The Princess of Tuan Kingdom did not actually exist.
Or rather, she might be alive, but no one knew where she was.
Those who spread rumors about the Princess of Tuan Kingdom were merely trying to borrow her identity to cause trouble.
Their original intention was to take advantage of Qin's lack of vigilance and disrupt the second imperial examination.
However, little did they expect that to prevent the people of Tuan Kingdom from appearing again, Qin would demand the confiscation of all weapons in the hands of the people.
This was a devastating blow to those behind the scenes who wished to stir up trouble, catching them completely off guard.
"What should we do now? The people below must have no weapons!"
"Indeed. The order to confiscate all weapons is a major event for everyone, and for us, it has directly ruined our plans. Without weapons, we have no way to disrupt Qin's second imperial examination!"
"It seems we really have to abandon our plan this time!"
If these people gave up this operation, it would be incredibly difficult for them to act again in the future.
In the future, they would inevitably have even fewer weapons.
And it would become even harder for them to carry weapons into the cities.
More importantly, if they gave up disrupting the second imperial examination, their future situation would only become more difficult.
In the future, Great Qin would have more officials, and its management system would be more perfect.
Thinking of this, everyone became distressed, not knowing what to do.
After a long silence, someone among them spoke:
"We cannot give up this opportunity, otherwise, we may never have a chance to turn things around!"
"But Great Qin is confiscating all weapons, and the people below cannot get any!"
"If they can't get weapons, then we can only resort to force! I heard that many people have already carried weapons into the mountains. These people are undoubtedly prepared to risk everything!"
"As long as we give them the order to act, they will definitely act!"
"When the time comes, our people can provide support, and it won't be impossible to succeed!"
"More importantly, those people are from Tuan Kingdom. If they die, they die. It will not have much impact on us. If we gamble correctly, we will have immense rewards!"
The penalty for failure was too small for them.
Therefore, these people did not care whether they failed or not.
They had carefully calculated that even if they failed, it would not affect them.
Since that was the case, why should they not act?
When the others heard this, they also began to ponder seriously.
In the end, they all agreed that there was no loss for them.
Therefore, they decided to act.
Soon, they issued a message in the name of the Princess of Tuan Kingdom.
They would disrupt Qin's second imperial examination when it was held, causing many regions of Qin to lose control.
Of course, this time the message was not spread as widely as before. It was conveyed very secretly.
Such secret messages were only circulated among those Tuan people who had hidden in the mountains with their weapons.
These people had lost their reason due to their greed.
Upon hearing such an order, they did not feel anything was wrong.
In fact, many of them felt it made perfect sense.
Therefore, many of them had already prepared to act as soon as Great Qin held its second imperial examination, to storm the cities, rush to the places where Qin was holding its examinations, and disrupt them.
It had to be said that many people, for fame and profit, fought tooth and nail, even losing their lives.
Even though Great Qin was being so strict with them, they still insisted on acting.
In a sense, they were seeking their own demise.
As they waited, time passed quickly.
Soon, a month passed. The confiscation of weapons in Great Qin was almost complete, and the second imperial examination was prepared to be held as scheduled.
However, this time, Great Qin had mobilized more soldiers.
Not only were large numbers of soldiers stationed at the city gates, but many soldiers were also assigned to patrol within the cities.
More importantly, a military force was stationed at the entrance of the examination venue.
Such an imperial examination was unprecedented.
Even those who opposed Qin were dumbfounded.
"What, so many soldiers? What are they doing? How many soldiers have they mobilized?"
"It's terrifying! The actions of Great Qin this time are truly terrifying! They have mobilized so many soldiers for an imperial examination. With such a large army, they could conquer a country without any problem!"
"It's over. Our plan cannot succeed this time. It's better if those people don't show up, but if they do, they are simply going to their deaths!"
For the security of this imperial examination, Lin Tian directly suggested to Ying Zheng that twenty thousand troops be dispatched to guard various regions of Qin.
At the same time, local troops were mobilized to assist in protecting the safety of the imperial examination.
Such actions made every participant in the examination feel honored and flattered.
At the same time, they also felt an extremely strong sense of security.
With so many troops present, they could participate in the examination with peace of mind, and in the future, they would have more confidence in managing local affairs.
Therefore, the places where these candidates were taking their examinations felt like a sanctuary, and no one was worried.
Yet, those anti-Qin individuals who were greedy for fame and profit were still unaware that Qin had already laid out a net.
Or rather, for their fame and profit, they were no longer willing to consider such a net.
All they thought about was resisting Qin, then being favored by the Princess of Tuan Kingdom, and then becoming the驸马 (royal son-in-law) of Tuan Kingdom, and the king of Tuan Kingdom.
Therefore, many of them emerged from the mountains, preparing to storm the cities and the examination venues.
Many of them had a ferocious smile on their faces when they emerged from the mountains.
What they intended to do this time was simple: to kill.
They were actually very willing to do such things.
Especially since many of them had come with existing grudges, they were even more eager to kill.
However, when they reached the city, they were stunned.
Outside the city, there were soldiers everywhere.
As soon as they appeared, they attracted the attention of all the soldiers.
The soldiers stared at them intently, as if they were staring at their prey, filled with excitement.