I Raised a Million Troops After Failing the Exam, and Now the Empress Begs Me Not to Rebel

For generations, Lu Yuan’s family has been made up of honest, upright scholars. But in Lu Yuan’s generation, he was born with a rebellious streak and wanted to become a bandit.

His parents wept and wailed, furious that he was wasting his potential, and forced him to take the imperial examinations.

Lu Yuan accepted his fate!

But when the provincial exam results were posted, his paper had earned first place, yet his name had been replaced with that of the county magistrate’s good-for-nothing younger brother!

He went to the county office to plead his case, only for the magistrate to have him thrown into a mass grave. His parents were dragged into the mess and humiliated as well.

With his life hanging by a thread, Lu Yuan flew into a rage. “Whoever wants to can study this piece of trash! I’m starting a rebellion!”

[Ding! The Strongest Recruiting System has awakened!]

From the start, he summons the Black Armor Cavalry and storms the county office’s private estate!

Lu Yuan only meant to claim a mountain and become its king, then take revenge on the magistrate. But things began to develop in a bizarre direction...

When he goes down the mountain to seize grain, his strategist reads too much into it: “My lord intends to cut off the enemy’s supply lines. Truly, a far-sighted plan!”

When he forces the magistrate to wear a dragon robe and take the blame, the court officials are stunned: “This bandit has layer upon layer of plans. He has the makings of a usurper!”

A thousand miles away in the imperial palace, the peerlessly beautiful empress jolts awake from a dream, drenched in sweat. “Quick! Find out whether that man named Lu Yuan has started his rebellion yet!”