A few days later, there was another pilgrimage.

Bao Zheng did not go home, but directly transferred to the Prime Minister's Mansion.

After entering the door, Prime Minister Wang Yanling saw that his face was full of anger and couldn't help asking.

"Xiren, what are you doing here?"

Bao Zheng arched his hand with a cold face:

"Wang Xiang, Bao is puzzled, why did you let that Yan Wang Hu come?"

It turned out that at today's court meeting, Wang Yanling actually agreed to the rule of King Yan.

If King Yan didn't bring troops into Beijing, Bao Zheng wouldn't be so disgusted, but what King Yan is doing now directly makes him identify him as a chaotic minister and thief.

Wang Yanling was his teacher, so he came directly to question.

Wang Yanling did not argue, but took out a letter from the bookshelf behind him and handed it over:

"Xiren, this is a secret letter from the official family, take a look."

Bao Zheng was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "Is there news from the front?" ”

As he spoke, he was not polite, and directly took the letter and read it.

After reading the letter, he was pleasantly surprised:

"My Great Song has won a big victory? His Majesty was not injured either? Ok, good, good! ”

Then, he complained:

"Why didn't Prime Minister Wang announce the good news?"

"If there is such a good news, how dare King Yan make trouble? The capital will not be unstable! ”

Although the emperor did not send Cao Bin back to the capital to quell the rebellion, he did not do nothing.

At the very least, give a little faith to the trustworthy courtiers, lest they be overwhelmed.

Therefore, the letter does not say anything about the emperor's injury.

Wang Yanling shook his head and said:

"Because of this, the official compromised and retreated, once King Yan learned the news, I was afraid that he would jump off the wall in a hurry."

"What we have to do now is to prepare in advance, wait for His Majesty's army to return, and capture King Yan in one fell swoop."

He also has no choice, watching King Yan's more and more tough attitude, if he doesn't back down, I'm afraid that King Yan will directly force the palace to ascend the throne.

And his conjecture is not bad, if it weren't for the news that the emperor had returned to Beijing suddenly, I'm afraid that King Yan would have taken tough measures.

However, this is also to blame for his lack of decisiveness before, after the rumor that the emperor was defeated and injured, Li Zhaoming came to ask for instructions, planning to impose martial law in the whole city.

It's just that he was afraid of the impact too much, and he didn't react quickly, so that he missed the opportunity.

Before leaving, the emperor asked him to temporarily serve as a privy envoy, and without his approval, even if Li Zhaoming was commanded in front of the palace, he would not dare to transfer troops at will.

"Wang Xiang, how are you going to prepare?"

After seeing the emperor's letter, Bao Zheng also relaxed.

Wang Yanling pondered for a moment and said:

"Xiren came just in time, you take my warrant and go to see Li Zhaoming, first let him secretly rectify the front division of the palace, and prepare to receive His Majesty."

Bao Zheng nodded and said:

"Bao Zheng understands, I'll go."

When he left the Prime Minister's Mansion, he immediately asked Jiang Ping and others to escort him to the Zhongwu Mansion.

Li Zhaoming is the son of the old uncle Li Jilong, and his aunt is the empress of Taizong.

Although he himself is not very famous, his father is a famous general.

During the Taizong period, Li Jilong was almost invincible on the battlefield, and it is not too much to be called the first general of the Great Song Dynasty.

What Western Xia Li Jiqian and Li Deming were beaten by him like grandsons.

Even Jerecius had been defeated by his men, but unfortunately died early.

Li Zhaoming, 45 years old, has been serving as the commander of the palace's former division.

This is a second-rank dispatch, the highest-ranking substantive military attaché, and Cao Bin's top boss.

This shows the emperor's trust in him.

However, this time he was ambushed by the Liao soldiers and had to recuperate.

Bao Zheng saw that he was tightly wrapped, and couldn't help frowning and said:

"Zhongwuhou, is your injury serious?"

When Li Zhaoming saw Bao Zheng visiting, he knew that there was something important, so he quickly got up and moved a few times and said:

"Don't worry, Lord Bao, I can still move, is it something that Prime Minister Wang has ordered?"

Bao Zheng said vaguely:

"King Yan has gone too far these days, I don't know if Zhongwu Hou can control the forbidden army stationed in Beijing?"

Although Li Zhaoming had always been loyal, he did not fully inform the emperor of the news, but only asked vaguely.

Li Zhaoming did not hesitate, and directly explained the situation of the forbidden army:

"The commanders of the two armies of Shenwei and Longwei are very close to King Yan, but there are still more than 5,000 people in Li's hands......"

The second army of Shenlong and the two armies of the Touri and Tianwu are all the four armies of the forbidden army, among which the Japanese army and the Tianwu army are taken by the emperor, and the second army of the dragon guard and the Shenwei are stationed in Beijing.

Hearing this, Bao Zheng nodded and said:

"In that case, the Marquis of Zhongwu can make some preparations......

After Bao Zheng left, Li Zhaoming immediately gathered his henchmen.

Di Qing, Yang Zhi, and Lin Chong were also among them.

Yang Zhilin Chong and the two, after helping Cao Bin rectify the military affairs of Xiangyang, were sent to the southwest front to listen to orders under Di Qing's tent.

It was not until a month ago, when the banditry in the southwest was completely ended, that they returned to Beijing with Di Qing to report on their work.

On the way, he happened to encounter Li Zhaoming's defeat and was chased and killed by the Liao.

The three of them desperately saved each other, Li Zhaoming was able to save his life, and Lin Chong was also hit by an arrow.

After Li Zhaoming and his confidants discussed the matter of grabbing troops and seizing power, they sent everyone away, but left Lin Chong alone.

He looked up and down for a long time before he muttered:

"General Lin, with your martial arts, you are a little condescending in the place, why don't you follow this general?"

When Lin Chong heard this, he couldn't help but hesitate, not knowing how to answer.

Li Zhaoming smiled:

"I know that your wife's room has been occupied by Cao Bin's kid, so how about I talk to you about an official lady?"

Lin Chong hurriedly said:

"Thank you Commander Li for your favor, but the wife of the chaff will not go to court, and Lin has already married a wife, which is ...... Not so good. ”

Li Zhaoming laughed and said:

"Okay, General Lin is really a nostalgic person, don't worry, you will be by my side as a general in the future."

Hearing Lin Chong's answer, he was even more relieved, since he cared so much about his wife, presumably his resentment towards Cao Bin would not be easily eliminated.

In this way, he can use it with peace of mind.

Although he is now on the same front as Cao Bin, he must always be careful when closing other people's doors.

This time the commander of the Second Army of Shenlong is a lesson.

After Lin Chong thanked him, he walked towards the outside of the Zhongwu Marquis Mansion with a tangled face.

As soon as he turned the corner, he saw Yang Zhizheng holding the handle of the knife and staring at him fiercely.

Seeing his murderous eyes, Lin Chong couldn't help but be startled and said:

"Brother Yang, why are you doing this?"

Yang Zhi sneered:

"What? Climbed the high branch of Li Zhaoming? ”

Lin Chong had no doubt that if he didn't answer well, Yang Zhizhen would pull out a knife and cut him.

So he hurriedly waved his hand and said with a wry smile:

"Brother misunderstood, Master Hou has always taken good care of Lin, how could Lin change his court so easily?"

Then he was a little embarrassed and said:

"What's more, my wife is already pregnant, and she made an agreement with Aunt Zhang of the Hou family, to accept my son as a righteous son......."

In fact, as early as when he was framed by Gao Yu, he had already written a letter of resignation and severed relations with Zhang Zhenniang.

No matter how "domineering" he is, he can't help but let his ex-wife get married.

So in his heart, there is no such thing as Cao Bin dominating his wife.

And since he took refuge in Cao Bin, the other party has not treated him badly, where there is an opportunity for meritorious promotion, he has never missed it, where is he willing to change his court easily?

Yang Zhi slowed down at this time, put the treasure knife into the sheath and said:

"Your brother is also a blessing, it seems that I should marry a wife......"

As he spoke, he rolled his eyes and said:

"You didn't say anything to refuse Commander Li, did you?"

Lin Chong shook his head and said:

"No, Commander Li attaches so much importance to it, Lin is embarrassed to assert and refuse."