In a chaotic and famine-stricken era, I picked up an empress to be my wife.

"Damn Yuwen Bingyu! I thought she loved the people and was of good character, but I never expected her to be so despicable!" Liu Wenyuan cursed on the spot.

Shen An was speechless. Liu Wenyuan had previously been obsessed with eliminating corrupt officials and speaking out for the people, but he turned out to be someone who would stop at nothing to achieve his goals.

Yuwen Bingyu is essentially a carbon copy of Liu Wenyuan.

How dare he call someone despicable?

"My lord, your reaction is not right?" Liu Wenyuan asked curiously.

"Heh, what kind of reaction could there be? When I left Nanling Prefecture, Yuwen Bingyu sent people to secretly attack me, which shows that she is by no means kind and is also a scheming person. It's not surprising that she cooperates with Li Huaiyi," Shen An replied.

After speaking, Shen An looked at Mr. Mingyue: "Who among your people is currently cooperating with Yuwen Bingyu?"

"Wei Min'er, it was she who sent me the message."

"Alright, have Wei Min'er keep a constant watch on Yuwen Bingyu's movements, as well as Li Huaiyi and Yuwen Qin."

"yes!"

"You did a good job, you can go back now!"

After sending Mr. Mingyue away, Shen An summoned Hei Laoliu and asked his informant to send a message as soon as possible.

He did this to prevent Mr. Mingyue from plotting against him, and also to prevent one side from being discovered to have a problem. After the problem was eliminated, someone could continue to pass on information.

Shen An then summoned Liao Bing and others.

Tell them that a major battle will be held on the 12th of next month!

Upon hearing this, most of the military officers were excited, while the civil officials all looked worried.

For civil officials, avoiding war is the best outcome, and stable development is more desirable than anything else.

The military generals, on the other hand, longed to make a name for themselves in one battle and achieve great deeds!

Shen An's sentiments leaned more towards the military generals; since war was unavoidable, they should fight a fierce battle.

There are still 20 days until the 12th of next month!

After a high-spirited pre-battle mobilization, Shen An did not order the soldiers to undergo emergency training. Instead, he first ordered them to blockade the entire Qingyang County and station guards at all the necessary routes.

After that, Shen An mobilized all the people and soldiers in the county to set up various traps on all the necessary roads.

They could expend as many men as they could before reaching Qingyang County.

His traps combine modern warfare with ancient terrain.

When Liao Bing saw the finished product, his surprise was written all over his face. He became even more convinced that Shen An was definitely a descendant of the dragon and that he was protected by the dragon.

This boosted the confidence of Liao Bing, and indeed the vast majority of soldiers.

So what if they outnumber and outmaneuver you?

Their lord is a descendant of the dragon!

With the Dragon God protecting us, there's no way we can lose!

At the same time.

Li Huaiyi was still writing furiously in the military camp.

"Your Excellency, Yuwen Qin has agreed to meet with you and Yuwen Bingyu!" Cui Tianhe stepped forward to report.

"He's quite pragmatic," Li Huaiyi said, putting away his pen. "When will he arrive at the agreed-upon location?"

"Tomorrow at noon."

"Then let's set off. That old man is too cautious. He insisted on meeting at the center of the three forces. It will take a whole day to get there." Li Huaiyi cracked his neck and took the whole book he had written with him.

"yes!"

The following day at noon.

Three groups of soldiers suddenly appeared on both banks of the Qingping River in the southern section of Qingping County, Yangnan Prefecture.

Each share has more than three thousand people.

Li Huaiyi had already arrived at the boat in the middle of the Qingping River.

As soon as his feet touched the deck, he saw Yuwen Bingyu and Yuwen Qin.

The two men were at opposite ends of the boat, and did not communicate at all.

"You two arrived quite early." Li Huaiyi's commotion attracted the two men.

Even though they were fighting each other not long ago, Li Huaiyi and Yuwen Bingyu now have the intention to cooperate.

Unable to contend with either of the two families, Yuwen Qin touched the scar on his face when he saw Li Huaiyi arrive, then took a few steps forward and embraced Li Huaiyi.

"My good brother, it's been over a year since we last met, I've missed you so much!"

Li Huaiyi, however, showed him no respect and pushed him aside, saying, "We're here today to negotiate, so don't give me any of this nonsense."

Yuwen Qin's smile remained unchanged: "Alright, then let's sit down and have a proper talk."

Li Huaiyi ignored Yuwen Qin and instead smiled and invited Yuwen Bingyu, "Miss Bingyu, please have a seat!"

"Brother Huaiyi, please!" Yuwen Bingyu said with a smile.

After the three of them sat down...

Li Huaiyi then spoke up, "Yuwen Qin, I know you also want to get your hands on the treasure left behind by the Prince of Zhennan, but as you can see from the current situation, you cannot lay a finger on the Prince of Zhennan's treasure. Otherwise, Miss Bingyu and I will not be polite!"

"Brother, Brother Huaiyi is right. I hope you can see the situation clearly," Yuwen Bingyu said in a deep voice.

Yuwen Qin's smile vanished. He touched the scar on his face for a while before saying, "The treasure of the Prince of Zhennan is truly tempting. I really want it."

"It seems you don't take us seriously? Do you want to spar with us? Do you think you can defeat the two of us together on your own?" Yuwen Bingyu slammed her hand on the table.

"Little sister, don't be impatient, I haven't finished speaking yet!" Yuwen Qin pressed his hands in the air and said, "But I also know the reality that I am no match for the two of you."

"But if you don't want me to seize the treasure of the Prince of Zhennan, you should at least let me get some benefits, right?"

"What benefits can you possibly gain? We're the ones fighting on the front lines, charging into battle. You do nothing, so why should you expect to reap any rewards?" Li Huaiyi sneered.

"Then why don't you count me in when it comes to charging into battle?"

"Damn it! We're sending you to charge into the trap, and in the end you're going to try and take it from us? Absolutely not!" Yuwen Bingyu immediately objected.

"Hehe, the charging trap I'm talking about is a charging trap that helps you charge."

I do not intend to send troops, but I am willing to provide some provisions. I hope you will consider the situation regarding these provisions.

"I don't want the treasure; you just need to give me some divine weapons and artifacts, how about that?" Yuwen Qin lowered his stance.

Li Huaiyi and Yuwen Bingyu exchanged a glance.

"How much food are you going to give us? Less won't do!"

"How about 50,000 shi of grain?"

"really?"

"How could I dare to lie to you?"

"good!"

Li Huaiyi and Yuwen Bingyu immediately agreed.

In their view, everything Shen An had should have come from the treasure left behind by the Prince of Zhennan.

At that time, not only will there be wealth beyond measure, but also the methods for making divine weapons and artifacts. What's wrong with giving some to Yuwen Qin?!

They're guaranteed to make a profit!

"Haha, you two are so generous! Then I wish you a resounding victory in your attack on Qingyang City!" Yuwen Qin raised his wine cup.

Only then did the two of them smile, and the three of them instantly became like old friends.

They broke up after getting completely drunk.

But once they returned to their respective teams, the three of them instantly regained their senses.

Yuwen Qin merely glanced back, said, "We'll see," and then immediately led his men away.

Li Huaiyi then met privately with Yuwen Bingyu to discuss the specific timing of their combined forces and details of how they would fight together before they parted ways.

At this moment, the two were in completely different states, with Li Huaiyi's face full of murderous intent.

His original intention was not to cooperate with Yuwen Bingyu; he wanted to keep all the benefits for himself.

But this bitch threatened him, saying that if he didn't cooperate with her, she would team up with Yuwen Qin to deal with him.

He had no choice but to cooperate with her, and once this was over, he would make that bitch pay the price after he had obtained the greatest fortune!

On the return journey, Yuwen Bingyu's heroic face was full of anticipation for the future.

She looked at Wei Min'er, who was following her, and said, "Min'er, tell me honestly, was my decision right or wrong this time?"

"Of course it's right. If your two armies combine, you can break through Qingyang City in at most an hour. Such a simple battle, yet you can obtain a portion of the wealth of the Prince of Zhennan, as well as those divine weapons. It's simply the best deal ever."

"Who knows, after this battle, you might not only be able to protect Nanling Prefecture, but also have the ability to conquer the world!" Wei Min'er said with a smile.

Upon hearing this!

Yuwen Bingyu's ambition, which had been hidden in his heart for many years, was gradually revealed.

She looked at the moonlight and laughed loudly, "That's right, let's conquer the world!"

In the future, I, Yuwen Bingyu, will surely rule the world! Wherever the sun and moon shine, wherever rivers flow, that will be my territory! Hahaha!