Chapter 442: Storm
Luo Sheng and Luo Shi stared blankly at the rather grim news from the Central Plains in their hands. Both fell silent. Luo Shi opened his mouth but made no sound, because he did not know what to say.
After another stretch of silence, Luo Shi murmured, "It shouldn't have been like this. There was absolutely no need to go this far. How could His Majesty..."
Luo Sheng found this truth hard to accept. Luo Shi found it harder still!
Although Luo Sheng found it hard to accept, he was, after all, merely Duke Zhao's son. Ultimately, he was a guest of Great Han who felt an attachment to this principal empire of All Xia.
Luo Shi was different. He was the Marquis of Unshuang!
He was a high-ranking marquis of an inner vassal state.
He was a subject who had received investiture from both the Son of Heaven and the emperor, a subject of Great Han. After Liu Dan ascended the throne, he had personally written a congratulatory letter and sent it to Chang'an, swearing to serve the emperor loyally.
The emperor was his Lord!
Although the Luo Clan had a flexible moral bottom line, that only applied to outrageously unreasonable rulers. Luo Clan scions simply refused to practice blind loyalty, as when Duke Wen of Luo had decisively abandoned King Li of Zhou in years past.
This did not mean that Luo Clan scions were disloyal. The fine reputation they had enjoyed for a thousand years existed precisely because the Luo Clan's character was trustworthy.
Take Luo Yi, who had accepted Liu Bang's dying wish that he look after Liu Ruyi. He had given up a regent's position that had been within easy reach.
At the time, Luo Xin had not returned to Chang'an, and