Chapter 548 Little Master Huang Yu!
Zhou Ruyuan was really going all out to gain the support of the navy.
The methods used to obtain the throne of the emperor are truly dirty!
Zhou Ruyuan not only sacrificed himself, but also followed Shen Lanxi's example by reclaiming land, building schools, reducing taxes, and so on.
He has been imitating everything that Shen Lanxi promoted before.
A new round of verbal battles has begun in the imperial court.
"Those traitors are utterly ruthless!"
"What a pity that my Great Zhou's good grain seeds were stolen by them!"
"We must not allow him to steal the technologies that are part of our factories. The technologies that enrich the national treasury must be firmly held in the hands of the imperial court."
"How shameless! How come I never realized that the God of War was a plagiarist before?"
"You're just copying others; don't end up with a poor imitation!"
After the mockery, some people also expressed concern.
"Your Majesty, we absolutely cannot allow him to continue to grow stronger."
"I never would have guessed that Zhou Qiwu was such a treacherous and ambitious person."
"The late emperor misjudged her; he shouldn't have let her return to Tianjin back then!"
Seeing that the fire was almost extinguished, Shen Lanxi immediately said, "After the imperial examination, we will punish the traitors!"
"yes!"
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"General, these are the clothes that Qiaoniang made for you!" When Qiaoniang saw Wei Dongzhu return, she immediately went back into the room and brought out several sets of clothes.
Wei Dongzhu happened to need to talk to her.
Has anyone been looking for you lately?
After a moment of doubt, Qiaoniang said, "No, my child and I stay at home every day. There are guards at home, and no outsiders come in!"
After hesitating for several days, Wei Dongzhu finally made up his mind.
"I've already sent a letter to the Northwest. Pack your things and take the child back to the Northwest tomorrow!"
The clothes in Qiaoniang's hands fluttered to the ground, and her eyes instantly welled up with tears.
"General, are you going to send me and the child away?"
Zhou Ruyuan nodded with a stern face: "It's not safe for you and the child to stay here. It would be better to go back to the Northwest as soon as possible."
Qiaoniang lowered her head, tears falling to the ground drop by drop.
Wei Dongzhu saw all this and could only feel helpless.
"Qiao Niang, His Majesty has amended the marriage law. After you return to the Northwest, find someone to marry!"
Upon hearing this, Qiaoniang knelt down on the ground with a thud.
"General, Qiaoniang will not marry. Qiaoniang is yours in life and in death. Please, General, do not abandon Qiaoniang."
"Qiao Niang doesn't ask for any title, she only asks to stay by the general's side. Qiao Niang grew up in the Wei family, and the general is Qiao Niang's family. If the general doesn't want people to know about your relationship with Yan'er, this servant will tell others that the child is not the general's, but was born to this servant and someone else."
"Please, General, don't send me away!"
Qiaoniang knelt on the ground, crying and kowtowing incessantly.
A struggle flashed in Wei Dongzhu's eyes, but it was quickly suppressed by him.
“Go, you and the child can only save your lives if you get to the Northwest.”
Qiao Nang stared wide-eyed in disbelief. What did the general mean by saying that?
Could it be that the general wants...?
Qiao Niang felt a chill run through her body, as if she had fallen into an ice cellar.
As soon as the news broke, the people began to despise Zhou Ruyuan.
Soon, Shen Lanxi also received a news report from the person who entered the room.
"That's shameless. They just fish out a slightly larger clam shell from the sea and call it an auspicious omen."
“Zhou Ruyuan is imitating our Emperor so much that he has no moral integrity whatsoever.”
"Your Majesty, if Zhou Ruyuan continues down this path, the next step may be..." to declare himself emperor.
They dared not utter the last two words.
Shen Lanxi gave a mocking smile: "They actually used my methods on me."
Che Mingyuan and the others were speechless. His Majesty didn't have to be so blunt.
"Your Majesty, let's attack Zhou Ruyuan now. They'll probably start spreading rumors in the news next."
Their emperor's only flaw in front of Zhou Ruyuan is that he is not of royal blood.
When the time comes, Zhou Ruyuan will surely use the pretext of punishing traitors and upholding the orthodox order to bring a few petty thieves to his side.
Shen Lanxi's eyes were sharp, her brilliance concealed.
"No rush. Zhou Ruyuan is like a magnet that attracts slag and iron. That slag and iron is usually mixed with the soil and is difficult to distinguish. I will take this opportunity to remove some of it."
Che Mingyuan worried, "What if they become too powerful?"
Shen Lanxi patted the dragon head on the throne and said forcefully, "I have been able to ascend the throne smoothly and sit firmly for so long, why would I be afraid of those clowns?"
Che Mingyuan: When others rebel and ascend the throne, there are corpses strewn across the fields and rivers of blood. Their emperor merely washed the palace gates with blood. Compared to the brutal war, their emperor did indeed ascend the throne smoothly.
...
Shen Lanxi received the report that evening.
"The palace maid who was sweeping was found drowned in the lotus pond. When she was pulled out, her face was so swollen that it was unrecognizable."
If it were an ordinary palace maid, the guards would never have come to report it.
"Is she the palace maid you brought from the Shen family last time?"
"yes."
"Have someone paint a portrait of that palace maid and send it over."
"yes!"
How could the palace maid sent from my mother's side have died so mysteriously?
Shen Lanxi gazed at the portrait, lost in thought.
The next day, at the women's registration desk, a woman with Beijing residency registered with her parents.
"What's your name?"
"Sir, my daughter's name is Huang Yu."
"Sign your name here, press your fingerprint, and write down your household registration and address. We'll come back to inquire after the authorities have verified it."
"Sir, how long does it take to verify an identity?"
"Since you're a Beijing resident, things will be faster. It could take ten days at the shortest, and half a month at the longest. Don't worry, it won't delay our business!"
"By the way, were you a scholar or a military officer?"
Huang Yu: "Military Examination!"
"You little girl, you're not even as tall as a sapling, and you're not strong at all. You should think this through. There are no gender distinctions on the martial arts stage. Don't get hurt."
Huang Yujiao said coquettishly, "Thank you for your concern, sir. Don't let my thin appearance fool you, my family has been officials for generations, and my grandfather taught me martial arts since I was a child."
Upon hearing that Huang Yu's family members were also officials, the registration process became more enthusiastic. They personally checked the household registration documents submitted by Huang Yu and placed them in the pile of military examination candidates.
...
"Princess, the young master secretly escaped from the palace without telling our people and ran away to participate in the martial arts examination."
Zhou Xinrou opened her eyes, her face showing obvious anger.
"Nonsense, who gave her the guts?"
“Princess, please calm down. The young mistress has been pampered by her master since she was a child, and the servants can’t control her,” the old woman said with difficulty.
Zhou Xinrou's face was cold, her anger not subsided but intensified.
"I risked my life to send her to the palace. What does she think the palace is, a place she can come and go as she pleases?"
The old woman advised, "Your Highness, the young master has covered up the situation and found a scapegoat in advance. He did it cleanly and neatly, so no one will suspect anything!"
Zhou Xinrou scoffed, "Everyone in the palace is shrewd. I already went too far by sending someone in back then, and now someone has died under mysterious circumstances. With Shen Lanxi's personality, how could she not be suspicious!"
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