Do you know: I am Xu Jiazi

Chapter 392 Bai Gao leads a sheep to present a memorial [Thank you! Thank you again! I owe you copies]

"叏lvlv~~~"

A few horses neighed behind Xu Zaijing.

One of them was one of the three Iron Harriers that came in the first wave.
His weapon was just knocked off his body, but he was not injured. He was now trying to turn his mount around.

In addition, a horse with a broken leg was lying on the ground and wailing, but because it was wearing heavy iron armor, it was difficult for the horse to raise its neck and head.

"call"

Xu Zaijing turned the long spear in his hand, and the red tassel under the spear blade swung outward.

Drops of blood were flying in the air.

After turning the long spear, Xu Zaijing held the spear in one hand and pointed it lightly to the side and back.

Behind Xu Zaijing, Tie Yaozi, whose mount had its legs broken but he had already stood up,
Looking at the sharp spear blade with blood stains that accurately passed through the gap in his visor and stopped in front of his eyes, his wide eyes were filled with horror and fear!
In other words, he reacted quickly and stopped the action abruptly!
otherwise,

The next moment, the spear blade would pierce his brain.

The power is terrible enough.
What's even more terrifying is that the enemy's movements are so precise.
If he thrust the long spear forward, or rushed forward himself, he would be dead in his iron armor.

The throat under the Iron Harrier moved slightly, and he tactfully threw away the Iron Bone Flower in his hand and took a step back.

At this time,

Tie Yaozi, the only one whose horse and man were not injured, had already turned his horse and rushed towards Xu Zaijing, trying to ram Xu Zaijing with his mount.

"Sir! Be careful!"

"Goro, be careful!"

Amid the shouts of the crowd,

Xu Zaijing, with his back to the crowd, shook his head slightly and held the fine steel spear tightly with both hands.

After accumulating strength, turn around and pull hard.

"Woo!"

"boom!"

After the whistling sound of the waving sticks,

It's a teeth-grinding thumping sound.

Armored horses and knights,

The armor on the left side that was hit was deformed and dented.

The right side of the armor bulged outwards.
After a short pause,
The man and the horse fell directly to the ground, neither of them made a sound, only blood flowed out from their bodies.

Seeing this scene, the surroundings suddenly became quiet.

Bai Gao's heavy cavalry, the Iron Harrier, the combined weight of the man, horse and armor is extremely astonishing!
Neither Qingyun nor Master Bai had ever seen such a scene!
The fear in the eyes of Bai Gao's ruler, his ministers and soldiers when they looked at Xu Zaijing was even greater than before.

Just at that moment, a slight earthquake struck.

"Boom~~~"

The earthquake made everyone a little unsteady on their feet, just like the mood of everyone in the palace.

"Danglang"

"Crackling"

The columns of the palace not far away collapsed,
Tiles fell from the slightly tilted roof of the hall.

This movement,
When Lord Bai Gao and his ministers came to their senses, there was chaos all around them again.

Those who had mounts hurried to calm their horses.

The chaos subsided.

Behind Xu Zaijing,
Zhajue Zhongding's voice was as high as ever, and he shouted in Baigao dialect:

"Don't get on with it!"

"All the experts from Chuihuansi who went to Bianjing were wiped out by him alone!"

"If you go any further, you'll be seeking death~"

As he was shouting, tears appeared in his eyes: "Iron Hawk! He beat me so hard that I flew away! How could I be so weak? He is obviously the stronger one!"

When Bai Gao heard this,

Those who understand are full of disbelief.

Those who didn't know the truth began to whisper and inquire among themselves.

Liang Yiren gritted his teeth and looked at Xu Zaijing.

The hand in the sleeve beside me was trembling slightly.

He was very familiar with the abilities of the masters of the Chuihuan Division.

He was very aware of the weight of the Iron Harrier: Being suspended in the air? What happened?

Out of fear, he instinctively looked at the bows and crossbows of the Baigao infantry around him.

When Liang Yiren was about to give the order, Zhao Taifeng came up to him and tugged at his sleeve: "Your Highness, do you think such a person could be shot by a crossbow?"

Thinking about the fact that Prince Li’s sneak attack from behind in Bian Jing failed to hurt Xu Zaijing, Liang Yiren shook his head.

Xu Zaijing was already thirty or forty steps forward from where he was standing at this moment.

"when!"

He drew back the spear and paused on the ground in front of him.

When his eyes swept over, some of Baigao's soldiers retreated and some did not dare to look at Xu Zaijing.

Xu Zaijing shouted:
"The royal army is coming. If you surrender now, you can still retain some dignity!"

"If you surrender when the army attacks the city, it will be disgraceful."

After saying this, he raised his spear and pointed at Liang Yiren, one of the officials in Baigao, and said, "Brother, what a coincidence! We meet again after we parted in Bianjing! Please help me translate!"

Liang Yiren: “You!”

The old man beside him said softly, "Your Majesty, Your Highness, what Xu Wulang said is true! If you surrender now, the least you can do is go to Bian Jing and become a rich man!"

At this time,

Outside the crowd of Bai Gao's ministers, an inner guard stumbled over.

"Your Majesty! Urgent news from outside the palace."

"Say!"

The Baigao eunuch looked at the Baigao monarch and his ministers, then hesitantly said in a sharp voice, "There's a report from outside the palace that the gap in the northern city wall that collapsed has become even bigger in the slight earthquake just now."

Emperor Bai Gao, Liang Yi Fu, felt a little unsteady on his feet for a moment: What are we waiting for to attack the city?
"Your Majesty, you can still go to Xiping Mansion!"

"The walls of Xiping Prefecture are high and strong, we will definitely be able to hold on for a while!"

Someone among Bai Gao's ministers made a loud suggestion.

The ministers were in turmoil again.

The old man Zhuajue refuted: "Renduo! Xiping Prefecture is only one city! How long can it hold out? Now the Great Zhou army is besieging us from three sides. To the north is Marquis Yongyi, to the east is Marquis Tuoxi, and to the south is Wang Shao!"

General Renduo: "If you hold on, there is a way!"

The old man ignored him and bowed to Emperor Bai Gao:

"Your Majesty! There was an earthquake in Yanzhou before, and there was another one last night! These two earthquakes happened not earlier or later, but just when the Great Zhou attacked our Baigao!"

"There are many brave men like this in the Great Zhou! There must be a trap set outside the city waiting for you! Your Majesty, please think twice!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the officials of Bai Gao began to whisper to each other again.

After the noise,

Liang Yifu lowered his head in frustration and waved his hand, saying, "Lingzhou, I won't go! Put down your weapons! Get your writing brushes and ink ready!"

8:00 am

Outside Xingqing Prefecture,
The infantry and cavalry armies of the Great Zhou gathered in large numbers.

Xu Minghua, the Marquis of Yongyi, was riding on his horse.

Looking at the severely damaged city wall of Xingqing Prefecture from afar.

Next to Xu Minghua was Marquis Yongyi's former superior in the Western Army, Marquis Tuoxi's eldest son, the matchmaker at his wedding, Zai Zhang, and Hua Lan, the uncle of the King of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the eldest brother of the Cao family, Cao Chen.

He was also the commander of the 100,000 Great Zhou reinforcements during the previous war.

The eldest brother of the Cao family pointed at the city wall with his whip and said:
"Minghua, your youngest son is not only brave, but also good at fortune-telling! He was able to predict the earthquake! If we hadn't been so careful, I don't know how many boys would have been injured!"

"He just reads a lot of books. If he has such a strange vision, others will know it if they see it!" Xu Minghua said with a smile.

"Looking at the city wall, it looks like we can save a lot of effort! I'm just worried that the false emperor Bai Gao will sneak into Lingzhou!"

Xu Minghua nodded with a worried look on his face.

At this time,

At the gate tower of Xingqing Prefecture, a cavalryman of the Great Zhou holding a flag ran towards the army.

After hearing the news that "Scout Pang Wanchun reported that the false emperor Bai Gao was willing to surrender and asked the army to enter the city! A letter has been sent to Lingzhou to order him to surrender",

Cao Chen and Xu Minghua looked at each other in surprise.

Subsequently,

With a large flag with the word "Zhu" in front, hundreds of Zhou cavalrymen rushed towards Xingqing Prefecture.

quickly,

The flag of the Great Zhou fluttered on the city wall of Xingqing Prefecture.

The army then moved forward.

The Yellow River is on the army's flank.

Xu Zaidu, the eldest son of Xu Hou, was responsible for defending the flank to prevent Bai Gao from digging a large river and flooding the Zhou army.

When Zaiduan brought the news that "everything is normal on the river bank" back to the army, the army began to camp outside the city.

The infantry of the Great Zhou also began to take over the city defense, pastures and important places of Xingqing Prefecture in an orderly manner.

The younger brother of the Li brothers of the original Bai Gao clan, Li Chimei,

Following his comrades from the Great Zhou Cavalry, he entered the Xingqing Mansion, which he had not seen for a long time, from the Zhenwu Gate in the northwest.

Looking at the chaotic streets,
Listening to the crying around me,
He sighed deeply.

“Tap tap tap~”

There was a sound of hooves not far away.
The comrades around him immediately became alert.

But it was soon lifted.

Amid the shouts of "Wulang" and "Jing'er",
Xu Zaijing came to a place not far in front of Li Chimei, followed by the eunuchs and cavalry of Bai Gaoguo.

"Second Brother Guo! Your troops actually entered the city first?"

Guo Kui replied, "Yes! The Marquis ordered us to accompany Brother Li to take over the hayfield in the city."

Xu Zaijing nodded and said, "Now that the disaster has just passed, the city is in chaos. You should pay more attention to the safety of the demons."

Guo Kui: "Thank you Wulang for reminding us. We saved ourselves the trouble!"

"Okay! Brother Guo, I have something else to do in the camp, so I'm leaving first!"

"Go by yourself, Wulang!"

After Xu Zaijing nodded to Li Chimei again, he led his men towards the north of the city.

The camp outside the city,

The Central Army of the Great Zhou Dynasty,

The tent has not been set up yet.

The generals of the Great Zhou Dynasty sat in two rows on portable chairs.

Xu Minghua, Marquis of Tuoxi, handed the paper in his hand to Cao Chen, the uncle of the emperor, who was standing beside him.

After reading it, Cao Chen stroked the fine paper in his hand, glanced at the standing official Bai Gao, and then looked at Xu Zaijing who was standing at the end of the team in the distance.

The military has a strict hierarchy, and positions are arranged according to military ranks. It is an exception for Xu Zaijing, a scout sergeant, to be able to stand at the end of the team.

After Cao Chen rolled up the paper and handed it back to Xu Minghua, the two whispered a few words to each other.

Afterwards, Xu Minghua pondered for a moment and said to the eunuch Bai Gao who followed him: "Your Majesty is so clear about justice, and we are very pleased! But the matter of accepting the surrender must wait for Marquis Tuoxi to come!"

"Also, your master should not worry about disaster relief! Our Great Zhou soldiers will take care of this matter. Your master can just stay in the palace!"

The white eunuch was about to speak,
Xu Minghua waved his hand and said, "We will provide the medicinal materials your master requested as appropriate."

Cao Chen leaned over to Xu Minghua's ear and said a few words.

Xu Minghua also glanced at his youngest son, hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay!"

Then he asked loudly: "Where is Xu Zaijing?"

Xu Zaijing at the end of the team was startled, and hurriedly stepped out and bowed, saying, "I'm here!"

"Go to Marquis Tuoxi's camp and deliver this letter!"

"I accept my order from my humble position!"

After bowing and saying this, Xu Zaijing walked forward to get the letter.

It was more than twenty steps from the end of the team to the two generals. The generals of the Great Zhou sitting on both sides looked at him with eyes full of fondness.

When Xu Zaijing came close to his father, he was about to reach out his hand.

Cao Chen asked, "Wulang, do you know which way to go, north or east?"

Xu Zaijing was stunned, then he clasped his hands and said, "I plan to go south, cross the Yellow River, pass Xiping Prefecture and go straight to Tuoxihou's camp!"

As soon as this word comes out,
The generals of the Great Zhou who were sitting around all laughed.

"Wulang, Xiping Prefecture has not surrendered yet. I wonder how many scouts and rangers are outside the city!"

Zhang Fangyan, the eldest son of the Duke of England, who was sitting at the first table below, said.

Xu Zaijing turned sideways and saluted:

"No matter how many there are, it won't delay my going there."

Upon hearing this, Cao Chen handed the letter to Xu Zaijing and said with a smile: "Hahaha! Good boy! Go!"

Watching Eunuch Bai Gao and Xu Zaijing turn around and leave together,
Cao Chen and Xu Minghua next to him said:

"When Goro and I were this age, we were already brave enough to lead troops to charge the enemy head-on!"

"But your little son, you dared to enter the enemy's capital with nine people, and even entered the palace to take the letter out!"

"What a terrifying life!"

Xu Minghua's eyes were full of smiles, but he still shook his head and said, "He caused a lot of trouble in Beijing! He is not someone we can rest assured about!"

Cao Chen didn't know what he was thinking of, and there was a smile in his eyes: "Tsk tsk tsk ~ That's right! Your little son, who is so handsome, must have caused a lot of trouble!"

Xu Minghua turned his head and looked at Cao Chen. Why did he feel that the "things" the two people were talking about had slightly different meanings?

30 li south of Xingqing Prefecture

"what!"

"drive!"

Several cavalrymen were galloping on the official road.
The horses' hooves kicked up a cloud of dust along the way.

Leading the group was a handsome black horse.

The Zhou cavalry on the black horse held a long spear.
On top of the long spear, a flag of the Great Zhou was fluttering in the wind.

Seeing the station ahead,
The cavalry did not slow down,
Just ran past.

The building of the post station was already tilted, and the postman in the yard who heard the noise hurried out.

Then, the postman looked at the flag of the Great Zhou floating in the smoke and rubbed his eyes hard.

One hour after leaving Xingqing Prefecture.

Xu Zaijing and his group came to the bank of the Yellow River.

Except for the little black colt, the other horses were panting heavily.

And the knight in the front has become Zhajue Zhongding.

In front of the wide floating bridge,

After pulling Jue Zhongding to rein in his horse, he showed the token of Xingqing Prefecture and pointed at Xu Zaijing and his group behind him and yelled something in Baigao dialect.

Subsequently,

Xu Zaijing and others rode their horses directly across the bridge.

Bridge side,

The soldiers guarding the bridge stared in amazement at the Great Zhou flag held by Xu Zaijing, and for a moment they didn't know how to react.

After Xu Zaijing and his companions crossed the Yellow River and approached Lingzhou, they heard the roar of "Great Zhou will win forever" coming from afar.

Those were the soldiers under Marquis Tuoxi who were cheering loudly after the great victory in the north and taking the lead.

At this moment,

There were several knights dressed as eunuchs in white, running towards Xu Zaijing and others under the protection of a team of cavalry.

Xu Zaijing reined in the little black colt, put the long spear back and secured it behind him, then drew out the strong bow from the bow bag beside him.

Seeing Xu Zaijing and his group dressed like scouts of the Great Zhou Dynasty,

The white eunuchs hurriedly reined in their horses.

After seeing Xu Zaijing's appearance clearly,

There was even a Baigao eunuch pointing at Xu Zaijing, speaking something rapidly in Baigao dialect with a look of fear on his face.

After a while,
A Baigao cavalryman ran towards Xu Zaijing with his arms open.

Zhuaijue Zhongding hurried forward to talk. After a while, Zhuaijue Zhongding came to Xu Zaijing and said, "Wu Lang, the Lingzhou garrison has decided to surrender! He is waiting for the Great Zhou artillery bombardment to end."

Xu Zaijing nodded and said, "Then let's not go around in circles. Let him lead the way and we'll go straight through the city!"

Outside Lingzhou City,

Before the army,

Cao Zhao, the fourth son of Marquis Tuoxi, and Zhang Fangshun, the second son of Duke Yingguo, saw clearly the appearance of the Great Zhou cavalry holding the Great Zhou flag and coming to the front of the battle.

Cao and Zhang looked at each other, and Cao Zhao shouted: "You kid, why are you coming from behind the enemy again?"

Xu Zaijing smiled and raised the spear in his hand.

Then he put down his weapons and led General Bai Gao of Lingzhou behind him into the central army.

General Cao was also sitting on a chair. After taking the letter handed over by his personal soldier, he glanced at it quickly.

Then the old general said to General Bai Gao:
"I know what you want to say!"

"I guarantee you with my head that the soldiers under your command will be rewarded for their surrender, and all grudges between us will be wiped out. From now on, you will all be the people of my Great Zhou!"

"Anyone who dares to massacre will be punished by both humans and gods!"

"Of course, those who do not want to be my Great Zhou citizens are not included."

General Cao folded the letter and said, "Pass this military order on!"

Behind Xu Zaijing, Zhuajue Zhongding, who was stripped even more cleanly with only his underwear left, translated in a serious tone.

"We trust the old general!"

General Bai Gao bowed and spoke in the language of the Great Zhou.

Zhuajue Zhongding was embarrassed for a moment.

The old general issued several more military orders.

The first was to send a golden urgent message to Bian Jing, and the rest was to enter the city safely and prevent arrangements for false surrender.

The old general would naturally not enter the city until everything was settled.

The others had already left the old general, leaving only Xu Zaijing.

"Xu family boy, did the earthquake in Xingqing Prefecture happen last night?"

Xu Zaijing: "Yes, Grandpa Cao!"

The old general was puzzled and asked, "There was an earthquake last night, but they surrendered today! The false emperor Bai Gao changed his mind quickly! And he didn't even come to Lingzhou to continue to survive."

Xu Zaijing bowed and said, "Grandpa Cao, they have to surrender sooner or later! The only difference is that the Great Zhou soldiers will have fewer casualties, and they can still have some dignity and respect."

General Cao looked at Lingzhou City and said with emotion: "It's precious that they can figure it out!"

Then, General Cao turned and looked at Xu Zaijing.

"Do you want to continue to stay in the army?"

Feeling the pressure from the gaze,
Xu Zaijing bowed and said, "Replying to Grandpa Cao, I am going back to Bianjing!"

General Cao: "What a waste!"

Xu Zaijing bowed even deeper.

The old general took a deep breath and said:
"Before you go back to Bianjing, go and hang out with the younger generations of the other families when you have time."

"And learn from them how to lead cavalry! A young son of a marquis comes to the front line to serve as a scout sergeant. What a joke!"

Xu Zaijing lowered his head and said sullenly, "Grandpa Cao, how long have I been on the front line?"

"Humph!"

at night,

South of Tuoxihou's army

Under the sky,
Roadside station,

The sound of horse hooves at a very fast frequency came from a distance.

The elderly and experienced postman hurriedly came outside with a water bag and a lantern and shouted, "Quick! Prepare the horses! It's probably a golden urgent message!"

Hearing the old postman's shout, the postman in the post station hurriedly came into the yard leading a strong man's horse.

Now that the Great Zhou had opened up the Hehuang border for many years, more and more good horses were used to transmit military intelligence in the front-line post stations.

"Quick! Prepare the horses! Urgent news from the gold medal! The Baigao Kingdom has surrendered!"

The knight's voice was a little hoarse, but he was in extremely high spirits. He jumped off his horse, showing the token in his hand and shouted.

The old postman handed over the water bag in his hand: "Give me your water bag. What????"

The knight quickly got on the new horse, took the water bag and hung it on the saddle, threw the empty water bag to the old postman, and shouted: "Bai Gao country, surrender!"

"Hurry! Ha!"

Having said that, the knight whipped his horse again and rode away.

The sound of horse hooves gradually faded away.

The two people in the post station were stunned for a moment.

Someone ran towards the house nearby and shouted, "The Baigao Kingdom has surrendered!"

Soon a postman ran out of the house to confirm.

The postmen were talking happily.
After a while,

The sound of horse hooves came,
Another horse that was running hard stopped in the yard of the post station.

The people who came out hurriedly stood aside so as not to get in the way. Someone handed over a water bag and asked loudly, "Brother, has Bai Gao surrendered?"

The knight nodded and did not fall,
He unplugged the water bag, drank a mouthful, rinsed his mouth and spat out the dirty water, then said, "Surrender! I'm going to the west to deliver a message to Lord Wang!"

After taking a sip of water, the knight said, "The road ahead is to Bianjing, and I can't even get a good horse here!"

As he said this, the knight changed his horse and whipped it away.

Early the next morning,
The old general took Xu Zaijing into Lingzhou City and inspected the situation of the Baigao army in Lingzhou City disarming.

Then he led more than 10,000 elite cavalry of the Western Army out of the west gate and crossed the Yellow River.

At this time, there were three floating bridges on the Yellow River.

at noon,

General Cao arrived at the camp of Marquis Yongyi outside Xingqing Prefecture.

at this time,

Seven hundred miles away from Lingzhou,

Gyeongju,

The post station outside the state capital,
The knight, covered in dust and with weak legs and waist, climbed onto the horse with the help of the postman's shoulders.

"Bai Gao surrendered? When did it happen?"

As the knight took the water bag and the meat bun, he said, "It was just yesterday!"

After saying this, the knight hit the horse's belly hard.

Accelerate and run towards the southeast.

On the third day,
sunny,
There is a north wind,
Qinghe Gate, the eastern gate of Xingqing Prefecture, is the relatively intact one among the six city gates. Soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty in distinctive armor are standing on the city walls.

Outside Qinghe Gate,

The army gathered,

Battle flags
The big flag with the Chinese character "Zhou" flutters in the wind.

Beside this big flag,

They are shorter and smaller battle flags of Cao, Xu, Zhang, and Zhe.
Behind these battle flags there are other families.

Under the banner of war,
General Cao stood in the middle, wearing armor.
On both sides were Xu Minghua, Marquis of Yongyi, who served as the commander-in-chief, and Cao Chen, the eldest son of Marquis of Tuoxi.

Outside the two men are the military sons of various families who hold the rank of commander-in-chief, commanding more than 10,000 people, such as Cao Yang, Zhang Fangyan/Shun, Xu Zaiduan, etc.

Further out are the military commanders who command an army of more than 2,000 men.
Arrange them outwards like this,

All the way down to the battalion level.

Xu Zaijing's armor was polished to a shine!
Although his rank is not high,

But his position is not far behind.
Because at this time he and several other young people were acting as personal guards, standing on one side with spears in their hands, right in front of General Cao and his father, and behind his eldest brother Zaiduan.

Xu Zaijing was bored and counted the iron pieces of armor on his elder brother Zaiduan's body.
When I counted to three hundred and nine,
Xu Zaijing's ears twitched, and relying on his tall stature, he turned his head to look towards the city gate in the distance.

At this time,

"Woooooo~~~"

There was a cry coming from far away,

Xu Zaijing stood on tiptoe.
Not far away, I saw the Bai Gao monarch and his ministers, dressed in plain clothes, leaving the city gate.

The former Baigao Emperor Liang Yifu, who was in the lead, held a surrender letter in his hand and led a few sheep.
Behind Liang Yifu were the ministers who were crying bitterly.
Behind them are the women of Baigao who have lost their hairpins and rings.
At the end were the white-haired soldiers carrying the coffin.
Get closer to the Great Zhou army.

With his excellent eyesight, Xu Zaijing also saw that Liang Yifu was holding a piece of silk in his mouth, and there seemed to be something wrapped in the silk.

quickly,

Bai Gao and his group came closer.
The coffin was parked a little further away.
Bai Gaochenzi's crying became much quieter.
Liang Yi Fu led Bai Gao and the others and walked up to Marquis Tuoxi with their heads lowered. When they were about to kneel down, Marquis Tuoxi took two steps forward and held them up.

This made some of Bai Gao's officials feel relieved.

When General Tuoxi Hou was accepting the surrender letter and saying polite words,
Behind Liang Yifu were a group of Baigao officials and female relatives.
Most of them were so frightened by the army's momentum that they lowered their heads and trembled.
Some were brave enough to look around.

However, when they saw Xu Zaijing holding a spear behind the generals, many of them lowered their heads in panic.

The surrender ceremony is over.

The families of Bai Gao's ruler and his ministers who left the city were kept overnight in the camp outside the city that day.

The following day,
The Great Zhou army followed a list provided by a mysterious person and searched the city overnight for a lot of people and property.

These people and things got on the carriage they found in Xingqing Prefecture.

Afterwards, the convoy headed southward towards the Yellow River ferry under the escort of the Great Zhou cavalry.

Xu Zaijing rode on a small black horse at the end of the convoy. He looked back at the city wall of Xingqing Prefecture.

When passing through Lingzhou, Xiping Prefecture,

The size of the Great Zhou cavalry and convoys increased again, but that is another story.

September 16th afternoon

Bianjing
outer city
Not far from Wansheng Gate,
The knight who was running wildly brought the water bag to his mouth.

The knight, who had moistened his throat with a sip of water, shouted with all his might: "Gold Medal urgent message! Get out of the way!"

On the street outside the city gate,
Passersby who heard the roar quickly moved to the side of the road.

The soldiers guarding the city also hurriedly drove the passers-by under the gate to the side.

Amid the sound of horse hooves,
The knight soon arrived near the city gate.

The knight shouted loudly: "The king's army has won a great victory! Bai Gao has surrendered! Go!"

Hearing this shout,
The soldiers and civilians around were all in disbelief.

inside the city,

Wanshengmen Inner Street,

Ni's house,

In the room, Ni Tengyue was looking at the article on the table attentively.

He had gained something in his mind and was just about to write it down.

There was an unknown noise coming from outside the yard.

"elder brother!"

A girl's voice came.

The door was flung open.

Ni Tengyue looked at his reckless younger sister with an angry look on his face.

"Brother! Just now a knight on the street shouted, Baigao Kingdom surrendered!"

Ni Tengyue frowned and said, "Little sister! You better find a better excuse!"

The younger sister of the Ni family pointed outside the courtyard and said, "Brother! It's true! If you don't believe me, just listen!"

Ni Tengyue was stunned, put down his pen and took a few quick steps outside.

Walk from Wanshengmen Inner Street towards the inner city.
Xishuimenwai Street,

The situation was similar for Xu Zaijing's maternal grandparents and grandchildren.

Listening to the announcement made by the Sun family servant with a smile on his face, the two old ancestors of the Sun family, who were sitting on the armchairs in the main hall, still looked at each other in disbelief.

"Go, send someone to the Cao and Xu families to inquire!"

"Yes!"

Xu Zaijing's grandmother waved her hand and gave instructions.

Looking at the servants turning away,
Xu Zaijing's grandfather stood up from his chair, took a few steps and said, "I'm not dreaming, am I? How can I, an old man, see this in my lifetime?"

Pass through the West Water Gate,

Entering the inner city,

In a courtyard on the roadside with a plaque with the words "Zhu's House" hanging on it.

Mrs. Ni from Viscount Zhu's family was sitting on an embroidery cushion, looking at the needle and thread in Xiaodie's hands beside her.

"Sister Ni, this is the way to embroider this flower."

Ni Qiqiu nodded repeatedly, and said with admiration: "Sister Xiaodie, how did you come up with such an imaginative needlework?"

Xiaodie smiled and shook her head: "My mother taught me!"

At this time, a maid from the Zhu family walked in quickly.

"Madam! I heard it on the roadside."

After the maid finished speaking, she looked at the stunned Xiaodie and said softly, "Madam, it can't be fake, right?"

Ni Qiqiu shook his head: "No! No one would mess around with this. Let's go to the backyard and tell my mother-in-law, and then we'll go to Quyuan Street to ask around."

Xingguofang,
British government,

At the second gate of the courtyard,
Chai Zhengzheng was holding Wu Niang's hand: "Wu Niang, come to my house in a few days to taste the incense. Chaoyun will bring a few ladies from the civil servants' families, and we can talk about poetry!"

Wu Niang smiled and nodded.

The two were not far away.
Rong Feiyan stood beside Zhou Tong's daughter, Zhou Niangzi, and listened to her talking about some bow techniques.

Listening to what Chai Zhengzheng said, Rong Feiyan said softly, "Sister Chai, can you also invite Sister-in-law Zhou to come?"

Ting Yi at the side said with a smile: "Sister Feiyan, you fell asleep on Wu Niang's recliner just now, didn't you? Sister Zhou is the teacher of Zheng Zheng's family!"

Rong Feiyan, who was speaking, was stunned and slapped her forehead in annoyance.

The noble ladies followed Rong Feiyan's movements and saw several red marks on her cheeks.

Seeing everyone's gaze, Rong Feiyan lowered her head shyly.

Several girls were chattering.
In the corridor of the second gate, carriages from various families drove up and the ladies prepared to get on.

suddenly,

From the direction of the gate, a roar followed by the sound of horse hooves could be heard faintly.

In Xingguofang,

It's either a duke's mansion or a marquis's mansion.

It has always been noble and quiet.
It is very rare to see a horse galloping past and roaring so loudly.

Therefore, the roar could be heard from far away.

At the second gate, the ladies suddenly became quiet.

Zhang Jia Wu Niang frowned and said uncertainly: "What I heard was 'The king's army has won a great victory! Bai Gao has surrendered', right?"

After saying that, she glanced at her friends beside her, and then looked at Fan's mother beside her.

Mother Fan nodded affirmatively and instructed the maid beside her, "Go, tell the concierge to come over and report."

After this happened, Chai Zhengzheng and the others stopped moving and followed the figure of the Zhang family's maid.

After a while

The maid came over with a servant who bowed his head. The servant did not even raise his head, but bowed his head and said, "My dear, I heard it clearly. It was 'The king's army has won a great victory, and Baigao has surrendered'!"

Wu Niang asked in confusion, "I've never seen anyone shouting so loudly at our door before!"

The servant replied, "It should be the section from the southern intersection to the Imperial Street. The monks from three temples were preaching on the roadside, and there were many people watching the excitement. That's why the knight took a detour through the town."

Wu Niang nodded and said, "Oh~"

Mother Fan said, "He's a smart one. Come and claim your reward later!"

"Thank you, Mama Fan."

The servant left.

Wu Niang rolled her eyes and said, "Zheng Zheng, wait for me. After I tell mother, we'll go to the front of Xuande Gate. Maybe there will be fireworks in the palace!"

Gu Tingyi looked at Wu Niang trotting without caring about her manners, glanced at Chai Zhengzheng and Rong Feiyan, and said, "The Baigao Kingdom has surrendered. Are my brother Xing'er's two uncles going back to Beijing?"

As soon as this word comes out,
The two girls beside Gu Tingyi paused.

It seemed that no one dared to look at anyone else.

(End of this chapter)