child under house arrest. Neither of them is allowed to see anyone without my order until after the meeting is over."
As Li Guang's voice fell, the air in the empty space suddenly changed and an old man suddenly appeared, holding his hand towards Li Guang.
When the old man appeared, Li Ziguang bowed and saluted, calling out: "Uncle."
This old man named Li Mu is Li Guang's clan brother. He is also the number one master in this huge city besides Li Guanghou, and a great practitioner at the peak of the first level of Mayfly.
The main palace of Nanshan City.
Since the Continental Chamber of Commerce was established soon, Lu Mi needed to negotiate on many matters. In less than two years since the establishment of the Continental Chamber of Commerce, he had already traveled with caravans throughout the cities of the Hou Dynasty, looking for a suitable place to host a branch of the Continental Chamber of Commerce.
Originally there were still a few cities that Lu Mi needed to follow to inspect, but since the three-year dynasty meeting was about to be held, he returned to Nanshan City in advance. Lu Mi's father was the ruler of Nanshan City, and one of the twelve barons of the Li Guang dynasty had to attend on time.
Morning meeting.
Originally, the three-year court meeting was just a common practice. The city lords of the Hou Dynasty went to Hou City to meet Li Guanghou with tribute items.
However, this court meeting is different from the past. Now there are rumors that Li Guanghou is terminally ill and is preparing to let one of his three sons take the throne at this court meeting.
Lu Mi came to Lu Yu's study worriedly.
"Is it Mi'er? Are you back with the caravan? Come in quickly and let me see if my father has lost weight during this time."
Lu Mi heard the familiar mulberry voice coming from his father outside the study door. His slightly heavy heart relaxed a little. He gently opened the door with a smile and saluted the middle-aged man sitting inside.
"Father."
Lu Yu stood up and took a closer look at his son, whom he had not seen for more than half a year. He was very happy to see that he was very calm and there was no trace of impatience in him, so he patted his shoulder and said.
"My son, you have grown up a lot. My father is very happy for you, but your practice has been delayed a lot. When this grand meeting is over, my father will personally guide your practice."
When Lu Mi heard the words "Da Chao Hui", his face turned from joy to worry, he raised his head and looked directly at Lu Yudao.
"Father, do you know that a few days ago, Li Guanghou had ordered the eldest son of the Li family, Li Fuyong, to be placed under house arrest, along with the third son of the Li family, Li Chenyang."
When Lu Mi said this, looking at his father Lu Yu's face, there was still no wave on his face, and said in a trembling voice.
"Now only the second son of the Li family, Li Ziguang, is left in the Hou Dynasty. I'm afraid..."
Lu Mi did not continue talking because he did not know what would happen in the future and where his father would go during this great meeting.
Lu Yu knew that his son in front of him was worried about the danger of his trip, and he laughed happily.
"My son, when you grow up, you should know that nothing is absolute. Good things come when misfortune comes, and misfortune depends on good fortune. The saying of the ancients is indeed true."
"Although my father is far away from the Hou Dynasty, he also knows that the eldest son Li cannot support him at all. Sooner or later, Li Guanghou's second son Li Ziguang will take over the throne. How could you not know that your uncle Wang Gang is extremely clever and wise."
"Then father, what did you do before?"
"Are you doing it knowing that you can't do it? Even if my son Li Ziguang ascends the throne, it will not be harmful to us. What he did before was just to attack his power. We just hope that Li Ziguang will get a fragmented Hou Dynasty."
Lu Mi heard Lu Yu mention the word "we" and couldn't help but ask Lu Yu how many people were standing in their camp.
"In the entire dynasty, six of the twelve barons, including my father, two of the five viscounts, and one of the three earls, are all on the side of your uncle Wang Gang."
"What?" Lu Mi was shocked when he heard this. He never expected that his father's camp had so many people in high positions in the Hou Dynasty.
He asked somewhat unclearly.
"Father, you told your son that the Hou Dynasty's enfeoffment of official positions would be of great benefit to your cultivation. Although Uncle Wang Gang is powerful, he should not be able to have a seal as powerful as heaven and earth in the short term. How can he grant you positions and promote you?
What’s the speed of practice?”
Lu Yu patiently explained to his son.
"Those of us have lived a life of power and sex for a long enough time. We don't insist on practicing. The reason why everyone is willing to follow you, Uncle Wang Gang, is because he has something indispensable for everyone."
"True Beast Wild Pill?"
"Yes, you once told your father that Wang Dalu was recruiting martial arts masters in the North District to train them. In the entire Nanshan, the martial arts masters who had reached the realm of martial arts disappeared, and the rumors about the former Luofengpo disciples were gone.
They returned to their respective families, and the most surprising thing is that the strength they displayed was at the Yuan Duan realm."
"Father, you mean that my son's previous guess was correct. Wang Dalu does have a large amount of True Beast Desolate Pills in his body."
Lu Yu did not answer, but looked out the window at the green and tender bamboo showing its vitality among the old bamboos, and said after a while.
"All we want is for your generation to live a better life."
At the gate of Wolong City, the city lord, Baron Wang Gang, was chatting with an old man with thick eyebrows and thick beard, a square face and a graceful face.
"I am older and you call me my nephew a lot. Isn't that an old fool?"
The old man looked at Wang Gang with a smile and narrowed eyes.
Wang Gang clasped his fists at him and said with a smile.
"I don't dare. Earl Song, you are my elder, so you should be like this."
This old man is the father of Song Li, a descendant of Luofengpo, and the Earl of Song.
The Earl of Song Dynasty, who practiced martial arts all his life, also managed his family like a military force, and his children each competed for favor based on their strength.
Song Li was the eighth son of Song Zhi. He was born to a concubine and was not as strong as the other brothers. Because he offended Song Zhi's favored concubine, the child was demoted to the Nanshan mining area. In Song Zhi's opinion,
Nothing.
However, his demoted son Song Li returned home half a year ago. He ignored everyone's obstruction and came to his study to plead with him to entrust him with important tasks.
When Song Li left the study, a series of orders came out throughout the Earl's Mansion. From now on, Song Li could walk around the study at will and take control of the guards in the mansion. His mother Rong was promoted to Mrs. Rong, and Song Zhi's second son had already entered Du Yuan.
Song Guang of the Realm fought against each other.
Song Zhi had not refused Wang Gang's invitation before, but had provided limited help to Wang Gang. However, this time through Song Li's words, he knew what kind of precious resources Wang Gang and Wang Dalu, who he had never met, had in their hands. In time, they would surely
Can be famous in the Eastern Barren region.
Taking advantage of this grand dynasty meeting, Song Zhi came to Wolong City and planned to go to Guangyuan City, the main city of the Hou Dynasty, with Wang Gang. By the way, he wanted to know more about Wang Gang's trump cards.