Cheng Guogongfu.
Facing Zhu Yi's sincere eyes, Li Xian coughed twice, looking slightly embarrassed.
"I'm not here to discuss this with my nephew..."
Zhu Yi looked disappointed, lowered her head and sighed.
"Oh, it turns out that Shibo 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 air!
To be honest, from the moment Li Xian walked in, he looked like he wanted to be 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 had been patient.
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 was willing or not.
Therefore, he let go of his courage and deliberately teased him 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 old, but he is not willing to suffer any loss.
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 time my father's name is rectified, I also need Shibo's help. If it can be successful, I will become the Duke of the country, and I will be grateful for 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 have the same spirit. There is no need to be polite to my nephew. I will do my best."
The two of them sat down separately. 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 matters discussed at court were left in the past, my nephew might still be able to think of something to do, but now, after my father passed away, the Xunqi family who had good relations with Chengguo Duke's Mansion, everyone has their own feelings. If you want to rely on them to build momentum, you may not be able to move forward."
In fact, Zhu Yi began to consider the feasibility as soon as he heard about it.
Above the court today, there are nothing more than three kinds of power.
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 dukedom of Xiguo can be accomplished.
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 Duke Chengguo, which 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 Chengguo have invariably become more closely associated with 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 around, 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 encountering major issues that were difficult to decide, several public offices still discussed and handled them.
Therefore, from the perspective of interests, the collapse of the Chengguo government will only benefit the British government.
Even if the British government comes to help in the future, it will only happen after they have completely wiped out the power of the Chengguo government.
At this stage, not only will the British government not help him, but they may also secretly hinder 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 ideas for a while.
Seeing this situation, Li Xian also frowned and pondered for a moment.
"When I was about to leave the palace, His 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 over the connections left by my father these days. There are a few uncles who are willing to help 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 shown.
But who would have thought that Zhu Yi was also at a loss.
Even the idea of crying the palace gate 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 descendants 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 there are risks!
First of all, the civil servants will not sit still and wait for death. These days, although the momentum of the civil servants has increased, 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 piece of cake, and it will make the civil servants laugh.
The friendship between relatives can be said to be strong, but it can also be said to be weak.
Over the years, every family has been involved in some twists and turns.
Zhu Yi had already used up a lot of the favors left by his father when he asked to be granted the title. If it doesn't work out this time, I'm afraid the relatives of Prince Yan's family will really have to change their families.
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 guarantee success!
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 come."
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 reception 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 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 this junior 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 spoke, Zhu Yi's face flashed with sadness and he said.
"It's a pity that his old man died in the battle. As a son of a human being, I can't even give him 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 incident in Duke Cheng's Mansion would probably fall on 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!
