Frontier Army Warrior

Chapter 828 You Don’t Eat Enough Jail Food

"It is said that Lin Feng is still in Tiezhen. This trip back and forth will probably take at least a month. How can Jingdu City wait for such a long time?"

Hu Jincai smiled bitterly and said, "Why didn't you tell me earlier? This matter is of great importance and must be reported."

"Even an imperial decree is not allowed?"

"Sir, according to the rules, I have to ask for instructions after the imperial decree is issued."

Tang Bingqian knew that Hu Jincai in front of him was a cunning guy who was playing Tai Chi with him.

"General Hu, don't think twice about this. The position of Minister of War is not something that ordinary officials can achieve. To be frank, three generations of your family will be honored."

"Sir Tang, I, Hu, do not have the talent to take on such an important position. Please forgive me."

Tang Bingqian knew that his lobbying had failed, so he stood up tremblingly, sighed, turned around and left.

Hu Jincai also stood up and walked him to the door.

Inside the imperial palace, the Chengde Hall was brightly lit.

Zhao Zhen was awake for a rare moment. He was sitting behind the dragon desk, looking at the ministers standing in the hall.

Prince Rui Zhao Xun, Prince Lu Zhao Bing, Prime Minister Han Qi, Minister of War Tang Bingqian, Commander of the Imperial Guard Ma Buxuan, General of the Imperial Guard Zhao Wenqi, as well as Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Revenue Lin Cangshi, Censor Cai Lantian and others.

"Your Majesty, how should we deal with Hu Jincai, who only listens to Lin Feng?"

Tang Bingqian spoke angrily, his tone very dissatisfied.

Zhao Zhen ignored Tang Bingqian's anger and turned to look at the important officials.

"My dear ministers, do you have any good plan to repel the enemy?"

No one spoke in the hall. Every minister was speechless. This emperor was living a life of drunkenness and dreams all day long, and didn't care about worldly affairs. Not to mention that he didn't have any good ideas, even if he did, it would be useless to tell him.

Among all the ministers, only Prime Minister Han Qi dared to speak the truth.

"Your Majesty, the only solution now is to ask Lin Feng to lead the Zhenxi Army to relieve the siege of Kyoto."

No one else said anything, and Emperor Zhao Zhen waved his hand.

"That's great, Lord Han, who would be the right person to invite Lin Feng?"

Han Qi turned to look at Prince Rui.

"Your Majesty, last time it was Prince Rui who urged Lin Feng to come to the capital to defend the king. This time, Your Majesty is needed to step in."

Prince Rui frowned and said nothing.

No one in the hall spoke. Whether they had a grudge against Lin Feng or not, they all knew that Kyoto was in danger and only Lin Feng had the ability to resolve this crisis.

However, the imperial court had already offended Lin Feng, and no one dared to say that they could get Lin Feng to come and help again.

The key is to have a thick skin so that you can pretend nothing happened and persuade others to put the overall situation first, put aside all grudges, and save the court and the royal family first.

The two brothers, Prince Rui Zhao Xun and Prince Lu Zhao Bing, looked at each other.

They knew each other that it was they who deprived Lin Feng of his military power, and it was they who asked Yuquan Temple to eliminate Lin Feng. Now they asked Zhao Xun to ask Lin Feng to come back for help.

This matter really makes me feel very uncomfortable.

Zhao Zhen also knew what his two brothers had done. Seeing that King Rui had a gloomy face and did not say a word, he changed the subject.

"The city is now heavily guarded. How are we going to solve the food problem?"

Han Qi bowed and said, "The west gate of Jingdu City is still passable. Kancheng, where the Zhenxi Army is stationed, has not been attacked by the rebels."

General Zhao Wenqi shouted, "Your Majesty, I suspect the Zhenxi Army is colluding with the rebels. Please order a thorough investigation."

Prince Rui, Prime Minister Han Qi and others glanced at Zhao Wenqi,

This person was blinded by hatred and would attack madly anyone related to Lin Feng.

Lin Cangshi, the Minister of Revenue, also shouted, "Your Majesty, I second this motion."

Zhao Zhen turned to look at Prince Rui.

Zhao Xun waved his hand and said, "My Royal Highness, please don't believe this. If the Zhenxi Army and the rebels were colluding, Jingdu City wouldn't have survived until now."

He still has a clear idea in his mind.

Zhao Wenqi was dissatisfied: "Your Majesty, perhaps the Zhenxi Army is planning something and will explode in the next moment. I beg Your Majesty to give me your opinion."

Prince Rui stared at him coldly.

"Zhao Wenqi, you haven't eaten enough prison food."

Zhao Wenqi immediately bowed his head and dared not speak anymore.

He was released from Kuncheng prison by Ma Buxuan. After many mediations, he came before King Rui and begged for mercy, which allowed him to preserve his position as general.

Being scolded by King Rui, he naturally didn't dare to say much.

Prince Rui turned around and whispered to Emperor Zhao Zhen.

"Brother Emperor, this matter is very complicated. Let me think of a solution."

When Zhao Zhen heard the word "complicated", he immediately nodded in agreement.

"Okay, I'll let my brother make the decision. My dear ministers, please withdraw if you have nothing else to do."

This kind of court meeting never produced any results. All the ministers understood this, so they knelt down to see the emperor off and then dispersed.

Prince Rui beckoned Prince Lu and Han Qi to stay, and the three of them gathered together to discuss a solution.

Emperor Taisho Zhao Zheng is also in a difficult situation now.

General Luo Yunfei's battle report was placed on his desk.

Seeing that the capital city of Dazong was already surrounded, only the two citadels guarded by the Zhenxi Army were left. Without the emperor's order, they dared not act on their own.

What about the Zhenxi Army?

Zhao Zheng scratched his head, feeling extremely annoyed.

In Kancheng and Xuncheng, the Zhenxi Army, with less than 20,000 soldiers, stood firmly in the city, giving the capital city of Dazong a chance to breathe.

If we want to completely trap Kyoto City, we must not leave them any chance to vent their anger.

Zhao Zheng glanced at the Imperial Preceptor Lan Yu standing in front of the desk, and Prime Minister Miao Changfeng not far away.

"Look, I'm about to trap that guy Zhao Zhen to death, but there's this Lin Feng who puts me in a dilemma."

Miao Changfeng stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I heard that Lin Feng has already captured the city of Tumertel in Tiezhen and will march on the imperial city of Balin next. Is he planning to expand into the prairie?"

Lan Yu shook his head. "Impossible. Lin Feng's base is in the west of the town, and there are seven prefectures and towns in the Central Plains. They have already become established. How could they develop in such a barren and remote place?"

"Then why would he go fight Bahrain for no reason?"

Zhao Zheng sneered, "Lin Feng has the same temper as me. If he doesn't like someone, he'll just hit them. What's wrong with that?"

Lan Yu said cautiously, "Your Majesty, I heard that Lin Feng was in Tumoter City. He took less than two hours to break through the city. He used the cannons on the warships to directly blast open the heavy gates of Tumoter City, and the army rushed in..."

Zhao Zheng interrupted him: "Is the Imperial Master saying that I shouldn't provoke the Zhenxi Army?"

"I just want to ask Your Majesty to be cautious."

Zhao Zheng pounded on the desk. "Cannon? This Lin Feng is really versatile. He's always one step ahead of us. Has the Imperial Master done any research on this cannon?"

"Your Majesty, when Lin Feng's warships bombarded Tongsheng Mansion, I asked someone to conduct research. However, up to now, there are still some unclear data, several iron barrels exploded, and several people were killed. So for the time being, no one dared to reconsider the idea."

Miao Changfeng asked, "Where's the salted egg gun?"

He was very interested in this weapon, and many of his friends in the underworld had asked him about it.

Lan Yu shook his head: "The structure is more complicated, it won't be figured out overnight."

Miao Changfeng glanced at him and said, "The person you are looking for is not good enough."

Lan Yu said unhappily, "How about asking the Prime Minister to find some talented people?"