allonlinenovel Chapter 143 The army gathers
Chapter 143 The army gathers
"My dear officers... your late-night visit truly brings honor to our humble inn!"
Xu Chuan had a smile on his face, but also a bit of timidity.
Even if Lin Yi asked him to obey before leaving and at least save his life, these soldiers with blood on their faces were really terrifying!
"Is Lin Yi living with you?"
The leader spoke in a ferocious tone, as if he was about to draw his knife and attack in the next second.
"No, they... they've left."
Xu Chuan immediately replied, "You are Prime Minister Xiao's men, right?"
"Actually... I also admire Prime Minister Xiao very much. I wonder if you could give Prime Minister Xiao a message for me..."
Xu Chuan did what Lin Yi asked him to do.
After all, they are close to the capital, and saving their lives is the top priority.
When they heard Xu Chuan "admired" Prime Minister Xiao, their expressions relaxed.
Afterwards they "searched" the post station and "by the way" took a shower and had something to eat.
Watching the soldiers leave, Xu Chuan wiped the sweat from his forehead and slowly breathed a sigh of relief.
The next morning, Lian Jingdu.
After resting in the room of the big hotel for a night, everyone came to Huangfu Qingling's room.
"Since the jade token has been delivered, my brother should be on the way."
Huangfu Qingling slowly said, "Lin Yi, we are here, we definitely can't hide it, we should arrange some people to defend it."
"Your Majesty, there is no rush."
Lin Yi looked relieved, "Now that we're out, we're safe."
Then he expressed his analysis.
Xiao Changyun's goal is to control the palace.
To put it bluntly, it means controlling all the ministers and giving orders.
So the first important thing should be to make yourself reasonable.
"Imperial jade seal!"
After listening to Lin Yi's analysis, Huangfu Qingling immediately reacted.
He left in a hurry, and the imperial seal was still in the palace.
"No, we must get the seal back!"
She frowned and looked at Yu Jin.
"Your Majesty, I will definitely be able to defeat him today..."
"I told you not to rush."
Lin Yi interrupted, "When His Royal Highness Prince Qing arrives, he should be able to solve the problem more easily when he brings his troops."
"It takes at least ten days to get from Liangzhou City to the capital. If it's one or two people riding bicycles, it's not so difficult..."
As the Minister of War, Yu Jin naturally knew that marching was inconvenient!
Traveling for a large army isn’t as convenient as just one or two people riding bicycles overnight!
"It's not that fast on land, but what about water transport?"
Lin Yi said this with a slight smile on his face, and Yu Jin understood.
This is to bring people here by water.
Moreover, Lian Jingdu should have stored quite a few things.
"Look everyone, I actually had already thought about it last night."
Lin Yi said as he took out the map.
"General Yu, if we go west from the Nanhe River and then up the Fen River, we can quickly reunite with them."
"Once you're on board, you can sail downstream at a very fast speed. I've even prepared some food and fodder for Jingdu."
After saying that, he looked at Bao Bu Tong.
"Your Majesty, General Yu, I sent someone out last night. We should have news today or tomorrow."
"We just need to prepare the boats, and we should be able to go south quickly."
Bao Bu Tong also spoke.
He and Lin Yi went to bed late, only after thinking about this matter.
"Isn't it too late to build a ship now?"
Huangfu Qingling asked again, wanting to know more.
"There's no need to build a boat. I've already paid the boatman here, and he's heading north now."
Lin Yi had completed all the preparations. "General Yu, I'll need you to make some arrangements when the time comes."
He fully demonstrated his psychological state of not wanting to participate in the war.
But at this point, everyone is satisfied.
At this time, Prince Qing had already set out from Liangzhou City with his troops and headed south.
With the Xuanwu chariot to transport troops, the speed is not slow.
He ran into the man who came to report on a bicycle. He already knew that he could take a boat down the Fen River.
"You go ahead by boat and protect Lian Jingdu."
"Everyone else take the Xuanwu car and move forward at full speed!"
After Prince Qing made arrangements, they split into two groups and accelerated their march south.
The speed of the Xuanwu car is not slow, but taking a boat is even faster.
Two days later, Lianjingdu welcomed the first batch of soldiers.
Fully armed business soldiers!
The original team of 100 people has now grown to 600 people.
Everyone got off the boat in high spirits.
"Where is His Royal Highness Prince Qing?"
Bao Bu Tong and Yu Jin stepped forward to ask.
"See you, General Yu. His Highness said we should come and protect Lian Jingdu first."
"The rest of His Highness's army is coming in black tortoise chariots."
As he said this, Lin Yi arranged the soldiers in a temporary tent with Lian Jingdu's entertainment facilities nearby for them to rest.
Prince Qing was heading south, and Xiao Changyun successfully found the jade seal.
After the false edict was issued, he temporarily became the person in charge.
"Prime Minister Xiao, what should we do with these people?"
In the court, several ministers had already gathered together those young and promising elite officials who stood on Huangfu Qingling's side.
"Either follow me, or you will die. Your choice!"
After Xiao Changyun finished speaking, he looked at the "new" Minister of War and said, "Send out the troops and take down Lianjingdu!"
He knew very well that apart from the post station, Lianjingdu was the only place that could serve as a hiding place for Lin Yi and his companions.
They can't get back to Liangzhou City in such a short time!
The "new" Minister of War left with the order.
Xiao Changyun then began his "evil deeds", plundering the city's property and making the people live in misery.
In just a few days, countless people sneaked out of the city.
Those who couldn't run also hid.
And in just a few short days, Xiao Changyun had accumulated a total of six million taels of wealth!
Plus now that he controls the national treasury...his personal fortune has exceeded 13 million taels!
At this moment, he was looking at the mountains of silver and various jewels in the national treasury, and he suddenly felt satisfied and comfortable.
"Prime Minister Xiao, we haven't even taken Jingdu yet, and the Minister of War... died in battle..."
Upon hearing the news, Xiao Changyun frowned immediately.
He looked at the soldier who came to report.
Later he learned that in just a few days, Prince Qing's army had already marched south!
Although there are only 20,000 people, it is enough to deal with me!
The army that Xiao Changyun sent to attack Lianjingdu was defeated by a surprise attack halfway before it even reached Lianjingdu!
"Prime Minister Xiao, Prince Qing's army is besieging the city!"
"Prime Minister Xiao, all the soldiers who went out of the city to fight suffered casualties!"
With bad news coming one after another, Prime Minister Xiao had no choice but to order everyone to stay indoors.
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At the same time, Prince Qing, after arranging the siege troops, arrived at Lianjingdu.
"Brother Emperor, you are finally here!"
At the ferry dock, Huangfu Qingling personally welcomed Prince Qing to disembark.
"Your Majesty, the army has begun preparing to siege the city."
"Lin Yi, if you hadn't sent someone to notify me, I wouldn't have been able to come so quickly!"