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

The Minister of War was about to speak when he was interrupted by Shen Lanxi.

"Those who plead for mercy are guilty of the same crime!"

"Also, whoever begs for mercy is not doing good deeds for his daughter. He is not considering his daughter. It is best to pray to God so that your daughter does not marry into such a family!"

Many officials looked unhappy, especially the Vice Minister of War.

If anything happened to his sister, his reputation would be damaged as well.

Shen Lanxi: "Dali Temple, take people to open the coffin!"

The Minister of War said: "It is not a good idea for us to keep waiting here. It may take several days for the coroner to finish the examination."

Shen Lanxi said decisively: "I will do nothing else these days except this one thing. I will wait here. When the inspection is completed and the treatment is completed, I will return to the palace!"

The officials did not expect Shen Lanxi to be so resolute.

The people around looked at each other in bewilderment. Some were moved, some were skeptical, and some were wondering whether Shen Lanxi would succeed, how far he would go for the woman, and whether he could take the final step.

Despite all the doubts and suspicions, no one left; instead, more and more people gathered.

Shen Lanxi continued: "The second article that the marriage law needs to be revised is that the woman's family takes back the woman's dowry!"

The attendant and the historian quickly took notes.

"No, there is a clause in the previous marriage law that states that if a woman dies and has children, the dowry should be given to the children to marry."

Shen Lanxi: "What about those who don't have children? Is it written in the marriage law?"

No, it’s not written in the marriage law.

The official Yakou who just spoke up to stop them.

Shen Lanxi: "If it's not written, add this one. The woman's dowry will be divided equally between her children and her family. If the man embezzles the dowry on the grounds that the child is young, all the property will be flushed into the national treasury and the whole family will be sent into exile!"

The official from the Ministry of Revenue immediately stepped forward and said, "Yes, this is fine."

The official who had just spoken to stop them glanced at the people from the Ministry of Revenue and curled his lips helplessly.

What's wrong with the people in the Ministry of Revenue? Don't they know where to turn their elbows?

Shen Lanxi smiled and said, "I am not the only one who has the final say. I have not asked you to come here to listen, but to discuss and revise the law. If you all express your opinions and combine your strengths, we will surely be able to revise a more perfect marriage law."

The official who had just spoken had a face full of red and white marks, as if he had been slapped.

Shen Lanxi continued, "If the woman does not have a child, the dowry will be returned to her family."

"If the woman's family has no relatives, and relatives here refer to parents, brothers and sisters of the direct line, then the dowry will be added to the state treasury."

Ministry of Revenue official: "This is also OK!"

Some officials began to grumble: "Can't the woman's uncles claim it?"

Shen Lanxi: "No, have you ever thought about this, if a girl has only one younger brother or sister, what will she do if her uncles and aunts try to steal her money and kill her?"

"No way, we are all family, and uncles and aunts can understand that they can help their nephews and nieces because they are still young."

Shen Lanxi said coldly: "I'm afraid that in the end, the money will only go into my own pocket."

The official Yakou who was speaking.

Shen Lanxi: "I'll add one more thing here. If anyone in the clan sees a brother with a young child and wants to kill him, once the facts are verified, the whole family will be exiled!"

Madam Song: "Okay, I'd rather rot and die at home than be treated like an ungrateful person, cough cough cough..."

Shen Lanxi glanced at her speechlessly and continued: "A woman's dowry is private property. If a man seizes it, he will be exiled!"

No one refuted this point. After all, misappropriating dowry is shameful for a man.

Shen Lanxi: "There are only so many things I can think of. People, if you have grievances or doubts about any law, feel free to raise them now."

The people were silent.

Shen Lanxi: "Since no one has any questions, I will continue."

"Regarding marriage fraud, no matter what the reason, if the woman is not willing, all the people involved and their families will be sent to the army. If the crime is too serious and involves human life, they will be executed by slow slicing!"

Madam Song said viciously: "There is so much land in Dongchuan, it would be better to send more people there to farm the land!"

Shen Lanxi sighed: "This is the price of breaking the law!"

Madam Song nodded quickly: "Yes, yes, yes!"

"Regarding marriage, if a woman does not want to be forced into marriage, the instigator will have his entire family exiled!"

After Madam Song revealed that Shen Lanxi's ultimate goal of using severe punishments was to send the prisoners to farm, the officials no longer wanted to speak easily.

After all, it was a matter of state affairs, and peace and prosperity were the general direction. Not directly relocating the people was the last bit of face left to the court.

Shen Lanxi continued: "A woman's marriage must be based on mutual consent. If there is coercion or bullying, the whole family of the person involved will be exiled."

"In addition, I would like to add one more thing here. If it really happened, the informant will be rewarded with merit. The court will not disclose the informant's information. And if it is verified that it is true, a reward of 20 taels of silver will be given!"

Wow! This one is so unethical. It's like a strict defense, nipping those who really want to commit crimes in the bud.

Just as Shen Lanxi was about to add something, someone suddenly rushed out and knelt on the ground with a thud.

"The Regent, please seek justice for me..."

Shen Lanxi: "If you have any grievances, I will redress them!"

"I am from the capital. My father was not liked by my grandparents, so we separated from the family early. When we separated, we had nothing but a shabby house. My father had no choice but to go out to trade, often going deep into the mountains to buy furs, and my mother was in charge of selling them. After a while, he earned a fortune."

Shen Lanxi listened, and the people around her listened too.

"Five years ago, my father hadn't returned home for a month, so my mother went to look for him. Two months later, we received news that they had both died. Both my father and mother were killed by bandits. I am the oldest child in the family, with a younger brother and a younger sister. Unfortunately, my grandparents couldn't wait to kick us out of the house before my parents' bodies were even cold. That winter was especially cold, and my brother and sister were young and caught a cold. We didn't have a penny."

"I had no choice but to beg my grandparents. I knelt in front of their house for two days, but I didn't get any money. When I went back to see my brother and sister-in-law, they had already... turned into two cold, hard corpses!" The woman was crying so hard that she couldn't speak.

"No one gave me justice. The clan leader and the village chief said this was our family affair. When my grandparents saw me going to the clan leader and the village chief, they knocked me out and sold me to the mountains. Fortunately, the man who bought me was very kind to me, otherwise I would have died long ago!"

Shen Lanxi nodded: "This involves the seizure of family property and violation of the woman's will in the second marriage law we revised just now."

Dali Temple Minister Wei Jie reminded: "There is also the trafficking of human beings."

Shen Lanxi raised her eyebrows: "This is a serious sin, I have to die!"

The woman knelt down and said, "Sir, I don't want them to die like this. It would be too easy for them to die. I also want their whole family to go to Dongchuan, become slaves to the armored men, and make contributions to our Great Zhou."

Shen Lanxi looked at Wei Jie: "Is this okay?"