Did the eldest daughter ascend the throne today?

The first thing Ning Zhiwei did after the family split was to move the general's office to Licheng, and government offices at all levels were also moved there.

The center of the northwest shifted from Yumen Pass to Licheng.

Originally, Licheng was adjacent to the Jin Kingdom and was often invaded by the Jin Kingdom, which committed all kinds of atrocities, such as burning, killing, looting, and so on. All the people fled, and Licheng was almost an empty city.

However, after Ning Zhiwei took over, he carried out drastic reforms, first advancing the territory and capturing several cities of the Jin Dynasty.

In this way, Licheng is no longer the front line.

Ning Zhiwei issued an announcement, asking the people to return to their homeland and share money and land. This trick really worked, and soon many people returned.

She also personally promoted business and, through the trade effect, planned several commercial streets, which led to the prosperity of Licheng.

As soon as the government office moved to Licheng, many people followed. Their simple ideas told them that it was safest to follow the main force, and suddenly more and more people came.

The two administrative offices, the General's Office and the Governor's Office, are located next to each other in the center of Licheng.

On the other side of the general's mansion is the stationed guards, and on the other side of the governor's mansion is the border town army headquarters.

Outside the city, there was an army guarding the four gates of Licheng.

Surrounding this official street, the entire Li City is divided into eight urban areas. The roads are clean and tidy, shops are lined up, the market is prosperous and full of vitality.

The owner of the Governor's Office is Rong Jing. As the highest local official, he is in charge of people's livelihood and government affairs, and Zhou Hongye is his deputy.

He was in charge of salt and iron, pacified the people, implemented benevolent policies, distributed good farmland, selected talented people, reduced corvee labor, allowed the country to recuperate, and promoted the military farming system.

Ning Si and Shengxia were responsible for managing more than a dozen farms and pastures, providing a steady supply of food and fodder to the army.

Ning Zhiwei handed over the business side to Ning Wenyin and Ning Liu. They were responsible for Ning Zhiwei's business empire and continuously delivered money and grain to Ning Zhiwei.

Ning Zhiwei commanded an army of 100,000, sat in the general's office, and dispatched troops to garrison in all directions.

However, as soon as General Zhenbei died, Ning Ran sent troops to attack his territory. Without a leader, they quickly took over this area.

On the other side, Xiao Linfeng led his troops to suppress the Northwest Uprising Army. This group of rebels were bandits who occupied the mountains and lived in seclusion. They claimed to be eliminating harm for the people, but in fact they brought great harm to the local people. They bullied men and women, had many concubines, and plundered the people's wealth. The people could not survive.

When Xiao Linfeng arrived with the Northwestern Soldiers, the people became guides and quietly opened the city gates. Xiao Linfeng and his group were invincible, killing the rebels and forcing them to flee everywhere and surrender soon.

Xiao Linfeng will not kill the surrendered soldiers, but send them all to the mountains to work as miners.

Since then, the Northwest has been unified, and together with the thirteen counties of Mingzhou, it has been completely integrated.

Since then, Ning Zhiwei has occupied one-fifth of the territory of Da Qi.

From then on, Ning Zhiwei truly became the master of the Northwest.

On this day, Generals Rong Jing, Mr. Zhou, Ning Ran, and Xiao Linfeng were all present in the general's office.

"My lord, the imperial court has dispatched troops."

Ning Zhiwei raised an eyebrow. "The court has been hesitating for two months, and is finally going to send troops? Who will lead the troops?"

The daylily is already cold, why are you still fighting?

The subordinate reported, "He is the grandson of the clan leader of the clan, the General of the Western Expedition, and also the emperor's distant cousin."

Rong Jing said calmly, "It seems that this person also intends to fight for the throne. Although the new emperor has awakened, his foundation has been destroyed and his brain is not working well anymore."

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at each other.

Ning Zhiwei had no impression of this person, "Can this person fight?"

Xiao Linfeng is the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard and is well aware of the situations of every family in the capital.

"He is a playboy in the capital, neither good at literature nor martial arts. His most famous thing is that he booked all the lanterns in the city to celebrate Lin Jingshu's birthday from afar."

"Lin Jingshu?" Ning Zhiwei looked a little dazed, such a distant memory, "Is she still alive now?"

She remembered that when Lin Jingshu escaped from the palace that day, she was seriously injured and her beautiful face was disfigured.

Xiao Linfeng knew about it, "He disappeared on the day of the palace coup."

"Missing?" Ning Zhiwei had a strange premonition that Lin Jingshu would not die easily.

Just as Xiao Linfeng was about to say something, a subordinate hurried in and said, "My lord, the fake Emperor Jiang sent a letter."

The fake Emperor Jiang is Su Mingjin. He has officially restored his country and is fighting a fierce battle with the imperial court.

"The fake Jiang Emperor said that he wants to form an alliance with us to fight against the imperial court. He asked you to discuss matters by the Lishui River. To show his sincerity, he specially sent two explosives."

"Explosives?" Ning Zhiwei frowned and watched his subordinates open the small box, revealing two black objects.

She had some black powder in her hand, which she kept in the bottom of the box. But the amount was not much, so what was the difference between it and dynamite?

At the bottom of the box was a piece of paper with a line of words written on it.

"Light it up and throw it out. It will destroy everything within a mile, including people and livestock."

As soon as these words came out, everyone's expression changed. Xiao Linfeng couldn't sit still any longer. "Let's go and find a place to try."

I deliberately chose a desolate area outside the city where there was no one around.

"Boom." A piece of explosive was thrown out and the small hill was flattened.

Looking at the deep pit they had fallen into, everyone's faces looked terrible.

Ning Zhiwei finally understood that black powder could not match the lethality of an explosive blast.

The burning speed of black powder is far from reaching the effect of explosion, so it can only be made into firecrackers, and it cannot achieve the effect of detonating people and objects within a mile.

Xiao Linfeng was secretly shocked, "The lethality of this explosive is too great. Once used on the battlefield, I'm afraid no one can resist it."

Ning Zhiwei sneered, "I'm afraid it has already been used on the battlefield. Otherwise, how could a mere Su Mingjin, without any capable generals under his command, defeat the imperial army?"

Ning Ran was horrified when he heard this, "How could Su Mingjin come up with such a magical item? This is going to sweep the world, is this destiny?"

Everyone was silent.

A cold voice sounded, "Lin Jingshu."

Ning Zhiwei looked over and asked, "What?"

Rong Jing's pair of dark eyes were terribly cold, "Lin Jingshu has fallen into Su Mingjin's hands."

He discovered the strangeness of Lin Jingshu early on. Her poems were of different styles and it was impossible for them to be written by the same person.

It's more like a collection of the best of all, the best of the best. If she can get such a treasure, what about the others?

Ning Zhiwei understood immediately. Does this mean that the explosives might be the work of Lin Jingshu?

But if Lin Jingshu had such ability, why did she rely on men from the beginning? Why didn't she do it herself?

It's a bit hard to explain.

"The so-called joining is actually a threat! Su Mingjin is so confident that he has nothing to fear."

A cold light flashed in her eyes. Haha, even if she had the protection of a divine object, she would repay blood with blood and tooth for tooth!

"Destiny? I don't believe it! If I fight with the sky, I will see the sun and moon move. If I fight with the earth, I will shake the mountains and rivers. If I fight with people, they will all crawl at my feet." Note (1)