Tragic death and rebirth, the daughter of a general poisoned the government and the country

Capital city, cliff prison.

Nan Rongjing sat outside the cell bored, his crimson brocade robe gleaming with a faint golden glow under the dim candlelight. His angular face looked pale and a little sickly, and he pinched his brows in a slightly irritable manner.

Not wanting to wait any longer, Nan Rongjing stood up and walked into the cell himself.

The cell was full of mottled black bloodstains, and the smell of blood mixed with the stench of decay made people feel nauseous.

Nan Rongjing walked to a pool of fresh blood without changing his expression. On the wall in front of him hung a prisoner covered in blood and dying. The two Yulin guards beside him saw Nan Rongjing and respectfully stepped aside.

The prisoner murmured in a trance: "I don't know... I... don't know... anything..."

With two clicks, Nan Rongjing removed both of his legs cleanly and efficiently.

"Ahhh!"

The prisoner screamed loudly, his bloodshot eyes bulged outward, his mouth opened like a dead fish, and he breathed in more than he breathed out.

Nan Rongjing played with the boning silver knife in his hand, cutting the flesh inch by inch, revealing the pale bones inside, and blood gushed out.

For the time it takes to stick of incense, there were constant screams in the cell, until the sound gradually weakened and the prisoner passed out from the pain.

Nan Rongjing wiped the blood off his hands and took the confession handed to him by his bodyguard Mu Shang.

"Your Highness, I confess. It was the people under the Ministry of War Assistant Minister Fan Yu who made the deal with him. He was only responsible for transporting this batch of inferior military supplies to the border of Yanzhou. Someone there would contact him."

"Who is the commander of the Yanzhou border?"

"My Lord, it's Lin Mingyue."

Nan Rongjing raised his eyebrows slightly. Lin Mingyue was the eldest son of the former mighty general, the brother of the Minister of Rites Lin Minglang, and also... Lin Yushu's biological father.

"The military supplies involved this time include armor, cotton clothes, bows and arrows, rifles and other items that can affect the situation on the battlefield. The inferior military supplies have huge flaws in terms of hardness and durability. If our Great Zhou soldiers use these things on the battlefield..."

Mu Shang did not continue speaking. The impact of poor quality military supplies was too great, and could even directly determine the outcome of a war.

Moreover, Yanzhou borders on Northern Liao. Five years ago, the newly appointed Khan of Northern Liao used radical means to annex several small tribes in the surrounding areas, and his strength grew day by day.

In the past two years, the greatly strengthened Northern Liao has begun to constantly test the border of the Great Zhou, and is ready to make a move. I am afraid that within two years, there will be a war between the Great Zhou and the Northern Liao!

However, problems arose with military funds at this time. These corrupt officials actually set their sights on the soldiers defending their country. They deserve to be damned!

Mu Shang had followed Nan Rongjing for many years and was very familiar with the situation in the Great Zhou Dynasty. He looked a little embarrassed and said, "Your Highness, this matter involves the Ministry of War... It is better to report it to His Majesty."

Nan Rongjing took a look at the confession in front of him and sneered in his heart. Report it to the emperor?

This matter involves the Ministry of War, which falls under the prince's sphere of influence.

Now the Crown Prince and the Second Prince are fighting fiercely. This is a situation that was instigated by His Majesty. It is impossible for His Majesty to really deal with the Crown Prince. At most, he will lift him up high, put him down gently, and then... continue to watch the life-and-death fight between the Crown Prince and the Second Prince.

He, the emperor, had seized the throne through conspiracy and intrigue, and what he loved most was to play with people's hearts. Even the closest relatives and brothers could be used as tools to stabilize the court.

Nowadays, the court is corrupt and the political situation is becoming increasingly turbulent. The Great Zhou Dynasty today is no longer as prosperous as it was during the reign of the previous emperor.

"Order to arrest the Minister of War Fan Yu. All officials below the fifth rank in the Ministry of War shall be arrested and put into the prison. They shall be severely tortured!"

Mu Shang's expression was stern, "Yes!"

After delivering the order, Mu Shang looked at Nan Rongjing with concern.

"Why? Are you worried about me? I am just a knife in the hand of His Majesty. Now I am just doing what a knife should do."

No emotions, no self, and even... no life.

"Send someone to Yanzhou to find the contact person there, and check Lin Mingyue to see if he is involved in this matter."

"Yes!"

Speaking of Lin Mingyue, Nan Rongjing thought of that brave and cruel girl. She still owed him an antidote...

"Your Highness, the shopkeeper Jiang from Changsheng Shop wants to see you."

Nan Rongjing left the Cliff Prison. Above the Cliff Prison was the Palace Prison. Both the Palace Prison and the Cliff Prison were located underground in the Yulin Guard Station.

The prefectural prison was used to detain common prisoners. If a criminal was guilty of heinous crimes or was bound to be sentenced to death, he would be detained in the cliff prison.

Over the years, everyone in the Great Zhou Dynasty knew that once you entered the Cliff Prison, there was a 100% chance of survival. The number of people who died in the Cliff Prison was countless, and the Cliff Prison became the most terrifying place in the entire Yulin Guard.

When we returned to the main hall of the Yulin Guard Station, Manager Jiang had been waiting there for a long time.

"what's up?"

"Your Highness, these are two bottles of medicine that Changsheng Shop collected today. The one who came to trade them was a little girl with a hoarse voice..."

After Manager Jiang reported the whole thing, a smile appeared on Nan Rongjing's cold face. A little girl with a hoarse voice?

Currently, there is only one girl in the capital who can make such a powerful poison, Lin Yushu, and she is really versatile.

However, the medicine in front of him was beyond his expectation. Lin Yushu was so skilled in using poison? !

"Your Highness, do you want to take that little girl under your wing?"

Shopkeeper Jiang said cautiously that after all, someone who could make such a strange poison must be a talent. If he could be recruited, the power of Changsheng Shop would rise to a higher level! However...

"Need not!"

Seeing that Nan Rongjing looked unhappy, Shopkeeper Jiang immediately took his leave, thinking that the farther away the better, so as not to let his master, who was like the Jade-faced King of Hell, target him.

Nan Rongjing was thinking about the phrase "recruit her under his command" in his mind. It would be easy for Nan Rongjing to recruit the legitimate daughter of the general's mansion into the Changsheng Shop.

However, Lin Yushu would not agree easily, and thinking about her life being manipulated, she would not want to let that interesting girl suffer the same fate even if Nan Rongjing was bloodthirsty and tyrannical...

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Inside the Bixiao Courtyard.

While Chuntao was cutting new clothes for Lin Yushu, she was eating the roasted chestnuts that Shilan fed her, and she was very satisfied.

The room was warm and the silver charcoal was roasting red. Occasionally, a few chestnuts beside the stove would burst open, which sounded very festive.

Lin Yushu was reading a book with a cup of Biluochun tea and a plate of roasted chestnuts peeled by Shi Lan beside her.

Now, the furnishings and expenses of Bixiao Courtyard are all brand new. They use the best silver charcoal, drink new tea, eat meat, and can ask cousin Cuizhu to buy the best fabrics from outside.

However, this was not the one thousand taels of silver that was earned from selling the medicine.

Lin Yushu recalled what happened after Lin Xuehui made things difficult for her that day, and couldn't help but smile...

Not long after returning to Bixiao Courtyard that day, Nanny Li came with an arrogant look on her face.

"The old lady has something for me to tell the young lady."

"Madame Li, please speak."

"The old lady learned that the young lady was afraid of losing the jewelry and refused to wear it, so she asked the old servant to tell the young lady that she was the daughter of the general's mansion, and it didn't matter if she lost a lot of gold and silver treasures. The old lady told the young lady to wear them without worry."

"Also, this is the eldest lady's monthly allowance. The old lady said that the eldest lady is a blessed person and will definitely marry into a wealthy family in the future. That will be an endless wealth and splendor..."