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

"How is the investigation going for the people we sent out? Wasn't the Duoyi tribe pushed into the depths of the Saibei Desert by Huo Yun, and wasn't Duoyi King Tayaogan also killed by Huo Yun? How come more than 100,000 cavalry suddenly appeared and attacked?"

Li Ling's face looked a little ugly.

Ever since he became the governor of Hexi County, he has been attacked by the Duoyi tribe in the northern desert almost every now and then. A few months ago, Duoyi King Tayaogan led a large army all the way from the border of Hexi County and almost seized the entire Hexi County.

Later, General Huo Yun led the cavalry to attack, killed Ta Yaogan, and went straight into the depths of the northern desert to raid King Duoyi's lair. How come nearly 100,000 cavalry suddenly appeared?

"Report!"

At this moment, outside the county magistrate's mansion, a hurried report was heard, and two scouts came to Ye Feng, panting.

"Your Excellency the County Magistrate, our scouts have learned that since Tayaogan was killed by Huo Yun, a powerful tribe called the Niaoyuan Tribe has emerged in the Saibei Desert. The leader is Wu Heng, who claims to be the descendant of God. He led the cavalry and quickly integrated dozens of tribes in the Saibei Desert."

The scout quickly reported to Li Ling.

Li Ling looked a little ugly when he heard that. Hexi County borders the Saibei Desert, and there are indeed many tribes there. However, over the years, the Duoyi tribe has been the only one that is dominant and very powerful. He did not expect that the Niaoyuan tribe would suddenly emerge, and its strength would be even stronger than the previous Duoyi tribe.

"Immediately send someone to the court to request support."

Li Ling's face turned pale and he gave orders to his subordinates around him.

He took a few steps forward and said, "Inform all the soldiers in Hexi County to join me in resisting the Niaoyuan tribe. The court will send reinforcements soon."

"As ordered!"

The official in front of Li Ling did not dare to delay and quickly turned around to make arrangements.

"All soldiers, follow me to the Middle East Pass immediately. We must stop the Niaoyuan tribe from reporting outside the pass. Otherwise, the entire Hexi County will be lost."

Li Ling was very clear about the combat effectiveness of the cavalry in the northern desert. They often only had the ability to fight. Wherever they went, they burned, killed, looted, and committed all kinds of evil, but they had no ability to govern. They only knew how to lead the cavalry to charge recklessly. If he was allowed to kill into the hinterland of Hexi County, the people of Hexi County would suffer.

……

early morning.

drive! drive! drive!

Urgent news from Hexi County within eight hundred miles!

The quiet streets of Jinling City were filled with the sound of horse hooves. The voices of spies riding on war horses spread far away, causing a huge uproar.

"Urgent report from Hexi County, what's going on?"

"Didn't General Huo Yun of the Cavalry just kill the Duoyi King Ta Yaogan a few months ago?"

"Could it be that there is something unusual in the Saibei Desert?"

……

When many people heard the words "urgent report from Hexi County within 800 miles", they were a little hesitant. They were all very curious about what had happened in Hexi County in just a few months.

In the court, Ye Feng sat on a chair with a calm expression. Ever since Hai Ming reported a few days ago that Li Bing and his son were short of money to build a canal in the three northern counties, the rest of the people didn't have any major problems, and they didn't have any urgent matters to report.

Seeing that none of the civil and military officials said anything, Ye Feng thought of the situation he saw when he went to Jinling Academy yesterday, Wang Bo was in charge, so he took the initiative to speak: "My Lords, the Song Dynasty has existed for hundreds of years, and the network of relationships is intricate. I hope that the Ministry of War or the Ministry of Personnel will ensure fairness and justice when selecting generals and officials."

Yu Shouren heard this. He was now concurrently serving as the Minister of War and the Minister of Personnel, and the selection of generals and officials was all under his jurisdiction.

He immediately walked to the center of the court, bowed, and said, "Your Majesty, I will ensure the fairness of the selection. Recently, I have heard some news that some aristocratic families have tried every means to send their children into the army or officialdom in order to gain fame and honor."

"Regarding this matter, I have already sent a message to the officials of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Personnel. If I find out that anyone dares to accept bribes or give them away privately, I will show no mercy and will behead them in public."

Yu Shouren knew very well that there were many aristocratic families in the Song Dynasty, and it would be very difficult to prevent such things from happening. The only way was to use severe punishments. As long as a few typical cases were established, those hidden aristocratic families would definitely be more restrained.

"Ok!"

Ye Feng nodded. He believed that Yu Shouren would not do such a thing.

However, the entire Ministry of War includes so many officials, not to mention that he also serves as the Minister of Personnel. It is impossible for every official to abide by the law.

"Report! Report! Urgent news from Hexi County within 800 miles!"

At this moment, outside the court, the spy's anxious voice was heard, and he came into the court panting under the leadership of the imperial guards.

"Greetings, Lord Zhenguo. Urgent report from Hexi County: A new tribe called the Niaoyuan Tribe has appeared in the northern desert. The leader of the tribe calls himself the Niaoyuan King and claims to be the descendant of God."

"Nearly 100,000 cavalrymen have gathered from somewhere and are about to reach the Middle East Pass. We request the imperial court to send troops for support."

As the spy's voice sounded, all the civil and military officials were shocked.

There are many tribes in the desert in the northern part of the Great Wall. It was the Duoyi tribe that had always harassed the Hexi County of the Song Dynasty. When did the Niaoyuan tribe appear?

Li Linpu and Li Xun stood there with their arms folded, appearing to be indifferent to the matter, but they were secretly delighted in their hearts. They knew very well that the more chaotic the outside world was, the more chances they would have.

Yue Teng's brows suddenly furrowed, he knew that in the early spring of next year, the Wei Dynasty and other three countries would most likely send troops to invade, it was really one crisis after another.

Now Jinling City simply cannot dispatch soldiers to support Hexi County. If the Niaoyuan tribe is allowed to break through Hexi County, they will definitely not give up and will definitely attack all the way. By then, it is unknown how many innocent people will be killed by them.

"These barbaric tribes in the northern desert are really disgusting."

Hai Ming couldn't help but mutter.

Almost since the founding of the Song Dynasty, the tribes in the northern desert have invaded Hexi County from time to time. They also made the Song Dynasty feel very difficult by taking advantage of the vast desert.

"Send someone to inform the Cavalry General Huo Yun."

Ye Feng said to the Royal Guards.

"Reporting to the National Defense Army, I thought that if we send troops to fight against the Niaoyuan tribe and drive them back to the northern desert, they might come to attack us again after a while."

Just at this moment, the newly appointed Minister of Rites, Ban Chao, stepped forward.

"Oh? Mr. Ban, do you have any good suggestions?"

Ye Feng didn't expect that Ban Chao would take the initiative to step forward.

"There are many tribes in the Saibei Desert. Their living environment is very harsh, so they want to get out of the Saibei Desert."

"They just want resources and daily necessities. I am willing to go to the Northern Desert to personally lobby King Niaoyuan and the many tribes in the Northern Desert."

Ban Chao had a confident look on his face, appearing to have everything planned out. Even Ye Feng felt a little surprised. Just as Ban Chao said, the tribes in the northern desert would attack Hexi County from time to time just for living resources and to change their living space.