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Chapter 506 Taifeng and Fangjing [Thank you! Goodbye! 47k more to go]

Jingdong East Road,

In Laizhou City,

Standing on the roof and looking down,

There was a lantern wandering in the alley.

"Ding, ding, ding! It's 4 a.m.! It's cold, be careful with the burning coals!"

"Dangdang~"

It was very quiet in the early morning, and the night watchman's voice could be heard in the houses along the street.

suddenly,

"Woof! Woof woof woof~"

The dog's sharp and short warning bark suddenly sounded,
The night watchman stopped walking.

The dogs in the city are used to the night watchman's voice and will not give an alarm without reason.

The night watchman pricked up his ears and listened, then looked in the direction of the dog's barking in confusion, and then he walked quickly towards that direction.

Soon, the night watchman walked to the entrance of the alley with a lantern. Just as he was about to turn into the street, two dark shadows suddenly came towards him in front of the lantern.

"Stop!"

The dark shadow and the loud shouting made the night watchman shiver violently, and the lantern in his hand almost fell to the ground.

"The government is doing business, those who are not busy should stay away!"

One of the shadows continued.

With the light of the lantern, the night watchman could see clearly that the two men in front of him were soldiers wearing infantry armor and holding guns and swords.

The infantry uniform was black, which made him look like a black shadow.

Looking at the two pawns' tall and strong figures, the night watchman bowed hurriedly: "Yes, yes, I understand."

As he spoke, the night watchman hurriedly walked in the opposite direction.

After walking a dozen steps, the night watchman looked back and discovered that there were two rows of torches lit a few dozen steps behind the two brave soldiers.

Under the bright firelight, there are a group of elite pawns.

The night watchman stared at the scene in amazement, not even noticing the cold wind blowing into his mouth.

After many years of fighting, he knew that it was the mansion of the noble Gao family, otherwise he would not have walked over so quickly when he heard the dog barking.

He was also thinking that if he found anything unusual related to the Gao family, he could give a warning or two, and maybe he could get a reward for a drink.

As if noticing the night watchman's gaze, a soldier under the torch turned around and looked over.

Feeling the gaze that was colder than the surrounding air, the night watchman quickly turned around and walked forward, swallowing the cold saliva in his mouth.

in front of the gate,
The torchlight illuminated the stone lions on both sides of the door.

Under the eaves of the gate are carved beams that symbolize auspiciousness, and the word "Gao" on the hanging plaque flickers in the firelight.

"唏伦~"

A horse was stopped.
The knight, who was freezing cold, dismounted from his horse.

After stamping his feet, the knight stepped over the threshold made of fine materials, passed through the open heavy door, and passed by two rows of brave soldiers holding torches standing in the yard.

The partition of the main hall, which should be closed tightly on winter nights, was now wide open, and one could see the fire on the other side after passing through.

Entering the inner courtyard,

The knight stopped in front of the main hall with the door wide open, and then stepped into the house after being informed.

There was a floor heating in the house, and even though the door was open, it was still much warmer than outside.

The knight felt his cheeks getting hot and smelled a faint bloody smell. He bowed to a person under the candlelight behind the table and said, "Master, those who escaped have already left the city."

The person behind the table held a piece of letter paper in his hand. He raised his head and said in a deep voice, "Where did you escape to?"

"Master, it's different from what we thought. It's heading west."

"Ah."

After the knight finished his report, he stood aside.

The person behind the desk stood up and walked to the side holding the letter.

Walking around a screen, there was a group of people kneeling there, wearing pajamas, tied up and shivering with their noses running from the cold.

Among these people, there were old and young, some had ropes tied around their mouths, some had red and swollen cheeks and mouths, and all their teeth were smashed out. The bloody smell came from that.

Zhao Taifeng walked up to a person, squatted down and looked at the middle-aged man in front of him, and said: "Mr. Gao is really filial! Your mother worships Buddhism and was bewitched by the Northern Liao spy. As a son, you did not stop her, but let yourself fall!"

"Are you doing this worthy of your ancestor who entered the Zhaoxun Pavilion?"

The middle-aged man's mouth was covered in blood, and he said in a trembling voice: "Sir, we were also coerced! The Northern Liao spy found the weakness of my family, and if we don't do it, he will say that we are colluding with the Northern Liao. We have no choice."

Zhao Taifeng smiled sarcastically: "A few years ago, the father and son of your two families got together because they had no choice?"

"Here."

The middle-aged man didn't say anything, but an old woman with messy silver hair sitting behind him spoke.

This old woman was well-maintained, but her eyes looked a little crazy. She stared at Zhao Taifeng and said in a crazy tone:
"What do you know, you stubborn criminal who deserves to go to the eighteenth level of hell? My son is merging with the monk Maitreya to explore his future appearance!"

"That Jin Kingdom will surely be crushed by the Northern Liao cavalry, and then they will turn around and deal with you! By then, my Gao family will be one of the most powerful families in the world!"

Zhao Taifeng frowned and said, "Oh? In the Great Zhou Dynasty, your Gao family is no longer a noble family? The gold mine granted to your family produces stones?"

The old woman continued to stare at Zhao Taifeng and questioned, "A noble family? What kind of noble family is it if it leaves Bianjing? If it weren't for my confused parents-in-law who insisted on returning to Laizhou, how could the Gao family have fallen to such a state? They even gave the gold mine bestowed by the late emperor to the second branch!"

Looking at the old woman, Zhao Taifeng glanced at everyone in the room and said to the middle-aged man with blood on his mouth: "Back then, when your Gao family moved to Laizhou, I was still a child. I didn't understand why Mr. Gao insisted on returning home."

"But today, after looking at the daughter-in-law of your old master Gao, I understand! Old master Gao has a long-term vision! He is afraid that you will cause trouble in Bianjing, but alas! A good daughter brings prosperity to three generations, and this girl from your Gao family now looks like a disaster for three generations!"

"Nonsense! You stubborn prisoner! You are talking nonsense!"

As soon as Zhao Taifeng finished speaking, the old woman suddenly stood up, screaming in anger, and tried to rush towards Zhao Taifeng.

But as soon as she stood up, she fell to the ground and was then gagged by an official from the Imperial City Administration.

The middle-aged man with a mouth full of blood looked back, took a few steps on his knees, and said anxiously: "My lord, my lord, please listen to me. I have a way to make you rich, very rich."

"I am the only one who knows this news. No one else in the Gao family knows about it."

As soon as these words were spoken, the other members of the Gao family in the room looked at the middle-aged man in surprise.

Zhao Taifeng looked very interested: "Oh! Your mother doesn't know either?"

The middle-aged man looked at Zhao Taifeng and nodded repeatedly: "I don't know!"

"Okay, come and talk."

After Zhao Taifeng finished speaking, he walked out, and the middle-aged man was dragged out by two officials holding their arms.

Coming to the inner room on the other side of the main hall,

Zhao Taifeng looked at the head of the Gao family lying on the ground and said, "Go ahead."

The head of the Gao family looked up at the imperial city clerks on both sides.

Zhao Taifeng waved his hand, and the elite soldiers left the room.

"Sir, I heard from the nun Maitreya that the Prince of Yan has the aura of an emperor, so my mother wants to let the niece of the second wife go to the Prince of Yan's mansion to be a concubine."

"But because the prince is in good health, my second brother would never agree. Even though the nun said that the prince would not live long, he was afraid that several princes would fight for the throne in the future, and it would be disadvantageous for our Gao family to take sides too early! Also, when our grandparents were alive, the first and second houses were separated, so mother thought of a way."

Looking up at Zhao Taifeng's expression, the Gao family master ignored the pain in his mouth and continued:

"One is to let the nun enter the second wife's house and find someone to ruin the second wife's reputation. The other is to reveal the whereabouts of my cousin's daughter, so that the King of Yan has the opportunity to kidnap the girl of the second wife. Then my mother will make the decision and let my cousin's daughter marry the Prince of Yan's son."

"In this way, my nephews and nieces from the second branch will not be able to find a good family, and my first branch has the support of Prince Yan, so the gold mine will naturally be returned to the name of the first branch."

Zhao Taifeng said with sarcasm in his eyes: "Aren't you afraid that your niece's daughter will be favored and cause trouble for you?"

The head of the Gao family avoided his gaze but said nothing.

"Oh!" Zhao Taifeng nodded: "I think once you get the gold mine, you will have plenty of ways to send people down there."

"Your Excellency is quick-witted and wise. I admire you very much."

"What's the way to make money? If something happens to your gold mine, it will belong to the imperial court. How can I make money?" Zhao Taifeng asked.

"Hehe, sir, the way I'm talking about is richer than a gold mine. When Prince Yan abducted my niece, he actually also abducted the legitimate daughter of the Chai family."

Zhao Taifeng narrowed his eyes and said, "Nonsense, the daughter of the Chai family has been in Cangzhou all along, and only came to Beijing two years ago. How can she be abducted as you said?"

"My Lord, it is absolutely true!"

"After I revealed the whereabouts of my nephew and niece, my mother was anxious and urged me to go and find out. As a result, when I arrived at the Prince of Yan's fiefdom, I only got the news that the Prince of Yan had entered the capital."

"Then Prince Yan passed away. Because of this incident, my mother was so frightened that she didn't even dare to leave the temple, so we stopped. But only my nephew and niece came back from the second branch, and I didn't recognize any of the servants who accompanied them."

"Seeing this, I knew what was going on. I tricked my cousins ​​and nephews and nieces, and I knew it."

"How did you cheat?"

The master of the Gao family was speechless for a moment.

"Say!"

"Uh, villain. You lied and claimed to know someone from the Imperial City Bureau."

Zhao Taifeng nodded: "Then why didn't we find anything related to your family in King Yan's secret room?"

"Your Excellency, we have never interfered in these matters. They were all passed on by the Northern Liao nuns."

"Sir, you have such leverage over the Chai family. If you reveal even a little bit, given the wealth of the Chai family, even a little bit of it would be much more valuable than my family's gold mine!"

"Sir, I only ask for this matter to save my life. I am willing to be exiled or imprisoned as long as I am not dead."

Zhao Taifeng whispered, "Then why don't you go to the Chai family to blackmail them?"

The expression on the Gao family master's swollen and bleeding face froze.

"Have you told Bei Liao about this?"

"I, the Emperor of Northern Liao, personally asked about it, so I told him."

Zhao Taifeng smiled and nodded, "Okay, thank you Master Gao for explaining it! Your life will be saved through this."

"Thank you, sir! Thank you, sir!" The master of the Gao family was lying on the ground.

Zhao Taifeng: "Yes! But we haven't settled the matter of you letting the Bei Liao people use the marked gold nuggets to track me down and set an ambush for me."

The eyes of the master of the Gao family were full of fear. He felt a heat in his crotch, and his soul left his body: "My lord, it's not me, it's..."

The beginning of the morning (7:00 a.m.)
The sky is bright,

The elite archers standing on the roofs around the Gao family were now slowly coming down from the roofs to change shifts.

When passers-by in the neighborhood saw the street corner being guarded by fierce soldiers, someone poked his head out and asked, "General, what's going on?"

"Some pirates from the defeated Northern Liao army entered the city and robbed the Gao family last night!"

Hearing this, everyone showed expressions of surprise and fear.

"Oh~ Is the Gao family okay?" someone asked. The soldier shook his head: "Their entire main house is gone."

The onlookers exclaimed.

At this time, two horses breathing white steam came over.

One of the knights, whose body was covered with morning frost, pointed at the main gate of the Gao family and said, "You can tell whether the master is here or not by just taking a look."

Another knight, who was also dusty, nodded.

Soon, the two of them passed through the pass and entered the heavily guarded Gao family.

inside the hospital,

Standing in the room were Zhaotaifeng's trusted officials.

Zhao Taifeng was sitting on a chair, opening the bamboo tube and unfolding the letter paper when he looked up at the Imperial City Cavalry Army bending over the table and asked in confusion, "Where did you say the urgent report came from?"

"Reporting to the master, a carrier pigeon has arrived from Bianjing to Weizhou!"

Zhao Taifeng: "That means the pigeon sent from Weizhou to Dengzhou has been released. Did you take the land route to ensure the message was delivered?"

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"Yes! I ran into a colleague from the Imperial City Department on the way and he told me that you were in the city, so I went in."

"Well, go down and warm up."

The cavalry saluted and retreated.

Zhao Taifeng nodded and looked at the letter in his hand.

Looking at Zhao Taifeng's expression, a subordinate beside him asked in confusion: "Master, what's wrong? Is there something wrong with the cavalry?"

Zhao Taifeng shook his head and said, "No! The letter said that Xu Jiawu, the Marquis of Yongyi, will follow the Dong family's funeral procession north to Beizhou today."

A confidant nearby asked in confusion, "What kind of relationship do the Dong and Xu families have? They are actually sending their legitimate son to go with them!"

Zhao Taifeng shook his head: "My junior brother said that the fifth son of the Xu family came to the palace last night. His Majesty was already in a bad mood that night, and then the fifth son of the Xu family said that the death of the Beizhou Tongpan was strange, which made His Majesty very angry."

"So, His Majesty ordered Xu Jia Wulang to go to Beizhou and let him see for himself whether there is anything strange there as he said!"

The confidant beside him widened his eyes and said, "Ah? It's so cold in winter, Wu Lang is going to suffer!"

"It just so happens that the Northern Liao spy who was released is heading west. Let's head towards Qizhou (now Jinan)."

"Yes, Master!"

When the Imperial City Division was handing over the Laizhou government office,
Horses also came into the city from the east,
He was delivering a letter from Dengzhou, and the content was exactly the same as what Zhaotaifeng saw.

Yinshi (after 4 a.m.)
Xingguofang,
Ningyuan Hou Mansion,

The inner court,

Gu Tingye sat at the dining table, stirring the meat porridge in the bowl with a spoon in his hand.

After taking a look at his sister-in-law Ping Mei who had a sad face, his gaze turned to his father Gu Yankai and his mother Bai.

Pursing his lips, Gu Tingye opened his mouth to speak, but seeing Gu Yankai's stern expression, he suppressed his words.

Gu Tingyi sat aside, his expression changing with his brother Gu Tingye's movements.

Seeing that Gu Tingye wanted to speak, her eyes relaxed; then she saw her brother shut his mouth again, and there was a look of hesitation in Gu Tingyi's eyes.

Gu Yankai stood up, took the handkerchief handed over by Nanny Chang, wiped his mouth, and said in a deep voice: "Well, I'm going to court."

Bai quickly stood up and walked aside, and together with Nanny Chang, she helped Gu Yankai put on his winter clothes.

"I'm full too." Gu Tingye stood up and said.

The father and son put on their winter clothes and walked towards the door.
Looking at Bai who was following him, Gu Yankai waved his hand and said, "It's cold outside, don't follow me."

"Yes, Lord Marquis."

Bai lowered her head in response, and when she raised her head, she looked at Gu Tingye who followed her out with some worry in her eyes.

It was still early, the morning was dark,
Fortunately, lanterns had been hung on the corridors along the way out.

Gu Yankai, with his hands behind his back, led his personal attendant Qi Sheng, listening to the footsteps behind him, and said, "I thought you didn't exercise this morning."

Gu Tingye hurriedly took a few quick steps and came to Gu Yankai's side: "No, father, I want to... Father, I..."

"If you have something to say, just say it, man. Why are you being so shy?" Gu Yankai stopped and said with a tone of reprimand, "Is this all the pedant taught you in the academy?"

Gu Tingye stood in front of his father. Although he was not very old, he was slightly taller than his father Gu Yankai.

Gu Tingye pursed his lips and clenched his back teeth tightly, then bowed and said, "Father, I want to go to Beizhou with Jing'er!"

After saying that, Gu Tingye looked up at Gu Yankai.

"Humph! You are well-informed! I thought you would leave without saying goodbye and follow me secretly!"

Gu Tingye pursed his lips. He did have this plan.

"No." Gu Yankai started to walk forward.

"Ah? Father, why!"

"Why? Think about your mother! How can she be at ease if you go out in this kind of weather? Besides, we don't know what's going on over there yet!"

The father and son talked as they walked.

"Father, you always say that I lack experience, but today I want to go and gain experience but you stop me! Why can Jing go but I can't? Am I worse than him or what?"

Hearing this, Gu Yankai's eyes showed a hint of approval, but he quickly concealed it. He stopped and looked at his youngest son.

Gu Tingye continued:

"Father, Brother Jing went to the battlefield in the northwest. Wouldn't Aunt Sun be worried at that time?"

"The Guangrui Army under your command is stationed in the north! Beizhou is still within the territory of our Great Zhou. If your son doesn't dare to go there, and can't go there, do you want your son to be a green cucumber who has never seen blood for the rest of his life!?"

"Jing'er was able to go deep into Baigao and risk his life to save his elder brother. I knew about this but I didn't accompany him! He is ungrateful and afraid of death. This is not what a child of the Gu family does!"

Gu Yankai looked at his little son, who was clenching his fists and whose chest was heaving, and tried to suppress the corners of his mouth, and said in a deep voice:

"Humph!"

"Let Gao Puyu follow you. If you hold us back, I'll come back and break your legs."

After saying that, Gu Yan strode forward.

Qi Sheng, the long-time attendant standing by, smiled and bowed to Gu Tingye, who looked up with a look of surprise, then quickly followed him.

Outer courtyard,
After getting on the carriage, a relieved smile appeared on his face when no one saw Gu Yankai in the dim compartment.

Gu Tingye's yard,
Nanny Chang and Pingmei supported Bai and looked at Gu Tingye who was packing his luggage. They said with a worried look on their faces:

"Brother Ye, why don't we not go? It's freezing cold, you will suffer!"

"The Marquis is the same, he doesn't stop you at all! You are still a child!"

Gu Tingye turned around and looked at his mother Bai who looked worried and said, "Mother."

Bai took a deep breath and said firmly, "You should go! Jing'er is younger than you. He has been to the northwest, so you should go to Beizhou too!"

"You have practiced martial arts for so many years, but you have never seen real swords and guns. It's just a show! You should go."

As if trying to convince herself, Bai said "you should go" twice, and then said to Gu Tingye's maid, "Stop crying, what a shame!"

Pingmei, who was standing aside, said to Bai with an apologetic look on her face: "Mother-in-law, I, I shouldn't have asked my father-in-law to write a letter to the old friends of the Gu family, otherwise Sister Yi wouldn't have heard it and told Erlang."

Mrs. Bai patted Pingmei's hand and said, "Jing'er went to the northwest to save Erlang's eldest brother, so he should accompany him this time! It is unreasonable for us to stand aside and watch when there are no relatives who risk their lives for our family and need us."

Pingmei pursed her lips and nodded repeatedly: "Yes! Actually, mother-in-law, they just went to Beizhou to take a look. It is still under the rule of our Great Zhou! We shouldn't be like this."

Gu Tingyi behind the three of them nodded repeatedly.

Chenshizhengshi (after 7:00 a.m.)
Northwest of Bianjing,

New Fengqiu Gate,

The bright red sun is about to appear on the horizon.

Xu Zaijing, Qingyun and Alan, each riding two horses, walked out of the doorway with a flatbed carriage.

After crossing the bridge over the Hulong River,

Xu Zaijing then saw Gu Tingye, Zhao Meifeng, He Guan and others beside the bridge.

Xu Zaijing knew about the people that He Guanzhao and Meifeng had brought with them.
But Gu Tingye and the others were caught off guard.

Riding his horse forward, Xu Zaijing bowed and said, "Erlang! Brother Gao! What are you doing?"

Gu Tingye looked proud: "Brother Jing, this time I will accompany you to see the world!"

Xu Zaijing smiled and nodded, then he bowed to He Guan and Zhao Meifeng with an apologetic look and said, "This time."

He Guan pointed at Xu Zaijing and said loudly: "Hey, hey, hey, Wulang, you better think carefully before you say anything! Otherwise you will get beaten by us."

Xu Zaijing smiled and nodded, "Then I have nothing to say."

"Hahahaha!" Zhao Meifeng patted his shoulder.

When everyone was about to set off,
Rong Xian rode out on horseback, both he and his horse were panting heavily, "Oh, I'm so tired! Here, Jing'er, this is a list of people from the two routes of Hebei who are close to my family. You can use it as you see fit."

After Xu Zaijing thought about it, he reached out and took it: "Thank Empress Rong for me."

Rong Xian smiled and nodded repeatedly.

After setting off for a while,
He Guan walked up to Xu Zaijing and whispered, "The Queen and His Highness ordered me to tell you, Wulang, that you have been wronged."

Xu Zaijing smiled and shook his head, "I'm not wronged. I'm hoping nothing will happen to Beizhou!"

He Guan also laughed.

Chai family,

Autumn Sound Garden.

I don't know when
There was also a beautiful large vat in Chai Zhengzheng's house.

There are some very beautiful fish swimming in the tank.

The fish are swimming,

The reflection of the noble lady beside her began to shake.

A shower of fish food was sprinkled down, and the reflection shook even more violently.

"Girl." Yunmu's voice sounded behind Chai Zhengzheng.

"Has the message been delivered?"

"Yes, girl. We have sent it to the store in Beizhou at full speed. We have also sent the news to our stores around Beizhou."

Chai Zhengzheng nodded.

outside the city,

Xu Zaijing, He Guan and others looked at the knights in the distance who were galloping past them at full speed, raising a cloud of snow and mist, and looked at each other in surprise.

Gu Tingye, with an excited look on his face, rode his horse to Xu Zaijing's side and said, "Brother Jing, what are you doing? Aren't you afraid of killing the horse?"

Xu Zaijing shook his head in confusion: "Maybe there is something urgent!"

(End of this chapter)