Pei Zhi then took another piece of paper from the side and placed it in front of Yuan Chengyu, "Write a letter to Prince Cheng."
"What should we write?"
"I'll give you an address. Have your dad and mom hide here for a while."
Seeing that Yuan Chengyu was still puzzled, Pei Zhi had no choice but to patiently explain.
“We did not obey the Emperor’s orders. Once news of the war reaches the capital, your parents will likely be in danger.”
Emperor Pei was not a kind-hearted person to begin with, so it was quite possible that he would use Prince Cheng to threaten Yuan Chengyu.
"This mountain is not easy to climb either. By the time your parents have hidden themselves, we should have already crossed it."
Yuan Chengyu did not hesitate and immediately picked up his pen.
After writing the letter, Pei Zhi received it and had someone deliver it.
"Aren't you going to ask me what I want to do next?"
Yuan Chengyu looked at Pei Zhi with a smile in his eyes: "If the princess doesn't want to say, I don't want to ask anymore."
Pei Zhi suddenly said, "Father, you are above all others in this position. I would like to sit on it as well."
I fought several battles with Yuan Chengyu and have known him for so long.
Pei Zhi thought that even if she didn't say it, Yuan Chengyu could probably guess what was going on.
"After we take over the Kingdom of Solo, I will have Allen guard this place."
Yuan Chengyu nodded. He knew that Alan was Pei Zhi's man.
"Afterwards, the Kingdom of Solo appeared to have submitted to the court, but in reality, it submitted to me."
Yuan Chengyu had no objections, "But is this Alan trustworthy?"
This is no small matter. Yuan Chengyu is worried that if Alan turns against him in the future, Pei Zhi will be in danger.
"Trust those you employ, and do not employ those you do not trust."
Upon hearing this, Yuan Chengyu's expression changed slightly. "The princess doesn't treat me like that."
Yuan Chengyu knew that Pei Zhi harbored many doubts about him.
Although it seems like he's completely at ease now, the real reason is that he sent his parents to Pei Zhi's territory.
No matter how much Yuan Chengyu had pledged his loyalty before, Pei Zhi never fully trusted him.
"There has to be a first-come, first-served order, right?" Pei Zhi pinched Yuan Chengyu's earlobe with her hand. "Don't be jealous of him."
Yuan Chengyu couldn't help but ask, "What about Qin Xiangyang?"
"How does the princess perceive me and him?"
Pei Zhi reminded Yuan Chengyu, "He is my son-in-law."
Yuan Chengyu pursed his lips. "I know."
“He and I are husband and wife, so our relationship is naturally close.”
Yuan Chengyu looked at Pei Zhi with reverence, "I can also be intimate with the princess. As long as the princess gives me this opportunity, I will definitely serve the princess comfortably."
Pei Zhi understood what Yuan Cheng meant.
However, Pei Zhi still refused.
Firstly, doing this kind of thing in a military camp is uncomfortable.
Secondly, after fighting for so many days, I was exhausted and my muscles were aching all over.
Although Pei Zhi has been exercising regularly since getting married.
Yuan Chengyu thought Pei Zhi was looking down on him. "Princess, please don't misunderstand. Those are all empty titles. I am innocent."
Yuan Chengyu thought to himself, thankfully, he wasn't that kind of person who didn't settle down.
Otherwise, he really wouldn't have dared to say such audacious things to the princess.
"Let's talk about it later; now is not the time to do that."
The princess didn't reject him outright, and Yuan Chengyu knew what was going on.
Over the next few days, Pei Zhi wandered around the mountains, and then sent someone to the city to buy some materials.
The mountain is high and difficult to climb, simply because the trees in the mountain are abundant.
The terrain was obscured by weeds, but the soldiers of Solo knew it well.
There are countless traps waiting for them to fall into the mountains.
Therefore, Pei Zhi planned to burn the mountain.
Are the trees too sturdy to be easily ignited?
It's alright, Pei Zhi can make her own fire-extinguishing oil. Even if everyone in the Kingdom of Solo tried to put out the fire with water, they wouldn't be able to.
The materials Pei Zhi had her men procure these past few days were for making flammable oil.
As night fell, Pei Zhi tied the oil to the catapult and launched it into the mountains.
After all the oil from the fire had been used up, Pei Zhi personally lit a torch and threw it up the mountain.
The soldiers threw their torches up the mountain, and instantly, the entire mountain burst into flames.
Pei Zhi looked up at the mountain.
"Let this fire burn out. I want to see what other tricks the Kingdom of Solo has up its sleeve."
Yuan Chengyu hadn't expected Pei Zhi to be so clever, able to come up with such a brilliant idea.
It wasn't that no one had thought of setting the mountain on fire before.
But how can you possibly burn a mountain for several days and nights?
Throwing a few torches up the mountain is not a big problem, but it's impossible to burn down the entire mountain with just a few torches.
Flames were burning on the mountain, and soldiers were cheering below.
They knew that after this great fire, the Kingdom of Solo would be theirs for the taking.
The fire burned for seven days and seven nights before it was almost completely extinguished.
The entire mountain was barren. Even if there were wolves, they either fled down the mountain to escape the fire or were burned to death.
Without weeds and trees, these traps were all exposed.
In just three days, Pei Zhi moved into the royal palace of the Kingdom of Solo.
Of course, when Pei Zhi and Yuan Chengyu were besieging the city, the king of Solo shamelessly handed over a letter of surrender.
As long as Pei Zhi withdraws his troops, they will agree to any request.
As for the outcome, Pei Zhi naturally tore up the surrender document, rushed into the palace, and personally beheaded the king of Solo.
A great victory was won in a battle.
From then on, Solo became their territory.
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