His words seemed polite, but in fact they were soft but firm, and he meant to restrict her freedom to prevent the news from leaking out.
Yin Yao understood. She was silent for a moment, and finally nodded gently: "I understand."
At this moment, she really needs time to reweigh the pros and cons.
However, there is no impenetrable wall in the world.
Although the news of Zhao Muyun's return was concealed as much as possible, it was still vaguely noticed by Xiao Cheyun who was sent to protect Yin Yao.
He tried to send someone secretly to Jinyang to report the news, but found that he and his subordinates had been "guarded" by Ye Bushu sent by Wang Tiezhu in the name of "protecting the princess's safety."
It was difficult to move and all contact with the outside world was cut off.
Xiao Cheyun was horrified, but he could do nothing but worry secretly.
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Just when Shuozhou got a break, a shocking piece of bad news spread throughout the world at a speed of 800 miles, and also reached Shuozhou!
After Zuo Xian Wang succeeded in the ambush, he continued to engage in extremely harsh negotiations with the frightened Su Zheyan and Zhou Tingyu, while leaving only 10,000 troops to continue the siege of Youzhou.
He personally led 90,000 main cavalry and marched southward like a gust of wind sweeping away fallen leaves!
The troops of the prefectures along the way were weak and had not experienced war for a long time.
Upon hearing that the five elite battalions of the capital had been wiped out, they were already frightened out of their wits and could not organize any decent resistance at all. They fled in panic or defended the city and dared not fight!
The army of Zuo Xian Wang was almost like entering an empty land!
They burned, killed, looted, and marched southwards, their force unstoppable!
In just three days, their vanguard cavalry had already drunk water from the Yellow River and appeared in Hejian Prefecture on the opposite bank of the capital!
The capital is shaken! The whole world is shaken!
The new emperor Yin Zhao received the urgent news in Taiji Hall. He was so frightened that his face turned pale and he almost collapsed from the dragon throne!
"How could this happen? How could it happen so quickly?"
His voice trembled and he spoke incoherently, "Li Chenghua and Yang Dingguo have betrayed the country and deserve to be killed! My Lords! The Tartar army has already reached Hejian and is about to cross the river and attack the city! What can we do? What can we do?"
His Highness and his ministers were in a state of confusion and terror.
Minister of Revenue Cui Kaiji forced himself to remain calm and stepped out to report, "Your Majesty! The capital is in danger! The most urgent task is to immediately recall all available troops to defend the king! The troops confronting His Highness the Prince of Jin must be withdrawn immediately! Defending the capital is paramount!"
Gu Dingming also hurriedly said, "Minister Cui is absolutely right! Furthermore, we should immediately send an envoy to the Jin prince's camp to ask him to put the country first, put down his weapons, and jointly resist the Tartars!"
"The troops the King of Jin has summoned are mostly from the border areas. They are skilled fighters and will surely lift the siege of the capital!"
At this moment, the dignity of the imperial power and the quarrels between brothers seemed pale and powerless in the face of the surging cavalry of the Tartars.
Saving their lives and keeping the capital became the only options for Yin Zhao and his group of ministers.
"Permit! Permit!"
Yin Zhao seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw and shouted repeatedly, "Issue an order immediately! Have the front-line troops rush back to the capital to support the king! All troops from all directions come to the king's aid!"
"Send someone to see the King of Jin immediately! As long as he's willing to send troops to repel the enemy, any conditions...any conditions are negotiable!"
The imperial edict and the envoy left the capital city in a hurry and rushed to all directions with great haste and earnestness.
However, can distant water put out a nearby fire?
Zuo Xian Wang's 90,000 cavalrymen had already stationed themselves north of the Yellow River, gazing hungrily at the prosperous yet panic-stricken imperial capital on the south bank.
The entire heart of Dayin was exposed to the sharp blades of the Tartars.
And at this moment, where is the person who can save the world?
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