Zheng Qingzhi walked out from behind the desk, stood in front of Zhao Tai, held up his hand, and said in a deep voice: "Guorui, it seems that Shi Miyuan has no bottom line now. He has revealed the court's strategy to the Mongols. Now Mongolia People are making trouble, but they just want to find an excuse to impose the crime of starting a war on the Prime Minister. The strategy we discussed before to delay Mongolia has been unable to be realized. Now the Prime Minister is trying to buy time for you and the frontline generals, you go to the Kingdom of Jin as soon as possible Bar."
The situation at this time was obvious. In order to regain control of the Southern Song Dynasty, Shi Dang revealed Zheng Qingzhi's trump card to the Mongols.
Zheng Qingzhi promoted the alliance with the Jin Dynasty to fight against the Mongols, drafted treaties, and allocated money, food and materials, which required the cooperation of the entire court, and there were many historical parties in the court, so his plan could not be kept secret at all.
Now the Mongols obviously knew about it, so they came to make trouble.
Na Kuo Duan knew that it was impossible for the Southern Song Dynasty to agree to his conditions, and his purpose was to break up on bad terms so that he could have an excuse to lead troops to put pressure on the Southern Song Dynasty.
After understanding this, Zheng Qingzhi did not leave Zhao Tai behind and asked him to return to the Kingdom of Jin quickly.
Because if the Southern Song Dynasty is defeated and the Mongolian military threatens, then Zheng Qingzhi will be finished.
Zhao Tai saluted respectfully, "Don't worry, Mr. En! As long as we work together and have a strong will, we can survive this crisis."
This is Shi Miyuan's first counterattack after leaving the field, and it is also a test for Zheng Qingzhi and the main militant faction.
If he fails to survive, the result will be resignation. However, if he survives this difficulty, his position in the court will gradually become more stable, and he can drive the Lord He Faction out of the court step by step.
"Okay! Then I'm going to meet Kuoduan. Don't stay too long. Go back and prepare as soon as possible." Zheng Qingzhi said solemnly.
At that moment, the two of them left the political hall together and stood outside the Yamen, holding hands with each other. Zheng Qingzhi said emotionally: "Guorui, take care along the way."
Zhao Tai nodded solemnly, Zheng Qingzhi patted Zhao Tai on the shoulder, then got on the sedan prepared by his subordinates, and headed to the Yamen of the Ministry of Rites under the protection of the soldiers.
Zhao Tai watched Zheng Qingzhi leave and was about to return to the inn when he suddenly frowned and noticed several figures sneaking around outside the Yamen.
At this time, Chenghu saw Zhao Tai coming out and greeted him, "Sir."
Zhao Tai glanced at the distance from time to time, and suddenly said to him: "We are being watched."
Cheng Hu felt a shiver in his heart. He was about to turn around to look, but Zhao Tai stopped him, "Don't look back. Pretend you didn't find anything."
Chenghu couldn't help but ask: "Sir, what should we do? Should we go back to the political hall for a while?"
Zhao Tai's face was gloomy. He was a little worried that the Mongols wanted to kill him after knowing his whereabouts.
He poisoned Tuo Lei, and Kuo Duan knew that he was in Lin'an and would most likely take action against him.
This was not only to avenge Tu Lei, but also to follow Ban Dingyuan's allusion to destroy the Song and Jin alliance and force the Southern Song Dynasty to unite with Mongolia.
In addition, it may also be Shi Miyuan's person. He is a local snake in Lin'an, and it is easy to kill Zhao Tai.
Zhao Tai only hesitated for a moment, then said in a deep voice: "If you don't go back to the Yamen, keep going forward."
Zheng Qingzhi's strength in Lin'an was limited. Zhao Tai could not hide in the Yamen all the time. He could ask Zheng Qingzhi to dispatch troops and escort him back to the Kingdom of Jin, but he could not guarantee whether the escort would include Shi Miyuan's people. .
In addition, the longer he stays, the more time he will give the enemy to prepare. By then, whether in Lin'an or on the road, the initiative will be in the opponent's hands.
Shi Miyuan actually colluded with Mongolia in order to come back. He had no bottom line, so they could do anything. Zhao Tai felt that Lin'an was already very unsafe.
After Zhao Tai finished speaking, he left with Cheng Hu. The two of them walked forward as if nothing had happened. Several figures who had just been buying things in front of the stall immediately followed him.
Now Zhao Tai was sure that they were indeed being watched. Cheng Hu immediately said righteously, "Sir, let's change our clothes and I'll protect you."
Zhao Tai did not hesitate. He and Cheng Hu ducked into a street and quickly exchanged clothes. The two were about the same height, and Zhao Tai barely fit Cheng Hu's clothes.
"Let's split up. I'll go to the inn to find Chengde. You go directly to the dock and wait for us!" Zhao Tai said while getting dressed.
Cheng Hu said, "Sir, I'd better go to the inn. Maybe someone is watching over there."
Zhao Tai thought so. He couldn't take risks, so he nodded.
After the two of them got dressed, Chenghu walked out of the alley first. The spy who was following him recognized the wrong person and followed Chenghu away.
Zhao Taize picked up a wooden stick and continued to hide on the street corner. After a while, the two of them came over to take a look.
While they were watching, Zhao Tai stepped out, hit one person in the face with a stick, and then kicked the other person in the crotch.
Zhao Tai suddenly attacked, and the two of them were caught off guard and knocked to the ground. One of them covered his face, the other covered his crotch, and kept wailing.
Zhao Tai did not dare to stay for a long time, so he threw away the wooden stick and walked across the street. He first found a clothing store, changed his clothes, and disguised himself a little before disappearing into the crowd.
Cheng Hu led several spies and ran around on the street. After getting into a shop, he left through the back door, escaped from the spies who were following him, and then sneaked back to the inn quietly.
He did not go in directly, but wandered around a few times, and sure enough he found a few suspicious faces watching outside the inn, so he took a detour to the back wall of the inn, climbed over the wall directly, and came to the room to find Chengde.
Chengde stood up immediately, "Why are you coming back? Where is my lord?"
"Something happened. There are spies watching us." Cheng Hu said hurriedly: "We can't stay in Lin'an anymore. Please clean up and follow me to meet the adults immediately."
Chengde quickly packed up, hid a short knife on his body, carried a baggage on his back, and took nothing else except Jiaozi, then left the room and quickly climbed over the wall.
But as soon as they landed, three strong men rushed out and pushed the two of them to the ground.
Chengde and Chenghu were both Wanyan Shouxu's bodyguards, and they also had some martial arts skills, but the other party was not good at fighting, so they pounced on them before they landed firmly on the ground.
The two men immediately struggled with them on the ground. Chenghu was directly held down by the two big men. Chengde was about to pull out the short knife, but the other party beat him to it and put the knife against his throat.
Now the two of them could only surrender and be controlled by them.
The three men were all dressed as Mongolians, and Chenghu and Chengde were hugged tightly by them.
These Mongolian men are all good wrestlers, but they are also timid. Their arms are like iron pincers. When they saw that they were controlling the two of them, they were all excited, "Haha, I caught Zhao Tai. I can finally avenge the prince!"
At this time, three Mongolians, two controlled Chengde and Chenghu respectively, and one came forward to search them.
Suddenly, a figure appeared behind them. The face of the person who was searching his body changed and he shouted, "Be careful!"
Zhao Tai moved quickly and hit the Mongolian who was hugging Cheng Hu from behind with a sap on the back of his head, knocking him unconscious. Cheng Hu was free of restraints and raised his body with a kick, kicking away the Mongolian who was about to search him.
In an instant, three Mongolians were knocked down and two of them were knocked down. Chengde took the opportunity to step on the toes of the last Mongolian and pushed his head back. The Mongolian's nosebleed immediately and he let go of his hands...
