I started as an exile, and I relied on space to support my family of loyal heroes.

The empress glared at Shi Jian fiercely, her dark phoenix eyes filled with icy coldness.

If Shi Jian, the commander-in-chief of the army, had not left the army at the critical moment, how could such a big mistake have occurred.

If it was just a matter of delivering a message, Wang Dadao could just go into the palace with the general's token. There was no need for the commander-in-chief of the army to come in person.

Don’t you know that the enemy is in the neighboring city? You actually did such a rash thing.

But it was too late to say these things now. The enemy had already reached the imperial city, and there was no point in blaming Shi Jian.

There are no available generals in the imperial city, so Shi Jian can only be kept for the time being.

The empress took a deep breath and glanced at the frightened envoy beside her.

"waste!!!"

It would have been fine if nothing happened, but once something happened she realized that there were no available talents in Xiliang Kingdom.

I have never seen an envoy come back so quickly. Not only did he not delay any time, but he also lost the priceless dragon jade bracelet in vain.

The envoy pursed his lips, lowered his head and dared not say a word.

He wanted to have a good negotiation, but the Empress could only offer limited things.

There are only two things, and the enemy doesn't even care about them.

At least he could carve out a city or something and fight with the enemy.

Also, he just found out that the enemy was from the Wu Ma family.

The people of the Wu Ma family have seen all kinds of treasures, so how could they retreat just for the second prince and a mere dragon jade bracelet?

The fact that the Wu Ma family didn't kill him was already a gesture of respect to the empress.

The empress looked at the envoy's gloomy expression and glared at him speechlessly.

She sighed, turned to look at the army that had stopped less than 100 meters away from the city gate, and raised her hand.

Shi Jian, who was standing by, saw the empress's gesture and immediately stepped forward, shouting at the enemy at the top of his voice,

"Please ask the old patriarch of the Wu Ma family to come out and speak!!"

Shi Jian shouted three times at the top of his lungs.

The empress frowned and stared at the enemy, her eyes scanning everyone's faces one by one.

When she saw Cong Chongqiu, her eyes darkened slightly and a flash of murderous intent flashed across her eyes.

She didn't expect that Cong Chongqiu would actually join forces with the Wu Ma family.

After a pause, the empress moved her gaze away from Cong Chongqiu's face and continued to look at other people.

Seeing the man as cold as an ice sculpture standing beside Cong Chongqiu, the empress frowned slightly.

These sharp and decisive eyes...why do they look so familiar?

"The person next to Cong Chongqiu is the King of Zhenbei!?"

The envoy looked up timidly and said in a trembling voice, "....Yes!"

Apart from the King of Zhenbei, who else could have such a murderous aura? Even from such a long distance away, he felt a chill on his neck.

The empress stared at the King of Zhenbei, and looked at Shi Jian who was shouting at the top of his voice with confusion.

"Have you ever seen this person in the Wu Ma family?!"

Shi Jian was stunned, squinted his eyes and looked at King Zhenbei carefully.

"Your Majesty, I have never seen this person in the Wu Ma family."

"However, the Wu Ma family has houses and bases all over Xiliang Country. I think the King of Zhenbei was secretly trained by the Wu Ma family."

If the Wu Ma family had not participated in the rebellion, the enemy would not have been able to reach the imperial city so quickly.

There are people from the Wu Ma family and their assassins in every city. Just spreading some poison is enough to cause great damage to the enemy army.

But the enemy army didn't suffer any poisoning incidents along the way, and there was no news that the Wu Ma family had ever stopped the enemy army. Isn't this obvious enough?

The empress stared straight at the icy face of King Zhenbei, trying to see the shadow of the Wu Ma family from his eyebrows.

But she was absolutely sure that no one in the Wu Ma family was so handsome and cold.

Everyone in the Wu Ma family has slender eyes. The eyes of King Zhenbei are somewhat similar to peach blossom eyes, but more attractive than peach blossom eyes.

"Bring those children up here so they can identify themselves."

Shi Jian shouted for a long time but the other side remained indifferent, and the empress felt a little uneasy.

Could it be that these direct descendants of the Wu Ma family who stayed in the imperial city are actually a cover?

Otherwise, why did King Zhenbei show no reaction at all, as if the life and death of these direct descendants had nothing to do with him.

Shi Jian responded, turned around and shouted to the people below the city gate.

"Bring the people up!"

Soon, six direct descendants of the Wu Ma family were taken to the city gate tower by the palace guards.

Six children, aged seven or eight, glared at Shi Jian with stern faces.

Everyone knew that they were being pampered since childhood, but Shi Jian dared to push them and even brought his secret guards to kill all the assassins around them.

"I will remember you. When father comes back, I will tell him the truth about what you did to us."

The oldest boy, Wu Ma Zirui, glared at Shi Jian angrily and threatened him as soon as he opened his mouth.

Given the status of the Wu Ma family in Xiliang Kingdom, he has the confidence to not fear anyone.

Shi Jian pulled the corners of his lips and couldn't help rolling his eyes.

"Don't mention your father's name to me. You little brats have been abandoned by the Wu Ma family."

"Look across here!"

As he spoke, Shi Jian pulled Wu Ma Zirui by the collar, pressed him against the parapet, and pointed at the enemy troops on the opposite side.

"See? The leader is from the Wu Ma family. They are rebelling."

"They don't care about your life or death, they just rebelled, no one wants you anymore!!"

Shi Jian leaned close to Wu Ma Zirui's ear, and a sinister voice rushed into his ears.

The empress pursed her lips slightly, a hint of worry flashed in her eyes, but she did not say anything to stop Shi Jian's behavior.

Wu Ma Zirui is the eldest grandson of the Wu Ma family. She has always valued Wu Ma Zirui and placed high hopes on him.

As a result...the child she valued was actually abandoned by the Wu Ma family.

How much she liked Wu Ma Zirui before, but now she feels annoyed whenever she looks at this child.

She is still standing here, and this kid dares to use his family members to threaten her subjects. He doesn't take her, the empress, seriously at all.

"You're talking nonsense!" Wu Ma Zirui glared at Shi Jian with red eyes, then turned to look at the massive enemy troops outside the city gate.

"They are not from the Wu Ma family at all!!"

"Ha!" Shi Jian sneered, too lazy to argue with a useless brat.

He picked up Wu Ma Zirui, pressed half of his body outside the parapet, and shouted at the enemy,

"King Zhenbei, take a good look, this is an outstanding child from the direct line of your Wu Ma family."

"If you still refuse to withdraw, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

As he spoke, Shi Jian pushed Wu Ma Zirui hard towards the outside of the city wall.

“Ahhhh!!” Wu Ma Zirui held onto the parapet tightly with both hands, and the half of his body that was sticking out of the parapet was shaking constantly.

"Your Majesty, save me, help me..."

"Your Majesty, you promised father that you would take good care of us, wuwu..."

"..."

Wu Ma Zirui was so frightened that his nose and tears were streaming down his face, and he kept shouting for help from the empress.

The five children of the Wu Ma family looked at the empress with tears in their eyes.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please let my brother go, wuwu..."

"Father will definitely not abandon us. Please show mercy, Your Majesty..."

"......"