Duanmu Yunyu's words did nothing to discourage Duanmu Shenghua, who was extremely confident in her command of a large army.

She looked smugly at Duanmu Junyu, who was surrounded by soldiers, and sneered without any politeness, "Isn't this enough?"

Duanmu Junyu gave a cold smile and waved her hand lightly.

Countless soldiers emerged again, surrounding the soldiers brought by Duanmu Shenghua.

When Duanmu Shenghua saw that Duanmu Junyu had also prepared a backup plan, she was immediately shocked and furious: "You actually still have troops at your disposal?"

She always thought that 50% of Xiliang's military force was in her hands, and the remaining 50% were all stationed on the border.

She thought she had already figured out the strength of Xiliang's troops, but she never expected that Duanmu Junyu had hidden so many troops!

Could this be a troop strength that only the Empress could know about?

The surrounding royal relatives and officials were also shocked by the sudden appearance of the soldiers.

The Empress is indeed the Empress; she even had such a backup plan!

Duanmu Junyu raised her chin high and coldly swept her gaze across Duanmu Shenghua: "Not only these troops, but all the troops in the entire Western Liang belong to me. You are nothing!"

Seeing Duanmu Junyu's haughty and aloof demeanor as an empress, Duanmu Shenghua became angry: "Duanmu Junyu, have you forgotten that you are still surrounded by my army? How dare you say such arrogant words!"

Duanmu Junyu did not argue with her, but looked at the army behind her and said loudly, "You are General Shao's army, right? When I personally led the expedition, you were the ones I took to the frontier!"

Although the soldiers did not answer, their expressions clearly showed that Duanmu Junyu was right.

They were indeed the same army that followed His Majesty to the frontier.

Of course, twenty years have passed, and many soldiers have retired due to old age, replaced by fresh blood. However, there are still quite a few soldiers who followed His Majesty on campaigns who remain in the military camp.

Of course, they have not forgotten that the one who once led them was General Shao Yichen of the Western Liang Dynasty!

Seeing that they all still remembered Shao Yichen, Duanmu Junyu suddenly changed the subject: "You probably don't know how Shao Yichen died back then, do you?"

Upon hearing this, the soldiers exchanged bewildered glances.

Duanmu Shenghua's expression immediately became unnatural, but when she remembered that Duanmu Shenghua was not in the military camp at the time, she instantly relaxed.

She wanted to hear what she had to say.

An older soldier spoke up first: "This humble general remembers that our general was poisoned by one of the soldiers who served her."

Many soldiers nodded in agreement upon hearing this.

Many older soldiers still remember this incident!

Duanmu Junyu glanced at the calm and composed Duanmu Shenghua and sneered, "Shao Yichen was indeed poisoned to death, but not by the soldiers around her, but by Duanmu Shenghua!"

Duanmu Junyu's words caused an uproar in the audience.

"Was the Grand General poisoned by Prince Hui?"

Is this real or fake?

"But the soldier who poisoned Prince Hui has already been arrested by His Majesty! His Majesty himself said that it was that soldier who poisoned the General!"

"Yes, His Majesty also ordered us to bring back the General's body and posthumously honor her as a martyr."

Duanmu Shenghua narrowed her eyes coldly, but her heart was instantly filled with unease.

She was clearly pushed off a cliff by her at that time, how could she possibly know these things?

She did what she did back then so secretly that no one knew that she was the one who killed Shao Yichen. No one knew back then, so how did she find out about these things after all these years?

Seeing Duanmu Shenghua's slightly pale face, Duanmu Junyu sneered, "Since you are the soldiers who followed me on my personal campaign back then, you should remember that cliff at Tianlang Mountain. Back then, Duanmu Shenghua pushed me off the cliff twice in order to seize the throne. The one who led you to retreat was not me, but Duanmu Shenghua in disguise. From the moment the Empress of Xiliang put on the mask, the Empress was no longer me."

The soldiers had just been gone, and this was the first time they had ever heard of such a thing; they were all utterly shocked.

However, some of them still remember what happened back then.

It was indeed His Majesty who ordered the camp to be broken up, and then the Grand General led them to retreat. For a period of time, His Majesty disappeared.

When His Majesty reappeared, he was already wearing a mask, while Prince Hui was nowhere to be seen. At that time, His Majesty said that Prince Hui had returned to the capital first, so no one had any doubts.

So, the one wearing the mask back then wasn't His Majesty at all, but Prince Hui? So His Majesty was already pushed off the cliff by Prince Hui at that time?

Seeing that they still remembered these events, Duanmu Junyu continued, "From the moment Duanmu Shenghua first pushed me off the cliff, General Shao began to suspect that Duanmu Shenghua had plotted to harm me. After I was rescued and brought back to camp, General Shao repeatedly warned me to be careful of Duanmu Shenghua. As General Shao expected, Duanmu Shenghua pushed me off the cliff again. Fearing that General Shao would expose her plot to harm me, Duanmu Shenghua poisoned him and bribed the army doctor to put poison in General Shao's water bag, framing her close attendant. After poisoning that attendant to death, Duanmu Shenghua pinned everything on him and successfully took over General Shao's army, thus controlling 50% of the military power in Xiliang!"

Duanmu Shenghua was utterly shocked to hear that Duanmu Junyu had spoken every single word perfectly, even recounting the details.

How did she find out all this?

The soldiers were all shocked when they heard this.

Almost none of them doubted what Duanmu Junyu said.

What His Majesty said truly resolved many of their doubts.

They had wondered why the general's attendant would poison him. Before he died, the attendant desperately cried out for justice, but the Prince Hui, who was impersonating the emperor, did not give him a chance to appeal.

Moreover, it concerned the life and death of the Grand General, yet His Majesty at the time didn't even investigate and simply closed the matter hastily.

Furthermore, although the general was posthumously honored as a martyr after he was brought back, the emperor at the time did not give the Shao family any substantial reward.

This practice of discarding a useful tool after it has served its purpose is one of the reasons why they were willing to follow King Hui.

But now someone is telling them that the emperor back then wasn't the real emperor at all, but Prince Hui in disguise, and that it was Prince Hui who killed their general. It turns out that all of this was Prince Hui's conspiracy, and they were all tricked by Prince Hui.

They've now truly recognized a thief as their father!

Seeing that the soldiers had taken her words to heart, Duanmu Junyu raised her voice again: "Since you are all General Shao's soldiers, you should avenge General Shao. The person who killed General Shao is standing right in front of you. Are you still going to help her commit evil?"