Beijiang Prefecture is located at the southernmost tip of Huaiyang County.
Because it was located at the "corner" of the river, it was like a wedge embedded in the south, so the imperial court set up a southeastern camp here to intimidate the counties in the south.
At its strongest, the Southeast Camp had a total of 80,000 regular troops, including 30,000 forbidden troops.
But after the Yong army invaded, the troops here were continuously mobilized, and now there are only more than 40,000 guardsmen left.
In fact, the remaining 40,000 troops were also mobilized to participate in the war a few days ago.
But before they entered Gyeonggi County, they learned the news of the fall of the capital, and then, under the leadership of General Zhu Chengming, returned to Beijiang Prefecture to observe the situation.
Zhu Chengming, Duke of Anguo, had always been the commander of the southeast camp, and later led the main force of the Forbidden Army to participate in the defense of the western front.
However, when he served as the commander-in-chief of the Western Front, he was unable to suppress General Xue. In the end, the court appointed Lu Liqing as the commander-in-chief and replaced him with the southeast camp.
At this time, in the government office, Zhu Chengming looked heavy and summoned the commanders of all the guards under his command.
"Everyone, a messenger from the imperial court has arrived. He is now outside the city gate. Do you think we will see him or not?"
Zhu Chengming's power was granted by the imperial court. Now that the imperial court is gone, his authority will naturally be weakened.
So even if it was such a small matter, he had to seek the opinions of his subordinates.
Of course, the arrival of the imperial envoy is actually not a small matter.
"It would be nice to meet him and see what he has to say!"
"I think it's time to meet!"
Everyone expressed their opinions one after another, but fortunately there was no debate about it, so Zhu Chengming ordered someone to invite the "imperial envoy" to come in.
About ten minutes later, a man dressed as a sixth-grade official walked into the government office with two minor officials.
Although this man was thin and frail, he didn't lose any of his momentum when he came among this group of warriors.
This made everyone present a little surprised, secretly wondering if this man named Wang has changed his temper?
That's right, everyone present knows Wang Lin. He used to represent the imperial court and deal with various matters with the Southeast Camp.
Of course, Wang Lin cannot change his gender in a short time. The reason why he holds his head high today is because he has a powerful imperial court behind him.
Someone immediately asked: "Mr. Wang, are you here to defect to us?"
Wang Lin looked serious and said in a deep voice: "I am here to announce the edict!"
"Issuing an edict? The emperor is gone. What edict do you declare?"
"You said it wrong!" Wang Lin looked serious.
"What did I say wrong?"
"The false emperor is dead!"
Everyone thought that the emperor was not dead, but they didn't expect that Wang Lin would say this, and they were all amused.
Seeing everyone laughing wildly, Wang Lin took a scroll from his entourage and said, "I am here this time to convey His Highness King Yong's order!"
As soon as the word "Yongwang" was heard, the laughter at the scene stopped abruptly.
Everyone has a solemn expression on their faces, and their expressions can be switched very quickly, which shows that Zhao Yanxun has a very vicious reputation.
Whether you call yourself an emperor or a king, you are truly strong when you are strong. An emperor like Zhao Weilong can only control a group of arrogant and powerful generals.
Today, the soldiers and generals are still the same, but when facing Zhao Yanxun, a fierce man, they can no longer be arrogant.
"Everyone, will you accept this edict or not?"
Everyone was silent, but Zhu Chengming, who was in charge, asked: "So what if I don't answer?"
"His Royal Highness said that he has always been lenient and benevolent, so he is polite before fighting!"
Scanning the crowd at the scene, Wang Lin continued: "If you do a lot of harm, His Highness will send an army of subordinates to personally reason with you!"
Hearing this, a grumpy person immediately yelled: "You dare to threaten us, and you are not afraid of your head falling to the ground?"
Wang Lin Yiran was not afraid and looked at the man and said: "Killing me will be equivalent to calling His Highness, and none of you will survive!"
"Perhaps, before His Highness sends out the army, your soldiers will kill you first!"
Wang Lin's words touched everyone's pain. During these days of being trapped in Beijiang Mansion, the whole army was actually in chaos.
Not to mention that everyone is united in resisting foreign enemies, but restraining the soldiers from acting randomly has already made everyone present in a panic.
Once it was known that the superiors had provoked the Yong army to attack, it was really possible that the people below would kill them first.
Seeing the solemn expressions on everyone's face, Wang Lin knew that this group of people was strong on the outside but powerful on the inside, so he sneered: "Everyone, there is no guarantee that what happened in Donghe Mansion will not happen again!"
What happened in Donghe Mansion refers to the mutiny of the Forbidden Army, killing General Zhang An, and then surrendering to the Yong Army.
Everyone present had heard about this matter, and when Wang Lin mentioned it, they lost their courage even more.
At this moment, Wang Lin did not speak anymore, but waited for the people in Beijiang Mansion to answer.
I have to say that Wang Lin felt very comfortable with this feeling of being confident and taking the initiative.
Thinking about it this way, there is nothing wrong with King Yong being the emperor. In today's troubled times, strong men are needed to clean up this messy situation.
"Hmph... let's listen to what the edict says. It's not too late for us to argue!"
Despite their tone of voice and stubbornness, these people are very honest in attitude.
Seeing that all his subordinates were willing to accept the imperial edict, Zhu Chengming said: "Since everyone wants to hear it, Mr. Wang, just read it!"
Looking at Zhu Chengming in front of him, Wang Lin said very seriously: "General, since you are willing to accept the imperial edict, you should step down from the chief position!"
Zhu Chengming wanted to say something, but when he saw that no one else present spoke, he consciously stood up from his seat.
Wang Lin took the imperial edict and walked up to the throne. He looked down at everyone and said, "Your Majesty, please kneel down and listen to your edict!"
Since it was an imperial edict, it should look like it was an imperial edict. Wang Lin did not have any flexibility.
Although everyone was a little reluctant, they still knelt down on the ground.
Seeing these people kneeling down, Wang Lin opened the edict and read aloud: "You are all ministers of the Jin Dynasty. You were deceived by the false emperor and became thieves!"
"As the old saying goes, those who don't know are not guilty. If you know your way back, the lonely king can be merciful and forgive your sins!"
Good guy, a rebellious thief actually called them thieves and even wanted to pardon them.
Although he was not angry in his heart, King Yong's strength was there. If he said they were thieves, then they were thieves.
"As said, if you are willing to abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side, you should immediately lead your troops back to Gyeonggi and accept the imperial court's reorganization!"
After reading the edict, Wang Lin put it away, then looked at the people in front of him and said, "Everyone... do you accept the edict?"
There was silence in the lobby. They could not decide for a while whether to lead the army back to Beijing to accept the adaptation.
But there are always people with clear thoughts who know that this is a choice between life and death, so the answer is the only one.
If you don't obey the imperial edict, you will have to fight Yong's army or lead your army across the river to escape. Both options are fatal.
After a few breaths, someone kowtowed and said, "I am willing to obey the imperial edict!"
When the first person made a choice, everyone at the scene kowtowed and expressed their willingness to obey the imperial edict.
After handing the edict to Zhu Chengming, Wang Lin said with a smile: "Everyone, this is a wise choice for you. To be honest with you... His Highness' army has been prepared for a long time, and he is planning to find a disobedient guy so that he can be destroyed.
Kill the chicken to scare the monkey!"
Everyone broke into cold sweat after hearing this. It seemed that King Yong really didn't take these people seriously, but they did have the strength.
Now that they were willing to surrender, the attitude of the military attachés towards Wang Lin immediately changed.
Someone said enthusiastically: "In the future, I will be a minister in the same palace, and I will have to take good care of you, Mr. Wang!"
Wang Lin cupped his fists and said, "I am a sixth-rank official, but I cannot take care of all the commanders!"
For a moment, the atmosphere in the palace was extremely relaxed.
For a group of military attachés, with today's order, they have solved the biggest trouble at the moment.
