Upon hearing the emperor's words, they felt utterly devastated and realized that everything was just waiting for them to expose themselves.
The emperor had long been suspicious, so he had arranged for people to keep an eye on him, hoping to find out who was really colluding with the enemy and betraying the country.
Now that they've caught him, all the evidence is laid out before him, and he has no way to deny it.
After realizing what had happened, the lieutenant took a weak step back. But then he seemed to remember something and immediately came to his senses: "So what if it's me? I have military power now. If I die, the soldiers will open the city gates and let the Qiang state march in unimpeded. Before long, you will all be buried with me."
At that moment, a voice came from the doorway. It was General Jian's voice: "Nonsense! The soldiers guarding the border are all citizens of my Xuan Kingdom. How could we allow an enemy country to enter at will? The soldiers will never back down an inch. Stop talking nonsense."
"How come you're still alive?" Bu Jiang was also very surprised when he saw General Jian.
Just then, a head rolled to his feet. "These people you sent, they think they can kill me? Don't you think too highly of me?"
The lieutenant looked at General Jian in his full armor and seemed to realize that his situation was truly hopeless. He finally collapsed helplessly to the ground.
The emperor immediately ordered his men to arrest him, and then quickly grabbed General Jian's hand as he was about to bow: "Minister Jian, there's no need for such formalities. You've truly had a hard time these past few days."
"It is my honor to share Your Majesty's burdens." General Jian immediately bowed again.
Just then, they suddenly saw Xuan Yu, whose face was pale, not far away. General Jian looked at him with some concern: "Why does Your Highness look so bad? Are you ill?"
When General Jian uttered these words, everyone fell silent for a moment. The emperor first took a breath, and finally looked helpless, with his eyes filled with disappointment.
"Well... Minister Jian... there's something I need to tell you."
General Jian looked bewildered. The people around him gave him strange looks, seemingly with pity. Pity for what? What had happened? Cooperating with His Majesty to catch the spy shouldn't be something to be pitied, right?
"I wonder what Your Majesty wishes to discuss with me?" Jian Mo felt a little uneasy.
The emperor knew that this matter could not be hidden, and there was no point in hiding it. Helplessly, he said, "My dear minister, you may not know this, but some time ago, Wan Ge requested to annul the engagement. Seeing that she really wanted to annul the engagement, I agreed."
"How could this be?" General Jian still found it unbelievable. After all, in his memory, his daughter had always liked Xuan Yu very much. Why would she suddenly want to break off the engagement? What exactly happened to his daughter while he was away?
"But it's alright! Xuan Yu is not a good match, and it's a good thing that Wan Ge broke off the engagement. Today, besides punishing the spies, I have another matter to attend to."
After the emperor finished speaking, all the ministers secretly glanced at him, wondering what he would say next.
The emperor returned to his dragon throne, his deep, authoritative voice booming, "You unfilial son, kneel down now!"
Upon hearing his father's voice, Xuan Yu knelt down with a thud.
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