After being demoted, my 300,000-strong army trampled the imperial city!

The task of devising a test to select the Crown Prince's consort truly stumped Zhang Liang and Liu Bowen.

Ma Chao said, "What's so difficult about that? Let them fight. General Qin is definitely the most powerful, and she won't have a choice."

"Horse, what's going on in your head? If you could just force something on someone else, why go through all this trouble?"

Dian Wei glared at him with his tiger-like eyes and cursed.

Ma Chao was displeased. "You want to fight me?"

"Don't think I'm afraid of you!"

"Both of you shut up."

Zhang Liang sneered, thinking he should have known better than to call those two idiots over; all they cared about was their muscles.

However, this also reminded him, "We can only let General Qin win, which will satisfy the wishes of the Crown Prince and the Old Madam. We must get through this hurdle first, no matter what."

Liu Bowen and Yu Qian agreed wholeheartedly, arguing that they should prepare for the invasion of the Hu cavalry and not waste too much time on this matter.

So the group got together and devised a test.

The so-called tests actually focused on Qin Liangyu's strengths.

A physical confrontation is inevitable. The next issue is governance strategies. Qin Liangyu and Liu Longyue each have a chance of winning in this aspect, but Liu Longyue is definitely not as good as Qin Liangyu in terms of fighting ability. In the end, Qin Liangyu has the greatest chance of winning.

A memorial was delivered to the old lady.

The old lady was quite satisfied after reading it and exclaimed, "As expected of the civil official my son relies on, the plan he has put forward is exactly what I want."

Next, the old lady spread the news throughout the entire Dragon City.

Even the most humble and ordinary people knew about the important matter of establishing a crown prince's wife.

The common people were hotly debating who should be the Crown Prince's consort, while the students at the academy secretly held a vote, and Qin Liangyu received an overwhelming majority of the votes.

If she could become the Crown Prince's consort, and the Crown Prince established the new empire, under the leadership of the iron-blooded emperor and the war goddess empress, it would be full of martial prowess and able to subdue all sides.

Some people disagreed, arguing that if the Crown Prince were also martial, the Crown Prince's wife would lack the balance of Yin and Yang, which would be detrimental to the development of the Northern Frontier. They believed it would be best to find a gentle and virtuous Empress, and Dong Xian'er would be a good choice.

The most outrageous suggestion is that Mo Lan's gentle and tranquil nature is more suitable.

Amidst the commotion outside, Chen Futu stayed by Qin Liangyu's side for most of the day, and Qin Liangyu remained kneeling there without uttering a word.

As Chen Futu watched the sunset, he finally felt sorry for her and helped her up.

Qin Liangyu kept her head down and remained silent. Chen Futu sighed, "I'm begging you, please let us get through this first, okay?"

"What does the young master mean?" Qin Liangyu finally opened her beautiful eyes.

“Mother is too anxious, so we can only grant her wish for now. Once we get through this, I won’t force you if you don’t want to in the future.”

Chen Futu's eyes were sincere.

After pondering for a long time, Qin Liangyu finally nodded, "Alright, this humble general is willing to participate in the examination."

Hearing her reply, Chen Futu was overjoyed.

You think you can just walk away after agreeing? What are you thinking!

"General Qin should do his best and not reveal any flaws, lest he upset Mother."

"Here."

Qin Liangyu accepted the order and left. Since she had promised to do her best, she would not break her word.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye, and soon it was time for the school exam.

The assessment consisted of five questions: first, a written test; then, tests of skills, housekeeping, adaptability, and military strategy.

Chen Futu's face darkened instantly when he saw the assessment materials Zhang Liang handed him. "Old Zhang, what kind of internal affairs exam tests military strategy? Your favoritism is too obvious, and the martial arts competition is against Dian Wei and Ma Chao? Are you trying to get them to go easy on General Qin?"

"Hehe, this test has fulfilled the prince's wish. Besides, in terms of military strategy, General Li, General Luo, and Princess Beiwu are all quite capable. It's not necessarily the case that General Qin will win."

“Alright, come with me to see Mother.”

Chen Futu led his group to a room in the inner palace.

A group of graceful women sat on two separate tables, with the old lady sitting at the very back, her smile impossible to hide.

After today, she'll have a daughter-in-law, and it won't be long before she has a grandson!

During the banquet, Qin Liangyu wore a dark red casual dress, her hair tied up, and her appearance was exquisite. Even Chen Futu was mesmerized by her beauty.

As for Liu Longyue, she was still dressed in white, her makeup as simple as clouds, like a fairy who did not eat the food of the mortal world.

Of all those present, she and Qin Liangyu had the strongest presence, and Chen Futu even felt that she was up to something.

Zhang Liang frowned slightly. "Your Highness, this Princess Beiwu is no ordinary woman; she is likely a formidable adversary for General Qin."

"What's there to be afraid of? Anyway, there's a martial arts test. I knocked her down with one strike, but when it came to General Qin, I was defeated. It's obvious who's stronger," Dian Wei shouted.

"Shut up, you idiot."

Zhang Liang wished he could stuff Dian Wei's mouth with a smelly sock.

This guy dares to say anything. Even if Liu Longyue can't become the Crown Prince's wife, the Crown Prince won't let her leave the Northern Frontier easily. In the future, she will most likely be a favored person like a Noble Consort. This guy actually wants to do something ruthless. Does he have a death wish?

As they were talking, the old lady posed a question, asking the women present to compose a poem on the theme of the battlefield.

The northern frontier is full of martial spirit, so it is reasonable to use the battlefield as the theme. Little did they know that this was a question set by Liu Bowen, and only women who had been on the battlefield could understand this principle most deeply. In the end, they were all on Qin Liangyu's side.

The women present exchanged glances and began to write.

Qin Liangyu, Liu Longyue, Li Xiuning, and Dong Xian'er were the first to start writing, while Mo Lan and the others were the last to begin.

Chen Futu was curious about what poems Qin Liangyu could write.

In the blink of an eye, an incense stick had burned, and they had finished answering.

The old lady collected them and examined them one by one, then exclaimed in surprise.

Chen Futu and the others watched longingly from inside the room, their hearts itching with anticipation.

The poems from their childhood were brought over, and the group gathered around the table, first looking at Qin Liangyu's poem.

"Having mastered the Eight Trigrams Formation of Western Sichuan, she holds the military tally in her sleeves. Women have always been willing to accept this role; why must a general be a man?"

This poem left Chen Futu and the others speechless.

Qin Liangyu was likely endowed with some special memories by the system, and this poem is an accompanying manifestation of her personality.

Emperor Chongzhen wrote four poems for Qin Liangyu, one of which is this one, which perfectly interprets her integrity.

Liu Bowen laughed and said, "What a fine line, 'Why must a general be a man?' No wonder General Qin could come up with such a line!"

Upon reading Li Xiuning's poem, Chen Futu, Liu Bowen, and Yu Qian were speechless.

It's actually "Liangzhou Ci"!

"Fine wine in a luminous cup, I long to drink but the pipa urges me on; do not laugh at me, drunk and lying on the battlefield, for how many have returned from ancient battles?"

Li Xiuning lacks martial ethics and actually uses cheat codes.

The system clearly also granted her the memory of all the Tang Dynasty poems that this Tang Dynasty princess possessed.

This was written by Wang Han.

Liu Bowen muttered to himself, “Your Highness, you can’t be so hypocritical. It seems that General Qin also cheated. I always felt that the poem was written by someone else to praise General Qin. She couldn’t possibly be praising herself.”

"Shut up, you."

Chen Futu flipped through Dong Xian'er's poems with annoyance.

This one was even more direct. As a close attendant, she actually copied a work from the world written by the prince, a poem by Xin Qiji called "Po Zhen Zi".

"Fine, fine, so you're all giving up the act, huh?"

Chen Futu was both amused and exasperated.

This isn't a test; it's clearly a competition to see who's the best at cheating.

The last few people opened Liu Longyue's work. She was from this world, so it was impossible for her to write poems from that world.