Did the eldest daughter ascend the throne today?

Only by gaining a righteous cause can one launch a war with a legitimate reason and gain the support of the people.

This is very important.

The Marquis of Zhennan was stunned and subconsciously retorted, "Poisoning? That's impossible. The emperor is not that kind of person."

The main reason is that this matter is too outrageous. How could a prince be involved with people from the underworld?

Moreover, poisoning the border generals for no reason, what would the generals of the world think? What would the people of the world think?

The soldiers are defending the territory and enduring hardships, but you guys come and poison them at any time, or even accuse them of false charges.

This is a taboo!

Didn’t you see that the faces of the soldiers guarding the city looked strange?

Ning Zhiwei sneered, "Go ask him, what does a prince want to do by swearing brotherhood with a man from the martial arts world? Where is his brother who is good at poisoning?"

The Marquis of Zhennan really didn't know about this and his face looked extremely bad.

"The emperor is seriously ill. You have no evidence..."

However, he knew that the emperor had close contacts with the doctor from Yaowang Valley.

But, you must never admit it at this time.

Ning Zhiwei said indignantly, "You don't know? It has spread all over our northwest region, and I am the unlucky victim."

"I want to ask, how did I offend the Fifth Prince that he wanted to kill me?"

"What on earth have I done to offend him? Could it be that..." Ning Zhiwei didn't know what he was thinking of, and a look of doubt appeared on his face.

"Because I have evidence that he colluded with the Kingdom of Jin to sell out the Ning Family Army, causing the Ning Family Army to be defeated, several border cities to fall, and countless border civilians to die tragically?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone on the tower changed their expressions. Is there such a hidden secret? Didn't they say that a few villains didn't like the Ning family generals and concocted the tragedy?

The Marquis of Zhennan was horrified, "Ning Zhiwei, you can't talk nonsense."

He is the Fifth Prince's uncle. The Fifth Prince relies on him in everything and entrusts him with some things. It is impossible that he is unaware of this.

Ning Zhiwei asked loudly, "Marquis Zhennan, did your mansion participate in it back then?"

"No, of course..." Marquis Zhennan reacted in time and denied it flatly.

"That's not true. How could the Fifth Prince collude with the enemy to frame his own country's loyal officials? What is he trying to achieve? It doesn't make sense."

Ning Zhiwei snorted coldly, "In order to fight for power and gain, in order to let his cronies take over the 100,000 Northwest Army and get involved in military power, so as to increase his own bargaining chips in the fight for succession, he concocted the Baishuitan Massacre."

To be honest, several princes were involved in the incident, placing pawns within the Ning family army and doing a lot of tricks.

Of course, the main perpetrators were the Fourth Prince and his mother, but the others were not clean either, and they were all behind the scenes fanning the flames.

This is also one of the reasons why Ning Zhiwei was completely disappointed with the royal family.

“Those soldiers never dreamed that they would die tragically at the hands of the royal children they were protecting with all their heart.”

Zhennan Hou realized the seriousness of the problem, "Ning Zhiwei, shut up, this is all nonsense. If you continue to talk nonsense like this, don't blame me for being ruthless."

Ning Zhiwei held up a few letters and said, "I have the letters he exchanged with the people of Jin. Mr. Zhou, please read them."

Zhou Hongye took the letter and read it aloud.

"Your Majesty, the Emperor of the Great Jin Dynasty, I have learned that the Ning family army will soon come to rescue. The rescue route passes through Baishui Beach. You can set up an ambush there..."

In fact, this is a letter written by the Fourth Prince’s subordinates.

The city wall was unusually quiet, as if it was the weather before a storm.

We are all soldiers and can empathize with each other.

I fought bravely for my country and the royal family, but was stabbed in the back by my own people. I can't bear the thought of it.

It turned out that this was the real reason for the Ning family army’s disastrous defeat.

Those people were just scapegoats at the beginning.

Marquis Zhennan tried to stop it many times, but to no avail.

The more he tried to stop them, the more guilty he seemed, and the more angry he became among the soldiers.

"Damn it! They are so cruel! They simply don't treat us soldiers as human beings."

"Those who betray their own soldiers will be punished by heaven and earth, and their death is not a pity."

"It's not worth it for me to work for such a person. I quit." Someone was so emotional that he dropped his weapon and ran away.

What’s even more outrageous is that no one tried to stop them and just watched the soldiers run away.

Marquis Zhennan never expected that Ning Zhiwei's few words could shake the morale of the army.

In the art of warfare, attacking the heart is better than attacking the city. Psychological warfare is better than physical warfare. Note (1)

Ning Zhiwei put this strategy to full use.

She said with great momentum, "Today, I will seek justice for those soldiers and civilians who died."

The Marquis of Zhennan closed his eyes. Was he determined to fight? The fighting power of the Ning family army was obvious to all. No one could match their edge during the battle.

He knew that the Ning army was attacking the city, but he did not dare to send troops to stop them or confront them directly.

He wouldn't dare to do it unless he was absolutely sure.

He could only soften his attitude and say, "Princess Jingning, think about the late emperor's love for you. The emperor is the only surviving prince of the late emperor. The eldest prince's biological mother is a foreigner, so he cannot inherit the throne when he is born, so..."

Ning Zhiwei interrupted impatiently, "Stop talking nonsense and attack the city."

At her command, the soldiers moved and rushed towards the city gate.

The Marquis of Zhennan could not help but get anxious, "Ning Zhiwei, don't be impulsive, you can't become a sinner for all eternity."

The Ning family army is not a mob. They felt tremendous pressure as soon as they started.

Besides, the soldiers on the city wall were obviously slacking off and were not fighting enthusiastically. Even if the supervision team was watching from the side, they could not encourage these soldiers to move forward bravely.

My heart is scattered.

Seeing that the situation was not favorable to him, the Marquis of Zhennan looked as if he was drowned. He suddenly shouted, "Stop, Ning Zhiwei, do you really want to perish together with me?"

Ning Zhiwei raised her head, "What do you mean?"

The Marquis of Zhennan threatened loudly, "If you forcefully attack the city, I would rather burn the capital and destroy everything, so that you, the attacker, will forever be on the rack of shame with me, and be infamous for eternity."

As soon as these words were spoken, the whole place fell silent. People in the city and outside the city stared at him with disbelief in their eyes.

Burning down the capital?

Xiao Linfeng was furious. "Marquis Zhennan, are you crazy? This is the capital, and there are countless innocent people. Do you want to burn them to death?"

The face of the Marquis of Zhennan was grim and painful. "I didn't want to do this either, but you forced me to do this. If you want to blame someone, blame your wolfish ambitions. I am thinking about the overall situation. I believe that all my subjects can understand my difficulties."

It sounds like he is the innocent victim.

What kind of green tea is this?

The war situation was at a stalemate. Should we fight or not?

No fight? Then why come all the way here?

Beat? Then they will be blamed for eternity.

This is a dilemma. Zhou Hongye looked at Ning Zhiwei and asked, "My Lord, what should we do?"

Ning Zhiwei pondered for a moment, then came up with a plan, "I have a plan."