Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 134
Now it's April, but the candidate for the emperor's son-in-law will not be announced until May.

The purpose of setting aside this time is for Zongzheng to have a more in-depth and detailed understanding and communication with each family. After all, there are so many Fangzhi clansmen in the big clan nowadays, and perhaps which Fang clan member has rebellious and lawless acts is not known to the world.Once the report is verified, the royal family will naturally not be able to marry him.

But in fact, this is nonsense. Do the so-called rebellious and lawless acts still need to be investigated?Wang Dun's head hung high on the vermilion sparrow for more than a month. Who in the whole Jiankang city, from Gongqing to Li Shu, didn't know?Isn't Langya Wang's majestic name listed in the candidates?As for the bad deeds of the Shen family, they were naturally ignored by others.

The reason why there was such an arrangement, Shen Zhezi guessed, was that the emperor was trying to win the support of the clan, and deliberately set aside such a buffer time, so that King Xiyang and others could amass money wantonly.Otherwise, based on what the father and Shen Zhezi guessed about the emperor's current situation, once he thinks about choosing a son-in-law, he may be misinterpreted by the powerful ministers and made a default decision, and it will be difficult to achieve his political intentions.

A real master can make a bad hand of cards into a beautiful combination, turning decay into magic.What kind of virtues are the kings of the Sima family, needless to say.The current situation of the emperor is really worrying, I am afraid that the court's eyes and ears are already surrounded by him.Under such a bad situation, it is really unexpected to stir up the current situation through family affairs such as marriage, and to renew the sense of existence.

Such an ingenious act of breaking through, in Shen Zhezi's view, is wonderful, but there is a lot of bitterness and helplessness hidden behind it.The real emperor of the prosperous age, who monopolizes the power and obeys the inside and outside, why does he need to be so contrived to achieve his goal.

A person's speech can be false, but his behavior can often reveal his true temperament and intentions.In the original history, through the marriage arrangements of several children of Emperor Sima Shao, we can see how strong Yu Liang's desire for power is.

The daughter of Jingzhao Du Yi who was assigned by Crown Prince Sima Yan, although the Jingzhao Du family is also a rich family, there are not many Nandu people.Du Yi died early, leaving only orphans and widows living in Jiankang. Their livelihoods were almost unsustainable. It was impossible to form a powerful relative like Yingchuan Yu.

The consorts of the three imperial daughters have no strong family members, and even the members are extremely thin.It can be said that in the end of Yu Liang's life, no relatives and dignitaries could challenge Yu's status.But the hundred secrets eventually fell apart. After the Yu brothers passed away one after another, Huan Wen, the son-in-law, rose strongly and killed Zhu Yu. Since then, the Yu family has never been able to do anything politically.

These things are impossible today.The emperor rushed to choose his son-in-law before he was alive, and Qiao Guohuan's family didn't even have the qualifications for the candidate.But if it is said that Shen Zhezi can copy the original life trajectory of Huan Wen after choosing the emperor's son-in-law, then it is too simple to think about things. At least they have different backgrounds. cannot be handled in the same way.

It is too far to think about these things now, the most important thing right now is to marry the princess, otherwise everything is empty talk.

Among the eight alternatives, the Ji family in Danyang is impossible, the Xi family in Gaoping, the Zhang family in Wujun have withdrawn one after another, and the Xun family in Yingchuan has also declined.Now there are still four families left, Langya Wang family, Taishan Yang family, Danyang Zhang family and Wuxing Shen family.

Among these four families, Langya Wang's hope is the greatest, needless to say.But the Taishan Yang family and the Langya Wang family are in-laws on behalf of each other, and the Wang family has always been the leader of the family, and they have a deep friendship.

The Zhang family in Danyang was born after Zhang Zhao of the Eastern Wu Dynasty, and lived in Danyang for generations. They had a great reputation in the capital and a very high reputation.Zhang's family, Zhang Kai, is now the official residence of Shangshu. He is a high-ranking official in Taiwan Province and leads the Dazhongzheng of this county.Regardless of family background or official position and reputation, it is by no means comparable to Wu Xing's Shen family, which has recently emerged.

Although half of the candidates have gone, no matter how you look at it, the Shen family will lose this battle.What is commendable is that Shen Chong's title is now a leader in Wuzhong, in charge of Kuaiji and supervising the military affairs of the five counties, with great power.Another point is Shen Zhezi's own accomplishment and reputation. As Ji Zhan's disciple, some words and deeds are quite popular nowadays, and he is also very famous in Wuzhong.

But things like fame have always made sense, both positive and negative.As Shen Zhezi became one of the candidates for the emperor's son-in-law, many past deeds were circulated in Jiankang City, such as confronting Gu Pi in the street, Wu Xingya disobeying Zhongzheng, and writing a poem to promote his own tofu in Wujun.

In the past, when these deeds were brought up by people, they were often used as interesting conversation materials, and those who heard about them occasionally praised the genius of the child prodigy.However, when it is mentioned now, some small circles were guided by people with good intentions, but it became an excuse to testify against Shen Zhezi for being rude and rebellious.

A mere little boy, with a little talent, dared to openly contradict the celebrities of the time!Even though he has a little talent and reputation, but he wants to speak out for the accounts of merchants who sell goods, his character is really mediocre!
There were more and more such bad comments against Shen Zhezi, and then spread to slander the entire Shen family.Then many dark histories of the Shen family were revealed, and some people even went to Taicheng to beat the Dengwen Drum to accuse Wu Xing and the Shen family of Weiba Township, a fish and meat villager.

Shen Zhezi was in the manor on the banks of the Qinhuai River. Hearing the harsh criticism against him, he couldn't help remembering an article about running for governor that later generations read.Apart from being annoyed, he couldn't help feeling that the ancients should not be underestimated. It would be quite shameless to start a public opinion war.

This kind of slander in public opinion is the most difficult to explain clearly. Once you fall into the mutual scolding between you and me, you will fall into the opponent's trap instead, and the business will be neglected.

Speaking of the public opinion war, Shen Zhezi is also a master of all kinds, but knowing the mystery does not mean that he can win every battle.In the final analysis, Jiankang City is not his home stadium, and the right to speak that he can control is almost negligible.

In Jiankang City nowadays, there are only a few public opinion circles.The circle of overseas Chinese is the largest, and there is no reason for the southerners to talk about it.When people gather and talk, they don't like the people of the time, and they don't invite you at all, so how can they speak?

As for the circle of southerners, although the Shen family has some influence, the Zhang family in Danyang has a deeper mass base than his family.Originally, the Ji family in Danyang could still help, but the Ji family has not removed their mourning clothes, so it is not good to entertain guests so that the Shen family can speak out.

The public opinion situation suddenly became bad, and Shen Zhezi was a little unexpected.The children of Jinling overseas Chinese who had entered the capital with him suddenly fell silent, which made Shen Zhezi realize that Yu Liang must be behind it, and sent someone to Yufu to inquire. Sure enough, Yu Tiao had been placed under house arrest. The children of overseas Chinese in Jinling were also threatened and were not allowed to open eyes for the Shen family.

Although Shen Zhezi still has a weapon to threaten Yu Liang, it will take time to negotiate back and forth. By the time the negotiation comes to a conclusion, he will already be notorious and his image will be ruined, which will not help the matter.

What is consoling at the moment is that these smearing and evil comments against Shen Zhezi are still limited to a lower level, and there are no voices of celebrities and officials who can really influence the direction of public opinion.But it can also be seen from this that the second generations of these aristocratic families are not up to the mark. They have already gained the upper hand, but they still want to use this trick to discredit their opponents.

However, this happiness didn't last long, and after a few days, the bosses finally took action. First, Yu Liang praised Zhang's children for their excellence in public, and then Lu Ye of Wu Jun accepted Danyang Zhang Mu as his disciple.Zhang Mu is the son of Zhang Kai in Danyang, one of the candidates for the emperor's son-in-law this time.

In this way, the last layer of halo on Shen Zhezi's body was also dimmed.Although Ji Zhan can be called the old man of the country, he has passed away after all.Wujun Erlu is the most respected among the Southerners nowadays, and Lu Ye also serves as Yangzhou Dazhongzheng.

Shen Zhezi was not surprised that Yu Liang chose Danyang Zhang's support.Tuo Zongzheng, the emperor's selection of his son-in-law, is no longer something he can stop.Of the four remaining now, one of them must be selected.

Compared with several other families, the Zhang family in Danyang is the head snake in Gyeonggi, and the power core of the Yu family is also in the center of Taiwan province. If they can merge with each other, it will be of great significance to stabilizing the current situation.And if the Shen family can't be selected this time, there is no possibility of turning against it, so they can only continue to lie dormant under its wings.In this way, it can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

As for the Lu family, it has always been a tradition of sticking knives, and the Shen family greatly violated the dignity of his family because of the extermination of Wu Chengyan's family. of.

Faced with such a disadvantage, the Shen family naturally couldn't sit still.Not to mention that Shen Zhezi is bound to win, just looking at the 200 million yuan spent in that pass, even if he quits, he will definitely not come back, Shen Zhezi feels distressed thinking about it.

So Shen Zhezi has been participating in various gatherings these days, using his own quality and performance to restore word of mouth a little bit, but with little effect.The main reason is that the Shen family has too few channels in Jiankang. Although there are many clan members who are officials in Beijing, most of them are not of high rank, and the levels they can contact are limited.

The most reliable person right now, apart from those contacts left to him by Shen Zhezi's teacher Ji Zhan, is the celebrity network that Shen Peizhi has managed in the past two years, but the results achieved are limited.

The so-called political legacy can only play a role after reaching a certain level.In the final analysis, you are worthy of help, and people are willing to help you.But you can't help yourself, who will go all out to tide you over?
The current situation of the Shen family is worrisome, Shen Zhezi went to visit his teacher's old friends, some of them would be more polite and encouraged, or faintly warned the Shen family not to go into this muddy water again, and quitting early would ensure the family's reputation.As for those who are indifferent, just avoid them.

On this day, Shen Zhezi left Danyang's family again, but met Shen Peizhi with fluttering sleeves on the road, so he stopped on the way and invited Shen Peizhi to come.

Shen Peizhi's life has not been good recently, Shen's family has been controversial in Jiankang City recently, and even his reputation has been damaged, so he is very enthusiastic about running for Shen Zhezi.After getting in the car, before sitting still, he smiled and said to Shen Zhezi: "Does Zhezi have free time tomorrow afternoon? If you have nothing else, why don't you go to Zhangjiayin Garden with me? Zhang Jikang will gather in the garden. At that time, I will Many people are present, if Zhezi can make a big surprise here, it will be worth a thousand words."

For Shen Peizhi's enthusiasm, Shen Zhezi was still quite moved, and said with a smile: "Uncle has a request, how dare he refuse."

Seeing that Shen Zhezi agreed, Shen Peizhi heaved a sigh of relief, fearing that the young man would become disheartened and timid due to the controversy.Now it seems that he is worrying too much.He was about to tell Shen Zhezi about Zhangjiayin Garden when he suddenly heard a loud roar from outside the carriage.

"The family of madness, shameless people, what kind of face do you have to survive in the world, to be side by side with the north and south gates!"

A burly man suddenly rushed out of the four markets beside the street, waving a huge iron rod in his hand, roaring, rushed to the middle of the road, and smashed the iron rod into Shen Zhezi's carriage: "How can such a family be a relative of the emperor? This villain!"

Shocked by this scene, everyone in the road ran away in panic, the servants of the Shen family were unable to rescue them, and saw the iron rod hit the carriage.The entire carriage collapsed immediately, and there was a mournful cry from the carriage, and immediately the maid who was waiting in the carriage spurted blood and rolled to the ground!

　To correct a mistake in the previous article, Zu Ti, a famous general of the Northern Expedition, was wrongly written as Zu Di, which is embarrassing. . .I always mistook it for Zudi. . .Some time ago, there were so many nitpickers who didn't find out, and it was unprofessional to rely on book friends to spend money to read private chats with me. . .In addition, Dengwengu Jinchuang. . .

　　
　
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