Chapter 32: Overturning the verdict and lobbying!

The sacrifice at Lingxiao ended, documents were sent to Xiajiuzhou, West Antarctica was pacified, the Kingdom of Zhao was established, and Marquis Wu'an was named King of Zhao, which caused a sensation.

Dazhou made four Wuhou and one king in one breath. This was a great prosperity in the past three hundred years. Although there were new titles for Wuhou during this period, the scale was not comparable to this one. As for the title of king? There is no cherry blossom at all

After leaving Lingxiao and returning to Yuehua, Shen Zhui began to move to a larger marquis mansion. The level and specifications were naturally more than one level higher than the previous temporary residence.

When the sacrifices were completed on the tenth day of May, Shen Zhui, on the advice of King Zhao and the Seventh Prince Ji Chen, visited the civil and military ministers, celebrities and nobles who had sent invitations one by one.

"My father is enlightened in governing the world and has a broad mind. Therefore, in the 33rd level of the capital, there are many people who can directly listen to and submit their opinions to my father's case. Whether it is criticizing the corruption of the government or providing suggestions for people's livelihood. Even scolding When the royal disciples, or even more evasive ones, criticize the child for his crazy life, the father just laughs it off."

"But... the number of people who can truly influence my father's decision can be counted on one hand."

"And when it comes to the important matter of Princess Anle's marriage, there are even fewer people who can speak."

"So from the tenth day of May to your eighteenth birthday, you will mainly be invited to visit that group of people. If there are no invitations sent to you, I will introduce them to you."

Shen Zhui nodded, and Ji Chen was really thoughtful. The emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty was enlightened in his governance, powerful in the world, and broad-minded. He was a wise king of his generation. All wise kings have the same characteristic, that is, they listen to and accept advice. The tyrants who have lost their country all have the same shortcoming, that is, they listen to others and believe in others.

Shen Zhui was most afraid of meeting a headstrong monarch who would not listen to any advice. That means that the Human Emperor will definitely marry Princess Ji Zixuan of the South China Sea to the Fan family. After all, the Human Emperor had already intended this matter, and the Fan family had already asked for marriage twice.

But now that Ji Chen said this, he felt a little relieved.

"Over at the Ministry of War, your teachers, King Zhao and King Jianhuang, will personally travel for you. On the night of the birthday banquet, at least four princes will stand for you!"

Ji Chen put the fingertips of his left hand on the table and moved them subconsciously. Shen Zhui knew that this was a sign of deep thought. "Although the Fan family is a descendant of King Wu, in the past eight hundred years, there have only been two crown princes in total, one of whom inherited the title of King Wu."

"Since Shenwu Marquis Liu Ruqin gave up the title of king and became a literary scholar, the elders of that generation have rarely been active in the court. The Fan family's power in the Ministry of War is not particularly strong.

"Perhaps my fourth brother will help them, but he has lost his way. Your intention has not been exposed yet, and his relationship with me is also extremely secretive. Based on my understanding of the fourth brother, he will not be sure of anything at all. He will go to war over the matter. Even if he knows your thoughts, I'm afraid his first thought is to win over and try to resolve the grudge between you and Fan Hongyi. When he really notices it, he will try to get a seal from the military. Wang Qing, I’m afraid it’s too late.”

Shen Zhui nodded. The fourth prince Ji Dan had clearly shown his kindness to him before. As for the Fan family, although they would pay attention to it, they might not take it seriously. They immediately asked the fourth prince Ji Dan to contact the king and start a war. To put it bluntly, even if the fourth prince Ji Dan knew his intention to marry Zixuan, he might not take any action.

Why? Because Ji Dan also had to consider whether it was worth offending several Wuhou and a feudal king in West Antarctica, and if he didn't want to offend, how far he would go to would be considered appropriate.

I just need to pretend to think about it for a while, and at least I can delay it for a while.

Therefore, the problem is not big on the Ministry of War and the military side.

"The focus is on the six departments and the center." Ji Chen said. "Two generations of the Fan family have been prime ministers, and there are many great scholars. Moreover, they have been in the officialdom for eight hundred years, with disciples spread across six departments. Many important positions in the court have officials from the Fan family or who are grateful to the Fan family."

"A royal marriage is a family matter as well as a state matter. Since it is a state matter, there is room for negotiation."

"The four crowned kings and the matchmakers from the Ministry of War are enough, but more is not enough."

Shen Zhui nodded. He wanted to marry the princess, not force her to marry him. Four kings are enough. Too much will be counterproductive.

Ji Chen saw that Shen Zhui could quickly understand whatever he was doing, and his thoughts became smoother: "For the civil servants, the candidates I gave are the Liu, Wei, Kou, and Yang families. As for the Li family, forget it. Qingzheng is my fourth brother's teacher. The Lin family is not suitable either. Mr. Lin Zhizhong has been upright throughout his life and will not get involved in such things."

"Your Yuehua Banquet has become famous in one fell swoop. Now many great scholars have a good impression of you. It is most appropriate to pay you a visit at this time."

"Will the Yang family..." Shen Zhui frowned slightly.

"As long as I'm here, you don't have to worry." Ji Chen smiled. "Maybe Mrs. Yang really wants to meet you."

"Huh?" Shen Zhui was slightly stunned. He could clearly see the narrow smile in Ji Chen's eyes. But he really couldn't figure it out, what's so funny about this?

Shaking his head, Shen Zhui quickly put the matter aside.

"As for the harem, I will ask my eldest sister to go to Xuanyue Immortal Palace from time to time. At critical times, my mother will also come forward."

"Ji Chen's eldest sister should be Princess Anping." Shen Zhui also showed a smile, but he had not forgotten that the seventh prince Ji Chen, whose mother's clan was not as powerful as him, was the daughter of the Golden Snake King of the Northern Continent. After marrying into the palace, she was named Yuan Fei.

"I hope everything goes as planned." Shen Zhui thought to himself.

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After the plan was finalized, the first place Shen Zhui went to visit was the Liu family.

Liu Ruqin was Wenzong, and he had made great military exploits and was a Marquis of Shenwu. His title has been retained. If one person holds the titles of Wenzong and Wuhou, no other person can be found in the entire Zhou Dynasty.

Although this big brother has rarely appeared in public over the years, focusing on studying knowledge, his status in the hearts of scholars has never diminished.

What's more, the great scholar Liu Haoran had personally invited him to the Yuehua Banquet, so Shen Zhui should visit the Liu Mansion first, both logically and emotionally.

Since Ji Chen, Wei, Yang, Liu and Kou are the best candidates, it is not without reason.

Liu Haoran was Ji Chen's teacher and admired Shen Zhui very much. During his second visit, he readily agreed to be Shen Zhui's matchmaker and let Shen Zhui stay at Liu's Mansion for two days to teach him about poetry and poetry.

With the great scholar Liu Haoran setting an example in front of him, and the spread of four holy poems, Shen Zhui's Xinhou Mansion was bustling with traffic and crowded with guests every day, even more lively than King Zhao's mansion!

It is said that although it has no wings, it can fly faster than those with wings. Shen Zhui's actions still aroused the vigilance of those who are interested, especially at the Yuehua tail banquet, Princess Anle composed the music for Shen Zhui's "National Sorrow", and the champion Hou Shen Zhui sent back a song "Guan Ju", which made people even more imaginative. Lian Lian.

Everyone is speculating that this champion Hou is going to rise to the top and become a relative of the emperor?

What surprised those who were more interested was that the Fan family seemed to take this rumor as true. They also began to visit various mansions and began to reiterate the proposal to marry Princess Anle Ji Zixuan for Fan Hongyi.

On May 13th, after Shen Zhui left the Liu Mansion, he went to the Yang Mansion. Originally, people thought that the Yang Mansion might give Shen Zhui a rejection, but unexpectedly, Shen Zhui received the warm hospitality of the Yang Mansion, and even Yang Mansion The old lady personally received them.

At this time, Shen Zhui made a special trip to pay homage to Yang An's cemetery on his way to Beijing, defeated Yang Lin, and caused the nine-clawed golden dragon to move, and observed the broken blade of Ling Yun, which was also discovered.

After receiving the title of Champion, he went to pay homage to Yang An's grave first, which greatly earned him the favor of the senior leaders of the Yang family. Later, Yang Lin was defeated by Zhengda Guangming, which completely convinced the younger generation of disciples.

All of this seemed to have been planned in advance, and it was not like a mere champion could go on so smoothly.

Finally, Fan Hongyi, who was extremely arrogant and had never taken Shen Zhui seriously, could no longer sit still. He rushed to the 30th level overnight and found the fourth prince Ji Dan who said seriously:

"Brother Wang, I am afraid that Shen Chai has already taken refuge with the Seventh Prince Ji Chen. Judging from his experiences along the way, the rumors that this son wants to marry the princess are not groundless! Once he succeeds, not only will It is our Fan Mansion that has lost its face, and the Seventh Prince will definitely take advantage of the situation and take control of the forces in the South China Sea Islands... We must do something!"

"Yes, Gu also felt it." There was a hint of gloom in Ji Dan's eyebrows. He invited Shen Zhui twice, but although the other party accepted the invitation, he only came in person. Secondly, he pretended to be deaf and dumb to his solicitation hints, which was obviously Mostly prevarication. But it was impossible for him to tell Fan Hongyi this part. He just agreed with the Fan family's idea of ​​​​moving.

But before Fan Hongyi and Ji Dan had time to take action, an old case of the 'Guo Guogong' that had been gathering dust for a long time was quickly uncovered by the Supervision Department, and four major kings were killed in a row!

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On May 14th, the Supervision Department and the Criminal Department jointly dispatched the eight great kings in the True King's Secret Realm and quietly went to Sicha Kingdom and Lunnan Kingdom in the Southern Continent, Zhongshan Kingdom in the Northern Continent, and Qi Kingdom in the Eastern Continent.

On the charge of framing and murdering the Duke 149 years ago, these four kings were beheaded in public. Except for King Lunnan who had been secretly executed by King Zhao, the other three kings were all on May 10th. He was beheaded on the fourth day, and a notice was issued, declaring that all descendants of the Shen family were innocent, restored the title of Lord Protector Shen Yin, and returned to the altar of the Zi Temple to enjoy worship.

Any descendant of the Shen family who is on the run, if they are within the fourth generation, can take the position of Duke of Protector. If the heirs originally enjoyed the imperial title and salary, they would also be restored.

At the same time, the news that Shen Zhui was the fifth-generation descendant of Lord Protector was also officially announced.

However, since the Lord Protector is not hereditary, but merely hereditary in rank, after four generations, as a rule, Shen Kangwei can only get one viscount, and Shen Zhui can only get one baron. Therefore, the imperial court only compensated Shen Kang as an idle marquis - Zhongliehou.

When the case was revealed, everyone was shocked. Since the founding of the Zhou Dynasty, this can be regarded as a shocking injustice. Many people still remember the past of Duke Shen, and they have rebuilt spiritual tablets and temples in their houses to commemorate this Duke who died unjustly.

Shen Zhui, as a direct descendant of the Protector Shen Yin, and the fact that he was awarded the title of Champion Marquis, once again became a hotly discussed figure within the Thirty-Three Layers.

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There were constant disturbances from the outside world, but Shen Zhui unswervingly carried out his plan to win over.

The benefit of this news was that Shen Zhui received great courtesy when he visited some family ministers who were not very close to Ji Chen or King Zhao.

The long time will erase many memories, but for those sages and true gods, one hundred and forty-nine years is just a slightly longer retreat. At that time, Shen Yin, the commander-in-chief of Dongfangzhou's rear area, provided supplies and support for the three armies in the expedition. He was regarded as the first prime minister of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and due to the special period, he could be regarded as the most powerful 'wartime prime minister'. Shen Yin was wise and loyal, so naturally he had many old friends who were grateful for his kindness. Now that Shen Yin died unjustly and Shen Kang was crazy, all these kindnesses have been repaid to Shen Zhui, the fifth-generation heir and champion.

Originally, the Wei and Kou families were not enthusiastic about Shen Zhui's visit, but after the case was uncovered, they quickly changed their attitude and actively invited Shen Zhui to visit them a second time.

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Wei family, the grand residence of Wei Mansion.

Shen Zhui sat in the main hall, slowly drinking tea and waiting quietly.

What he wants to see now is none other than Wei Xuancheng, the ancestor of the Wei family, a great scholar of the time who served as the Right Chancellor of the Great Zhou Dynasty for more than a hundred years. In terms of status in the literary world, he is even one point higher than Liu Haoran.

However, because of his policy of "destroying the ancestral lineage and abandoning the temple," he was involved in a turmoil, which caused widespread resentment among the vassal states and forced him to resign. Yang Wenguang was replaced as the right prime minister.

Logically speaking, it was time for the Wei family to hibernate, but after hearing that Shen Zhui was a descendant of Shen Yin, they had this meeting.

The sound of steady footsteps gradually became clearer, and Shen Zhui quickly looked towards the screen at the back of the main hall.

I saw an old man with gray hair on his temples, an immortal spirit, and a rosy complexion slowly walking towards him.

"Junior, I have met Mr. Wei." Shen Zhui quickly raised his hands and saluted.

"No need to be so polite." Wei Xuancheng smiled slightly and asked Shen Zhui to take a seat. "Get up, I should still be considered your master-uncle."

"Uncle Master?" Shen Zhui was slightly stunned. Looking at the old man in front of him who was wearing a plain robe, he gave off an extremely friendly feeling.

"Your ancestor is my teacher." Wei Xuancheng said softly.

"What?!" Shen Zhui was shocked and extremely surprised.

No wonder that as soon as he heard that he was a descendant of the Shen family, the Wei family immediately approached him, and it was not the head of the family who received him, but the ancestor.

However, when Shen Yin fell, Wei Xuancheng was only the chief priest of the temple and the vice president of the academy, and was not implicated. Later, he skyrocketed and became the Right Prime Minister. This also shows the enlightenment of Emperor Ming.

"Then... my uncle has known my identity for a long time?" Shen Zhui asked, and a kit appeared in his hand. It was the ordinary kit that could not be opened.

"Yes, I sensed it after you left Daxia Academy and sent Wei Long to give you a life-saving bag, but it is useless to you now." Wei Xuancheng sighed lightly. "Sir, he was wronged, but I couldn't protect myself at that time. I couldn't stop it at all, so I could only do something secretly. Your biological father, Shen Kangwei, secretly returned to the world every time. Most of the time, people from my Wei family were secretly looking after him."

"Junior, thank you so much, uncle." Shen Zhui stood up and bowed.

"You don't have to be so polite. It seems like you are acquainted with Wen He. It's fate."

After a pause, Wei Xuancheng changed the subject and said, "I heard that you intend to marry the princess?"

Shen Zhui didn't expect that this old gentleman would be so straightforward. He revealed his purpose in one sentence. He immediately stopped covering up and nodded and said, "Yes."

"Is this your own intention, or is it the intention of King Zhao? Or is it the intention of the Seventh Prince?" Wei Xuancheng looked at Shen Zhui indifferently. There seemed to be an invisible force in his eyes, which made Shen Zhui feel that everything was exposed.

The other party knew this. The pressure in Shen Zhui's heart doubled, and he immediately secretly used the merit barrier, and the feeling slowly faded away.

There was a strange look in Wei Xuancheng's eyes, but he didn't explain anything, just waiting for Shen Zhui's answer.

"It's my own wish. Zixuan and I are in love." Shen Zhui looked directly into Wei Xuancheng's eyes and said firmly.

After looking at Shen Zhui for a moment, Wei Xuancheng smiled and nodded: "Since you are willing, then I, an annoying old guy, might as well go to the palace birthday banquet."

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On May 17, three highly respected civil servants and scholars from the Liu, Yang, Wei, and Kou families were willing to side with Shen Zhui.

Only the Kou family is left.

It is also the family that the Seventh Prince Ji Chen finds most difficult to move, and even has no hope.

The ancestor of the Kou family, Kou Xun, was a founding hero and the fifth among the twenty-eight generals of Yuntai.

This great Confucian was originally an old minister of the Li Dynasty. After the Li Dynasty declined and wars broke out, he took refuge with Ji Fa, the great emperor of the Li Dynasty.

Before Shen Yin's rise, Kou Xun was originally a prime minister and military advisor in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and he was good at managing government affairs.

He also had a widely circulated allusion of "harmony between generals and prime ministers" with the first champion Hou Yangan.

When Kou Xun was the king of Yongzhou, he had one of Yang An's subordinates executed to enforce strict military discipline. Yang An, who had repeatedly made military achievements, was extremely angry when he found out about it. He thought that Kou Xun was deliberately making things difficult for him, and angrily expressed that he wanted to be at odds with Kou Xun.

In order to avoid conflict, Kou Xun decided not to meet Yang An. And he gave special preferential treatment to Yang An's subordinates. Be patient and submissive at all times and avoid intensifying conflicts. Take great pains to achieve reconciliation.

Finally, the emperor was ordered to come forward in person and hold a banquet to mediate. He treated Yang Anxiao with great righteousness and asked him to put the overall situation first. : "The decision is still undecided. How about a private fight between the two tigers?" After Yang An's persuasion by Emperor Ming, he finally changed his mind and no longer held a grudge. Finally, he shook hands with Kou Xun and made peace, working together to support the Zhou Dynasty.

Even when Yang An later conquered West Antarctica, Kou Xun was the military advisor of the West Route Army. With his assistance to Yang An, the West Route Army was the fastest among the three armies.

It's a pity that Yang An died in the battle, and Kou Xun, who was most expected to stand side by side with Shen Yin as right prime minister, was also seriously injured and was in a coma for nearly twenty years. Since then, he has suffered hidden injuries, and in the end he was only awarded the title of Yongnuhou.

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The reason why Ji Chen had no hope of subduing Kou Xun was because Ji Chen got the news that the matchmaker for the Fan family's third marriage proposal was none other than Kou Xun, the founding hero of the country, and there was news that the other party had already accepted.

The Liu family and the Yang family were engaged in an exchange of interests. In addition to Ji Chen's identity, Shen Zhui also agreed to exchange many unpublished poems, so they could move smoothly.

But according to Shen Zhui's understanding, Kou Xun didn't care about these. On the contrary, he loved practical strategies and classic meanings, and didn't like poetry filled with flashy rhetoric.

Then why did Ji Chen let himself come to Kou's house? Could it be that I could make this big shot change his mind?

Just when Shen Zhui lowered his head and thought wildly, a deep voice suddenly came from his ears: "Are you Shen Zhui?"

Shen Zhui looked up and immediately saw a majestic and solemn face. He was not wearing regular clothes. Instead, he was wearing a battle armor. It seemed that he had just finished practicing.

"That's right, junior Shen Zhui is here to meet Duke Yong Guo." Shen Zhui saluted.

"I heard that you went to the Extreme Flame Forbidden Land, but did you learn the invincible sword technique?" Kou Xun asked.

Shen Zhui was slightly startled, then subconsciously nodded and said, "I barely understood a few moves."

"Oh?" Kou Xun's eyes flashed with excitement. "Show it to me."