The tyrant empress is my wife, I am invincible and have been hiding

"Father, this is absolutely impossible!" Zhao Yuan was horrified when he heard this, and he immediately retorted, "Zhen Guojun and Zhao Yunfei are not ordinary people. If they knew that we were wavering, I'm afraid they would kill us first, and then we would be really doomed."

Zhao Fei smiled and bowed to Zhao Du. Seeing Zhao Yuan's direct objection, he thought this was a good opportunity for him to flatter him: "Father is wise, I agree with your idea. Our Pingxi County is located on the border and the road is remote. We can only survive if we negotiate between Ye Feng and Zhao Yunfei and don't offend anyone."

"Hahaha! How ridiculous! If we don't talk about the talents of Lord Zhenguo Ye Feng, Zhao Yunfei will know that we want to reap the benefits, and he will attack us before Ye Feng can make a move!" Zhao Yuan's face was full of anger. He never expected that his elder brother would choose to agree in order to please his father.

"Second brother, everyone present here is someone our father trusts. Our plan is only known to those present here. How could Zhao Yunfei know about it?" Zhao Fei sneered in his heart. He had been fighting with Zhao Yuan for so many years. Zhao Yuan had always been the biggest obstacle for him to become the heir of the King of Pingxi. Seeing that he could completely defeat the other party, he was not polite: "If Zhao Yunfei knew about it by then, it would be unless someone tipped him off on purpose."

"Humph!"

Zhao Yuan's pale face was horribly angry. He gritted his teeth, snorted coldly, and said disdainfully: "I am loyal to my father, and the heaven and earth can bear witness to it. I am not like some people who only accept benefits from King Dongxuan. I heard some rumors that King Dongxuan gave five beauties to someone half a month ago!"

"Zhao Yuan, don't slander me. You should show me the evidence for something that is totally untrue!" Zhao Fei's eyes were filled with cold murderous intent. He never expected that Zhao Yuan would know about such a secret thing as King Dong Xuan sending him a beautiful woman. There was only one explanation, that someone among his close confidants was a traitor arranged by Zhao Yuan.

He had already made up his mind that once he returned to the mansion, he would start cleaning out the traitors.

"Neither of you need to argue."

Zhao Du saw that Zhao Fei and Zhao Yuan were fighting with each other, and although they looked angry on the surface, they were actually very happy in their hearts. Both of them had their own strengths and intelligence. What he feared most was that the two sons would unite to deal with him. In fact, sometimes he wanted to find a way to let the two fight each other so that he, as a father, could maneuver between them and play the greatest role.

"Old Wang, what do you think of my idea? I want to have the best of both worlds, not helping either side, and not offending either. I have sent envoys to each of them, expressing my willingness to cooperate with them, but in fact it is just verbal cooperation. We will continue to guard Pingxi County and not contribute anything." Zhao Du looked at the white-haired old man not far away.

This person is the counselor of King Pingxi. He has always had good strategies and ideas. He wants to hear his opinion.

"Your Majesty's idea is brilliant!"

Wang Lang knew very well that if he expressed his opinion now, it would be equivalent to offending another person, and he could not afford to offend anyone, so he simply agreed with Zhao Du's idea and did not help either side.

"Mr. Wang?"

When Zhao Yuan heard that Wang Lang actually agreed with his father's idea, he couldn't help but widen his eyes in disbelief and looked at Wang Lang with great disappointment.

Wang Lang ignored Zhao Yuan. Having followed Zhao Du for so many years, he had already seen Zhao Du's intention clearly, which was to make Zhao Fei and Zhao Yuan fight each other so that Zhao Du could control the entire Pingxi County. If he leaned towards either side now, it would be possible to break this balance, which Zhao Du could not tolerate. He would be the one to die.

Following Zhao Du and giving him advice is just to make a living. If you lose your life, it would not be a glorious sacrifice.

"Since Mr. Wang agrees with my point of view, this matter is settled. I will arrange two people to go to Ye Feng and Zhao Yunfei respectively to hand in their letters of surrender and express their attitude."

Zhao Du did not let Zhao Yuan and Zhao Fei continue to argue, and simply made the decision directly.

"Your Majesty is wise!"

Several counselors and generals all bowed in greeting.

King Pingxi Zhao Du seemed to be very pleased and felt that everything was under his control. It was really wonderful!

……

The border of Nanyu County, Yuling County.

"Kill!"

Taking advantage of the dim night, a bearded man in armor, holding a long saber, with spiritual power surging on his body, came. He was Xu Zhenghua, the general of the Qingyuan Dynasty, which was adjacent to the southern part of the Song Dynasty. Half a month ago, the Qingyuan Dynasty learned that the King of Nanyu, Zhao Pengju, had mobilized all the soldiers of Nanyu County to assemble in Nanyu City.

Pei Yuanji, the emperor of the Qingyuan Dynasty, predicted that the defense of Yuling County was empty, so he directly sent him to lead an army of 100,000 and head straight to Yuling County, followed by a dense army.

Following his order, numerous soldiers rushed into Yuling County. Shouts and screams continued to be heard. The originally quiet Yuling County was also broken by the sounds of fighting.

Just as Pei Yuanji expected, he led his army all the way to Yuling County without encountering any obstacles along the way, and marched straight into the county seat.

"Run! The Qingyuan Dynasty's army must be taking advantage of the fight between the King of Zhenguo and the King of Nanyu to seize Yuling County."

"Everyone, run quickly. The soldiers of the Qingyuan Dynasty are very cruel. They kill anyone they see without showing any mercy."

"King Nanyu had previously transferred all the garrison troops to deal with Ye Feng. Now there are no soldiers guarding Yuling County."

"The Qingyuan Dynasty is taking advantage of others' misfortune. This is despicable behavior."

……

"General Xu, the guards of Yuling County are empty and we have successfully captured it. Should we continue to advance?" When a deputy general saw that Yuling County had been captured, he quickly came to Xu Zhenghua to report.

They all felt that since Zhao Pengju and Ye Feng were fighting each other, it was a perfect opportunity for them to continue to capture Nanyu County. They all wanted to continue chasing and killing them, seizing territory, and gaining military merit.

"Order the entire army not to pursue! Reorganize the troops immediately and defend Yuling County. If Ye Feng and Zhao Pengju decide the winner, they will most likely lead a large army to retake Yuling County. Let's wait and see what happens! If their war continues to intensify, we can continue to attack and seize Jiantong City in Nanyu County as quickly as possible. No matter who wins, we can defend Jiantong City and rest assured!"

Xu Zhenghua doesn’t know yet that Ye Feng and Zhao Pengju have already decided the winner.

When they sent out their troops, they only knew that Ye Feng had just captured Minghua Pass.

"As ordered!"

The deputy general quickly turned around and began to repair the city wall of Yuling County with his soldiers, preparing various rolling stones and rolling logs for defending the city.

"The Song Dynasty is falling apart, but people are still killing each other. If our Qingyuan Dynasty takes the lead, we can get the meat first." A deputy general couldn't help but say excitedly.

If Zhao Pengju had not guarded Nanyu County over the years, their Qingyuan Dynasty would have long coveted this area in the southern part of the Song Dynasty.

Now that Zhao Pengju and the Song Dynasty court are fighting each other, it is a good opportunity for the Qingyuan Dynasty to take advantage of the situation.