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

All the officials were silent, and what puzzled the officials below was that it would be fine if they didn't say anything, as their voices were not taken seriously. Why didn't the three regents say anything?

Aren't they the ones who are most against Shen Lanxi? Why don't they stand up and fight against Shen Lanxi together?

Shen Lanxi said coldly: "Entering the capital without an imperial edict is tantamount to treason! They are the ones who should be punished!"

Official: Shouldn’t the ministers stand up and suggest establishing a crown prince at this time?

Someone stood up, but it was Zhou Ruyuan, not the regent.

"My father is dying, and it is only natural for us, his subjects, to go to the palace to serve him. Why is the regent trying to stop us? Doesn't the regent have anyone to inherit the throne of our Great Zhou?"

"My lords, the country cannot be without a ruler for a day. My father is in poor health, so please make a decision as soon as possible!" Zhou Ruyuan looked at the three regent ministers.

Wu Yanzhi's old tutor Liu Mingxin frowned, thought deeply, and looked away.

Seeing that no one spoke, Zhou Ruyuan frowned and continued, "The three regents were all appointed by my father himself. They are also the right-hand men that my father trusts and relies on. Now that our Great Zhou is in turmoil, foreign enemies may take advantage of the chaos to invade. Now is the time to select someone who can stabilize the situation. Please think twice, the three regents!"

Wu Yanzhi glanced at Liu Mingxin and made up his mind not to express his opinion.

Liu Mingxin was not as calm as the other two and said, "My Great Zhou is about to fall into civil strife. It is not appropriate to change the court at this time. The most important thing now is to appease the people and find a way to resist the foreign enemies."

Zhou Ruyuan immediately frowned and replied, "It is because we want to appease the people that we have to appoint a crown prince, so that the people of the world will know that the Great Zhou will not be in chaos. The eight princes will definitely return to their fiefdoms when they know that the crown prince has been appointed, and they will not dare to commit crimes again!"

Let’s put it this way, who should be appointed as the crown prince?

Currently, the most prestigious person of the right age in Beijing is Zhou Ruyuan. He recommended himself and pushed himself to the position of crown prince.

Liu Mingxin couldn't think of any rebuttal, so he turned and looked at Shen Lanxi who was in the high seat.

The latter said, "There is no suitable candidate for the prince in the court right now. The Prince of Zhennan is suitable in terms of age and prestige, but unfortunately the Princess of Zhennan's attempt to assassinate me has not been investigated clearly, and it is hard to say whether the Prince of Zhennan was involved. So the Prince of Zhennan can only avoid suspicion for the time being."

When Zhou Ruyuan heard her say this, he immediately retorted with a gloomy look in his eyes: "Whether you believe it or not, I have never sent anyone to assassinate you."

Shen Lanxi: "But this matter was indeed done by Bai Qingling, which means it is related to you. The court is in need of people right now, and I will not implicate you for your past achievements."

Zhou Ruyuan was so angry that his face turned black, but he couldn't say anything to refute.

He already knew that the assassination was done by Bai Qingling. If his father was still alive and well, he would have been thrown into the Heavenly Prison along with him.

"The remaining princes are all young. Even if they are made crown princes, they don't have enough prestige!"

Some officials nodded, while others remained silent.

Shen Lanxi: "We will discuss the issue of appointing a crown prince later. What we need to do now is to be united in facing the outside world. Prince Zhennan, is there anything wrong with what I said?"

Zhou Ruyuan nodded in agreement with great frustration. There was nothing he could do. He couldn't just say that he would choose an adult prince in his fiefdom.

"Since Prince Zhennan has agreed, let's discuss together how to resist the eight princes with evil ambitions!"

Zhou Ruyuan was silent for a moment and then said, "I am willing to lead the troops to fight them off."

Shen Lanxi: "Eight princes, coming from different directions, the Prince of Zhennan can only choose to fight against one of them, and the remaining seven will be nominated by the Ministry of War."

As long as you can lead the troops, this is also an opportunity.

"it is good."

Afterwards, Shen Lanxi selected eight people from the Ministry of War one after another, and then gave an order to summon all the 200,000 soldiers who had been engaged in farming.

It takes time to assemble the troops, so Zhou Ruyuen's city defender was faster and he led his troops to set off ahead of time.

"Your Majesty, what if Zhou Ruyuan escapes?"

Shen Lanxi raised the corner of her mouth and sneered: "His mother, his beloved woman, the child, doesn't want it?"

Forehead?

It was Emperor Renxiao who had held her family in his hands before, and now she has the chance to fight back.

……

The news of the eight princes' rebellion quickly spread.

Shen Lanxi posted notices around the capital, recruiting soldiers!

Shen Conglian suddenly transformed himself from an idle old playboy into a conscripting general. He took a few idle men in his family and started to recruit soldiers everywhere.

Shen Congli and Shen Congyi watched Shen Conglian put on his armor and looked very majestic, and secretly went to find Old Madam Shen.

Within two days, they got the title of deputy general from Shen Lanxi, one went to farm and the other went to raise horses.

Immediately afterwards, the old president of Bailu Academy retired and returned to his hometown, and Shen Yuanxu was elected as the president of Bailu Academy.

The first thing he did after taking office was to open a separate page for Shen Lanxi in the academy, specifically telling the legendary story of Shen Lanxi's transformation from an exiled family member to becoming the regent of the Great Zhou as a woman.

The same course was also being held at the Women's Academy. The first lesson for the women was to get to know Shen Lanxi, the great legendary figure.

Seven teams consisting of Shen Yuankun, Shen Yuankun, Shen Yuanhao, Qian Feng, Zhao Zheng, Xiao Fang, Wei Dongzhu and others gathered under the imperial city.

Shen Lanxi was wearing a python robe and standing on the city wall.

"What is your mission?"

The next general: "The Rebellion of Prince Heihachi!"

Shen Lanxi: "What is your mission?"

"Protect the country and keep our people safe!"

Shen Lanxi: "I will be waiting in the capital. When you return triumphantly, I will reward you according to your merits and promote you to higher positions!"

"Each of you will receive the fairest treatment from this king!"

The generals below shouted in unison: "Regent, Regent..."

The officials who came to see him off were all complaining in their hearts that these soldiers probably only knew Shen Lanxi and not the emperor.

Shen Lanxi watched the seven teams set off.

……

"Mom, you're looking for me!" Shen Lanxi thought it was almost time.

For the first time, Zhou Xinrou sat up straight with a sharp look in her eyes.

"I came to you because I want to tell you a story!"

Shen Lanxi: "I am very honored to hear the story from my mother!"

Zhou Xinrou looked cold and indifferent, as if she didn't understand the sarcasm in Shen Lanxi's tone.

"My parents are unknown. The Queen Mother found me when she was burning incense outside the city and brought me back to the palace to raise me."

Shen Lanxi said calmly: "The Queen Mother told me all this."

Zhou Xinrou: "The former crown prince and I were childhood sweethearts, and we had promised to spend our lives together. Unfortunately, Emperor Renxiao later launched a coup, and I got pregnant with the former crown prince's child. As a last resort, the empress dowager could only choose a student who came to Beijing to take the imperial examination to marry me."

Shen Lanxi: "So, you chose Shen Congwen?"

Zhou Xinrou said with a sad look in her eyes: "Mother has no choice. If Emperor Renxiao knew about this, he would definitely not let me go. The Queen Mother also wants me to preserve a trace of blood for the former Crown Prince."

After a moment of silence, Shen Lanxi asked, "Does Shen Congwen know?"