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

In the court

Emperor Renxiao's face had turned gloomy after hearing the news of Zhou Ruyuan's defeat. He hadn't smiled for a long time.

When I went to court today, I received an urgent message from eight hundred miles away, saying that the Zhenbei Army had fought a bloody battle with the three Turkic tribes and narrowly won.

This news undoubtedly brought light to the court which was shrouded in dark clouds.

"Well done, Zhenbei Army, you're great. The pacification of the Northwest is just around the corner!" Emperor Renxiao praised angrily, and laughed for several rounds in a row before he got rid of the depression in his chest and abdomen.

All the civil and military officials in the court hung their heads, their expressions indescribable.

One was the once powerful and majestic Prince of Zhennan, and the other was a noblewoman who was once arrogant and famous in the capital. The key point was that they were once husband and wife.

Although they divorced within a few days of their marriage, they were once husband and wife after all.

Whenever there is something going on between two people, they will be compared.

It’s just that in the past, it was always women who were criticized by the public, but this time it was a man who was defeated. The key is the identities of the two people, it is hard not to compare them.

The great God of War of the Great Zhou Dynasty was actually no match for a woman. This God of War was extremely ridiculous.

After Emperor Renxiao felt happy, he began to feel angry and disappointed.

How does the third brother do things? How come he can't even beat a woman?

The army he led was all elite soldiers, while half of the troops led by Shen Lanxi were female guards and the other half were old and weak. If this matter were to be spread out, wouldn't it be a cause of ridicule?

"Your Majesty is wise and enlightened. Everything is arranged by Your Majesty!" The court officials immediately stood up to flatter him.

Emperor Renxiao put away his smile and remained silent.

"The reason why the Northwest was able to win was because His Majesty cared about the war in the Northwest. Once there was any disturbance in the Northwest, His Majesty would personally assign troops!"

"The victory in the Northwest is all due to the emperor's grace..."

Emperor Renxiao felt much better when he heard the court officials shouting "Long live the emperor" three times.

"It's been a while since the imperial court sent us the grain and fodder, right?"

The people from the Ministry of Revenue immediately stepped forward to report: "Your Majesty, if there is no delay, the grain and grass will arrive in the northwest in the next two days!"

Emperor Renxiao thought that the Zhenbei Army had won the battle and he had fulfilled his promise and given them a reward.

"As long as the food and grass supply is in place, the Zhenbei Army will be able to fight bravely and drive out the three Turkic tribes as soon as possible!"

Emperor Renxiao seemed to have seen the three tribes being expelled from the northwest.

"Your Majesty, I think we should send a few more military supervisors. Shen Lanxi is a woman and lacks courage. The military supervisors should also urge the Zhenbei Army to retake the city as soon as possible!"

Emperor Renxiao frowned at first, then heard the court officials' reports.

"Your Majesty, I think the Zhenbei Army is brave and should be rewarded to show the court's grace and power."

Emperor Renxiao nodded. The generals were away from the battlefield, and the emperor was thousands of miles away. Don't let the soldiers only recognize the commander-in-chief and not the monarch.

"The Zhenbei Army fought hard against the three clans and made great contributions. In addition to the rewards according to the military merits, they will also be rewarded with a thousand taels of gold, several houses in the capital, and a thousand jars of imperial wine."

"Your Majesty, we will do our utmost to protect the Great Zhou!"

……

Che Mingyuan started negotiations with Abe Hiroshi again.

Shen Lanxi: "Take it easy, just take back a city in three months!"

Che Mingyuan and Wei Dong are good at both civil and military affairs. If they can't talk, they will fight!

After nightfall, a group of people set out towards the capital.

Three days later, I met with Xiao Fang and others.

Shen Lanxi looked at the winding transport team and asked, "Have you checked the food and grass?"

When this was mentioned, Xiao Fang and the others' faces turned as dark as the bottom of a pot.

"I checked and found that it was inferior grain. There were a lot of weeds, stones and sand mixed in the grain." If it were Xiao Fang's previous temper, he would definitely fight with the person who was handing over the grain.

Now, it’s good enough if the court can give them food.

Shen Lanxi was also very angry. She asked, "How many clean ones can be screened out?"

Xiao Fang said with a dark face: "It should be a little more than half!"

Shen Lanxi: "After several years of war, many places are starving. The imperial court is probably just trying to show off their wealth!"

Even if the higher-ups wanted to embezzle, there would be no food to be embezzled.

The entire Dongchuan and Northwest, two provinces with high production capacity, have not paid taxes for several years. In the other provinces with high production capacity, two rebel kings have occupied two areas.

Xiao Fang sighed helplessly: "The grain transport officer who handed over to us complained to us when he saw us, saying that their salary has not been paid for almost a year, and now they can't even eat white flour, and they have to rely on coarse grains to fill their stomachs."

As he was talking, Xiao Fang started laughing. He was not a grain transport official at all, but they called him a beggar.

"It's still the best here!" Not only do we have white flour to eat, but we also have meat and vegetables.

Shen Lanxi: "Did anyone watch you as you walked here?"

Xiao Fang shook his head in a very shameless manner: "We will sift the food as we go. If someone comes to rob us, then let them rob us!"

To rob means to take back a bunch of stones and sand, and then you have to sift them yourself!

Shen Yuanxu: "We should not be ungrateful for what we have. The horses of those grain transport officers we are dealing with are getting as skinny as mules."

Shen Lanxi couldn't help but laugh. The person who came up with the idea of ​​sifting food while walking was quite cool.

By the time they returned to the city, Wei Dongzhu had already fought three rounds with the three Turkic tribes.

Now the situation has completely reversed. Before, the three tribes were at the gates of the city, but this time, Wei Dongzhu and Liang Shao are leading their troops to the gates of the city.

They were not in a hurry. They took turns shouting and cursing outside the city every day. They would set out in the morning, return to the camp to eat at noon, and after resting, set out again, and would not return to the camp until after dark.

The unhurried manner of dealing with the matter finally made Abe Hiroshi feel anxious.

"If they want to fight, they fight. If they don't want to fight, they continue to negotiate. They do this every day. What is the meaning?"

"Do you really want to force me to hand over the city without sacrificing a single soldier?"

"Don't even think about it! We'll open the city gates tomorrow and fight them!"

"General, calm down. What if they are plotting a psychological attack? I heard that their second prince Zhou Ru'an will come back to replace Shen Lanxi after he recovers. Why don't we just bypass Shen Lanxi and go to Zhou Ru'an for peace talks?"

Abe Hiroshi thought about it and slapped his forehead hard.

He was so anxious that he forgot about it. The Zhou Dynasty was much stricter than the Turkic people. Women were not allowed to leave the house. Men were the head of the family, and women were in a low position, even lower than cattle and sheep.

How could a court like this allow a woman to lead the army?

He had a very pleasant conversation with the second prince before, and his words showed a lot of dissatisfaction with Shen Lanxi.

He could totally make use of this incident and use the people of Da Zhou to get rid of Shen Lanxi.

"Arrange someone to deliver a letter to the second prince of the Great Zhou Dynasty."

"Yes!"

Three days later, a rumor spread in the northwest.

"Do you know why the Zhenbei Army has been guarding the city instead of attacking it?"

"They have colluded with the three Turkic tribes and are planning to rebel!"

"I heard that the assassination of the Second Prince Zhou Ru'an was also related to them. They have already colluded with each other and want to dominate the northwest!"