Shocking! The entire court was drooling with envy because of me.

"Please spare us, we beg you."

"It is the Song family that has rebelled; we are merely lowly soldiers who obey the Song family's orders. We do not want to rebel."

"Lady, goddess, please, please don't kill us!"

"..."

In an instant, everyone knelt down.

Just kidding, the general is lying on the ground, they're just a bunch of lowly soldiers.

Being granted titles and high positions has nothing to do with a lowly soldier; a lowly soldier just wants to survive.

Shen Qing: "Come with me and I won't kill you."

"Let's go, let's go, we're willing to go."

"We're going to become soldiers in Da'an. No, that's not right. We were already soldiers in Da'an."

Hearing all this commotion, Zheng Quan, who was lying on the ground, was furious.

"You bunch of traitors! I've treated you so well all this time, and you dare betray your commander? You're all going to die!"

"The Song family army of 100,000 will one day raze the capital and rip off the emperor's head!"

Shen Qing frowned: "Noisy."

"Carry him up, don't let him shout."

Upon hearing this, the soldiers immediately tore off strips of rag and stuffed them directly into Zheng Quan's mouth.

Then several soldiers hurriedly lifted Zheng Quan up.

At this moment, atop the city wall, Zhang San stared wide-eyed, his face filled with shock:

"General Zheng, General Zheng has been carried away..."

"General Zheng has been carried to the enemy camp..."

Upon hearing this, Li Si immediately panicked: "Then why don't you report this right away? This is definitely an urgent military matter!!"

Zhang San gritted his teeth: "Li Si, why don't you go?"

"I'm not going. I've only just gone from being a deputy general to a lowly soldier. I don't want to go from a lowly soldier to a dead soldier. You were the one who took on the task of monitoring the enemy, so go yourself!" Li Si resolutely refused.

Zhang San: "..."

Sure enough, if you want to watch the other side eat, you have to take risks.

I wonder when he'll be able to eat the food across the street; it looks so delicious.

Having no other choice, Zhang San handed the telescope to Li Si and hurriedly went to the city gate to find the deputy general.

The deputy general sent by Song Chengwu was named Sun Jian. He was drinking in the courtyard at the moment, and the wine was bought with the money that Zhang San had bribed him with.

They drank to their heart's content, and then Zhang San arrived.

"Lieutenant, urgent military intelligence! Urgent military intelligence!"

Sun Jian frowned: "This isn't something as trivial as eating or drinking, is it?"

"General Zheng has been captured!!!"

"What?!" Sun Jianteng stood up abruptly. "When did General Zheng leave the city?"

The commander-in-chief said to wait and see and not to rush into anything, so why did General Zheng leave the city?

Zhang San's voice trembled: "We've been out of the city for quite a while. General Zheng and his men first started shouting and cursing, then they laughed loudly, but when they encountered a young woman, General Zheng was captured."

Zhang San then summarized what had just happened.

Sun Jian was completely dumbfounded: "You were watching a show from the city wall???"

"Why didn't you report this sooner??"

"Such crucial military intelligence, have you lost your mind?"

If he had been notified earlier, he could have quickly reported to the commander-in-chief and perhaps brought General Zheng back.

Now that General Zheng has been captured, the commander-in-chief will surely be furious if he finds out!

Zhang San: "...General Zheng is so mighty! I thought he was ordered to leave the city..."

"What orders are you giving me?!"

"You wait, I'll settle accounts with you after I've dealt with what I have to do!"

Sun Jian cursed as he ran towards the city lord's mansion.

Zhang San: "..."

He seems to be in a bit of a mess.

What to do? What to do? The lieutenant general's talk of settling accounts—could he be going to take his life?

He doesn't want to die! He hasn't even gotten married yet, sob sob sob.

No, he had to go find Li Si and ask him for advice.

Zhang San returned to the city wall with a long face.

"Li Si, Li Si—"

Now, the only person he can consult with is Li Si.

It was so bitter, so incredibly bitter.

Li Si was so engrossed in looking through the telescope that he didn't even notice Zhang San.

Zhang San cried out from the side, "What should I do? The deputy general scolded me and said he'd settle accounts with me. What should I do...?"

"Li Si, please think of something! Help me!"

Li Si didn't understand Zhang San's sadness; Li Si only felt the noise.

"Stop shouting, don't stop me from watching them eat. I wonder what kind of porridge they're having, they seem to be enjoying it so much!"

Zhang San cried, "They're eating it again?"

Li Si: "That's right, all the soldiers who went with the cook have started eating. I wonder when General Zheng will get to eat."

"Let me see—" Zhang San snatched the telescope away.

Take a closer look.

Good heavens, all those soldiers who followed Shen Qing earlier were holding bowls, each with a bowl of congee with preserved egg and lean pork, and they were eating with great gusto.

"It smells so good! This meat congee smells amazing!"

"I have to say, the Black Hawk Guards' food is really good."

"I suddenly feel that being captured isn't so bad after all; at least I got to eat this novel congee with preserved egg and lean pork."

"I have no regrets about dying, I have no regrets about dying—"

The soldiers held their bowls, each one both surprised and delighted.

This is absolutely fantastic news!

Zheng Quan was tied to a tree. His face was dark, his eyes were wide open, and his gaze was full of anger and humiliation.

If his mouth hadn't been gagged, he would have definitely started cursing.

They're all traitors, ingrates!

If he ever gets a chance to turn things around, he will definitely kill all these traitors.

Seeing this, Zhou Wentong walked up to Zheng Quan and kindly advised in a low voice, "General Zheng, if you ask me, don't be stubborn. Song Chengwu is not a wise ruler. Follow Lady Shen."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Quan's eyes widened even more, clearly showing his strong dissatisfaction.

He would never betray his commander. His commander had shown him great kindness, and he would never betray his commander in his entire life!

That damned Zhou Wentong, that damned traitor!

Zhou Wentong helplessly spread his hands: "I was originally thinking of taking that rag off your mouth, but looking at you like this, you're going to spew filth as soon as I take it off."

"I'm only advising you because you're a frank person. Look how happily those soldiers from the Song family are eating. Don't you want some?"

Zheng Quan turned his head away. He didn't want to look at Zhou Wentong at all, and he didn't want to look at that group of stupid soldiers either.

Of course, there's one more thing, damn it, watching them eat made his mouth water.

He's been thinking about going out to fight all morning, and hasn't had a drop of water since, his stomach is empty.

"This... General Zheng," Shen Qing's voice rang out at that moment.

Zheng Quan subconsciously looked at Shen Qing and saw that she was holding a bowl with preserved egg and lean pork congee in it.

The porridge wasn't pure white, but rather milky white with a hint of gray. The diced preserved egg was partially dissolved in the porridge, and tender, slender strips of lean meat were scattered throughout.

The bright green scallions are on top, and a very thin film of porridge is formed on the surface of the porridge.

A fragrant aroma of rice mixed with the rich scent of preserved eggs wafts into the nostrils, giving one an ultimate enjoyment.

"Have a bowl of porridge," Shen Qing said, looking at Zheng Quan.