The girl traveled through another world and forced the prince to take the imperial examination

Yun Qing suppressed his smile and faced Mu Qingcheng solemnly: "Nuannuan! If I want to avoid war, I must get that position as soon as possible. This is the fastest way to stop the war."

Mu Qingcheng: "But the emperor is still alive. You can't assassinate him! It will be bad for your reputation in the future. Besides, he has several sons! I think they are all very troublesome. With them around, there will definitely be no peace in the world."

Yun Qing smiled. His Nuannuan was so considerate and considered everything for him.

"Before I met you, my plan was to mobilize 100,000 troops from the Northern Frontier to fight our way back to the capital! What we lack is food and fodder, so Pei Yanche has been running to Northern Yan for the past few years, just for food and fodder. Once we have enough food and fodder, that will be the day we raise our army to conquer the world."

"What?" Mu Qingcheng was stunned: "Aren't you guys taking this too lightly?" Mu Qingcheng looked up at Yun Qing in disbelief, to see if he was joking.

Yun Qing lowered his head and pecked her on the lips without hesitation. This made Mu Qingcheng's cheeks blush, and Yun Qing burst into laughter! There was a hint of youthful frivolity in his laughter.

"Back then, I was young, ignorant, and fearless, thinking things were simple! However, I am also very grateful that they sent me to the Northern Frontier. Now, I have 100,000 soldiers and horses in the Northern Frontier!"

Mu Qingcheng was surprised for a moment. She didn't expect Yun Qing to say this to her.

"You are not going to confess to me! I don't want to know your background, let alone your secrets. You'd better stop talking!" Mu Qingcheng covered Yun Qing's mouth with her hand.

Yun Qing grabbed her little hand and continued to confess: "I didn't tell you this before, firstly because I was afraid of scaring you, and secondly because I was afraid of making you worry. From now on, I will tell you everything I do, and I will also tell you my future plans."

"Just like now, what I have to do is to capture the 50,000 people at Nanmen Pass. Actually, I didn't take these 50,000 people seriously before. Who knows, they fell into my hands? It can be regarded as a pleasant surprise!"

Mu Qingcheng asked curiously: "What was your previous plan?"

"Nanyue!"

Mu Qingcheng: "You want to bring Nanyue under your command as well?"

Yun Qing nodded, a glint of determination flashing in his eyes: "We must take Nanyue. Only in this way can we solve the food problem. After all, we have so many people to feed! If we take Nanyue, we won't be short of food."

When Mu Qingcheng heard him mention Nanyue, she thought of Mu Yao: "Have you got any news about Mu Yao?"

Yun Qing nodded. "She was taken away by people from the Zhennan Palace. Leaving the capital without permission is a capital offense, and the Zhennan Palace is in big trouble. Just a few days ago, news came from the capital that Duan Muchen had also fled the capital and his whereabouts are unknown."

Mu Qingcheng: "So, the Prince of Zhennan wants to rebel for the sake of his two children?"

"That's not the case! He has no intention of rebelling. At most, he wants to break away from the control of Da Qi and establish himself as king!"

"So, what do you want to do?"

"I've made preparations a month ago. As soon as Duan Muyao and her sister return to Nanyue, I'll send troops to Nanyue. This way, I can have a legitimate reason to do so! By then, he'll have to rebel!"

Mu Qingcheng felt bad. She knew this was a national issue and personal feelings were insignificant, but she still couldn't get over it. She had never thought that they were good sisters just half a month ago, but after breaking up, they had become enemies!

How unpredictable things are!

Yun Qing knew what she was thinking, tightened her clenched hands, and comforted Mu Qingcheng: "Don't worry, these are just plans, not reality. I will find a way to talk to Duan Qingzhou first. Maybe he will be willing to become our ally for Mu Yao's sake."

Putting this topic aside for now, Mu Qingcheng moved on to another topic: "Then what? You have so many soldiers and food, do you really want to fight back to the capital to seize the throne? Wouldn't that mean we still have to fight a war?"

Yun Qing smiled and pinched her face: "With the military power in hand, why fight a war? The emperor doesn't have as many people as me, how dare he fight me?

Besides, he has long been unpopular. Aside from Empress Shang's faction, the vast majority of court officials are oppressed by the Shang clan. They're all eager for me to return and claim sovereignty. The position of emperor was never his to begin with; I am the legitimate master."

Yun Qing was a little cocky as he spoke, and Mu Qingcheng found it funny: "You can finally return to the capital safely, so be proud of yourself!"

"Alas!" Yun Qing sighed. He knew how difficult the journey back to the capital would be. It would surely be a bloody and treacherous journey. "How about I lead 300,000 troops north and march straight back to the capital?"

Mu Qingcheng glanced at him and said, "We just agreed to resolve it peacefully. Why are you changing your mind so quickly? I think you men just like to fight. Humph! Liar!"

Yun Qing quickly coaxed: "Okay, okay! Listen to Nuannuan, let's not fight. Alas! But! Poor me, I have to walk through a sea of ​​blood and corpses again." As he spoke, his handsome face wrinkled into a ball.

Mu Qingcheng also thought of this and became worried: "Oh my! Don't worry, we can think of other ways! For example, disguise ourselves and sneak back to the capital!"

She just said it casually, then suddenly thought of something: "Oh, right, we have another household registration, have you forgotten? There's a scholar from Daxi Village preparing to go to Beijing to take the imperial examination! As long as you make the list, won't you be able to enter the palace and meet the emperor? Then, you can reveal your identity to the officials, so you don't have to risk your life!"

Haha! Yun Qing's eyes twitched, and he wailed inwardly! It seemed that the matter of taking the imperial examination was really going to be put on the agenda! However, Mu Qingguo's identity as a Daxi Villager probably couldn't be concealed.

Yun Qing was still thinking about how to resist again, but Mu Qingcheng had already made the decision: "It's settled! Then, let's talk about what happens after we return to the capital, the most terrifying thing!"

What's the scariest thing? Is there anything scarier than taking the imperial examination? Yun Qing couldn't quite keep up with her pace.

"Tell me, how much military power does the Queen's party have? If you return to the capital, will she send troops to fight you head-on? Like Shang Yihai?"

One moment, Yun Qing was contemplating the possibility of becoming the top scholar, and the next, he was contemplating a matter of life and death. Recovering from his thoughts, he pondered for a moment and said, "This should be possible. The capital has four battalions and three defenses, totaling 250,000 men. The only troops Empress Shang can mobilize are the 20,000 imperial guards within the imperial city."

The remaining four battalions and three defenses each served their own master and had their own factions. This was extremely complex and difficult to explain at once. Therefore, despite countless efforts, Queen Shang and her faction were unable to capture them.

Yun Qing is not a fool, so he naturally cannot let the Four Battalions and Three Defenses fall into the hands of the Queen, otherwise he would have died long ago.

He smiled slyly: "I have people in the three defense camps. Although they are stationed outside the city, they are more intimidating. In this way, even if the Queen controls the imperial guards, she will not dare to act rashly."

Mu Qingcheng roughly understood the structure of the military defense here: "Then, does that mean that the entire military power of the Great Qi Kingdom is in the hands of the border garrisons?"

"I guess so! The late emperor was also worried about Emperor Shengwu's incompetence and feared a rebellion. Before his death, he had already disbanded the border defense forces. For example, this Nanmen Pass used to belong to the Southern Xinjiang Border Defense Force, a subordinate of Marquis Pei, but now it has been split off."