Shen Xu explained, "The reason why I released Xue Yan and appointed him as the Right Prime Minister is, firstly, that the Xue family in the north has been sending envoys for generations, and Xue Yan has also traveled around the countries and served as an envoy, so he is indeed talented.

There are many vacant positions in the court now, and the position of Right Prime Minister is vacant, so he is the most suitable person to take the position.

Second, although Xue Yan was a nobleman, he was completely different from Liu Ziyi and Yang Chonghu, who sought profit and avoided harm.

I went to the North Wolf Camp to negotiate and had a long talk with him. He told me about his helplessness.

In this battle on the northern defense line, the Northern Army lost more than 200,000 soldiers and horses, including more than 100,000 civilians and more than 50,000 regular troops of the Xue family.

They were born into noble families just like you, and are just as fearless as you. Unless Xue Yan says he wants to surrender, they will never surrender until they die.

However, what consequences would occur if Xue Yan did not lead them to fight this battle?

The three northern prefectures will be in chaos, and it will be a miracle if half of the 23 million soldiers and civilians can survive.

Xue Yan's parents were killed by mobs during the war, and Xue Yan also lost his legs. However, he still loved his people in the north and wanted to save them from darkness.

He was willing to establish his own name and bear the name of rebel in order to bring the war away from the devastated land of the three northern prefectures, just to give the people in the north a chance to breathe.

He said that the Xue family is the wolf spirit that has guarded the north for generations, and the Northern Wolf Army fights for the people of the north, not for the Xue family.

A general who fights for the people must be a gentleman with the world in mind.

I recommended him as Right Prime Minister to tell him that the people of the north are also the people of Haoyue. Wolf Soul can fight for the north, and he can also fight for the entire Haoyue.

Those who carry firewood for the public should not be allowed to freeze to death in the wind and snow."

Several guards immediately understood and said, "Lady Female Prime Minister has such a righteous heart. I deeply admire you."

Everyone praised Chen Xu's foresight, but Pei Zhiyuan remained silent. If they knew that she was the princess of Yanyang Kingdom, would they still love and admire her?

If she knew that she was the princess of Yanyang Kingdom, would she still fight for her people and for Haoyue Kingdom?

"I almost forgot, there's a killer here too. Do you have a good story? It's your turn to tell us."

"I don't understand what you are saying." He Tieshou stammered. He was so infected by their conversation that he forgot to resist and escape.

"How much is my head worth?"

He Tieshou lay motionless in the darkness, like a dead man.

"This is Lord Pei, the former chief envoy of the Xuanjing Division. He removed the bones very cleanly and ensured that there would not be a single piece of meat on your bones."

Pei Zhiyuan spread his hands and said coldly, "Where did you hear that rumor? I'm best at skinning people. Not only can I peel off the skin intact, but I can also ensure that the person doesn't die immediately after being skinned."

"Slayer, Lord Pei is now the Grand Marshal, commanding millions of soldiers and horses of Haoyue Nation. You should feel honored to have such a great man personally skin you."

Li Shuang said, "It doesn't matter if he doesn't tell me. I can check the bounty list."

He Tieshou finally reacted and said quickly, "One hundred thousand taels. This lady's head is worth one hundred thousand taels."

Shen Xuyun smiled calmly and said to everyone, "My value is so much cheaper than Master Hua's."

Several guards laughed, "The person who announced the list has underestimated your worth. A female Prime Minister is priceless."

"Yes, yes. If I had known that the young lady was protected by the sixth-ranked expert on the Guardian List, I would never have thought of earning this 100,000 taels."

Chen Xu asked curiously, "Guard Li, I didn't expect you to be so powerful. Who are the top five?"

Li Shuang coughed lightly and said modestly, "The Jianghu rankings published by Yunnuan Pavilion mostly list the masters of Yanyang Country, and those masters from other worlds never bother to compete for the rankings, so they are of no reference value."

"What kind of organization is this Yunnuan Pavilion?"

Li Shuang and a few others told Shen Xu everything they knew about Yun Nuan Pavilion, including that the founder, Thousand-Faced Fox, was ranked first on the bounty list, worth 10 million taels of silver, and had to be captured alive.

The acting leader is Black-Faced Fox, and his head costs 500,000 taels of silver.

"So, as long as you pay, you can get any kind of information from Yunnuan Pavilion."

Pei Zhiyuan suddenly became nervous, fearing that she would use the portrait to offer a reward to find Murong Yan. He quickly changed the subject and said, "I wonder how Xue Yan and Song Lin are doing in Jiangling."

"We'll go to Jiangling Prefecture at daybreak. Here in Linjiang County, I'll have to trouble Guard Li and this assassin brother."

He Tieshou shifted slightly, "Why should I help you?"

The guards around laughed, "Don't you understand your situation? The female minister wants to spare your life, and you're not happy about it?"

Shen Xu said, “Somewhere along the northern defense line, there are three heads buried. One of them is Hua Guoshi’s, and the other is Su Yi’s, the Grand Marshal of the Army. They are worth more than 300,000 taels of silver.

If you are willing to help us, I will tell you the location of these two heads."

He Tieshou hesitated for a moment and agreed.

"Then how do we bypass Yang Chonghu's defense checkpoints and spies?"

Shen Xu stood up in the dark, found an open space with sparse trees, and looked up at the starry sky.

The bright moonlight sprinkled on her face, covering her soft features with a veil, hazy and white.

She opened her arms wide, feeling the mountain breeze blowing through the trees on her face.

"Of course, fly over."

In a blink of an eye, the sky was clear and blue, with white clouds floating lazily in the sky, and birds flying high in the sky leaving dark shadows in the sky.

In the hanging basket high in the sky, Pei Zhiyuan stood beside the cable, the strong wind ruffling his hair. He looked down at the ground that was getting farther and farther away, and said nervously, "Miss Shen, it's so high, if you fall down, you won't be able to tell your true form."

The two young guards were very excited. They diligently added fuel to the fuel barrel and watched the flaming gas fill the huge leather bag and fly higher and higher with the basket.

"Alas! I never thought I'd be able to fly in my lifetime. Lady Prime Minister, you truly are omnipotent."

"Haha, forget about water tactics. Our Haoyue Nation should form a special air tactical army.

In future battles, we will use this kind of flying basket to fly directly into the enemy city, so what is the need for city walls then? "

The other two older guards were a little afraid of heights. They held on to the ropes tightly and looked up at the wind blowing the flames to burn the edge of the leather. Every time the flames rose into the leather, they would always let out a gasp.

"Will that skin bag up there catch fire? How are we supposed to get down?"

Shen Xu held onto the edge of the hanging basket with both hands. She was actually a little afraid of heights. But longing made her brave and she kept moving forward.

She felt the whistling north wind on her back and looked into the distance at the south where the sky was covered with yellow fog.

The person I miss is deep in the yellow fog, surrounded by countless dangers.