Li Jun brought these royal family members and court officials into the palace. On the one hand, it can play a protective role. On the other hand, if someone has evil intentions, it can also block his contact with the outside world.
When Li Jun implemented the new deployment plan, the defense's combat power increased visibly. They mobilized the entire city on a large scale to participate in the war, trained together, and distributed weapons seized from the soldiers who had also settled down. From that day on, for three consecutive days, there was no movement in the Luo tribe camp. He probably knew where the shortcomings of the cavalry were, or he was waiting for someone inside to send him news.
Li Xiu was really digging deep to find traces of these men in black, and finally found a secret passage in the home of Zuo Si, the Minister of Rites, which contained a training ground and a place to live. But now the building is empty.
In the morning, Li Xi told the story. Emperor Yan Ping still couldn't believe that Zuo Si, the Minister of Rites, had almost no presence in the court. In the eyes of others, this Zuo Si man is as his name suggests, calm and steady, not fighting for power and profit, and not forming cliques for personal gain, but who would have thought that such a person would want to subvert the imperial power.
"Zuo Si, what else do you have to say?"
At this time, Zuo Si changed his usual composure, stood up, smiled wildly, and said, "Jinyun will perish." , then he hit a pillar and died in the astonished eyes of everyone.
The sudden change left no one with time to react. Imperial Physician Cheng Xu Jiuzhang stepped forward to check and said: "Your Majesty, Mr. Zuo is dead."
Emperor Yan Ping still did not understand his hatred and said: " Those who collaborated with the enemy and treason should be punished. If someone comes, Zuo Si will be dragged out and beheaded in public, and the five tribes will be annihilated."
Under such circumstances, no one dared to intercede for him. This matter has come to an end for the time being. After all, the manpower in the city is limited. The sooner it is over, the sooner it will be stable.
It was night, and inside the large tent of the Yelu tribe, Mu Gongchen was discussing the current situation with Zhu Qiyan.
"The three-day period has come, why hasn't that person come here to meet me?"
Zhu Qiyan said: "There must have been an accident. I thought there was an accident at the West City Gate. Broken, Jinyun's demise is imminent. Who knew that the Chen brothers could plug the loophole in time? Mu Anan's death was in vain."
Mu Gongchen also sighed and said: " Annan has just returned to the embrace of the gods. If he wants to capture his vanguard, the opponent must also lose his troops, but I don't know how big the loss will be. I have to wait for three to five months to attack the city. Impossible. But in a month at most, Jinyun's reinforcements will arrive no matter how hard we try. We can ignore the other armies, but the strength of the Fourth Expeditionary Army is still frightening. I have already told the Great Khan. Go ahead and ask for support."
"One month is enough. Jinyang has been surrounded by the Great Khan. We only have to wait for the 300,000 Jinyun troops to be blocked, and then we can choose a day to launch our troops. In Kyoto, Jinyun's destruction is just around the corner, even if the troops in Kyoto don't dare.They went out of the city to fight, but when the time came, it was just a trapped beast still fighting. ”
“Despite this, I still feel uneasy inside. We know the current situation, and the Jinyun people should also understand that the other party cannot afford to waste time, and we cannot afford to consume the number of people. I don’t know what kind of trouble that person encountered. Otherwise, if he cooperates inside and outside, we can capture Kyoto in advance at the minimum cost and achieve great success.
Zhu Qiyan thought for a while and said, "How about I sneak into the city, find out their defense situation, and then use the goshawk to send the information back?" "
"I'm afraid it's a bit risky. "
"Haha, it doesn't matter. The emperor of the Jinyun Kingdom is fatuous and incompetent, and cannot tell the difference between loyalty and treachery. When I go back this time, he will definitely treat me as a distinguished guest. "
Mu Gongchen thought about it and felt that what Zhu Qiyan said was reasonable, so he agreed to the matter.
The two made arrangements, and the next night, Zhu Qiyan pretended to be arrested. The chase came to the south gate guarded by Chen Lang.
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"Open the city gate!" Open the city gate! I am Zhu Qiyan, Marquis of Dingbei, please open the city gate quickly! ”
Chen Lang, who heard the sound, came to the city gate in person and looked down. By the light of the torch, he saw Zhu Qiyan, the Marquis of Dingbei, shouting under the city gate. Chen Lang After thinking about it, he ordered someone to throw a rope down from the city wall. Zhu Qiyan tied the rope to his body and was pulled up.
After Chen Lang rescued the person, he asked, "Isn't General Zhu back?" Dingbeicheng? Why does it appear here? "
"Oh, don't mention it. Take me to see the Holy One quickly. "
Chen Lang frowned, but still said: "Okay. ”
Chen Lang personally took Zhu Qiyan to the imperial city. After explaining the situation to General Zhonglang stationed there, he waited quietly for Emperor Yan Ping’s call.
A quarter of an hour later, news came from Emperor Yan Ping that the two men were allowed to enter the palace. Two ropes hung from the city wall and they were pulled up.
Emperor Yan Ping had a hard time these days. He calmed down and had a good sleep. Unexpectedly, Zhu Qiyan came back before anything happened in Kyoto. Emperor Yan Ping rubbed his forehead with a headache, wondering what kind of trouble this was.
"See. Holiness, long live long live long live. "
Emperor Yan Ping said helplessly: "Okay, let's talk about it. "
Emperor Yan Ping was not even willing to speak some basic words, and directly asked what was going on. Zhu Qiyan knew that Emperor Yan Ping was not in a very good mood at this time, so he said in a short sentence: " I report to Your Majesty that I was chased by the Yeluo tribe's cavalry on the way. I had no choice but to flee back to the city and ask Your Majesty to forgive me. "
"Forgive me, forgive me. Okay, is that done? After that, go back. "
Zhu Qiyan was a little embarrassed and didn't know how to answer the question. But Emperor Yan Ping said impatiently: "Why don't you leave? ”
"Yes, I will retire now."
Because Emperor Yan Ping did not leave anyone in the palace, Zhu Qiyan could only let Chen Lang down with a rope in pain. After the two broke up, Zhu Qiyan returned to his previous residence in Beijing.
When they went to court the next day, everyone was a little surprised when they saw Zhu Qiyan, but after hearing what Emperor Yan Ping said, they realized that this guy was afraid of death and ran back to the city.
"I am guilty, please take back the tiger talisman." Zhu Qiyan held the tiger talisman from the Northern Army in his arms. Emperor Yan Ping nodded, and Gao Shihe ordered his chamberlain to take away the tiger talisman.
Wei Guangdu worriedly said: "Your Majesty, if we cannot contact the Northern Army, the Northern Army will be leaderless and Dingbei City will be in danger. A few days or dozens of days later, large armies will also fall from the east and west. We are coming from the same direction and will join forces in Kyoto. Even if there are reinforcements from the Confederate Army at that time, we may not be able to support them alone."