Quick Transmigration: Survive to the End

After returning home, Yin Yin ordered people to collect useful methods from the common people. She then sorted through several other methods she knew and selected the most suitable ones, intending to send them to the Empress the next day.

That afternoon, Liu Cheng returned from the Liu family and told Yin Yin that his elder brother's letter said there seemed to be unusual activity at the border and that his father had gone to the palace.

That evening, Yin Yin received a message from the Emperor, sent from the palace, instructing him to assemble a troop from the Longteng Camp and urgently head to the border.

Yinyin and her men traveled day and night, and soon arrived at the border.

Brother Liu breathed a sigh of relief after receiving Yin Yin: "I have already ordered people to prepare rooms in advance. Why don't you take your people there to freshen up first, Princess?"

“Let them go,” Yin Yin said. “Big brother, you should explain things to me again. These things can’t be delayed.”

Brother Liu then welcomed her into the study: "When the news of the fall of the Li Kingdom reached the Qiu Kingdom, there were voices within their country calling for revenge for the Li Kingdom as a pretext to attack us."

"At that time, not many people had this idea, so I just had people collect relevant information."

“But a month ago, I discovered that there had been a significant troop movement along the border of the Qiu Kingdom, and some village elders from small villages along the border had sent people to say that they had discovered traces of Qiu Kingdom scouts.”

Yinyin nodded: "And now?"

“Recently, some of their troop movements seem to have suddenly stopped,” Brother Liu said. “I heard that the troop movement was decided on the spot by a prince of the Qiu Kingdom. Now he has been impeached, and perhaps that’s why the Qiu Kingdom hasn’t made any major moves.”

“If they really don’t want to fight, they should transfer the extra people away,” Yin Yin tapped the table lightly. “What does the destruction of Li Kingdom have to do with Qiu Kingdom?”

Brother Liu said, "The grandmother of the late emperor of Li Kingdom was a princess of Qiu Kingdom."

Yinyin fell silent for a moment.

Several generations have passed, and it's remarkable that Qiu Guo has managed to uncover such a connection.

If they wanted to fight, they could have just said so; there was no need for them to beat around the bush like this.

Yinyin then asked a few more questions and learned that even if Qiu Kingdom didn't attack now, it would still organize small-scale conflicts to harass them when food was scarce in winter.

These people knew how to disguise themselves as bandits, their arrival was unpredictable, and they ran away quickly, slipperier than fish, making it difficult for the border guards to attack them and impossible to inflict serious damage.

Yinyin figured that since she had already come all this way, she couldn't just go back like this. So she turned around and wrote a letter to the emperor, planning not to hang up her own banner yet, but to train the border guards first, and then give those daring bandits who dared to invade the border a good beating before leaving.

Soon, the emperor's letter of approval arrived for her.

While instructing people to keep an eye on the movements of the Qiu Kingdom, Yin Yin also trained the border guards, with a particular emphasis on improving their mobility.

The country was divided into two major factions: some did not want to wage war, while others did.

However, this fight isn't really about breaking ties; rather, it's about hoping to gain some benefits from the battle so they can have a good winter.

Yinyin didn't care whether Qiu Kingdom could have a good winter or not; it wasn't her country's people.

All she knew was that if the Qiu Kingdom dared to invade the border now, she could make sure they never returned.

Of course, this is based on the fact that the border guards are already highly capable and physically strong.

If you really want to compare them, Yin Yin thinks they are even stronger than the soldiers of the Longteng Camp when she first took over.

Therefore, Yin Yin's training was icing on the cake for them, rather than a complete transformation.

But because many of them live in this border region, or even grew up there, they study with extra care.

Snow falls early on the border; while the maple leaves in the capital are already ablaze with color in September, snow begins to fall on the border.

Within a few days, a thick layer of snow had accumulated on the ground.

In this frigid weather, the rulers and ministers of the Qiu Kingdom finally reached a consensus: large-scale warfare would cease—it was unbearable. However, for survival, they would still need to forage for grain.

Moreover, we cannot fight against just one country; we must fight on multiple fronts simultaneously, and we cannot neglect the border with the Rin Kingdom.

When Yinyin heard the news, she was almost amused by them. The place wasn't prosperous, but the people had such high hopes.

She led her men, eagerly awaiting the arrival of the Qiu Kingdom's people.

The opportunity came quickly; that very night, a village outside the city lit a beacon fire.

Even without Yinyin personally taking action, the soldiers of the Longteng Camp who had come with her were already restless. They selected some garrison troops and rode out of the city.

Yinyin was currently teaching the newborn daughter of Liu's eldest brother and sister-in-law at the border how to speak. Upon hearing the news, she simply said "I understand."

Compared to her, Brother Liu was more concerned, but he waited until his daughter was asleep before saying, "I wonder if we can catch them on this trip."

“They can’t catch them,” Yin Yin joked with him. “Their goal this time is to beat the Qiu people to a pulp. How can they succeed if they just catch them?”

Brother Liu was taken aback, then realized, "The princess is right. Over the years, the Qiu Kingdom has killed so many of our people. Why should we hold back against them?"

“Brother-in-law, you’re mistaken,” Yin Yin said righteously. “Aren’t they bandits? When did they become people of the Qiu Kingdom?”

“Our troops are clearly suppressing bandits within our own country.”

Brother Liu laughed: "That's right, this is a bandit suppression operation."

That night, those who went out returned laden with spoils, and before dawn, some things were hung on the city wall facing the Qiu Kingdom at the border.

After this happened two or three times, some people from Qiu Kingdom started clamoring that some of their people had gone missing at the border and demanded an explanation from Prefect Liu.

Yinyin wouldn't give them any explanation; she simply had her commander's flag hung up.

The current crown prince of Qiu Kingdom once served as a hostage in the court. After returning to the country, he inquired about many things about Yin Yin. He could tell from this flag that Yin Yin was at the border.

Yin Yin, who had previously led the army to destroy the Li Kingdom, was still fresh in everyone's mind. The Qiu Kingdom dared not come to ask for any explanation and went back to hide. They even sent a lot of gifts to present to the emperor.

Yinyin found it boring and decided to head back to Beijing.

Upon returning to the capital, she heard that the Kingdom of Lin was being severely bullied by the Kingdom of Qiu, and that the Kingdom of Lin had even sent people to ask for help.

The emperor directly dispatched Shui Jingcen, a hostage from the Lin Kingdom who was already serving as an official in the current dynasty, as his deputy general to support his own country.

With the help of their own prince, the Qiu Kingdom was once again severely beaten by the Lin Kingdom.

For several years afterward, no country dared to provoke the tiger and invite trouble, and the border remained peaceful and prosperous.

After the Empress gave birth to the little prince, her health deteriorated significantly, and she would fall ill every time the seasons changed. Therefore, Yin Yin was never able to return the tasks she had taken over from the Empress, and she even had an additional task added to her responsibilities.

When the Empress is unable to attend to her, she helps take care of the young prince.

Aside from Yin Yin, the Sixth Prince harbored the greatest resentment towards this.

Yinyin found it somewhat amusing: "What's bothering you?"

The sixth prince said, "I am the closest brother to you, cousin. You cannot like the tenth prince more than me."

Upon hearing this, the young tenth prince tugged at Yin Yin's sleeve, tears welling in his eyes, looking utterly pitiful and adorable.

"Sister Yinyin, Xiaoshi likes you the most, and you like Xiaoshi the most too, okay?"