Did the eldest daughter ascend the throne today?

The young man had handsome features and calmly cupped his hands. "Jingning County Lady, long time no see."

Ning Zhiwei was extremely surprised. "Commander Xiao, why did you leave the capital? What happened?"

The visitor was none other than the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, Xiao Linfeng, the late emperor's most trusted and beloved general, a powerful official second only to the emperor, who could call the wind and rain and had great power over the court and the country.

When the previous emperor died and the new emperor ascended the throne, his position became awkward.

A new emperor appoints new ministers. Power changes and new ministers replace old ones. Every generation of Jinyiwei commanders will follow their master.

This was certainly not voluntary, but the Jinyiwei commander knew too many secrets, and no one was at ease, so they simply sent him to death.

However, Xiao Linfeng was an exception. After the new emperor ascended the throne, he still firmly sat in the position of commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and the power he held was no less than that of the previous dynasty. The new emperor actually trusted him very much.

I don’t know how he did it.

Xiao Linfeng glanced at his men behind him, and they all took a few steps back.

He strode in, "Princess Jingning, are you not welcome?"

Ning Zhiwei laughed, "How could that be? It's a pleasure to have friends coming from afar."

"Hurry up and take a seat. Bring me some tea."

Xiao Linfeng couldn't help but look at her again. Seeing that she welcomed him sincerely, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, and a little more joy appeared in his heart.

The maid brought four kinds of tea and snacks. Ning Zhi smiled and said, "Try the snacks and tea here. They are incomparable to the good things in the capital."

Xiao Linfeng was exhausted after the long journey, but he did not look tired. He took a sip of tea, which tasted slightly bitter.

He picked up a piece of mung bean cake and tasted it. It was different from other cakes, not very sweet. "It's a good cake, with a different flavor."

"Then eat more."

The two exchanged a few pleasantries and looked at each other.

It has been a long time since we last saw each other in the capital, and both of us have changed a lot.

Ning Zhiwei is already a god of war in the army who shocks everyone. At a young age, he commands an army of 100,000. After experiencing the baptism of war, his temperament has become sharp, like a sword drawn from its sheath.

However, Xiao Linfeng was causing trouble in the capital and became more mature and reserved.

He looked at the heroic girl, unable to hide his admiration, "Congratulations on your great military exploits. I have heard of your fame even from the capital. You are a god of war, invincible, and caused countless casualties in the Jin Kingdom, forcing them to propose peace talks. You are the god of war of the time."

I knew she was amazing, but I didn't expect her to be this amazing.

Ning Zhiwei was a little embarrassed. "What's that? They praised me because of the Ning family's legacy. By the way, what did the emperor and the court officials say?"

Xiao Linfeng sneered, "You courtiers, you keep saying sour things every day. Please punish me, His Majesty, for saying that you have no official position bestowed by the court and are not qualified to lead the Ning Family Army."

How could the officials in the court tolerate such a powerful woman?

Ning Zhiwei didn't take those people seriously at all. What if they didn't get the official title from the court? They still listened to her.

The emperor is far away and the northwest is too far away from the capital to be controlled at all.

Xiao Linfeng talked about the current situation in the capital, the struggle between the emperor and the court officials, and the factional struggles among the court officials. It was a mess.

They were only concerned with fighting and totally ignored the lives of the people.

When the war broke out, the imperial court issued a manifesto to suppress the rebels and also issued an order to increase taxes. Not just one tax, but three or four taxes. The people suffered terribly.

Ning Zhiwei frowned and felt uncomfortable, "Is there no money left in the treasury?"

Xiao Linfeng's eyes flashed with a hint of sarcasm, "There are two million silver coins in the account, but how can that little money be enough to win this war?"

The two rebel kings have become powerful, and it is hard to say whether we can win.

Ning Zhiwei was not optimistic. How chaotic was the imperial court? "It would be enough to raid the homes of a few corrupt officials."

Corrupt officials? Xiao Linfeng couldn't help but laugh. How many civil and military officials in the court were not corrupt? They were all protecting each other.

"If they had your courage, why would it end up like this?"

"Besides, the emperor has money in his private treasury." But he just refused to take it out.

Ning Zhiwei shook his head slightly. If he didn't use it to quell the rebellion now, would he just wait for the rebels to attack the capital?

"The new emperor is confused."

Xiao Linfeng glanced outside and waved to his men, who moved further away.

Ning Zhiwei saw this and sent his servants away.

There were only two people in the flower hall, and Xiao Linfeng picked up a honey pill.

"The Emperor has issued a secret decree. Princess Jingning is here to receive it."

Ning Zhiwei was stunned for a moment, but did not kneel down. Instead, he took the wax ball from Xiao Linfeng, opened it and took out the secret decree inside.

After reading it, she fell silent. The new emperor actually asked her to quell the rebellion and attack the two rebel kings.

"Do you know the will?"

Xiao Linfeng's expression remained unchanged, "I know, it was sealed in front of me."

The new emperor first spoke of the court's predicament with tears in his eyes, then denounced the rebel king's ruthlessness and disloyalty, and praised the Ning family's loyalty. Finally, he put on a very humble attitude and sincerely requested Ning Zhiwei to send troops to rebel.

Ning Zhiwei rolled his eyes in anger, "Is he mentally ill? He wants me to help him suppress the rebellion, but he only uses secret orders and dares not issue them openly. He is even unwilling to give me military power. At least he can be appointed as the General of the Southern Expedition or something, at least he can go out with a legitimate reason, right?"

She was given nothing but to lead the Ning Army to quell the rebellion. She was not given any status, money or food, and no official order.

Didn't they think about what would happen to the northwest border if the Ning family army was withdrawn to suppress the rebellion? Would they wait for it to fall?

Without the Ning family army guarding the northwest, the Jin army immediately broke through the border, marched south, and aimed at the capital.

He doesn't care about anything and only thinks about his own interests, without caring about the lives of the people of the world.

Xiao Linfeng's expression changed slightly, "Then are you going?"

"How do we go?" Ning Zhiwei threw the secret decree aside. "How can an ordinary person like me mobilize the Ning Family Army? The Ning Family Army has been guarding the northwest for generations. They cannot be moved without a clear decree."

According to the rules of the Great Qi Dynasty, the army cannot be mobilized easily without an imperial order.

"He was really calculating. First, he made me lead the army to quell the rebellion without any title or status. After the rebellion was accomplished, he accused me of mobilizing the army without authorization and executed my entire family."

Everyone in the royal family is so selfish, cold-hearted and shameless.

"Which smart person gave him this idea?"

Xiao Linfeng seemed not to notice her extremely rude behavior, and said calmly, "The father-in-law, former Grand Master, has many disciples."

A trembling figure flashed through Ning Zhiwei's mind. Was it him? He was still not quiet at this age.

"It's a bit of a waste of your talent to ask you to deliver the secret decree."

"No need to test. Here, take it and have a look." Xiao Linfeng took out an object from his arms.

Another imperial decree appointed Xiao Linfeng as the military supervisor of the Ning family army, overseeing all matters in the army.

Military Supervisor! Ning Zhiwei was silent. Was the dog emperor afraid that she would not obey his orders?

Xiao Linfeng looked around calmly and suddenly asked, "Why don't you see your girl?"

Ning Zhiwei looked up suddenly. It’s here, it’s finally here.