Do you know: I’m Xu Jiazi

"Save someone? Save who?"

Gu Tingye asked aloud while putting on his clothes.

As he was talking, he felt a chill on the side. Gu Tingye turned his head and realized that the window on the second floor where he was was open.

"No, Brother Jing, did you come in through the window?"

"Well! Erlang, hurry up!"

Xu Zaijing didn't explain and walked quickly outside the house.

outside the house,

The courtyard of Nanle County Station is already busy.

Alan, Gao Puyu and others who lived in Datongbu were dressing quickly.

A postman trotted open the door of the post station.

A knight whose mount was panting heavily was let in.

At this time, Xu Zaijing had already hurried downstairs, walked to the shivering knight who was lying on his horse, and said:

"What's going on!"

With that said, Xu Zaijing reached out and helped the man off the horse together with He Guan. He Guan and Xu Zaijing were on duty together, so they were dressed neatly.

"Xu, Mr. Xu, I am the steward of the Chai family in Beizhou. Last night, there was a tall man from the Imperial City Department."

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After talking about what happened, the steward continued: "Master Gao specifically asked me not to ask the villain to go to the government garrison south of Beizhou. So I borrowed the horses from the shops along the way to my house."

"The villain kept changing horses along the way, and then he ran to Nanle." The steward of the Chai family said, reaching into his arms with his trembling hands, taking out his waist badge and seal, and said: "This is the seal of the tall man. A token for the villain.”

Xu Zaijing took the token seal and sighed slightly. Yesterday's precautionary preparations came in handy now.

Listening to the words of the manager of the Chai family, He Guan said with a look of disbelief: "Beizhou, the city gate was taken by thieves?"

"yes."

After the steward had finished his duties, Gao Puyu walked over not far away while tying his belt.

After hearing what He Guan said, Gao Puyu shook her head in surprise: "How is this possible?"

"Oh my God! The twelfth lunar month is approaching. The military supplies, goods, cloth, rice and grains hoarded in Beizhou City at this time are worth more than several million yuan! This, if something happens to this."

Gao Puyu slapped her thigh in annoyance.

The faces of everyone on the side became even more ugly.

"Brother Jing, what should we do?" He Guan turned his head and looked at Xu Zaijing.

Xu Zaijing's mind changed rapidly and he said urgently: "The most important thing now is to report this matter back to the capital, so that His Majesty and the senior ministers in the DPRK will know about it as soon as possible and take countermeasures."

After Xu Zaijing finished speaking, he turned his head and shouted: "Pan Chen! Are there any homing pigeons in Nanle County?"

An imperial city official who was left by Zhaomeifeng beside Xu Zaijing and saddled the horse not far away replied: "Wulang, there is no one! But there is one in Chanzhou City in the south!"

"Come and get the seal!"

After Xu Zaijing finished shouting, he continued: "Qingyun, prepare pen and paper! Bring me my seal."

"Yes, sir!"

After a while, Gu Tingye also came over.

After listening to Gao Puyu's account, Gu Tingye's eyes were full of shock, and then turned to eagerness to try.

Listening to Xu Zaijing's words, Gu Tingye turned around and said, "Zhique, go back upstairs and bring me my seal."

inside the house,

He Guan, who had calmed down a little, took Xu Zaijing's arm and said, "Wu Lang, this matter is extremely important! Based on one person's words, should we distinguish the authenticity before making a decision?"

"Lying about such military information is a serious crime of beheading!"

After Xu Zaijing pondered for a moment, he reached out and patted He Guan's arm, shook his head and said, "Brother He, I know! But, I made an agreement with Brother Zhao yesterday! Now that his seal is here, the situation must be extremely bad and critical!"

He Guan nodded: "Okay!"

Subsequently,

Xu Zaijing and Gu Tingye wrote the report quickly together.

After writing a letter, Xu Zaijing first used Zhaomeifeng's seal, dipped in ink mud, and stamped it on the memorial. It was Xu Zaijing's own seal.

Gu Tingye also stamped his seal on it.

Holding the sealed report, Xu Zaijing looked at the imperial city officials and said: "Pan Chen, take this report and go to Chanzhou with Alan at all costs! Release the carrier pigeon first, and then invite the civil and military officials of Chanzhou Send someone to look north."

Pan Chen accepted the offer, got on his horse and ran towards the outside of the inn.

Turning his head towards Nan Le Postmaster who was walking beside him, Xu Zaijing said: "Now, go to the city immediately to notify Nan Le Ling, and also send someone to look north! Horses are being prepared in the city, and the horses in the post station are also bridles and saddles. Feed the grass and drink water! The days ahead will be busy.”

With that said, Xu Zaijing and Gu Tingye walked out together.

The steward from the Chai family arrived near the inn and shouted for help.

Xu Zaijing, who was on guard, went down from the roof to Gu Tingye's room on the second floor.

The conversation lasted less than two quarters of an hour.

It was still dark.

After some rough preparations, Xu Zaijing and others abandoned the carriage and left the inn with two or three horses each, carrying armor, ordnance, and food for both men and horses.

After adjusting their formation on the official road, they slowly accelerated towards the north under the leadership of Gao Puyu, who knew the way.

A quarter past three o'clock (before six o'clock in the morning)

The gates of Chanzhou City are still closed,

Under the north gate, there were soldiers feeding two sweating horses.

Several homing pigeons flapped their wings and flew into the air. They stayed in the air for a while. After identifying the direction, they spread their wings and flew south.

In the city, people with torches and lanterns were walking on the streets, and from time to time the sound of whipping horses and carriage drivers and knights could be heard.

The destinations are all Chanzhou government offices.

at the same time,

The south gate of Chanzhou was slowly opened.

The two knights, one with two horses, ran southward.

The end of Chenshi (after 9 a.m.)

Bianjing City,

it's clear,

The sky was blue without a single cloud.

Rongxian, who was in high rank, was wearing a thick cloak, standing on the high palace wall and looking out.

He could see gray smoke coming out of chimneys on the roofs of houses in nearby streets. Rongxian could even see the roof of his little sister's house.

No need to listen carefully,

Although it is cold in winter,

But Rongxian only needs to take off his ear protection to hear the sounds of forging and selling around the palace, the sounds of tea and wine doctors soliciting customers, the sound of silk and bamboo pipe music, the voices of common people, the sound of bells under the necks of cows and horses, and so on. A noisy sound.

Great Zhou Kyoto,

It's as prosperous and huge as ever.

Inside the palace wall behind Rong Xian,

The Emperor of Zhou Dynasty and officials at all levels in the court were talking about the governance of the country in the still warm hall.

Looking at the birds flying in the sky, Rongxian yawned and rubbed his sore eyes.

After a while,

In the palace,

In the extremely surprised eyes of the palace guards, female officials, and others,

Zhao Zilong, whose beard and hair are all white,

Not with a quick step,

Instead, he used a running posture and ran towards the main hall where the emperor's officials were.

Seeing such a rude scene,

Some female officials went directly back to their palaces and told the incident as an anecdote to a certain concubine.

Some walked in the direction Zhao Zilong went, wanting to find out if something big had happened.

inside the palace,

After saying a few words to the princes who were the pillars of the country standing in front of him, the emperor was about to wave his hands to go down to court when he saw Zhao Zilong, who was panting and anxious.

Several grand masters in the front row also saw this scene and turned their heads to look.

The emperor did not ask in a hurry and waved his hand to the chief minister.

"Retreat!"

Amidst the shouts of the chief minister, all the officials bowed and shouted in unison, then turned and walked out of the palace.

Sheng Hong was wearing a scarlet official uniform.

He stood behind his colleagues and walked towards the outside of the hall.

After walking more than 20 steps out of the main hall, I heard the shouts of an internal official behind me.

Sheng Hong looked back doubtfully,

Then I saw several princes and grand ministers being called to a halt by several internal officials, and they were led to walk quickly towards the palace.

Seeing this scene, Sheng Hong had a lot of doubts in his eyes. It was common for the first-class dignitaries and grand ministers in the front row to be called to discuss by the emperor, but they left in such a hurry. It's rare.

In the apse,

Huangfu Shangshu, Li Shangshu, Ying Gong, Ningyuan Marquis, Yongyi Marquis and other high-ranking Chinese civil and military officials gathered together.

Everyone sat on the embroidered pier and talked softly.

"My lord, what's going on?"

Huangfu Shangshu asked in a low voice.

The British Duke shook his head: "I don't know either! Brother Lu, have you heard anything?"

Next to the British Duke, Lian Guogong thought for a while and said:

"There is a lot of news, but there is nothing that can keep us all in this palace!"

Li Shangshu, an official on the side, asked: "Could it be that there was a change in the Northern Liao and Jin Dynasties?"

As soon as these words came out, the civil and military personnel in the back hall looked at each other.

Gu Yankai in the crowd took a deep breath and rubbed his palms together anxiously.

After all, the Gu family's Guangrui army must be prepared if the Northern Liao and Jin kingdoms start to fight.

Noticing the look in the eyes of his in-law Xu Minghua, Gu Yankai smiled nervously.

Xu Minghua was about to say something,

"Your Majesty is here!"

The chief minister's voice sounded outside the door,

Everyone in the hall stood up one after another.

The emperor walked in with an anxious look on his face. After taking a serious look at Yongyi Hou Xu Minghua, he sat on the dragon chair behind the imperial case.

After frowning and sighing, the emperor looked at everyone and said, "Dear ladies, sit down!"

After everyone sat down, looking at their concerned and questioning eyes, the emperor pursed his lips and said, "I just received a letter from Fei Ge."

"Someone sent a message saying that there were thieves in Beizhou who incited the people to attack and kill the city guards. They captured the city gate of Beizhou last night."

As soon as these words came out, the voices in the back hall suddenly became chaotic.

"His Majesty.!"

"What?"

"Your Majesty, where did the news come from?"

"How is that possible?"

The emperor put one arm on the armrest and pressed down with the other hand.

The apse quickly became quiet,

The emperor said: "It's the news sent by Xu Zaijing, the fifth son of Marquis Yongyi! On the news, there are also the seals of Zhao Meifeng and Gu Jiaerlang, the chiefs of the Imperial City Department."

Xu Minghua's eyes suddenly widened.

An Guogong, who was not young at the side, stood up, glanced at Xu Minghua, and said:

"Your Majesty, the youngest son of Marquis Yongyi is not going to Beizhou in a hurry. He has not arrived in Beizhou yet. How can he get any news from Beizhou?"

"Could it be that he lied about military information to fulfill certain rumors?"

General Cao, who was sitting at the front, glanced at An Guogong expressionlessly, his eyes full of scrutiny.

Xu Minghua took a deep breath and looked at the emperor intently.

The Marquis of Xiangyang sneered: "Hey, Brother Tan, in order to make a statement, you lied about the military situation with your head? You are not an old fool, are you?"

Looking at An Guogong's expression, the Marquis of Xiangyang continued: "What? You are allowed to speak, not me? Humph, the old man's lower head was softened by a woman's sucking, and the upper head is also empty?!"

"Gu, you!"

Gu Yankai and the Marquis of Xiangyang both looked over.

"Me, what's wrong?"

After the emperor slapped the emperor's case fiercely, the two of them quickly shut up.

The emperor held his temples with one hand and said in a deep voice: "It was Beizhou, the leader of the Imperial City Sizhao who arrived in advance. He sent someone to spread the news after the incident."

"The palace has released carrier pigeons to the states and counties around Beizhou! The eight-hundred-mile urgent gold medal military order has also been sent out. We may get the exact news tomorrow."

"But, this matter is of great importance! Something big has happened in Beizhou. Please talk about the possible consequences and discuss the following countermeasures!"

Chen Shangshu, who was sitting on the embroidered pier, cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, at the end of the year and the twelfth lunar month, all the supplies from the military states and military towns in the north have been transported to Beizhou! What's really going on? It will take some time for the Ministry of Household Affairs to raise money and food. Day."

The emperor nodded.

Another official stood up and said: "Your Majesty, Beizhou only reserves the armor and arrows from the northern military states."

Noon (after eleven o'clock),

In the Queen's Palace,

"Your Majesty, your Majesty will not come to your place for dinner today."

The Queen nodded: "Your Majesty, how long will he be busy?"

The official looked troubled: "My wife, my servants don't even know!"

"Then, what exactly happened in Beizhou, and when will it be clear?"

"Go back to your Majesty, it's eight hundred miles of gold medal military order, and it won't be until tomorrow. If the carrier pigeon is lucky, it will be midnight."

The queen nodded: "I have a job as an internal official."

"Then, empress, this servant will return to His Majesty."

Three quarters to noon (before 12 noon)

Xu Zaijing and other people ran for four hours and finally stopped outside Beizhou City.

Looking at the towering city wall standing in the sun, Xu Zaijing frowned slightly.

"Wulang, it's hard for us to enter this city!" He Guan said from the side.

Gu Tingye on the other side moved his thigh awkwardly.

Afterwards, everyone rode into the Chai family's Tanxing yard, but did not see Gao Yunqing.

After asking the clerk in the store, Xu Zaijing found out that after Gao Yunqing warmed over, he went out to survey the situation again.

While having lunch in the store, Gao Yunqing also returned to Tanhang.

After some pleasantries.

"How is the situation?" Xu Zaijing asked.

Gao Yunqing shook his head in confusion: "There were no killing cries at the four city gates! However, for some reason, the thieves in the city couldn't get out after closing the city gates! If I had known this, I would have asked the chief to jump into the river with me and leave the city! "

"Brother Gao, do you know what the military strength is in the city?" Xu Zaijing continued.

"There is an army of Xuanyi Army in the city, two to three thousand people! I don't know how many people participated in the rebellion! When they robbed the city gate last night, I also saw a lot of common people mixed in. It should be the Maitreya that the Chai family guy said believer."

Seeing Xu Zaijing's confused look, Gao Yunqing said: "The slogan 'Maitreya is here' that that group of people shouted is the biggest evidence."

Xu Zaijing nodded.

"Wulang, how can we save the Lord?" Gao Yunqing asked in a deep voice.

Xu Zaijing thought for a while: "I was thinking about trying to shoot the arrow to the city gate tower at night! As long as I can get up to the city wall, everything will be easy!"

Gao Yunqing shook his head and said: "Wu Lang, I observed under the city before dawn. The thieves patrolled the city wall quite frequently. I'm afraid this method can be used."

"If this doesn't work, then Qingyun and I will try to use our fingers to see if we can climb up directly."

Gao Puyu on the side said: "Wulang, this Beizhou is between two canals. I remember that there is a water gate that leads the canal water into the city."

Gao Yunqing said: "When I escaped last night, I jumped into the ditch in front of the water gate! There is a wooden fence as thick as an arm under the water gate blocking it!"

"Tsk!" Gao Puyu clicked his tongue in disappointment.

Xu Zaijing looked sideways and asked, "How thick?"

The first moment of Unity hour (after five o'clock in the evening)

The Imperial Palace of the Great Zhou Dynasty,

In the dim light, another homing pigeon fell into the dovecote.

soon,

Urgent reports brought by carrier pigeons were transcribed and sent to the palace lit with candles.

Seeing the concerned expressions of all the ministers, the emperor read the urgent report and handed the paper to the chief minister in a depressed manner.

After some circulation, it turned out that in Bozhou City, some soldiers set fire to kill officials, seized the city gate, and plotted to rebel.

Before everyone could digest the news,

"Your Majesty, an urgent report from Caozhou just arrived from outside the palace!"

The emperor frowned and looked at it, then slammed the table and stood up.

"This is really unreasonable!"

After signaling to the chief minister to circulate it to the ministers, it turned out to be similar to Bozhou. There were reports of thieves setting fire to the city and attacking the government offices.

With the news from these two places, the incident in Beizhou, which is further away, is probably true.

Early morning, the end of ugly time (after three o'clock in the morning)

It was quiet outside Beizhou City.

But inside the city,

But from time to time, screams came out,

There are male and female voices.

Suddenly,

"ah!!"

To the south of the east city wall, a thief pawn covered his shoulder with an arrow and howled miserably.

When a companion ran over to help, another arrow shot from Lili pierced the second man's neck.

On the city wall far away from the water gate, screams and shouts instantly attracted the attention of the thieves patrolling the city wall.

At the water gate in the city,

After two muffled sounds,

There are faint ripples on the river in the city that has not yet frozen.

"There! The one on horseback."

"Watch out!"

"Shoot him, shoot him!"

On the distant city wall, a thief screamed loudly toward the outside of the city.

And in the water gate of the city wall,

A man with a short blade in his mouth emerged slowly from the water like a ghost.

After turning his eyes and confirming that it was safe,

one, two, and soon, four more people holding oil paper packages came ashore under the cover of night.

They quickly disappeared into the night.