Eternal Sword

Chapter 382 Old Lady Su

The four of them found an inn in the city and rented two rooms to stay in.

Afterwards, the four of them went to the lobby to order some food and drinks and listen to the latest news in the world.

All the big restaurants and inns are filled with people from all corners of the world, a mixed crowd of good and bad people, from all walks of life, and they are the most well-informed.

"Have you heard that Xia Daozi asked for an imperial decree to go to the Shen family to propose marriage, but ended up getting rejected."

"What's going on? Tell me quickly."

Someone nearby urged.

Chen Tang and the other three were also a little curious. The Langya Pavilion had been declining day by day and was no longer what it used to be. How could they openly defy the emperor's orders?

The man said, "The original person in charge of Langya Pavilion is the current Shangshu Lord, Shen Yuanlin. Lord Shen is a scholar after all. Xia Dao came with the imperial edict and was said to be terrified and almost agreed."

"Guess who came out in the end?"

The man who was speaking deliberately kept everyone in suspense, took a sip of the old wine slowly, and under the urging of everyone, he slowly said: "Old Lady Su from Langya Pavilion has come out!"

Someone quickly asked, "Ah, but is it the wife of Lord Wendu?"

"good."

The man nodded and said, "Not only that, Old Lady Su practiced martial arts in Taohuawu when she was young. I heard that she even ranked in the top ten of the Fengyun Ranking when she was young. She is a martial arts master herself."

Someone asked doubtfully, "Even if it was Old Lady Su who came forward, it would be difficult for her to disobey her orders, right?"

The man chuckled and said, "Old Lady Su has come out of seclusion. Please show me the will of Lord Wendu. It is said that Lord Wendu loved Miss Zhiwei very much and set a rule early on that Miss Zhiwei could not marry casually."

"My future husband must be either the best in talent or the best in martial arts."

"what?"

Everyone felt incredible.

Someone couldn't help but laugh and asked, "Is it true that Guild Wendu would leave such a will, and it sounds so detailed?"

"Hey! You, Xia Daozi, are allowed to fool His Majesty and come up with an imperial edict, but Langya Pavilion is not allowed to make up a will?"

"Haha, the devil is one foot high, but the Tao is ten feet higher!"

The spectators around burst into laughter.

As long as the treacherous prime minister suffers a defeat, people will be very happy.

Zhu Lingxue asked in a low voice: "Who is this Lord Wendu? Is his will so important that it can rival the imperial edict?"

Mei Zhenyu said: "Lord Wendu is the prime minister from Langya Pavilion, Shen Wendu."

Chen Tang's heart moved.

Mingyue Sanren had talked to him about this person once.

Shen Wendu, in the Shen family of Langya Pavilion, is second only to Chilong Jushi in status.

In that year, Daxia experienced the Han Wen Rebellion, and the seventh emperor was deposed by Han Wen.

The eighth Emperor Jianwen lived in fear of Han Wen all day long, and was extremely uneasy. He died after only six months in office.

At that time, all military and political power in the Great Xia court was controlled by Han Wen, and the officials were at a loss.

Without Han Wen's arrival, no one dared to support the new king.

Emperor Jianwen even intended to abdicate the throne to Han Wen.

Later, it was Ye Anshi of the Sword Sect who stepped forward to quell the Han Wen Rebellion.

But before that, it was Shen Wendu who stepped forward to calm the court and argued with reason. Despite his weak body as a scholar, he had the strong character of a scholar and his eloquent tongue, and he overcame all objections and supported Emperor Xiaowu to succeed to the throne until Ye Anshi of the Sword Sect came out of retirement.

Emperor Xiaowu is the previous emperor, the father of the current Emperor Xia.

Therefore, Shen Wendu is grateful to the royal family of Daxia and Emperor Xia.

Mei Zhenyu said: "After Shen Wendu passed away, the late emperor posthumously conferred him the title of 'Duke of the State' and conferred Su the title of 'Grand Lady', a first-rank imperial lady. Thousands of scholars in Southern Xia all regarded Shen Wendu as a role model.

"When Shen Wendu was the prime minister, the government was in good order and the people were harmonious. He and Jian Zong, one civil and one military, each guarded the temple and the world. For decades, he was calm, generous and simple, filling in the gaps and supporting the government, as if they were one person."

"Even the wuxia heroes who came from the grassroots have to respectfully call Shen Wendu 'Mr. Wendu' to show respect." After a pause, Mei Zhenyu continued, "At least when Mr. Wendu was the prime minister, Xuantian Sect was not yet a force to be reckoned with in Daxia."

"I see."

Zhu Lingxue suddenly realized, "Duke Wendu has served the late emperor well. If Your Majesty ignores this will, it would be tantamount to disrespecting the late emperor."

Mei Zhenyu sighed, "Old Lady Su has long since retired and no longer cares about family affairs. Xia Dao has gone too far in deceiving himself and has alarmed the old lady."

Hearing this, Chen Tang felt greatly relieved. He couldn't help but smile and was silently happy for Zhiwei.

He was originally worried that Zhiwei had been missing for many years and would be ignored after returning home.

It seems that he was worrying too much.

With relatives like this, Zhiwei will never be bullied again!

"Old Lady Su is really amazing. Even at her advanced age, she still has the courage to come out of retirement to take charge of the overall situation for the sake of a younger generation of the family, and even bring out the will of Duke Wendu to oppose the imperial edict."

"The old lady comes from a famous family, the Wuzhou Su family. Although it is not as good as the four major families in Daxia, it is also one of the famous and prestigious families."

"Taohuawu was founded by the Su family. After all, Old Lady Su was born a warrior. Although she is older, she still has the blood of a warrior. How could she allow Xia Daozi, a junior, to bully her?"

Many people in the martial arts world were talking about it.

Someone said: "Xia Daozi is the prime minister after all, he is in a high position and has great power, and his son controls the imperial guards. The power inside and outside the court is in the hands of them. They have lost face in front of Old Lady Su, I am afraid they will not let it go."

"What if I'm unwilling?"

Another person sneered and said, "Talent and learning have nothing to do with Xia Yuanxian. As for martial arts, haha, everyone in the world knows that he can be in charge of the imperial guards and become the commander-in-chief because of his father's relationship?"

"Yes, Xia Yuanxian is not even twenty years old yet, and he has been assigned to take charge of the imperial guards. Xia Daozi is too impatient!"

As everyone was discussing, a Jianghu traveler suddenly ran in from outside the door. He looked a little excited and panted, "News just came from the capital!"

"what?"

everyone asked.

The man swallowed his saliva, took a deep breath, and then said, "I heard that in the court today, Xia Daozi questioned Minister Shen, asking if the number one martial arts master mentioned in Duke Wendu's will was the Sword Sect?"

The crowd shook their heads.

Jian Zong is so old, it naturally couldn’t be him.

The man said, "Minister Shen said that of course the age must meet the requirements, not too old, under 20 years old."

Someone nearby said, "The best martial artist under the age of 20 is the top of the Fengyun Ranking, isn't he?"

In the Daxia martial arts world, there are four lists: Fengyun List, Heaven List, Earth List, and Human List, all of which are published by Dongshan Jiange.

It is said that there is also a Grandmaster List inside Jiange.

Among the four lists, only the Fengyun List has an age limit of under 20 years old.

Considering his marriage to Zhiwei, this age standard also meets the requirements.

Therefore, it is indeed correct to call the top of the Fengyun list the best martial artist among the younger generation.

The man nodded and said, "Minister Shen also gave the same answer."

"However, Xia Daozi disagreed with this and even ridiculed the so-called Fengyun Ranking, saying that it was just the self-promotion of people in the martial arts world, which was not enough to convince the public."

"Daxia doesn't just have the martial arts world, it also has the imperial palace."

"He also said that the young talents on the list are not worth mentioning in front of the masters of the Imperial Palace!"

Before he finished speaking, there was a burst of shouting and cursing from all around.

"fart!"

"What nonsense!"

"Why don't we just ask some imperial masters to come out and compete? Who on the list of the best doesn't speak with their achievements?"

"That's right, if you're just bragging, let your men show you the truth!"

(End of this chapter)