readsfreenovel Chapter 176 If virtue is not matched, there will be disaster
Chapter 176 If virtue is not matched, there will be disaster
Everyone unanimously opposed allowing a woman to be involved in military power, and they even published an article to denounce her for being absurd and rude.
Prime Minister Duan stopped her, "That's not necessary. Girls are shallow and ignorant and don't understand the affairs of the court. But for the sake of the Ning family, let's forgive her this time."
No one knew what to say. The new emperor's eyes were flickering and no one knew what he was thinking.
However, Prime Minister Duan kept his brows furrowed and never relaxed.
When the meeting was over, the Minister of Justice took two quick steps and asked in a low voice, "Master Prime Minister, what are you worried about?"
Prime Minister Duan sighed softly, "My old wife is ill at home, I am a little worried."
The Minister of Justice was silent. If he didn't want to talk, then he shouldn't bother himself. "I see. Then you should go back early."
The Prime Minister’s wife was not sick, she was just too lazy to receive guests and stayed indoors.
"What are you worried about?"
Prime Minister Duan put down his guard in front of his wife, pacing back and forth anxiously.
"She actually wants the emperor to appoint her as the General of the Western Expedition. This is ridiculous. Since the founding of the Great Qi Dynasty, there has never been a female general. How dare she?"
Even with the military power, she will continue to push her limits and advance step by step. The Ning family has always been loyal to the emperor and patriotic, so how could such a person appear?
Compared to the irritable Prime Minister, his wife was much calmer. "That's Princess Jingning. She grew up in the northwest and is the descendant of a military family. She is the courageous head of the Ning family. What is there for her to be afraid of?"
"Why are you speaking up for her? Don't you think she's being treacherous?"
In the eyes of men, an ambitious woman is extremely rebellious and is against the will of heaven.
But in the eyes of Old Lady Duan, whether men fight in the court or women fight in the backyard, they are both equally ambitious.
"Nothing Princess Jingning does is surprising. She doesn't even want to be the Crown Princess. She just wants to be a female general. That's okay."
Prime Minister Duan was almost pissed off by her. Women have long hair but little knowledge. What do they know?
Seeing him so furious, Madam Duan was really afraid that he would have a stroke, so she quickly changed the subject, "Do you agree?
"of course not."
Madam Duan didn't understand, "Then what are you angry about?"
Prime Minister Duan was worried, "You don't understand her. Once she has made up her mind, she will definitely do it."
"She challenged secular rules and had no respect for the royal family. This is the most terrifying thing."
His words were very subtle, but Madam Duan understood them and her face changed. "Then, hurry up and bring Xinyu and the others back. The engagement can't be cancelled, so just keep dragging it on."
Wait for a few years until things have calmed down, then negotiate with the Ning family to quietly cancel the engagement. With Ning Zhiwei's personality, he won't deliberately make things difficult for a girl.
Prime Minister Duan refused without hesitation, "Impossible."
The Prime Minister's wife found his thoughts too complicated to understand. He was worried about Ning Zhiwei's disorderly behavior, but he was unwilling to take his grandchildren back. What was this? It felt like betting on both sides.
The question is, what capital does Ning Zhiwei have for him to bet on? The Ning family's 100,000 troops?
Never mind, let him worry about it. "These are letters from Xinyu, Xiaosan, and Xiaosi."
Prime Minister Duan asked subconsciously, "Did you tell me what happened that night?"
Madam Duan shook her head slightly. "They were not at the scene at the time and don't know clearly. They only said that when the incident happened, Ning Zhiwei and Rong Jing took control of the situation in the first place."
"It is also said that these two people have made an engagement."
Prime Minister Duan's face changed drastically. The two of them joining forces made the situation even more difficult.
"She also said that she had met the women of the Ning family. Old Madam Ning treated her well, and everyone else took good care of her. But Young Master Ning's wife was a little repulsive to her."
The more Prime Minister Duan listened, the more he felt something was wrong. He picked up the letter and read it himself. This was not right. Their movements were restricted, so how could they still send letters? !
In Mingzhou, Ning Zhiwei bowed to Madam Ning and the other women in the family, and explained the situation, "The remnants of the previous dynasty have already gone to the northwest to cause chaos. Countless soldiers and civilians in the northwest will suffer from it. I have to rush over to stop them. Please forgive me, Madam, for not being able to escort them all the way."
Madam Ning sighed softly. She was indeed raised by the old man. She was just like that stubborn man. "Do you really have to go?"
Ning Zhiwei looked resolute, "This journey is full of dangers, but there are things that should be done and things that should not be done. Protecting the people is the responsibility of the Ning Family Army."
Mrs. Ning Fourth Young Master frowned, "We are going to the northwest too, why can't we go together?"
Ning Zhiwei looked at these pampered women. The greatest suffering they had endured in their lives was being locked up in the Sky Prison. They had never set foot out of the capital before.
"I was on a forced march, traveling day and night without stopping, eating, drinking and sleeping on the road, and the children couldn't bear it."
She looked at the little rascals and touched them one by one, "You all need to be well."
The children's eyes were full of attachment. "Aunt, you have worked so hard. I will help you share the burden when I grow up."
Ning Zhiwei smiled slightly, "This is the basic daily routine of the Ning family army. Marching and fighting is a very hard thing, but this is the responsibility of the Ning family, and we have no choice but to do it."
"I hope you remember that your last name is Ning. You must endure hardships to become an outstanding soldier of the Ning family. It is the responsibility of the Ning family to defend the country, the territory, and the people."
A few of the younger ones were listening with their hands down, when a voice suddenly rang out, "Xiao Wu, don't instill such thoughts in them. Our Ning family has paid too much for the Great Qi Dynasty. It's enough."
It was Madam Ning San, her eyes full of resentment, "Our Ning family doesn't owe Da Qi anything anymore, we only have these little ones left, we can't let anything happen to them anymore."
Her two sons and husband died on the battlefield, and she herself was imprisoned and convicted. All these things filled her heart with resentment towards the Great Qi Dynasty.
Ning Zhiwei knew what she was thinking, but she didn't agree with it. "So, you want the next generation of the Ning family to stop learning literature and martial arts, and stop going to the battlefield? There will be no more Ning family soldiers in this world?"
The Ning Family Army and the Ning Family are one. The Ning Family Army is the tentacles and backing of the Ning Family's power, and the Ning Family members are the soul of the Ning Family Army.
Without the Ning family army, the Ning family would be just ordinary people.
Madam Ning San was stunned. "Why not adopt a group of orphans and train them well to help the descendants of the Ning family?"
Ning Zhiwei looked at these women deeply, "Let those orphans go to the battlefield to fight, and the Ning family will reap the fruits of their labor? Is that possible? If you can't control your subordinates in the army and make them convinced, no one will listen to you. If your virtue is not worthy of your position, there will be disaster."
"The Ning Family Army has only become what it is today thanks to the countless descendants of the Ning Family who fought hard and shed blood and sacrificed their lives. This road is cruel and bloody. You don't have to take it, but you must be mentally prepared to see the Ning Family Army disappear into the dust of history."
She looked at the children, staring into their eyes seriously, with a serious expression, "Do you want the Ning family army that has been passed down from generation to generation to disappear in your hands?"