Did the eldest daughter ascend the throne today?

"No." Ning Zhiwei directly refused to form an alliance with Su Mingjin.

Trying to get the skin of a tiger will not benefit you in the end.

No one had any objection. Su Mingjin's identity was too special. He was the remnant of the royal family of the previous dynasty. For him to join forces was like being stained with shit, which was disgusting.

Xiao Linfeng said, "I'll ask my men to take special care of Su Mingjin."

He was the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, which was spread all over the country and was responsible for gathering intelligence, supervising officials, and monitoring civilian movements.

Even though he left the capital, this power was still in his hands.

The new emperor once wanted to do it, but his few words aroused his suspicion. Worried that he could not control it, he simply started from scratch and promoted the eunuchs around him to establish the East Factory.

Rong Jing interrupted, "Let someone try to see if they can get the recipe for the explosives."

"Okay." Xiao Linfeng nodded slightly, "Public opinion must also follow suit. He who wins the hearts of the people will win the world."

His Jinyiwei was best at manipulating public opinion.

This time, the imperial court came with great force. The General of the Western Expedition claimed to have brought an army of 200,000 and headed straight to the northwest, vowing to annihilate the Ning family and capture Ning Zhiwei alive.

The war is approaching, the atmosphere is tense, and the whole world is paying attention to this battle.

"The imperial court is going too far. The people of the Northwest are not rebelling. They just want an answer, an answer that convinces them. Not only do they not give it, but they also want to exterminate the whole clan."

"These things are true. How do you respond? You are angry because of shame. The court is not a human being."

"The Ning family has been stationed at the border for two hundred years, but this is what they got. It's so chilling."

"If they don't even let go of such a loyal and heroic family, how can they let go of us common people?"

"Well, if you want to blame someone, blame Princess Jingning. Blame her for being so good at fighting. Blame her for guarding the border. Blame her for defeating the Jin Kingdom and ruining the royal family's plan."

"What are you talking about? Princess Jingning has guarded the border and protected hundreds of thousands of people."

"If it is beneficial to the people but harmful to the royal family, it is better to get rid of it."

"Are you talking like a human being? Huh? Beat him up."

The man ran wildly, protecting his face. "It's useless to beat me. This is the will of the royal family. The king is the most important. The people of the world... Oh, Princess Jingning is also stupid. She chose to protect the people and ignored the king's will. Who else should I kill?"

The people were so angry. The officials were shit, the emperor was shit, the court was shit. Only Princess Jingning was a good one.

"I just don't understand why the royal family would join forces with the Jin Kingdom to frame their own loyal ministers and generals? Isn't this digging their own graves?"

"The princes are fighting for the power of the Northwest Army. Only when all members of the Ning family are wiped out can the Northwest Army fall into their hands."

"What? Are you crazy? The Ning family can defend the border, but can these spoiled children of dragons and phoenixes do the same? They abuse their power wantonly, but have they ever thought about the lives of the people and soldiers at the border?"

"All the people in the world are ants under their feet. What does it matter if they step on a few of them?"

The people were incredibly angry.

"The officials are forcing the people to rebel. The court is unkind. We might as well rebel."

"Princess Jingning is good in every way, except that she is too loyal. The court has treated her like this, but she still endures it. Alas."

Amid the public outrage, an inconspicuous man left quietly, and no one noticed that he was the person guiding public opinion.

There are many such people, scattered everywhere, and a single spark is enough to start a prairie fire.

Ning Zhiwei has sent Ning Ran to the front line to guard the city, ready to go to war at any time.

And she still stays in Licheng.

As the domestic situation became turbulent, the Jin Kingdom was ready to make a comeback.

No matter what, foreign enemies must not be allowed to invade and not an inch of land on the border can be lost. This is her bottom line.

She went to the military camp outside the city to train troops every day, and came back to handle official business at night. She was very busy.

Licheng has four gates, in the east, south, west and north. The gates are opened at 11 p.m. and closed at 11 p.m. There are morning bells and evening drums, and a curfew at night.

The city walls are majestic and tall, with soldier caves inside that can accommodate several thousand soldiers.

At the hour of Mao, the city gate had just opened and the team entering the city had already formed a long queue. They were checked one by one by the soldiers guarding the city. If there were no problems, they would pay two cents of silver to enter.

A shabby carriage was stopped. The soldiers looked at the young woman driving the carriage. She had clear features. Was she a foreigner?

His heart tightened, "Who are you? What are you doing in the city?"

The young woman took out a pass and said, "We are from Yunzhou. We heard that a miracle doctor came to Licheng. We came here specifically to seek medical treatment. We will not stay long. We will leave after seeing the doctor."

Yunzhou? That was within the territory of the Jin Kingdom, so the soldiers were on high alert.

Although the two countries still have exchanges, and the exchanges between civilians and merchants are not prohibited, we must guard against spies.

"Open the door and check."

When the car door opened, a drowsy man was seen, holding two identical little boys in his arms.

The woman called softly, "Husband, husband."

The man struggled to open his eyes, looking sick, "Ayu, what's wrong?"

The soldier looked at him for a few seconds, "Who is sick?"

The man was dressed simply and had a scar on his forehead, which made him look a little scary.

"My child and I are both ill."

The soldier looked at them with sympathy. A whole family of sick people? Being sick is too expensive. No wonder they are so poor.

"Go in, but you can't stay in the city all night."

"Yes."

Renxintang, with its miraculous doctor in charge, has long been famous. A long queue formed at the door early in the morning.

Finally it was this family's turn. The woman looked at the doctor nervously, "Doctor, please help my husband. He is always sleepy and we can't find out why."

The doctor had a kind look on his face. He placed his hand on the man's pulse and examined him for a while. "Did you suffer a brain injury three years ago? Did you lose your memory?"

Ah Yu's eyes lit up, "Yes, yes, you are really amazing, you can definitely cure your husband, right?"

I have sought medical treatment everywhere in the past three years, and only this miracle doctor was right.

The doctor examined the left hand again and pondered for a while, "There is blood congestion in the brain, stuck in a key position. You can only take the medicine slowly and wait for it to be absorbed by the body."

Ah Yu was so anxious, "Can't we use the golden needle to force it out?"

The genius doctor shook his head slightly. "The skull structure is complicated. I don't dare to give you acupuncture without full confidence. Drinking medicine may be slow, but it is more appropriate."

The man gestured to the child in his arms, "Help me take care of these two children first."

"One of these two children was born with congenital deficiencies and is weak and sickly. He needs to be taken care of slowly."

The doctor looked at the other child, checked his pulse, and found that he was a normal child.

He touched the child's body carefully and gently, "This child..."

The man looked nervous, "What's wrong?"

Ning Zhiwei had put a lot of thought into inviting the miracle doctor. Since he came, all the supplies have been the best and the family has been well settled.

"He has a unique bone structure and is a martial arts prodigy. If he soaks in medicinal baths to sharpen his muscles and bones, his future will be limitless. You can go to the general's office for help. The Princess of Jingning likes this kind of child the most."

The woman's face turned pale when she heard the voice, "Is she recruiting assassins?"

The man looked at her strangely, but she was completely unaware.

The genius doctor was shocked and shook his head desperately, "No, no, it should be to train the reserve forces in the army."

The woman refused without hesitation, "No, I can't let my child go to the battlefield. Swords have no eyes, I can't bear it."

Everyone has their own aspirations and cannot be forced.

"Please give me medicine, doctor."

The doctor considered it over and over again and wrote two prescriptions. "One prescription costs one tael of silver. This one costs twenty taels of silver. Take it for fifteen days."

"This one requires a hundred-year-old mountain ginseng and ganoderma lucidum. One dose costs one hundred taels of silver and it takes fifteen days to take. Do you want to pick them yourself? Or do you want to pick them here?"

This actually doesn't make any money, it just recovers the money for the medicine.

The man became a doctor after suffering from illness for a long time and knew something about medicinal herbs. This prescription indeed contained many precious herbs.

“How long will this take?”

"At least a year."

The woman gritted her teeth and said, "I'll prescribe 15 days of medicine first. I'll treat you even if I have to sell everything I have."

Coming out of the pharmacy, the man thought for a moment and said, "Let's find a pawn shop."

The man took out a jade pendant, which was delicate and smooth, with a word on it: sharp.

Ah Yu was stunned for a moment. "Husband, are you really going to pawn the jade pendant? It is the only valuable thing on you. Maybe it is a token of recognition for your family members."

The man handed over the jade pendant and said, "The child's health is more important. Don't say anything. Just take it as a pawn."

A Yu looked at him deeply, then walked into the pawnshop with the jade pendant with a complicated expression.

When leaving the city in the evening, a group of soldiers surrounded a young girl in full military uniform and entered the city. The scene was so grand that the people all stepped aside and saluted the girl.

The girl waved to the people.

Ah Yu, who was driving the car, stared at the scene in a daze, "Who is this? How can a woman be so majestic?"

The common people on the side laughed and said, "You are from outside, right? This is the commander-in-chief of our Ning family army, the backbone of our northwest region. She is very powerful..."

He said a lot of things in a rapid succession. The man in the carriage lifted the curtain, watched the girl and her group pass by, and stared at her as she went away in a daze.

Some fragments flashed through his mind, but they were too fast to grasp. He was sweating in pain and covering his head.

Ah Yu was startled, "Husband, what's wrong with you?"

The man's face turned frighteningly pale, and he muttered to himself, "The commander of the Ning family army?"

The woman looked nervous and uneasy, trembling all over. "Did you remember something?"