Rebirth: The wedding night, my whole family was exiled, I raised 500,000 soldiers - Chapter 578 Zhou Ruyuan learns from Shen Lanxi and gets a great seal!
Rebirth: The wedding night, my whole family was exiled, I raised 500,000 soldiers
Chapter 578 Zhou Ruyuan learns from Shen Lanxi and gets a great seal!Old Madam Shen handed over power openly, and the rest of the Shen family was no longer humble. The Imperial Guards were waiting at the door. Could they keep the emperor waiting for long?
Given Shen Lanxi's temper, they should hurry up!
Three carriages, packed with people, swayed slowly towards the palace.
"The palace is in a hurry, pedestrians please make way!"
The Imperial Guards beat gongs in front to clear the way, and the pedestrians dispersed in an orderly manner.
This is a new rule introduced following the last incident where people were not allowed to ride horses.
When there is an urgent report from the imperial court, gongs can be beaten to make way, with the safety of the people being the first priority.
……
Shen Lanxi was discussing the Tianjin Express with the ministers.
"Your Majesty, the traitor has begun to imitate Your Majesty again."
Shen Lanxi said: "Don't they have enough to learn? Let them learn, as long as it benefits the people!"
"Your Majesty, they are not doing this to benefit the people, but to imitate the great conferment after your Majesty's coronation ceremony."
Shen Lanxi became interested.
"Who did he confer the title of Grand Master?"
"The ones who were granted great fiefs were all rebels who came to surrender. In order to win them over, Zhou Ruyuan promised them many conditions and also ceded a lot of land."
Shen Lanxi nodded: "According to his character, he can do such a thing. Tianjin is not a big area, how many pieces can he cut?"
"Is he going to divide the sea area?"
The court officials were angry: "No, he ceded the territory of our Great Zhou."
Shen Lanxi widened her eyes in amusement: "You mean, the places he promised to give out are all places of my court that he has not yet conquered."
Some court officials couldn't hold it in and laughed out of anger.
"How dare Zhou Ruyuan get something for nothing?"
"Are those people fools? They believe this?"
The old master said with a smile: "They are simply fanciful."
Wu Yanzhi laughed and said, "I never realized that Zhou Ruyuan was a dreamer before."
Liu Mingxin: "If he continues like this, even if he really takes over the world, he won't be able to keep his throne for many days."
"To make a promise in advance is simply to court your own destruction!"
“It’s like killing the goose that lays the eggs!”
"There's something wrong with your brain!"
Shen Lanxi was listening to the court officials scolding Zhou Ruyuan to wake her up when the imperial guards ran into the hall.
"Your Majesty, someone is kneeling at the palace gate to file a complaint."
If it was an ordinary person, the Royal Guards would either drive him away or make him roll on a bed of nails or be punished with a stick according to the rules.
But the identity of the visitor is not ordinary, he is a relative of the Shen family.
Shen Lanxi stood up from the dragon throne.
"My dear ministers, follow me to the palace gate to see the excitement!"
Court official: It’s a good opportunity to move around.
Who is not afraid of death?
Is Your Majesty going to massacre the palace gates with blood again today?
……
When the Zhang family saw Shen Lanxi coming, they immediately shouted at the top of their lungs to protest their injustice.
"Your Majesty, Shen Yuanhao is ungrateful and heartless. He molested my daughter before she was even dead. After committing such an evil act, he not only did not marry my daughter, but also drove our family out of the capital. He is such a bastard."
"Your Majesty, please give justice to our family!"
Shen Lanxi led the ministers to come forward.
"Dali Temple, Ministry of Justice, I leave it to you!" She chose to stand by and watch.
The Zhang family was stunned. It was clearly just a family matter, so why was it handed over to outsiders to handle?
Could it be that you want to find a middleman to mediate?
The heads of the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice were nominated to come forward for questioning.
"You said General Shen molested your daughter. Where is he?"
Zhang Churan said tremblingly: "Sir, it is my daughter."
The Dali Temple asked in a businesslike manner: "Is what your mother said true?"
"My Lord, it is true."
Ministry of Justice: "How was it indecent? Did it happen? Who can testify?"
Such a private matter was asked so openly. Zhang Churan felt his face burning and he was too embarrassed to face anyone.
"I'm asking you a question. This is a court, not a place for children's play. Since you have come to sue me, you must be prepared for interrogation. And if it is verified to be a false accusation, you will be punished with fifty strokes of the cane or a rolling nail bed."
The Zhang family was dumbfounded.
"Your Majesty, this is a family matter, why are you hitting someone?"
The eunuch raised his voice sharply: "You dare to look His Majesty in the face and question His Majesty before His Majesty asks you anything? Slap your face!"
Zhang was so frightened that she trembled violently, and the color disappeared from her face immediately.
The other members of the Zhang family were not much better, all of them were sweating profusely.
When the eunuch saw that His Majesty did not speak to stop him, he immediately winked at the other eunuchs.
After more than a dozen slaps, Zhang's face turned like a pig's head, her lips were cracked, her mouth was full of blood, and several of her teeth were loosened.
"Okay, don't affect the trial."
The eunuch waved his hand and the people who slapped him stepped aside.
The Ministry of Justice continued to question.
"Zhang Churan, reply!"
There's no point in throwing tantrums in front of their Majesty.
The head of the Ministry of Justice glanced at Zhang, with no pity in his eyes.
Still doing housework?
Idiots who can't figure it out, when they get here, there's no housework.
Zhang Churan didn't even have time to regret now. Fortunately, the Shen family arrived in time, so the Ministry of Justice did not hold him accountable for delaying the case.
"Kowtow to Your Majesty!"
Shen Yuanhao did not expect that something that had already been resolved would still go wrong.
Who can I blame? I can only blame him for being too soft-hearted.
Shen Congwen didn't want to pay homage, so he stood aside with his neck stiffened, looking as if he would use filial piety to pressure anyone who dared to punish him.
The eunuchs and officials were trying to guess Shen Lanxi's reaction, but when they saw that she remained silent, they all pretended not to see Shen Congwen.
"Be flat!"
Everyone in the Shen family stood up.
"You have arrived at the perfect time. The Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice have already started investigating. You are a person of interest in the case. Now we can confront each other face to face."
Shen Congli and Miao didn't dare to move and they all relied on their son Shen Yuanhao.
"Yuanhao, go and explain!" The couple pushed their son out.
Shen Yuanhao felt that he had a responsibility and it was his duty to stand up and do his part.
"My Lords, the incident started because of my wife's sister. After my wife died, she took advantage of my sadness and drugged me."
"I dare not say that I am innocent, but I am definitely not the culprit."
"My wife just passed away, and the Zhang family did this. According to the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty, giving a court official drugs, no matter what drug he gave, is considered murder!"
"Besides, I thought that she was my late wife's sister and my late wife's family, so I didn't pursue the matter further and just drove them out of the capital. I didn't expect that they would not only be ungrateful, but also bite me back. I think that letting them go before was simply too stupid."
The Zhang family heard it and realized that they wanted to hold their family accountable.
"no……"
Zhang screamed in surprise, but halfway through, the pain on her face reminded her of the slap she had received before. She knelt on the ground and reported the matter honestly.
"Your Majesty, that's not what he said. He was obviously drunk and mistook my youngest daughter for my eldest daughter. He ruined my daughter's reputation and looked down on our family, so he drove us away."
"I cannot be dissatisfied just because..." Zhang raised her head and glanced at Shen Lanxi carefully.
Shen Lanxi looked at her with a half-smile: "Why not?"