Frontier Army Warrior

Chapter 675 Emperor Taisho

Lin Feng raised his hand to interrupt him.

"Let's go back to the palace to see Prince Rui."

Inside the palace, the banquet had ended and many family members were clearing away the cups and plates in the living room and sweeping the floor.

When Zhao Shuo heard that Lin Feng had returned, he hurried out to greet him.

"Brother, what's going on..."

Lin Feng asked in a deep voice.

"Where's your father?"

"He should be in the bedroom by now."

"Go tell him I have something urgent to do."

Seeing Lin Feng's serious expression, Zhao Shuo didn't dare to delay and immediately turned around and ran towards the inner courtyard.

Prince Rui was indeed preparing to go to bed, and the maids and servants were busy washing and rinsing.

After hearing what Zhao Shuo said, King Rui had no choice but to dress up again and go to see Lin Feng.

It was already the end of the hour of Hai, and Prince Rui and Lin Feng sat down in the study.

"Lin Feng, you came to see me late at night. I wonder what brings you here?"

Lin Feng pondered and said, "Your Majesty, I was assassinated tonight and I want to verify some things."

Prince Rui glared: "Assassinated? Where?"

Lin Feng smiled and said, "I want to ask Ji Yanping, the captain of the Imperial Guard Battalion."

Prince Rui was even more shocked: "Why, is this matter related to the Royal Guard Battalion?"

Lin Feng nodded without saying anything.

"Someone, tell Ji Yanping from the Imperial Guard to come see me."

The two moved to the front living room.

The study is usually a private place for important people and is not suitable for receiving ordinary officials.

In less than two quarters of an hour, the palace steward hurried in with an officer.

The officer was tall, about forty years old. As soon as he entered the living room, he knelt on one leg and bowed to salute.

"General Ji Yanping greets His Majesty, the Deputy Commander."

Prince Rui did not say anything, but just raised his chin, indicating that Lin Feng should ask questions.

"Ji Yanping, what is your purpose in setting up a guard at the entrance to the east lane of the palace?"

Ji Yanping didn't look up, but frowned secretly.

"Your Excellency, I am only on night patrol at the east alley entrance of the palace..."

Prince Rui shouted, "Tell the truth."

"Yes, Your Highness. At that time, someone holding the badge of the commander of the Royal Guard Battalion ordered me to send people to block the entrance to the East Alley and prohibit anyone from entering."

There was silence in the living room.

The badge of the commander of the Royal Guard Camp was held by Zhao Gui, and after Lin Feng captured Zhao Gui, he handed him and his belongings over to King Rui.

Prince Rui was a little embarrassed and turned to smile at Lin Feng.

"As for Zhao Gui, I had him sent home, along with his belongings."

Lin Feng's face was expressionless: "Your Highness, I understand that you didn't hold Zhao Gui accountable, but why is he still able to command the Royal Guard Battalion?"

Prince Rui slammed the table and said, "I just wanted to comfort him, but I didn't expect this bastard to dare to send people to retaliate privately..."

As he spoke, Prince Rui's chest rose and fell rapidly, and he seemed to be very angry.

Lin Feng shook his head and smiled, "Forget it. Now that we know who started it, Your Highness, there's no need to be angry. Lin Feng is taking his leave."

After saying this, he stood up and bowed, without waiting for King Rui to speak, he turned around and strode out of the room.

Lin Feng knew very well that Prince Rui was acting for him.

Even though they were so angry, they didn't say how to punish Zhao Gui, obviously trying to fool him.

The waters of the capital are very deep, and Lin Feng was very glad that he did not blindly fight back against the rebels.

If you go to great lengths and fight the rebels regardless of the losses.

Once the Jingnan Campaign was completed, the bigwigs in the imperial court behind him would immediately begin to divide up the spoils of war and devour him.

Currently, more than 100,000 rebels are stationed in Lindu, only a few hundred miles away from the capital.

They all knew that without Lin Feng, the rebels would be difficult to repel.

Therefore, he didn't kill himself for the time being.

The assassination tonight was just a small action, an appetizer for Zhao Gui, Wan Zhuo and others.

Lin Feng left the palace and saw that his team had gathered in front of the gate and were waiting there.

Then he mounted his horse and waved his hand, and the cavalry rumbled out of the city.

Prince Rui was the first person in the court to support him, and even his attitude was so ambiguous.

Are you still trying to lick my face and fight the rebels?

Lin Feng was extremely disappointed with the court's attitude.

Fighting back against the rebels was a long and arduous task, so Lin Feng immediately changed his strategy.

The 50,000 reorganized troops of the Zhenxi Army and the Imperial Guards still firmly defended the four citadels of Kun, Gen, Kan and Xun.

He immediately ordered Hu Jincai to reorganize the military forces in the five prefectures of Tianzhi, Shanglin, Tongsheng, Dingyuan, and Sanjiang.

Zhang Changyou assisted him.

Xie Zhong reorganized the 6,000 soldiers of Jingxi Prefecture into the Zhenxi Army.

Of course, this major reorganization did not include all the government soldiers into the Zhenxi Army.

Instead, we should strengthen training and assessment, and eliminate the dross and retain the essence.

Emphasis is placed on the quality of the troops, with quantity taking second place.

Lin Feng’s strategy is very simple: the territory he has conquered must be firmly controlled in his own hands.

This is your confidence and foundation.

As for counterattacking the rebels, whoever wants to do it is welcome. We will wait for the bigwigs in the court to make a decision and then act accordingly.

In the next step, Lin Feng will vigorously develop the economy of the above-mentioned prefectures, reform the land system, further improve the education and medical systems, reward handicraft production, and set up generous rewards to encourage craftsmen from all walks of life to engage in inventions and creations.

Faced with the court's attitude, Lin Feng just said one sentence: I don't want to play with you anymore.

Lin Feng's attitude was the first to make the emperor anxious.

Within three months, Zhao Zhen issued three imperial edicts to summon Lin Feng to the palace for an audience.

Lin Feng declined them all on the grounds that the assassins were ferocious.

Prince Rui saved his nephew Zhao Gui, but he was too embarrassed to go to Lin Feng.

He knew very well that it was Zhao Gui and Wan Zhuo who had joined forces to assassinate Lin Feng.

King Rui was helpless about the backgrounds of these two guys and could only try to smooth things over. The price he paid was losing Lin Feng's trust.

Lin Feng is playing badly here, and the one who is most happy about these three forces is King Fu.

In three months, he expanded his troops to 200,000 again.

The vast tracts of land east of Lindu Prefecture and Jingdong Prefecture were all taken under the command of King Fu.

Originally, the eastern coastal areas were generally richer than the inland areas, and King Fu used this as a basis to vigorously develop and consolidate his territory.

For a time, the entire Dazong area was divided into three parts.

In view of his powerful influence, King Fu simply moved the palace back to Luocheng.

He ascended the throne directly in Luocheng and proclaimed himself emperor, changing the country's name to Taisho, and himself becoming the first emperor of Taisho.

The slogan used by Prince Fu Zhao Zheng to establish the country was to unify the territory of the Taisho Dynasty and restore the Taisho orthodoxy.

This shocked the court of Dazong, and civil and military officials wrote to Emperor Zhao Zhen, demanding severe punishment for Zhao Zheng, who was guilty of treason.

Zhao Zhen also urgently summoned his confidants to the palace to discuss countermeasures.

Zhao Zhen sat behind the dragon desk in Chengde Hall, his face as gloomy as water.

Behind the emperor stood the eunuch Zhu Qisheng.

On the emperor's left, Prince Rui Zhao Xun had a blank expression on his face, and no one knew what he was thinking.

On the right was Grand Tutor Wan Quan, and below him stood General Zhao Wenqi of the Imperial Guards and General Jiao Sanqiang.

On the side of Prince Rui were Prime Minister Han Qi, Minister of War Tang Bingqian, Vice Minister Ma Buxuan, Vice Minister of Revenue Lin Cangshi, and Imperial Envoy Cai Lantian.

Zhao Gui, commander of the Royal Guard, stood behind Prince Rui.

Cai Lantian coughed and said in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty, in the 230 years since the founding of the Dazong Dynasty, there has never been such an absurd act. The traitor Zhao Zheng has dared to defy the wrath of the world and commit such an act that is abhorrent to both humans and gods. He must be severely punished to restore order to the state."