Did the eldest daughter ascend the throne today?

On the day of the palace coup, the fifth prince escaped from the capital with the help of his maternal family, and after going through untold hardships, he arrived at the southwestern border town, Nancheng.

Here, he met his maternal grandfather and several uncles, who had been guarding here for generations to prevent foreign invasion.

However, the terrain in the southwest is rugged and difficult to level, with strange mountains and steep forests, so the Southwestern Army is better at jungle warfare.

With the support of his maternal grandparents, he was proclaimed emperor and was proud of himself for a while, but he was attacked by the imperial army.

At the beginning, the Southwestern Army suffered heavy losses and was defeated. He was ready to surrender and beg for mercy.

Unexpectedly, after half a year, the Southwestern Army had adapted to the fighting style and had several capable generals who quickly counterattacked and turned the tide of the war.

So, they started chasing and fighting the imperial army.

They chased the enemy all the way, leading their army with unstoppable force, breaking through several cities in succession and making a great name for themselves.

Afterwards, many cities heard the news and surrendered, heading straight for the capital, and it went incredibly smoothly.

Outside the capital, a massive army was approaching, and the soldiers defending the city all changed color.

The Southern Emperor stood at the foot of the city, full of vigor and vitality, and shouted loudly, "I am the true emperor, protected by the way of heaven. If you surrender quickly, I will spare your lives."

His soldiers shouted in unison, "Surrender quickly and I will spare your lives."

The sound was so loud that it reached the sky and also reached the capital city, and everyone felt threatened.

Nan Di stood for a while, feeling a little tired, and frowned slightly.

His uncle, who was also his father-in-law, the current Marquis of Zhennan, frowned slightly as he looked at his delicate appearance.

"Your Majesty, this is a protracted battle. You should go back and rest first, and wait for the news that we have entered the capital."

Nan Di nodded with satisfaction, turned and left. He hated fighting and killing the most because it was too dirty.

Fortunately, his subordinates are very sensible and he doesn't have to worry about them.

He suddenly remembered something, "Any news from the Northwest?"

The slave girl replied cautiously, "Not yet."

The Southern Emperor frowned, feeling a little annoyed, "Ye Lie is a waste, Xiao Dezi, order the secret guards in the northwest to help him if necessary."

He had long disliked Ning Zhiwei. It was an insult to him that a woman dared to seize military power and to be on an equal footing with him.

"Yes."

In the palace, the new emperor was trembling with fear. He quickly summoned the thirteen ministers from the six ministries to the imperial study to discuss the matter.

"How could the war situation have deteriorated to this extent in just half a month? What did those generals do for a living? Huh?"

The Minister of War's face was not looking good either. "The county magistrates took the initiative to open the city gates and surrender the city. This is hard to guard against."

This was the thing he could not understand the most. Why did they surrender the city before the battle even started?

The new emperor was both afraid and angry. "These dog officials, who were appointed by the court and received salaries from the court, betrayed the court. This is such a heinous act. I will kill all nine generations of their clans."

After he fell seriously ill, he was obviously less energetic and rarely attended court. The court relied entirely on the regent, and all important affairs of the court were handled by a eunuch.

Jiu Qiansui advised softly, "Your Majesty, you must not do that. The situation is unstable now. You must not start a massacre at this time and disturb the people's hearts."

The new emperor was furious, but he listened to the advice, "My dear ministers, do you have any ideas?"

The enemy is at the gate, what can we do?

The usually majestic and majestic Nine Thousand Years Old was now terrified and at a loss.

The emperor looked around and said, "Prime Minister, you are the head of all officials. You are here to handle this matter. You must repel the rebels."

The current Prime Minister is Lord Xu, who succeeded the previous Second Prime Minister.

The previous Prime Minister Duan retired due to his old age.

Lord Xu secretly regretted that if he had known this would happen, he should not have rushed to take the position and let Prime Minister Duan support him.

"I am old and frail, and my mind is not very clear. I ask Your Majesty to choose someone else who can do it."

The new emperor couldn't believe it, "Say it again."

Lord Xu has already thought of how to pass the buck, "I recommend someone, the former Prime Minister Duan, he has been in charge of the court for many years, he is old and strong, resourceful and far better than me."

Everyone said in unison, "I also recommend Mr. Duan to come back to the stage."

"I second the proposal."

The new emperor was easily persuaded. "Second Assistant, just go and bring him back no matter what method you use."

"Yes." Ci Fu couldn't help but worry when he thought of the enemy outside the city.

A new emperor appoints new ministers. If you don't want to be held accountable later, then invest in advance. Is it too late to run away and surrender now?

No, you need to have enough chips.

The deputy minister left in a hurry and returned in a hurry, "Your Majesty, it's bad. The Duan family left the capital a month ago and returned to their hometown."

As expected of a thousand-year-old fox, he ran away early!

The emperor's eyes went dark, his body swayed, and he passed out.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty."

When the emperor woke up again, he was on the bed in the inner hall. When he thought of the scene just now, he couldn't help cursing.

"They are all people with ulterior motives. None of them can be kept."

He suddenly realized that no one around him was truly loyal to him.

"Pass on my decree, appoint Ning Zhiwei as the commander-in-chief of the Northwest Army."

Jiuqian Sui's face changed drastically, and he quickly stopped her, "Your Majesty, you must not make this an exception."

The emperor looked at him coldly, "I'm almost dead, what else do you have to worry about?"

"Order Ning Zhiwei to send troops to the king as soon as possible, and tell her that if Ning Zhiwei makes great contributions, I will make her a duke, and her title will never be reduced, and she will live with the country forever."

The situation is urgent, what else is there to be reluctant about?

The Ninth Prince took the imperial edict and left. Outside, there were many important officials guarding.

They were all shocked when they heard the emperor's decision from the Ninth Prince's mouth.

"Why does the emperor do one thing after another? He tried his best to scheme against others before, and refused to give Ning Zhiwei an official position no matter what. But now he does this."

"At a critical moment of life and death, personal preferences are not important. What is important is that this person can restore the court, turn the tide, and preserve the royal orthodoxy."

"Why Ning Zhiwei?"

The Nine Thousand Year Old looked at these military leaders, some old, some disabled, all of whom had their wills worn down by the wealth and luxury of the capital.

“No one else can fight.”

"Moreover, in this world, the First Prince and the Fifth Prince are at war to the death. Su Mingjin is a remnant of the royal family of the previous dynasty. In comparison, Ning Zhiwei is more trustworthy."

Between two evils, choose the lesser one.

As soon as the imperial edict came out, Emperor Nan and his men were all panicked.

Who doesn't know the great reputation of the Ning family army?

"Uncle, we must take over the capital immediately. We must stabilize the situation and seize the orthodox position before Ning Zhiwei goes to the capital to defend the king."

The Marquis of Zhennan did not dare to delay, "I will order an attack on the city tomorrow."

At this moment, a secret guard walked in, "Your Majesty, there is a letter from the Princess of Jingning County."

On the envelope, there was a line of big words written: From the Southern Emperor himself.

Nandi was very surprised. Writing to him? What could it be?

The eunuch opened the letter, examined it, and then handed it to the Southern Emperor.

Nandi then found that in addition to a letter, there was also a thin booklet.

He did not read the letter first, but flipped through the book.

The book was pressed firmly, and he couldn't help but use his fingers to dip into his saliva and flip through the book...