Do you know: I am Xu Jiazi

Chapter 399 You two, shut up! [Thank you! I owe you words]

Today, the Jinglong Gate Tower in the inner city has a brand new look.
A few days ago, the Imperial City Bureau not only inspected the gate tower from top to bottom, inside and out,

He also took the opportunity to replace the tiles on the roof of the city gate tower when he checked it, and even repainted the roof beasts on the city gate tower with gold.

The doors of the Jinglong Gate Tower were all opened.

The ground of the city wall directly in front of the gate has been raised by craftsmen from the Ministry of Works using a wooden platform.

The emperor's dragon throne, painted vermilion with a yellow cover, was placed on this half-person-high wooden platform.

Near the dragon throne there were palace servants holding ceremonial fans and canopies.

On the dragon chair,
The Emperor of Great Zhou listened to the loud reports of the officials of the Ministry of Rites under the city wall.
After the official finished his report, the emperor said loudly to the eunuch beside him: "Approved!"

Then, the eunuch shouted down with all his might.

Under the dragon throne,

Zhao Fang sat on a chair that was slightly smaller than the dragon throne. Although he was sitting, Zhao Fang kept leaning forward, trying to look down over the parapet wall.

After the emperor took a look at Zhao Fang's appearance, he stood up and said, "Fang'er, if you want to see, stand higher."

Hearing the emperor's words, Zhao Fang was stunned for a moment, then quickly took off his boots and stood on his seat.

When the people around the wooden platform saw this scene, an important official of the Great Zhou Dynasty with white hair was about to bow and step out of the line. However, before he could raise his hand, he was stopped by a colleague who also had a white beard.

Looking at the eyes of his colleagues and the gently shaking hat wings, the old minister pondered for a moment, listened to the festive noise of the people under the city wall, and finally put down his hand.

Zhao Fang stood high enough to have a clear view of the magnificent scene on the street outside Jinglong Gate.

Seeing the joy in his son's eyes and the expression on his face, the emperor couldn't help but smile.

Zhao Fang glanced down at the city gate tower and saw a wooden building covered with gauze not far away.

After taking a look, Zhao Fang looked at the crowded crowd on the street.

At this time, the shouting of "quasi" had faded away and the fog was dispersing.

The streets and buildings, moistened by the fog, became brighter in the sunlight.

After looking at it for a while,
Maybe I was tired of standing.

Zhao Fang opened his hands and bowed his head, kneeling slightly to sit down and put on his boots.
The eunuch standing by, who was very perceptive, was about to step forward to help.

suddenly,

Zhao Fang stood up straight on his chair again.

He looked towards the northwest, his dark eyes wide open, and said in a tone full of surprise: "Father, listen!"

As he spoke, Zhao Fang stretched out his arm and pointed toward the northwest.

The emperor paused stroking his beard and tilted his ear slightly to listen.

"Father, it's 'Great Zhou will win forever'!"

Zhao Fang said happily, looking towards the emperor with eyes full of admiration.

When the emperor saw Zhao Fang's eyes like this, he felt a force rising from the bottom of his heart, which made him naturally put his hands behind his back and look like he was looking down on the world.

But Zhao Fang was at the age of changing teeth.

The smile is also a toothless smile,
Seeing his son's funny look, the emperor finally smiled and shook his head, no longer making any expression.

As if he had noticed the emperor's gaze, Zhao Fang suddenly closed his mouth.

The shouts of "Great Zhou will win" were getting closer and closer.

When the cavalry holding the banner turned onto the street outside Jinglong Gate,
The people standing on the street, on the shafts of carts, on the second floors, and on the roofs of carts all started shouting.

but.
After all, no one organized.
The shouting was loud but somewhat chaotic.

but!

The Great Zhou cavalry, who were marching in the front, raised their flags when the shouting in the street subsided.

The people on the street outside Jinglong Gate hadn't figured out what was going on yet.

Hundreds of Great Zhou cavalrymen following behind the flag shouted out the four words "Great Zhou will win forever" in unison.

Some of the cavalrymen shouted so hard that their faces turned red.

When the cavalry had finished shouting,
The flag in the hand of Xu Zaijing, who was at the front, also stopped.

Subsequently,

The flag is raised up,
Hundreds of cavalrymen shouted again.

On the roadside, some smart people in Bian Jing began pointing at the flag in Xu Zaijing's hand and saying something.

There are hundreds of cavalrymen making samples,
When Xu Zaijing raised the flag for the third time,
Some understood the flag in Xu Zaijing's hand, and some echoed the cavalry's shouts.
In short, the shouting on the street became much more uniform, and the voices were about the same height as before.

Jinglongmenwai Street,

In the three-story restaurant near the inner city wall,
The Xu family's Yongyi Marquis Mansion is located here.
Sun was holding her second grandson, Zhong Ge'er.
Hualan held her nephew Dai Ge'er in her arms.

Mrs. Xie held her big belly.

Standing by the railing on the third floor, looking at the bustling scene on the street, Hua Lan said with emotion: "Mother, sister-in-law, Bianjing is indeed the best place in the world. Such a grand scene can't be seen anywhere else!"

Xie smiled and shook her head. She exchanged glances with her mother-in-law Sun and said, "Hualan, my mother-in-law and I both grew up in Bianjing. This is the first time we have seen such a grand sight in all these years!"

Sun smiled and nodded.

Hua Lan was stunned and smiled: "That's right!"

Then Hua Lan turned her head and looked at the cavalry approaching from a distance. After a few glances, Hua Lan said, "Eh??? Mother, sister-in-law, look at the one leading the way, isn't that our Xiao Wu?"

She hadn't thought of this possibility before, but after Hualan said it, Sun just took a look and said, "Yes! It's Jing'er!"

After taking a closer look, Xie smiled and nodded, "It's Xiao Wu! There are only a few dark horses as handsome as this one in Tokyo!"

Xu Xingdai in Hualan's arms moved a few times and then shouted with a smile: "Uncle! Uncle! Uncle is so impressive!"

Xie looked at Xu Xingzhong in the arms of her mother-in-law Sun, pointed at Xu Zaijing and said, "Zhong'er, look, that's your uncle!"

Xu Xingzhong, who was only six months old, looked in the direction Xie pointed, curved his brows and revealed a smile, then continued to suck his fingers attentively.

Looking at Xu Xingzhong's appearance, everyone started laughing.

Xie took her eyes off her nephew, looked outside and said, "Hey! Mother, Hualan, look across."

Hua Lan took a quick look and said, "Eh? I couldn't see it because of the veil covering it. These are the girls from the Chai, Zhang and Rong families. Whose family is the one next to them?"

"The Zheng Family's Girl"

Xu Xingdai in Hualan's arms also looked in the direction of the elders, smiled and clapped his hands, "Wow! There are so many beautiful sisters."

As soon as these words came out,
Xie looked at her son unhappily and poked Xu Xingdai's forehead angrily.

"Mom, why did you click on me?"

Xu Xingdai touched his head and said.

Hua Lan blew on Xu Xingdai's forehead and said, "Dai, you shouldn't say sister!"

Xu Xingdai looked at Hua Lan in confusion: "Aunt, what should I call you then?"

"Call me Auntie."

"Oh~ So many beautiful aunts!"

After Xie rolled her eyes at her son, she looked at Xu Zaijing who was approaching downstairs and said, "Mother, Hualan, I think Xiaowu's demeanor today is unique among the young men in Bianjing!"

Hua Lan said, "Yes! Mother, sister-in-law, we don't usually see Xiaowu wearing armor, but today we see him like this."

Looking at the ladies on the second floor opposite, who were shouting with joy, Hua Lan continued, "I wonder how many girls in Bianjing will be fascinated by this!"

Sun changed her position and held her second grandson while looking at her youngest son who was approaching.

Looking at his youngest son, who was already handsome and energetic, riding on his horse with his chest held high, he looked very heroic against the backdrop of flags, armor, mounts and military formations.

Although his slightly raised chin made Xu Zaijing look a little arrogant, perhaps because of his many years of study or his experience on the battlefield, he did not look arrogant or frivolous.

Looking at such a good son, Sun sighed with mixed feelings of sorrow and joy.

Not far from the colorful pavilion under the inner city wall,

Xu Zai Zhang, Qi Heng, Lu Ze Zong, Gu Ting Ye, Chang Bai Chang Feng, Liang Liu Lang, Qiao Jiu Lang and others were standing on the second floor.
Looking at Xu Zaijing passing by with the flag,

Several brothers shouted at the top of their lungs, "May the Great Zhou Dynasty win forever."

After shouting, Gu Tingye patted Zai Zhang and Chang Bai on the shoulders, looked at the many Bian Jing men around him and said, "A man should be like this!"

"If Jing Ge'er and I had gone to the north together, I might have been the one holding the flag in front!"

Gu Tingye said with emotion.

Lu Zezong and Qi Heng were both nodding vigorously.

After hearing this, the tall Qi Heng glanced at the shorter Lu Zezong, and they both shook their heads.

"Brother Heng, Brother Zong, what do you two mean by shaking your heads?"

"Second Uncle, last night I heard my father say that if you go there, you may not be as majestic as Brother Jing!"

Lu Zezong nodded again.

Gu Tingye: "Tsk~ Just kidding, I have also practiced martial arts for many years, and the Gu family's spear skills are now perfect."

Qi Heng whispered, "It's not like you haven't seen the strong bow used by Brother Jing before, Second Uncle."

Gu Tingye: "Brother Heng, I want to see what it's like to be under father's command in the future! Okay!"

Liang Han on the side pointed at the opposite side and said, "Look at those people over there! Hahahaha." Hearing this, everyone looked over there.

Gu Tingye clicked his tongue and said, "Ha, Han Wulang, Lu Sanlang, Wei Faqi and the few thieves from the Tan family! Oh, the Dongchang Marquis, Jinxiang Marquis and Zhongshan Marquis families, tsk tsk tsk, they are a nest of snakes and rats!"

Changbai shook his head and said, "Erlang, the Dongchang Marquisate is your eldest brother's maternal home, it's not right to say that."

Gu Tingye paused, looked at the opposite side and said: "They are lucky today. If I see the Tan family again next time, I will definitely make trouble for them."

"Second Uncle, what's going on? Why are you looking for trouble with the Tan family?"

"spit!"

Gu Tingye spit on the ground and said, "The Tan family went to my house yesterday to ask for marriage."

The people upstairs looked at each other in surprise.

Zai Zhang frowned and said, "Mrs. Bai will not agree to those bird-sucking bastards who are running away from the battlefield!"

Bai and Sun have a close relationship, and Zai Zhang treats Tingyi as his younger sister.

The cowards in the Anguogong Tan family are not a good match.

Gu Tingye nodded angrily: "Of course my mother didn't agree, but they dared to covet my sister! Tut! You deserve to be beaten to death!"

"Brother Ye, now is a happy day, don't think about these things that will ruin your mood." Liang Han said.

"Rokuro is right, let's continue watching the ceremony!"

Right next to the inner city wall,

Under the city gate tower where the emperor was,

There is a windproof tent built by the Ministry of Works.
Several elderly nobles of the Zhou Dynasty were sitting here.

Watching Xu Zaijing riding over from afar,
The Marquis of Xiangyang, who had two sons, shook his sleeves and said, "This brat has taken all the limelight! If I were a few decades younger, I would definitely be more glorious than this brat!"

Duke Lian, who was sitting above Marquis Xiangyang, stroked his beard and looked at his eldest grandson's sworn brother with a satisfied smile on his face.

"Tsk~hahaha~"

Hearing the words of Marquis Xiangyang, Duke Lian couldn't help but laugh.

Marquis Xiangyang glared at him and said, "Master Lu, what do you mean by that sneer?"

Princess Pingning, who was sitting next to the Duke of Qi, below the Marquis of Xiangyang, was right next to her father.

Princess Pingning smiled and waved her hands, saying, "My father, he's drunk a little too much."

Duke Lian smiled and indicated that it was all right. He put his hand that was stroking his beard on the armrest of the chair, looked at Marquis Xiangyang and said, "Xiao Gu, you also listened to the whole thing in the palace last night!"

"My brother Zong'er's sworn brother faced six Iron Harriers on foot in Baigao and defeated them in less than thirty breaths."

"If you were a few decades younger, would you be able to do this?"

Marquis Xiangyang stiffened his neck and said, "I, I."

Duke Lian: “Hmm?”

The Marquis of Xiangyang looked at the Duke of Ying and his wife who were sitting at the front, and snorted, "No!"

After saying this, Marquis Xiangyang sat in his seat sullenly.

Seeing the appearance of Marquis Xiangyang, the old lady of Marquis Lian, who was sitting on the side, glared at the old Marquis in reproach and then said with a smile: "Marquis Gu, how are the two children at home?"

"cough!"

Hearing this, the depressed look on Xiangyang Hou's face disappeared instantly, and he cleared his throat and said, "Thank you for your concern, old sister-in-law. The children are doing well. They can eat, sleep and cry!"

"Oh! That's great!"

"Hehe~ That's right!"

Marquis Xiangyang smiled proudly.

The Duke and Lady of England at the top looked at each other with a smile.

Lady Yinggong looked at Xu Zaijing who was holding the flag and sighed, "It's only because of the boy from the Zheng family, otherwise I would have to take the old sister from the Lu family to the Xu family."

The Duke of England, with gray hair and bright eyes, smiled and shook his head slightly. Seeing his wife's questioning eyes, the Duke of England didn't say much.

Looking at the cavalry holding banners approaching,
On the inner city wall,

Downstairs of Jinglong Gate,

Zhao Fang's eyes were filled with surprise, "Father, the one holding the banner is Jing'er! From a distance, Jing'er looks even better in his armor than he did two years ago!"

Zhao Fang, not knowing what he was thinking of, muttered to himself while glancing towards the teahouse not far away.

I vaguely saw the lady standing by the railing on the second floor.

Zhao Fang pursed his lips and tried not to laugh.

The emperor sat on the dragon throne, looking at Xu Zaijing walking under the city wall. Thinking of how Xu Zaijing had raised his hand to lead the people in cheering, he said with a smile on his face, "Fang'er, you have a good memory!"

"This brat from the Xu family is always trying to show off!"

Zhao Fang nodded repeatedly: "Yeah, yeah!"

The emperor rolled his eyes secretly.

Xu Zaijing came on horseback.

Before reaching the colorful pavilion under the inner city wall,
Xu Zaijing slowed down the little black colt, and after taking three steps the little black colt stopped.

The hundreds of Great Zhou cavalrymen behind Xu Zaijing also stopped.

The personal soldiers around Zhang Fangyan raised the horn to their lips.

"Woo~"

After a short beep,

Except for Xu Zaijing and Zhang Fangyan, the rest of the cavalry split from the middle and headed to both sides.

"Woo~"

Two trumpets,

The cavalry troops assigned to the two sides had already lined up skillfully, revealing the carriages carrying the Baigaojiang people behind them.

Xu Zaijing in front got off his horse and was about to walk through the colorful tent in front of the city gate with the flag in both hands when a man dressed as a military officer came to take the little black colt away.

"There's no need to take Wulang's horse away!"

An eunuch on the city wall above shouted shrilly.

The military officer hurriedly stopped, bowed, and stepped aside.

Xu Zaijing walked to the city gate and stood still.
The little black colt walked behind Xu Zaijing and raised its head.

Afterwards, Zhang Fangyan walked to the foot of the city wall, bowed his head and said in a loud voice: "Your Majesty, I am Zhang Fangyan and I am here with the surrendered people from Baigao to see you! Long live your Majesty!"

In the colorful tent nearby,
The Duchess of England looked at her eldest son and held the Duke of England's hand with some joy and nervousness.

After Zhang Fangyan shouted, there was no movement on the city wall.

This made the whole scene quiet down.

Zhang Fangyan, who was looking down at the ground, was also feeling empty inside: The officials of the Ministry of Rites and the eunuchs told him to say this! Why is the eunuch on the wall not saying the right words?
Zhang Fangyan, who was confident in his own volume, could only continue to bend over and look at the ground.

Xu Zaijing moved his ears, and he heard a rustling sound coming from the city gate.

After a while

A bright yellow corner of clothing appeared in Zhang Fangyan's field of vision.

"Dalang, thank you for your hard work!"

The emperor's powerful voice reached Zhang Fangyan's ears, and his raised arm was supported by someone.

Zhang Fangyan looked up in surprise, tears already in her eyes.

"Come, come up with me."

"Yes!"

Zhang Fangyan said while trying to control her emotions.

When I turned around,
The emperor looked at Xu Zaijing and his horse at the city gate and said, "You come up too!"

Xu Zaijing bowed in response.

As we walked toward the city gate,
The little black colt also followed behind Xu Zaijing.

Before reaching the stairs leading to the inner city wall,
The emperor turned around and glanced at Xu Zaijing, then his eyes widened and he looked in surprise at the little black colt that was following Xu Zaijing.

"This horse is really smart. Where did it come from?"

The emperor did not rush to the city wall, but asked slowly.

"Your Majesty, this is the offspring of the black colt that Your Majesty gave me."

The emperor smiled and waved his hand, "Oh, not bad!"

Then he walked upstairs.

Arriving at the tower,
Zhao Fang stood up from his chair, holding back his smile and walked over to Xu Zaijing: "Brother Jing."

Xu Zaijing smiled and said, "Your Highness."

The emperor said, "You two shut up! Dalang, you come and convey my voice."

(End of this chapter)