Although he knew it was impossible to do anything, Lin Xiangru still wanted to do it. Even though there was a mountain of swords and a sea of fire ahead, even though he knew that he would probably lose face or even be humiliated mercilessly if he went there, Lin Xiangru knew that he had to go.
Not for anything else, just for Zhao Guo, whom he has been waiting for all his life!
"Let's go!" Lin Xiangru held up his body with one hand, regardless of the fact that he was only wearing white clothes and his hair was still messy. He had already pulled up Zhao Yu beside him with his other hand.
"Shangqing, what is this?" Zhao Yu asked with some confusion.
"If you go to Shangdang, you must go out of the west gate. Go to the west gate to block them." Lin Xiangru gritted his teeth and gasped for air. It was obvious that his weak body was already struggling to get up.
"Sir, you!" The old servant on the side hurried forward to try to dissuade him.
After finally standing up, Lin Xiangru felt dizzy for a while. He knew that with his current physical strength, it would be difficult to hold on to the city gate.
"Go find two healthy servants and carry me forward." Lin Xiangru ignored the old servant's persuasion and instead gave the old servant firm instructions.
"I'll do it." Zhao Yu on the side was obviously moved by Lin Xiangru, and turned his back without any hesitation.
Lin Xiangru was not polite and immediately lay on Zhao Yu's back. The old servant had no choice but to carefully support his master.
Then the three of them headed towards the carriage parked outside the door.
After finally getting on the carriage, under Zhao Yu's constant urging, the carriage immediately started running wildly on the road leading to the west gate of Handan City.
Soon, the speeding carriage arrived at the west gate.
Lin Xiangru, who was almost torn apart, managed to recover with the help of Zhao Yu and his old servant. He got out of the carriage with difficulty. What he saw was a group of soldiers maintaining order outside the city gate, heading towards the city gate. Walking in the city.
An ominous premonition hit me again.
Lin Xiangru and Zhao Yu looked at each other, both seeing the other's worry, and then their clenched hands relaxed slightly.
Zhao Yu understood this and handed Lin Xiangru to his old servant. He then walked towards the guard at the gate of the city with three steps and two steps at a time.
After catching a soldier who was wearing fine armor and looked very good-looking, Zhao Yu took out his seal from his arms, identified himself and asked, "I am Zhao Yu, the court official. Have Pingyang Lord and other envoys arrived?"
The chief guarding the city obviously rarely saw big shots, and even though he was a little uncomfortable, he immediately said tremblingly: "My lord, Lord Pingyang and other royal envoys have just left the city, and the younger one has returned from maintaining the order of leaving the city. "
Hearing this, Zhao Yu suddenly felt cold in his heart: Hurry up and hurry up, it's still a step too late.
Lin Xiangru, who was beside him, had arrived beside him at some point. Lin Xiangru, who was already shaken by the bumpy carriage, now looked even more ugly.
"Shangqing..." Zhao Yu looked depressed. He was about to repeat the guard's words to Lin Xiangru, but was interrupted by Lin Xiangru.
Obviously, Lin Xiangru had heard all the words of the guard just now. However, Lin Xiangru was obviously still uneasy because things had not happened with his own eyes and ears.
He immediately said, "Let's go out of the city and have a look."
"Yes!" Zhao Yu had no choice but to support Lin Xiangru from left to right like the old servant, and slowly moved outside the city gate.
Under the warm afternoon sun, a queue as long as ants appeared several hundred meters away to the west of Handan City. It was obvious that they had been gone for some time.
With Lin Xiangru's body, it was obviously impossible to catch up. What's more, even if he caught up, the deterrent effect of the three words "Lin Xiangru" would be extremely limited after leaving Handan City. At least they couldn't close the city gate and block their way.
"Hey! It's just one step away." Zhao Yu said, beating his chest and stamping his feet.
It was just one step away from being able to stop the mission by myself and others. Not to mention directly persuading everyone to make other plans, at least it can be delayed for a moment or two. Even with the prestige of Lin Shangqing, it is not a big problem to announce a curfew and seal the four doors. Later, I argued with him in the court...
Unfortunately, those who hurry and hurry are just one step behind. Not allowed by Zhao
Yu Bu was extremely angry.
Lin Xiangru looked at the retreating team, but felt unusually calm in his heart. He knew that they were probably missing more than just one step. They were probably guarding against his "blocking the road in front of the city" move from the beginning.
Obviously, Zhao Yu must have rushed to his mansion immediately after the court meeting, and the conversation between himself and Zhao Yu did not take long, and then the two of them rode a carriage to the west gate.
It stands to reason that although the preparation of the envoy can be simplified, it still takes a lot of time. Although Zhao Yu took a detour to his mansion, he and others should be able to block the envoy in the city. That's right.
But unfortunately, the envoy who needed to prepare was faster than himself and the others, and they had already left the city before he arrived!
There is only one possibility, the other party is already prepared.
On the carriage, after hearing Zhao Yu talk about the situation of the court meeting, Lin Xiangru had already vaguely felt that this matter was probably a "premeditated plan" that Lou Chang and others had already discussed, but he did not expect that they could think of it like this. Thoroughly done and done so resolutely.
Judging from the distance, Lou Chang, Pingyang Jun and others probably just arrived at the court meeting, and after receiving the certificate of credence and the king's order, they immediately gathered their troops and headed directly to the west gate. Even the men and horses were already waiting by the west gate, otherwise it would be impossible to explain why they could move so fast.
Intentionally and unintentionally, he and others were defeated unjustly.
However, Lin Xiangru still refused to admit defeat in his heart, or in other words, Lin Xiangru still had an obsession and a fantasy in his heart: King Zhao might just be deceived for a moment, not...
"Let's go!" Lin Xiangru turned around and said to Zhao Yu beside him: "Go to the palace!"
"Yes! The palace." The unwilling Zhao Yu suddenly woke up.
Indeed, it is impossible to catch up now. If the tragedy can be prevented, the only one is the king! As long as your Majesty can persuade the King, as long as you can make up for the King's appointment... maybe there is still a chance!
While thinking about it, Zhao Yu helped Lin Xiangru walk towards the city.
The clatter of horse hooves immediately resounded on the main street of Handan City, still as fast and powerful, but Lin Xiangru knew in his heart that it might not be that easy to convince the king. Even without the acquiescence of King Zhao, Lord Lou Chang and Ping Yang would dare to Can the city mission be summoned in advance and be prepared in advance?
It's just that these thoughts flashed through Lin Xiangru's mind, but he didn't want to admit it.
While jolting up and down, Lin Xiangru closed his eyes slightly, conserving his energy while thinking about how to persuade King Zhao.
Unfortunately......
