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

The foreign tribes in the southwest started by visiting the shops of the Great Zhou, and then visited the farming shops, factories and academies. They gradually saw the strength of the Great Zhou and the foundation behind it. Finally, they saw Shen Lanxi ascend the throne in a powerful manner. It was a shocking and eye-opening experience.

They all felt that the trip was worthwhile. Even if they only came to the Great Zhou once in their lifetime, it was worth it and they were lucky to see Shen Lanxi ascend the throne as an emperor as a woman.

The first thing Shen Lanxi did when he ascended the throne was to announce it to the world and inform the other states.

The express was printed as soon as possible to publicize the news that Emperor Shen Lanxi was named Emperor Chongwu.

The next step was to welcome the forty envoys who were about to return to Beijing and were sent to the southwest for cultural exchanges.

The reason why forty envoys were left as the rear guard was, firstly, because their bodies were not fit for the charge, and secondly, because they were there to cover the rear intentionally.

Shen Lanxi intended to portray them as heroes who went on a mission to conquer foreign tribes. Naturally, they would have to return to the capital in glory and in the spotlight, rather than following behind them. In that case, the world would only see Shen Lanxi, but not the heroes who had risked their lives for the Great Zhou.

Under her deliberate arrangement, the forty envoys, though thin and with wounds on their bodies, looked like heroes, sitting on large carts and receiving cheers and welcomes from the people of the capital.

Shen Lanxi looked at the forty people standing on the carriage in gorgeous attire, like peacocks spreading their tails, and looked away speechlessly.

All I can say is that they are patriotic, but they really don’t have much talent!

Shen Lanxi stood on the city wall and introduced herself to all the officials.

"Standing in the front is the second son of the Xing'an Marquis's mansion. He is brave and resourceful during his trip to the southwest, and has demonstrated excellent diplomatic skills. He is very suitable to sit at the negotiation table."

The court officials were puzzled? The second son of the Xing'an Marquis's mansion? The playboy who had taken the exam six times but failed every time, and who only knew how to put on a white face and flirt with young girls every day?

"The one with a piece of gauze wrapped around his face is Uncle Wuning's third son. This time he worked with me to defeat the foreign tribes in the southwest. He has a quick mind."

Wu Ningbo? The declining Earl's Mansion? The title of nobility has come to an end for Wu Ningbo, right? I heard that he was neither good at literature nor martial arts, and he became famous because he had many children. Otherwise, who would know about the Wu Ningbo Mansion!

"The one waving against the carriage, the one wiping his face with a handkerchief, is very good at dealing with foreign leaders." Shen Lanxi smiled and praised very sincerely.

Which one are you talking about, Your Majesty?

When the forty envoys left, they boosted the capital's economy for a long time, and the Ministry of Revenue still remembers it vividly.

Those forty people had only one good thing about them, and that was that they were good-looking.

The Minister of Revenue looked at Shen Lanxi thoughtfully. Seeing that she remembered every name, who the child was, and what contributions the person had made, he forgot the thought that had just flashed through his mind.

"Your Majesty, you have a really good memory!" Liu Yan replied.

Shen Lanxi: "I will never forget everyone who has made contributions to my Great Zhou!"

This sentence shocked all the officials.

Forty envoys, wearing red flowers given by Shen Lanxi on their chests, paraded three times through the streets. After receiving cheers from the people and handkerchiefs from countless little girls along the way, they headed towards the imperial palace in a mighty procession.

Shen Lanxi and all the officials had already been waiting in the Golden Palace.

The forty envoys received the news of Shen Lanxi's enthronement when they were about to enter the capital. They were in a daze all the way, but after entering the capital and receiving the warm welcome from the people, they had already accepted the fact that Shen Lanxi had become the emperor.

"Your Majesty, long live His Majesty..." Forty people knelt respectfully.

Shen Lanxi was still wearing the court dress of the Regent. Although she had now been given the title and had begun to officially preside over government affairs, the formal enthronement ceremony had not yet been held, and the court dress and crown had not yet been made.

"My fellow heroes, please stand up quickly!" Shen Lanxi said kindly.

Forty people supported each other to stand up. Shen Lanxi did not miss the fact that some of them had limped legs when they first entered the hall.

"You have fought bravely for our Great Zhou and made great contributions. Your efforts will be rewarded. I see that you are all ambitious and talented people, so I will grant you the right to serve as officials in the court without taking the imperial examination!"

All the officials frowned and wanted to refute.

The forty envoys were happy at first, but then they began to worry.

They were all students who had failed the imperial examinations many times, and they knew their talents well. It would be good to be able to serve as an official in the imperial court without taking the imperial examinations, but what official position would they be given?

What are they capable of?

Shen Lanxi: "I plan to let you be the imperial envoys to inspect the Great Zhou for me. After my coronation ceremony, you will officially report to the Ministry of Rites. After reporting, you will go down and inspect on behalf of the emperor!"

All the officials stared with wide eyes. How could these forty flashy things be capable of such an important task?

Shen Lanxi glanced at the ministers who were full of dissatisfaction, and then said: "Today is a happy day, I don't want to hear anything that will spoil the fun!"

All officials reluctantly stopped their actions.

"I know you all have wealthy families, so I won't reward you with tacky things like gold and silver. The titles in your family that have been passed down to this generation will be passed down to the next generation!"

Among the forty people, half of them were extremely happy, as if they had gained mountains of gold and silver.

"Those whose titles have not yet been completed, and whose families have not yet requested the title of a crown prince, may do so!"

Many people were happy again.

"If you have a title and a prince in your family, and you are not ranked high, you can tell me what reward you want. I will definitely agree to it within a reasonable range!"

Two people actually stood up.

"Your Majesty, I want to take my mother and separate from the family and live in a separate house."

"Your Majesty, I also want to take my mother and sister with me and live separately."

Shen Lanxi smiled: "Okay, I will let the Ministry of Revenue keep an eye on this matter. If your family's property distribution is small, the Ministry of Revenue will arrange for them to have separate houses!"

Liu Yanhui also smiled: "I will obey your order and make sure they divide the property fairly!"

Recently, the Ministry of Revenue has had a lot of free time because of the concubine tax, house confiscation and unequal division of property. The thing they are most willing to do is to help the rich families divide their property.

The officials realized later that Shen Lanxi had become stingy.

The Ministry of Revenue became even more treacherous.

The forty people left with many thanks, and Shen Lanxi continued to deal with the matters left over from the change of dynasty.

"Your Majesty, many of the concubines have been taken away by their families. For each concubine who was taken away, I followed your orders and asked them to take away their belongings and the property rewarded by the palace. In addition, I gave each of them 20,000 taels of silver to settle down."

Shen Lanxi: "Did this money come from the Ministry of Revenue or from the palace?"

Wang Bao: "The emperor's private treasury has not been counted yet, so the money is temporarily taken from the private treasury. It will be returned to the Ministry of Revenue after the money in the palace is accounted for."

Shen Lanxi: "Thank you for your hard work, Ministry of Revenue."

Liu Yan replied respectfully and said truthfully: "It's not hard, but there are many concubines in the previous emperor's palace, and 20,000 taels per person is a considerable expense!"

Emperor Renxiao is already dead, and his merits and demerits cannot be discussed openly anymore.

All the officials knew that Emperor Renxiao was a wise ruler before he was poisoned, but he became foolish after that.