Do you know: I’m Xu Jiazi

last night,

When Xu Zaijing was kneeling in the ancestral hall,

Jinghaihou Hu Yanfeng is visiting Bo Fu's house in Changxing.

After going out, Hu Yanfeng visited several princes' and princes' mansions.

When the concierges of each family heard that it was the Huyan family, they

Some people say that the owner of the house is suffering from heat stroke and it is inconvenient to entertain guests. Some people say that the owner has gone to bed early and is strictly prohibited from disturbing guests.

Enough of being shut down.

When Hu Yanfeng was riding back to Jinghaihou Mansion,

Passing by the gate of Changxing Bofu's house,

At this time, a woman got off the carriage and hurried to the concierge.

Hu Yanfeng pondered for a moment, got off his horse, and sent his confidant to deliver the post.

A mother-in-law's voice came:

".Feng. Come. Madam. Hurry up!"

Before the mother-in-law was invited into the courtyard, she turned back and glanced at Hu Yanfeng and the others behind her.

Afterwards, the concierge accepted the post handed over by the boy and hurried out without saying anything else.

"Young man, I have met Mr. Marquis. If you can come to our Fu family, please come in quickly."

Hu Yanfeng nodded, sighing in his heart that the Fu family did not take advantage of the weak, and walked into the door of the Fu family with a smile.

Arriving at the front hall where guests are entertained in the front yard, I just sat down.

A female envoy served tea.

It was a hot day and late at night, so there was a fire left in the stove of the Fu family.

Marquis Jinghai nodded approvingly, and then asked the boy beside him:

"Do you know which family the old lady belongs to?"

"Master Marquis, I don't know, but I just heard that she came to see the second eldest lady of the Fu family."

The backyard of Fu’s family,

My mother-in-law’s family is here to visit at this hour.

Feng Ziyi, a girl from the Feng family branch of Cheng Guogong, was a little panicked. She put on her clothes and walked out anxiously.

Behind her, the second son of the Fu family followed:

"Madam, please slow down."

Feng Ziyi came to the front hall,

Seeing her mother-in-law coming, the mother-in-law hurriedly asked: "Mother Su, what's wrong? Is there something going on at home?"

The second son of the Fu family also came to her side and looked at Mother Su as well.

"My dearest lady, nothing happened. It's just our relatives from the Sheng family who sent someone to deliver the news."

Hearing that it was not a bad thing, Feng Ziyi breathed a sigh of relief:

"explain."

Mother Su didn't hesitate: "My relatives said that the Jinghai Marquis Mansion and the Ruyang Marquis Mansion are less likely to interact with each other, so it's better to avoid them!"

"Okay, I understand. Did your family tell you what the reason was?"

"No, but when I entered the house just now, I saw visitors behind me. They might know."

"Well, officer, please talk to your father and mother."

The second son of the Fu family on the side nodded, turned around and walked out.

Mother Su also stood up and said, "Girl, I still have to inform our relatives, so I'm going to leave now."

"Okay, go quickly. Someone will see you off."

At this time, Fu's parents-in-law also came here with their clothes on, and when they saw Feng Zi translated: "Brothers and sisters, do you need me for anything?"

Mother Su bowed at the door. She knew from this scene that her sister-in-law was very good, so she lowered her head and left quickly with a sigh.

The second son of the Fu family caught up with his father, Chang Xingbo, in the courtyard.

The father and son were talking and had already arrived in the front yard.

Before entering the front hall where guests were waiting, Chang Xingbo stopped.

"You said it's the Jinghaihou family? This"

Immediately, Chang Xingbo felt a little helpless and lowered his voice: "This Marquis Jinghai is in the front hall."

In the front hall, Hu Yanfeng and the waiter looked at each other. They had heard the footsteps, but they stopped nearby and did not come in.

after awhile,

A steward came over:

"Master Marquis, the boy from the inner courtyard said that it is hard to sleep in the hot weather. My uncle and his wife have just gone to bed and we really can't bear to disturb them. You should go back first."

Hu Yanfeng's face became serious, and after saying goodbye, he returned to Jinghaihou Mansion.

When entering the door, he asked:

"Hai Geer and the others are back?"

"Master Hou, you are back."

Entering the inner courtyard, I saw everyone from the Huyan family sitting in three piles.

A bunch of them are Madam Bao, Mrs. Bao of Marquis of Jinghai, Mrs. Bao of Dafang, and people from the Hou family of Ruyang.

A bunch of them have three or four bedrooms.

The last one is the five-bedroom one.

Seeing Marquis Jinghai, Miss Bao said:

"I'm talking about the small room. The Marquis is here. Can you two talk about it?"

Marquis Jinghai asked with a solemn expression:

"What's the news?"

"Father, Mrs. Yongyi Hou said that a clan member of the Northern Liao Dynasty identified the children of the Bao family and sold them by sea from the Kingdom of Jin to surrender soldiers of the Northern Liao Dynasty!"

The eldest son of Marquis Jinghai suddenly felt that his hands and feet were weak and he could not speak.

The people in the third and fourth rooms of the Huyan family looked at each other in disbelief when they heard this, and then looked at everyone in the big room.

Mrs. Jinghaihou said sharply and panicked:

"Absurd! Ridiculous!"

Marquis Jinghai did not look at the Bao family and asked slowly:

"The Xu family is very popular, can you save me?"

Hu Yanhai said: "Father, who can I save?"

Mrs. Jinghai Hou said:

"Yes, yes! From now on, our family and the Xu family are real relatives, so we should be saved! Of course, I will save your uncle!"

"shut up!"

Marquis Jinghai scolded.

Members of the third and fourth bedrooms of the Huyan family came to the fifth bedroom one after another.

Stayed up all night,

In the morning, Marquis Jinghai, who looked much older and seemed to be dying, went to court.

In the palace,

There was only one confidant female official standing there.

Concubine Rong, who had a big belly, held a fan and looked at her silent sister who was sitting on the embroidered pillar in front of her knees:

"Mother asked you to come here to ask me to ask Your Majesty to send someone to find Brother Xian?"

Rong Feiyan nodded.

"Then why didn't you say anything?"

"I see the chaos in Jingzhong, and I don't want to cause trouble to my sister."

"And my brother has always treated me well. If he really can't hold on any longer, he will report his identity and no one will make things difficult for him."

Concubine Rong fanned slowly:

"It would be great if he and you were so smart. If they come up with something, they really deserve a beating! When has it been decided when will Grandma Kong come to our house?"

Rong Feiyan hummed.

The palace was quiet for a while, and he looked at his only sister:

"I, what I said before was a bit harsh."

After hearing Concubine Rong's words, Rong Feiyan said, "Sister is right."

"Do you know why there was so much chaos in Beijing yesterday?"

Rong Feiyan shook her head slightly and looked at her sister.

Concubine Rong said:

"Brother Xu Jiajing went to the territory of King Yan the day before yesterday. After making a big fuss yesterday, he brought the Northern Liao clan into the palace. His Majesty immediately ordered the Bao family to be taken away, and at the same time he urgently summoned King Yan to Beijing."

Rong Feiyan asked with a surprised look on her face: "Sister, why did he go to King Yan's fiefdom? How come there is a Northern Liao clan?"

Looking at her sister who suddenly became energetic, Concubine Rong said:

"The only son of Prince Yan had his legs broken, his retainer had his teeth knocked out, Brother Jing was only beaten five times. Will Prince Yan swallow his anger?"

"Sister, are you saying that he went to King Yan's domain to warn King Yan? How dare he do that! And how does he know where the Northern Liao clan is?"

Concubine Rong shook her head and thought, Brother Jing has some mysteries in him, otherwise why would she have given him a gift?

Concubine Rong said:

"It may be a coincidence. King Yan will arrive in Bianjing today, and there will definitely be more news coming back. Let's wait and see."

"Then do you understand why Brother Jing behaved like this but remained unharmed?"

Rong Feiyan nodded uncertainly.

Concubine Rong said softly to her sister:

"It's because what Brother Jing did seems to be reckless, and it seems like he is trying to help the queen and the prince."

Thinking of herself and several other concubines who had had a miscarriage before, Concubine Rong continued:

"In fact, I helped His Majesty."

Rong Feiyan heard this in disbelief: "Sister, how could it be for Your Majesty? Your Majesty is the supreme being in the world."

Concubine Rong sneered slightly and whispered:

"Your Majesty has always had a reputation for kindness! He loves his subjects and his family! Whenever something happens, he always thinks about whether he has done anything wrong, for fear of wrongly blaming others."

"Even if there is no heir, Your Majesty has no unreasonable suspicion of the kings of the clan."

"The Imperial City Department found out the dead man, but because there is no evidence, Your Majesty, he and those villains have seen through this, so they dare to act so wantonly!"

If the queen hadn't cleaned up the palace before,

Can Zhao Fang grow so big? Can his belly reach this month?

They are all unknowns.

"Hmph, Brother Jing's intention in acting like this is to let King Yan know that he is not someone to be trifled with and to stop causing trouble. But what can King Yan do?"

King Yan himself had a dirty bottom, and Xu Zaijing's unintentional act stabbed him in the wrong place.

At this time, the female officer beside him saw the internal officer at the door in the distance and hurriedly walked over.

After hearing what the internal officer said, the female officer came back and said, "Your Majesty, King Yan has entered the city and has been imprisoned in Zongzheng Prison."

"Feiyan, go back and tell mother that I will beg Your Majesty in a few days."

"Yes, sister."

Cangzhou Chai family,

Come from a noble family,

The descendants continue to this day,

Since the founding of the Zhou Dynasty, they have been married to many high-ranking nobles, but the children in the family have only been engaged in business and have never joined the army or served as officials.

After every Zhou emperor came to the throne, he would routinely send many rewards.

After several generations of business accumulation, it is also extremely wealthy.

The current head of the Chai family has two sons and one daughter.

The two sons are in Bianjing, and the daughter was escorted by servants to visit relatives on Jingdong East Road a few days ago.

Amidst the chirping of cicadas,

Suddenly there was a horse neighing,

A carriage stopped suddenly at the gate of Chai's house.

The concierge of the Chai family hurriedly came over to ask. Before he could say anything, he saw a middle-aged man with a pale complexion being helped out of the carriage.

The concierge said in surprise: "Manager Liu, why are you here?"

The middle-aged man thought a lot on the road, and instead of shouting at the door of Chai Mansion, he said eagerly:

"Quick, go in and send the message, I have something important to report to the head of the family!"

"Yes Yes."

Less than half a quarter of an hour after the group entered, there was a commotion throughout the Chai family.

Then the head of the Chai family led people on horseback and just as they left the gate, they saw several knights stationed at the gate.

"But in front of the head of the Chai family?"

"You are?"

"We are the officials of Cangzhou Imperial City. The letter from the capital stated that your family members have arrived in Bianjing. A letter will be sent in a few days. Please rest assured, my lord."

The head of the Chai family looked thoughtful and said:

"Thank you very much. Please invite Marquis Yu to come in and drink some cool drinks to relieve the heat."

"Thank you, Master, for your kindness. I have other important matters to take my leave."

After several knights from the Imperial City Division walked away, someone said: "Boss, this Chai family is really extravagant. When their family members arrive in the capital, they can invite our Imperial City Division's carrier pigeons."

"talk less!"

Jinyang Mountain,

In the cottage,

Several soldiers of Yanzhou Imperial City who had their teeth knocked out were tied tightly and sat paralyzed in despair.

Zhaomei Feng stood at the entrance of the village, yawned and saw a group of people coming from Beijing.

The group of people was followed by protective guards, all of whom were dusty.

Seeing everyone dismounting, Zhaomei Feng hurriedly stepped forward and cupped his hands:

"Imperial City Division, Zhaomei Peak has met all the superior officials."

"I have met Mr. Zhao, I am Duan Fanting, a member of the Criminal Department."

"I've seen Mr. Zhao, I am Wai Lang, a member of the Ministry of War and Treasury."

"In the Ministry of Industry, I am in charge of the Ordnance Institute."

"In the Lower Works Department, I will be the supervisor."

"I have seen Master Zhao. We are all officials in Kaifeng Mansion."

Zhaomeifeng said: "Everyone please come in!"

Except for the few Kaifeng mansion officials, everyone else frowned and covered their noses and walked inside.

After entering the stronghold, Zhaomeifeng said: "Everyone, please help yourself."

Subsequently, the gangsters began to conduct autopsies under the supervision of officials from the Ministry of Punishments.

The ordnance department and the treasury doctor began to inspect the weapons and armor.

The supervisor began to check the structure of the cottage,

As these ‘technical staff’ looked over it, all aspects of the situation were quickly compiled into documents.

Half an hour later, in a room in the village, the supervisor who was to be the supervisor shouted: "Come quickly!"

Zhaomeifeng hurried over,

After a while, Zhaomei Feng invited the doctor from the Armory Department and the Treasury Department to enter the room.

As it relates to the Prince of Zhou, what happened cannot be relied upon solely on the words of Xu Zaijing, Yelv Falcon and others.

Soon, in addition to the documents regarding the survey results of Jinyangshan’s corpses, weapons and armor, and houses, they were rushed to Bianjing.

Also sent were the sealed letters from the Prince of Yanzhou’s Mansion.

These were handed over to the emperor together.

At this time, he had already gone to court, and the people in the study were all the important ministers of Zhou Dynasty.

The emperor took the documents and letters in his hand and read them at a glance, less than a third of them.

"Snapped!"

The emperor was so angry that he threw the document directly on the imperial case.

Then the emperor waved his hand, and the chief minister hurriedly picked up the documents and distributed them to the important ministers.

Mrs. Sun was extremely angry at Xu Zaijing's behavior this time.

Although I have been kneeling all night,

But after dawn, Mrs. Sun still did not let go. Xu Zaijing ate all three meals in the ancestral hall, breakfast, lunch and dinner.

After quietly moving his legs and feet, Xu Zaijing continued to kneel.

well,

He really just wanted to go to King Yan's domain to let people know that he was not to be trifled with, but he didn't expect that the trouble he made would actually hurt King Yan.

He was really careless and didn't mean to do it.

North of Xiangzhou City

Zhujiapu,

Under the shade of the trees in the open space of the castle,

From time to time there were cheers.

Rong Xian, the brother of the Rong family who was provoked to throw a wine pot at someone, which indirectly caused a turmoil in Bianjing, was wrestling with a boy much younger than him.

"puff!"

Rongxian, who was covered in dust, fell on his back again. After the boy jumped on him, he simulated stabbing him several times.

"Brother Xian, you're dead again"

Rongxian's boy squatted aside, poured out a dozen copper coins from the purse on his waist, and handed them to the winning boy.

"Sir, we have no copper coins."

Hearing this, the old man and other teenagers who were eager to try next to him sighed in disappointment.

The young man from the Zhu family who won the copper coin said from the side:

"Brother Xian, I see that you are also a cheerful person. What I heard from my brothers is that if you join the army with your physique, there will really be no good results."

"You are too weak"

"You don't understand anything"

"You can't even beat my grandfather."

Rongxian listened to the young man's words and looked at the old Zhu family who had defeated him under the shade of the tree. He lowered his head in frustration.

At this time, on the dirt road next to the open space, several government officials from Xiangzhou City held a portrait in their hands and wiped the sweat from their foreheads.

He glanced at the people covered in dirt under the shade of the trees and shouted:

"How polite are you guys, have you seen this person in your castle?"

As he said that, he walked over.

Chai family

study,

Princess Pingning was sitting on a chair, talking carefully to brothers Chai Jin and Chai Bo.

"Most of the thieves who knew about Zhengzheng's incident died in Jinyang Mountain. The only one alive who is in prison at this time is King Yan's retainer Qiu Jing."

The Chai brothers nodded.

Princess Pingning continued: "When Qiu Jing was captured, he used Zhengzheng's identity as a bargaining chip to let him live. How ridiculous!"

"In this case, the only ones who know about it are the Xu family brother and his three servants. The Gao family will keep it secret for the sake of their family's reputation."

"Cousin, can you give some to Brother Xu?"

Princess Pingning said anxiously:

"Don't give me this idea!!! Brother Xu is very protective of his shortcomings. He knows the seriousness of the matter! Don't act carelessly, or you will turn your benefactor into an enemy for nothing."

The Chai brothers nodded solemnly. They already knew the situation on Jinyang Mountain from Chai Zhengzheng's mouth.

The fact that these thieves were able to kill their Chai family guards already showed the strength of the Jinyangshan thieves.

"In a few days, when your parents arrive from Cangzhou, there will be a banquet at Qi's house. I will invite Bianjing Xungui to come, and everyone will think that Zhengzheng is here with her parents."

"yes."

Returned to the Duke of Qi's mansion from Chai's house.

There are only Duke Qi and his wife in the bedroom.

Qi Yiqiu looked at Princess Pingning and whispered:

"You took Brother Heng to the palace in a hurry last night, why didn't you take him to Chai's house today?"

"My grandfather's family has gold, mountains and silver seas, so I'm also interested in it."

"But if you think about it carefully, the Chai family can't give Brother Heng much help in his career."

"If Brother Heng is just allowed to be a wealthy and idle man, why should he rely on Brother Heng to get a wife?"

Duke Qi nodded.

Princess Pingning continued:

"It's a pity that there is no girl of the same age as Brother Heng in the Yongyi Hou family. Otherwise, it would be good to get married with his family."

"That's what the lady said."

On the afternoon of the birthday of Shenbao Guanshen, Xu Zaijing beat someone.

Six days have passed.

King Yan came to Beijing for two days.

Outside the palace wall,

The Chai family's mansion is still as quiet as before.

Inside the palace wall,

The chief minister bowed beside the emperor and said:

"Your Majesty, Qiu Jing died in prison, and the thieves from Jinyang Mountain were also seriously injured and failed to reach Bianjing."

The emperor nodded and said:

"Send someone to tell Ping Ning."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Is that boy from the Xu family still kneeling in their ancestral hall?"

"Return to your Majesty, you are kneeling."

"Well, tell the queen about this."

"yes."

It has not yet been determined how King Yan served his court.

But the Bao family of Ruyang Houfu has been surrounded by the imperial army.

In two days,

There were constant officials in charge of the government, and the younger brothers and ladies of each house were taken to prison.

No torture was used yet, just a scare. Later, with the help of letters seized from Prince Yan’s Mansion,

In less than half a day, everyone in the Bao family was pouring beans through bamboo tubes, and they all attacked at once:

In the beginning, supplies did suffer a loss of more than 40%, but things got better later.

However, when the Bao family and the Huyan family saw the loss, the court did not pursue it, so they reported the loss according to the initial loss.

Some of the supplies that were transported without cost were used by the Bao family and Huyan Dafang to line their own pockets, and some were bought by King Yan.

When he came back from the Kingdom of Jin, he could secretly do a business of selling prisoners of Northern Liao.

It was a huge profit, and the Zhou Dynasty was at a huge loss.

The witnesses and physical evidence are there, and the evidence is conclusive.

The only prominent relatives of the Marquis of Jinghai are the Marquis of Ruyang and the Bao family.

He was quickly deprived of his title, his family property was transferred to the state treasury, and his whole family was assassinated and sent to the army.

Jinghaihou Mansion,

Marquis Hu Yanfeng and his wife were deprived of their titles and royal titles, and Hu Yanfeng's official position was wiped out.

The eldest brother of the Huyan family was deeply involved in the case and was removed from the position of commander of the Weichu Navy. He will wait until the case becomes clear before he can be punished.

Huyan's family has three and four bedrooms. He was demoted, fined, and kept for inspection.

There was no news about the fifth house's disposition.

For a time, Hu Yanhai became the person with the highest official position in the Huyan family.

Marquis Jinghai was deprived of his title, and there was already a gap between his family status and that of Marquis Yongyi. The two families were not in the same family.

However, there are no rumors that the marriage between the two families has changed.

In early July,

The fifth branch of the Huyan family has a result: Huyanhai was removed from the position of commander of the Huyi Navy of the Forbidden Army. Because of his proficiency in the navy, he was transferred to the deputy commander of the Dengzhou Navy.

The Duke of Qi's Mansion sent a message to the families of the distinguished officials. A few days later, the Chai family, the maternal ancestor of Princess Pingning, came to Bianjing and invited the distinguished officials to a banquet at the Duke of Qi's Mansion.

royal palace,

The emperor looked at Princess Pingning who asked for an audience with confusion.

"Ping Ning, what do you think the Chai family girl wants?"

"Father, I want you to be a soldier of our great Zhou Dynasty."

"What do you want this for?"

"The child was frightened and couldn't sleep well. He had to find an object to hold his breath."