I started as an exile, and I relied on space to support my family of loyal heroes.

A moment later, Lin Shuwen, who was tied up, was dragged to the city gate tower by the palace guards.

Lin Shuwen had a large ball of stinky rags stuffed in his mouth. He stared at Emperor Wu of Liang with horror and shook his head vigorously.

"Uh-huh--"

Seeing the rebels in red uniforms on the opposite side, Lin Shuwen was so scared that tears burst out.

Why bring him to the war?

What's the meaning of tying him up? He and that rebellious girl have already severed their relationship, so why are they still treating him like this?

How did this rebellious girl Lin Taotao coax Emperor Wu of Liang? She couldn't even protect her father.

Lin Shuwen stuck his butt out, dug his feet into the ground, and refused to get close to the parapet.

But in the eyes of the palace guards, his struggle was like tickling and was not worth seeing at all.

The palace guards pushed Lin Shuwen to the parapet as if he were carrying a chicken.

Lin Shuwen tried to lower his head, fearing that he would be killed instantly by the crossbow arrow from the opposite side.

Emperor Wu of Liang looked at Lin Shuwen's useless appearance and his face darkened.

"If you continue to struggle, I will hang you on the city gate."

Emperor Wu of Liang felt a throbbing pain in his head as he looked at the rebels approaching the city.

Before the 200,000 troops he had mobilized arrived, the rebels attacked directly.

Originally, Bai Hong was supposed to lead an army of 20 out of the city and have a decisive battle with the rebels kilometers outside the city gate.

Now the rebels have been forced directly to the city gate.

There are barely 50,000 soldiers defending the capital city. How can they fight against the endless rebel army on the opposite side?

Emperor Wu of Liang was angry and afraid. His personal expedition seemed like a joke and he could only boost morale from the city gate tower.

When Lin Shuwen heard Emperor Wu of Liang's words, he trembled all over. He turned his head and stared at Emperor Wu of Liang, shaking his head frantically.

No.

No matter what, he is still the father-in-law of Emperor Wu of Liang.

How could you treat him like this?

Emperor Wu of Liang frowned slightly and looked at Lin Shuwen with a gloomy expression.

"As long as you can get Lin Yiran to persuade Xiao Yunzhan to give up resistance, I will make Lin Taotao a noble concubine."

"If you can't persuade me..."

Emperor Wu of Liang sneered and swept his cold eyes across Lin Shuwen's neck, and did not say anything else.

When Lin Shuwen met Emperor Wu of Liang's gaze, he felt a chill on his neck and involuntarily shrank his neck.

After hesitating for a moment, Lin Shuwen made up his mind and nodded vigorously at Emperor Wu of Liang.

He had no choice.

If you stick your head out, you'll get hurt. If you hide your head, you'll also get hurt. You have no choice but to fight.

Anyway, that damn girl Lin Yiran has always been very weak, so what he said should have some effect.

Emperor Wu of Liang winked at the palace guards, who immediately removed the cloth from Lin Shuwen's mouth.

Lin Shuwen's mouth had been kept open for a long time and he couldn't close it for a long time.

Eunuch Yu smelled the stench coming from Lin Shuwen's mouth and frowned unconsciously.

He raised his eyelids and glanced at Emperor Wu of Liang. Seeing the look of disgust on Emperor Wu's face, he took a step forward, raised his hand and forcefully lifted Lin Shuwen's chin up.

"Click!" Lin Shuwen felt his teeth collide with each other and directly clamped the tip of his tongue.

“Ah~hiss!”

Lin Shuwen's expression was distorted with pain, he hunched over and gasped.

Damn eunuch.

After Lin Taotao became a royal concubine, he asked Eunuch Yu to lick his feet.

"Master Lin, please."

Eunuch Yu noticed Emperor Wu of Liang's impatient look and hurriedly urged him.

Can't you see that the other side has already prepared the catapult? Why are you still making such a fuss?

Upon receiving Eunuch Yu's signal, the palace guards immediately grabbed Lin Shuwen's back and made him face outside the city wall.

Xiao Yunzhan used a telescope to see the situation on the city gate tower clearly.

"Of course, Emperor Wu of Liang took you---"

Thinking that Lin Yiran had severed her relationship with Lin Shuwen, he immediately changed his words.

"Lin Shuwen is on the city gate tower."

"Who cares?" Lin Yiran didn't care about Lin Shuwen at all. She raised the crossbow in her hand and wanted to aim at Emperor Wu of Liang.

But Emperor Wu of Liang was very cunning. He was blocked by several waves of people in front of him, leaving no place for him to attack.

When Xiao Yunzhan saw Lin Yiran's actions, his pupils trembled with fear.

What? Is she going to attack Lin Shuwen?

"Tsk!" Lin Yiran smacked her lips, "I can't aim well."

"Let Dad have a quarrel with Bai Hong first."

Lin Yiran put down the crossbow and turned to look at Xiao Yunzhan.

Xiao Yunzhan glanced at the crossbow in Lin Yiran's hand and looked at his father.

(Note: The act of shouting at each other before the two armies confront each other is called "swearing war" or "swearing at each other". There are profound tactical and psychological considerations behind this behavior.)

General Xiao couldn't wait any longer. As soon as Bai Hong finished speaking, he rode forward and yelled at the other side.

"Open your dog eyes and take a good look at who I am."

"You framed a loyal and honest person. You are unkind and unjust..."

"A tyrant ruler can be killed by everyone."

"A tyrant ruler is unjust and disrupts government order, and the people suffer greatly."

"My lord, you didn't expect that I'm still alive."

"Ha ha....."

General Xiao's deep voice traveled all the way and exploded directly into the ears of everyone on the city gate tower.

Bai Hong's eyes suddenly widened and he stretched his neck out of the city wall.

After a moment, Bai Hong looked as if he had seen a ghost, and took several steps back in disbelief.

"That's....Xiao Guoliang!!!"

"Impossible - absolutely impossible -"

"Isn't Xiao Guoliang dead?"

"how come....."

At first, Emperor Wu of Liang only felt that the voices of the rebels cursing at the warriors were somewhat familiar.

Just when he was wondering who was yelling, he suddenly heard the three words "Xiao Guoliang" uttered by Bai Hong.

He froze in place, feeling as if struck by lightning.

“No…Impossible…”

Emperor Wu of Liang felt nothing as he listened to the other side calling him a "tyrant".

He was already frightened by the three words "Xiao Guoliang".

Emperor Wu of Liang pulled Eunuch Yu in front of him and looked across with wide eyes.

The distance was quite far, and he could only see a man in red military uniform, riding a horse in front of the rebels, waving his arms and shouting and cursing.

Emperor Liang Wu swallowed nervously, holding Eunuch Yu's arm tightly with both hands.

"Do you think the person opposite is Xiao Guoliang?"

Eunuch Yu's arm was pinched so hard by Emperor Wu of Liang that it hurt.

He frowned, endured the pain, and looked across with wide eyes.

He thought the voice on the other end sounded like Xiao Guoliang, but he couldn't see clearly and wasn't sure.

"Your Majesty, it's too far away, I can't see clearly..."

"Useless!" Emperor Liang Wu shouted angrily and immediately called the secret guards behind him.

"Look carefully, who is that person opposite you?"

The secret guards who had been protecting Emperor Wu of Liang all stepped forward in unison.

The secret guards had better eyesight than most people, but the rebels were two miles away from the city gate tower, and they could not see very clearly.

The secret guards looked at each other and understood each other's meaning.

It’s too far away, I’m really not sure.

The six ministers who were watching the battle on the city gate tower all looked at the secret guards nervously.

The city gate tower is so small that not everyone can follow Emperor Wu of Liang in the army.

The leader of the secret guards took a step forward and bowed his head.

"The voice and body shape do resemble Xiao Guoliang, but I can't see his specific appearance clearly, so I can't be sure."

Minister of War Wu Feng glanced at the shocked soldiers on the city gate tower, frowned, stepped forward and said,

"Your Majesty, I suspect that the rebels deliberately found such a person to disrupt the morale of our army."

"Everyone knows that Xiao Guoliang died in battle more than four years ago. How could he still be alive?"

The Minister of Revenue, Chai Yuanyu, glanced at Bai Hong. Seeing Bai Hong's astonished expression, it didn't seem like he was faking it.

But Bai Hong is old, so it is possible that he made a mistake.

How could a person who had been dead for four years suddenly come back to life? Wu Feng's guess must be correct.

"I think what Minister Wu said makes sense. This may be a trick used by the other side."

"We were so far away, and the man was wearing a helmet. Apart from the similarity in voice and body shape, we couldn't confirm anything else."

The other shocked ministers also reacted after hearing this and followed suit.

"Yeah, it's really hard to see. How could someone who had been dead for so long be alive?"

After being reminded by several ministers, Emperor Wu of Liang instantly came back to his senses.

He was shocked when he suddenly heard the three words "Xiao Guoliang".

He knew better than anyone how the four members of the Xiao family died. It was impossible for them to still be alive.

Emperor Liang Wu took a deep breath and looked at Lin Shuwen with a serious face.

"Lin Shuwen!"