Everyone was shocked when they heard the shouting, and they didn't know what had happened.

At this moment, the chef suddenly lost his fierce look, raised his scimitar and stabbed straight at Wen Yinan, everyone exclaimed in unison, and couldn't help but be stunned by this sudden change.

Between the lightning and the fire, how can I think about it, Wen Yinan instinctively put his palms together, and caught the sharp blade that stabbed him with an empty hand.

The chef drew the knife suddenly, but the knife did not move in the palms of Wen Yinan's hands.

At this time, an officer and soldier ran up the stairs, and as soon as he came up, he was kicked down the stairs by the man dressed as the young man guarding the staircase.

I heard the young man shout at the cook, "Big brother, hurry up!" ”

When the cook saw that the situation was not good, he threw away his scimitar, rushed to the window, kicked it open with a single kick, and jumped down. Immediately after, before everyone could react, the young man also jumped down from the window.

It turned out that these two people were the bandits Mu Xiaofei and Du Yunling dressed in disguise, waiting for an opportunity to seek revenge, but they didn't want to lose their hands.

Hula, a team of officers and soldiers immediately rushed in from under the stairs and quickly surrounded and protected everyone in the county.

Several officers and soldiers saw that the window lattice on the upper floor was wide open, and knew that the assassin had escaped, so they rushed over to see that there was no trace of the assassin on the street, although it was on the second floor, the height was also very high, and several officers and soldiers looked at each other, but none of them dared to jump down to chase after them, so they had to give up.

Wen Yinan put down the scimitar in his hand, looked at the palms of his hands, and everyone saw that there were only two deep red blood marks on the palms of the two hands, and there was no big problem, so they all breathed a sigh of relief.

In the palace hall of the capital of Beijun, the current emperor Zhao Jiangxi is discussing with the courtiers about the southward relocation of the capital.

"Ladies and gentlemen, if I retreat to the south, where should I go to settle down?" The emperor asked worriedly.

"You can go to Chaoyuan, Chaoyuan Town has been an important town in the south of the Yangtze River since ancient times, prosperous and rich, and the folk customs are pure. Chaoyuan town is close to the mountains and rivers, can be attacked, retreat can be defended, here is the imperial city, can protect the dynasty without worry. Prime Minister Li Qiandao.

Zhao Jiangxiang, the king of Beijun, admonished: "Shengshang, the Beijun Dynasty is the hometown of the royal family of our dynasty, and it is also the place where our dynasty started trouble. Weichen is willing to stay in the capital and live and die with the capital, so as to show the world and ask the Holy Lord to agree. ”

When the emperor heard that what he said was reasonable, he asked Prime Minister Li Qian's idea: "I wonder what Li Aiqing thinks of the advice of the king of Beijun?" ”

Li Qian said: "The king of Beijun is indeed reasonable, but now that this anti-bandit is crowded, and the king of Beijun stays here, I am afraid that there will be many auspicious people." ”

"It's okay, the Taimiao of my dynasty clan is sacrosanct, and Wechen will fight to the end with this gang of thieves this time. Even if you go to the soup and fire, you will not hesitate. I hope that God will grant permission. Zhao Jiangxiang, the king of Beijun, asked again.

"It's fine." The emperor said: "I will transfer most of the defenders in the capital for you to deploy, and Wang Baisong, the deputy commander of the Praetorian Guard in the capital, will stay in the capital." There is also a Haizhou Guo Yongda and you command, the thieves are powerful, you can not die the enemy, if you can fight, you will fight, and if you don't fight, you will retreat to Beiqi Youshan, where the Taimiao of my dynasty is located, the mountains are high and the forests are dense, you can guard here, and there must be no danger. ”

"Yes." The king of Beijun kowtowed and thanked him.

The lights in the Boryeong Mansion in Beijun were bright, and Fang Shuyun and the leaders of the rebel army from all walks of life gathered in the hall, discussing the strategy of capturing the imperial capital.

"The capital is a thousand-year-old city, if it is captured, it must not be damaged." Liu Yizhou, the leader of the Southern Hebei Righteous Army.

"In today's situation, our righteous army has won the hearts of the people, and it is only a matter of time before Beijun falls under the control of our army. In my opinion, we can continue to carry out the offensive on the periphery of the Korean capital, and adopt the tactics of besieging the capital without attacking it, cutting off its grain supply first, and in time, it will be self-defeating. Yang Bingzhang, the leader of the Haizhou Rebel Army, said.

For this proposal, everyone agreed.

At this moment, a herald soldier came in and reported to Fang Shuyun: "General, there is a report from the capital side. ”

Fang Shuyun said: "Submit it." ”

The herald handed over the report, but saw that it was written: "According to the spy report from the front, a large number of troops withdrew from the capital yesterday night and retreated to the south, and a large number of people in the city followed all the way to the south. ”

Fang Shuyun asked everyone: "Do you know what kind of army this is?" ”

Yang Bingzhang said: "There have long been folk rumors that Zhao Jiangxi, the emperor of the dynasty, intends to escape from the imperial capital. ”

Pan Wencai, the leader of the Liaozhou Rebel Army, said: "If a large number of people in the city follow, this rumor is very likely to be true. ”

"What do you mean by that?" Wu Hongyan, the leader of the rebel army in Xishan Prefecture, asked.

"I think that Zhao Jiangxi is also sympathetic to the people around him, different from the local bureaucrats. Therefore, it has won the support of the people in the capital, and if a large number of people follow now, it will be the emperor's withdrawal, and there will be no doubt. Pan Wencai said.

"Yes, it seems that the imperial court has decided to give up Beijun, and there is no doubt about it. This is a good thing for us to capture the capital. "Liu Yizhou, the leader of the Southern Hebei Righteous Army.

Fang Shuyun said to the herald: "Order the sergeant in front to continue to closely monitor the movements of the Chaodu, and report quickly if there is a situation." ”

"Yes." The herald retreated.

"Generals, what do you think should be next?" Fang Shuyun asked.

"I'm willing to lead my headquarters to hunt down the faint king." Wu Hongyan Road.

"Don't chase after the poor, I think it's imperative to attack the capital first and stabilize the situation in Beijun in one fell swoop, so it's not appropriate to disperse the troops. As for how to solve the remnants of Zhao Jiangxi, it is not too late to make plans in the future. Pan Wencai said.

"General Pan is very right, besides, the retreat of the capital this time must have made arrangements to deal with the pursuit, and a large number of people are following Zhao Jiangxi, and the southern foundation of the court is quite stable today, so it is not appropriate to pursue rashly." Liu Yizhou Road.

"It's okay, then we will concentrate our forces to capture the capital." Fang Shuyun said.

On the way from the capital to Chaoyuan, an important town in the south, Emperor Zhao Jiangxi led hundreds of civil and military officials, a large number of officers and soldiers and more than 100,000 refugees, all the way south. On this day, when they reached the bank of the Huai River, the team suddenly stopped.

The emperor asked why the men and horses stopped, and a close guard reported: "There is a soldier in front of him blocking the way." ”

The emperor asked, "Why is it blocking the way?" ”

The guard said, "It was said that there was something important to meet the saint." ”

"A stinky Taoist priest is so bold that he dares to intercept the saint and disrupt the march, and he deserves to be punished with death." Zhang Jin, the leader of the Praetorian Guards on the side, said angrily.

"This Taoist priest risked his life to block the way, presumably there must be an emergency, so he might as well summon him to meet and ask." Prime Minister Li Qiandao.

"What the prime minister said is reasonable, summon the Taoist priest to meet him." Emperor Zhao Jiangxi.

After a while, two Praetorian Guards came to the emperor with a sergeant.

The Taoist priest was in his early thirties, with a thin body, bright eyes, a black scarf on his head, a cyan robe, and black Taoist boots.

The Taoist priest saw the emperor Zhao Jiangxi and performed Taoist etiquette, and did not bow.

This made Zhang Jin angry and said: "Bullnose is an old man, when he sees the saint, he still doesn't bow down, what kind of bird salute." ”

"Hey, it's okay, it's okay, Taoism has its own Taoist etiquette, don't blame it." Zhao Jiangxi waved his hand and smiled.

"I don't know the Immortal Elder Venerable, what's the matter with seeing the widow?" Zhao Jiangxi asked again.

"The poor road comes from the Qingya Mountain Lotus View, and the road number is like the wind." After the Taoist priest signed up, he turned to ask rhetorically: "Holy Lord, something big has happened, don't you know it?" ”