Do you know: I’m Xu Jiazi

In the huge military formation,

A banner with the word Cao,

Cao Zhao, the fourth son of Marquis Tuoxi, who was about the same age as Zai Duan, was wearing armor, covering his eyes with his hands, and looked up at the Baigao National Army Stronghold not far away.

Cao Zhao looked back at Yongle City in the distance behind him and took a deep breath.

Afterwards, Cao Zhao stepped on the ground with his leather boots, turned his head to Zhang Fangshun, the second son of the British father-in-law, and said:

"Brother Shun, do you think there are any blood and bones of our great Zhou Erlang in this soil?"

Zhang Fangling, who was also wearing school armor, looked at the surrounding terrain and said, "Yes."

“Isn’t the Yongle City where we set out not far from the site of the ‘Yongle City’ that was built decades ago?”

Cao Zhao nodded and said with emotion: "Yes! The blood of our ancestors!"

Since the founding of the Zhou Dynasty,

Cao, Zhe, Zhong, Yao, Liu and other generals guarded the northwest frontier of the Great Zhou Dynasty for generations.

There used to be a Guo family, which was far more powerful than the previous four families. At its peak decades ago, there were even two queens.

At that time, His Majesty had just taken office, and before taking office, he married the legitimate daughter of the Guo family, the leader of the northwest generals, and he conquered the Baigao Kingdom in high spirits.

In the early stage of this battle, the Zhou army was overwhelming and invaded the Baigao Kingdom.

But the leader of the Guo family was so proud of his achievements that he underestimated his enemies. Although several other generals risked being punished by military law and tried their best to speak out, he still turned a deaf ear.

I heard from the older generation that General Guo was so anxious because Queen Guo had not been pregnant for many years after her marriage. It was not that she had no children, but that she had never been pregnant.

In the end, it led to a great defeat, and more than half of the elite Western Army was lost. The Great Zhou army was forced to retreat and retreated to the territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

This was the battlefield back then.

Cao Zhao said again: "That's right! Brother Shun!"

Zhang Fangshun looked over doubtfully: "Huh?"

Cao Zhao: "Do you still remember the child from the Yongyi Hou family that I told you about before?"

Zhang Fangshun smiled and replied: "What do you mean remember? This guy helped us a lot in Bianjing, how can I forget?"

Cao Zhao nodded and said: "The third master of my family was saved by his grandfather here."

Hearing this, Zhang Fangshun raised his eyebrows.

Looking at Zhang Fangshun's expression, Cao Zhao said: "Brother Shun, did you know this earlier?"

"Yeah! I heard my father talk about it before."

Cao Zhao nodded.

Zhang Fangshun said: "Okay, Cao Hou's flag is waving, let the artillery truck hit it for a while first."

Afterwards, the two stopped talking.

After a while,

Stones of different sizes flew from the two men's field of vision, and then hit the Baigao National Army Stronghold heavily.

After the stones were smashed, another wave of jars containing flammable oil and grease were thrown onto the wall of the Baigao National Army Stronghold.

A raging fire broke out.

After being smashed like this for an hour, the wall of Baigao Village had become very damaged and mottled.

The bombardment is over,

The war drum not far away from Zhang Fangshun rumbled.

A battalion of 500 Zhou soldiers wearing armor and holding shields walked towards the stockade, followed by pawns pushing ballistas and carts.

The group of soldiers had just reached the halfway point.

There was a commotion in the Baigao National Army stronghold, and figures on the wall were shaking.

Then, in the Zhou army's formation, another burst of shelling stones flew over and hit the figures on the wall hard.

The pawns were waving their flags as they looked up at the high-rise carriage, watching for the enemy's situation.

The rhythm of the drums in the Great Zhou army became faster.

At this time, rocks flew out of the Baigao National Army Stronghold, and the target was a battalion of soldiers who were marching.

When he saw rocks flying towards him, the commander of the first battalion had already ordered to advance quickly.

However, the stone still hit the first battalion's military formation. Someone in the Baigao military camp must have predicted the actions of the soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Siege of a city is not a game;

The military servicemen are all citizens of the Zhou Dynasty, so naturally they cannot use them to consume Bai Gao's arrows.

Therefore, the team headed by it was a auxiliary army sent here by assassins after committing crimes in the Great Zhou Dynasty. If they were lucky enough to conquer the city and conquer the stronghold, they would be able to join the main army.

If you are unlucky, your body will be collected.

Fortunately, they were covered by a ballista car behind them, and the military stronghold was hit again by the artillery car.

Before the sun set, the military stronghold here had already changed hands.

The Baigao National Army Stronghold behind them was often captured like this.

In mid-March,

afternoon,

Bianjing,

royal palace,

In the main hall,

The chief minister hurriedly walked to the door of the main hall,

After quickly walking in, when the chief minister was about to speak, he saw Zhao Fang standing next to the emperor.

The chief official immediately adjusted his expression and said under his breath:

"Your Majesty, there is an urgent report on the military situation of Marquis Tuoxi."

"read!"

The chief internal officer held the post in his hand and read it carefully.

The emperor stood in front of the huge map,

Standing beside him was the prince Zhao Fang. Zhao Fang's confused eyes kept moving along with the emperor's fingers on the map.

"Hahahaha! Okay! Okay!"

"Being steady and steady like this is the right path!"

After glancing at the confused Zhao Fang, the emperor said:

"The enlarged map drawn by Gu Dalang with the army has not been transcribed yet?"

Upon hearing the emperor's question, the chief minister bowed slightly and said:

"Back to Your Majesty, this time we only have this urgent military report, but there are no maps for new territories."

The emperor said: "Huh? What's going on?"

The chief minister said nothing and bowed deeper and deeper.

He glanced at Zhao Fang, who was looking at the map behind his back and the chief official.

The emperor narrowed his eyes and said, "Fang'er, go find your mother and tell her the good news!"

Zhao Fang turned around and bowed:

"Yes, Father!"

Then Zhao Fang walked out happily.

"what happened?"

The emperor sat on the chair behind the imperial desk and asked in a low voice.

The chief minister bowed and said:

"Your Majesty, the urgent report from the Marquis of Tuoxi said that two days ago, Gu Dalang encountered a scout from the Bai Gao Kingdom while surveying the map of the newly expanded area."

Upon hearing this, the emperor's eyes widened and he asked urgently:

"Is he okay?"

"Didn't Marquis Tuo Xi assign a bodyguard to Gu Dalang?"

As he spoke, the emperor stood up and snatched the battle report from the imperial officer's hand.

After reading it, the emperor sighed.

"I didn't see Gu Dalang's body, which means that it is possible that Gu Dalang was captured by Bai Gao?"

"Your Majesty is wise, this servant feels the same way."

Outside the palace,

Zhao Fang stopped at the door, his eyes full of horror and anxiety.

When Zhao Fang was about to raise his feet to enter the palace, he didn't know what he thought of, and he stopped abruptly.

With a thoughtful look in his eyes, he then retracted the foot he took out, turned around, and walked towards the outside of the temple.

On the way to find the queen, Zhao Fang's expression became more and more serious.

Walk outside the Queen's Palace,

There was laughter inside, and even at such a young age, Zhao Fang actually adjusted his expression.

After turning from serious to smiling, he shouted:

"Mother!"

Jiying Lane,

The two carriages belonging to the Marquis Yongyi turned around at the intersection.

On the broad main street of Bianjing.

in the carriage,

Xu Zaijing looked at Qingcao and smiled in disbelief: "Qingcao, are you saying that Xiaodie went on a blind date two days ago?"

Qingcao shook his head:

"Master, it's not a blind date! It's Sister Xiaodie who went out to let Mrs. Ni and the others have a look."

"I heard from Xiao Tao that there are also a few ladies from our relative Pao Ze!"

Xu Zaijing nodded. He really didn't pay attention to Xiaodie's affairs.

"By the way, sir, look at the material of the clothes on the fifth girl, doesn't it look familiar to you?"

Xu Zaijing shook his head and said, "I didn't pay attention!"

Qingcao pursed her lips and looked at Xu Zaijing and said:

"Sir, I heard from Xiao Tao that Sister Xiaodie was hit by Brother Yue of the Ni family when she went to the Ni family! Miss Wei's favorite clothes were all torn!"

"So, Madam Ni gave her the materials our eldest lady gave her."

Xu Zaijing thought for a moment and said, "Among those materials given by the palace?"

Qingcao nodded.

After thinking about Ru Lan's dress, Xu Zaijing pondered for a moment and then said: "When I go back home today, I will go to the warehouse to get a few more similar materials and send them to the old lady."

"Yes, sir."

At this time,

Qingyun outside the carriage said: "Sir, I saw brother Gao Yun Qinggao."

Xu Zaijing was stunned and said, "Ah? Are they back from the south?"

Qingyun said: "I just saw him riding past. He seemed to be in a hurry."

Xu Zaijing thought about Zhaomeifeng's trip to the south and said, "It should be okay, right?"

Youyang is just a scholar, and he won't make the pawns of the Imperial City Division so anxious.

"Yes, sir."

The two carriages of Xu Zaijing and Zai Zhang continued to walk on the street.

At an intersection some distance away from the Xu brothers,

Two luxurious carriages were parked on the roadside where there were few people.

One has the character "Chai" on it and the other has the character "Rong" on it.

The four female envoys and the servants who followed were standing around to prevent anyone from approaching the two carriages.

In one of the Rong family's carriages with a wooden sign with the word "Rong" on it, Chai Zhengzheng and Rong Feiyan were sitting in the same carriage, leaning together in front of the curtain and looking out.

Chai Zhengzheng said softly: "Sister Feiyan, will the Xu family brother really go home from here?"

Rong Feiyan nodded and said:

"I saw the Xu family brother when I was helping my sister. This is the place we must pass when the Sheng family returns to the Xu family."

"Sister Zhengzheng, this little official is really tight-lipped. No matter how much you ask him, he won't say anything."

Chai Zhengzheng said: "His Royal Highness brought him here personally, and said it was a secret between His Highness and the Xu family brothers. How could he tell it?"

At this time,

Yun Mu, who was outside the car, walked to the car and said, "Girl, it seems that the Xu family's carriage is coming."

"Stop me and tell me that you have something to do with Brother Jing."

"yes."

In the Xu family carriage,

Zai Zhang opened the car curtain, looked at Yun Mu standing on the street outside the car, and said, "Which family are you a female envoy from? Why are you looking for my little brother?"

Yun Mufu bowed and said, "Sanlang, this servant is from the Chai family. Brother Jin and the fifth young master are close friends."

Zai Zhang glanced at Yun Mu, then at the two luxurious carriages decorated with flowers in the distance. After pondering for a moment, he lowered the curtain and said:

"He's in the back."

Then, the Xu family carriage continued to move forward a few steps.

The young man Zai Zhang who was following the car said, "Sir, should we wait a moment?"

Zai Zhang said: "No need! Let's go!"

Behind them, Qingyun was sitting on the back of a horse. Hearing the words of the female servant Yunmu, Qingyun immediately looked towards the Chai family's carriage beside them.

At this time, Chai Zhengzheng happened to open the curtain of the car at Rong's house and watch.

Seeing Qingyun, Chai Zhengzheng smiled and nodded.

Qingyun said with some clarity in his eyes: "Young master, this is Miss Zhengzheng."

Xu Zaijing asked doubtfully: "That girl from the Chai family?"

"yes!"

As he spoke, Xu Zaijing lifted the carriage curtain. With his good eyesight, he could see the wooden sign with the word "Rong" on the carriage, as well as Ningxiang and Xibu beside the carriage.

Seeing Xu Zaijing looking over, the maid bowed, and Rong Feiyan and Chai Zhengzheng pointed at the Chai family's carriage.

Xu Zaijing got off the carriage in confusion.

At this time, in the Chai family's carriage, the young eunuch Qingyun lifted the curtain and bowed to Xu Zaijing, with an anxious look in his eyes.

After Xu Zaijing understood and walked to the side of the carriage, he looked at the people around him. He did not get on the carriage, but stood by the window of the carriage and said:

"Little eunuch, what's the matter?"

"Wu Lang, I am Qingyun from the palace. His Royal Highness sent me out of the palace, saying that he has something important to tell you!"

Xu Zaijing smiled and said, "Then tell me."

Qingyun looked around and whispered a few words in the carriage.

Xu Zaijing's smile stopped on his face, and he stared at Qingyun and said, "Is this true?"

"Wu Lang, it's true! Your Highness heard it from His Majesty."

"Your Highness is worried that this matter will spread too quickly and let Madam Xu know, so he specially sent me to report it."

"Your Highness also said."

Xu Zaijing calmed himself down and said, "Go ahead."

"Your Highness said that using two brothers from the Li family, it is likely that the person can be exchanged back."

Xu Zaijing took a deep breath and nodded:

"Okay, I know! You go back and thank Your Highness."

"Also, don't forget to remind Your Highness to apologize to His Majesty and the Queen."

Qingyun nodded repeatedly in the car.

Xu Zaijing sighed and walked to the front of the Rong family's car.

Xu Zaijing forced a smile and bowed to the two girls in the car.

Seeing Xu Zaijing's actions, Rong Feiyan lost her previous "it depends on you" and "awesome" look in broad daylight, and lowered her head slightly.

Then Rong Feiyan suddenly looked at Chai Zhengzheng beside her with a sense of something.

Seeing Chai Zhengzheng looking at Xu Zaijing with a smile on his face, Rong Feiyan quickly raised her head and smiled like that.

While smiling, she also glanced at Chai Zhengzheng sideways for several times.

Chai Zhengzheng felt Rong Feiyan's gaze from time to time, and tried hard not to turn around and look at her.

Seeing Xu Zaijing get on the carriage, Chai Zhengzheng said: "Sister Feiyan, what secret do you say? Why does the Xu family brother look unhappy?"

After asking, Chai Zhengzheng said to the two maids who came over: "Let's go back to the mansion."

The carriage started to move.

The sound of the carriage rumbled,

Listening to the shouting and talking outside the carriage, Rong Feiyan in the carriage did not look at Chai Zhengzheng again, but lowered her head and thought for a while and said:

"Sister Rong Feifei said that the prince has always been very smart and sensible, and she also likes Xu's brother! The secret. It can't be Yong"

Chai Zhengzheng on the side looked at Rong Feiyan's shocked expression, listened to the words that she wanted to say but stopped, frowned and thought, shook her head and said:

"No!"

"If there is such a big thing, His Majesty will not let the prince participate at such a young age!"

Rong Feiyan nodded.

Quyuan Street,

At the gate of the Marquis' Mansion,

Xu Zaijing sat in the carriage and said: "Qingcao, go and get the things you three made for my sister."

Qingcao: "Sir, that girl's?"

Looking at Xu Zaijing's eyes,

Qingcao: "Oh, the eldest girl!"