Do you know: I am Xu Jiazi

Chapter 338: The two girls of Bazhai and Chai Rong blocked the enemy [Thank you for your support! Goodbye! ]

In the huge army,
Under a big banner with the Chinese character Cao,

Cao Zhao, the fourth son of Marquis Tuoxi, who was about the same age as Zaiduan, was wearing armor, shielding his eyes with his hands, and looking up at the military camp of Baigao State not far away.

Cao Zhao looked back at the direction of Yongle City in the distance and let out a deep breath.

Afterwards, Cao Zhao stomped hard on the ground with his leather boots, turned his head and said to Zhang Fangshun, the second son of the Duke of Ying, who was standing beside him:

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

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

"Isn't the Yongle City we set out from not far from the old site of the 'Yongle City' from decades ago?"

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

Since the founding of the Zhou Dynasty,
Generals such as Cao, Zhe, Zhong, Yao, and Liu guarded the northwestern border of the Great Zhou for generations.

There used to be a Guo family, whose strength was far greater than the previous four families. At its peak decades ago, it even produced two queens.

At that time, His Majesty had just assumed power, and before he assumed power he married the daughter of the Guo family, the head of the Northwestern military family. He was full of vigor and enthusiasm and conquered the Baigao Kingdom.

In the early stages of this battle, the Great Zhou army advanced unstoppably into the territory of the Baigao Kingdom.

However, the leader of the Guo family was ambitious, arrogant, and underestimated the enemy. Although several other generals risked being punished by military law and tried to advise him, he still turned a deaf ear to them.

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

This eventually led to a great defeat, with more than half of the Western Army's elite troops killed. The Great Zhou army was forced to flee and retreat back to the Great Zhou territory.

This was a battlefield back then.

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

Zhang Fangshun looked over in confusion: "Huh?"

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

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

Cao Zhao nodded and said, "My illegitimate Third Master 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's use the artillery to smash it for a while first."

Afterwards, the two stopped talking.

After a while

There were stones of different sizes flying from the two people's sight, and then heavily smashed towards the Baigao country's military camp.

After the stones were thrown, another wave of cans filled with flammable oil and grease were thrown onto the wall of the Baigao National Army Camp.

A raging fire broke out.

After smashing for an hour, the wall of Baigaoguo Village had become extremely damaged and mottled.

The bombardment is over.

The war drums rumbled not far from Zhang Fangshun.

A battalion of five hundred Great Zhou soldiers wearing armor and holding shields walked towards the village, followed by soldiers pushing crossbow carts and tower carts.

The team of soldiers had just reached halfway.

There was a commotion in the Baigao army camp, and figures were swaying on the wall.

Then, another burst of stones from the artillery fire flew over from the Great Zhou army's formation and hit the figures on the wall hard.

Looking up at the high tower overlooking the enemy, the pawns were waving flags.

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

At this time, stones flew out from the Baigao army camp, targeting a battalion of soldiers who were on the march.

When the commander of the first battalion saw the stones flying, he ordered a quick advance.

But the stone still hit the army of the first battalion. It must be that someone in the Baigao army camp had predicted the actions of the Great Zhou soldiers.

Siege is not a game.

The miscellaneous soldiers and conscripts are all citizens of the Great Zhou, so naturally they cannot be used to consume the arrows of the Baigao Kingdom.

Therefore, the leading team was composed of soldiers who were exiled here after committing crimes in the Great Zhou. If they were lucky enough to make merit in capturing cities and strongholds, they would be able to join the regular army.

If you are unlucky, your body will be collected.

Fortunately, they had the protection of the crossbow carts behind them, and the military camp was smashed again by the artillery carts.

Before the sun set, the military camp had already changed hands.

Most of the Baigao Kingdom’s military camps behind were captured in this way.

mid-March,

in the afternoon,

Bianjing,

royal palace,

In the main hall,
The eunuch hurried to the door of the hall.

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

The eunuch immediately adjusted his expression and said under his breath:
"Your Majesty, urgent military information from Marquis Tuoxi."

"Read!"

The eunuch held the note in his hand and read it carefully.

The emperor stood before the huge map.

Standing aside was the prince Zhao Fang, his confused gaze following the emperor's finger moving on the map.

"Hahahaha! Okay! Okay!"

"This steady and cautious approach is the right way!"

After taking a look at the confused Zhao Fang, the emperor said:

"Has the enlarged map that Gu Dalang drew when he accompanied the army not been copied yet?"

Hearing the emperor's question, the eunuch bowed slightly and said:

"Your Majesty, this time we only have this urgent military report, but no map of the newly expanded territory."

The emperor said, "Hmm? What's going on?"

The eunuch said nothing, but bowed even deeper.

He glanced at Zhao Fang, who was looking at the map with the eunuch behind his back.

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, saying:

"Yes, Father!"

Then Zhao Fang walked out happily.

"what happened?"

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

The Grand Eunuch bowed and said:

"Your Majesty, the Tuoxi Marquis reported that two days ago, while Gu Dalang was surveying and mapping the newly expanded area, he encountered scouts from the Baigao Kingdom."

Hearing this, the emperor's eyes widened and he asked anxiously:

"Is it okay?"

"Didn't Marquis Tuoxi provide Gu Dalang with guards?"

As he spoke, the emperor stood up and snatched the battle report from the eunuch.

After reading it, the emperor sighed.

"We didn't see Gu Dalang's body. Does that mean that Gu Dalang might have been captured by Bai Gao?"

"Your Majesty is wise, and I think so too."

Outside the palace,

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

When Zhao Fang was about to step into the hall, he stopped in his tracks for no apparent reason.

His eyes were full of thought, and then he retracted his foot, turned around, and walked out of the hall.

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

When they walked outside the Queen's Palace, they heard laughter from inside. Despite his young age, Zhao Fang actually adjusted his expression.

After changing from a serious face to a smiling one, he shouted:

"Mother!"

Jiying Lane,
The two carriages from the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion turned at the intersection.
Onto the wide 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 a few days ago?"

Qingcao shook his head:

"Sir, this is not a blind date! It's Sister Xiaodie who went out to let Madam Ni and the others take a look at her."

"I heard from Xiaotao that there are several other ladies who are our relatives and comrades!"

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

"By the way, sir, look at the material of the clothes Fifth Miss is wearing, doesn't it look familiar to you?"

Xu Zaijing shook his head and said, "I didn't notice that!"

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

"Master, I heard from Xiaotao that when Sister Xiaodie went to the Ni family, she was bumped into by Ni's Yue brother! Even Miss Wei's favorite clothes were torn!"

"So, Madam Ni gave her the material that our Madam gave her."

Xu Zaijing thought for a moment and said, "Among the materials given as a reward from the palace?"

Qingcao nodded.

Thinking about Rulan's outfit, Xu Zaijing hesitated for a moment and said, "When we return home today, go to the warehouse and get a few more pieces of similar material and send them to the old lady."

"Yes, son."

At this time,

Qingyun outside the carriage said, "Sir, I saw Brother Gao Yunqing."

Xu Zaijing was stunned and asked, "Ah? They are back from the south?"

Qingyun said: "I just saw him riding past on horseback, he seemed to be in a hurry."

Xu Zaijing thought about Zhaomeifeng's trip to the south and said, "It should be nothing, right?"

Youyang is just a scholar, not enough to make the pawns of the Imperial City Division so anxious.

"Yes, son."

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

At an intersection some distance away from the Xu brothers,
Two luxurious carriages stopped on the side of the road where few people were.

One was labeled "Chai" and the other was labeled "Rong".

The four maids and servants standing around were trying to ensure that no one approached the two carriages.

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

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

Rong Feiyan nodded and said:

"I saw the Xu family's brother before when I was distributing porridge for my sister. This is the place that the Sheng family must pass by when returning to the Xu family."

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

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

At this time,

Yunmu, who was outside the car, walked to the side of the car and said, "Miss, it seems that the Xu family's carriage is coming."

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

"Yes."

In the Xu family carriage,
Zai Zhang lifted the curtain of the carriage and looked at Yun Mu standing on the street outside the carriage. He asked, "Whose maid are you? Why are you looking for my little brother?"

Yunmu bowed and said, "Sanlang, I am from the Chai family. Brother Jin and the Fifth Young Master are good friends."

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

"He's in the back."

Afterwards, the Xu family carriage continued to move forward a few steps.
Zai Zhang, the servant who was following the carriage, asked, "Sir, should we wait a moment?"

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

Behind them, Qingyun was sitting on a horse. When he heard the words of the maid Yunmu, Qingyun immediately looked towards the Chai family's carriage beside him.

At this time, Chai Zhengzheng was at Rong's house, lifting the car curtain and watching.

Seeing Qingyun, Chai Zhengzheng smiled and nodded.

Qingyun said beside the carriage with some understanding in his eyes: "Sir, it's Miss Zhengzheng."

Xu Zaijing asked doubtfully, "The girl from the Chai family?"

"Yes!"

As he spoke, Xu Zaijing lifted the carriage curtain. His good eyesight allowed him to clearly see the wooden plaque with the word "Rong" on it, as well as Ningxiang and Xibu walking beside the carriage.

Seeing Xu Zaijing looking at her, the maid bowed, while Rong Feiyan and Chai Zhengzheng pointed towards 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 opened the curtain and bowed to Xu Zaijing with an anxious look in his eyes.

Xu Zaijing understood and walked to the carriage. Looking at the people around him, he did not get on the carriage. Instead, he stood by the carriage window and said:

"My Lord, what is the matter?"

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

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

After looking around, Qingyun whispered a few words in the carriage.

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

"Wu Lang, seriously! Your Highness heard it from His Majesty."

"His Highness is worried that this matter will spread too quickly and be known to Madam Xu, so he specially sent me out to report."

"Your Highness also said."

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

"His Highness said that if we use two brothers from the Li family, we will probably be able to get the person back."

Xu Zaijing took a deep breath and nodded:
"Okay, I understand! Go back and thank His Highness."

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

Qingyun nodded repeatedly in the car.

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

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

Seeing Xu Zaijing's actions, in broad daylight, Rong Feiyan lost her previous 'it's all about you' and 'how powerful' look, 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 as well.

While smiling, he glanced at Chai Zhengzheng sideways several times.

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

Seeing Xu Zaijing getting on the carriage, Chai Zhengzheng said, "Sister Feiyan, what secret do you think it is? Why does it seem like the Xu family brother is not very happy?"

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 cars rumbles.

Listening to the hawking 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 before saying:
"Sister Rongfei said that His Highness has always been very smart and sensible, and he also likes Xu's son very much! The secret is not Yong..."

Chai Zhengzheng, who was standing by, looked at Rong Feiyan's horrified expression and listened to her hesitant words. She frowned and thought for a while before shaking her head and saying:
"will not!"

"If there really is such a big event, His Majesty will not let Your Highness participate at such a young age!"

Rong Feiyan nodded.

Quyuan Street,
At the gate of the Hou Mansion,

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

Qingcao: "Sir, which girl's?"

Looking at Xu Zaijing's eyes,

Green Grass: "Oh, big girl!"

(End of this chapter)