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

Liu Mingxin was puzzled. After seeing the soldiers being escorted to the Heavenly Prison, a question suddenly flashed through his mind.

Why are there so few soldiers? Why didn't I hear any resistance? Why didn't Shen Lanxi say how to deal with these people?

He felt as if he had glimpsed some horrible truth, and his back was soaked with cold sweat.

……

"Imperial Master, has His Majesty's health improved?" Shen Lanxi asked Song Daoxi.

Now Emperor Renxiao has returned to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and Wang Bao and the palace servants who were previously in the Hall of Mental Cultivation are waiting on the side.

Song Daoxi stood expressionless with his hands behind his back and said, "It has improved. I have an idea for the antidote. I will definitely be able to develop it within two months."

Shen Lanxi: "Your Majesty's health?"

Song Daoxi: "With this national teacher here, I will definitely ensure your majesty's health!"

Only then did Shen Lanxi breathe a sigh of relief.

Wu Yanzhi: "Your Majesty, you are blessed by heaven!"

Mei Nanhua sighed: "I hope your Majesty will recover soon and come to court soon!"

Liu Mingxin lowered his eyes and said nothing.

Shen Lanxi: "It's been a chaotic day and night, and I'm worried. My lords, please go back and rest early. We still have government affairs to deal with tomorrow!"

All the officials left one after another.

On the second day, when Emperor Renxiao was conscious, he issued an edict.

"…The sixteenth prince will be demoted to a commoner and buried with his mother in a mass grave. The deceased concubines and the princes and princesses will be buried in the imperial mausoleum immediately. From now on, the regent will supervise the country and handle all government affairs on my behalf…"

The officials in the court had long lost their will to resist, thinking that His Majesty had issued the same edict before, asking Shen Lanxi to handle state affairs. The only difference in this edict was that it allowed Shen Lanxi to be regent.

In every dynasty, the crown prince has always been the regent. I have never heard of a woman being the regent!

Some individuals are dissatisfied but dare not express it.

There is a rebellion by the eighth prince outside, and a palace coup has just been suppressed inside. At this time, who is capable of stepping forward to take on the responsibility?

Is it the left prime minister? Or the old grand tutor? Or the grand secretary?

If any one of them were to take his place, the followers of the other two parties would stand up to resist.

And Shen Lanxi...

No one stood up to oppose!

Standing in the court, Shen Lanxi first denounced the atrocities of the Sixteenth Prince in grief and anger, and then attacked Wang.

"The Wang family is ambitious and their crimes are abhorrent to both humans and gods. I hereby sentence all male members of the Wang family to be beheaded in public, and all female members of marriageable age to be exiled and sent to the army, and all their property to be confiscated. A portion of the confiscated property will be distributed to the families of the concubines killed by the Wang family, and the rest will be put into the national treasury!"

"Generals who followed Wang in rebellion and refused to repent will be dealt with together and severely punished!"

"Do any of you ministers have any objections?" Shen Lanxi lowered her eyes and looked at the civil and military officials.

"I have no objection!"

……

After that, Shen Lanxi began to deal with state affairs and the battle situation with the eight princes, who arrived one after another.

In half a month, five of the eight princes had gone, and Wei Dongzhu and others returned to Beijing in triumph!

As good news came one after another, Shen Lanxi began to reform the laws.

"From now on, women can set up female households, engage in business, become imperial merchants, pass the imperial examinations, go out to run businesses, share the family property like men, serve as officials in the court, and join the army. Women can participate in all industries that men participate in, and they will be treated the same as men!"

As soon as this decree was issued, all civil and military officials stood up to oppose it.

"How can a woman show her face in public? The reason why the Regent has this privilege is because she has made great contributions to our Great Zhou. She is courageous and resourceful. Such a woman is extremely rare and cannot be replicated!"

"Regent, please think twice. Not all women are as proficient in both civil and military strategies as you are. Most women still stay at home and take care of their husbands and children."

"The ancestral system cannot be abolished. Women can trade, but they are absolutely not allowed to serve as officials in the court." The regent was originally a woman, so he would definitely favor women.

If women serve as officials in the court, will there be a place for men in the court?

Shen Lanxi sat beside the dragon throne and said calmly, "According to what you said, if those women can be as skilled in both literature and martial arts as I am, and are not inferior to men, will you allow them to enter the court?"

Is that right?

Naturally not.

They said that because Shen Lanxi was sitting there. They said that because Shen Lanxi killed people without blinking an eye and didn't recognize any relatives.

How many people like Shen Lanxi are there in the world?

Just one is enough to embarrass them!

A voice suddenly sounded.

"Minister, that's what I mean!"

Before he finished speaking, another person stood up.

"I mean the same thing!"

"I am also..."

"I also..."

People who agree with it emerged like mushrooms after rain.

Liu Mingxin looked back at the rising stars who had emerged in the court in recent years, and his heart was pounding.

Not only the up-and-coming ones, but also some old officials stepped forward.

Dali Temple Minister Wei Jie, Ministry of Revenue Director Liu Yanhui, Ministry of Rites Doctor Chen Wei, Ministry of Personnel Junior Secretary...

The next person who stood up made Liu Mingxin's eyebrows twitch.

Mei Nanhua: "I also think this is feasible. It's not that I favor women, but my Great Zhou is in need of people right now, so we should not be too picky!"

Wu Yanzhi: "I also think it can be tried. If it doesn't work, we can cancel it~"

Liu Mingxin's eyebrows were twitching and he was sweating profusely.

When were they won over by Shen Lanxi, and why didn't he notice it at all?

Shen Lanxi: "Master Liu, do you have any objections?"

Liu Mingxin clenched his hands and trembled: "Your Majesty...I also agree."

Shen Lanxi nodded and said with a smile: "All the officials in my Great Zhou are united and open-minded. With your assistance, my Great Zhou will surely regain its heyday!"

Liu Mingxin didn't even dare to wipe the cold sweat off his face. After returning home from court, he developed a high fever that night and took a leave of absence for half a month.

When he stepped out of the house again, there were groups of women doing business on the street, women walking on the street with swords on their waists, and women buying books in bookstores. Women in the government office who were clamoring to establish female households, apply for business certificates, and clamoring for divorce lined up for dozens of meters.

The most eye-catching one was a grain store run by a woman named Madam Song, which sold a lot of grains that had never been seen in the capital, all of which were of high quality, low price and unlimited supply.

Liu Mingxin stood at the door of the grain store, watching cartloads of grain being transported into the store. The people either pushed the carts or carried baskets on their shoulders. When the carts and baskets came out, they were full. With only a dozen cents, he could buy enough grain to feed a family of four for half a month.

After Liu Mingxin came to court, he never said a word about the laws on women issued by Shen Lanxi.

In a blink of an eye, the rebellion of the Eighth Prince was completely quelled, and Zhou Ruyuan also received intelligence about the palace coup.

Jiang Wuya: "Fortunately, both Concubine Shu and Princess Wang are fine!"

Zhou Ruyuan stared at the secret letter in a daze.

"Mr. Jiang, now I am the best candidate for the position of Crown Prince!"

Jiang Wuya's eyes flashed, and he immediately reminded: "Your Majesty, especially at this time, you must not take it lightly."