Chapter 139: Mediation
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“They’re fighting?”
Everyone in the palace exchanged glances. Just two days ago, Lu Fei and Luo Xin had seemed like kindred spirits, as close as brothers who had shared the same pair of pants in childhood.
Xiao Ming had been relieved to leave Luo Xin in Lu Fei’s hands, planning to settle the gunpowder matter before hosting a banquet to deepen ties with Luo Xin.
Who would have thought they’d come to blows so quickly?
“That’s right, Your Highness. This morning, the soldiers egged them on, saying they wanted to see who was the better fighter between Colonel Lu and Colonel Luo. The two colonels seemed eager to test each other too, so they started sparring.”
“Isn’t it normal for soldiers to compete in the military?” Xiao Ming relaxed, thinking the soldier was overreacting.
“Your Highness, at first, it was fine. But then Colonel Luo lost and claimed Colonel Lu only won because of his superior armor, saying he lacked the dignity of a noble. And you know our Colonel Lu—he hates it when people bring up nobility or wealthy families. He immediately turned on Colonel Luo, saying Luo Xin only earned his military merits by riding on his father’s coattails and was all reputation without substance. Then they really started fighting.”
Hearing this, Xiao Ming was convinced.
No matter what, Luo Xin was a noble from Chang’an. Though he had disapproved of Xiao Ming’s past behavior, he still carried some of the airs of a noble-born young master.
And this was precisely what the locally born officers of the Qingzhou army despised most.
At first, the two had bonded over their mutual renown, but once they spent time together, their differences became irreconcilable.