When Emperor Renxiao heard this answer, annoyance flashed across his eyes. Ever since the third son had an affair with a slave girl and brought shame upon himself, nothing he had done had satisfied him.

Previously, some court officials requested that Zhou Ruyuan be transferred back to quell the rebellion, but in recent months, no one has mentioned it again.

Now who in the entire capital city still remembers the God of War Zhou Ruyuan? Instead, everyone is talking about Shen Lanxi.

The scandal that had originally been settled was brought up again because of the rise of the Shen family.

"Wang Bao, have Shen Congwen and Princess Minrou arrived in the capital?" Emperor Renxiao asked suddenly.

Wang Bao: "Your Majesty, they have been back for a while. When you saw that their family was exhausted from the journey, you specially allowed them to go home and rest!"

is it?

Emperor Renxiao had forgotten.

Even if there is no such thing, the people below will try to understand the emperor's intention and will not embarrass him.

Thunder, lightning, rain and dew are all grace from the emperor. It is an honor for your whole family that the emperor remembers you.

If you can’t remember, that’s because your ancestors didn’t do enough good deeds for their descendants!

"I remember the Queen's birthday is coming soon?" Emperor Renxiao asked.

Wang Bao: "Your Majesty is so busy, yet you still remember the Queen's birthday. I, an old servant, do nothing every day. I can't even remember what I ate yesterday."

Emperor Renxiao was amused by Wang Bao's analogy.

"Tell the Queen not to forget to send an invitation to the Shen family!"

"I'll remember this, old slave!"

Queen's Chamber

When the queen saw that it was Wang Bao's apprentice who came to deliver the message, she had someone give the young eunuch a reward and also asked him to bring back a generous thank-you gift to Wang Bao.

After the young eunuch left, the queen immediately ordered someone to prepare an invitation to Zhou Xinrou, and along with the invitation were also sent a lot of precious medicinal materials and expensive tonics.

Soon Emperor Renxiao received Wu Tong's letter.

He had already begun to have the urge to break the deadlock, and after seeing the letter, he could no longer suppress the idea.

After the court session the next day, the Left Prime Minister Wu Yanzhi immediately submitted a letter.

"Your Majesty, I have something to report!"

Emperor Renxiao: "My dear, please speak!"

Wu Yanzhi: "The army that is suppressing the rebellion has been stuck in Ganzhou Road, consuming a large amount of food and fodder. I suggest sending a brave general who is good at fighting to break the deadlock!"

Wu Yanzhi's group immediately stood up and agreed.

"General Shen is a woman after all. She is good at maintaining the status quo but lacks courage. If this continues, the imperial court will surely be dragged down!"

"I suggest that our Great Zhou God of War be swapped with General Shen. The God of War is good at attacking, while General Shen is responsible for negotiating with foreign races."

"No, no, the reason why the foreign tribes have not continued to invade is because of the suppression of the God of War. If the God of War leaves, there may be changes in the northwest border!"

For a moment, all the court officials expressed their opinions.

Emperor Renxiao listened for a while and then spoke.

"Is there anyone who can temporarily replace the rebel army?"

As soon as he opened his mouth, the court fell silent.

Wouldn't it be enough to just let the two of them swap positions? Why is there a temporary replacement?

Shen Lanxi used 20,000 troops to contain three armies of hundreds of thousands. It was like walking on a tightrope on a cliff or dancing on the edge of a knife. If she was not careful, she would be doomed. Who would dare to take on such a task?

Emperor Renxiao looked at the quiet court and felt gloomy again.

"Xie Lin, you go. Before the two are replaced, you will temporarily lead the army to suppress the rebellion."

Xie Ling was so scared that he immediately knelt on the ground.

"Your Majesty, I am old, deaf and blind. It is really impossible for me to take on such a heavy responsibility. Please find someone else!" Xie Lin felt more and more guilty as he spoke, and his voice became lower and lower.

Emperor Renxiao's face had turned black.

"It is you who want the two to be swapped. Now that the two commanders have left the camp, do you want to leave both armies without a commander?"

Xie Ling thought of the colleagues who had been killed in the Meridian Gate before. He didn't even dare to wipe the cold sweat off his face. He quickly knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, I am willing to go to the northwest to negotiate temporarily. It's not that I don't want to go to Ganzhou Road, but I think the northwest is the line of defense against foreign tribes, and it is more important!"

Emperor Renxiao was immediately furious: "Just now you said that you were old, deaf and blind, and now you are going to the northwest. Do you think I am a three-year-old child who is so easy to fool?"

Xie Ling was so scared that he almost fainted.

He was just in a hurry and forgot what he had just said.

"Your Majesty, I am guilty. I am old and confused. My crime is unforgivable. I beg Your Majesty to spare me..."

Without waiting for him to finish, Emperor Renxiao pronounced his sentence directly: "Since you are old, you may retire now!"

Xie Ling was dumbfounded. He had worked hard for ten years to get to where he is today, but all those decades were wasted just because he turned down a job and said the wrong thing!

The imperial guards entered the hall and dragged out the slumped Xie Ling!

Wu Yanzhi: "Your Majesty, please calm down and listen to what I have to say."

Emperor Renxiao's face darkened: "Speak!"

"The God of War must have many brave generals under his command. Why not let one of his brave generals take his place temporarily?"

Emperor Renxiao nodded: "Draft an edict, everything is for the sake of the Great Zhou!"

"Your Majesty is wise!"

After receiving the news, Shen Lanxi sat in silence for a moment, and then immediately called his men to discuss the matter.

"The imperial edict will arrive soon. If you have any ideas, please feel free to speak up."

Xiao Fang couldn't hold back his anger: "The imperial court is coming here to take advantage of us!"

Everyone was silent.

Wei Dongzhu: “I agree.”

Liu Yan replied: "I agree!"

"agree"

"agree!"

Everyone agreed with what Xiao Fang said.

Shen Lanxi: "A new emperor appoints new ministers. You must follow me to the northwest!" She said and looked at Wei Dongzhu.

She had always intended to go to the northwest to investigate, but she didn't expect that the opportunity would be given to her by someone else!

Wei Dongzhu glanced at Che Mingyuan. He didn't quite trust Che Mingyuan yet.

"Will the army be taken away together?"

Shen Lanxi: "If I'm not mistaken, you should take half first, and then exchange the other half after the handover!"

Wei Dongzhu understood.

After the meeting, Wei Dongzhu looked for Shen Lanxi alone.

"I want to take people there in advance."

Shen Lanxi glanced at the sweet soup he brought and said, "You take two thousand people to explore the way first!"

Wei Dongzhu: "Can I take off the mask?"

Shen Lanxi put the document aside after reading it.

"After we return to the Northwest!"

Wei Dongzhu's eyes dimmed, and after hesitating for a moment, he took out a wooden box from his sleeve.

"I have something that I want you to keep for me! I'll come back to you to get it back after everything has calmed down!"

Shen Lanxi looked up at him and joked, "Aren't you afraid that I won't give it back to you?"

Wei Dong smiled and said, "If you don't return it, I'll give it to you. It's useless to me anyway."

"it is good!"

After Wei Dongzhu left, Shen Lanxi glanced at the box twice, flicked her finger, and opened the box.

What was placed inside was the military token of the Wei family army!

It's not that she didn't notice Wei Dongzhu's feelings, but she had lived two lives as a human being and had long since given up on love.

He closed the box and continued to work on his desk.

Ten days later, Wei Dongzhu quietly led his troops away. Everything in the military camp was normal, and until the imperial edict came, Wu Tong did not notice that a general was missing from the military camp!

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