A few days later, there was another court meeting.
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 filled with anger and couldn't help but ask.
"Xiren, what are you doing?"
Bao Zheng cupped his hands with a serious face and said:
"Prime Minister, Bao is confused, why did you let King Yan do what he did?"
It turned out that at today's court meeting, Wang Yanling actually agreed to Prince Yan's decision to take charge.
If King Yan did not lead troops to the capital, Bao Zheng would not be so disgusted, but King Yan's current behavior directly made him think that he was a traitor and traitor.
Wang Yanling was his teacher, so he came directly to question him.
Wang Yanling did not defend herself, but took out a letter from the bookshelf behind her and handed it over:
"Xiren, this is a secret message sent by the official, please read it."
Bao Zheng was startled and said quickly: "Is there any news from the front line?"
With that said, he was not polite and directly took the letter and read it.
After reading the letter, he was greatly surprised and said:
"Our Great Song Dynasty has achieved a complete victory? His Majesty was not injured? Okay, okay!"
Then he complained full of complaints:
"Why doesn't the Prime Minister announce the good news?"
"If there is such a victory, how can King Yan dare to cause chaos? The capital will not be unstable!"
Although the emperor did not send Cao Bin back to the capital to quell the rebellion, it was not that he did nothing.
At least give your trusted ministers a little confidence, lest they be at a loss.
Therefore, the letter did not explain the emperor's injuries.
Wang Yanling shook his head and said:
"That's why I compromised. Once King Yan gets the news, I'm afraid he will jump over the wall."
"What we have to do now is to prepare in advance and capture King Yan in one fell swoop when His Majesty's army returns."
He had no choice but to see King Yan's increasingly tough attitude. If he didn't give in, King Yan might directly force him to take the throne.
And his guess was not bad. If he had not suddenly received the news that the emperor had returned to Beijing, I am afraid that King Yan would have taken tough measures.
However, this was also due to his lack of decisiveness before. After rumors spread that the emperor was defeated and injured, Li Zhaoming came to ask for instructions and planned to impose martial law throughout the city.
It's just that he was afraid that the impact would be too great, so he didn't react quickly and missed the opportunity.
Before the emperor left, he asked him to temporarily serve as the privy envoy. Without his approval, Li Zhaoming would not dare to mobilize troops at will, even if he was in command in front of the palace.
"Prince Prime Minister, how do you plan to prepare?"
After seeing the emperor's letter, Bao Zheng also relaxed.
Wang Yanling pondered for a moment and said:
"Xiren is here just in time. Take my order and go see Li Zhaoming. First, let him secretly reorganize the front office of the palace and prepare to meet His Majesty."
Bao Zheng nodded and said:
"Bao Zheng understands, I'll go right away."
After leaving the Prime Minister's Mansion, he immediately asked Jiang Ping and others to escort him to the Zhongwu Marquis Mansion.
Li Zhaoming is the son of the old uncle Li Jilong, and his aunt is Taizong's queen.
Although he himself is not famous, his father is a famous general in many battles.
During the Taizong period, Li Jilong dominated the battlefield and was almost invincible. It is not an exaggeration to call him the first general of the Song Dynasty.
Li Jiqian and Li Deming of Xixia were beaten like grandsons by him.
Even Brother Yelvxiu was his defeated general, but it was a pity that he died early.
Li Zhaoming is now forty-five years old and has been serving as the commander of the palace.
This was a second-grade dispatch, the highest-ranking military attaché, and Cao Bin's immediate superior.
This shows the emperor's trust in him.
However, this time he was ambushed by Liao soldiers and had to stay in bed to recuperate.
When Bao Zheng saw that he was wrapped tightly, he couldn't help but frowned and said:
"Marquis Zhongwu, is your injury serious?"
When Li Zhaoming saw Bao Zheng's visit, he knew there was something urgent. He quickly got up and moved around a few times and said:
"Don't worry, Mr. Bao, I can still move. Does Prime Minister Wang have something to give me?"
Bao Zheng said vaguely:
"King Yan has gone too far these days. I wonder if Marquis Zhongwu can control the imperial army stationed in Beijing?"
Although Li Zhaoming has always been loyal, he did not fully inform the emperor of the news and only asked vaguely.
Li Zhaoming did not hesitate and directly explained the situation of the Forbidden Army:
"The commanders of the Divine Guard and Dragon Guard armies are very close to King Yan, but Li still has more than 5,000 people in his hands..."
The Second Shenlong Army, Pengri and Tianwu were all the upper four armies of the Forbidden Army. Among them, the Pengri Army and Tianwu Army were taken by the emperor, while the Second Dragon Guard and Shenwei Army were stationed in the capital.
Bao Zheng nodded and said:
"In this case, Marquis Zhongwu can make some preparations..."
After Bao Zheng left, Li Zhaoming immediately summoned his confidants.
Di Qing, Yang Zhi, and Lin Chong were actually among them.
Yang Zhilinchong and Yang Zhilinchong, after helping Cao Bin reorganize Xiangyang's military affairs, were sent to the southwest front to obey orders under Di Qing's tent.
It was not until a month ago that the bandit rebellion in the southwest was completely ended that they returned to Beijing with Di Qing to report on their work.
On the way, Li Zhaoming happened to be defeated and was chased by the Liao people.
The three of them fought desperately to save each other, and Li Zhaoming managed to save his life, and Lin Chong was hit by an arrow.
After Li Zhaoming discussed with his confidants about seizing troops and power, he 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 skills, you are a bit inferior to being in the local area. How about you stay with me?"
When Lin Chong heard this, he couldn't help but hesitate, not knowing how to answer.
Li Zhaoming smiled and said:
"I know that your wife's family has been occupied by that boy Cao Bin. How about I tell you how about a young lady from an official family?"
Lin Chong said quickly:
"Thank you, Commander Li, for your care. However, the wife of the poor will not come to court. Lin is already married. This... is not good."
Li Zhaoming laughed and said:
"Okay, General Lin is indeed someone who misses old friendships. Don't worry, you will be by my side as a general from now on."
Hearing Lin Chong's answer, he felt even more relieved. Since he cared so much about his wife, his resentment towards Cao Bin would not be easily eliminated.
In this case, he would feel at ease when using it.
Although he is now on the same front as Cao Bin, he must be careful when recruiting other people's disciples.
This time the commander of the Second Shenlong Army was a lesson.
After Lin Chong thanked him, he walked out of Marquis Zhongwu's mansion with a troubled face.
Just as he turned the corner, he saw Yang Zhi holding the handle of the knife and staring at him fiercely.
Seeing his murderous eyes, Lin Chong couldn't help being frightened and said:
"Brother Yang, why are you doing this?"
Yang Zhi sneered:
"What? Climbed onto Li Zhaoming's high branch?"
Lin Chong had no doubt that if he answered poorly, Yang Zhizhen would draw his sword and chop him.
So he quickly waved his hands and said with a bitter smile:
"Brother, I misunderstood. The Marquis has always taken good care of Lin. How could Lin change his family so easily?"
Then he said a little embarrassedly:
"What's more, my wife is pregnant and has made an agreement with Aunt Zhang of Mr. Hou's family to adopt my son as her adopted son..."
In fact, as early as when he was framed by Gao Qiu, he had already written a letter of divorce and severed relations with Zhang Zhenniang.
No matter how "tyrannical" he is, he can never prevent his ex-wife from getting married.
Therefore, in his mind, there was no theory that Cao Bin occupied his wife.
Moreover, since he took refuge with Cao Bin, the other party had never treated him badly. He never missed the opportunity to be promoted due to meritorious service. How could he be willing to change his family so easily?
Yang Zhi then calmed down, sheathed the sword and said:
"You're a blessing, brother. It seems like it's time for me to get a wife..."
As he spoke, he rolled his eyes and said:
"You didn't sternly refuse Li's command, did you?"
Lin Chong shook his head and said:
"No, Commander Li values it so much that Lin is embarrassed to refuse."
