Chapter 343: Returning to Lin'an and encountering new problems
That night, Lian Le returned to the other courtyard.
I saw Zhao Bai and Qin Shaobai drinking.
"you two……"
"Silly girl, we just performed a play for Wei Daming this afternoon. Did he go to the palace?"
Lian Le nodded.
"However, once he enters the palace, I can't follow him."
"It doesn't matter. As long as he enters the palace, we can determine what he is going to do."
"It won't be long before Concubine Lan takes action."
Sure enough, the next day, when they entered the palace to meet the emperor, they heard that Concubine Lan had worked too hard these days and had to rest in the palace. She would not come out to entertain them in the next few days.
After hearing what Yan Yongji said, the two looked at each other with smiles on their faces.
"Your Majesty, we entered the palace today because we wanted to say goodbye to your Majesty."
Wanyan Yongji was shocked and tried to persuade him to stay.
"Three masters, seeing that the day you mentioned is coming, how can you leave Zhongdu and leave me now? You must know that I, the people of Zhongdu cannot live without these three masters."
Zhao Bai cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, in fact, all the things that the three of us can do have been done. The next thing is for the Emperor to work hard himself. Your Majesty, I believe you can take the people of Dajin to throw away that piece of iron sheet."
Stay far away."
Seeing that the three of them had decided to leave, Wanyan Yongji could not force him to stay.
He asked people to prepare horses and horses, and also prepared food and wine to see Zhao Bai and the others off.
After the three of them had had enough wine and food, they got on the carriage and ran straight to the border of Jin and Song Dynasties.
The horses Wanyan Yongji prepared for them were all thousand-mile horses, but they arrived at the Lin'an border in just ten days.
The three of them dismounted and rested at the inn when they heard horses galloping towards them.
"Is General Zhao, the great general who protects the country, here?"
Zhao Bai just wanted to get up, but was stopped by Lian Le.
Lian Le ran out of the inn and saw that the person getting off the horse was Fei Yu.
Although Lian Le and Fei Yu had not met each other a few times, she also knew that Fei Yu was now the commander of the Imperial City Division and was the person fully responsible for the safety of Song Ningzong.
Lian Le looked behind Fei Yu again and felt relieved when he was sure that Fei Yu was the only one arriving.
As soon as he saw Lian Le, Fei Yu's tense face relaxed.
"Miss Lian Le, are the general and company deputy general at the inn?"
"It turns out that His Highness Shi is the commander of the capital. I wonder why you came here today?"
Feiyu was a little anxious when he saw that Lian Le didn't answer his question at all, so he rushed inside without even bothering to explain.
Lian Le was about to pull out his sword to stop him, but he heard Zhao Bai shout: "Lian Le, let Fei Yu come in."
Lian Le had no choice but to release his hand from the scabbard and said to Fei Yu, "Please."
As soon as Feiyu entered the room, he knelt on the ground and said, "The emperor asked me to come and greet the general."
Zhao Bai's heart tightened.
"But what happened to the palace?"
Feiyu shook his head: "Nothing happened in the palace, it's just..."
Seeing Feiyu hesitate, Zhao Bai became even more worried.
"What's going on? Feel free to tell me."
"A few days ago, Genghis Khan of Mongolia launched a heavy attack on Dajin. King Wei Shao led everyone in Zhongdu to fight and finally saved Zhongdu."
Zhao Bai and Qin Shaobai had expected this, so they didn't show much surprise.
However, what Fei Yu said next was unexpected to both of them.
Feiyu said that after Wanyan Yongji guarded the tower, he actually had two portraits painted, saying that they were the benefactors who saved Zhongdu from fire and water.
The people of Zhongdu, almost every household, replaced the door gods with these two statues, as if these two people had become the patron saints of Daijin.
Zhao Bai hadn't heard anything yet, but Qin Shaobai was shocked.
If Song Ningzong and other ministers knew that these two portraits were based on Zhao Bai and Qin Shaobai, they would be in real trouble.
"Feiyu, what's Lin'an City's reaction to this matter?"
Feiyu glanced at Qin Shaobai.
"Deputy General Hui Lian, Fei Yu is here just for this matter."
Feiyu said that Shi Miyuan got these two portraits from nowhere this morning and presented them to the emperor.
The emperor's face turned dark at that time.
However, the emperor did not make any reaction, but said in a low voice to withdraw from the court.
Later, the emperor invited Shi Miyuan and the Sixth Prince, and the three of them discussed in the main hall. The iron door was tightly closed, and no one was allowed to enter.
"and you……"
"I was also kicked out by His Majesty. Later I heard that General, you were coming to Lin'an soon, so I thought I should come and warn you so that you can be on guard."
After Feiyu finished speaking, he was about to leave: "General, Lieutenant General, Feiyu thinks that you might as well stay outside the city for a while at this time, and wait until Feiyu understands the emperor's intention before making the next step."
Zhao Bai suddenly stood up: "The three of us have not done anything to regret the people of the Song Dynasty. We have a clear conscience and there is no need to hide like thieves."
With that said, he was about to get on the carriage.
Qin Shaobai quickly grabbed him.
"General Zhao, if you want to incriminate yourself, you have nothing to say. What's more, we have indeed helped the Jin Kingdom, and the people of the Jin Kingdom praise us from the bottom of their hearts."
"So, we don't have to worry about some people distorting the facts."
Zhao Bai said it righteously and confidently.
Qin Shaobai shook his head.
"Whether it makes sense or not is not up to us, it has to be decided by the emperor."
"What do you mean?"
"We might as well listen to Feiyu's advice and find a place outside the city to stay and take a look at the situation. At the same time, we can also edit a letter and send it to Wanyan Yongji."
"Nonsense, fix the book for Wanyan Yongji, and admit your identity to Wanyan Yongji?"
Zhao Bai was furious.
Qin Shaobai smiled and whispered a few times in Zhao Bai's ear.
"Will Wanyan Yongji agree to our request?"
"No matter what, we can give it a try. We can still have dreams. What if they come true?"
Zhao Bai thought about it, instead of going back to Lin'an now to argue with Shi Miyuan in the court, it would be better to wait until he has enough chips in his hands.
He nodded slowly, then asked Lian Le to get pen and ink, repaired a letter and handed it to Lian Le.
"Lian Le, hurry up and return to Zhongdu so that Wanyan Yongji can give me an answer."
"General Zhao, don't bother me. Miss Lian has already traveled to Zhongdu. The princess is in Lin'an. She wants to see you."
Before Lian Le even got on the horse, the horse's head was pulled by a pair of big hands.
Everyone rushed out and saw that it was Wei Daming who had not seen him for several days.
It seems that Wei Daming came to Lin'an right after the battle in Zhongdu. It was obvious that he came to meet Mu Qingyi, that is, Concubine Lan.
Zhao Bai looked at Qin Shaobai, who had a stern face.
Obviously, he didn't expect Mu Qingyi to contact them proactively.