Did the eldest daughter ascend the throne today?

The emperor sat on the high dragon throne, listening listlessly to the officials below arguing with each other.

It's just trivial matters coming and going, like someone needs money again, give some quickly, or some playboy got into trouble again, how to deal with it?

Someone from the royal family has died again, it's time to take action.

In this cold weather, the best thing to do is lie in bed and sleep.

It's a pity that even as an emperor you cannot do whatever you want. Alas.

The Minister of Revenue suddenly stepped out and asked, "Your Majesty, is the Princess Jingning's coming-of-age banquet still going to be held?"

There are only two days left, so please give us a definite answer whether it will be held or not. Their Ministry of Revenue will be responsible for organizing the banquet.

The atmosphere became quiet, and everyone looked over there at the same time.

The Princess of Jingning County has already been imprisoned, so why hold a coming-of-age banquet? Isn't this nonsense?

However, if this is not done, there should be a reasonable reason to fool the people.

The emperor then thought of Ning Zhiwei, and the corner of his mouth curled up, "When she finishes writing the ten thousand-word letter of apology, then we will do it."

She was thrown into the imperial prison, given paper and pen, and asked to write a letter of apology.

If a little girl entered a place like that, she would definitely be scared even if she was not beaten or scolded.

What he wanted was for Ning Zhiwei to submit, to be used by him, and to be controlled by him.

"Go and ask the Princess Jingning if she has finished writing it?"

The young eunuch took the order and left. After a long time, he came back with a strange look on his face.

"The Princess of Jingning County is still sleeping soundly in her bed, refusing to get up, and even saying..."

The emperor's expression froze. He thought Ning Zhiwei had stayed up all night writing.

Why sleep? He always gets up early in the morning to attend the court.

The Prime Minister asked calmly, "What did you say?"

The young eunuch didn't even dare to raise his head. "I will never learn from you gentlemen. I sleep later than a dog, get up earlier than a chicken, work harder than a donkey, eat less than a pig. I'd rather be in prison."

Civil and military officials all expressed that they were touched by the implication.

But if you think about it carefully, they do live a very hard life.

In a snowy day like this, I had to get up at 3 a.m. and go out in the cold wind when it was pitch dark. I was freezing all the way.

Who doesn’t want to stay at home and rest in this cold winter?

An imperial censor was envious and jealous, "Your Majesty, which prisoner dares to be so rampant? She should be hung up and beaten severely to teach her a lesson."

"I second your proposal. Don't spoil Princess Jingning too much. You should scold her when she deserves to be scolded and beat her when she deserves to be beaten."

"If one meal doesn't work, try two. I'll always be able to beat him into submission."

They seemed to have forgotten that Ning Zhiwei had been beaten with more than a dozen boards before, but he did not bow his head and admit defeat.

A eunuch hurriedly handed over a memorial, "Your Majesty, this is an urgent memorial from the Silver-faced General."

As the cold winter approaches, the two countries cease fire and rest to recuperate, waiting to fight again in the spring.

The situation in the northwest has ushered in a rare period of calm.

This is also one of the reasons why the imperial court dared to withhold military pay.

The emperor took the memorial and looked at it. He was immediately furious, his face flushed with anger. "You bastard, you are so bold."

The deputy minister asked anxiously, "Your Majesty, what happened?"

The emperor threw the memorial over. The deputy prime minister picked it up and read it quickly, his face gradually turning pale.

"He killed the military supervisor sent by the court."

Every army has a military supervisor who is responsible for surveillance and reports directly to the emperor. He has enormous power.

It can be said that the military supervisor is the eyes and ears of the imperial court.

Even the commander of an army would not dare to offend the military supervisor easily.

"What?" All the civil and military officials were shocked, and then extremely angry, feeling that the authority of the court was challenged.

"How dare he?"

"Your Majesty, why did he do this?"

The situation of the silver-faced young general was very special. He took in the remnants of the Ning Family Army and fought under the banner of the Ning Family Army, rather than the Northwest Army appointed by the court.

These two things may seem similar, but in fact they are worlds apart.

One is a private army, the other is the imperial army.

The emperor's decree was sent to the Ning family army. They accepted the good ones and ignored the bad ones, pretending to be deaf and dumb, and no one could get in their way.

The military supervisor is just a puppet on the surface and can't play any role.

But, no matter what, the military supervisor represents the imperial court, how dare you kill him without authorization? Is this a rebellion?

The deputy assistant had a complicated expression on his face. "The military supervisor scolded the Princess of Jingning."

Everyone:...

Well, Princess Jingning cannot be fought.

However, some people felt uncomfortable, "This is too arrogant. Your Majesty, I request that he be dismissed from his post and another capable general be sent to take over the Northwest Army."

As soon as these words came out, everyone fell silent.

It’s not that they haven’t tried, but it’s useless. The Ning family army has already shown signs of disengaging, and the only thing connecting them is Ning Zhiwei.

"If the Northwest Army was so easy to take over, things wouldn't be like this today."

Unknowingly, the Northwest Army had become alienated from the imperial court.

Therefore, the imperial court did not want to pay the military salaries at all.

However, we cannot let Ning Zhiwei deliver military rations, otherwise we will be completely named Ning.

"This little silver-faced general is loyal to Princess Jingning. Let Princess Jingning come forward to persuade him."

"Will the Princess of Jingning agree?"

The Princess of Jingning County is unruly, sharp-edged, and only listens to herself.

An official from the Ministry of Revenue suddenly came up with an idea, "Your Majesty, why not summon the young general with the silver face back to the capital to give him a promotion?"

In fact, it was a move to lure the tiger away from the mountain. On one hand, people were transferred to the capital to deal with the matter, while on the other hand, people were sent to take over.

Everyone's eyes lit up. This was a good idea. Who in this world can resist the temptation of power?

"allow."

Everyone discussed countermeasures, added details, and started brainstorming together. They prepared more than a dozen plans, and the atmosphere was extremely harmonious.

But no one mentioned the military pay owed.

Don’t ask, if you ask, it’s all spent and everyone has a share.

As for whether the soldiers will starve to death, what does that have to do with them?

After the court session, the emperor left quickly and planned to return to the harem to rest, but a thought flashed through his mind and he changed his mind.

"Let's go and see the Princess of Jingning."

Xiao Linfeng followed silently, and the palace servants also followed in a hurry.

The Imperial Prison is a place that terrifies countless people. As soon as you enter it, you will feel a gloomy feeling.

The further you go in, the more eerie and terrifying it becomes.

The screams of torture echoed throughout the venue, making people feel creepy.

There was also a rotten smell that was so unpleasant that it made people sick.

The emperor pinched his nose and said with great disgust, "If Ning Zhiwei had been more sensible, she wouldn't have to endure this hardship."

"She went to the Ministry of Revenue to cause trouble, and she was talking about the unpaid military pay. How could a girl like her be in charge of such an important court matter?"

"She said she wouldn't hold a coming-of-age banquet, so she won't? She has gained a good reputation, and everyone else looks like nothing."

"She even dared to go to the downtown area and loudly publicize this matter, slapping the imperial court in the face. If her last name wasn't Ning, she would have died eight hundred times already."

"It's all my fault for being too soft-hearted. I hope she'll learn her lesson this time..."

His mumbling stopped abruptly and he looked at the cell in front of him in disbelief, his face becoming darker and darker.

Ning Zhiwei, you are so brave! Who goes to jail like this?