With a warehouse full of supplies, I stood alone as king in this chaotic world, gun in hand.

"Who are you...?" Nangong Wu looked at Li Zhan with a puzzled expression.

"Your Highness, this is General Huaiyuan, the adjutant general of Runan City." Li Zhan first introduced the adjutant general on her left:

"This is General Zhenfu Wude, a rank of Guard; and this is Colonel Zhaoxin, a garrison commander. They heard that you had come, so they sent their subordinates to bring you to see you."

"Please get up, everyone!" Nangong Wu gestured with her hand. "There's a pavilion over there; let's sit down and talk."

This is the main entrance; there are many people coming and going, so there are some things I can't say here.

"Then please, Your Highness!"

These three people also happened to have something they wanted to talk to her about.

Upon entering the pavilion, the adjutant introduced himself: "Adjutant Zhou Du greets the Princess."

"Duan Chengye, a first-class garrison commander, pays his respects to the princess."

"Commander Cao Bin greets Your Highness, Princess!"

The garrison commander and the garrison commander also gave their names.

Duan Chengye said, "Princess, you've finally thought of us."

"I knew that a princess as powerful as her, who has punished so many villains, would eventually find out about us..." Cao Bin said, and then he started to cry.

"Stand up and speak," Nangong Wu gestured to them. "You've come to me, so tell me what you want to say."

"We must expose Liang Zheng for corruption, extortion, deceiving superiors, nepotism, and abuse of torture." Zhou Du listed Liang Zheng's five major crimes.

The Prince of Zhenyuan's mansion commands 300,000 Zhenyuan troops. Nangong Wu is renowned and has made numerous military achievements. She is His Majesty's most trusted person and will surely be able to bring down Liang Zheng.

"You must report Liang Zheng." Nangong Wu looked at their grief and indignation, it seemed they had suffered a lot at the hands of Liang Zheng and his son in the past.

General Huaiyuan held the rank of a third-grade military officer in the Western Yan Kingdom. If compared to the officers in her previous life's army, she would be equivalent to a brigade commander or deputy division commander, in charge of the defense of important passes.

A first-rank military commander (卫一级镇抚) is a fifth-rank official, equivalent to a battalion commander, primarily responsible for military affairs, including penal matters and discipline.

The garrison commander was a sixth-rank official, a military commander, generally responsible for guarding a city or stationed at a border pass.

"Yes! Liang Zheng is wicked. He not only embezzled and withheld our military pay, but also secretly colluded with bandits to make huge profits." Duan Chengye was very agitated when talking about the evil deeds Liang Zheng had done.

"Since you all know about his misdeeds, why don't you report him to the Censorate?" Nangong Wu asked.

"It's no use." Zhou Du shook his head, his eyes flashing with hatred.

"First of all, we cannot leave here without permission. Even if an imperial inspector comes to inspect, Liang Zheng will not let us see him. Any messages sent by carrier pigeon will be shot down. There are Liang Zheng's henchmen in the army, and our every move is under his surveillance."

Liang Zheng also secretly bribed people in the palace and the Six Ministries, so that he would be informed in advance if anything unfavorable to him happened in the court.

The Liang family wields absolute power in Jianggang and Runan prefectures; we simply cannot defeat them.

Nangong Wu looked at the three people, pondered for a while, and decided to tell them about her situation first.

"Let me tell you why we've come here!"

All three of them looked at her.

"Please speak first, Princess," Zhou Du said.

"To be honest, I have broken with the Western Yan court and am no longer the Princess of Runing..."

"What?" Before Nangong Wu could finish speaking, Zhou Du, Duan Chengye, and Cao Bin all looked shocked.

Breaking with the imperial court was a very serious matter, punishable by death by the emperor.

"Princess, what exactly happened?"

The news that Princess Runing of the Zhenyuan Prince's Mansion had bombed the Eastern Jin Kingdom's palace and the Wu Prince's Mansion had spread throughout the land. It was said that His Majesty was very pleased and announced the matter to the world. The good news was also sent to the border.

How could the imperial court not tolerate such a meritorious official?

"Because the Prince of Zhenyuan's Mansion no longer wants to serve the court. The Crown Prince is incompetent, narrow-minded, cruel to his own brothers, and intolerant of others. I cannot be loyal to such a person."

So I asked Emperor Mingde for Jianggang Prefecture as my own territory, but we went astray and ended up in Runan City first.

Now I've made up my mind, I want this Runan Prefecture too. You are the garrison here, you can choose to leave, I won't make things difficult for you.

"But Liang Zheng, and the Liang clan, they have committed countless evil deeds, I will not let them go." Nangong Wu recounted the general situation to them.

Cao Bin, Duan Chengye, and Zhou Du looked at each other, their expressions solemn. They hadn't expected that Nangong Wu had come here in this way.

"Princess, if I may be so bold as to ask, after you came here, do you intend to establish your own court in Jianggang and Runan prefectures?" Zhou Du asked.

Nangong Wu nodded, "You could say that!"

Cao Bin immediately knelt on one knee, clasped his hands in a fist salute to Nangong Wu, and said, "Your Highness, this humble general wishes to follow you at your side and serve you faithfully."

Nangong Wu is so capable that she could break ties with the emperor so easily. Following her would definitely lead to a brighter future.

Anyway, he's an orphan, so it's the same wherever he goes.

"And you two?" Nangong Wu asked, looking at Duan Chengye and Zhou Du.

This Zhou Du is a third-rank general. If he can stay, it will save them a lot of trouble.

Duan Chengye and Zhou Du exchanged a glance, hesitating.

"Your Highness, to be honest, if we stay, it would be tantamount to betraying the court, and our families might be punished," Zhou Du said.

His family is large; if they are implicated, they will all be punished.

"That's not a problem. If you want to stay, you can have your families move here." Nangong Wu took out a map, unfolded it, and laid it on the stone table. She drew a circle on Jianggang Prefecture and Runan Prefecture with her finger.

"I don't want to be subordinate to anyone, which is why I came here. I want to build my own super kingdom."

Jianggang Prefecture and Runan Prefecture are now among the most desolate places in the Western Yan Kingdom, sparsely populated and plagued by bandits. I will solve these problems in the future.

My plan is not only to rebuild Runan City, but also to expand it tenfold. All the houses in the city will be built uniformly, and if your family members come, I can provide them with houses to live in free of charge.

Upon hearing this, all three were shocked, and even Li Zhan, who was standing next to them, was surprised.

It seems their prince is really going to get serious!

If they declare the establishment of a kingdom here, wouldn't their prince become the overlord of this world?

Zhou Du swallowed hard. "Runan City is not only going to be rebuilt, but it will also be expanded tenfold! If that's the case, it will be even bigger than the imperial city of the capital. That's no small sum of money."

Even the national treasury couldn't possibly come up with such a large sum of money!

"You don't need to worry about the silver!" Nangong Wu waved her hand at them. "Before I bombed the Eastern Jin Kingdom's treasury and the Wu King's mansion, I had already moved their treasury and storehouses here!"

She said this to give the gold and silver in the space a story.