The empress glared at Shi Jian fiercely, her dark phoenix eyes filled with ice 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.
To pass on 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 talk about 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 envoy beside her who was looking frightened.
"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 return so quickly. Not only did he not delay at all, 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's offer was limited.
There are only two things, and the enemy doesn't even look down on 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. 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 favor 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 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 sweeping across everyone's faces one by one.
When she saw Cong Chongqiu, her eyes darkened slightly and a 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 shifted 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 one 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 distance, 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 doubt.
"Have you ever seen this person in the Wu Ma family?!"
Shi Jian was startled, squinted his eyes and looked at the King of Zhenbei carefully,
"Your Majesty, I have never seen such a 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 harm to the enemy.
However, there were no poisoning incidents among the enemy troops along the way, and there was no news that the Wu Ma family had tried to stop the enemy troops. Isn't this obvious enough?
The empress stared straight at the icy face of King Zhenbei, trying to see the shadow of the Wuma 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 the King of 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 the King of 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 towards the city gate tower,
"Bring the people up!"
Soon, the 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 they were young, but Shi Jian actually 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 corner of his lips and couldn't help rolling his eyes.
"Don't mention your father anymore. You little brats have been abandoned by the Wu Ma family."
"Look across here!"
As he spoke, Shi Jian grabbed Wu Ma Zirui's collar and pressed him against the parapet, pointing at the enemy troops opposite.
"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's direct line. She has always valued Wu Ma Zirui and placed high hopes on him.
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