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

Che Mingyuan knew that his old friend was teasing him, but he didn't get angry and instead laughed a few times.

"This is all thanks to Brother Wei's contribution. If it weren't for Brother Wei, I would still be recovering at home."

Wei Jie looked at Che Mingyuan in surprise. After not seeing him for a few years, this ice-cold man could actually joke?

He glanced at Shen Lanxi without leaving a trace. As the saying goes, "Birds of a feather flock together." Only by following the right person can one have such a relaxed attitude!

"There are so many people around, so I won't say much. Congratulations!" Wei Jie said sincerely.

Che Mingyuan accepted it with a smile: "My Lord and I haven't finished our official uniforms yet. Once they are finished, we will come to the Dali Temple every few days."

Wei Jie understood. His friend meant that Shen Lanxi would come to the Dali Temple every day.

It actually reduced a lot of pressure on him.

After all, a place like the Dali Temple is really inconvenient for women to go in and out every day.

"Thank you, Lord Shen, for your consideration, and thank you, Brother Che, for your kind words."

Shen Lanxi smiled. Wei Jie was the Dali Temple official, her immediate superior. Wei Jie was a wise man, and he knew that giving her convenience was also giving himself convenience.

What's more, Che Mingyuan is indeed a rare talent, and she is grateful for the recommendation.

Led by Wei Jie, he went through the formalities at the Dali Temple, and despite the angry but unspeakable looks of the officials in the Dali Temple, he finally took office.

From then on, everyone who came to Beijing with her, including her, had a job in the capital.

With the title of Dali Temple Minister and the imperial edict from His Majesty, she openly entered and exited the Ministry of Revenue's treasury to investigate the case of Wei's army's grain and fodder.

She actually found some clues. Two convoys carrying food and fodder openly left the city, so it was impossible that there were no clues at all.

"Immediately bring Zhang Younian, Feng Qing and others who are guarding the city gate here for questioning."

On that day, two convoys left the city, and these people were guarding the city gate. However, the records of leaving the city only recorded one convoy. She had found witnesses to prove that there were indeed two convoys, and they were all dressed as soldiers.

The evidence is irrefutable.

Such a major breakthrough must be reported to Emperor Renxiao to show her loyalty as a subject.

As soon as her men went to arrest the person, her memorial was sent to the palace.

The oral order issued by Emperor Renxiao and the arrest of the men came at the same time.

"Master Shen, it's bad. Those people are all gone. I asked, and they left the city with different excuses."

The guard who delivered the imperial edict heard it with his own ears, and Shen Lanxi went into the palace with the guard to explain.

Before leaving, he left a message: "Surround the residences of these people and ask those who are familiar with them to go to the Dali Temple for questioning."

"Yes."

When Emperor Renxiao heard the news, he was furious, and said in an incredible and incomprehensible tone: "They are officials of the court, how could they do such a thing?"

Do they know what they are giving up? It is an official position that many people fight for but cannot get, and an opportunity to rise to prominence.

Suddenly thinking of the three words "Emperor of Zhou", Emperor Renxiao became even more furious.

"Okay, your hand has reached right under my nose. Lan Xi, investigate for me. I will immediately issue an imperial edict to have the six ministries fully cooperate with you to catch this thief. If you encounter this thief during the arrest, I will allow you to mobilize the troops of any government office in the capital."

Shen Lanxi: "I accept your order!"

This decree seemed to give great power, but in reality it was just a nice name and had no real use. A government office was staffed with no more than 30 people, including clerks and other civilian positions. The number of people that could actually be mobilized was at most a dozen or 20.

Even if all the people in the government offices in the capital were gathered together, they would not be enough to staff a team of the Imperial Guards.

The latter one is completely useless, but the former one, which requires the cooperation of the six ministries, is reasonable.

What Shen Lanxi didn't know was that as soon as she left, Emperor Renxiao called Zhou Ruyuan into the palace.

"There is a traitor who claims to be the Emperor of Zhou, and has already reached out to the court. I have ordered Lan Xi to investigate this matter thoroughly. As a woman, it will be inconvenient for her to investigate the case. I order you to investigate this matter with her, and there must be no mistakes!"

Zhou Ruyuan was inexplicably excited: "Thank you, father."

He thought that he would be on the bench for a long time after returning to Beijing, but he didn't expect that his father would arrange a job for him so soon.

The emperor's intention in arranging him and Shen Lanxi together was self-evident.

But~ thinking of Wei Dongzhu beside Shen Lanxi, Zhou Ruyuan's eyes darkened again.

The imperial edict in his hand was not as easy as he had imagined at first.

In less than an hour, Shen Lanxi received the news of the joint appointment. She sneered and threw the imperial edict somewhere casually.

It was said that the imperial edict was not very wise, and it turned out that it was waiting for her here.

"Sir, what is the emperor's will?" Che Mingyuan knew it in his heart but didn't say it out loud.

Shen Lanxi said without any scruples: "Hindering, controlling, promoting in name only, demoting in reality, trying to step on me and help Zhou Ruyuan get the upper hand."

Che Mingyuan was so scared that he looked around quickly. Fortunately, they were all his own people.

"Sir, are we going to the Dali Temple now, or are we going to visit those people's homes?"

Shen Lanxi: "Visit!"

"Yes!"

After receiving the order, Zhou Ruyuan went to the Dali Temple to meet up with Shen Lanxi, but as you can imagine, he came back empty-handed.

"Do you know where Lord Shen has gone?"

The officials of the Dali Temple were very secretive about Shen Lanxi, but when they heard that Zhou Ruyuan was here to help investigate the case, they all knew what was going on.

"We don't know where Lord Shen has gone. There is a difference between men and women, so it's not convenient for us to talk to Lord Shen for too long."

"Lord Shen has just entered the Dali Temple. We haven't spoken to her yet."

Since Your Majesty has that intention and Prince Zhennan also has that intention, I think they don't want to see women show up in public and have too much contact with men!

"Your Highness, maybe you can ask Lord Wei. I have no other intentions. Lord Wei is our superior. I think he will tell Lord Wei where Lord Shen has gone."

Zhou Ruyuan thanked the adult who spoke and immediately went to find Wei Jie.

Shen Lanxi spent most of the day visiting and visited all the homes of these people.

Che Mingyuan: "These people either lost their family members early or their family members are not in the capital. They usually act very familiar with their neighbors and colleagues, but when you take a closer look, you will find that they don't have much in common."

Shen Lanxi suddenly had a bold guess.

"Is it possible that these people are impersonating other people's identities?"

Che Mingyuan also noticed it.

"These people all have one thing in common: either their wives are dead or they are unmarried. They are all alone!"

"I'll have someone find out about their past."

Shen Lanxi's eyes were sharp: "If they are not imposters, then these people have been obeying someone for a long time and have been controlled by someone."

Che Mingyuan felt terrible when he thought about the second situation. It would be better to impersonate someone else.

If it was really planted since childhood, then how long ago did the person behind him start playing this game?