Do you know: I’m Xu Jiazi

Xu Zaijing looked at him with a smile and said, "As a noble son of a military general, it's okay to feel uncomfortable."

At this time, just when everyone had finished speaking, Xu Zaijing's words were heard very clearly by everyone.

Hai Chaojie, who had been nodding just now, looked at Xu Zaijing with some confusion and said:

"Brother Jing, when you say this, do you disagree with Chen Silang's statement?"

Looking at the eyes of the many high-ranking officials and disciples of Bianjing Xungui and Six Ministries who were looking at him, Xu Zaijing smiled slightly and said:

"No matter how big a country is, if it loves war, it will perish; no matter how peaceful the world is, if it forgets to fight, it will be in danger."

Shen Herui, who was not far away, nodded and said softly: "Source: Historical Records: Biography of the Master and Father of the Marquis of Pingjin"

Xu Zaijing cupped his hands and said to Chen Silang:

"Shiro, when my father first took over the Tianwu Army, do you know how many soldiers were driven away from the camp?"

"It depends on the roster."

"Then do you know how much food and salary soldiers receive every month?"

"It should be sufficient."

"Then do you know how many soldiers have never seen my complete set of armor on Monday?"

"Well?"

Everyone around looked surprised. Aren't these complete armors everywhere?

Someone asked: "Brother Jing, could it be that what you said is shocking?"

Xu Zaijing shook his head and said: "How could the Fourth Army be like this? There are just some signs."

Gu Tingye had been to many military camps with his father. He added in his mind to Xu Zaijing: "It's hard to say what the middle and lower armies will be like."

"Xu Wulang, do you mean to start a war with the two countries?"

Xu Zaijing shook his head and said:

"It should be true that I, the Great Zhou Dynasty, will not start the war lightly, but when the opportunity comes, I, the Great Zhou Dynasty, must be prepared."

"My Dazhou Household Department earns so much money every year, but now there is civil strife in Baigao and Northern Liao Kingdom is in turmoil!"

"And after the turmoil in Bai Gao and Bei Liao countries calmed down, they didn't send troops to show off their power to Zhou Dynasty? If we don't train our soldiers to wait for the opportunity, how can we keep the old coins?"

After hearing Xu Zaijing’s words,

Everyone fell silent, and some of the young men who were distinguished civil servants showed thoughtful expressions.

Thinking of the previous siege of Da Zhou’s horse breeding land, wasn’t it because Bai Gaoguo wanted to establish its prestige?

Of course, there are also people who just turn a deaf ear to it, wondering how fun it is to ride a horse.

At this moment,

A servant came to Liang Han and said, "Master, we are ready along the way!"

Liang Han shouted excitedly when he heard this: "Brothers, let's see who returns here first today! Ha!"

With that said, Liang Liulang grasped the reins tightly and rode out.

It's said to be around Bianjing, so naturally it's not under the city wall.

In the prosperous Bianjing City, there are many residents near the outer city.

Today, this group of young people are not slow, so naturally they will not go to the residential area where such people live.

Seeing that Liang Han was leading the way, many people whipped their horses to speed up, trying to compete with Liang Han.

As for Xu Zaijing, Zheng Xiao, and the Zhang brothers, they were following the cavalry and were not particularly outstanding.

Passing by the horizontal bridge outside Wansheng Gate, Liju, who was sitting under Xu Zaijing, seemed to have warmed up and began to slowly increase his speed.

When they were approaching Jinyao Gate near the northwest corner of Bianjing, only the sons of the Zhang, Gu, and Zheng families behind Xu Zaijing could keep up.

Gu Tingye whipped the horse on the back of his favorite horse and shouted loudly:

"drive!"

"Drive! Drink!"

Gu Tingye, who was brought up quickly, was soon on par with Xu Zaijing.

He took off his cold-proof mask and looked sideways at Xu Zaijing, who was riding on Liju's back with a competitive look on his face, completely integrated with Liju's running rhythm.

Xu Zaijing lay on the horse, trying to reduce his 'wind resistance' as much as possible, but he did not shout at the horse like Gu Tingye. He relied entirely on the tacit understanding between himself and Li Ju.

The green and white forehead hairband on his head whistled in the wind. Xu Zaijing took off the mask on his nose, smiled at Gu Tingye, and patted Li Ju's neck gently.

Liju understood the meaning and sped up his running frequency again. Soon, Gu Tingye could only look at Xu Zaijing's back.

Bypassing the northwest corner of Bianjing City,

On the official road one mile away from Ansumen,

Xu Zaijing looked behind him and then relaxed his legs. Liju, who felt Xu Zaijing's movements, consciously slowed down his running frequency.

After running for a while, the sound of shouting and whipping horses suddenly came from behind Xu Zaijing.

Xu Zaijing thought it was a child from some family who was following him. When he looked back, he saw a postman carrying a flag running on a horse that was about to foam.

Seeing this scene, Xu Zaijing hurriedly reined in his mount gently, slowed down and ran along the side of the road, making way for the postmen to run.

After the concession passed, Xu Zaijing continued to let Liju run faster.

This action also allowed several people chasing him to see his back.

Not long after Xu Zaijing rode his horse, he saw that the horse he had just fallen to the ground in the middle of the road. There was a small deep pit the size of a bowl on the road.

The knight not far away had been thrown firmly to the ground, and he didn't know what happened.

Xu Zaijing quickly stopped Liju, dismounted and came to the postman. Without caring about anything else, he hurriedly checked his condition. The postman who was thrown out was already unconscious. Xu Zaijing looked at the golden flag on his body and the clothes on his back. Sealed bamboo tube, knowing that this is the eight-hundred-mile emergency in the army.

Thinking of this, Xu Zaijing took the man aside and took off his things.

When Xu Zaijing was about to leave, someone grabbed his wrist tightly. It turned out that the postman woke up.

"Bai Gao. Eight Hundred Miles. Urgent. Report"

"I know! I'll deliver it."

"Who are you? Whose family do you belong to?"

"From the Yongyi Hou family."

After Xu Zaijing finished speaking, he mounted his horse and held up the golden expedited order flag. He looked at the postman who had fainted again and the people behind him who had caught up with him, waved his hands, and then shouted for the first time:

"drink!"

Liju rushed out suddenly.

The few noble disciples behind him looked puzzled as they looked at Xu Zaijing, who was holding a flag and running towards Bianjing City in the south at an unprecedented speed.

When they got closer, they saw the postman and horse lying on the ground.

Gu Tingye looked at the postmen on the ground and Xu Zaijing who was leaving, then looked at the sons of the Zhang family and the Zheng family and said, "Then, should we still go around?"

"What are you going around, Zheng Xiao, go to the city and report to the official! Then go find the doctor to save people! Ting Yewen, go and stop them, don't let anyone mess up the traces here! If you want to see it, just walk over!"

When Zhang Fangsong spoke, he had already arrived at the postman's side.

Zheng Xiao and Gu Tingye looked at each other and understood the connection:

Who can say that the fallen postman was definitely not hit or scratched by Xu Zaijing?

The two took action quickly.

After wasting this time, the people behind the horses also caught up. After being stopped by Gu Tingye, they all walked on the roadside and came here. They looked at the horses and postmen who fell on them.

They looked at each other in confusion.

Liang Han even said with some fear: "Brother Zhang, we won't get into trouble, right?"

Zhang Fangsong looked at the unconscious postman and said, "Causing trouble? We didn't cause trouble! It was the one that caused trouble.

As he spoke, Zhang Fangsong pointed to the pothole on the road.

Bianjing North Gate

On the city wall, watching Xu Zaijing rushing towards him, the soldiers at the city gate hurriedly maintained order.

"There is an urgent report from the Western Army eight hundred miles away. The postman fell down and fell unconscious! Make way! Save people!"

Looking at Xu Zaijing's elegant and expensive clothes, tall and extraordinary mount, and the flag in his hand,

The soldiers at the city gate hurriedly maintained order.

Soon, Xu Zaijing entered the city,

Shouting all the way made his throat smoke, but he had to continue.

After he turned onto Suanzaomen Street, he headed south.

After passing Tianbomen Street and riding eastward, Xu Zaijing finally arrived at Gongchenmen on the north side of the palace.

The guards on the palace walls looked at Xu Zaijing holding the flag and letter box under the city gate with surprised expressions on their faces.

Inside the royal palace,

The emperor, who was hosting a banquet for all his ministers, was sitting on a dragon chair.

After listening to the internal officer's words, he looked at the letter in his hand and his eyes narrowed.

This eight-hundred-mile expedited letter is naturally about the affairs of the Bai Gao Kingdom royal family and the Liang family.

Looking at the names of the families executed by the Liang family in the letter, there was no joy on the emperor's face.

"Go and call them all inside."

Looking at the internal officer who went to call someone,

The emperor looked at the letter in his hand and said: "If you can send this urgent letter regardless of the trouble, the queen's love for him is not in vain."

After saying that, the emperor stood up and walked towards the inner hall.

When the ministers of the Great Zhou Dynasty understood everything, not only the emperor, but also their expressions became serious.

"Your Majesty, I knew about the civil strife in Bai Gao before, but I never expected it to be so harsh. This is really a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for me, Great Zhou."

"Your Majesty, this news was released by the Northern Liao Kingdom. Although it is good for me, the Great Zhou Dynasty, it is not a source of trouble for the Northern Liao Kingdom."

Listening to the words of the important ministers in the court, the emperor nodded.

In fact, a large part of the reason why Beiliao released this information about the Bai Gao Kingdom was because Beiliao wanted to concentrate on dealing with the Blackwater Jurchen, a close enemy of the Jin Kingdom.

The message given to Da Zhou means: Bai Gao is a soft persimmon because of the chaos in the country and the fight between powerful and powerful people. If you pinch him, don't come and cause trouble for me.

The discussion among the senior officials of the Great Zhou Dynasty lasted for an hour.

after the end,

The emperor pondered and said:

"In that case, Marquis Jinghai?"

"I'm here."

"Waiting for you and the doctor of the Ministry of War and Kubu to stay! Let the navy on Jingdong East Road help Jin Guo so that they will not be crushed to death by Beiliao."

"Your Majesty, are you helping them for free?"

"Get something in exchange."

"My lord, I obey the order."

"Shang Shu of the Ministry of Rites?"

"I'm here."

"Call the envoys from the Northern Liao Kingdom, and we will discuss with the Northern Liao Kingdom how to attack the Bai Gao Kingdom together."

"According to the order."

"The British Duke, Marquis Xu."

"I'm here."

"Tomorrow, let your young man accompany the Northern Liao envoy to the South Royal Garden to shoot arrows."

In the afternoon, the Bianjing Yamen sent detailed investigation results to the palace and the Ministry of War. The Yamen responsible for road repair and maintenance in Dazhou was reprimanded.

at night,

The emperor looked at what Chen Silang and Xu Zaijing said in his hand and smiled slightly:

"If you can say such words, then let me, Da Zhou, prepare myself."

"Come here and prepare a decree."

On the second day,

Xu Zaijing and Zhang Jiasilang went to the Nanyu Garden located in the east of Nanxunmen in the south of Bianjing, which is called Yujin Garden by the people of Bianjing.

An envoy from the Northern Liao Kingdom shoots at an arrow target with a crossbow.

In the past, the centermost target on the archery target would be painted red. Today, the center of the target placed in the South Imperial Garden is painted white.

The envoy from Bei Liao laughed heartily when he saw this scene, and then hit the target with an arrow.

Zhang Fangling also drew his bow and shot an arrow, which hit the target.

Xu Zaijing hit the bullseye with great ease, winning the cheers of the onlookers.

On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, the Northern Liao envoy left Bianjing with some excitement.

Xu Zaijing, who finally calmed down, finished the last few questions of his homework on the fifth day of the new year.

Before the Lantern Festival, Xu Zaijing sent a message to Gong Sanlang of England, Zheng Xiao of General Zheng's family, and Gu Erlang of Ningyuan Marquis Mansion, inviting them to a banquet on the third floor of Pan Tower.

Previously, Xu Zaijing only wanted to deliver the letter as soon as possible, and indeed ignored the troubles involved.

If someone helps you, you must thank them.

While several people were drinking with their respective servants and maids, listening to the noise outside the room, Zhique went out to inquire about the news and came back quickly:

"Young master, he is a brother from the Huyan family. He is drinking with some brothers from the Xungui family."

"Is there Shishiro?"

"No, he's the elder brother of the Huyan family."

After listening to Zhique's reply, several people looked at the Lantern Festival lanterns under construction in the distance and raised their wine glasses again.

"By the way, Brother Ye, have you done your homework?"

Gu Tingye stopped his glass and said, "Well, we're doing it. There are still seven or eight days left, so don't be in a hurry!"

In the blink of an eye,

Seven or eight days have passed,

It’s the Lantern Festival again,

That afternoon,

Gu Tingyu looked at Gu Tingye in the study who was holding his homework and looking at him with a pleading look, shook his head and said:

"Xiaojie, don't worry, there are still seven or eight hours until Xuexue Zhuang's class starts."

"Brother."

"Guardian, mother said that we should go to enjoy the lanterns."

Hearing Pingmei's voice, Gu Tingye looked at Pingmei who walked in with tears in his eyes and said, "Sister-in-law, help me."

Gu Tingyu stood up and shook his head, took the homework from Gu Tingye, looked at it for a few times and said to Pingmei: "Wait for me for a quarter of an hour."

"After I break it for you, the rest is up to you."

"Thank you, brother!"

While Gu Tingye was crazily making up for his homework, the sky turned dark.

at this time,

The girls from the Sheng family in Jiying Lane had already put on their cloaks and big furry cute ear protection early, and got into the carriage with Sheng Hong and his wife.

By the time everyone in the Sheng family and their servants and maids arrived outside Xuande Tower, the place was already surrounded by people from Bianjing.

The people outside could no longer approach Xuande Tower, and naturally they could not see the emperor who was about to appear upstairs.

Looking at the huge lantern, Rulan said blankly:

"It turns out what cousin Xu said is true. The lanterns are really as tall as the palace walls."

The two Lans from the Sheng family on the side nodded quickly.

"How spectacular!"

Since we can't admire the holy face, we can only watch the lanterns.

At this time, the girls of the Sheng family suddenly heard shouts like a mountain roaring and a tsunami erupting from the crowd near Xuandemen:

"Long live your Majesty!"

From time to time, someone in front said to the back: His Majesty appeared in Xuande Tower to enjoy the people!

"I really envy them. I never have the chance to see His Majesty in my life."

Ru Lan said with emotion.

Mo Lan beside her took a deep breath, straightened her back and looked in the direction of Xuande Tower!

Minglan looked at the lanterns with joy on her face and looked at them carefully, as if she wanted to remember the details of these lanterns so that she could tell someone when she went back.

At this time, there was another cry outside Xuande Tower:

"Your Highness Jin An!"

"Your Highness, stay safe!"

Soon, word of mouth came from the imperial city. It turned out that he was the only son of the current Emperor of Zhou Dynasty. He was held in the arms of the emperor and appeared in front of everyone for the first time.

"Let's go."

Sheng Hong said quite proudly.

You know, His Majesty's holy face can be seen by him when he goes to court.

After shopping for an hour, the girls and boys of the Sheng family all got a lot of delicious food in their hands.

Arriving at a stall with exquisite and elegant lanterns, Mo Lan's eyes suddenly widened and she whispered, "Brother Qi Heng?"

Hearing Mo Lan's voice, the young man choosing lanterns at the lantern stall turned his head. It was Qi Heng. He was followed by Bu Wei and five or six healthy servants from the Duke's Palace. The couple not far away also looked at him. When they came over, it was naturally Qi Guogong and his wife.

"The Duke."

"Shangda people."

The two couples said hello to each other.

"Sisters, which lantern do you think is the most beautiful? I will be the host today."

"Brother Qi Heng, I want that cricket."

"Brother Qi Heng, I want the one who wrote poetry."

Listening to Ru Lan and Mo Lan's words, Qi Heng looked at Ming Lan with a smile.

Minglan knelt down and bowed, then waved her hands and said, "Young Master, I don't want it anymore. I'm afraid of fire."

Qi Heng was stunned. He rarely encountered this kind of situation where no one wanted anything.

Then he looked at Minglan. Minglan's eyes did not have the most common look to please him.

Then he smiled and thought, why didn't he pay attention to this sixth sister before?

Just as he was thinking about it, an extremely beautiful lantern decorated with several huge flowers was placed in front of Minglan.

Minglan looked back in surprise, only to see Hua Lan looking at her happily, and behind Hua Lan was a large group of Xu family members.