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

Emperor Renxiao narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Besides the emperors of all dynasties, only the crown prince who will inherit the throne in the future knows about the secret passage."

"The former crown prince, who was also my elder brother, must have known the secret passage."

Zhou Ruyuan's eyes flickered, and he looked up at his father. Just as he was about to speak, he heard his father say, "Back then, the King of Li forced the former crown prince to abdicate and killed him, slaughtering all of his bloodline. I suspect that the King of Li might have used the former crown prince's family to coerce the former crown prince to reveal the location of the secret passage."

Shen Lanxi: "Your Majesty, does the King of Li have any descendants?"

Emperor Renxiao sighed, "When I first ascended the throne, I couldn't bear to kill people, but I was afraid that I couldn't deter those who had rebellious hearts, so I ordered all the adult men of King Li to be beheaded and the women to be sent to the army. The underage men were sent to guard the ancestral mausoleum, and the underage women were sent to the Jiaofangsi."

Shen Lanxi: "Your Majesty is kind-hearted and benevolent, and God is grateful!"

Emperor Renxiao seemed to have aged a lot in an instant. He sighed deeply and held his forehead tiredly.

"You two go investigate. If it is really the descendants of King Li who are causing the rebellion, then you don't need to tell me how to deal with it."

Shen Lanxi bowed and said, "I will go to the imperial mausoleum to investigate personally."

After Shen Lanxi left the palace, Zhou Ruyuan was called away from Concubine Shu by Emperor Renxiao.

"Father."

Emperor Renxiao asked expressionlessly, "Just now, you seemed to have something to say."

Zhou Ruyuan hurriedly said, "Father has already answered the question I raised earlier. It is the orphans of the Li King who are ungrateful. They deserve to die!"

Emperor Renxiao looked at his son coldly: "You just wanted to ask whether the former crown prince has any descendants alive."

Zhou Ruyuan was shocked and quickly explained: "Father, that's not what I meant."

Emperor Renxiao snorted coldly: "When you were fighting the two traitors in Dongchuan, did they say anything they shouldn't have said?"

Of course there was. Zhou Ruyuan's heart beat faster when he thought of those rebellious words.

"Father, how can we believe the words of those two traitors?"

Emperor Renxiao: "Are your people keeping an eye on King Cheng's movements?"

Zhou Ruyuan's heart sank, and he quickly replied, "Yes, I am worried that they will come back again, so I have people keep an eye on King Cheng and King Dong Liao."

Emperor Renxiao: "Tell your people to find out who the King of Cheng has contact with."

King Cheng and the former crown prince are brothers from the same mother. What is there for you not to understand after hearing what your father said?

"My son, let's do it now!"

After sending his son away, Emperor Renxiao sent his personal guards to King Cheng's fiefdom.

Wang Bao was a little worried and reminded him in a low voice: "Your Majesty, we don't have many available manpower!"

Emperor Renxiao pondered for a moment and said, "Recently, the court has been discussing the selection of examiners for the imperial examinations, but they have been unable to reach an agreement. This stalemate is not a solution."

"Why not have a martial arts competition first to warm up in advance!"

Wang Bao immediately flattered him, saying, "Your Majesty is wise, and you have thought of things that no one before you could have thought of."

Emperor Renxiao nodded with satisfaction. This way he could select wise ministers and fill the vacancies of military generals.

During the next morning court session, the proposal for the military examination was put forward by General Wen, who had already retired from the army. It was immediately approved by His Majesty, and the special examination was naturally postponed!

Some are happy and some are worried, but the happiest ones are the writers who are not yet prepared.

This also includes Shen Congwen.

"I don't believe that we can't find a good academy to accept you." Shen Congwen had received resignation requests from his teachers at home for several days in a row, and he was already very annoyed. Suddenly hearing that the imperial examination was postponed, he felt like someone had poured a bucket of cold water on his head, and he became energetic again.

"Master, I heard that Mr. Ruohua, who is very famous in Jiangnan, will come to Beijing to visit friends in the next few days. I wonder if it is true?" The butler told the news he heard on the street.

When Shen Congwen heard the name Mr. Ruhua, he instantly stood up from his chair excitedly.

"Who were you talking about just now?"

The housekeeper was so scared that he was stunned.

"Did you just say Mr. Ruohua?"

Shen Congwen grabbed the housekeeper's collar tightly.

"Yes, yes, sir, it was Mr. Ruohua. I heard those scholars say that in the teahouse. I definitely didn't hear it wrong!"

Shen Congwen was so excited that tears came out. Mr. Ruohua was a famous scholar in Jiangnan! How many talented scholars would wait in front of his door day and night to get a word of advice from him.

Unfortunately, Mr. Xu was a low-key person and always stayed in the Jiangnan area, unwilling to enter the world, so his reputation was the lowest among many great scholars.

But when it comes to scholarship, if Mr. Ruohua says he is second, no one in the entire Great Zhou dares to claim to be first.

"When will Mr. Ruohua arrive in the capital? Did he say where he will stay? Who is his good friend?"

Three questions in a row confused the housekeeper.

"Master, this villain hasn't been checked yet!"

Shen Congwen: "Then what are you waiting for? Go and ask."

"yes!"

Since Shen Lanxi had agreed to go to the imperial mausoleum, she would definitely go there. She dealt with the important matters in her hands and went to the Shen Mansion to inform them one day in advance.

"Hmph, you still remember to come back!" Shen Congwen did not have a good face towards his daughter after receiving the news about Mr. Ruhua.

Shen Lanxi lowered her eyes and said, "Father, I will leave the capital tomorrow to investigate the Wei family army case. I don't know when I will return. I am saying goodbye to you here!"

When he heard about the Wei Jiajun case, Shen Congwen became even more angry, but he didn't say anything else.

Shen Lanxi went to say goodbye to her grandmother again, and it happened that everyone else in the family was there.

"Grandma~"

Old Madam Shen was discussing the marriages of her two daughters with her family. When she saw Shen Lanxi coming, she also wanted to hear her opinion.

"You came at the right time. Our family is discussing the marriage between Yuan Xin and Yuan Ruan. You should come and listen!"

Shen Lanxi sat down with a normal expression, and her eyes casually glanced at Zhang Zifen who was sitting next to Old Madam Shen.

"Grandmother, when will I be able to discuss matters with the masters?"

Zhang Zifen froze for a moment, then raised the corner of her mouth and flattered, "Miss, the master asked me to come here in his place."

Shen Lanxi said coldly: "Have you asked my mother?"

Zhang Zifen couldn't laugh anymore.

"Miss, you don't know that this is how it used to be in our house. Madam doesn't care about the affairs of the first house, and all matters are handled by the master."

The temperature in Shen Lanxi's eyes dropped little by little.

"Paws!"

Everyone was shocked!

Chunxue Qiushuang stepped forward without saying a word and pulled Zhang Zifen away from the old lady, and then the sound of slaps came down.

"Madam, save me..." Zhang Zifen didn't expect that after returning to Beijing, Shen Lanxi would still dare to act so recklessly, beating and killing her family members. She was immediately frightened out of her wits.

"Madam, help me..." Zhang Zifen struggled towards Madam Shen using her hands and feet.

Madam Shen's face was livid and her chest was heaving, and she was obviously very angry.

Shen Lanxi narrowed her eyes and her voice was cold as ice.

"As long as I am here, the Shen family will not allow anyone to plot against their own family members!"

Old Madam Shen wanted to get angry, but when she heard her say that, she sat back in her chair.

Shen Lanxi: "This trick of yours works on my father, but not on me! You broke my rules today, so you must accept the punishment as a lesson!"