After listening to Luo Lan's explanation, Jin Feng's head was full of black lines.
"Haha, I have never received an imperial edict before, which made Qin Dutong laugh."
Jin Feng smiled self-deprecatingly, cupped his hands towards Qin Zhen, and said casually: "I accept the order!"
"Kneel down when ordered!"
The Red Armored Army behind Qin Zhen scolded him coldly.
"No need. Your Majesty admires your integrity, so you don't have to kneel down."
Qin Zhen smiled and took out a jade pendant from his arms and handed it to Jin Feng: "This is the jade talisman given by His Majesty. Sir, wear it with you. Even if you are facing a saint, you will not have to kneel down!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty! Thank you, Qin Dutong!"
Upon hearing this, Jin Feng quickly took the jade talisman.
This is good stuff.
There is no need to kneel down when meeting the emperor, let alone other dignitaries.
"Sir, there is no need to thank me. Your Highness asked for this on your behalf."
Qin Zhen said with a smile.
Hearing this, Jin Feng suddenly felt enlightened.
When the Ninth Princess proposed that Jin Feng join the court as an official, and Jin Feng refused, the Ninth Princess asked why.
Jin Feng mentioned some objective reasons, and then complained that the rules in the capital were cumbersome and everyone had to kneel down and salute, which he couldn't accept.
At that time, he just complained casually, but unexpectedly the Ninth Princess took it to heart and even asked for a jade talisman for him.
"Is Wuyang okay now?" Jin Feng asked.
"It's good. But when she learned that the Eastern Barbarians were invading, she was very anxious and asked me to deliver a message for her. When I didn't agree, she fired the sounding arrow, and a station we had been operating for many years was exposed by her."
Qin Zhen shook his head and took out a letter from his arms: "His Highness asked me to bring this to you sir."
Only then did Luo Lan, who was standing aside, know what the sounding arrow was about.
Jin Feng took the letter, glanced at the paint, confirmed it was the Ninth Princess's seal, and then tore it open.
After reading the letter, Jin Feng was silent for a long time.
The Ninth Princess has always been proud.
Even when they are intimate, the Ninth Princess is the one who takes the initiative most of the time.
But at this time, the Ninth Princess's attitude in the letter was very low, almost in a pleading tone, begging Jin Feng for the sake of the people to temporarily put aside his dissatisfaction with Dakang and come to the capital to help the emperor repel the Dong.
quite.
"Where are the Eastern Barbarians now?"
Jin Feng put away the letter and looked at Qin Zhen.
When Qin Zhen heard this, he couldn't help but feel happy.
As a die-hard loyalist of the emperor, he is not only the commander of the first battalion of the Red Armor Army, but also the third in charge of the Secret Intelligence Department of the Dakang Intelligence Organization.
After Jin Feng defeated the party members in Weizhou City, the Secret Service had inquired about Jin Feng's intelligence.
Qin Zhen knows Jin Feng very well.
If someone else had been summoned by the emperor to discuss strategies for retreating from the enemy, they would have run away already.
But whether Jin Feng was willing or not, Qin Zhen had no idea before he came.
From Jin Feng's poems and behavior, it is not difficult to judge that he is a person who does not like trouble and has little interest in being an official.
Now Jin Feng took the initiative to ask about the situation of the Eastern Barbarians, and he obviously agreed.
The stone in Qin Zhen's heart fell to the ground, but he didn't show it on his face. He replied: "The cavalry vanguard of the Eastern Barbarians has arrived on the north bank of the Yellow River this morning. The main force is dozens of miles away. It is estimated that they should be able to do so this afternoon and evening.
Everyone has arrived."
"Have the pontoons on the Yellow River and the boats along the coast been dealt with?" Jin Feng asked again.
"All the pontoons were demolished, and all the ships, whether merchant ships or fishing boats, hundreds of miles away along the coast were sent to Doumen Town, a hundred miles away."
After Qin Zhen answered, he asked: "Sir, are you sure you want to resist the Eastern Barbarians?"
Although he saw Jin Feng's attitude, this matter was of great importance and he had to get an accurate answer from Jin Feng.
"What if you're sure? What if you're not sure?"
Jin Feng did not answer directly, but asked rhetorically.
Upon hearing this, Qin Zhen carefully took out a small box from his arms and took out a jade pendant.
"Sir, this is the Fish-Dragon Talisman!"
Qin Zhen held the jade pendant and said: "Your Majesty has ordered that if you are willing to help fight against the Eastern Barbarians, I will give you the fish and dragon talisman. With this talisman, you can dispatch all the soldiers and horses in the world!"
Before Jin Feng made a statement, Luo Lan and Da Liu next to him both started breathing rapidly.
"Your Majesty trusts me."
Jin Feng glanced at the Fish-Dragon Talisman with a smile, waved his hand and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, but no need."
The name of the Fish-Dragon Talisman sounds scary, but in Jin Feng's opinion, it is very useless.
The imperial power of Dakang has long since declined, and the armies around the capital are almost all the gilded old soldiers of the dandy. It would be damned if they could obey orders obediently.
If it were normal times, Jin Feng might be able to rectify the situation under the banner of the emperor, but now that the Eastern Barbarians are at the city, there is no time to rectify military discipline.
Let’s not talk about whether the renovation was good or not. Even if he could fix it, the enemy would have already destroyed the capital.
"Sir, are you refusing?" Qin Zhen frowned slightly.
"I can fight the Eastern Barbarians, but I don't need the Fish-Dragon Talisman." Jin Feng said.
In fact, even if the Ninth Princess did not write a letter, Jin Feng would not stand idly by if the Eastern Barbarians invaded.
Because the goal of the Eastern Barbarians was very clear, which was to come to Dakang to plunder and blackmail the imperial court when they suffered a disaster.
For the sake of their own safety, the dignitaries in the court will probably agree to the conditions of the Eastern Barbarians.
They will definitely not bear the money and food promised by the powerful, and it will eventually fall on the people.
Today's great prosperity has reached a precarious stage, and the people have reached the edge of death.
At this time, if the court promulgates policies to benefit the people, it may be able to survive. If taxes are increased, banditry and war will continue in Dakang.
The prosperity of the people is suffering, and the destruction of the people is suffering.
It will still be the common people who will suffer.
In the history of previous lives, the descendants of Yan and Huang have endured too many wars and sufferings.
Once a war breaks out, with Jin Feng's current influence, he will never be able to stay out of it.
The Jinchuan Chamber of Commerce, Zhenyuan Escort Bureau, and Jinchuan Bank, which have finally developed, will also suffer major blows.
Publicly and privately, Jin Feng didn't want to see Dakang reach this point.
"Luo Lan, where is Brother Liang?" Jin Feng asked.
This time when they came to the capital, Jin Feng and Zhang Liang left separately in order to avoid being caught in one fell swoop.
"Brother Liang wrote a letter yesterday. After arriving at Tu'erpo, he should be able to rush to the capital tomorrow." Luo Lan replied.
"How many escorts are there in the vicinity of the capital now?" Jin Feng asked again.
"Including those who were originally in the capital, there are a total of 1,935 people!"
Luo Lan had guessed that Jin Feng would ask this question before he came, so he did his homework in advance and immediately reported the accurate number.
"One thousand nine hundred and thirty-five people..."
When Qin Zhen heard this, the corners of his eyes twitched.
As the third master of the Secret Service, Qin Zhen actually learned more than a month ago that the Jinchuan Chamber of Commerce sent many people to the capital on the pretext of developing markets around the capital.
However, the Jinchuan Chamber of Commerce did vigorously promote Shubu subsequently, and there was no unusual behavior. The number of escorts accompanying the goods was also normal, so the Secret Service did not pay too much attention.