The Return of the King: A Generation of Prodigies

"Well, where are Mu'er and An'an?" As long as Shen Tianjiao was in the palace, the two children would come to pay their respects by now.

"The old ancestor left the two princes with her to rest." Xia He glanced at Shen Tianjiao and asked, "Should we bring the two princes here now?"

"Go and bring them over." Anyway, even if Shen Tianjiao didn't let them come, Ruan Yuhu would bring them over later. Instead of waiting for them to come, it would be better to let them come now.

This way there will be less guesswork and hassle.

"Yes, I will go and bring the two princes here right away." Xia He turned and went out.

Shen Tianjiao lowered her head and tasted the Tremella and milk soup stewed in the small kitchen. The taste was indeed a little worse.

Her taste buds have been spoiled by Dongyang. From a person who never cared about food and drink before, she has become picky.

When Ruan Yuhu brought Li Muyang and Li Muyan, Shen Tianjiao had already sorted out her mood.

"Mother." Li Muyang rushed over when he saw Shen Tianjiao.

Shen Tianjiao picked him up and let him sit on her lap. "Here's some Tremella and Milk Soup. Would you like to try some?"

"Yes, I want to eat." Although Li Muyang had just eaten snacks from Ruan Yuhu.

Shen Tianjiao put Li Muyang down from her lap, served him a bowl of Tremella and Milk Soup, placed it in front of him, and told him, "Eat slowly, it's a little hot."

"Yeah." Li Muyang nodded obediently and lowered his head to eat.

Seeing her brother eating Tremella and milk soup, Li Muyan became anxious in the arms of the wet nurse.

She waved her little hands and started yelling at her mother.

"Yes, yes, yes, little ancestor, don't be anxious, wait, your mother will feed you in a while."

Seeing the little girl's foodie look, Shen Tianjiao was amused. She could now foresee what the little girl would look like when she grew up.

Shen Tianjiao took Li Muyan from the wet nurse's arms and said, "Come, let your mother feed you."

Li Muyan was held in Shen Tianjiao's arms, with her eyes curved in smile, looking extremely cute.

She reached out and hugged Shen Tianjiao's neck, put her little mouth close to her, and gave her mother a big kiss on the face.

Ruan Yuhu looked at Li Muyan who was acting cute in Shen Tianjiao's arms, and finally understood how Qiong Niang felt when she said that Li Muyan was a heartless child.

This little girl is really heartless. I have taken care of her for such a long time, but she is not willing to kiss me, even giving me a smile is a luxury.

But when she came to her mother's house, the girl seemed like a different person. Not only did the smile never disappear from her face, but kissing and hugging became as common as daily meals.

It's really frustrating to compare yourself with others.

Faced with her little daughter's enthusiasm, Shen Tianjiao naturally had to respond. The mother and daughter stayed together for a long time before Shen Tianjiao began to feed Li Muyan Tremella and milk soup.

Li Muyan can now eat some harder foods, but most of the time she still has to eat things like milk pudding.

Li Muyan was always a good eater, and now when her mother fed her, she was even more obedient and quickly finished the small bowl of Tremella and milk soup.

Li Muyan, who had finished eating the Tremella and Milk Soup, was still not satisfied and stared at the remaining Tremella and Milk Soup eagerly.

Seeing her daughter's greedy appearance, Shen Tianjiao smiled helplessly, "An An, we can't eat anymore. Our little tummies will burst if we eat any more."

"Our An'an likes to eat it. Can the Queen Mother ask the kitchen to make it for An'an tomorrow?"

The little girl understood what her mother said and clapped her hands and nodded obediently.

"Mother, this Tremella and Milk Soup is not as delicious as the one made by Sister Dongyang." Li Muyang, who had finished eating the Tremella and Milk Soup, gave a very pertinent comment.

Well, this is another child who has been spoiled by Dongyang.

"Dongyang will be back soon. When she comes back, ask her to make you something delicious."

Shen Tianjiao reached out and touched Li Muyang's head. With these two children around her, she felt really comforted.

"Mother, why are your eyes swollen?" Li Muyang looked up and saw that both of his mother's eyes were swollen.

"Ah?" Shen Tianjiao raised her hand and touched her eyes, which were still swollen. She made an excuse and said, "Mother was too tired today. She slept too long and her eyes are swollen."

"Does it hurt?" Li Muyang reached out and gently touched Shen Tianjiao's swollen eyes, and gently blew on his mother with his mouth.

"It doesn't hurt." Shen Tianjiao held both children in her arms. This was her armor and also her weakness.

Ruan Yuhu had always felt that something was wrong with Shen Tianjiao today, and now he was even more certain.

But judging from Shen Tianjiao's expression, she probably didn't want to say it yet, so Ruan Yuhu didn't plan to ask. He had to give Shen Tianjiao some space.

"Master, the Second Young Master sent someone to say that he can't enter the palace today. He still has some things to do. Once he finishes his work, he will enter the palace early tomorrow morning."

Xia He reported the information she had just received to Shen Tianjiao.

"Yeah." Shen Tianjiao nodded, indicating that she understood.

Shen Tianjiao knew that Shen Tingzhi went to Fu Sheng Ru Meng today. He couldn't come back today, probably because he was held up by something.

Before coming to Fu Sheng Ruo Meng, Shen Tingzhi had never imagined that there would be such a large villa in the world.

This Dreamlike Life is as big as half of the capital city. Not only that, it has all kinds of facilities inside, making it a paradise on earth.

In front of Fu Sheng Ru Meng, there are residential areas, martial arts training grounds, and even a fairly large horse farm where all the horses are high-quality Dayuan horses.

Although not all of these horses are fine horses, their appearance and physical strength tell people that they are rare and are fine horses that are born to belong on the battlefield.

Anyone who has been to the battlefield has an innate love for horses, and Shen Tingzhi is no exception.

When he saw the horses in front of him, all that came to his mind was the scene of thousands of horses galloping on the battlefield.

"Yusheng, separate these horses. Pick out those that can be used as stallions and raise them carefully. The rest that cannot be used as stallions should all be sent to Ganzhou."

As the border guard of Yunli, Ganzhou lacks everything: people, food, and horses.

Shen Tingzhi couldn't even imagine how much effect these horses would have if they were sent to Ganzhou and rushed into the cavalry camp.

Although there are mountains behind "Floating Life is Like a Dream", the mountains are all fertile fields that have been reclaimed and are planted with crops.

Shen Tingzhi looked at the endless fields and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, thinking that if these crops were harvested, they could feed so many soldiers.

Originally, Shen Tingzhi still disliked his deceased cousin, but now after seeing the Dreamlike Life built by Shen Pingzhi, he couldn't help but admire Shen Pingzhi.

Just based on the fact that Shen Pingzhi built Fu Sheng Ruo Meng into what it is today, Shen Pingzhi is a man of great talent. It's a pity that he took the wrong path and put his thoughts in the wrong place.

Otherwise, a talented person like him would definitely be a pillar of Yunli and the pride of their Shen family.

Standing on the highest Yaoyue Tower in Fu Sheng Ru Meng, Shen Tingzhi overlooked the entire Fu Sheng Ru Meng, feeling inexplicably excited.

When Jiaojiao told him to use Fu Sheng Ruo Meng as a base for training new recruits, he felt a little disdainful.

At that time, he was just thinking about a villa. How much bigger could it be?

But the reality before him slapped him in the face. This dreamlike place was not only not suitable to be used as a base for training new recruits, but also as a reserve storage depot for the imperial city.

Shen Tingzhi felt full of energy at this moment. He could already imagine what his dreamlike life would be like in the future.

"Second Young Master, here is the account book for you to take a look." After the last encirclement and suppression of Fu Sheng Ruomeng, Sui Liang stayed here and followed Shen Tianjiao's instructions to count the treasury of Fu Sheng Ruomeng.

Sui Liang has been organizing and categorizing all the things in his dreamlike life these days.

Shen Tingzhi took the account book and took a quick look at it. Sui Liang did a good job with the accounts, which were clearly categorized and easy to read at a glance.

Thinking of what Shen Tianjiao said, that she had already found a new housekeeper for the family, Shen Tingzhi couldn't help but look up at Sui Liang. The man in front of him looked pretty good.

If the housekeeper makes a choice, he can let the person in front of him go to the mansion to manage the accounts.

Shen Tingzhi returned the account book to Sui Liang and asked, "Has the Queen instructed us what to do with the noodles now that they have been sorted and recorded?"

"In reply to the Second Young Master, the Empress has instructed that all valuable items in the treasury and the various courtyards be disposed of, and the proceeds used for military expenses."

"As for the rest, I still need the Queen's instructions."

Because Shen Tianjiao instructed him to sort out and dispose of all the valuables, Sui Liang has been busy with these things these days.

Shen Tingzhi nodded and said, "Okay, just do as the Queen says, and we'll talk about the rest later."

"I've already ordered the horses in the stable to be sorted. Those that can be used as stallions will be kept, and those that can't will be sent to Ganzhou to be used as war horses."

"Go find some experienced horse breeders and ask them to take good care of these horses."

"That's not difficult. When the stables were first built, Master Shen recruited a group of people who specialize in horse breeding. They've been taking care of the horses all these years."

"But," Sui Liang hesitated for a moment, looked at Shen Tingzhi and asked, "Are those people still useful?"

"Why can't it be used?" Shen Tingzhi knew Sui Liang's concerns. These people were Shen Pingzhi's people, and Sui Liang was afraid that these people were unreliable.

"They used to work for Shen Pingzhi, but now they can be used by me, the Marquis of Zhenbei. I will leave these people to your supervision. You can decide how to do it."

Sui Liang was stunned for a moment, "Yes, I understand."

"Where are all the people Shen Pingzhi has hired to work for him now? How many are there?"

In Shen Tingzhi's eyes, these wanderers raised by Shen Pingzhi are all very valuable.

These people are all from the martial arts world, and their fighting ability is extraordinary. Not to mention the newly recruited soldiers, even the veterans in the barracks may not be able to match their strength.

If these people were subdued, they would play a huge role on the battlefield.

"Those people have been locked up all this time. There are nearly a thousand of them."

"So many?" Shen Tingzhi stared at Sui Liang with his eyes wide open in disbelief. For a moment, he even suspected that there was something wrong with his ears and he had heard it wrong.

"Yes, these people were hired by Manor Master Shen at a high price to ensure the safety of the manor and to play a role in important matters."

Sui Liang didn't dare to say in front of Shen Tingzhi that the most important reason why Shen Pingzhi kept so many gangsters was to deal with the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion.

"One thousand people, a full one thousand people." Shen Tingzhi was about to laugh out loud at this moment. If so many powerful people really arrived on the battlefield, what a huge impact they could bring to the enemy.

"Get ready. Let's have these people compete together in a few days. I want to select a group of elites from among them."

Shen Tingzhi didn't care whether these people were desperate criminals or whether they were obedient or not. He was determined to get them.

Moreover, he has plenty of means and methods to deal with these people, making them obedient, repent, and contribute to protecting Yun Li.

"Second Young Master, most of these people are desperate criminals. They won't obey you so easily."

Although he knew that his second son had also emerged from a sea of ​​swords and corpses, Sui Liang was still worried that something might happen. After all, he had seen with his own eyes how brutal these people were.

Although these people were all raised by Shen Pingzhi, many times they actually didn't even listen to Shen Pingzhi.

"Humph! Do you think my Zhenbei Marquisate is afraid of them? Those old men who follow my father now were once more brutal and violent than these people, but now, they are all loyal to the Zhenbei Marquisate."

Shen Tingzhi really didn't take these people seriously. After all, as the son of the God of War of Yunli Country, he had seen his father, Marquis Zhenbei, killing enemies on the battlefield and going into the mountains to suppress bandits.

Then there are too many scenes of taming those enemy generals and bandit leaders who kill people without blinking an eye.

He really didn't believe that there was anyone in this world that his Zhenbei Marquis Mansion couldn't tame. If he really couldn't tame them, then he would let those people know whether their fate was stronger or his fist was stronger.

Sui Liang glanced at Shen Tingzhi and didn't dare to say anything more. Although the three young masters of his family appeared to be gentle and refined on the surface and did not look like they were military generals at all, their fighting ability was actually unmatched by ordinary people.

"Please plan this place. A group of new soldiers will arrive here for training soon. Please arrange their food, accommodation, and everything else they need."

"As for the money, I'll pay it from the proceeds from the things you disposed of. I'll tell the Queen about this."

Sui Liang was the person who knew Fu Sheng Ru Meng best, so Shen Tingzhi handed all these matters over to him.