Chapter 217 Collaboration with the enemy
Chapter 217 Collaboration with the enemy
Ning Zhiwei rubbed his face and felt that it was becoming more and more interesting.
The two sisters screamed hysterically, but the people's reaction was not as enthusiastic as they had imagined.
Silence, still silence.
Ning Zhiwei removed the magistrate of Qicheng County and replaced him with his own man. The first thing he did was to open the granary and distribute grain to every household in the city. The second thing he did was to recruit a group of young and middle-aged people to repair the city walls, waterways, and roads, using work as a substitute for relief to quickly stabilize the situation. He also distributed a batch of fertile land to the people.
This is a hundred times better than the corrupt officials who exploited the people before.
They are the ones who get the real benefits and cannot empathize with the young lady from an aristocratic family.
These young ladies from aristocratic families usually live a life of luxury, and even if they fall to this point, they would not even look at ten taels of silver.
They also said something like how we treated our Zheng family today, we will treat you the same way tomorrow. It's so funny. First of all, they have to become a noble family first.
In fact, ordinary people don’t care who the people in power are, whether they are men or women, as long as they can live a good life, they will support them.
Besides, Ning Zhiwei’s surname is Ning, and he is a member of the Ning family. The Ning family has guarded the northwestern border for generations, and the people are grateful for their kindness.
Last but not least, Ning Zhiwei has a very good reputation, and the story of how she sacrificed herself to beat the drum to save the women of the Ning family is still circulating.
How could someone who values friendship and loyalty so much be a bad person?
Someone must have slandered her!
Prince Hadir laughed, "It seems that the people of Da Qi are all cowards, willing to be trampled under the feet of a woman..."
A cold voice sounded, "You speak as if you were not born by your mother, but by a beast. Prince Haldir does not need to worry about the affairs of our Great Qi Kingdom."
Prince Halder was very angry, but when he saw the woman in front of him, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.
She wore no makeup and only a piece of cloth, which was as simple as it could be, but it could not hide her natural beauty, clear eyebrows and eyes, and extraordinary demeanor.
Even standing among a group of people, she still radiates.
"who are you?"
A trace of hatred flashed in the eyes of the woman in white, "She is Ning Zhiwei."
Prince Hadir was stunned. "You are quite pretty, are you the type of man in the Great Qi Dynasty? Why don't you follow me..."
A long arrow flew over and shot towards Prince Hadir's chest. Prince Hadir was quick-witted and leaned back, and the arrow head brushed past his earlobe and flew out.
He was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat, "Who attacked this prince?"
A guard holding a long arrow appeared behind Ning Zhiwei and looked at Prince Hadir coldly.
What else does Prince Hadir not understand? This is a warning from Ning Zhiwei.
So tough.
Ning Zhiwei even cursed, "It's so hard to talk to a beast. They can't even speak human language. Alas."
Prince Hadir was furious when he was called a beast. "Ning Zhiwei, are you going to go to war with the Jin Kingdom?"
Ning Zhiwei looked him over and said, "As a prince, what qualifications do you have to say this? Could it be that... the second prince has ascended the throne and become the new king? That's cause for celebration."
Prince Haldir's face changed drastically, and he shouted, "You are talking nonsense, shut up."
The older my father gets, the more suspicious he becomes. Ever since his younger brother passed away, he has become a different person, with a bad temper and full of suspicion.
Ning Zhiwei laughed, "I know you have evil ambitions and want to seize power and usurp the throne, but please don't say it out loud, it will make things difficult for everyone."
She was such a shameless person. Prince Hadir gnashed his teeth, but had to endure it. "I finally saw the power of Jingning County Lady's tongue. I wonder if your fists are as hard as this?"
"Princess Jingning, please apologize to the Zheng family first."
Ning Zhiwei looked at him strangely, then looked at the pair of sisters, "You are from the Great Jin, and they are from the Great Qi. When will it be the turn of a Great Jin person to make irresponsible remarks and act in a panic?"
Prince Hadir was stunned for a moment, "Then change the excuse. You caused them to lose everything, so you should give them an explanation, right?"
Ning Zhiwei's face darkened, and he looked intimidating without even getting angry. Who the hell was he? "What do you want to tell me? Tell me to a foreign prince like you?"
"Oh, by the way, was it the Zheng family that sold food, salt and iron to the enemy during the war? Our soldiers fought bravely on the front lines, but the Zheng family aided the enemy behind the scenes."
The imperial court strictly forbids the private sale of these things. Once discovered, the family will be confiscated. Therefore, the Zheng family is not innocent.
The two sisters' faces changed drastically, and they quickly retorted, "You are talking nonsense, you are slandering us, our Zheng family is clean and innocent, and we will never help the enemy."
In fact, they don’t know the situation at home. They just need to eat, drink and have fun, waiting to get married when they reach the age.
Once I was reduced to dust, the psychological gap was too great to accept.
Ning Zhiwei couldn't help but laugh, "There are accounts to check. During the war, a total of 10 million dan of grain, 500 dan of salt, and 1,000 dan of iron were sold, with a total profit of 19 million taels of silver. And more than 300,000 soldiers and civilians died in this war."
"Every penny your Zheng family earns is stained with the blood of soldiers and civilians."
The people were so angry that they picked up small stones and threw them at the Zheng family. "Kill the Zheng family, kill the Zheng family, kill the Zheng family."
"Revenge for our families!"
The Zheng sisters were angry and anxious. How could this happen? This was different from the plan!
They hid behind Prince Haldir and grabbed his clothes. Prince Haldir was also hit and stared in anger. "Let me go."
Ning Zhiwei watched coldly, he deserved it, he should suffer a little.
In the chaos, a long arrow suddenly shot towards Prince Hadir. Prince Hadir was unable to avoid it and was hit in the shoulder. Bleeding profusely, "Ning Zhiwei, you are going too far."
"Someone, come and fight back with this prince."
Ning Zhiwei frowned, "It's not me, stop fighting, let's talk it over."
But Prince Hadir was hot-headed and refused to listen, waving his sword and stabbing. The guards immediately fought back, and the scene was in chaos. The people were frightened and screamed and ran around.
The place was in chaos and was about to be trampled. Ning Zhiwei became anxious and ordered, "Go disperse the crowd, quickly."
"Don't panic, run separately, separate, don't crowd together."
She saw a little child separated from his parents, standing alone and crying loudly. People were running around and no one cared about the child. The child was knocked to the ground and cried even louder.
Seeing the danger, she ran towards the child worriedly, "Don't step on the child."
Whoever planned all this will have no easy time.
A terrified scream rang out, "Master, be careful."
Ning Zhiwei turned around suddenly, and a long arrow came out of nowhere and shot towards her chest. It was about to hit her...
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