Although the Shen family is not in the court, it is one of the four major families in Luojing. In addition to the royal family, there are also the Lu family where Zhongshu Ling (prime minister) is located, and the Cai family of Taishi Mansion.
The Cai family are relatives, and the queen of Emperor Yongxi belongs to the Cai family.
In addition to these four families, there are also ten wealthy families, making up the most powerful aristocratic families in Luojing City.
The head of the ten wealthy families is the Pei family, where Wu Ninghou Pei Hao belongs. The Pei family is a family of military generals. It used to be one family and three nobles, and it was extremely prominent. Although it is now in decline, it is still the top noble in Luojing City.
There are old aristocrats and new aristocrats.
Among the new rich are the four families of Su, Liu, Cao, and Gao. They all only rose up within a hundred years, and some even rose up within the past few decades.
Some people rise, others fall. The transition between the old and the new is indispensable for struggle. In addition to the political battles and sides in the court, the competition between the shopping mall and the younger generation has never stopped.
Especially in Zhenwuyuan.
All kinds of overt and covert fighting never stopped for almost a day.
The great Zhou Dynasty built its country with military force, and the whole world respects military force. Whether it is a civil official or a military general, if one does not know how to use force, he will be looked down upon.
In the officialdom, you can't just start a fight if you disagree, you must always pay attention to the teacher's reputation.
But in the Zhenwu Academy, there are not so many scruples. As long as you don't like it, you can initiate a challenge. Those who dare not challenge will be looked down upon and considered a coward. If you lose, you will not be considered a challenger.
It’s a coward, but it’s also very despising.
The senior officials of the Zhenwu Academy allow and even encourage this kind of healthy competition among their students, but they prohibit assassins.
Once someone is killed, it is a big deal.
People of the Shen family do not hold official positions, but they have hereditary and non-replaceable titles. The Shen family played a role in the founding of the Zhou Dynasty because the Shen family once spent all their wealth to recruit troops from the royal Ye family.
Once you have been granted the title of Duke, you will not be required to hold any other positions in the court.
They only have the tax-free privilege of doing business during the Great Zhou Dynasty, but the Shen family has never exercised this privilege for a day. They pay a fair amount of tax and never default on it.
In addition, the Shen family runs "Huitong", the largest bank in the Zhou Dynasty, and even the court's tax liability settlement is done at "Huitong".
To put it bluntly, the Shen family is the manager of Da Zhou’s money bag.
Even the Ministry of Household Affairs may not know how much money Da Zhou has, but the Shen family knows it clearly.
The imperial concubine of Emperor Taizu of the Great Zhou Dynasty was born in the Shen family. The third-generation emperor also had blood from the Shen family. Almost every generation of the royal family and the Shen family had marriages.
Therefore, the relationship between the Shen family and the royal family is the closest.
The current head of the Shen family, Chengguo Gong Shen Zhuang, does not need to go to the Yongxi Emperor for an audience. He can directly enter the south study room of the Dazheng Palace.
But now, Shen Zhuang, who was in his prime, turned gray overnight. His favorite fourth son, Shen Zhiyuan, was assassinated at the age of eighteen.
When Shen Zhiyuan's mother and Shen Zhuang's concubine Liu Zhimei got the news, she had already fainted from crying.
When Shen Zhuang was young, he was wild and uninhibited. He was surrounded by thousands of flowers and not a single leaf touched him. Only after meeting Liu Zhimei did he feel that he had met true love and accepted his heart.
Liu Zhimei came from a humble background, so it was naturally impossible for her to be the wife of a duke. Therefore, Shen Zhuang's wife was someone else, but his favorite was Liu Zhimei.
Liu Zhimei gave birth to a son and another daughter, the fourth son Shen Zhiyuan and the sixth daughter Shen Meier.
"Notice the whole government to pay tribute to the Fourth Young Master!" Shen Zhuang sat blankly on the stone steps of the courtyard with red eyes. He called the housekeeper to him and gave instructions.
"My lord, please forgive me."
"Compare it to the prince's specifications!"
"Master, Madam..." the butler reminded, Fourth Master Shen is a concubine after all. No matter how much you favor him, you cannot break the rules and national laws.
"Everyone is dead, and she still cares about this. Can I still make the decision in this family?" Shen Zhuang roared, and the veins on his neck and forehead were exposed.
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"Your Highness, we are still a step late." Seeing the white lining at the door of Shen's Mansion and the red lanterns replaced by white lanterns, Qingyi couldn't help but take a breath of air.
How could Ye Liuli not know?
When she returned to Nanya, she went to Zhenwuyuan as soon as possible. Only when she arrived at Zhenwuyuan did she find out that Fourth Young Master Shen did not live in Zhenwuyuan on weekdays, but went home.
For students who have residences in Luojing, the Zhenwu Academy does not force them to live in the Zhenwu Academy, especially old students with high talents like Mr. Shen.
If they want to graduate from Zhenwu Academy, they can do so at any time.
Students of the Zhenwu Academy can graduate and leave at any time as long as they can reach the fourth level of cultivation, while students who are thirty years old and have not yet reached the fourth level are forced to leave.
Shen Zhiyuan is smart and talented, but he doesn't practice martial arts very hard. Even so, he easily broke through the fourth rank, reached the graduation standard long ago, and was accepted by Vice Dean Shan Shui as his disciple. True biography of the hospital.
However, he is unwilling to leave the Zhenwu Academy. Firstly, the atmosphere of the Zhenwu Academy is free and he has not had enough fun. Secondly, the people selected into the Zhenwu Academy are all talented elites, especially the girls. None of them are born ugly. For For Mr. Shen, who inherited the excellent genes of his father Shen Zhuang, this is his paradise. Why would he be willing to go home after graduation and work as a cow or a horse?
"Your Highness, do you want to come in?"
"You're here, so of course you have to come in." Ye Liuli said, some things still need to be known to the Shen family, and some conflicts are best killed directly at the source.
"Call the news, Ye Li, counselor of Nanya Jing'an Department, wants to see Mr. Shen!"
"Yes."
When the concierge saw Nanya's token, he naturally did not dare to neglect it and quickly turned around and went in to report it.
"Nanya Counselor, I'm missing!" Shen Zhuang's eyes were bloodshot and he was in an extremely bad mood. He was in a state of sadness. How could he be in the mood to see guests?
"Master, it seems that Miss Qingyi is among the people here." The concierge of the Shen family must be smart and know most of the dignitaries in the capital.
Qingyi is Ye Hongyi's disciple and a famous person in Luojing. If the concierge doesn't know her, he would be derelict in his duty.
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"What is she here for?" When Shen Zhuang heard that it was Qingyi, his attitude immediately changed. This was naturally due to Qingyi's identity.
"I don't know."
"After I tidy up a little bit, you take me to the side hall." Shen Zhuang ordered. He really couldn't see guests in his current state.
A moment later, Ye Liuli and Qingyi met Cheng Guogong Shen Zhuang in the side hall of Shen Mansion.
"I'm sorry for taking the liberty of visiting you, Mr. Shen."
"What does Counselor Ye want to see me for?" Shen Zhuang was also the owner of a flower in the bush, so naturally he could see Ye Li's daughter at a glance, but he didn't want to go into details, nor did he want to tell the truth.
"I am here to investigate the assassination of Fourth Young Master Shen."
"What do you mean?" Shen Zhuang raised his brows, and a powerful force suddenly emanated from him. The entire side hall was filled with a domineering pressure, and even the two orchids at the door were affected. , the leaves are all bent down.
What a strong cultivation level.
It is rumored that Shen Zhuang indulges in sexual activities and his body has long been empty. Although his talent is extremely high, he can only reach the second level of martial arts. Now it seems that the rumors are just rumors.
The pressure Shen Zhuang put on Ye Liuli was definitely that of a first-grade grandmaster.
In desperation, Shen Zhuang lost control and exposed his cultivation. He immediately realized it, quickly withdrew the pressure, and instantly became the gentle and elegant Mr. Shen again.
It can be retracted and released freely, which is obviously a very high level of cultivation.
Everyone in the world underestimates the head of the Shen family.
"Has Master Shen ever checked the cause of death of Fourth Master Shen?" Ye Liuli asked.
"Of course, the wound is in the heart. It is difficult for ordinary people to detect it. It is the Youhong Technique of Xirong Puppet Shadow Hall." Shen Zhuang said.
"Mr. Shen, are you sure?"
"Master Ye, my eyesight is not that bad, right?" Shen Zhuang's face darkened slightly and he said displeasedly.
"Because I got the news that the death of Fourth Young Master Shen was not caused by the Puppet Shadow Hall of Xirong, but someone was secretly plotting against Mr. Qixing and asked to be assassinated using the Puppet Shadow Hall's techniques," Ye Liuli said.
"Is the news true?" Shen Zhuang stood up in horror, "My son has not forged a life-or-death enmity with anyone. Who paid to kill someone in Qixing Pavilion?"
"Sir Young Master Shen once troubled students from the Zhenwu Academy and broke the legs of five Xirong wolf riders in the street. Is this true?" Ye Liuli asked.
"Isn't there no evidence that this thing was done by a child?" Shen Zhuang frowned slightly. As a father, how could he not know the ridiculous things his son did?
"Evidence is for the weak against the strong, and the strong against the weak. There is no need for evidence at all. As long as he thinks it was you, what can you do?"
"So, my son's death is really related to the Xirong people?"
"If the people of Xirong wanted to attack Fourth Master Shen, why would they go to Qixing Pavilion and specify the method of Puppet Shadow Hall? Isn't it unnecessary?"
"Perhaps this is the cunningness of the Xirong people. They do the opposite and make people feel that they are not them." Shen Zhuang retorted.
"It's not impossible, but at this time, they have no reason to do this. Although the Zhou Dynasty is in trouble internally and externally, it has not yet reached that point. Although the Xirong people are barbaric, they are not stupid." Ye Liuli explained and analyzed.< /p>
"I don't care who he is, if he kills my son, I will never let him go!" A murderous look flashed through Shen Zhuang's eyes, and the pain of losing his son was heartbreaking.
"The revenge of Fourth Young Master Shen needs to be avenged, but the Young Master should not fall into the trap of others to sow discord and kill someone with a borrowed knife!" Ye Liuli solemnly reminded.
"I naturally know it, and there is no need for Mr. Ye to remind me to see the guests off!"