"In accordance with the heavens, the emperor ordered that Xu Yuan, a native of Jinling, was brave and resolute, made great contributions in the South China Sea, and became a powerful force in Pingmao..."

What Zhao Yan dislikes the most is to listen to others reading the imperial edict. It is obviously a simple thing, but the person who writes the imperial edict must write it stinky and long. Of course, it would be fine if it was just like this. However, the imperial edicts still like to write it out loud and quotations from classics. Generally, people who have no talent to learn cannot understand what the imperial edict is writing. If they encounter an urgent matter, they have to ask others with shame, which makes people feel very shameless...≦,

After Zhao Yan brought Kong into the hall just now, Zhao Shu praised Kong, and the ministers around him looked at him with a very curious look. This was not only because of Kong's request to the Song Dynasty, but also related to yesterday's rumors. In particular, many people had heard of Kong's name before, but they did not expect that the other party would have become a generation of heroes on the sea. Thinking about it, people are very interested in his experience. If it weren't for the court meeting, someone would have asked Kong about his experience in the past few years on the spot.

The next step is the formal link, that is, the content read in the imperial edict is all right. Unfortunately, there is too much nonsense and it has not been mentioned in the main topic for a long time. Zhao Yan was dizzy and drowsy. Finally, he finally heard the word "Jingduan" and woke up with a sudden sense of excitement. Now he sounded seriously. Although he still could not understand it, he probably understood that he was appointed as the Jieduan of Jianzhou. Jianzhou was not the one in the northeast, but Jianzhou in the first place. The Jieduan had become a glorious title in the Song Dynasty. It was generally only awarded to the leader of the foreign relatives, royal family or ethnic minorities. Lekkong was considered a person who surrendered, and his status was similar to that of the leader of ethnic minorities, so it was expected to be appointed as the Jieduan.

Of course, in addition to the title of Jiedu, Zhao Shu also had many substantial rewards, such as giving a hundred hectares of land, a mansion in Tokyo, a lot of money, etc. Anyway, all those who can be rewarded were rewarded, and the ministers had no objection to this. In fact, this imperial edict needed to be reviewed by several ministers before it could be read out, so these rewards were all decided after discussion by the ministers.

Finally, he waited until the imperial edict was read out. Likong stepped forward to thank him, but Zhao Shu suddenly said, "Xu Yuan, I heard that you are not married yet?"

"Your Majesty, I am not married yet!" Lekong said excitedly when he heard this. He had just heard that the imperial edict did not mention the content of the marriage grant, and he was still very nervous, but he did not expect that Zhao Shu would mention it personally at this time. In fact, he did not know that if Zhao Shu wrote the marriage grant on the imperial edict, it would be impossible for this imperial edict to be passed.

"Haha. That's great. I see you are handsome and talkative, especially dedicated to the country. This comforts me very much. It just so happens that my daughter, Princess Bao'an, has not been married either. I think she is very compatible with you. I will marry her now. Are you willing?" Zhao Shu asked with a smile. However, as soon as he said that the monarchs and ministers around him changed their faces. Zhao Shu had never discussed this with any of them. Now he suddenly announced that he would marry Xu Yuan and Princess Bao'an, which made them feel unprepared.

"Thank you, Xu Yuan can't ask for it!" Lekong was excited to kneel down and said to himself when he heard this. At the same time, a big rock in his heart finally fell to the ground, but then he looked at the ministers around him worriedly. The ministers below might have to strongly oppose it.

Sure enough, as soon as Yu Kong finished speaking, a censor suddenly stood up and stopped him loudly: "Your Majesty, no, although Xu Yuan has made contributions to the country, he is not a good match for the princess!"

"Oh? Why did the Zhou Sijian say that?" Zhao Shu asked knowingly. The official who stood up was named Zhou Shen. He served as the Sijian and had the right to argue big things and small things. It can be said that as long as it happened in the court, he had the right to object. Moreover, this person was strong and did not show any unfair things. Therefore, whenever he encountered problems in the court, he was almost the first to stand up.

"Report to Your Majesty, yesterday I heard rumors that Xu Yuan was originally a monk from the capital, and he disappeared for three years. Three years later, he suddenly became the leader of the Rakshasa Army. Although the heroes do not ask the source, the princess needs to be honest at least when choosing a princess. With Xu Yuan's identity, how can she be worthy of the princess?" Zhou Shen said immediately.

"Oh? You said it was a rumor in the market. Can you tell me that Xu Yuan was the rumor just by relying on these rumors?" Zhao Shu said calmly at this time. He knew that this matter was not so easy to pass, so he had already prepared.

"This..." Zhou Shen didn't expect Zhao Shu to rebel against his army. He hesitated for a moment and spoke again, "Your Majesty, Xu Yuan is here. It's better for us to confront him in person!"

When Zhao Shu heard this, he sneered in his heart, turned his head and looked at Kong and said, "Xu Yuan, Zhou Sijian said there are rumors in the market, saying that you are the eminent monk Kong of that year. Can you admit this?"

Hearing Zhao Shu's question, the ministers in the hall also looked at Kong. Many of them had seen Kong before, but they were not very familiar with each other. Now three years have passed, and the temperament of Kong's clothes have changed greatly, so they really didn't recognize him for a while, but there were also a few people who felt that Xu Yuan was indeed exactly the same as Kong's.

Lekong used to be a monk. As the saying goes, he did not lie. In recent years, he had indeed broken many precepts by killing people and setting fires at sea. However, he still adhered to some precepts that he could keep. For example, not lying is one of them. Now he is lying in front of so many people, especially some of his former acquaintances, which makes him feel like he can't speak for a while.

Fortunately, Zhao Yan saw Kong's embarrassment at this time, and immediately stood up and spoke for him: "Report to the father, my son can prove that Xu Yuan is not the Lord, because Lord Kong had already died back then!"

As soon as Zhao Yan said, the ministers immediately became uproar. They couldn't figure out whether Zhao Yan's words were true or false. At this time, Zhao Yan didn't care about the reactions of others and spoke again: "I had a good relationship with Erkong and had many interactions with each other. But just three years ago, a major event happened in the capital, that is, the Xiangji Temple in Erkong was massacred. At that time, Erkong thought he was also killed for Kong. He was so sad that he personally investigated it, but he didn't expect that he would fall into the trap of the spies in Liao Kingdom and was unfortunately captured. The son also saw Kong in the prison of the spies in Liao Kingdom. Later, he helped me escape successfully, but he died at the hands of the spies in Liao Kingdom. This number of people from the Imperial City Department can also prove it!"

Zhao Yan found that his lying skills were getting more and more sophisticated. In the end, even he believed that Kong died to save him, and even shed a few sad tears. Anyway, only he and Yan Yuru knew about his experience after he was kidnapped, so now he can say whatever he wants and say no one can tell that he is lying.

Hearing Zhao Yan's personal confirmation that Kong was dead, a suspicious look flashed across Si Jian Zhou Shen's face, and he secretly wondered whether it was really unreliable for rumors in the market? When the other ministers heard Zhao Yan's speech in detail, they even shed tears in sincerity. They all looked at each other with suspicion, and couldn't help but believe Zhao Yan's words.

"Prince, since you can prove that Kong is dead, why is Xu Yuan's appearance so similar to Kong?" At this moment, another censor asked, and it seemed that not everyone believed Zhao Yan's words.

"How could I know about this? However, there are so many people in the world who have similar appearances, so there is nothing to be surprised about Xu Yuan and Lekong's appearance. Even when I saw Xu Yuan before, I thought it was a friend who was resurrected. However, after these days of conversation, I realized that although Xu Yuan looked similar to Lekong, his personality was very different, which made me believe that they were not the same person!" Zhao Yan said with the identity of Kong's friend that it was no secret that he had a good relationship with Kong. Except for a few people such as Su Shi, there was really no one in the court who was particularly familiar with Kong.

Zhao Yan's words did make the ministers speechless. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Lekong finally reacted and said, "I don't know any Master Lekong, nor do I know that he looks very similar to the other party. But if this is the case, it can only be described as a coincidence."

Originally, Zhao Shu wanted Xu Yuan to say that he and Lekong were twin brothers, but Zhao Yan felt that saying this was too deliberate. For some smart people, this was simply a self-indulgent move, so Zhao Yan changed his mind temporarily and did not say it according to Zhao Shu's intention. Lekong immediately understood this and cooperated with Zhao Yan to play. Now it seems that the effect is indeed good.

Hearing that even Xu Yuan did not admit that he was Li Kong, and Zhao Yan, a witness who was very confident, the ministers in the court finally got blocked. However, in the end, there were a few who doubted Kong's identity and planned to use other reasons to get Zhao Shu to take back the words of marriage. However, Zhao Shu was also very determined, so Li Kong finally married Princess Bao'an as Xu Yuan. In order to make this matter come to a conclusion as soon as possible, Zhao Shu also announced on the spot that Princess Bao'an and Princess Shoukang would marry together. After all, they were twin sisters, and they were born on the same day and married on the same day. Then they were even more happy and no one could say anything.

After hearing Zhao Shu's marriage, Lekong knelt down and thanked him again. The excited expression on his face could no longer hide. After all, the rewards of years of hard work were finally received, and Zhao Yan also breathed a sigh of relief. Princess Shoukang's wedding date was half a month later. In such a short time, no more problems should be made.
Chapter completed!