Chapter 456: Petition at the Public Carriage Gate!
Marquis Lü, Lu Chan, left Zhao City carrying Luo Wuji's handwritten letter. Han Lin, the Marquis of Anyang, left Zhao City deeply shaken.
Luo Wuji stared at the lush green trees outside the window. Luo Sheng asked softly, "Father, what are you looking at?"
Luo Wuji recalled the petition Lu Chan had mentioned. Lu Chan himself might not even know that this simple petition would become a fuse for certain things.
Might the man who first made burial figurines be left without descendants?
Hearing his son's voice, he said mildly, "I saw the future. An unpredictable future, perhaps one in which blood will flow in rivers."
Luo Sheng startled in alarm. "Father, what do you mean? Has the situation throughout the realm deteriorated that far? Can't we stop it?"
Luo Wuji glanced at Luo Sheng and shook his head with some disappointment. "Your father is a fighting general, so my poor aptitude for governance is at least understandable. I never expected you to be even worse than me.
"Ever since your great-uncle's golden generation passed away, the family has produced nothing but eccentrically gifted people for two generations running. I am a commander, and Shi'er is a fighting general. The men and women of our family either bury themselves in the classics or study implements in the workshops.
"None have much of the talent most needed to govern a state. They can manage commanderies and counties, but lack the talent of a king's assistant.
"Alas.
"Are we to follow in our ancestor Duke Min's footsteps?"
Ancestors' Blessing could ensure that every ability of the Luo Clan Scions and Luo Clan Women was above average, but what they excelled at was random.
The Luo Clan Scions and Luo Clan Women were all talented,