My reborn husband and son are thinking about how to kill me every day.

Inside the main tent, Xie Liang stroked his beard, frowned, and stared at the tactical map on the table for a long time before saying, "Zigu, tell me, what should we do now?"

After pondering for a moment, Fu Ci said, "Take men to stop the Qi army from detouring across the river and launching a surprise attack on the heart of Jiangzhou. At the same time, strengthen our defenses and hold Jiangzhou."

The current situation is that they must defend the key passes to prevent the Northern Qi from attacking, but they cannot afford to expend too many troops.

If they manage to drive out the Northern Qi with all their might, then other forces will surely take advantage of their weakened state to seize their military power.

At that point, they will be like fish on a chopping board, completely at the mercy of others.

Xie Liang sighed, "Your idea is good, but if we keep dragging this out, we will eventually run out of manpower. This is not the best strategy."

Ji Yunshuang looked at the map over and over again, then pointed to one spot and said, "Master, is this the territory of Prince Xuan?"

Xie Liang nodded in agreement, "That's right."

Ji Yunshuang asked, "Does Prince Xuan also want to vie for the throne?"

Fu Ci's icy gaze suddenly shot towards Ji Yunshuang, but Ji Yunshuang was not afraid at all, and said to herself, "They are holding back their strength now, waiting for us and Northern Qi to fight to the death so that they can reap the benefits? Why don't we drag them into the water now?"

Xie Liang patted Fu Ci on the shoulder and laughed, "Don't scare your junior sister. There are no outsiders here, so let your junior sister say it."

Fu Ci had never seen such a bold woman before.

Even between him and his father, who were so close, the struggle for the throne was something they kept to themselves; who would say it out loud? And she added the word "also," which implied that they were included in the whole sentence.

Xie Liang had long known that Ji Yunshuang was different from others, and he looked at her with a smile and said, "Then how do you think we should drag them down with us?"

Ji Yunshuang looked at the map and thought for a moment before saying, "Create conflict between them and Northern Qi, forcing both sides to take action."

Fu Ci said, "It's simple, but how do you plan to create conflict between them?"

Ji Yunshuang stroked her chin and thought for a moment before saying, "I'll handle this."

"You?" Fu Ci was originally calm and collected. Even if he encountered something terrible, he would not do something as undignified as shouting.

But Ji Yunshuang's words really surprised him.

His eyes were full of doubt as he asked, "Just you alone? How are you going to create conflict between them and make them fight?"

“Of course I have a way,” Ji Yunshuang said. “Forget about how you’ll get them to fight. Just tell me what credit you’ll give me if I succeed.”

"Requesting credit?" Fu Ci was surprised again.

She was not only bold, but also extremely ambitious, immediately asking what reward she could receive.

Ji Yunshuang said, "Yes! If I succeed, what reward will I receive?"

Fu Ci said, "If you can do it, you will be a great hero of Jiangzhou, and you will certainly be rewarded with gold and silver."

Ji Yunshuang said, "I don't want gold or silver jewelry."

She has plenty of those things; she could spend them all in several lifetimes.

What she wants is status!

In this feudal era, women's status was extremely low. Having money alone, without social standing, meant you couldn't live comfortably.

What she needs is a position that people look up to.

"Yes! Your junior sister wants to be an official." Seeing the troubled expression on his third disciple's face, Xie Liang felt that the current situation was not so bothersome.

"Look at this, if your junior sister really made such a great contribution, what kind of official position should she be given?"

Fu Ci was repeatedly shocked by Ji Yunshuang's words and actions today, so when he heard her bold statement about wanting to become an official, he was no longer as surprised as before.

He thought about it seriously and said, "If Junior Sister can really do it, I can suggest to Father that we adopt you as our goddaughter and ask the court to grant you the title of Princess."

“We don’t want princesses, we want officials with power and the ability to rise in rank,” Ji Yunshuang said. “Just like ordinary soldiers in the military camp, if they make military contributions, you won’t adopt them as godsons, but will promote them according to their military merits.”

Fu Ci immediately became troubled. "However, there is no precedent in our dynasty for women to serve as officials. Even if we grant you an official position based on your military merits, the court may not be able to approve it."

Ji Yunshuang said, "Whether the imperial court can grant me the title or not is not important. Just grant me an official position based on my military merits."

Fu Ci was shaken once again. She meant that she didn't care about the court; she wanted his approval and promise.

This expresses not only loyalty to them, but also an absolute confidence that they can win.

He carefully examined Ji Yunshuang.

She is very pretty.

But what impressed him most were her eyes. Her eyes were large and bright, as if they were brimming with boundless vitality and energy.

Moreover, despite her delicate appearance and frail figure, she inexplicably possessed an aura that suggested the world was beneath her feet. It was as if she could accomplish anything she set her mind to.

He had never seen such an extraordinary woman in his entire life.

He said, "If you can do it, I will first inform my father and reward you according to your merit, regardless of your status as a woman, but you must do it first."

"Don't worry about that."

Ji Yunshuang decided to let him see his strength first, so as not to distrust her.

She said, "I am willing to lead troops to stop the Qi army from taking a detour across the river this time."

Fu Ci said, "This is not in accordance with the rules."

“My standing here is already against the rules, so why bother with rules?”

Ji Yunshuang said, "Besides, which of the things we're going to do next is in accordance with the rules? Since there are so many things that are not in accordance with the rules, Third Senior Brother, why do you have to be so concerned about such a trivial matter?"

Fu Ci: "..."

She said every point she made was reasonable, and he was speechless.

"Besides, I don't need too many soldiers," Ji Yunshuang said. "Just give me a squad of a hundred new recruits."

"You think you can stop the Qi army from crossing the river with just a hundred new recruits?"

Not to mention that Fu Ci thought it was impossible, even Xie Liang felt that he was being too presumptuous by taking on this new little apprentice.

Ji Yunshuang, however, said confidently, "One hundred people are enough."

Fu Ci and Xie Liang were both very curious about how she, with only a hundred men, managed to stop the Qi army.

However, seeing that Ji Yunshuang didn't intend to say more, neither of them asked any further questions. Fu Ci directly selected one hundred people and assigned them to Ji Yunshuang to lead, temporarily giving her the position of commander-in-chief.

Of course, neither of them dared to completely trust Ji Yunshuang. After all, if the Qi army had indeed successfully crossed the river, then Hongdu would be in danger.

The two had prepared another plan, intending to replace Ji Yunshuang immediately if she failed to intercept the Qi army ahead.