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

Song Leye was dumbfounded.

Why is the deputy general next to my father behaving like this?

"Second Young Master, I am very capable, please take me with you!" Deputy General Sun cried out in despair.

The horse under Song Leye snorted, seemingly speechless.

Zheng Quan, standing to the side, impatiently shouted, "Hurry up, hurry up! We don't know what's going on on the other side, we're going to be late!!"

"Let's go, let's go." Song Leye nodded in agreement.

He was genuinely worried about his brother.

Deputy General Sun was overjoyed: "Thank you so much, Second Young Master!"

He quickly got up and went to fetch a horse.

Just as Song Leye thought he could leave smoothly, several shouts rang out again:

"Second Young Master, please take me with you!"

"I want to go too!"

"Second Young Master, we'll all go, we can all help."

"Second Young Master, let's charge in together!"

"..."

They were just soldiers guarding the city tower. They weren't stupid; since Deputy General Sun had gone with them, staying behind certainly wouldn't bring anything good.

It is human nature to seek advantage and avoid harm.

Tonight's mission will either be a great achievement or I'll have to defect to the enemy. In any case, I have to go.

Song Leye was shocked.

I never imagined I would have such a strong influence in the military.

"...As expected of me."

Zheng Quan urged anxiously from the side, "Don't just stand there, hurry up!"

Song Leye snapped out of his daze, raised his right hand, and shouted, "Granted! Everyone, follow me!"

"The Second Young Master is brilliant!!!"

A large group of soldiers marched out of the city.

Zheng Quan and Song Leye were extremely anxious, galloping on their horses, fearing that something might have really happened to Song Anbang.

Before long, the two rushed to the Black Hawk Guard's camp.

Take a closer look.

Upon seeing Song Leyue and Zheng Quan, Song Anbang's emotions visibly surged.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!!" Black Hawk shouted.

Sure enough, these Song family soldiers were anything but honest.

All the Black Hawk Guards went on alert, weapons in hand, united against the enemy.

It was getting dark, and they didn't want to disturb Shen Qing's rest.

This time, let them personally defeat the enemy!

A chilling atmosphere filled the air.

"What enemy attack? They're all our own people, our own people. We looted some grain in the city, and this is a special delivery of grain."

"These 10,000 soldiers all surrendered voluntarily."

Zheng Quan chuckled, scratching his head as he spoke.

Since the eldest son failed to assassinate the emperor, these men could only be considered to have surrendered.

Anyway, there's still a chance.

If all else fails, he could try to persuade Lady Shen, who possessed unparalleled martial arts skills and could surely kill an emperor without any problem.

Song Leye forced a smile and said, "Yes, yes, we're all on the same side."

"They all came to surrender."

The group of soldiers following behind: "..."

In the end, they were forced to surrender...

The second young master actually betrayed the commander-in-chief, turning his back on him.

Deputy General Sun wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Sure enough, just as expected.

Luckily, he was quick-witted; otherwise, he would definitely have been beheaded by the commander-in-chief.

"We, we really came to surrender!" he forced a smile.

Upon hearing this, the soldiers behind him exclaimed:

"We have come to pledge our allegiance to His Majesty!"

"We don't want to have breakfast with the Song family!"

"Yes, we've come to surrender."

"..."

Black Hawk glanced at the supplies that had been brought in, then at the group of enthusiastic soldiers.

He felt something was wrong, but couldn't quite put his finger on it.

Hmm.

Not right.

"Whether you surrender or not is another matter, but Song Anbang genuinely intends to assassinate His Majesty!"

"Alright, Song Leye, if you kill Song Anbang, I'll believe you."

Black Hawk's lips curled into a smug smile.

Song Leye's face looked somewhat bitter.

Zheng Quan suffered even more.

He was straightforward and couldn't hide his emotions at all, so he could only yell, "How can a younger brother kill his older brother? This is utterly immoral!!"

He truly had no intention of harming Song Anbang. The commander-in-chief had shown him great favor, and he was loyal to the commander-in-chief from the bottom of his heart.

Of course, Madam Shen was an exception.

"Shouldn't Song Anbang have died for assassinating His Majesty?"

Zheng Quan choked.

Song Leye, quick-witted, immediately said, "No, my brother is just acting!"

"Acting?" Black Hawk was taken aback.

"Yes, it's all an act," Song Leyue said decisively. "It's to mislead the generals of Pingkou City!"

"If my brother hadn't put on this show, how could we have brought out so much food and soldiers?"

"That's right! My brother was doing it for His Majesty's own good; my brother is innocent!"

Song Leye's words almost convinced him.

Zheng Quan quickly chimed in, "Yes, yes, yes, the second young master is right."

"The eldest son is just acting, just acting."

Black Hawk's expression was complex.

Did both sons betray their father?

Why doesn't he believe it?

He's completely untrustworthy.

Although Song Leye must have been out of his mind to bring in so much grain.

"This General Song is indeed acting." Just then, Shen Qing's voice rang out from behind.

Black Hawk: "???"

"General Zheng and the two Generals Song told me about their plans, and what they said is true," Shen Qing said calmly.

We absolutely cannot let Song Anbang die tonight.

We'll have to wait until tomorrow at least.

Upon hearing this, Song Anbang's eyes widened in surprise.

No, is this Lady Shen speaking up for him?

Is Madam Shen really a good person?

Zheng Quan and Song Leye's eyes lit up, and they felt much more relaxed.

"Since Madam Shen has already said that you don't trust us, don't you trust Madam Shen herself?"

Black Hawk: "...Of course I believe Madam Shen!"

If Madam Shen says it's acting, then it must be acting.

"You two gentlemen have shown such righteousness by sacrificing your own family; I truly admire you!"

"Hurry up and untie Young Master Song!" Black Hawk waved his hand.

Two soldiers rushed forward and quickly untied the ropes binding Song Anbang.

Song Anbang looked at Shen Qing with gratitude.

That was close; I almost lost my life.

Zheng Quan and Song Leye are really unreliable. They even told him that the emperor was completely unprepared, that the Black Hawk Guards only knew how to eat, and that assassinating the emperor would be a piece of cake.

The results of it.

He was arrested before he even saw the emperor, having just arrived at the emperor's tent.

The emperor is still fast asleep.

Simply.

"Thank you for vouching for me, Madam Shen."

Madam Shen is a good person, an incredibly good person.

He had misunderstood before, and his father had misunderstood too.

Shen Qing nodded: "It's late, everyone should get some rest."

"Whatever it is, we can talk about it tomorrow after we've eaten."