The Return of the King: A Generation of Prodigies

Yan Yu had just finished training and was sweating all over. Without even having time to shower or change clothes, he received the imperial edict ordering him to go to Ganzhou.

Looking at the secret order in his hand asking him to go to Ganzhou, Yan Yu was completely confused. He didn't know why the order to transfer him to Ganzhou came so urgently.

Yan Yu knew that Yan Mingde did not return to Beijing but went to carry out a secret mission.

Now his father Yan Mingde has not returned to the capital yet, but the queen has issued an imperial order at this time, asking him to take the Yan family army to Ganzhou. This makes Yan Yu feel vaguely in his heart that something big is about to happen.

Looking at the stunned Yan Yu, Qin Gang sent the secret messenger away for him. After returning, Qin Gang said to Yan Yu, "Alright, don't hesitate any longer. Hurry up and follow the Empress's instructions. Let the army leave in batches and head for Ganzhou."

Yan Yu looked at Qin Gang and asked, "Do you know what's going to happen?"

Qin Gang shook his head and said, "The Queen just issued this decree. I'm not some god, so how could I possibly know what happened?"

"But the Queen is the legitimate daughter of our Zhenbei Marquisate. She definitely won't harm us by asking us to go to Ganzhou."

"Of course I know all this, but there has to be a reason why you suddenly asked us to go to Ganzhou, right?"

Yan Yu certainly would not suspect that the Queen would harm him. Although he had never met the Queen, he had heard a lot about her deeds recently.

The legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Zhenbei, the current Queen Consort Yunli, is simply a legendary figure.

She killed the rebels without mercy, showing not only courage but also wisdom. Even he, a man used to seeing the killing on the battlefield, felt ashamed of what she did.

Not only that, she also governed the country well. She proposed and implemented many people-friendly policies, which brought real benefits to the people of Yunli. While recuperating, she gradually solved the problem of food and clothing.

For the common people at the bottom of society, nothing can make them happier than having enough food to eat and not going hungry.

However, the Queen's style of doing things reminded Yan Yu of someone, and that person was his little girl Chu Qingge.

Although they were from two different eras, Yan Yu inexplicably felt very familiar with them, as if they were the same person.

Yan Yu would never have thought that his intuition was completely correct and not wrong at all.

The current Queen of Yunli Kingdom is Chu Qingge, who traveled through time with him.

Qin Gang suddenly looked around cautiously, then lowered his voice like a thief and whispered, "The Queen may be planning something earth-shattering."

"Before I was sent by General Bai to protect you, I heard some things from General Bai."

"It is said that the Queen asked him to go to Ganzhou to prepare for the multinational war that will soon begin."

"I think the Queen Mother suddenly asked us to go to Ganzhou this time, probably because of this matter."

Yan Yu's pupils suddenly dilated and his mouth opened wide enough to swallow a fist.

A war among multiple countries means that the queen is preparing to strike first and avoid the danger of Yunli's country being destroyed in her previous life.

This shocked Yan Yu greatly, and at the same time, he also had doubts. Since the queen already had such a plan, why didn't she put it into action back then?

Did something unexpected happen along the way, or is there something else going on?

"Are you okay?" Looking at Yan Yu's shocked expression, Qin Gang was very puzzled. He didn't seem to say anything serious, so why was Yan Yu so frightened?

"Ah, it's okay." Yan Yu came back to his senses and looked at Qin Gang and asked, "Is what you just said true?"

"Of course it's true. Would I lie?" Qin Gang looked at Yan Yu dissatisfiedly and asked.

"No, that's not what I meant." Yan Yu quickly explained, "This is a serious matter. If I don't have any confidence, I won't be able to make any decisions."

"Don't worry, this matter is absolutely true." As the former captain of Bai Qishan's personal guard, Qin Gang knew a lot of inside information about this matter.

"Our queen is no ordinary person. She is the daughter of the Marquis of Zhenbei. How can her knowledge and courage be compared to ordinary people?"

"General Bai has praised the Empress many times, saying that she is the most like the Marquis of Zhenbei, and that even the three young masters of the Marquis of Zhenbei's mansion cannot compare to her."

"He also said that the Queen's courage and foresight are unmatched by ordinary people."

"From Emperor Gaozu to the current emperor, they have failed to see the true nature of things. They think that as long as the Western Rong people surrender and don't attack Yunli, there is no need to waste manpower and money to mobilize a large army to attack them."

"But they forget that the Xirong people are vicious wolves, and wolves can never change their greedy and brutal nature."

"If you show even the slightest sign of weakness or concession, they will pounce on you and bite and devour you."

"For so many years, Yunli has been disturbed by them without a moment's peace. To deal with such evil people, we should defeat them and destroy their country, so that they will never be able to fight back again."

When it was known that Shen Tianjiao was preparing to declare war on the countries surrounding Yunli, Qin Gang was the one who agreed the most, except for Bai Qishan.

This also indirectly changed Qin Gang's perception of women. He was originally a bit patriarchal and thought that women were weak and needed men's protection to survive. They were people with no opinions or abilities.

However, Shen Tianjiao's decision to attack the countries around Yun Li completely overturned Qin Gang's cognition.

It turns out that women are not just weak. They are not lacking in courage, vision and ability. In fact, in many aspects, they perform better than men.

At least Queen Shen Tianjiao is very far-sighted. She did things that everyone in Yun Li wanted to do but was unable to do.

Compared to their pleasure-seeking Emperor, the decision made by Yun Li's Queen was truly made with Yun Li in mind. This is the attitude a ruler should have.

Qin Gang's words made Yan Yu clearly understand that Shen Tianjiao's intention to declare war on other countries was true.

This made Yan Yu excited, but also made him more confused.

He had also heard a lot about the deeds of Yun Li's current Queen Consort Shen Tianjiao in his previous life.

This queen was extremely intelligent, capable and resourceful, but it was a pity that she died tragically at the hands of her own husband.

After her death, the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion gradually declined, which allowed the Chu family to gain power and replace the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion as the number one family in Yunli Country.

Yan Yu didn't know when Shen Tianjiao died, but he was sure of it based on the information he got from Qin Gang.

It was completely opposite to what he had heard before. Not only was the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion not in decline, but it was even more honorable.

Then this is not normal. Things are obviously developing in a different track than before. This is too unreasonable.

Who is behind all this, changing the original trajectory of history?

It seems that he needs to investigate and understand it carefully, now that he has obtained the Queen.

The current variable is likely to come from the Queen.

Thinking of this, a strange and outrageous idea suddenly appeared in Yan Yu's mind.

Perhaps the current queen is not the real Shen Tianjiao, but has traveled from the future like him.

Because he knew what would happen in the future, he worked hard to govern the country and wanted to turn the tide so that Yunli would not be destroyed in the future.

So if this queen is not the real Shen Tianjiao, then who could she be?

Thinking of this, Yan Yu suddenly had an idea in his mind. The current Queen of Yunli had a style of doing things that was very similar to that of his little girl.

No, not very similar, but exactly the same.

When this thought appeared in Yan Yu's mind, he immediately thought that this queen might be his little girl.

Although he didn't know what happened, she, like himself, traveled from the future to the present and became the current Shen Tianjiao.

When this thought lingered in Yan Yu's mind and couldn't be shaken off, Yan Yu felt that he was probably crazy. How could such an outrageous thing happen?

But he quickly denied the idea that he was crazy. After all, what happened to him was outrageous. He, a dead person, could travel through time and live again.

So why couldn't his little girl?

The world is so vast that nothing is impossible. If something like this really happened, it shouldn't be impossible, right?

His little girl left with regrets in her previous life. Her greatest wish was that Yunli could have long-term peace and stability, and that the people of Yunli could live and work in peace and contentment, and no longer suffer from the hardships of war.

But she didn't do it, and she left with regret.

With such obsession, if she were to enter reincarnation, it would not be surprising that she would become the Shen Tianjiao she is today.

Once this idea appeared in Yan Yu's mind, no matter how outrageous it was, he couldn't get rid of it.

This made Yan Yu even more curious about Shen Tianjiao.

If he wasn't unable to leave, he would have wanted to return to Shangjing City immediately to meet the Queen.

"Major General, you have to make the decision on what we should do now."

"Let us go to Ganzhou. This is the order from the Empress, and we cannot disobey it."

"If we set out in batches, we will need careful planning and adjustments."

"We must act now, otherwise we will miss the chance to meet up in Ganzhou."

"The emperor's order cannot be disobeyed. If you make a mistake, you will be punished."

Seeing that Yan Yu didn't say anything and looked silent, Qin Gang became anxious and couldn't help but remind him.

"Oh, oh." Yan Yu shook his head, trying to wake himself up.

"The imperial order has been issued, so we must act quickly."

"We now have nearly 100,000 troops. If we don't want to show off and need to separate, this will be a big problem."

It is not an easy task for an army of 100,000 to break up into small groups, avoid attracting other people's attention, and reach Ganzhou safely.

"Yes, it's really too difficult." Qin Gang scratched his head. This is really not easy.

With too few people, it would be too troublesome and the progress would not be able to be improved. It would take a long time for them to arrive in Ganzhou.

By then, let alone adapting to the environment there, participating in training and combat, I'm afraid they won't get anything out of it.

Yan Yu closed his eyes and began to plan. If they were to leave in batches, one thousand people per batch would be the limit.

Any more would have drawn attention, but even these thousand people were conspicuous enough.

If there are only 1,000 soldiers in each group, then the 100,000-strong army will have to march in 100 batches, which is simply fatal.

Ganzhou is thousands of miles away from here. If so many people leave in batches, there will be many problems and troubles.

Yan Yu thought for a long time before opening his eyes. He looked at Qin Gang and said, "I have the general's tiger token, which allows me to lead up to 20,000 people."

"If anyone asks, I can say I was carrying out my duties as ordered, but what about the remaining 80,000 people?"

With Yan Yu's current status, he was ordered to lead troops to perform official duties, and no one dared to question or obstruct him.

But it was impossible for him to take away all these 100,000 troops at once.

Now is not wartime. If Yan Yu brings 100,000 troops at once to perform official duties, others will not only not believe it, but may also think he is planning a rebellion.

Besides, this doesn't conform to the principle of secrecy which cannot be flaunted, right?

"Since we are going to use the general's Tiger Talisman, why not do the same thing? Send someone to the general, explain the situation to him, and take his Tiger Talisman as well."

"Use the same excuse, and that's all. No one will investigate this kind of thing."

This is the best solution Qin Gang can think of at the moment.

"There's no other better way right now. Too many people can't know about this. Go find my father in person."

Yan Yu has always been very cautious in doing things. Now that this matter is of great importance, he is naturally even more cautious.

"Okay, I'll set off soon." Qin Gang always carried out Yan Yu's orders without hesitation.

"As for the remaining 60,000 people," Yan Yu thought for a moment, then said, "30,000 people will go by water, using large merchant ships. Each ship can probably carry over a thousand people."

"And for 30,000 people, only about thirty ships are needed. The supply ships can be separated from these ships."

"Just tell everyone that this is a ship used by several nobles from Shangjing City to do business together. No one should be suspicious."

It is impossible for an ordinary merchant to own so many ships, but it would not be surprising if the owners of these ships were the dignitaries in Shangjing City.

After all, those people have money and power. Let alone just thirty or so ships, even if there are thirty or so more ships, it would be very normal.

"If we take the water route from here, we can reach Shanzhou, which is the closest to Ganzhou. We can find a secluded riverbank to stop the boat, and it will be much easier for them to get from Shanzhou to Ganzhou."