Chapter 602: Shen Yuantang attacks the Shen family’s children!
Mulikui didn't know how it ended. When he came to his senses, he was already in the room of the inn.
"Quick, send a letter back to the Turks immediately!"
I'm afraid Shen Lanxi has long wanted to destroy the Turks, and she must not be allowed to succeed!
A competition once again established Shen Lanxi's position in the court.
More than half of the court officials have been dormant under the intimidation of the emperor.
She gave Turkic a month, and when the deadline was up, he had to give her an answer.
If you fail to respond within the specified time, it will be deemed as war.
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"Your Majesty, do you want to make a comprehensive deployment in the northwest?" As a pro-war faction, the old master was very concerned about the progress against the Turks.
Shen Lanxi: "Send a message to the northwest, go ten miles out of the city, and be ready to attack the Turks at any time!"
"yes!"
There was a lot of discussion in the court.
"Is the war really going to start?"
"The Turks are too arrogant. Their arrogance must be put down."
"When the Wei army was here before, the Turks kept harassing the border. I'm sure the Northwest won't hold back."
Wei Dongzhu was stationed in the northwest, but his surname did not allow him to show mercy to the Turks.
"The Northwest needs support?"
Liu Yan replied: "Last year, the Northwest was able to achieve self-sufficiency in food and grass. Every city there has a military fort, and food is stored in the fort every year in case of emergency."
All the officials pricked up their ears.
No need for the court to provide food and fodder?
What about the salary?
Liu Yan replied: "Since last year, in the sixteen provinces of the Great Zhou, ten provinces have stopped allocating food and military pay from the capital and are now drawing from local government offices."
Liu Mingxin's eyes lit up: "Is it possible to achieve self-sufficiency?"
Liu Yan smiled and said, "Of course, in addition to being self-sufficient, the local area can allocate funds every year to build bridges and roads, set up schools and places like Shantang, and if there is any surplus, it will also provide pension funds to the elderly over 60 years old every year."
All officials were in an uproar.
They don’t have any pension funds.
Liu Yan replied: "In addition, Yunnan Province has taken the lead in conducting a pilot project to provide elderly care and medical treatment for the people."
Many court officials were so angry that they wanted to listen carefully.
Liu Yanhui coughed twice and said, "We are discussing the Turkic issue and the pension issue. If you are interested, you can discuss it with me after the court session."
All officials could only hold back.
"Your Majesty, do you really want to attack the Turks?" The Ministry of War was a little unsure.
Shen Lanxi: "Of course."
Ministry of Rites: "What about the marriage?"
"Proceed as usual."
In other words, be prepared for both situations.
"Your Majesty, what if the Turks are unwilling to submit to our Great Zhou?"
Shen Lanxi: "Northwestern Iron Cavalry, crush the Turks!"
Ministry of War: It’s stable.
All officials already knew His Majesty's determination, and the Ministry of Rites raised a few more questions about the Turkic issue.
"Your Majesty, should the news of the war with the Turks be published in the Express?"
"Can!"
"What if Jinmen takes advantage of this?"
"beat!"
I see, Your Majesty wants to attack.
After the court session, Shen Lanxi received news that Huang Yu had wiped out the bandits.
"At this rate, there will be no more banditry and rebellion in my Great Zhou within a year!"
"Did Jiangping County submit a report?"
The letter was handed to her.
"How dare the bullies bully God? Let Huang Yu send those bullies to their deaths!"
…
The news of going to war with the Turks spread quickly.
Zhou Xinrou was very dissatisfied.
"The Great Zhou was finally pacified, how can we let the war start again?"
"My Lady, the express report says that the Turkic envoys are arrogant and disrespectful to Your Majesty."
Zhou Xinrou said impatiently: "Aren't you going to marry someone? Then hurry up and get married!"
Nanny: "The Turks are indeed too presumptuous. After all, it was the imperial court that sent troops to attack, not our people."
They are just a small group of Turks. What will happen if we fight them?
The damage is not to their people.
They only care about the benefits.
No matter what, Zhou Xinrou still opposed the use of military force.
The Great Zhou has so many soldiers, and it is not for Shen Lanxi to do whatever she wants.
"Princess, our people discovered that Miss Yuantang has connections with people from Tianjin."
Zhou Xinrou's face darkened: "Is it related to Zhou Ruyuan?"
Mammy: "Our people have already followed them. They are most likely in contact with Zhou Ruyuan."
"She is so bold and ambitious. I wanted to save her life, but she always went down the road of death."
"My Lord, how should we deal with this?"
Zhou Xinrou thought for a moment and said, "Let's leak the news to Shen Lanxi. Doesn't she care about the friendship of her family? Let her see how her relatives and her enemies are colluding with each other."
"yes!"
Shen Lanxi expected that Shen Yuantang would not give up, but she didn't expect that she would still be in contact with Zhou Ruyuan.
"Is there anything unusual in the Shen family?"
“Nothing unusual.”
She was still worried.
"Keep an eye on Shen Yuantang and have someone search her house."
"yes!"
The secret guard quickly gave her a reply.
"I noticed that Shen Yuantang has been going to the lotus pond recently. He has been there for nine days in a row, even on rainy days."
"At first, I didn't notice anything unusual until I discovered that the kitchen maid would go to the lotus pond every day to pick fresh lotus pods."
"After Shen Yuantang left the lotus pond, I took the lotus pods to Mr. Ban for inspection. Mr. Ban found lead powder on the lotus pods."
She knew the dangers of lead powder.
"Which room is the food made from lotus pods used for?"
Secret Guard: "Recently, the cook made lotus seed cakes and sent them to several rooms. Because children love to eat them, they are usually given to the children of the Shen family."
Shen Lanxi's face darkened.
"Mr. Ban said that a tiny amount of lead powder is not enough to cause harm to the body, but it should not be consumed frequently."
Shen Lanxi: "I understand. Let someone send these letters to the Shen family."
The letter on the table was sent back by the son of the Shen family.
Everyone opposed Shen Yuantang's marriage to the Turks.
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Except for Zhou Xinrou and a few other people in the Shen family, many others did not know that Shen Yuantang was going to marry a foreign princess.
The letter was delivered directly to Shen Congwen. After receiving the letter, he immediately called Shen Yuantang to his side to question him.
"Why were you named a princess?"
"you say!"
Except for the second branch of the Shen family, the other two branches were unaware of it.
"Brother, why are you angry?"
"Isn't it good to make Feng Yuantang a princess? She is the only girl in our mansion who has this honor!"
It's useless for others to be jealous, because they and Your Majesty were not born from the same mother.
Shen Congwen said angrily: "To make her a princess is to let her marry the Turks!"
What is the Turkic region? If you want to die for a title, then you'd better not have the title!
All the elders in the room fell silent.
Fortunately, their daughter was not made a princess. Being a princess would be too risky!
"I was wondering why so many princesses were conferred titles at once. Turns out it was because of the marriage."
People on the street started clamoring about the marriage alliance with the Turks, and everyone knew about it.
But they could not imagine that Shen Yuantang would be allowed to go.
"Hasn't your majesty conferred titles on so many princesses? Yuan Tang is already married, how can she still go to marry a foreign princess?"
Are princesses being married off so hastily nowadays?
Letting a woman who had been married twice go to marry a foreign prince is obviously a humiliation to the Turks. This is not a marriage of peace, it is simply a declaration of war.
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