C237 Weiyang Palace

"Damn it! He didn't expect this fellow to have such an incredible skill. "It seems that I have underestimated him." After all, Xiao Wen belonged to the Traveller race. Some of them might be of low birth, some might have low morals, some might have ugly appearances, and were naturally disabled. However, no one from the Traveller race had shallow knowledge and low IQ.

Therefore, Lu Yuan only felt remorse and regret for his carelessness. However, he didn't feel that Xiao Wen's actions were strange.

However, Lu Yuan's scheme against Xiao Wen was just an interlude in Xiao Wen's journey to Weiyang Palace.

Although Lu Yuan paid more attention to Xiao Wen's strength, there wasn't any substantial change.

What was worth mentioning was that Lu Yuan and Xiao Wen originally wanted to give way to Crown Prince Liu Ying.

However, because of Zhang Ao's delay, Liu Ying had actually misunderstood him. He thought that Lu Yuan didn't want to give way to him in the confrontation between the two sides.

Then...

This cowardly Crown Prince …

He actually gave way!

WC!

This time, it had indeed refreshed Xiao Wen's view of the world.

Indeed, Xiao Wen knew that this Liu Ying was a coward. In history, even if his old lady Lu Zhi told him to marry his niece, he wouldn't dare to oppose it.

But today, when he saw Liu Ying give way to Lu Yuan, he knew what cowardice was and what cowardice was.

Hey!

What about the prestige of the crown prince?

What about the majesty of the future emperor?

How are you going to mess with me in the future?

No wonder when you become emperor, you can only rely on Lu Zhi to rule the country.

No wonder you died before Lu Zhi.

No wonder all your damn badges are "good".

Even in Xiao Wen's opinion, this kind of cowardly personality was not enough to be an emperor.

However, this was still an interlude, so Xiao Wen didn't care too much about it. He just continued to sit in Princess Lu Yuan's carriage all the way to Weiyang Palace.

This time, Lu Zhi only invited Xiao Wen and Uncle Li. Therefore, although Lu Yuan already knew that Guan Yu and the others were Xiao Wen's disciples, including Sun Shangxiang, a young sister from an illustrious aristocratic family, in the end, only Xiao Wen and Uncle Li entered.

Under Weiyang Palace, the two of them handed over their swords, which seemed more like decorations, to the guards than battles. Then, he climbed a long flight of stairs and entered Weiyang Palace.

"Announce!" "Uncle Li, Xiao Wen will be entering!"

A high-pitched voice came from the depths of the hall. Then, Uncle Li was in front and Xiao Wen was behind. The two of them took off their shoes and entered the hall.

"Minister Li, Bo Ke."

"This subject is Xiao Wen."

"Greetings, esteemed empress."

Uncle Li originally wanted to go up and pay his respects, but Xiao Wen suddenly had an idea.

He stepped forward slightly and held onto Uncle Lee's elbow, stopping him from kneeling down.

Uncle Li looked at Xiao Wen in confusion. He noticed his political allies and thought tank, so he shook his head at himself with a frown. After half a year of nurturing a tacit understanding, he finally understood Xiao Wen's meaning.

Therefore, after being stunned for a moment, he chose to bow.

Xiao Wen had done his research on meeting Lu Zhi this time. Even though it was just a small ceremony, he knew beforehand what to do.

However, when he entered, the grim-looking officer told the two of them that they must kneel down.

However, Xiao Wen knew that because the two of them were high-class nobles and Lu Zhi was only a queen, in order to show their strength and importance, Uncle Li and Xiao Wen could kneel and not kneel in this situation. In fact, they could just straighten their knees and bow slightly.

Lu Zhi, who was dressed in gorgeous clothes, looked at the two of them as he sat on the throne of Weiyang Palace and saw the attitude of the two of them.

When the officer saw that the two of them did not kneel down, he panicked.

Although he did not make a sound at this solemn time, the action of him kneeling and kowtowing was an indication of the nervousness in his heart.

However, Lu Zhi didn't say anything and simply nodded his head.

It was obvious that in a country that was not yet a centralized power, it was not strange that an official refused to kneel.

In the country, there were still a lot of vassals who refused to kneel and bow, and even refused to listen to the public.

Thus, although stubborn and distorted, the eunuchs of the Inner Court still hoped to establish royal dignity, and thus gain greater power.

However, Lu Zhi was already used to the present situation.

In fact, since ancient times, emperors rarely truly controlled their subordinates.

This was a very simple logic.

In ancient times, the imperial power of the strong, will lead to the imperial power to attach to the inner court eunuchs to the same strong.

This was because they all had one thing in common. They all came from the imperial palace, and from the centralization of power.

If the ancient emperors were truly supreme, then the eunuchs would be absolutely fearless in this place.

However, the power of the eunuchs was rarely seen in history.

The brief duration of the eunuchs' power in history had already proven the supremacy of the imperial power. It was just a lie.

As for most of the time, the Emperor's authority came from his own prestige as well as the art of checks and balances.

"This Feng Jian, in the end, isn't he a specialist!" Xiao Wen silently thought in his heart.

After bowing to Lu Zhi, Lu Zhi politely excused himself from the ceremony. Lu Zhi even gave a seat to the two of them because of their contributions.

At this time, Lu Yuan, who had brought Xiao Wen and Uncle Li to Weiyang Palace from outside the city, also walked all the way to Lu Zhi's side.

"Muhou." In the end, Lu Yuan was still the Grand Princess, so she was also full of respect for his mother.

In fact, the longer he remained in the political scene of the Han Dynasty, the more he revered his mother.

Lu Zhi also nodded at Lu Yuan. She asked, "Did anything happen along the way?"

Lu Yuan was stunned as he saw her beautiful figure move and lock onto Xiao Wen.

She said, "This Xiao Wen is very shrewd. He is a dangerous character."

"Is that so?" Upon hearing these words, Lu Zhi's eyes slightly narrowed. This action had also caused the faint trace of a smile to appear on her face.

However, in the political arena, the older the monster, the more power it had.

Perhaps, when Lu Zhi's fish-tail pattern could no longer be disguised with makeup, her level of politics would be enough for her to control Liu Ying and hold court from behind the curtain.

"I see." Seeing the worry in his daughter's eyes, the corner of Lu Zhi's mouth curled up into a doting smile.

Then she said, "Go back and rest! Just leave it here to the Queen Mother. "

"Okay."

Lu Yuan bowed once again, then walked towards the entrance of Weiyang Palace and left.

However, the moment she neared Xiao Wen, she suddenly discovered that Xiao Wen's face seemed to maintain a faint smile at all times.

His gaze was ice-cold, as if he was planning something.

That ice-cold look in his eyes …

Lu Yuan immediately understood that this Xiao Wen before him was not just a wandering practitioner who had read a lot of poetry and was slightly more capable.

Perhaps, he was just like the rumours that said that during the Spring and Autumn Warring States era, the Unhindered Family members, such as Su Qin and Zhang Yi, were able to use their mouths and bring forth earth-shattering might.

He was a born politician, a political genius who, upon entering the political arena, would use methods that would give even old politicians, who had been immersed in their own world for many years, a headache!

"I wonder how far this Xiao Wen can push mother …" Faintly, Lu Yuan felt a trace of worry.