Do you know: I am Xu Jiazi

Chapter 398: Entering the City with the Flag [Thank you! Goodbye! Five Thousand Words Short Version]

On the second day,
The city of Bianjing was shrouded in fog.
The sky was darker than usual in the morning.

North of the city,

Outside Ansu Gate,

The surface of the Hulong River reflects the gray mist flowing in the sky.

The bridge above the river was reflected in the water and became black, and vaguely one could see human figures moving beside the bridge.

"Snapped"

A wooden bucket with a rope tied to its handle fell onto the river, shattering its reflection. The bucket swayed and tilted due to the pull of the rope, and after being filled with river water, it was quickly pulled up.

After the bucket was on the bridge,
As he was carried forward,

The noises around began to grow louder, including people talking, horses snorting, the clashing of armor and weapons as they walked, and so on.

The man carrying the bucket stopped.
"Wow~"

The water in the bucket was poured into a small leather bucket held by two hands.

The leather bucket was brought to the horse's mouth.
Looking at the little black colt drinking water, Alan skillfully stroked its sleek neck and said, "I have something important to do this morning. Who knows, you might get to see the Emperor! I dare not let you drink too much!"

The little black colt drank up the water in a few gulps and stared at Alan with its big eyes.

"When we are done and back at the Marquis' Mansion, I will let you drink to your heart's content."

It was not known whether the little black colt understood or not, it just pawed the ground with its front hooves and butted Alan with its head.

At this time,

Footsteps were heard: "Alan, didn't you let it drink more water?"

"Don't worry, sir! I'll give you a bucket of water."

Hearing the noise, the little black colt stopped paddling the ground with its front hooves. After snorting, it stood there straight.

Xu Zaijing walked to the little black colt and stroked the mudblock hanging outside the horse's belly (the saddle hangs down to the horse's belly and is slightly longer than the stirrup to block the mud).

Qingyun, who was following behind him, said:

"Sir, this new mud barrier sent by Qingcao and the other three girls is really beautiful."

Hearing Qingyun's words, Xu Zaijing smiled and nodded.

After entering Bianjing City from Ansu Gate in the northeast corner of the outer city of Bianjing, you will see Ansu Gate Inner Street running north and south.

The first conspicuous building is the City God Temple on the roadside.

Going south past the City God Temple is the intersection of Ansumennei Street and Tongle Street.

At this time, at the gate of the City God Temple, the imperial guards in distinctive armor were lined up there, and a battalion commander standing near the roadside was calling the roll.

The area was filled with people from Bian Jing who had heard the news yesterday afternoon and had come to Ansu Gate early to watch the excitement.

The roll call is over.

The commander of the Imperial Guards Battalion, who was in charge of 500 infantrymen, began to tell his soldiers some things they should pay attention to.

"If you see people holding children, be sure to give them a few more instructions and ask them to take good care of their children!"

“If you see someone trying to throw something, stop them immediately, to prevent the thrown objects from startling the horses!”

"Also! If you encounter unruly idlers, let the Bianjing yamen runners nearby take action. You must not leave your position without permission!"

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After a lecture
"Did you hear it clearly?"

"clear!"

The soldiers shouted in unison.

The battalion commander nodded and said, "All five of you, including the captain, come over here. I want to say a few more words."

After a busy period, the five hundred imperial guards, led by the team leader, walked to the outside of the Ansu Gate and began to maintain order according to the arrangements.

At the entrance of Chenghuang Temple,
Among the crowd, there was a wealthy man who seemed to know the commander and said, "Excuse me, Commander Tu, when will the Baigaojiang King enter the city?"

The military officer who was called Tu looked at the person who was speaking and replied, "Mr. Zhang, please wait a little longer! The fog will eventually clear."

"Thank you very much"

As he spoke, the military officer of the Imperial Guards walked to the intersection of Ansumennei Street and Tongle Street, and said to the soldiers who were almost ready, "Tell them to move back! This intersection is not wide enough!"

"Yes!"

The soldiers of the imperial guards responded and began to shout, asking the common people and wealthy people gathered at the street corner to quickly step back.

At this time, someone upstairs smiled and bowed, saying, "Brother Tutu, you are so impressive today!"

Tu Tu bowed and smiled towards the upstairs.

At this time,

There was a commotion not far away.

Commander Tu walked over there holding his sword, looking at the people of Bianjing who were arguing, and said:
"What's going on?"

The young man in a green shirt bowed and said:

"Sir, the second floor of his shop faces the street. I paid a deposit of 300 wen last night. But today when I wanted to go upstairs, this thief actually raised the price!"

The shop manager glared and shouted, "Sir, I said I would return the deposit to him! Besides, this nanny offered the same price, so I will give it to the highest bidder."

Commander Tu looked up at the second floor and said, "I see your second floor can accommodate six or seven people, so let's go up and take a look!"

"My lord, my family is a female family!"

The nanny at the side spoke up.

"Do you have screens in your shop?"

"Of course we do." said the shop manager.

"Either we put up a screen to separate the shop, and you pay less money, and you can all go up and have a look! Or I will close the shop, and no one can go up there."

"This"

"I'll count to five, one"

Looking at the few people who finally compromised, the Bian Jing yamen runners who rushed over gave the commander a thumbs up.

Looking east from the intersection of Tongle Street,

Along the way, there were many imperial guards who were maintaining order.
From a distance, you could see some ruffians from Bianjing being chained and dragged away by yamen runners.

Walking eastward like this, the fourth intersection will lead you to Jinglongmenwai Street, where the road is wider, the wooden buildings are taller, and there are more people and it is more lively.

Walking south from this intersection, you can reach Jinglong Gate in the inner city, which is where the Emperor of Great Zhou accepted surrender today.

This scene is on both sides of the Longmenwai Street.
There were many horses and carriages parked there.
From the clothes worn by the man and woman who were about to go upstairs on the roadside, one could tell they were either wealthy or noble.

Not only were there more imperial guards standing there than on Ansumennei Street and Tongle Street just now, but they also looked taller, stronger and more capable.

Go south along Jinglongmenwai Street.
From afar, under a wooden building of Jinglong Gate, several carriages with the words "Sheng" and "Kang" on them slowly stopped.

After the maid placed the stool beside the cart,

Hualan lifted the curtain and got off the carriage. Then she turned around, reached out her hand, and helped her mother Wang Ruofu get off.

Wang Ruofu got off the car and looked around, then said with a smile, "Hua'er, this seat is really close to the front!"

Hua Lan smiled and said, "Mother, this is the property of the Tuoxi Marquis family! Although the court had been arguing about which gate to accept the surrender, when the palace summoned mother-in-law to enter more than half a month ago, the queen told her that if the family needed it, they could come here to watch the ceremony."

Hearing this, Wang Ruofu smiled and nodded repeatedly: "The Queen is really thoughtful, and your mother-in-law is also thoughtful!"

While the mother and daughter were talking, Rulan stood on the shaft of the cart and looked around from her high position: "Wow, sister, there are so many people!"

He pointed to a place further south and said, "Mother, look, those are my aunt's relatives. There are so many Feng family members!"

Behind the Sheng family carriage,

Queen Kang helped Mother Qi get off the carriage.

After hearing Rulan's voice, Kang Wang looked over there and said, "Humph! What a bunch of assholes!"

After saying this, he waved to his son Kang Jin who had dismounted from his horse.

Wang Ruofu looked at Kang Wang and said, "Big sister, the Chengguo Mansion has a large population, and we are distant relatives, so it's not appropriate for us to go to the ceremony with the Feng family!"

Kang Wang secretly rolled her eyes at her sister Wang Ruofu and said, "We are so close relatives, but we didn't ask the Feng family. Why didn't the Feng family come and invite us? What a virtue!"

Wang Ruofu thought about the letter sent to the Sheng family by the Feng family of Chengguogong, and opened her mouth to say: "Big..."

Suddenly, she felt Hualan and Mother Liu on both sides of her body pulling her arms.

Wang Ruofu looked at Hualan who was standing aside. Hualan was looking back sideways, frowning and glaring to warn Rulan who also wanted to show off. She looked at Mother Liu on the other side. Mother Liu looked at her and shook her head.

Wang Ruofu pursed her lips and didn't continue speaking.

At this time, Hua Lan turned around and said with a smile: "Mother, Aunt, let's go up quickly!"

Rulan got off the carriage and came to Hualan and said, "Sister, you change your expression so quickly!"

Hualan tapped Rulan's forehead with her index finger, then waved to Molan and Minglan, saying, "Hurry up, follow me!"

Molan and Minglan took a few quick steps with their maid, smiling.

When everyone was almost at the door, Cuichan, who was beside Hualan, walked to the front and said a few words to the manager at the door.

"So you are the noble relatives of the Marquis' Mansion. Please come upstairs!"

Arriving at the second floor which had been decorated,
Wang Ruofu and others took their seats one after another.

The Sheng family came here with the Kang family's carriage. Queen Kang didn't know that Changbai and Changfeng were not in the carriage.

Looking at her son Kang Jin, who seemed somewhat dejected, Kang Wang said, "Sister, where is Changbai? Don't let him study too hard, or he will become stupid from studying too much!"

"Also, what about the bastard son born to your family?"

Molan had a stern face and her fingers were tightly grasping her sleeves.

Hua Lan held her handkerchief and said, "Aunt, be careful with your words!"

"Aunt, how can you say that about my brother!"

Rulan looked at Queen Kang and said.

"How do you two girls talk to your elders?"

Queen Kang glared and scolded.

Hearing Wang Shi talking about Changbai like this and scolding Hualan and Rulan, Wang Ruofu's expression changed. She took a deep breath, straightened up, looked at Kang Jin and said, "Changbai is accompanying his brother-in-law and several classmates to watch the ceremony under Jinglong."

"Chang Feng also followed his big brother to join in the fun."

"They are all children who are going to take the imperial examinations, so they are naturally not as good as the Jin brothers who are given titles by the eldest sister's family."

Kang Wangshi: “You!”

After saying this,

Kang Jin on the side felt even more uncomfortable.

Kang Haifeng's father, Kang Lao Da, was also a big official in the past. But now Kang Jin failed the imperial examination and could only wait for the title of a hereditary official.
"You two ladies are blood relatives, so please say less!" Mother Qi quickly interrupted.

"How can you talk about your nephew like that!" Mother Qi said the latter part while looking at Wang Ruofu.

Mother Liu stood in front of Wang Ruofu, holding her handkerchief and looking at Mother Qi, saying, "Yes! Mother Qi is right. How can you say that about your own nephew? You don't want to have good intentions behind your words!"

Mother Qi glared and said, "You!"

Mother Liu smiled, bowed politely, and stood next to Wang Ruofu.

"Relying on the power of the Marquis' Mansion, Madam Liu is really unreasonable!" said Mrs. Kang.

"Big sister, is it because of the Marquis' Mansion that we can come here to see Bai Gao surrender?" Minglan asked in a daze.

"Yes!"

Hua Lan replied.

At the entrance to the second floor, Cuichan, Caihuan and the maid of the Sheng family brought up soup and tea.

After putting the teacup away, Cuichan said, "Miss, it's almost time, you still need to get ready!" "Okay, I understand!"

"Mother, Aunt, I'm leaving now!"

Hualan bowed as she spoke.

Wang Ruofu smiled and said:
"Go quickly, don't delay your work."

"Madam, I will go and see you off."

Mother Liu bowed and said.

Wang Ruofu waved her hand.

Hualan and Liu's mother went downstairs.
When they reached the door of the first floor, Madam Liu looked at the second floor and said, "Big Miss, this sister of yours is so beautiful!"

Mother Liu shook her head as she spoke.

Hua Lan smiled and patted Mama Liu's hand and said, "It's okay, Mama Liu! I'll go first."

After watching Hualan leave, Mother Liu bowed and turned to go upstairs.

As soon as I got to the second floor, I heard the voice of Kang Wangshi: "She didn't even say she would take you to where the Xu family of Yongyi Hou stayed! And you still said that they treat you as a real relative? Really!"

Not far from Jinglong Gate,

A two-story elegant wooden building.

There is a plaque with the words "A Pot of Tea" hanging at the entrance of the wooden building.

Under the plaque,
Four indifferent-looking men stood outside the door.
Not far from the threshold to the stairs, six strong mothers stood.

On the second floor,
There was tulle hanging between the columns facing the street, and in the room inside the tulle there were several chairs with dolls on them.

Before the tulle,
Yunmu opened a small gap in it.

Chai Zhengzheng, wearing a light green jacket with silver-white embroidered red peony and a butterfly jade ornament, stood behind the gap, looking at the misty opposite side. After looking for a while, he said, "It's Sister Hualan. Why did she arrive at this time?"

Yunmu looked back at the empty chair and said, "Miss, the second lady of the Xu family came quite early!"

Fu Yi on the other side nodded.

“I don’t know when this fog will clear!”

"Miss, when we were returning to the city yesterday afternoon, I saw a sunset glow. It must be a good day today!"

Chai Zhengzheng nodded, and this action caused another golden hair accessory on her head to tremble slightly.

"Girl, sit down and take a rest!"

"Ok!"

Chai Zhengzheng nodded, glanced at the opposite side, and sat down on the chair.

"Are there any dishonest rogues causing trouble around here?"

A man's voice came from downstairs.

"If you need anything, just call me. I will make sure they never come back!"

The mother of the Chai family downstairs replied politely.

Hearing the voice, Zi Teng took a few quick steps to the railing outside the gauze, looked outside and walked over:

"Young lady, he is the son of the Marquis of Fuchang family who serves in the Imperial Guards, and the elder brother of Miss Feiyan."

Chai Zhengzheng nodded and said, "Let mom thank you and then give it to this person."

"Brother Xian, why are you here?"

"I have military duties today! Oops, someone called me over there. Bye."

Listening to the conversation downstairs, Chai Zhengzheng stopped talking.

Zi Teng walked quickly to the fence facing the street.

When she walked back, Chai Zhengzheng, Yun Mu and Fu Yi were all looking at her.

"Girls, they are the two girls from the Dou family."

Yunmu said: "Ziteng, why do you lower your voice so much?"

“I’m afraid the people downstairs might hear it.”

"Zheng Zheng! I'm here to find you!" came the voice of Zhang Jia Wu Niang.

Chai Zhengzheng stood up and looked back, and saw Wu Niang followed by Mama Fan and several maids as they went upstairs, yawning and covering their mouths with their hands, their eyes narrowed from yawning.

"My mother carried me to wash up early in the morning, and I haven't woken up yet!"

"!!!"

"clank?"

Wu Niang looked at Chai Zhengzheng in front of her, her eyes widened and she came to her senses in an instant. She ran up to him and said, "Zhengzheng, why are you so beautiful today? I have never seen you wear this dress!"

Chai Zhengzheng smiled and turned around, showing off his clothes: "Really?"

"Yeah, yeah! I want a set, too."

"no problem!"

As she spoke, Wu Niang had already come to Chai Zhengzheng, took Chai Zhengzheng's arm and said, "Zhengzheng, you are so good to me!"

After a while,

The sun rises from beyond the mist,

It made the entire street outside Jinglong Gate much brighter.
More and more people from Bianjing gathered on the street outside the teahouse, and the sound of noisy chatter could be heard from time to time.

On the second floor of the 'A Pot of Tea' teahouse, there were a few more noble ladies from the capital.

After all, it's an event for watching the fun, so the atmosphere will be better with more people.

Gu Tingyi leaned back in his chair and asked the maid to add two more candies. Then he turned to Chai Zhengzheng and said, "By the way, I saw Rong's son downstairs just now. He was very responsible! When I came up, I saw him walking around!"

Zheng Ni on the side said: "Maybe he is missing his sister."

As she spoke, Zheng Ni glanced at Rong Feiyan beside her with a teasing look.

The sun slowly rises,

The fog in Bianjing gradually dissipated.

Not far away from Jinglongmen, a eunuch shouted sharply, "Accurate!"

"Accurate~"

The energetic soldiers of the Imperial Guard shouted in succession.

Hearing this, Chai Zhengzheng stood up and walked towards the gauze while saying:

"It's about to begin!"

The ladies on the second floor hurried behind the tulle and listened to the word "quasi" being shouted towards the northwest.

Outside Ansu Gate,

The fog has not yet dissipated.
Zhang Fangyan, the eldest son of the Duke of England, looked at his personal soldiers holding the flag with the word "Zhou" not far in front of him, then turned his head to look at Xu Zaijing who was talking to his comrades behind him and the little black horse under him.

Zhang Fangyan turned around and said, "Wulang, come up!"

Xu Zaijing, who was talking with his head tilted, shouted, “Yes!”

After a moment, Xu Zaijing came forward.

"Go, stand next to the flag, let me see it!"

Xu Zaijing did as he was told.

The little black colt stood beside the cavalry, snorting constantly, causing the mounts of the personal soldiers holding the flags to move from time to time.

After comparing the man and the horse, Zhang Fangyan said, "It's deep! It's deep!"

The soldier holding the flag in front turned around and looked over: "Ah? General?"

"Give the flag to Wulang and let him go in front."

"Yes!"

After a while,
Outside the city, the wind blew.

The wind and the sun made the fog dissipate quickly.

"Accurate~"

From afar, the sound came from far away, from small to large.

The voice came from outside the Ansu Gate, and the imperial guard closest to the crowd shouted:
"allow!"

Xu Zaijing held the banner of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

I didn't see him say anything.

Relying on the telepathic connection with its mount, the little black colt began to move.

Xu Zaijing is in front,
Following behind him were some of the most elite cavalry of the Great Zhou, who began to enter the city.

The Great Zhou flag, made of extremely light material, fluttered vigorously in the wind.

Against the backdrop of the flag, Xu Zaijing and the little Liju look particularly handsome in their cavalry armor!

At the first intersection after entering Ansumennei Street,
Looking at the majestic cavalry, among the onlookers, someone shouted first: "Great Zhou will win!"

One sound stirs up a thousand waves!

Some of the onlookers, including men, women, old and young, started shouting along.

After all, the Great Zhou had not had such a great victory of destroying a country for a long time.

The first two months were filled with continuous good news.
Either Marquis Tuoxi attacked the city and captured the stronghold, or Marquis Yongyi captured Houqu, then they took down Keyimen, and Baigao surrendered.

Each and every one of these things is an accumulation of the pride of the people of the Great Zhou.

After so much accumulation, today I finally have a place to vent.

Bai Gao, a surrendered minister who was following behind the cavalry, felt uneasy when hearing the thunderous cheers from all around him.

But Zhuajue Zhongding and Zhao Taifeng felt better than ever before!

Outside Jinglong Gate,

Listening to the distant rumbling shouts,

Although it sounded like they were still far away, Zhang Jiawu Niang was already excited and tightly held Chai Zhengzheng and Gu Tingyi's hands.

Chai Zhengzheng, who was standing aside, could still hear Wu Niang whispering, "May the Great Zhou Dynasty win forever."

quickly,

"Great Zhou Wansheng!"

The shouts were getting closer.

Rong Feiyan stood on Chai Zhengzheng's left side, leaning her head and looking towards the north.

When I heard the shouting at the northern street corner,

Rong Feiyan directly lifted the veil and rushed to the railing. After taking a look, she said, "Here she comes! Here she comes!"

Chai Zhengzheng, Gu Tingyi, Zhang Jiawu Niang and others also came to the railing outside the gauze like Rong Feiyan.

"Brother! That's my brother!"

Wu Niang pointed at the general behind Xu Zaijing and shouted.

Half an hour later,

A cavalryman riding a black horse and holding a flag came up.

Zhang Jia Wu Niang no longer needed to control herself and started shouting at the top of her lungs like the people around her.

The same goes for Chai Zhengzheng and Rong Feiyan.

(End of this chapter)