Aspirations for Nation and Beauty: Section 14 Social

After comforting the second daughter, Wufeng asked Di Lena if she could adapt to the new life with concern. Di Lena expressed that she liked the current life very much in an unfamiliar imperial language. Wufeng told her that Zizi would leave the imperial capital soon and return to Qingyang in the northwest. If she was unwilling to follow him, he could hire someone to send her back to her hometown in the Western Continent. Di Leina expressed her willingness to stay with Wufeng. , her parents and brothers had been captured during the Chidi invasion, and they don't know where they are being sold now. There are no relatives in her hometown, and her only support is now Wufeng.

Time passed quickly, and another day passed in a flash. That night, Wufeng and Guan Hua lived in the posthouse. Di Leina has not yet recovered from the injuries suffered the day before, so she did not participate in Wufeng's love action.

Wufeng has always been suspicious of the purpose of the first prince Situ Tai's banquet, and he also conveyed his doubts to Gu Ji, saying vague and far-fetched words like this, without expressing the real intention, which made people feel uncomfortable. Although Wufeng is a bit confused, it is also in line with Wufeng's thinking. If you really want to make Wufeng loyal to someone, it is a dilemma. If you pretend to agree, you will be known by other factions sooner or later. If you don't agree, I'm afraid Immediately offend people, just be vague like this, and procrastinate day by day. When you are full-fledged, you will not be afraid of tearing your face. Of course, try to avoid this kind of situation. On the contrary, the identities and attitudes of Xue Baiying and Fu Jian made Wufeng unpredictable, which was also the main reason why Wufeng let Gu Ji figure out the bottom line of the two.

The third prince Situ Jun's dinner was arranged at Qinxin Zhai in the western part of the imperial capital. This is a restaurant that does not have much reputation in the imperial capital, but the surrounding environment is quite elegant. When Wufeng walked out of the gate of the posthouse, the carriage sent by Situ Jun was already waiting outside.

When Wufeng came to Qinxinzhai, Situ Jun and his entourage were already waiting there. It is quite secluded here, and there are no other people around. Apart from Situ Jun, the people attending the banquet also include Reiser, the Deputy Chief of the Imperial Police Headquarters, Decedo, the Director of the Intelligence Department of the Imperial Home Affairs Administration, and the Director of the Logistics Department of the Imperial Military Affairs Administration. Qi Hui, Yi Xuetao, head of the Fifth Division of the Imperial Guard, and his guest Qing Qiuyuan, Mrs. Audrey, etc.

Wufeng is obviously not familiar with the upper echelons of the imperial capital. The few people in front of him are unknown to each other, and they only got to know each other one by one under Situ Jun's introduction. While chatting with everyone, Wufeng was also thinking. It seems that the imperial emperor Situ Mingyue's method of seizing power is quite clever. No matter how his sons form cliques, they all hold important positions in the imperial court. Only those who are loyal to him are in control. It only needs to be seen from the two banquet attendees. Those ministers who usually maintain a good relationship with the princes, when it comes to the critical moment, it is still unclear which side the battle is on, and these lesser characters often cannot play their role at certain times.

It's just that once Situ Mingyue is gone, the attitudes of the ministers will change. At that time, who will really support them will be the time to test people.

Although Situ Jun didn't talk much, he still thanked Wufeng for the gift he brought back. Appreciated by His Majesty the Emperor. Wufeng also modestly expressed that it was all thanks to the great blessing of His Majesty the Emperor, and that he was able to repel the enemy by luck, and it all depended on the strong support of the local people. During the meeting, Desedo was obviously very interested in the course of the battle. Wufeng also introduced the simple process of the battle, and pretended to be heavy-hearted, expressing concern about the possibility of the Luobei people launching another attack this year.

The rest of the people were comforting Wufeng, only Qiu Yuan sat aside and did not speak, quietly observing Wufeng. Audrey also seems to be full of interest in Wufeng, and from time to time she uses words to tease Wufeng, and Wufeng also pretends to be very cautious, ambiguous about her temptation. The topic quickly turned to their views on the current situation of the empire. Everyone had different opinions. Some advocated that the Kaman Empire should quickly respond to the occupation of the Jiama City of the Principality of Terok, and assist Terok to take back the occupied territory so that the empire The northern barrier remains intact. Some believe that close attention should be paid to the dynamics of the Machi Khan in the south, as there must be an ulterior conspiracy to improve relations with the empire.

Wufeng just listened quietly to everyone's discussion without interjecting, but Qiuyuan did not let Wufeng go. He was silent for a long time and did not speak. Pushing, pointing the spearhead of everyone at Wufeng: "Everyone, we are all talking on paper in the rear. Mr. Li came back from the northwest front, and he also defeated the invasion of the Luobei people and achieved brilliant results. He must have a good understanding of the current situation. How about we listen to his unique views?"

Everyone turned their attention to Wufeng, and Wufeng also knew that he would always push the problem to himself in the end. This was also a way for Situ Jun and the others to understand their abilities. They think that they are playing tricks with them, which will definitely arouse their suspicion, but if they show their edge too much, they will also cause future troubles. If they think that they do not belong to their faction, it will definitely be disadvantageous to them. Only if they don't follow the trend, but can't come up with a better solution, can their doubts be dispelled.

"Mr. Qiu has said that although I have just returned from the front line, I am mainly facing the brave and foolish Luobei people. As for the current situation of the empire, I am similar to everyone, but I think, Although the north seems a bit dangerous at present, as long as the Taixuan Palace maintains the current situation and does not resolve the threat of the Taixuan Palace to Kaman's southward retreat, Kaman will never dare to go straight south. As for the south, the Maqi Khanate is ours The biggest enemy, its current goal of improving relations with the empire is nothing more than to free up its hands to deal with the disobedient neighbors next to it, and wait until the opportunity is ripe to deal with the empire. However, the current empire's military strength is seriously insufficient, and it knows that it has bad intentions. There is no better way." Although Wufeng analyzed the situation logically, he also pretended to be unable to deal with it and sighed, all of which was seen by Qiuyuan.

Everyone nodded in agreement with Wufeng's opinion, and sighed at the current plight of the empire. Qiu Yuan exchanged glances with Audrey calmly.

The dinner ended quickly amidst everyone's chatting and laughing. Before leaving, Situ Jun held Wufeng alone, patted Wufeng on the shoulder, and said with a pun: "Master Li is young and promising, with a bright future! Ah, but you have to keep a good grasp of the direction." Wufeng's two simple words contained rich connotations, which made Wufeng also feel that the person in front of him must not be taken lightly.

In the next few days, Wufeng attended the banquets of the Seventh Prince Situ Yuan and the Ninth Prince Situ Lang successively. Wufeng is not sure, but as far as the current situation is concerned, this is the only way to go. Situ Biao's banquet is very suitable for Wufeng's appetite, there is no excessive red tape at all, all the talk is about sensuality, how to enjoy life to the fullest, Wufeng also feels very relaxed, but still feels that things are by no means so simple, but the other party I didn't bring it up, and I couldn't ask anything myself.

Wufeng's social activities in the imperial capital reached their climax at the family dance held by Uncle Angel. The family ball is not a traditional way of socializing in the Tanghe Empire, but it was spread along with the frequent exchanges with the Western Continent, and soon became a popular social activity in the upper class of the empire. This way has many participants, and the participants are all protagonists. The means of communication are flexible and diverse, and there are no cumbersome constraints, which are very popular among the younger generation.

Duke Marco held the ball in the name of celebrating the 30th anniversary of his marriage with the Duchess, and entertained many gentry and celebrities in the upper class of the empire. Now that the Huey family has put a lot of energy into running the salt business, they also invited Some powerful merchants from the imperial capital participated.

The ball is scheduled to start at eight o'clock in the evening, and the location is set in Duke Marco's mansion. Duke Marco's mansion is located on Guihu Avenue in the southern part of the imperial capital, which is a well-known aristocratic settlement in the imperial capital. The mansion of Duke Marco was first built shortly after the establishment of the empire, and has been repaired and expanded many times since then. It is a very famous building complex in the imperial capital.

When Wufeng arrived at the gate of Duke Marco's mansion with four guards, it was already dark, so Wufeng left the guards outside the gate and walked straight into the mansion by himself. The reception staff outside the door had already seen Wufeng and his party, but no one knew Wufeng, so they didn't care. When Wufeng came to the gate, the receptionist asked Wufeng if he had any invitations. Wufeng didn't expect to bring invitations to the dance, so he couldn't help being stunned. He realized that he told the receptionist that he was Angel The lady invited me here, but there is no invitation card. The receptionist looked Wufeng up and down suspiciously, and asked someone to go in and inform Miss Angel, who was busy entertaining guests, and asked Wufeng to wait outside the door.

Wufeng was a little angry, and several guards were furious. In their eyes, Wufeng was almost a god. No one had ever dared to be so unreasonable to his boss. They put their hands on the sabers at their waists, But Wufeng thought that it was his lover's house, so why should he have the same knowledge as the servants, so he stopped the anger of the four subordinates who were about to explode.

Angel quickly ran out and reprimanded several reception staff, and then accompanied Wufeng into the gate.

When Wu Feng walked into the spacious hall of Duke Marco's mansion, almost all the guests looked at Wu Feng who was dressed normally. "Lord Baishenghou Li Wufeng is here!" Following the shout of the etiquette officer, nearly a hundred guests in the hall stretched their necks involuntarily, wanting to see what kind of person this legendary figure who defeated the Luobei people was like.

Although Wufeng had experienced many storms, he still felt a little uncomfortable under the eyes of nearly a hundred people in the room. Fortunately, an old man in his fifties came out to welcome him. "Welcome, welcome, honored guests are coming, so welcome."

Based on his feeling~IndoMTL.com~ Wufeng knew that this thin old man was the patriarch of the Huey family, one of the five great families of Angel's uncle, and the host of this ball, Duke Marco. "Duke Marco, Li Wufeng has been famous for a long time." Wufeng also hurriedly saluted.

"Come, come, please, Mr. Li is probably not familiar with the high society people in our imperial capital, let me introduce you." Duke Marco led Wufeng into the room very enthusiastically. hall. Wu Feng also took the opportunity to look at the surrounding environment. The hall is large enough to accommodate more than a hundred people at the same time. There are also small halls and corridors connected to each other. The corridors are covered with expensive Lance jacquard carpets imported from China. They are all paved with luxurious polished high-quality sapphire stones, enough to reflect the silhouette of people. The musicians in ceremonial attire in front of the hall are already ready, waiting for the host to announce the start.

"This is the Count and Mrs. Matico, this is the Duke and Mrs. Soble, and this is the Countess Biris..." After a series of introductions, Wufeng only knew to repeat with a smile, "I know you You are very happy", "It is an honor to meet you", "Ah, madam, you are very beautiful" and other nonsense. After introducing the nobles on the left side of the hall, Wu Feng felt that his facial muscles were about to become stiff.

The guests on the right side of the hall were obviously out of tune with the nobles on the left side of the hall, Wufeng felt a little strange. When Duke Marco pulled him to the right and told him that these people were his friends in the business world, Wufeng suddenly realized that although these people had already surpassed the nobles on the left in terms of economic strength, but because the imperial court did not give them politically Due to their proper status, they are still looked down upon by those hereditary nobles.

However, Wufeng's interest in getting to know these people is far more than that of the nobles on the left. When Duke Marco led him to these people, Wufeng had already stretched out his hands with a smile on his face.