Rebirth: The wedding night, my whole family was exiled, I raised 500,000 soldiers

Zhou Ru'an had been trying to win over Wei Dongzhu and other garrison commanders over the past two days, so he specially had someone prepare a sumptuous meal to entertain them.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he sat down and started talking, he was interrupted by Wei Dongzhu.

"Second Prince, the army is now out of food. If there is no more food, there will probably be riots in the army!"

Qian Feng began to recall: "When we were in Dongchuan, a battalion of soldiers rebelled because they had no food. Five to six hundred people died in that battle."

Xiao Fang sighed and said, "We have no choice but to kill horses to satisfy our hunger. You know, without horses, we will be lambs to be slaughtered once the war starts."

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"These past two days, my soldiers have started to complain about how the rice porridge is so thin that they can even look in the mirror."

"Second Prince, if the imperial court doesn't send us food, the soldiers will be so desperate that they will throw us into the pot and eat us."

"The second prince..."

Everyone opened their mouths and asked Zhou Ru'an for food.

Zhou Ru'an was so anxious that he broke out in a sweat. Outsiders might not know, but he knew it.

Just yesterday he received a secret order from his father that the court had run out of food and fodder.

Zhou Ru'an originally wanted to win over Wei Dongzhu and others to his own side first, and then think of ways to raise food and fodder, but he didn't expect that they would be so anxious to ask him for food.

Where can he turn food into food for them?

"Before I came here, where did the Zhenbei Army get its food and grass? This is how it will come from in the future!"

"It seems that the imperial court wants us to make achievements before they give us food and fodder!" Zhou Ru'an said stiffly.

Xiao Fang was so angry that he said, "It's not fair. We have already recaptured a city, why doesn't the court give us food?"

Qian Feng: "As far as I know, the Prince of Zhennan didn't do much after arriving in Dongchuan. Didn't the imperial edict say that whoever made military achievements would be given food? Could it be that we in the northwest were raised by a stepmother?"

Zhou Ru'an couldn't stand hearing the words "raised by stepmother".

"Don't say that. Even if the imperial court sends food here, it will take a month or two. Our Zhenbei Army can't wait!"

Wei Dongzhu: "The three Turkic armies are eyeing us covetously, and the merchant caravans no longer come to our place." This sentence cut off Zhou Ru'an's way out of asking Shen Lanxi to raise food.

Zhou Ru'an was about to say, "Didn't Shen Lanxi recognize so many business relatives?" Before he could finish his words, Wei Dongzhu stopped him.

"Everyone, tell me what to do!" Zhou Ru'an was really at a loss.

He began to resent the court, Zhou Ruyuan, and Emperor Renxiao. If he had known the situation in the northwest would be like this, he would never have volunteered to come here.

If the third brother knew the current situation, he would definitely laugh to death.

And there is my father. It is impossible that my father does not know the war situation in the northwest. When Zhou Ruyuan was here, there was never a shortage of food and grass. But as soon as he came, the food and grass were cut off. Isn't my father afraid of a mutiny and that he, the prince, will become the target of public criticism and be sacrificed?

Father, oh father, why are you so partial?

Wei Dongzhu saw Zhou Ru'an's resentment and said, "I have an idea!"

Zhou Ru'an seemed to have seen a savior and hurriedly urged, "Hurry up and tell me."

Wei Dongzhu: "We can borrow food from Xiling and Hailing. These two cities are the most prosperous cities in the northwest and are close to us. They must have food!"

Zhou Ru'an said excitedly: "What are you waiting for? Send someone to borrow it!"

Wei Dongzhu hesitated and said, "When the Wei family army was still there, we sent people to borrow it, but the defenders of the two cities refused to lend it!"

Zhou Ru'an's eyes flashed, and he thought to himself, it is normal not to lend it to Wei's army. He is a prince and the defender of two cities, so they will definitely give him face.

"I'll send someone!" He sent his own people with the imperial edict, as he didn't believe that the defenders of the two cities would dare to disobey the order.

Wei Dongzhu sincerely suggested: "Borrowing food is a big deal. If we only send our men, I'm afraid the guards will delay the process. Why don't we go there in person and bring back the food and grass directly when the time comes?"

Zhou Ru'an was somewhat reluctant. What was his status and what were the status of those guards? Was it worth it for him to go there in person?

"Second Prince, the court is different now than it was in the past. Many garrisons stationed in one area are waiting and watching. Once Dongchuan fails, these garrisons may form their own faction."

Zhou Ru'an immediately became alert. If the defenders of the two cities had any ulterior motives, wouldn't he be in danger if he went there?

Wei Dongzhu: "We just happened to go over and gather their forces. The Second Prince can be regarded as patrolling the city on behalf of the emperor to intimidate the soldiers guarding the city."

Zhou Ru'an's eyes lit up, and four words immediately popped up in his mind: Fortune and wealth can only be achieved through risk.

If he could win over those defenders and use them for his own purposes, it would greatly increase his bargaining chips.

"Okay, I will go to the two cities to borrow food myself. You should prepare quickly and bring more soldiers!"

Wei Dongzhu: “Yes!”

As soon as Zhou Ru'an was sent away, the Zhenbei Army immediately ushered in a wave of marriage and settling down.

In order to express her stance towards the first wave of Zhenbei Army and relocated population who settled down here, Shen Lanxi personally attended the wedding and presided over it!

"Zeng Erniu, Zhang Taohua, Sun Tie, Wang Daniu, Liu Cai, Sun Zaohua... Congratulations to the fifty newlyweds on getting married. Whoever is called, come and receive the money, house, and livelihood for settling down!"

"It's the same old saying. Those who sign up first can pick the house and the job. Those who sign up later will have their good houses and jobs taken away by others..."

"Today is the first batch, and our General Shen Lanxi is here specially to celebrate for everyone!"

Shen Lanxi walked onto the stage amid cheers and waved. Two rows of twenty people were standing on the stage, holding trays filled with wedding dresses for men and women, wedding cakes, pastries, etc. The most eye-catching thing was a tray of silver hairpins and silver bracelets.

Shen Lanxi said with a festive smile: "Today is a big day for our Zhenbei Army and the entire Northwest! In order to express my feelings, I have specially prepared some small gifts for the newlyweds. I wish you all a happy marriage and a son soon. I also wish that our Northwest will be pacified soon, that you will have many children, and that the people of the Northwest can live and work in peace and contentment!"

The Zhenbei Army cheered in unison, and Shen Lanxi even personally presented gifts to the newlyweds!

In a blink of an eye, the newlyweds were dressed in festive attire, with the bride wearing a silver hairpin or silver bracelet on her head or hands.

He was bald one moment and beaming with joy the next. The sharp contrast made everyone excited and they wished they could get married on the spot.

"You are worthy of being a general." Even the timing of giving gifts was calculated just right!

Che Mingyuan waved the folding fan in his hand. He never dreamed that he could be a matchmaker in this life.

And bring so many people together at once.

I guess the number of matchmakers a proper matchmaker could make in her entire lifetime is not as many as he could make in one day!

"Lao Che, can you find me a matchmaker someday~" Xiao Fang teased.

Che Mingyuan directly knocked over with his folding fan: "Okay, tell me which one you like, and I will match you up now. I guarantee that you will have a share of the gifts that the general brings!"

Xiao Fang ran away, saying as he ran: "I was just kidding you, are you serious?"