Zhang Jin followed Zhao Tong to the western part of Longyou for the previous period. In name, he was Zhao Tong's deputy, and went to Longyou to investigate a series of problems. However, in fact, Zhang Jin had the mission given by Zhao Xun, which was to secretly select a group of soldiers with strong combat power from Li Xun's army, who had no relationship with the aristocratic family, and had innocent identities to supplement the East Palace Six Rate.

Zhao Xun didn't even tell Li Xun about this situation. Until Li Xun returned to Wuzhou, Zhao Tong and Li Xun had a fight. When the whole thing was about to end, Zhang Jin told Li Xun about this. Li Xun was very silent at that time and didn't say a word for a long time. However, in the end, Li Xun still fully supported Zhao Xun's arrangements without reservation, and asked Zhang Jin to select people by himself. As long as the selected person was willing, he could follow Zhang Jin to leave at any time. He would never have any obstacles here.

Zhang Jin was very good to Li Xun. He just selected elite soldiers and some middle and low-level officers. The number was not too large, only about 2,000 people. As for capable up-and-coming talents like Lei Wanhai and Li Cunxiao, Zhang Jin did not move any of them.

After Zhang Jin returned to Beijing, he used these two thousand elite soldiers in Longyou as his team, and then transferred 6,000 people from Huang Hui's imperial guards, as well as Hedong and other places, a total of 8,000 people, and reorganized the Six-Rank of the East Palace.

Although Zhang Jin is Changsun Wuyang's son-in-law, the two have a very close relationship and admire and value Zhang Jin and Changsun Wuyang very much, but the two have very big differences in their ideas.

Zhang Jin's ancestors were once glorious. Two hundred years ago, they were also a famous aristocratic family in the world. However, with the failure of the political struggle and the discontinuation of family talents, the entire family had declined very much by the generation of his great-grandfather, with less than twenty members of his clan. By the generation of Zhang Jin's father, they were even more poor and poor, and there was no difference between the people in peace and wise.

Zhang Jin is not very capable in both literary and martial arts, but both aspects are pretty good, so he can be considered both civil and military.

Zhang Jin was 35 years old this year. He passed the imperial examination twice in his early years, but failed. He then abandoned the civil service and entered the official career through the military service. He was transferred to the Yulin Guard on duty.

Zhang Jin is very lucky. He entered the military system at the age of 26. At this age, he was actually a little late, but he was also very lucky, because he was soon valued by Changsun Wuyang and was recruited as a son-in-law of the dragon. Needless to say, what happened next, with Changsun Wuyang often praised him in front of Zhao Zhi for his beautiful words, Zhang Jin quickly entered Zhao Zhi's vision. Zhang Jin's position has been rising all the way, but in just six or seven years, he has become the general.

Zhang Jin is not a child of aristocratic families, so he does not have so many relationships involving family interests. Zhang Jin is very grateful for Changsun Wuyang's emphasis and help, but from another aspect, what Zhang Jin values ​​more is that he was able to enter the official career and get to this day through the country's martial arts system and through the appreciation and trust of Emperor Zhao Zhi. Therefore, in terms of Zhang Jin's deepest emotions, his loyalty to the country and the emperor is extremely strong.

When Changsun Wuyang learned that the Crown Prince Zhao Xun had fled to the East Palace with Emperor Zhao Zhi, he actually didn't take it too seriously, because the commander of the Sixth Ranger of the East Palace was his son-in-law? He was his own person, so what was wrong with things?

Therefore, Changsun Wuyang just took thousands of people to the Eastern Palace at the first time, and believed that as long as he said something, Zhang Jin would immediately send out the head of Prince Zhao Xun.

But some things are not as simple as they appear.

Zhang Jin and Changsun Wuyang have a very harmonious and intimate relationship on weekdays. Zhang Jin has always respected his father-in-law very much. In many things, Zhang Jin also obeyed Changsun Wuyang and mainly focused on his father-in-law's decision.

But this is just the personal emotion between the two. If this emotion exceeds the bottom line of principles that you stick to, what will Zhang Jin go?

The answer is revealed soon.

Changsun Wuyang sent his nephew into the Eastern Palace and asked Zhang Jin to poison the prince Zhao Xun immediately. If he didn't want to bear this reputation, he would send Zhao Xun out and let King Zhao Ke of Hengshan do what happened later. After the matter was completed, you, my son-in-law and son-in-law would be of high status, and he would be very rich and prosperous.

What was Zhang Jin’s decision on this?

He flatly refused, and in front of Zhao Xun, he personally killed Changsun Wuyang's nephew to prove his thoughts.

Afterwards, Zhang Jin led his army to take the initiative to defeat Changsun Wuyang and almost captured his father-in-law alive. If Zhao Ke had not led 30,000 imperial guards into the imperial city, perhaps the coup would have ended in failure with the help of Zhang Jin alone.

No one expected that the biggest change was not others, but the son-in-law who Changsun Wuyang valued and appreciated the most in daily life, and regarded as a parent-child son-in-law, Zhang Jin.

Everyone outside was almost certain that under such circumstances, Zhao Xun would definitely die, but who would have thought that in the face of the fierce attack of nearly 40,000 people, Zhang Jin led 8,000 Eastern Palace soldiers to hold on for more than two hours.

Outside the imperial city, Li Xun's four thousand troops used an active attack to test the opponent's reality and reality, so they went quickly and retreated quickly.

Zhou Qian said to Li Xun: "General Li, the opponent's defensive power is not very strong. If you have enough siege equipment, give me five thousand people and you will definitely be able to attack the imperial city within half an hour."

Li Xun frowned and fell into deep thought.

Li Xun led the army to arrive. The initial goal was not to invade the imperial city, which was meaningless, but now it was different. Through Ruan Donglang, he had learned that the prince Zhao Xun was still alive, so any other plan now has no meaning. The most urgent thing now is to immediately invade the imperial city, disrupt Zhao He's military morale, disperse the rebel forces in the imperial city, and reduce the pressure on the East Palace to the greatest extent, and buy time for the prince Zhao Xun, Li Zhong and others as much as possible.

Sima Tu said softly: "Lord, when we came, we had sent someone to tell Li Zhong and others that Li Zhong should go to the Jinwu Guard to dispatch troops and Yang Daolin summoned all officials in the capital. It would take at least an hour for them to gather in the imperial city."

Chen He also said at this time: "There are only 8,000 soldiers in the Eastern Palace. It has been two hours since then, and the damage must be very large. They can't hold on for long."

Li Xun gritted his teeth and said, "If there is not enough siege equipment, only force, what can I do?"

In the moment of depression, Li Xun seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly there was a look of surprise on his face. He slapped his thigh and shouted: "Isn't the Shaofujian right next to the imperial city?"

Shaofu Supervisor is in charge of the nationwide weapon production, and there must be a large number of weapons and siege equipment stored there.
Chapter completed!