Did the eldest daughter ascend the throne today?

Chapter 433 Death of Su Mingjin

No one expected that Su Mingjin would counterattack before he died. He had a hidden arrow! The hidden arrow was very concealed, but its range was not far, so it could only be used for close-range assassinations.

The arrow flashed blue light, it was poisonous!

If you get hit at such a close distance, there is almost no chance of survival.

Countless people rushed over and stood in front of Ning Zhiwei.

Ning Zhiwei's expression remained unchanged. He jumped off his horse as fast as lightning and perfectly avoided the hidden arrow. Then, he took out the bow and arrow behind him, put the bow on the string, and shot!

An arrow shot over like a meteor and hit Su Mingjin in the chest. Her counterattack was too fast and too fierce. Su Mingjin had no time to dodge. He only felt a sharp pain and stared at the woman in full armor in a daze.

Or is it impossible to escape the fate?

In her previous life, she died from his arrow, and in this life, it was his turn to die from her arrow. Is this retribution?

If, in the previous life, he had treated her well, and the two of them had worked together to conquer the empire, would this day not have happened?

But she was too strong, too dazzling, and too smart. How could he tolerate a woman who was stronger than him?

What he couldn't stand even more was that in the eyes of others, he needed to rely on a woman to succeed.

So, he chose the path of no return.

Ning Zhiwei looked down at Su Mingjin with a calm expression. All the grudges ended here.

At the last moment, he uttered with difficulty, "Please, let my son go."

Ning Zhiwei remained silent and watched him take his last breath unwillingly.

All the ambitions for royal power and hegemony, all the competition for supremacy in the Central Plains, have vanished into thin air.

The child had already fainted from fright.

Ning Zhiwei ordered, "Go search."

A group of soldiers boarded the ship and searched it inside and out, finding many boxes of gold, silver and jewelry. These were the funds that Su Mingjin wanted to use to start a new business.

Su Asi volunteered to go on board to search, and soon after, he came down carrying a smashed box.

"Your Majesty, everything you want is here."

It was a box full of shipbuilding techniques and blueprints.

There is no nautical chart.

Ning Zhiwei searched through it and had an idea. She asked someone to search Su Mingjin's body thoroughly, but still found nothing.

"Wait a moment." Su Asi stepped forward and turned the body over. There were dense lines engraved on the skin on the back.

Ning Zhiwei took a closer look. Isn't this a sea chart? They actually engraved a sea chart on their backs. The Su family was really weird. What were they thinking?

Have someone replicate it on the spot.

Afterwards, they dug a hole on the spot and buried Su Mingjin.

Su Asi asked cautiously, "Your Majesty, does what we agreed on before still count?"

Ning Zhiwei raised an eyebrow, "Let's go, go far away, and don't come back."

Su Asi felt relieved, "Yes." He really couldn't beat him.

Ning Zhiwei glanced at the child who had fainted from fear and said, "Take this child away. Let him forget his past, forget his family name, and be an ordinary person."

"Yes." Su Asi didn't ask anything, picked up the child and walked towards the ship.

Ning Zhiwei gave him a ship and a nautical chart and allowed him to go out to sea with several thousand soldiers.

A deputy general was a little worried, "Aren't you afraid that raising a tiger will cause trouble?"

Ning Zhiwei knew that the Su family had a base overseas, so she let Su Asi take over. This was her move.

"The three thousand people he picked are both for support and surveillance. If he goes to war in Southeast Asia, they will be a help. If he dares to lead the troops back, then... we will start a decapitation operation."

Su Asi should have known this and understood it tacitly.

The deputy general hesitated for a moment, "Do you really want to keep that child?"

Ning Zhiwei's eyes flashed with a dark light, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly. "A three-year-old child, with no one and no military power, can stir up any waves. If he can, it is because I and my successor are incompetent, and no one else can be blamed."

It is impossible for Su Asi to raise that child well. At most, he can let him grow up safely and be an ordinary person.

However, if the uncle and nephew are allowed to check and balance each other, who will the people in the overseas bases listen to? This is a good question.

It is in their best interest to muddy the waters overseas.

After Ning Zhiwei took over the capital, he stayed there for a few days and cleansed up the remaining forces of Su Mingjin. Those who should be killed were killed, those who should be beheaded were beheaded, and those whose property should be confiscated were confiscated.

This is Su Mingjin's base camp, where he has many hidden tricks and many loyal followers.

There were not many valuable things in Su Mingjin's treasury, which disappointed Zhou Hongye.

However, after confiscating several noble families, the military funds suddenly became sufficient.

On this day, Ning Zhiwei called a meeting with his subordinates. "In recent years, pirates have come ashore from time to time and slaughtered our people. I plan to build a navy here and station it in the coastal areas. Who of you is willing to stay here and take charge of the specific matters?"

Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. It was not a garrison, but a navy? What was the difference?

"Your Majesty, we are all from the Northwest. We are landlubbers and don't know how to swim."

"We know nothing about the navy and don't know how to drill."

For some people, it is a challenge as well as an opportunity.

Amidst the clamor, a voice suddenly rang out, "Your Majesty, I am willing to give it a try."

Everyone looked over and saw that it was the veteran of the Ning family army, Fang Dongxu.

Fang Dongxu knelt down respectfully and said, "I grew up by the sea. I joined the army because my family was poor. I know how to swim and I also know a little about the habits of the sea."

Ning Zhiwei pondered for a moment. Fang Dongxu was nearly fifty years old, had a very calm personality and lacked drive.

"I appoint you as the first commander of the navy. You will select 10,000 men from the Ning family army and 10,000 men from the surrendered army to form a navy."

Fang Dongxu smiled, "Yes."

"Your Majesty, I would like to ask Mr. Zhou to stay for a while and help me build the framework of the navy."

Zhou Hongye is resourceful and practical, making him the perfect choice.

Ning Zhiwei looked over and asked, "Mr. Zhou, what do you say?"

Zhou Hongye is a person who likes challenges. Being able to help establish a new branch of the military is a great achievement, and his title can be further promoted.

If the world were pacified, military merit would not be so easy to gain.

He cupped his hands and said, "It's an honor for Mr. Zhou."

Ning Zhiwei nodded and looked at everyone, "After we return to the capital, I will reward you according to your merits. For now, divide the spoils of victory. According to the old rules, half will go to the national treasury, and the other half you and the generals and soldiers below will share."

"Yes." Everyone's joy was about to overflow.

At this moment, a guard came in and reported, "Your Majesty, we have captured several suspicious people."

"Bring it up."

A woman wrapped in black cloth, her face disfigured and so ugly that people dared not look directly at her, was lying on the ground motionless, like a corpse.

The other men and women were dressed in fancy clothes and behaved elegantly, which was the style of aristocratic families.

The old man in the lead was dressed in Confucian robes, with long fluttering beard. He was elegant, graceful, and had the demeanor of a master.

This is the mysterious old man who colluded with Su Mingjin.

Ning Zhiwei looked at him deeply, with an inexplicable expression. She was not unfamiliar with him. "So, it turns out that you are the one who is stirring up trouble behind Su Mingjin's back!"

"haven't seen you for a long time."