After my soul traveled to ancient times, I don't want to be cannon fodder

But no one expected that a heavy rain would flood the entire Xiyan City. Lord Yang's disaster relief efforts were ineffective, and the entire city suffered heavy casualties.

Princess Zhaohua even went to Xiyan in the name of coordinating disaster relief and openly investigated the matter of Chong Jingxiu being questioned.

She wanted to investigate, and it was not an official investigation. She went straight to the Zheng family's door and held them accountable.

The reason was simple: because the incident happened to Lord Chong when he was attending a banquet at the Zheng Mansion, Princess Zhaohua directly put the blame on the Zheng family.

But in fact, this matter is the result of the interference of multiple forces.

Everyone knows that Princess Zhaohua is implementing reforms and piloting them in several neighboring cities near the capital. Since they can't stop Princess Zhaohua, they want to use them to cut off Princess Zhaohua's claws.

"Your Highness, what I said is true. They are a prominent family and have the support of the court. How dare our small business resist them?" The head of the Zheng family defended himself with a sad face.

"We have no choice. Lord Chong has only been imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison, but if we don't obey, the future of our entire family will be in jeopardy!"

Zhong Ning closed his eyes, swirling his inner energy in his hands, and then slapped the Zheng family head on the chest with his palm, saying sternly: "I will not make things difficult for you, but you dare to plot against the court officials..."

Before Zhong Ning could finish her words, the head of the Zheng family, who had just received a blow, immediately grabbed her skirt and begged, "I am willing to donate half of my family property to protect my Zheng family lineage. Please, Your Highness, have mercy!"

Zhong Ning glanced at him and asked coldly, "Who else is involved in this?"

"The Cao family and the Wang family are both involved..." the head of the Zheng family quickly responded, eager to distract Zhong Ning's anger.

"Where's the evidence?" Zhong Ning asked. Patriarch Zheng shook his head anxiously and replied, "I have no evidence. The Lin'an Ning clan sent warriors to deliver the message, but they left no other traces."

There was no evidence at all. It was obvious that if they wanted to deal with the Lin'an Ning family, they couldn't do it openly. Zhong Ning's face turned very ugly, and then he only said: "You have three days to donate half of your property... Otherwise, you will bear the consequences..."

Only then did he leave.

Under Zhong Ning's strong hand, not only the Zheng family, but also the Cao family and the Wang family were forced to donate half of their property for the subsequent construction of the entire Xiyan City.

After Zhong Ning returned home, he wrote a letter and handed it to the secret guard, ordering him to deliver it to Wen Renye as quickly as possible.

Order him to attack the Lin'an Ning family without showing any mercy.

And Chong Jingxiu himself, under Zhong Ning's protection, walked out of the sky prison and returned to Xiyan City.

"Your Highness," Chong Jingxiu burst into tears as soon as he saw Zhong Ning, confessing his incompetence and how he had fallen into someone else's scheme.

Zhong Ning was indeed a little angry, but then he thought, people have no intention of harming tigers, but tigers are harmful to people's hearts. Especially when Chong Jingxiu, a newcomer, competes with a group of old hands in the business world, won't he just be bullied?

After this incident, I think he has grown a lot.

Reform still requires manpower, and she can't stay in Xiyan forever.

This place will eventually be handed over to Chong Jingxiu.

"Alright, be more careful next time. You can suppress those small families a bit, but don't go too far. After all, the subsequent construction of Xiyan still requires their financial and labor contributions!"

"It's okay to give some benefits occasionally!"

"You need to take control of the affairs of Xiyan City as soon as possible. As for Yang Ting and his men, I will have them escorted to the capital and handed over to the Dali Temple for disposal!"

"Yes, thank you, Your Highness!" Chong Jingxiu said as he was about to kneel down again, but Zhong Ning looked at him indifferently, as if he didn't see it.

There have been so many people kneeling in front of her these days that she has almost gotten used to it.

What's more, she saved Chong Jingxiu's life, so it was only natural for her to receive his courtesy.

(The data has hit rock bottom. I originally thought it was already very low, but it turns out it can go even lower!)

(There was a lot more plot content I wanted to write, but there was too little positive feedback. I often doubted and burned myself out because the data was too poor.)

(So, that's it!)

(I'm going to speed up and finish it. No one will read it anyway. I've really tried my best to stick to it!)

........

Time passed by as if on accelerator, and in the blink of an eye, it has been nearly a year since the deprivation card swallowing strategy system.

During this year, the potatoes and sweet potatoes planted under Zhang Wanting had a good harvest. Emperor Yong was very happy and conferred the title of Princess Jiacheng on her.

The Academy of Sciences led by Fang Ping also achieved considerable research results. Although they had not yet developed a major device like a steam engine, they had achieved extremely remarkable results in improving textile technology, roller skating devices, telescopes, etc.

Lu Xingzhou is even more powerful.

He led the Firearms Battalion and attacked Nanzhao with great momentum. In less than ten months, the King of Nanzhao surrendered and Nanzhao was officially incorporated into the territory of Dayong.

The Yong army led by Li Yuanche counterattacked the Western Rong and successfully drove his elder brother out of power. During this period, he also sought medical advice and immortals, hoping to find an antidote to the toxins in his body, but unfortunately he never found one.

He was unwilling to be controlled by Zhong Ning, so he was still making a final struggle. Although the Xirong imperial physician failed to remove the poison from his body, he did delay the onset of the poison.

But what he didn't expect was that he was able to regain the throne because of Dayong's military action, and now he refused to submit to Dayong.

General Cheng Li, who was guarding the border, led his troops and took advantage of the weakening of the Western Rong Kingdom. He joined forces with the Yong army and directly captured the Western Rong Kingdom.

Emperor Yong established him as the Liaoxi Town. When Li Yuanche entered the capital, Cheng Lizhe led the troops to guard Liaoxi forever.

Of the four eastern countries, only Beidi and Dayong remain.

However, Zhong Ning's desire to unify the world had to be put on hold temporarily because the time had come.

But she believed that with firearms and cannons, and Dayong itself had no shortage of famous generals, it was only a matter of time before they could conquer Beidi.

During this year, Zhong Ning did not rest either. She also gave other major families a good beating, leaving them seriously injured and forced to keep their heads down and survive cautiously.

A year later, Wen Renye implemented reforms in Lin'an and delivered a satisfactory answer. However, according to a letter from an intelligence spy, Wen Renye used strong means in Lin'an to suppress the aristocratic families, forcing the Ning family of Lin'an to fight for survival.

He also found a way to overthrow the Minister of Works Ning Yuanzhou. Without a backer, the Lin'an Ning family was on the decline and no longer posed any threat!

"Your Highness, isn't it time for you to fulfill your promise?" A year later, Wen Renye came to the princess's residence under the pretext of reporting on his work in Beijing and asked for the Wheel of Reincarnation.

Lu Xingzhou, Fang Ping, Zhang Wanting and three others also came here one after another. They roughly estimated the time and it was around these few days.

They should go back, back to the place that truly belongs to them!

Zhong Ning looked at Wen Renye, smiled faintly, and then said:

"Don't worry. The Wheel of Samsara is a spiritual tool that can travel through time and space. Once it is activated, it will inevitably cause a huge shock. Two days later, at the top of Mount Futu, I will definitely hand over the Wheel of Samsara to you. I will never lie!"

(After several months of internal consumption and persistence, I am finally about to finish it. By the end of this month, I will have finished writing it. Whether it is good or not, that’s it.)