I transmigrated to ancient times and became a king with a title equal to mine.

“I…I just feel that I am not good enough for you,” Leng Ningshuang said, choking back tears. “You are the high and mighty Southern King, while I am just an ordinary woman from the martial arts world.”

Long Bin gently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and smiled, "Shuang'er, love never asks about background, only about the heart. I know you're good to me; you know I love you. That's enough. I don't care about worldly opinions, and you don't need to care either."

Hearing this, Leng Ningshuang felt a surge of emotion. She hugged Long Bin tightly, as if she wanted to merge herself into his body and never be separated from him again.

Just as the two were being affectionate, the Tianbao spirit of the transmigration system suddenly sighed softly and said, "You will never change your philandering ways. You actually used the same tricks you used to fool girls in your past life in this ancient world. You are truly shameless."

Long Bin thought to himself, "If you keep talking nonsense, I'll drag you out and molest you."

"Do you have that ability?" Tianbao Elf asked coldly.

"..." Long Bin was speechless. This Tianbao Elf was just a figment of the creator of the transmigration system.

"Your Majesty, this servant is willing to follow you to the ends of the earth, as long as you are willing." Leng Ningshuang's voice carried a hint of determination and resolve.

Long Bin smiled and nodded, then immediately took her hands and began to show affection.

However, Long Bin's identity meant he couldn't easily bring Leng Ningshuang back to the palace. He had to find a suitable opportunity to explain everything to the four princesses in his household.

Thinking of the four princesses in his home, Long Bin couldn't help but frown.

They were all beautiful and had very different personalities, but they all had deep feelings for Long Bin.

Long Bin knew that telling them about Leng Ningshuang would not be an easy task.

Long Bin didn't hide his troubles. After listening, Leng Ning Shuang was silent for a moment, then said, "Brother Bin, you don't need to worry. I'm willing to wait for you, until you've sorted everything out. As long as you have me in your heart, I'm not afraid of anything."

Upon hearing this, Long Bin was deeply moved. He held Leng Ningshuang's hand tightly and said, "Shuang'er, don't worry. I will definitely give you a title and make you my true queen."

In the days that followed, Long Bin and Leng Ningshuang began a secluded life.

They traveled through mountains and rivers, experienced the myriad aspects of human life, and enjoyed the time spent together. For Long Bin, this period was the happiest and most blissful time of his life.

However, happiness is always fleeting.

Long Bin knew that he could not keep running away. There were still many important national affairs that he needed to deal with upon his return. He had to go back to the palace.

Long Bin mustered his courage and returned to the palace with Leng Ningshuang.

Inside the palace, the four princesses had been waiting for a long time. When they saw Long Bin return with a strange woman, they couldn't help but feel a little suspicious and uneasy.

"Your Excellency, who is this?" Xiao Rong asked first.

Long Bin took a deep breath and told the four princesses everything about Leng Ningshuang.

The four princesses reacted differently upon hearing this: some were surprised, some were angry, and some remained silent.

"How could you do this? You promised us that this would end here, and that it would only take the four of us," Ning Mei said sadly.

“I…” Long Bin was speechless for a moment. He knew he was in the wrong, but he was unwilling to give up Leng Ningshuang.

"Sisters, please hear me out." Leng Ningshuang suddenly spoke, her voice soft but full of determination, "Qian Sui and I are truly in love. I am willing to disregard titles and honors, only asking to spend my life with him."

Upon hearing this, the four princesses all looked at Leng Ning Shuang.

They saw sincerity and determination in Leng Ningshuang's clear, watery eyes. For a moment, they were moved.

Long Bin was filled with gratitude when he saw that the four princesses were not as noisy as he had imagined.

He knew that it was truly remarkable that the four princesses could accept Leng Ningshuang.

He secretly vowed to treat each of them well and not let them suffer any injustice.

In the days that followed, Long Bin lived with the five princesses in the palace.

They respect, understand, and tolerate each other, creating a warm and harmonious family together.

While managing his own family well, Long Bin also managed the Jiangnan territory he had seized very well.

The once beautiful and prosperous Jiangnan region is now awash with rolling rice paddies. With the powerful implementation of the per capita land system by the Southern King, the people of Jiangnan are all smiles.

The system implemented by Long Bin was as follows: each natural village was divided into squares, and on the basis of ensuring that each farmer had six fen of land per person, the surplus land belonged to landlords and rich peasants.

If the per capita standard is not met, land must be distributed by taking it from the landlords. If the landlords resist, they will be suppressed on the spot, and in serious cases, their entire families will be executed.

Long Bin's move was tantamount to tyranny and despotism in that era. Many landlords harbored rebellious intentions, but they were frightened by the beheading of one landlord after another.

To ensure the implementation of the system, he ordered troops to enter the villages, with one unit stationed in each village, thereby achieving the effect of intimidating the landlords.

In addition to the per capita land system, he also carried out administrative reforms, implementing a four-level cadre management system at the county, township, village, and team levels.

To this end, he personally drafted regulations and standards, wrote training materials, and personally trained cadres at all four levels.

In order to stabilize the newly established regime, he abandoned plans to continue conquering other regions of Dongjiang Kingdom and focused on internal management.

Within a year, the Dinghai Special Economic Zone, born in the Jiangnan region, has achieved political stability, social harmony, and prosperity for its people.

It's settled, time to make a move!

Long Bin gave Cao Mengsheng the order to attack.

Emperor Xiang Lizong of the Dongjiang Kingdom had moved the capital to Qiantang in central Zhejiang a year earlier.

Cao Mengsheng deployed three armies to advance simultaneously, and in just two months, he attacked from Dantu to the three counties of Haiyan, Louxian, and Youquan on the east coast, capturing the largest salt fields and salt warehouses in Dongjiang Kingdom.

Half of the wealth of Dongjiang Kingdom came from the salt fields of these three counties.

With the salt fields, Long Bin was able to accomplish many great things. He was the first to invent disinfectants and cleaning agents.

In less than six months, these two products were exported to neighboring countries, filling the treasury of Dinghai Special Economic Zone with silver.

With money, Long Bin began recruiting soldiers in large numbers, intending to conquer Dongjiang and the Wu Kingdom.

Spring Valley on the south bank of the Jiupai River was part of the territory of the Wu Kingdom.

Marshal Yu Youren of the Western Front of the Dinghai Special Zone led an army of 50,000 men in two routes to attack Chungu and Lingyang.

This time, Long Bin spared no expense, sending out all six young masters of the Ning family. Ning Wuwei was appointed as the general of the left wing, while the other five young masters served as the vanguard commanders under Ning Wuwei's leadership.

The sixth young master of the Ning family led his troops for the first time, conquering passes and capturing strongholds with unstoppable momentum, and soon arrived at Lingyang City.

Lingyang was built into a city by the mountains, making it incredibly fortified. Before they left, their adoptive father told them that this city could only be taken by strategy, not by force.

The second brother, Ning Wuwei, and the sixth brother, Ning Buwu, were in charge of challenging the enemy from below the city walls, while the third brother, Ning Wuming, led his two younger brothers, Ning Wusheng and Ning Wuyu, into the city under the cover of night.