Did the eldest daughter ascend the throne today?

On one side is the biological mother of the only prince, who is very good at making money. On the other side is a powerful and prestigious family. Su Mingjin cannot choose one and just wants to have them all.

He tried his best to ease the relationship between the two sides, and even came up with a unique trick.

"Pass on my order to register Lin Jingshu's son under the name of the Imperial Concubine, so that the Imperial Concubine can have a son to see her off and continue the family line."

As soon as these words were spoken, all the civil and military officials in the court were in an uproar.

How can we comment on this? In the short term, it is a way to appease the public.

But in the long run, there will be endless troubles.

The biological mother is still alive, but you snatched the child away and registered the child under the name of your rival. How could the biological mother not go crazy?

What will the child think when he grows up and becomes sensible?

Unless, from the beginning, the mother was killed and the child was kept.

The Prime Minister frowned, "Your Majesty, I know you are trying to appease the noble families and give Madam Wei a warning, but it may not have a good result."

Su Mingjin asked expressionlessly, "Then do you have a better idea?"

The Prime Minister remained silent. He had the answer, but he couldn’t say it.

"I heard that the former Jinyiwei envoy Xiao Linfeng massacred aristocratic families in Jiangnan, confiscated their property and land, and obtained countless gold, silver, jewelry, and food."

His hint was obvious, but Su Mingjin looked disdainful. "This is a reckless act. There will be endless troubles and he will be infamous forever. He is brave but not wise."

Is it because he doesn't want it? He just can't do it!

The noble families have private armed forces, which together form a huge force, but he does not have an unrivaled army!

He couldn't do what Yong Chao could do.

"Hey, I want an invincible army."

He was almost going crazy with envy, and only regretted that he had made a wrong move in the past, and was unable to recruit the Ning family army under his command due to Ning Zhiwei's interference.

The Prime Minister had never met Ning Zhiwei, but he had heard a lot about her deeds. "What kind of person is the empress? She can let Rong Jingrong, who won the sixth place in the imperial examination, assist her, and let Xiao Linfeng, who killed many people, conquer Jiangnan for her."

Su Mingjin snorted coldly, "A smart, cunning, sinister, willful and capricious person."

A palace servant came in and reported, "Your Majesty, Madam Wei wants to see you."

Su Mingjin became annoyed when he thought of that ugly face, "No."

The Prime Minister advised softly, "Your Majesty, you should meet him. It is better to make some things clear."

"Let her in."

Lin Jingshu wore a veil, covering her face tightly, "Your Highness."

Su Mingjin asked impatiently, "What's the matter?"

Lin Jingshu could sense his disdain and was furious. "Your Majesty, please take back your order. Otherwise, I..."

Su Mingjin's eyes turned colder, "What do you want?"

Lin Jingshu said calmly, "Just stay indoors and do nothing."

Is this a threat? Su Mingjin was furious, "Are you sure I dare not touch you?"

Lin Jingshu was fearless, "If you want to kill me, just kill me. When my son grows up, he will definitely avenge me."

"You really disgust me."

"Disgusting? Then you are such a bitch. You have to sleep with me no matter how disgusting it is."

The Prime Minister watched them quarreling, his mind confused. Was his decision to come out really the right one?

Why can't he see any hope?

Not only that, Lin Jingshu also encountered several assassination attempts, the most serious of which left her severely injured and paralyzed on one side of her body.

The emperor knew that it was the revenge of the aristocratic family, but he dared not do anything or say anything.

The grand Northern Expedition plan was aborted.

The Pseudo-Jiang Dynasty was so lively that Su Mingjin had no time to care about anything else and could not spare the energy to do anything else.

During the Yong Dynasty, Ning Zhiwei was busy with government affairs while also paying attention to the war situation on all sides.

Especially the war situation in the northwest made her worried and unable to sleep at night.

Zhou Hongye handed over a military report, frowning, "Your Majesty, we encountered huge resistance in the southwest. The enemy used explosives on the battlefield, and we suffered countless casualties."

"Explosives?" Ning Zhiwei knew that this was a powerful weapon in Su Mingjin's hand, with great destructive power.

"Yes, the explosives were too powerful, and our army was routed for a hundred miles."

The only thing to be thankful for was that they didn't have much explosives and they only used them at the most critical moments.

Ning Zhiwei frowned. In fact, his family had already obtained the recipe for explosives and was now researching it intensively.

At this moment, the palace servant reported, "Lord Shengxia wants to see you."

"Let her in."

Shengxia hurried in and said, "Your Majesty."

Ning Zhiwei waved her hand, "Get up."

Shengxia's face was full of excitement, "Your Majesty, we have cracked the recipe for explosives and can make them ourselves."

She was the Minister of Industry, and the development of weapons was also under her jurisdiction.

Recently, apart from going to the Imperial College, she has been focusing on explosives.

Everyone was delighted, Ning Zhiwei's eyebrows were raised with joy, "Are you sure?"

Shengxia nodded, "Confirmed, please ask the emperor to come to the villa to observe the experimental results."

Ning Zhiwei was very happy, "It's better to do it today than to wait for a day. Let's go."

Qixia Villa is located at the foot of the mountain in the south of the city. The entire mountain and an area of ​​more than ten miles in radius belong to Qixia Villa.

On the surface, it is a villa for nobles, but in fact it is a workshop of the Ministry of Works. Ning Zhiwei moved the Qixia villa from Licheng in the northwest.

The military workshop, armory workshop, agricultural workshop, silk weaving workshop, design workshop and the craftsmen inside were brought over intactly.

"Boom." With a loud bang, the entire hill was flattened.

Everybody rushed over and looked around the ground carefully. Wow, there was a big hole blown out.

Ning Zhiwei was very satisfied. This was hundreds of times more powerful than black powder, and it was an improvement on the original explosives. It was more powerful than the current explosives.

Shengxia cupped her hands and said, "Congratulations, Your Majesty. The explosives experiment was successful."

Ning Zhiwei was filled with joy, "Okay, okay, Shengxia, I'll remember your contribution."

She knew that Shengxia had put all her efforts into this.

Shengxia's eyes sparkled, "Thank you, Your Majesty. This is the result of everyone's concerted efforts."

Ning Zhiwei looked at the familiar craftsmen in front of him, "You make a list, I will sign it, and I will reward those who have made contributions."

The craftsmen cheered and shouted "Long live the dragon" three times, they were extremely happy.

Ning Zhiwei raised the corner of her mouth slightly, "Shengxia, make a batch right away and send it to the southwest first."

"Yes."

At this moment, the Royal Guards came running over, "Your Majesty, urgent news from the northwest eight hundred miles away."

The scene was silent. Ning Zhiwei took the emergency report, looked at it for a few seconds, and his face changed immediately.

Ning Wenyin was very anxious, "Your Majesty, what happened?"

Others were also anxious. The Northwest was where they started out and they had deep feelings for the people and the land there.

Ning Zhiwei took a deep breath, "The northwestern border was lost, and the Jin Kingdom broke through several cities. Ning Ran led his troops to withdraw to Licheng for defense. Licheng was in a state of emergency and requested rescue."

Everyone's face changed. Licheng was the base camp in the northwest. Once it was breached, the last line of defense would be lost and the consequences would be disastrous.

"How could this be?"

Ning Zhiwei looked extremely solemn, "Call a meeting of officials above the third rank, I will lead the army in person!"

The people present changed color when they heard the voice, "Your Majesty, this is absolutely not allowed."