Chapter 185: Looking for help

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 Chengguo Gongfu.

Facing Zhu Yi's sincere gaze, Li Xian coughed twice, looking slightly embarrassed.

"Didn't I come to discuss with my nephew..."

Zhu Yi looked disappointed, lowered her head and sighed, saying.

"Oh, it turns out that Uncle Shi didn't come up with a way to help this junior pass the court meeting, he just sent a message for His Majesty."

Tell your old boy to take the stand!

To be honest, from the moment Li Xian walked in, he looked like he was trying to become the Duke's palace, which made Zhu Yi very uncomfortable.

Originally, considering the current situation of Duke Cheng's mansion, it was really inappropriate to offend such a popular Duke of Feng, so Zhu Yi endured it.

But now Li Xian has come clean.

With Zhu Yi's cleverness, he reacted immediately.

Since the emperor was behind this matter, he had to do his best to handle it regardless of whether Duke Feng wanted to do it or not.

Therefore, I let go of my courage and deliberately teased him a few words to win back the victory.

Seeing Zhu Yi's "disappointed" look, Li Xian couldn't help but touch his nose and cursed in his heart.

This kid is not very young, so he doesn't want to suffer at all.

Isn’t it just that if he sells out, he will be imprisoned? As for being so vindictive...

But this was just a small episode. At this moment, it was impossible for Zhu Yi to really offend Li Xian, so he stood up, cupped his hands, and said solemnly.

"Shibo, I know that I know that in front of the emperor, Shibo must have a lot of troubles. This matter of clearing my father's name requires Shibo's full help. If it can be successful, I will become the Duke of the country, and I will definitely appreciate Shibo's help.

Grace."

With Zhu Yi's current status as the head of the Chengguo Gongfu family, the words "Chengguo Gongfu" carry a lot of weight.

Li Xian couldn't help but sit upright, accepted Zhu Yi's gift calmly, and said.

"We are of the same blood, and we are like brothers. There is no need to be polite to my nephew. I will do my best."

The two of them sat down separately, and after this ceremony, the relationship between the two parties truly changed.

The previous conversations and frictions were just mutual tests of intentions and bottom lines.

Now it is tacitly understood and a loose alliance has been formed.

After solving the problem of mutual trust, the next natural step is to solve the problem together.

Although Zhu Yi spoke teasingly just now, it was also filled with a glimmer of hope.

Seeing that Li Xian had no choice, he couldn't help but feel a little distressed and said.

"Shibo, to be honest, if the matter of court discussion had been left in the past, my nephew might have been able to think of something to do, but now, after my father passed away, the Xunqi family who had good relations with Duke Chengguo's mansion, all of them have different feelings.

I am afraid that it will not work if I want to rely on them to build momentum."

In fact, Zhu Yi began to consider the feasibility as soon as he heard about this matter.

Today, there are nothing more than three kinds of forces above the imperial court.

The emperor, his relatives, and his ministers restrained and balanced each other.

Generally speaking, as long as we can win over the support of both parties, such a major event as the conferral of the dukedom of Xiguo can be achieved.

But the problem now is that except for the news from the emperor.

Zhu Yi was really not sure about the other two parties.

Needless to say, the civil servants are naturally hostile to their relatives, and the biggest resistance to this matter comes from them.

As for the relatives...

As Zhu Yi said, in the beginning, he was running around for the affairs of Cheng Guo Gongfu, but it was not completely useless.

That request for burial was jointly signed by several relatives, but was rejected by the court.

Since that time, Xunqi's attitude towards him has become lukewarm.

Especially, this time after Ningyang Hou Chen Mao returned to Beijing.

With the support of the British Duke, many former officials of the Prince of Yan's Palace who were on good terms with the Duke of Cheng Guo invariably became closer to them.

So Zhu Yi gave up the idea of ​​relying on the help of the British government.

Although the two families had a good relationship when Zhang Fu and his father Zhu Yong were there, Zhu Yi was not a child.

He naturally understands that personal relationships are personal relationships and interests are interests.

Originally, although the Duke of England was the leader of the Xunqi side, in fact, when it came to major issues that were difficult to decide, it was still handled through consultation among several government offices.

Therefore, from a profit perspective, the collapse of the Chengguo government would only benefit the British government.

Even if the British government comes to help in the future, it will only happen after they have completely swallowed up the power of the Chengguo government.

At this stage, not only will the British government not help him, but they may also secretly stumble him.

Since Chen Mao, Marquis of Ningyang, returned to Beijing, the power of the British government has continued to expand. Even with the help of Li Xian, the Duke of Feng, he could only win over less than one-third of his relatives.

With such a small number of people, it is simply not enough to compete with Wen Chen.

Therefore, Zhu Yi couldn't think of any good way for a while.

Seeing this situation, Li Xian also frowned and pondered for a moment.

"When I was about to leave the palace, Your Majesty specifically asked me to make a special trip to the Chengguo Palace. He also said that this matter can only be accomplished if the Chengguo Palace works together."

"Since Your Majesty has said so, I think there must be a solution. If you think about it carefully, did your father leave any back-up plan when he was still alive?"

Zhu Yi thought for a long time and sighed.

"My nephew has been running around all the connections left by my father these days. There are a few uncles who are willing to help me with all their strength. Some are even willing to accompany my nephew to the Crying Palace Gate with the iron certificate of the alchemy book."

After saying that, Zhu Yi smiled bitterly, shook her head and said.

"However, the risk of this matter is too great. Although the Chengguo Palace is in dire straits, my nephew will never harm them for his own affairs."

"Other than that, my nephew can't think of any way to change the current situation."

Now Li Xian also felt a little troubled.

He originally thought that the emperor specially asked him to come to Zhu Yi because Zhu Yi had some trump cards that he had not yet revealed.

But who would have thought that Zhu Yi would be at a loss as well.

Even the idea of ​​​​crying the palace came up, which shows that he has really thought of all kinds of ways.

What Zhu Yi can think of, he can naturally think of.

The only method that can work now is to rely on their lineage of former ministers of Prince Yan's Palace, plus their ancestral relatives of Jingnan's lineage.

The two parties worked together to speak out in the court, and perhaps with the help of the emperor, the matter could be passed.

But this is risky!

First of all, the civil servants will not sit still and wait for death. Although the momentum of the civil servants has increased these days, they still lost a lot of voice in the court because of the civil war. If they fight hard, they will lose more than they win.

Secondly, the British government, for their own reasons, is afraid they won't be willing to help.

Moreover, if you just don't help, you are afraid that they will cause trouble behind your back. If this is the case, it will really be a chicken-and-egg affair, and it will make the civil servants laugh.

The friendship between brothers and sisters can be said to be strong, but it can also be said to be weak.

After so many years, every family has been involved in many twists and turns.

Zhu Yi had already used up a lot of the human connections left by his father when he asked to be granted the title. If he fails to succeed this time, he is afraid that the relatives of Prince Yan's family will really have to change their family.

So this time, they either don't take action, bah, they have to take action. Not only do they have to take action, but they also have to make sure that they succeed!

When the two of them were at a loss what to do, several maids came out of the back hall and came forward.

"Sir, Madam, the banquet has been prepared and you are ready to join the banquet."

So Zhu Yi temporarily put her worries behind her and said with a smile.

"It's rare for Shibo to come here. My wife has prepared a banquet and invites Shibo to join us."

No matter what, etiquette is still required.

A popular duke came to work on their affairs as soon as he left the palace. It was impossible for Zhu Yi not to arrange a banquet.

Li Xian nodded and was about to stand up when he suddenly thought of something and spoke.

"Good nephew, if I remember correctly, your father asked the Empress Dowager Zhang and personally approved your marriage."

"At that time, the wedding ceremony was very grand. I sat in the Duke Cheng's mansion for a long time, but I didn't see your father stop."

Zhu Yi was stunned, not expecting Li Xian to suddenly mention this matter.

After all, this was all five or six years ago.

Although he didn't know what it meant, he still cupped his hands and said.

"Yes, although the marriage between the younger generation and my wife has not been officially approved, it has indeed been approved by the former Empress Dowager. My father has been busy working on this matter in the past few years."

As he said that, a hint of sadness flashed across Zhu Yi's face and said.

"It's a pity that his old man died in the battle. As a son of a human being, I can't even hold a funeral ceremony..."

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Li Xian.

"I'll talk about my feelings later. I'm old and can't remember clearly..."

Li Xian's eyes were bright and he stared at Zhu Yi and asked.

"But I seem to have an impression, who is your in-law's family?"

Seeing Li Xian's appearance, Zhu Yi's heart moved, but she didn't think much and opened her mouth to answer.

"It's Mr. Hu Jie'an!"

After saying that, Zhu Yi seemed to have reacted and asked.

"Shibo means, can my father-in-law help with this matter?"

Li Xian asked: "If this is not the case, how can we break the situation?"

Although he was not sure yet, Li Xian was mostly sure that the matter in Chengguo Duke's Mansion would probably fall on this Duke Jie'an.

Of course, "Jie'an Gong" is a private name.

In the court, this person is usually honored as Grand Uncle.

This Zhu Yi’s father-in-law is none other than Hu Ming, the Minister of Rites, one of the Seven Qings!


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