Chapter 187 I want you to work for me for two years!
Shen Lanxi raised an eyebrow and glanced at Liang Shao and Wei Dongzhu, then said calmly, "I am a general, and he is a vanguard. Of course, we are subordinates. I wonder why the King of the Northwest asks this?"
Wei Dongzhu immediately stood up and explained, "General, I..."
Liang Shao's voice drowned out Wei Dongzhu's: "It's nothing, just asking casually. As the saying goes, a beauty deserves a hero, and General Hu and General Shen are a perfect match!"
Wei Dongzhu angrily shouted at Liang Shao: "King of the Northwest, stop talking nonsense, or don't blame me for being impolite!"
The two henchmen of the Northwest King quickly lifted him up from the left and right.
"Sorry, our King tends to talk nonsense when he's drunk. He also loves to set up random couples!"
Shen Lanxi smiled emotionlessly and waved her hand: "Take your king to rest. Don't next time you see a wolf and a tiger and say they are a match made in heaven!"
The two subordinates were extremely embarrassed and quickly helped Liang Shao away.
The next steps have been discussed to a sufficient extent, and there is no need to meet with Liang Shao again unless absolutely necessary.
Shen Lanxi raised her voice: "Back to Liucheng!"
"yes!"
A figure kept looking in the direction they left, and even after they could no longer see them, it still refused to turn around and leave.
Not long after Shen Lanxi returned to Liucheng, she received a personal letter from Emperor Renxiao, ordering a temporary halt to the killing of Song Daoxi, with the priority being to suppress the rumors spread by Prince Cheng.
What rumor?
Is it a matter concerning the former crown prince or the empress dowager?
She casually tossed the secret order aside, and it flew to Liu Yanhui's front.
The people on both sides passed it around to each other.
Liu Yan asked, "Do you think what King Cheng said is true or false?"
Cheng Zheng wrote: "Among us, only you have both been to the capital and served as an official."
Liu Yan retorted, "I'm just a nobody, a minor official. The former crown prince's affairs are confidential; how could I possibly know about them?"
"Not to mention the Empress Dowager's affairs, I have no right to enter the palace!"
The problem was thrown to Shen Lanxi again; among all of them, she was the only one who had ever been to the palace.
Shen Lanxi: "On the surface, His Majesty has done nothing wrong and treats the Empress Dowager very well!" She could sense that His Majesty treated the Empress Dowager well!
Liu Yan asked, forcing herself to speak, "How much do you know about the former crown prince?"
Shen Lanxi spoke frankly: "I have never heard of it!"
The group looked at each other, none of them knowing how to break the deadlock.
Qian Feng suddenly asked, "Where's your mother? Does she know?"
Two rows of people stared at him in unison; this guy was incredibly brave!
Qian Feng regretted asking the question as soon as he did, feeling even more embarrassed seeing both rows of people staring at him.
Can't I ask?
Shen Lanxi: "Do you think everyone in the world believes what Prince Cheng says?"
"Does anyone dare to confront King Cheng?"
No one would dare to do that!
"So he's allowed to talk nonsense, but others aren't allowed to make things up?" Shen Lanxi glanced at the two rows of people.
Others can talk, so can they.
When you see others talking, you forget where your own mouth is?
Liu Yanhui's expression was strange: "Can you just talk nonsense about royal matters?"
Shen Lanxi glanced at him, and the latter immediately changed his tune: "That's not a matter for the royal family, but a major issue concerning the stability of the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty!"
Shen Lanxi: "Although the King of Cheng and the King of Dongliao have formed a secret alliance, they are bound to be at odds behind the scenes."
Qian Feng asked in bewilderment, "How does the general know so much?"
Liu Yan returned to Cheng Zheng and the others, who looked at him with strange expressions.
The general said there should be no discord, and even if it means creating discord, there must be discord!
A day later, the grain supplies of the King of Dongliao were burned, and it is said that someone saw it was done by the men of King Cheng.
Another day passed, and King Cheng's provisions were also burned. This time, someone said they saw the King of Dongliao's men nearby.
"Let them fight like dogs, we'll be the ones who catch the cicadas!" Liu Yan said with a smile.
Wei Dongzhu: "What if the two of them think we did it?"
Liu Yan replied confidently, "Even if they suspect the Northwest King, they won't suspect us."
Cheng Zheng wrote with a smile: "Just wait, they're about to withdraw!"
Half an hour later, Shen Lanxi announced the withdrawal from Yonglin Prefecture!
"Old Cheng, you're amazing! You actually guessed that the general's next move was to retreat!" On the way back, Liu Yan put her shoulder on Cheng Zheng's neck, just like a good brother.
Cheng Zheng wrote, "It's obvious." They only have five thousand soldiers. Whether it's the King of Dongliao or the King of Cheng, once they have the time, it would be an easy task to wipe them out!
Wei Dongzhu glanced back at Liucheng, which was getting further and further away. He thought he had seen through Shen Lanxi, but after only a few days away, she seemed to have returned to the way she was when they first met.
On her way back to Yonglin Prefecture, Shen Lanxi ran into Ban Sicao again.
He was seriously injured this time. After she rescued him, she fell into a coma and did not wake up until they arrived in Yonglin Prefecture.
She handed the person over to the medical staff and asked the women of Liuzhao Village to take care of him, then she went about her business.
She had been away for several days and had accumulated a lot of official documents. The students of Qinglan Academy had resolved many of them, but a small number still required her approval.
For example, whether the academy should be reopened, and whether students should take the exams on schedule, etc.
It took Shen Lanxi three days to resolve the issue. Two people were hung on the flagpole at the entrance of the yamen, and only then did things calm down.
"Anyone who causes trouble again will be tied to heavy iron and sent to build military fortresses and city walls!"
"yes!"
It still requires severe punishment from adults to suppress them!
Along with Shen Lanxi's brutal image, the news also spread that Prince Cheng used the excuse that the former Crown Prince and Empress Dowager had distorted the facts to actually rebel and seize the throne, pushing the matter of the former Crown Prince and Empress Dowager back into the spotlight!
King Cheng immediately retaliated by appointing Song Daoxi as the Grand Preceptor. Three days later, he held a public ceremony in Gannan to honor the former Crown Prince and Empress Dowager.
The saying that "whoever obtains the disciple of Guigu will rule the world" has also been thrown into the spotlight!
While Shen Lanxi was waiting for things to ferment, Ban Sicao woke up and immediately went to find Shen Lanxi.
"I heard you like to adopt sons?"
Shen Lanxi's lips twitched slightly: "There are conditions to letting me acknowledge my family!"
Ban Sicao: "I know, it's about giving money and food. If I give more, could I be promoted in terms of seniority?"
Liu Yanhui, who was reporting the accounts, was dumbfounded.
I've seen many people eager to buy, but I've never seen someone so eager to buy also haggle over the price!
Shen Lanxi asked without changing her expression, "How much more do you mean?"
Liu Yan replied: As expected of their general!
Ban Sicao thought about it carefully and said, "I'll give you ten thousand taels of silver, plus ten kinds of poison!"
Shen Lanxi: "Not enough!"
Ban Sicao: "Twenty thousand taels!"
Shen Lanxi: "Two hundred thousand isn't enough!"
Thinking about the situation outside, Ban Sicao asked, "How much do you want? Just say it."
Shen Lanxi: "I need you to work for me for two years."
Ban Sicao hesitated.
"If you don't want to, then leave!" she said indifferently.
Ban Sicao is different. He is still recovering from his internal injuries. If he goes out and runs into those people, he will surely die!
"How about a year?"
Shen Lanxi looked down at the ledger.
"Fine, fine, two years it is, but you can't interfere with my freedom. I'm not selling myself to you. Also, I'll only work for you; I don't care about your family and friends!"
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