Quick Transmigration: Survive to the End

"Golden Crow Guard? Of course I know!"

“I’ve seen the Golden Crow Guards travel. They’re women too, but they live such extraordinary lives, just like their names suggest, so dazzling,” Li Zhenzhen asked her. “Yinyin, why did you suddenly bring up the Golden Crow Guards?”

Li Yinyin said, "I hope you can become the commander of the Golden Crow Guard after me. There aren't many people I can trust who will never betray me, and you are my first choice."

Li Zhenzhen was stunned for a moment, then suddenly pinched herself: "Ouch! That hurts, it's actually true."

"Yinyin, thank you for your trust in me. I really want to help you too. But, I don't think I'm cut out for it. Jinwuwei is too good, too outstanding. I can't even manage my own affairs, so I definitely can't manage Jinwuwei."

Seeing that Li Zhenzhen was having second thoughts, Li Yinyin hesitated for a moment and said, "Why don't you try out for the Golden Crow Guard for a while? If you can't keep up with the Golden Crow Guard's training at all, I'll see if there are any other suitable people. If you can keep up, then you can reconsider, okay?"

Since it wasn't an immediate appointment, Li Zhenzhen wasn't so determined to refuse anymore. After thinking it over, she said, "Then let's do it your way. Just like you said before, you'll never know your capabilities until you try. If it's the Golden Crow Guard, I'm willing to give it my best."

Having made her decision, Li Yinyin didn't delay any longer and immediately ordered someone to send Li Zhenzhen to the Golden Crow Guard, where she began living and eating with the guards, just like she had done before.

After finishing this matter, Li Yinyin realized that she might have missed the enthronement ceremony of the Queen of the Western Regions.

When she went to ask, Li Chengming remembered: "It's my fault, I forgot to tell you. Last winter, when I estimated that you were about to arrive at Shangshui Village, the King of the Western Regions said that he had obtained some kind of miraculous medicine and his health had improved, so the succession ceremony was canceled."

"It is said that the elixir was found by the second prince in line, so after the King of the Western Regions recovered from his illness, he doted on the second prince, and the eldest princess suffered several times in secret. If the King of the Western Regions really recovers, the affairs of the Western Regions will still be a long way off."

Upon hearing this news, Li Yinyin breathed a sigh of relief, but couldn't help but wonder if she could become a fisherman if things got chaotic in the Western Regions, given how close her home was.

But Li Yinyin quickly dismissed the idea.

The Western Regions were no smaller than the Ming Dynasty, but they consisted mostly of deserts, with less favorable soil conditions, and significant differences in language and culture. Governing the Western Regions would be a major challenge after its conquest. Furthermore, beyond the Western Regions lay numerous other states, many of which were warlike.

Taking over the Western Regions would mean that the Ming Dynasty would have to face their threat directly. Therefore, it would be better to continue to be neighbors with the stable Western Regions, conquer other countries without any worries, and then consider whether to fight or befriend the Western Regions.

However, while maintaining good relations with the Western Regions is important, it doesn't mean that the Ming Kingdom can do nothing: "Brother, do you think we should send someone to investigate what kind of medicine the King of the Western Regions obtained, as well as the temperament and abilities of the eldest princess and the second prince?"

“I’ve already sent people to investigate,” Li Chengming said, pleased that his sister had thought of this. He ordered someone to fetch information about the Western Regions. “Prime Minister Xun has already sent people to contact these two people.”

Afterwards, Li Chengming took the opportunity to give his sister a thorough analysis of the Western Regions issue and also gave her a quiz.

This delay meant that the two of them didn't have time to finish their business, and their return to Weiyang Palace for dinner was later than usual.

After finishing their meal, Li Chengming gave Li Yinyin some more documents and told her to take a look at them when she got home.

When she opened it, she discovered that it was a record of all the major and minor events within the Ming Kingdom since she left for the Jiang Kingdom.

Nearly a year has passed since the establishment of the Ming Dynasty. In this year, apart from eliminating several small neighboring countries, the annexation of the Le Kingdom is the only notable achievement. After annexing the Le Kingdom, the Ming Dynasty unified the western border and temporarily entered a period of recuperation.

The current national policy of the Ming Dynasty is to first manage its internal affairs and have sufficient food and supplies before it can plan the next step.

Under such circumstances, it is necessary to purge the corrupt officials left behind by the former Zhao State.

Li Yinyin turned the page and saw Jing Qing's name.

Li Chengming managed to find many of Jingqing's family members through international exchanges, but a few were transferred to more distant places and disappeared without a trace.

Although Jing Qing was heartbroken, he still used his official position as a Hanlin Academy scholar of the Ming Dynasty to visit the virtuous officials of the former Zhao Kingdom and invited many of them back to the court. This demonstrated his value and showed that he had not wasted Li Chengming's trust.

With these capable ministers, their students followed, and the talent pool of the Ming Dynasty was finally established.

Now that Li Chengming has capable people at his disposal, he no longer needs to worry too much and plans to take action against some former Zhao Kingdom officials who oppress the people and hold their positions without doing their jobs.

Upon seeing this, Li Yinyin's heart stirred.

Now that we're going to take down these corrupt officials, we should also confiscate their property, as well as the local wealthy merchants who are notorious for their greed and have committed numerous serious crimes. How can we ignore them just because we've entered a new dynasty?

The next day, Li Yinyin brought her things and went to find Li Chengming to tell him her thoughts.

After a moment's consideration, Li Chengming said, "Although this can quickly enrich the national treasury, it also brings a lot of negative impact on reputation and other troubles."

"Since you've brought up this idea, Yinyin, then go and write a proposal. Give it to Prime Minister Xun to take a look, and you can hear his opinion."

Propose a solution and you'll receive a homework bonus.

Li Yinyin's expression was complicated.

If I had known earlier...

Okay, even if I had known beforehand, I would still have brought it up.