Zongwu: Start as Jinyiwei, invincible and powerful!

Zhao Gao bowed and clasped his fists, saying, "Luowang has received news from Yong'an City that the emperor is critically ill. Please return quickly, my lord."

"What?" Lin Fan's expression changed slightly when he heard Zhao Gao's words.

Although Lin Fan had noticed that Emperor Zhu Shou was in a weak physical condition after returning to Beijing from the Sui Dynasty, it seemed that he could still hold on for some time. He did not expect that he would die so soon.

Once the emperor passes away, the court structure of the Great Zhou will inevitably undergo certain changes.

At this critical moment, Lin Fan naturally had to return to the capital as soon as possible.

"Hanyi, I'm going back to the capital immediately. Do you want to come with me or stay here for a while?" Lin Fan turned around and said to Li Hanyi beside him.

Lin Fan did not hide the conversation between him and Zhao Gao from Li Hanyi.

Hearing that Lin Fan was going back, Li Hanyi's eyebrows slightly frowned, but soon relaxed again and shook her head, saying, "I won't go."

"This is an urgent matter, so there's no need for formalities between you and me. I'm leaving now. I'll be back once the situation stabilizes."

Lin Fan didn't try to persuade Li Hanyi after hearing this. He just said something to Li Hanyi, then turned around and headed towards the foot of Cangshan Mountain.

Li Hanyi stood on Cangshan Mountain, watching Lin Fan and Zhao Gao leave, with a slightly complicated look in his eyes.

After descending Cangshan Mountain, Lin Fan said to Zhao Gao, "I will return to the capital first. You and the Luowang men should also return as soon as possible. We may be able to use you later."

Zhao Gao said, "I obey your orders, but regarding Nanli..."

"Other people will naturally be in charge of the things here, so you don't have to worry about it," Lin Fan said, waving his hand and interrupting Zhao Gao.

"Yes!" Zhao Gao naturally had no objection to this and responded respectfully again.

"I'm leaving first," Lin Fan said, and immediately used the Immortal Steps to quickly move towards the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

It took Lin Fan and the Jinyiwei more than a month to rush from Yong'an City to Xueyue City.

But now, Lin Fan was traveling alone, and he used the ultimate lightness skill of the Immortal Steps throughout the journey, which made his speed much faster.

In less than ten days, Lin Fan had returned to Yong'an City.

However, Lin Fan was not in a hurry to enter the palace to meet the emperor, nor did he go home.

After returning to Yong'an City, Lin Fan left a secret code to summon the members of Luowang, and then randomly found a secluded courtyard to wait.

Not long after, Luowang's top killer Yanri appeared in Lin Fan's sight.

"I am Yanri, your humble servant, and I am honored to meet you, my master!" After seeing Lin Fan, Yanri knelt on one knee and spoke respectfully.

"Get up," Lin Fan waved his hand and sent out a stream of Qi through the air, helping Yanri up. He then asked, "What's the situation in the capital now? Is the emperor still alive?"

Yanri said respectfully, "My Lord, the Emperor is still alive, but he is awake for less than an hour each day. Many officials in the court are preparing for the aftermath of the Emperor's death..."

Following Yanri's narration, Lin Fan basically understood what had happened in Yong'an City in recent times.

However, Lin Fan didn't take the little actions of the civil and military officials seriously.

Now, the East and West Factories and the Embroidered Uniform Guard are all under Lin Fan's control. It can be said that he has already taken control of the palace.

In addition, Li Jing, Yue Fei, Meng Tian, ​​Song Que and others also control hundreds of thousands of troops, and they are also strong support for Lin Fan outside.

If Lin Fan didn't want to cause too many casualties, he could have marched westward directly from the original Sui territory and conquered the world step by step.

However, Lin Fan's current plan is to gradually replace the power of the court of Da Zhou by controlling the court, expand to the surrounding areas based on Da Zhou, and finally unify the world.

And by that time, it will be the time when Lin Fan replaces the Great Zhou and establishes a new dynasty!

Lin Fan pondered for a moment, then said to Yanri, "We can relax a bit on the civil service matters and focus more on the movements of the military commanders guarding the capital to ensure there are no disturbances."

"I obey your command!" When Yanri heard Lin Fan's words, he immediately bowed and clasped his fists, respectfully responding.

"Well, you can go down," Lin Fan nodded slightly and said.

"I'll take my leave!" Yanri saluted Lin Fan with a fist, then turned and left.

After Yanri left, Lin Fan pondered for a moment and did not act rashly.

It was not until after dark that Lin Fan used his lightness skills to head towards the palace.

Of course, when sneaking into the palace, Lin Fan also used the invisibility technique.

With Lin Fan's powerful strength, coupled with the effect of the invisibility technique, he broke into the palace without alarming anyone.

Soon, Lin Fan found Emperor Zhu Shou's bedroom in the palace.

However, there are still many people guarding Emperor Zhu Shou’s bedroom, including several imperial doctors.

Lin Fan's eyes flickered slightly, and he directly cast the Heavenly Palace Illusion on Emperor Zhu Shou, making him seem to have a new thought and memory invisibly.

After doing all this, Lin Fan left the palace quietly.

After leaving the palace, Lin Fan went straight out of Yong'an City and spent a night outside the city.

The next morning, Lin Fan slightly slowed down the pace of his Immortal Steps and swaggered into Yong'an City from the city gate.

At the gate of Yong'an City, various forces had spies nearby. When they saw Lin Fan entering the city, many of them changed their expressions, and then hurried back to report the news to their respective masters.

Lin Fan knew all of this very well, but he didn't show anything and went straight to the palace in a dignified manner.

Last time, Lin Fan made great contributions to the Sui Kingdom. In addition to rewarding Lin Fan with the original Hulong Villa, the emperor also gave him a token that allowed him to enter the palace at will.

Lin Fan showed the token, and immediately a eunuch respectfully led Lin Fan to Yong'an Palace to meet the emperor.

In the outer hall of Yong'an Palace, important court officials including Grand Secretary and Minister of Personnel Zhang Julu, Academician and Minister of Rites Chen Lin, Minister of War Sima Feng, Minister of Revenue, Minister of Punishment, and Minister of Works were all waiting here.

In addition, there are several imperial physicians with superb medical skills who are ready to be summoned by the emperor at any time.

Seeing Lin Fan's arrival, the expressions of everyone in the hall couldn't help but change.

"Sir Lin, didn't His Majesty send you to Nanli? Why did you come back without permission?" Sima Feng, the Minister of War, stepped forward and questioned Lin Fan.

Compared to Sima Feng, although the others were surprised and suspicious, they were not so quick to show it.

Lin Fan glanced at Sima Feng and said calmly, "I received a secret decree from His Majesty and rushed back from Nanli specifically to guard against those who might take advantage of His Majesty's poor health to stir up trouble. So, does Lord Sima not welcome me back?"

When everyone heard Lin Fan's words, their expressions changed slightly. They didn't expect that the emperor would actually give Lin Fan a secret decree.