Lu Xingkong, the Lu Family head, had a stern face and held power over the entire court. He was known as the "Political Sand Eagle."
The sand eagle was a rare species of the great desert—greedy, vicious, and highly aggressive. It fed on carrion, but from time to time, it also preyed on fresh food to change its taste. Lone wolves, wild rabbits, and even human caravans were all targets of its attacks. Once it fixed its eyes on you, it was a Never-ending Battle.
Either you killed it, or it swooped down and carried you into the sky.
Comparing a political figure to an animal like a "sand eagle" was certainly no compliment. His subordinates feared him, his superiors guarded against him, and every step he took was fraught with peril.
Had those words come from the mouth of an ordinary person, his corpse would probably soon have been found in the moat surrounding Tiandu.
But when the words came from the mouth of the old man known as the "Eye of the Starry Sky" from the Song Family, even Lu Xingkong could do nothing about it, domineering though he was.
The position of Left Prime Minister of the empire was vacant, and the royal Chu Clan of the Xifeng Empire had remained silent on the matter. Every family and clan was fighting desperately, and in terms of prestige and seniority, Lu Xingkong was the strongest contender. The entire court was now watching to see whether his "road to the chancellorship" would go smoothly.
If he succeeded, the Lu Family would cross from the "generals' gate" into the "chancellors' gate" in a single stride. A family of military generals for generations would become the head of the civil officials—a qualitative leap.
To emerge as a general and enter as