Jiang Jinyun recalled a sentence Ning Bufan had once told him: "If it weren't for the noble princes and dukes of Tianfeng, who would have the authority to mobilize hundreds of elite cavalry at will?"
"A mere garrison commander of Jiangbei City, without the permission of someone behind the scenes, probably wouldn't dare to do such a thing."
"Secretly colluding with an enemy country? This seemed like a very convincing excuse, but Tianfeng Kingdom had been using military force to intimidate other countries in recent years. Beicang Kingdom might dare to do such a thing in secret, but such a blatant assassination attempt on a royal princess should be extremely secretive. How could the Inspectorate, far away in the capital, obtain the intelligence so easily?"
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