QWTBWASIFOC Chapter 35

Chapter 35 Straightforward Military General x Deviant Prince 06

Chapter 35 Straightforward Military General x Deviant Prince 06

Lu Manor, Wuzhou.

Standing in the bamboo forest, the young man in green poked at the green bamboo tree right in front of him, as if the slender green bamboo were some kind of pet.

Just looking at his behavior, one could tell he had a strange temperament.

Madam Lu, as the mistress of the Lu Manor, glanced at her rebellious nephew beside her, whose mind had long wandered to the young man, her delicate eyebrows furrowing involuntarily.

“Yunqi, tell your aunt the truth, where exactly did you pick up this young man?”

It’s no wonder Madam Lu had such doubts, it was really Lu Yunqi himself who was acting strangely.

Lu Yunqi was the only son of the second branch of the Lu family, but ever since he came of age, he couldn’t stand being cooped up, so he directly grabbed his broadsword and baggage and left home to roam the martial world, calling it “tempering his will.”

They had repeatedly sent people to bring Lu Yunqi back to Wuzhou from outside and send him into the military camp, but this rascal was faster at slipping away than a rabbit.

Five years had passed in this back and forth.

Just as the Lu family was giving up on grabbing Lu Yunqi home, this second young master Lu, who kept shouting about wanting to be a chivalrous hero, took the initiative to come back himself.

But he also brought back a young man with him.

That young man was the strange one in the bamboo forest.

According to Madam Lu’s observation, this young man, named Lu Changli by her nephew, didn’t like to interact with people, and always liked to be with animals or plants.

For example, the birds by the window, the flowers and plants in the yard.

Most importantly, Lu Changli was too good-looking, she had never seen anyone more beautiful than him, and he didn’t look like an orphan as Lu Yunqi said.

She actually thought the young man was from a prominent family.

Lu Yunqi, suspected by his aunt of abducting someone, frowned and said in a deep voice, “Aunt, Changli really wasn’t abducted from someone else’s home.”

Madam Lu expressed disbelief, her eyes full of suspicion.

Lu Yunqi helplessly explained, “I met Changli on a barren mountain outside Jinghuai City. At that time, Changli seemed to have a death wish and intended to commit suicide.”

The huge pit he saw then was the natural coffin Lu Changli had prepared for himself.

Fortunately, the other party hadn’t had time to lie down in it.

“I rescued him, and originally wanted to send him home, but learned that he had no home to return to, presumably abandoned by his family, which is why he got into such a dead end.”

“In addition, Changli suddenly fell ill at that time, and I took him down the mountain to find a doctor to cure his illness, and only now have I brought him back to Wuzhou.”

Madam Lu listened with a tight frown, her face solemn, staring intently at the young man’s back.

“Why would a good child want to take his own life?”

“Such a child with outstanding appearance, I don’t know how his parents could bear to abandon him?”

She looked at Lu Yunqi beside her, “Forget it, since you brought him back, then let him live in our Lu family, we won’t lack a mouthful of food for him anyway.”

Lu Yunqi said with a smile, “Thank you, Aunt.”

Madam Lu sighed softly, “If you really want to thank me, then listen to your uncle’s words and join the army as soon as possible, honestly earn some merit and fame back.”

This nephew of hers had learned martial arts since he was a child, but he just wouldn’t think about joining the army to become a general, insisting on being a wandering knight, ignoring all advice.

It was only because Lu Yunqi’s parents had both passed away, otherwise they would definitely have been worried to death by this kid.

But now, the ones worrying had become her and her husband.

The couple of the Lu family’s main branch had always valued this only seedling left by the second branch, hoping to cultivate Lu Yunqi into a general like his father, but this child was extremely unwilling to join the army.

Alas, she really felt a headache just thinking about it!

The Lu family had originally risen from military generals, but unfortunately, after passing down to this day, only the second branch still retained the style of their ancestors, while the rest of the clan had abandoned martial arts for scholarly pursuits.

This also included Madam Lu’s husband, the current Prefect of Wuzhou, Lu Jingren.

And Madam Lu’s son was only ten years old, still too young to enter the court as an official! Therefore, the couple of the main branch hoped that Lu Yunqi would stand up, whether he was a civil official or a military general, as long as he was an official.

The Lu family would need someone to support the family in the future.

Lu Yunqi refused to listen to any advice, “I’m not going! My father died for the country, my mother died in battle on the border, but they were slandered and their merits were stolen by corrupt officials in the court. Now, I naturally don’t believe in that unchanging imperial court.”

He looked in the direction of Jinghuai City, his clear eyes stained with dissatisfaction towards those in power.

“Aunt, I don’t believe in the emperor on the throne.”

Or rather, he used to believe, after all, he had learned the principles of loyalty to the emperor and love for the country since he was a child, but after his parents died eight years ago while resisting the nomadic tribes looting the border, only to have their credit snatched and be smeared by the emperor’s favored ministers, he stopped believing.

His parents were heroes who defended their country, but they didn’t get the peace they deserved after death, instead, they were dragged out and defiled by those worms.

It was clear that his parents and the border soldiers had risked their lives to protect the peace of the northern border and protect the local people, but they didn’t get the respect they deserved, and their merits were stolen by those in power who slandered their names.

Those border soldiers who wrapped their bodies in horse hides and regarded death as home had become national pests who were derelict in their duties and lost their positions in the mouths of officials, as if the foreign invasion was not the ambition of the barbarians but the dissatisfaction of these soldiers with the imperial court.

Otherwise, why would the nomadic tribes invade south every year? Wasn’t it because the northern border guards were incompetent?

Lu Yunqi, who initially heard such absurd arguments, felt injustice for his parents and countless soldiers, and felt a deep sense of sadness and despair.

That was the monarch he was supposed to be loyal to, the imperial court he was going to step into in the future!

It was truly hopeless and disgusting!

Therefore, after finishing his parents’ funeral and observing mourning for three years, he left home to travel far away.

Five years later, he had finally returned to the Lu family.

But his family still persuaded him to join the army, still wanted him to be loyal to the Liang Emperor…

Impossible! He would never be loyal to the Liang Emperor!

Unless a new emperor ascended the throne/and governed with virtue/and was worthy of being a wise ruler of this era, otherwise he would rather only be a wandering knight, and would never enter the court as an official.

His talent as a general should be dedicated to a wise ruler, not to a foolish ruler like the Liang Emperor.

The Liang Emperor, as the monarch of a country, only cared about seizing power and balancing the court, and didn’t care about the storms under the court at all, which led to the people in various places suffering for a long time.

He had traveled away from home for five years, walked through many places, and seen many miserable people who were forced to live, and corrupt officials who lined their own pockets.

Under the appearance of peace in the Liang kingdom was a storm brewing.

Madam Lu’s heart tensed upon hearing this, and she couldn’t wait to cover her rebellious nephew’s mouth, “Calamity comes from the mouth, you must be careful even in your own home!”

“Alright, I won’t say more, you can leave.”

Lu Yunqi quickly left, walked to Changli’s side, and accompanied him to chat and relieve boredom.

Mostly he was talking, and Changli was listening.

Madam Lu looked at the two of them a few times and left, thinking about Lu Yunqi’s words in her heart.

‘…I don’t believe in the emperor on the throne.’

This child didn’t believe in the Liang Emperor and was unwilling to enter the court as an official.

In fact, she understood Lu Yunqi in her heart, after all, her second brother and second sister-in-law had sacrificed themselves for the country but ended up in such a situation, dying heroically in life, and bearing a stained reputation after death, without even the posthumous fame they deserved.

But she was just the mistress of the Lu family, not the emperor, and could not clear their names.

Her husband had also submitted a memorial to the throne back then, but was demoted by the Liang Emperor from Jinghuai City to Wuzhou, and it took him several years to climb to the position of prefect.

That emperor simply couldn’t tolerate dissenting words.

Forget it, anyway, she had said what she should say, if Lu Yunqi didn’t listen, then he didn’t listen!