Chapter 242 Martial Arts Competition to Recruit a Marriage
As soon as Lou Zhijing said this, many officials wanted to laugh, including Emperor Liang. They didn't think that he was trying to cut in and was too ignorant. He was clearly teasing Shen Qingzhou, or just looking for trouble to make him look bad.

Everyone knows that although there is a literary test, it is actually a martial arts contest to win a bride. Although Shen Qingzhou has talent for poetry, can his martial arts defeat the masters of Langya List? This would be embarrassing.

He did repel the Northern Yan cavalry once, but except for a few people, even his own people didn't quite know how he did it. He didn't deliberately publicize it, and many people just regarded him as a civil servant.

Lou Zhijing was very dissatisfied with Shen Qingzhou. Under the instructions of the prince, he did not deduct a cent from the annual silver allocation for Shen Qingzhou's visit to Beijing. He directly allocated it to the emperor. But how did Shen Qingzhou report it? For such a trivial matter as his son riding a horse on the street, he directly beat him with ten boards without holding back. He has been lying in bed for more than half a month.

Moreover, many people in the Ministry of Revenue had been troubled by him. Even the Crown Prince and Prince Yu were in agreement on the stance against Shen Qingzhou.

If the Crown Prince and Prince Yu had not wanted to win him over, and if they had not not wanted to be known for taking revenge on their colleagues, they would have reported him long ago. In any case, it is foreseeable that after a while, when Princess Nihuang becomes the head of the government, they would submit memorials to report him one after another.

"Minister Lou, Nihuang is the daughter of a general. This is a martial arts competition to marry her. Shen Qing's family is full of pillars. How can he do something that would hurt his body? There is no need to say more about this matter." Emperor Liang said. They were all shrewd people. Lou Zhijing also mocked him, which gave Emperor Liang a chance to make Shen Qingzhou grateful.

He never thought of putting these two people together. One has money, the other has an army. What do you want to do? Of course, he never thought that these two people would have any connection, so he was not on guard.

"I am sorry for my words, Your Majesty. I forgot that Lord Shen is not good at martial arts." Even though Lou Zhijing was apologizing, he also wanted to insult Shen Qingzhou.

"Lord Lou is indeed impressive. I have a word of advice for you. A little bit of human heart can cause trouble day and night."

"You, brat." Lou Zhijing was stunned for a moment, then realized that this meant that his mind was as small as an inch, and that he was narrow-minded.

Shen Qingzhou didn't tolerate it at all and just started to scold him.

"Well, why bother to start a dispute in the court?" Emperor Liang said.

"Your Majesty, I have some knowledge of martial arts, and I have seen Princess Nihuang from afar. I also want to take part in the princess's selection of a husband." Shen Qingzhou said.

"Mr. Shen, there is no need to be like this." Emperor Liang and all the officials thought that Shen Qingzhou was just being young and hot-tempered.

In fact, Shen Qingzhou didn't have this idea at first, but he suddenly felt that Lou Zhijing's suggestion was not bad. Princess Nihuang was indeed good-looking and looked like a good wife and mother, so he did it.

"Your Majesty, Lord Shen has such ambition, he is worthy of being a man of Daliang." Some people came out to praise him, and a bunch of people supported Shen Qingzhou. If they didn't know that this was to ask him to fight, they would have thought they were all their own people.

"Your Majesty, I have made up my mind," Shen Qingzhou said.

"Okay, it's up to you to decide." Emperor Liang stopped trying to persuade him. Shen Qingzhou was still young and full of vigor, so it was good to dampen his arrogance.

After the court meeting, Shen Qingzhou went directly to Yingfeng Tower. The princess was choosing a son-in-law, and with his status, he was naturally qualified to sign up.

……

"Shen Zheng is also going to participate in the martial arts competition to win a bride." Princess Nihuang was well-informed. Many people wanted to embarrass Shen Qingzhou, so they spread the news widely, fearing that he was just speaking out of anger and would regret it later.

Princess Nihuang knew more of the inside story. She had originally changed her mind about Shen Qingzhou and now had some other ideas.

You are competing with the Minister of Revenue and are clearly using me as a bet. What do you think of me? You said before that you have promised me the national crisis and you, and now you want to directly participate in the martial arts competition to win a wife.

Although she made witty remarks in the court, including some meaningful phrases like "It is easy to get a priceless treasure, but hard to find a loving mother", the fact that he did not treat herself as a human being made Princess Nihuang unhappy.

And she also felt that Shen Qingzhou overestimated his own abilities. You are a scholar, and you clearly know that there is a martial arts competition to win a husband, but you still seek trouble for yourself. You do this just to show your loyalty. I really overestimated you before, and thought you did a lot of things that benefited the people, so I started to look at you with a new respect.

The entire imperial capital, as if in an instant, everyone knew that Lord Shen Qingzhou, the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture, would participate in Princess Nihuang's son-in-law selection conference. Except for some core members of the Chamber of Commerce and people like Shen Sanyang who had always followed him, basically no one was optimistic about him.

Shen Qingzhou sometimes felt that the lack of information was indeed serious. Zhuo Qingyao's escort of the old couple from the Duke of Qing's mansion to the capital was a secret, so it could be said that no one knew him, but he had killed the Northern Yan cavalry. Xuelu.

"Although Lord Shen has only been in the imperial capital for a short time, he has a very good reputation and is a good official. However, why would a scholar like him participate in a martial arts competition to win a bride?" Yan Yujin said. He and Xiao Jingrui were inseparable, so he came to find Brother Su again.

"Brother Su, what do you think about this matter? Although Lord Shen is old and holds a high position, he still fell into the provocation of those old foxes." Xiao Jingrui said.

"He is not an impulsive person, he may have other considerations." Mei Changsu did not elaborate, but thought of Jiangzuo League's understanding of Shen Qingzhou.

Tanzhou is the place where the Jiangzuo League is the weakest. Although it is a border area, there are no gangs there. This is all thanks to Shen Qingzhou.

Moreover, according to his information channels, Shen Qingzhou was a very strange person, especially the rumor that the cavalry under Murong Tian were defeated by him.

He knew Murong Tian, ​​who was a member of the eldest prince's party. His family was very powerful. Unfortunately, after the battle of Tanzhou, their power collapsed and the eldest prince's advantage was greatly reduced. Otherwise, the sixth prince would have to remove this obstacle before he could ascend to the throne.

He also hinted at it, but after Murong Tian returned to the capital, he was devastated and abandoned by his family. He drank to drown his sorrows every day and never said what happened in Dongyang Prefecture.

……

On the third day, Shen Qingzhou went on the stage. He slowly stepped onto the stage and faced a man holding a dagger.

On the Yingfeng Tower.

"This man looks gentle and refined, but this is a martial arts competition to win a bride. It's a pity that he is just here for the formalities." Mu Qing looked at Shen Qingzhou, who was not an ordinary person and had a noble temperament, and said.

"Sir Shen, where is your weapon?" The big man opposite looked at Shen Qingzhou in surprise. Although he came with a purpose, wasn't this a bit too bullying? Yes, he was a master hired by Lou Zhijing, not to marry a wife. He knew that he did not have that ability. He was no match for Sima Lei and his ilk. However, sniping a literati was a waste of talent and could be easily accomplished.

"My martial arts are unique and do not require weapons." Shen Qingzhou said.

"Then I'm sorry." The big man didn't give Shen Qingzhou any face and chopped directly at him. He definitely wouldn't kill him. His purpose was to embarrass Shen Qingzhou in front of everyone.

"The chestnut horse has just been saddled with a white jade saddle. The moonlight is cold after the battle. The iron drums on the city wall are still beating, and the blood on the golden sword in the box has not yet dried."

However, he only heard one poem, and then everyone's face changed and a strange person appeared on the stage.

A man wearing tattered armor and riding a horse suddenly appeared. Offstage, Shen Sanyang looked at the familiar face. It was clearly himself. Even though he knew that Shen Qingzhou was different, this was a bit unfair.

"Who are you?" The big man's face changed and he felt a threat.

With a "swish" sound, a white light flashed, and the figure opposite suddenly disappeared. The big man was a little confused.

"You lose." Shen Qingzhou said.

"What does this mean?" The big man was puzzled, but his face changed immediately. He touched his scalp and it felt a little cold. Did he shave his head bald just now? If this was aimed at his neck, he would be dead.

"Lord Shen, what is this?" The presiding judge was a little confused, or rather, he had guessed it but didn't dare to believe it. He subconsciously looked down at the audience and found that many people had noticed it.

"This is the technique I learned from a book, the art of leaving a shadow on the wall." Shen Qingzhou's words made the chief judge's head explode.

(End of this chapter)