However, the arrow was on the string and had to be fired.
Wang Lin took a deep breath, turned around suddenly and ran towards the city gate where he came from.
"kill!"
Dozens of black-clad armored men roared and chased him.
Wang Lin knew that he had to rush out of the city immediately and join the two thousand soldiers and horses led by Yan Qing outside the city, otherwise he would be trapped in Tokyo alone and would surely die.
He immediately activated the skill Divine Walk, and his entire figure turned into a line of light and shadow in the heavy rain, and he rushed to the city gate in an instant.
The leader of the imperial army who controlled the city gate led dozens of soldiers to surround him. Wang Lin looked up to the sky and let out a long roar. The desolate and fierce tiger roar shook the rain curtain.
The surrounding soldiers were shocked to the point where their eardrums bulged. Wang Lin's eyes were filled with murderous intent. He pulled out the sword from his waist and swung it left and right. The sharp sword energy cut through the rain curtain. All the soldiers who came near were struck by him mercilessly.
He was stabbed to death with a sword, and blood flowed all over the ground and was quickly washed away by the rain.
By the time Tong Guan's Western Army soldiers rushed to the front, Wang Lin had already broken out of the encirclement and entered the Fuhu Army camp outside the city.
At the same time, there was deathly silence in the Song Dynasty Palace amid the violent storm.
Yanfu Palace.
Zhao Ji, an official, was wearing a goose-yellow casual robe and was leaning weakly on the soft couch in the imperial study room.
Ouyang Zhenning, the envoy of the Imperial City Department, walked in quickly, clasped his fists and bowed: "Official family, I have been ordered to lead five hundred soldiers of this department to come, please give me your orders!"
Zhao Ji's voice was hoarse, and he waved his hands and said: "Ouyang Aiqing, please take people to the East Palace to protect the prince and come to Yanfu Palace to be with me."
Ouyang Zhenning was silent for a moment and said: "Back at the official's house, the East Palace is surrounded by forbidden troops. It is difficult for my people to enter the East Palace!"
Zhao Ji suddenly roared: "Old thief Cai Jing, he is going to rebel after all!"
"I suddenly realized now that I regretted it! After the Lantern Festival, I deliberately asked this old thief to resign and go into seclusion. I also thought about why he agreed so readily at that time. In the end, he set up a conspiracy to deceive me and seduced the old thief.
Wang Fu was promoted to three levels in a row, promoted to the rank of Young Prime Minister, demoted Li Gang, Wu Min and other important officials and expelled them from the capital, and ordered Zhang Shuye to lead an army to inspect the Yanyun border in Hebei Province..."
"Although the old thief Cai Jing has publicly announced his resignation and returned to his hometown, I can't be sure because the political hall is still controlled by his protégé and former officials, and the three government offices are again headed by the scoundrel son of the Cai family. The prince is a prince.
The captain is in name only, and I, as an official, have become a loner, and I am powerless..."
"Immediately, Tong Guan returned from the Western Army, Liang Shicheng came from Huainan, and even Zhu Meng, whom I have always respected most, returned to Beijing from Suhang... What on earth are they going to do? Do you think I don't know?"
Zhao Ji shouted until he was hoarse and hysterical.
Due to the death of Li Shishi, the conflict between Zhao Ji and Cai Jing became public and reached its peak before Zhengdan.
Ouyang Zhenning looked complicated and bowed silently.
Zhao Ji is determined to deal with Cai Jing, and Cai Jing will certainly not sit still and wait for death.
Therefore, the battle between emperors and prime ministers has long been in full swing.
At this time, the murder of Murong Yanda in Qingzhou's private silver mine and the massacre of people occurred. The undercurrent in the court was suddenly subdued, and the last layer of peace and tranquility was pierced.
After all, Zhao Ji was still the weak and incompetent Zhao Ji. Cai Jing took action decisively. By the time Zhao Ji realized the seriousness of the problem, it was too late, and Tu Qiong Dagger was seen.
The prince's power over the imperial army was emptied out, and the East Palace was placed under disguised house arrest three days ago.
And what the emperor can use at this moment is the five or six hundred soldiers from the Imperial City Division, who can at most protect the entire Yanfu Palace.
The current situation in Tokyo, whether it is the court or the imperial army, has been firmly controlled by Cai Jing.
In fact, everyone in Tokyo thought very thoroughly. Of course, Cai Jing did not want to rebel and usurp the throne as emperor, but was prepared to complete his achievements in one battle. He coerced Song Huizong to first depose the prince Zhao Huan, then change the clan to Yue Wang Zhao Si as the prince, and finally announce his abdication. Zen University is located in Zhao Si!
Zhao Si was the posthumous son of Emperor Shenzong of the Song Dynasty, the fourteenth prince, and the king of Feng Yue. He was also the fourteenth younger brother of Zhao Ji.
Zhao Ji had been having an attack for a long time, but his interest finally waned again. He suddenly stood up from the soft couch and said in a low voice: "Has my disciple Wang Lin, the envoy of the Fuhu Army, ever been to Beijing?"
Ouyang Zhenning cupped his hands and said: "Guan family, I have just received news that the Wang Army envoy did arrive in Beijing today, but it seems that he only brought two thousand troops and horses, and was blocked outside the city..."
Zhao Ji was immediately disappointed and collapsed, muttering to himself, not knowing what he was talking about.
Ouyang Zhenning retreated silently.
Perhaps Wang Lin, who came from Qingzhou, was the last surprise weapon used by the emperor, the last straw to save his life, but with just two thousand men and horses, could Wang Lin turn Tokyo upside down?
There's no chance at all.
Yue Wangfu.
Zhao Si never dreamed that one day he, an idle prince, would be promoted to the throne of emperor.
Everything that happened next was completely out of his control. Zhao Si knew what Cai Jing wanted to do, but for Zhao Si, even being a puppet emperor was better than being a false king of Yue with no position or power.
The side concubines Chen Damei and Chen Ximei are twin sisters who were only fourteen years old when they married the King of Yue together. Now they have given birth to children to Zhao Si and have been together for more than ten years.
Chen Damei brought over a bowl of lotus seed soup and said softly: "Your Majesty, eat some lotus seed soup to moisten your throat. You have been very angry these past two days!"
Chen Ximei massaged Zhao Si's shoulders gently as usual.
Zhao Si sighed: "Cai Jing has pushed me to the edge of the cliff this time. If this happens, it will be fine. If I become the emperor, you will not suffer any loss. But if this fails, we, the King of Yue, will all be killed." Buried with that old thief Cai Jing!"
Chen Ximei chuckled: "My lord, you don't have to worry, just wait and see. Master Cai is very resourceful. He has been in charge of the court for decades. Our official is not his opponent. I heard that Zhang Shuye was transferred by the official." Patrolling Hebei, he found out that the Imperial Guards in Tokyo were all in the hands of Grand Master Cai. Tong Guan, Liang Shicheng, and Zhu Meng had all returned to the capital. Speaking of which, the officials were really incompetent and didn't even have the slightest warning. He didn't even think about it and left Zhang Shuye. , can Prince Zhao Huan still control the three yamen?"
Chen Ximei said again: "What Cai Jing wants is just the power of the Cai family. But Cai Jing is old, how long can he live? As long as the prince has a little patience, even if he is a puppet emperor for a few years, sooner or later the Song Dynasty will be They are all from the lineage of our Yue King."
Zhao Si nodded silently: "What my concubine is saying is that Cai Jing is old and can't live for a few more days. Unless he wants to usurp the Song Dynasty, the government will one day be returned to the Song Dynasty royal family."
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Wang Lin repeatedly asked Yan Qing about the scene when he followed Zhang Shuye into the East Palace to ask for Zhao Huan, trying to find some clues from it.
At this time, two strong men in armor led hundreds of servants into the military camp. When he heard that Zhang Shuye's two sons, Zhang Bofen and Zhang Zhongxiong, had arrived, Wang Lin immediately felt that the situation might be more serious than he imagined.
"Envoy Wang Jun, my father was suddenly transferred by the imperial court to patrol the Yanyun border in Hebei Province half a month ago. Before leaving, my father had a premonition that something was wrong, so he ordered my two brothers to hide in a village outside the city, waiting for the arrival of the troops from Wang Jun Envoy."
Zhang Bofen added: "I just didn't expect that the Wang Jun envoy would come so slowly."
Wang Lin smiled bitterly and said nothing. He didn't know that this was the case. He walked calmly all the way. Moreover, the Fuhu Army escorted a million taels of silver into Beijing. He couldn't do it faster even if he wanted to.
Zhang Zhongxiong took a long breath: "Fortunately, it is not too late now. If the Wang Jun envoy had arrived two days late, the Song Dynasty court would have changed its dynasty!"
"The old thief Cai Jing saw this plan and directly broke up with the officials and his son. It can be said that Sima Zhao's plan is known to everyone. At the court meeting in two days, he will gather the civil and military ministers of the court to intimidate the officials. Depose the crown prince, then make the king of Yue Zhao Si his heir, and finally give the throne to the king of Yue."
"The king's envoy, my father said that although the current officials have done nothing, it can even be said to be stupid and ignorant, and they use traitors and sycophants, causing the court to be filthy. But the king of Yue, Zhao Si, is even more unbearable. If this person is allowed to ascend to the great treasure, great fortune will be lost. The entire Song Dynasty fell into the hands of the Cai family, and from now on, the Song Dynasty will be destroyed."
Wang Lin remained strangely silent.
He knew that the conflict between Zhao Ji and Cai Jing was getting worse. It had already started to show signs of it when he left Tokyo that day.
But he didn't expect that Cai Jing would be so extreme that he would rebel and manipulate dynasties. This was something that had never happened before in history. Could it be because of the butterfly effect caused by the arrival of him as a time traveler, which invisibly promoted it?
It seems so.
In any case, he strongly agreed with Zhang Shuye's point of view.
Although Zhao Ji was unbearable, the change of dynasty at this time was a disaster that shook the country's foundation for the Song Dynasty.
Moreover, as far as Wang Lin is concerned, once Zhao Ji and Zhao Huan are killed and Cai Jing is allowed to control a puppet emperor to rule the world, he will be the first to suffer the consequences!
Therefore, Zhao Ji and Zhao Huan cannot die yet.
However, with just two thousand Fuhu troops, can they reverse the overall situation in Tokyo?
Although Wang Lin is confident, he does not think that he is an omnipotent god.
There are at least 20,000 to 30,000 soldiers and horses in the commander's palace in Tokyo's capital. The city of Tokyo is now firmly in Cai Jing's hands. To march his two thousand men into the city is no different than to die.
Seeing Wang Lin's gloomy face and keeping silent, Zhang Bofen said anxiously: "Envoy Wang, we can no longer delay at this time. We must attack Tokyo immediately, rescue the officials and the prince, and then escape from Tokyo to Nanjing, and let the officials take over." Order the military kings of every town in the world to attack Cai Jing and this group of traitors!"
Zhang Zhongxiong spread out the map of Tokyo, raised his hand and pointed in the direction of the imperial city and said: "Envoy Wang, we will attack the city from Wanshengmen, go straight to the imperial city, rescue the officials and the prince, and then fight out of Xincaomen. You can retreat to Nanjing!"
Wang Lin looked at the map carefully and suddenly shook his head and said: "That's inappropriate."
Zhang Zhongxiong was anxious: "Envoy Wang Jun, what's wrong? My two brothers have been planning for a long time before the envoy Wang Jun came. This is the only opportunity to save the official family. Once missed, it will be too late to regret."
Zhang Bofen also echoed: "Envoy Wang, you can't hesitate any longer. The sudden arrival of our Fuhu Army is probably beyond the expectation of the old thief Cai Jing. If we wait until Cai Jing and his gang of thieves wake up and take precautions, we Even if you want to save the official family, you can't."