The legitimate daughter becomes cannon fodder? Rebirth to overthrow the system's fatality

Yancheng, the northernmost border of Dongling, borders Northern Qi.

The bruises on Jiang Xiubai's face had not completely disappeared, and he looked majestic in his armor.

"Deputy General Jiang."

"Deputy General Jiang."

Along the way, many people greeted him.

There was no smile on Jiang Xiubai's face. He just nodded slightly and walked forward.

A group of soldiers gathered around the fire and whispered to each other.

"Vice General Jiang has really changed a lot since he came back this time. He used to smile at us, but now he looks more and more like our general."

"Can an ordinary person come back a second time? I can't even imagine what he's been through, so he'd naturally be different."

"Although he is young, I admire him a lot. He has come up with many brilliant ideas since he came back. The general already likes him, and now he has become the general's confidant."

"Sometimes I think, this kid really has the courage of the general when he was young, and he is more like our general's offspring than the young general. Old Zhao, is he really picked up by the general back then? Isn't he the general's illegitimate son?"

"Get lost, I was by the general's side back then, how could I not know? You old man, you dare to say anything."

Someone looked at the full moon in the sky and said with a melancholy tone: "Hey, the fourth princess married into Northern Qi. Will this border finally be at peace? We can go home too. I have only seen my big fat girl once since she was born. If I go back now, I am afraid she will not recognize me as her father."

The lively scene suddenly became quiet.

Jiang Xiubai arrived outside Wei Tiankuang's study and stopped when he heard someone talking inside.

"The neutral faction has begun to side with Prince Rui, and His Majesty is becoming more and more fond of Prince Rui. If this continues, it will be detrimental to the Crown Prince."

Wei Tiankuang slammed his palm on the table: "The emperor really doesn't take the Wei family seriously."

"General, now that Dongling and Beiqi have made peace, Beiqi will not attack Dongling again in the short term. It is precisely because of this that His Majesty dares to test us."

Wei Tiankuang fell silent, his eyes were covered with wrinkles, but his eyes were still as bright as a leopard. The murderous aura he had acquired from years of experience on the battlefield was not to be underestimated.

Marrying a princess is also a helpless act.

Even if he refuses to admit his old age, he is now nearly 70 years old and will not be able to hold on for many more years.

He also understood that it was good enough for his son to be able to keep the family business.

If they were to form an alliance through marriage, he would help Qi Zhen seize the throne of Northern Qi first, and then with the help of Qi Zhen's power, the prince could also ascend the throne.

This was the alliance he had signed privately with Qi Zhen a long time ago.

After all, the old emperor of Northern Qi is dying, so it is better to keep a helper while he still has the ability.

If Qi Zhen did not keep his promise, his secret would be exposed to the world. The civil and military officials of Northern Qi would not allow a bastard of unknown origin to sit on the throne. Therefore, Qi Zhen did not dare to break his promise.

"Your Majesty thinks that without the threat of Northern Qi, my Wei family is useless. He is totally wrong." Wei Tiankuang said in a calm tone.

"But even if we send a message to Northern Qi and ask them to come to the border town to cause a minor disturbance, Northern Qi will not provoke Dongling at this critical moment of marriage."

Jiang Xiubai, who was outside the door, clenched his fists when he heard this, and the veins on his forehead and neck were visible.

"The person you thought saved your life might be the culprit who pushed you into the abyss?" The woman's clear voice sounded in my mind.

The general...is indeed in collusion with Northern Qi.

Let the Northern Qi people come and make some "small trouble"?

What they called minor fights turned out to be the destruction of homes and deaths of people living in border towns, as well as mountains of corpses and seas of fire!

At this time, footsteps were heard outside the yard. Jiang Xiubai hurriedly retreated to the gate and pretended to walk in.

The guard came in from outside the courtyard and asked in a low voice, "Deputy General Jiang, how long have you been here?"

"Just arrived. Is the general in there?"

"Yes, I will tell the subordinates to go and tell them."

At this time, Wei Tiankuang's voice came from the room: "Is that Xiu Bai? Come in."

Jiang Xiubai walked in.

Looking at Jiang Xiubai's back, the guard curled his lips silently.

Coming out of Wei Tian’s room, Jiang Xiubai walked towards his own residence with an expressionless face.

Someone greeted him on the road, but he didn't respond.

"What happened to Deputy General Jiang?"

"Let's go, let's continue patrolling."

Jiang Xiubai returned to his room and fell on the couch on his back.

The scene of homes destroyed and the whole village, young and old, buried in the flames once again filled my mind.

Over the years, he regarded Wei Tiankuang as his savior, a hero, and... a father.

He practiced martial arts desperately in order to catch up with the hero in his heart.

Now it turns out that person might be the culprit behind his tragedy.

The mountain in his heart collapsed in an instant, and the image of his parents and clansmen accusing and spitting on him with hideous faces appeared in his mind.

"You recognize a thief as your father! You are worse than a beast!"

"Follow the tiger!"

"Rebellious ministers and traitors!"

"..."

Jiang Xiubai covered his head and screamed in pain: "Ah!"

"Deputy General Jiang, what's wrong with you?" The subordinates' voices came from outside the door.

Jiang Xiubai slowly opened his eyes, which were bloodshot. He tried to calm down and said in a hoarse voice, "It's okay. I accidentally bumped into the corner of the table."

The soldiers outside the house frowned in confusion. They weren't afraid of swords and knives piercing their flesh, so why would they scream like that just because they bumped into the corner of the table?

Jiang Xiubai slowly sat up, wiped his face with his big hand, and returned to his usual calm.

No matter how bloody the truth is, it's time to face it.

……

Late in the night, when everyone was asleep, a dark shadow floated out from the Prime Minister's residence.

He Chen was immersed in the land of tenderness when a dark shadow landed in front of his bed.

"Ah!" the beauty screamed.

He Chen saw the face of the person who came, rolled his eyes, and quickly tightened his clothes.

He waved his hand and the beauty fainted silently.

"Auntie, do you know that this will scare people to death?"

Cheng Jiuyuan walked to the chair and sat down, pouring herself a glass of water very naturally.

"Put on your clothes. I have something to tell you."

He Chen muttered to himself as he stood up, put on his outer robe, and leaned against the head of the bed.

"What's wrong again?"

"Release the remaining villagers of Lingxi Village in Weizhou and the deserters who participated in the destruction of the village, and make a plan for Jiang Xiubai to find them. Remember, make him think that he found them with great effort."

"Why not just send these people to Jiang Xiubai? Why go to so much trouble?"

Cheng Jiuyuan put down the water cup, "You don't understand, he doesn't trust anyone now, he only trusts himself."

He Chen whispered: "You really treat my Wuyingtang as your own. I have spent so much time and energy to find these people..."

Cheng Jiuyuan took out a stack of banknotes and placed them on the table, and He Chen's complaints stopped abruptly.

His eyes lit up, he jumped over, picked up the banknotes, counted them, there were twenty of them!

Sure enough, he is very wealthy.

He Chen immediately smiled and said, "I promise to get this done without anyone noticing. Please go ahead."

Cheng Jiuyuan frowned in disdain: "I say, you are the head of the Wuying Hall after all. It's not good to be so blinded by money, right?"

"You are a typical example of someone who doesn't know how expensive it is to run a household. When I took over Wuyingtang from my father, it was almost ruined by him. It took me so many years to restore some of its former glory."

"It's said that my Wuyingtang gathers information from all over the world, but that's all money! My Wuyingtang's people are all over Dongling, I have to support them, right? So many people, it must cost money. Also, if my people are caught, I have to use money to rescue them, right?"

Cheng Jiuyuan nodded, indicating that she understood his difficulties.

He Chen sat opposite Cheng Jiuyuan and looked at her eagerly.

"What?" Cheng Jiuyuan rolled his eyes at him.

"I want to expand Wuyingtang to other countries recently. Do you want to join me?"

Cheng Jiuyuan glanced at He Chen. This was what Jiang Shiyuan called cross-border business in his era. He Chen wanted to get her to invest.

He Chen continued, "Look, I'll contribute my manpower and effort, and you have more money, so just give me the money. In the future, if you want any news, I won't charge you a penny from Wuyingtang. When I make money, I'll give you dividends. How about that?"

Not to mention, Cheng Jiuyuan was actually quite moved.

"How about developing the business in Northern Qi first?"

Although He Chen didn't understand the word "business", he understood what Cheng Jiuyuan meant.

"You agreed?"

"uh-huh."

He Chen grinned happily: "Oh! That's great, then I'll go and arrange it first. The price of this news from other countries will have to double..."

Cheng Jiuyuan reminded: "Your people should be careful, don't let them be caught as spies."

"Don't worry, let's not touch the news about Northern Qi officials for now, let's just focus on the news about Northern Qi's underworld and the people..."