Do you know: I’m Xu Jiazi

Early in the morning,

There is a faint light outside the window,

Zai Zhang suddenly opened his eyes and saw his eldest wife Hua Lan being served by Cuichan and inserting a white jade hairpin under the candlelight.

"Huh? Madam, why did you get up so early?"

"My lord, please go to bed first. Didn't I tell you last night?"

Zai Zhang, who was lying on the bed, paused.

Before he could say anything, Hua Lan and Cui Chan had already walked out.

Listening to the footsteps in the distance, Zai Zhang stared at the candles in the bedroom in a daze. Thinking of the tears on Hua Lan's face when he came back last night, Zai Zhang sat up.

"Somebody come!"

When he arrived at his mother's yard, he saw no one. He asked the female envoy standing by, "Where is mother?"

"The mistress and the second eldest wife went out, saying that something happened."

"Then bring breakfast to my study."

"Yes, sir."

Around Tatsuki (after 8 a.m.)

The sun did not peek out from behind the clouds,

The sky is dark.

Several workshops in Yichun Alley have not yet opened their doors.

The janitor of a house that made colorful lanterns suddenly woke up. Hearing the continuous clicking sounds outside the door, he looked out curiously.

Through the crack in the door, several carriages passed in succession, and there was a strong woman beside each carriage.

Seeing that he was not a soldier, the boy unlatched the door, opened the door and looked around.

I saw these carriages parked deep in the alley, and a strong woman was holding a wide cloth as tall as a person to block the view of passers-by.

The Sun family was originally a military attache, and most of their in-laws were direct daughters of military attaches. There were not many other military attache families, and there was no shortage of strong women who knew a thing or two about boxing and kicking, not to mention the Xu family.

Blocking the view on both sides of the alley, Sun and Hualan walked down.

Mrs. Sun looked at the sisters-in-law beside her. After they said a few words, Mrs. Sun raised her chin, and a strong woman walked to the door of the small courtyard.

Pick up the door knocker

"Papa pa pa"

"Which one?"

Qingling's questioning voice came from inside.

"We are servants of the Hou Mansion. We have a few words to ask Madam. Please open the door."

There was silence inside the door.

The ladies outside the door looked at each other.

Soon there were footsteps inside the door, and the courtyard door was opened.

A woman wearing a veil looked at the woman in brocade and beaded hair at the door with surprise. The women were all glancing at her.

"I'm very polite. I wonder which family you are from?"

It was the strong woman who knocked on the door and said, "We are from the Xu family of Yongyi Hou Mansion and the Sun family of Xishui Gate, Madam Yang?"

"Oh! Please come in, please come in."

With that said, he led everyone into the house.

The little girl holding a red silk drumstick ran out, nestled next to the woman, and looked at the group of women with a surprised look on her face.

Mrs. Sun glanced at the courtyard as she entered, and saw that the ground in the courtyard was neat and clean, with all the things neatly arranged, and there were no female servants. She and her sisters-in-law looked at each other and nodded, knowing that this The woman is not lazy.

After everyone entered the front hall and closed the door, the door to the small courtyard was also slowly closed by the healthy woman.

"Dear gentlemen, please take a seat."

Mrs. Sun said: "There's no need to sit down. They are all women, so why don't you ask Madam Yang to take off this veil?"

Yang Luoyou was stunned when he heard this.

Seeing the way everyone looked at her, her eyes were full of thoughtfulness, and she bowed:

"My face is ruined, so I took off my veil to avoid scaring you nobles. If your son spends money in Pan Lou, please contact Pan Lou."

"It's not about money."

Sun made a gesture and said,

A strong woman walked over and said, "Ms. Yang, don't move."

Then he lifted a corner of the veil.

Looking at the scar above, the strong woman's eyes tightened, and then the strong woman nodded toward everyone.

At this point, a sister-in-law from the Sun family came to Sun and whispered: "The situation here seems to be a little different from what we thought."

"Um."

Then Mrs. Sun smiled and said: "Ms. Yang, do you know who the gentleman who was traveling with you yesterday afternoon was? I wonder why you two were traveling together?"

Yang Luoyou suddenly realized in his eyes: "My lord, the husband's surname is Zhu, and he is Viscount Zhu who has made great contributions to the country. Viscount Zhu gave me money yesterday."

"Money for rehearsing music!"

Yang Luoyou quickly added.

Sun continued to ask: "I wonder what song it is?"

""Song of Congratulations to the Father and Son in the Battle""

"Is this talking about Viscount Zhu of Xiangzhou?"

Yang Luoyou nodded and said, "At this hour, the musicians for rehearsal should also be here."

Sun waved her hand.

Outside the gate of the small courtyard, several elderly musicians with a somewhat timid look were stared at by the healthy woman.

The courtyard door was opened, and the strong woman inside said: "Let them come in."

The strong women made a way, and the musicians walked in with their heads lowered.

Soon, a female envoy from the Xu family stopped the carriage at the door and removed the wide cloth that blocked the view.

in the yard,

Yang Luoyou bowed in front of the ladies and said: "Dear ladies, the sounds of these two pipa are Zhu Zijue and his son, and the other instruments are."

About half an hour later,

A group of ladies walked out of the yard. Although their eyes were red, they were all reluctant to leave.

Sun was the last one to come out. Hua Lan stood with her at the door: "Ms. Yang, those silver coins will form a band of musicians according to your wishes. Then I will ask Brother Hu to come to you."

"Thank you, madam."

"It's my turn to thank you."

"Then I will be disrespectful."

The ladies all got on the carriage and soon drove out of Yichun Lane.

royal palace

Under the leadership of the great internal officials,

Zhaomeifeng, who had just returned from Yangzhou Prefecture, followed his master into the palace.

"Your Majesty, people are here."

"My lord, I would like to pay my respects to Your Majesty."

The emperor behind the desk raised his head, looked at the two people kneeling and said:

"Well, get up! Zhao Zilong, your son-in-law has done a good job in Yangzhou Prefecture."

"Your Majesty is so flattering! This is his duty."

"Well, I know pretty much everything about Yangzhou Prefecture, that is, the situation in Chuihuan Division of Bai Gao Kingdom. How can we find out?"

After hearing the words "Cui Huan Si", Zhao Zilong and Zhao Meifeng, who were standing in the hall with bows, froze.

The "hanging ring" is a metal ring worn on the ears by the Baigao people in the northwest.

The Chuihuan Division is Bai Gaoguo's spy agency that competes with the Imperial City Division and the Rongji Division of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

A person in their memory disappeared because of this incident.

"Your Majesty, all the people in the Military Division in Baigao were wiped out a month ago, and only then did the Imperial City Division recover."

"I have read the secret files. Didn't your first apprentice, Zhao Taifeng, go to Bai Gao Country?"

"Your Majesty, I forgive you! Zhao Taifeng, he has neglected his duty. I have lost contact with him for some years."

Zhaomeifeng followed his master and knelt on the ground.

When the emperor heard "some years", he was speechless and said nothing.

Ninety-nine percent of these were the years when he neglected the Imperial City Division.

The emperor quickly changed the subject and said: "You two should be equal. Here, this is the last secret report sent by the Rongji Division before it was purged. Take a look."

The high official handed the secret report to Zhao Zilong.

As an old man, he took the secret report away and squinted at it.

After seeing the above content clearly, the old man's eyes widened instantly:

"Your Majesty, the envoy from Bai Gao Kingdom a few days ago is actually the eldest son of the 'Liang Yi' family?"

"Yes. His father is Liang Yifu, the current powerful minister of Bai Gao Kingdom."

Zhao Zilong answered: "His aunt is the Empress Dowager Liang of Bai Gao Kingdom now."

The emperor picked up another piece of paper and said: "This is a secret message sent by a carrier pigeon from the Northern Liao Army Corps. Meifeng, you and Brother Jing are close friends of life and death. You should also read it."

Zhaomeifeng quickly bowed and said: "Yes, Your Majesty."

He took the note from the master and wrote: "Liao will kill the eagle and kill the hundreds of horses, but it will not appear yet."

"Master, is it true?"

"Bu Zhou Tianhuan, the Black Mountain Army Commander is the most brave and brave."

Bai Gaoguo

Southwest Zhuoluo Military Division, guarding Wusi Zangguo.

There is a Baigao tribe fifty miles outside Zhuoluo City.

A group of Usi Tibetan cavalry were burning, killing and looting.

On a hill near the direction of Zhuoluo City, two Wusi Zang scouts were on guard.

One of them said in Usi Tibetan:

"These days, the Bai Gao Kingdom warrior named Wei Mu Boming has not appeared."

"He has appeared. We should run faster to avoid being captured alive by him on horseback like a general."

"That's a real monster."

"Yeah, I still have nightmares about that battle."

In Bianjing City,

Outside Xuande Gate, a Bai Gao warrior sneezed.