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

"The Crown Prince is right. Although our cannons are not very powerful, they are better than nothing. Taking them out and launching a surprise attack on their vanguard will at least have some effect."

Inside the Dongjiang Kingdom's palace, plans were being finalized one after another. Thousands of miles away, Long Bin opened his eyes and suddenly asked, "Shouldn't that old man Xiang Lizong have brought out the hundred cannons he copied by now?"

Ma Gui replied, "Your Zhengyang Gate numbers five, six, seven, and eight are being watched by four bodyguards."

"Reporting, Your Majesty the Southern King, six blue signal cannons have been fired from the opposite bank," the scout reported as he entered.

"Hahaha, old man Xiang is going to cry."

Nan Wanglongbin was unusually excited.

That's understandable; after all, the enemy's hundred cannons are cannons.

Any cannon will cause casualties among the soldiers of Lishui.

More than a year ago, the Dongjiang Kingdom stole a cannon and gunpowder on the Danyang battlefield, and Long Bin guessed at the time that the other party must have copied it.

He dispatched more than ten groups of skilled detectives from Zhengyangmen, but they were unable to locate the place where the cannons were being copied.

When the battle plan was first formulated, he dispatched four of the Thirteen Bodyguards to keep a close watch on the Second Prince of Dongjiang Kingdom.

The six blue signal cannons were the Zhengyangmen disciples reporting to the main altar that the Dongjiang Kingdom's arsenal and research personnel had all been bombed.

Long Bin ordered each person to have a bowl of wine and shouted loudly, "Cheers to Old Man Xiang's cannon!"

"Hahahaha!"

Cao Mengsheng's Danyang County troops suddenly launched a fierce attack on all the troops along the Jiupai River in Dongjiang Kingdom.

Meanwhile, a thousand disciples of the Zhengyang Sect were divided into twenty squads to carry out sabotage and assassination operations against the government offices of various prefectures and counties along the Jiupai River in Dongjiang Kingdom.

The defending troops were routed by Changxia's artillery fire. The county and prefectural governments were either bombed or the magistrates were killed, or even if they weren't, they were all mentally impaired.

Scouts from all over the country reported to the imperial court through secret channels.

The Emperor of Dongjiang was terrified, and the Crown Prince Xiang Yong jumped up and down in a rage, cursing, "You son of a bitch Long Bin, you have no martial virtue, you're a piece of trash!"

Cao Mengsheng's battle lasted only one day, and the land of Dongjiang Kingdom, stretching 190 li from Danyang in the north to Jiuzi City in the south and extending 60 li in depth, was occupied by the Great Xia Kingdom.

To be precise, it was plundered by Long Bin, the Southern King of the Great Xia, who lacked martial virtue.

Long Bin returned to the Southern Prince's Mansion, took a hot bath, and lay comfortably on the armchair.

Xiao Rong, heavily pregnant, came over and said, "Honey, tomorrow the 'Southern News' will be printed simultaneously in various places, and it will carry news of the great victory in Jiangnan."

Xiao Rong is now a newspaper tycoon. She renamed the newspaper "Southern News" and set up printing points in various central state capitals.

The Southern News was fashionable not only in the Great Xia Kingdom, but also in neighboring countries.

Especially in the area under the jurisdiction of Lishui County, many government affairs and decisions, as well as matters of concern to the people, were published in the newspapers. This was an unprecedented initiative in thousands of years and was deeply loved by the people.

This newspaper became a window for the government, ensuring that the people knew everything they needed to know.

Nowadays, reading the newspaper before and after lunch has become the most fashionable thing for people of status.

The newspaper's daily circulation has exceeded 100,000 copies.

Xiao Rong became a tycoon with just one newspaper.

Long Bin reached out and touched her stomach, asking, "How can the article be delivered so quickly over such a long distance?"

"My approach is for each region to gather and edit its own news, while major news from Lishui County is delivered by carrier pigeon. I wrote the article about the great victory in Jiangnan in advance, and we are just waiting for news of the victory at the front. The carrier pigeon set off an hour ago."

At this point, she nestled charmingly into the man's arms and asked sweetly, "How is your wife?"

Long Bin hugged her and said, "Rongmei, I'm sorry, you're about to give birth, and I still haven't given you a proper status."

“I don’t care about these things. I understand that you’re not refusing to give me a title; you’re just waiting to get rid of Princess Lan Yue.”

"Rongmei understands me best."

"Report!"

"Your Majesty, a woman has arrived at the gate, who calls herself Lan Yue."

"Blue Moon?" Xiao Rong looked at Long Bin, and Long Bin also stared blankly at Xiao Rong.

"Why is she here?" the two asked in unison.

Long Bin frowned and said, "Something's strange here."

"She won't change her mind, will she?" Xiao Rong asked.

Long Bin said softly, "It's better to be careful. You're six months pregnant, so you should avoid this place."

Xiao Rong nodded, then suddenly grinned mischievously and said, "I'll go out of the east gate and stay at the Orchid Study for a few days. I'll let you show off your skills."

Long Bin sighed softly and instructed the guards to protect Xiao Rong.

After Xiao Rong left, the maid cleaned the room and sprayed it with the herbal fragrance liquid developed by Long Bin, then lazily walked to the gate of the courtyard.

Lan Yue looked exactly the same as she did a year and a half ago, and her clothes seemed to be the same as before. Although she looked haggard, it couldn't hide her beauty.

As she saw Long Bin walking towards her, Lan Yue's expression changed several times in an instant.

Lan Yue made a "wan" gesture towards Long Bin and said in a sweet, coquettish voice, "This concubine greets His Highness the Prince of Nan."

"How did you end up here?" Long Bin asked coldly.

"My lord, I have come here with three matters to discuss."

“Firstly, since you, my husband, have settled in Lishui, I must come to be with you, and from now on, I will follow you wherever you go.”

"Actually, my mother, brothers and sisters are very uneasy because my father has not returned. I want to ask Your Majesty to let my father return to Kyoto."

"The last item was just something I brought along; if I didn't bring it, I wouldn't be able to leave Kyoto."

Long Bin said in a deep voice, "Just tell me directly what Long Yingkun asked you to bring me."

Upon hearing his words, Lan Yue's eyes immediately welled up with tears of grievance, and she choked out, "Does my husband not want me to enter the Southern Prince's Mansion? Am I so unworthy of your attention?"

Long Bin then realized he had gone too far and stepped aside, saying, "Please come in!"

Lan Yue walked into the courtyard looking pitiful. She glanced at the scenery and headed towards the main house. The maids and servants who came with her were all arranged to go to the west wing.

Upon entering the main room, the servants quickly prepared tea to entertain the guests.

Lan Yue said to the servants in the mansion, "I am Lan Yue, the Princess Consort of the Southern Kingdom. I hope you will all pay more attention to me in the future."

Long Bin waved his hand, and the servants and guards all withdrew.

He gestured for her to sit down and placed tea in front of her.

"Tell me, what tricks is Lung Ying-kun up to?"

Lan Yue rose solemnly and said, "Please, Prince Long Bin of the South, receive the imperial decree."

Long Bin's heart skipped a beat: His father was not in the capital, so who issued the imperial edict?

He got up and looked over.

Lan Yue solemnly presented the imperial edict with both hands.

“My lord, no one in the court is willing to be the imperial envoy. When the second prince, who was in charge of the state, saw me coming to Lishui, he asked me to bring the imperial edict. I don’t know what it contains.”

Long Bin took a look and realized that Long Yingkun had been using the king's name to force Lishui County to provide grain and silver. He was immediately filled with anger.

But in front of Lan Yue, he didn't lose his composure, and asked calmly, "Does he have any other instructions?"

Lan Yue replied, puzzled, "He didn't say anything to me?"